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ALABAMA. --. 

Birmingham— Sheldon McMurray, 1412 5th av.'. 
Montgomery— G. F. McDonald, city bill .poster 

-ARIZONA. '* ..'. ' •- 
Phoenix— Phoenix B.P. Co.*," 104 N. 'Center.' :■ 

ARKANSAS. ; "' 

Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92 
CALIFORNIA. 



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*>,t? -. -.--.. . 

-ftl Bureka— W. H. Mathews. 636 2d at 
t J; :Los Angeles— F..W. Sablchl. ... 
I. ', , Oakland— William B. Porter, 408 10th at 
'JrSt -.'San Francisco— Owens, Varney & Green.' - 
,i |. Santa. Cruz^-L. A. Daniels. 8 Locust «t 
1 & : Jj Santa Monica— lids Angeles B. ." P. Co. '.. 

i«H. .CANADA. 

5 W Ottawa. Oat.— Alex. Jacques, 116 Osgood St. 

iji',' COLORADO. - - 

f: t J; Aspen — John B. Ledan. 



jji Colorado Springs— Curran B. P. Go. 
• sj Denver — Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence st-. 
t'A|3 Pueblo— The Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fe a>v 

If CONNECTICUT. 



, *, VunnisiuiiuuT. 

». - ;i New Haven — New Haven B. F..C0., 140 Meadow s 
A :;__ If orwalk— J. Fi Buxton." 

-J? FLORIDA. '" 1 

|i "5 Jacksonville— Florida. Dlstrib." Co.. Box 53. - 

p"; ' GEORGIA. ■'■ '•■' . •■■'-■■ 

I :' ff Amerlcua— Chaa. "Lingo,- 105~Fnrsyth it. 

6 SB?-* Columbus— tEdw. Bridger, . (address .Atlanta.) 

* a jfeAtlanta— Edw. Bridaer. 60H Temple Court. ■ 
■ - f-Augusta— Chas. K. Ro« land. 303 Jackron St. 

*HW"Savannah— J. B. Campos, ^loWhitaker St.- - .- 

'Ib& '■■ Illinois.:. ' "';"/.- 

■■ Aurora— B. Marvin -ft Son. 

: .jiBelleville— L ELTiemann, 508 S. High St 

1 Mi,iB!uom"nst»n— M. W. Cooper,- 318 Locust st. 
' KJC&rtlnvIlIe, "Macoupin County— A. Ji Tumor: - 

'.f SjJCentratia— Jon. K..«ffter. 10SE. -Broadway. 
,. jBi^ChlcaKo— John A. CInugh. 42 River at. - 
M ^DanrtUe— Frank "P: Myers. 
I {_ ;! Decatur— William Mutton. 826 Calfax at. 
l,ra:",J3^anston— AmerTcan~Br-P7*Co~ (Chlcagojr 

j -5HIghland Park— G. Runey ft Son. (Waukegan) 
I 1 SLiBWlIn— W. k. Maxwell, in Kir It a poo >t 
f fB">M»ttoon— F. G. ; McPherson. 1200 Richmond 
h tS Ave. 
I J_ ISHoHne— R. H.' Taylor, care Windsor'- Hotel. 

I !& iSPontlac— Lee Collins. 112 B. Reynolds st. 
1.1 wRdchelle— Chas. A. Hlzer. 

[siiji^r IDAHO. 

I I ;d£olse— R. G". Spaulding; 126 B.' Bannock st. 

|q % .INDIANA. 

afiatewvllie— Batesville Advertising Co." : ' 
i i.*CohHnbus— Walter Doup: 
BiiSSIkhart— D. B. Carpenter. 52S S. Main at. 

* ^SSvaosville — Evansvule liistributing .Co., . 317 . 
Irj.. Upper First st. . : ' * - * •- . -- ;•-.-• ,v 

! Biff*. Wayne— W. H. Case. 24 N.Miner st 

; E#Tanklort— ChftB.~Goodpastor. — - 

»rjle*hen— Chas. Krutx. 210 S. 7th St. 
, _,»r««acast?»— John W. Cooper. 24;*" 2«'B. Ind. 
I B';#ar«ord City— Chaa. w. Abbott. Box 165. 
' i»UETington-^Bcnia5tn1n Miles, 8 Everett st.- 

;5ndlanapo!is— Geo. W. Vansyckle, 114 S.JHa." 
■ i j^effersonviile— L. H. Ramsey. Lexington.* Ky.- 
I B^okomo— H. IS. Henderson. 42 N. Main st. 
I- ^^aFayetten-LaFayette BUI Tost. & Dist. Co. 

; H iaPorte— W. C. Miller, 620 Main st. 
| BlJrS Chicago. ..._.= 

I ; v^ebanon— James S. Selver.' W. 'North st' - - 
l! ij}<agan8port— Chas. Schlelger. 215 6th: st. -: - 
I BV-^sdlson— James A. O'Donnell, Box 644.- 
■ : ^"Sarlon— John L. Wood. 920 S. Branson sL. . , 
. ipSltchen— W. M. Munson, Jr. - - ' 

I B E >'* nncSe ' — Geo "V. Vansvckle, Room 3.-J*. O Bide j. 
I (sjp>rn — TTia». -w. Rtiit»imsn. P. O. b«>t ut •■.-'■ 
I -South Bend— J. N. Schwartz: -Rot ?J» 



LOOTaiANA. ;.,_, 

.-Alexandria— T. N. Carnahan, Box.SM. 
Baton Rouge— Alfred O. Devllle. 616 Main at.- 
New Orleans— J. Garllck. 6Mf Commercial PI 
Shreveport— Kd. H. Seaman. 

■ .-.''MAINIS. ' 

Bangor— Thomas, W. Burr, 47 Hammond. 
Bath— Edwin L.- Emmons, 33 Lincoln sC- 
Mechanla Falls— Jordan. Adv. Co.. «2 Elm st. 

MARYLAND. 

Baltimore— John H. Jones. Z38S. Mount ati 
cor. McHenry at. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
- AtUebpro— Abel W. GUson. 12 Hoiman,- st. 

Beverly— Luther Gahoon. 44 Cabot st.', 

Boston— J. ^onelly-s Sons. 7 Knapp at. 

ilSf i'?'-^ *"- Ooraey. 12 Elbrloge Place. 

Fall River— Chas. A. Page, 11Q1 Plymouth, av.. 

Lawrence— 1 S. .Worcester. 246 Essex st. 
. New- Bedford— A.. E. Hathawav. MO Pleasant. 

Newhuryport— W. A. & S. M. Noyes. 

Taunton— A. B. White, 46 Cohanet sc 

MICHIGAN. 
Albion— W. C. Eslow. 
Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White at 

Battle Creek— E..R. Smith. 6 E. Main • 
Bay Clty-rC. J. Bloomfleld. 2U 6th av. 
Beaton Harbor— Fje & Shaff. 289 High st. 
Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 54 Duncan av. 
Ithaca— James Donaldson. 
Jackson— Stevenpon & Solomon. 115 Mich, st 
Kalamazoo— J. E. McCarthy, His Poruge at. 
Manistee—Mrs. J. W. Tennant. 
MuBkegon— Peter P. Steketee, 38 E. Walton st. 
Pontiac— Samuel J.-y Burgess. 68 Green at. 
Port Huron— Bennett Bill "Posting Co. 
Saginaw— E. D. Moore. 334 N. 7th st 

MINNESOTA. 
Austin— P. H. Zender £ Co..- 406 Mill st 
Dulutu— J." W. Palmer. - 

MISSISSIPPI. 
Corinth— W. B. Patton. Bo* 16t . 

MISSOURI. 
Columbia— Jas. M.. Shultz.. 210 Union -st 
DeSoto— John Llnsley Downer. 
Kansas City— Joseph* .Reid, 14 E; Missouri Av 
Stanberry— J. H. Patterson, Box SOL" . 
St. Joseph— A. J. Avery., Tootle Theatre.* - 
St Louis— The Vdli""& Wolf Adv. Co: . 

..'• NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 
Lincoln— F. C. Zehrung. 1145 O st 

' NEW JERSEY. "?'..'" 

Camden— Temple Bill. Posting Co. " 
: Hackensack— HaekeniMick.Bni Posting Co. 
-Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 
J Jersey City-^ J. F. O'Heaiia. .27 Montgomery. 

Newark— E. M. Slocomb. 369 Market st 
• Patterson— Patterson Bill Post. Co.. 5 Rampo. ' 

Red Bank— L. O. Summersett. 
■ Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet 123 E.. State st : 

NEW MEXICO. 
East Las Vegas— Chas. Tamme. 
NEW YORK. 

Albany— Albany B. P. & Dist. Co. 

Batavia— Albert R.. Ferry, 39- Jackson st " 
. Binehamton — Abbott & Cast net. - 
Brooklyn— The American Bill P. * Dist -Co.- , 
Buffalo- Whltmler <t FUbrlck. 200 Waah'n at 
Canandaigu^— Wm K. Mushcr, oS Chauin st. 
Cortland— Wallace Bros. - . . 

' JZSES?~S? aB -J'- Jn^' lao 8«"tTaa at. 

rultoa—Wm. Cook, Lock Box 41. 
. Gloversvtlle— Olln S. Sutllff. 62 Orchard st 

Glens Falls— A. M. Cheesebro," 91 South st. 

Jamestown— Castner K Co. . 

r2S kp ? rt ^ s 4" w ' Bl » Post - * D "«- Co- 

KSltJ WI *~Ji? rrt8 ? Kingsbury. 1 w. Main. 

Mlddletown— Tbos. Kaln. gg South st 

Mount Vernon— Starr Bro«.. ^2 Franklin ave. 
[•Neiv York— New York B. P. Co 

Niagara Falls— Mrs. C. Clayton. 21 Thomas. 

Oiean— The Olean Bill Posting Co. 
"Oneonu— A-rCrCaulklnj«;-— - — -- 

Rotehester— Frank J. Fisk. 67 North st 
.:• Robb-a. w: Juplin. lis First su 

Salamanca— C. R. Gibson. 

Schenectady— Harry F. Miller. 611 Chapel it 

Syracuse— .Ceo. c. Cnstner. 721 Montgomervst 

- Saratoga Springs— E. L. Williams. 

- -Tonawanda— Whltmler. * . Fllbrick. - 
WhltPball— S. Lamohron. Box 132. 
Yonkers^-W. L. Mlldrum * Co. 

'■-■'■'- *- ' -NEVADAi : • 

Virginia City— John H. Dunlap. Box 34. -., 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

Elizabeth City— RlE. "Black. Box 38. 
JSreensboro— i>r. J. W. Griffith. 



' OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. ' 

El Reno— W. I. Qolt. '.-:,, 

Kingfisher— Win. A. Northup, 31S S. Main st. 

Pennsylvania; 

Allegheny— Twin ClUes Dist Agcy„Plttsbur«, 
AUentown— N. E. Worman: 532 Hamilton m u 
Beaver Falls— C. Edgar Myers, 1425- 7th av. 
Bradford— M.K Walker, 130 Mechanic SU 
Carbondale— J. O'Hearn.- 15 Main • su 
CarliEle— Wm. M. Meloy Co.. -Box 49 • ■ 
Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210TJnioh st. " 
Conuellsvllle— Clowes Adv. ft Dint. t'.n. 
DqyteEjtown— Ridwrd S. Heffner, Box 288. 
Dunmore— Keese.* Long. 
Easton— F. H. Walser. Bank and Pine ata. 
Jranklln— Alexander Bradley, 4 nth st. 
Hallstead— James S. Claxton A Co. 
H *™ UDU W- Arthur C, Young, ign. Third st 



Indiana— Harry K. Apple. 709 Philadelphia at 
Lancaat-r— Howard M. Sort.™. 1X7 Church at 
McDonald', .Wash. Co.— Bert McCartney - 
MansBeld-W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main si 
Natrona— E. L. Russell. 
JJew -Castle— J. G. Loving, City B. P. Co. 
Sy., ^ - .?- *• l""*""-. Bllszafd Block 
Philadelphia— American Bill Posting Co. 
Pittsburg— Twiu Cities uist Aeen<-v. - 
Plttaton-R. E. Hankee. 15 S. Main at. 
Pottstown— J. E. Amole. 
PottavUle— Chaa. L. Welas.'40.E. Bacon st 
Reading— Reading Distributing Co. 
"5^?. n,0,,—Recse * Long. 3 is I.indon st. 
Wllkesbarre— M. H. Burgunder. 
WlUlamsport— S. M. .Bond. Cherry and -Rural. 

• . RHODE ISLAND. 
Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer LT, . 

SOUTH CAROLINA.. "" 
"Sumter— Young & Berry. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 
Ma'dlsori— Louis H. Wlllhite.. 

Tennessee!. 

- Chattanooga— H. S. Holmes. 16 E. 7th st ' 
■Jellico— Thos. "Bell. Box 78. 
MemphisJVan Buren & Co., successors to 
Memphis B. P. Co., R. S. Douglas, prop. ■ 
Nashville— Nashville. Dist. & Adv. Co . 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 

TEXAS. 

Beaumont— Welcome. Rollins. Box 274. - • 
Brownsville— Vaile & Bro Adv. Co. 
Calvert— J. P. Caslmlr,' Main st ' 
Galveston— J. E. Howard. Box 134. 
Sherman— J. Long, 117 Bait Side Square. 

viRGDOA. 
Alexandria— C. D. Wright Washington," -D.C. 
Charlottesville — F. J. Paoli, 210 N- 4th St. 
Vewport News— Henry. H. Harper 
Portsmouth— 8. C. Draper. 905 Washington st 
Roanoke— W.=L. Robertson. Box 297. 
Staunton— J. H. Bell. 
Winchester— Cornelius 'Glbbens. Lock Box (4. ' 

WEST -VIRGINIA. 
Clarksburg— W. L Dieson, Pike and 3d sts. 
Martlosburg— F. C. Bhker. 246 Queen st 
.Wheeling— A. VT; Rader. vth-st. and Alley C. 

.WISCONSIN. 
Appleton^\Pm: E. Cadman. Box 67. 
Fond dn Lae— P. B. Haher. 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley Adv. Co. 
Janesvllle— Peter L. Myers. 
La Crosse— Aug. EricksonA Co.. 381 Pearl- at 
Menomonie— The Schwebn B. P. & Adv Co 
Milwaukee— Walter D. Dlxson. 65729th st 
■Oshkosh— J. E. Williams.- 24 High st. - 
Racine— W. C. Tlede. 325 Main St. 
Sheboygan— E. J. Kempt 731 P»nn. av. 
Waterloo— Jno. Leaver, 24 Monroe-, at 
West Superior— 7. W. ralmer, 3002 Ohio ave. 

. WYOMING. 

Laramie— H. E. Root, Opera House. 

WASHINGTON. 
Colfax— Geo. H. Lenncx. 
-North Yakima— Bryson A Hauler, Box 411. 



LIST OF 
DISTRIBUTORS 

• " OF — 

United States & Canada 



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- ^outh Bend— J. N. . Schwartz; - Box 309- 
ly.helbyvllle— T. F. Chafe* A Son. 
C^./erre Haute— Jas^. M. Dlahon. 29 S. Kth at. 
ti j:nidn City— Fd." It'Thuslon. 124 N. Walnutst. 

t r 2f mDIAN _ TER"RirORY. 

,L 'f l J'«reell-O.W. Brown.- 7 --,.. 

If ...;' Iowa.;:;:. --" 

■ ovS" rtiB8ton ~" A - ^ Dreier, 1211 Suiraner.street 
|CtJf«dar.iRapidST-W. S:-Bye. 720*s.."5m Bt- ^ 

■ 'sAlnton— H. F. Sanger. 611 S>2d st- ■'?-:- - 
Woundl Bluffs— C.^W. Nichols. 16 rT.rMalnit 

I -, J fc esMomes— Cha». W. Orri«. j ««..B DesMoine? st " 
l^fubuque— A. Leonard,. 850 Locust st. 
• '^eMars— Wm. O. Light * * 

^krax City— A. B. Beall. 

"r-jriataraat. Madison County— Arthur Gordon. 

|CE^1 - - ",-; 'KANSAS." 

t'jlcWsbn — L G. Shaffer. 316 Commercial st. 
JiilncfJon City— Bfemmn Delker 
IjMvenwnrth— CB. Hatha wav^ioia Osage st 

■ ir, ' c --wton— L. L. Dickey Adv.rCo. .-. 

Jrsons^ — Howard Gnve^I-ockFox 124. 
chita— E. X. Martling.jngr.. Opera House. ; 

tJ 1 ' . .KENTUCKY^. ' 

. 'rfankfort— Geo. W. Reock. -33.4 Conway at 

■ Idtnderson— Jas. L. -Lambert, Jr.. 216 2d. 
ICiabanon— K. L. Nesbltt - : \. :...-. . ',--..- 
I i* xlngton— L. H. Ramsey. 122 E\Maln at 

I ■'"luisville— Falls City B» P. Co. {Lexington). 
■CI, 1 rwport— G. H. Ottlng A Son. 608 .York at. 

■ if£'ensboro— Owensboro BJI1 PostIng\Co. 



OHIO.. ; ; . 

Akron— Brraa A Co..- IS S. Main. 

BeUefontaine— The Union Adv.,Co.. n6S. Main 

Bucyrus-F, R. Myers, 2J6 N. Spring at 
. C a nton^ M- C_-Barber.-rirand Opera House 

rMnrlnn»U-W. 3*. Stelnbrenner. 519 Main at 

diclevUle^Banabman Bros. 

Columbus— F. Altman A Sin. 540 B. Main st 

Conneant— A C. -Phiilins. Main «t 

Cleveland— Bryan A-Co.. 17-19 High st 

JJayttm— Bryao & Co., 123 E.- Fourth st ' 

Detphoe— Chas. A. Hood. " • - 

- Flnalay— P.-B.OUver. ; 

Hamilton— Geo. W^Riely. Box «ii.' -'-.. 

rrpntoB— Hv C> Crottley. 109 N. 5th st ' 

'J J ^-lS 7 * i Tlrrtll ft Co., m W. Market at 

1 ise j sn F . A. Koppe. 

Mansaeld-TE. R. Endley ft Co., 232 W. 4th st 

Marysrllle— C. L.. Lane- v ■ 

Martins Ferry— A-W-Hader <WheeIing;W,Va.) 
• Middletown— Buckles & Baraet. 

Mt Vernon— Haymea. Bros.. Public Square. 

Portsmouth- ^R. W: Lodwlck. HH W. 3d at 

Springfield— H. JL Tyner.v22 "N. Race' at .- 
J°lede-j r Bryan A Co.,.ST9-St. Clair st '. ■ •"■- •-'-, 
Troy-CLA. Brannan. 9 W. Main at - 
Woeater— Geo. Kettler. 88 W. Larwlll st 
Zanesville— England Bros. 2; N. sth. st. 

OREGON/-' 

McMlnnville— O. F. Bangasser A Co., Box 23. 
Portland-John T. Williams. 346 Morrison. 
Boseburg— Adv. Agency. H. G. Householder. 



This List appearsinonthly and isOpen to 
All. Anydistributbrs "name inserted 
for $too a year. *. 

,. - '■ ALABAMA. .; ; \ 

Clayton— B. F. Valentine. 

ARKANSAS. " . 

Ft. Smith— J. F. Clark. 
Hot Springs— A. W. Thomas, 224J4 Central av 

CALIFORNIA ,-.'. 

Los Angeles— Los Angeles Bill Posting Co. 
Los Ancelea— Wilsbire Postinr Co. ■■' 
Oakland— W. F. Bliss Dist. Agency. 459 9th st 
San Luis Obispo— Harry Gear. 

. - . COLORADO. - 

Denver.— Colorado Bill Posting Co., 1013 17th 
Leadvllle— John Cblman, 204 W. 7th at 
Sallda— p.hin. B. Davis. Box .266. 

CONNECTICUT. 
New Hartford— Arthur Cadoret. 7- 
Meriden— H. L. Redman. 120 Crown st. 
Waterbury— J. A. NreL Brx 1058^ - 

DELAWARE. '.". . ' 
Wilmington— Wllmlngt'n Dis. Co.. 824 Orange. 

DISTRICT OF C'OLUMBI A. . 
Washington— M. H; Gaff, 646 Pickford Place 

n. e: ..-..' ■• v 

GEORGIA. ., 
Atlanta— Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper at.' 



i ,-lLLINOrs: ' : - " ,' . : ■'■■'.' .vi:':"* 

UncoIn-,Houaer Adv.Co:. 610 Broadwar^ - : 
Metropolis-William .E. wire ' \? V \ 
Normal— Dillon & Fogle. 195 .Towns.-- -- • •" - 
Pekln— Standard BlirPosUng Co " ■',' 

St. Charles— E..LaDue. Look Box*214 
Waukegan-G. Runey ft Son. . DOX "* ' : 

:: : INDIANA. ; '".:•.';:"•.•■ 

Bloomington-L. R. Kreizv, 100 Cdlleeeiv'e 
Corydon-Wm. Roose. jr? . K -^" •-. ..-- 

m*Zl°* rd f? 1 ^~J' M - McIn " r e. ToiFremonLst 
El wood— O. H. Toney ft Son. ^ * ..^77 
Hammond— Frank E. Gero. .;■.-.?■.•-•-• 

LaFayette-Opera.H,ouse B. P, Co; i v ■'•'>. 
£«*, -Albany-R. K?Brown.v -' ■•-- - \- '>. 

Portland— Geo. D. Sebrlng. -^ .;» 

union crt>-j-L. : b; Biii. " ■ :/;;'• :£}:%£ -;o 

IOWA. *.'■.;. ;"i-r - 

Elkader-B. F.. Falk?riheimer. ,/' "!.■ • 
KANSAS.^ .-,'•■': ,..■;. '' 
ABilene— j. M. "Looker. -Box' 984 : '"" "*"*•" ' v ' 
Harper— J. H. Thompson. Box 1S6. - „ ,- :. t iT':-'"' 
Lawrence-John T. Spragu'e; 623 MflajJ,^' ;..'.,, 
.--—-.. KENTUCKY " r -w;;v'i; .-; 
Bellevue-Ottlng ft Bon.' (Add. Newport RrT 
Dayton-Otung.ft Son. :<Add. NewjSrtT KrJ 

,--. '■ .. .LOUISIANA-' -V ' .. •-;•'.. ■ 
Donaid^nyille-Landry & Israel. Box 2,1 
New Orlaaas-W.-J: ^rodie." U7 Decatur 

■ .:" 'MA'iNH. ' "■ r - "' , .-' 

^Ilswortn-Ellswortlj Bill . Posting .Co. " '"" 

' -- ,--*.. i MAKYUND. •• : ■- '".■' -i.«-r 

: E»LVjS° r r; Joh S 3 *S!* n ? r > "« B- Lombard 
Easton— John R. Thompson: ' *"-°** a « 

..,,.. Massachusetts. ., .. .:".'' 

2SSK~ R -. I I: Leoni " , <l. 228'Trembnt st "•»•- 
fE22iiSS^ ,, H '*-*. G »rtcr, asSBehntntt at* • 
Lowell-Chas. L. Lowe, Wfc Middlesex st' 
., Dxbndge^Wm.W. Kamesv,-Bci """ ^'~ 
Worcester-^E. H- Smalllng. 115 AuKln street, 
r. . .. ^ 'MICHIGAN. • .. - 

■Detroit-Bondy Dist: Agency, 132 Shelby "st:- 
HancdekeJaS. W. Troyer.' Box 197 -*- 5 V- 
Otsegh-Frank M. Denel . "-' 

Owosso-B. F. Darling. District Agency . 

v •• ,' ' Mississippi. ;• ■ .-■•••- 

Yazoo CRy-H.C. HhVick- ; \ .. 1 

MISSOURI." * ' .': 

SHiJi™ 1 ^^ w --Coon;Box 412. ; .'..'.- ;.. ., 
^"Sfe^j"^^ E ^^° *'.. " 

.:-■-'- ^nh^rSska^-. ''■■'' "/>■'.. 

Fremont-JoB. F. Stein. 317 -Main St. 
Lincoln— A v Proctor. J1526 N. street ,-. . : K ;.. 
... . NEW HAMPSHIRE. \ --'^ 

Dover— Lewis A. Hanson. • ■> ; 

NEW VtiRK. " . "' 
Hudson-Robert M. Terrv. 305 Warren at :k* 
Gainesyille— H. Hulen, B. p. VI DteLCo' 
Oneida— Allen G. Stone.' - ,i °" 

Oswego-Jos. A. Wallace. '. - . '- . r : - 
Rochester— J. B Strpyer. 278 E. MsJ» at -Y. i 
fi???.^* fprings-CenJan Bill Posting «S0. : " -• 
Ulica-C. Herman Schrader. 63 NeiIeou;-st:, : 

NORTH DAKOTA. 
Wabpeton— *B. M. Buckmlngtet. 'f . ". '- rl 

, .ohio. ■'■ ■ -.,V.-,"' '* , : i -. a -. .'... 

S?yan n ip.ST e |7t,d H r: YOnker - W ^ W ^ 

goLhoc D „n^ C ra»k U g%™S£?#** ^"^ 
London— w-F Kellev » .^^T. ,- 
••t Iaah»l-A. W. Simon. ■-.-,-". .•/-'- 

Toledc—T s Crilley, 35s Missouri St.. v.. 
Oroana^-C- O. Taylor. US IE. court at - " " 
OKLAHOMA TERRITORY ' ' 

r^li!Z2 fi, 2; -"^ Din. Agency, Box '2601 
■\utnriV--G. W. Foster i. H vtSt 

«»•""«-«• w:\Foster! -(LSck^Box 266 - - - - - 
Riplcy-Eastcrn Oklahoma Adv. -Co. - 

PENMbYLVANIA. 
Carllsle-Geo. Cramer, 133 -W. Pomfrat at T! 
Emlenton-W. L: Pierce. DO Malhst * 

Greenvllle-Jas. L. Laird, 42 Mercer at 

Mtnerevllle— Robert S. Kear. > 

Natrona-G. W. Blake. (Member I. A D » 

Wn^l^io- J^ Bamf N ; B ^ >*• 

W-ILLIAMSPORT, PA.-GHO "H. BUBB CITV 

BILLPOSTKR AND GBn". ODT-noOR 

XDV. ACKNT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO. 

RHODE ISLAND. . ,"i ■"".".'■ 

Provtdencer-New England Bulletin SignCn. 

K JSOUTH-CAROLmA. ' *.-•■' 

Beauforf— N. Brady. ' ' 

L°n?t^R->M S; jonS k '^ C0 .' 1426 a *«~ ■»• 
-TENNESSFE. 

' Columbia— Jas. Y. Holm. 

Pulaski— A. M. Notgrass. -"•-=•;,. 

TRXAS. • .'*.-."" 

. Ogddhsburg— E. m: ■ Bracy". ' ' ' ; " -»• '■"• 

Houiiion-ThOB. F. O'Leary. 801 Capitol av. 

VERMONT. 

Bennlngton-^Ienry Dletel, 326W Depot at. 
Turlington- P. H. Ward, isi laapla Tsu 
Waifs River— O. C. Croxford * • ' "*•','■. 

Barre— Central Vermont B. P. Oo '■"■ *' ■ - 

Burlington— Central Vermont B. P. Co 

Eweix— Central "Vermont B. P. Co ' ■"•» 

Montpciltr— Central "Vcrmofit B P.Co 

St. Albone— Central Vermont B. P. Co.' 

-Waterbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 

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• Fairmont— Fisher b; P. & Adv. Co.' 

WISCONSIN. ".,'.";•_".';. 

Laker Geneva— w. H. - Pa rmalee; 
i Watertown-^F. C. Volckmann, Box 184.'..- • 

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^ II Department. | 



THE BILLBOARD 



Among the Pioneers. 



The excitement caused in the Cincinnati 
bill posting plant when Chapman's wairon ar- 
rived from the shops at Zanesville in 1857, is 
beyond* description. Chapman thought that 
he had struck the limit. He always was orig- 
inal, and these wagons were his own design 
He naturally took great pride to see them 
introduced. Fancy when "Pete," "Rube," 
""Charlie" and "Billy Cummings" were asked 
to take a ride behind two fiery steeds, to da 
their route, it looked like a sure enough 
holiday. What a contrast from walking with, 
ropes and sticks over their shoulders: and 
carrying their paper and brush and bucket in 
hand. Each wagon had a driver. "Oh! what 
a picnic?" They carried their paste in sta- 
tionary boxes en each - side of the wagon. 
The front part of these boxes was for paper, 
"With original compartments, so that the bill 
posters could take their paper in the dark 
without a light. In the center of the wagon 
were lots of sticks for posted paper put to- 
gether in shop, "tp slap up quick." Cbap- 
trans were the first bill posters in the world 
who ever put paper together io this way. 
Chapmans had little use for ladders, depend- 
ing on a. long reach, and when "Old man" 
. 'Chapman and "Rube" got hold of a long- 
handled brush, the bystanders would ba more 
than surprised at * the height these two 
"younsters" used to cover with the greatest 
*>f ease. 

Chapman's brushes were also his own in- 
vention, he had them made by a Main-street 
firm using three rows of short bristles in- 
stead of two. Chapman always used heavy 
paste (no water), and it made no difference 
to them whether they struck a smooth bill 
board or a rough brick pile to bill: and one 
thing, above all. must be said for the credit 
of the Chapmans: that a bill posted by them 
never came otr— rain or shine. 



Leadville's first bill poster. James H. 
Cragg was bem January 11. 1813. in Louis- 
ville. Ky. His father was for a long time a 
manufacture* and dealer in pianos, ors-uiis 
and other musical instruments. Young Cragg 
was educated in the L»ou'sviIle schools, and 
afterwards was in business w'.th h s father 
for several years. Later he formed a part- 
nership with Will. S. Hayss. the well-known 
so»g writer, and they continued in the n>us:c 
line for some time. He next asso=ia'ei hire- 
self with Nick Rcberts. and for eight years 
traveled with the iattcr's Humpty-Dumpty 
Company as manager. In March, 1S82. he 
went to Loadville. Col., accepting a flatter! ns 
offer from Geo. Taber. looking after his 
Leadville interests, as manage- or the Tabir 
Opera House, as manager of Leadv.lle Tele- 
phone Exchange, manager of Tabor's Hct?l 
and Turkish B3th Hous:s. TabM-'s nxt 
th'.ng was a.bll posting plant. Leadville 
being 13.000 feet above the level of the s?a. 
it is too cold to carry pasta and paper, hsrne 
the i'lteres ine picture ot the primitive wagon, 
o i the opposite raee. which shows James H. 
craeg with the ""broom" and his two bill 
posters, making a route of four 1-sheet for 
a starter. However, shows '-soon began to 
flock to Leadville. and Mr. Cragg struck 
"pay dirt" from the start. Mr. Cragg is at 
present manager of the Hotel Verdome, 
Leadville, Col., and heavily interested in no 
less than seven silver mines. He is a busy 
man, but never too busy to come East every 
summer to visit his aged mother in Louis- 
ville. 



Dawson in the South. 



After an absence of some years from the 
South. I was most favorably impressed with 
the improvements on all sides, and especially 
so in the bill posting plants. Burton, at 
Richmond. Va.. has a fine line of hoards, and 
is never so crowded but what he can give a 
few additional center showings. He is of 
great assistance to an agant, and is ever 
readv to help you make the town reasonable. 
At Norfolk, Consolvo & Cheshire are two 
hustling business men and are continually 
building new hoards. The one oppos'te the 
Monticello Hotel is a particularly good one, 
and no extra charge is made for it. This firm 
ought to get the Newport News plant, and I 
hope the association will give (hem the fran- 
chise. At Charleston and Savannah. Charl'e 
Bernard has things in splendid shape, and his 
plant in the latter town is the finest I ever 
saw anywhere. In all directions the effect of 
the Southeastern Association is felt, and for 
the betterment of all concerned. Mr. Doug- 
las has infused new blood in the B'rm'ngbam 
plant and Ben Theiss is helping to make it 
pleasant and profitable for all visiting agents. 
Ashev'lle. N. C and Columbia. S. C. are 
putting on city airs as regards their boards, 
and hustling to keep pace with the rsst. I 
was in Atlanta. Ga-. six weeks ago, and I dis- 
covered that the city had graciously reduced 
the c ! ty I'censc to £500 a day. The State is 
obdurate, however, and st'll charge? $1 090. 
If an agent will consult the bill poster at 
Columbus. Ga-. he will be able to show that 
town and not give up all the money the show 
takes in. At Columbus I saw the plain talk 
of "The Billboard" concerning the Primrose 
& Dockstader's Minstrels, and it had Its ef 
feet, as the manager did not want to grant a 



license after the article was read to him. It 
simply shows' the weight of your valuable pa* 
per. Two or three weeks before I got to At- 
lanta some one told my friend DOoley that 
he was going to have opposition. Well, 
Dooley took one leap in the air, and before 
he came down he had every board in town 
fixed up, and when 1 arrived the boards and 
paper looked like a brand-new dollar bill. 
Dooley is go;ng to. the convention at Atlantic 
City, and has purchased a high hat. He 
Swears that if Al. Bryan tries to smash it he 
will shoot him 6n the tedt,. Speaking of high 
hats, Dooley's is a dream, so much so that 
a poem appeared In the "Atlanta Constitu- 
tion entitled "Dooley and His New High 
Hat. . Last winter "Pop" Seamon called at 
h;s office and said: "Dooley, why don't you 
fix the lot man here in Atlanta? He is the 
worst wolf I ever met. He wants $200 for 
one day." Dooley said: "Why. Si, that's 
easy. He had me arrested for just looking 
at two dead walls he owns." 

SAM M. DAWSON. 
Special Agent Buckskin Bill's Wild West. 



Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Here is an instance of what ju- 
dicious advertising will do. Fcr nine years 
Charles Boyer has- been manufacturing the 
Boyer's Bitters in. Cincinnati, and notwith- 
standing it is the only pure vegetable bitters 
on the market, it was, up to a short time 
ago, unknown outside of Cincinnati and 
known to only a few in the city- 

The reason of its "kept in darkness" was 
the want of money to advertise it, and the 
lack cf money was for the want cf "up-to- 
dateness" on the part of Mr. Boyer. Now, 
here is what I want to say: A short time 
ago— should I say sixty days— seme moneyed 
men got in with Mr. Boyer for the purpose 
of pushing the Bitters to the front. Money? 
Well, that was no object- It was spent, and, 
as I say, judiciously, by men who are known 
as Kve business "hustlers." And now ye 
would-be advertisers, listen to this. In the 



Green's Gatherings. 



T tho Editor ot "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I think it is nothing more than 
due you that the bill posters and distributors 
should help ybu in the good work of publish- 
ing "The Billboard" by forwarding you the 
details of the business in the locations of the 
country where they live. In this part ot the 
country the business has been financially 
gocd. *I receive work from .first-class adver- 
tisers, such as the Continental anil American 
Tobacco Companies, all of Sain W. Hbke's 
work; Leggett A. .Myers, of St. Louis; C. H. 
Rollins, of DesMbihes; Dr. Shoop Family 
Medicine Cb., Rac r.e, Wis.; Washington Med- 
ical institute Company, Chicago; A. Van 
Buren & Co., New York; Peruna Drug Manu- 
facturing Co.; Lamphier, Finch & Skinner. 
Columbus, O., wholesale hats and furs; Bos- 
ton Medical Institute, Chicago: Hirshorn. 
Mack & Co.. New York, cigars: Harris. Em- 
ery & Co., dry goods, Des Moines; Will A. 
Moulton, Distributing Agency, Cleveland, 
O.; E. A. Bassett. Medical Institute. Chicago, 
11L; Powell, Smith & Co., Cremo Cigar, Chi- 
cago, 111.: The Piso Remedies Co., Feister 
Printing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.: Chattanooga 
Med. Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn.; tho O. J. Gude 
Co., New Ycrk; Bradley Bros., manufacturers 
and jobbers cf cigars, Dubuque, la. ; A. B. 
Beall. shows and tobaccos, Sioux City: Ham- 
lin's Wizard Oil Co.: Fay Lewis & Bros. Co., 
Rcckford 111., agents Henry George and Tom 
Moore Cigars; the C, M. & St. Paul R. R.; 
M. & St. L. R. R. ; Illinois Central R. R. ; 
Burlington, C. R. & Nor. R. R.; Dueher 
Watch Co., Canton, O. ; Dr. B. J. Kay Med. 
Co., and a hundred others. Nothing but first- 
class ads. and first-class work in return is 
what they get. I do the opera house work, 
circus work; own circus grounds and ail bill 
boards in the city, and by attending to busi- 
ness it is no trouble to get all I can do. A 
good many advertisers are ' inquiring for 
space later in the season, on account of the 
circus season. They claim they are not used 
right in getting the full thirty-day limit. 
This is something I never have been accused 
of— not g'.ving full time. My register will 
show full time to all. Inspectors all give me 
tho banner on this line. 




John Chapman's First Wagon. 



first thirty days the increase of the output 
was 125 per cent greater than any twelve 
months in the testcry of Mr. Boyer's man- 
agement. And so, Mr. Bill Poster, we wilt 
seen have a new national advertiser en the 
boards. But as yet they will only bill C.n- 
cinnati with an eight-sheet. 

If advertisers think they can put a good 
thing en the market and let it be sold on 
its merits— -it won't be sold, .that's all. You 
have get to let the people know it's a gocd. 
thing. For instance, look at the Old Vir- 
ginia Cheroots- It would pay any advertiser 
to get the particulars (no matter bow trou- 
blesome) on the growth cf the "Cheroots." 

I can leck back five years, and see a small, 
dlngy-lcoking stcre— when en the proprietor I 
one day called I wanted to sell him about 
$25 worth' of advertising novelties. "Not on 
your l'JTe, young man: I don't put my money 
in that." -But he did. Just $13.75; and as I 
write my clcl order book is open on that page. 
But the new fccok? Oh, well; you can see 
hew this will end. The last bill cf gcods 1 
sold him was this spring, and it amounted to 
$£75 just for a thirty days' billing. What did 
the posting cost? About- $750 more. Five 
years ago his whole "dingy" store d'd not 
amount to twice that sum. Of course not! 
Do ycu suppose be get rich just because I 
sold him $18 wcrth cf geeds — to be given 
away? 

He prospered because he broke from the 
old way. of doing business: in his small town 
he brought in metropolitan ideals, and he 
used "locally" that which is used "univer- 
sally!" 

News-papers? Well, I guess net: that was 
the old th'ng. and I said he prospered. Why. 
my friends, he is on the bill beards every 
month in the year, and he bills everywhere 
with'n s'xty miles cf his town. 

^nd: yctt— scma poor old moss-back. Come, 
r"t ort cf your trie, and rub the sleep out 
rf ycur eyes, and Jf-r you -will g've me- a 
r-hance at you I will give you the chance mv 
"d'ngy-stcre" fr'end tcok. and if you don't 
think I am writing truthfully, a letter to anv 
r-e rf the b'g solic'tcrs will bring hundreds 
rf such stci-ies, with figures, names and 
dates. But don't write to them. Write to 
Yours trulv, 

M. L. LEVYNE. 



Dr. Chase Company. Philadelphia: David 
Kennedy. C. I. Hcod. Sterling Remedies Co., 
all the American Bill Posting Service. Chica- 
go, III; Gloria Cigars, Lion Coffee— in fact, 
all good, reliable firms tdvertise here. I tave 
been in the business since 1SS0 and have yet 
to hear the first one complain. My business 
is growing each year, and gocd, honest' serv- 
ice is what has made it. I keep my boards 
in fine shape and in good locations; that is 
what the advertising public wants. I have 
3,000 feet fine bill boards and keep them filled 
.Tmf 1 ^,f, ne t!roe " Now - to ffly a word for 

The Billboard." Tho weekly issue is just 
what all bill posters and distributors should 
encourage: give it a helping hand; build it 
un. by sending in correspondence; help the 
editcr to the news of your own business. By 
keeping in touch with business in all parts of 
thocountry ycu help yourself, as well as giv- 
ing the public a chance to do business with 
people in your city. The only way is to get 
out cf your shell, and make a grand stand for 
yourself, and let the public know you are In 
a I've town, and "The Billboard" Is ready 
to help you. 

So far this year we have not had any circus 
in orr town. There was a celebration here 
on the Fourth. Madarre De Leon made a 
ballcon ascension, and 15.000 people were here 
en that date. Yours tor gocd. reliable work, 

Spencer, la. s. J. GREEN. 



C San Antonio, Tex., Saj ings. 

To the Editor of "Th« Pillboard:" 

Dear Sir— We are |mt cempioti^j; a mod 
ern and fi>st-class bulletin and bill pouting 
plant for this city and section. We have the 
means *n develop 'he business to ft* utmost, 
and we :ire going to try 'o do so, and >il;e all 
good and faithful servants, we commun'cale 
with "The Billboard" Prat. We have not 
made nppl'cation to the National Assoclot'on, 
J'S we understand they have a representnt'va 
here, and it is against their pol cy to have 
two members In the same locality. We in- 
tend, if possible, to loin the American, of 
which Mr. Hill.- of Nashville, is secretary. 
We hope we are not asking too much to re- 



quest that you give Us .afflbial nBtlce tn your 
Paper, and to do anything else for us that 
you feel disposed to do. We refer you ov 
permission to the Frost National Bank of 
this city for our standing. Very truly yours 
MOONEY & TdBIN ADV. CO 



Laramie, Wyo ■, Letter » 

To the Miltf of VThTMiioafd:" 
. Dear Sir— Show business is a little dull just 
now, but my boards are covered with paper 
from two local firms, hats and pianos, and 
paper from Gifford. of Kansas City, Mo 1 
also have up Bull Durham and Seal of North 
Carolina and George Ctailda Cigars, from th« 
only Sam (Hoke), ot New York. I have done 
considerable tacking and some posting to? 
Coca Cola: tacked Bull Durham and Burlev 
Twist. Dr Shoop was our last distribution 
but Lydia E. Pinkham has some on the road 
now to be distributed this month I tave 
built one new board, and will build one or 
two more soon. I am fairly busy, but have 
always room and time for more. Scotch Oata 
was put out by a man who had ibrei men 
or boys dressed in Highland costume bae- 
P.pes and all, which was quite catcSy? Youfs 
lrul »» H. E. ROOT 

City Bill Poster and Distributor. 



Baton Rouge, La., Briefs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— If space permits in your valuable 
paper, I would like to make a few remarks 
sav fn F ?h^ P ° StlDB and d'sf'outing. I m u « 
fS y ' J n . the seven years th at I have been In 
the business, that the year of 1900 cans the 
climax for good business. So far. my boards 
have been kept full since Jan. 1. and I have - 
been busy distributing, tacking and sampling 
I have built an entirely new plant. I have 
first-class boards, the best locations in the 
hnJ; * Buarantee all my work and emp oy no 
ed y n,., ^•T" 3 ? llke *°v have my vork inspect- 
ed. Our city is on a boom. We are building 
a new opera house, that will be ready for the 

^K.l" 6 S £ 8s ? n K There i8 another magniflcint 
public school being built, and they have just 
completed the new City Hall. They lit get- 
tng ready to sewer the city and pave the 
?. tr « ts - T The population will easily reach 
id ooo. I have joined the Southeas ern Bill 
£? th.™; A A seo;: , ,a "°>>. and am also a member 
of the I A. of D.. and with Felster's Reitis- 

me^he°' Strbu ' ors - WiBh| ns all my brother 
members a prosperous season. I am. v-?y 
truly yours. A . . DEVEILLE 



Here and There. 

«t« b .'. n ^? i Co - have a new offlce at 130th 
street and Lexington avenue. New York. 

Bill posters ehould keep us advised of all 

P', n Jr n r e ., nts ' ,a j r i' fetes - conventions, ell" 
ebrat.cns dog and horse shows which are to 
occur m their respective towns. It aids "The 
B.llboard " and it helps the bill p 05 tef. 

►• 7™. re . al T* orl i of th * convention at Atlan- 
ta City is already done. The gang, with their 
usual unselfishness and forethought, has ar- 
ranged eveiything. The leg flat on has be n 
planned and the officers chosen. All that the 
members will have to do is to furnish the en- 
thusiast]). 

The City Bill Posting and Adverthiln« 
Company, of Newport News, gives the follow, 
lng figures to show the increase in popula- 
tion of Virginia's seaport during the last Ave 
years: In 1M5. 6.000; in 1900, £.500? In very 
few cities, if any, in the Unled Statea has a 
proportionate increase taken place. 

J. p. Boerlng, with Moxley. in Washing- 
ton, is one of the best poster salesmen in tne 
country. He not only sells lots of posters, 
but his contracts are always clean-cut and 
his customers gilt edge. He is looking around 
for a better field. If there is any bill post- 
ing firm In need of a first-class local aol.citor 
who can and will dig up local business, we 
can heartily recommend Boering. 

The bill posters of the country will spend 
a lot of money next week to attend the con- 
vention at Atlantic City. About one hundred 
and fifty men will lay out money for rail- 
road fare, hotel bills. Incidentals, etc. In the 
aggregate it will be all of $5,000. If the mem- 
bers secure the right to elect their own di- 
rectors, it will be money well invested. If 
not, all of this great sum will be virtually 
threwn away. 




HONEST JOHN KELLY. 

This photograph was taken ill 1R59. It is a 
most cxcellcut likeness of the pioneer MtlpoM- 
er of Albany, N. Y. He died in 166J, at the age 
of 485 ears. 



THE BILLBOARD 




istribufors' 
^Doings. 



That Same Redington Distributor 



Is certainly a "warm member" when he 
gets started, paiticularly when it comes to 
letter writing, as is evidenced by his (Mr. 
llehan's) nrticle In last Issue of "The Bill- 
board." I was quite amused, when I saw the 
article, at Mr. Behan's desperate efforts to 
Kmooth matters over and place himself in 
the right light before the distributors at large 
as well as to "even up" with me. 

Well, I am pleased with one thing, if noth- 
thlng else, and that is the possibility of hav- 
ing awoke Mr. Behan from his gentle rev- 
cries and given him' "an opportunity to 
'"jolly" himself along a bit. Of course, he is 
a big fellow, you know, weighs 210 pounds 
on one side of a baker's sign (baker's name 
was not given, so can not furnish positive 
proof), while I, poor little fellow, weighing 
but 130 pounds, occupy the other side of the 
s'gn.' Now, while such a position may please 
Mr. Behan, and I myself am a believer in ad- 
vertising signs, I do object to being perched 
on a sign in front of this bake shop. But 
then, where is the man who would not 
"swell up" and become proud of his cor- 
pulence, when he has nothing to do but 
quietly slumber in his rig down a cross 
street, while his employes are dropping his 
samples on door steps of dwellings on the 
main street. Had he not been awakened at 
the time by one more interested in his work 
than he himself was, he would probably have 
been there still, peacefully sleeping. As for 
myself, 1 do not believe 1 will ever become 
much of a heavy weight while 1 am in the 
distributing business, as I consider it a per- 
sonal duty to superintend and oversee the 
distribution of more than a quarter of a mil- 
lion pitces of advertising matter per month 
in my territory. If anyone will stop to con- 
sider the amount of time and labor necessary 
to properly handle the above amount or 
work successfully, seeing that the inspector 
in charge does his duty an.d the distributors 
under him carry out their instructions to tli-_» 
letter, that the vnrious crews and k'nds of 
matter are worked in entirely different ter- 
ritory and kept as far apart as possible, and 
other details which go to make up successful 
d'stributions, one will hardly wonder that 
the successful local distributor, with a la'C! 
and constantly increasing business on his 
hands, stands IMtle chance of becoming so 
large and weight;- that he would make a 
good sign in front of. a bake shop. In fart. I 
would not care to get so large and bu'ltv: I 
prefer to not be in my own way. but he in 
posit'on and shape to get out and hustl? and 
see that my employes are giving roe the serv- 
ice I pay them for. I do not sit in the sun 
dreaming that my men are giving me good 
service, but see to it in person. Dr. K'lmcr 
& Co. may be satisfied with this "dream 
service." but my natrons want only the b?st. 
and 1 am pleased to state that they are w.ll- 
ing to pay for it. 

No, Mr. Behan, I do not forget that I took 
you to my hotel. Only tro well do I remem- 
ber the impression it created at the time: 
that your house would not stand for $1 per 
week for the room alone. While in your 
letter you seek to lead your readers to be- 
lieve otherwise, you well knew and under- 
Stood, before you went, to the hotel, that it 
was conducted on the European plan, and 
that the $4 per week was for the room only, 
a price which I consider very reasonable, 
considering the value received. You must 
have been "easy" if you paid $1.2» per day 
at the Sherman House, as it has not been 
fifteen minuts since they made the wr'ter's 
representative an offer of first-class room 
and board at $1.00 per day if taken by the 
week, and the writer has known this to be 
their rate for years. And you were there 
several weeks. Surley a "man from Texas'* 
ought not permit the Dr. Kilmer Company to 
he "worsted" in this manner. You spent at 
-least four weeks here, during which time, ac- 
cording to your statement, you allowed this 
hotel to "skin" you out of $7 more than they 
charge other weekly patrons who are not 
ouite so "easy." If my hotel was too cheap 
for you— $4 per week for the room alone — 
don't you think it sounds rather queer- that 
you would go to another hotel where you 
obtained room and bonrd and where they 
charged you but 67 cents per day difference 
for your three meals? If this is the kind of 
faro you arc accustomed to and the Kilmer 
Company limit, then we have better proof 
than- ever that it is Hie quiet, easy life and 
lack of work that you are so fortunate to 
enjoy that has been the cause of your becom- 
ing such an excellent sign for that . baker's 
shop. 

Mr. Behan. .when yon make statements, al- 
ways confine yourself to facts. You mo<t 
emphatically d'd not offer - me either $?. 25 
cr $2 SO per thousand for your work or the 
use cf my wagon. You positively refused to 
Kive me more than $2 ner thousand for vn»r 
wcrk nnd Insisted on hnving the use of the 
wagon In the contract. I told yon I would 
lose money on the work at $2 per thousand, 
and that I d'd not en re to do that. Had you 
not been asleep most of the t'me while here 
you would have rcen other signs in the 
wnpnn. -among them be'ng those cf t.h» Lvd'a 
E. rinkhnm Medicine Co., the W. T. Hanson 
Co . etc. The When Clothing Co. were cn- 
t'tlcd to those Bigns dur'ng the week cf their 
d'fstributlon. as were the other named firms 
during the'r respective distributions. You 
nlco would have been entitled to the signs 
had you not been too "cheap" for a gocd 
service. Don't you think that the little hoy 
In Greenwood, the suburb soujh of the city, 



should be paid for the work he assisted you 
or your representatives in doing while there? 
The little fellow feels very badly Over it, and 
is still waiting for his employer to "come 
back in the afternoon to finish up the work 
and then pay him." 

As to Mr. Behan finding several kinds of 
advertising matter together, I do not see 
what bearing that may have on this case, as 
it is something that can be found in almost 
any city at any time. I have seen several 
other kinds of matter was placed in these 
houses, yet I would not have it appear that 
his employes were putting out other matter 
with that of the Kilmer Co. If Mr. Behan 
had kept his eyes open while he was here, 
he would have found that my work at $1.75 
and $2 per thousand was as good as he ever 
saw anywhere. 

Mr. Redington seems to think that it mat- 
ters not how large the city, or how many em- 
ployes it requires to handle the work en- 
trusted to the local distributor (Indianapolis 
in particular), the proprietor of the business 
should be attired in a uniform and out at 
wcrk with his men, and that Dr. Kilmer & 
Co.'s traveling distributors should be met at 
the train when they arrive in each city. Well, 
Mr. Redington, kindly inform me when your 
next man will be in this city, and I will 
meet him with a brass band and an ire 
wagon: also have him wear one of those col- 
lar buttons in some prominent place, that I 
may know that he represents the Kilmer 
Company. What puzzles me is, why Mr. 
Redington don't get out and personally carry 
a sack and distribute all the matter his 
house sends out. He also believes that I, too, 
ought to try and obtain a position similar to 
his or Mr. Behan's. Well, hardly. Mr. Be- 
han leads entirely too easy a life for me, 
and Mr. Redington's side line of collar but- 
tons, etc., would hardly suit me. Instead 
of dealing in collar buttons and posing as 
bake-shop signs. 1 prefer to remain, -. 

Just a local distributor. 
GEO. W. VANSYCKLE. 

Indianapolis, June 30. 



Samples. 

Everybody oucht to attend the I. A* of D. 
Convention at Detioit. 

The Hibb Manufacturing Company, of 
Springfield. O., will tack muslin s'gns shortly. 



Interesting Experiences. 



For over two years we have been doing 
distributing for the Dr. Shoop Co. of Racine, 
Wis. Our experience seems to have been 
about the same with- them as has been that 
of others. If we did not receive the period- 
ical kick we felt slighted, or thought the mil- 
lenium was about to dawn. One of their 
complaints was that one of our employes 
bad wasted some of their books, but we made 
another distribution for them, without 
charge, as a reimbursement for the loss. 
Some months since we received a shipment of 
matter from them, on which were printed the 
addresses of three centrally located druggists. 
At the same time we received instructions 
from the firm to distribute the matter in the 
suburbs first. They sent us only a little over 
half enough matter to cover the city, so after 
we had distributed in the suburbs, as per in- 
structions, we had nothing for the locality 
where the druggists that were advertised 
were located. 

After doing the work we sent our bill and 
received the very cheerful reply that they 
doubted if we had done the work at all, and 
proposed to report us to the association. To 
this we replied very promptly, inviting them 
to proceed, and at the game time insisted that 
they have our work investigated, which they 
d.d, over thirty days after we did the work, 
by having a representative of one of their 
local c gents make a house-to-house inquiry 
of our work. .The result was that over 60 
per cent of the persons visited remembered 
d.istinctly of having received the matter, 
wmle of the other 40 per cent, not one would 
say the matter had not been left at their 
houses, and the majority of them volunteered 
the statement that some other member of the 
family had perhaps received it. 

He considered this a very good inspection, 
considering the time that had elapsed since 
the work was done. The druggist, who sent 
out his representative to make the inspection, 
wrote the Dr. Shocp Company that he was 
satisfied with the work, and also signed our 
certificate of distribution, and yet after all - 
this the Dr. Shoop Company were small 
enough to require us to measure off some 
more red tape before paying our bill. 

Here is another: Not long since we re- 
ceived a letter from a prominent advertiser. 
asking cur priceyfor a small lot of house-to- 
house wcrk,'* to be placed in the business sec- 
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The fair manager can make no better in- 
vestment than to employ the services of an 
experienced distributor to put out his hand 
bills. __ 

Every distributor owes it to himself, as 
well as to us. to keep us advised on all im- 
portant events which are scheduled to take 
place in his town. 

Rodgers. of Sidney, was a "B'llboard" caller 
June 30. He will not attend the Atlantic City 
mceting. but will go to the 1. A. of D. Con- 
vention at Detroit. 

All distributors are requested to write to 
Dr. Velette, of Goshen. Ind.. and send him 
prices. He intends to cover the country with 
tooth powder samples. 

. Clarence E. Runey resigned as secretary 
of the I. D. A. so-called association over a 
month ago. The brains of the assiciatiou 
are gone now, and the final end will soon 
come. - 

If any of our readers- among the show 
printers are in need of an experienced and 
. thoroughly reliable stock and shipp'ng clerk, 
they will find him in the person of W. R. 
O'Malley, whose address is care of American 
Posting Service, 2Sl> East Madison street, Chi- 
cago, 111. 

In a recent communication C. D. Water- 
house, manager of the Jordan Advertising 
Company, of Mechanic Falls, Me., writes as 
follows: Work is not very good here 
in the summer. the advertisers pre- 
ferring the spring and fall. Mr. Cham- 
berlain, one of Dr. Miles* men. was 
here and called on us recently, and 
made contract with us to do there distribut- 
ing in Mechanic Falls in future. He is a 
very fine young man; said he had been 
nearly all over the State cf Maine. 

The big shows arc beginning to use local 
distributors in tbe b : g towns. They hav-2 
found out that, they,. can cover more accur- 
ately and reliably by- giving their paner to a 
firm that Jtnows the town thoroughly and 
works It systematically. As soon as the 
smaller towns get their systems perfected 
(or. rather, ns soon as the shows think so), 
they, too, will get circus and theatrical work. 
It is also noticeable that the big shows 
evince an Inclination to hire for the'.r pro- 
grammers men who have been trained by 
locnl distributors. They invariably find 
them more thorough and reliable. 



careful manner." We replied, quoting $1.50 
per 1,000. Not long after this our manager 
was inspecting some work we were doing for 
another firm in what is popularly known here 
as "Black Bottom." In several doors he 
found frcm one to three of the samples of the' 
firm above referred to. The attention of three 
other reputable gentlemen was called to the 
manner in which the wcrk was done, and 
also to the locality where it was found. 

We called the attention of the firm to the 
matter and received a reply, of which the 
following is a part: 

"We have ordinarily placed our distributing 
in the hands of the I. A. of D.. but inasmuch 
as this party was .recommended to "us most 
highly and quoted us a considerably better 
price than ycu did. we allowed him to do 
this WGrk. We are cf course anxious to know 
if this advertising matter was wasted, as you 
say, and would be pleased to have you send 
us the affidavit of two reliable parties in re- 
gard to this work. Please see that the affi- 
davits ore furnished by parties who are re- 
sponsible.- and ate so rated in the commercial 
agencies." . . 

Now. here we have a firm which does quiet 
a good deal of distributing, and which says 
it usually patronizes I. A. of D. members, 
but who for the sake of a few cents difference 
per thousand, side-tracked the I. A. of I>. 
member here for some unreliable distributor, 
who, instead of placing the matter in the 
business district, as directed, went into the 
very lowest quarter of the city and then . 
placed the samples two and three to a place, 
some of these out in yards. 

We do not doubt that this firm would have 
insisted upon reimbursement had proof of 
such service ci the bonds of an I. A. of D.. 
member been furnished them, and we would 
have had to make good our port of the loss. 
And yet-tbey trrn down the I. A. of D. mem- 
► t and have their matter wasted for the 
chpnee cf saving a few cents. 

Wo sometimes think it might be well to 
limit the guarantee offered firms' which per- 
sist in this treatment of our members. 

Here is still one other: This case is one In 
which we have been doing distribution for a 
national advertiser for over a year.' Until the 
last time we have been distributing 5.000 
sm»ll hooks in the business d'strict, shops 
mills and factories, to men -only.' On these 
books were printed the name of one central- 
ly located drug firm. AH of the former dis- 



tributions made were satisfactory until th'}"P" 
last one, when we received instructions t,in* 
place the books in the residence section. W t " ^h[ 
objected to this change, and so stated, but - : 4^11^1 
was our business to follow orders, so we dUff] 
so. By going to the residences we were takej;M 
away from the locality where the drug flntj,|i 
whose name appeared on the books was Icti^r 
cated, and we were also decreasing th§ 'tt m 
chances of reaching the men for whom th' 2§.;1k 
advertisement was especially intended. - f £fcf. 

Wo were surprised a" day or two since tju-qg' 
find a new installment of this firm's booklllill 
scattered plentifully along the pavements c>SiL'f|, 
our city, and this morning a small boy, wh'-iisK. 
could not have been more than ten years olr.t;|§§ 
walked into our office and handed one tj"pjf§& 
these books to each person he met, not omil' -fljp* 
ting even the ladies present. This afternoo'" Iffl 
the above operation was repeated, so thr» -'{w 
we now have quite a supply of the literatui: 1 ?t!3S 
of this particular firm. " 

I might comment- further 
but I see an ominous 

under the editor's desk, so for the sake of th \ 
small chance T mav harA'nf nsKininir i»c rr. i! :^ 
pacious maw 

JAMES b. HILL 

Nashville, Tenn., June 15, 1900. 



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these case:', f ffsi j 
I see an ominous-looking waste bask* l ?"[*i| ' 
""or's desk, so for the sake of th\*f).|j| t > ( 
I may have of escaping its rjjVjfi,' 
I will desist. < ; f *»P 

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Bluff ton, 0., Briefs. 




s, and give good servici 'i,Jj3 
far had a bill rejected e! fe!;-|1 
■vice.. I was a caller rlSife 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— "The Billboard" is always 
welcome caller, and is very useful and hel) 
ful to me. I have a good billing for For. 
paugh and Sells Bros. Shows at Lima, Jul, 
20, on my boards. I do all kinds of distrii 
ut:ng for advertisers, i " 
as I have never so far 
account of ; poor sen* 

cently of Phil. B. Oliver, of Findlay. and c» .'f;m 
ticed he had a good plant, which was m got' *li!S 
condition. Trusting that all bill posters aiS'nS 
distributors are succeeding, I remain you! liS 

Bluffton, O., June U. VM m 

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Eastport, Me., Etchings. »|p 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" i "IISJ 

Dear Sir— I .have done work for the Buffa i?*Pj 
Bill's Wild West: also about 240 sheets for r *?«t» 
excursion at Bangor, at 4 cents per 
I have at the present running on my 
in by S. 2 by 24. for Moxie: 10 by 8. Rex _„.. 
2;» by 3 for a local hatter. I- have improv 
rry plant by adding 100 bv 10. 2 by 50 t, 
latter in my city, and the former at Eastpc 
Junction. I Hunk that I am In- the sw.i, „ „ 
Business has been rather dull, but I think f HS « 
is coming my way. Yours. . '-yiwS 

iN.f:IS-» 



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Yours, 
J. A. 



MULDOON. 



Webb City, Mo., Doings. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— It has been some time since y 
have heard from me. I have improved 



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I have bought out M>*€||%l 



bill posting plant here. I have over 15.0i|?||p 



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feet cf hill boards. . ,._ „. 

W. S. Montgomery's bill postin 
doing a gocd business as " ' 
live papers on my boards 

truly, „ „„„„.,, 

Webb City E- Cartervilie Adv. Co. 



ts it is. and I ha-t.iW&Ml 
i all the time. Youf illSaH 
-L. A. PULLEN, !"Jjtliifl 
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Advertisements under this heading will i'Kit a 
published at the uniform rate of to cents r4fi'igS 
line per issue or Si oo per year. * ttfcj ft 

Boston Job Print. Co.,4 Alden, Boston. Ma ^J 
Brooklyn Dally Eagle Job P. Co.. B'yn " 

Calhoun Printing Co., Hartford. Conn. 
Calvert Lltho Co.. Detroit, Mich. 
Central City Show Print. Co.. Jackson. Mil' vifl 
Central Llth. & Eng. Co.. 140 6th Ave.. N. ,i: lf' 
Correspondent Show Printing Co.. Plqua, 
DonaMson Llth. Co.. Newport. Ky ' ft; 

Erie Show Printing Co., Erie, Pa. M 

Emterprise Show Print. Cleveland O. 3 mm 
Forbes Lith.Co.481Devonshlre.Boston i MaS|fi 
Free Press Show Print. Co.. Detroit, Ml.iiWffl 
Great Am^ng.* PrlntCo..57 Beekman.N.f W& 
Great W. Print.Co..511 Market. St. Lou is »S HP 
Greve Lltho. Co.. The. MUwaukee. WU. 14 » 
Haber, p. b.. Fond-du-Lac. Win |f 

Hennegan & Co.. 127 E. 8th St.. CIn"tl. OS M 
Home Show Printing Co., Atchison. Kas.*Jffc 
Morgan. W.J.4 Co.. St-C. and Wod.Cdevo]»S r " 
MorriKnn Shnw T>.ln» n A t* A i. ut.i. vi 



Morrison Show Print. Detroit. Mich. M« 

National P.& Eng.Co..346-8 Wabash. Chi , | ' 
Pioneer PrInt.Co.,214 J?fferson,SeatUe,Wtt| 
Union and Advertiser Co.. Rochester. nTJ 



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HI Henry is about to dispose of his intert' 
in the Enterprise Show Print, of ClevelandJ!- 

Tire Nutshell Remedy Co., ucorgetown. if? 
will uso posters; extensively to advertise ii. 
Cure in a Nutshell." j 

W. L. Tucker, (patent medicines). WaiL, 
Tex., is considering posters. If he adoj! 
the medium he will "go in" big. |l; 

The Donaldson Lit ho Company is in n«f 
of artists— both black and color men. Gc£ 
men who work fast can secure good wagl 

The Piqua Printing Company, succeeds :|. 
Correspondent Show Printing Company, ft 
Piqua, O. Geo. M. Sullivan is manager f?^H 
the new concern, while J. Boni Ilemsteger|ri A 
retained as superintendent. It is said tl|li f 
considerable capital has been put into ir*3 I 
bU3iness. H ! 



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CONVENTION WEEK. 
"Within a week all the leading repre- 
sentatives of the bill p?s;ing business, 
together with the accredited delegates 
from state organizations, and an un- 
usual unrulier of memb3rs-at-!arge, 
will be in session at Atlantic City. 
This --notable assemblage will consti- 
tute the regular annual convention of 
the Associated Bill Posters, which ii 
acknowledged to be an event of more 
than ordinary importance to the fra- 
ternity. For. independent of the oddity 

«nd the seriousn3ss of the questions to 
be introduced for discussion and final 
adjudication, this convention neces- 
sarily involves certain other interest- 
ing features of a not unp'easant na- 
ture that are worthy of pas^in-r notice. 
The social character of such a gath- 
ering is. for instance, n-t it-s loast sig- 
nificant phase. The goodTellowship 
begot of acquaintance with ind:v:duals 
of similar aspirations and mutual in- 
terests, is quite frequently the means 
by which the grim visage of discord 
is suddenly shifted to the smiling 
countenance of harmony. Tin's social- 
izing influence is a factor in itsalf. and 
has much to do in lending tone and 
dignity to an organization, as well as 
acting as an imr.er.eptible but respons- 
ive guiding hand in the hour of trial 
and turbulence. 

Kach meeting brings new faces be- 
fore us. with diversities "of character 
and calibres of mind to be reckoned 
with ami assijjns-d to their proper 
niche in the gallery of political influ- 
ence and tbe sphere of orgauiz.-d 
action. All men are not born t*> lend, 
yet those who are destine:! to serve, 
should not as a matter of oonrsu lie ri^ 
garded as mere puppets. Soeiabi'iry 
performs its best service when it grav- 
itates, balances and equalizes the in- 
dividuals of a eompesite body. 
* * * 
As to the business end of this Atlan- 
tic City meeting, it may be said that jt 



hemence to their enthusiasm in ratify- 
ing the accomplishment of p!ans orig- 
inating in the minds of a few and for- 
mulated frequently mouths in ad- 
vance. This is practically what will 
take place at Atlantic City next week, 
unless, of course, by some mischance, 
the present leaders lose control of their 
following and other rulers arise. ' 

Should this latter contingency be en- 
countered—and there is only the bare 
possibility of such a thing occurring— 
many important changes may tran- 
spire. The election or the board of di- 
. rectors by a majority vote would then 
come within the range of probabilities. 
A more open and clearer system of 
conducting the affairs of the associa- 
tion could also be looked for, and the 
voice of the individual members would 
undoubtedly carry considerably more 
weight and influence. — 

» * « 
The most perplexing problem before 
the convention will be the new Pro- 
tective company, for there is no doubt 
tLat a most searching investigation 
into its present policy aud the course 
outlined for its future op?rat:ons will 
be demanded. The precedent set rel- 
ative to the purchase of opposition 
plants is certainly not a very palatable 
one. and is generally deemed a dan- 
gerous diversion. TTe promotive idea 
is about the only feature of the con- 
cern that meets with popular endorse- 
ment, and on this point it is claimed 
that the old association is competent 
to meet all requirements, without t!:c 
additional and complicating anucx. 
* * * 
A JOLLY BILL POSTER. 
Everybody in the l.i 1 posting busi- 
ness will be interested to know that 
tin- Denver papers are busy just at 
preseut devoting columns of valuable 
space to "Jumping"' Jimmy Curran 
aud his high bill boards. These arti- 
cles, for the mest part, are humorous, 
rather than satirical, aud may be 
styled half-intended "jollies," instead 
ol vicious attacks. Tlie most liiKtli- 
piovoking features of these "jollies" 
are the very pointed, tripIe-CLlimftied 
accompanying cartoons. Some idea of 
the exhilarating manner in which Cur- 
ran has been made to r dance about on 
the gridiron of jocularity can be glean- 
ed from the following introduction to 
a lengthy article in a recent issue of 
the Sunday "Post:" 

"Hat ha! ha! One must really be ex- 
cused this unexpected mirth. It is 
necessary to laugh before one can even 



begin on an explanation. But It's all 
about the bill boards that box= up the 
towu, and the merry Curran who puts 
them up, aud the mayor. The bill 
boards are, like mud in wet weather, 
all over towu. They toil not, neither 
do they spin, but they grow— Jerusa- 
lem, how they grow! So does Curran. 
He grows in arrogance, in pocket, and 
in pull; especially in pull. That's why 
he continues to fence the town, like 
the tramway; and speaking of the 
tramway leads around again to his 
pull. That's where he gets it. He 
stands in with the tramway aud the 
tramway manages the mayor and the 
mayor manages the. city. Is'ut that a 
lovely round? Curran, not being very 
original, calls it a continual round of 
pleasure, and pleasure it is for Curran 
as he goes merrily on, putting up his 
high board fences that" shut out the 
light from second-story windows. Or 
course, the citizen wonders, and now 
and then, underneath his collar, he 
grows warm, but what does Curran 
care? He laughs "ha! ha!" On good 
days, when another two-story bill 
board has been erected, he adds an- 
other syllable, and laughs "ha! ha! 
ha!" 



baye taken on fresh draughts of Inflation 
which point to success. 

That Lyon & Healy, the Chicago piano 
and organ dealers, are using a large litho- 
graphed poster that Is worthy of study by all 
advertisers and designers, for such a com- 
bination of real artistic merit, with I striking 
advertising qualities. Is rarely- seen. Exquis- 
ite features of this poster are a grotesque 
pianist, a tiny female singer, a laughing cat 
and a horrified Beethoven statue, set forth 
with admirable and forceful effect. It is 
a splendid exemplification of the power of 
poster publicity. 

That the views and opinions of Charles K. 
Hager, of St. Louis, in regard to the new 
Protective company, which has been flaunted 
upon the public In the selfish interests of 
Samuel Pratt, are still the same as they orig- 
inally were. Charlie's efforts at Chicago were 
successful, inasmuch as he managed to have 
the amount of money to be contributed by 
each member reduced considerably. Wonder 
who's putting up the "stuff" to run Pratt's 
scheme? Surely, it would be difficult to con- 
ce.ve of Sam as an "angel." 



What They Say— Nit! 

I would rather be right than president.- 
Geo. M. Leonard. 



We want Edward A. 
New York.— O. J. Gude. 



Stahlbrodt back In 



The Board of Directors must be elected by 
the d.rect votes of the members.— Sam Pratt. 

My record and my books are open for In- 
spection. I not only ask, but I demand, an 
investigation.— Rough Robert- 



They Say,— 

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That next week will see the greatest as- 
semblage of representative bill posters ever 
held in this country. 

That "Pidgey" Fay is going to be a can- 
ddate for something at Atlant'.c City. Won- 
der what it is, Barney? 

That Bennett-Morgan & Co., of Bingham- 
ton.N. Y., w'll advertise extensively this • 
fall, utilizing tbe bill boards. 

That Jack McCarthy, for many years the 
bill poster of Kalamazoo, is now manager of 
the Riverside Park and Casino at Saginaw, 
Mich. 

That the Hibb Manufacturing Company, of 
Springfield, O.. will post and use muslin signs 
shortly. advertising "Hibb's Laundry 
Enamel " 

That many bill posters are willing to wager 
that the chief feature of tbe Atlantic City 
gathering will be the passing of bumpers and 
the circulation of loving cups. 

That there will be an unusually large con- 

t'ngent of ladies at the Atlantic City Con- 
vention, as many of the bill posters will be 
accompanied by their families. 

That the fake circus agent is making his 
presence felt with alarming frequency this 
season. The task of exterminating this class 
of brazen swindlers should be awarded to 
San Robison. 

That Old Saratoga Whisky bas made Its 
appearance on the bill boards of the East in 
24 sheet size. The distilleries are beginning 
to literally monopolize the boardings, espe- 
cially in the large cities. 



That Question of Plagiarism. 

The following communication is not only 
of general interest to the craft, but should 
appeal particularly to Chas. W. Stutesman 
of Peru, Ind., and John 0. Callahan, of Phil- 
adelphia, Pa. The editor of "The Billboard" 
has decided not to make any comment as yet 
in regard to (he controversy, as a statement 
from Sanford H. Robison, of Philadelphia. Is 
deemed essential before expressing a Just 
opinion: 
To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— Enclosed please find three news- 
paper clippings; the first two are taken from 
'.'The Billboard" of recent issues. The first 
articles is entitled "Stutesman Ideas." and 
is a reprint cf an article contributed by 
Chas, W. Stutesman, of Peru, Ind., to "The 
Advertising World." The second is a very 
vigorous and emphatic statement from a 
John O'Callaban, cf Philadelphia, Pa., who 
accuses Mr. Stutesman of plagiarism. The 
third article I have taken from a 'copy now 
in my. possession of "Display Advertising," 
Vol. I., Nc. 2, published In St. Louis. Mo.. 
in April. 1895. This article, which Is signed 
by Sanford H. Robison. of Philadelphia 
reads like an original article, and, by the 
way, it is undoubtedly one of the best argu- 
n-ents I have ever read in favor of bill post- 
'°B I will be pleased to read your opinion 
cf the claims of originality advanced by the 
two first-named gentlemen. The matter looks 
to me now as If each were as deep in the 
™^l a 5 .'.5 e °i ner ,s m the *»'«*■ Wishing 
The Billboard" gcod luck and prosperity. I 
am sincerely, 

„ CHAS. L. MORGKNSTERN. 

Pekin, III. 



They Sprung from Bill Posters. 



That Charlie Bryan, of Cleveland, may not 
be a candidate for re-election to the secre- 
tarysh p after all, but that instead he Is 
liable to step forth as a presidential possi- 
bility at the Atlantic City meeting. 

That Kuhn & Son, city bill posters of Ham- 
ilton, O., will have full chaige of tbe billing 
oi me r local street fair, which will cover 
considerable adjacent territory, including 
C.ncinnati. . 

That there are many who are willing to 
play Old Hote for a place when it comes to 
the last heat, nothwithEtand.ng the fact that 
h.s name has been scratched in the columns 
rf the official "Waif" fcr the last three or 
four issues. 

That ex-Manager Ackcrroan. of the New 
Haven bill posting plant, 1b one of the very 
few men who ever made Sam Pratt's smile 
seem sadder and his bank roll feel lighter. 
The smooth chap from Lowell Is worldly 
wise, but hot infallible in bis Judgment of 
men and things. 

That Charlie Filbrlck, of Buffalo, and Sam " 
Robison, of Philadelphia, are both subscrib- 
ers to numerous matrimonial papers, and 
that each expects to select a spouse by the 
exhange-photo process. All ladies or refined 
appearances; large fortunes and gentle man- 
ners are Invited to correspond. 

That George Leonard is not so popular 
among the b'll posters of Michigan as be 
used to be. Numrous complaints have been 
received to tbe effect that George has been 
acting a little too arbitrarily with the slate 
organization, and many of bis fellow crafts- 
men are inclined to be resentful. 

That the vice presidency promises to be 
lust as much of a bone of contention among 
tbe bill posters at Atlantic City this year as 
it was in the ranks of both of the national 
political oartfes. Up to the hour of going to 
press, however, Campbell's boom seems to 



Occasionally you will hear a bill poster be- 
moan his fate. "What's the use." he will 
say. Im only a circus bill poster. There 
isn t any chance for me." He Is quite right 
As long as he feels that wav there Is no 
chance— absolutely none for him. He looks 
down on his calling, loses self-respect and 
ambition, and is no good to himself or his 
employer either. 

As a matter of fact, bill posting Is an oc- 
cupation as honorable and as legitimate as 
any under the sun. If a man becomes an 
adept he can command a wage as good as any 
artisan. 

Considered only as a probationary occu- 
pation. It abounds in opportunities that you 
will look In vain for In other fields. There 
are chances to rise within the reach of the 
circus bill poster that no other apprentice or 
craftsman may even dream of, let alone 
realize. 

These chances, however, do not come to 
the man who wrings his hands and curse? 
his fate. No. It Is the young fellow full of 
ambition. He who Is working for a record, 
who wants to be the best. The fellow who is 
always laying for a soft snap very seldom 
gets anything else. 

Jas. A. Bailey had a soft snap once. He 
had an indoor Job that was easy. He was 
bellboy in a Cincinnati Hotel. He jumped at 
the chance to be a bill poster, and thereafter 
he strove to be a good one. He trie! hard, 
and in spite of physical disadvantages (he 
waR neither strong nor rohu«tl. he suc- 
ceeded. His work was noticed. He was pro- 
moted. Again be strove to bo the best, and 
again he was promoted. To-day he Is a mul- 
tl millionaire. 

Look at Cooke. Franklin. Grrlener— agents 
who draw senator's salnrles to-day. AH of 
tbem started as bill posters. 

Take the famous raH-oa1 contractors— 
Coyle. Slvalls. Fasan. Burk, Aiken, etc.. 
etc. Thev were all bill posters. And they 
are proud of It. 

There is only one thing to do with a man 
who says "I'm only a bill poster." Chuck 
him Off the car, 



THE MLLftdAftD 



Cent $lww$. 



Tale of Two Wise Quys. 



[The following rhymes are going the rounds. 
They were written by some bucolic poet to 
perpetuate the memory of tbe disastrous fail- 
ure of the tent minstrel show launched by 
Primrose & Dockstader. The venture lasted 
just one month. It Is said tbe tent and rail- 
road cars cost nearly $20,000.] 

Says Big Ignorant Jim to Wise Little Prim: 
"I think we can cop some dough. 
We will take a tew skates that have no dates 
And we'll canvas tbe South with a show. 
We'll just get in — and tbe South we'll skin; 
They care for us in the theaters no more. 
We'll queer the game — we don't care for our 

name. 
On the public down South we are sore." 

So these minstrel skates and their yellow 
dates. 

In the breezy, leafy June. 

With a tent and company new, started to do 

The South by the light of the moon. 

And tbe canvas men so grand marched be- 
hind the band. 

When tbe funny parade was made; 

Prim and Dock got lost. Is bow Jim explained 
the frost — 

It was awful what the newspapers said. 

They say Allan Dale never told such a tale. 
As the editors South did of that show. 
They likened poor Decker to a frenzied -wood- 
pecker. 
And advised Dock and Prim to blow; 
Jim and his mouth won't go in tbe South. 
Pack up tent, bad actors, and go 
To some Northern clime, and play for a dime 
And money into their coffers would flow. 

Jim and Prim this advice thought over twice. 
And wired Dock to come and play clown; 
We're working all day to get up tbe tent. 
Dock said: "Work all night and get it down." 
But Prim and Jim will soon get a rest. 
For Dock at the pair is dead sore. 
And they very much fear before another 

year 
They will be left where they were before. 

Although Jim is very tough, he Is a great big 

bluff. 
His learning Is none of the best; 
In this life of his be knows what It is 
To be called down bard in the West 
But Jim's gold brick has made Prim awful 

. sick. 
And at Jim he let out a big roar; 
For be thinks he got the gaff and the little 

horse-laugh. 
And old Tom Prim is very sore. 

For the wise Willie West has been feathering 

hiB nest 
S'nce Decker divorced him from Prim. 
When Willie heard tbe loss of tbe big tent 

show 
His eyes with tears grew dim. 
Tbe story Is the same — Field and West nave 

the game, 
For the tent has been folded and stored. 
But when P. & D. separate. Decker's sad fate 
Will be wr.tten in one word — IGNORED. 



Buffalo Bill Robbed. 



New Haven. Conn., June 30. 
(Special Correspondence.) 

It has just come to the surface that "Buf- 
falo's Bill's" receipts have been drained for 
several weiks by dishonest employes. Sus- 
picion was cast on Starr L. Pixley, of New- 
York, a brother of the late Annie Pixley, the 
actress. He was arrested shortly before the 
Wild West Show began Its exhibition here. 
Ho was taken into custody by local detec- 
tives at his post of ticket taker. Soon after 
his arrest the police also arrested George M. 
Monnell and Herman J. Leonard, both of 
New York, charging them with conspiracy. 

Pixley Is said to have confessed that for 
five week he and the two men whom he im- 
plicated have defrauded Colonel William F. 
Ccdy to the amunt cf from $3,000 to $5,000 by 
stealing tickets. Frcm one hundred to two 
hundred tickets, it is alleged, dally have 
been secreted by Pixley and sold by Monnell 
and Leonard. Pixley had about ninety tick- 
ets In his peckets when arrested. 



Mrs. Adam Forepaugh Weds. 



Mrs. Adam Forepaugh, widow of the fa- 
mous circus manager, and tbe beautiful 
woman to whoip he left a large part of his 
great fortune, was married recently to Wal- 
ter Nagle. a bapk clerk of Philadelphia. The 
announcement came as a surprise to Mrs. 
Forepaugh's many friends, both In theatri- 
cal circles throughout tbe country and in 
private circles of Philadelphia, where her 
home has been for many years. The wed- 
d.ng took place In Grace Church. New York 
City, and on the following day Mr. and Mrs. 
Nogle sailed on the Augusts Victoria, bound 
lor Plymouth, England. While members of 



the family deny that there was any secrecy 
about the marriage, it is a fact that very tew 
persona attended the ceremony, and those 
who d.d have been unwilling to discuss it 
s.nce. Adam Forepaugh. Mrs. Forepaugh's 
stepson, angrily refused to say anthing about 
tbe affair. Members of the lamily say that 
tbe wedding trip will be to Paris. But it 
may be a much longer journey than that, for 
Mrs. Forepaugh has a very dear relative, 
who is the wife of Fred. W. Sutterle, and 
both are now in China, it Is feared, in peril 
of their lives. Fred. Sutterle d.d an exten- 
sive business in furs and skins in Philadel- 
phia, but failed, with nearly $1,000,000 of La- 
bilities, and shortly afterward went to China, 
promoting a company formed to introduce 
certain industries in the Orient. Adam Fore- 
paugh's widow is 38 years old, but she 'bears 
the appearance of youth. Her figure might 
be called stout, but it is trim, and she bore 
the reputation of being or*- of the best- 
dressed, if not quite the best-dressed, woman 
in Philadelphia. Attired as she always is, 
in tbo latest Parisian creations in headwear 
and gowns, she makes a most striking ap- 
pearance. She bas youthful color, large 
black eyes and fine, heavy black hair. Her 
meeting and marriage with old Adam Fore- 
paugh had a much greater tinge of a ro- 
mance than her present- matrimonial ven- 
ture. She was scarcely more than a child 
when ho saw her, and she was very beauti- 
ful. Though tbe old showman had enjoyed 
the society of many beautiful women, be was 
immediately captivated by the girl. Mrs. 
Forepaugh, after her husband's death, lived 
with Mr. and Mrs. George Fish, of Philadel- 
phia, where she had a luxuriously furnished 
home. Mrs. Fish was the widow of John 
Forepaugh, and she still owns the theater in 
Eighth street that bears his name. Mrs. 
Forepaugh's acquaintance with Nagle has 
been cf several years' duration, and for the 
last two years they have been betrothed. He 
is said to be bandsome and a little more than 
40 years of age. 

Another Circus Agent Fake? 

On Monday afternoon, June 25, a man* who 
introduced himself as the advance agent of 
the Big Wallace Shows, stepped into the of- 
fice of tbe St. Charles Hotel, at Hamilton, 
O., and reg.stered as Geo. Hunter. He 
handed some laundry to the clerk, engaged 
& room and made arrangements to put up 
thero during his stay in Hamilton. After at- 
tending to these preliminaries, he stepped 
out without going into dinner and was not 
seen at the hotel again until evening, when 
he came and stcod around in the office 
awhile, talking with the night clerk and 
others. The stranger was a well-dressed 
man, wearing a dark suit of clothes and a 
dark blue negligee shirt, fastened down the 
front with gold shirt studs, set with small 
diamonds, and very swell. ^!e was consider- 
ably under medium height, and would be 
called a small man, and of slender build. 
He talked a great deal, and stated that the 
diamond shirt buttons had been presented to 
him by the Wallace people. He stated that 
his show would be in Hamilton on Saturday, 
July 28, and as this was to be the closing 
day of tbe Elks' fair, that he had arranged 
with them so that the fair would be open 
in the afternoon and closed in the evening, 
to allow his show full sway. During the af- 
ternoon he spent his time about town, rep- 
resenting himself as Wallace's advance 
man and a prominent Elk. He signified his 
intention of donating $200 to the fund for the 
carnival in this city, but failed to leave the 
money. He drove about town with Michael 
Kuhn, the city bill poster, and said he 
wanted 2,000 feet of bill-board space to bill 
the big shows. He tried to borrow $3 from 
Michael, but was refused. He saw several 
other people, among them George Rupp. the 
meat dealer, with whom he made an ap- 
pointment for Tuesday morning to purchase 
meat; and with James Jones, the coal and 
feed dealer, with whom he arranged to pur- 
chase a large consignment cf feed of all 
kinds for the animals, enough for .half a 
dozen circuses. He also asked Morton, the 
opera house bill poster, for space on the 
boards, and was to meet him Tuesday. The 
stranger kept none of his appointments for 
meetings, and failed to show up at the St. 
Charles to occupy his room. He has not been 
seen since, and his laundry awaits him at 
the hotel. He is believed to be either one of 
the gang which has been working the circus 
advance-agent scheme around the country, 
or a real feeler for the Wallace Circus try- 
ing to find out whether the Elks' fair would 
Interfer with their plans. 



Gossip. 



Rhoda Royal Show. 



Throughout Pennsylvania and New. York 
States the Rhoda Royal Shows are great 
public favorites. In Renovo. Pa., they re- 
cently gave exceptionally creditable perform- 
ances. The main tent on both occasions was 
packed from every side to dome, and that 
the largo audiences appreciated the special 
features on the long and varied programme 
was manifested by the frequent bursts of 
tumultuous applause. The Rhoda Royal peo- 
ple have everything they advertise, and each 
and every promise made in advance adver- 
tising was faithfully kept. Madam Royal In 
the delightful menage act; Prof. Jos. Berris 
In his unexcelled equine paradox: the mar- 
velous Eddys: the Petlts, in their thrilling 
tripple-bar work in mid-air: tbe Johnson 
Brothers, were all special features. The 
finale to the circus programme .was the won- 
■ derful exhibition of horsemanship by the 
body of Rough Riders, under command of 
Capt. Sharp. The management of the Rhoda 
Royal Shows Is to be commended for tbe 
gentlemanly and courteous treatment of 
their employes. The financial end of the 
show Is taken care of by that king of treas- 
urers. "Tony" Richardson. Mr. Richardson 
is said to have made a host of friends- In 

Renovo during bis too brief stay. 



Send in your route at once. 

E. L. Brannon called June 26. 

"Will McGowen is helping Busby. 

Harrison Bros, have their new top. 

Dan R. Robinson was a "Billboard" caller 
June 25. 

Chas. W. McClintack is agent of Tuttle's 
Olympic Shows. 

Four baby leopards were born at the Cin- 
cinnati Zoo June 25. 

E. M. Burk, at the Leland Hotel, wants 
B.ll SIcman's address. 

Washburn's "Tom" under canvas will show 
Portland, Pa.; shortly. 

Jas. W. Goodrich writes that the Goodrich 
Shows are doing a nice business. 

L. S. Thompson is now general agent of the 
Ed. F. Davis Shows, succeeding Lie Forrest 
Davis, retired. 

Dan. R. Robinson is making seme railroad 
contracts this season that will compare with 
the best of them. 

There are over fifty copies of "The Bill- 
board" sold among the boys of the Great 
Wallace Shows each week. - 

Ringling Bros." Circus showed at Emmetts- 
burg, la., on Friday, July 6. Emettsnurg is 
just 25 miles east of Spencer. 

"The Billboard" should be found at all 
news stands. Circus men must kick vigor- 
ously when they fail to find it on sale. 

All shows are requested to send in their 
routes two weeks in advance. Dates will be 
printed only one week ahead or the 'day of 
publication. 

The Forepaugh-Sells' Shows will be at 
Fargo, N. D., July 13, having cut out all 
Northwest territory except this date, on ac- 
count cf drouth. 

A large performing elephant with The Ring- 
ling Bros.' Shows became very ill during the 
performance at Owensboro. and died before 
the show reached Evansville. 

Giles Pullman is back in America once 
more, and has engaged as contractor ahead 
of Harrison Bros.' Shows. J.m Harrison 
writes that Giles is doing great work for him. 

Sheeny Mack, fake agent, under tbe name 
cf C. F. Wilson, contracted the Buffalo Bill 
Shows at Louisville, and succeeded in "bor- 
rowing" about sixty dollars from the butcher. 
Laker and landlord. 

The little fellows will do well to steer clear 
cf the Northwest this year, especially Min- 
nesota and the Dakotas. The wheat is all 
burned up, and there is practically no bar- 
vest. Some business can he had in the big 
towns, but the big sbows will get it all. 

Tho Robinson advance force, in spite of 
promises of Messrs. Scott & Aiken, pulled 
Buckskin Bill's paper at Piqua, O. In re- 
taliation, -Mi*. Dan Robinson put in Charles- 
ton, W. Va., and what Dawson and his 
braves did to the Robinson paper was— well, 
it was a plenty, all right. 

Following is the roster of the great Mel- 
bourn Shows' Advance: Lew Cole, advertis- 
ing agent: Bert Eades. boss bill poster: Frank 
Miller, bill poster: Lewis Comstock, lithog- 
rapher and programmer. The Great Mel- 
bourn opened this season at Palmyra, Wis., 
May. 5, and have met with great success. 

James S. Claxton. of Hallstead, Pa., writes 
that the Welsh Bros.' Railroad Shows recent- 
ly gave the best show that was ever seen in 
Hallstead, and had a full tent at both per- 
formances. They gave such satisfaction that 
the people of Hallstead want them -to play a 
return date, and they have accepted, and will 
show in Hallstead again this fall. 

A fake agent representing himself as con- 
tractor for the Buffalo Bill Shows, cleaned up 
Covington, Ky., June 28. He gave his name 
as Joe Day, and is armed with fac-slmiles 
of the contract forms used by the show. He 
got into the butcher, baker, hotel and livery- 
man pretty deep, but Oliver Fairchild only 
lost $5. which the rascal "borrowed" for a 
few hours. 

Andrew Carnegie simply can not give his 
money away as fast as it piles up. although 
be tries valiantly. He suffers keenly and 
lives in constant dread that he will die rich. 
He hopes to deplete his income by giving a 
public library to every town in America. If 
that fails there is only one recourse left him. 
He will have to back a circus under Frank 
Robbins* management. 

Advertising Car No. 1 of the Buffalo Bill 
Wild West and Rough Riders was in Zanes- 
ville, O., on June 25. gladdening vacant bill 
boards and dead walls with lithographs ' of 
that great attraction. The car is a Pullman 
combination diner and sleeper, and is far 
above the average in comfort and appearance. 
Frank J. O'Donnell, general p**ess agent, is 
in charge of the car. The outfit visited Ma- 
rietta. O., the following day. 

This is the seventh annual tour of the Key- 
stone Shows, and up to date the best finan- 
cially. The show is on an entirely new- 
route, but its reputation precedes it in every 
town, and good business has prevailed since 
the opening, April 21. Both the big show and 
concert give the best of satisfaction. Keller 
Iseralnger, our hustling advance agent, re- 
ports still better prospects ahead, but miser- 
able bad roads. The latter is about the only 
thing we have to contend with, but having 
substantial platform spring wagons and good 
stock, we make every stand on time. 

Sig. Saute] le's 25-Cent Shows recently made 
five stands in Massachusetts, which were 
productive of ten record-breaking houses, as 
the crowds were packed in to the ring bank 
at every performance but one. They have 
now entered Rhode Island for a brief stay, 
after which they go back to Connecticut. 
General Agent Haley Is once more in charge 



of the advahee, and reports bright-hued 

prospects ahead. Thus far. It Is said, busi- 
ness everywhere has been such as to war- 
rant tho assertion that 1900 will be the ban- 
ner season for Mr. Sautelle. which is a h.gh 
tr.bute to the judgment of Business Man- 
ager J. C. Banks, who has exclusive control 
cr the routing of the show. Alburtra, wire- 
baired man, and Lou Simpson, contortionist, 
havo closed. Herbert Swift and w.fe joined 
auout a week ago in Webster, Mass. 



Robinson's Staff Feted. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— Business with the Ten Big has 
been phenomenal. At Bellaire we d.d won- 
derful, notwithstanding we played there the 
"■-•son of 1S99. This fact speaks for itself. 
The social feature of the week was a dinner 
given by Mr. Stevens, of the executive staff 
!.«. tue noiei Scneniey, in l-'ittsburg. Covers 
were laid for twelve, the table being ar- 
ranged to represent a circus r.ng. Mr. John 
G. Robinson and his lieutenants, Cuilen 
Dale, Stickney, Steele, Ellsworth, Ambrose 
Dauy. Mcconville, Dutton and Wilson made 
up the party. » "BIG TOP " 

■Jau-bi-ige, O., June 27. 



Routes. 



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AMENT'S, CAPT. W. D 
Lac, Wis., July 1 to 4. 

barnum & BAILEV'S-Lelpzig, Germany, 
July 2 to 15. - ■" 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Lon- 
don, u., July 4; Springfield, O.. July 5; 
Washington C. H-.-O., July 6; New Lexing- 
tcu. Juiy i: Gallipolis. O.. July 9; Charleston. 
W. Va.. July 10; Huntington. July 11: Louisa 
July 12; Ashland, Ky., July 13; Ironton. O 
July 14. ■■■■:.:■ 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Auburn, 
'. Y " J u [ y 5: "haca. N. Y., July 6; Roch- 
ester, N. Y., July 7. 

CANTON CARNIVAL CO.— Binghamton. 
rv. l., June 25 to 30; Elmira, N. Y., July '» 

to i. - * 

FOREPAUGH SELLS BROS.'— Mason City 
la.. July 3: Austin. Minn., July 4; Falrbault,' 
July 5; Minneapolis, July 6; St. Paul July 7 

GENTRY'S SHOW No. 3-Boston, Mass., 
July 2 to 8. - 

GENTRY'S SHOW No. 2-Brooklyn N 
\.. July 2 to 7. ' 

GENTRY'S DOG AND PONY SHOW. No 4 
—Portage La Prairie, July 9; Brandon. July 
10. Souris, July 11; Boristene. July 12: Kalar- 
ney, July 13; Morden, July 14. 

J. P. HARRIS' UNCLE TOM'S CABIN CO 
—Williamsburg, Pa., July 5; HoIIidaysbure. 
p /?:- July 6; Franktown. July 7: Duneans- 
ville. Pa.. July 9; Roaring Spring. Pa., July 
10: Martinsburg, Pa., July 11; Saxton. Pu 
July -is. 

KENNEDY BROS.' WILD WEST SHOW— 
Fort Wayne. Ind.. July 1 to 7. 

LAMBRIGGER'S ZOO -Brownville Pa 
June 26 to 30: Connersville. Pa.. July '2 to 7! 

. LEMON BROS.'— Moncton. N. B.. June 30- 
Halifax, N. S., July 2. 

„„ L 9 WBRY BROS.— Sharpsville, Pa., June 
30; Sharon, Pa., July 2 and 3; West Middle- 
sex, Pa., July 4. • 

Mccormick bros.- silver plate- 

Stillwater, O., June'30; Newport, O July '»• 
Dennison, O., July 3. *" 

MIKEL'S. NAY, CARNIVAL-Toledo. O 
June 2», indefinitely. 

NEW ENGLAND CARNIVAL CO.— Milwau- 
kee, Wis., July 2 to 14. 

NORRIS & HOWE'S ANIMALS-Butte 
Mont.. June 29 and 30; Anaconda, Mont.. 
July 2. 

~ PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— Salem. 
O., July 6: Alliance. O., July 7; Canton O 
July 9; Massillon, O., July 10; Wooster O ' 
July 11; Mansfield, O., July 12. 

RINGLING BROS. —Osceola, la., June 30- 
Des Moines la., July 2; Ft. Dodge, la., July 
3; Le Mars, la.. July 4: Worthington, Minn.. 
July 5: Emmettsburg, la., July 6; Iowa Falls 
la., July 7. 

SELLS-GRAY SHOWS— Middlesboro Ky 
July 4; Big Stone Gap. Va.. July -5. 

SILVER BROS.' NOVELTY SHOW— Tra- 
verse City. Mich.. July 3 to 5. 

STETSON'S R. K. SHOW— Newton. N. J. 
July 4: Washington. N. J.. July 5: Oxford, 
N. J., July 6; Belvidere, N. J., July 7; Port- 
land. Pa., July 9. 

STEWART- FAMILY SHOWS-Loraln a 

O., July o; McCartyville, O., July 6; Jackson I 

Center. O., July 7: Yorkshire. O., July 9: S 

Wynant. O., July 10; Loramies, O., July 11; B 
ilcCartyvllle, O., July 12; Jackson Center, 
O.. July 13. 

TUTTLE'S OLYMPIC— Bakers. Pa., July 5; 
Cresson, July 6: Gallitzin. July 7. 

VAN AMBURG & GALLAGHER'S— Tru- 
mansburg, N. Y., June 30: Ithaca, N. Y-, 
July 2: lirotcn. N. Y.. July 3; Moravia. N. 
Y.. July 4; Aurora, N. Y.. July 5; Union 
Springs, N. Y., July 6: Auburn. N. Y.. July 7. 

WALLACE SHOWS— Bay City, Mich., July 
5; Mt. Pleasant, Mich., July 6; Cadillac, 
Mich., July 7; Petowskey. Mich., July- 9; 
Traverse City, Mich.. July 10: Muskegon. 
Mich., July 11; Benton Harbor. Mich.. July li. 
12; Joliet, 111.. July 13; Strator, HI., July 14; fc™ 
Peoria, 111., July 16. i\ 

WELSH BROS.' WAGON SHOWS— Far- £»**» 

randsville. Pa., July 5: Flemington, Pa., July £'■» m 3 

6: Mill Hall, Pa.. July 7; Salona. Pa.. July 9; Mi m » 

Howard, Pa., July 10: Milesburg, Pa., July |j,-«Ml; 

11: Coleville. Pa.. July 12. Sj 

THE WHITNEY SHOWS— Colon. Mich., k 

July 4; Mendon. Mich., July -5: Centerville, $ 

Mich., July 6; Constantine, Mich., July 7. , Ut. 



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Exposition in a Dilemma. 



Toledo, O., June 26.— (Special.)— The ad- 
-erse decision of the Supreme Court to-day 
egarding the availability of the Centennial 
pprcpriation of $500,000 is a sad blow to the 
romoters of the Centennial Exposition here, 
iut it has not caused them to lose heart yet. 
Colonel James Kilbourne, president of the 
:tate Commission, was here when the de- 
ision was received, and expressed himself 
s follows: 

"I hope Toledo will keep up its local organ- 
zation for a time until we can find out what 
an be done. I believe that the governor will 
-all a special session of .the legislature. I 
hall have a frank talk with him immediate- 
y and place the situation- before him. He is 
irgely responsible for the failure of the leg- 
slature to make an appropriation, but I 
hink that he will now be willing to do what 
a in his power, to remedy the trouble. The 
;reat danger is that Toledo will become dis- 
usted and discouraged. The decision places 
•overncr Nash in a serious dilemma, and 
e will be ready and willing. I think, to call 
[ special session cf the legislature. We will 
hen get the $1,000,000 without the slightest 
pposition. Ohio is going to have a centen- 
ial, and I sincerely trust Toledo will not 
ack down at this juncture. It would be "an 
vcrlastlng disgrace to Toledo and North- 
western Ohio were the matter allowed to 
rop now." 



Fountain for Festival. 



Manager E. T. Ziegler. of the Cincinnati 
"all Festival, has received a request from 
n Eastern firm wishing to exhibit an im- 
mense electric fountain during the festival, 
'he lower basin will be sixty feet in diam- 
ter, and the stream will rise twenty-five . 
let. Colors will be produced by stereOpticon. 
Ciegler will this, week begin to distribute- 
3veral million elaborate posters and artistic 
Advertising small sheets within a radius of 
!0 miles of Cincinnati. 



Carnival of Music. 



Marshalltown, la., will be the storm center 
f musical organizations on July 11 and 12, 
hen. it is confidently stated by the promo- 
irs cf the band carnival that, more than 
venty-five bands will soothe the savage 
reast for two days and contest for the ex- 
client prizes hung up for the winners. It 
proposed by the promoters of the carnival 
take- the bands to Marshalltown without 
;<pense, furnishing them free transportation 
' er the railway lines and entertaining them 
ring two days at tbe hotels without any 
cessary expenditure on their part. The 
nd boys will be made free of the fair 
ounds and have an opportunity of visiting 
e races, which will, doubtless, have its ef- 
ct in drawing entries from outside points, 
excursions will be run from Peoria, Center- 
He. Mason City and over the Story City 
'anch. Contributions from business men 
the necessary fund have been very liberal, 
[id a successful carnival is a certainty. 
The Central Conference of Rabbis will hold 
jteir annual conference at Niagara Falls, 
Y., this month.. One of the chief subjects 
11 be the extension of Hebrew charities. 
The first general meeting of the newly- 
'ganized Association of Kansas Ccmmerc.al 
tubs will take place in Topeka shortly. 
~ e object of the new association is the de- 
lopment of the commercial, agricultural 
3d manufacturing interests of the State, 
e increasing of its industries, and tbe ad- 
>rtisement of its resources through the 
•untry. Permanent officers will be elected 
. the coming convention, and. the plan of 
ganization thoroughly discussed. 
This month will witness a Pan-A'frican 
inference in London,- Eng., with the object 
securing increased recognition of the 
ghts of Ureal Britain's colored subjects, 
e idea originated with Mr. H. S. Williams, 
native of Trinidad, whose appeal met with 
i enthusiastic response, and Southwest 
frlca, the West Indies, Abyssinia and the 
sited States have sent representatives with 
e view of looking after the general inter- 
ts of the colored race. The demands will 
elude a thorough system of education and 
presentation and peasant proprietorship, 
ith. especial reference to South Africa and 
e West Indies. 



Louisville Horse Show. 



The Commercial Club of Louisville in di- 

H atlng its efforts toward organizing a. .horse 

ow company, whose purpose is to give the 

:izens of Louisville annual exhibitions of 

|s blooded horses of Kentucky. At a recent 

cial meeting of the Board of Directors of 

club. Brent Altsheler, who Is interested 

the formation of the company, appeared 

id asked the club to assist in getting the 

fganization under way. ' Mr, Altsheler said 

I would be necessary to have a membership 



of 100 persons, who would be required to in- 
vest J100 each. He also said that one-third 
of the membership had been secured, and he 
thought the others could be gotten with little 
trouble. After hearing Mr. Altsheler, the di- 
, rectors decided to indorse the movement and 
work for its success. Thereupon the follow- 
ing committee was appointed to go ahead 
with the work: John B. Castleman, chairman ; 
Brent Altsheler, secretary: George Gaulbert, 
W. W. Hite, Peyton N. Clarke, I. W. Bern- 
heiin, W. H. Bailey, L. H.. Hudson. Lawrence 
Jones, Louis Seelbach, Henry A. Bell. Theo- 
dore Ahrens, Jr., T. L. Jefferson, George C. 
Norton, Louis Stewart, Attilla Cox, Sr., Ma- 
rion E. Taylor, Henry Kaufman, S. A. Cul- 
bertson, J. G. Roach, Morris Belknap, How- 
ard M. Burford, John M. Atherton. J. B. 
Wathen. Dr. A." M. Cartledge. R. W. Brown, 
James W. Kennedy, - S. DeRidder, Biscoe 
Hindman, J. J. Douglas, Scott Newman, S. 
J. Cook and John Doerhoefer. Gen. Castle- 
man w:il call a meeting of the committee in 
a few days. It will be divided into sub-com- 
mittees, and the city will be canvassed for 
the additional subscribers necessary to make 
the company a certainty. As soon as they are 
secured, a meeting will be held and officers 
will be elected. The headquarters of the 
company will be in the rooms of the Com- 
mercial Club. 



Happenings. 



Emporia, Kas., Items. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— Business in the posting line be- 
gins to slacken up some with me, though I 
have posted twelve 16-sneets, Prickly Ash 
Bitters: ten 8-sheets, Export Cigar; 100 
sheets. Dr. Pepper; 50 sheets, Winfleld As- 
sembly, and 50 local this week. I also have 
showings up for the Sportman, Marguerite 
and Henry George Cigars; 'Hires' Root Beer, 
Bull Durham and Friends' Oats. I have 
done no outside distributing, but tacked ban- 
S. cr .? {° r Cud aby's "Diamond C" Soap and 
Bull Durham, and cards for Silk Soap I 
have work on the way from the Dodd's Med- 
ical Co ; have never done any work for them 
yet. I just took a "tip" from your list, which 
is a big thing for distributors. I am not an 
association man, but will be inside of thirty 
days. Allen's Foot Ease should send out 
larger samples, so their men would only 
have to leave one at a house. I got five, and 
a neighbor seven samples at one distribution. 
Arbuckle Bros.' representative. F. W.Clarke 
is in town-, and has written his house about - 
my plant. B. F. Levy, of the Chattanooga 
Medicine Co.. was In town last week, but did 
no distributing. I am putting up a board in 
the "hottest" railroad showing in Emporia. 
When complete It will be 20 feet high by 60 
feet long: the upper 8 feet is for painted 
bulletins, and wiU be used first for the street 
fair, which occurs here September 26 to 28 
Local parties are engaging space now for the 
fair date. Respectfully, 

FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Toronto's Qreat Exhibition. 



. The prize list for Toronto's great annual 
Exposition and Industrial Fair, which this 
year will be held from August 27 to Septem- 
ber 8, has just been published It shows 
some increase in the premiums, and gives 
evidence of the minutest attention to the 
promotion of the best interests of the coun- 
try. Mr. H. J. Hill, the manager and secre- 
tary, has been in Europe after some special 
attractions, and it is expected that he will 
be successful in securing some features of the 
highest class that have . never before been 
seen in any city or town of America. Prize 
lists can be had by addressing Mr. Hill at 
the office, 82 King street, East, Toronto, 



Keystone State Firemen. 



On Aug. 23 and 24 the Central Pennsylvania 
Association of Volunteer Firemen, which 
comprises Center. Clearfield, Blair and parts 
of Huntingdon and Lycoming Counties, will 
meet at Philipsburg, and a grand parade and 
tournament will be part of the features that 
will take place, for which $T00 will be offered 
in prizes. C. H. Musser, city bill poster of 
Philipsburg, is president. ' 



Red Men to Make Merry. 

The Red Men's Street Fair at Portsmouth, 
O., is going to be a dandy. The Midway will 
be one of the best ever given, and will, at the 
same time, present nothing but clean, decent 
attractions. The following features are among 
the many planned: Edison's Vitascope; Mou- 
lin Rouge, where will be found the high-class 
dancing girls of all nations; Visions of Art, 
where will be given the very best of living 
pictures: Children's Theater, composing 
Punch and Judy, and all such attractions: 
performing animals; Moorish Palace, the 
resort of the Oriental dancing girls; Turkish 
Theater, with jugglers, dervishes, etc.: Mu- 
seum of Wonders, Romany Gipsy Camp, 
American Theaters, where vaudeville shows 
will be constantly going on, : and the Temple 
of Mysteries, which will be devoted to tricks 
and illusions of all kinds; a mammoth Ferris 
Wheel and Streets of Cairo, in which will be 
found camels, elephants, giraffs, and all that - 
make the Streets of Cairo the Streets of 
Cairo. 

Excursions will be run on all railroads, and 
10,000 people are expected daily. The com- 
mittee are meeting with great encouragement 
in the furtherance of all their plans. 



The year 1900 will be the banner year for 
fairs and celebrations. • 

Ft. Dodge, la., has about decided to hold 
■ a street fair in a few weeks. 

The street fair to be held at Macon, Ga. is 
attracting widespread attention. 

The Shelby County Teacheri' Institute will 
be held at Sidney, O., Aug. 27 to 31. 

The Colorado State Horticultural Fair may 
be held at Grand Junction or Denver. 

The annual field day of the Kni-^lits or St. 
John at Sidney .O., will be held Sept. 3. 

The Waycross Fair Association is making 
earnest efforts to bring oft the fair this tall. 

The citizens of Terre Haute, Ind., are talk- 
ing of holding another big street fair this 
fall. 

Mattoon. 111., will have a free street fair 
again this fall, probably the first week in 
October. 

The citizens around Wheatland, Wyo are 
making preparations to hold a county fair 
this fall. • . 

The Hospital Association o*f Cohoes N Y 
adopted a resolution to hold a fair some lime 
tuis fall. 

The Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold 
its annual picnic and field day at Lake Ma- 
ranacook. 

The Courtland (N. Y.) Agricultural Fair 
has changed its dates from Aug. 28 and 31 to 
Aug. 21 to 24. 

. The East Side Improvement Assopiation of 
Colorado took steps to insure a State Fair at 
Pueblo next fall. 

Joe Ferarl, manager of the Anglo-Amer ! - 
ea £. A ° imal Shows, is a constant reader of 

Tho Billboard." 

The horse, stock and flower shows at Den- 
ver Col. next fall will replace the usual 
costly celebration. 

The veterans of the Sixth Georgia will hold : 
their reunion at Macon, Ga., durinj* their 
street fair in September. 

Citizens of Crescent City. Cal„ have held a 
meeting to discuss the holding of a fair or 
racing meeting at that city. 

Brig Gen. Tyrrell still continues to agi- 
tate the question of holding a State encamp- 
ment of the National Guard. 

The Globe Lodge, of Dixon, III., is making 
preliminary arrangements for the annual cel- 
ebration of the order, Aug. 24. 

The citizens of Harrodsburg, Ky.. are pre- 
paring to have a big street fair the latter 
part of August or September 1. 

The panoramic picture of Cincinnati issued 
by the Henderson Lithographing Company 
has attracted no little attention. 

The members of the Milwaukee Park Board 
have secured the convention of the Ameri- 
can Park and Outdoor Art Association. 

The S. C. and West Indian Exposition. 1o 
be held in Charleston, S. C, In 1901-1302 al- 
ready has a capital stock of over 1100,009. 

Lexington's Horse Show will be a hummer 
this year. Shankiin not only knows how to 
get a fair up, but also how to advertise it. 

L. Oppenheimer is making a success of 
promoting. Joplin bids fair to turn out the 
most pronounced success of the Southwest. 

The Cortland County Agricultural Society 
of New York has changed their fair dates 
from August 28 to 31 to August 21, 22. 23 and 

The citizens of Winchester. Ind., are mak- 
ing preparation for a greater display at the 
Randolph County Fair this fall than ever be- 
fore. 

There are new features being devised every 
day in regard to the street fair at Portland, 
Ore. The big meeting of the Elks may go 
there. 

Roe!.-ford. 111., promises to Jo all in her 
power to entertain the Swedish singsi-s and 
their friends during the singing-festival, July 
19 to 21. 

Francis N. Wilson Fire Company No. 5, 
Catskill, N. Y., contemplates holding a fair 
in their village building during the last week ' 
in October. 

The Frankfort (Ky.) Street Fair and Car- 
nival Association promises to give one of the 
greatest carnivals for fun on earth some 
time this fall. - 

The Uniform Rank, K. of P.. of Cleveland, 
O., will hold Its annual picnic in Forest City 
Tark. In the morning Cleveland lodges will 
give a parade. 

The Kentucky PresB Association of Bowling 
Green, Ky., will bold its annual outing this 
year at Louisville, Ky., July 23 and 24. R. 
E. Momingstar "is secretary. - 

A -mass meeting of citizens of McKinney, 
Tex., has decided to hold a big two dnj-s" 
reunion of ex-Confederates and old settlers 
at McKinney July 18 and 19. 

■Tto New Hampshire Veterans have perfect- 
ed arrangements for one of the most success- 
ful reunions ever held. The encampment will 
be held the last week in August. 

If you can't And "The Billboard" on tho 
news stands, promptly register a kick with 
the news agent and immediately inform the 
business office of "The Billboard." 

The city of Mattoon, 111., has decided to 
hold another free street fair the first week in 
October, in the interest of the whisky trust, 
as it will be too cool then for beer. 

The stockholders and directors of the Way- - 
cross Fair Association, of Waycross, Ga., 
have decided to hold the fourth annual ex- 
hibit from November 5 to 9. 

The No. 4, I. O. F. of A., of Crown Point. 
Ind., will give three days of fun during their 
street carnival. It will be better than any 
picnic and a whirlwind of amusement. 

The Harrison County Agricultural and Live 
Stock Association, of Cynthlana, Ky., have 



moved their dates up one day by request of 
a number of business men of Cincinnati, O. 

Leon Mooser writes that the street fair at 

-Omaha, to be held the latter part of next 

September, will be the greatest that has ever 

been held. He says W.; W. Cole is behind it. 

Since Geo, Mooser. of San Francisco, has 

proposed a street fair In Eureka, Cal., it has 

taken a new lease of life, and plans have 

been formulated for a three days' celebra- 

- tion. 

Mr Hibbard, of South Shore, Mich., offers 
a ticket from Houghton to Boston. Mass. 
and return for the most popular lady attend- 
2?, s V"0 carnival dance at the Houghton 
atreet Fair. 

The preparations of the Elks for their big 
July carnival at Duluth, Minn., are progress- 
ing satisfactory. Many prominent men will 
be present. William Jennings Bryan and 
Admiral George Dewey have been invited. 

The local Belgian hare fanciers of Los An- 
S f .1' „V , bave decided to hold an exhibit 
2 .i ne Be'Sian hare in October, and might 
hold a hare banquet. In order to convince the 
people that the animal was equal, if not the 
superior, of chicken. 

*r T .? e executive committee of tbe Wabash 
Valley Pow- Wow has arranged for street cir- 
cus performances in Kokomo, Ind., on July 
J4 and 2a. Forty separate acts will be given 
on street corners, in addition to an historic 
spectacle, the Battle of Tippecanoe, at the 
Driving Park at night. 

The program for the Delavan Lake Assem- 
bly is a strong one, the speakers engaged in 
addition to Sam Jones, including Ur Hlllis 
the Rev. Robert Mclntire, Dr. A. A. W.llits' 
wt Re, \. S ' p »; kes Cadman, D.D.. W. Hlnton 
White. Mrs. Mate H. Tapping, Prof. a. il 
Newens and others. 

The management of the big street fair to 
be held at Joplin, Mo., will be turned over to 
L. Oppenheimer, who conducted the recent 
similar affair at Topeka, Kan. He bears cre- 
dentials and testimonials signed by officers of 
the Business Men's Club of Topeka aud other 
prominent citizens of that place. 

Schemes are being made, in Portland, Ore., 
for the purpose of raising funds for a street 
fair and carnival, to be held in that city this 
fall. One of their schemes is to place bar- 
rels on the corners for the citizens to throw 
all old rubber articles, which will be dis- 
posed of to swell the fund of the street fair. 

The naval parade at San Francisco, Cal 
planned for the 9th of September celebration 
asked Alameda County to contribute a float! 
The naval parade will be a memorable fea- 
ture of the celebration, which Chas. H. Tur- 
ner, chairman of committee, says will be the 
greatest thing ever witnessed on San Fran- 
cisco Bay.. 

A street fair for Bluffton, Ind.. this year 
looks only like a possibility. The feeling 
among business men is somewhat divided on 
tho subject. To run a fair successfully it is 
estimated that about $2,400 would be needed. 
A little over $2,100 was raised last year. 
There is at present no street fair organiza- 
tion, and organized effort is what is now 
needed to insure the city a fair this fall. 

A. A. Bibler, of Crown Point, Ind., repre- 
senting tho Independent Order of Foresters, 
has closed a contract with the American 
Amusement Company to put on a street fair 
and carnival at Crown Point during the 
month of August. The affair will be under 
the auspices of the Foresters of the country, 
and will be three days ' in duration. The 
amusement programme will be varied, and 
will consist of thirty of forty different fea- 
tures. 

The P. B. C. of Poughkeepsie, N. Y.. have 
undertaken to give a street fair this fall, and 
are making preparations to have a One en- 
tertainment. They appointed Mr. F. A. 
Thomas, the director general of the midway 
and carnival, who is an affable gentleman 
and an old pioneer at the business. He con- 
ducted a successful street fair in Newark, N. 
J., and will push tb-ings rapidly there to 
make the event the most successful of that 
city. 

The Pennsylvania Society for the Advance- 
ment of the Deaf Mutes will hold Its sixteenth 
annual convention in Pittsburg, Pn.. Aug. 29 
to 31. Sessions will be conducted In the 
chapel of the First Presbyterian Church. 
Over 200 delegates, men and women, the ma- 
jority deaf mutes, will be in attendance. The 
day session will be devoted to business, all 
of which will be conducted by means of tbe 
sign language. The evening meetings will be 
open to the public with oral interpreters pres- 
ent to convey to the audience the substance 
of addresses given by any of the deaf-mute 
celebrities on the program. 

The farmers of Aroostook County. Me., 
who attended the Potato Show of 1S99 were so 
well pleased and satisfied with their prem- 
iums and the picnic, dinner, etc.. that they 
have decided to have another this season, 
some time in September, but it has not been 
decided what town will be chosen for the 
potato show, though Ft. "Fairfield has been 
proposed. The committee having charge of 
the affair is ready to receive bids, offers, etc.. 
and requests those who are desirous of hav- 
ing the 1900 potato show held 'n ih'ir town 
to communicate with the general manager at 
Maple ton. Me. Geo. B. Dickert is secretary. 
There is considerable discussion as to 
.whether or not Colorado Springs Is to have 
..a carnival this year. Nothing has as yet been 
done In the way of preparation, and It Is gen- 
erally agreed that there should be one. No 
meeting of tho carnival committee' has yet 
been called. The trouble seems to be that the 
enthusiasm over the carnival lias never been 
general enough, and a comparatively few peo- 
ple have been depended upon to make the 
celebration a success. As Denver has decided 
not to have a festival this year, Colorado 
Springs will probably have a greater attrac- 
tion than ever before. D. V. Donaldson, the 
founder of the Flower Festival, states that - 
the carnival celebration should be main- 
tained every summer, or else something of 
like nature should be substituted for It. 



THE BILLBOARD 



LIST OF 



FAIRS. 



This list is revised and corrected week- 
ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 
send in theirdates at the earliest possible 
moment after they are claimed, and to 

u notify us promptly as to any change. 

U Rosters and dates are published abso- 
lutely Free of Charge. 



_, Copyrighted 1900. All rights reserved. $ 

V|H££AAAtt^AAfiAAftfiAfifi^AAAfi^r 

ALABA.UA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Date not fixed. D. M. Drennen, 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

ABKANSAS. 

CLARKSVILLE, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE BLUFF. ARK.— State Fair. Aug. 22 to 
27. M. E. Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA.. 

CKESCENT CITY, CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 26 to 28. D. W. 
Finch, secy. 

FERN DALE. CAL— Fcmdale Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 8. 1900. E. B. Carr. Fern- 
dale. Cal., pres. ; W. H. Roberts, Ferndale, 
Cal., secy. 

NAPA, CAL. — Napa Agricultural Society. 
July 9 to 14. 

RED • BLUFF. CAL.— Tehama County Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 6 to 11. Doug- 
las S. Cone, chairman; M. R.-Hook, secy. 

SACRAMENTO. CAL.— California State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 15. A. 3. 
Spreckels, San Francisco. Cal.. pres.; Peter 
J. Shields, Sacramento. Cal., secy. 

SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

WILLOWS. CAL.— Agricultural Association. 
July 30 to Aug. 4. 1900. 

COLORADO. 

GLENWOOD, COL.— Farmers' Club District 

Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell. pres., 

Carbondale; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. R. 
Willets, Basalt, 

COWNEOTICUT. 

BRANFORD, CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 
to 20. E. Doolittle, pres.; J. P. Callahan, 
secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 
secy. 

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. 

NEWTOWN, CONN.— The Newtown Agricul- 
tural Fair Company. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. 
T. E. Piatt, Redding Ridge, Conn., pres.; 
S. J. Botsford, Newtown, Comi., vice pres.; 
H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; P. H. 
McCarthy. Newtown. Conn., secy. 

NORWICH. CONN.— New London County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 5. J. A. Bill, 
pres.; T. W. Yenlngton. secy.; C. W. Hill. 

PUTMAN, CONN.— Fair. Sept. U to 13. 
Richard Gorman, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 

Springs Agricultural Society. First part of 
October. C. Z. Gary, secretary. 

W1LHMANTIC. CONN.— Wlllimantlc Fair 
Association. Sept. 21 to 23. M. E. Lincoln, 
secretary. 

GEORGIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H. Martin. 

> ALDOSTA. GA.— Exposition. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
3. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS. GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 5 to 9. 

ILLINOIS. 

A =£? 0, IL L.-<Mercer County Agricultural 
fL^'SMT:. Sept * 18 - 19 - 2° «">» M. 1900. G. 

. "• Williams. Box 346. Aledo, i:i.; secy. 
. ATLANTA. ILL.— Atlanta Union Fair. Sept. 
4 to 7, 1900. Ed>. Stubblefieid, McLean, 111., 
pres.; J P. Hleronymus, Atlanta, II!., 

.JJf-W. B. Strond. Jr.. Atlanta. 111., secy. 

AUI\A, ILL.— Union County Fair. Aug S3 to 
si. M. V. Eaves, secy. 

AVON, ILL.— Avon Fair and Improvement As- 

Avon, 111., pres.; E. C. Woods, Avon. HI., 
•>££?»•. Jull «n Churchill. Avon. III., secy. 

. A . VIA> 'I"l-— Kane Oounty Fair. Aug. 28 
upt ?, X i.A^?;„ H - T - Hunter, secy. 
?. LV . E £ E F E ' ILL.-Boone County Agrlcul- 
J,™ 1 S £? le S r '„ Se « rt - * to »• Job" Hannah, 
■ecy ' treaB -: M - D - Perkins. 

B !^ NBLL - ILL --Tbe Bushnell Fair Asso- 
»5SS?"«' A .V,*- ffl to 8 *.'M00. C. C. Chain, 
BUeanell. 111., pres.; James -Cole. Bushnell, 
Ji£, treas. ; J. H. Johnson, Bushnell, 111., 

° qSI^X ?' - 1LL — Dougles County Fair. 

„fept- 4 '° 7 - A - Halns. secy. 
A £i? R l D .? E 'J LU - The Forty-third Annual 
£!!» °' the H. enr Jr County Agricultural So- 
n~/'- ^. UB ' S? \° 24 ' 190 °- L - J- Wilkinson, 

i.?«£ : JA eo - Boltenstern, secy. 

* *«*• fO'NT, ILL.-Adams County Fair. 

ofn p iiM,, to ,I«, Rlcnnrd Shaton. Becy. 
pȣ n 1 . LL , E ' ILL-Muncoupin County 

oiouV °™ , 2 to 5 ' Geo - J - Castle, secy. 
^ifJi' iHt— J™ rite County Agricultural 
Board. Sept. 4 to 8. 1900. Elvis Stinnett, 
cannl. IH.. prea.; J. W. McHenry. Carml. 
JJ^vfoe prea.; R. L. Organ. o5W. III.. 



< '4^' r *i AQE ' ILL -— Hancock County Fair. 
i ul ?, 30 to Aug. 3. H. A. Cutler, pres ; L 
N. Cherrill. treas.: John F. Scott, secy. 

C w A , MP , A Ji G 5' * ItL --Cbampaign county Ag- 
ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. H. H 
Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N. 
Beers, secy. 

CHARLESTON, ILL.-Coles County Fair 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco, secy! 

CLEAR CREEK. ILL.-Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Frank E. 
bmitn, secy. 

CLINTON, ILL.-DeWitt County Agricultu- 
?n" a f d "f cnanl «" Association. Aug?6 to 
F." M J cCu F d U d'y! r secy? S - : Th - Ewine ' «"•' 

CRAWFORDSVILLE. ILL.-Fair. Sept. 10 

DB £ A .^ A , N V II 4'.r' Tne Twenty-second Annual 
Stir* P e f „ azeweU County Agricultural 

prea.; J. o. Jones, secy 

"cta^o 00 ^ £ U - Tbe , ^wood *•«•«• Aseo- 

5t*£ , -«5£.JS ,, S£ r 1Ur -. Aue - » to "■ 

m w^?^ l h Lk ~ Tt ^ Twentieth Annual Fair. 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Septl 
uss e Ohilds, pres.; Geo. R. Cur- 

FAIRBUHY, ILL.-Fairbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board Sept. 3 to 7. R. E. Straight, 
pres.; A. D. Westerwelt, secy.; LB 
Downing, treas. 

P ?,n E ^°i R T' IL "L.-Northern Illinois Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14 J E 
iaggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil" 
Freeport, 111./ secy. * 

GALEN-A. ILL.— Jot. Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. lauo. Win T 
Hodson, Ualena. ill., pres.; H. B. Ohetlalni 
Galena, in., vice pres.; John J. Gray Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Win. Barner, Galena* HI., 

GOLCONDA. ILL.-Pope County Fair. Oct 
J to 6. A. H. Floyd, secy. 

GREENUP, ILL.— Cumberland County Fair 
Sept. 6 to 10. H. E. Cash, secy 

GRIGGSV1LLE, ILL.— Illinois Valley Fair 
Association. Aug, 7 to lu. C. SI. Simmons 
pres.; J. s. Felmley, treas.; J. F. Hatch 
secy. -....' 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Fair 

„ Au . s 'J !1 to 24 - J- Bennet, secy. 

HOOPESTON, ILL.-Hoopeston District Ag- 
ricultural society. Twenty-fltth Annual 

.,T?£;n, A V s : ' M to 2i - Dale Wallace, secy. 

JOLIET. UA,.— Will County Fair. Sept 18 
to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kellev 
secy. ' 

JONESBORO. ILL.— Union County Fair 
bept. 11 to 14. J. H. Hilboldt, secy: 

JObLlN, ILL.— Rock Island Fair. Sent 11 
to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 

KANKAKEE, ILL. — Kankakee County Fair 
Sept. 10 to 14-^Len Smell, secy. 

KE\VANEE, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. A. 

B. Huckins, secy. 

KAOVXILLE, ILL.— Knox County Fair 
Sept. 4 to 7. S. C. Russell, secy. 

LA HARPE, ILL.— La Harpe Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 20 to 24, 1900. E. A. Wilcox 
Durham, 111., pres.; Geo. Coulson, La 
Harpe, 111., vice pres.; John R. Roberts, La 
Harpe, 111., secy.; C. H. lngraham. La 
Harpe, 111., treas. ■; ^^ 

LE ROY, ILL.— Le Roy Fair and Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bare- 
more, Dawnes, 111., pres.; Ed. Langdon. Le 
Koy. 111., secy. 

LIBERTYVILLE. ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. U to 14, 1900. Wm. 
E. Miller. Libertyville, 111., pres.: E. W 
Parkhurst, Libertyville. 111., treas.; O E. 
Churchill, Libertyville, 111., secy. 

MACOMB. ILL. — McDonough Stock Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900 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. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M 
Kern, treas. 

-MARTINSVILLE, ILL.-CIark County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 

MINDOTA. ILL.— LaSalle County Fair. 
July 17 to 20. Geo. H. Madden, secy. 

MONMOUTH. ILL.-Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 

MONTICELLO. »ILL.— Piatt County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900. Wm. H. 
Kratz. Monticello. 111., pres.; C. V. Lodge, 
Monticello, HI., vice pres.; C. A. Tatman. 
Monticello. III., treas.. mer. and" secy. 

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 2S. P. H. Eison- 
mayer, pres.; Wlllard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 

NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. Florent Faller, secy. 

OLNEY, ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 

OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Benj. Chaney. secy. 

PARIS. ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
v. Geo. H. McCord. secy. 

PINCKNEYVILLE.ILL— Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. ' 

QUINCY, ILL.— Baldwin Park Driving Asso- 
ciation. July 17 to 20. T. S. Baldwin, 
mgr. 

ROCKFORD. ILL.— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 7. 1900. A. J. 
Lovejoy, Roscoe. 111., pres.; E. S. Barthol- 
omew, Rockford'. 111., vice pres.; Chandler 
Stan, Rockford, III., treas.; J. P. whitehead, 
Rockford, 111., mgr. and secy. 

ROCHELLE. ILL.— Rochelle Agricultural 
and Mechanical Association. Twenty-sev- 
enth Annual Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. C. E. 
Gardner, pres.; F. D. Evans, secy. 

RUSHVILLE, ILL.— Schuyler Oounty Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 3 to 7, 1900. Ohas. 
M. Doyle, Rustovllle, pres.: J. E. Thompson, 
Rustrvllle. vice pres.: A. H. Clarke, Rusa- 
vllle. treas.: Jas. S. Oowen. Rushvllle. 
mgr.; Howard F. Dyson, Rushvllle, secy. 




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SANWICH, ILL.— DeKalb County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. E. Randall, secy. 

SAYBROOK, ILL.— McLean County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. W. W. Dut- ' 
law. Saybrook, 111., pres. ; John Bouchrean, 
Saybrook, HI., vice pres.; C. P. Easterbrook, 
Saybrook. III., secy.; James Ruglers, Say- 
brook, 111., treas. ; Jas. McKumey. Saybrook. 
Ut..- mgr. 

SPRINOFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. C. Garrard, secy. 

STERLING. ILL.— Whiteside County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. M. E. Wilger. secy. 

SWANEETOWN. ILL.— Gallatin County Agri- 
cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. 1900. 
Charles Canoll, Swaneetown, III., pres.; It. 

E. Lawler, Equality, 111., vice pres.; John 
McKelligott, Swaneetown, 111., treas.; Mar- 
tin Doherty. Swaneetown. 111., mgr.; Marsh 
Wiseheart, 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. H. Hotaling. pres.; Thos. John, 
vice pres.; L. D. Watson, treas. 

WATSON. ILL.— Effingham County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Wm. 
Voelker. Altamount, HI., pres.; W. M. Ab- 
raham, Watson, HI., treas.; L. P. Mantz, 
Elliotstown, 111., secy. 

WENONA. ILL.— Marshall County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 

WHEATON, ILL.— Dupage Oounty Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 5 to 8. 1900. John 
Christie, Wheaton, 111., pres.: Wm. W. 
Steven, Wheaton, 111., treas.; N. E. Matter. 
Wheaton, 111., secy. 

WOODSTOCK. ILL.— McHenry County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. M. Zimpleman, pres.; A. S. 
Wright, secy. 

WYOMING. ILL.— Stark County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. W. G. Snyder, secy. 

YORKVILLE. ILL.— Kendall County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 

INDIANA. 

ANDERSON, IND.— Madison County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 8. T. B. Orr, pres.; C. K. Mc- 

(Juliough, 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- 

Knight. secy. 
BOURBON, IND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwln, Bourbon, 

Ind., pres.: L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind., 

trens.; B. W. Parks, Bourbon. Ind.. secy. 
BBiEMEN. IND.^Twelfth Annual Fair. OcL 

9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; 

Edward Heckman, secy. 
BR1DGETON, 1ND-— 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. 

CORYDON. IND.— Harrison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. J. W. Mc- 
Kinster, pres. ; J. C. Sieg, treas.; E. S. 
Tuell, secy. 

COVINGTON, IND.— Fountain County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. Col. J. McMannomy, pres.; 
W. T. Ward. secy. 

CRAWFORDSVILLE. IND. — Montgomery 
County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. J. L. Davis, 
pres.: W. F. Hulet. secy. 

CROWN POINT. IND.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 2S to 31. A. A. Bibler. 
secy.. Crown Point, Ind. ; 

EAST ENTERPRISE. IND.— Switzerland and 
Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug. 

28 to 31. R. W. Galbreath. North, Ind., 
praa.; E. L. Turner, Bear Branch, treas.: 
J. R. Sldtr. Bur Branch, mct. 



ELWOOD, IND.— Elwood Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. N. J. 
Leisure, pres.; Frank E. DeHoritz, secy.; 
Jos. A. DeHorit2. treas.' 

EVANSV1LLE, IND.— Tri-State Fair. Sept. 
17 to 21. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 
stedt, treas.; R. L. Akin, secy. 

FAIRMOUNT, IND.— Fairmount Fair. Aug. 
6 to 10. Henry Davis, pres.; Wm. Lucas, 
secy.; J. B. Wright, treas. 

"FLORA, IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association- Sept. 10 to 14, 1900. 
J. T. Gillam, pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.; 
Wm. H. Lesn, secy. 

FRANCESVILLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to G. E. D. Knotts. 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett. 
treas. 

FRANKFORT. IND.— Clinton County Fair. 
Aug. 27 to 31. J. C. Shankiin, pres.; Jos. 
Heavilon. 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 A«trl- 
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. 
Pierce, pres.; L. S. Bowman, secy.; Knode 
Porter, treas. 

HUNTINGBURG. IND.— Tfce Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15, 
1900.- H. C. Rothert. secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Indiana Stats Fair. 
Sept. 17 to 21. 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.; 
Chas. Downing. Indianapolis. Ind., secy. 

KENDALLVILLE. IND.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, pres.; G. P. 
Alexander, secy. . 

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, ts , KENTLAND; IND.- Newton Count* Fair. 
1MB Sept. 4 to 1 David Weldon, pres.; H. A. 
IBB ' Stroam, secy. 
] : |f§ , LAFAyETTE, IND.— Tippecanoe County Fair. 

XEH Sept. 3 to 7. Jaa. Murdock, pres.; VV. M. 
'Jfli blackstock, secy. 

iflj 1 1»A rutins, INI*.— La Forte County Agn- 
f «lt cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. J. V eno 
■"J^l /* norland, l«a Porte, lud.. secy. 
|j»| ' LAWKjaNCBBUKG, IN'D. — Lawrenceburg 
I tit! flair Association.. -Ang.- 21 to 23. Wm. H. 
ISM,' O'Brien. Lawrenceburg. lud.: Victor Ohr- 

jSu tine, l^awrenceburs, "lnd.; H. L. Mowiin. 

123 ejuiiford, lnd. ■ ' 

gS LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Fair. Aug. 

IE 20 to 25. G. W. Campbell, pres.; Kiley 

11] Hauser, secy. 

jfi LIBERTY, IND.— Union County Fair. Sept. 

Sp 1. M. C. Keller, pres.; H. F. McMahan. 

m secy. 

£§) • LOGANSPORT, IND.— Cass County Fair. 
|I"4| ' Ju 'y 31 to Aug. 2. J. A. Brown, pres.; J. T. 
wWm * Tomlinson, secy. 

rfH ! MADISON, IND.— Jefferson County Fair. Aug. 
|§f|, 14 to 17. C. R. Johnson, pres.; C. R. Johu- 

HHI "j son » Jr *' sec y* 

l ifm ; MARENGO, • IND. — Crawford County Fair, 
s Sept. 3 to 7. J. E. Feltzer, pres. ; Sherman 
\V. Stewart, secy. 
. JtUlllDDLKTOWN^ IND.— Henry County Fair. 
iijJU July 2* to 28. A. S. Miller, pres.; F. A. 
irfiSl '< Wisehart, secy. 

laiiit M UNCUS, IND.— Muncie, lnd.. Fair. Aug. 14 
IgiKy to 17, lauo. VVm. H. Wood, Muncie. lud., 
k«M. pres .; c. H. Anthony, Muncie, lnd., vice 
pres.; B. C. fiowmaQ, Muncie, lnd., treas.: 
|j|;gb F. J. Claypool, Muncie. lnd., nigr.: M. S. 
ifiwj Claypool. Muncie, lnd.. secy. 
\m ' NEW ALBANY, IND.— Floyd County Live 
1^, stock and Driving Association. Aug. 2u to 
25. George W. Strack, pres.; Louis Struck, 
secy.; Edward Sloemer, treas.; Henry W. 
I3£K Fawcett, mgr. 
LTlit N1SW UAKLloLB, IND.— St. Joseph County 
llll Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. L. C. 
ilffll i fcighert, pres.; A. H. Compton, secy. 
HH? l NEWCASTLE, ' IND. — Henry County Fair. 
Aug. 1 to 1L Robert A. Smith, pres. : W. L. 
,.,,,. Risk. secy. 
I SiH i NEW HARMONY, IND.— Posey County Agrl- 
Ira cultural society. Aug. 22 to 25. 1900. Allred 
■ItS Ribeyre, New Harmony, lnd., pres.; Henry 
IhI Bailey, New Harmony. lnd.. vice pres.; 
IBS W. W. Robb, New Harmony, lnd., treas.; 
Geo. C. Taylor, New Harmouy, lnd.. mgr.; 
Geo. C. Taylor. New Harmony. lnd.. secy. 
.NEWTON. IND. — Fountain County Fair. Aug. 
30 and 3L Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace 
' Gray. secy. - 

tNORTH 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- 
«M 3f R. Harris, secy. „ . 

; St -OSGOOD, IND.— Ripley County Fair. July 
SH 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. 
PORTLAND. IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept. 
24 to 28. John: Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 
secy. . 

fPRINCETON, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 
> Strain, secy. _ 

jREMINGTON, • IND.— Jasper County Fair, 
i Aug. 28;- to 31- Christian Henster. pres.; 
-■ Jasper Guy, secy. 

BICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 
» Sept. 10 : to 14. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 
< Joe Stevenson, secy. 

JliOCHESTER, IND.— The Fulton County Ag- 
ricultural and Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 12 to 15. N. A- McClung. pres.; J. 
Dawson, treas.: F. F.- Moore, secy. 
ROCKPORT. IND.— The Rockport Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 14 to 18. B. F. Bridges, pres.; 
Jas. A. Payne, secy.; T. E. Snyder, treas. 
RUSHV1LLE, IND.— The Rush County Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 3L R. N. Hinch- 
man, pres.; Wi. King, secy.; A- B. Hinch- 
■ man, treas. 

^SHELBYVILLE, IND.— Shelby County Joint 
' Stock Agricultural Association. Sept. 4 to 
' 8, 180O. Sidney Conger, Flat Rock Island, 

• pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Sbelbyville, treas.; C. 
' E. Ameden. Sheibyville. secy. 

BWAYZEE, IND.— The Swayzee Tri-County 
' Agricultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17. 1300. 

• Wm. Hartley, pres.: E. C. Kins, secy. 
•rERRE HADTE; IND.— Vieo County Fair. 
" Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. I jams, pres. ; Chas. ». 

Duffln, secy. 

TIPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 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, lnd., secy. 
CSJVINCENNES. IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct- 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack. pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.': H. A. Foulks. treas. 

WINCHESTER. IND.— Third Annual Greet- 

; ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; 

| Perry Leavell, secy. 

IOWA. 

|aDEL, IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to 
Ek^el 21- 3. H. Dwight, secy. 
IFftALGONA, IA. — Kossuth County Agricultural 
if Ssnciety. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. C. A. Lewis. 
Algona, la., pres.; E. P. Keith, Algona. la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey. Algona, la., treas.; 
a'. F. Peek. Algona. la., secy. 
lALLISON, IA.— Butler County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. L. J. .Rogers, sscy. 
LLTA, IA- — Buena Vista County- Fair. Aug. 
22 to 24. C. E. Cameron, secy. 
lANAMOSA, IA.— District Fair. Aug. 13 to 17. 
T. E. Watters. secy. 
ARLINGTON, IA-— The Ari'T-gton Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Aug. 28 to 3L L. J. 
Palmer, secy. 
ITLANTIC. IA.— Agricultural Society of Case 
County. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. C. R. Hunt, 
Atlantic, la., pres.; J. B. James. Atlantic, 
I«l. vice pres.: S. Straight. Atlantic. la., 
_ secy.: F. H. Crombin, Atlantic. la., treas. 
fcMANSON. IA.— Manson District Fair. Aug. 8 
to 10. W. S. Brown, secy. 



AtJDtJBdN, tA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral society. Sept. 18 to 2L G. W. Hoover, 
pres.; R. C. Spencer." secy.; H. W. Wilson, 

Inu. 

avoca, IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco, la. Sept. 11 to 14, 
11W0. G. Drcderick, Avoca, 111., pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel, Avoca, la., vice pres.; J.' H. 
Jenks, Avoca, la., treas.; Board of Direc- 
tors, nigrs.; Roscoe Barton, Avoca, la., 
secy. 
LEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 
BELLE PLAINE. IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14, 19U0. Sally Wer- 
theim. Belle Plaine, la., pres. ; L. T. Sweet, 
- Belle Plaine. la., treas.; C. Washburn, Belle 

Piaine, la., jsecy. 
BLOOMFIELD. IA.— Agricultural Society of 
Davis County. Sept. U to 14. D. O. Harris, 
pres.; J. C. Browhard, secy.; J. R. Sheaf - 
fer, treas. 
BRITT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 

Sept. H to 13. John Hammill, secy. 
CARROLL, IA.— Carroll Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept. 10 to 13. Wm. 
Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. fielzer, secy.; J. P. 
Hess, treas. 
CASCADE, 1A_— Dubuque County Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. John 
H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin, treas.; J. 
M. Hayes, secy. 
CENTEicVlLLE, IA. — Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, laou. R. M. liu:ks. 
pres.; J. CAshby, treas.; H. A- Russell, 
secy. 
CENTRAL CITY, IA.— Wapsie Valley Fair ' 
Association. Sept. 11 to 11. P. O. Clark, 
secy. 
CHARLES CITY, IA.— Floyd County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 
CLAK1UN, IOvVa.— Wrignt Couuty Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. VV. C. 
Brown, Clarion. Iowa, secy. 
CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14, 1900. Hon. G. D. McDaid, pres.; 
C. D. May, treas.: C. L. Root, secy. 
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA.— Columbus Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Aug. 2S to 31. O. 
P. Wilcox, pres.: R. S. Johnson, secy. 
CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.; J. M. 
De Vore, secy. 
CORYDON, IA- — Wayne County Fair. Sept. 

24 to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. 
CRESCO. IA. — Howard Couuty Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. James McAr- 
thur. Ciesco. la., pres.; G. R. Story, Cresco, 
la., treas.; Jas. McArthur, Cresco, la., 
mgr.; A. C. Uampbeil, Cresco, la., secy. 
Db!s MOINES. IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. 27 
m> 3)_ G. H. Van Houten, Des Moines, la., 
secy. 
DE WITT. IA.— Clinton County Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
Harrington, secy. 
SONNELLSON, IA.— Lee County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. D. McCulloch, pres.; E. P. Arin- 
knecfat. secy. : B. T. K^tnham. tteas. 
DUBUQUE. IA-— Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. 

Hancock, secy. 
ELDON, IA.— Big Four Fair. Sept. 4, S, 6 
and 7. 1900. W. F. Reed, pres.; H. R. Bak- 
er, secy. 
ELDORA. IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1S00. Robert Sm.tn, 
pres.; W. A. Doron, secy.; E. D. Robb s 
treas. . 
ELKADAR, IA.— Elkadar Fair and Wack As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Joseph 
Lamm, Elkader, la., pres. ; P. J. Cain, El- 
kader, la., vice pres.; Chas. Johnsen, Elka- 
der, la., treas.; J. D. Brownson, Elkader, 
la., mgr. and secy. . 
EMMETSBURG, IA.— Palo Alto County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbolt, pres.; J. C. 
Bennett, secy.; M. L. Brown, treas. 
ESTERV1LLE, IA. — Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. J. Klopp, 
■ secy..' 
FAIRFAX, IA.— Linn County Fair. Aug. 21 

to 24. H. W. Shank, secy. 
FAIRFIELD, IA.— Jefferson County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. John R. McEIdsrry, secy. 
FOREST CITY, IA.— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 
1900. P. O- Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor. treas. 
GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D.Heaton, treas. ; J. E. Brooke, 
secy. 
GRUNDY CENTER, IA.— Grundy Center 

Fair. E. S. Ensing, secy. 
GUTHRIE CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. A. H. Grissell, secy. 
HAMBURG. IOWA.— Hamburg Harvest Homo 
Aug. 7 to 10. 190S. M. F. PMUIps. manager. 
HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. D. C. Mallory. secy. 
HARLAN, IA.— Shelby County Fair. Aug. 21 

to 14. W. E. Cooper, secy. 
HOLSTEIN, IA.— Holstein Dist. Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 3 to 6. J. C. Kucbel, pres.; 
T. Indorf, treas.; W. F. Hutton, secy. 
HUMBOLDT, IA.— Humboldt County Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 
INDEPENDENCE. L.4.— Buchanan County 

Fa;r. Sept. 4 to 6. 
INDIANOLA, IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. 
KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. 
Aug. 7 to 10. W. P. Gibson, pres.; C. C. 
Cunningham, treas.; F. P. Woodruff, secy. 
LA PORTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Hus- 
man, pres.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Con- 
ger, secy. 
LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. Sept. 
4 to 7. G. A. Samonis. pres.; J. R. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgman. treas. 
LINEVILLE, IA.— Lineville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. T. J. Lovett, secy. 
MALCOM, IA.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. James 

Novak, secy. 
MALVERN. IA.— Mills County Fair. Sept. 11 

to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 
MANCHESTER. IA.— Delavan County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. A. S. 
Coon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor, Oneida, la., vice pres.: L. J. Gates, 
Manchester, la., treas.; E. J. Conger, Man- 
chester, la., secy. 



MAPLETON, IA.— Maple Valley Fair Ass6bi- 

ation. Sept. 4 to 6. F. Griffin, prea.; £. 

Quick, treas.; J. E. .'tr:m«, secy. 
MAQUOKETA, IA,— Jackson County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 7. Adam Ringlep, secy, 
MARCUS, IA.— Cherokee County Fair. Sept. 

12 to 14. H. B; Robeson, secy. 
MARENGO, IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept. 

3 to 0. F. B. Colson, secy. 

MECHANICSVILLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. A. F. Fairehild, secy. 

MILTON, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
E. O. Syphers, secy. 

UuNTHjubLu, ia.— Jones County Fair. Aug. 
7 to 10, 19U0. E. G. Hicks, pres. ; Geo. Dav- 
idson, vice pres.; O. R. Ricker, secy.; H. L. 
Bigley, treas. 

mt. air, IA.— Ringgold County Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Thos. Canipoell, secy. 

MT. PLEASANT, IA.— Henry County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. w. 
Palm, pres.; W. D; Worthington, treas.; 
W. H. Virden. secy.; J. D. Dugdale, privi- 
lege mgr. 

NASHUA, IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 
H. Bander, secy. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW HAMPTON, IA.— Chickasaw County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. H. H. 
Bailey, pres. ; Paul Brorny, secy. ; W. L. 
Turner, treas. 

NEW SHARON, IA.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 13. 
J. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.; 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. 

NEWTON, IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 
Society. Sept- 10 to 13. H. I.». Parsons, 
pres.; C. Greibling, treas.; If. i\ Korf, 
secy. 

OGUKN, IA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. U to 14, 1900. F. M. Lori-n7.en, 
Ogden, la., pres.; Mc. P. Bass, Ogden, ia., 
vice pres.; G. R. Sucher, Ogden, la., i.ieii.; 
E.. H. Graves. Ogden. Ia., secy. f 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fa:r. 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE, 1A_— Mitchell County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 5 to 7. Byron Lei-jliton, 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. Sw-.-cuey, 
treas. 

OSOALOOSA, IA. — Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. D. A. Him. ». 
pres.; C. E. Lofland, treas.; C. E. Mo-jroe, 
secy. 

PELLA, IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 

Sept 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 
PERRY, IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 

Sept. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 
RHODES. IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural so- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols-. Wale 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.: H. M. Weeks, secy. 
SAC CITY, IA.— Sac County Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 14 to 17. T. G. Keir. rr«>e : 
Edw. Dreway, treas.; Frank E. Briggs, 
secy. 
SEYMOUR. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 

R E. Lnwry. secv. 
SHENANDOAH, IOWA.— Agricultural Ex- 
hibit and Race Meeting. Aug. 14 to 17. Chas. 
Aldrich. pres. ; Geo. Day, secy. 
STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.— Straw hevry 
Point District Fair Association. Sept. \H 
to 21. Ira L. Cole, pres.; H. W. Scnniid. 
secy.; G. H. Scofleld, treas. 
SUTHERLAND. IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 

Sept. 5 to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 
TIP-iUN, IA.— Tipton Fair Association. Aug. 

21 to 24. 1900. F. H. Milligan. Tipton, ia. 

Eiee.; John T. Moffit. Tipton. Ia., vice pres . 
i. J. Rowell, Tipton, la., treas.; H. Pratt, 
Tip'on. Ia.. secy. 
TOLEDO. IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. 2.1 
to 28. 1900. W. J. Malin. pres.: A. G. 
Smith, secy.: H. G. Shanklin. treas. 
1 RAER, IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 

7. J. H. Nawerth, secy. 
VICTOR. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

J. F. Schulte. secy. 
VICTOR. IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
pres.: D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Schulte, secy.; John Steffy, treas. 
VINTON, IA.— The Benton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Watt 
Gaasch, pres. ; J. B. F. Bunted, vice pres. ; 
G. D. McElroy, treas.; J. E. Marietta, secy. 
W'APELLA, IA.— Louisa County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. M. J. Delhi, 
Wapella, la., pres.; John G. Keck, Wapello 
la., secy. 
WAUKON. IA.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept; 18 to 20. 1900. S. H Op- 
fer, Waukon, la., pres.: P. S. Narum, i'.'au- 
kon. Ia.. vice pres.: T. J. Kelleher. Waukon, 
la., treas.; Carl M. Beeman, WaUKon, la., 
mgr. and secy. 



WEBSTER CiTY, Li—County Fair. Aug. i4 
to 17. F. E. Wilson, pres.; W. B. Kearns, 
treas.; W. G. Bonner, secy. 

W«ST LIBERTY, IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST POINT. IA.— West Point Dt«rict Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 21 to \i J900. Wm 
R. Timpe, Ft. Madlton, la.. i.k»b.; Herman 
Lohman, West Point, la.. U.;" pres.; John 
Walljasper. West Point; la, »ecy.; Henry 
Janean. West Point, la., tress. 

WEST UNION, i A. -Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Fmnk Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept 17 
• to 20. T. O. Lenae, secy. 

WILLIAMSBURG. IA.— District Fair. Sent 
25 to 28. F. C.- Rock, secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION, IA.-Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. W. D. Harr.s 
secy. 

W1NF1ELD. IA. — Eastern Iowa District Fair 
Aug. 14 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

W1NTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

KANSAS. 

BURLINGAME, K A3.— The Osage County 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. Ly- 
ons, pres.; II. D. Sbepard, treas.; c. 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON. KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sent. 25 to 28. J. B. Sweet 
pres.; S. D. Weaver, treas.; J. E. Wood- 
ford, secy. 

CHANUTE. KAS -Chanute Fair. Park and 
Driving Association. Sept- 4 to 7. A. - E 
Timpane. Chanute. Kas.. secy. • 

COFFEYVILLE. KAS.— Coffeyville Fair and 
Park Associaticu. Aug. 14 to 17. R. y 
Kennedy, Coffeyville, Kas., secy. 

EL DORADO. KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Robison, 
pres.; Seth Frazier, treas.; Alvah Sheldeu 
secy. 




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THE BILLBOARD 



ERIE, kAi.— Neosho County fcW Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. 11. Lodge, Brie, Kas., 
secy. 

PRKoONIA, KAS. — Fredonia Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. J. T. Cooper, 
Fredonia, Kae., secy. 

GARNET, KAS— Anderson County Pair As- 
sociation. Sept. 12 to 15. C. rl, Hice, Gar- 
net, Kas., sety. 

HIAWATHA, KAN.— The Hro>»n County Pair 
Association. Sept. 5 to *. G. Y. Johnson, 
pres., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer, sety., 
Hiawatha. Kan. 

IOLA, KAS.- Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 10 to 13. Lew Horvilie, pros.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.; C. rl. Wheaiou. secy. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson Coihiiy Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Tmr- 
ty-sixth Annual Fair. Sept. 4 to ;. Edwin 
suyder, sety. . 

OTTAWA, KAS. — Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Socieij. Sept. 18 to 21. It. C. McQues- 
' ten, Otiava, Kas.. secy. 

r'AOLA, t\? N.— Miami County Agricultural 
and V.«*:t.»»nii:al Association. Sepl.,2a to 28. 
C. P. nens'in, pies.: J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. P. Trickett, secy. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to T. II. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KEBTCTCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA, KY.— CampDeil County Ag- 
ricultuial Soc.t-ty. Sept. 1 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; lohn Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright, secy. 
BAHllwultVlL.L.-i. KV.-Kncs County Pair 
Association. S<sU. 5 to 7. 190H. J. S. Millen, 
pres.; T. K. Daiueu, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
secy. 
BAKl>STOWN, KY.— Nelson 'Jounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. i to 8, 1900. Beu Johnson, 
Bardstown, Ky„ pres.; I. B. Bowles, Bards- 
town, Ky.. secy 
BOwUNu GREEN, KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to la. 
uKOiHIEAD, KV.-Rock Castle County Fair 
Association. Aug. 21) to 31. J. Thomas 
Cherry, pres.; B. E. Frothero, treas.; j. w. 
Tate. secy. 
CVNTitlANA. KY. -Harrison County Agricul- 
tural and Live Stock Association, auspices 
of A. O. U. W. July 30 to Aug. 2, 1900. 
A. S. Ashbrook, f'yuthiana, Ky., pres.; J. 
M Allen, Cyntbiana. Ky., treas.; Jaines 
W. Murtry, Cynth'ana, Ky.. secy. 
DANVILLE, KY.— New Central Kentucky 
Kair Association. First Annual Fair. Aug. 
8 to 11. E. W. Lillard, pres.; H. C. Br:ght, 
secy. 
EL15SABETHTOWN, KY.— Kardin County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 24. James A. Kinkead, 
secy. 
EW1NG, KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept. 5 
to 8, 1900. C.W. "Williams, Peed, Ky., pres.; 
J. G. Collins, Ewing, Ky., treas. ; ss. H. 
Price, secy. 
FLORENCE, KY.— Fifth Annual Pair of the 
North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 
Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. 1900. B. F. MeGlasson, 
Ludlow, Ky.. pres.; E. H. Blaukenbecke:, 
- Florence, Ky., vice pres.; R. J. Perry, In- 
dependence, Ky., secy. ; J. M. Lassing. Bur. 
Huston. Ky., ireas. 
GERMANTOWN, KY.— Germantown Fair 
Co. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. S. W. Bradford. 
Brookeville, Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 
J. E. Mollon, treas. 
GLAh,GO.W. KY.— lAiir. Sept. 19 to 22. 
UREENV1LLE. KY.— Munlenoerg County 
Fair. Aug. 15 to 18. C. C. Givens. Madi- 
sonville. Ky.. gen'l mgr. 
GUTHRIE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 

Suadon, secy. 
HARTFORD, KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct. 

4 to 7. S. K. Cox, treas. 
HENDERSON," KY.— Great Tri-County Pair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob Zinibto. Jr., secy. 
HORSE i.'AVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 2fi to 29. 
HU&TONVILLE. KY.— Fair. July IS to 20. 
LA GRANGE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 2:: to 23. 
UAWRBNOEIIURG, KY.— Lawrenceburg Fair 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. T. 
Bond. Lawrenceburg. Ky., pres.; L. W. M. 
Kee. Lawrenceburg. Ky.. v'ce pres.: Monroe 
Walker, Lawrenceburg. Ky.. treas.; G. U. 
Speer. Lawrenceburg. K>.. secy. 
LEXINGTON, KY'.— Lexington Horse Show, 
r'air and Carnival. Aiig. 13 to IS. S. T. 
Harllson. pres.; E. W. Hhanklio, secy.; \Y. 
F. Warren, treas. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Fern Creek Fair. Aug. 

It to 17. 
MAD1SONVILLE, KY -Hopkins County 
Fair. July 31 to Aug. 4. H. H. Haleman, 
=«)■• 
.V OLIVET, KY.- -The Robertson County 
^air. '" " '• j5. W. -I. Osborne, secy. 

OWENSBORO, KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 
22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle, secy. 
PADUCAH. KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association. Oct. 9 to 12. Geo. 
H. Dains, secy. 
PRINCETON. KY.— Caldwell County Fair. 
Aug. 8 to 11. C. C. Givens, Mudisouville, 
Ky., gen'l mgr. 
RICHMOND, KY.— Madison County Fair As- 
sociation. July 24 to 27. W. It. Letcher, 
secy. 
'•'IKI.HYVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to III. 
S'^PUEKUSVILLK. KY.— Fair. Aug. 21 ta 

SI-UINGFIELD, KY.— Hair. Aug. 29 to Sep. 1. 
WINCHESTER, KY.— Winchester Fair. Aug. 

1 to :i. : A. Renick, pres.; W. II. Garner, 

secy. 

MAINE. 

ACTON. ME.— Shnplcigu and Acton Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Uodwcll. secy. 

CORNISH, ,ME.— O. V. U. Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 23. R. G. Peare, 
pres.; O. B. Churchill. N. Parsonfleld. 
Me., treas.; H. L. Merrill, E. Parsonfleld, 
Me., secy. 

DURHAM, ME.— Agricultural Society. July 
4 and Sept. 14 to 10. Rufus Parker, pros.; 
S. S. Parker, treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EXETER. MIE.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 27. 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, Ex- 
K^r. Me., secv. 

PRYEBURO. ME.— West Oxrord Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 27. D. A. Ballard. 
pros.: W. R. Tarbox, treas.; T. ,L. East- 
man. BeCJ. ^ t ::' ; i.,f:-i»J»l' 



GRAY CORNER, ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 30. B. T. Skiliinger, pres.; 
J. W. Stevens, secy.j J. W. Stevens, treas. 

LUW1STON. ME.— The Maine State Pair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 1U. J. M. 
Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 
Orin Ross, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickert, secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. M. C. 
Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres.; T. L. 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK, ME.— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13 anl July 4. 
C. W. Carr, Strong, Me.,- pres. ; Sumner H. 
Beal. treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 

PRESQUE ISLE. ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlin. So. Presque 
l«l*>, Mft.. fpcv 

SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept. IS to 20. Chas. P. Aehorn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, secy. 

SOUTH PARISH, ME.— Oxford County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. IS to 20. A. C. T. 
King, secy. 

UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas. ; 
Geo. C. Hawes, secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER, ME.— New Glouces- 
ter and Danville Agricultural Association. 
Sept. 26 and 27. A. C. Frank, pres.; F. W. 
Berry, New Gloucester, secy.; Geo. C. Jor- 
dan, treas. 

MARYLAND 

EA-STON. MD.— Talbot County Pair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. Dr. Charles 
Lowndes, Easton, Md., pres.; Edward Wor- 
dall. Royal Oak. Md.. vice pres. ; Jos. B. 
Harrington. Easton. Md., secy. -treas. 

FOLCHESTER BEACH, MD.— Kent and 
Queen Anne's County Fair. Aug. 28 to 31, 
1900. G. E. Noland, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900.. Harry C. Keeftr. 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 
IK to 19. 1900. 

ROCKV1LLE, MD. — Montgomery County 
Pair. Sept. 4 to 7. John E. Kumeaste, 
Nerbeck, Md. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 and 20. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague, Mass.; T. R. Hill, secy. 

BARRE. MASS.— Worcester County Y/est Ag- 
ricultural Soriety. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900. 
Austin F. Adams. Barre Plains, Mass., 
pres.; Jesse Allen. Oakham, Mass.. vice 
pres. ; Charles N.FolIanEby, Biirre, Mass., 
treas.: Matthew Walker. Barre. Mass.. secy. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson. Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grover. 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son. Brockton, Mass., treas.; Baalis San- 
ford. Brockton, Maps., secy. 

CIIARLEMONT, MASS.— Deerfield Valley Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 12 and 14. S. W. 
Nawkes, secy. 

CLINTON. MASS.— The Worcester East Ag- 
ricultural Society. S«pt. 12 to 14. 1900. Col. 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Mass., pres.; 
Warren Goodale. Clinton. Mass., vice pres.; 
Hon. Lucius Field. Clinton, Mass.. treas.; 
O. L. Stone. Clinton. Mass.. mgr.; Wm. A. 
Kilbourn. South Lancaster. Mass., secy. 



GREAT BARRINGTOtt, MASS.-Hous&toulc 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. Ed- 
ward L. VanDeusen, pres. ; Frank H. 
Briggs, secy.; Orlando C. Bidwell, treas. 

HINGHAM.' MASS.— Hlngham Agricultural 
and Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 
1900. Ebtd L. Ripley, Hingham Centre, 
pres.; Hon. John D. Long, Washington, D. 
C, vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, Hingham 
Centre, treas. ; Ebed L. Ripley, Hingham 
Centre, mgr.: William H. Thomas, Hing- 
hani. Mass.. secy. 

LOWELL, MASS.— Middlesex North Agricul- 
. tural Society. Sept. 13 to 15. 1900. Henry 
S. Perham, Chelmsford, Mass., pres.; Geo. 
R. Coburn, Lowell, Mass., secy.; S. Drew- 
ett, Lowell, Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyes, 
Lowell, ■ Mass., mgr. 

NANTUCKET, MASS.— Nantucket Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Joseph A. 
Johnson, pres.; J. F. Murphy, secy. 

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.— Sept. 4 to 6. Geo. 
H. Kearn, secy. 

PALMER,* MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. P. O. Bar- 
ton, secy. 

PEABODY, MASS.— Essex Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 18 to 20. G.L. Meyer, Hamilton. 
Mass., pres.; J. M. Danforth, Lynnfield 
Center, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 

PITTSFIELD, MASS.— Berkshire Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 11 to 13. Martin T. 
Coleman, Richmond, Mass., pres.; Charles 
H. Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH. MASS.— Weymouth 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27 
to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P.' O. secy. 

TAUNTON, MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900; Edward 
H. Temple. Taunton. Mass., pres.; Horatio 
H. Hall, Taunton, Mass.. vice pres.; E. 
Clarence Holt. Taunton. Mass., treas.: Ger- 
trude Williams. Taunton, Mass.. secy. 

WEST TISBURY, MASS.— Maltha's Vine- 
yard Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. 
B. T. Hillman. Edgartown. Mass.. pres.; 
G. H Luce, treas.: F. Allen Lork. secy. 

WINSTON. SALEM.— Piedmont Park Com- 
pany. Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 1900. J. L. Patter- 
son, pres.; Thos. Maslen, treas.; G. E. 

^t r «*bb. F«ry, 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Worcester Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 3 to 5. J. Hogg, pres.; 
Wm. J. Wheeler, secy. 

MICHIGAN. 

ADRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 2-1 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
secy. 

ARMADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 3 to 5. John McKay, Romeo, 
Mich., pres.; R. V. Edwards, Armada, 
Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman, Armada, 
Mich., secy. 

BAD AXE, MICH.— Huron County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28.. John Hunt. 
Virona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
secy., C. E. Thompson, treas. 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancrott Fair Compa- 
ny. Occ. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
Sherman, treas.; F. I. Wixom, secy. 

CAItO, MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers' 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. P. B_Ransford, secy 

CALEDONIA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Pair 
Association. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. McCrodan, 
pres.; Charles H. Kinsey, secy.; D. P. 
Hale, treas. 

CASS CITY. MICH.— Tuscola. Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900 
Henry Dodge. Elmwood. Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas. : A. N. 
Ala. aaey. 

CHARLOTTE. MICH.— Eaton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secv. 

ESCANOLA. MICH.— Delta County Fair. 
August. Lew. A. Cotes, secy. 



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VLUKVILLE. MIOH.— Fowiervflle Agrl- 
HuraJ Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1800. C. I* 

iwdcn. Fowlervllle, Midi., pres.; D. C 
irr. Fowlervllle. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn, 

JiwrervlUe, Mlcto.. treas. 

ILND "RAPIDS, MICH.— The Michigan. 

4ate Fair. Sept 24 to 2S r 1900. M- JP. An- 

Vrson, pres.; 1. H. Butterfleld, secy. 

£.LSDALE. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 

5, C. W. Terwilliger, secy. 

^■LAND, MICH.— South Ottawa an& West 

legan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 

H. Koviker, pres. ; L. T. Kanters, 

cy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

•AY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
ral Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
n, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr. G. W. 

•nes, Imlay City, Mich., treas.: F. Haths- 

irg, Imlay City. Mich., secy. 
•IA, MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
<>n. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayie, Saranac, 

Jch., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A. 

Urphy, secy. 

','NWOOD, MICH.— O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
ranent and Gayebic County Fair. Sept. 
•; to 15. C. E. Hook, secy. 

■RS HA T. T .. MICH:— Calhoun County Agri- 

ltural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
jinte Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
icy.; T. J. Shipp. treas. 
iRQUETTE, MICH.— Marquette County 
'rricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. 
1 B. Palmer. Marquette. Mich., pres.; M. 
.» Asire, Marquette, Mich., secy.; C. H. 
=tll, Marquette, Mien., treas. 
SjiLAND, MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 
,ral Society. Oct. 3 to 5. Jas. G. Uuivei, 
Jcy. 

{iFOHD, MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 
,,pt 26 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 

eldon. Becy.: J. T. Watkins, treas. 
HTIAC, ; MICH-^Forty-eiehth Fair of the 
hkland County Agricultural Society. Sept. 
i to 21. B. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burch, 
icy. 

1 JOHNS, MICH.— Clinton County Fair. 
',pt 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 

•CKBRIDGE, MICH.— Fair. Oct, 7; 10 
d 11. E. J. Cain, secy. 

1SAR. MICH. — Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 
to 28. . R. S. Weaver. Watronsville, 
.eh., secy. '- 

VOTSNESOTA. 

iERT LEA. MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Air Association. Sept. 26 to 28 TV 
natvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.*: f" 
f Barlow, treas. 

^KIN, MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultu- 
|Jl and Stock Breeders' Association. Sepc 
,■ and 15. J. s. Campbell, pres.; T. P. 
(-•Quillin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 
,D ISLAND, MINN.— Reuville County 
i Jr. Sept. 19 to 21. H. H. Goke, secy. 
1 lSKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
Mation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner, 
as.; F. G. Linenfelser. treas.; T. Craven. 

yy. . 

•ME, MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
1 Society. Oct. 4 and 5. W. H. Mellen. 
as.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie, 

"rMODNT, MINN.— Martin County Agri- 
Jtural Society. Sept. 10 to 12. J. Q 
,tcnell, pres.; Cecil Sharpe, treas.; Edwin 
,Me, sec y. 

iDESN CITY. MINN.— The Blue Earth 
■aty Agricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 1*. 
Jt W. H. Over, Garden City. Mich., pres ; 
■ t N. Parker, Garden City, Minn., treas.; 
Mf- ■ Dicktoeon. Garden City. Minn., secy. 
[ULIN. MINN.— Minnesota State Agrfcul- 
iO. Society. Sept 3 to 8, 1900. John 
~ «r 1 St. Ctoud Mum., pres.; T. J. WO- 
. North-field. Minn., treas.; E. W. Ban- 
I. Hamlin. Minn., secy. 

TSON. MINN.— MeLeod County Ag- 
_- — J Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. Sam 
Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
£Bme», Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
Bitter. Hutchinson. Minn., treas.; L. P. 
-nina-ton. Hutchinson. «<.■»■ 
'BON, MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept. 
fa 14. August E. Anderson, box 334 Wr 
, DON, MINN.— Blue Earth County Fair 
[jpt. 12 to 14. . 

i'-A, MINN. — Kanobec County Agricultural 
blety. Aug. 31 and Sept. L O. Struble. 
'— ■ C. F. Serllne. secy.; G. 'H. Newbert, 

."PETER, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
tural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
.mbert, , pres. ; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
■ikett treas. 

,NEBAGO CITT, MINN. — Faribault 
ity Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
ay. Sept. .13 to 15. W. D. Richards. 
[is.; L. C. Stebbins. secy. 

MISSOTJBI. 

fejVILLE, MO.— Cooper County Agricultu- 
and Mechanical Association of Boon- 
_j- Aug. 7 to 10. H. T. Hudson, pres.; 
id. Sauter. treas.; D. Jones, secy. 
tFOHNIA, MO.— Mainteau County Fair, 
it. IS to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
ROLLTON, MO.— Carroll County Fair 
notation. Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. '" ' 



LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.— Jackson County A. and 
M. Society. Sept. 11 w> 14, 1900. JS. S. 
Browning, Lee's Summit, Mo., pres. ; W. H. 
Noland, Lee's Summit, Mo., vice pres.; J. 
C, W'Mte, Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 
Lamkin. Jr., Lee's Summit, Mo., secy. 

LIBERTY, MO.— Intertownship Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 21 to 24. C. M. Russell, Har- 
lem, Mo., pres.; T. J. Wornall, treas. ;| C. 
E. Yancey, secy. 

MILAN, Mo.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long, secy. 

MOBKRLY, MO.— Fair and Race Meeting. 
July 23 to 28. V. M. Tedford, secy. 

NEVADA, MO.— Vernon County Fair Associa- 
tion. July 31 to Aug. 4, 1900. N. L. Win- 
ston. Nevada, Mo., pres.; H. M. Duck. Ne- 
vada, Mo., treas.; W. E. Clark, Nevada. 
Mo., secy.- 

PLATTE CITY, MO.— Platte County A. M. & 
S. Association. Aug. 28 to 31. C. B. Cock- 
rill, pres.; Wm. Forman, secy.; A. R. Jack, 
treas. 

PRINCETON, MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 27 to SL 1900. Jeff. Burch- 
ett, Princeton. Mo., pres.; F. R. Aufrich, 
Princeton, Mo., vice pres.; Jas. A. Thomp- 
son. Princeton, Mo., treas.; Geo. Sturgeon, 
Princeton, Mo., mgr.; Fred. W; Coon, 
Princeton. Mo., secy. 

RICH HILL, MO.— Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. J. D. 
Moore, secy. 

ROCKPORT, MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition, Rockport Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John D. Dopf, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Queen City Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 30. W. A. Dennis, secy. 

ST. CHARLES, MO.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. 
1. W. F. Achelpohe, secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Association. 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Jos. 
A. Murphy, secy. 

ho irr acta. 

BILLINGS. MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock. pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treas. ; P. D .O'Donneil, 
secy. 

ITEBBASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 to 23. 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas.: B. B. Mastiek, secy. 
ALBION, NEB.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept. 19 to 21, 1900. H. C 
Kiesler, St. Edward, Neb., pres.; J. O'Neil 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion! 
Neb., treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion. Neb.. 
secy. . 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. T. A. McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 

man. secy. " 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 
BBRTRiAND, NEB— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
Strom, pres.; Alf. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
^3. Gibbons, secy.: R. P. Larson, treas. 
BROKEN BOW. NEB.— Custer County Agri- 
. cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. J. o. 
Taylor, Berwyn. Neb., pres.: A. R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Pur- 
cell. Broken Bow, Neb., secy. 
CLAY CENTER, NEB.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B W 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas. - 
O. C. Williams, secy. 
OENEVA, NEB.— Fillmore County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Lee Huston, 
pres.; A. H. Steven, treas.; F. M. Flory, 
secy. 
INDIANOL.A, NEB.— Red Willow County 

Fair. Sept. U to 14. W. A. McCool. secy. 
LINCOLN. NEB— Nebraska State Fair. Sept 
8 to 7, 1900. S. C. Bassett Gibbon. Neb., 
wr««.r K.W. Piirrom. BmwnvlIlR. Neb.. iw»r:r. 
MADISON, NEB. — Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to "14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson, secy. 
OMAHA. NEB.— The Doi'elas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 
BED CLOUD, NEB.— The Red Cloud Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. J. 
L. Miller. Red Cloud. Neo., pres.; S. M. 
CrabiH. Red Cloud. Neb., vice pres.: G W. 
Dow, Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers. 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 
SEWARD, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug. 

28 to 31. Ernest C. Holland, secy. 
ST. CHARLES, NEB.— St. Charles County 
Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. L W. F. Achelpohl, 

secy. 

STOCKVTLLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900 
L. H. Cheney, secy. 
YORK, NEB.— York County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. G. W. Bemis, secy. 



DEW YORK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. G. W. 
Seely, secy. 

ALTAMONT. N. Y.— Albany County Agricul- 
tural Society and Exposition. Sept. 10 to 
13, 1900. Robt. J. McCanley, Albany, N. Y., 
pres.; Joseph Snyder. Altamount, N. Y.. 
vice pres.; V. P. Donno Lee, Altamount, 
N. Y., secy.; Edward Becker. Alcamont. 
N. Y.. treas. 
,. ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. E. S. 
Bartlett, Belfast, pres.; Charles Lounsbury, 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel- 
ica. N. Y., secy.; F. H. Jackson; Angelica, 
N„ Y.. treas. 

BALLSTON SPA., N. Y.-Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 190U. 
D. F. Wtmey, Ballston Spa., N. Y., pres.;" 
Walter I. Cavert, Charlton, N. Y., treas.; 
Frank L. Smith, BircMon. N.' Y., secy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 1900. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E 
Brown, secy. 

BATH, N. Y.— Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shultz. 
pres. and secy. 

BOONVILLE, N. Y.— The Boonville Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. G. Cavanagh, secy. 

BROOKFIELD, N. Y.-Brookheld Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
Eliot B. Norton, secy. 

CANANDIGUA. N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. 
C. B. Whitney, Orleans. N. Y., pres.; Homer 

„?£S?Aj lce P res -: Jas. S. Hickox, treas. 

CANTON. N. Y.— St Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 11. 1900. Les- 
lie W. Russell, Canton, N. Y., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert, Canton, N.Y., treas.; A. T. Martyn 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R. McMonagle.' 
race secy. 

CHATHAM, N. Y.— Columbia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. G. McCIel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Oobleskm Agricultural 
S5J, et £.„ S< ® t - J 4 to **• lm - °- F - Nelson, 

^J 68 ,^!?' 5' J" Tice P res -: s - c - Shaver. 

c ?£3££ 2Bfc N sepT°^ e !° T nt * Ag - 

CORTLAND. N. Y.— Cortland County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Frank ; 
H. sears, pres.; C. T. Brown, treas.: W. J 
Greenman, secy. 

DELHI, N. Y.— Delaware County Fair. Sept. 
4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, secy. 

DRYDEN, N. Y.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. S. G. Lupton. 

Dryden. N. Y., pres.; Geo. Cole. Dryden. 
N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler, Dryden, 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. Wlison, Dryden. N. Y., 
aecy. 
BLMIRA, N. Y.— Ohlnnlng County Fair. Sept 

3 to 7. 1900. Geo. McOairn. secy. 
*T.J 3DWAR , D ' N " Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept U to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres • 
.-.TvJE- Brlstol . treas..- S. B. Ambler, secy. 
HAMBURG N. Y-— Erie County Agricultural 
Society. Sept U to 14. 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor. Lawtons. N. Y.. pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott Armor. N. Y.. treas.: G. P Dick 
Hamburg. N. Y., secy. 
HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.— HornellsvlUe Fair. 

Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. M. L. Gifford. secy. 
HUDSON, N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning, secy. 
ITHACA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. Sept 

11 to 15. 1900. 
JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 3 to 6. 1900. James 
I. Younglove, Johnstown, N. Y., pres ; Wm 
T. Briggs, Johnstown, N. Y.. vice pres.: 
Henry W. Potter, Johnstown. N. Y. treas. : 
Kneprip Moore. Johnstown. N. Y. secy ' 
LITTLE- VALLEY. N. Y.-Cattarangus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept 3 to 6 1900 
-T. K. Wilson, secy. ' 

LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
SKf 1 „ Societ y- Se »t- 19 to 22. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y.. pres.: C. L. Nich- 
olls, 45 Main st, Lockport N. Y., secy.: 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 



LOWVILLE, N. T.~LewU County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. bept. U to 14. W S 
Windecker, secy. 

LIONS, N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
13 to 15. E. W. Weeks, pres.; B. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.; N. D. Lapham, secy. 

MALONE, N. Y.— Franklin County Fair 
Sept 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon, secy. 

MORRIS, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4, 1900. T. O. Duroe, New Lisbon, 
N. Y., pres.; D. I. Lawrence, Morris. N. Y. 
trflas.: D. C. Win ton. Morris. N. Y.. secy. 

NASSAU, N. Y. — Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept. 11 to 
14. W. D. Barnes, Bramard, N. Y., pres.: 

»,SfS ne , r . Lynd ' sec y-: c - B - Huested, treas. 

NEWARK VALLEY. N. Y.-Northern Tioga 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Cfcas. 
H. Barnes, pres.; G. E. Purple, secy.: E F 
Belden. Richford, N. Y.. treas. 

NEW CITY, N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 
trial Assoc!ation. Sept. 4 to 7. 

OGDENSBURG. N. Y.-Oswegatchie Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 6. James E 
Kelly, pres. 

OSWEGO PALLS. N. Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. 19U0. 
W. W. Loomls. Oswego. N. Y.. pres.: En- 
ward Quirk, Fulton, N. Y., treas.: Fred'k. 
G. Spencer, Fulton, N. Y.. secy. 

OWEGO. N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept 4 

..JKLS- .I 900 - James Armstrong, secy. 

POTTSDAM. N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 
Horticultural Society. Sept 18-21. Merrit 
Wheeler. Pottsdam. N. Y.. pres.; B T 
Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y.. vice pres.; H. E 
Thompson. Pottsdam, N. Y., treas.; H. S. 
Wlison, Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. R 
Smith. Pottsdam, N. Y., mgr 

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.-Dutchess County 
Agricultural Society. Sept U to 14. R. W. 
Rives. New Hamburg, pres.; A. B. Gray 
Pougbkeepsle, treas.; J. M. Booth. Poucb- 

kA«iml«. nwr. m 

PRATTSVILLE. N. Y.— Prattsvllle A. & H 
Association. Sept. 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson 
secy. 



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rrollton. treas.; D. D. Thomas, secy. 
THAOB, MO.— Market Fair Association. 

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JMBIA, MO.— Boone County Agricultural 
Mechanical Society. July 31 to Aug. 3. 
lurruss, pres.; N. D. Robnett, secy.; YT. 
' — ler, treas. 

" MO.— The Stoddard County Agri- 
Society. Sept 25 to 29. 1300. L. P. 
[era, secy. 
-ISONVTLLE, MO.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 

SEN, MO.— Johnson County. Agricnltu- 
nd Mechanical Fair Association. Aug. 
10. Wm. Steill, pres.; T. C. Horn- 
kee, secy. 

LATA, MO.— Macon County A. ft M. As- 
iatics. Aug. 21 to 24. H. S. Sears, pres. ; 
! - L. Rubey, treas.; C. C. Wood, secy. 



HEW HAMPSHIRE. 
CONCORD, N. H.— Concord State Fair. Sept 

4 to 7. Committee; David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Holt George H. Moses. 
LACONIA. N. H.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. J. F. 

Harriman. 
NASHUA. N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept 3 to 6, 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres. ; M. H. 

O'Grady. treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 
ROCHESTER," N.' H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept 11 to 14. Wm. Bradley, geu'I 

mgr. 

HEW JERSEY. 

BURLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington. Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

THlENTON, N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser. Trenton, N. J., treas.; Matolon R. 
Hargerum. Trenton. N. J., secy, and jpgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCreight, prei. and lacy.; Arthur Er- 
•ritt, trsaa. 



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RtCHFlELb SPRINGS. N. Y.— Richfleld 
SprlngB Agricultural Society. Sept 24 to 
iS. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockway, 
treas.; Fred. Bronncr, KichUeld, N. Y., secy. 

riVERHEAD, L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept IS to 21, WOO. Capt 
■William P. Dayton. 
ROCHESTER, N. H. — Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas. ; F. E. Small, 
secy.; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

BANDY CREEK. N. Y.— S. C. R. O. & B. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. John 
R. Allen, pres.; 11. Louis Wallan, secy.; 
George T. Smith, treas. 

SANDV HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fair. Sept. II to 14. S. B. Aurtber, secy. 

6CHOHAR1E, N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. F. 
Kingsley, secy. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y.— New York State Fair. 
Sept 2 to 8. Timothy L. Woodruff, Brook- 
lyn, pres.; W. Judson Smith, treas. ; Jas. 
B. Docjiarty, Albany, secy. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton. Syracuse, 
pres. ; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 

TROUPSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to T. J. B. 
Potter, South Troupsburg, secy. 

TRUMAN®BURG. N. Y.— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to' 7, 19U0. J. T. Howe, 
Trumansburg, N. Y.. pres.; J. G. Conde, 
Trumansburg, N. Y., vice pres.; H. A. 
Moser,, Trumansburg, N. Y., treas.; Myron 
Boardiman, Trumansburg, N. Y., secy. ; S. 
L. Stone, Trumansburg, N. Y., mgr. 

VERNON, N. Y— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 and 4.- L. A. Uriswold, secy. 

WALTON, N. Y. — Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. Wesley 
Ellis, Walton. N. Y., pres.; W. A. Shepard, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 

WATERLOO, N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 

WATERTOWN, N.- Y.— Jefferson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes Zimmerman, Brownville, pres.; Chas. E. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels, 
Watertown, secy. - 

WELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Wellsville Fair Asso- 
<latioi. Aug. 20 to 24. D. C. Ackerman, 
pres.; John McEwen, treas.; J. B. Jones, 
mer. : C. S. Earley.-secy. 

WEST PHOENIX. N. Y.— Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. U to 14. 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres.; N. A. 
Hughes. Phoenix, N. Y., treas.; Jas. A. Peu- 
dVreast. Phoenbt. N. Y.. secy. 

WESTPORT, N. Y.— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker, 
Bonnet N. Y., pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
C. K. Steven's, secy. 

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
treas.: E. B. Long. secy. 

WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
rlcuKural Society. Sept. 4 to 7 1900. P. 
M. Brown, Wfaitneys Point. N. Y.. pr<~>.; 
C. N. Dunham, Castle Creek, N. Y., vice 
pres.; P. H. Landers. Whttneys Point, N. 
Y.. treas.; F. E. Allen, Whitneys Point, N. 
Y.. «ecy.: F. E. Allen. Whitney's Point, 
N. Y.. mgr. 

KORTH CAROLttTA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. la to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEV1LLE, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres. ; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and treas. 

KALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 22 to 27. 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



KNSTON-SALEM. N. C— Piedmont Park 
Coutty. Horse Show and Fair. Oct 30 to 
Not. S. J. L.' Patterson, pres.; G. E. Webb, 
«»«y- and mgr.: Thos. Moslin. treas. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Colored Fair. 
Piedmont Park. Aug. 20 to 25. J. G. Lattle, 
pres.; John S. FItts, secy.; John H. John- 
son, mgr. 

NORTH DAKOTA. 

HAMILTON. N. D.--Fair. C. R. Green, pres. 
PARK RIVER, N. D.— Walsh County Agricul- 

tuial Fair. July 17 to 19t D. D. Green. 

secy. 

OHIO.' 

ADA, O.— The Ada Tri-County Fair Co. Aug. 

« u> si, iwo. Henry Young, Ada, O., pres.; 

M. C. Palmer, Ada, O., vice pres.; S. W. 

Nixon, Ada, O., treas.; Agnew Welsh, Ada. 

O. secy. 
AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 2 to 5. G. C. Stanford. 

Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.: 

Alhiirt Hnle. secy. 

ATHENS, O.— Athens County Fair. Sept 25 
to 27. C. H. Porter, secy. 

BELLEFONTAINE. O.— Tbe Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 6. 1900. 
wwac C. Miller. Bellefontalne. O., pres.; 
*«on L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
r\ R ~ Nlven, Bellefontalne. O., treas.; E. 

riE>Dc.^^ m,, "■ |, '' , ' ^"""tnntalna. O.. »«-v. 
_. . ' ¥-~T* r J !at Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph. Dover. 
X'n Pr o?- : w t. J - Pools. Strongvllle, treas.; 

„2i,S- st °no, Berea, aeey. 

BEVERLY O.-Tri-County Fair. Aug. 30 
and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 

B °5 roN " (Owensvtlle P. O.). O.-Clermont 
Cpunty Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31, 
1900. John C. Shaw. Nice. O., pres.: J O 
Rapp Owensville. 0., treas.; John Rowan. 

^BJowvilie. O.. secy. 

BOWLING GREEN, O.— Wood County Fair. 

i.&^ to „ a w - s - Haskell, secy. 
V»S Y = RU , S : °-r^ruvtoTi County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael. 

nPrnSv.,!?- W - Miller, secy.: M: Auck. treas. 

burton, 0.— Geauga County Fair. Sept. 4 
to 7. P. W. Parmelee, secy. 



CADIZ. 0.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Assoclaitlon. Oet 2to 4. 1900. A. T. Elliot. 
Shortcreek. O.. pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O., treas.; J. G. Milliken, Cadiz, O., secy.; 
J. G. Milliken, mgr. 

CALDWELL, O.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 30. I. B. Phillips, secy. 

CANAL DOVER, O.— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair & Semj-Geatennial for 1900. 
Sept. U, 12, 13 and 14. 1900. H. W. Streb, 
secy. 

CANFIELD, O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
secy. 
CANTON, O.— Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 

7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 
CARROLLTON. O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 
Jr., -pres.; C. A. Tafe, «ecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 
CARTHAGE, O.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 14 to 18. 1900. Jas. 
L. Obison, Carthage, O., pres.; D. R. Her- 
rick, 9ta. F., Cincinnati, O., vice pres.; E.'' 
H. Huffman, Sharonville. O., treas.; D. S. 
Sampson, Silverton. O.. secy. 
CBLINA, O.— Mercer County Fair. Aug. 20 
to 24, 1900. C. W. HalfhUl. Mercer. O.. 
■ecy. 
CHAGRIN FALLS, O.— East Cuyahoga Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. Tryon Baily, Chagrin Falls, 
Becy. 
. CHILLICOTHE, O.— Ross County Fair. Aug. 
7 to 10. Addison P. Minshall, secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 
CLARKSVILLE, O.— Pioneer Association. 
Second week in August. Warren Brady, 
pres.; Mrs; Vera A. Kimbrough. secy.; W. 
J. Reeder, treas. 
COLUMBUS, o.— Ohio State Fair. Sept 3 eo 
7. 1900. H. S. Greines, Portsmouth, O., 
pres.; J. S. Stuckey, Van Wtert, O., vice 
pres.: L. G. Ely, West Unity, O.. treas.; 
W. W. Miller, Columbus. O.. secy. 
COSHOCTON. O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. J. F. 
Darling, Nellie, O., pres.; R. Boyd, Coshoc- 
ton, secy. 
DAYTON, O.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. U to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. 
DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. W. S. Pollock, secy. 
BATON, O.— Preble County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 17 to 21, 1900. Frank Mitchell, 
Eaton, O., pres.; John J. Kaylor, Eaton. 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke. Eaton, O., 
treas.: Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O., secy. 
ELYRIA, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept H 

to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 
FINDLAY, O.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snyder, 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demiand, 
secy. 
FREMONT, O— Sandusky County Fair. Oct 

2 to R. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 
FULTON, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
GALLIPOLIS, O. — Gallia County Fair. Aug. 

28 to 31. " G. A. Little, secy. 
GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. J. W. Hedrick, Russelville, 
secy. 
GREENVILLE, O.— The Darke County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. J. 
M. Brown. De Lisle. O.. pres.: L. N. Reed. 
Gettysburg. O., vice pres.; Ed. Amnion, 
Gordon, O.. treas.; T. C. Mahei. Greenville. 
O.. s«ny. 
GROVE CITY, O. — Grove City Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 22 to 24. 1900. A. L. Nichols. 
Grove City, O.; pres.: T. P. Barber, Grove 
City, O., vice pres.: Chas. A. White, Grove 
City, O., treas.; Geo.T. Darnell, Grove City, 
O., secy. 
HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual, Golden 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
to R. 1900. W. A. Shafor. secy. 
HICKSVILLE, O— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. F. 

M. Birdsall, secy. 
JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Fair. 

Aug. 21 to 23. Chas. C. Babcock, secy. 
KENTON, O.— Hardin County Fair. Aug. 21 

to 24. W. M. Cooney, secy. 
KINSMAN, O.— Kinsman Stock and Agricul- 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. 19U0. H.J.Ward, 
pres. ; H. J. Fobes. secy. 
LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct 

10 to 13. W. T. McClenaghan. secy. 
LEBANON, O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 18 to 21. Huse Bone, pres. ; 
Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham, 
treas. 
LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 

T. B. Bowersock, secy. 
LISBON, O.— Columbiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 11 to 13. 1900. ' J. W. Hoofes. 
Salem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease, Salem, O., 
vice pres.; B. N. Brown, Graviss, O., treas.; 
E. T. Moore. Lisbon. O.. secy. 
LONDON. O.— Madison County Fair. Aug. 

2S to 31. E. B. Pancake, secy. 
LUCASV1LLE, O.— Lucasville First Annual 

Fair. Aug. 7 to 9. A. Crain, secy. 
MANSFIELD, O.— Richland County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 15 (inclusive). Jerry Needham. 
Lexington. O., pres.; W. H. Gifford, Mans- 
field, O., secy. 
MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
IS to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.: C. J. Pfaff. vice 
pres.; Henry G. Bohl. secy.; J. H. McCon- 
nell. treas. 
MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sept 25 

to 28. J. E. Waddell, secy. 
MARYSVILLE, O.— Union* County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. John C. 
Kintner, Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge, New California, O., vice pres.: C. S. 
Chapman, Marysvlile, O., treas.; M. M. 
TK«iwor«h. Marysville. O.. secy. 
MAYSVILLE. O.— Union County Fair. Oct 

t to 6. W. M. Titsworth. secy. 
M'CONNELSVILLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. 

Sept 4 to «. P. H. Tannehill, secy. 
MEDINA, O.— Medina County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford, Se- 
ville, O., pres.; C. E. Hoover, treas.; Hiram 
Oonawln. secy. 
MONTPELIER, O.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. C. 

R. Betts. pres.; C. C. Lattanner, secy. 
MT. GILEAD. O.— Morrow County Pair. Oct 
S to 5. O. J. Miller, secy. 



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commencing* Monday-. JULY 30th. 

fecuss MIDWAY ATTRACTIONS, ssste^s^ 

eges and Concessions ox every 
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of the Mississippi River this year. Come where there is plenty of money in circulation. Over 
3.000 feet of booth space. Only one admission Rate — no charge at Midway entrance. Rxtra LOW 
excursion rates for 100 miles and over on all railroads entering city for entire week. Bis Parades 
every day. Floral Parade on August 1st. Grand Electrical Illuminations. . Address : 

H. G. PACKERED, Director General. L. OPPENHEIMER. Manager. 

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July 4th to 13th. Managers of Street Pairs, Carnivals, etc , write to 

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XENIA. O. — Green County Fair. Auk. 7 to 
10. R. R. Grieve, secy. 

ZANESVILLE. O.— Muskingum County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. J. T. Roberta, White Cot- 
tage, secy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

ENID, OKLA.— Garfield County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 14 to 17, 1900. R. MessaU. Bald. 
Okla., pres.; H. H. Watklns. Sold. OMa.. 
treas.; s. B. Allen. Enid. OUa.. secy. 

OBEGOHV 

MARSHPIELD. ORB.— Second 

Oregon District Fair. Aug. 

Miller, Roseburg, Ore., secy. 
PORTLAND. ORE.— State Fair. _ _ 

22. W. H. Wehrung. Hillsboro. pres.. 

Bush, Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, aacy. 



Southern 
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Sept 17 to 



MT. JOY, O. — Scioto County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. 29 to 31. D. T. Blackburn, 
Rarden, O., pres.; W. A. McGeorge, secy.; 
W. A. McGeorge, treas. 
NAPOLEON, O.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 
Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Henry Lange, pres.; John 
Wilson, treas.; W. N. Tubbs, secy. 
NEWARK, O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon, 
Wilken Run, pres.; A. J. Crilly. treas.; J. 
U. Farmer, secy. 
NEW BREMEN, O.— New Bremen Tri-Coun- 
ty Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. Henry Hellbusch, 
pres.; Fred. Wiemeyer, secy.; Wm. Nieter, 
treas. 
NEW PHILADELPHIA, O— Elks' Ohio State 
Reunion, Art and Industrial Exhibition. 
Aug. 6 to 11. E. F. Schoch, secy. 
OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct 1 to 6. A. P. San- 

dles, pres.; J. S. Stuckey, secy. 
OTTOKEE, O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept IS to 21, 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer, Wauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose, O., vice pres. ; W. S. Blake, Wau- 
seon, O., treas.; Thos. Mlkesell,„ Wauseon. 
O., secy. 
PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 2L Lafayette Paul- 
us, Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.; W. H. Tant, treas. 
POMEROY, O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. P. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy.; John McQuigg, treas. 
PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hyde, treas.; J. H. M. Richie, secy. 
PORT UNION, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept 

18 to 20. J. H. McRichie, secy. 
RAVENNA, O.— Portage County Fair. Aug. 

28 to 31. Lafayette Smith, secy. 
RIOHWOOD, O.— Richwood Tri-Oounty Fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
Robert Smith, treas.: C. H. Huffman, secy. 
RIPLEY, O.— Ripley Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Thos. Buchanan, Jr., pres.; L. H. Williams, 
secy.; Capt E. T. Kirker, treas. 
ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair. 
Sept 18 to 21. J. W. Shaver, Pomeroy, 
secy. 
SANDUSKY, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept 11 

to 14. John T. Mack, secy. 
SARAHSVILLE, O.— Noble County Fair. 

Sept IS to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 
SIDNEY, O. — Shelby County Agricultural In- 
stitute. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. J. E. Russell, re- 
ceiver. 
SMITHFIELD, O.— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Baryar, pres. ; 
C. McKinney, treas.; J-. Hayen, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. O.— Clark County Fair. Aug. 

21 to 24. J. §. Bird. secy. 
ST. CLAIRSV1LLE, O— Belmont County 

Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. T. C. Ayres, secy. 
SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. 16 
to 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd. pres.; G. A. 
Klahn, treas.: P. R. Gnibb, secy. 
TOLEDO, O.— The Toledo Exposition Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 31. W. B. Geroe, pres. ; 
C. R. Brand, treas.: T. B. Tucker, secy. 
TROY, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept. 24 to 

2S. W. I. Tenney. secy. 
UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 
AEricu"tur*l Societv. Sept. lS to 21. C. D. 
Hare, pres.: Oscar Billhardt. secy.; W. J. 
Lowry, treas. 
CRBANA, O.— Champaign County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 14 to 17. C. H. Ganson, 
pres.; J. W. Crowl, secy.; H. P. Wilson, 
treas. 
VAN WERT. O— Van Wert County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. O. D. Swartout. secy. ••»•»!»..»» 

WARREN. O.-Trumbull County Fair. Sept WANTED {"l^?^?!?™- A "«rtto>"Jor the 

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4 to 0. jaB. u. ft.enneay. secy. ^ LaPayette, Ind.. September M-18. Addres.: 

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WAtPAKON'ETA. 0.— Auglaize Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 6. 1900. L. H. Stuva, St 
Mary's, O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 
Hampshire, O., vice pres.; T. E. Bowsher. 
Buskland, O., treas.; A. E. Schaffer, Wapa- 
Iconeta, O., secy. 
WAUSEON, O.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
WASHINGTON, O.— Guernsey County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. H. D. McCullock, secy. 
WASHINGTON C. H.. O.— Fayette County 

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WEST UNION. O.— Adams County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept U to 14. 1900. W. S. 
Kincaid, West Union, O., pres.; H. W. 
Dickinson, West Union, O., treas.; T. W- 
Ellison. Wtest Union. O.. secy. 
WOODFIELD, O.— Monroe County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6; 1900. W. C. 
Mooney, WoodsQeld, O., pres.; W. C. Moon- 
ey, Woodefleld, O., treas.; Q. P. Dorr. 
Woodsfleld, O., secy. 
WOOSTER, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
U to 13. I. N. Kinney, scey. 



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I Qpt^pyrn.' PA.-T1» Great Aiientown 
■ «**Ir. Sept 18 to a, MOO. Hon. Jeremiah 
^Hoth, Aiientown, Pa.,, pres.; Robt R. Rlt- 
>?er». Bckerts. Pa., vice pres.; A_i W. Be 
*V<mer. AUentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Hour. 
Jiecy. and nnir. , _ _ .. 
li *?DFORP, t PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
1 ^ural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee. 
"fj ires.; J. Scott Corll. treas.; William I. 

jUcholtz, secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

JTHt.WHBM. PA— Penna Scaee Pair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 1300. J. Walter Lovett. 

Oecblehem, Pa., pres.; a. c. Fetter, Beth- 

,ehem. Pa., vice pres.; Geo. H. Young. 

Jetblehem, Pa., treas.; H. A. Groman, 

gsettfclebem. Pa., secy. 

•iOOMSBURG, PA. T -ColumbIa County Fair 

Dct 9 to 12. A. N- Yost, secy. 

•IRGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
••"•air. Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 
U to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin. pres.; R. P. 
'Itevenaon, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 
"1TLEK..PA— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

•JIB RIDGE. PA— Cambridge Folrl Aug. 
i 8 to XL Albert S. Faber. Cambridge 
iftprings, secy. 

>NTON. PA.— Union Agricultural Associa- 
«Jon. Sept. 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 
n. B. Bullock, treas.; C. D. Derrah, secy. 
; F AKiON. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. a. S. 

'■NNBAUTVlLtE, PA.— Conneautville Fair 
. association. Sept. 4 to S, 1SUU. Mr. L. u. 
I l »rey, vice pres. 

jXYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association, Sept 25 to '£&. W. 
,*. Marshall, pres. ; E. Morrow, secy.; c. 
. t V. SUenberger, treas. 
^it'NsuuKii, PA.— The Ebensburg Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Aug. zs to 31. F. C. 
i.j*harbaugh. secy. 

,'iRKSViJLA.E, PA— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. O. 
j i. Molyneaux, Millview, Pa., secy. 
,jNOVri±l. PA.— Uanover Asr.uuii.ural Socl- 
,Hy. Sept. 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
, . Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. . 
,1RFUKU, PA— Harford Fa.r. Sept. 26 and 
►7. E. E. Jones, secy. 

ILLlDAYSBUkU. PA.— Blair Co. Agricul- 
tural Society Faj. Sept. H to 14. crank 
I. Fay, secy. 

jOKSTOWN, PA.— Millcrcek Valley Agri- 
ultural Association. Aug. zl to 23. , H. VV. 
^Selson.pres.; H. C. Setp-r, trtas. ; R. M. 
pwaney. secy. 

KiOiUSuViL^e. PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
Ijira' CIuD. Sent. IS to 21, lsuO. Theodore A. 
tsswgV •"om. HugbesvUle, Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
fi mHBoa. Hugnesvllle. Pa..- treas.; A. C Hemy, 
KAl^mgheenrlUe. Pa., secy. 

U1ANA, PA— Indiana County Agricultural ■ 
-Society. Sept. 11 to 14. M. f. Jamison, 
fjrea.; -David Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafou, 
>reas. : Hon. H. J. Thompson, Marion Cea- 
jbt. Pa., privilege mgr. 

: lTANr»lNG, PA.— ruttanning Fair Asso- 
ciation, Seventh Annual Kxn.oit. Aug. 28 
p 31. Dr. R. P. Marshall, pres.; \v. J. 
turgeon, treas.; T. McConnell, secy.; 11. J. 
[.innon, supt of privileges. 
JTiSTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 23. J. 
1. Essen, secy. 

TjBANON, PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair 
association. Sept. 4 to 7. Wm. Uassert, 
! ire&,; Wm. B. Means, M.D., secy.; J. K. 
Tunes, treas. 

j-BANON, PA — Mt Gretna Agricultural, 
Mechanical and Industrial Exposition. Aug. 
p to 24. J..H. Redsecker, pres.; 1. M. 
'timer, secy.; U. W. Siegnst. treas. 
H1QHTON. PA.— The Uuhon County In- 
justrial Society. Sept. 25 to' 28. 19U0. Henry 
;4Hler, LehJghtan, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brlnk- 
;*an; Lebigbton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower, 
jehigbttm, Pa., secy, and mgr. 
WISBURG.: PA.— Onion County Agricul- 
tural Socity. Sept. 25 to 28. O. Willard 
frtdt, Bucknell, Pa„ secy. 
.NSFiBLD, pa.— 'Mansneld Fair. Sept. 25 
;» 2t, 1M0. W. P. Austin, Mansfie.d, Pa., 

'.LION. Pa Milton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

JW. Edwin Paul. Mi-ton. Pa., secy. 
ZARETH, PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. F. F. Ger- 
sft, pres.; J. J. Mans, ^ecy.; J. R. Rem- 
. jmier, treas. 

LwCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept. £7 to 29. 
LNXSUTAWNEY. PA.— Jalr. Aug. 21 to 24. 
f. O. Freas, secy. 

.ADING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
:iral Association of Berks County. Reading 
.sUr. Oct. 2 to 5. James McGowan, pros.; 
jrrus T. Fox, secy.; MUtord N. Bitter, 
i'eaa. *™ - 

^NEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agrlcul- 
^iral Society. -Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt. 
imdy Lake. Pa.. pres.;'R. P. Cann. treas.; 
•• H. Fowler, secy. 
-»r=tOUDSBURG. PA.— Monroe County AgK- 
ftultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
•"^r, ■ secy. - 

WANDA. PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 

• — Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. E. J. 

Towanda. Pa., pres.; W. T. Horton. 

"- Pa., treas.; Ben]. Kuykendall. 

-_~—. Psu. secy. 

JT, PA— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept. 
to 14. B. A. Long, pres.: E. E. VanDyne, 

— ; C. L. Fellows, secv 
— JVILLE, PA.^-Maitland Fair. Sept. 
to 14. W. C. Smith, Dalton, Pa., secy. 

rJHINGTON; PA.— Western Pennsylvania 

jrlcultural Association, lept. 25 to 28. J. 

Thomas, pres.; J. S. Fursythe, secy.; 

S. Eagieson. treas. 

TSBURG, .PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
jiety." Sept 4 to 6. 'W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
Gross, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 
1TFIBLD. PA.— Westfleld Fair. Sept. 11 

15. 19M. F ran* Strang, secy. 

— PITTSDON, PA.— Luzerne Fair Asso- 
mja. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. A. O. Farn- 

-j, Ptttrton, Ptu. pres.: W. T. McCabe. 

[ttstoo. Pa., treas.; Jno. A. Wood, Old 

Sr*e. Pa.. s«cy. 

K. PA.— York County Agricultural Socl- 
'. Oct. 1 to E. J. H. Wogan, Mt. Wolf. 
. pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Cbapin, 



y6UN6wO&D, PA.— The Westmoreland At> 

ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher,- Mt.Pleasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker. Greensburg. Pa., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
xer. Greensburg. Pa., secy. 

EHODE ISLAND. 

RIVER POINT, R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept. 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I 
secy. ' 

SOUTH CABOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, s. C, secy. 

Lexington, s. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

WALHALLA, S. C. — Semi-Centennial Cele- 
bration. Aug. 16 to 18, 1900. Jas. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

YANKTON, S. D.— State Boart of Acri(-"I- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres. ; Walter B. Dean, secy. ; J S 
Piatt, fc-eas. 

TEWH-ESSEB. 

WATERTOWN, TENN.— Wilson County Fair 
Association. Sept. 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donoell. Lebanon. Tenn., pres.; J. H." Da- 
vis, sr., StateevlIIe, Tenn., treas.; Caesar 
Thomas. Watertown. Tenn., secy. 

TUX AS. 

ABILENE, TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas. : J. H. P.ckens. s cy. 

CLEBORDNE, TEXAS— Pair. Sept. 13 tOlS. 
S. E. Mess, seev. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DaUjis. TKX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton, Dallas, Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith, Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adone, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

DKN1SON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey. secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot, secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hageu, secy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu. pres.: 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marquez Fair Association. 
, • Oct. 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio' Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovies P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vsn.^«\ San Antonio, seev. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to 5. L. D. Heaton, pres.; 
Theo. Buhler. treas.: L. N. Hofer. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres. ; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. 

BARTON, VT.— Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept U to 12. H. H. Souiers. Tras- 
burgh, Vt, pres.; O. D. Owen, treas.; D. D. 
Bean, secy. 

RUTLAND. VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce. Clarendon. Vt. secy. 

WATERBURY W " VT.— Winooski Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 13, 190U. G. 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. S. 
Eaton, secy. 

VTRGTNTA 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Fa!r week cf Oct. 8. 
W. G. V enable, pres.; W. G. Dunn.ngton, 
v.ce pres.: S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FKISLIUKICKSBURG, VA. — Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
25 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg, 
Va., pres.; S. J. Qulnn, Fredericksburg, 
Va.. treas. and secy. 

WINCHESTER. VA.— The Shenandoah Val- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept la to 22, 
1900. Charles Rouss, N. Y. City, pres.; E. 
G. Hollls. Winchester, secy.; Clark H. Pur- 



WISOONSltf. 

AMHERST, WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. G. W. Smith, 
pres.; A. J. Smith, secy.; J. C. Webster, 
treas. 

ANTIGO, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Fred. 
Hayssen. 

ARCADIA. WIS.— Arcadia Agricultural and 

Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N. 

Lehrbach, pres.; George Schmidt, treas ; 

George Mathys, secy. 
BARABOO. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. S 

A. Pelton, Reedsburg. 
BERLIN. WIS.— Fair. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. 

Willis. 

BEAVER DAM. WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept 24to 28. 1900. VV. A Van 
Brant, Horloan, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace, 
Fox Lara, Wis., vice pres.; C. W. Harvey, 
Beaver Dam, secy.; H. u. urak, Heaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 

BLOOMOIGTON, WIS.— Blakes Pra;rie Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 5 to 7, l>oo. c. W. 
Stone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, secy. 

BQSCOBEL. WIS.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. F. C 

Muffley. 

CEDARBURG. WIS.— Ozaukie County Agri- 
cultural society. Sept 17 to 19, lsuo. Wm. 
H. Rintlemau, pres.; L. E. Schroeder. 
treas.; J. Dietrich, secy. 
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept 11 to 14. J. R. 
Sharp, pres.; M. S. Bailey, secy.; W. W. 
Flinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. 
DUDUISVlLLiS, WIS.— *a»r. Sept 18 to 21. 

W. J. Davey. 
DUKANU, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 28, lww. K. J. Ryan, 
pres.; W. B. Smith, treas.; J. Dorwin, secy. 
ELKHORN, WIS.— Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. W. H. Al- 
dricb. nres. : G. L. Harrington, secy. 
ELLSWORTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21 

E. S. Doolittle. 
EVANSVILLE. WIS.— The Evansvllle Rock 
Co. Agricultural Association Fair. Sept 4 
to 7, 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L 
Pullen. treas.; F. Springer, secy. 
FRIENDSHIP, WIS— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept F. M. Fil- 
kins, Arkdale, Wis., pres.;' L. N .Morse, 
Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. Bug- 
ham, secy. 
GALESVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 

A. A. Arnold. 
GRANTSBURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 28. 

And. A. Anderson. 
GREEN BAY, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. A. 

Spuhler, secy. 
HILLSBORO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. A. 

N. Jones. 
HORTONVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 

27. H. T. Buck. 
HUDSON, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. M. 

Warner. 
JEFFERSON, WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. J. 

L. Kearney. 
LANCASTER, WIS.— Fair. Sept 12 to 14. 

G. B. Wheeler. 
LODI, WIS.— Fair. Sept 11 to 13. A. H. 

Hinds. 
MADISON, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. Eu- 

r*na RhApard. 
MANITOWOC, WIS.— Manitowoc County 
Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. Edw. Schaffland. secy. 
MAUSTON, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. 

H. Ely. Mauston. 
MENOMONEE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

R. W. Cronk, Louisville. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— State Fair. Sept. 10 to 

14. John M. True. Madison. 
MINERAL POINT, WIS. — Southwestern 
Wisaonsin Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. 
Thos. Bracken, vire pres.; Philip Allen, 
trows.: W. H. Ronnptt. seoy. 
MONROE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. B. G. 

Trpnt. 
NEILLSVILLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. E. D. Web- 
ster, pres.: G. L. Redmond, treas.; H. H. 
Heath, spcv. 
NHW LONDON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural nnd Induptr'al Aiwnciat'nn. S"0t. 25 
to 28. isnn. A. Roioff, pres.; E. H. Ramm, 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 



NEW LONDON. WlS-Fair, Sept. 26 to #. 
Henry Cannon. 
' NEW K1CHMOND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 
21. O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy 
treas.: J. A Hughes, secy. 

PLYMOUTH. WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler. Sr., pres.; E. A. Dow, treas.; O 
GafTron. - secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. J. 
E. Jones. 

PLYMOUTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. Otto 
Gaffron. 

RHINELANDER, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 
14. W. C. Ogden. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.-Falr. Sept 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Boch. Richland, City, Wis., prea.; 
C. A. Matthews. ItMca. Wis., vice pres.; 
J. M. Keys, Rclhiand Center, treas.; w. F 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

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CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 
Frank R. Moore, secy. 

MlLUJl^EmOUKNK. W. VA.— The Tyler Coun- 
ty Exposition and Fair Association. Aue. 
28 to 31. 1900. M. H. Stealey. pres.; C. B. 
Riegle. secy. 

NEW MARTINSVILLE. W. VA.— Wetzel 
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Justus Bakin; pres.; R. E. McEldouney. 
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nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pre3.; 
Art. L. Cottrill, secy, and treas. 

SHEPHERDSTOWN. W. VA. — Morgan's 
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Reynolds, pres.; G. T.. Licklidir, treas.; R. 
S. M. Hoffman, secy. 

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SENECA. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr.. Eastman. 

SEYMOUR, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. H.J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. lit to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. a. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, . treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14, 1DU0. 
F. W. Teall, pres.; J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice, secy. 

SUPEK1UK, was.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 2*. law. U. L. 
Herrlck, Wtst Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon Springs, Wis., vice pres.; 

E, L. Cass, West Superior, Wis., treas,; W. 
H. Webb, Superior, W4s., secy. 

TUMAH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

WiAUTOMA. WTS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant, Wwuioma, Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Wolbur, Wautoma, Wis., treas.; W. H. 
BTIT** ,r WaMiioma. Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. 

• P. Rix. 

WEST SALEM. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 

F. H. A. Nye, secy. 

WEYAUGUA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
David Wafler. 

VIROQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills. Springville. Wis., 
treas.: F. W." Alexander, secy. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw. 
pres.; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright, 
secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. 
W. Harland. 

CANADA. 

ALMONTE. ONT.— North Lawark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 27. 1900. John 
Forzytihe, Cedar Hill, One, pres*; James 
Robertson. Almonte. OnL. treas.: Wm. D. 
McEwen, Almonte, Ont., secy. 

AlLMER, ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair, East 

.. Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 

20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy.-treaB. ; A. A. 

" Leslie, prea. 

Bb-ACHBuRG. ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLE, ONT.— Weet Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 13 and 14, 1900. W. 

E. Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements, Ty- 
rone, Ont., vice pres. ; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., Bowmanville. Ont.. treas.; M. A. James. 
Lock Drawer 7. Bowmanvllle, Ont., secy. 

BRAMPTON. ONT.— County of Peel Agr.cul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BhANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 22. 

..George Hately, secy. 

CnRr*. ONT.— Huntity Exhibition. Oct. 2 
and 3. John Argue, secy. 

CAVDGA. ONT.— Hald.mand County Fair. 
Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Sbeppard. secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN. P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Hcrse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres. : Chas. Smallwocd, seCy. 
CHARLOTTOTOWN. P. E. ISLAND^Bicyck 

and Athletic Sports. July 1, 1900. A. A. 
Bartlett, pres.; F. L. Muncey, secy. 

CITT OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick. pres.: 
R. G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson, 
aacy. ... 

COLL1NGWOOD. ONT.-Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Cbas. Lawrence, 
pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
boa 637. Becy. 

DRUMBO, ONT;— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26: R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Teller, secy. 

FERGUS. ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

GODERICH. ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. M.tchell, 
secy. 

HALIFAX, CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
-Exhibition Commission. Sept. 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley. Halifax. N. S.. pres.; 

D. R. Clark. Halifax. N. S.. treas.; J. E. 
Wood. Halifax. N. S.. secy. 

KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. Thos. D. Minnes, secy. 

LONDON, ONT.. CANADA.— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept. 6 to 15. 1900. St. 
Col. W. M. Gartebone. pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.: J. A. Nelles. secy. 

MARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE. ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN. CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28. 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.: J. Gilchrist, secy.-treas. 

MORRI9BURG. ONT.— Dundas County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30, 1900. J. Wwley Allison, 
Morrisburg, Ont., pres.; G. F. Bradfleld, 
M«rri*tiiiwr. Ont.. «ecy. 

NEWMARKET. ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion." Sept. 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

OTTAWA. ONT.— Central Canada Exhibition 
Association. Sept. 14 to 22. 1901). . Wm. 
Hutctrlnaont M. P., pres.; E. McMahon, 

OTTERVILLE. ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 

Oct. fi and 6. Alex. M. Farlam, secy. 
PAISLEY, ONT.— Centre Bruce Exhibition. 

Sept. 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 

E. Shepnard. secy. 

PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 
♦o 19. W. T. Walker, secy. 

PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterboroueh Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept. 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lln. nres. ; w. J. Green, seev. and tmns. 

PICTON. ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont.) Fair. Sept. 26 and 27. Thomas Blg- 
rrmr, serv. 

PRBSOOTT. ONT.— South Grpnvillo Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 20. 1900. G. T. 
Howard. Prxscott. Ont., pres.: R. S. Th-rooo. 
Preacott. Ont., vice prea.; T. R. Melville. 
* * *—""*. Opt., secv. 

RENFREW. ONT— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 



RICHMOND. CAN.— Carleton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 12 and 13, 1900. 
Hugh S. Conn. Ottawa, Out., pres.: Wm. 
MoBlroy. Richmond. Ont.. secy. 

Kv^vriioiN, uiM.— world'8 Fair. Oct. 8 and 
10. Uav.d Bell, secy. 

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
son, pres.: Wm. Brown, secy.-treas. 

SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres. ; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 

SiimCUe;, ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

SOURIS, MANITOBA.— Uienwood Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 7 to 9. Capt.Wood, pres.; 
R. I. Crisp, secy.-treas. 

STRANSTEAD, QUE.-Stranstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Chan- 
nel!, secy. 

STRATHROY, ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. 

THREE RIVERS, QUEBEC— Association Ag- 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trois-Rivieres. Sept 
5 to 15, 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P., St. Leon, 
pres.; c. D. Hebert, Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Canadas Great Bxposi- 
'iion and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept. 
8, 1900. J. J. WithTOw. Toronto. Can., 
pres.; Dr. A. Smith. Toronto, Can., vice 
pres.; J. Edwards, Toronto, Can., treas.; 
H. J. Hill, Toronto, Can., secy, and mgr. 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County of Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
F. W. Thistlethwaite, secy. 

WALKERTON. ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovei, secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5. E. J. 
Clark, box 35, secy. 

WELLBSLEY, ONT.— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 11 and 12, 1900. A. M. 
Fisher, Amubree. Ont., pros.: Geo. Bell- 
ln«»r. Woliooley. Ont., secy. 

WHITBY. ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

WOU11BRIUUE, ONT.— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.: N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North RWing of Ox- 
ford, Blauarord and Bast Oxford Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Valen- 
tine FIcht. pres.; F. H. Dent, Woodstock, 
Ont, vice prea.; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont. secy. 

MANITOBA. 

BRANDON, MAN.— Western Agricultural and 
Arts Association (Western Manitoba Big 
Fair. July 31 to Aug. 3, 1900. W. J. Lind- 
say, Brandon, Man., pres.; F. J. Clark, 
Brandon. Man., secy.-treas. 

NEEPAWA, MANITOBA.— Beautiful Plains 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 7 and 8. G. S.' 
MacGregor, pres.; John Wemyss, secy. 

VIRDIN. MAN.-Gounty of Virdin Agricul- 
tural Society. July 19 and 20. 1900. Wm. 
Stephen, Virdin, Man., pres.; A. G. MoDou- 
jjall. secy. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals. 



ABILENE, KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnival. 

Sept. 20. I. T, Prendergast, pres.: E. H. 

Forney, secy, 
ALMA. NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 

14. W. A. Myers, secy. 
ARKANSAS city, KAN— Harvest Home. 

Oct. 1 to 6. 
AsHLAND, KY.— Street Fair and Merchants' 
Carnival. July 2 to 7. H. F. Bryan, pres.; 

S. L. Martin, secy. 
BELLEFONTAINE, O.— Free Street Carnival. 

July 17 to 21. A. M. Reid, secy. 
BELLEVILLE. ILL— Street Fair Committee, 

Belleville Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 15, 

1900. Albert Hucke. Belleville, 111., pres.; 

A. S. Halstead. Belleville. 111., treas.: Cbas. 

P. Flfiisohblen. Belleville. 111., secy. 
BOSTON, MASS.— Elks' Carnival. Aug. 6 to 

■11, 1900. Combination Park. 
CALDWELL, O.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

July 11 to 14. L. F. Cain, secy. 
CALUMET, MICH.— Upper Peninsula Fire- 
men's Association Tournament Aug. 6 to 8. 

John D. Cuddihy, chairman; Homer A. 

Guck, secy. 
CARTHAGE, MO.— Street Fair. July 4 to 11. 

H. R. P. Miller, dir. gen'I. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 

Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 

C L. Miller, treas.: Alex. Charles, secy. 
CENTRAL LAKE. MICH.— Street Fair. Sept 

25 to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; II. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.; Carl Stroebel, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Khorassan Kar- 
nivai and Industrial Exposition. June 25 
to July 14. John G. Scorer, mgrl 

CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept. 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler. gen. mgr.. 
G'bson House. C'ncinnati. 

CROWN POINT. IND.— No. 4. I. O F. of A. 
Street Carnival. Aup. 9 to 11. J. T. Atkins, 
J. P. Young, A. A. Bibler. committee. 

DANVILLE. VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson, Roa- 
noke. Va.. director gen'!. 

DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. FLA.— De Funiak 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
W. L. Cawthon, pres. ; W. T. May, vice 
pros.: R. w. Storrs, secy.-treas. 

DEXTER. IA.— Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 27. J. C Scoles. pres.: 
t. T,. Pntton. tress.: A. B. Enstmnn. swy. 

DUNKIRK. INn— str-n» Fair. July 3 to 5.' 

EHWARDSVILLE. ILL.— Madison County 
Centennial. Aue. 28 to SI. Major J. T. 
f rocker, pres.; H. P. Hotz, treas. ; H. C. 

EMPORIA. KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. S»nt 

26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 
PunnlpRs; ppfv, 

EUREKA, CAL— Street Fair and Carnival. 

.Tnlv y *n 4. {-****. M"' ><I * s rI ^'f. ir*»n. 

FORT FAIRFIELD, ME.— Celebration, July 

4. E. E. Aust'n. seev. 

FRANKFORT. KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnivnl Association. Sept. 2i to 28. Geo. 
TT. stohlin. pres. : J. M. Williams. s»cv. : 
w. BHdgeford, vice pres,; John A. Bris- 
lan, treas. 



FRANKFORT, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. John B. Dryden, chairman. 

FRANKLIN FALLS, N. H.— Street Fair and 
Celebration. July 4- " H-M. Warner, secy. 

HAMILTON. O. — Elks' Street Carnival and 
Business Men's Exposition. July 23 to 29. 
Will. s. Heck, director; Will. Thomas, 
secy. 

HOUGHTON, MICH.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. July 2 to 7. Percy H. Fenimore, 
secy. 

HUvvbLU MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 23 
to 28. Fred F. Hubbeil, secy. 

HUMTINli'lUft, UNO.— street *air. July 9 
to 13. 

JKrrlSRSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 
Wow and Celebration. Sept. o. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 

JOrjLdiN, imO. — jmks' fatrett r air. Carnival 
and Monster Midway. July 30 to Aug. 4. 
H. G. Packer, d.r. gen'I: L. Oppsnheimer, 
manager; J. C Campbell, treas. 

KfcilMT, o.— Free Street rair and Merchants' 
Ubrnival. July 2 to 4. C. M. Davis, secy. 

KWNTON, O.— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 
14 to 19. 

X.—jixniv, IA. — Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagei, pres.; 
J. H. Finigan, treas.; E. F. Carter, secy. 

LA 1-oR'iii 01T*. 1A-— Uig Fourtn 01 July 
Celebration. July 3 to 5. H. G. Conger, 
■•■«;) 

LOVELAND. COL.— Loveland Free Street 

Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 

LUXORA, ARK.— Carnival and Free Street 
Fair. June 28 to 30. Will A. Smith, mgr.. 
Lock Box 6. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MATTOON, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 23. 

MARIETTA, iiA.— A Cbatauqua and Free 
Barbecue. July 1 to 7, 

MARLETTE. MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept 
18 to 21. C. C. Hubbeil, secy. 

MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres. ; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres. ; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MEDFORD, MASS.— Carnival and Fair. July 
30 and 3L Aug. 1 to 4. Address racing com- 
mittee. 

MERIDIAN, GA.— Meridian Clerks' Associ- 
ation Celebration. July 4. 

METROPOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat pres.; 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 
and secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Street Fair. Oct. 15 
to 20. L. L. Gilbert, secy. 

MONTPELIER, IND.— Montpeller Street Fair 
Association. Aug. 15 to 18. Harry A. Dodge, 
Montpelier, Ind., pres.; J. W. Crosbie, Mont- 
peller, Ind., vice pres.; D. A. Bryson, Mont- 
pelier, I rid., treas.; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, 
Ind., mgr.; C. L. Smith, Montpelier, Ind., 
secy. 

NELSON, B. C— Land and Water Carnival. 
July 2 and 3. 

NELSONVILLE, O.— Red Men's Pow Wow. 
Aug. 10 and 11. 

NEW BEDFORD. MASS.— Industrial Expo- 
sition and Midway Carnival. July 23 to 28. 
J. H. Laine, dir. gen'I; H. F. Soule, asst. 
d'r. gen'I. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA— Reunion of 
Roosevelt's Rough Riders. July 1 to 4. 
Clifton George. -*secy. - 

OSWEGO, N. Y.— Street Fair. July 16 to 2L 
Joe A. Wallace, mgr. 

OSWEGO. N. Y.--31ks' Carnival and Street 
Fair. July 26 to 21. 

OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble, 
secy. 

OTTERBEIN. IND.— Otterbein Street Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. L. Burns, pres. : W. B. Hon- 
ing, vice pres. ; P. H. Ward, treas. ; E. V. 
Gougar, secy. 

PADUCAH. KY.— Twentieth Annual Eman- 
cipation Celebration. Aug. 8. Minor Brad- 
sh-aw. secy. 

PORTLAND. ME.— Old Home Week. Aug. 6 
to 11. 

PORTSMOUTH, O— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Auspices Red Men. July 16 to 21. R. 
L. Stevenson, mgr. 

ROANOKE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. July 2 to 7. Geo. D. Benson, direct- 
or gen'I. 

ROCHESTER. N. Y.— Fair and Carnival. 
Aug. 13 to 18. J. E. Furlong, mgr. 



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SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.-Carnlval. Sept' If St§m 

to 11. v •;:•. ira| 

SHERIDAN. WYO.— Mid-Summer Carniv -IS IS 

Julv 3 to 5. Bert Cnffpen. mm* r§| ^||1 



July 3 to 5. Bert Colleen, mgr. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fair. 'Dai life;* 
not fixed. "1IP^« 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepy 
Street Fair Association. Last week in Si "ft IB 
tember. 1900.. A. C. Von Hagen, pres.;iljsl» 
P. Bertrand. treas.: H. G. Hays. secy. ™f 



RUSHV1LLE, IND.-Street Fair and Carifpi 
val. July 9 to 14, 1900. Will C. BreSff 
pres.: R. F. Scudder, secy. tfi^ 

SAGINAW. MICH— Bay City Business Meigl I 
Jubilee and Carnival. Aug. 14 to 16. |x| p 

SAL1NA. KAN.— Free Street Fair Associate It Wk 
Sept 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres.; Filf %% 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secjff 
Oscar Seitz, treas. • m* 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission r|| 
Celebration. Sept. S to 11. General cJlBr 1 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall. FralSji 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. ■ j - i 



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SOUTHPORT, CONN.— Firemen's TouriSfSa 

ment Aug. 6 to 11. W. B. Penny., sot -tin W 
SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair aiWfkS 

Carnival- Sept. 3 to 8. C. E. Dubbs, se'S|K»" 
STOCKTON, CAL.— Street Fair. June' 26S-ilS 

July 4. Orrin S. Henderson, pres.; W. i' FK ™ 

Westbay, treas.: Calvin B. Brown, secySM 
TOLEDS, O.— I. O. O. F. Carnival . July! Wife* 

to 28. J. J. Deveaux, mgr. i-iilr 

TOtLAHOMA, TENN.— Mid-Summer Fa*' 1 *** 

val. July 4 to 6. Dock Aydlelott, mgr. : .,.„ 
WASHINGTON, D. C— Red. Men's Pow W'OS 

and Ind'an Village. July 4 to 11. 

Psvne. secy^ 
WATERTOWN. N. Y.— Street Fair and C 

nival. July 9 to 14. L. G. Decant, 

gen.; W. H. Skeels, secy. 
WEBSTER CITY, " 

Aug. 

Kearns. treas.: W. G. Bonner, secy. -Si 

WEST BADEN, IND.— Soldiers' ReuniUkf 

Aug. 15 to 17. • 'ill: 

WEST SUPERIOR. WIS.— Elks CarnKiM: 

Jnlv 4 to 13. Will H. Lawler. mgr. lift 
WICHITA, KAN.— Carnival and Fall Fet s 

val (street fair). Oct 1 to 6. H. C. Lo-. 

wood. secy. pjf 

WINCHESTER. KY— Street Fair. July S f I 

K W. H. Rumor, sney. !?lf5I ,; if 

W'INSTON-SALEM. N. C— Semi-Center*^ !i»# 

Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Wei'Jlf 8 **' 

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14 to 17. F. E. Wilson, pres. ; W.<; t |f!&jfl 

ns. treas.; W. G. Bonner, secy. itiit". Si 



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ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Surgical & Gyne- 
colosical Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B. 
Darts, M.D.. Birmingham. Ala. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Toung People's Christian 
Union of the Cnlversalist Church. July 11 
to 18. ReT. A. J. Cardall, 30 West St., Bos- 
ton, If an, 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Associated Bill 
Posters* Convention, July 10 to 13. 

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.— Ancient Illustrious 
Order of Knights of Malta. Oct 16 to 28. 
Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
Arch St., Phlla. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J-— The National Fra- 
ternal Press Association. Ang. 21 to 25. A. 
E. Stevenson. 6436 Kimbark av., Chicago. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Grand Lodgs of 
Bkav July 12; 1100. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. B. State 

- OonTentlon. Oct. 15 to 17. 1900. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA— General Assembly of 
;th» Knights of Labor. Not. 13. J. W. 
Hayes, 43 B St. N. W., Washington, D. C. 

BOSTON, MASS. — Coopers' International 
Union of N. A. Oct. 8. James A. Cable, 
■42 EHzatwth «.. Kaunas CHty, Kan.. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Society of Arts and Crafts. 
Spring. 1S0L Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con- 
grecs at., Boston, Mass. 

BOSTON, 'MASS.— Ancient Order of Hiber- 
nians. July, 1900. J. O. Sullivan, Philadel- 
phia, Pa. 

BOWLING GREEN, KY.— Annual Outing of 
Kentucky Press Association. July 23 and 24. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Association of 
General Passengers and Ticket Agents* As- 
sociation. Oct. 16, 1900. A. J. Smith, Cleve- 
land, O. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— National Association of 
Window Trimmers of America. Aug. 6 to 
». L. Frank Baum, 1205 Star Building, 
Chicago, III. 

BURLINGTON, IA- — Nineteenth Annual 
Saengerfest. Aug- 9 to 12. Jos. N. Kolz, 

CAMP" JOHN W. THOMPSON, N. H-— Re- 
union of Veterans' Association. Last full 
week In August. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14, 
1S01. W. M. McFadden. West Liberty, la. 

CEDAR RAiPIDS. IA. — Grand Lodge of Iowa, 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday in 
April, 1901. J. G. Graves, Lock Box 15, 
Cedar Rapids, la., secy.' - 

OHANUTK. KAN.- Grand lodge. Degree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday In 

- -Mar, 1901. Mrs. Georgia Noteetine. Hiawa- 
titt, Kan., secy. ■ 

CHARLESTON, S. C— National Educational 
Association. July 7 to 13. Irwin Shepard, 
Winona, Minn. 

CHARLESTON. S. C— National Teachers* As- 
sociation. July 7 to 13. 1900. 

CHICAGO, ILL — National Harness Manufac- 
turers' fend Dealers' Protective Association 
of the United States, 196 W. Randolph st. 
Edw. P. Hamick, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL— United States Veteran Sig- 
nal Corpa. Last week in August, 1900. Chea. 
Ol W. Marcy. 155 Franklin at. Boston, 
Mass.. secy.- 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Wholesale Drug- 
gists* Association. Sept. 10 to 18. A. B. 
Me rricm, Minneapolis, Minn. 

CBKUO, ILL.— Gimno) Lodge, D. O. H. der 
V. ST. Sept. 5. Chas. Lauber, 107 Somen 
St.. Brooklyn. N. Y. , . 

CHICAGO, ILL. — Bohemian Catholic Central 
Union. Sept. 26. F.Llndelar, 56 Jewett st., 
Cleveland, O. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Calif ornia Volunteer Vet- 

- eraa Association. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Capt. 
,„ Geo. H, Pettis. Providence. R.- 1., secy. • 
lP CHICAGO, H^L.— G. A. R.. National Encamp- 
ment. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Thomas J. Stew- 
art. PnUaOeipbia, Pa., secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— NaUonal Convention B. Y. 
P. U. July 12: to 15.. 1900. Rev. E. E. 
Chivers. 324 Dearborn st.. Chicago. 
CINCINNATI. O.— National Mexican War 
Veterans* Association. Encampment. Sept. 
12 to 14, 1900. Col. F. T. Foster, 406 Vine St., 
'"' CtedaMtt. 0„ secy. 
m CINCINNATI. O.— American Boiler Manufac- 
turers' Association. Sept. 18 to 20. J. D. 
Farasey, Forest st. and N. Y., P. & O. Ry., 
Cleveland, O. 
CINCINNATI, O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
nun Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
CINCINNATI, O. — General Grand Chapter of 
Royal Arch Masons of United States. Sept. 
25. Christopher. Fox, Brooklyn. N. Y. 
CLEVELAND, O. — American Loyal League. 

J uly 28 . 1900. J. L. Dwyer, Detroit. Mich. 
CLEVELAND. O.— The Traveling Engineers* 
As s ocia tion. Sept. 11. W. O. Thompson. 
Elkhart. Ind. 
I *"j CLEVELAND, O.— National Apple Shippers' 
s " Association. Aug. 1 to 3. A. Warren Patch, 
* c Boston, Mass. 

_£ CLEVELAND. O.— Annual Picnic of the Uni- 
* , f orme d Rank, K. of P. 
c l CLEVELAND, O.— National Prison Cbap- 
" lalna' Association. Sept. 15 to 17. Rev. C- 
, L. Winget. Columbus, O. 
1 CLINTON,. IA.— Mississippi Valley Spiritual- 
.. . lsts" Association. July 29 to Aug. 26. Mrs. 
M Stella A. Ftak. Keokuk. la. 
,„ DALTON. MASS.— National Division. Sons of 
,tti Temperance of North America. July 10 to 
14. B. R- Jewell. Stoneham-. Mass.: James 
H. Roberts, chairman committee OB badges, 
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DALLAS, TEX.— Concatenated Order Hoo 
Hbo. Oct. 9. J. H. Baird. Nashville, Tenn., 
secy. 

DELAVAN. WIS.— The Assembly of Delavan 
Lake. Aug. 1 to 12. 

DENVER, COL.— Y. P. C. U. Church. July 
25 to 30. D. F. McGil), 1411 Fulton St., Al- 
legheny, Pa. 

DENVER, OOL.— Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June, 1902. 
Marion Lawrence, Toledo, O., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Brotherhood of Locomo- 
tive Firemen. September. F. W. Arnold. 
Peoria, 111. 

DBS MOINES, IOWA— Brotherhood of Loco- 
motive Firemen. September, 1900. F. W. 
Arnold, Peoria. III.. ieey. 

DETROIT, MICH.— American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 30. Charles H. Hull, 
Ithaca, N. Y. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Wholesale Saddlery As- 
sociation. July 10 to 13. J. B. Denver, 512 
N. Main St., St. Louis, Mo. 

DETROIT, MICH.— American Association of 
Opticians. Aug. 14 to 16. Frederick Boger. 
36 Maiden Lane, New York City. 

DETROIT, MICH.— National Railroad Master 
Blacksmiths' Association. Sept. 18 to 21. 

A. L. Woodworth, Lima, O. 

DETROIT, MICH.— United States Railroad 
Clerks' Mutual Benefit Association. Sept. 
6. J. V. Henry, Quincy, 111., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Supreme Lodge, K. of P. 
Aug. 27 to 31. R. L. C. White, NashTille, 
Tenn. 

DETROIT, MICH.— The National Association 
Railway Agents. July 24 to 27. N. A. Cot- 
trell, Bismark, Mo. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Glass Bottle Blowers* As- 
sociation of United States and Canada. July 
8. Win. Lanner, Rooms 930 and 931, Wlther- 
spoon Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. 

DETROIT, MICH— Knights of Khorassan. 
Aug. 27. H. W. Beiding, St. Louis. Mo. 

DETROIT, MICH.— NaUonal Saddlery Associ- 
ation Convention. July 12 to 14, 1900. John 

B. Denver, St. Louis, Mo. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Supreme Lodge, Knights 
■of Pythias. Aug. 28. R. 13. C. 'White, Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 
DETROIT, MICH.— International Association 

of Distributors, August 7 to 9. 
DEXTER, ME.— Maine Sunday School Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 16 to 18. Rev. H. W. Kim- 
ball, Skowhegan, Me. 
ELBERTON, GA. — Georgia Weekly Press As- 
sociation. July 2 to 7. W. A. Shackel- 
ford, Lexington, Ga. 
EL RENO, OKLA— Grand Lodge of Okla- 
homa. Third Tuesday in July. T. K. Jin- 
gle, Guthrie, Okla. 
FALL R1VEK. MASS.— State Committee. Y. 
M. C. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode Is- 
land). Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong,' 767 
Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 
FREDERICK CITY, MD.— United Brethren 
Church of United States and Europe, Cen- 
tennial Celebration. 1S0L 
GEORGETOWN, KY.— General Association 
Colored Baptists of Kentucky. Aug. 15. 
Win. H. Steward. Louisville, Ky. 
GLEN PARK, (PALMER LAKE P. O.) COL. 
—Rocky Mountain Chatauqua Co. F. M. 
Priestley, 1742 Downing Av., Denver, Col., 
pres. ■- 

HOBART, IND.— Indiana State Dairy Asso- 
ciation. December. H. E. VanNorman, 
Lafayette, Ind. 
HUMBOLDT. IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa L 
O. G. T. Third Tuesday In August, 190o. 
*— T. Green. Hawarden. la. 
HUNTINGTON,. W. VA.— Ancient Order 
United Workmen. Sept. 11 to 14. Frank 
Gruse, Wheeling, W. Ve.. secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Standard Chester 
WMte Association. January, 1901. J. C. 

Bridges, Bainbridge, Ind. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— United States League 
of Local Building and Loan Associations. 
July 25 and 26. H. F. Cellarius, Govern- 
ment Bldg., Cincinnati, O. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Assistant Physicians ' 
of Hospitals for Insane. Last week in Sep- 
tember. Irwin H. Leff. Pontlac, Mich. 
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— National Live Stock 

Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 
ITHACA, N. Y. — Grand Lodge or N. Y., 
L O. G. T. Fourth Tuesday in August. T. 
C. Andrews. 112 Sears si 
LEBANON, PA.— Grand Council, I. O. of Red 

Men. July 16 to ZL 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct. 16 to 19. T. C. Fen- 
ington. 2020 State St., Chicago, III. 
KANSAS CITY. MO.— Supreme Lodge, Na- 
Uonal Reserve Association. October. A. 
G. Ligbitner. 306 Baird Bldg.. Kansas City. 
KOKOMO. IND.— Wabash ' Valley Pow Wow, 
Association of Red Men. July 22 and 23. 
W. W. Drinkwater. 
LA CROSSE, WIS.— Catholic Kntebts of Wis- 
consin. June 17 to July 20, 1900. 



LAKE MARANACOOK— Annual Picnic of the 
Ancient Order of Hibernians. Aug. 1. 

LAKESIDE, O.— Grand Lodge of Ohio. Inde- 
pendent Order of Good Templars. Aug. 15 
and 16. S. G. Taylor, 344 Bridge St., Cleve- 
land, O. 

LEBANON, PA. — Division Encampment, Na- 
tional Guard of Pennsylvania. Mt. Gretna 
Park. Aug. 1 to U. 

LEBANON, PA.— Farmers' National En- 
campment. Mt. Gretna Park, Aug. 27 to 
Sept. 1. 

LEBANON, PA.— Sons of America, State En- 
campment. Aug. 20 to 25. 
LEBANON, PA.— Susqui-Centennial of Leb- 
anon, Pa. Sept. 23 to 30. 
LEBANON. PA.— Pennsylvania Chatauqua. 

Mt. Gretna Park. June 30 to Aug. 4. 
LEWISTON, ME.— National Free Baptist 
Young People's Convention. July 5 to 8. 
E. P. Metcalf, Providence, R. I. 
LINCOLN, NEB.— Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of Nebraska. Oct. 2 and 3. Miss 
Teresa Hempel, 141 S. 12th St. 
LITHIA SPRINGS, ILL,.— Lithia Springs 

Chatauqua. Aug. 8 to 27. G. L. Doutbit. 
LON1JON, ENGLAND.— Salvation Army Con- 
gress. July, 1900. Commissioner Howard, 
1V1 Queen Victoria St., London, E. C, Eng. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 
of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright, 15 
Mercer St., Cincinnati. O. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Associated 
Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- 
Dermott, Chicago, III. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Association of 
Obstetricians and Gymnologists. Sept. 18 
to 20. Rufus B. Hall, M.D., Cincinnati, O., 
pres. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Federation of 
Labor. Dec. 5, 1900. Frank Morrison. 423 
G St., Washington, D. C. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Grand Encampment,' 
Knights Templars. Tuesday, Aug. 4, 1901. 
R. H. Lloyd, San Francisco. 
LOS ANGELES. ; CAL.— Roadmasters' Con- 
vention. Nov. 13, 1900. J. B. Dickson, secy.. 
Sterling. 111. 
MACKINAC ISLAND. MICH.— Michigan 
State Med. Society. Early in July, 1900. C. 
H. Johnston, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
MARINBTTE, WIS.— The Marinette Chatau- 
qua Assembly. Aug. 2 to 13. 1900. Prof. 
Wiley. Marinette, mgr. 
McKENRY, TEX.— Reunion of Ex-Confeder- 
ates and Old Soldiers. July 18 and 19. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— L. A. W. NaUonal 
Meet. July 10 to 15. Abbott Bassett, 530 
Atlantic av., Boston, Mass. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— American Society Mu- 
nicipal Improvement. Aug. 28 to 31. D. L. 
Fulton, Allegheny, Pa. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Association 
of Local Fire Insurance Agents. Aug. 30 
and 31. Frank c. Holmes, 196 LaSalle St., 
Chicago, 111. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Annual convention of 
the American Park and Outdoor Art Asso- 
ciation. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— FI<otographers' Associ- 
ation of America. July 23 to 27. J. Geo. 
Misshammer. Buffalo, N. Y. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS. — German Epworth 
League. July 19 to 22. Prof. J. L. Nuel- 
sen. Berea. O. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Supreme Court. United 
Order of Foresters. July 9. S. W. Den- 
nHTOi. Hnlrhaway Bldg.. Milwaukee. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— International Typo- 
graphical Union. Aug. 13 to 18. J. W. 
Bramwood, Indianapolis, Ind. 



MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Western Surgical 
and; Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market st 
Chicago, III. 

MONTPBLIER. VT.— Grand Court Vermont 
Toga. May. 1901. John F. Roche, 37 Henry 
St., Montpelier, Vt., secy. 



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MONTWAlt, MASS.— New fcngland Chatau- 
qua Aeeembly. July 18 to 31. Rev. Wm. 
Full, Lynir, MaBS. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.-A. O. V. W. Grand 
Lodge. Sept. 30. J. H. Thompson, ill'A 
Union at., Nashville, Tenn. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Mosaic Templars of 
America. Bent 4. /. E. Rush, box 402, 

^VIlEe: &J,-ftnlgiits and LaMta „t 
Hbnor. First Tuesday after the third Mon- 
diy, April, 1901. Henry Buttenberg. 248 2d 
ec. Memphis, Tenn., secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
tle Club, annual meeting. December, 1900. 
D S. Williams. Nashville, Tenn., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Order of Select Knights. 
Aug. 21. Geo. K. Staples, 831 Ellicott, Buf- 
falo, N. Y. 

NEWARK, N. J.— National Association of 
Newsdealers, Booksellers and Stationers of 
the United States. Last of August F. R. 
Sampson. 437 Tenth avenue, New York 
City. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— A. O. U. W., Grand 
■ Lodge. September. O. K. Gardner. 2201 
Wylie av., Pittsburg. Pa. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— B. Y. P. U. of Con- 
necticut. Oct. 15 and 16. H. A. Edgcomb, 

"Groton, Conn. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Fairchild, Roch- 
ester, N. Y.. secy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Connecticut Teach- 
ers' Association, Annual Convention. Oct 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge- 
port, Conn. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— National ConTention, 
Ladles* Loyal Orange Association. July IS. 
Chrlstena Mllllgan. Saugus. Mass. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— Society of Ameri- 
can Florists and Ornamental Horticultural- 
ists. Aug. 21 to 24. S. J. Stewart, 67 Brom- 
fleld street, Boston, Mass. 

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.— National Confec- 

" tioners' Association. July 6 and 7. F. D. 
Seward, 52S North Main street, St Louis, 
Missouri. 

OLD ORCHARD. ME. — Chatauqua by the 
8ea, for Eastern New England. July 26 to 
Sept. 1. Mrs. Susan A. Porter, 45 An- 
doan st. Peabody. Maes. 

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— -National Den- 
tat Association. July 10 to 13. Mrs. Emma 
Games Chase. D.D.S., 3334 Washington ave- 
nue, St Louis. Mo. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National As- 
sociation of Dental Faculties. July 13. Dr. 
J. U. Kennedy. 905 Chemical Building, St 
Louis, Mo. _ 

PEORIA, ILL.— German Roman Catholic 
Central Verein Society, National Conven- 
tion. Sept 9 to 12. Peter J. Bourscheidt 
722 First av.. Peoria. 111. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— National Deutsch 
Atnerikanlscher Lebierbund. July 6 to 9. 
Prof. II. M. Ferren. High School, Alleghe- 
ny. Pa. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Catholic Total Ab- 
stinence .Union of America. Aug. 8 to 10. 
Rev. A. P. Doyle, 415 W. 59th St., New 
Yorit City. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Eastern Maintenance 
of Way Association. Middle of September. 
P. C. Stbwett, Wate, Mass. 

PHILIPSBURG. PA.— Central Pennsylvania 
Association of Volunteer Firemen. Aug. 23 
and 24. C; H. Musser,' pres: 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Republican National - 
Convention. June. 1900. Mr. Shields, chair- 



PuktLAND, ME. — Maine Trap Shooting As- 
sociation. Aug. 15 and 16. S. B. Adams, 
box 413. 

POTTSTOWN. PA.— Ringing Rocks Park 
(Pa.) Sabbath School Assembly. Aug. 20 to 
24. Rev. J. M. Shelby, Mt Joy. Fa. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct. 17 and IS. Edgar O. 
Kinsman. D.D.S., 15 Brattle Sq., Cam- 
bridge, Mas*. 

RICHMOND. VA.— Trl-State Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolihas and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Midle Of February. IDOL 
PaulUs A. Irving, M.D., 301 W. Grace at 

RICHMOND. V A.— Daughters of America. 
Oct. 2. Julia Tipton. Dennlson. O. 

RICHMOND. VA.— The Brotherhood of St 
Andrew. Oct. 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Order United American 
Mechanics. Sept. 10 to 13. John Server, 
1343 Arch at, Philadelphia. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
of America. Dee. I, 1900. John T. Wilson, 
Q. C„ St Louis. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brownwood, Tex.; J. H. Truett White- 
wright. Tex. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 1931. Rev. 
C. L. Hutchins. 

SANTA MARIA DEL MAR, SANTA CRUZ— 
Catholic Ladies' Aid Society. Sept. 11. 
Margaret Curtis, 1135 Folsom st, San Fran- 
cisco, secy. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS. N. Y.— American Bar 
Association. Aug. 28 to 30. John Hinkley, 
215 N. Charles st. Baltimore, Md. 

SCRANTON, PA.— United Brotherhood of 
Carpenters and Joiners. Sept. 18. P. J. 
McGulre. Box 884. Philadelphia. Pa. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL Illinois Live Stock 

Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Millers' State 
Association. First Wednesday in Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt, Highland, 111. 

SPRINGK1ELD, MO.— State Encampment 
July 15. 

STANTON, NEB.— Nebraska Sacngcrbund, 
Frank A. Ranbo, Stanton, Neb. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Knights of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1S01. A. 
Segger, 1620 Front av., Kansas City, Mo. 

BT. LOUIS, MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
Trackmen of America. First Monday In 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive St., St. 
Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Association of Rftllway Su- 
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oct 
16. 8. F. Patterson. Concord. N. H. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Nntlonnl Association of El- 
ocutionists. Juno 25. 1S0O. Mrs. Idoruoroj 
Rltey, 103 Stelnway Hall, Chicago, 111. 



ST. LOUIS, MO.— Retail Dealers' Association 
of Vehicles and Implements of United 
States. Oct 3. J. R. Wright, Donrphani, Mo. 

ST. PAUL, MINN. — American Academy of 
Railway Surgeons. Sept 5 and 6. Dr. T. 

B. Lacey, Council Bluffs, la. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, 1. 

O. O. P. of Minnesota. January, 1901. S. 

E. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— National Republican 

League of the United States. July 17 to 19. 

lSM. D. H. Stlne. Newport. Ky., secy. 

STKEATOK,' ILL.— Catholic Knights of 
America, State Council. Aug. 2L J. E. Ma- 
honey, Farmer City, III. 

STREATOR. ILL.— U. R., C. K. of A. Third 
Tuesday in August. J. J. Bohefly, Effing* 
nasi. HI. 

TOLEDO, 0.— National Convehtlon, G. A. H. 

1303. 

TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.— Independent dr- 
der of Good Templars. Aug. 28. M. E. 
Curtis, Big Rapids, Mich. 

UNION HILL. N. J.— Order of True Friends. 
Oct 2. Morgan R. Clark. 163 Metropolitan 
Av., Brooklyn, N. Y. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Valdosta Exposition. Oct 
30 to Nov. 2, 1900. A. Moore, Valdosta, Ga., 
mgr. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble. 514 F st. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— United Supreme 
Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of 
Masons; also. Imperial Grand Council, 
Mystic Shrine. Oct. 3 to 6. Magnus L. 
Robinson, 606, S. Washington st, Alexan- 
dria, Va. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Session. April 19. 1902. James 
Mortimer, Montgomery, N. Y., secy. 

WAU9AU, WIS.— Northeastern Association 
and the Northwestern Association. Oct 15. 
Carl Mathle. supt of the former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pres. of tbe latter. 

WELLINGTON, 0-— Ohio Branch Interna- 
tional Order of the Kings Daughters and 
Sons. Oct.. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams, 36 W. 10th ave., Columbus. O. 

WHEELING. W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I. O. 
Red Men. May 1 to 7, 1901. 

WHEELING. W. VA.— National Tobacco 
Workers* Union of America. Sept 24. E. 
L. Evans. 422 Granite Block, St. Louis, Mo. 

WILLIAMS' GROVE, PA.— Grangers' Inter- 
state Picnic Exhibition. Aug. 27 to Sept 1. 
R. H. Thomas, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 

WILMINGTON, N. C— North Carolina Phar- 
maceutical Association. July. P. W. 
Vaughan. Durham, N. C. 

WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lodge. K. of P. 
of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 25. lSOO. 

WORCESTER. MASS.— Clara Barton Tent 
No. 3. D. of V., at G. A. R. Hall, 35 Peart 
st First and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren. 140 Chandler 
st. WorcrstPr. Mass. 

YOUNGSTOWN. O.— Grand Council of Ohio. 
Foresters of America. Seronfl Tuesday In 
May. 1901. Thos. L. Hopkins, 1402 Harvard 
«t.. Oletolnnd. O.. secy. 

TOUNGSTOWN, O.— Knights of the Golden 
Raclc. Supreme Castle. Oct 9 to 11. F. 

C. Williams. Youngstown. O. 



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Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
GEORGIA. 
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Columbus. Ga.. Girard & Phoenix City. Alt— 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River st 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dlst Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. ; 

INDIANA. 
Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 12UL Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Beall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 

. MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton-^Iohn V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont — M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
Canandalgua— Wm. F. Mosher. 9S Chapin st 
Mechanic Falls— Jordan Adv. Co., Box 41. 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 
OHIO. 
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Uhrichsville — Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 
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ville. O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49. 
A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Van- 
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CANADA 
A. F. Morris, manager, 10 Lefeuvre Block, 

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ARKANSAS. 
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Tt t.INOIS. 
Pckin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

K*NSA"«. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

OHIO. 
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Contracts may now be made for ■■■■■■■■■■■'■■■^ ; 

ADVERTISING 

,nthe STREET CARS°" H « ! 

INDIANA RAILWAY COMPANY 

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This company owns and operates the Electric Railway System E 

in and between South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart and Goshen, 
Indiana. Total Population reached, lOO.OOO* Jtjtjtjt 

Address : E. B. WILLIAMSON, Advertising Dep't, SOUTH BEND, It 



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BILLPOSTING AND DISTRIBUTINCj 

LUMBER TO BUILD MORE BOARDS. ' 

Population, 7,000 and (rowing. LOUIS J. WOOD, Canon City, i|i|f 



REMEMBER 



The Date and Location of 



■5th ANNUAL CONVENTION* 



..OF.. 



The International Ass'n of Distribut or 

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Has been changed from Kansas City, Mo., July 4th, 

to 

DETROIT, MICH., AUGUST 7th, 8th and 9th. IS O 

Members are urged to be present. 

Advertisers are Invited to bare their representatives present. 

Distributers who are not members are Invited. 

JOSEPH RE1D. President. Kansas City. Mo. 0. P. FAIRCHILD, Treasurer, Covlogton, 
W. H. STEINBRENNER, Secretary, 519 Main Street, Cincinnati, 0. . . 



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DISTRIBDTCRS 

...AND... 

-BILLPOSTERS 

Are requested to write at once, quoting rates for 
distributing small memorandum books to men 
only, describing territory and number of pieces 
required. Also keep us posted on all coining 
circuses, conventions, fairs and all large gather- 
ings of men. «'e have ten million pieces for 
immediate distribution. Address, 

Will A Mollon Distributing Agency, 

(National Advetlistng Distributors). 

84 Public Square, • CLEVELAND, OHIO. 



Affirm ClinUf will find a FINE FIELD at. 
bUUU OnUW CROWN POINT, IND.. dur- 
ing the Street Fair to be held there on the 9th. 
10th and nth of August. Large crowds are ex- 
pected, and a circus will make a great hit. 

7 PI_IYS w,BS '& 0fiS 

■ hH 1 WfBeaxds.arease 

Faints, 8tageMake-Ups, etc. 1 
(or Masquerades, Parades, < 
Parlor, School and Stage En- 
tertainments* Moustaches, lets. 
Beards, 20 cts.. JJegro Wigs, 25 cts. wndWsit, Indian, 
Chinese. Farmer, lrIsh»Bal<l »nd Ladles' ChsrscterWlCT 
onlr 75 cts. each, any color and made to fit any size head. 
All soods sent postpaid on receipt ol price. I also manu- 
facture tricks and novelties. Ills.cstalogueoflateplaTs 
and new characters free. Agents wanted.* eostumers 
supplied. CHA8.E-HAH8niflJ^llfK,L«<!kp«rt,N.Y. 






A Coin-Carrier and Circ 
combined carries any am', 
of Coins. Paper Monejt 
Stamps through the mail . ' 
ly, thus saving cost of ra 
orders. Any advertiser 
use it. Well adapted to : 
ing Church or Political funds, etc Partici 
for asking. 1 doz. ioc . '■& 

NOVBLTY MANAFACTtraiXG Co.. ;j 
Anderson, j 



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This space is left for 
the F.GH. MANNS 
CO., the only Boggy 
and Carriage Engrav- 
ers, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



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:mm billboard. 



- „ . -^DETROIT, MICH.—StocVs Riverside Park. - 
JF.<. DOVER, N. H.— Central Park:' "- " 

w3 .-^» DUBUQUE. IA.4-s"tewart'ii Park. ■» ... . 
9-i 2*V* A DU36UTH, MINN.- -Uii-i-'Fop Casino:. «^ 
■pVH^^IlBR-WRSdOfti BAST AUBURN, ME.- -Lake George Park. 

g*Jl««>URIl RJ3dfc«^-J«a» E"S5T GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Reed Lake." 

fSlIMMER^SAR^DFNS- — E A ST ST.. LOUIS, UJ-.-Edgemont Park. j 
■jmYliVlCJVrVJrtTV.yCl^.3. ■ j EASTQN.. PA-— Island Park. ■•■■■ > . •' 

- J -""— ~ ECHO LAKE, N.J. -Erie R;rR. Co. 

ELGIN, ILL.— National Park, Railway. Park. . 

ELMIRA, N. YiH-Rorwick Glen Park, Harry , 

Ks Dixeyyi Binghamtor';- i ,N,:. Yi; '"Eldndge" 

'. Park," E M. Little! mgr.; Queen* ,CitJ*" Gar- v 

■■ dCllS..,,, . ' '■■• ' .'. '\ . , ; 

j .-'-•'. -...:■•■- - -- •• - - 'EVANSVII&E, "INDJ-Coek's Park, 

i AKRON, O— Lakeside .Park, - Randolph Park, EXPOSITION. 'PA;-- Exposition Park. .. 

-SummiTLaKe T^rk? . * • ' *.~ "" FALL-RIVER, MASS.— Righton-Rock -Park, 



• MONTREAL, . CAN-— Q^eeaUU-Rark, 

MT. .-CLEMENS. -MICH.— Monroe '-Garden 
'■Mrt , ''*VM(rv#iMv-n'._mit««»iiW-*V'«*'lr'-':-""-^i . 



||/fc ,._TWs liat ^11 .be revised and corrected every 

II if week. Advertisements under** in's^head £x€ - 

1 4 publUhed fre<of charge. Managers are urgeuily 

"I requested to send in their names, 'so that 6re 

; may publish them in oar next issue. -*. 



Sohmer: ROCKY POINT, R.l, .-..,, ,;__,„.. 

•.A''?-'.- "•:,'; Mr. Harringfon,*3ngr. t; r .»' ' •'-'-:- 
^■"ttOH-lfl". UAi-^fMobeiij'- fsirVf'i--"'' -»v7«s. . 
MT* VEKNON;0.'-T-riiawafijg^Park. ■ ■ .. . ROUND BAY. MD^—B:& OSiSlort Line Ry.Co. 

MUSKEGON,' MtoH-— L«.k«MiomBan.PaSr,- f-'- SAUrN'A'YV", MlVrl^TKtv«rtlue>ParK;i; : ; " : 
NAHAVr* 'MASS.— CasUMfTheater^ 1 ''%:- .' a -SALISBURY BEACH, MASS.«-Pavhion. 

XANTASKET BEAOH.~MASS. i ^H!rt'el J %Sau-, *' -••-» •-••■ •- 

'" taskeC Mus*ic* Hall. ""'•*-• '. - ■• ':"■%■ } 
NARKAGANSETT PIER.,: Rf u » - » a-.s, . -. 



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t ALBANYfcN.iY.— Lagoon, Island, :Weber*s 
5 IPark.. ' - 

3 Duck Farm Hotel, Central Park.* - - ■ 
*, ALLEN'£GWN.-PA.--alanhattan: Park Ktt- 
X " : tBrtvrlle>r*Dorney"s , "WilIow"t ! GroVe' -Park;- 

.'" Jtni-lc B-.mi Hote l. Centr al Park. . 

' AJUTOONA. PA.— Lakemont Park. 

v ANWraTOX^^LA^rQxtQrd.- Lake . Park." - - 

'.-' ASBURV PARK, N. J.— Schmtzler's Ferris 

'■■"1, .--".-' Wheel and Palace Caroussel. 

lj. ASHLAND^»4CY^-CUffeside,,_Pai:ii. ..J.. .W. 

.'i. .■ Mayo, mgr. ■- 

'J ATCHISON, KAN.ieFprest Pars'. Ky, Sura- 

■* -mer Park. ,#AtchIsoh RyV LujmS & Power 

Co.; J>A^-BeBdur»ii rngr. •-,*.••• ~ » Jj 

X ATLANTA, GA.— East Lake Park, Lakewood 



^ Lincoln >Park;|:M<siHit: Hope Park. 



NASHV1LLE,''TENN:— Glcndatb Part: -Y. c. *' 
, ;AI!ej%.nigi\; Shelby Pa^k. . - ," '' i 

NEVADA,., MO.^-Lake Park Springs. ;t; '"-:»". 

'-''-. Har"ry" Cr Moore,* propr. ; - '■"■' 

NEWARK, .O.— IdlewlIdiPark:: . . . ' 
NEW BEDFORD;;-MASS.— Buttonwood ;Park. . ,■-, 
NEVV».BR1TAIN," CT.^WIilte'LOak -Park.- •: ,'.: 

NEWTBURG, Nl X-^deiiwbodVPark: ' 

NrBWBURYPORT>sMiaSS:— BdllEbury, Park. 



FtTCHBURG;' alA.BS.i*«nehu»st'l»arln-:'Wha- j, ifEW' CA!STLE r fPA5T5caficade,;Park, 



W l i< .ParKJi^xpositlon Parki 

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... ATLANTIC CIlY r I^ J-— Columbia** '.Garden^' 
jE, Fortescno ^Pavilion, '-.Doyle's"- >PayilH)n!»A 
'£ -Young's Pier, Casino Garden, Gsiyenator's 
\.l ^Summer Theater^. -™. n - _ _ .„ - ._ „ 
. ur *OBDRNII'ALB.lMASS.— Norambega Vark. 
Mi AUSTIN, i TEX.— Zoo .j^ark. ;Pavitiois, . Hyde-' 
3»'i Park Pavilion. - > r* 

!ihi AYLItERi QUEi-^Queerr's Park 

fTBALTLMOREf MD.— Deer Park, Fairy Grove,- 
. y- Woodside Park, Electric Park; Flccds; Park, 
'% Rtverview- '■Park.-iHoIlywood Park". Meetefa 

„ Park, Hamberg's.. Park, Dsataoiisi Faint 

JJ par*- .'" ' _:-' :■■ 

X. BATH. ME.i-M€FmBeeUn« Pari. 
■V BATTLE CREEK, M*CH.— Gull Lake Park. 
,,i ',5Goguac Lake^Parto -c' - •■ " ' 

K^BAY CITY, MICH.— Winona Beacb J'ark. ,, 
. BBROBN BEACH, L. I., N. ' '. -Resort. 
J ,11 -BISOHAMTeNr-Nr*-^easimr-Parte-Jr*r- 
i" J!._Clark., mgr.; Rcss Park, J. P..E. C:Jiri,,_ 
li"' mgr.; Elm. Garden. -. 

£,BntMINGHAM',_ALA.--l J ;iJ«'' View B.-srk, E.i*t 
I Lake Park. 

*; BOSTON, MASS.— Charte-sr Reyer>1*arfe*Nor-i = 
„ umbega Park, Nantaskef. Beacb. Crescent 
j* -Beacb,' Point r of :.':Pinesy ^^.,Oa3c'-I|la.ad;S-MyBt:c. ; 
"„r Pafi' (Medfdrd), 1 ' CombiSiiCion Park, Tbc 
drntga 



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ii; BRADFORD. PA.— Clarkdale Park. 
'*" BRANTFORD.JCAN.— MobajBk Pari. . - - 
m «t «BAJfFORD.GONN?=Branft>rdCDriv:i.s!; Part;. 
IkJ; .HanyXushjaaa^JJejtHavia^^nitSsecy; 
igiBKBPrijEBORO. VT1— Brookside Park." "."". 
iz. BRIDGEPORT, CT.--PIea8ure Eearb. 
«*T BRISTOL, CONW^-Lake -Gompouiree.- -> 
s-|f BROOKX.-ESP-"-N.« _Y^— JOmer _Park,iBrighton. 
■ * Beacb. Ridgewood Casino. Bergen Beach. 
f* ' Betlevue ' Parfc:' : ..Kafiwi^rt-*Beaeh*SKeiiiaore - 
•* Park, Crystal Beacb." Henderson's "Mi.siL 
i" a HalU (Coney Island). 

P BUFFALO; «. i3T.— BeIIevig.e.nrk. . Slniw«r.d 
*-"S?BeaobJ WoddlawbjBeactoLein'siParkfsGerJ-i 
>' !Sis.s -Amer <--ii5 RccC Garden, Kcnmcra Park, ■ 
i'. 1 ' CrysteirBeacb. 

hh, iBURLTNGTOK, IA.— Otteratsland-Paftc; Fer- 
||B ris Wheel Park. Opera House €?•(•'. 
p" CA3RO v -IEL.-^SuBurban: Park..~A rHolHday 
lif* mgr: " ' ,- ■■■ ... 

i™ CAMBRIDGE. MASS.^Charles Rever-Park.- "bett Parh; LcadIey'S>JPark, Irvirigr'S; Fcgg, 

" . ii3sr— " "' v " 

--..-'». - - (1A-FORTR.IND.- 



loms Park; Fitchburg & Leominster SL Ry. 

- Co. . .,. - , -, -. , = _. 

FOND-DTJ-rAC;>WIS. -Athletic' Tark. * "* 
FT,-SjaiXH,_ARK.--Park,„CiJas._S J _TayJor, 

mgr. 
,- FT, WAYNEj -XKIf .-^RcWnson's- ParJfc •-■ - 
FT.- -WORTH_ TEXi— GrunewaW ParkKTy- 
lers* Park. ■ 
— GALION..O -Sec^;,2ip. P^.-;». 

GALVESTON, TBK.'-UKiiS|-U S^.-ilvi 
GALT, CAN.— Idlewild l*a(k. 
(iAHDNK?. MA5S.--f.-rvi.f8!. Lckfc Park. 
-GLENS- FALLS, ^N.~'i - *!< e»*>.?Jr J'ark. 
■■■■: GLOVBRSVILLEi N. Y. - Scancondaea. 

GRAND„LEDGE,iMIfaL ^ Grand :Ledge»Park. 
.. ' -J."S. Mudgfr,;mgf t . .. . - 

* GRAND* RAPIDS, MICH- 1. eel Lake. Ro-'-i 

mena Park.Gcdfroy's Summer Pavilion. I, 
.GREEN ^BAY, WIS.r-Street JlailwasU Park; 
,|( Wasb-ington Park, O. ^ r isd.!cr, mgr - ~ 

."^'GKEEN' LAX®,- WIS. --Terrace : Hffla«?b':Caiino.i,,. 
GREENWOOD LAKE.' N. J. -Er e 1L St.- Co. 
GUTHRD3. OKLA.--J=land Park. 

* GXTrTENBTTRGrN.' J. - Oastlio. " " 
: EEAM1LTON, O.— Llr.Cfclr»&ld Park. ';; 

■-. -HAMiPDBN,-; ME.^Rivpislde*Park. 

HAMPTON BEACH,- » .B.-j-Hamptoa Beach. ^ 
Pavilion.' "' .'-.■ » 

- HARRISBURG; 'PA:— PaXtaug Park, Midway. 

Park, Reservoir Park. - 

HARTFORD, 'CONNr— ADdress ^'. i. Casey, r 
i Springfield, Mass. ; , Werder' si Paik. . „ . 
HASLETTS, MICH.— Pine Park. Wm. Mc-, 
. . Gtver ur. n i gr. - — - — - ~ ttt— t— ^—^-- - ■ ■ 

.iSAVERHILL. JktASS. -Via^. _ ._ .. 

HOLTOKE. MASS.— Mountain sPark. ^ 

i HOT-SPRING&- ARK.^-W41tUneron:Jaric. , 
ItOUSTON, -TKX.— Magnolia Park, Forest' ' 
* Park. • - • 

HOWELL, IND.— Glen Park (near Evans' Vl 
■ viii"-.- '- f .----_- -_ — 

^HDRON. O— fiye B°'ach* ResoH. ' ' ' „ 

-»IONA-ISLA^fD?-N^-Y. - We n t Sho?e-R^-R. Co." 
ITHACA, N. Y.—Renwick Park. .'■,.... 

* JitBCKSON. -TEOT^^HtgnilandrnPa J-k.'?rT-Tr ; 
J»CKPONVTLIJE.t-ELA.-^-Crysal Root Gardpnl- 

^AMESTOWN. N. Y.^elo£on P,i.-k. ^Jula. 

Delrnar, roKr." ~ "■ * * ~ ■.■ 

KALAMAZOO. MICH.— Lake View Casino. ,-. 

* KA'NKAKBE.,.fLl33— ftlertrtc Park;, .. " : \-. 
uiKANSASi-CVTiY^;Mo;^Easta-^:der.felebtr:bj : 

- -Park. -H. Wiiianl. £Ki<r.; t?hlrtii<mzit Park,* 
^TTotf- 13 ^ p^-r^' ■ ~"" '■ ■ ■■ , 

"•K'EOK"aK;ilA?-rPecbsfejV , «:'.Na'Eie> t 's : ;Gar ; "eii. -.= 
KEOlKUK. r<*. -P'.-tjEliKttKKasicr's Garden;* 

C»s no T"i">b nger Parkr.. '"„""' 
KECKA LAKE..N. T.— ' c ' ' • ' 

KINGSTON; QNT£-Lcng;l3lanJ Park ; Joseph 
Brophy, mgr. - 

■• 3T.*.'?-''OASTE!R* : M s J l SSi5-Pe!t 'TfaWfen-^f*;' . , . . 
LANCASTER, PA.^-Co_nestcga ! Park Theater 
.'-fcpera"u"McGraunisJP.ark. .i _ t .-»- 

LANSING;- MICH-— Grand Ledgeagark] Has- 



NEW HAVEN,"::CONN.--Winch > este"r St. Rail 

•way - Park^T-Is»aefc- A. -Kelseyy^West " Haven ,-j^ 

^ Jfoiuiy' mgr. Nt* -Open-Air Seaside ,Tliea-». 

.iter;' lsraer'A.- "Kels'ey. ..West;Haven; ; Conn.. « 

----^Brgr..^- Blni^City Park; Jce, E; Hubinger, 840 ■- 

i. Chapel "at. i " . . • - - 

: NEVf ORLEA'NS;" LA.\rW:est.End, ' At*hlet:cf, 

'■ n Park,-sAudabca FarkVlCity. Park.; : '., j 

^■H-e-W YORK, CITY., N.-Y.—Koster .'.&.Btal's, 

" " "Casino Rdot'Garde'n/Grand 'Central Palace. 

. ■•- rRoot. Garden, -Lion, Palace Root Garden,. 

- m.'ii Venetian. .Terrace "... Roof Garden," ;,.Cherry 
Blossom* Grove." "" ■?■..!..«$■.' 

„._-, NORFOLK-, VA -fOceauview, ParKiV Atlantic. 
i- » GardenvflBuckroc.Beach, 'Hotel Chamberlain. 
,- -^NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Meadow,Park. 
'.<i NORTH BiSAGH; L.^L. N. "K,— Eros' Casino. 

- ii.i:NOR"rVjlc8, :-,_ .CONN..^-Qliff -,■'. Terracej. R. M. - , 
.-Powers,-, prep. ; Sachem" Park,-* A;- Wilson 

; 'Sncw, atnueementi d.rectcr, ol Brdidway. 
.O-AKLAaiDrOALi.— Oakland Paik. ,>.- 
OAKLAND BEACH, R. I. ::'■„; 

OCEAN GITY.i N. Y.— New Ocean Pier., -.,.-. 
OCEAN VIEW- ,-VA.— Ocean View -Paik. (near.; 
.VNorfolk).. .■,....,. . .; 

OGDEN, UTAH.— -Gieawccd, Park; W. C. 
-.^.Weav€r, -mgr. ■ ' -. . ■- ■- . .•; 

OMAHA, NEB.— Mrllen's. Garden. , :$! 

ONTARIO; -. N.-j Y.— Ontario Bsach Park. ■: ^ 
ORANGE.' MASS'.— Centra; i'iri:. . 
09HKCSH-,*.WlS.=rCitlzens' Traction Co.- 
Y.-^-OsWeBo-, Beach, 



salt LAKE vClTVV UTAH:-;Saltair, Beacb, 
.Lagoon, Salt Palace, Calder's Park. . 
SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Muth's -Garden. " • 
SAN DIEGO. CAL".— S'. D.jP."" B."& s: J.'Ry. 
-SANDUSKY. 0.—Cedar"Pdfnt Grovel - , 
. SAN' .FRANCISCO, ; CAL-— V?.\i\ Boynton 
_ Chutes.-Presid.o' Athletic Park,' Glen Park. 
SARATOGA," N. Y.—Pnlni Garden?:,- 1 : 
-SAVANNAH." GA.— Tivoli Park, .Thunderbolt 

; ParK ' "' .; -■'"." ■".' ;-•'--".','* 

SCIO, O.— Pavilion Theater. 

•sORANTON." PA.— Laurel Hill Park; 

SEA'CLIKK, L. I.— Add. Manager of Lycpum. 
'SEATTLE, WASH.— Le'schf- Park; Mad.scn 
■ rf Hark^ , - -...-..---_.•' '-V ? .-'" :-■'.. '■■:•*-■-. " 

SEDALIA, MO.— 0."T. Crawford, Topeka'ICas. 

SENECA" FALLS. N. Y^-Caytigai: Park, 

bnyrtOLA GLEN,. N.'Y.— Erie R; R. Co. 

SKOWHEGAN.M'G.— Lakewood Grove.:. 

SOUTH BART,ON ; VlLLE. ILL.-rCaslno: - ' 
.SOUTH BEACIli.'S. I., N.Y.—Munlcy's' Ca- 
sino. - 

SOUTH BEND! mD.^SpringDCOk. Park. - 

SOUTH A . FARHI^Ii^My , MASS.— Wayside 

Park. " ■-,.. :r\ ;■. -■ 

-SOUTH? NORWALK.-OT.— Rotori Point The- 
: :, ^ater.',:. ■". ■ .':■....'■ 

SPRltNGFIELD^ MASS.— Suburban -Park. 

SiPOKAN'E, -WASH.— Natatarium Park. - 

STAUNTON. VA.— Highland Park. • 

STATEN ISLAND, N. Y.— Boynton Beach". 

ST.", CLOUD,'~N: J.— Highland Park .(near 

.,-:-.NeWJI?k>v- t -^ -^^ : -*r- "* * ' 

ST. JOSEPH. MOr-iAddressO.T. Crawford, 
"STcpekai'Kan.': Lake Ccntrony, Krug Park,, 

. AthJrt < Ps.-i . 

■ . ST., LOUIS, MO^rB,eUev"u> ..Gardens, . Koer- 

,, b€t*'s,,Gard€n,tK|6naylo?^Park and Chutes ; ;' ; 

"" Forest "PafK,:Hiiijiaa«fc;. 'Southern Electric 

\- -Parki,:^ Suburban , Garden;, Meremac, ,Higb- ■: 

* - lands :-';."Mfiftsi")ii" Park.:,Delinar" Gardens, 
" '-.UlU:"gV:("%Ve_. Athletic Park; ".- 

ST.' PAUL ' SUNN.— Palm v -- Garden, Ccmo 

• ;:-Park>,vv •- — - — - " : • ' ' 
,S"ftSi»AUL,: ; .MINN.»-Pal#ce'GardEa. 



OSWEGO, N. .. ,-_...„„ . .,,,,-,-■,,.„.-..,-., --.- ■- . .... . .;-. i .,-- .--.----,- 

OTTAWAiiONT-— Can. VrctcKa Patk," Ottaw'^^P'Tfe.^HOMASr^AN.— Pinaforp I.akp Park. , - 
: Electric Railway. • ■ - <- • STOCKPORT, N." "J!*.'- : -Ferii Side Park. 

OTTUMWA, IA-.— Orpheum "Sunnndr't Pafk-«>i."! - i» > ..'''W'.-.Deboe.«mgr. < 

-Theater - • STf«KKTON.,0iAL. ! -St. ElPCi Tcf. Oo. 

OWOSSO. MieH.-ealrdonla P.-i'i - .3YLVAN BEACH. NEW YORK. '.-. , 

PADUOAfe.KY:— La Belle Park. ..,'«" SYRACRSE, N. YijrEIeotna Park, yValloy 

FAINTED POST.N. Y^BtoBsoB. Park;,, ■-•>?.. 'ffS^SSfe,'"!- "i"'"^, ' - -' „ , ' ! 

PARKBfiSBUKG, =Wa VA.^Terrapln, Park. rt SYRACUSE. -N.,.-*— Electric Park. 



PARIS. " IT.L.— Regei-rolr Park. 

•PATERSON, rN.J.'-J'assaic Fat's 

S-fle .Pdrkr(city), West Side,?- 

■T Scbeutserif - , Saal : Bros , '.nigE 

T ParlqsT-ract'cn Ccmpany.-, 



ftj" CAMDEN, N. J.— Stockton Park. 
R »• CIAJJTON,. 0.=-SnnMner Gaxdeo. 
jhfl CARLISLE. PA.— CavSjHiHiParKii 



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h-» CHUuR2jESTONvJS^G>SChIcora. Farfe. 
,H CHARLOTTE. N. Y.— Harris Summer Thea- 
to ter, Ontario Beach Park. o 

i«l CHARLOTTE, N. C— Laita Park. - "":"" 
** CHESTER, PA-.— ^LlndeurborK- i'a'k. 
;»l CHICAGO, ILL.— Electric Park, Fort Sbcri- 
"W; dan Garden (near Ft.* Sheridan').' - 
ur CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicag- Water Cliates and 
lid Midway. E. P v SJmpson,- mgr.,iAc*adeu>y ,of , 'LiTTLE.,ROCK,.ARk.-^Park. <Ghas 

Music* 83 S. : Haistead St.; Sunnystde Park, ."""'' ' ' 

Bismarka Garden^ .Ferris Wbeel-'Parkj, Sans 
»e; Sourl, Alfred -Russell;* Sf-WashingtoE''*!.'; 

-LI Masonic Temp le R oof Garde o. „ . 

•MCI N UlN NA Tr~0— Lagoon, Ml C. Aiiderson, 
!Lt mgr.-. Chester --Park; tConeyilsEnd-SiL- |T- 



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Tuxtdo. .TKfca„C _ chrt-t-.-: 
iBain~*MetrcpolitaniBIack. CEicago, pres. - 
TiiTOiftroNOE.^MASS-— -GlensForest^i^.^.^ ... . 
LEAVENWORTH.-" -KA N - — Ekctrfc- Park, 
.Leavenworth Park.."' ■;■ - - 

LEBANON.' PA.— Mti Gretnh- Park. -^ -. 
LEOMINSTER-: MASS.— Leominster ParlR" 
LIMA, O.— Hoover's Park, McCullocgh's Lake 

l-*1Park'r " '•' ".'■ .'" 

T.TNOOTiN. NEB.— T-lncoln Park. * 

■E. Tay- 



PESAKS ISLAND, ME.— Un^erircod Springs 
--Park; t - - • "* ■*-'.■ ..- -*&».* -''■'■ 
PENSACOLA.. FLA.— Kupfrlca-i's'tSaVE .." ? 
S-pEORlA-.-lLfc.— Central ■.'.■Park.-itTh'e^SAlps,-* 
-iProspect:. Heights Park, «i£0 OJik^Park: 
■< i:Pfe'fes,*s,rf-PayiI:on.> C,.-rf-§.;; ES^'tef ^<atingr. ;- 

Stcny Hill "Garden ; Stcecker'S.Su'mmerEGar- * 

" ""Jen.'- »- •■■•' -'^i-,-v ■*! vS.'»' 

PHILADELPHIA; PA.— WilloTs^GrcWjPark, 
.Central :P"arfc-itBasebaiI .iEaJ^,;*-"Wcj!ds'd3'- 

Park, Neshannih& -Park. M»f fegdaie " Park ;-* 

Wash'ogton.P-arJc, Che£tnut*Hill Earfe - 
.pHlLLIPSBUBfi. IN. "I;-rOedar^ ^ Park^f . ?' 
PIOUA. O.—Mlchray Parity**- / . I. . 

PITMAN. GROVE.' N." J^-Alcoynn Pork. , 
PiTTSBURG, s PA;— KennyVood-.Fa rk',' ' 'MAnsn -?,.,i 
- - .B»&«,fe?>'"-ist'St~:"Sr.-'<"#~, ,itaer JJ^-IjajrEom,--: " 

mgr., G12 Smithfield, Et- : dakwe'ed Park. 

John. Harris, West EntTTtact'cn Co., rdgr".:- '. 
.. gcbenley Park'Oak'um "Park, Cbih'ouriiPark.. 
, PORTLAND," '. ME.VRivenon Park; " Under- 

Wccd Springs Park." Cpyage Park." "3 •:■■' 
"P^mTLAND.- ORE'-^Homhorne SDflngs;ParkisJ - 
PORTSMOITTH, VA.-^Oolumbla-Pnrk. 
POTTSTOWS'. PA.— Ringing*' Rtcl-. Park,!? 
" 'fjJinrjpEgT RuJi'-PaViPcn. -•-_-. --\ X 
POUGB KEEPS Ifi, N. V.— Di-r ew Part 
POUUHKEEPStErN.'Y.^Uptoii' Lake Pifk, 

R;vers.'de Pai-k. -'--.- 
PROVTDENGE.R; I.-rrCreECCnl Park" 



„Valley 

Shtate.t;JLak&4e-Pafk;.Chas.>Lccf.,'Styles - 

rk.-East Stat'ciii„»»Bgr,T Klrk'w'ocd Park,,, Elmwocd 
& (city):" "'-•■ •Parkff*-r -r „,<>—..-, t - :■ 

Idlawild- - TAMPA. "?FLA.—DeSoto Park. Tampa 'Elecr 

««*"".'-, :Ss-iSsfffC- Co. , 



■AC Jlt^l^, -V^KIKCl. -^ D1& , tbWUt;j-..UU^IU.',U.:i 1. 

cu Anderson,-, mgrj-:»Tlie>,Zott,'.R*54 Bankr-Park. I. 
let, CLEAR LAJKB, INDI-rTtaedo Park.\J. ,'C. 
me ;■ -r Christman, i mgr, 916 ,Chai o£ Coin- 



, , >.,- — . i w . w,*i . ■^-.. - •PRGVjDBNeE.VR.-l."liR0t*y.;Point...Cl , 3scenti '-: 

lcr, mgi\; Glenwood Park- Theatcrt- - " .Park, P.cger Williams Par 1 .', Can's Park, . 

••-.IiOeT ANGELES, CAL.-rFleeta Park, "'PlSrVftc fir-" Part" ---"'- ,i 

LONG* BRANCH. NI J.—Fleasant^Bay Park. - puEBLO. -C.OD'.— La V*e M'nn'ebra Pavilon. 

l-^^S^S^v^^-F^-- ^ P H '**■& "-- '"■•: ;5 -"QI'tNeYrH-Ti-^Baldw.'n,ParkrT:-"SHBald'w'n,,a 

LOUISVILLE,' K-i.— Lion Garden Park, Phoe- ._. njpr.- Hlghland'parkJ-HiBTy'iH/ Franklih,-i£ 

- - n:x Hill:,park.--, ^-rr' — -^- -^-— ->,—,, .-,,:- r -^. ; ,-r -" - 

LOWELLilMASS.— Lake view.. Earki! Willow, 



fHenry "B.<Bradleei mgrl- 
-'.TAUNTON;jMASS.'-\--Nippenirket Park, Digh^ 
-iCtrn Rock-Pafk. -Sabbat'a-Parto. ':'.:;>;- 

'TBRHE HAUTE.'lNSD.— Bijou Garden, TboatPr 
TOLEDO, O.— LakeEne CVs'.no,. Farm Thea- 
\ ter.-^Fresoire^'rsle.? -"r;V ,^,^---^;,t-- : , : ,,- '-,:,, 

' TOPEKA. KAN.— Address O.- T. Crawford; 
."-•: Garileld;Park. ,-, • 

TORONTO, ONT.— H'ahlan's - Po ! nt, Mnnro 

- rTPENT-ONt-:N. — J.^-errins- Lake Park,; New 
,Pprif ; Theater. BroadriStrett -Park. •* 

TRENTON. N^: J;— Broad Street Park. 
-TROYr N. Y.— Lagoon Itssnd. 

UNION. N.Y—Osino.-: 

' UTICA. N. Y r — SuJcmit Park, UC:ca Park,. 
.' "v::Rrsi^ yn.casliio*^ParK: „ : . ; *, : , -,-,■ 

■"'VINCENnES. -1ND .-rFairview Park. 

' ' -7A. Gl Traube. mgr. '" 

- WiAKEPrELn» MA-SS-^Wokefleld Park: 
WARSAW. IND.— Lake B-'de Park. . ' ■ 
WASHINGTON."* DI C — Mafsh'all Hall Pa»k, ::• 
■f Wildwcrd^Park-t(fcrmerIy-Glen Sligni.- Co- 
lumbia-Park, '.Lawijence, Summer Garden, 

^ Buepa.' Vista.- Chevy Chose Lake: Eureka 

pprV; fcrlrrnl*' '.NctW. ' J "'l (co!nr-d). *r""?.- 
-apeako Beach. River View. Park, Cabin 
7-Ichn's'Br d«re sRark' Glen Echo Park.. 
wA'sHrAr'GToV'.iVD -^Street R» ! l»-a>- p»rk. 
WAT.EHBURY. CT.— Laktvec^.i Park, Belle- 

*, '-v T..J <- C:i-^c; Fc?tH Park,., Jean. 

.larniif*'.. rr»ff'.-. »^ ■ , .' "■■ 
WATERTOWN,. NX Y.— Sejberfs Summer 

Rr.r i' < P *« 'ParV. '- , - ' 

WATKINSGLfiN. -V- T. *"--. 

------------- '-'-^-,— --- -- ■ W>« 



|-:w - Jnerce Bldg^ Ch.rago. 

(O CLEVELAND, O.— Euclid BeacStJPark, Gkr- 

. i deti Theater, Lake View {PartefSeanle Park, 

tAl..Haltnorth'a Garden,- Geatiga Lake - ', 

|im CLINTON. IA.— Joyce Park. Henry. ¥. "S.in- 

.gey, ,-LyonsiIa.;angr.zThe Schutzen Park, 

yr . . German . Shooting society, Lyons, la., 

„-»• — Pfoprs. I 

|}N COHOES. N. Y.— Slur* Street Park. j 



,_ J COLUMBIA. S. C— Hyatt's Park Casino. 
Iini COLUMBUS. GA.— North Highland Park. ( 
t i COLUMBUS. O.— Minerva Park, Olentangy 
fjC Park, Great Southern Roof Garden,,*Co!IIis" 
lun. Garden. t 

lar. CONCORD. N. IL—Contocook- River Parkl 
afj.JO rJlffiEA UT. O— Lake View Park. j 

Jr « "70r*EY ISLAND. N. T.— Tho Ohutes. 
tow CORNING, N. Y.— Painted Post Park, Brqn • 
nr noil Park. ^ .* ! 

ot, COTTAGE CrT Y, M ASS.— Lagoon Heights." 
3T COUNCIL -BLUFFS, -IA.— Lake^Manawa. i 
• tt"^)VP«>T ONr K T.— Lagoon. • i 

ea, DALLAS, TEX.— Cycle Park: and Summer 
ilJ Tn«ter- '-.'- »-■••- - .-,-,-.,- , i 

. tt3ANFURY. CT.— K enosia Park.'i i 

3E > ARTF ORD. - WIS.— Ten-ace Beach. i 

rrflATTENFORT, "DA.— Strutzen Park. j 

. «")AYTON, O.—Fairview Park, Sander's Roof 
" g ■-,- Garden,- Lucas Grove Bark^jLakeslde Park." 
T r>»riATUR.^-n,I^ : ~--RIversl. J i> r-srk. \ 

jcl-aEFIANCEi O.— Island Pork, F P Elliott, 
at mgr. ..« ... ' ; ; 

jSJjELA WARE WATER GAP, N. ; — D. L. & 
m "{l W. B. R. - , 

.3ES MOIMES. IA.— Ball E-\!rk, D. .*. Kooker, 
■-ti: mar.: Ct«'.ki=r vfcoiit. Auditorium. " ; 
■ - ■ >ENVER;I ! 'COL i 'Chester, Park. Cvcle -.Park.: 
Chutes Park, Elitch -:''■ Gardens, -Manhattan . 
Beach.. 

|»K rBRB YICT.~KouMioaV Park. 
|J >BS MOIN*ES. Li.-Crocker Woods, -. ; ' 



i*dale Park. 
LUDLOW. KY.— Lagoon. ^ i 

LYNCHBURG. * VATf-Westo ver , Park, , RiVer- : 
a mont Park Auditorium. 

^L T YNN."*.:MASS. - -^"WSiow"rP^rfe IThfa'sr. ,Gor-:, 
•Wmafn's Summer* Whes.terf : - CreSceriK'Ga'rdens/^ 
)"-Sim»s>ns Park- ' :•..-■« 

MACON. GA-^Gflraftp's PaTk".- - -. vji'\ 
&FA"(WTFn5STBRrNJ*H*^La ke'Mtt'BoiiWl-. P-rk 
MANHATTAN BEACH^- Long;TsIand,>N.;."'"".,i ' 

Oriental Hotel- Co. ? ' ■-.!-:- - 
'MA"CTiSTEE- ! 'MICH.— Or<-b»^d Beech ' Tbeater.; r 
fM AIRFIELD. O^-Mahsfleld.: Park,' gherrtai- . 

* ',Heineman -Park. -■■.."■-, i . 

MARCTTS HOOK. PA.— Oh«^ter Park. 
'- ,m*rjrtta. o— ^"""urtlj S"rrF?t ri»«><'«<- 
* . MARINETTE, WIS:- -H'egins ■ Pari--,- Mari— , 
-„'• n-tte G- :E T. & St My Co. 

• ! -H. C.-Higglns. mgr. - m -',) 
. - MARINETTE,%WIS— Lakes'de Park, :.Marl- .1 
nette G. E. L. &-SL, Ry. Co. 
H. C. Higg-ns. mer. ' • * " """' ' " ■ "■ 
-' MAYS VJLLE^-K*Y-^=EIectrJc-JEarJc.. 



-. mer;- ,. r. : 

READING,-"PA.^fci'feo*mr 
Pari, . ..- 

JRBYERE'.i ' iMASS.— Point 

Lynn). ■■.■■:.■•"■■-■ r 

RICHMOND. VA ^Pntnanfa* Summer ; Gnf-. 

den, Broad-Street Park.; Aiiditcr'uin; Jeffer- 

i r'scnftRbcf- Garden^ ;Athret"c--i.Park,-, Main" 

p-r*>-j». Pprk. -- —- ■ ■■'■ 

RICHMOND." iND.—GI<n Miller. ....... ■ < . - " 

pr»TTrVTiT # E; CONN.— Plei>rur~e""ParVt ■ 
.I-ROCHESTER.^*"- .Y,— Ontario. Bcacji. .New"' 
'.GuJVer Pafk; 'JrQndequhste. Park; : : ; •' 
ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. T.',. N7." Y.V-Delm- 

' ^ : 'ltTio*s" : 'CaRrno: -' i '-..-- - - -- ; ' ■ ' : ' : ~ 

ponr^rvpn,-ii,T,.^-Harl , «ni P?'ki •"•:-: ? •• 

ROCKLAND^ ME.— Broadway Pavilion Tica-" 

.-,'tar... ...-:..;... '.',-'-'.-.' '. '■ '.■- ■■ '',:*.;"■.•■ ■■/•' 

"ROCKVILLE.-CONN.— Snlpsle Parlt • 



;- "Parkas' .Dr^ylng- 
dfc_fiUi63 (fldaf* 



■n'^TRRTC'ivINj, *t ■Y-^SeJbei-t'Sv Garden. 
WEBB CITY^MOt— Ot-vfnpin Pi>rk'.' , - - 

WEBSTER,^ MASS.— Beacon .jPafk."-. Beaver 
-!-.,Park., ■ ■■■: :■.■:,' -;'.•','■.....-./ '•■ ■'■■.-.■ '■.. ■'■ ' 
,.' WESTFIELD* MASS.— WafoijocCo Park. 

tWEFMNK. Wc:VAf— W"heellnp-.P>rk.; 
' :: WHEELING, W. . ,VA.— Mozart : Park. . Plcas- 
ntit"VaIlfv, P?,rki B^der &..Ma<-rer;,mc-s. 
WHITE ' PEA R- LA-KE..' • MlNNj£-WlMwo«-d 
' -'"?■ Park.i LaketShore.Fark...Whtte'Bear,:Benclt. 
- JWlTyTilAMPPORT >'; IP A^— Valla momrffiark- 
- -W-iLMINGTONi DEL;-^ShelIncrt ParklSBran- 

dywine Park. Summer Park*" .: . ; - 
.-"iv-rKi^iT'irG- -:CA-*r.— RivpfTcflf,* Elm Park. 
-W-INSTON-SALEMj jN. C.-^Picdmont: Park. 
.;.WORCSSTERi_ MASS.— Lake ; Quinsigamond 

■Pr-r!.-.- ■■■ :■ • ■ ■ \ ■•:■■' ■ 

' YON'KBR'SISN. Y.— Ynnkers PI«viFureiPark. 
*'YOITNOSTm\' , N/0.— Mlllereek Park. *- 
YORK PA -^Hiphlard Park 
ZANESVILLE.-O.— Grant Park, Maplcwcod 









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jw»ir«MwiDORT PA.— VpTFoilW Park. 
- MEDFORD; 'MASS.— Mystic- "Park," CbmB'na- 

,'t ; rn ',Pj»rk. ■',,:,'■:,."■ ■ '-■ . .:■*- v..-',-.'." : 

"MEMPHIS. TENNii*-East End/ Park. ' - -. : - / - 
«"MTWBTmRisr. r»P.-i-T»iiw.ver P->rk.i • 
MIDr-LHTOWN, ~?i. y — M!aii-« r Park, Cot- 

t »ge f p/ ,-,i, - 
wtTi-ityt -KffQivn* <rr*^— T.akeview'P'rk." " " : 
^.-MIDLAND- BEACH;— States . Ul&n&r-TS. Y. 
i'. -*N. Y. , Tr!«et'"n ,,'Comnany - " ~* 

■ MTLWAUKEE. WIP — Cor=.v Isl.-n r"j'ParV. O. 
F-'-MniPr. mer.-: Blafcii Bar"r--'i'chl , >». Pa'rK 
.- . '"Sratisinal"i-P»r"r. Ras»'Ball . poi-fc. wii'tenslt 
--.I,-.F-^-«-: ■0"^tr'»1^Paf.K''' 3 T»oot*n^- : Pi»r"^.^ ! -^' . 
-MINNEAPOLIS, MINN'-Lake Harriet "-Pa- 

MINERiT. WTELLS. T^X -fl-iw^orne Pa- 

v!iv... ;n«!s>- Ft. Worrii). ' 

.MOm E j* < A — "VftKiWW P»rit. ■ •' ' 

/MONTGOM-ERy, ALA.— HiJJhjaiia; Park, . 



•■•■•■•■•■'•■•■•■•a •■•■•■ •■••■•■•■•■••■•■••■•■•■•■•■•■• 

Population -———•••- 

. iJ5» 000 



SPRlNQFIELD,MO; 

., — THE- , .. . y.,,.,:'., . .i 

^free Street Fair and Carnival 

SEPT. 3rd, 1900 



Largest and 
Most Elabora 



E.VER HELD IN THE STATE. 



The MONSTER JTOWAV. coyetihe; 
>20 acres. Double FRRB -Street -Hair. 



flUC Uf CCV CnmmenHnR 



UNDER tUSftCfS OF 



MONDAY, 

'THE ILKS.' 



*.* %«/ A WTC r% ""IGH-CLAS"t Attiactioitfs ONLY. ManaRers are reqeested to write for terms 
.* , ȴMI"" I ^l-'- atoiice: f aluablc conccsMO'is fnr SAI.R OR SHARK. -Wanted to henrfrom 
1 **fio.t-c1ass AKRIAX.IST ACT for FREE Street Exhibition. . SIX DAYS nnd NIGHTS— every day a 
AvSPECrAI, FEATURE. ■ - . .- Address: ,€HAS..E. BROOKS. Director General. and' Manager... - 

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VolHK* » • 

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CHARLES F. BRYAN, 

«» Cleveland, © M President off the associated BUI Posters of the United States and Canada. 



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^ Rill Poster** f 
m D Department, m 

I The Annual Meeting. 



THE BILLBOARD 



; Officers of the Associated BUI Posters, 
' elected at the Atlantic City convention for the 
ensuing year, are as follows: - 

President, Charles F. Bryan Cleveland O. 

Vice President, Barney Link, Brooklyn, 
E jj v '» 

1 Secretary. Charles Bernard, Savannah, Ga. 
f Treasurer, A. B. Beall; Sioux City, la. 

l J An attempt was made to have the directors 
' of the organization elected by. popular vote. 
i but it proved a failure. The names of the 
•- members appointed by President Bryan to 
l< serve on tho executive committee are: O. J. 
■'■ Gude. New York: Samuel i-ratt, New York: 
Si J. F. OMealia, Jersey City, N. J.; E. C. Don- 
I nelly, Boston, Mass.; K. C. Campbell, Chi- 
I cafco: L. H. Ramsey, Lexington. Ky.: Charles 
1 F. Filbrick. Buffalo. N. Y.. with the presl- 
I dent and secretary as ex-officio members. 



San Francisco was selected for the next an- 
: nuol convention. 



About seventy-five members of the Asso- 

> c ! atcd Bill Posters were present when the 
1 flrst session of the annual .convention was 
I called to order in the ballroom of the Hotel 

Dennis. Atlantic City, at 10:30 a. m., Tuesday, 
" July 10. The following offlcers were in at- 

• tendance: President James F. O'Mealia, of 
Jersey City. N. J. ; Secretary Charles F. 

• Bryan, cf Cleveland, O., and Treasurer A. B. 
Beall, of Sioux City, la. Among others that 

> responded to the roll-call were: O. J. Gude, 
, New York City: Samuel Pratt. New York 
! City Edward C. Donnelly, Boston, Mass.; 

• Edward A. Stahlbrcdt, Rochester, -N.T.; R- 
i C Campbell. Chicago: James A. Curran. Den- 
1 verj George M.. Leonard, Grand Rapids, 
' Mich.; Sam. W. Hoke, New York City; W. W. 
\ Seeley. New York City; C S. Houghtaling, 
t New York City. F. E. Fitch. New York City: 
! C C. Ames. Providence. R. I.: S. H. Robi- 
i son. Philadelphia; Charles F. Filbrick, Buf- 
1 falo. N. Y.; Charles K. Hager, St. Louis, Mo.; 
T B B. Chapman, Cincinnati; Len* Owens. San 
i Francisco.. Ca-; Farber Burbridge, Jackson- 
t ville Flo.: M. J. Dooley, Atlanta, Ga.; Chas. 
1 Bernard. Savannah. Ga-: F..H. Powers, Ma- 
con. Ga.: Clarence B. Runey, of N. W. Ayer 
& Son, Philadelphia, Pa.; O. P. Fairchild, 

' Covington, Ky.; John.Otting, Newport, Ky.; 
I Ay" A. Lbe. Hutchinson, Kan.; J. Garhck, 
! New Orleans: -Fiske Bros., Worcester, Mass.; 
'• A E Hathaway. New Bedford, Mass.: R. 
i Conncrs. Gloucester. Mass.: J. T. West, Hav- 
' erhiil, Mass.; G«rg3 H. Rife, Ba.tmore, Md.; 
! H W Walker, Detroit, Mich.; F. C. Zehrung, 
•Lincoln. Neb.: George Castner, Syracuse, N. 
I Y - Thomas J. Murphy and Barney Link, 
I Brooklyn. N. Y.: W. "F. Gassier. Niagara 
' Falls, N. Y.: W. J. McAllister and son, Troy, 
N Y • N A. Seymour, Mount Morris, N. Y.; 
i J A Wallace, OsWego, N. Y.: McElroy Bros., 

• Flushing, L. I.: W. L. Mildrum, Yonkers, 
' N Y.; A. M. Cheesebro. Glens Falls, N; Y.; 

Paterson Bill Posting Co.. Paterson, N. J.; 

' p J Smith, Lorain. O.; C. O. Miller. M.amJs- 

burg O.; George Chennell, Columbus, O.; J. 

G Reese. Scrantcn. Pa.; Henry F. Stahl- 

brodt Erie Pa.: John D. Mishler, Reading, 

Pa.; Chas. A. Oliver, Lebanon, Pa.; John 

E Mt-Mahon. Pawtucket, R- I.: John Hack- 

' ett. Wconsccket. Ri I.; W. A- Sheetz. Nash- 

i vJle Tenn.: H. E. Stoops. Chattanooga, 

> Tenn- • Robert L. Anderson, Salt Lake City, 
! Utah; W. S. Burton, Richmond, Va.; Con- 
i sclvo & Cheshire. Norfolk, Va.; Frank Fitz- 
i scrald. Milwaukee, Wis.; P. B. Habcr. Fond 
' du Lac. Wis.; E. A. Hartman, Manitowoc. 
1 wis - Hudson Bill Posting Co., Albuquerque, 
i N M.: J. W. Griffith. Greensboro, N. C; R. 
! S Douglas, Birmingham, Ala.; J. D. Plum- 

mcr Asheville, N. C: J. H. Simpson and 
Joseph Sickles, of the O. J. Gude Co., New 

; Ycrk: John H. Faga, Mauch Chunk, Pa. 

After President O'Mealia rapped the meet- 

! ing to order, the. reports of the various offi- 
cers were read. The most important and com- 
nlcte renort submitted was that of the presi- 

; dent, which is herewith subjoined in full: 

PRESIDENT'S REPORT. 

Atlantic City, N. J.. July 10, 1900. 
To the members of the Associated Bill Fost- 
ers cf the Dnited States and Canada- 
Greeting: 

Gentlemen:— It is my very great pleasure to 
present to you, for the third time, as presi- 
dent, my annual report. That I have been so 
signally honored by you in the past makes me 
grateful Indeed, and I can assure you the 
trust and confidence placed In me has not 
been abused. That the -honors have been ap- 
preciated, the reports, presented for your con- 
sideration will show. That my time and at- 
tention, without reserve, was given to the du- 
ties devolving . on, the president of so great 
an. organization as the Associated Bill Post- 
ers of the United States and Canada you are 
fully aware; the task has been, a laborious 
one but no detail has been shirked, and the 
duties heve all been performed to the best of 
my humble abiliUes r ,>nd the trust is handed 
back to you with : a-consctousness-of having 
e : ven my best efforts for the success of the 
association and its principles; mindful always 
cf the fact that the Interests of those who in- 
trusted to me this position was paramount to 
all others." v : - ^ . . . 

For the past three years I have labored 
faithfully to carry out what. I thought was 



M 



; your intentions in placing the powers of this 
'position in mj keeping; to. give my best 
thought to all' matters coming to my atten- 
tion' to the greatest good for the greatest 
number. " That I have erred to some things 
is undoubtedly so; but; if so, it has been an 
error of judgment, not of intent, and for all 
sucn errors I must ask your kind indulgence. 
That the past year has been a. successful 
one to our members is true; that our asso- 
ciation has been more of- a success than ever 
before Is also true. . That we are stronger and 
more powerful this-year than last year shows 
the great progress we, as an organization, 
have made, and' is due to the fact that the 
merits of our association, Is recognized by. the 
bill posters as the greaf and good parent 
that watches over and guides the. steps of its . 
children through, the thorny paths of busi- 
ness. Whatever ills are suffered by our mem- 
bers in a business way can he brought to our 
convention, and the remedy; Wise legislation,- 
can be applied. It rests' with you, each indi- 
vidual member, to bring your association to 
that standard of perfection which It is hoped 
to attain. In doing so, you must not fail to 
recognize the rights of the advertiser. You • 
must serve his interest well, for his interest 
is your interest. How hest can you do this? 
, By care*ul attention to your business, by con- 
scientious efforts to please your customers, 
by honest service, by 'giving what you con- , 
tract to give: by improving your plant, and 
by such fair and just' treatment to your cus- 
tomers as redound to your credit and to the 
lasting benefit of your association'. . 

During the past year our members have 
made an intelligent effort to place the bill 
posting business on a plane with all other 
methods of advertising, and your efforts have 
been to a very great degree successful. Con- 
" tinue these efforts, and you and your fellow- 
workers will reap the benefits of your well- 
defined principles. As a proof of the great 
strides made by this association, I need only 
to call your attention to the increase -of mem- 
bers during the past three years. In July, 
1897. at Atlantic City, we had a membership 
of 104.- To-day we have a. membership of 240, 
and 16 State associations, with a total mem- 
bership of about 1,000. On the same date, we 
had an insignificant balance in the treasury 
and a large debt hanging over us. To-day the 
secretary's report will show a balance in the 
treasury amounting to about $2,200 and the 
association clear ef debt. Too much praise 
can not be bestowed upon; Mr. C. F. Bryan 
for the sensible business, methods introduced 
into the secretary's office, and for the intel- 
ligent manner in. which he has so faithfully 
performed the duties of secretary of this as- 
sociation. Credit is also due the board of di- 
rectcrs fcr their prompt and efficient attention 
to the affairs of the association in- attending 
meetings and giving their advice upon all 
oueetions submitted to them. The audit of 
the books of the secretary and treasurer will 
be presented to you to-day, and will make a 
creditable showing. ; _. 

Hundreds of letters have been received at 
this ofllce from members during the past 
year, asking for advice and information on 
various subjects relating to their business, 
and the same have always been cheerfully 
answered, and such information' and advice 
g.ven, to the best of my ability, and I hope 
to the benefit and enlightenment of those who 
sorght it. ■ . . 

The past' year has again demonstrated the 
wisdom of the dispensation law passed three 
years ago at Atlantic City, and the same has 
been taken advantage of by a number of 
members. 

In my annual report to the convention- at 
Buffalo in 1898, it was suggested that so- 
l'citcrs should be required to pay anual dues 
for the privilege they receive, but no action 
was taken at that time, nor at the Chicago 
meeting last year. A resolution was passed, 
however, covering this matter at a meeting 
cf the board held last October, whereby all 
newly appointed solicitors shall pay an initia- 
t'on fee of $100, and yearly dues in the sum 
cf $75. Also, that all solicitors how on our 
roll, not employing bill posters, shall pay 
yearly dues in- the sum of $75. 

^bp secretaries of the State associations 
should be in closer touch with the secretary 
rf this association. You should pass resolu- 
tions at this meeting instructing State secre- 
taries to make full and complete reports to 
tlM> national secretary, giving list of mem- 
bers in each State, size and population of 
members' cities or towns. Keep your secre- 
tary posted on all new members elected, and 
informed on everything of interest which 
transpires in each State each month. The 
members of the State organizations, should 
- also keep in closer touch with their State 
.secretaries by correspondence and otherwise. 
There are many communications sent to the 
president and. secretary of this association 
wh ! ch. should be sent to the State officials, 
where they are usually sent by your president 
prd secretary. This would relieve your offl- 
c'als cf a great deal of work they now have, 
and which they should hot be burdened with. 
Many secretaries of State associations do not 
make the 'reports now required of them by 
o"r by-laws until many months have elapsed ' 
after a meeting of this association. This by- 
law should be strictly enforced. 
. Upon my election as president, three years 
ago, the payment of the annual dues was . 
apparently a dead letter, some- members ow- 
ing from two to four years' dues, and mem- 
bers paid, up or not. : as they saw fit. A se- 
vere letter was sent; out. and most of the 
members paid up and others were dropped 
from our rolls. We; were condemned for our 
act'on by many of the delinquents, but we 
have ever since insisted that to retain mem- 
bership in this organization, each member 
must payhls just share in order to be entitled 
to the benefits cf such membership, and. we 
s» re. happy to report that we have very few 
delinquents; and as a result -we have-thou- 
sands of dollars in our treasury. 

Another matter which gives us great satis- 
fact'on to report to you is on the Official 
Journal. You will recollect that when we 
took hold at Atlantic City, three years ago. 
the paper was owned by the association and 
was indebted to the Riverside Print in the 



sum of about $1,T00, and also indebted to our 
editor, Mr. Campbell, in the sum of about 
JoOO. The disposition made of this paper and 
its indebtedness is well known to jrou. -.Our 
aim was to relieve the association of this 
great burden. That we have accomplished 
this relief, and can report to-day that those 
to whom was entrusted the work of carrying 
on the paper and paying off this great debt 
have paid off every dollar, and the associa- 
tion is not' liable for one cent, makes it in- 
deed a pleasure to report to you and com- 
mend Mr. E. A. Stahlbrodt, former manager 
of the paper, for faithfully -carrying out 
agreement made with the association when 
— ihe Bill Poster" was sold by the associa- 
tion. 

Under new management the paper is run on 
new lines, and in such a manner as to prove 
a substantial benefit to the association, ana 
should be encouraged. 

'Unquestionably the list of members, as 
printed in the July issue, will be of material 
ben-fit to the craft at large and induce many 
to become members of the association. 

To print these lists means a Very heavy 
expense. To distribute a sufficient number of 
copies among the advertisers to make these 
lists' really effective means much additional 
outlay. It is being done with the firm con- 
viction that the f b|ll Bbstefs will afrflreelate 
its usefulness and give to the paper the sup- 
port which wiit warrant the good work being 
continued permanently. 

The peculiar -situation of affairs in New 
York City ha* been thoroughly discussed by 
the board of directors, and considerable tittle 
was given to .the subject and the whole inat*- 
ter was finally turned over to a committee 
composed of 'Messrs. Gude, Stahlbrodt and 
Campbell, and afterwards left to Messrs. 
Pratt and Gude for such adjustment of the 
matter 'as they -deem for the best interests 
of the association. 

In the matter of prices there should not be 
the least chance for discussion. At the Buf- 
falo meeting the prices were set at from 4 
cents per sheet for four weeks' showing in 
towns of from 1,000 to 2,000 population, to 4 
cents per week in cities of over 2,000,000 popu- 
lation, with a discount of 5 per cent on all 
straight three months' contracts and 10 per 
cent discount on all straight six months' con- 
tracts. The' question has been asked, "What 
constitutes a 'straight three months' con- 
tract: " and my decision is, "a contract for 
a run of three consecutive monthB." There 
is nothing to prevent a member charging 
more than the prices made by the associa- 
tion, but he can not charge less. At the 
t'me the above prices were adopted, the price 
for "chance may offer" posting was 3 cents 
to 4 cents per sheet. This price was con- 
fusing, because it was neither one nor the 
other, though the object, when this price Was 
passed, was to' allow the smaller cities to 
charge the price which they could get, and 
; to allow the larger cities to charge 4 cents 
per sheet. 'In order to avoid confusion, and 
as the higher price could be obtained in all 
- towns, for this kind of work, it was deemed 
advisable to make the price uniform, and the 
board of directors on Oct. 11, 1900, made the 
price a uniform' one of 4 cents per sheet for 
"chance' may offer" service. ; 

Heretofore, many complaints were made 
about members cutting prices; to-day, such 
complaints are few (although there are some) 
because the association has proved too good 
an educator, and the members know they 
have only to make a proper stand for our 
scale, which is rated on a fair remuneration 
for the service rendered, and obtain it. 

In my last report I called your attention 
to the situation in the Eastern States in 
which we had no State association. It is grat- 
-ifying to report the organization of the New 
England Association, comprising the States 
of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa- 
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. This 
will work to the great benefit of the advertis- 
ers on the same lines as has the Southeastern 
States Association, which has done a great 
deal to overcome the repugnance of the ad- 
. vertiser who uses billboards in most of the 
■ Southern States which had such a disreputa- 
ble bill posting service before the Southeast- 
ern Association was organized. 

Mr. O. J. Gude, who represented this asso- 
ciation at the meeting of the United Bill 
Posters of Great Britain- and Ireland, held at 
-Liverpool in August of last year, was re- 
* ceived In a very cordial manner and well 
entertained by our brothers across the sea, 
and your board of directors, in return for 
these courtesies, extended an invitation to our 
sister organization- to send a representative to 
this meeting, with assurances that he would 
be well received. We had the extreme pleas- 
ure of receiving fr^nr-and extending New 
Year's greetings to the ' president of the 
United Bill Posters of Great Britain and Ire- 
land. We believe a good, friendly feeling 
should be encouraged between the employing 
bill posters in America and the British Em- 
pire, as we deem it will in the near future 
be to our mutual advantage. 
- A person' alleging himself to be the pro- 
prietor of. a certain publication, has sued the 
. board of directors for $30,000 damages, which 
amount is probably more money than the 
-party above mentioned has or ever will see, 
-unless it is in some pipe dream. 

The publication in question claims to be 
published in the interest of bill posters, but 
in reality has done everything in its power to 
disrupt this association by advocating and 
fostering opposition to our members, and has 
pursued a course detrimental to the best in- 
terests of this organization,- It ' has even 
gone so far as.. to eontuaue to' publish an- ad- 
vertisement 6r one" ofsour official solicitors 
after he had ordered such advertisement dis- 
continued. ■"■' v.„' -;■'";'■ ;,;• r ' *.:-> 

The $30,000 claimed, are -. for three-fold the 
amount of ten thousand dollars, which latter 
amount he alleges -Is the damage caused^ by 
the board of directors in combining to prevent 
advertising in- this publication. 

The matter was turned over to Mayer and 
Glbert, the solicitors of the association, who 
have made answer to the complaint, and we 
will defeat this, attempt at cheap notoriety 
on the -part of one who has proved a Judas 



to his friends, and who, : ttom chagrin tod 
disappointment at not being able to use this 
association for his own ends, endeavored to 
revenge himself on people who have the wel- 
fare of the bill posting business at heart. - 

Last year there -was a controversy as to the 
franchise for Fon du Lac, Wisconsin: Ybu 
are all familiar with the matter. From the 
evidence in the case, your president believed 
Mr. P. B: Haber entitled to the franchise 
"then, and believes so still, and events which 
have since taken place in Wisconsin prove 
our judgment was correct. The board of di- 
rectors took the matter under consideration 
and at a meeting held prior to assembling cf 
convention at Chicago, decided to leave the 
matter for the convention to settle, The 
convention decided against Mr. Habcr and • 
seated his opponent, who owned but boarnj 
enough to bill his theater, and who pfoVcd 
his- qualifications (?) by shortly afterward 
folding his tent and leaving Fon du Lac to 
mourn? his loss in probably more ways than 
one. Mr. P". B. Haber was then elected to 
membership in the Wisconsin State Associa- 
tion, and at the recent annual meeting of that 
association was elected its president, thus 
proving us to be correct in the stand taken 
in this case, and he is now a member of the 
parent organization, and such a one as is and 
will be a credit to our membership. 

While our association is strong numerically, 
and has been a great aid to the bill posters 
throughout the country, yet our menibers 
seemed to feel that there was something lack- 
ing which was essential to success as a full 
and complete protection. A meeting to dis- 
cuss plans to perfect our organization in this 
respect was held In Chicago after adjourn- 
ment of our annual meeting. A plan was 
proposed for uniting forty of the largest cities 
into an organization composed solely of mem- 
bers of this association, and a committee was 
appointed to submit a proposition at a meet' . 
ing to be held at some future date. At a meet* 
ing of the representative cities held in New 
York City last Winter a proposition or plan 
of organisation was submitted by Mr. Thos. 
Murphy, of Brooklyn, which, with modifica- 
tions and amendments by those present, was 
incorporated into the Associated Bill Posters' 
Protective Company, and this plan you are 
all familiar with at this time, That this 
project is a good one and meets with general 
approval is proven by the manner in which 
our members have taken hold of the concern, 
as what was intended to be for forty cities is 
to-day composed of about seventy of the 
largest cities, and we have to-day in the city 
of New York what woe lobg needed by the 
bill posters— an office entirely their own and , 
devoted exclusively to the promotion and ad- 
vancement of the interests of the members of 
the Associated Bill Posters of the United 
States and Canada. With such a competent 
manager at the helm as Mr. F. E. Fitch, who 
was so long and favorably known as a mem- 
ber of the O. J. Gude Company, the success 
of the company is assured. If used only as 
a literary bureau to bring our business in a 
proper light before the advertising world, the 
office would more than repay the members for 
the money Invested. This matter will prob- 
ably be brought before you more fully dur- 
ing the meeting. Among the results thus far 
attained by the Protective Company can be 
mentioned one which is of vast importance 
in that it has been possible for us to elim- 
inate the opposition to our member at Roch- 
ester, N. Y. It is also proposed, and the mat- 
ter Is under advisement, at the request of 
our member in another city, to' endeavor to 
dispose of his opposition. 

A few complaints have been made as to bad 
service given by some of our members, who 
seem to forget we live in an age of progress, . 
and they can not seem to get over the old 
Idea that all they have to do to get an ad- 
vertiser's money is to belong to an associa- 
tion, have business cards, receive a man's pa- 
per and send him a bill. The sooner what is 
left in our business of that class of robbers 
iB effectually disposed of, the quicker will ad- 
vertisers realize we -will have none but hon- 
est men in .our association. 

Complaint was made by the Boston Medical 
Institute of Chicago that Earl G. Wheeler, 
our member for Amsterdam, N. Y., was dis- 
honest in his transactions with that firm, and 
evidence being presented to prove that fact, 
Mr. Earl G. Wheeler was dropped from mem- 
. bcrship,-aml the Boston Medical Institute was 
reimbursed by this association for expenses 
incurred. Complaint was made by one of 
our official solicitors, Mr. Sam. W. Hoke, as 
to the bad service given by our member at 
Council Bluffs, la., and proper proof having 
been given in this case, ho was dropped from 
the roll. Complaint was made regarding the 
bad service given by John Weir & Son, of Ne- ' 
braska City, Neb., and the secretary of the 
Tri-State Association was notified to instruct 
Weir & Son to put their plant in proper con- 
dition forthwith. 

Complaint was made by tho Old Colony Bill 
Posting Company against H. 11. Jennings, of 
Bridgeport, Conn., of not giving proper serv- 
ice. Our member at Bridgeport was notified 
according to law, and trial to be held on 
Monday, July 9, at Atlantic City, and report 
of action taken will be made to this conven- 
tion later on. 

Complaint was made against our member 
at Nashville, Tenn., and we gave him thirty 
days' time to put his plant in proper condi- 
tion, and in* the meantime another party made 
application for membership from that city. 
Mr. Leonard was appointed a committee to 
investigate the matter, and on his report the 
franchise was given to Mr. Sheets, who had 
rebuilt* his plant in accordance with instruc- 
. titihs from the board of directors. 

In a number .of Instances, complaints have 
been made by our members of advertisers 
and their agents who are dealing direct, seek- 
ing a commission on work so placed. Our 
i members thoroughly understand they can not 
allow such commissions, and they have no 
one to blame but themselves if they are pre- 
. vailed upon to give a rebate to any adver- 
" tlser, and they are liable to charges. 

During the past year a number of com- 
plaints" have been received from members 
havingi opposition in their towns of advcrtls- 



THE BlLLBOARfi 



.ers dealing with- the cpriosition. In all such 
cases we have taken 'up the matter directly 
with tho advertiser, and when the subject was 
pr.operly explained, the advertiser, as a rule 
has always given the '.matter proper consid- 
eration, and has willingly given a satisfactory 
response. In only one case has the associa- 
tion been treated with contempt and abso- 
lutely ignored, and in that case word was 
sent to our. members all oyer. the country in- 
structing thein not to pest the paper. 

The following is one cf the most important 
cases brought to my notice, and will serve 

.as: an illustration, and explain my views and 
the stand I have taken in ail such cases. 

■ o. ... *' P / H s8 J Reived from Mr. E. A. 
btahlurodt the following telegram: 

•t p rv M " t !? il< % r ' £■ Y - ADril 2 ' 8 - 19 W- 
J " Er.P.Mealia, President Associated Hill 
Posters, Washington street: 
Opera House is posting Old Virginia Che- 
roots at .Erie, Pa. . Call upon Continental 
.Tobacco Company for explanation. Wire me 
answer. EDWARD A. STAHLBRODT 

9:40 a. m. 

Later, on same day, I received another tele- 

eram froni him informing me he meant the 

American Tobacco Company and not the Con- 

»;."£. Tobacco Company. Upon receipt of 

.fin n'T"' 5 - 1 wrote the following let- 
ter to tho American Tobacco Company, lud a 
copy of which was sent to Mr. Stahlbrodt. 
April 28 1900 
American Tobacco Company, All Tobacco De- 
partment: 

vn?.l a n?J r 7^ e , llaV£ U Just been informed that 
?n«, * - d ^TSinia Cheroots paper is being 
posted in Erie, Pa., on boards of opposition 
to-rnembcr cf our asscciation in that city We 
arc certain this must be an oversight on you? 
J" 1 .?-' •>«-»>">. I. do not believe itls your in- 
tcnticti to antagonize the members of this as- 

tanada; As there are .only about half a 

a " ZeU ,: ^L es - in - iKa whole country in Which - 
our members have . topphsitibii. We feci as- 
sured, it would hardly be profitable for any 
concern to use sueh opposition to the detri- 
, m ,1 n J £ t . our association members in such 
?i{ ei : , b ^ au ff all pur members iii every other 
111 the Unltea States and Canada would 



fcity" 

certainly stgiid for •theTntefest"cT any mem- 
ber being discriminated against by ft„ at] 
m^eV^ h a P r y0U WU1 toWecrthta error 
to. o fhfenl/ef ^t^»%*Z°*?*°S« 
tWs at aSciatl b i f bly &fl u '" n4 <*«<*a' injury to 
sn^rw^h^ I i s" , s^ e ^i S - i 5-^ ?">** 



bacco Company was waiting to hear what I 
had to say regarding their position of cancel- 
ing Rochester, N. V., provided the associa- 
tion obliged them to cancel Erie, Pa This 
probably accounts. for your not hearing from 
1 »"!: .} n . aVe witten' Mr. Mylius that he 
had better keep his fingers out-of the pie and 
• anew the association to settle the matter as it 
Eaw fit. Peter is . the last one you should 
have sent to his friends, for if you know him 
as well as I do, you would agree with me. I 
do not think that we should wait an answer 
from the Tobacco Company much longer, "and 
tnat you should favor me, as I originally- re- 
quested a call upon the Tobacco Company in 
person. I appreciate your position, that you 
will act if they do not come to time, and I 
hardly think that will be necessary and that 
they will ceme to time if you make the proper 
bluff; Thanking ybu for whatever interest 
you may take in this, inattef in mf behalf 
and awaiting your speedy action iii tfie mat- 
ter, I am, very, truly yours, • » . •. 

' EDWARD A. STAHLBRODT, Mgf. 

■Liic. ax. E. Ei 

I then called on Mr. Arents, of the Ameri- 
can Tobacco Company, at his office, and I 
then sent Mr. Stahlbrcdt the following tele- 
■ gram: 

_ . _ Jersey City, May 4, 1900. 

E.A. Stahlbrcdt, Bill Poster, Rochester, N.Y.: 

Have made satisfactory arrangements with 
Tobacco- Company for Erie. Letter on the 
way. J. F. O'MEALIA, President. 

Following it with this letter: 

,. Jersey City, May 4, 1900. 

Mr. E. A. Stahlbrodt, Rochester, N. V. 

Dear Sir— I called on Mr. Arents. of th6 
American Tobacco Company, yesterday, and 
fcsd a .very satisfactory talk with him and ar- 
ranged the Erie affair in a manner which I 
am sure, will be satisfactory to you and 'to 
tho Tobacco Company. Mf. Aleuts is a gen- 
tleman who desires to be fair and just, with a 
desire to use only association members. He 
is net responsible for the work given to op- 
position in Erie; it was done by a sub-agent, 
and as his agent had a Contract, would not 
break it, although every possible argument 
was used. I then endeavored to have him cut 
eft after first half of the time had exp'red 
rnd in -the meantime give Erie Bill Posting 
Company the same amount cf paper as given 
to the opposition. There were a number of 

propositions made on both sides, and we fr.^ *h<> *^t~"* ——--—»_«" ".■=> miner were 
Anally agreed that, as the American Tobacco Sat t w„uM h»^SS ?f. the association, and 
Company could act, with credit to themselves, thf* »„«?" ^5™„ s Ji s ! a i I L ed J L Eent . a c °Py <" 



tear h^i a V°K' anfl ln only one cas e this 
Zf^L e .J oeen ""successful in bringins 
»SS k a settIeme 1t in (avor of the association. 
nn=i„ ™* a fr c,at,on •w* 8 treated contempt^ 
r?,«n."2.* hC P a i> e r was barred off the boards 
cf association members. Such extreme- meas- 
ures should only be taken in extreme ™Ss? s 

d srteard e t n ad « enl f t - Sh0WS . a <Jispo?UioT?o 
2;?- £ r the association entirely. In the case 

£• °w h I „ n £ W "V !«*<*«» you, Mr. G. Arente? 
if"* * wh «> has centrdl of the posting depart- 
ment of Old Virginia Cheroots, is "S bVlfew 

for ?h/? ?' at,<m ' . ana in no wi se responsible 
for the giving of the work in' Erie to an op- 

--fha I ?? "'J' P °f er " Ho we.ver, he did not feel 
n»n^ e Ame r ca n Tobacco Company -could 
™? rt-A re P u ? la - te a contract made by them 

. HIT a^oc'iatfot "^ ^ WaDted t0 M ™ e 
»=™£ ter 'aoorine with each other for a long 
th m ,?^ We c ameto^ the conclusion which wf 
thought would be fair to all parties namelv 
StlnfiTii *?* XV- b «ak contract w'itn opp^ 
sitiQfi id Efie they would, upon expiration or 

taFr ta °r2 fal1 ^ b £ 11 *"*- * ive o«r membeJ 
i2„ fi e . tlM! same ata 6unt of paper for- a three 
months' run and pay association rates? 1 
?deni d rf e ? h ? ! f a fair settlement, and as pres- 
i = D L£f £ ne . A - B ' p - 0( v - s - and Canada 
Th„ P A ted lt as sucn for tne association. • 
inilm B e , r !S l °,' T 1 ? bacco Company is spend- 
^„h i f 1 a eaI o f money on the bill boards, 
™, d riJ?5 lleVe SU, l n advertisers should be en- 

the 1 t rn h^ Cl,aE ^ 0ff tne °° ards - » 
h!> r»7; I"„ Co «- 5?* not shown a disposition to 

h«ff«TJ f t l ust ' J would certainly not have 
hesitated to have called off their paper from 

f^° a . rds ' b^ having shown such a good 
feeling toward the association and a willing- 
™f i° "J**' everything satisfactory, with- 
i~* ^ ultxtrme themselves, I could do no 
less than agree to this compromise, which I 

aTw^if e »« W « U be bene 5 cial to the association 
as well as to our member in Erie. In making 

m™?,!!: €em , ei li' X nad the b est interests of all 
members of the association' in mind, and I 
„? £ £ o re respectfully request your approval 
"'"yaot'ons, at your earliest convenience as 
Lm a i' P° slt ' vel y decline, under existing cir- 
cumstances, to "call off" all A. T So 'sran. 
E55& in the United States* or orae? C °Sr 

^1S bfir i t0 refuse *° D0st American Tobacco 
paper. Yours respectfully 

J. F. O'MEALIA, President. 

Believing my actions in this matter 



disposition of the same, and report their OnH 
ings to this association. || 

"At every meeting of the board of directoB 
each d.rector shall make a written report I 
the president of all that has transpired in tf 
succrdinate assoc.ation be represents. -la 
it shall be the duty of the board of dirci' 
°nL^ PaS . S upon ?" the. reports coming froSl 

s c . rd b , e na fi , Lr ociations ' aDd their *S"4| 

i he expenses _ of each director shall be drf *3« 
Il ay 4re b ren t ,^' 8Ub0rdlnate associaU - whf| II 

— , if Ky 

The Protective Meeting. || If 

f! &'Y* 

s of the new Frotccti«f |M 
Friday afternoon. Sail wM 
-•hair, and, occording iJIHW 

* : ^ - — — 'ed along in a verv 'sv^l^^^, 

temat-c, smooth and satisfying manner iHI 
?™ ^J*i»&» b a d.„been_subscribcj|ll 



A business meeting of the 
Company, was held Frida 
Pratt occupied the chair, 
reports, mutttrs moved along~i'n 




easiriess. O. P. rHkhSST^ Co'vi'n'Son 'jSf* 
mad t a straightforward, inquisitive ; °De«lS 
SS" There 1 '!"" 100 Praise^aud somTs^Sto 
pr.se. There was no change in the officei-s till 
this concern and no additions to ito membcllw 



sh.p. 



Southwestern Bill Posters. 



A meeting cf the bill posters of OklahnmiliS-1 
^ ladia ° T fritorywas P called at 8k!ahonflB| 
l-.ty, O. 1., July 3, i 900 tor tb purnoBn^lfWJI 

\°S a SL Z i , l g JL n ; ass O'=iation, to be Jnljl™ Thsl 



Assccia«on a " d Indl ' aU Te " Uory BU1 »«£ 1( 

The following bill posters.responded to call IP 

R- Burnitt, Ardmore, I. T.; Oscar a n"| 

»homa City o T f W A. Northup, km^f 

er, o. T.: A. E. Bentlev ez™th~tJ; n r^:§ 



W. 

Oklahoma 

?»n^ P" /i„ A i E - Bentley, Guthrie? 6?'t* SI 
Dulaney & Wadsworthi u - — " ~ - "If 



I 



O. T.; Div* 



and awaiting what 
favcrable reply, 1 am; 



we hope will be 
yours respectfully, 

J- F.-O'.MEALIA. Pres. 
the following letter from Mr. 



(Signed) 
I received 
Stahlbrcdt: 



Mr J F o°« h „ e r 6r ' £■ V:. A PriI 2S. 1B0O. 
N J^* * leaIla ' President, Jersey City, 

Dear Sir— I received your copy of the letter 
you wrote to the American Tobacco Company 
but have since teen waiting to hear as to 
lave Sl,l tseems t0 me that you shou d 
£?„.!? 5.> tbem a P ers onal visit in 
.to settle this matter before 



they 



order 
have too 



much t:me In which to ge? their paper posted 

York i£??V,V ,a n heiDS , mt Up all P ove P r Net 
A^„ b ?? te a i !d Pennsylvania, and probabiy 
cther cities, fcr all I know. This is™ very 
SlKSh 'r raa ^r.. especially at this fmc. and 
although 1 appreciate that your letter tn then. 

ton a? r rm*ll l i- wr,tt ^- st "' I bave'a.waVs 
and f? P | w-n e L' e .* e ? T per sonal solicitation, 
ami, reel well satisfied that if vou wpro. »o 
• ™«,.«Pon these people it would have ilTim- 
mea.ale. effect and satisfy them that the as- 
scc at:o.i v^as of some benefit to its mem! 
^ f'i. ^'"S advi sed to-day by Henry F 
htahibrodt. Erie. Pa., that the American To- 
bacco Company's agent would never nay at 
sociation prices anywhere. I believe that "Ir 
you would personally advise these people 

of B 4 r tl!hf~'5h that taey wou,a ta ke some m?a, s 
•of settling! the matter in our favor. 

. Kindly let me hear from you as to what tho 
prospects are of not allowing this inaUer tS 
set beyond our reach, as their contracts are 
m«.T, i ?„ mado f A or tbrec months beginnfnl 
mostly from April 15. Very truly yours 

Die. .hTb"" 1 A - STA " LB RODT. Mgr. 

To which I replied as follows: ■ 

Mr E. A : Stahlbrodt. Rochester,"^ 'f^ 

near t>ir— \ours cf the 2Sth to liarirt 1.. 
!"Z y '.^' OUld Eay - th «t I call u up Prait im- 
mcd.atcly upon receipt of your tcle-rnm 
Pratt was out of town: will be back to-?aT 
IttSuZn^ £,. CO :.'J?.'»eoiate k ,y! /„ a p } y 



c„lv fr'.n n Cnt } ' . u ' an<1 have received no 
cply from them. Sent .Mylius to see the A 
- Co., and they laughed at him 
Am now waiting fcr I'-att to K et to hi<i 
have :t B S' k ? as "e would Ke P roLb^ 
™.V , '", r ^.*. e: e l,t ,han .""yon.- else, on ac- 



«*oiint 
the. in 
them, 



cf his long business dealings with 
If no satisfaction is received from 

tl»- , .t, t -fJr"Ne J w 0, Vo , rk Citr ,at Pra " ^ * fiS 
Will adviso you immediately, if I recelvn 
any word from them. Yours truly 

J. F. O'MEALIA, President. 



-break the contract given to the opposition bill 
poster in Erie, and wishing to show the'r 
geed win to the Associated Bill Pesters of the. 
united States and Canada, Mr. Arents agreed 
to this propositibn: That after the expiration 
cf three (3) months' contract now running on 
the opposition hoards in Erie, to duplicate 
said crder with our member at that place, 
the Erie Bill Posting Co., for a three months' 
run, -at association rates, and the opposition 
to receive no mere paper from the American 
Tobacco Company— which proposition I ac- 
cepted as the best solution cf the matter 
The A. T. Co. is posting over 5.000 cities and 
towns at the present time and in all places 
are using our members, excepting in Erie, 
where the sub-agent, fcr some reason, cut our 
member out. Having in mind when I called 
on Mr. Arents the best interests cf the asso- 
c aticn, as well as those of the Erie Bill Post- 
ing Ccmpany, I deemed it good policy, if I 
could net get the contract with the opposi- 
tion canceled, to make best possible compro- 
mise consistent with maintaining the dignity 
cf the association and its members and the 
d gnity cf the American Tobacco Ccmpany as 
an advertiser spending about $200,000 with our 
rcembers at this time. That I have succeeded 
so well is c-edltable to Mr. Arents and to the 
; asscciation. 

I had Mr. Arents put the matter in the form 
cf a reply to my letter of April 23, a copy 
cf which is enclosed, and the same was ac- 
cepted by me, as president of the association 
as a settlement cf the whole matter, and I 
nm sure same will meet with your approval - 
lours very truly, 
(Signed) J. F. O'MEALIA, Pres. 

New York. May 3, 1900. 
Mr. .J F. O'Mealia. President The Associated 
Bill Pesters, Jersey City, N. J.: 
Dear Sir— In reply to yours of the 26th inst., 
regarding posting cf Erie, Pa., through party 
who was not a member of your association 
would state as we have made a contract for 
posting that town, and do not feel that it 
would be gocd business principles to break a 
contract, no matter how small, to which we 
bed «fflx S d our name, we are willing "to make 
tho. following proposition: ' 

While under the circumstances we can not 
rrriiij this contract. an£ from an advertising 
Ktandnoint it would be simply spending 
double the amount of money to obtain same 
rcF'-Its if we gave similar contract to your 
authorized, bill poster, we will agree upon 
completion of our present contract with Mr 
John L Gilson, that we will duplicate the 
samo with the Erie Bill Posting Company, 
pur present contract expires some time dur- 
ing July. Very resnectfully. 

All Tobacco Department. 
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO CO 
Die. C. A.. Jr Per °- Arents - J r., (Signed). 



^ fh entire correspondence to each member 
of the board of directors, and my actions re- 
ceived the unanimous approval of all the 

^,w»? XCe ?l ins ' CI *ourse, Mr. Stahlbrodt! 

Submitting these matters for your consid- 
ZVi??- «"£ askin S your indulgence a^deo- 
operation during what I hope will be a har- 
monious session, and one which will be of 
S^ ate , r , b ,1 nefit to tne organization, I am/verV 
respectfully. J. p. O'MEALIA, PreVd-nt 



. O. T, Chas. Egbert, Chandler, o. 1 ?| 

Kesterson, Cashion, O. T. fits 

rhe following sent in endorsements anllfl 

>vy votes: C. W. Hatfield, Waggont-? I tW 

n, D ^J^ n ewccd, I.' t.; Tto\kSffl 



. . . -. ... i«, Perrv 

ers & Taylor, Enid, ~ — " 
Kirk, ~ — — 
A. J. 

The 
provy 
Ira; 
ner, Blackwell, O. T. 

The convention was called to order by teinJ 

SoJS» y n Ch l i, ' man ', VV - H - Burnltt"™ theVS 
house, and organization proceeded as follow? 
Committee on order of business was appoint^! 
»^ C0 , ns l? tins cf A " E. BeuUey, Oscar V Nil I 
and J. H. Byers. After receiving renort JJ k 
committee convention proceeded to elect. oS f* 
StaJfc: W^' ISmSL*™'. ™ follows: PreS! 



LINK'S . PROPOSITIONS. 

.^n^f a T*- op , y . 01 the proposition introduced 
•y Barney Link for the purpose of having the 
r , ™„ tCr . ! L Cf th ? Associated Bill Postera elfcied 



I have since learned that the American To- 
bacco Company, upon receipt of my letter 
? . C i" po " "r- Mylius, through who mthn 



J. 



American f obacccZcon'.pa^' wal'^muCIg o'.u 
ffimlKt C rr'?h?T Y °^, Ci 'y.a« d "'formed 

». r r, Rcchester, N. Y., Mar T innn 

N J^" OMcaIia - President - y, °°' 
Dear Sir- 
the Amer 
eelved. 
Mylius, 



On May 5 I rscsived the following telegram: 
K. n.« "oebester . N. Y., May 5. 1900. 
;r„. 1 bn'o P resldent Associated Asso- 
c ated Bill Posters. 257 Washington street: 
Letter received: surprised at your action- 
can not accept: repeat my request, either Erie 
Bill Posting Company docs the work now. or 
that you call off all associut'on contracts 

EDWARD A. STAHLBR.ODT. 
„„ 10:17 a.m. 

Office of President of Associated Billposters 
cf tinted Statej end Canada, 157 Washing- 
ton street, - " 
. ■ Jersey City. May 5, 1900. 
. Director: 
Dear Sir-The enclosed letter will explain 

this mat- 

the asso- 

^e,, 5 that^thc Til niters -«?£ Vt^tpX^MnM'S 



Jersey City, Mr. 



Mr— \our fnvcr ct April 30. recnrdihi. !.„?? ? r ~ The cnc losed letter will t 

merlcan Tobacco Com ,any matf"r re 1^ < M >'. roas ° n "'or submitting this 

. I also received n letter from Peter ein.i.?./ ." .' S this: , As President .Sf the 

i, iu Which he suggests that" the To- nliV/i'il l h ? TO al »?ys- endeavored to 



fr^om ?"!. 3 n. V f ° te .- " ^ et wita boss-antalonisin 
from the outset, and was finally withdrawn 
before any action could be taken- luuraw " 
Art^B°7 t Sf n rt£ j 3 ™, 61 " 1 oertain sections of 
^i^™„ . ot ."Z? by-laws, relating to the ap- 
Fostlre erectors of the Associated Bill 

th^STw 7 ' Sec "°? i."«8 b«eby repealed and 
the J c "? w,n ,S substituted in place thereof: 
,=Jf£ ; Cn ^^^ Board of Directors of this 
Kn? « a S ca sna ." be composed of the pres! 
dent and secretary of the association, ex-ot- 
ficio. and of sixteen (16) members, one from 
f a » h , S if l)0, : dinate sociation. to be elected to 
the following manner: 

a ,.h T ^V e . cretary , sha11 call the roll of the 
riV? I? 3 ! 8 ^sociations to alphabetical or- 
d S .1, S the name of each association is call- 
ed, the members and delegates from that as- 
sociation shall select one of their number for 
a director Kach member and delegate from 
JS . a i 5SO « lation sna " be entitled to vote fo? 
% J?\^ tion . ct such director, and a majority 
Cf_all the votes cast by the members and det- 
tS ™? J™."" SUC ? association shall be required 
to make the selection aforesaid. The secre- 
r*.7. Sh - n 'J receive the ballots from each- mem- 
l„ and de 'egate in open convention, and an- 
nounce the result. 

i„! rj!e .-'2 !l f ct,0 5 thus made s ball be required to 
ven^t fa D rge , : Cnnrmed by VOte ° f < ae «^ 
^•»«]?J U i. d - now ever any subordinate asso- 
vi-fl, th 6 ™ presentEd by less than three 
>ctes, then the convention at large shall nom- 
inate and elect a director from luch subo?m- 
nate assoc.aticn. " * 

fh'i T £f d i r6 ^ to , r ^ thus elected shall constitute 
the board of directors of the Associated Bill 
Pcster S of the united States and Canada, and 
shall serve for the term of one year ' auu 
th- im ny vacan cy in the board should occur. 
th« onlce shall remain vacant until the next 
annual convention. 

as'foHows: 2 iS beTehy ame ndcd so as to read 

„™!!",T <Ilately u P° n tbe adjournment of the 
annual convention, the board of directors 
shall go into session and elect from the™ 
number a chairman and secretary - 

,„™ eVCI1 (7) dir ectors shall constitute a quo- 
rum for any meeting of the board of direct- 

^"Ppecial meetings of the board of directors 
S a t'L De „t Ca .!' Ca by the President .f the ass" 
c^at.on at the request of any four (4) direct- 

."The board of directors shall have ireneni 
charge cf the affairs cf the astociaUon fn con- 
junction with the president and secretSy 
as foTlows: 1S hereby "mended so as to xead 

„ " n , sha " be the duty of the board of direct- 
ors to receive all grievances. Complaints 
■ arising in any locality shall be referred Tto 
the d rector representing the subordinate as- 
sociation n which said locality te situated 



A B E' lenti" N ° rtnru i > ' flrst vice pAsldentS, 
a. h.. Bentley; second vice president I iff 

Io»SV S r^ tary and Measure?' Osclr V. Ni5 j 
Board of DirEctors, W. R. Burnitt A. J wiSi 

A-"?* a c n u d n E i„ C h Tayl0 . r: assocfation attorney 4 
Aj.p & Cunningham, of Guthrie, O T - travll 
e ing inspector, w. R. Bum tt; iss ktant Svil 
eljng inspector, S. B. Wadsworth; ?f 

coa E titu?£n n =^ en , appolnted committee oil 
Sley/osca^V "Six Ind W 'aTU?'- 41 

Convention adopte^the^ow^ng'^TrP 
sh.p fees and quarterly dues: All charlel 

each C Tu ™ mit ^ d tb membership "at ^ 
WM r'wmV Dem Kf rs coming In after Suiyll 
S»' fee of B rSS^n 10 the . regular memberl 
cent., frr / ™- m - Quarterly dues to be 
-SS.i-iJSSLiH^!:- . payab >. in advan 



10^'^^^^ -SSSSS1 Blne *"' SUbfrc 



C H 



Notes. 

And now for Detroit. 

Tyner still has it in for Runey. " 

"' 1 £..?i? i ?. b . renncr is recovering from 



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rather severe illness. 

st"c e her! eaU & C °- haVe addcd anc tbcr wlrerj 

hr?S^ em , en - are beginning to take "The Bill- 1 
beard in increasing numbers. 

t-«i the leading manufacturers of agricnl-*<i 
tural implements read -The Billboardf" ni 

Chili has recently advanced the duty onjj 
American posters to 60 per cent. ^ 

All bill posters read "The Billboard ' 
whether they are association members or net Of 

It is an easy trick to carry a bill noster- K °l 
"nt-ToSE CSPCc:alIy whcn ' l •» bcld' Tt At- I 

"The Billboard-' is the recognized oraan cf*I 
tistn^^rb^io^s 13 ^ " POSiti - 8 aad ^ d "er°- t 1 

p/ny C . k cr^aV f atTe e nd C ed^e r Jffl^SS^ 
convention; at Atlantic City. Posters j 

\.^^1 are . one bundred and seven posterrd 
F. r i, nt€r t ,n America. Ninety-eight of them' 
subscribe for "The Billboardf" 

oTt^a^ PUSCy & St " Jobn ln "A r«» 



hiS . n k y ^ Specd y- the high diver, has just,, 
ma**. a rr ha h n ^ EOme ^ ne / r . on e-sbeet lithogranh' L 
m -e a | c /t?i S i^ 0n ?- erful T act - " is from theui 
p. ess cf the Donaldson Litho. Company. 

iP e , Cincinnati end of the> Poster Printers'— 
be^ JSHS? .^ orl ? "ke a charm. The mem-'- 
»r?h,1r ' tcsether in peace and unity andl 
kSortSS »° J ' n aidin 5. each other instead of 
knocking and backcapping. as formerly. 

John Mccre.. the globe trotting poster sales- TI 
fn 8 ,"^?" 1 in London. He 8k5u££2SL' * 
e»rp „, d ,S' n f^ s °P d business. His address is 



1! 



I 



The direcfor may use h is ow„ y jud£nent e fn JST* t L °,"- d0Dv B-Wtaid^ir^d. • htaTSl-«1 
adjusting tho same, subject to iSnSSS? k? S ^ to h:s- numerous friends among the bill J 
the board of directors! who shall make fina^ ' ' ' n Amer:ca ' aBd wisb cs them S alI* S'°l 



luck. 



vishes them all good' 



THE BILLBOARD. 



The Billboard. 

Published Weekly at 
a7 East Eight h Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, U. S. A. 

Address all communications 
or the editorial or business departments to 

THE BILLBOARD PUBLISHING CO. 

r 



1 ubscription, $«.oo a yean 6 mos., $2.00; 3 mos., 
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* " ADVERTIStNG RATES t 

^ Advertisement"! -will be published at theuni- 
i orm rate of ten cents per agate linevno dis- 
. aunt for time orspace. Copy for advertisements 
n lust reach ns before noon on Saturday previous 
"j week of issue: Our terms are cash. 



The "Billboard is sold in London rat Low's £jc- 
h ' kaxge si Charing Cross, and at American Ad- 
l^-ertisimg Newspaper Agency, Trafalgar Build- 
Hat**, North*mberlanl 'Ave., If. C. In Paris, at 
-J ;' ■ <3reUta'no's, ?7 Avenue de t Opera. The trade sup- 
ffj "t-Ued by the American A'ems Co. and its tranches. 
mi.' Remittance should he made by post-office or ejc- 
M r ' <ress money onter, or >egis'ered letter addressed 
m J '■ Ud made payable to The Billboard /*•.«. Co. 
W 1}' : The editor can not undertake to return unsolicited 
m .'. manuscript ; correspondents should keep copy. 
i j' When it is necessary to mire us the instructions 
itf md copy for advertisements, great saving in the 
Yyl-uatter of telegraph, toils may be had by recourse to 
h^'he Donaldson Cipher Code. 

Sifc Entered as Second-Class Matter at Post Office 
\'}Xit Cincinnati, Ohio. 



JS.V 

41; 
jtfl 



Entire Contents Copyrighted. 
All rights re? eryed. 



Saturday, July 21, 1900. 



TIMELY REFLECTIONS. 
Another eonvtuition of the AssDtiattd 
H'ff'Jiil Posters has 'come and gone. We 
iu'un.nat accurately estimate the value 
| : ai <f, its work yet. Jt would not be fair 
,j o attempt it. It tajjcs time to form 
■Ellin unbiased judgment; couceminj the 
I J;vorth of its edicts. It may liave ac- 
l^ioiuiilislicd much good. On the other. 
Inland, when tested in actual working, 
flhj^'irany of its niauifesics .-will be found 
JJ; mpravtk-able and \vgl have to be un- 
1 a, it»n<\ Time aloue can tilL Level- 

!».; 

[f^J leaded men, especially those who are 

1I»M 

X interested in organised industry, are 

|i E ;'ast losing faith in the convention. 

jfHlanv of them are casting about for 

fa: 

iEiionie other ways or means for arriving 

lit conclusions as to the wishes "of the 

Mr-' 

ffi uajority of the members of tbeir as- 
isociaticn, party, league or order. 

*! They argue, and with much^reason, 

*i:hat the convention, as; it is .now held, 

•emails of its purpose—that it does uat 

'jring ont the consensus of -opinion of 

ci;:he majority. . ; 

» . . * * * 

vi: ... 

IN! This is a grave charge, but-.ifryou 

[Afeare to dispute it* they will point out 

*i to vou instance- upon instance. Tluy 



3r 






jwill prove to you beyond doubt that 
J there is much truth in their conten- 
'tion. Anyone that attended the At- 
uijtantie City meeting is compelled to ad- 
winiit, iu the after light of cold, sober 
^consideration, that it fell far short of 
their expectations. 

* * * 
They are bound to acknowledge, in 
bcthe first place, that it was an emo- 
tional assemblage— a. feast of talk 



"ft 



tefjnither tlian a feast of reason. It sesuis 
!«jf true of all large conconrses and gat'u- 
^•erings. They are swayed rather by 
'•appeals to the heart than to the head. 
™ A speaker who talks sense, who backs 
2jj up his assertions with facts, who ar- 
gues logically and reasons synthetical- 
•* ly, is apt to be regarded as tedious. 



To follow him requires effort on the 
part of his hearers— close attention 
and constant thought, which are akin 
to hard work. 

* * * 

The delegates are imbued with the 
spirit of recreation. It Is mucii easier 
to abandon themselves to the Ingeni- 
ous wiles of the "leader" who fluent of 
speech and glibe of tongue carries 
themalongonthe floodof his eloquence!. 
So marked is this disposition on the 
part of delegates that wben upon oc- 
casion some liard-headed member 
arises to dispute an assertion or chal- 
lenge proof, the 'interruption is opeuly 
resented. He is greeted either with 
derisive remarks or studied inatten- 
tion, and quickly subsides. Then, too, 
the sessions only embrace a few hours. 
The so-called deliberations are any- 
thing but deliberate. Measures are 
hurried; nay, rushed through, and 
when all is done and over, one finds 
in the result, not the opinion of the 
many, but that of the few— the mani- 
pulators and spercli-shan s- Th= voice 
of the convention, therefore, is not al- 
ways the voice of the association. 
That is why it has fallen from its for- 
mer high estate.' 

* * * 

Even when the delegates combine on 
some important issues and organize a 
revolt against existing conditions, it is 
not the convention that is entitled to 
the credit of the outcome. It is ofi'y 
the scat of war. The credit belongs to 
■ the medium that created the issues. 
The Associated Bill Posters are com- 
polled to yield the palm iu this respect 
to "The Billboard." Iu our Columns 
discussion is sedulously encouraged 
and maintained. Opinions : are ex- 
pressed, arguments advanced and con- 
clusions reached. It is through the 
medium of our columns that issues are 
created which are afterwards fougnt 
out at the annual meetings. "The Bill- 
board," as an institution, ranks, in 
value, high above the convention, and 
occupies a place side by side with the 
association itself in the estimation of 

bill posters. 

* » ». 

The greatest safeguard that a craft 
or association can have is an Indepen- 
dent, fearless journal devoted to its 
best interests. This has been proven 
over and over again in tua ease of the 
' Associated. Bill Posters. There has not 
been one single forward s'ep laken by 
the organization, no imprjveimnt male 
in its scope, no reform iu its operation, 
that was not first suggested by some 
correspondent in our columns. 

The suggestion has led to discussion, 
and thence to advocation, -which has 
invariably resulted in its adoption. 

"The Billboard" 13 nearlng the end 
of its long fight for deserved recogni- 
tion. The battle has waged hotly and 
at times bitterly, but the" paper has 
triumphed, and victory is ours. We 
have won our spurs in a contest with 
men who know how to fight and who 
respect a fighter. 



Convention Gossip. 



"Hello, Bill! Did you vole for 'Ashey- 
ville?' " . 

Everybody took a dip ill the surf at feast 
once a day. 

Clarence ttuney possesses a fine vein of un- 
conscious humor. 

Frank Zehrung, of Lihcolii, Nfeb., iHade ills 
usual splurge among the seaside belies. 

San Rohisoh -was as busy as a banker' afej 
commodatingly bashing checks bn the day of 
adjournment-. 

Harry Stoops, managed eo mix uj> in his 
usual quota of arguments, and met with 
varying succfess. 

Charlie Collier, who is m charge of R. J. 
Gunning's Eastern office, was a familiar fig- 
ure in the lobby. 

The Kuney-'Stahlbrodt Distributors' Meet- 
ing rivaled the ice-bound polar, sea in its 
"frosty picturesqueness. 

Billy McAllister was there with his usual 
stcck of funny stories, which included his 
famous fur-cap yarn-. 

John Rudolf's staying qualities asserted 
themselves beautifully at both the pool table 
and the shuffle-board. 

-As the - Beau Brummel par excellence,- Ned 
Donnelly, of Boston, made all other aspirants 
seem like cheap imitations. 

O. J. Gude almost succeeded in convincing 
the assemblage that the association was 
nearly as great as himself. 

C. 'C. Ames, cf Providence, ft. t., wits 
Charlie Bernard's only. Feel HVal lot the 
much-coVeted secretaryship; 

Nearly all thft 1V6stfefn ant Sbuthern dele- 
gates and meinbers inane a trip tb New Ybfk , 
after the Convention adjourned. 

W. W. Seeley, of New York, was very much 
in evidence in his own quiet, gentlenianly, 
but none the less effective, style. 

Ex-President O'Mealla.'s twenty-one-year- 
old son, Harry, will be married to a promi- 
nent Jersey City belle On Aug. 6. 

Sam W. Hoke was confined to his bed on 
Wednesday with an attack of fever, but was 
able to be about the following day. 

Ed. Donnelly has installed his brother 
Charles, a Harvard graduate, as general man- 
ager and secretary of his big Boston plant. 

W. S. Burton, cf Richmond, tried very hafd 
to pull the next convention to Virginia B cap? 
ital, and succeeded in securing sik pledged 
votes. ' 

George Costner's rocm was the scene ot 
many an informal social gathering, where the 
"Duke cf Syracuse" liberally entertained his 
friends. 

W. C. Boyd spent a few hours at the sea- 
sbcre while the convention' was in progress 
and shock hands with many of bis old 
friends. 

Tcm Murphy may devote his leisure hours 
this summer to the composition of a humor- 
ous literary sketch, entitled "Rooming With 
Runey.'V 

"Bum" Chapman looked; like a porpoise in 
the surf, and dashed -about on top of the 
breakers like the corked bottom of an Invert- 
ed yacht. ..... ->i-; 

: Hote made a Wg hit at the social session 
when be advised the ladies "to be sure to go 
home with sun-brown cheeks and with their 
husbands." f ; 

Hudson, of Albuquerque. N. M., looks like 
a- bustler. He evinced a deep interest in the 
proceedings, and tcbk an active part in all 
the mirth. - 

The StaMbrcdts were well represented at 
the convention Besides Teddy and his fam- 
ily, h ? s two brothers,, Henry and Adolph, 
wete there. 

Code was the weather-vane of the conven- 
t : cn that caused tears or smiles, groans or 
annlause. at bis own sweet will. Remarkable 
t'de-regulator! 

'Charlie Filfcr'ck started the Bernard boom 
fcr the secretaryship, and everybody re- 
jn'ccd at the success of the popular and ener- 
getic Southerner. 

Treasurer Beall, of Sioux City, is a business . 
man of tact and experience, and his handling 
of the finances of the association was com- 
mended on all sides. 

Mike Shine, the well-known bill poster of 
Westchester. N.Y., has brought suit in the 
sum .of $10,000 against the association's of- 
ficial journal for alleged libel. V ; 

Neither FlUgerald, cf Milwaukee, , nor 
Walker, cf Detroit, seemed to take much in- 
(•-rest In the proceedinps, as both started for 
New Ycrk early Thursday morning. 

Although Sam. Pratt spent more money in 
seas'de hostelrics than he Intended to, b's 
graceful rule smile* never deserted him. It 
is as chairman that Sam. really shines. 

One cf the amusing features of the con- 
ver-t'en was the bold and brilliant manner 
in which Parney D'n'c and Al. Eryan attempt- 
ed to jcggle Charlie Hager out of a vote. 

Among the newcomers who made decidedly 
favorable imnrcssions were Len Owens, of 
'Frisco, and Dr. Griffith, cf Greensboro, N. C. 
Both are very forceful and entertaining 
speakers. 

Pan. Robison's steamboat trip twenty miles 
outatsea was a delightful affair, which every- 
one en board enjoyed, except Teddy Stahl- 
' bredt and Jimmy McEIroy, who were both 
miserably seasick. . 

Old Hote spent but a few hours at the sea- 
shcre, but they were mighty merry ones. As 
an oyster-shucker and an : all-around smil£- 
<"'=feminptcr. Hote has a strong rival in 
Johnnie Rudolf, ot Buffalo. 

Jack Rudolf, of the Buffalo Courier Com- 
pany, and Ned Donnelly, of Boston, have 
many tastes in common. They spent most of 



the time in each other's society, and made a 
dashing pair of pleasure-seekers^ 

At the social sbsslbn Thursday evening the 
retiring president whs toade- the recipient of 
a huge cut-glass tJuiich=bqwI, valued at About 
$100. Bob Campbell made the presentation 
speech, and a very effective and appropriate 
one It was. 

All hinds bt reasons, were set fbfth why 
Sthhlbrodt and Leonard were not entitled tb 
a place on the new Board of Directors. It is 
believed, that .Stahlbfodf s hatiie originally 
appeared on the slate, but was scratched at 
the last moment; 

There jnight have been a fairer and broad- 
er, consideration of the movement, which pro- 
posed the election of the board of directors 
by popular vote, bad it not been for the vig- 
orous persuasive powers of O. J. Gude, cou- 
pled with his characteristic flashy oratory. 

The election of Charlie Bryan to the high- 
est office In the gift of his associates was a 
most popular one. Mr. Bryan is the young- 
est man that has ever occupied the chair, be- 
ing but twenty-eight years of age. He is 
studious, conscientious, honest and painstak- 
ing, and it looks as it he is good for several 
terms. 

Mrs. Abbott, of Binghamton. N. Y., who 
has been engaged in the bill posting. buiinost 
for many years, and who is a partner of 
George Castner, of Syracuse, was married a. 
few weeks ago to Bandmaster Whlttaker, 
well known in circus circles. Whittaker was 
formerly connected with Bob Hunting's circus 
and is this year serving an engagement with 
Welsh 8fos ; 'ShSwg-. 



Among the Ladies. 



"Mamie Taylor" made her bow before the 
ladies. 

Old Hbte is still the gayest and most popu- 
lar of all the gallants among the gentler sex. 

Mrs. Castner was there and made things 
pleasant and UVely in her characteristic wajf. 

Mrs. Stahlbrodt, with her little son and 
"daughter, spent a great deal of time on thti 
beach. . 

Miss Maude E. Leonard had a. difficult time 
keeping ail her engagements, but she mail- 
aged to enjoy herself immensely. 

Mrs. AI-. and Mrs. Charlbs t?. .Bryan make a 
splend 8 pair ct partners at thb bard table, 
only the latter Is a little forgetful at times. 

Mrs. Whitmife, of Buffalo, entered into the 
festivities in a whole-souled manner, and in- 
cidentally displayed ususual skill as a euchre 
player. 

All the ladies chipped in and bought a big 
bunch of flowers, which they presented to 
President Charles Bryan, in honor of his 
election. 

Mrs. George M. Leonard, of Grand Rapids, 
Mich., seems to have discovered the secret of 
perennial youth. Few women in the -world, 
with twenty-two years matrimonial experi- 
ence, can present such a fresh, blooming and 
healthful appearance. 

One cf the most charming additions to the 
female contingent was Mrs. W. S. Burton, of 
Richmond, Va., a bride of eight months. Mrs. 
Burton is not more than seventeen years of 
age, and is a splendid type of the sprightly, 
vivacious and petite brunette, with a delici- 
ous Southern accent. She possesses many ac- 
complishments, not the least entertaining of 
which is a parlor whistling act to piano ac- 
companiment. • 

A list of the ladles who took advantage of 
the sea shore outing during convention week, 
is as follows: Mesdames James F. O'Mealla, 
Al. and Charles Bryan, O. P. Fairchild, E. A. 
Stahlbrodt, Samuel Pratt, Sam W. Hoke. L. 
H. Ramsey, George Castner, Chas. K. Hager, 
James A. Curran. C. M. Whitmlre. C. F. Fil- 
b ck, Chas. Bernard, W. S. Burton. G. M.' 
Leonard. Chas. A. Oliver, P. J. Smith, Miss 
Maude E. Leonard, Miss Hoke and Miss 
Smith. 



Commercial Advertisers. 



White Knight Cigar uses 18,000 eight-sheets 
and 200,000 one-sheets In Its forthcoming cam- 
paign. N. W. Ayer & Son will send them 
out. 

Ninety-eight poster printers read "The 
Billboard" every week. If you want bids on 
your posters, advertise for them In "The Bill- 
board." 

The mere reiteration the deeper the impres- 
sion. Use posters. You obtain more Itera- 
tion in a day than the newspapers will yield 
in a month. 

Tblxton, Millett & Co., of Owensboro, Ky.. 
are going on the boards. They will use one- 
eheets only,' but plenty of them. They have 
ordered 200,000. 

The six-sheets for the Lincoln Proprietary 
Company ,of Ft. Wayne, Ind., will be ready 
fcr delivery July 25. All of this posting goes 
to the Pacific Coast. 

Isadore Liberman & Co., of Philadelphia, 

Pa., will advertise the "Sporty Boy" Cigar 

with one, three and eight-sheet posters. Don- 

' aldson makes the posters. Ayer sends them 

out. . 

The Kalamnzoo Pure Food Company, of 
Kalamazoo, Mich., is pleased with its experi- 
ment on the bill boards. It has ordered an- 
other big lot of posters. This time they will 
reach out and take In about forty more towns. 

The bill boards give more publicity for less 
. money than any other medium except house- 
to-house work. It Is a question which of these 
two is the best. One is better for some lines, 
while the other excels for others. The best 
we have been able to get after four or Ave 
years argument is a "stand-off." 



THE BILLBOARD 



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Cent $bow$. 



Performer Inl erits Fortune. 



Early In the elghtle 
Bailey Circus was gi 



from New York, Archi 
of James Connor, the 
founder in America. 



reared him well, with 



tile career, he was in ituated with the rov 



ing life of the showma 



when the Barnum & 
ing an exhibition in 



Covington, Ky.„ it w is joined by a youth 



tald Hale Connor, son 

the wealthiest type- 

Tbe boy was sixteen 



years of age, and altl ough his parents had 



a view to a mercan- 



and anxious to shine 



as a star in the acrobatic world. His wish 
was gratified and be afterward became known 
as an aerial performer! in connection with a 
trapeze performer named Harry Leonard. 
While performing some years later he was 
severely injured, and while in the hospital a 
c.rcumstanc occurred {which caused him to 
cnange bis career and adopt a profession that 
by fortuitous chance l»d him into the pos- 
session of a vast fortune. Only a few weeks 
since the Appellate Division of the Supreme 
Court of New York recognized Ms claim to 
an interest in bis deceased father's estate, 
which amounts to nearly $100,000. For a week 
some of the older circcs and theatrical men 
cf Cincinnati have been talking of the good 
fortune of their former^ acquaintance and fel- 
low-performer. Leonard was working as a 
tent hand, while at the; same time practicing 
regularly to become at expert on the hori- 
zontal bars and trapeze. He got Connor a 
place en one of the ticket wagons of the 
show, and it was agrfed between the two 
young fellows that the! should learn the bar 
and trapeze business, alid then, when expert, 
become partners in following this line. The 
two aspirants in due time made their debut 
in Huntington, W. Va.I with Frank A.' Rob- 
bins' Circus, and made! a hit. The big New 
York typefounder's sol- and Leonard trav- 
eled around a circuit, playing with such suc- 
cess that they becamn placed ' on the bills 
wherever they appeared as "The Monarchs of 
the Air." Both young men commenced to 
make money and save it, as neither was given 
to vice or dissipation. The entire estate left 
by Typefounder Connor Is said to be valued 
at over half a million dollars, and just one- 
sixth of this Archie Hall Connor, the run- 
away ex-trapeze perfofcner, and now coun- 
selor-at-law, has been gVanted as bis rightful 
share ot his late father's wealth left to his 
family. 



Pitchforks a Weapons. 



Massillon, O., July I.— (Special.)— Crazed 
with drink, a Mexican and an Indian, with 
Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, had a des- 
perate flght here to-duy, pitchforks being 
used as weapons. Both! were injured, but the 
Mexican suffered most, the prongs being 
forced deep Into bis left leg. The men would 
have killed each other, but for the Interfer- 
ence of officers. The trouble arose over the 
Indian s accusation thit the Mexican was 
showing undue attentiol to his squaw.' The 
men were both placed In the hands cf sur- 
geons after the fight. I 

The Limit. 



New \ork, July 11.— (Special. )-The st amr 
St. Regules, which arrived' here to-day from 
Singapore, chipped at -that port three py- 
thons. Captain McCullen put a young pig in 
the cage with the longest serpent for the lat- 
ter to feed upon. The python swallowed the 
pig and remained in a stupor for fourteen 
days. The pig on the afternoon of the four- 
teenth day ate a big piece out of the Bnake's 
side and got out. The python died, and was 
thrown overboard. Owjig to the high color 
in this story, it Is supppsed that the snakes 
were consigned to the Robinson Shows. 



Notls7 



Tnos. R. Perry writes that DeRucker is 
standing them up nightly at Fostorta. 

No matter what you want, an ad. In "The 
B.llboard" will procure It for you. 

Frank Frost has left the Pawnee Bill Show 
and joined Buckskin Bill's Wild West. 

"The Biilbonrd's" lists are the standard 
They arc now recognized as the sole author- 
ity In America. 

. Buckskin Bill'9 Wild West has a feature, 
one of the squaws gave birth to twin pap- 
pooses at New Lexington, O. 

An ad. In "The Billboard" will place your 
fair before all the fair followers in America. 
it will pay. 

ma^ O w I TX , r J? la, T d, w fll 2 t ^ 88lstant b0S8 canvas- 
S2?J<£ tn< 5 J ? nn Robinson Shows, Is home, 
stele with malaria. 

Ed. F. Davis writes that he has closed. The 
Snc B e°„„d«2 e ? h at Ka 'ama«oo with a perform^ 
ance under the auspices of the Elks. 



The Norris & Rowc Shows simply flew 
through the wheat country of the Northwest. 
They only touched the ground in the high 
places. 

Most of the graft and all of the short was 
recently cut off with the Ten Big Shows. 

A. F. Stonehouse is agent of Barnes' Dog & 
Pony Shows. 

Do you want a feature or a special attrac- 
tion? If so. insert an advertisement in "The • 
Billboard" and get the choice of five hundred 
or more. 

J. M. Busby was a "Billboard" caller July 
10. He reports Indiana as- very uncertain. 
Business is alternately very good and very 
bad. "Ten nights" under canvas either finds 
big favor or none at all. 

H. S. Rowe, manager of Norris & Rowe's 
Shows, visited the Forepaugh-Sells Shows at 
Minneapolis, July 6. It was the first tent 
show he had seen In two years, other than 
his own. 

Three cowboys with Pawnee Bill's Wild 
West were loading shells. Dude with lighted 
cigarette wanders up and looks on from the 
windward. Bang! No fatalities— not even the 
dude. 



Murray & Co., the great- tent-making Arm 
of Chicago, writes as follows, viz.: "You have 
made 'The Billboard' a very valuable paper. 
Enclosed please find four dollars for one 
year's subscription. Your route list is a won- 
der," 

The Bearded Lady— I don't see how she 
could marry him. Why, he drinks terribly 
and is subject to delirium tremens. 

The C.rcassian Lady— It would take more 
than that to scare her. Isn't she an expe- 
rienced snake-charmer?— Philadelphia Bul- 
letin. 

At Warren, O., the Nickel Plate Shows got 
capacity, afternoon and night, despite the 
fact that they were one day behind the Buf- 
falo Bill Shows, and did not have a single 
sheet of paper up. This shows the value of 
house-to-house work carefully and thorough- 
ly done. - 

The old established and well-known firm 
cf Thomson & Vandiveer, tent makers, of 
Cincinnati, and famous among showmen 
throughout the world, commenced advertising 
in last week's issue. "The Billboard" is cer- 
tainly fast finding favor among the followers 
cf the tent shows and those who deal with 
them. 

Frank Otting, whose cigar store in Cincin- 
nati is the "Showmen's Hang-out," was mar- 




S. H. SEM0N, 
As be appeared on his 65th -birthday. 



A Difficult Feat— The Giant— What has be- 
come of the strong man that could lift a . 
horse? 

The Midget— I don't know. The last time 
I saw him he was trying to raise a dollar. 

"There's only one thing the Armless Won- 
-der can't do with his feet," said the show- 
man. "What's that?" asked a spectator. 
"Put on his gloves," answered the showman. 
—Tit-Bits. 

The circus managers can form a protective 
association if they want to. One failure sig- 
nifies nothing. Most of the commercial as- 
sociations experienced from two to a dozen 
failures before they succeeded in getting to- 
gether on a firm basis. 

The seats fell down July 6 with Orcott & 
Roberts' Uncle Tom under canvas at Atlan- 
tic Highlands. Quite a panic ensued. A little 
girl had her leg broken. An attempt to give 
the performance after quiet had been re- 
stored was stopped by the police. » 

Dime Museum Gossip.— "The tattoed man 
says he gets so despondent at times that he 
thinks of committing suicide." "He ought to 
be watched. One can easily see that he has 
designs upon bis own person." — Philadelphia 
Evening Bulletin. 



ried Tuesday evening, July 10. The only 
show folks in attendance were Wm. Hanner, 
Wm. Sloman and Dave Deitrlch. The young 
couple have a nice flat at 19 East Court 
street, where they will be glad to see their 
many friends. 

Nobody who isn't in the circus business can 
appreciate the value in an advertising way of 
spectacular pictorial effects. Any circus 
which attempted to make the main round of 
cities nowadays with the parade outfit cf a 
few years ago would last about two weeks 
at the outside without going broke, says the 
New York Sun. 

The Melbourn Show is just closing its 
tenth week out. So far it has had fine suc- 
cess, having had but one losing stand, and no 
accidents. Among the attractions are Schnei- 
der and Boyden, as the Chinaman and Sport, 
on the triple bars; Zenetto, in a clever con- 
tortion act, and a troupe of dogs and ponies. 
The show has five cages and a band of ten 
pieces, led by G. B. Warn. 

The members of Elks, No. 50, of Kalamazoo, 
Mich., took hold of the advance sale of the 
Ed. F. Davis Shows at that city July 10. and 
worked the business up in great shape. 



T.ckets were made 50 cents, reserved seig«*x 
extra, and the business was big "in evejl SB. 
sense of the word. It was a timely all Wm 
graceful testimcnlal to a buother Elk who ™™ a * 
certainly been up against the toughest 
cf tough luck. 



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Buffalo Bill's Show, the grand epitome If Ifl 
ell exhibitions,' the combination of all tsS Isf 
best elements of horsemanship, military eiflf 8*8 
Iutions, rough riding, thrilling and dashlgk »W 
historical scenes, in fact the original exhifit* f •■ 
t:on cf primitive and modern mproved horstl I 
manship. with all the added features of vail I 
ety that go to make it what it is. the mcjf law 
popular, interesting and instructive of rll ejf Big. 
h'.»it.cns. showed to a large audience at Gt ®fl 
lumbus, O., July 14.' it |S 

There arrived at the Zoo in Cincinnati la- 1 
week some fine specimens of crown plgeorl? 
cf New Guinea, -sent by Hagenbeck. frnfl km 
Hamburg. The birds are about the. size 81 Ml 
leghorn- hens, blue-black in color and det| fc,: ™ 
crated with a large blue crest. They a|| 
among the largest and handsomest ot tPisrH* 
pigeon family, and a valuable addition to t?|*^ «;? 
Zoo's already large collection. With thtffBS 
came seme monkeys and a panther. lHz'19 

:'■■-■:-::-:-■-'.. .; |j"ss*:-s?^ 

Marah Temple, No. 77, Knights of KhbrCf 
ean, at Minneapolis, Minn., is to concha! 
a two weeks' continuance performance circji 
en the site of Camp Yale, Nicollet and Thf fa 
teenth streets, beginning Monday evehinf H 
July IS. and continuing until July 28. Tlfl. 
various features include a menagerie cf 1:119$-, 
leasts, a dog show, a troop of. trained eiFMjfL 
phants and camels, "Streets- of CalroliflPB 
-Streets of India," "Streets ot AH Nations! SMI 
end many other circus features, each sepllSSIS 
rate and d'stinct and all cf a high clasfl™^* 
given by professional performers and enteli 
tainers. |J 

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Ran Over the Balloon. 



The tallccn used In the Forrth of July a 
rensicn at Ferris Wheel Park, Burtlngto 
la., owmd by Baldwin Bros., came to an I 
gior ous end ng. The ascension and leap Wk» 
made all rght. but the balloon In eomlJI 
down fell across the tracks in the BurlthgUli 
yards. A fre"ght train "happened to be nasi 
ing at the time and ran over the balloon, cul 
t ng and tcar'ng it so as to make further ul 
impossible. The damage was considerable.! 



Routes. 




BARLOW SHOWS-Johnsville. O., July :*|9f. 
Farmersville, O., July 20. sSB' 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S SHOW— Mngdlfff 
burg, Germany. July 21 to 24. - ■; §§j|§i 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOWjfH 

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u; jiema, u., juiy sh 
5; Bryan.. O., July 2if|f§ 
27; Ypsilanti. MlcbS| 

SHO W— Maysville. Ky^B 






Chillicothe, O., July 23; Xenia, O, July 
Greenville, O., July 25; 
Adrian, Mich., July 27; 
July 28. 

r.CCK''KTN BILL'S SHOW 
July 19: Augusta, Ky., July 20: .Williams^ 
. town, Ky., July 21; Georgetown, Ky., • JnlpzlBtai. 

COYLE'S MUSEUM— Reck Island, III.. Ju^BI 

16 to 21. -1M«!» 

FOREPAUGH-SELLS BROS. 

Neb., July £8. 

GOLLMAR BROS.' SHOW— Fulton. .NenHnL 
July IS; •Clarks, Neb., July 19; Strorabiir^SI 
Neb., July 20; Shelby, Neb., July 21. "™Ks,- 

GREAT MELBOURN SHOW— Keyston^SI 
la.. July 19: Norway. la.. July 20; Oxford. " 1KS * 
July 21; Williamsburg. la., July 23 

GUS LAMBRIGGER'S ZOO-Grcensbur^^ 
Pa., July 16 to 21; McDonald. -Pa:, July SB 
to 28. Ip 

MCDONALD'S SHOW, WALTER J.-,mJP 
Pherson. Kan.. July 10; Little River. Kanl 
July U; Lyons, Kan., July 12; Geneseo. Kanl 
July 13. 

NICKEL PLATE SHOWS^-Massillon, 6J 
July 23; Akron, O., July 24; Mt. Vernon, o\ 
July 25; Wooster, O., July 26. 

RINGLING BROS.'— Richland Center. Iaj 
July 14; Milwaukee, Wis., July 16. 

TAYLOR'S SHOWS, F\ J.— David CltjL 
Neb., July 12; York, Neb.. July 13; Seward! 
Neb., July 14l H 

SAM DOCK'S KEYSTONE SHOWS— Boyd 
Va , July U. 

WALLACE SHOW— Monmouth. 111.. JurM_ 
17: Burlington, 111., July IS; Ga.lesburg. Ill- 8 
July 19; Kewanee. 111., July 20; Princeton ! 
111., July 21- Aurora, HI.. July 23: Elgin. III. 
July 24; Freeport, 111.. July .25: Rockford, 111. 
July 26; Oak Pork, 111., July 27; Waukegan 
ill., July 28. 



Thomson fi Vandiveen j 

Circes, Menagerie and Hippodroie TENT! I 

Havea record of over forty yearsafsbeingsupei 
lor in Material. Finish. Workmanship. Style. Dm 
ability and Economy toall others manufactun 
Estimates given on application. 

230-332 East Third St, CINCINNATI, O! 




THE BILLBOARD 




Department 




• stained all week at Elmira. 
0~ Soberly, Mo., is agitating a street fair this 

V ; 3*erre Haute, Ind., will hold a street fair 
-! jf. 8 to 13. 

["•'.'■Some. Ga.. will hold a street fair and car- 
;I »al Aug. 6 to 9. / 

J ;'j '%Iuff ton, Ind.. will hold a street fair about 
i i L'* middle of September, 
^i »" he Retail Merchants' Association of Nash- 
]1(Je, Tenn., will hold a street fair this fall. 
"he Margaretville (N. Y.) Fair has engaged 



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tiold Cox's Albany attractions for features. 
i'f Jhey are going to have a street fair and 
r- V n 'y Jubilee at Wellington, Kan., in Sep- 
rl- jpber. 

:£: {cekford. Til.— Tire McHenry County Wood- 
';. ,ii will hold a reunion at the County Fair 
*&K. 31. 

\% ."he Louisville (Ky.) Street Fair will be 
;,V Id the latter part of September or flrst of 
,ij:-tober. 

« : Fulton, _aio.— The Commercial Club of Ful- 
tpl a met and decided to hold a street fair on 
Jl pL 26 to 28. 

_ y Veather fine at Ashland. Ky.. but the street 
: £ : r was a frost. Poorly advertised and poor 
**; rrounding country. 

j£ rhe Elks will hold a street fair this fall at 
17 Jvannah. Ga., under the management of 
>] o. D. Ilenson, director general. 
Ill '^Ve are safe in saying that Baker City, 
. t- jich always leads, will have the first street 
■» _'r in Oregon. — Baker City Republican. 
" f he citizens cf Denver, Col., are still un- 
,tf ; le to decide whether it will be possible to 
: tf e a horse show in Denver this fall or not. 

The Campaign County Fair Association has 
j^ttten out 5,u00 lapel buttons to advertise 
*s:T: fair, to be held- at Campaign, 111.. Aug. : 

company is being cr- 
ic-'nized to purchase a merry-go-round at the 

1 




' cost of $2,000 for the Elks' Big Street Fair at 
the county seat. 

J. Anthony Gorman, manager of the Rome ' 
(Ga.) Street Fair and Carnival, promises that 
Admiral Schley will inaugurate the opening 
cf the festivities. ' 

It is only a question of advertising this 
year. Any fair, if properly billed, will get 
money this year. '■' We do not except the most 
insignificant "pumpkin show." 

Whitestown, Ind., was well pleased with 
her second annual horse show, which took 
place July 5. Every class was filled, and the 
crowd was large and good-humored. 

Des Moines. la., is going to be in' it with 
ether up-to-date cities. The week of the 
firemen's convention, beginning Sept. 10, a 
horse show will be held at the baseball park. 

Jackson, Tenn.— This city is preparing to 
have a street fair this coming fall. A public 
meeting will be held next Thursday night to 
appoint committees and organize for the fair. 

Dawson, . Ga., July 13. — (Special.)— F. S. 
Jette. Master of Transportation of the South- 
western Railroad, paid a fine of $1,000 for 
running an excursion train through town on 
Sunday. ' 

Marshall, Mo., will hold a big street fair' 
from Sept. 10 to 15. They will give $2,000 in 
cash; premiums, besides niany special prem- 
iums, and $1,500 in free amusements, besides 
the big floral parde. 

If your city wins this honor, Bro. Alley, 
your citizens will have to get a move on 
them. Baker City will find m Roseburg a 
lively competitor for the distinction of hold- 
ing the "first street fair in Oregon." 

The Cambridge (Pa.) Fair Association at 
its forthcoming annual exhibition will give a 
premium of $50 to the first, second, third, 
fourth; and fifth' largest and finest displays- of 
farm products grown from the soil on one 
farm. 

The Bardstown (Ky.) Fair, having offered 
the largest premium for the cup to be given 
by the National Saddle Horse Association for 
the best saddle horse shown- in Kentucky in 
1900, has secured the contest for its coming 
meeting. *- 

Omaha, Neb.— Bellstedt's Band will give 
fifty-six afternoon and evening concerts in 
Omaha, Sept. 24 to 29. Such was the final, 
and most important, action of the general 
committee of the Omaha Musical Festival at 
the Commercial Club yesterday afternoon. 

The thirty-fourth; national encampment of 
the G. A. R. in Chicago, HI., Aug. 26 to 30, 
will attract many from- Kansas. Headquar- 
ters for Kansas have been secured at the 
Leland Hotel. Free lodging is 1 provided for 
at the. Second Regiment Armory. 

At Front Royal, Va., the annual fair, horse 
and cattle show is being held under the au- 



spices of the fire department. It is made the 
occasion of a picnic, and- lasts two days. The 
institution is in its seventeenth year, and' 
this season occurs Aug. 1G and 17. 

Kansas City will be expected to turn its at- 
tention to that beneficial exposition which is 
held every year — the Home Products Show. 
A meeting of the Manufacturers' Association, 
will be called before long. Secretary Wins- 
borough states, to make the necessary pre- 
liminary arrangements. 

Roanoke, Va., closed a successful week's, 
carnival and street fair, which was directed 
by Geo. D. Benson, director general. They 
had a large and orderly attendance; there 
was no fighting, no arrests, -which' adds more 
procf to Mr. Benson's assertion, that to keep 
a crowd good-natured, you must entertain 
them properly. 

Rome, Ga., will have a splendid street fair 
fcr the first time in her history. On Aug. 5 
to 9 this city will be the objective point of 
thousands cf visitors from North Georgia 
and Northeast Alabama. The contract' was 
closed with Mr. J. "Anthony Gorman-, a gen- 
tleman who has- had years of experience in 
successfully managing such enterprises, and 
who will give Rome a fair second to none he 
ever attempted. 

The State Fair Commission at North Ya- 
kima, Wash., has arranged for two popular 
attractions during fait week..- The Knights 
of Pythias, through the local ledge, has de- 
cided to give a competitive drill of five com-' 
panles of the uniform rank on "Pythian 1 
Day," Wednesday, Sept. 26. This is for a 
purse of $300. Another feature will be "Rube". 
Shields and h's partner, the greatest bicycle: 
trick rider and clown in the West. 
.'. Louisville, Ky. — (Special.)— The Commercial 
Club committee which is aiding in the or- 
ganiaticn of a horse show association in 
Louisville has obtained ninety-five names cf 
men wjio have agreed to subscribe $100 each 
for one share cf stock. It is proposed- to cap- 
italize th-e association at - $10,000, with 100 
shareholders. It is believed that the required 
number will have been secured by Friday cr 
Saturday, and a meeting will then be called 
to effect a permanent organization. 

Ft Dcdge, la.— To-day the officers and com- 
mittees fcr the Fort Dodge Street Fatr were 
announced for the first time. The street fair 
association has been working on the matter 
quietly for the past few days, and the result 
is that as strong an organization as is pos- 
sible in Fort Dodge has been perfected. The 
officers and permanent committees will set 
about securing attractions in a short time, 
as it is determined to take no chances in let- 
ting* any desirable attraction or novelty slip 
away. M. F. Healy is president. 

Lebanon, Ind. — The Boone County Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association has secured the 
Lochinvar Hall as the place to hold their ex- 



hibition 6t poultry and pet stock Dec. 24 to 
31, 1900. Monday and Tuesday will be set 
apart for entries of stock, all entries closing 
Tuesday evening. Wednesday' the exhibition 
will be open to the public. Friday evening 
Hon. Sid. Conger, of Flat Rock, will give a 
lecture on "Poultry Culture, Both Fancy and 
M-arket," and there is an effort being made 
to have the State Belgian Hare Association 
hold its. exhibition the same week of the" 
poultry show. 

San Francisco, Cal.— (Special.)— The San 
Francisco and San Mateo Fair will be held 
at Tanforan Park from Sept. 24 to Oct. 6, and 
will'be open to the world. The sum of $20,000 
in cash prizes will be given for all kinds of 
exhibits. There will be unusual facilities pro- 
vided for the -exhibition of all. knds of live 
stock and unexcelled advantages for Indus- 
trial exhibits. Over 100,000 square feet in the 
grand stand building will be available for 
exhibits cf an industrial nature. There, will 
be trotting races, polo games, a horse show 
exhibit and a kennel show. There will also 
be a general agricultural and industrial exhi- 
bition which, with' other features, will afford 
a clean, comprehensive and most attractive 
entertainment. 



Pan-- American Congress. 



Washington (D. C.) Star. — The Mexican 
government has named October 22, 1901,' as 
the date for the convention in the City of 
Mexico of the international congress cf Amer- 
ican republics. That date was selected be- 
cause of climatic reasons, although- somewhat 
later than the date originally contemplated 
by the executive committee cf the American 
republics in the consideration of the matter.. 
Every republic cf the three Americas has 
given nctice cf its intention to be represented, 
and the Mexican government is now about 
to" send out the forma! invitations. Chile, 
supposed to have been apprehensive of an in- 
terference by the congress with' her private 
designs, has been reassured, and will tic rep- 
resented with the other nations. - 



Will Give A Horse Show. 



Waukesha, Wis., July 9. — Summer visitors 
in this portion of Wisconsin and citizens gen- 
erally will be. invited to Waukesha on Aug. 
2 to 4 to participate in and enjoy a horae 
show, which is to be held under the.manage- 
ment cf H. V. Hcrton. owner of the show 
stallion Wocdbird. which is new at the new 
stables cf the Fountain Spring House. Aug. 2 
will be "Derby Day," Aug. 3 will be devoted 
to a Flower Carnival, and Aug. 4 will be the 
Spring City Handicap. 




THE GREAT ■ 

HANNER 

AMUSEMENT 

. Box 35, Station A, 
CINCINNATI, OHIO, 

Will be pleased to hear from Fairs, Cele- 
brations, Parks, etc., wanting Special 
Attractions of real and sterling merit. 

The following are some for which we 
have a few weeks still open : 

THE BARTRONS, Aerial Cyclists, 

M'LLE LeVOY, Slide for Life, CYCLIST 

I Al nUnC The Prince of 
LALUnUL, High Wire Performers, 

KID HANNER, 

The World's Greatest Aeronaut and King of all 
Balloonist* — Bar None. 

DEAD III II III 11 that we are financially respon- 
DCHll IH ml fill sible, that we pay all our own 

— ™— »" expenses, and that we guaran- 
tee satisfaction. Send tor a list of our Attiactions 
and prices. A -word to the wise-".* sufficient — "The 
Best is always the Cheapest,'"— so" if you want the 
" REAL THING" always Address : 

great ||anner Amusement Qo. 

Box 35, Station A. 
CINCINNATI, OHIO. 



THE BILLBOARD. 



I 



"ST OF FAIRS. 




A This list is revised and corrected week- 

£ ly- Secretaries are urgently requested to 

• send in thelrdates at the earliest possible 
9 moment after they are claimed, and to * 
•> notify us promptly as to any change. • 
9 Rosters and dates are published abso- • 

• lutely Free of Charge. 9 

S Copyrighted igoo. All rights rturved. % 

%WCC»PtCCCCCCOCCCC«»S»3CC.B<-**' 

ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Date not axed. D. M. Drennen 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. " 

ARKANSAS. 

CLARKSVILLE. ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. A. M. Ward, secy 

PINE BLUFF, ARK.— State Fair. Aug. 22 to 
27. M. E. Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

CHICO, CAL.— Fair. Aug. 13 to 18. A. G. 
Simpson, secy. 

COLUSA. CAL.— Fair. July 23 to 28 F E 
Wright, secy. 

CRESCENT CITY. CAL.-Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 26 to 28 D W 
•Finch, secy. 

FERNDALE. CAL.— Ferndale Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. E. B. Carr, Fern- 
dale. Cal., pres.; W. H. Roberts. Ferndale. 
Cal., secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

MARYSVILLB. CAL.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 25. 
W. A. Lowery, secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. Jos 
Diamond, secy. 

PLACERVILLE, CAL.— Eighth District Fair. 
Last of August. Shelley Inch, secy. 

RED BLUFF. CAL.— Tehama County Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 6 to 11. Doug- 
las S>. Lone, chairman: M. R. Hook, secy 

SACRAMENTO. CAL.— California State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 2 to 15 A B 
Spreckels. San Francisco. Cal.. prea.- Peter 
J. Shields, Sacramento. Cal., secy. 

SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. llate not fixed. 

ioh^i C ?f r :. pres - : *• B - hereon, treas.: 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

Si Vl^ N .? RE . AS A CAL.-Thirty-ninth District 
Agricultural Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. Edward 
Cuase. secy. 

§AN JOSE. CAL.— Fair. (Jet. 1 to 6. 

STOCKTON, CAL.--Fair. Sept. 17 to 22 

WILLOWS. CAL.-Agricultural Association. 

July 30 to Aug. 4. 1800. ™~™««m. 

WOODLAND CAL.-Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept. 

1. C. K. Thomas, secy. 



COLORADO. 



"gBFTSS SK-M S&, D S2- 

ftlKasalT °- FU,,er - «"*•= iTr. 
^X® V i S J A ' COL.-Driving Park and Ag- 

ArUjur^secV 88 °"' ° Ct ° ber - John Mai 

''se'e'y. 1 ' 1 '' COL -- state F *ir. Jos. D. Glass. 

TKIN .' n . An ' COL.— La„ Animas County Fair 
Sept 12 to 14. E. H. Day, secy. 

COUTHEOriCDT. 

BRANFORD. CONN.— The Branford Agrlcul- 
J" ra « and Horticultural Society. Sept M 

B rV.Y K LY , N L. C PNN— Windham County Ag- 

B. cu 8 I ££S,. 8 SSf 5r - Sepu 18 to "■ J0s * ph 

secy 1 " J - w - Bacon . treas.; Q. M. Rundail 

HUNTINGTON. CONN.-Union Agricultural 
Society Sept, 18 and 19. C. jTwaketey' 

N^GA^CK. R &N^ "lliea'coT VaHey 
Grange Agricultural Society. "Sept i?E3 

N |crT; ? s Z r H 3 ot e n , k,s.: < 1 rei F ; M - c - d -. 

cult„"af K^r"' COI * N -,T NeW ""fart A«5ri- 
H U u l agerford , ! , secy !5CPt - " '° 13 " J " Edwln 

N fu , !S ,0 Fafr gZSS-™! Newt0 '"» Agrtcul- 
T R Pl.if C °SS*. ny - ^* pt - a to ». »•»• 

«/, a ".5 ur l' s ' Sandy Hook, treas.: P. H 
Ki^SSf.^'' Newtown. Conn., secy 
N ? R . W . 1CH ,- CONN.-New London County Ag- 

pre. • T w C v ty -, S . ept - 3 to B - ^ • ATBHI, 
PUTMAN ^nXM lD |. t0 , n ' »l cy - : C - W - "111 

RiJh „»*' ^ CONN — Fair. Sept 11 to IS. 

Richard Gorman, secy. 

ES K F l ^™. CO J* N - FnIr - S «Pt- IS to 20. 

C MS E , „ U o' l lec? ONN - F " ,r - ° ct - 3 and *■ °~- 

^tE"? SPRINGS. CONN.-SUttord 

& i a.rV*1Sy U '* 1 S ° Clety - ° Ct - 6 t0 " 

^iVtu'r!?! ^" 1 ?- CONN— Walllngford Agri- 

lves" r s ft ecy 6ty - Scpt - 2G and »• D - W. 

W! i«^ ,A . NTIC ;, CONN.-Wllllmantlc Fair 



ORORGIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H. Martin. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Exposition. Oct 30 to Nov. 
3. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE. IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. S to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

bS.i»T* I £ L -r a 5t rcer County Agricultural 

.J?-. Will,ams ' Box S 46 - Aledo, 111., secy. 

ATLANTA. ILL.-Atlanta Union Fair. Sept 
4 to 7, 1900. Ed. Stubblefleld, McLean ifi. 
pres.; J. P. Hleronymus. Atlanta,' III.' 

Aif^'ix^- B - T , St , r<>nd ,- Jr - Attanto, in., secy. 
5i .', ILL.— Union County Fair. Aug. 28 to 
41. M. V. Eaves, secy. - 

AVON, ILL.— Avon Fair and Improvement Aa- 
eoeiatlon. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. G. W. SWnkel. 
Avon, III. pres.; E. C. Woods, Avon. -HI.. 

.>££!.*,£ Julla n Churchill. Avon. 111., secy. 
A A , VI , A ^ IL,L,— Kane bounty Fair. Aug. 28 
to 31. 1900. H. T. Hunter secy 

BELVEDERE, ILL.-Boone" County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. JohJ Hannah. 
Pres.; W. D. Swail, treas.; M. D. Perkins 
secy. * 

BUSHNBLL. ILL.— The Bushneil Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. C. C. Chaw, 
Bushnell. 111., pres.; James Cole, Bushnell. 
111., treas.: J. H. Johnson. Bushnell, 111., 

CAMARGO, ILL.— Dougles County Fair 
t.fWl.J. to 7 - A - Hainsfsecy. 7 *' 

C FS?^'f D ,h B, H 1IjL - Tne Fo «y-*'ra Annual 
Fair of the Henry County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. 20 to 24, 1900. £?J. Wilkinson, 
pres.; Then. Boltenstern, secy. * r " lunson > 

CAMP POINT. ILL.— Adams County Fair 

_Sept. 4 to 7. Richard Seaton. secy. 
Fa£ fw'V 8 .' J^-MancJupin County 

r« F »Mi C ,V, 2 to „t. Geo - J - Castle ' £ eey- 
o—V ."•!*— White County Agricultural 
Board. •Sept 4 to 8, MOO. BlvteStinne™ 
CarmI, 111., pres.: J. W. McHonry, Carmi! 
UL^Vtoe pres.; R. L. Organ. Ca^Vni. UL, 

CA > R . U< i L . IjT ?. N ' J LL — Greene County Fair. 
CA^THAUE 1 -" I. S i E u Simpson . secy/ 
■T^ ^r- u ' ! ''. J LL. — Hancock. County Fair 

i" 1 ?^ 30 l ?,. A}1 *- 3 - U A- Cutler, ires;L 

„J?.£ h * rrm - trwui.: John F. Scott, mcj 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.— Champaign County Ae- 

. rlcultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 19U0. H. H 

Hams, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N 

Beers, secy. «~=., j. «. 

CHARLESTON. ILL.-Coles County Fair 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco secy 

CLEAR CREEK, ILL.-Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. Frank ^E. 
amitn. secy. 

C ™^T ^'« I ¥ J - De ' , Y ,tt Comt T Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association. Sept. 11 to 

W *■ ttir^ul"- PreS - : TboS - Ewing, treas™ 

f. McCuddy, secy. 

CKAWr-OKDSVILLE. ILL.-Fair. Sept 10 

DANVERS ILL.-Rock Creek Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy 

D ^ VA ? N ! h II ^- Tne Twe-uy-aecond Annua! 
Fair of the Tazewell County Agriculture, 

t2?j A n S \ * to M - "«<»• J- W Crino! 
prea.; j. o. Jones, secy *"—■*# 

E r^ ARDS y iL ^ "'L-Madison County 
Centennial and Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. H c 
Oerke, Jr., secy. 

S M 5 0n, =. te ° tn "*"»>•» «alr. Aug. 21 to 24. 
U. R. Sturtevant secy. -»-"■»»«. 

w^f^'Jr 1 " - Th * T^ent'etb Annual Fair 
Woodford C^MyAgrlcuItural Board. Sept 
t Us? secy OJUIds. pres.; G«o. R. Cur- 

p AlRBURY, ILL.-Fairbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board Sept. 3 to 1. R. E stS3|ht 

K.~ : . *~ . D - Westerwelt. secy.: L . B. 
Downing, treas. #.*■.». 

FRBBPORT, ILU-Northern Illinola Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 14 J E 

SgSfi Rlaott - Hi., pres.; W. H. FoU; 
Freeport, III., secy. 
GALENA, ILL.— Jot Davlees County Agrtcul- 
""»1 Society, sept 25 to 28, 1900. wS? T 
Hodson. Galena. 111., pres.; H. B. Ctetlaln, 
- Galena 111., vice pres.: John J. Gray. o£ 
Jena. Ul.. treas.; Wo. Earner. Galen*; 31.. 

G ?^ N ^ A '» 1L ^ _ 5 ope Count y Fa l>-- Oct. . 
j to 6. A. H. Floyd, secy. 

G § E ? N .F P ' M«L.— Cumberland County Fair 

Sept 6 to 10. H. E. Cash, secy 
GRIGGSV1LLE, ILL.-llllnols Valley Fair 

A £? c . la J ,on ! - Aug. 7 to 10. C. M. Simm"L! 

pres.; J. S. Felmley, treaa.; J. F. Hatcn; 

HOMER. ILL.— Champaign County Fair 
Aug. 21 to 24. J. Bennet secy 

HOOPESTON. ILL-Hoopeaton District Ag- 
ricultural Society. T*enty-flfth Annual 

JOLET A ?Ft M S\ 24 - - Dale Wallace. «cy 
tit T f ,u '— Fair. Aug. 6 to 11. L. E. 
Ingalls, pres. 

JO to'^ ^, i L V"^i" , C ° Unty Falr - Se Pt- 18 

secy ' pres '" R - T - KeHe y. 

JONESBORO, ILL.-TJnion County Fai 

S|Pt. 11 to 14. J. H. Hllboldt. secyf " 
JOSLlN ill.— Rock Island Fair. Sentf 11 

t° '13- F. J. Whiteside, secy. ^ 

KA NKAKEE, ILL.-Kankakee County Fair. 

Sept 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 

K g W £ N 5F' IW'.-Falr. Sept. 10 to 14. A. 
B. Huckins, secy. 

KNOVX1LLE, ILL.— Knox County Fair 

, Sept. 4 to 7. S. C. Russell, secy. 

LA HARPS. ILL.— La Harpe Fair Assoda- 

h U J5^V.. "h pTea '' Qeo - Coulson. La 
Haroe. Ill vice pres.; John R. Robert*, La 

SSK i"7trea.r- : C ' * »«««*«. «* 

L ?. R P.r' , .. IUL -"7 I * Ro ' r F" 11, » na AgricuRurai 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bare? 

Ro J y e, lff Mr .e£ IH ' P ™"- : «■ **°**£?U 
LrBERTYVILLD. ILU-Lake County Agri- 
cultural Soctety. Sept U to 14, im T»S. 
E. MHler. labertyriHe. 111., prea.: E, W 
Parkhyrjt. LlbertyWlle, IB.', freai ; ^5 BL 
Cnurcndll. Ubertyvllle. IR., aecyT^ 



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Donaldson Litho. Co. 

Newport, Kentucky. 



Hawporl. Ky.. I* a suburb of Cincinnati. - Our Mammoth Faetorlas 
arm Just liftman mlnutm* nam by irellmy from Fountain Square. 



Fair • Posters 

The best Fair Posters £re Donaldson Posters. . 
They are apt. striking, strong and always 
thoroughly artistic and finished. Donaldson 
paper leads, the other htakes follow. 



why not use donaldson posters? 

it costs no More than the 

other kind. 

Samnlas traa for turn j«»-»~g — 



-Writ* us about It today. 



STREETMEN '1^-^nz; 

mm ^^^ m MWMMmstMm • i SS aed flng large 
Pictures {Art Posters) of the Presidential Candidates. 
They measure 28x42 Inches In size, and handsomely 
lithographed In Colors, they will sell at sight. Price. 
lO cents each. In quantities: 

1 dozmn for - - - ft.OO too tor - - 

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MACOMB, ILL.— McDonough Stock Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900. 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. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 

MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 

MONMOUTH, ILL.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 

MONTICELLO, ILL.— Piatt County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 13 to 17. 1900. Wm. H. 
Kratx, Monticello, 111., pres.; C. V. Lodge, 
Monticello, 111., vice prea.; C. A. Tatman, 
Monticello, 111., treas.. msr. and secy. 

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, treaa.; Geo. 
C. Kenyon, aecy. 

MT. STERLING, ILL.— Fair. Aug. 27 to 3L 
John H. Briggs, secy. 

MURPHSYBORO. ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sept 25 to 28. P. H. Eison- 
mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treaa,; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 

NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept 
18 to 21. Florent Faller, secy. 

OLNEY. ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 

OREGON. ILL.^-Ogte County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. Benj. Chaney, secy. 

PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Qct. 2 to 
G. Geo. H. McCord, secy. 

PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL.— Perry County Fair. 
Oct .2 to 5. R. Jl Rushing, secy. 

ROCKFORD, ILL.— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept S to 7. 1900.' A. J. 
•Lovejoy. Roscoe. Ill:, prea.; E. S. Barthol- 
omew, Rockford, 111., vice pres.; Chandler 

5— C.22*??;* 1U> *""?•: J - p - WMtetSead, 
Rockford, 111., nwjr. and aecy. - 

ROCHELLE, ILL.— Rochelle Agricultural 
and Mechanical Association. -Twenty-sev- 
enth Annual Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. C. E 
Gardner, pres. ; F. D. Evans, secy. 

RUSHVILLB, ILL.— Schuyler County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 3 to 7, 1900. Ctoaa. 
M. Doyle. Rusbville, prea.; J. E. Thompson, 
Rusbvilie, vice prea.: A. H. Clarke. Rush- 
vllle, treaa,; Jas. S. Cowen. Rashvffle. 
mgr.: Howard F. Dyson. RosfrviHe. a«cy. 

SANDWICH, ILL.— DeKalb County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. E. Randall, secy. . ' 

SAYBROOK. ILL.— McLean County BWr A«- 
soclatton. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. W. Dut 
taw. Saybrook, IH.. prea.; John Boucbnan. 
Saybrook, IH.. rice prea.; C. P. Baatarbrook! 



la cultu 

ley. j^Love; 

, j*^ omen 
rt$r Stan. 






brook, IH*.. traaa.: Jai. McKumar. 

til., mar. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State BUr. 
„ Sept 24 to 29. 1900. W. 43. Garrard, sec? 
STERLING, ILL.— Whiteside County Fair 

Aug. 28 to 31. M. E. Wilger, secy. 



SWANEETOWN. ILL.-Gallatin County Agrt 
cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Septl, lloo? 
Charles Canoli. Swaneetown, DI.. pres.; K. 
g ",J*»1^V B^ality. ni.. vice pres.: Johi 
McKelllgott. Swaneetown. III., treaa - Mar- 
S2J2. 0h ' e ^ ty i Swaneetown. lll.^mgr.; MwSi 
Wlscheart, Swaneetown, 111., secy ™»™ 1 

TORKSVILLE, ILL.— Kendall County Far 
Sept 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, seey. 

WARREN. ILL.— Union Agricultural Society 
Sept 4 to 7, 1900. W. L. Gale secy DocleI '- 

7. 1900. H. H. Hotallng, prea.; Thoa. John, 
vice pres.; L. D. Watson, treas. * 

^3y^L. 1 ¥ J --Z BmBgbea County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept IX to 14. 1900. Wm. 
Voelker. Altamount, 111., pres.; W. M. Ab- 
raham. W«tson, 111., treas.; L. P. Mantx 
BUIotstown. 1IL. secy. «an«. 

WENONA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair 
Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 

W«EATON. ILL.-Dupage County Agricul- 

fJffiSoDTWS^- ****■-■ N - a ^^ 

WOODSTOCK, ILL.— McHenry County Fair 
WrteW. Jecy 1 - M " ZtapleS an. PreZ; Ls. 

W «°t» I « Q 'TJ lL Jf-^ ta ; k Count y Fair - Aug. 
^28 to 31. W. G. Snyder, seey. 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Kendall County Fair. 

Sept 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 

INDIANA. 

A S.? B f ^ N '» I N, D -=- MaaiS0I i Connty Fair. 
Sept 4 to 8. T. B. Orr. pres.; c. K. Mc- 
Cuilough,, secy. .»».*>- «•<- 

ANGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair Oct 
9 Jtoli Emmett A. Bratton. prea. ; A. wl 

BAINBR1DGE. IND.— Putnam County Fair 
Aug. 13 to 17. J. C. Bridges. pres.f A.R. 
Allison, secy. 

BEDFORD, IND.— Lawrence County Fair 

seTv- T^S^'^- Ge °- W " McDaniei; 
secy. . T. O. Daggy. pres.- 

BLOOMINGTON. IND.— Monroe County Fair 

Campbell, secy. 
BOONVILLB, IND.— Warrick County Fair. 

Sept 10 to 15. Clamor Pelxer, pres.; J. F. 

Richardson, secy. 
BOSWELL. JND.— Benton County Fair. Aug. 

27 to 3L Hiram Bright pres.: W. H. Mc- 

Knteht. secy. 

B S u i RB . ON - INX).— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwln, Bourbon, 

Ind., pres.; L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind., 

treas.: B. W. Parke, Bourbon, Ind.. secy. 
BRAINBRIDGE, IND.-Fair. Aug 14 to " IS. 

A. R. Allison, secy. • 
BREMEN. IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct 

» to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

Jonn Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; 

Edward Heckman. secy. 
BRIDQETON, IND.— Parke County Fair. Aug. 

27 to 31. J. W. Adams, pres.; F. M. Miller. 

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CHRISNBT, IND.— Spencer County Fair. 
Aug. 20 to 2S. J. C. Haines, Lake, Ind., 
prea. ; J. P. Chrlaney, Chrisney, Ind., secy.; 
K. Jones, Pigeon, Ind., treas. 
'CLAY CITY, IND.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 
;r ' • Burl Kress, secy. ; William Naltcamper, 
W'i pres. . 

>;• 'COLUMBUS. IND.— Bartholomew County 
\i ,\ rail. Sept. II to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 
I' 'o Ed. Redman, Jr., Becy. 
( nCORTDON. IND.— Harrison County Agricul- 
r ' tural Society. Aug. 37 to 31. J. W. Mc- 
' ■" Klnster, pres.; J. C. Sieg»; treas o.:E~. 8. 
"J . Tuell, secy. 

* -COVINGTON, IND. — Fountain County Fair. 

* Aug. a to 24. Col. J. McMannomy, pres.; 
£ W. T. Ward, secy. 

t .JCKAWFORDSVILLE, IND. — Montgomery 
"vi County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. J. It. Davis, 
"«'.r pres.; W.F.Hulet, secy- . . 

'VCKOWH FOINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 

"r .tural Society. Aug. 28 to XL A. A. Ulbler. 

V ~i secy., crown Point, Ind. 
. jiEAST ENTERPRISE, IND.— Switzerland and 

•it X Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug. 

'.;■£ 28 to 31. K. W. Galbreath, North. Ind., 

-, £ pre*.; B. U. Turner, Bear Branch, trsas.; 

'-'} j. R. Cider. Bear Branch, mmer. - - ' ■ . 

.*- -ELWOOD, IND.— Elwood Drivhiff Park and 

t .i - Fair Association. Aug. ZL to 24. N. J. 
l'U Leisure, pres.; Frank E. DeHoritx. secy.; 

'J. • Jos. A. DeHorltz. treas. . 

'} kEVANSVIXiUS, IND.— Trt-State Fair. Sept. 

!f' ; 17 to a. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 

T <i stedt, treas.; K. I4. Akin, Becy. 

'■*, wFAIRMOUNT, IND.— Falrmount Fair. Aug. 

' i : '* * to 10. Henry Davis, pres.; Wm. Lucas, 

Xi < secy.; J. B. 'Wright, treas. 

b-?ijFARMERSBITRG, IND.— Grand Old Settlers' 

:Vi- Meeting. Aug. 9. John A. Cuny, supt; R. 

> ~ P. Crawford, secy. ■ . . 

.£' i FLORA, IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 

"* J ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1900. 

*! ■-; J. T. GUlam. pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.; 
»,.,. ' Wm. H. Leah, seey. ■ 

I'fi 3 FORT WAYNE, IND.— Allen County Fair. 
HI 1 ; t Oct. 2 to 9. „ 

1 V 'FRANCESVUiLE, IND.— FrancesvlHe Street' 
Itv - Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6. E. D. Knotta, 
1'*! 1 pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W.. Burgett, 
& ' t treas. 

l ! i:-iFRANKFORT. IND.— Clinton County Fair. 
!•« Aug. 27 to 31. J. C. Shanklin, pres.; Jos. 
icr-t Heavilon, secy. . ". ■ 1 

' ?■' FRANKLIN, IND.-^Johnson County Agrieul- 
if tural. Horticultural and Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. Wm; A. Bridges, Tra- 

, tf falgar, pres.; Wm. S. Young, secy:; Samuel 
iv. I Harris, treas. "" . • ^ 

III? GREENFIELD, IND.— Hancock. County Asri- 
|=":'-l cultural Association. Ang. 14 to 17. Wm. 
K - « A. Justice, Eden. Ind., pres.: Charles Down- 
SV'. : tog, secy.; W. C. Barnard; treas. 
HS^'t treas. 

k! HAGERSTOWN. IND.— Wayne County Fair 
'-.T Association. July a to Aug. 3. L. M. 
i;..': Pierce, pres.; L. S. Bowman, secy.; Knode 
J»- 1 Porter, treas. 
' l! ■ HTJNTINGBURG. IND.— The '-Fourteenth An- 

■J?i.l nual DuboU County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. 

£:J 190U. H. C. Rothert secy. ^ 

*' X INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Indiana, SUM Fair. 

%J Sept. 17 to a. 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.; 

;;.1l Chas. Downing. Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

£ JKENDALLVILLB, IND.— Noble County Fair. 

J-j:\ Sept. 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, pres.; G. P. 

i;i ,\ Alexander, secy. _ , 

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Sept. 4 to 7. David Weldon, pres.; H. A. 

Strnhm. secy. ^_ _ ,' 

LAFAYETTE. IND.— Tippecanoe County Fair. 

Sept. 3 to 7. Jas. Murdock, pres.;-,Wt M. 

Blackstock, secy.- 
LA PORTE. IND.— La Porte County Agri- 
cultural : Society. Sept. 11 to 14. J. Vene 

Dorland. La Porte, Ind.. secy. 
LAWRBNCBBURG, IND. — Lawrenceburg 

Fair Association. Aug. a to 25. Wm. H. 

O'Brien, Lawrenceburg, Ind.: Victor Ohr- 

Un*. Lawrenceburg. Ind.; H- L. Nowiin. 

Guilford. Ind. . ' 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Fair. Aug. 

20 to 25. G. W. Campbell, pres.; RUey 

Hanaer. secy. _ , _ . ■ 

LIBERTY. IND.— Union County Fair. Sept. 

L H. C. Keffer, pres.; H. F. MeMahan. 

LINTON. IND.— Greene County Fair. Sept. 

17 to 2L __ „ , 

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- 
A son, Jr.. secy. 

'1 MARENGO. IND.— Crawford County Fair. 
■ Sept. 3 to 7. J. E. Fettzer. pres.; Sherman 
«_ 1 W. Stewart, secy. _ . 

£,i MIDDLETOWN, IND.— Henry County Fair, 
ji I July 24 to 28. A. S. Miller, pres.; F. A,. 
,,,( Wisehart. secy. S 

li 1 MUNC1B. IND.— Muocle, Ind.. Fair. Aue% 14 
™^'l to 17. 1900. Wta. H. Wood. Munclef Ind.» 
i«:' pres.; C H. Anthony. Muncle. bja., vice 
,!.S pres.; B. C. Bowman, Muncle, Ind., trees.; 
hi'] F. J. Claypool, Muncle, Ind., mgr.; M. S. 
ar'-i dnvpool. Mnnde. Ind.. secy. " 
■■' NEW ALBANY, IND.— Floyd County Live 



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Stock and Driving Association. Aug. 20 to 
25. George W. Strack. pres.; Louis Strack, 
secy.; Edward Sloemer, treas.; fienry W. 
Fawcett. max. . _ 

NEW CARLISLE, IND.— St. Joseph County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to a. L. C. 
Egbert, pres.; A. H; Compton, secy. 

NEWCASTLE, IND.— Henry County Fair. 
Aug. 7 to H. Robert A. Smith, pres.; W. L. 
" Risk, sery 

NEW HARMONY. IND.— Posey County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug. 22 to 25. 1900. Alfred 
Ribeyre. New Harmony, Did., pres.; Henry 
BaBey. New. Harmony, Ind., vice pres.; 
W. W. Rot*, New Harmony, Ind., treas.; 

- Geo. C: Taylor, New Harmony. Inc., mgr.; 
Geo C TayMr. New Harmony. Ind.. secy. 

NEWPORT, IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. B. 

S. Aikman, secy. 
NEWTON, IND. — Fountain County Fate. Aug. 
30 and 3L Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace 

Gray. secy. ' . _ v ^_ 

NORTH VERNON. IND.— Jennings County 
Fair. Aug. T to 10. A. A. Tripp. »i«s.; F. 
H. Nauer, seey. 



OAKLAND CITY, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Sept 3 to 6. R. B. Richardson, pres.; W. 

R. Harris, secy. 
OSGOOD, IND.— Ripley County Fair. July 

a 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. .-H- 

PORTLAND, IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept. 

24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 

secy. ; 

PRINCETON, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 
'-■^Sept. 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 

Strain, secy. 
REMINGTON, IND.— Jasper County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 31. Christian Henster, pres.; 

Jasper Guy, secy. 
RICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 14. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 

Joe Stevenson,' secy. 
RILEY, IND.— Vigo County Fair." Sept. 3 to 

-ROCHESTER,- IND.— The Fulton. County Ag- 
ricultural and Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 12 to 15. N. A. McClung, pres.; J. 
Dawson, treas.; F. F. Moore, secy. , 

ROCKPORT, IND.— The Rockport Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 14 to 18. B. F. BridgeB. pres..; 
Jas. A. Payne, secy.; T. E. Snyder, treas. 

RDSHVILLE, IND.— The Rush County =• Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 31. R. N; HSnch- 
man, pres.; W.L. King, secy.; A. B. Hlnch- 
man, treas. 

SALEM, IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. E. W. Menaugh, secy. 

SHBLBYV1LLE, IND.— Sh-Uby County Joist 
Stock Agricultural AssooLition. Sept. 4 to 
8, 1SO0. SMney Conger, Flat Rock Island, 
pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Shelbyville, treas.; C. 
K. Aineden. Shelbyville. secy. _ -• 

fWAYZEE, IND.— The Swayzee Trl-County 
Agricultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17, laou. 
Wm. HarUey, pres.; E. C. King, secy. 

TERKE HAUTE; IND.— Vigo County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. Ijams, pres.; Chas. S. 
• Duffln, secy. _ . „ " ' „ 

iTIPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 10 
" to 14. Jas. N.TVaugh, pres.; B.. F. Ram- 
sey, secy. ^_ •-',' , 

VALPARAISO, IND.— Porter County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. J. W. Haliaday, 
Valparaiso,' Ind., secy. ' ■- 

VINCENNES; IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack, pres. - ;- J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulks. treas. - 

WINCHESTER, IND. — ^Third Annual Greet- 
ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; 
Perry Leavell, secy. 

IOWA. 

ADEL, -IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to 
ZL J. H. Dwisht, secy. 

ALGONA, IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
Algona, la., pres.; E. P. Keith. Algona, la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey. Algona, la., treas.; 
G. F. Peek. Algona, la., secy. 

ALLISON. 1A-— Butler county Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. L. J. "Rogers, secy. 

ALTA, IA. — Buena Vista County Fair. Aug. 
22 to 24. C. E. Cameron, secy. 

AiNAMOSA, IA.— District Fair. Aug. 13 to 17. 
T. E. Watters, secy. 

ARLINGTON^ IA.— The Arlington "Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair.' Aug. 28 to SLV'L. J. 
Palmer, secy. 

ATLANTIC, IA.— Agricultural Society of Case 
County. Sept 3 to 6, 1900. C. R. Hunt. 
Atlantic, la., pres.; J. B. James, Atlantic, 
la., vice pres.; S. Straight, Atlantic, la., 
secy.; F. H. Crombin, Atlantic, la.," treas. 

MANSON, IA.— Manson District Fair. Aug. 8 
«o III. W. S. Brown. s«ey-" 

AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to XL • G. W. Hoover, 
pres.; R- C Spencer, seey.: H. W. Wilson, 



AVOCA, IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco, la. Sept 11 to 14, 
1900. G. Drederick, Avoca, ni... pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel, Avoca, la., vice, pres.; J. H. 
Jenka, Avoca, la., treas.; Board of Direc- 
tors, nigrs. ; Roscoe Barton. Avoca, la.. 
secy. 

bEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 

BELLE PLAINS, IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. Sally Wer- 
tbeim. Belle Plalne, la., pres.; L. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plalne, la., treas.; C. Wash/burn, Belle 
Plalne. la., secy. 

BLOOMFIELD, Li.— Agricultural Society of 
Davis County. Sept 11 to 14. D. O. Harris, 

''pres.; J. C. Browhard, secy.; J. R. Sheaf- 

" fer, treas. 

BRITT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 
Sept 11 to 13. John Hammill, secy. . . 

CARROLL. IA.— Carroll Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept 10 to 13. Wm. 
Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. welzer; secy.; J. P. 
Hess, treas. 

CASCADE, IA.— Dubuque County Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to a. "John 
H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin, treas.; J. 
M. Hayes, secy. 

CENTER VILLE, IA.— Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept 18 to a. 1900. R. M. Hicks, 
pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A. Russell, 
secy. • 

CENTRAL CITY, IA.— Wapsie Valley Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. P. O. Clark, 
secy. 

CHARLES CITY, IA.— Floyd County ,-Fair. 
Sept 11 to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 

CLARION, IOWA.— Wright County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to a, 1900. W. C. 
Brown. Clarion. Iowa, secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. 1900. Hon. G. D. McDald, pres.; 
C. D. May, treas.: C. L. Root secy. . 1.'. 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA.r-Columbus Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Aug. 28 to 3L O. 
P. Wilcox, pres.: R. S. Johnson, secy. ... 

CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.;- J. M. 
De Vore, secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
24 to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. 



CRESCO, IA.— Howard County Agricultural 

Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. James McAr- 
thur, Cresco. la., pres.; G. R. Story, Cresco, 

la., treas.; Jas. McArthur, Cresco, la., 

mgr.; A. C. Campbell. Cresco, la., secy. 
DBS. MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. XI 

tt! 3L G. H-. Van Houten, Dee. Moines. la., 

secy. 
DE WITT, IA.— Clinton County Agricultural 
' Society Fair. Sept. 18 to a, 19U0. L. S. 

Harrington, secy. 
DONNELLSON.-'IA.— Lee County Fair. Aug. 

29 to 31. D. McCulloch, pres.; E. P. Arm- 

• knecht, secy. ; R. T. Ketcham, treas. • 
DUBUQUE, IA.— Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. 

JJancock, secy. 

ELDON, IA.— Big Four Fair. Sept 4, 5, 6 
"and'7i 1900. W. F. Reed, pres.; H. R. Bak- 
.. er. secy. . 

BLDORA, IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 

- Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Robert Smith, 
pres.; W. A. Doron, secy.; E. D.' Robb, 
treas. 

ELKADAR, IA.— Elkadar Fair and Wack As- 

■"- sociatloii. Sept. U to 14, 1900. Joseph 

Lamm, Elkader, la., pres.; P. J. Cain, El- 

kader, la., vice pres.; Chas. Johnsen, Elka- 

der, la., treas.; J. D. Brownson, Elkader, 

la., mgr. and secy. 

EMMETSBURG, IA. — Palo Alto County Fair. 
Sept 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbelt, pres.; J. C. 
Bennett secy.; M. L. Brown, treas. 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5.' J. J. Klopp, 
secy. 

FAIRFAX, IA.— Linn County Fair. Aug. a 

• to 24. H. W. Shank, secy. 
FAIRFIELD, -'." lA.— Jefferson County Fair. 
' Sept. 11 to 13. John R. McElderry, secy. 
FOREST CITY, IA. — Winnebago County Fair 

and Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13, 
1900. P.O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor. treas. . . . 

FORT DODGE, IA.— Carnival and Street 

' Fair. Sept 1 to 9. M. J. Hare, gen'l mgr. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair Couuty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton, treas.; J. E. Brooke, 
secy. ■ • 

GRUNDY CENTER, IA.— Grundy Center 
Fair. E. S. Ensing, secy. 

GUTHRIE CENTER,/ IA.— Guthrie County 
Fair. Sitpt 11 to 13. A. H Grissell, secy. 

HAMBUKi.. IOWA.— Hamburg Harvest Home 
Aug. 7 to 10, 1990. M. F.- Phillips; manager. 

HAMPTON, IA. — Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. D. C. Mallory, secy. 

HARLAN, IA.— Shelby County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. W. E. Cooper, secy. 

HENOR1CK, IA.— Fair. July 30 to Aug. 4. 
A. M. Utterbaek, secy. 

HOLSTEIN, IA.— Holsteln DIst Agricultural 
Society. Sept 3 to 6. J. C. Kuchel, pres.; 
T.Indorf. treas.; W. F. Hutton, secy. 

HUMBOLDT, IA.— Humboldt County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 

INDEPENDENCE, IA.— Buchanan County 
Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. 

INDIANOLA, IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept 
18 to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. 

IOWA CITY. 4A.— Johnson County Fair. 
-Sept 3 to 6. 1 

KNOXYILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. 

Aug". 7 to 10. W. P: Gibson, pres.; C. C. 

Cunningham, treas.; F. P. Woodruff, secy. 

LA PORTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept 4 to 7. J. Hus- 
man, pres.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Con- 
ger, secy. 

LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. Sept 
.4 to 7. G. A. Samonis, pres.; J. R. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgman, treas. 

LINEVILLE, IA.— Lineville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. T. J. Lovett, secy. 

MALCOM, IA.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. James 
Novak, secy. 

MALVERN, IA.— Mills County. Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MANCHESTER. IA.— Delavan County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. A. S. 
Coon, Manchester. la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor. Oneida, la., vice prea.: L. J. Gates. 
Manchester, la., treas.; E. J. Conger, Man- 
c *n «rter. la., ••ey. 

MAPLETON,.IA.— Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 4 to 6. F. Griffin, prea.: C 
Ouiek. trean.: J. E. -'»»•«•#. secy. 

MAQUOKETA, IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Adam Ringlep. secy. 

MARCUS, IA.— Cherokee County Fair. Sept. 
12 to 14. H. B. Robeson, secy. 

MARENGO. IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept. 
3 to 6. F. B. Colson. secy. 

MECHANICSVILLE. IA:— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. A. F. Fairchild, secy. 

MILTON. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
E. O. Syphers, secy. 



MONTICELLO, IA:-*Jones County' Fair. Aug, 
7 to 10, 1900. B. G. Hicks, pres.; Geo. Dav- 
idson, vice pres.; O. R. Rlcker, secy.; H. L. 
Bigley, treas. 

MT. AYR, IA.— Ringgold County Fair. Sept 

■'- 4 to 7. Thos. Campbell, secy. 

JIT. PLEASANT, IA.— Henry County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. W. 
Palm, ores-: W. D. Worthlngton. treas.: 

*' W. H. virden. secy.; J. D. Dugdale. privi- 
lege mgr. , 

NASHUA, IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 
H. Bander, secy. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW HAMPTON, IA.'— Chickasaw County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. a to 24. H. H. 
Bailey, pres.; Paul Brorby, secy.; W. L. 
Turner, treas. 

NEW SHARON, IA.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and. Fair Association. Sept. U to 13. 
J. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.;' 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. 

NEWTON, I A. — Jasper "County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 10 to 13. H. V. Parsons, 
pres.: C. Greibling, treas.; H. O. Korf, 
secy. 

OGDEN, IA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 11 bo 14, 1900.. F. M. Lorenzen, 
Ogdan. la., pres. : Mc P. Bass, Ogden, la., 
vice pres.; G. R. Sucher, Ogden, la., Ueab.; 
E. H. Graves. Ogden. la., secy. 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE, IA.— Mitchell County Agrlcnlrnral 
Society. Sept 5 to 7. Byron. Leigliton, 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. . Sweeney, 
treas. 



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OSKAZiOOSA, IA.— Mobnska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7, 1300. D. A. Hliu.-*. 

' pres.; C. E. Lofland, treas.; C. E. Muuroe, 
secy. 

PELLA, IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 

PERRY, IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiab Petty, secy. 

RHODES, IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wale 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.; H. M. Weeks, secy. 

SAC CITY, IA. : — Sac County Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 14 to 17. T. Q. Keir. pres. ; 

v.'SMwi-'Dreway,' -treas.; Frank E. Briggs, 

.-.secy. . ••'-: - -' ■ 

SEYMOUR, IA.— District Fair: Sept. 10 to 14. 
R. B. Lowry, secy. 

SHENANDOAH, IOWA.— Agricultural Ex- 
b'btt and Race Meetlns. Aug. l«to 17. Chas. 
Aldrlch, pres.; Geo. Day, secy. 

STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.— Straw berry 
Point District Fair Association. Sept. ;S 
to 21. Ira Li. Cole, pres.; H. W. Scolieid, 
secy.; G. H. Scofleid, treas. 

Su'i niORLAND. IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 

TO"iON, IA.— Tipton Fair Association. Aug. 
21 to 24, 1900. F. H. Milllgan, Tipton, ia. 

£ree.; John T. Mofflt. Tipton, la., vice pres . 
i. J. Rowell, Tipton, la., treas.; H. Pratt, 
Tiptoo. ftu. aecy. 

TOLEDO, IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. 2T. 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin. pres.; A. G. 
Smith, secy.; H. G. Sbanklln, treas. 

7RAER, IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Nawerth, secy. 

VICTOR, IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
pres.; D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Schulte, secy. ; John Stetty, treas. 

VINTON, " IA.— The Benton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, '.900. Watt 
Gaasch, pres.; J. B. F. Bunten, vice pres.; 
G. D. McElroy, trees.; J. E. Marietta, secy. 

WAPELLO, IA. — Louisa County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. M. J. Delhi, 
Wapelha, la., prea.; John G. Keck. Wapella 
Is., secy. 

WAUKON, IA.— Allamakee' County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. S. H. Op- 
fer, WBukon, la., pres.; P. S. Narunj. IV au- 
kon, la., vice pres.: T. J. Kelleher, Wjukon. 

.' Ia.,- treaa.: Carl M. Beetnan, Waunoo. la., 
mgr. : and secy. 

WEBSTER CITY, IA.— County Fair. Aug. 14 
to 17. F. E. Wilson, pres.; W. B. Kearns, 
treas.'; W. G. Bonner; secy. 

WKST. LIBERTY, IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST POINT, TA.— West Point Irtwrlct Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 21 to ■■* i900. Wm. 
R. Tlmpe. Ft. MadHxm, la.. «v-i>.; Herman 
Lohman, Weet Point, la., iU*. T pres.; John 
Walljaaper; West Point, Ia . «ecy.: Henry 
Janmi; Went Point. In., treai.. 

WEST UNION, l A.— Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Frank Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept. 17 
to 20. T. O. Le<sa<-, secy. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C. Rock, secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION. IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 

' ral Fair. Sept 18 to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. 

WINFIELD, IA.— Eastern Iowa District Fair. 
Aug. 14 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

WINTERSET. IA.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

KANSAS. 

BURDEN, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Henderson, 
secy. 

8UKL.1NGAME, K AS.— The Osage County 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. Ly- 
ons, pres. ; H. Ji. Shepard. treas. ; C. 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON, K AS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet. 
pres.; S. D. Wiaver, treas.; J. K. Wood- 
ford, secy. 

CEDARVALE, KAN.— Hewins Park & Fair 
Association. Aug. 9 to 11. N. G. Marsh, 
secy. 

CHANUTE, KAS.-Chanute Fair. Park and 
Driving Association. Sept 4 to 7. A. E. 

. Timpano. Chanute. Has., secy. 

CLAY CENTER, KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COFFEYVILLE, KAS.— Coffeyvllle Fair and 
Park Association Aug. 14 to 17. R. Y. 
Kennedy, Coffeyvllle, Kas., secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE. KAN.— Morris County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

EL DORADO, KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. S^pt. 11 to 14. J. W. Roblson, 
pres.; Seth Frailer, treas.; Alvah Shelden, 
secy.' 

ERIE, KAS.— Neosho County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. H. Lodge, Erie, Kas., 
secy. 

FRANKFORT, KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg, secy. 

FREDONIA. KAS.— Fredonla Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. J. T. Cooper. 
Fredonla, Kas., secy. 

GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Association. D. A. Mlms, secy. 

GARNET, KAS'.— Anderson Couc;v Fair As- 
sociation: Sept. 12 to IE. C. ri Rice, Gar- 
net, Kas., secy. 

HIAWATHA, KAN.— The Brown County Fair 
.^Association. Sept. 6. to 7 G. Y. Johnson, 
pres., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer, secy.. 
Htewath<a^ Kan. 

HOLTON; KAN.— Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. MeGrew, secy. 

IOLA, KAS.— Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 10 to 13. Lew Horville. pros.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.: C. ri. Whemon. secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Grlesa, secy. 

MANKATO, KAN.— Jewell County Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. F. Home, 
secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 



NEWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson .County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Thir- 
ty-sixth Aunual Fair. Sept. 4 to .'. Edwin 
Snyder, sei.y. 

OTTAWA. KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQues- 
ten, Ottawa, Kas., secy. 

"/•AOLA, KAN.— Miami County Agricultural 
and Maths nleal Association. Sept. 25 to 28. 
C. F. e-.eiiRin, pr«<s.; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. p. Trickett, secy. 

RILEY, KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. 

SALINA, KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, 

- Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

STOCKTON, KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. David B. Smyth, 
secy. 

TRIBUNE. KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy, 

WICHITA. KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KENTUCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA, KY.— CampDell County Ag- 
ricultural Soc:ety. Sept 1 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright secy. 
BARBOURVILLS. KY.— Knox County Fair 
Association. Sett 5 to 7, 1900. Z. S. Millen, 
pres.; T. R. Barnen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
Becy. 

BARl>STOWN, KY.— Nelson bounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Ben Johnson, 
Bardstown. Ky . pres.; I. B. Bowles, Bards- 
town. Ky.. sery 

BOWLING GREEN, KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

BRODHEAD, KV.-Rock Castle County Fair 
Association. Aug. 29 to 31. J. Thomas 
Cherry, pres.; E. E. Prothero, treas.; J. W. 
Tate. secy. 

BUCKNER, KY.— Fair. Aug. 22 to 24. Chas. 
W. Smith, secy. 

CYNTHJ.ANA. KY. -Harrison County Agricul- 
tural and Live Stock Association, auspices 
of A. O. U. W. July 30 to Aug. 2, 1900. 
A. S. Ashbrook, Cynthiana, Ky., pres.; J. 
M. Allen, Cyntbiana, Ky., treas.; James 
W. Murtry, CyntcJana, Ky.. secy. 

DANVILLE; KY.— New Central Kentucky 
Fair Association. First Annual Fair. Aug. 
StolL E. W. Lillard, pres.; H. C. Bright, 
secy. 

DANVILLE, KY.— Danville Colored Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 30. James Combs, secy. 

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.— Hardin County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 24. James A. Kinkead, 
secy. 

SWING, KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept S 

to 8, 1900. C.W. Williams, Peed, Ky., prea.; 

J. G. Collins, Ewiug, Ky., treas.; b. 11. 

Price, secy. 
FLOKfjNHJK, KY.— Fifth Annual Fair of tn» 

North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 

Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1900. B. F. McGlasson. 

Ludlow, Ky., pres.; E. H. Ulankenbeckei, 

Florence, Ky., vice pres.; R. J. Perry, lu- 
~deptndence, Ky., secy.; J. M. Leasing, Bur- 

liHglon; Ky., ureas. 
GERMANTOWN, . KY.— Germantown Fair 

Co. Aug. 29 to Sept 1. S. W. Bradford, 

Brookevilie, Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 

J. E. Mollon, treas. 
GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 

Carter, secy. 
GREENVILLE, KY.— Muhlenberg County 

Fair. Aug. 15 to 18. C. C. Givens, Madi- 

sonville, Ky., gen'l mgr. 
GUTHRIE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 

Snadon, secy. 
HAKTftORD, KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct 

4 to 7. S. K. Cox, treas. 
HENDERSON, KY.— Great Trl-County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob Zimbro, Jr., secy. 
HOi-KINSVlLLE, KY.— Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

to 30. 
HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 
HUSTONVILLE, KY— Fair. Aug. 1 to 3. J. 

P. Harkei-, pres.: W. G. Cokan, vice pres.; 

W. D. Hocker. secy.: J. H. Hocker. treas. 
LA GRANGE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 23 to 25. 
I^AWRBNCBBURG. KY.— Lawrenceburg Fair 

Association.' Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. W. T. 

Bond. Lawrenceburg. Ky., pres.; L. W. M. 

Kee, Lawrenceburg, Ky., v<oe pres.; Monroe 

Walker ■ - Lawrenceburg, Ky., treas. ; G. G. 

Speer. Lawrenceburg. Ky.. secy. 
LEBANON. KY.— Fair. Aug. 27 to 30. 
LEXINGTON, KY.— Lexington Horse Show, 

fair and Carnival. Aug. 13 to 18. S. T. 
■ Harlison, pres.; E. W. Shanklin, secy.; W. 

F. Warren, treas. * 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Fern Creek Fair. Aug. 

11 to 17. 
MADISON VILLE, KY. -Hopkins County 

Fair. July 31 to Aug. 4. H. H. Haleman, 

Stl)". 

N'l CI.'VET. KV.. -The Robertson County 
Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy. 

OWENSBORO. KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 
22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle, secy. 

OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. E. Bambridge, secy. 

PADUCAH, KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association. Oct 9 to 12. Geo. 
H- Dalns, secy. 

PRINCETON, KY.— Caldwell County Fair. 
Aug. 8 to 11. C. C. Givens, Madisonville, 
Ky., gen'l mgr. 

RICHMOND, KY.— Madison County Fair As- 
sociation. July 24 to 27. W. R. Letcher, 
secy. 

PHBLBYVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

SHEPHERDSV1LLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 
24. 

SPRINGFIELD. KY.— fair. Aug. 29 to Sep. 1. 

WESTERN KENTUCKY FAIR CIRCUIT— 
Madisonville, Ky„ July 31 to Aug. 4: Prince- 
ton. Ky., Aug. 8 to 11; Greenville, Ky., Aug. 
15 to 18. 

WINCHESTER. KY.— Winchester. Fair. Aug. 
1 to 3. A. Renick, pres.; W. H. Garner, 
secy. 



MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 

ANDOVER, ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Huse, secy. 

CORNISH, ME.— O. V. U. Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. n to 23. K. G. Peare, 
pres.; O. B. Churchill, N. Parsonneld, 
Me., treas.: H. L. Merrill. E. Parsonneld, 
Me., secy. 

DURHAM, ME.— Agricultural Society. Sept. 
10 to 14. Ruf us Parker, pres. ; S. S. Parker, 
treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood, secy. 

EXETER, ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. - Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, Ex- 
eter, He., secy. 

FKYEBURG, ME.— West Oxford Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 27. D. A. Ballard, 
pres.;. W. R. Tarbox, treas.; T. L. Bast- 
man, seey. 

GRAY CORNER, ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 3D. B. T. Skillinger, pres.; 
J. W. Stevens, secy.; J. W. Stevens, treas. 

LEW1STON, ME.— The Maine State Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. G. H. Clark, secy. 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 9 and 10. J. M. 

Chute, prea.; James Thomas, treas.: J. 
Orin Ross, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dlckert, secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. M. C. 

. Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres. ; T. L. 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

NBWFIELD, ME.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Geo. 
Wilson, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK, ME.— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secv. 

PEMBROKE, MB.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 13 anl July 4. 
C. W. Carr, Strong. Me., pres. ; Sumner H. 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 

PKESQUE ISLE, ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlln. So. Presque 
I a! a. Me., secy. 

SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept IS to 20. Chas. F. Achorn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.: 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, secy. 

SOUTH PARISH, ME.— Oxford County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. C. T. 
King, secsr. 

SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South Kennebec 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass. 
Chelsea. Me., secy. 

TOPSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 
Royer, secy. 

UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas.; 
Geo. C. Hawes. secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.— New Glouces- 
ter and Danville Agricultural Association. 
Sept 26 and 27. A. C. Frank, pres.; F. W. 
Berry, New Gloucester, secy. ; Geo. C. Jor- 
dan, treas. 

WEST FARMINGTON. ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 
secy. 

HAETLASD 

EASTON, MD.— Talbot County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. Dr. Charles 
Lowndes; Easton, Md., pres.; Edward Wor- 
dejl. Royal Oak, Md., rice pres.; Jos. B. 
Harrington. Eastnn. Md.. secy.-trms. 

FOLCHESTER BEACH. MD.— Kent and 
Queen Anne's County Fair. Aug. 28 to 31, 
1900. G. E. Noland, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. - 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAOBRSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct 
16 to 19. 1900. 

ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery County 
Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. John E. Numeaste, 
Nerbeck. Md. 

UPPER MARLBORO. MD.— Southern Mary- 
land Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. Wm. G. Brooke, 
secy. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague, Mass.; T. R. Hill. secy. 

BA'RRE. MASS.— Worcester County West Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 27 and 28. 1900. 
Austin F. Adams, Barre Plains, Mass., 
pres.; .Jeese Allen, Oakboim, Mass.. vice 
pres.; Charles N. Follansby, Barre, Mass., 
treas.: Matthew Walker, Barre, Mass., secr- 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural . 
Society. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson, Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grovcr, 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son, Brockton, Mass., trees.; Basils San- 
ford, Brockton, Mass.. secy. 



CHARLEMONT, MASS.— Deerfleld Valley jf UPS 

. ricultural Society. Sept 13 and 14. S. ~ ">■*** 
Nawkes, secy. 

CLINTON, MASS.— The Worcester East A ktJiam 
ricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. 1900. Cf If l)jM 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., pre* 1 WgS, 
Warren Goodale. Clinton. Mass.. vice pre! f SpM! 
Hon. Lucius Field. Clinton, Mass.. trea»t» ffl« 
O. L. Stone. Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. * i B- 5 - 
Kilbourn. South Lancaster, Mass., secy. % fc S^H 

GREAT BARRINGTON. MASS.— Housatos 1 1 fell 

Agricultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. ESP *«1 

.ward L. VanDeusen. pres.; Frank i£ IwS 

Briggs, secy.; Orlando C. Bidwell, treas if fi 

HINGHAM. MASS.— Htogham AgricultuS 1 191 
and Horticultural Society. Sept 25 and f. I If 318. 
1900. Bbed L. Ripley. HIngham Cent*:? &|P 
pres.; Hon. John D. Long, Washington, S| Wag 

•C., vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, Htngtu'if 3|>?M 
Centre, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley. Hinghi'l 
Centre, mgr.; William H. Thomas, Hick skm 
ham. Mass., secy. >) tj i 

LOWELL. MASS.— Middlesex North AgiWi I §'** 
tural Society. Sept 13 to 15. 1900. Hen * H 
S. Perbam. Chelmsford, Mass.. pres.; G. ' m 
R. Ooburn, Lowell. Mass., secy.; S. Dreifl « 
ett,. Lowell, .Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyi? ft 
Lowell, Mass., mgr. i '- M, 

NANTUCKET, MASS.— Nantucket Aer!c« K 

tural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Joseph ;':| m 

Johnson, pres.; J. F. Murphy, secy. it H* 

<NORTH ADAMS. MASS.— Sept 4 to 6. Q?I I 

H. Kearn, secy. \%mw. 

PALMER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton 
tural Society. Sept 18 and 19 
ton. secy. . 

PEABODY, MASS.— Essex Agricultural 

ety. Sept 18 to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamlltt f 
Mass., prea.; J. M. Danforth, LynnOrl 
Center, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, trei:f,i„ ,,«, 

PITTSFIELD, MASS.— Berkshire Agrtculfc .*tfrtl 

ral Society. Sept 11 to 13. Martin i'tRI'lfi 

- Coleman, Richmond. Mass.. pres.: Chari 1 |w '"•*■ 

H. Wright secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. * 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH. MASS.— Weymouis- 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept ■■ i% 
to 29. T. L. Tlrrell. Nash P. O.. secy. f\S 
TAUNTON. MASS.— Bristol County ABTlctii 
tural Society. Sept 18 to a. 1900; Edwsf 
H. Temple. Taunton. Mass., pres.; Hora? 
H. Hall, Taunton. Mass.. vlee pres.; i 
Clarence Holt. Taunton. Mass., treas.; &»g 
tr.i*» VHIIntno. Taunton. Mass.. secy. ?* 

WEST TISBURY, MASS.— Martha's Vlt r 
yard Agricultural Society. Sent 18 to if. 
B. T. Hillman, Edgartown, Mass., praCjih-, 
O. H Luce, treas.: F. Allen Lork. secy; lift 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Worcester Agric till 
tural Society. Sept 3 to 5. J. Hogg, pre.SUS 
Wm. J. Wheeler, secy. _ , ; '||| 



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il * MICHIGAN. 

» DRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
. < %aciation. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson. 
, ,5et.-y. 

, -il.Blox, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
i »I ark Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. Frank 
^ ^Church, secy. 

I h •' i * MADA - MICH.— Armada Agricultural So- 
I li <!£;? ty - ° ct - 3 to 5 - John McKay, Romeo. 
I '*' 7r£ c £" P res -: R - V. Edwards, Armada! 
I \" vs5J! c ?"' tIeas -i A. J. Freeman, Armada, 
|y cJMich., secy. 

'" «]*U> AXE, MICH.— Huron County Asricul- 

; tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. John Hunt. 

, u virona Mills, Mich., pres.: Geo. W. Clark 

• 3ecy.; c B. Thompson, treas. 
g -\NCROFT. MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
A ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; It. 
j .^nerman, treas. ; F. I. Wixom. -secy. 
i » MCO, MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers" 
., »Pair. Sept. 18 to 21. F. B. Ransrord, sei:y 
1 "•^LEDONIA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Fair 
'j Association. Oct- 3 to 5. Wm. McCrodan, 
'«. Jpres.; Charles H. Kinsey, secy.; D. P. 

. jiHale. treas. 

/* wVSS CITY, MICH.— Tuscola, Huron and 
I.; * Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to S, 1900. 
Ki ;3) Henry Dodge, Elmwood. Mich., pres.: Wm. 
\-.-lJ- Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.; A. K. 
' /• r .*!•. mct. 

. ■*. *iARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agrt» 
j,,l "cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
!.}• 'Jery. pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
,V HV Perry, secy, 
ji' iSCANOLA, MICH.— Delta County Fair. 
}X " August. Lew. A. Cotes, secy. 
J!., 5>WLErRVILDE. MICH.— Fowlerville Agn- 
l-li guttural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. C. L. 
I ft* ,3ordon, Fowlerville, Mich., pres.; D. C. 
|3;t0arr. Fowlerville, Mich., secy.; Fred- Cuhn, 
Y'-f-. Fowlerville. Mich., treas. 
J it., :*AND RAPIDS, MICH.— The Michigan 
!;,V JState Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 19uo. M. P. An- 



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»■ .•""« i-«i»*. 0cvu ^t lu ^O, JiTUU. Al. 

.U ""lerson, pres.; 1. H. Butterfield, secy. 
■ v.- ULIm&UAImIS, MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 
1*1:1-0 5, C. \V. Terwilliger, secy. 
ij pLLAND, MICH. — South Ottawa ana West 
f :' , Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
!ij 12. H. Koviker, pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
•t ,iecy.; H. Lindens, treas. 
i. (LAY C1T\". MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
;l _.':ural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
fl J iin, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr.- G. W 
>; Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
ki 4aure, Imlay City, Mich., secy. 
1 iNlA. MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
ji Jon. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
t idich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A. 
,i ^ilurphy, secy. - 

|Vj,ONWOOJJ. MICH.— O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
ji jaament and Gayebic County Fair. Sept. 
& V13 to 15. C. E. Hook, secy. 
jti>CKSON. MICH.— Fair. Sept. 23 to 29. 
Ji.;ANISTEE, MICH.— Western District Fair 
■$! Association.. Sept. 4 to 7. Geo. W. Swigert 
:u ;>secy. 

; ;ic ARSHALL. MICH. — Calhoun County Agrl- 
j>r jjultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
!r> -3ante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
ei isecy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 

(I' iRQUETTE, MIOH.— Marquette County 
01 lAgricnltural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. 1900. 
», B. B. Paftner, Marquette, Mich., pres.; M. 
it! E. Asire, Marquette, Mich., secy.; C. H. 
li; Dall, Marquette, Mich., treas. 
f: IDLAND, MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 
,JJ« tural Society. Oct. 3 to 5. Jas. G. Culver. 
'(I "jecy. 

am: [LKORD. MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 
jjrASept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 
Ju. |Fieldon. secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas. 
il iJNTIAC. MICH.— Forty-eighth Fair or the 
It Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept. 
£•£8 to 21_ E. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burch, 
.ttjwcy. 

,tf- JOHXS, MICH.— Clinton County Fair. 
to JSepL 2a to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 
UirOCKB RIDGE, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 7, 10 
M land 11. E. J. Cain, secy. 
«, j».SSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 
_,'«: E5 to 28. R. S. Weaver, Watronsvilic, 
>u: : fMich-, secy. 

fill MINNESOTA. 

> tBEKT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
,x iFair Association. Sept. 26 to 28. T ' V 
jLVKnatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.: f! 
r »W. Barlow, treas. 

«2? IN i MINNi-Aitkin County Agricultn- 
c'fral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept. 
..jr. *"" ^ J - s - Campbell, pres.,- T. P. 
i"i IMcQulllin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 

t$!|IRp ISLANT>, MINN.— Reuville County 
r 'Pair. Sept. 19 to 21. H. H. Goke, secy 

feASKA, MINN.-Chaska Agricultural As- 
,'sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner 

grea.; F. G. Linenfelser, treas.; T. Craven! 

■cibKBIE, MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 

)I,ial Society. Oct 4 and 5. W. H?Mellen, 

lr ,p>res.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie. 

:ij«ecy. "• 

klRMODNT, MINN.-Martiu County Agn- 

| .EH 1 ""} So««y. Sept. 10 to 12. f. Q 

!to lt S heU ' Pres " : CecU Sharpe. treas.; Edwin 
iiijvvaae. aecv. 

W-^KDEN CITY' MINN.-Blue Earth County 
wl^gricultural Society. Sept. 12 to M. WH. 

n.picklnson, secy. 

rn£^^ M / NN -Z^ lm f sota state Agricui- 

♦iE 1181 Sc H et Z:. Sept - 3 "o S. 1900. John 
tijuooper, St. Cloud. Minn., pres.; T J. Wil- 
?.S° X ' Nortlrfield. Minn., treas.- E. W " Ran- 
J-.uall, Hamlin. Minn., secy. 
^JPTCHINSON, MINN.-McLeod County Ag- 
; ^ U S Ur ^. Soci ^T- Jept. H to 13, 1900. Sail 
|W. Stocktar, HutcMnsou. Minn., pres.- Ed. 
• ,«*- Temes, Hutchinson, Minn., vice nrei- T 
JS. Rltter. HTitxmlnson, Minn? £££■ t.* p 
K| parrlngton. Hutchlneon. Minn. ' 

^tlORA. JHNN.— Kanobec County Agricultural 
^goaety. Aug. 31 and Sept. L ^. sSuble 
~,£J£ C " P " Seriine . s«y-: G. H. Newberl; 



ST. PETER, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
- Backett, treas. 

WINNEBAGO CITT, MINN. — Faribault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
pres.; L. C. Stebbins. secy. 

MISSISSIPPI 

VICKSBURS, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. Frank H. Andrews, 

MISSOUB1. 

B ??i NVI 5 ,I 'S' MO.-Cooper County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association of Boon- 
ville. Aug. 7 to 10. H. T. Hudson, pres.; 
Fred. Sauter, treas.; D. Jones, secy. 

CALIFORNIA, MO.— Mainteau County Fair 
fcept. 18 to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 

CARROLLTON. MO.— Carroll County Fair 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. F. J. 
White Carrollton, Mo., pres.: D.-D. Betzler 
Carrollton. treas.; D. D. Thomas, secy 

C Ane H ^?„ E -in M V M r^ t PaIr Association. 
Aug. 7 to 10. Frank Haven, secy 

° to N 3L ALIA ' M °"~ Centralia Fair - Aug. 28 
COLUMBIA, MO.— Boone County Agricultural 

and Mechanical Society. July 31 to Aug 3 

t B , U ^T USS - Pres.; N. D. Robnett, secy.; wl 

J. Carter, treas. 
DEXTER. MO.— The Stoddard County Agrl 

cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 29. 190of LP 

Jeffers. secy. 
HA 4 RR ' S0 , N ^ L LE. MO.-Fair. Aug. 21 to 

•m. K. s. Wcoldndge, secy 

HOLDEN MO.— Johnson County Agricultu- 

rt^ n i d n Me 5? ani ? a Fair Association: Aug. 
7 to 10. Wm. SteUl, pres.; T. C. Horn- 
buckee, secy. •*-»*. no™ 

H A N n SV i LLJ3 ' -MO.— Fair.. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 

^- 5 r '?,. nt ' -?, res -: w - C. Malone. vice pres.; 
, C ?-.. G - rerri ». treas.; W. H. Sandison secv 
JE.FKRSON CITY, MO.-State Horse Show'. 

A m 'o. to ?• Juase w - c - Marshall, pres.; 

i;.,v- w ar ? e 'T, V ','i e prcs " : F " J " Wildbergsr, 
secy., W. A. Dallmeyer, treas. 
LA PLATA, MO.— Macon Coonry A. & M A<s- 

xiSS"? 11 -!**; 1 *- a to 24 - H - S - Se ^, pres ; 
Tbos. L. Rubey. treas.; C. C. Wood, secy 

L ^ ^SUMMIT, MO^Jackson County A. Ld 
M. Sodety. Sept. U to 14, 1900. E. S 
Browning, Lee's Summit, Mo., pres.: W H 
o 01 ^'. Lee'*,- Summit, -Mo., vice pres.; /. 
f „^i?? te ',Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 

r /rSJfiS* Jr - Lee's Summit. Mo. secy 
iSS RT I' MO -^tertownship Fair iSocia- 
i^- « Aug - a to 2i - c " M - Russell, Har- 
lem Mo., pres.; T. J. Wornall, treas. ;i C 
**- lancey, secy. 

MILAN, MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S 
Si™ oc,abon ^ Sept.- 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.- C B 
Long, secy. 

MOBERLY, MO.— Fair and Race Meetinjr 

vi^^. to 3 V - M - Tedford, secy. & 

tiX^ *' , M 0-- v ernon County Fair Associa- 
USSr v Wr / \? Aue " *■ ^OO- N. L. Win- 
™£' - N « va ^- Mo - pres -= H. M. Duck. Ne- 
Mo^'se^y 1 - trCa8 - : W " ^ ° lark ' N ^*da. 
PLATTE CITY, MO.-PIatte County A. M. & 
S. Association. Aug. 28 to 3L C. B. Cock- 
52aJ! reS ' : Form a». secy.; A. K. Jack. 

PRLVCBTON, MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug 27 to 31, 1900. Jeff.^r^£- 

Prtn^n^w 11 ' •"*•'■ PreS " : P " R - Aufrich, 
Princeton, Mo., vice pres.; Jas. A. Thomn- 

P?' ^"t^.-Mo., treas'.; Geo. Stur^on, 
PrmTe^.-M^.l'se^- 1 *"*' W " ^>™- 

ROCKPORT MO.-Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
?^ tl0 r?' K^kPort Fair. Sept. 11 to M. 
John D. Dopf, secy. 

S ^ I »^ FI A U5 '„ M °- Q,leen City Fair Asso- 
ST rHi B A S5 ^,X° ^ W. A. Dennis, secy. 

1 w ^f^ MO -Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. 

L W. F. Achelpohe, secy. 

Fa^r C n S V ^ r S }- Lonls Fair Association. 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Jos. 
A. Mnrphy, secy. . 

MO^rAIfA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone caia-asso- 
ciation. OcLl to 6. A. L. Babcl^fcTpTes ; 
H.^ W. Rowley, treas.; P.^^jO'Donneil 



NEBBASKA. 



AINSWORTH,- NEB.-Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 to 22 

SeL° ; - B Ca B rP 15^ickr^ C y. Ge ° rge MUeS ' 

?£f ler *»^ V*?* 1 *. Neb., pres.; J.' 0>Neu" 
^* V. eb - ™e pres.; Job. Green. Albion! 
>£*.. treas.; H. C. Brooks. Albion, Neb.; 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agrlcul- 
man/sec'y WliI,am s. ^eas.; B. F. Isa- 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. - September. J. H. Putolm? Cuba 
Neb-, pres.; J. D. Brayton. treas.; w. T 
Phillips, secy. 

B !! R T R £ ND vJ* EB --- Pbsl vs County Fair As- 
sociatfon. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. A. J. Sand^ 
•trom pres.; Alf. Andrews, vice pres.: C. 
-. Gibbons, secy.; R. p. Larson treas 

cuitural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900* J. o. 
Taylor. Berwyn, Neb., pres.: A. R. Humph- 
rey. Broken Bow. Neb., treas.; E. R Pu?- 
cell. Broken Bow, Neb., secy 
CLAY CENTER, NEB.-<;iay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 29. B? W 

O a, C Pb Wi ? ilian,t : se?y E ' McD ^»- «***■: 

r *?S E wi»Ji EB r PiU S ore Count > r Agricultu- 
ral Society Aug. 21 to 24.. Lee Huston, 
secy'' Steven, treas.; F. M. Floryl 

HARTINGTON, NEB -Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon, 



INDIANOLA. NEB.— Red Willow County 
Fair. Sept. U to 14. W. A. McCool, secy. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept. 
3 to 7. 1900. S. C. Bassett. Gibbon, Neb., 
pre*.: RW. Furnas. Brownville. Neb., secy.. 

MADISON, NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. U to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 
RED CLOUD. NBB.— The Red Cloud Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. J 
L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
Crabill, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G W 
5°7'„ Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers! 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

SEWARD, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. Ernest C. Holland, secy. 

STOCKVILLE. NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900 
L. H. Cheney, secy. 

T0R £' *J, BB r-I°* Count y Fair- SepL 18 
to 21. G. W. Bemis, secy. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

CONCORD, N. H.-Concord State Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Holt, George H. Moses. 
LACONIA, N. H.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. J. F. 

Harnman. 
NAS ? U . A ' N ' H.— Nashua Fair Association. 
* ?.?£*- 5 to 6 - 190 °- J - E - Tolles. pres.; M. H. 

O Grady, treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 

NEW JERSES". 

BURLINGTON, N. J.-The Burlington Coun- 
ty 1-air Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

TKENTON, N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly. Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor. Trenton. N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton-, N. J., treas.; MaWon R. 
Margerum. Trenton. N. J., secy, and ragr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 22 W 
V. McCreight. pres. and secy.; Arthur Ev- 
erltt. traaa. 

BBWTOBK. 

AFTC-N, N. Y.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 2L G. W. 
Seely, secy. 

ALBANY, N. Y.— Albany Lodge No. 49, B. P. 
o., Llks btreet Fair. July 30, 31 to Aug. 1 
to 4. Geo. Addington, pres.; E. B. Can- 
tiiie, vice pres.; Geo. H. Guardmeer, secy.; 
Chas. H. Armatge, treas.; M: J. Severence 
Jr., gen 1 mgr. 

A '« B to i '' N " Y ' _ ° rIeans Coun ty Fair. Sept. 

^ AM o N 7'. N - Y r- Aaban y County Agricul- 
J Ura i~? oc J. ety and Exposition. Sept. 10 to 
13. 1900. Robt. J. McCanley, Albany. N. Y. 
pres. ; Joseph Snyder, Altamount, N Y ' 
vice pres.; V. P. Donuo Lee, Aitamouni! 
„• JT-« secy.; Edward Becker, Altamont. 
N. Y.. treas. 

ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
Sr^" 1 ^ ^i^Z: Sep*- H to 13. 1900. E. S. 
Bartlett, Belfast, pres.; Charles Lounsbury. 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel- 
^•yN-^^ecy-: «". H. Jackson, Angelica, 

BALLSTON SPA., N. Y.-Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. iwid. 
D F. Wlmey. Ballston Spa.. N. Y., pres.; 
Walter 1. Cavert, Charlton, N. Y., treas.; 

BA^'vii' - S"" a . Birchton. N. Y., secy. .* 
,X IA - «• i.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20, 1S00. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. K. 
Brown, secy. 

BAT ?' N. Y.— Steuben County . Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shulti, 
pres. and secy. 

^n^iH" 3 * ^V Y -^ The Boonville Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. G. Cavanaeh. secv 
BRISTOL CENTER. N. Y-FaVmers^'and 

Merchants Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 

and 22. 
brookfield, n. Y.-BrooMeia Madison 
-^SJunty Agricultural Society. Sept. 17 to 20 

N. A. Crumb, secy. 
CAIRO, N. Y.— Greene County Fair. Aug. 21 

C tK DG No'r t oi. Y ec; Falr - AUS - 28 4 ° «' 

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y.-Ontarlb County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. 
C. P. Whitney. Orleans, N. Y, pres.; HwSer 

rf£S d A, vlce . T D " s -: /"»• s - Hickox. treas. 

CANTON N. Y.— St Lawrence County Agrl- 

lie W. Russell, Canton, N. Y., pres • E H 
r«nt^J* S5 nt ??' N - Y - tT ?? s - : A - T - Martyn', 
race f secy T " 8eCy - : R "• McMonagle,' 

C A 5«^? N ^r E v T ' »■?— F ^ lr - Aue ' 28 to 31 - 
28 to 31 ~ 'utnam County Fair. Aug. 

CHATHAM, N. Y.-Columbia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. G. McClel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y.-Oobleskill Agricultural 

Cobleskill, N. Y., pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar 
SM^SH' S" 2" vice prcs - : s - C. Shamir: 
leek 11 1. N. T.. secv. 

COOPERSTOWN. N. Y.-Otsego County Ag. 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20 

CORTLAND. N. Y.-Cortland County AbtI- 
cultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Frank 
H. Sears, pres.; C. T. Brown, treas.; W J 
Greenman, secy. 

CUBA, NY.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. 

D ?V?« N i Y -- D el a .w ar l Count y Falr - Sept. 
4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, Becy. 



DRYDEN, N. Y.-Dryden ABrlcultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. S. G. Dupton 
Dryden, N. Y., pres.; Geo. Cole, Dryden. 
N. Y-. vice pres.: D. T. Wbeeler, Dryden! 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. Wilson, Dryden. N. Y. 
secy. ' 

DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association 
Oct. 2 to 4. ■ 

ELLENVILLE, N. Y.— Ulster County Fair 
Sept. 4 to 6. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Ohinnlng County Fair. Sent. 

3 to 7, 1900. Geo, McCann. seey. 
FONDA, N. Y.— Montgomery County Fair 

Sept. 10 to 13. 

FRANKLINVILLE. N. Y— Franklinville Ag- 
ricultural and Driving Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to 31. 

FT. EDWARD. N. Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres • 
W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 

GREEN, N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. 

GOUVENEUR, N. Y.— Gduveneur Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 

Hamburg, N. Y.— Erie County Agricultural 
Society. Sept II to 14, 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor, Lawtons, N. Y., pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott. Armor. N. Y., treas.; G. P. Dick 
Hambure. N. Y.. secy. 

HERKIMER, N. Y.— Herkimer County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. - 

HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Homellsvllle Fair. 
Aue. 27 to 31. 1900. M. L. Gilford secy. 

HUDSON, N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning.' secy. 

ITHACA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. Sept 
U to 15, a900. • . 



THE BILLBOARD 




BALLOONS BALLOONS 

Gas, Hochet or Whistling. 

WE__HAVE ALL FRESH STOCK. 

Ouu gas Balloons are made 
of the best French rubber in three 
colors, red, blue and grean, and 
linnate lull size, warranted best 
[quality 4-piecc rubber. 

No- Per Gross 

a60. Assorted colors ...$ 3 75 

a65. Assorted colors , 4 00 

1. White Rattan Switches 40 

00. Fancy covered whips, l so 

WHISTLING BALLOONS. 
Gross in Box. 
So. Per Gross 

45. Assorted colors_...$ 2 00 
55. Assorted colors... S 25 
CD. Assorted colors... 2 75 

58. McGinty 3 25 

ICO. Serpents 3 25 

We also carry full linos of 
Walking Canes, Cheap Jewelry, 
Pocket Knives, Pickout Prizes, 
etc. and make op selected lots for J5, $10, $20 and! 
up. Catalogue mailed on application. 

COE, YQ3VXil3 «s CO., 
6'tb; and St. Charles St., ST. LOUIS, MO. 

flTTRneTIONS. 

MONTGOMERY FREE STREET FAIR, 

OCTOBER 15 TO 20. 1900. 

The Street Fair here lait year was said bv all 
to be the biegest money-maker in the South. 
Percentage attractions and first-class Midway 
and Animal Shows can address 

L. L. GILBERT, Sec'y. Montgomery, Ala. 

SECOND ANNUAL 

Free Street Fair 

SALINA, KAS. 

September 24th to 29th, incl. 

Reputation made last year will be sustained. 

The Greatest Stri-et Fair in Kansas. 

For Privileges address Chairman of Committee 

E. W. OBER. 

SALINA. KAS. 

CARNIVAL and FALL FESTIVAL 

SECOND YEAR. 
Want High-Class Vaudeville and rtldway 
Attractions for week, October i to 6. Piiv- 
ileges of all kinds to let. Last year's attend- 
ance 100,000. Address : 

H C. LOCK WOOD, Sec'y. 
Wichita, Kan. 



THE BIG FOUR FAIR ASSOCIATION 

Invite the attention of all operators of straight 
percentage games, proprietors of clean shows 
under tent, vendors of pen nuts, candy, balloons 
and such other wares as are usually displayed 
at fairs, owners of cane racks, striking machines 
and every variety of amusement of the same 
order, to the fact that the same will be per- 
mitted at our fair this year. Write the Secre- 
tary for the price of privileges, which are 
reasonable.' C. H. WASHBURN, Sec'y., 

Belle Plaiue, Iowa. 



PRIZE MEDALS 



CUPS, PINS, TROPHIES.etc. 

Designs free on receipt of particulars 
JOHN HARRIOTT, 

3 Winter Street, BOSTON, MASS. 



JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. James 
I. Younglove, Johnstown. N. Y., prea.; Wm. 
T. liriggs. Johnstown. N. Y.. vice pres.; 
Henry W.. Potter, Johnstown, N. Y., treas.; 
Eugene Moore. Johnstown. N. Y., secy. 

LJTTIiB VA'ldjEY, N. Y.— Cattarangus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept, 3 to 6, 1900. 
J. H. Wilson, secy. 

LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 22. Ruthven 
Kill. Orangeport, N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
oils, 45 Main St. Lockport, N. Y.. secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 

LuWViliLB, N. T.— Lewis County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. bept. 11 to 14. W. S. 
Windecker. secy. 

LYONS, N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 
13 to 15. K. W. Weeks, pres.; B. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.; N. D. Lapham, secy. 

MALONE, N. Y. — Franklin County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon, sect. 

MAHGAUETV1LLE, N. Y.— Catskill Moun- 
tain Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 

MlunLM'OWN, N. Y. — orange County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

Mlrvi^OLiA, N. V. — Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept. 25 to 29. 

MOiVi'lClSLLO, N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 3i. 
MOKK1S, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct. 2 to 4, 1900. T. O. Duroe, New Lisbon. 
Is. Y., prea.; u. 1. Lawrence, Morns, N. 1'.. 
treas.: D. C. Wlnton. Morris. N. Y.. secy. 
NAPLES, N. Y.— Union Agricultural Society. 

Sept. IS to 20. 
NASSAU, N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept. 11 t» 
14. W. D. Barnes. Bramard, N. Y.. pres., 
Dehner Lynd, secy. ; C. E. Huested. treas. 
NEWARK, N. Y. — Warrensburg Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

NEWARK VALLEY, N. Y.— Northern Tioga 

Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Chas. 

H. Barnes, pres.; G. E. Purple, secy.; B. F. 

Belden, Richford, N. Y.. treas. 

New ciTY, N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 

tr.al Association. Sept. 4 to 7. 
OGDENSBURG, N. Y.— Oswegatchie Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 1 to 6. James E. 
Kelly, pres. 
ONEONTA, N. Y. — Oneonta Union Society. 

Sept. 24 to 26. 
MORRIS, N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 4. 
OSWEGO PALLS. N. Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. 
W. W. Loomis, Oswego, N. Y., pres.; Ho- 
ward Quirk, Fulton, N. Y., treas.; Fred'k. 
G. Spencer, Fulton, N. Y.. secy. 
OWEGO, N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept. 4 

to S. 1900. James Armstrong, secy. 
PaLMYRA. N. *. —Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 
PENN YAN, N. Y.— Y'ates County Fair. Sept. 

19 to 21. 
PEURY. N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 

Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 
PLATTSUUKU. N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
POTTERSVILLE, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. E. 
BentdiCt, Schrcon Lake, N. Y"., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chestertown, N. \\, Vice 
pres. ; James A. Skiff, Pottersville, N. Y., 
secy.: F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y\, 
treas. 
POiTsUAM. N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 18-21. Mefnt 
A heeler, rottadam. N. Y., pres.; B, T. 
Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y.. vice pres.; 11. E. 
Thompson. Pottsdam, N. Y., treas.; H. S. 
Wilson. Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. R. 
Smith. Pottsdam, N. Y., mgr. 
POUUHKEEPSIE, N. Y.— Dutchess County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. R. W. 
RiveB, New Hamburg, pres.; A. B. Gray, 
Poughkeepste, treas.; J. M. Booth, Pough- 
IteepHl*. itt«cy. 
PUATTSV1LLE. N. Y.— Prattsvllle A. & »• 
Association. SepL 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson, 
secy. 
REED CORNERS. N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 
R1UUF1UL.U SPR1NUS, «. Y.— Richfield 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 
iS. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockwaj. 
treas.; Fred. Brouner, RlchQeld, N. Y., secy. 
SIVERHEAD. L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. Capt. 
William, P. Dayton. 
ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secv.; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 
ROME, N. Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

to 28. 
BANDY CREEK. N. Y.— S. C. R. O. & B. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. John 
K. Allen, pres.; H. Louis Wallan, secy.; . 
George T. Smith, treas. 
SANDY HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther. secy. 
SCHOHARIE, N. Y— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. " 
Kingsley, secy. 
SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown-rfgricul 

tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. jr 
SIDNEY. N. Y.-Fa!r. Sept. if to 13. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y.— New York State Fair. 
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Timothy L. Woodruff, 
llrooklyn, pres.; W. Judson, Smith, treas.; 
„ -'ns- B- Docharty, Albany, secy. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair, 
uct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
pros.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 
TROUPSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. B. 
-iRl.. fv. South Troupsburg, secy. 

T Sw££' NS !H? G '. N " Y.-Union Agricultural 
society. SepU 4 to 7> 1900 j Howe 

Trunmnsburg. N. Y.. pres.; J. G. Conde, 
Trumansburg. N. Y., vice pres.; H. A. 

^ffcJ rrum ? n8t>ur « t ' N - Y - '«*»•: Myron 
Boardnmn TrumaiiBbUTg. N. Y., secy.; S. 

, 'V-S^i 18 - TrtimaJiBburg. N. Y.. mar 
etv N °r^-t "S- Y C-Ve«on Agricultural Socl- 

WALTrSS'- m a !J d 4 ^ h A. Griswold. secy. 
tVirM £,'„i N .- Y --°elaware Valley Agricul- 
E 111. wr? ty - J e &- * to 7 - 19( »- Wesley 
trll% . V i?r U ^ n • M- J- P™ 8 -: w - A - Shepard. 

w ;™ I a »: W. L. Gladstone, secy. v , 

Se?t H 'to 13 w * omln 8 County Fair. 



WATERLOO, N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. " 

WATERTOWN, N." Y.— Jefferson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes Zimmerman, Brownville, pres.; Chas. K 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels. 
Watertown, secy. 

WELLSVILLE, N. Y.-Wellsville Fair Asso- 
eiatloi. Aug. 20 to 24. D. C. Ackerman, 
pres.; John McEwen, treas.; J. B. Jones, 
mgr.: C. S. Karley, secy. 

WEST PHOENIX. N, Y.— Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres • N A 
HugheB, Phoenix. N. Y., treas.; Jas. A. Pea- 
dergast. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy. 

WESTPORT. N. Y.-Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker, 

£ om ? e *i!, i N - T -' pres -: •*- J - Daniels, treas.; 
C. K. Stevens, secy. 

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.-Fair. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee. 
treas.; E. B. Long. secy. 

WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.-Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. P. 
M. Brown, Wnitneys Point, N. Y., pres.; 
C. N. Dunham, Castle Creek, N. Y., vice 
pres.: P. IL Landers. Whitneys Point, N. 
Y.. treas.; F. E. Allen. Whitneys Point N. 
Y., secy.; F. E. Allen. Whitney's Point, 
«. Y.. mgr. 

BOETH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence. ■Secy, 
and treas. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27. 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres ; 
C. B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



»1NST0N-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 30 to 
NOT. I. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. E. Webb. 

™"„TT * nrt weT '- Tnos - Moslin. treas. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Colored Fair 
Piedmont Park. Aug. 20 to 25. J. G. Lattie, 
pres.; John S. Fitts, secy.; John H. John- 
son, mgr. 

OHIO. 

ADA, O.— The Ada Trl-County Fair Co. Aug. 

2» u> 31, 1900. Henry Young, Ada. O., pres - 

M. C. Painter. Ada, O., vice pres.; s. W. 

Nixon. Ada, O., treas.; Agnew Welsh. Ada. 

■J., secy. 
AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 

bociety. Oct. 2 to 5. o. C. Stanford. 

X?h t0n 'TT -.' pres - : G - W - Brewster, treaa.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 
ASHLAND, O.— Ashland County Fair. Sept. 

A T"5 N ^, Ovr-Athens County Fair. Sept 25 
to 27. C. H. Porter, secy. 

BELLEFONTA1NE, O.— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. 
*»ae C. Miller, Bellefontalne. O.. pres.- 
tfann L. Makemson. Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
1%. K. Niven, Bellefontalne. O., treas.; E. 

Ds-D^.A f:,, ^ mB 2r ,,,n - BeJIefontaine. O.. secy. 

BEREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover. 

n , T> Pr «;l» W T. J - Poots ' s "<">svi«e, treas.; 
O. R. Stone, Berea, secy. 

BEVERLY. O.— Tn-County Fair. Aug. 30 
and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 

BOSTON, lOwensville P. O.j, O.— Clermont 
County Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
-900. John C. Shaw, Nice, O., pres.; J O 
Rapp. Owensvllle, O., treaa.; John Rowan! 
Blowville, O.. secy. 

BOWLING GKEEN, O.— Wood County Fair 

„ SePt- 25 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 

BUCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael. 
pres.: G. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck, treas. 

BURTON, O.-Geauga County Fair! SepL i 
to 7. P. W. Parmelee. secy. 

CADIZ. ().— Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct, 2tt> 4, 1900. A. T. Elliot. 
Shortcreek. O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale. O.. vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton. Cadiz. 
O.. treas.; J. G. Milliken, Cadiz. O., secy. 
J. G. Milliken. mgr. * ' 

CALDWELL, O.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 2S to 30. I. B. PhilllBS. secv. 

CANAL DOVER, O— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair & Semi-Centennial for 1900. 
Sept. 11, 12, 13 and 14. 1900. H. W. Streb. 
secy. • 

CANFIELD, O.— Mahoning County Fair 
Sept. 25. to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
secy. 

CANTON. O.— Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 

CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 

_<lr., pres.; C. A. Tafe, aecy.; T. J. Salts- 

, man, treas. 

CARTHAGE, 0.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 14 to 18, 1900. Jas. 
L. Obison, Carthage, O., pres.; D. R. Her- 
rjek. Sta. F.. Cincinnati, O., vice pres.; E. 
H. Huffman. Sharonville, O.. treas.; D. S. 
SsjOTDson, Silverton. O.. secy. 

CBLINA. O.— Mercer County Fair. Aug. 20 
to 24. 1900. C. W. Halfhlll. Mercer. O.. 



CHAGRIN FALLS, O— East Cuyahoga Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. Tryon Batly, Chagrin Falls, 
secy. * 

CH1LLICOTHE. O.— Ross County Fair. Auk 
7 to 10. Addison P. Minshall, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to 
29. E. T. Zlegler. Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati. General mgr. 

CLARKSVILLE, O.— Pioneer" Association. 
Second week in August. Warren Brady, 
pres.; Mrs. Vera A. Klmbrough, secy.: W 
J. Reeder, treas. 

COLUMBUS. O.-OWo State Fair. Sept. 3 to 
7. 1900. H. S. Greines, Portsmouth, O. 
pres.; J. S. Stuckey, Van Wert, O., vice 
pres.: L. G. Ely. West Unity, O., treaa.: 
W. W. Miller. Columbua. O.. secyl 

COSHOCTON. O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. 1 p 
Darling, Nellie, O., pres.; B, Boyd, Coshoc- 
ton, secjr. 



DAYTON, O.— Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. 

DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair 
Sept. 25 to 28. w. S. Pollock, secy. 

Ea'ioN, O.— Preble County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 17 to 21. 1900. irank Mitchell, 
Eaton. O.. pres.; John J. Kaylor. Eaton. 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, O., 
treas.; Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O., secy. 

ELYR1A, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 
• FINDLAY, 0.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society. SepL 18 to 22. 1900. Henry Snyder, 
pres.; JacoD Stark, treas.; Wm. Demiand. 
secy. 

FREMONT, O.— Sandusky County Fair. OcL 
2 to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 

FULTON, O.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 

GALLIPOLIS, O.— Gallia County Fair. Auk 
28 to 31. G. A. Little, secy. 

GEORGETOWN, O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 6. J. w. Hedrick, Russelville. 

secy. • 

GREENVILLE, O— The Darke County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. J. 
M. Brown. De Lisle. O., pres.; L. N. Reed, 
Gettysburg, O.. vice pres.; Ed. Amnion, 
Gordon. O.. treas.; T. C. Manet. Greenville. 
O.. secy. 
GROVE CITY, O.— Grove City Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 22 to 24, 1900. A. L. Nichols, 
£,1 ove „ clty " °- P«s.; T. P. Barber, Grove 
£. y> X- vice P r es.; Chas. A. White, Grove 
City, O.. treas.; Geo.T. Darnell, Grove City. 
O., secy. ' 

HAMILTON, O— Fiftieth Annual. Golden 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
_ to 5. 1900. W. A. Shafor. secy. 

HICKSVILLE. O.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28 F 
M. Birdsall, secy. 

JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Fair. 

xr£x&,iB *R ^ Cnas - c - Babcock, secy. 

KENTON, O.— Hardin County Fair. Aue Zt 
to 24. W. M. Cooney, secy. B 

KINSMAN, O.— Kinsman Stock and Agricul- 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31, 1900. H. jTWard. 
Ptes.; H. J. Fobes. secy. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct 

TV&&xA?i W - X" McClenaghan. secy. 

LEBANON, O.— Warren County Fair AbsocI- 
a . t " m --„ SeDt - 18 to 21 - Huse Bone, pres.: 
trlas. Carey ' Secy -" P * M - Cunningham, 

LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 
T. B. Bowersock, secy. 

LISBON, O. — Columbiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes 
Salem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease. Salem. O.. 
vice pres.; B. Y. Brown, Gavers, O., treas.; 
E. F. Moore, Lisbon, O- seey. 

LONDON. O.— Madison County Fair. Auk. 
28 to 31. E. B. Pancake, secy. 

LUCASVILLE, O.— Lucasvllle First Annual 

uTSioV^Vf: 7 to 9 - A - Crain, secy. 

MANSFIELD. O.— Richland County Fair 
sept M to 15 (Inclusive). Jerry Needham. 
m- ?L in ?J on ' °- P rea -: W. H. Gilford, Mans- 
field, O., secy. 

MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
18 to 21 R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff, v.ce 
pres.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. McCon- 
neli, treas. 

MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sent. 25 
to 28. J. E. Waddeil, secy. 

Marysville, 0.— Union county Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 6. 1900. John C. 
Klntner, Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge. New California. O., vice pres.; C S 
Chapman, Marysville, O.. treas.: M. "m! 

«,TSE!Sft- Marysville. O.. secy. 

MAYSVILLE, O.— Union County Fair. Oct 
* to B. W. M. Titaworth. secy. 

M'CONNELSVlLLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. 

»!£&.i *° *- p - H - Tannehill, secy. 

M ;P?i A " P-— Medina County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford. Se- 
ville, O., pres.; C. E. Hoover, treas.; Hiram 
Gooawln, secy. ^^ 

MONTPELIER, O.— Fair. Sept U to 14 C 

..S- ^t 18 ' P res -: C. C. Lattanner. secy. 

MT. G1LEAD. O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct 
I to 5. O. J. Miller, secy. 

MT. JOY, O.— Scioto County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. 29 to 31. D. T. Blackburn. 

S u1 i en ;, ,V pres - ; w - •*- McGeorge, secy.; 
W. A. McGeorge. treas. 

NAPOLEON. O.— Napoleon County Fair Oo. 
Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Henry Lange, pres.; John 
Wilson, treas.; W. N. Tubbs. secy. 

NEWARK, o.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wilken Run, pres.; A. J. Crllly. treas.: J. 
M. Kitrtnor. n~«*v 

NEW BREMEN, O.— New Bremen Tri-Coun- 
*y **** Aug. 14 to 17. Henry Hellbusch, 
pres.; Fred. Wiemeyer, secy.; Wm. Nieter. 
treas. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA. O.— Elks' Ohio State 
Reunion. Art and Industrial Exhibition. 
Aug.. 6 to U. E. F. Schoch, secy. 
OHIO VALLEY* FAIR CIRCUIT— Lancaster, 
O.. July 24 to 27: Columbus. O.. July 30 to 
Aug. 3; Chillicothe, O., Aug. 7 to 10; Wash- 
ington C. H., O., Aug. 14 to 17. 

OTTAWA, O.-Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dles. pres.; J. S. Stuckey, secy. 

OTTOKEE. 0.— Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 18 to 21. 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer, Wauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose, O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake. Wau- 
seon, O., treas.; Thos. Mlkesell. Wauseon. 
O.. secy. ■ 

PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 21. Lafayette Paul- 
US. Brlceton, O.. pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.: W. H. Yant treas. 

POMEROY, O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept 18 
to 21. p. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy.; John McQuigg, treas. 

PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hyde, treas. ; J. H. M. Richie, secy. 

PORT UNION,' O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sent 
18 to 20. J. H. McRichle. secy. 

RAVENNA, O.—Portaga County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. Lafayette Smith, secy. 

RICHWOOD. O.— Richwocd Tri-County Fair 
Co. Oct 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.: 

.SS^SS Smith, treas.: C. H. Huffman, secy! 

RIPLEY. O.-Rlpley Fair Co. Aug. 21 to It 
Thos. Buchanan, Jr.. pres.; L. H. Williams, 
seey.; Capt E. T. Kirker. treas. 

ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair. 
Sept 18 to SL. J. W. Shaver. Pomeroy, 



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SANDUSKY, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 14. John T. Mack. secy. 

SARAHSVTLLK, O.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 

SIDNEY. O. — Shelby County Agricultural In- 
stitute. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. J. K. Russell, re- 
ceiver. 

SMITHFIELD, O.— Jefferson County * Fair. 
Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Baryar, pres.; 
C. McKinney, treas.; J. Hay en, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. 0.-<3Iark County Fair. AUJ. 
21 to 24. J. S. Bird, secy. 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O.— Belmont County 
Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. T. C. Ayres, secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. 16 
to 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A. 
Klahn, treas.; P. K. Gnibb, secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— The Toledo Exposition Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 31. W. B. Geroe, pres.; 
C. K. Brand, treas.; T. B. Tucker, secy. 

TROY, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept. 24 to 
28. W. I. Tenney. secy. 

TIPPER SANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. is to zi. C. u. 
Hare, pres.; Oscar Billhardt, seey.; W. J. 
- Lowry, treas. 

UKBANA, O.— Champaign County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 14 to 17. C. H. Ganaon, 
pres.; J. W. Crowl, secy.; H- P. Wilson, 
treas. 

VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. O. D. Swartout, secy. 

WARREN, O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept. 
4 to 6- . Jas. I*. Kennedy, secy. 

WAiPAKON'KT A. O-— Augioizo Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. 1900. L. H. Stuva, St. 
Mary's, O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 
Hampshire. O., vice- pres.; T. E. Bowsher. 
Buskland, O., trees.; A. E. SohaHer, Wapa- 
knneta, O., secy. *■ 

WaUSEON, O.— 1-air. Sept. 18 to EL 

WASHINGTON. O.— Guernsey County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. H. D. McCullock, secy. 

WASHINGTON C. H., O.— Fayette County 
Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. N. B. Hall, secy. 

WEST UNION. O.— Adams County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept- 11 to 14, 1900. W. 9. 
Klncald, West Union. O.. pres.; H. W. 
Dickinson. West Union, O., treas.; T. W. 
Ellison. West Union. O., secy. 

WOODFIEL.D, O. — Monroe County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6. 1900. W. C. 
Mooney, Woodsfield. O., pres.; W. C. Moon- 
ey. Woodsfield, O-, treas.;* G. P. Dorr. 
Woodsfield. O.. secy. 

WOOSTER, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. I. N. Kinney, sscy. 

XEN1A, O.— Green County Fair. Aug- 7 to 
10. R. R. Grieve, secy. 

ZANESVILLE. O.— Muskingum County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. J. T. Roberts, White Cot- 
tage, secy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

BNID. OKL&. — Garfield County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 14 to 17, 1900. R. Messall. Enid. 
Okia., pres.; H. H. Watkins. Enid. Okia.. 
treas. i S. H. Allen. Enid. Okia., secy. 



OBEGOJT. 

MARSHFIELD, ORE.— Second Southern 
Oregon District Fair. Aug. 28. H. W. 
Miller. Roseburg, Ore., secy. 

SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 
22. W- H. Wehrung, Hillsboro, pres.; A- 
Bush, Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

(rsVS AI«DENTOWN, FA.— The Great Allentown 
P>\m Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Hon. Jeremiah 
'•* ■■* Roth, Allentown, Pa., pres.; Robt. R. Bit- 
ter, Eckerts, Pa., vice pres.; A. W_ De 
Long. Allentown. Pa., treas.; W. K. Mohr, 
secy, and; mgr. 
BEDFORD, FA.— Bedford County Agricnl- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Corll. treas.; William VI. 
Eichoitz. secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 
pi.Tr hi MMti-.M 1-A-— Penna Sam Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. J. Walter Ixrvett, 
Roblehem. Pa., pres.: M. C. Fetter. Beth- 
il' r ittmrn. Pa., vice pres.; Geo. H. Young. 
Bethlehem, Pa., trees.; H. A. Groman, 
Bectdehem. Pa., secy. 
fXOOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
li- £ Oct. 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 
»•£ BURGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-flKh Annual 
I Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 
Ct"+" X to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
et^ ^ Stevenson, secy.; W. B. T.tnn, treas. 

" BUTLER. PA.— Fair. Sept- 4 to 7. 
:v,* CAMBRIDGE. PA.— Cambridge Fair. Aug. 
'I. 28 to XL Albert S. Faber. Cambridge 
''* Snrinea. aecT. 

Associa- 
Lewis, pres.; 
S. E. Bullock, treas.; C. D. Derrah, secy. 
CARMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair. 
Oct 3 and 4. 
Jlii. CARROLTON, PA-^-Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 
lrifc CLARION. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. a. S. 
uij. Lauablin. aaer- 

. t CLEARFIELD, PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
3«,r OONNBAUTVTLIiE, PA.— Oonneantvllle Fair 
]|^ Association. Sept. 4 to 6, 1900. Mr. L. D. 
Corey, vice pres. 
i A DAYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
IiTjj cbanical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. W. 
ilr C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, secy.; C. 
_ «'if W. Ellenberger. treas. 
«:it EBENSBURG. PA.— The Ebensburg Agricul- 



l ' 14. iA va *1- JUVtffb O. f»U«3f. \J* 

: , U Springs, secy. 

ijifc CANTON. PA.— Union Agricultural 
• Js tion. Sept. 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewi 



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tic. Sharbaugh. secy. 

FORKSVILLE, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. O. 
X:g N. Molyneaux, Millview, Pa., secy. 

HANOVER, PA*— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 25 to 28. R- M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 
HARFORD, PA.— Harford Fair. Sept. 26 and 
Ft* 27. E. B. Jones, secy. 

■:•* HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA-— Blair Co. Agricul- 
jtp tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. Frank 
G-'fA H. Fay. secy. 

>"«• HOOKSTOWN. "PA.— Mlllcreek Valley Agrl- 
';|o>»altaral Association. Aug. 21 to 23. . H. W. 
'jar Nelson, pres.; H. C. Seepcr, treas.; R. M. 
jt;|5 Swaney, secy. 

HD G BE SVILLE. PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
Ittk era* Cluh. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Theodore A. 
"irtjK Boom, HuKDesville. Pa.," pres.; Hon. Peter 
V. Reed. Hugneeville, Pa-, treas.; A. C Henry, 
■- ! Hngheanrille. Pa., secy. 



INDIANA, PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. U to 14. M. F. Jamison, 
pres.; David Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafon, 
treas.; Hon. H. J. Thompson. Marion Cen- 
ter, Pa., privilege mgr. 

KITTANN1NG, PaI— Kittannlng Fair Asso- 
ciation, Seventh Annual Exhibit. Aug. 28 
to 31. Dr. R. P. Marshall, pres.; W. J. 
Sturgeon, treas.; T. McConnell, secy.; M. J. 
Linnon, supt. of privileges. 

KUTZTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. J. 
B. Essen, secy. 

LEBANON. PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair ' 
Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert, 
pres.; Wm. B. Means, M.D., secy.; J. K. 
Funck, treas. 

LEBANON, PA.— Mt. Gretna Agricultural, 
Mechanical and Industrial Exposition. Aug. 
20 to 24. J. H. Redsecker, pres.; I. M. 
Runer, secy.; H. W. Siegrist, treas. 

LEHl»HTON, PA.— The Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. Henry 
Miller. LeUghton, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man. Lehigbton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower. 
Lehigiiion, Pa., secy, and mgr. 

LEW1BBURG," PA.— Union County Agricul- - 
tural Socity. Sept 25 to 28. C. Willard 
Oldt, Bucknell, Pa., secy. 

MANSFIELD, PA.— 'Mansfield Fair. Sept. 25 
to X8, UOO. W. P. Austin, Mansfield, Pa,, 



Mcdonald, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 15 to 17. J. C. Rog- 
ers, pres. ; W. S. Liockhart, secy. ; B. L>. 
Ttllinghast, treas. 

MERCER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 

aiUiuft, iflA. — muluu «<ur. Oct. 2 to 5, 
una. Edwin Paul. Mi.ton, Fa., secy. 

NAZARETH, PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 6. F. F. Ger- 
net, pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier. treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept 27 to 29. 

PUNXSUTAWNEY. PA.— ^"air. Aug. 21 to 24. 
P. O. Freas, secy. 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres. ; 
Cyrus T. Fox, secy.; Milford N. Hitter, 

STONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4, 1900. J. J. Blatt, 
Sandy Lake, Pa., pres.; R. P. Cann, treas.; 
G. H. Fowler, secy. 
STROUDSBUKG, PA.— Monroe County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
bar, secy. 

TOWANDA. PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. E. J. 
Avers, Towanda, Pa., pres.; W. T. Horton, 
Tewanda, Pa., treas.; Bend. Kuykeodall. 
Towanda, Pa., secy. 

TROY, FA.— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept 
11 to 14. B. A. Long, pres.: E. E. VanDyne, 
treas. ; C. L. Fellows, secy. 

UNTONTOWN, PA. — Fair. Sept 4 to 7. 

WALLSVILLE, PA.— Maitlahd Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. W. C. Smith. Dalton. Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, PA.— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. 3ept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.; J. S. Forsythe, secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson, treas. 

WATTSBURG,. PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 6. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
E Gross, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 

WAYNESBURG, PA.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

WESTFIELD, PA.— Westfleld Fair. Sept IX 
to 15. 1900. Frank Strang, secy. 

WEST PITTSDON. PA.— Luzerne Fair Asso- 
ciation. -Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. A. O. Farn- 
-tmm. Ptttston. Pa., pres.: W. T. McCabe. 
Pittston, Pa., treas.; Jno. A. Wood, Old 
Forge, Pa., secy. 

YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Woir, 
Fa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin, 
««cj . 

YOUNGWOOD, PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher, MtPleasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker. Greensburg, Ea., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
«er. Greensburg, Pa., secy. 

EHODE ISLAND. 

RIVER POINT. R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CABOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. ,Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

WALHALLA, S. C— Seml-Centennial Cele- 
bration. Aug. 16 to 18, 1900. Jas. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

SOTJT 3 DAKOTA. 

YANKTON, S. D.— State Board of Agricul- 
• ture Fair. Sept 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.; Walter B. Dean, secy.; J. E. 
Piatt, treas. 

TBNNFSSKB. 

WATERTOWN. TENN-— Wilson County Fair 
Association. Sept. 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donirell, Lebanon, Tenn., pres.; J. H. Da- 
vis, sr., Statesville, Tenn., trees.; Caesar 
Thomas. Watertpwn. Tenn.. secy. 

TEXAS. 

ABILENE, TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas.; J. H. Pickens, secy. 

CLEBORUNE, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. 
S. E. Moss, secy. . 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct 14, 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas, Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith, Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adone, Dallas, Tex., 
trean. 

DENISON, TEX— Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Falrey. secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept 20 to 24. L. Hagen, secy. 






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JACKSBOUO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
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Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marques Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas. ; Dr. E. O. Boggs, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovics P. Brown, San Antonio, preB.; . 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct S to 5. L. D. Heaton, pres. ; 
Theo. Buhler. treas.: L. N. Hofer. secy. 

TJTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 1 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. 

BARTON, VT. — Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. - Sept 11 to 13. H. H. Somers, Tras- 
burgh, Vt, pres.; O. D. Owen, treas.; D. D. 
Bean. secy. 

RUTLAND, VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce. Clarendon. Vt, Becy. 

WATERBURY, VT.— Wlnooski Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 13. 1900. G. 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. S. 
Eaton, secy. 

VIBGINIA. 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Fair week of Oct. 8. 
W. G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington, 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FKBUUKIOKSBURG. VA. — Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
26 to £7, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg. 
Va., pres.; S. J. Quhm. Fredericksburg. 
Va., treas. and secy. 

WINCHESTER, VA.— The Shenandoah Val- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept, 19 to 22, 
1900. Charles Rouss, N. Y. City, pres.; E. 
G. Hollis. Winchester, secy.; Clark H. Pur- 
cell. Frederick, treas. 



WASHINGTON. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinton State 
Fair. Sept 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, secy.; 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

SPOKANE. WASH.— Exposition and Fruit 
Fair. Dee. 2 to 16. W. E. Hawley, secy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct. 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

WEST VIBGINIA. 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 
Frank R. Moore, secy. 

MIDDLBBOURNE. W. VA.— The Tyler Coun- 

. ty Exposition and Fair Association. Aug. 
28 to 31. 1900. M. H. Steal ey, pres.; C. B. 
Riagle. secy. 

NEW MARTINSVILLE. W. VA.— Wetzel 
County Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Justus Eakin, pres.; R. E. McEldouney, 
secy.: S. J. Williams, treas. 

POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association, Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres. : 
Art L. Cottrill, secy, and treas. 

SHEPHERDSTOWN, W. VA. — Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. S. 
Reynolds, pres.; G. T. Licklidir, treas.; R. 
S. M. Hoffman, secy. 

WALTON, W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sent 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 

WHEELING. W. VA West Virginia Expo- 
sition and State Fair. Sept U to 14, UOO. 
Geo. Hook. 

WISCONSIN. 

- AMHERST. WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. U to 14. G. W. Smith, 
ores.; A. J. Smith, secy.; J. C. Webster, 
treas. 

ANTIGO. WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. Fred. 
Hayssen. 

ARCADIA, WIS.— Arcadia. Agricultural and' 
Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N. 
Lehrbach, pres.; George Schmidt, treas.; 
George Mathys, sscy. 



BARABOO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S. 
A. Pelton, Reedsburg. 

B Wiii'i IN ' WIS— Fair - O 01 - * *» *• C. M. 

BEAVER DAM, WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept 24to 28. 1900. W. A. Van 
Brant, Horican, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace, 
*x>x Lara. Wis., vice pres.; C. W. Harvey. 
»£»?« _*»*"•; «*y.; H. 11. Drak, Beaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 

BLOOMINGTON, WIS.— Blakes Prairie Agn- 
cultural Society. Sept 6 to 7, 1900. C. W. 
Stone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, secy. • 

BOSCOBEL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F. C 
. Muffiey. 

CEDARBURG. WIS.— OzauUe County Agri- 
S UItu JJ al , Societ y- Se P*- 17 K> 19. 1900. Wm. 
H. Rintieman, pres.; l. E. Schroeder. 
treas.; J. Dietrich, secy. "' 

CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS.-Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept 11 to 14. J R 

f?£7" ,?FH *k, s - BaHe y« seCF -: w. w! 

Flinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. 

D ^ J °, J!: ^ 1Ia ' ,ii ' Wi8.-*air. Sept 18 to 21. 
w. j. Davey. 

DURAND, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. ET J. Ryan, 
pres.; W. B. Smith, treas.; J. Dorwin secv 

ELKHORN. WIS.-.Walworth Col'ty ' AgtT: 
cultural Society. Sept 18 to 2L wf.H. AI- 
drlch. «)res.: G. L. Harrlnston secv 

KVAN^yiLLE. WIS—The Bvansvflle Rock 
,- A Ki c,,IturBl Association Fair. Sept 4 
to 7. 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo L. 
Pullen. treas.; F. Springer secv 

FRIENDSHIP.' WIS.-A& County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept F M Fil- 

S DS, = A i kdaIe W WiB - P res -= k- N .Morse, 
Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B ne> 
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GALSsviLLE, Wis— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 

A. A. Arnold. ~ 
GttANTSBURG, WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 28. 

And. A. Anderson. 
GREEN BAT, WIS— Fair. Sept. 3 to !. A. 

SpuEler, secy. 
HILLSBORO, WIS— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. A. 

ft. Jones. 
hqRtonviLLb,.' Wis.— Fair, sept 25 to 

ft. H. T. Buck. 
HUDSON, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. M. 

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JEFFERSON, WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 6. J. 

h. Kearney. 
LANCASTER, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 

G. B. Wheeler. 
LODI. WIS.— Fair. Sept U to IS. A. H. 

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MADISON. WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 th tL. Eu- 
gene Shepard. 
MANITOWOC, WIS.— Manitowoc County 

Fair. Sept S to 8. Edw. Schaffland, secy. 
MAUSTON. WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. U. 

H. Ely. Mauston. 
MENOMONEE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

R. W. Crank, Louisville. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS— State Fair. Sept. 10 to 

14. John M. True, Madison. 
MINERAL POINT, WIS. — Souttrtrestern 

Wisconsin Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. 

Titos. Bracken, vice pres.; Philip Allen, 

treas.: W. H. Bennett, secy. 
MONROE. WIS.— Fair. Sept 6 to 8. B. G. 

Treat 
NE1LLSVILLE, WIS.— Clark County Agrlcul- 

tufal Society. Sept. 11 to 14. IS. D. Web- 

§ eh, .pres.; G. L. Redmond, tfeas.; H. il. 
fe'ati. sGcy. . __ - 

NEW LONDON, WtS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept & 
to 28, 1900. A. Rblbff, pfe».; fi. B. RattttH. 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.— Fair. Sep*. i» th 
^tt. O. J. Williams, .pres.; J. W. McC'tiy, 
Iroas. : J. A. HughM. secy. 

OSHKOSH, WIS.— Winnebago County Fair. 
Aug. £8 to Si. 

PLYMOUTH, WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sebt. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheelefr, SK, pfes.; M. A.- Dow, tfeas.; 
Ghffroh. seey. 

PORTAGE. WlS.-FttIr. Sept 1* to JL J. 

B. Jones. 

RHlNELANDER. WIS.— Fair. Sept. H to 
14. W. C. OgQen. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept IS to 20. B. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. 
H. M. Booh. Richland, City. Wis., pree.; 

C. A. Matthews. Ithica. Wis., vice _nree.; 
J. M. Keys, Rclhland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

SKNECA, WIS.— Fair. Sept 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr. • - 

SEYMOUR. WIS.— Fair. Sept 27 to 29. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept U to 14, 1900. 
F. W. Teall, pres.; J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice, secy. 

SUPERIOR, WIS.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Herrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon Springs, Wis., vice pree.; 

E. L. Cass. West Superior, Wis., tress.; W. 
H. Webb. Superior. Wis., secy. 

TOMAH, WIS.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

WlAUTOMA. WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrtnt, WuUtotna, Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Woibur. WaUtoma. Wis., truas.; W. H. 

. HiL"»»* WiRiitoma. Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND. WIS.— Fair. Sept 1» to 21. W. 
P. Ri». 

WEST SALEM. WIS.— Fair. Sept 56 to 28. 

F. H. A. Nye. secy. 

WEYAUGUA. WIS.— tfair. Sept 18 to ZL 
David Waller. 

VIROQUA. WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Spriugville, Wis., 
treas. : F. W. Alexander, secy. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw. 
pres.; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright, 
secy. ' 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to U. F. 
W. Harland. 7 '/ 

CANADA. i ■'! 

ALMONTE, ONT.— North Lawark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 27. 1900. John 
Foreytbe, Cedar Hill. Ont. pres.; James 
Robertson, Almonte, Ont, treas.; Wm. D. 
McWwiRn, Almonte. Ont, secy. 

AYLMER, ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair. East 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 te 
20. 1900. D. U. Price, secy.-treas. ; A. A. 

■ Leslie, pres. 

BEACHUUIIO, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and B. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLB, ONT.— West Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 13 and 14, 1900. W. 

E. Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements. Ty- 
rone, Ont, -vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., Bowmanville, Ont, treas.;" M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 7. Bowmanville. Ont. aefey. 

BRAMPTON. ONT— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BWANTFORD. ONT.— Fair. Sept 16 to 22. 
George Hately. secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 
and. 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP. ONT.-Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 

. nnd S. John Argtie, secy.' 

CAYUGA, ONT.-Haldlmand County Fair. 
Sept. 26 and 26. J. W. Sheppard. secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres. : Chas. Smallwood. secy. 
CHATHAM. ONT:— West Kent Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 9 to 11. Henry Robinson, 
secy. 



C1TV OF CHATHAM. KENT, ONT.-Penin- 
eular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to '11. Jas. Chinnink, pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treas.; Hedry Robinson, 
sscy. 

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.: _W- J. France, tfeas.; J. W. Archer, 
box 637, seCy. 

DRUMBO, OftT.— Bicnheitn Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. 3. 
Telfef, secy; 

DUNDAS, ONT.— Wfcntworth Industrial Fair. 

Oct. 4 and 5. J: M. Knowies, secy. 
FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 

Oct 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 
GODERICH, ONT.— The Great Northwestern 

Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 

HALIFAX, CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
Exhibition C&niniseion. Sept 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Lonejey, Halifax, N. S.. pres.; 
D. R. Clark, Halifax. K, 8«, treas. ; J. E. 
Wood, Halifax. N. S.. eetf. 

KINGSTON. ONT.— Kingston Dlstrist Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. Thos. D. Minnes, sec?; 

LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. 20 to 
22. James Keith, secy. 

LONDON, ONT., OANADA.— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept 6 to 15, 1900. St 
Col. W. M. Gartsbone, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nelles. secy. 

MARKHAM, ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE, ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
bibitieh. Sept 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MpRDBN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28, 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.; J. Gilchrist secy.-treas. 

MORRISBUHG. ONT.— Dundas County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30, 1990. 3. Weiley Allison, 
Motristmrg, Ont, pres.; G. F. Bmdfield, 
Horrisinirg, Ont. seer. 

NAPANEE ONT.^Lennox Agricultural Fair. 
Sept. 24 te 28. S. Ming, V. S., sety. 

NEWMARKET. ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept.. 18 to 20. Wih. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. 6.— State Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. W. H. Keafy, sscy. 

OTTAWA, ONT.— Central Canada ExMbitKm 
Association. Sept 14 to 22. 1900. Wm. 
Hhtcbinaott, M. P., pres.; E. McMafion, 



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-TERVlLtE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 
Oct. 5 and 6. Alex. MeFarlane, secy, 

OWEN SOUND, ONT.— Owen Sound Fair. 
Sept 11 to il. A. G. McKay, secy. 

PAISLEY, ONT.'-Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Sept 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 
B. Sheppard, seey. 

PARIS. ONT.— North Bfanl Fkif. Sept. 27 
and ii. H. 0. O'Neail, secy. 

PERTH, ONT— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 
to 19. W. T. Walker, Hvcy. 

PETERBOROUGH. ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin. pres. ; W. J. Green, secy, and treas: 

PICTON, ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Fair. Sept 26 and 21. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

PRBSCOTT. ONT.— South Granville Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 and 20, 1900. G. T. 
Howard. Prescott. Ont, pies.; R S. Throop, 
Prescott, Ont. vice pree.; T. R. Melville. 
Preacott. Ont. secy. 

RENFREW, ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 

RICHMOND. CULN-— Carleton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 and 13, 1900. 
Hugh S. Conn, Ottawa. Oat., pres.: Wm. 
MoElroy. Richmond. Ont. secy. 

ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct 9 and 
10.' David Bell, secy. 

SAULT STB. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonia 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
son, pres.: Wm. Brown, secy.-treas. 

SHERBROOKE. QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 

S1MCOE, ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

SOURIS. MANITOBA.— Ulenwood Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 7 to 9. Capt.Wood, pres.; 
R. I. Crisp, secy.-treas. 

STAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 

9 and 10. Archie Hill, seey. 

STRANSTEAD, QUE.— Stranstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Cnaa- 
nell, secy. 

STRATHROY, ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. . David Evans, secy. 

STUTTON, ONT. — Gcorgina and North Gwil- 
lunburg Fair. Oct. U and 12. P. McCIel- 
lan. secy. 

THREE RIVERS, QUEBEC— Association Ag- 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trois-Rivicres. Sept 
6 to 16, 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P., St Leon, 
pres. ; C. D. Hebert Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO. CAN.— Canadas Great Exposi- 
tion and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept 
8. 1900. J. J. Wltbxow. Toronto, Can., 
pree.; Dr. A. Smith. Toronto, Can., vice 
pres.; J. Edwards, Toronto, Can., treas.; 
H. J. H4U. Toronto. C«n.. secy, and mgr. 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County ot Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
F. W. Thistlethwalte, secy. 

WALKERTON, ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel, secy. 

WALLACETOWN. ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 6. E. J. 
Clark, box 35. secy. 

WBLUaRLBT. ONT.— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept 11 and 12. 1900. A. M. 
Fisher, Atmibree, Ont. pres.; Geo. Bell- 
1n«*r. WWl^Iey. Ont, s*<r. 

WHITBY, ONT— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbrtdge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy. : N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK, ONT.— North RMlng of Ox- 
ford. Blanaford and BSsst Oxford Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. .Valen- 
tine FIcht. pros.: F: H. Dent. Woodstock. 
Ont., vice pre*.; B, A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont., secy. 



BRANDON. MAN.— Western Agricultural and 
Arta Association (Western Manitoba Big 
Fair. July 31 to Aug. 3, 1900. W. J. Lind- 
say, Brandon, Man., pres.; F. J. Clark. 
Brandon. Man., secy.-treas. 

NEEPAWA. MANITOBA— Beautiful Plains 
Agricultural Society. Aug. T and 8. G. S. 
MacGregor, pres.; John Wemyss, secy. 

VIRDIN, MAN.— County of Virdin Agricul- 
tural Society. July 19 and 20. 1900. Wm. 
Stephen, Virdin. Man., pres.; A. G. MoDou- 

WINN1PEG, MAN.— Winnipeg Exhibition. 
July 23 to 28. F. W. Heubach.secy. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals. 



ABILENE, KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnival. 
Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres.; E. H. 
Forney, secy. 

ALBANY, GA-— Streat Fair and Hay Carnival. 

Nov. 21 and 23. H. M. Mcintosh, secy. 
ALMA, NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 

14. W. A. Myers, secy. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to 0. 

BELLEFONTA1NE, O.— Free Street' Fair. 

Aug. 6 to 11. A. M. Reid, secy. 
BELLEVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair Committee. 

Belleville Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 15. 

1900. Albert Hucke. Belleville. 111., pres.; 

A. S. Halstead, Belleville, 111., treas.; Chas. 

P- Fleiacubien. Belleville. III., secy. 
BOSTON. MASS.— Elks' Carnival. Aug. 6 to 

U, 1900. Combination Park. 
CALUMET. MICH.— Upper Peninsula Fire- 
men's Association Tournament Aug. 6 to 8. 

John D. Cuddihy, chairman; Homer A. 

Guck, secy. 
CATSKILL, N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. -Oct 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 
C. L. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 

CENTRAL LAKE, MICH.— Street Fair. Sept 
23 to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.: Carl Stroebel, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept 19 to 29. E. T.. Zeigler, gen. mgr.. 
, Gibson House, Cincinnati. 

CROWN POINT, IND.— No. 4, I. O. F. of A. 

Street Carnival. Aug. 9 to 11. J. T. Atkins, 

J. P. Young, A. A. Bibler, committee. 
_DANVILLE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson, Roa- 
noke, Va., director gen'l. 
DE FUNIAK SPRINGS. FLA.— De Funiak 

Street Fair Association. Sept 28 and 29. 

W. L. Cawthon. pres.; W. T. May, vice 

pres.; R. W. Storrs, secy.-treas. 
DEXTER, IA.— Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 

I. L. Patton. treas.: A. B. Eastman, secy. 
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.— Madison County 

Centennial. Aug. 28 to 31. Major J. T. 

Crocker, pres. ; H. P. Hotz. treas. ; H. C. 

Gerke, secy. 
EMPORIA, KAS. — Emporia Street Fair. Sept 

26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 

Candless, secy. 
FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 

Carnival Association. Sept 25 to 28. Geo. 

H. Stehlin, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.; 

W. Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 

lan, treas. 
HAMILTON, O.— Elks' Street Carnival and 

Business Men's Exposition. July 23 to 29. 

Will. S. Heck, director; Will. Thomas, 

secy. 
HOWELL, MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 

to 28. Fred F. Hubbeli. secy. 
HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 

Association. Sept 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, " 

pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 

Hall, secy-: C. C. Please, treas. - . 
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 

Wow and Celebration. Sept. 3. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 
JOPL.IN, MO.— Elks' Street Fair, Carnival 

and Monster Midway. July 30 to Aug. 4. 

H. G. Packer, dir. gen'l: L. Oppeuheimer, 

manager; J. C. Campbell, treas. 
KENTON, O."— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 

14 to 19. 



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KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and il 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.; ! ' 
J.'H. Finigan, treas.; E. F. Carter, secy. '.)jjM 

KOKOMO, IND.— Wabash Valley Pow-Wow, ' II 
Association of Red Men. July 21 and 25. W. '■'■ fi 
W. Drinkwater. I-: II 

LOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street fl 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. ' "■ 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 
. MACON, GA.— Macon Street Fair and Carni- ] | 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, s 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. , j. 

MATTOON. ILL.— Street Fair. Oct 3 to 26. j | 

MARLETTE, MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept ? 1 
18 to 21. C. C. Hubbeli, secy. 

MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- *' f. 
tion. . Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 1 1 
pres.; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. : 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. . Ives, secy. 

MEDFORD, MASS.— Carnival and Fair. July 
30 and 3L Aug. 1 to 4. Address racing com- 
mittee. 

METROPOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.; :_ 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. PI 
and secy. *^.f 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— Street Fair. Oct. 15 S: i 
to 20. L. L. Gilbert, secy. '; j 

MONTPELIiat. IND.— Montpelier Street Fair :? j 
Association. Aug. 15 to 18. Harry A. Dodge. ' j 
Montpelier, Ind., pres. ; J.W. Crosbie. Mont- i i 
pelier, Ind., vice pres. ; D. A. Bryson, Mont- j ! 
peller, Ind.,. tieas.; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, f 
Ind., mgr. ; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, Ind., . j 

■**- - 'Hwm 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Free Street Fair. Sept lifflKi 
10 to 15. Barney Schmidt pres. ^ fgSH^S 

NELSONVILLE, O.— Red Men's Pow Wow. ?|| 
Aug. 9 to 11. 

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Industrial Expo- it- 
si tion and Midway Carnival. July 23 to 28. ||a 
J. II. Laine, dir. gen'l; H. F. Soule, asst | !j 
dir. gen'l. || 

NICHOLASVILLE, KY.— The Commercial P 
Club's Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 2 
and 3. B. M. Arnett, pres.; J. B. Steers, <>|| 
secy. ' I'ifi 

OTTAWA, ILL. — Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimuie, 
secy. 

OTTERBEIN. IND.— Otterbein Street Fair 
Aug. 21 to 24. L. Burns, pres.; W. B. Hon- hSJ 
ing, vice pres.; P. H. Ward, treas.; E. V. iffilft 
Gougar, secy. ll8|? s ' 

PADUCAH. KY.— Twentieth Annual Eman- g|p *' 
cipation Celebration. Aug. 8. Minor Brad- ||i 
sbaw, secy. j|*" 

PARIS, ILL.— Water Carnival. Aug. 2i to 23. l^BS 
H.Dollarhide, gen'l mgr. iBSBi 

PORTLAND, ME.— Old Home Week. Aug. 6 j 
to 11. 






JpORTIiAND, ORE.— Klks Street Fair and jjl?^ 
Carnival. Sept. 4 to 15. J. M. Lang, secy. ; ||i^p^ 
E. "W. Rowe, pres.; E. Ehrman, vice pres.; ||| 

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PORTSMOUTH, O.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Auspices Red Men. July 16 to 21. R. 

- L. Stevenson, mgr. 

ROOHkstjsk. jN. Y.— Fair and Carnival. 
Aug. 13 to 18. J. E. Furlong, mgr. 

ROME, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 
5 to !>. J. A. Gorman, gen. mgr. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Bay City Business Men's 
Jubilee and Carnival. Aug. 14 to 16. 

Sj-LiftA. KAN.— Free Street. Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres.; Fred 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.: 
Oscar Seitz, treas. 

Saw 1--KANC1SUO, CAIi.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11 General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. 

SAN KKANCISUO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 
to 11. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fa!r. Dates 
not fixed. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepy Bye 
Street Fair Association. Last week in Sep- 
tember, 1900. A. C. Von Hagen, pres.: J. 
P. Bertrand, treas.; H. G. Hays, secy. 

SOUTHPORT. CONN.— Firemen's Tourna- 
ment. Aug. 6 to 11. W. B. Penny, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 3 to 8. C. O. Smith, secy. 

TEKRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

TOLEDO, O— I. O. O. F. Carnival . July 23 
to 28. J. J. Deveaux, mgr. 

WEBSTER CITY, IA.— Fair and Carnival. 
Aug. 14 to 17. F. E. Wilson.pres.; W. B. 
Kearns", treas. ; W. G. Bonner, secy. 

WEST BADEN, IND.— Soldiers' Reunion. 
Aug. 15 to 17. . 

WICHITA. KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val (street fair). Oct. 1 to 6. H. C. Lock- 
wood, secy. 

winona, MINN.— Street Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept: 11 to 14 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 



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ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Interstate Fair 
Races. Oct. 17 to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BaLi-UOUi, MD.— Prospect Park. Sept. 11 
to 14. Gentlemen's Driving Park. Sept. 18 
to 2L Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 28. 



1..V _to 21. Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 28. 

J JC BENNINGS, (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— Nov. 



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BLUB GRASS BACING CTRCUIT— Geo 
Sturgeon. Princeton. Mo., pres.; R_ E 
Lowry, Seymour. la., secy. Harris. Mo.. 
Aug. 20 to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 v to 
31; LlneviUe, la., Sept. 3 to 7; Seymour, 
la., Sept. 10 to 14; Centerville, la., Sept. 
17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 28; Char- 
iton, la.. Oct. 1 to 5; Albia. la., Oct. S to 
12; Lamoni. la., Oct. Iff to 13. 

BRANCORD. CONN.— July 26, Aug. 1 and 2, 
Aug. 9, Aug. 15 and 16, Aug. 23, Sept. 3 and 
4. Sept. IS to 20. Oct 17 and 18. 



Ir, . Z r —Zy- *° w -"» "i:t- n sua u. 

le ," BRIGHTON BEACH, N. Y.— July 5 to Aug. 8. 
E* U BUFFALO, N. Y.— The Buffalo Driving Cltb. 
! Aug. 6 to 9. W. P. Taylor, chairman; J. 
I B. Sage, secy. 

' BUFFALO, N. Y.— Fort Erie. Aug. 7 to 10 

i BUFFALO, N. Y.— Buffalo Driving Club. 

Grand Circuit Meet Aug. 6 to 11. John 

B. Sage, secy. 

: CKNTKAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 

i WMIamsport. Sept 11 to 14: HughesvUle. 

. Sept 18 to 21; Lewisburg. Sept 25 to 28; 

: Mi lton, Oct Z to 5; Blcomsburg, Oct 9 to 12. 

'■- cratco. cAifc— Aug. 13 t» is. 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling. W. Va., Sept 10 to 14; Woods- 
field. Sept 4 to 6: St Clairsville, Sept 5 to 
7: Smyrna.' Sept 12 to 14; Moundsville. 
Sept IS to 21; Smithfleld, Sept 26 to 28; New 
Martinsville. Aug. 21 to 24; Middlebonrne 
Aor. 28 to 31; Cadiz. Oct 2 to 4. 
, CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Driving Park 
Company. July 22 to 27. H. M. Hanna, 
■ t£ pres. : Sidney W. Giles, secy. 
a CLEVELAND, - O.-'Valley Track. Aug. 14 

_.' r t o i9. 

i* 1 CLEVELAND. O.— Julv 23 to 27. 

:» £. COLUMBUS, O.— The Columbus (O ) Drying 

K;^ Association. July 30 to Aug. 3. W. R. 

lȣ . Canlt ores.: C. E. Conrad, secy. 

»:£ COLUMBUS. O.— July 30 to Aug. 3. 

3L±. COLUM1BTJS. O.— July 23 to 27. 



Ait to" 29. WOO. 



Ci ¥ COLTOJCA. CAL.— July 23 to 28. 
M? DANVILLE. - 



- - - — — ,. IND.— Horse Show and Race 
K Mwt Aug. 7 to 9. 
J DEN1SON. TEX.— Denison Driving 
I S»nt !« to 2R- Walter S. Faires. secy. 
g DETROIT. MICH.— Highland Park. Aug 



Park. 



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p. . dcbuque" IA.— Nutwood Driving Club. 
«ltt Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. Hancock, pres.; W. W. 
y: |b Vpd Sanr. secy. 

EMPDJE CITY. N. Y.— Oct 22 to Not. 3. 
PORT BRTE. ONT.— June 30 to July 31, 1900. 
,FORT ERIE. ON*P.— Slept 1 to 22. 1900 
t GALESBURG, ILL.— Galesburg Driving Park 

AFsne'aticn. Entries close July 25. 
ICnSBBN. 1. Y.— Aug. 21 to 24. 
■ ORANn.FAPinS. MICH— Aug. 1 to 3 
! GREAT WESTERN CTRCTIT — Des Mo'nes 
. la.. July 23 to 26; Hedrick. la.. July 30 to 
, Aug. 4: Joliet TIL. Ant 6 to 11; Freenort. 
TIL. Ai'sr. 13. to 18: Dubuone. la.. Aug. 20 to 
25: Indianapolis. Sept. 17 to 22: Hamline. 
j Minn.. Sent 3 to 8: Milwaukee. Wis.. Sept 
10 to 15: TndinnapoHs. Tnd.. 1 7to 22- Terre 
Haute. Ind_. Sept-24 to 29; Springfield.- Ill 
Soot. 24 to 29. 
GLENS FALLS. N." Y-— N. N. Y. T. H. B 
1'L 1 Association. Aug. 13 to 16. W. F. Bs n {i e y' 



HARTFORD. CONN-— Aue. 27 to 31. 
1VHEDRICK. IA — He*riek Mil»-T«-3ck Awocln- 
m* tioB. July 31 to Aug. 3. A. M. Utterback, 
»;U new. 

JrifNDWPENDENrw:. IA.— Aw. 27 to Sent. 1. 
GiWNDTCPENTVFVNCE. * IA— The Independence 
j-fi' Divine Club. Aug. 7 to 10. A. H. Far- 

''L, "Well. «ecv. , 

yx'T.Ai«n T.AKE- WTS.— Aiisr. 20 to 2S. 
jjtt.v.rnLTET. n.I..- Inealls Park. Aug. 7 to 10. 

m G l> E. In sails, nres. 
■^f/tRnmtRrv. mass:— July 30 to Aiie 4 
^*T, orrv. _ T«l^ y<j tn A"<r. 11. 
TtRAGANSETT PARK, PROVIDENCE, R 
I.— Aug. 28 to 3L " 



NORTHEASTERN OHIO CIRCUIT.— Erie, 
July 24 to 26; Warren,. Aug. 1 to 3r Rock- 
port Aug. 7 to 9; Valley Track, Aug. 14 to 
16; Newburg, Aug. 21 to 23; Youngstown, 
Aug. 28 to 30; McKees Recks, Sept. 4 to 8 

PLAiNWELL. MICH.— July 26 and 27. 

FONTIAC, ILL.— The Pontac Driving Associ- 
ation. Aug. 28 to 31. R. F. Bradford, secy. 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association, Circuit: Blair, 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora,' Central 
City. Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelson, 
Hubbell. Geneva, Seward, Lincoln, Beatrice*. 
Every week from June 20 to Oct 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary. Hastings, Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrens, Hastings, Neb., secy. 

READVILLK, MASS.— Aug. 20 to 26." 

RED BLUFF. CAL.— Aug. 6 to 11. 

SARATOGA, N. Y.— Augfl to 3L 

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept. 

SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI BLUE RIB- 
BON FAIR ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT— Mo- 
berly. Mo., July 24 to 29; Columbia, Mo., 
July 31 to Aug. 3; Holden, Mo., Aug. 7 to 10; 
Rich Hill, Mo., Aug. 14 to 17; Harrison ville, 
Mo., Aug. 21 to 24; Springfield. Mo., Aug. 

28 to 31. W. A. Dennis, circuit secy. 
ST. LOUIS. MO.— May 12 to August 24. 
TEXAS RACING FAIR CIRCUIT.— Wichita. 

Kan., Sept 4 to 7; Cleburne, Tex., Sept IS 
to 15: Denton, Tex., Sept 19 to 22; Denni- 
son, Tex., Sept 25 to 28; Dallas, Tex., Sept 

29 to Oct 14; Corsicana, Tex., Oct IB to 19; 
San Antonio. Tex., Oct 20 to Nov. 3; Hous- 
ton, Tex., Nov. 10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Oct 30 to Not. 2. 
WATERLOO, IA.— Race -Meet Aug. 7 to 9. 

L. E. Baker, secy. 
■WESTCHESTER, N-. Y.— May 12 to Aug. 24. 
WILLOWS. CAL.— July SO to Aug. 4. 
WOODLAND, CAL.— Aug. 27 to Sept L 



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Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire — Oct 24. 

Cesarewitch — Oct 10. 

Dewhurst Plate— Oct 25.. 

Doncaster St Leger— Sept 12. 

Goodwood Cup— Aug. 1. 

Jockey Club Stakes ($50,000)— Sept 27. 

Manchester November Handicap— Not. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct 12. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club.- 

C M. Munhall, secy. 
DANBCRY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Dog 

Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 

Vlte, secy. 
TORONTO, CANADA-Twelfth Annual Dog 

Show Industrial Exhibition Association. 

Sept 3 to 6. W. P. Fraser, Ontario Jockey 

Club, secy. 



Poultry Shows. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov 
28 to Dec. 1. 

JEFFERSON, IA.— Poultry Show. Sept 13 
to 15. 1900. D. H. Grimall. pres.: P. O. 
Brown, secy 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T. 
H. Inman, secy. 



Expositions. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposition. 

Oct. 2 to 5. H. S. Martin, secy. 
BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 

May 1 to Nov. 1. 1901. John- G. Unburn. 

pres.;, Edwin Fleming, secy. - 
COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 

Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. DHL secy. 
LONDON. ENG.. KARL'S COURT.— Women*. 

International Exposition. 1900. Imre Kl- 

ralfy. manager. - 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 

Sept. 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 

E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumpff, secy. 

and gen'l mgr. 
ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 
TOLEDO, O.— Ohio Centennial Exposition. 

May, 1902. 



Addition? I Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair 
Hone Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin' 
secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick, 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati. O. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK. N. Y>-Automob!le Show. Nov. 
14 to 34. 1900. -Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tra! Palace. New York. 

NEW HARMONY, IND.— Posy County An- 
nual Bull Show. Aug. 21 to 24. 



Horse Shows. 

COVTNOTON, IND.— Horse Show. Aug. 30 

s»nd 31. 
DES MOINES. IA.— Horse Show. W. P. 

Chase, gen. mgr. 
WAUKEHA. WIS.— Horse Show. Aug. 2 to 4. 

H. V. Horton, mgr. 

W J. N S TON '- SALEM . N. C.-Horae Slmw. G. 
E. Webb, secy. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 



ARKANSAS. 
Conway-J. F. Clark, Box 98. 
CA1.IKORN1A. 
t Bnreta— W. H. Msthetw. 636 2d it 

GF.OKGtA. 
Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Bridget's Ad- 

vertising Agency. 604 Temple Court Bide. 
Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, Alt— 

Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 

Address Atlanta. ' 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A.. Clough, 42 River st 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. A Dist Co 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Marion^John L. Wood, 920 s. Branson st ■ 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 

lmJl n fJ°. n-A - I' ^f 81 ?' 12U Summer street 
Sioux City— A.- B. BoqII. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison -City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont St. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NRW YORK. 
Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher, 98 Chapin >st 
Mechanic Falls— Jordan Adv. Co., Box 41 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 
Epstor'a-W- C. Tirrill & Co., 216 W. Market. 
Uhrichsville-Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 
ville T Denisen, Address UUrichs^ 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 46 
{ fohnstown— Geo. E, DpdegraVe k Co. 

CANADA 

A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Van- 
couver, B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box 1129. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway and Ft Smitb>-J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons — George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York Bill Posting Co. 

OHIO. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schultz. 

PENNSYLVANIA.! 

X lohnstown— A. Adair. 

New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 




Established 1870. . 

CHAS. WOOD, 

BILLPOSTER and DISTRIBUTOR. 

1000 3-sheet boards, 180 stands. 
Pop. Jamaica, N. Y , anc suburbs, 
35000 Rates: Posting. 3 cents per 
sheet: distributing, per 1000, S2 00. 



Additional Fairs. 



BLANGHBSTER, O.-Ciiiitoh Comity Pair " 
Aug. 21 to, 24. J. W. Gustoil, pros.;' J. W 
McFuudcii, sc'cy: 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.-Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association's Fair. Oct. 16 to ID 
John W. Stoncbraken, pres.; Geo.W. Smith 
jr.; vice pres.; Frank Witnccr, secy.; Daniel 

• H. Staley, treas. • 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR 
CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Xenia, O., Aug. 7 to 
10; Urbana, O.. Aug. 14 to 17; Spriu S Hcl(i, 
I).. Aug. 21 to 24: London. O.. Aug. 88 tb 81 ' 
Columbus O;. Sept. 8 to 7;> Dayton, O.J 
bept. 11 tb 14; „. 

NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramsehiickie Faih W 
H. Straw, pres-.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 

OSHKOSH, WlS.^-WInnebago County Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug: 28 to 31. 

PEEBLES, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 tb 21. 

RENO, NEV.— State Fair. Sept: 17. 

sAn Andreas. cAL.-Fair. Oct. s to c 

C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cat, pres. : 
Edward Casey, San Andreas, Cal., secy. 
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., and SAN MATEO 
J^ 1 -— *air at Tauforan Park. Sept. 24 to 

SAN JOSE, CAL.-Fair. Oct. 8 to 13 

• T ?, OY \ MO '7" Lincoln County Fair. Aug. 28 to 
JI. Jas. Lmahan, secy. 

V1CKSBURG, MISS.-West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Exdo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
if. II. Andrews, secy. 

V.'ILLIAMSPORT, PA.-Lycoming County 
Fair Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, aniuso- 
ment mgr. 



Additional Street Carnivals. 



ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.-The Arkansas Git* 
Harvest Home; Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips, 
gen 1 mgr. K 

BELLEFONTAINE, O.-Stfect Fair. Aug. 8 

CANTON, MO;— Canton Street Pair. Oct » 
to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres. ; F; C. Mills- 
paugh, secy.; W; F. Hedges, treas. 

FORT DODGE, IA.— Street Fair and Gafnival 
Sept ( to 9. M. J. Hare, gen'l trigr. 

FRONT ROYAL. VA.-Seventecnth Annual 
Picnic, Hcrse and Cattle Show. Aug. 16 and 
li. Auspices Relief Fire Department. W. 
P. King, secy. 

FULTON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 2D. 

T i .r ,E X y ' P res -: T- W. Rasser, vice pres.; 

J. R. Ptnn, secy.; W. C. Harris, treas. 
GRAYVILLB, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. U to 

lit. T. F. Hoover, secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. S to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger. Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

MARSHALL, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 10 to 
1». Joseph Hamili, pres.; H. H. Downins 
vice pres.; M. P. Lyons, asst secy. 

MAYSVILLE. KY.— Street Fair and Carnival 
Aug. 8 to 11. P. P. Parker, secy, and treas 

MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.-Crand Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 12 to 15. J. L. Manrins 
pres.; Ray Moss.vlce pres.; H. II. Spracue 
treas. ; L. F. Frisby, secy. ' 

MIDDLETOWN. CT.-Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct. 10 and 11. 
P ^? J ? K 1 " OROlJGH ' N - H.-oid Home Week. 

ROME, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 

6 to 9. J. Anthony Gorman, mgr 
SARATOGA, N. Y.— Saratoga Floral A^socia- 
t -, t: £2--,.x Scp i; 4 to G - Spencer Trask. pres. 
&Lfc.EI'\ B\E. MINN.-Maccabeo Carnival. 

nustcn G. Hayes, secy. 
T to"i3 E I,AUTB ' 1ND.-Street Fair. Oct. 8 

WELLINGTON, KAN.-Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. IS to 22. J. 
W. Haughcy, secy. 



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^^ REMEMBER — 

'^m* THE 

nte rnational J Essociatlon of Y\, 



IstrWutors' 



CONVENTION 



WW ba held at 



Griswold Hotel Detroit, Mich., 

AUGUST 7, 8 and 9, 1900. 



Advertisers, Advertising Agents, Distributors and Bill Posters are all 
cordially Invited to attend. 



JOSEPH REID, PrmsY. 
. Kansas City, Mo. 



W. H. STEINBRUfNEntrSocy* 
S19 Main St. Cincinnati. O., 



0. P. FAIRCHILD, Treas., 
Covington, Ky. 



THE BILLBOARD. 



List of 



Distributors 

MEMBERS OF THE 

I.A.ofD. 



This list is open to all members in good 
standing. Names inserted every issue 
for I40O per year, 3 times a month for 
JJS3 00 per year, every other week $2.00 
per years once a month % 1 00 per year. 

ALABAMA. 
Birmingham— Sheldon McMurray, 1412 6th av. 
Montgomery— G. F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA.. 
Phoenix— Phoenix B. P. Co., 104 N. Centef. 

ARKAN8A8. 
Conway-J. F.- Clark, Box 92 

CALIFORNIA. 
Los Angeles— F. W. Sablchl. • 
Oakland— William B. Porter. 408 10th at 
San Francisco— Owens, Varney A Green. 
Santa Cms— L. A. Daniels. 9 Locust st 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co. 

CANADA. 
Ottawa, On*.— Alex. Jacques, 116 Osgood st 

COLORADO. 
Aspen— John B. Ledan. 
Colorado Springs— Curran B. P. Co. 
Denver— Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence st 
Pueblo— the Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fa av 

CONNECTICUT. 
New Haven— New Haveu B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s 

Norwalk— J. V. Buxton. 

FLORIDA. 

Jacksonville— Florida Dlstrlb. Co., Box S3. 

GEORGIA. 
Amarleua— Chaa. Lingo. 10S Forsyth at 
Columbus— Edw. Bridger. (address Atlanta.) 
Atlanta— Edw. Bridscr, 60S Temple Court. 
August l— Chas. R. Ro» land, 303 Jackson st. 
Savannah— J. B. Campos, 2*0 Whitaker St. 

ILLINOIS. 
Aurora— B. Marvin * Son. 

Belleville— L E. Tiemano, 508 S. High St 

Bloomington— M. W. Cooper, 318 Locust st 
CarllnvllI*. Macoupin County— A. J. Turner. 
Ccntralia— Jo«. K. Hrfter. 106 E Broadway. 
Chicago— John A. Clough. 42 River st 
Danville— Frank P. Myers. 
Decatur— William Mutton. 826 Calfax at 
Kast St. l.onis-H. H. Derinar. 
Evanston— American B. P. Co. (Chicago). 
Highland Park— O. Runey & Son. (Waukeganl 
Lincoln— W. K. Maxwell, Jlj Kickapoo >t 
Hattoon— F. G. McPherson, 1200 Richmond 

Ave 
Molina-^-R. II. Taylor, care Windsor Hotel. 
Pontlac— Lea Collins, 112 E. Reynolda at 
Rochelle— Chaa. A. HUer. 

IDAHO. 
Boise— R. G. Spaulding. i:6 E. Bannock st. 

INDIANA. 
BateevUIe— Batervllle Ad-vertlslng Co. 
Columbus— Walter Doup 
Elkhart— D. B. Carpenter. E2S S. Main st 
Bvansvilie— Kvansvflle l.istiibuting Co., 317 

IJpper First St. 
Ft. Wayne— W. H. Case. 74 N. Miner st 
Frankfort— Chaa. Goodpaator. 
Ooahan— Chaa. Kruu. JlO S. 7th at 
arMncantl»— John W. Cooper. 24 * 26 S. Ind. 
Hartford City— Chas. W. Abbott Box 165. 
Huiitinetou— Kd. Harter City Bill Poster. 
Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyckle, 114 S. Ilia. 
JeSersonvllle— L. H. Ramsey. Lexington, Ky. 
Kokomo— H. E. Henderson. 42 N. Main st 
LaFayette— La Fayette Bill Post. & Dist. Co. 
LaPorte— W. C. Miller, 620 Main st 

Chicago. 
Lebanon— Jamea S. Selver. W. North at 
Logansport— Chas. Schlelger. 215 6th at 
Madison— Jamea A. O'Donnell, Box 644. 
Marlon— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson at 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson. Jr. 
Muncie-Ceo. W. Vansyckle, Room 3, P. O Bldg 
P«n— Chaa.'-W. Stuteaman. P. O. Box U*. 
Plymouth— Opera House 11. P. &. Dist. Co. 
South Bend— J. N. Schwartz, Box 309. 
Shelbyvllle— T. F. Chafee & Son. 
Terra Haute — Jas. M. Dlshon, 29 S. Stb at 
Union Cliy— Fd. R. Thuslon. 124 N. Walnutst. 

INDIAN TERRITORY, 
r-urcell— O. W. Brown. 

IOWA. 

. Hurllncton— A. E. Drcier, 1211 Summer street. 
Cedar Rapids— W. S. Bye. 720 S. 6th st 
Clinton— H. F. Sanger. 611 S. 2d st 
Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols, 16 N. Main st 
DesMoines— Cha».W. Orris. 1 w K. DesMolue* st 
Dubuque— A. Leonard, 850 Locust st 
LeHara— Wm. O. Light 
•loux City— A. B. Beall. 
wtaursat, Madlaoa County— Arthur Gordon. 

KANSAS. 

Atchlpon— I. O. Shaffer. 816 Commercial st 
lunctlon City— Herman Delkei 
Leavenworth— C B. Hathaway. 1012 Osage st 
Newton— L. L. Dickey Adv. Co. 
Parsons— Howard Graves, Lock Box 134. 
■Wichita— E. L. Martling. mgr.. Opera House. 

KENTUCKY. 
Frankfort— Geo. W. Reock. 834 Conway at 
Henderson— Jas. L. Lambert, Jr., Sl« 2d. - 
Lebanon— R. L. Nesbltt 
Lexington— L. H. Ramsey. 122 E. Main at. 
Louisville— Falls City B. P. Co. (Lexington). 
Newport-O. H. Ottlng A Son. 608 York at 
Pwenaboro— Owensboro Bill Posting Co. 



LOUISIANA. 
Alexandria— T. N. Carnahan. Box 386. 
Baton Rouge—Alfred O. Devllle, 616 Main at 
New Orleans— J. Garllck, 631 Commercial PI. 
Shreveport— Ed. H. Seaman. 

MAINE. 
Bangor— Thomas W. Burr, 47 Hammond. 
Bath— Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln st 
Mechanic Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Box 41. 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore — John H. Jones, 238 S. Mount st 
cor. McHenry st 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Attleboro— Abel W. GUson. 12 Holman at 
Beverly— Luther Caboon, 44 Cabot st 
Boston— J. Donelly'a Sons. 7 Knapp st 
Brockton— W. F. Gurney, 12 Elbrldge Place. 
Fall River— Chas. A. Page, 1101 Plymouth av. 
Lawrence— I. S. Worcester, 246 Essex st. 
New Bedford— A. E. Hathawav. 100 Pleasant 
Newburyport— W. A. & S. M. "Noyes. 
Taunton— A. B. White, 46 Cohanet at 

MICHIGAN. 
Albion— W. C. Bslow. 
Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White at 
Ann Arbor— Chas. Strong, 208 E. Huron st 
Battle Creek— E. R. Smith. 6 E. Main. 
Bay City— C. J. Bloomneld, 211 5th av. 
Beuton Harbor — Fve & Shall. 189 High st! 
Cheboygan— A. J: Finn. 64 Duncan av. 
Ithaca— Jamea Donaldson. 
Jackson—Stevenson & Solomon. 115 Mich. st. 
Kalamazoo— J. E. McCarthy, 108 Portage at 
Manistee— Mrs. J. w. Tennant. 
Muskegon— Peter P. Steketee, 38 E. Walton st 
Pontine— Samuel J. Burgess. 68 Green st 
Port Huron— Bennett Bill Posting Co. 
Saginaw— E. D. Moore. 334 N. 7th at 

MINNESOTA. 
Austin— P. H. Zender A Co.. 406 MtU st 
Dulutu— J. W. Palmer. 

MISSISSIPPI 
Corinth— W. B. Fatton. Box 164. 

MISSOURI. 
Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union st 
DeSoto — John Linsley Downer. 
Kansas City— Joseph Reld, 14 E. Missouri At. 
Stanberr>"-J. H. Patterson, Box 301. 
St Joseph— A. J. Avery, Tootle Theatre. 
St Louis— The Voll & Wolf Adv. Co. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont — M. M. Irwin. 
Lincoln— F. C. Zehrung. 1145 O at 

NEW JERSEY. 
Camden — Temple Bill Posting Co. 
Hackensack — Hackensack Bill Posting Co. 
Hebokcn— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 
Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealla. 27 Montgomery. 
Newark— E. M. Slocomb, 369 Market st 
Patterson— Patterson BUI Post Co., 6 Rampo. 
Red Bank— L. O. Summersett. 
Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet 123 EL State st 

NEW MEXICO. 
East Laa Vegaa^-Cbaa. Tamme. 

NEW YORK. 
Albany— Albany B. P. & Dist Co. 
Batavla— Albert R. Perry, 39 Jackson at 
Binghamton — Abbott & Castner. 
Brooklyn— The American BUI P. ft Dist Co. 
Buffalo— Whitmier ft FUbrlck. 200 Wash'n at 
Canandaigm— Wm K. Mosher, 98 Chapin st. 
Cortland— Wallace Bros. 
aTlmjrm— Chaa. F. Barry, 160 8ulllvao at 
Fiutaa— Wan. Cook, Lock Box 4L 
GlovarsvUle— Olln S. Sutltff. 62 Orchard st 
Glens Falls— A. M. Cheesebro, 91 South at 
Jamestown — Castner * Co. 
Loekport— SUata' Bill Post ft Dist Co. 
Little Falls— Norris ft Kingsbury. 1 W. Main. 
Mlddletown— Thoa. Kaln, 8S South st 
Mount Vernon — Starr Bros.. 352 Franklin ave. 
New York— New York B. P. Co. 
Niagara Falls— Mrs. C. Clayton, 21 Thomas. 
Ogdensburg — E. M. Bracy. 
Olean— The Olean Bill Posting Co. 
Oneonta— A. L.Caulkins. 
Rochester— Frank J. Fisk, 67 North st. 
Itene- A. W. Juplln. 116 -First at. 
Salamanca— C. R. Gibson. 
Schenectady— Harry F. Miller. 611 Chapel st 
Svracuse — Geo. C. Castner. mi Montgomery 3t. 
Saratoga Springs — E. L. Williams. 
. Tonawanda— Wnltmler ft FUbrlck. 
Whitehall — S. Lamphron, Box 132. 
Yonkers— W. L. MUdrum ft Co. 
' NEVADA. 

Virgin!* City— John H. Dunlap. Box 24. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 
Elizabeth City— R. E. Black. Box 38. 
Greensboro— Dr. J. W. Griffith. 

OHIO. 
Akron— Bryan ft Co., US S. Main. 
Bellefontaine — The Union Adv. Co.. 116 S. Main 
Bucyrui — F. R. Myers. 236 N. Spring st 
Canton— M. C. Barber, Grand Opera House. 
Cincinnati— W. H. Stelnbrenner, 619 Main at 
drcleville — Bauehman Bros. 
Golumbua— F. Altman ft Son. 640 E. Main at 
Conneaul— A C. Phillios. Main st 
Cleveland— Bryan ft Co.. 17-19 High at 
Dayton— Bryan & Co., 123 E. Fourth st 
Delphoa— Chaa. A. Hood. 
Flnalay— P. B. Oliver. 
Hamilton— Geo. W.Riely, Box 231- 
Ironton— H, C. Crossley. 109 N. 5th st 
Lima— w: C. Tlrrlll ft Co., 216 W. Market at 
Lagan— F. A. Koppe. 

Mansfleld-Ji. R. Endley ft Co., 232 W. 4th st 
Maryavllle — C. L. Lane. 
Martins Ferry— A.W.Radcr (Wheeling, W.Va.) 
Mlddletown — Buckles & Barnet. 
Mt Vernon— Haymee Bros.. Public Square. 
Portsmouth— R. w. Lodwlck. 118 Vf. 3d st. 
Plymouth— Opera House B. P. & Dist. Co. • 
Sidney— Chaa. P. Rodger*, 550 Main st 
Springfield— H. H. Tyner. 22 N. Race at 
Toledo— Bryan ft Co., 613 St. Clair st. 
Troy— Q. A. Brannan, t W. Main at 
Wooster— Geo. Kettler, 88 W. Larwlll st 
Zanesville— England Bros. 2t N. 5th st 

ORWJON. 
CorvaUla— Q. W. Blaham. Main at. Box 136. 
MoMtnnville— G. F. Bangasaer ft Co., Box S*. 
Portland—John T. Williams. 346 Morrison. 
Roseburg— Adv. Agency. H. G. Householder. 



i> • OKLAHOMA TERRITORT. 
El Reno— W. I. Goff. 
Klngflaher— Wm. A. Northup, 311 8. Main st 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Allegheny— Twin Cities Dist Agcy..Plttsburg. 
Allentown— N. B. Worman. 632 Hamilton st 
Beaver Falls— C. Edgar Myers, 1425 7th av. 
Bradford— M. K. Walker. 130 Mechanic st 
Carbondale— J. O'Rearn, 15 Main at. 
Carlisle — Win. M. Meloy Co., Box 49. 
Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union st. 
ConuellsvUIe — Clowes Adv. & Dist. Co. 
Doylestown— Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. 
Dunmore- fteese ft Long. 
Easton— F. H. Walser. Bank and Pine sta. 
Franklin— Alexander Bradley. 4 13th st. 
Hallatead— Jamea S. Claxton & Co. 
Harrlaburg— Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st 
Indiana.— Harry K. Apple, 709 Philadelphia st 
Lancaster— Howard M. Sodera. 137 Church at 
McDonald', Wash. Co. — Bert McCartney. 
Mansfield— W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main at 
Natrona — E. L. Russell. 
New Castle— J. G. Loving. City B. P. Co. 
Oil Citv— H. A. Taylor. Blizzard Block. 
Philadelphia — American Bill Posting Co. 
Pittsburg;— Twin Cities Dist. Agency. 
Flttston— R. E. Hankee, 15 S. Main at 
Fottstown — J. E. Amole. 
PottsvUle— Chas. L. Weiss. 40 E. Bacon at 
Reading— Reading Distributing Co. 
Scranton — Reese & Long. 315 Lindon st. 
Wilkesbarre— M. H. Burgunder. 
WUUamsport— S. M. Bond, Cherry and RuraL 

RHODE ISLAND. 
Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer C. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Sumter— Young ft Berry. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 
Madison— Louis H. Wlllhite. 

TENNESSEE. 
Chattanooga— H. S. Holmes. 16 E. 7th at 
Jellico— Thos. Bell. Box 78. 
MemphisJVan Buren & Co., successors to 
Memphis B. P. Co., R. S. Douglas, prop. 
Nashville— Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 

TEXAS. 

Beaumont— Welcome Rollins, Box 274. 
Brownsville — Valle & Bro Adv. Co. 
Ealvert— J. P. Caslmlr. Main st 
Galveston— J. E. Howard. Box 134. 
Sherman— J. Long. 117 East Side Square. 

VIBGrNIA. 
Alexandria— C. D. Wright Washington, D. C. 
Charlottesville — F. I- Paoli. 210 N. 4th st- 
Newport News — Henry H. Harper. 
Portsmouth— S. C. Draper, 905 Washington it 
Roanoke— W. L. Robertson, Box 297. 
Staunton— J. H. Bell. 
Winchester— Cornelius Glbbens. Lock Box 64. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Clarksburg— W. L. Dleson. Pike and 3d ata. 
Martlhsburg— F. C. BiJcer. 246 Queen st 
Wheeling— A. W. Rader. 9th st and Alley C. 

WISCONSIN. 
Appleton— Wm. E. Cadman, Box 67. 
Fond du Lac— P. B. Haber. 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley Adv. Co. 
Janesvllle— Peter L. Myers. 
La Crosse— Aug. Erlckson ft Co., 331 Pearl at 
Menomonie — The Sch wehn B. P. & Adv. Co. 
Milwaukee— Walter D. Dlxson. 657 29th st 
Oshkosh— J. E. Williams, 24 High at 
Racine— W. C. Tlede. 325 Main at 
Sheboygan— E. J. Kempt, 731 Penn. ay. 
Waterloo— Jno. Leaver, 24 Monroe st 
West Superior— T- W. Palmer, 3002 Ohio ave. 

WYOMING. 

Laramie— H. E. Root, Opera House. 

WASHINGTON. 
Colfax— Geo. H. Lenncx. 
North Yakima— Bryson ft Hauser, Box 6TL ( 



LIST OF 
DISTRIBUTORS 



United States & Canada 

This List appears monthly and is Open to 

All. Any distributors name inserted 

for $1.00 a year. 

ALABAMA. 
Clayton— B. F. Valentine. 

ARKANSAS. 
Ft. Smith— J. F. Clark. 
Hot Springs— A. W. Thomas. 224% Central a* 

CALIFORNIA. 
Los Angeles— Los Angeles Bill Posting Co. 
Los Angeles— Wilshlre Posting Co. 
Oakland— W. F. Bliss Dist Agency. 471 9th st 
San Luis Obispo— Harry Gear. 

COLOR ADO. - 
Denver.-^Colorado BUI Posting Co., 1013 17th 
Leadvllle— John Colman, 204 W. 7th st 
Sallda— Pihin. B. Davis. Box 266. 

CONNECTICUT. 
New Hartford— Arthur Cadoret 
Meridsn— H. L. Redman. 120 Crown st. 
Waterbury — J. A.-Ncef, Box 105S. 

DELAWARE. ' 
Wilmington— Wilmlngt'n Dis. Co., 824 Orange. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Washington— M. H. Gaff, 646 PIckford Place. 
N. E. 

• GEORGIA. 

Atlanta— Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper st 



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ILLINOIS. ! I 

Lincoln— Houser Adv. Co., 610 Broadway. 
Metropolis'— William E. Ware 
Normal— Dillon & Fogle. 195 Towns. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
St. Charles— E. LaDue. Lock Box 214. 
Waukegan— Q. Runey ft Son. 

INDIANA. 
Bloomington— L. E. Krenger, 100 College ave. 

Corydon— Wm. Roose, Jr. ' t 

Crawfordsville— H. M. Mclntire. 704 Fremont st '■* fi 

Elwood— O. H. Toney ft Son. "■ I! 

Hammond — Frank E. Gero. ■* 

LaFayette— Opera House B.' P. Co. ''■ I 

New Albany— R. K. Brown. i \ 

Portland— Geo. D. Sebring. » • I! 

Union City— L. D. Bell. 



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IOWA. 
Elkader— B. F. Falkenheimer. 

KANSAS. 
Abilene— J. M. Looker. Box 984. 
Harper— J. H. Thompson, Box 1S6. 

Lawrence— John T. Sprague, 623. Mass. st. ; 6K^ 

KENTUCKY. " ■ ■! I g :.» 

Bellevue— Ottlng ft Bon. (Add. Newport. Ky.) ! i BlS 

Dayton— OtUng ft Son. (Add. Newport. Ky.' sfcwaH 

LOUISIANA. 
Donaldsonvilte — Landry & Israel. Box 231. 
New Orleans— W. J. Brodie. 117 Decatur st 

MAINE. 
Ellsworth— Ellsworth B1U Posting Co. 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore— John J. Sterner, 1741 E. Lombard. 
Easton — John R. Thompson. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Boston— R. D. Leonard. 228 Tremont at 
Brockton^-Jobm V. Carter, 288 Belmont st. 
Lowell— Chaa. L. Lowe, 201 Middlesex at 
Lxbndge— Win. w. Kamesv, Box 363. 
Worcester— E. H. Smelling. 115 Austin street. 

MICHIGAN. , 

Detroit— Bondy Dist Agency, 132 Shelby "st. 
Hancock— Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197. • 
Otsego— Frank M. Denel. 
Owosso— B. F. Darling, District Agency. 

MISSISSIPPI. 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hinick 

' MISSOURI. 
Chillicotho— C. W. Coon, Box 41S. 
ObiHIcothe— Z. B. Myers, 423 E. Jackson at 
New Madrid— R. J. Waters. y 

NEBRASKA. 1 1 

Fremont— Jos. F. Stein. 317 Main st |f 

Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526 N. street 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Dover— Lewis A. Hanson. 

NEW YORK. 
Hudson— Robert M. Terry. 306 Warren «t- 
Gainesville— H. Hulen, B. P. V|. Dist. Co. 
Oneida— Allen G. Stone. 
Oswego— Jos. A. Wallace. 
Rochester— J. E Stroyer. 278 E. Main at 
Saratoga Springs— Conlan Bill Posting Co. 
Utica— C. Herman Schrader, 63 Neil son st 

NORTH DAKOTA. 
Wahpeton— B. M. Buckmlnster. 

OHIO. 
Bowling Green— A. H. Yonker, IS W. Wooatai iE ^» 
Bryan— Paul B. Elder. $|Sgi 

Columbus— Central Ohio Distributing Agency 'BSK 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagans. ?B^s 

London— W F. Kelley. 'mSP* 

ft. Isabel— A. W. Simon. ' ■ -** 

Toledo— T. S. Crilley, 358 Missouri st 
Urbana— C. O. Taylor, 126 E. Court at 

OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 
Guthrie— Okla. Adv. ft'Dist. Agency, Box260.-.„ 
Guthrie— G. W. FoBter. L. B. 266. fiBs 

Guthrie— G. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. <tlH 

Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Geo. Cramer. 133 W. Pomfret at. ifiS 
Emlenton— W. L. Pierce, HO Main at '?l» 

Greenville— Jas. L. Laird, 42 
Mlneravllle— Robert S. Kear. 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Mei 

Punxsutawney— G. W. Moore ft Co.. Box 164. iipBJ 
Reading— Wm. D. Cooke. JiSi 

Tltuartlle— L H. Thomas. 130 N. Brown at |l!E* 
WUUamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. ifS 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— GHO H. BUBB, CITYllM 
BILLPOSTER AND GBN'L OUT-DOOKfiS 
ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO.!|J| 
RHODE ISLAND. flfi 

, Providence— New England Bulletin Sign Co.|j| 
SOUTH CAROLINA. jf 

Beaufort— N. Brady. | 

Columbia— R. S. Marks ft Co.. 1425 Gates at-l 
Sumter— R. M. Jonea. h 

TENNESSFE. * 1 

Columbia— Jas. Y. Helm. 1 

Pulaski— A. M. Notgrasa. 

TEXAS. 
Gainesvilie— H. Hulen B. P. & Dist. Co. 
Houston— Thoa. F. O'Leary, 801 Capitol av. 

: - VERMONT. 

Bennington— Henry Dletel, 225H Depot at 
Aurlington-P. H. Ward. 161 Maple at 
Waifs River— O. C. Croxforfi. 

Barre — Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington — Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Essex— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Montpelier— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
St. Albans— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Waterbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Fairmont— Fisher B. P. & Adv. Co. 

WISCONSIN. 
Lake Geneva— W. .H. Parmalee. 
Watertown— F. C. Volckmann, Bex 184. 

CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, 10 Leftuvre Block, 

Vancouver. B. C. v 

Montreal— C. J. T. Thomaa, Box U2f. 




b, 110 Main at - H|t 

rd. 42 Mercer at ;f.i - I 

Kear. iL'.', I 

(Member I. A. D.) «pM * 
Uoore ft Co.. Box 16*. ||1 ." 



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1HE BILLBOARD. 



PLEASURE RESORTS, 
SUMMER GARDENS. 



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|'°[ This list will be revised and corrected every 
a —*. week.. Advertisements -under. :: this head are 
/I , published free of charge. Managers are urgently 
I jj requested to fend iii .their, names, so that we 
•• ma; publish them incur next issue. ••> ..-_, i 



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"('AKRON, O.— Lakeside Park? Randolph" Park, "• 
, J Summit Lake Park. . "" 
'*<*, ALBANY, N. Y.— Lagoon.-: Island, "Weber's' 
ir'«): Fark. ' -.....' , l 

:, ,Tij ; Duck Earn Hotels Central Park. ,.-.:. . . .^ 
';•/! ALLENTOWN, PA>-Manha^tan Park Rit- 
g" I; i teravUleL_Dorney"s' Willow. Grove Park, 
,{*,-' Duck Farrii Hotel-^ Central Park.. _'_'.'- 
K~': ALTOON>AV PA.— Lakenwirt Park. " ' * : " " 
|J.»i' ANNISTON, ALA.^Orford lake Park. , * , 
L j- ASBURY PARK. Nr J.^SchniUler's Ferris 
l> >, "Wheetand Palace CaronsseU" - ■■■■'■■•■? ■ -■ 
= '3" ASHLAND, KY.-Cliireslde Park. J. W. 
-& :: Mayo,'.njgrs ;i ;,i.ii Ui£:'-zi?**&. 
*jt ATCHISON, KACC-^FprEsft Park 



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mer Parfc, AWhiEBtf-Rr. 
j' *Co;;- Ji-Af-Bendurermgr.. . ~^»-_ 

WT ATLANTA, GA-— Emt'Lake Park, Lakewood 
15 Park, Exposition; Park-:. t :r. 
>i ATLANTICiCITry/fc'.N..* J.^-Columbia.: Garden,*' 
[Ijl'a' Fojeteseue «- Pavilion^ .Doyle's -•: Pavilion.. 
.4J ;r YaUBK-'s Pier, Casino-. Garden.- Guvenator s. 
yjj, ■ Summer Theater. ."-.:..":■ 
■it" 1 AtFBURNDALE.'MA"SS.— Moriimbega Park. ■ - ■■-.- 
"AUSTIN, TBX.-^Zoo Park ''Pavilion, Hyde 
Park "-_ ■.-■ ■ •. .: .:~ vV -'-"—" •: .■". 
AYLMBR,-"QIJB.^-Queen's_Par:fc-, ■,;■.■■ :■.■".■.■«-■ '. 
BALTIMGRE,.MD.-rDeer ;Pnrk,*Fairy . Grpye^ 
Wooasiae*Faik.* 'Electric Farfc,'Floodr Parkr 
Riverview FarkV- Hollywood Park^Meetera 
Park. Hamberg's Park,' .Diamond - Point 
Park. " " " ' 






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BATH.' .ME.-3leraymeetinK.ParK — ;..-- i^^y'i 
BATTLE- CREEK. MICH----Gull : Lake : Park.' 



!jr;i? '- Goguae Lake Park. -^' 
- * BAY CITY, MICH-— Winona Beach Park. 



'*-< BERGEN i'BHACH.: L_. 'L.; ,N.T- -?"R«w>rU-;-* • 
BINGHAMTON;- & Y.^Msmo'^rkr^J^P.: 



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j»; .. E.Clark,rmgr.^RosaPark._J..P.E. Clark, 
^,-mgr^^Elm'Garaen. '""_"*"."_■ ,"_* . _.,-.. . 
r>j 4 BIRMINGHAM, ALAT— Lake View Park", East 
;K;U Laka Park. ."">>•. ", I ' . 

fI £p BOS^TON.-'^tiSS.^Chariesmever.iParkjfCa- 
'■"1x4 ginb.-i-NanljSsket' Beach; "iCrescent Beach,- 
i-J|Jb : Point of Ptaes^OafcsIslanny iMysticAPark* 
sSS ' (Medlord), Combination iPark, IherChutes.. 
mrP BRADFORD: PAi^iClarkdole Park.r' ' 
a-tf " BRANTB-ORIh CAN^^o^wk}Park. J 
w "«. KOAMK-nnn r.nNN.— Branford -DrivtDj 



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BBAJ^ORD^CONNl— Branford. -Driving Parfc' 
Harry Cushman",N^w ^JHaven,. Conn;, secy. _ ( 



Si-JlBRATTLBBORO. YT^Brookslde Park. 
£]£ BRIDGEPORT. QF.— Pleasure Beach. _.:;,.,,„ - 
||§ fc :BBISTOL," CONN.— Lake Compounce. .. • : 

sBROCKTON. MASS;r-THIghknd Park.- "^v 
* KiBROOKLAND, N^ Y.r^-Vanderveer Park. *1 
*»' E BROOKLYN, N. Y.-^UImer Park t Brighton 1 : 
V' Beach, ^RidgewocdCasmOfBeHevue.Park,- 
t . Eamwocd Beach-,- Keimore -P»"rkv ^Crystal;' 
ie t: Beach." .Henderson's MusicfeHall (Coney 
i^fei Island). . ._ .".'*".._ - 

S '' fr BWFALOiiN.^ ^^ Y.^Be^eWeiparkr-EImwodaT 
> -f: Beach, .Woodlawn BeafiK Lein's ParkiGer-- 
, I ' - man-Amerlcah I" 
L ft « Crystal Beacff. 
*;■ R BURLINGTON; Efti 



-bfterTsland Park;. Fer- 



ris swKeetKPark, OperarHonse Cale.'<,- 



c.'-fi.; — -,...-. -v.- ... 

2- 1* BUTTE; MONT.-^ilumb'a* Gardens.- 
■S'E CAIR071LL.— Suburban Park. " A. .Holliday; 

- h' i mgr.~ r j - ^ -** s r .?"» 

Ivt 5 jCAMBRIDGe) MASS.-^Charles RiyeriPark. ^ 
""'ft CAMDEN^ JK'JJ.jiStockton park. r — '. r 

5 CANTON, O.— 'Bamaaei. Garden._ 
_ f QAJDUSI^B.- PA.-^3aTO.Hlll Park. 
"*> CHAiKLBSTON, S. C%-CWcora- Park. ■ -■■.--■ 
i £ EHAKLOTTE,' N.> Y.^Harris Summer Thea- 
^'C, ter, Ontario Beach^Park. ^-.r 
ilxZ. PHABLOTTB. N: C— Latta. Park...^;.-.-.; ;. - 
iritpHB45TER, PA.— ^Lindeutborne Park. 
"'* (CHICAGO. ' ItXi.— ^Electric ''Pari3Fort Sheri- 

W dan Garden (near Ft. SheridanT, -Chicago* 
l ! £ -C :Water%hufes.-&nd^M1dway..-E. P.. Simpson.'- 

< mgr., Academy of Music, S5-S.-Halstead.st- ;: 

< Sunnyside ParlC tBismark's i Garden, Ferris 
Wheel Pa>k:-SansSoHCi; Alfred t RusseIl.^ 
Wasbington St.; Masonic Temple Roof Gar- 

, ^ dep. .. .". .. ■-- * r " *" " 

■h CINCINNATI. O^^Lagoon';. M- JC- Aqderspn^ 
p:5 : mgr.:. Chester Parkr Coney -Island. ~LV T.- 
\fp ■ Andersontmgr.j The Zoo. Red Bank- Park.- 
fmf 3LEAR LAKE, INDr— Tuxedo Park. J^C. 
I! P(j Chrlstman.-VingrjVjrSlfr: Chamber,.,af 7 .Co.m-; 

•fi pniereo Bldg, Chicago. - " . 

' F CLEVELAND, Oi^-Euclld Beach-ParkJ Gar- 
FH den Theater,-"ZiakeiVjew-Park.- Scenic -Park. 
"H Halnorth's; GardenpGeauga' Lake, Manhat- 
J|iA : tan Beach Park. ..:■: i -• f: 
5lterjM»INTON, LA-^Jbyce Parkin-Henry F. San-i 
IpjrST'ger; Lyons. la., -mgrZ; "The Schutzen '-.Park;- 
'^1T-. German Shooting -Society,' Lyons, •"- la., 
i-p - proprs. ■ .......-.....-.,-_......... 

*-!OHOES. N.VT.— Stup S5tr«et Jark.- _.. - ;__ ■ - 

: -v.,cJOLUMBlA/'PA.i-Cfifckre's"Fark: " 

r& COLUMBIA.; S. C>-Hyatt'V Park Casino. 
l*t£' T ^OLUMBUS?GA.^-North;Hi«{hland-Park.- ■- : 
hr*E"30LUMHUS; "lO^Mineryai 1 Park;— Olervtangy. 
•"**■*« Park, Great Southern Boof Garden, Collins' 
I Garden. Great- Southern Roof Garden. _ 

__ |oncom;'!^&:2^b"Ioco6K ^Wver.Parfc 5 
iW", ix>NNEAUT. 0.-=Eake yiew: Jajk..:' " - 

^NEY^LAl^N^T-^TI^Onntea;- 



CORNING,- N. Y.— Painted Post -Park, Bron- 
son Park. " ---.-.- -. ^ 

COTTAGE CITYj MASS.r-Lagbon Heights.^ 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Lake; Mahawa. - : - 
COVINGTON. KY.— Lagoon. \ > -; :-",^'- . 

CRYSTAL LAKE. ' CONN.-^-Crystai' Lake 

Barfcr.7 ,- -.- ,,.;-._:_ .- ,.;.s .--^-.^. ;'-.■.' :; 
DALLA8; : TBX.— Cycle mmer 

Theater.'.'. • •■ ?■ -■ ■ ■ ■>.. 

DANBURY. tT.-f KenocIa.Park. v* "- "''*'. 

UABTFOKU. WlS;-^TwTace' Beach. 
UAVSNPOJ Park. 

DAYTON,' Or— Falrtietr Park, Sander's Roof 
Garden, Lucas GrovePark, Lakeside Park. 

i DECATUR, ILL.— Riverside Park: - c- 
DEDHAM. MASS.— Gorman's Theater.- 
XtEFIANCE, O.— Island Park;. F. P. Elliott, 

J'-.ingr.^ ; ;--- "-:--~-i£-.'? s ;-,,'-.'. .■->*-■." . .' ■ .' ■ «... ■ 
»■• DELAWARE. WATER GAP, N. "J.— D. L. & 
" W. Bs-Bi*-..'" vi: . - j? _.--* . -, •; ■ , -. v - . 
. DENVER;. COL.— Chester Park, . Cycle Park,. 
Chutes Park,. Elitch -Gardens, .'Manhattan 
- Beach. ^ *?.— -^7 "-^1-: -'s ; s>. t__--^ . ■, ■:-. -^ ;-t 
D£!RBlf. CT.- Houfcatoolc Park.' -'-.. ■» ' - 
DKS MOINES. IA—BaUPaj*. D. A Kooker. 
mgr.; Crocker Woods Auditorium. :■-■». 
' DETROIT, MiCri. ^writ's Riverside Park. . 
DOVER, N.^B^r-CentralParkr ' -'■' 
DUBt '." - 
DULUTH,. MINN.--U1H -Top Casino. : 
HAST AUBURN, MB. -Lake George Park. 
'. EAST GRAN© RAPIDS. MIOH.— Reed Lake.' 
BAST ST. LOUK. •ILT* -Bdgemont Park: - 
EASTO.N. PA.— Island. Park. 1. ": '■.-.. . 
ECHO LAKE. N. J.—Brle B, It Oo/ s - , »-:.-- : . 
ELGIN, "ILL..— : National Park,- Railway Park. 
; ELMIBA, N." Y.-^5{orwlck-Gien Park^JHarryi 
. F. Dizey, Binghamton," N. T. ; Eiandge 
$•'. »Park7 Bi fM^-Xiittle, mgr. ; Queen Clty'Gar- 
i'dens. .■..." . ,■-■■..'■ ■-■ -- .-....'-_, ■-..■. : 

EVANSV1LLE, IND. --Cook!s JPaii." ~ : 

•'' EXPOSlTl6N„PA— EupptiUon -Park. . >. ... 
: FALL-RIVER, *MASS s riBiBhton~Kock Park,' ' . 
Lincoln Park, Molmt Hope Park. X, 
F1TCHBURG, MASS-— PihehuistPark: Wha- 
. . "Jo'm Park, Fltchburg & Leominster St. Ry_ 
'..-..-..Co. ": ' '•''-" .' -" • ";-■"■'■-• -— . • - 
FOND-DU-LAC, WTSi -Atiiletle'Pairk. ■*■->■•-:'■* 
FT. ; SMITH, ARK.— Park,- Chas. E. Taylor, 
. Xmgr. _ju, •_. :j- .,,-->..'-. „-: -,,^_*^, ...:..■ ■:, 
FT. WAYNE. IND.- -Rcblnson's Park. '.■-■ 
FT. WORTH, TEX^-GrunewaId~Park,-' Ty- . 
. -lers' Fark.>. " . ," ,; t '.. :.";■,■- ','.■•..■ 
GAUOK r .O.- Seccanim Park. : "y' . ■ 
' GA1.VE5STON. '-"TBOC?- Olympla GardenV 
- GAiLT.i-OAN.— Idlewnd ■" Park: fe.^,-— .„ 

GARDNER. MASS— Ortflal -Lake *Bark. .*; 
GLENS FALLS; N.Y;-«cGregor Park. > 

GRAND LEDGE,<MICIL - Grand Ledfe, Park. 
,e- J.rB. Mudge, uig»"^r -f > v ' - X'- ■'• 

; GRAND RAPIDS.. MICH;— Reed - La%, Ro- 
mona Park. Godiroy's -Summer PayiUfan. 
GREEN. BAY,. iWISi^Street. iRailway^Park; 
;■'.« Washington I»ark,_CtiFie.deler < . mgr. ■%: 
GREEN LAKE: WIS. -Terrace Beai-h Casino. 
GREENWOO»rLAKE;'Ni-J.— Erie B. JL Cor 
UUTHRIB, OKLA.--Idand'Parfe ;»r. :g 
GUTTBNBUBG:-N,-f. ^Casino.: g>, f 

HAMILTON,, O.— Lir.ati.* Park. 

N, ME.^Blverrtde'Park. "S*:~ ~~.i- : 

HAMPTON BEACWN.SH:— Hampton Beach. 

Pavilion. .■" " " !*~ 

HARRISBURGV PA;-- PaxtaugrParkv Midway) 

Park, Reservoir Park. '— — *~ 

HARTFORD, CONN —Address P: -J. Casey,? 

Springfield,' Mass.; Wcrder's' Patk. ' i j-'.^-wl 
HASEETTS.'MICH;— Pine: -Part -Wm. : '-Mc--^ 

Giveror;' rogr. •• ■ *■ -, 

HAVBRHTLL. '»ASS.-S Pines.'? " . r -.■■■•. 
HOLYOKE.' MASS-— Sfoifntain. Park. 
gTHOT SPRINGS; ARKiT-^WliitthwrtoTi-PBric.- ";-* OCEAN "VIEW '.VAT— Ocean View Paik'(nrar 
^HOUSTON; TEX^Magnoli 'Park, : Foresf } Noriolk)..--;-T ^ .- »; • "'.':■ 

"Park. „,-^. r „ ... .•:_■■ / ODDEN) v CTAH.^-GIenwocd Park; - W. C.' 

fIOWKL,L, IND.--GIen Park (near Evans-, p. Weaver,' mgr. > -J , .:;--••. 

villa). '*' •■-■"■" -•'•—. - :".--'" "-.-£•. OMAHA,- NBM;— Mullen's Garden, r " 

HURON. O— Bye Beach Be-ort 3S. ONTARIO. Nit'Y.-iOntarlo'Bsach Park.' 

TON A?JSLAND. N.-Y-— West Shore. R. R.,Co-^- ORANGE'. -MASS.— Central Parlt ■'"■■'. 
ITHACA, «;-Yv-HenwrcTc Park. ^ 

-JACKSON. TENN;— Highland Park. 
Si-»«TK'=ONVn.ljE. FLA.— Crystnl Roof jGardPn. 



1 MACON. GA.-Crump's Parfc 

MANCHESTER, CONN.— Laurel Park. - 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Lake Maseabeslc Park 
MANHATTAN BEACH— Long lBland.N. Y. . 
-^Oriental Hotel Co. .''"•*._. """- 

HANiSTBE. MIOH.— Ordiard Beech Theater. 
MANSFIELD", ' Q.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

-Heineman .Park. *7* : X " .. 
MAtlCUS HOOK.'-'PAiT-Ohester Park.' 
MAKrE'lTA, O.— Church Street:Theater. '. 
MARINETTE.- WIS;— Lakeside- ^rk, -MaM-- 

Blossom Grove, : Riverside Park. ' . 
MAXByiLLk.. -KYr-erElectrlcPark. .. .'■• .., 
MciKBBSPOBT. PA^VersalllesPark: . _ ;^ 
-MEDFORD, MASS.— Mystic Park; Combina- 
tion Park, r -'*;--."' " ."..v. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Bast End Park. Hi 
MBRIDEN. CT.— Hanover Park. 
M1DDLETOWN, N. Y.— Midway Park, 

tage'jTheater..' - r ^ Y-^''^-'' : -- ■ 
MIDDLSTOWN, CT.— Lakeview Parkt""' 
,4UULAND. BEACH.^Staten island, N. 

""NT" Y." Traction Company. ■*; L. ; 

" MILWAUKEE, WISl-^-Goney 'island.. Park, O.. 

F. Miller, mgr.; Blats Park, Sohlitz Park, 

National Park, -Base Ball :Park, Whitefish 

Bay, Central Park, Shooting Part -.-;.: ; 

MINNEAPOLIS^ MINN.-l.ake Harriet !."Pa- 

*»'■' vllion. T * ■'- /-■-..---;- J;. .-■ .v.';:-. -,.;:':.'-. -. 

' MINERAL WELLS, ; TEX.-T7Hawthorne Pa- 

-' ,vilion ineftr Ft: Worth). 

MOBILE. ALA.— Monroe Park. > 
: MONTGOMERY. Al^A-— Highland Park. . 
MONTREAL,' CAN.^Queen's Park.- Sohmer. 
Park, Arena. i 

- MJ.. Cl.KM ENS. MICH-^rMpnToe Garden. 
''■ MT^ VERNON. ,■ O.-Aliawatha Park. ' 

MUSKEGON. MIOH.— Lake f -Michigan Pa *: '■ 
NAHANTf MASS;— Casino Theater.- "■" 
NANTABKET BEACH.,- MASS.— Hotel Nah- 
tasl Music -Hall. : '- :' -I " - r :.-.r-- '; -'■* 
NAKRAGANSETT^PiER, R; -L- " ^ ' " ! 
NASHVILLE, TENli\-36lemiale Park, Y. C. 
. Alley, irgr.; Shelby park. ; - " . ■" - •-: •-. : -: '"> 
NEVADA, MO— Lake Park Bprings. 

Hatry -C.^^Monre.-ipropr..;; .*-- .-:----> 
NEWARK, O.^IdlewUd Park.^ "^ , 
NEWNAN,.: GA:--Pearl .Spring. Park; ' Walter'. 
NEW BEDEOBD, MASS^-Buttonwodd Park;- 
NEW BRITAIN," CTi-rWtllte^Oak Park. 
NEWBURG, N." Y.-^-Gleriwopd; Park. '....■ 
' NEWBUBYPORT, MA^.^^JUburjr Park... 
" NEW OASTLE; F PA--CBScade'Park: ■' X 
NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Winchester St. Bail- 
"w ay tark; Israel -A.: Kelsey,- West Haven, 
Conn., mgiv? New :Opeh-A.r-*Seas;Me-TheaT? 
terf;''Israel "A. iKelsey, West Haven", Conn 



REVERB, MASS.— Point of. Pines (near 
, . Lynn). ./ ,>"i 

R1CHMON-D, VA.— Putnam's Summer "Gar- 
den, Broad Street Park; Auditorium, Je'Ber- 

r_«oa— Roof -Garden, ■ Athletic Park, Mam 

, Street-Park. - ,' . . .' 

RICHMOND,- IND.f-Glen- Miller. - i. ... 

ROCKVILUS. , CONN.— Pleasure Park. 

ROCHESTBRr^N.Y.— Ontario Beach. New 
CnlVer-Park.-Irohdequoite Park. ■ „ ,., 

RqekAWAY^ BEACH, L. I., N. Y.— Deittt- 
""■ "lino's Casihbi^ "^ 
ROCkFORD/n»L.r-Hariem Park. 
ROCKLAND, ME.-*;oadway Pavilien Thta- 
- ter. ■ ?■■■'. ■■ . 

ROCKY POINT. R/L 
- Mr. Harrington, mgr. 

ROME, GA.— Moeerly Park. ■'•'•-"., ■■■", 

ROUND BAY.-MD^— B.& O. Short Line Ry.Co. 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Riverside Park. 

SALRM, MASSe^aJenxJ&lUpws, -- Dana _and_ 
Parker's Pavilion, Casino, Gorman's Sum-" 
iner Theater. .' ' ■ r. ' - 

SALISBURY BEACH. MASS.— PaviUon. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAHi— Saltair Beach, 
Lagoon. Salt Palace, Calder's Park. 

SA* ANTONfOj TEX.— Muth's Garden. '::, 

SAN DIEGO. CAIit— S. D. P. B. & S. J. Ry. 

SANDUSKY. 6.— Cedar'Point Grover " 
. SAN ; FRANCISCO. CAL.— Paul Boy n ton 
Chutes, Presld.d Athletic Park; Glen Park." 
SARATbGA.^N. "Y.— Palm 'Garden. : ~ 
EAVA^JNAH.IgA.— Tlvoll Park, thunderbolt 
.. Park._. s j _'._ ;_■_- ^ 
SCIO, O. — Pavilion Theater. ' 
.SORANTQN^ PA.— Lahrel Hill Park. 
8B&* CtlFF; L. I.— Abu. Manager of Lyceum. 
SEATTLE, WASH.^Lischi -PaFk, Madisoh 

Park. . .,"_.■„ '• .': : -:, .' ■■* ":-. ■'■« 
SBDALIA, i3o:^-of T. Crawrordi Topeka.Kaa. 
SENECA FALLS. ,* Y.-«syuga Park. 
SHOHOLA GLEN, N.'.Y.— Erie R. R. Co. 
SKOWHEGAN. ifE— Lakewood Urove. . 
SOUTH BABTONVILLE. ILL.— Casino. 
SOUTH BEACH, S. L,N. Y.—Munley's Ca- 
sino. . /. ^. .- - . -,- - ... ' . - :. 

SOUTH BEND; IND.— Sprix - 

. SOUTH T\*.RMINGH)AM," MAS6.— W»jrM*e 

Park. \ 

' SOUTH NOKWALK,- CT.—Roton Point The- 

V ; ater. .;■ -«■.-' .•;-:-•--;-.•.•.-*-■.•-- 
springfielIj. MASS .^-Su ? 

aSPOItANE. ,^ASH.— Natatftium Park. ;• 



STAUNTON. VA.— Highland, Park. - J 
iugr. Elm City Pafk; Jos; E.- Hubihgef. 810 \ STATEN ISLAND, N. Y.—Boynlun Beach. 
Chapel st- -_-■ *-* ^ .' ST- CLOUD, iN.; J— Highland- PaA (near 

NEW ORLEANS,' LA.— West Ecd, Athlefl<~St- Newark). 
*Park, l A^idubon.Bark, Cify.Park. 

NrKW: YORK CITY, N. Y^iKbster & Blal's, 



Casino Root Garden, Grand' Central "Palace 

- - Roof : Garden, -Lion Palace .Roof Garden, 

.-.■■ Venetian Terrace jsRoof ^Garden, ^.Cherryj 

Blossom' Grove._ ■, Riversids>Park. .'■ «r« - 

NORFOLK, Y^.-^OeeaDviev r r Bark, > Atlantic 

Gardsn, Buckrde Beach; Hotel Chamherlain^" 

^JdRTHAMPTON; JIASS.^Mecdow Park. 
NORTH: BEACH." L;'i.,-NjY.—Erbs' Casino.: 
NORWICH, *CONN;^Cliff.*a:errace.; R. . -M. 

.... Pow£rs,-prcp".; -Sachem Park, A. .Wilson i 
Snow; amusement director,; 51 Broadway. - - 

J-OAKLAND. OALi^aUattff Park. 

% OAKLANU BEACH. Brf. ^ • . . ~_>. '" ':. 

" OCEAN.-CITY; N-Y.— ^New Ocean Pier.'* 



-^ST. JOSEPH/ MO.— Address -Q. T. Crawfordff^ . 
Topekn, Kan. ; Lake Cont ParkJfttS 



'-— Celoron Park; Jule 



JAMEST03 
" Delroar. irer. 
KALAMAZOO. MICH.— Lake View Casino. n 
TTANK-AKE511!. ISLLr— Elertric- Pnrk. -a 

* KANSAS Cnr^JJO-rEait .Sjde EIfc£i«c, 
"-.■; Park, H. Willard, mgr.; Fairmount Park,' •■ 
^^i»'*'L Park.^' » -r -- ~t--v ~-~ w.„.^^ .^-^-^ 
KKOKUK.-IA.— Pechstein &- Nagel's Gardgfi^ 
; - H"b:nger Park. ^_ ; : :^-- 

KEUKA LAKE. T*.' Y>- d. 

"KlN'GSTON; ONTP=-Long-Island Parkj-JOseph- 
*Bh»nhy. mgr. •"■»'-' ■ - J '.;'yii r ~'>."' 

L A MPAS AS. ' rmY — w r""""K PimJiVr. 

. jJSprings Park... .-,.-. _. jf - - ■ ■■. 

LA^TSAPTER. MASSi^-PPn Trartl^n rtf!,.:'- 
LANCASTER. PA.M:rrie?tcga Park- Tb«ater 
ag (opera), McGrann's. Parfc^ - i j 

LANSING.^M IGH. — G r a n d Ledge - 
bett ParkT'Leadley 's Park, Irving S. 
mgr. ■ " ... 

'LA PORTE- IND.— Ttop-'di-park;"^. e~eKi-t-- 
man. Metropolitan;. Bicck, Chicago, pres - / - 

LAWRBNCE; MA^.— GlenrFprest,- ■-•••■-&'.■ ■/-. 
L-BAVENWGRTH,-' "KAN.— Electric V-Park; , 

Leavenworth Park. : ..... ■ ■> ■ -. 

LEBANON. -PA.— ML' Gretna -Park. 
LEOMtlJSTER. MASS-^Lf^lnster-Paril.* " 
LEWISTON," MEl— Grbvel Park; , *' " '. ' 5 7 ; 
LIMA, O.— Hoover's Park, McCullough's-L"ake> 
. .. Park. ."...'. ..."'.•": " " '. ; " ..-.'""~ r ~"-" 
LINCOLN. NEB.— Lincoln' Park. i 

idTTCE'ROCKT ARK.— Park. Chasr-E.?'T^r-"' 
-Icr, mgr.; Glenwodd "Park Theater;- '.' 
LOS ANGELES, CjtL.^FIeEtarParkf L^A. :.>&■ 

P. Ry. Co. .-'--•-;: -^ 

LONG BRANCH. N. X— Pleasant Bay Park. - 
LOUISVILLE? KY:— Lion GaraeniParkvPhoe- " 

nix, Hill. Park. ■= -i - ..-!{../!?.: r 
LOWELL. MASS:— Lakeview" Park7 -Willow- 

idale-Bark. . <■ -:.j &■.•-' ■'.'--'■■ '*-'.?l*""~; 
LUDLOW. KY.-^-Lagopn. • -; 1 ' " ' 

LY^gHBURG;n-VAi4westoxer--I»ark;- ; River,-- 

mon't>Park Auditorium. 

LYNN. %*SS.— WHlow Park Tneater", Gor- 
man'j Summer-Theater, Crescent Gardens, - 
Suntahg Park. — • — — -- — --. -- -<--. 



OSHKOSH. W^S.7^Citlzeris!- Traction Co. , 
OSWEGO, N.'Y.— Oswego- Beach.: 
OTTAWA, ONT.ACan. Yictpna Park, Ottawa " 
Electrie Railway. ■'■'-»,•■ •_- - --* 

OTTUMWA, . IA.— Orpheum Summer Park 
Theater. .... . .'i~ 

OWOSSO. MI'CH.-CalPdonia Park. - 
PADUOAH.KY.— La, Bella -Park. 1.. . 

PAINTED POST, N. ■' Y.^Bronson Park;.; 
PARKBRSnURG. W.VA-— Terrapin, Park. 
PARIS, ILL.— Reservoir, Park. . ■-. - . 

PATERSON, NT J.— Passaic Falls" Park, East, 
S:de Park (city). West Side Park (city): 
Scheutzen, -. Saal Bros ,r ! mgrs;; - Idlewildi- 
Park, Traction Cempany..- - .. 
PEAKS ISLAND, .ME.— Underwood .Springs. 
'- Park.- ,-«-.'=- .-'.:'.■'■•' S. -I* -'■:.■: " .- ■■;•' 
PE»fSAOOLA, PLA.— Kupfrlean's P»rk. - -' - 
PEORIA. ILL.— Central "Park, The Alps, 
-Prospect Heights- Park, -Glen . Oak Park; 
■•:'* Pfeffer's: Pavilion, , C. G.s Pfeifcri -" : ingr.'.:v; 

Stcny HillGardsn; Stoecker's:;Sumnier,Gar- 
"' den';- ;..'-'" • -i-ih. • -.- .-.'.■ --.<-,'.- '■--: »- : . : ;;;„;'- .'■.- 
PHILADELPHIA,; PA.— Willow Grove Park,; 
Central Park, Baseball Park, _Wo°dside; 
:ifark,i-^e6hannlng . Park, -TorreFdale Park, 
Wnsb'ngton Park. Chestnut Hill Park. - 
kpHILLIPSOURG. ' N: J.-^Oedar' Pork.-- 
PI0UA.:0^-Mii»iras Park; ~ ^_ 

PITM* JC -r?RO v E. N. J. — Alcoyn ParV. 
PITTSBURG, PA,— Kennywood Park. Monon- 
- BaaVia:.i=treet Ry." Co.,;-- Jas. ■ G. Saasom,. 
'mgr.', -512:':SmIthne!d , st.-: -Oakwocd - Park, 
-.- "3ofin "Harris'.-' West-rEnd. Traction" Co.. mgr. ; 
Fcbenley Park. Oakum Park; Calhoun Park. 
. oakSHiii Park-.;, j. r :: -:,.'• ,.:.:: 

PORTLAND,' ME.— Riverton ' Park, Under- -j 
f woca"."Spr'hgs:P-ark, 'Cottsge'P-ark. ;; 1 
PORTLAND, ME -MSemtTheatcr. - - , 

PORTLAND. ORE.— Hawthorne Springs Park. 
PORTSMOUTH,* V-A^Colunibia "Park. 



Athletic, Paxkv 
ST. LOUISA MO.-^Bellevue ) Gardens, Koer- ;* : 
, -ner"siGard6n,'"-K16ndyke Park and Chutes;' - 

Fcrest Park; Highlands; Sbuthern Electr.c . 

Park,-'SubuTtian-- Garden ;^Meremac.; High-;: 
' 'lands^K-MsSfiion Park, Delmar Gardens, 

Uhr.g's"Cave>:Athletic Pafk v ; ^ 
Sir.- -PA'UL.v: MINN;— Ealm. Garden, Comb 
; Pari. palace Garden . ;. ■ ; 

STT THOMAS. dAN^Plnatorp Lak* Park. 
STOCKPORT, N.-Y;— Fern Side Park. 

F.; WTDeboe,- mgr.l », •••■■ 

"STOCKTON. OAL.-iSt E»c; Ry. Ob. 
? SYLVAN BEACH. NEW YORK. 
SYRACUSE, N.'Y.— Electric Park, Valley 
-Theater; Lakeside Park, Chas. Loot, Styles " 
- Station, .<mgr.; Kirkwood Park,- Elmwood. 

' "Park.- " - , "-..:■ ■*'-:;: '■>:' 

TAMPA, , FLA.— DeSoto Park, Tampa Elec- 
■ttric.Co. ' '. "j 

Henry G. Bradlee. mgr. 
TAD1NTON, MASS.— Nippenicket Park, Digb-- 

tcn Rock Park, -Sabbatia Park. 
TBRRE HAUTE. ^IND.— Bijou Garden ThmiW 
TOLEDO, O. — Lake Erie Casino,; Farm Thea- 
ter, Fresque Isle. .'■• • ;•.-';-..' s 
TOPEKA,. KAN.— Address O. "- TC. Crawrord; ' 
-Ga'rneld«Park. ;-(«,•< v ">" 
TORONTOja-ONT.-Hanla.nfs Point, Munro 
TRENTONj-iNi-Sfc-TT-Sprlng": Lake Park, "jW- 

-Park-Theater,- Broad .Street-Park. 
TROY..N. Y.—LnBoon Island. . 
UNION. N. YT-^OasiiKR*^ 
.-UTICA; Nv JL— Suraniit!"Parkr UttcaT'Park;- 
~- Brana^siCasTnb rPark, >Jt6chester Park, EI- 
- .',:;mrra*Pa>k.f. ' .."-":".'•;■■'- -. ■ -i 

VINCENNES^'IND.— Falrvlew- Park, 
'■-^ • A. Gi-Tra»ibe. jrigr. 
■WtAKBFmLD.MASS.— Wakeflold Park. 
WARSAW. .'IND.-i-Lake Side P«rk. 
WASHINGTON, 'D- C -^Marshall Hall park," 
- 'Wlldwtiod Park' (formerly-GIen-SlIgb), Co- - 
lumbia Park, Lawrence ; Summer Garden, 
v , Buena Vista." Cbevy Chase Lake,- Eureka 
ParTi '(colored), Nbtley Hall (colored); Ches"-' 
apeake Beach, River- View- -Park, Cabin 
Jchn's; Br'dge Park* Glen Echo Park. . 
WASHINGTON, IND— Street Railway Park.- . 
WATERBURY; CT.-iLaKewoodiPark, Belle- ■;■'•• 
-!Vlew:-:Lako/".Groyc;'.>Forest -park,- -Jean; 
rjacaues, .mgr.--'. , ." -~ 

WATERTQW5r..ftN. f-Yi— Selbert's Sdmmer 
.' .!GM'd*b..Gletii-Park.;'". -.,-.. -■..-. 
WATKINSJ GLEN, N. Y. 
WEBB CITYjiMO^-filympla Park. 
WEBSTER,, MASS.— Beacon Park, Beaver. 

l-srk. -. , ' . 

WEBTPIRIiO; MASS— Wnronocco Psrk. ■■ =.. 'cc- 

WHEELING, W: YA-r-Wheel'Dg Park, Mo- 

znrt Park, Pleasant Volley Park, Badcr & 

Mauser, ..Tttmrs; '" :: ■ -■■ ;—,'.-»--- 

WHITE BEAR LAKE, -MINN — W'dwood 



POTTSTOWN 1 ' PA^^RlnelnE- Beck' Park~ f*" Park, LaXe Shore Park, WJjlte Bear Beach. 
ruubiywA,. J», . Kinging .kcck . rara, t _- r . T . tA . M ^i,nn>r t.i_v.u. m «n» p«ric. 



TnmMfDgi Riin -Pavilion.' 
POUGHKEEPSIE,* 1 1 N.- -. ?Y.— Darrow Park, 

Untoh .Lake;Park; Rrvers'de Park. 
PROVIDENCE, 1 R'. I.— Reeky Point.' Crescent 

Park; :_ Roger -{Williams. Park", Dan's Park, 

Plp* , Vptonn-Parl r . ' ' : '--;;--- : -v->--— -'"' - 
PUEBLO, COL;— Lfrtre^MiJOieqiia Pavil'o'n. 
4t«ilNCY. ILL.-^Ba'Idwin Fark.-T. S. Baldwin, 

mgr.'; Highland Park, Harry" H. Franklin, 

mgr. •. •_■.'..--, ?■.'".■•..■!.'.; ' J -^. ■;'.■;, _.-'. .-'.. 
READING, PA.— Carsomla .'.Park, ' Driving 

Park." - ■ •*. ■:■-—-• ..,.---■ 



"WILLIAMSPORT. .PAi— Valla mont Park. 
X WILMINGTON, DEL —Shellport. Park, Bran- 
t dfwlne Park. Summer park. ,. 
1 tvinntpfo. CAN--r:Blver,Park. Elm Park. 
! WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park. 
> WORCESTER"' MASS.— Lake Qulnalgatiiond 
I Park.'" • '-.t: . -;■" ■ * •'-'. ;■■ ' 
\ YONKBRS. N. -Y.— Yonkers Pleaaui* Park.- 
I YOUNGSTOWN/ O.— Idora Park, Millcreek 
\ -Park."" ■ ..'.".■ ; -.-. ■ •;■ 

4 YORK. PA.— Highland Par*. . -. 

;ZANE§yifefeE,'Q,H?r»Bt Park. Mapiewood 



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; ASupreme Court Decision. 

That the Supreme Court of Wisconsin, recent- 
ly rendered an important decision relative to 
: the height cf fences and boards,, which is in 
i "every way favorable from a bill poster's point 
*:f view, is a matter of far more than pass- 
ing comment to the craft, and. especially so 
now, in the light of the adverse decision of 
Circuit Judge Ross, of Los Angeles. Follow- 
ing is a copy of the text of the Wisconsin 
State decision: . 

METZGER VS. HOCHREIN. 

(Supreme Court of Wisconsin. June 21, 1900.) 
Plaintiff possessed an attractive house, sur- 
rounded by lawns, on a village lot. Defend- 
ant, owning the adjoining lot, built a fence 
four feet from plaintiff's house, but entirely 
on defendant's land, consisting of rough 
tamarack posts, from 8 to 16 feet high, and 
old. unsightly, and partly decayed lumber, 
;■ of varying lengths, and extending about 90 
reet back from the street, and supported by 
wires strung from the tops of the posts to 
defendant's house. It did not interfere with 
plaint**** use of his property, but partially 
shut off a. view of the street, and depreciated 
its rental -value. Held, that plaintiff could 
not abate the fence as a nuisance, though de- 
fendant wilfully and maliciously built It to 
annoy him. 

Appeal from circuit courts Sheboygan 
County; Michael Kirwan. Judge. 

Injunction by Parmelia. Metzger against H. 
11. Hochreln to abate an unsightly fence as 
a nuisance. From a judgment overruling a 
demurrer to .plaintiffs complaint, defendant 
appeals. 

~ action to restrain an alleged nuisance on' 
facts set forth la the complaint in substance 
as follows: Plaintiff owns lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 
of block 15i division 1, in the village of Glen- 
beulah. Wis., on which she has a dwelling 
house located about four feet from the west 
line, surrounded by made lawns and yards, 
making an attractive and valuable home. . 
Defendant owns the adjoining lot on the west 
cf plaintiff's land, in connection with other - 
lots, on which he has a dwelling house, lo- 
cated about fifty feet from the division line. 
July 22, 1839, defendant set rough tamarack 
posts, from eight to sixteen feet high, along 
said division, line, wholly on his own land, 
about four feet from the line of , plaintiff 's 
dwelling house, and extending back from the 
street front about ninety feet. He strung 
wires from the tops of such posts to bis 
house, in order to hold the posts firmly in po- 
s.tion, "and on and supported by such posts 
he constructed a* tight board fence of rough, 
old, unsightly and partly decayed lumber 
taken from- an old ice house, such fence being 
from 8 to IS feet high, the highest part being 
opposite the windows to plaintiff's house. 
Said structure is, by reason of its unsightly 
character and proximity to plaintiff's house, 
a nuisance. It was willfully and maliciously 
erected. It partially shuts off the view from 
plaintiff's house to the street and from the 
street to the house; greatly injures the value 
of the property for rent or sale, and if it be 
permitted to continue, the use of such house 
as a dwelling place will have to be aban-' 
doned. 
ii- ! The defendant demurred to the complaint 
'■Ci upon the ground that it fails to state facts 
'5, sufficient to constitute a cause of action. The 
ylri. demurrer was overruled, and defendant an-'. 
"M>. peals. , . 

CV+i M. C. Mead, fcr appellant. A. C. Shaw, for 
*£' respondent. 
P] Marshall, J., (after stating the facts): The 
r*i question presented' here is, may a person 
fc| rfghtly use his own land as he sees fit, re- 
J* gardless of his motives, if that use render 
i*l adjoining property less valuable and desirable 
it for dwelling-house purposes, merely from 
"jj- 1 _ di minish ed beauty of surroundings and access 
.J cf light to the property, and opportunity to 
>iV ; see it from the surrounding territory and to 
ill— J freely view such territory therefrom, there 
irit > being nothing projected from the adjacent 
'i i land causing any injury to such property or 
its occupants? It will be noted that it is not 
a. - claimed the acts complained cf caused any 
He physical Injury to plaintiff's property or k. 
the occupants thereof. The sole complaint 
is that the beauty and cheerfulness of the 
property has been injured by defendant's 
,., _, conduct, and that the structure complained 
":fi I °' was erected unreasonably and with mali- 
pXH ' r clous motives. So the case comes down plain- 
P-'ti Iy to *"* inquiry stated. 
Jtrg \ It is not an easy task to define with clear- 
I" t ' ness what constitutes a. nuisance, so that 
lifjl each case, as it arises, can be accurately test- 
I'.pi ed thereby. Probably the language of Wood 
8.- fl 4 on -Nuisances, at section 1, often quoted with 
"r| "approval by this court, comes as near strict 
V accuracy as the nature of the subject will 
ffl/J permit: "Every unlawful use by a person 
"IMS of his own property in such a way as to 



the occupants of adjoining property, as to con- 
stitute a nuisance within the rule stated; but 
acts which do not reach the adjoining prop- 
erty in a .physical sense, yet diminish its 
value and desirability for a particular use, 
as for dwelling-house purposes, have not 
been supposed to constitute an actionable 
nuisance. True, there are decisions in tire 
State of Michigan,, and some dicta of courts 
elsewhere, to the effect- that, if one malicious- 
ly use his own property to the annoyance 
of his neighbors, regardless of any physical 
discomfort to them, he is guilty of an action- 
able nuisance; the element of malice render- 
ing that an actionable wrong which would 
otherwise be rightful. That doctrine, how- 
ever, has very little support. None, in fact, 
where the rules of the common law have not 
been changed by legislation and the courts 
have kept strictly withdn their legitimate 
sphere as administrators cf the law. The 
general rule is that whatever "a man may 
lawfully do on his own property under any 
circumstances, he may do regardless of the 
motive for his conduct. 16 Am. & Eng. Enc, 
Law, p. 930; South Royalton Bank vs. Suf- 
folk Bank, 27 Vt. 505; Mahan vs. Brown, 13 
Wen. 261; Phelps vs. Nowlen, 72 N. Y. 40; 
Bordeaux vs. Greene (Mont.) .56 Pac. 218; 
Rideout vs. Knox, 148 Mass. 368, 19 N. E. 390, 
2 L. R. A. 81;_Vuest vs. Reynolds. 68 111. 478. 
That doctrine is as well defined In- the com- 
mon law as any that has to do with the rights 
and remedies cognizable by courts, ana ■ 
courts that have departed from it have, as it 
seems, trespassed upon the domain of the 
legislative department of the government. 

In Rideout vs. Knox, supra, the power of 
the legislature even- was questioned to cur- 
tail the use by a person of his own property 
to the extent of preventing its malicious use, 
the act under consideration being one to pre- 
vent the maintenance of unreasonably high 
fences from malicious motives. The court 
said, in effect, that the ownership of land 
carries with, it the constitutional right to en- 
joy such land in any way the owner -sees 
fit, 1-mited only to such external effects as 
d.minish the physical enjoyment of adjoining 
property; that such right, regardless of the 
motive for its exercise, is a property right 
within constitutional protection, the same as 
any other property right, and can not be in- 
, terfered with except to the extent of reason- 
able police regulations; that legislation pre- 
venting the unreasonable maintenance of a 
high fence, where a bad motive is the sole 
purpose thereof. Is within the limits of the 
constitutional exercise of police power. But 
it was intimated that legislation, prohibiting 
the maintenance of a fence where a bad mo- 
tive for -such maintenance is coupled with 
some other that would cause it independent 
of the' mere desire thereby to annoy an ad- 
joining owner, would contravene constitu- 
tional rights of property. The result of the 
case was that, but for the statutory police 
regulation of the height of fences, the 
plaintiff would have been remediless regard- 
less of the height of the fence In question or 
the motive for erecting and maintaining it. 
In the very recent case of Bordeaux vs. 
Green, supra, where the fence complained of 
was forty feet high, the court said that the 
- right of one land-owner to erect a ■ structure 
so as to shut off air and 7 light from the win- 
dows of a building on adjoining property. Is 
unaffected by the motive; therefore, that 
wnether the fence in question was- erected as 
an improvement or ornament to the property 
on which, it was located, or purely to annoy 
adjoining land-owners, made no difference as 
to the legal right: to maintain it. 

With few exceptions, the authorities are all ' 
in harmony with the foregoing, clearly Indi- 
cating that the complaint in question tails 
to state a cause of action, and that the de- 
murrer was Improperly overruled. 

This is one of the many cases that may 
arise where the doctrine of personal liberty " 
and personal dominion of one over his own 
property enables him to do things to the an- 
noyance of others, not causing actual, mate- 
rial physical discomfort to them, for which 
there is no punishment, except loss of that 
respect which every right-thinking man de- 
sires from his- neighbors, and the possession 
of which is a source of daily enjoyment- If 
one is so constituted as not to be susceptible 
to those feelings which a reasonably well- 
balanced man is supposed to possess, and is 
so constituted as to obtain, more pleasure out 
of needlessly annoying others than by secur- 
ing and retaining their respect as a manly 
member of society, his sovereign right in his 
own property, to use it as he may sd far as '.- 
that use does not physically extend outside 
u-is boundaries to the detriment of others, 
may be so exercised as to violate the moral 
obligations which every member of society 
owes to his neighbors, without any penalty 
being visited upon him for his misconduct, 
of which he can be made conscious. » * 

The order overruling the demurrer Is re- 
versed, and- the cause remanded for further 
proceedings according to law. 



and they pronounced them perfectly scfe. 
Health Officer Grosh thought he would make * 
a pretty play,:. and so took* an- axe jmself. 
We knew nothing of it. We were expecting 
to have- a chance to defend 'bur rights in 
, court,( as they promised we should have." 
"I can't grant an injunction until this mat- 
ter is looked into," said the judge". 

"They may go ahead and demolish more 
of our boards, then," said Mr'. Stautzenbach. 
"No, I don't th-.nk they will do anything' 
like that. I tell you what I will do. I will 
give you a note to the city solicitor. If he 
will assure you that he will not allow more 
boards to be destroyed until the matter has 
been- determined,' then an injunction will not 
be granted. If he will not give the- "assure 
ance, then you may have your injunction;" 
» -This was very satisfactory to Mr. Stautz- 
enzach, and so he deferred filing his petition 
untli he had seen the solicitor, but hi has no 
fears now of the authorities taking further 
steps until the court authorizes them to do so. 
The solicitor said: "Let the couft grant au 
injunction. We aon't care. We are expect- 
ing it. We will come in with a motion to 
dissolve and fight the whole question out in 
court.": 

"Will you give them the assurance they 
ask?" queried the reporter. , 

."I have not seen the police board yet, but 1 
think not. The remedy is in the courts. -Let 
• them go there. I don't think they will get 
~" any assurances from us." . 

A little after noon to-day Judge Barber 
granted a temporary Injunction, restraining 
the health officer and the police department 
from tearing down any of the Bryan bill 
boards. The case will be tried when the city 
solicitor flies a motion to dissolve the injunc- 
tion, M s he will do. 



The Toledo Trouble. 



ctjEj cause injury to the property rights-' of an- 
Cm other, producing material annoyance, incon- 
■;ffij venience, discomfort or hurt; and every en- 
p ~.\M joyment by one of his own- property which 
sr ly v'olates the rights of another in an essential 
mt^M degree, constitutes an actionable nuisance." 
Wfc| Ib applying that to any given state of facts, 
***'■•* !t m,,a * °e kept In mind that the injury re- 
Tn-'Es ferred to, whether to property or the occu- 
jOSfZl pants thereof, is physical. A trade may be 
C carried on in such a way, either by polluting 
g the atmosphere or by creating such disturb- 
ances as- to cause physical inconvenience to 



Toledo. O., July 26.— (Special.)— The chances 
are that no more bill boards belonging to 
the Bryan Company will be torn down by the 
health officer or policemen until the court 
has passed on the question. Henry Stautzen- 
bach appeared before Judge Barber this 
morning with a petition, asking for an in- 
junction. He told the judge that the police 
board had assured the company that they 
would tear down no bill boards until the mat- 
ter had been laid before the court, but at the 
first opportunity, Mr. Stautzenba'ch said, the 
police demolished them' and endeavored thus 
to destroy a legitimate business. 

"If it is shown here," said Ju*dge Barber, 
"that the boards were endangering life or 
were a source of disease, I would grant no 
injunction. If they are not, then certainly 
an injunction- would be granted. ' There is no 
evidence before me. and this matter should 
have a speedy settlement." 

"I bad these boards examined." spoke up 
Mr. Bryan, "by several competent architects. 



Marceline, Mo., Matters. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I am getting along nicely with my 
distributing business. I have put out 4,000 
booklets for Hood's Medicine Co., Chicago: 
4.000 for Boston Med'cal Co., 5,000 for Sterling 
Remedy Co.. and 4,000 booklets for Mr. Mol- 
ton, Cleveland, O. 

I have no opposition, as I construct my 
own bill boards. I bad 5 32-Bheet boards 
made of ship-lap lumber. k . 

I have been in this city ten years. Mar- 
celine is 100 miles from Kansas City; popula- 
tion, 3,000. Tours respectfully. 

C. F. LONG. 




the spring (I think) of 1898 Beckley had a 
quarrel wjth an amiable female, and flew 
de coop,' taking all the treasury. At the be- 
ginning -of the Spanish- American war I left 
for the .front. On my return I found these 
parties had swiped the title "Sunbury Bill 
Posting Company," S. Cameron & Co. Last 
week the two-were sent- up for thirty-five 
days, and when they come out will go back to 
jail for court in September. - I wish you 
would give this- notice, so save advertisers. 
The only firm In Sunbury is the. Sunbury Bill 
Posting and Distributing Company. 

JAS. C. YOUNG. 

Fostoria, 0., Facts. 

To the Editor of the "Billboard!" 

Dear Sir:— Here Is something that tatne uh=- 
der our eyes, anfl we can't Help speaking 
about it, and think the craft at large should 
knbw it. Campbell & Sons' Opera House 
Drug Store is on the corner of Main and Cen- 
ter streets, and our office is 1111 West Center 
street opposite their side door, and on the 
door step they had a few days ago a pile of 
the Emerson Drug Co., of Baltimore, Md., 
sheet music, which they sent here to have 
handed out to the trade over the counter, but 
to our own knowledge the pile of. 200 only 
lasted a few, hours, after the boys got from 
Jen to twenty each one, and one would tell 
the other until all the small boys in town got 
on to the fact and came, but it was too late 
a f **T wer f aU Bone - Now - that 's the kind 
cf distributing that hurts the business, for 
the company thinks the cheapest way is the 
best, and that Is what they got. I do hope 
the time will come when the advertisers will 
wake up and do business with the bill poster 
l i ... wan ' s to have the work done as it 
should be done. Yours truly, 

W. C. TIRR1LL. 



Portsmouth:, 0., Pointers. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I am pleased to say I am rushed 
this week; have Men nen's 8-sbeets; Duke's 
Mixture, 8-sheets; Coca' Cola, 8 2-sbeets and 
1-sheets; Factory Smoker Cigars, 12-sheets; 
Maysville Fair, 3 and 1-sheets; Lexington, 
Elks' Fair. 24, 8, 3 and 1-sheets, and Ohio 
State Fair coming. Distributed 10.000 for 
Washington Med. Institute last week at street 
fair, and must say it was a frost. Buffalo 
Bill played to a big business here Friday. 
25,000 people saw the show. The street fair 
did about- 81,000 on the weak, and somebody 
will get stuck for their money. Best wishes, 
R. W. LODWICK. 



I Susquehanna, Pa., Squibs. 



.Mennen s Talcum Powder is about the only 
commercial pap«*upon the boards here at 
present The Hygienic Medical Institute mat- 
ter was distrlbuted-a* the shop doors by trav- " 
el.ng representatlvesV While in Binghimton, 
«. i., tn.s week. I had a pleasant visit with 
Kn n - mUC £- a £ UEea W - D ' Redinrton. of ir 
£.;« ■ Co. and found that gentleman 
JrtS fi n t n ^ a8ed „ m , stl ?i8i>tening out the dfs- 
£fw H*S i , br ,ii nc Vl their "tensive business. 
UlI. V^ll rece , nt flr e. which destroyed their 
plant in that city. Mr. Redirigton says that 
asEoon as arrangements can te made their 
; S?i2? 8olnB to advertise through the fra- 
ternity more extensively than ever He is 

S£< C .?h amusc £ at £ e «tt»cks'-ot the various 
dstr.butors throughout the columns of "The 
Billboard. • and says It- takes something like 

S-LSJ^? 1 " , d s cuss!on to wake up the boys. 
Personally, I have always found Dr. Kilmer 
r .- a K° od - nouse to do business with, and 
believe they are willing to pay a fair price 

fZ-frl "ZT 1 "? Amcn S « e bills on "he 
boards in Binghamton are Coca Cola Old 

?»? W ,J V S Isky ' Vir f in <» Cheroots, Mennen's 
Talcum Powder and Paragon Pants 

CHAS. E. WHITNEY. 



Yoakum, Mex., Letter. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Since business Is very dull In the 
bill posting line, I flatter myself on having 
pasted on my boards Old Virginia Cheroots, 
Prickly 'Ash Bitters, etc. There Is not much 
advertising done down" here, however. Texas 
is certainly an* excellent field for business. 
Yoakum is the largest town, east of San An- 
tonio. It is the headquarters of the S..A. & 
A. P. Railroad shops, and has a population of 
about 8,000. "At present I am distributing and 
advertising Climax Washing Tablets for Thos. 
Orth- & Son, San Antonio, Tex., and will 
take the road " shortly with 1.000 sheets ot 
street fair paper, advertising the carnival at 
Yoakum July 12 to 26. If advertisers desire 
work done in this section, I shall he pleased 
to serve -them.. FRANK RHODES. 



Bakersfield, Cal., Briefs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear. Sir— Why do eo many bill posters re- 
fuse to join some one of the different associ- 
ations? It can not be because the fee is too 
great. Any bill poster who can not afford it 
had better borrow the money and see the re- 
sults. The only kick I have Is that lumber 
Is too high, aa it keeps me busy building 
boards, (at J40 per thousand), but now 1 
have space for 2,700 sheets, and have on my 
boards Stockton Street Fair, Baker's Choco- 
late, Barker's Collars, Walk-Over Shoe, San- 
ta Fe Route, Cornado Beach for the summer, 
Fantella Cigar. Fat Boy Cigar. Grand Repub- 
lic Cigar, Delia Rocca Cigar, Trophy Baking 
Powder, besides three-sheet, and -two-sheet 
snipes. I bought the plant here four years 
ago for 815. Did I make a good investment? 
If you think so, get out and hustle and make 
yours still a better one. It can be done If ' 
you have the sand. Fraternally yours. 

E. R. CRAIN. 



Madison, Ga., Mems. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

.iii SlT rl have Just remodeled my plant 
and now claim to have one of the best In this 
SS^S n; S f S e State ' l 0VDm *«* of Bood 
™ a ^.^ e fc de i B e ?°* Iot of three-sheet and 
one-sheet boards. I have nice signs on each 
I have recently had the city council to nut a 

icenseon bill posting, distributing, sign teck- 
™,m Heret °tere these tobacco drummers 
wouhl come in and give a colored boy 25 
? h^-1if ^ ap " un< * and tack a few signs. Now 
I have that. You see, the advertiser received 
poor service at that rate; now I do it, and So 

t right, so as to build up trade. I believe 
in giving the advertiser all you can for his 
Sm^'T 8 ? We ""Boaton are dependent on 
him. I have just closed a deal with the 
theater to do its work this winter. I have 
been doing It for Ave years. I have on my" 
boards now Coco Cola, Dr. Tlchner's Anti 
septic, Marietta, Chautauqua, Early BlriTTo- 
b"«o. Sam. W. Hoke, N. y7 Have done dis- 

Dr U pf/r,i°. r I ? r - *i ,,e8 ' Ce,,ulo!<i Starch and 
ur. Pierce; also Peruna; sign tacking for 
Coco Cola, Celluloid Starch? Snapps To- 
bacco. I am . growing all the time 
When I opened this plant I did nothing: now 
»i? ay £ m Z we whlch BDOWS wh <»t can & done 



like 



•The Billboard." It Is a good paper'. 
LEN C. BALDWIN. 



Notes. 



L. A. G, 
III., was a 



Sunbury, Pa., Smiles. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— There has been In this town' a 
fly-by-night concern calling itself the Sun- 
bury Bill Posting Company. How they ac- 
quired the title, 1 can not Bay. Several years 
ago Geo. B. Beckley (Old Man Beck) and my- 
self (Jas. C. Young) started the Sunbury BUI 
Posting Company, Jas. C. Young president. 
Geo. B. Beckley manager and treasurer. In 



.fjj?.?.™" 1 clty bln Poster of Paris. 
Billboard caller July 26. 

John F. Ottlng, of Newport, Ky., has re- 
turned from a business trip to New York. 

W. E. Franklin, general agent for Wallace 
Shows, wants twenty bill posters. Men who 
have never been with a circus preferred. 

Amerlcus, Ga.— Furlow & Jones have pur- 
chased the bill posting plant formerly owned 
by Mr Lingo. O. C. Johnson has been ap- 
pointed manager by the new owners. 

It Is said that the Dr. Chase Medicine Com- 
pany, of Philadelphia, Pa., contemplates go- 
ing on the. bill boards, this fall. This firm 
has been an extensive contractor for house- 
to-house service, and will doubtless .use bid 
board space as extensively. 

Indianapolis, Ind. — The carnival committee 
has decided to bill the event In one hundred 
cities and towns in the State. D. M. Parry Is 
president of the association. Advise yours 
readers In Indiana to address him with prices, 
terms, etc., for both town, and country show- 
ings. ■ 



Cent Shows. 



Bill" Show in a Wreck. 



Detroit, July 29.— Section 1 cf the Buffalo 
Bill Wild West Show's train suffered a se- 
vere collision near Milwaukee Junction short- 
ly before daylight to-day, resulting in the 
smashing of the show employes' sleeping car, 
containing some forty inmates. One of the 
latter is dead, and nine others are la Detroit 
hospitals suffering from more or less serious 
injuries. 

The dead: Edward Sullivan-, aged ST, ot 
Bridgeport, Conn., porter of the canvas car, 
who died from Internal hemorrhage after 
reaching the hospital. 

The injured: Henry Eastman (nickname 
Nash), aged. 26. of Rochester, N. Y.; one ot 
the processes cf spine broken off, but spinal 
cord as yet unaffected. 

A. J. Burkholder, aged 21, of Bradford, 
Pa.: crushed and injured very seriously, in- 
jured internally, back and leg cut by window 
glass. Recovery hoped for. 

Henry Burton, aged 28, West Chester, Pa.; 
knee cut, bruised about back. 

Joseph McCann, aged 23. of 65 Chambers 
street. New York; contusion of right hand 
and left eye cut. 

Noyes Mix. aged 43. New Haven. Conn.: 
slightly Injured through chest and hand 
sprained. 

Thomas Kelly, aged 28, of 111 North Elliott 
Place. Brooklyn, N. V. : shoulder bruisea. 

John Cuslck. aged 25. of Pittsbon, Pa.: 
right ankle sprained and right side and left 
leg bruised. 

George Hunt, aged 23. of Waterbury. Conn.; 
tontusion of both legs. 

William Gilmore, aged 23, of Oskalooea, la. : 
left shoulder and arm bruised, and skin torn 
from right heel. 

At the time of the collision the train, con- 
sisting of twenty wagons and stock cars, 
four cf the show's sleeping cars and a Grand 
Trunk caboose., was being transferred from 
the Michigan Central to the Detroit, Grand 
Haven & Milwaukee Road. The train was be- 
ing pushed backward from the "Y" at the 
Milwaukee Junction, when it was struck by 
an outgoing Grand Trunk freight train. Th* 
caboose was jammed into and forced on tcp 
cf the Buffalo Bill employes' sleeper, No. 5t>, 
which was filled with sleeping tent and can- 
vas men. "When the uninjured men had re- 
covered from the shock, the wrecked sleeper 
was chopped open and the injured gradually 
gotten out- The car is a complete wreck, ex- 
cepting at one end. All the victims will re- 
t-over shortly excepting the three most se- 
riously injured. 



Circuses in Iowa. 



Des Moines, la.. Aug. 1. — (Special.)— -We are 
to be well favored with the b.ggest and best 
shows on tbe road this year. Ringling's has 
come and gone; Buffalo- Bill's Congress of 
Rough Riders of the World is to be here some 
time during the season, presumably on Sept. 
8: the Sells-Forepaugh combination is to 
he a stellar attraction during the State Fair, 
prov.ded the city council will accept the $200 
for a street parade and the usual license fee 
and tbe directors of the State Fair can be led 
to see that the show will not interfere with 
the patronage at the colossal hippodrome 
three miles east of the city; and latest of all. 
the big Wallace Shows, which made the town 
last year, are coming to Des Moines again. 
This means that practically every big show 
in the world with but a single exception is 
to make — es JHolnea before the leaves fall in 
the autumn and the menageries go into win- 
ter quarters, and the actors hie themselves 
to variety show houses. The single exception 
is Barnum & Bailey's Show, and it Is non- 
traveling In Europe,, and will not make tbe 
United States this season. Wallace's bill 
men are already Inside the borders of the 
State and may arrive In Des Moines at any 
time. It is presumed that the show will come 
to Dea Moines In September, probably after 
tbe wily William F. Cody and his band of 
whirling dervishes have pulled down their 
lithographs and left the Held clear. 

The regular advertisers for the Wallace 
people are not yet In Iowa. It is only the 
"opposition" men. To most people that term 
has no special significance: to showmen ev- 
erywhere It has a peculiar and a particular 
use. It means a gang or men who travel as 
regular passengers over all railway lines, 
and who are subject to telegraphic orders 
from the manager of advertising, who are 
sent out to oppose other shows. Showmen 
while extending the courtesies of the profes- 
sion to each other, stoop to almost anything 
in their methods of covering territory. Spies 
are constantly on the alert, and whenever the 
advertising man of a big show gets a sure 
tip that another big show has Its route sched- 
uled for a month- In advance he Immediately 
wires his "opposition" gang to cover this 
territory ahead of the regular advertising 
cars of the other show. The "opposition" 
has little baggage: It consists of five or six 
men and a boss; all the lithographs needed 
for a town- are sent -by express from the ad- 
vertising manager or from the printer. The 
first thing the "opposition" gang does when 

t arrives In a town Is to rent all of the regu- 
lar bill boards in tbe city, all the high fences, 



THE BILLBOARD 



all tbe sides ot old buildings and barns In 
consp.cuous places obtainable, the leases be- 
ing made conditional that no other show pa- 
per shall be allowed upon tbe boards until 
after their performance in the city. Then 
they scour the business houses and secure the 
large windows in the same manner. Cash Is 
pa.d for the big bill boards and available ad- 
vertising spaces for the larger posters; tickets 
only are given for the right to hang litho- 
graphs in the windows. If they are in town 
a day ahead of the other show they have ef- 
fected a "scoop," and the only way for the 
second show to "get in is to build boards of 
their own, or take what has been left over 
by the "opposition" gang, which is usually 
not very much. The "opposition" gang op- 
erates entirely separate from the regular ad- 
vertising cars of the show,» which go on their 
way working in a more thorough, manner, 
feeding out advertising wagons to bill the 
country, and they are, in their turn, beset 
by "opposition" gangs from other shows. 



Nicholasville, Ky., Notes. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

-Dear Sir— Buckskin Bill certainly made a 
ten-strike when he dived into Kentucky ter- 
rtory, which had hitherto been passed up by 
Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill. The show has 
made friends, at every stand, and has been 
repaid by a large patronage, and they deserve 
every cent that has passed into their hands. 
If there be other than a gentleman with the 
combination, I have failed to discover him. 
Their business methods are new and up to 
date. Merchants to whom bills are due are 
cot obliged to wait until 3 p.m. for their 
cash. The treasurer makes the rounds of the 
town each morning, and before the parade 
comes upon the street the city is squared of 
all indebtedness — an innovation in the show 
business. In arranging the programme, the 
management has confined itself to scenes 
west of the Rockies, and were not forced to 
go to Africa for freaks and to the Orient for 
curios to amuse the people. While Arabs, 
Cossacks, etc., will tend to make a more di- 
versified exhibition. Buckskin Bill's is as good 
and clean as the best. But just here we will 
offer a criticism. Tbe performance is thirty 
minutes too short, but while it lasts it- is 
good and instructive. Their tribe of Sioux 
are the best on- the road. Their concert and 
side attractions are likewise good. The com- 
pany had smooth sailing until Danville, a 
town of 4,000, was struck. There it was im- 
possible to procure a lot cheaper than $145. 
The town council wanted $50 for a parade. 
The Terrells would not pay it. The crowd in 
town was the largest in the history of the 
town. They became ind'gnant, and the way 
they went after that council was a caution, 
and a compromise was reached. But the 
show was amply repaid. Here let us add: 
If you have Danville on your route, "reC- 
l'ght" it. The admirers made by this show 
are many, and they will anxiously await its 
return. C. W. JELF. 



Showmen Fight. 



On July 25 the Gentry Dog and Pony Show 
No. 2 left one of their employes at Rhine- 
hart's Hospital and another in the city cala-' 
bcose at Ashland, Wis. When the canvas- 
men were busily engaged in packing up and 
swearing according to custom, James Galla- 
gher .and John Murphy reached an alterca- 
tion that developed out of an argument ou 
just how a certain piece of work should be 
done, and after nursing their anger for some 
time, finally decided to fight. In the row that 
ensued. Murphy, from the evidence taken, 
was getting the fullness of a grand beating, 
and to avoid further punishment stabbed his 
opponent to "the heart w'th a jack-knife. Gal- 
lagher fell bleeding and apparently mortally 
wounded, and fcr a t'me his chances for re- 
covery lacked bad. He was taken to Rhine- 
hart's HnsDital, where an examination reveal- 
ed a gash that extended to the membrane that 
surrounds the heart. Murphy was taken into 
custody and arraigned in court for assault 
with intent to kill. He pleaded not guilty, 
and was sent to the county jail to await his 
hearing. 

It is reported that Gallagher died on July 27. 



Bear Escapes. 



Bucyrus. O.. July 25.— (Special.)— Several 
bears took charge of a train yesterday on the 
Ohio Central and made things interesting for 
a t'me. An- extra train was put on to carry 
a show from Corning to Toledo. The car next 
to the caboose contained a couple "of cages 
of bears, together with some other wild ani- 
mals. Just after the train left Bucyrus one 
cf .the bears broke out of his cage and started 
on an exploring expedition. The conductor 
ran for the caboose, wtth the bear in hot pur- 
suit. The conductor won the race and 
slammed and locked the door of the caboose. 
The bear contented himself with climbing 
around over the other cages, which rocked 
frightfully, and aroused the other animals. 
Seeing that the chances were good for a 
whole train full of fighting wild animals, the 
train was sidetracked, and the cowboy of the 
aggregation armed himself with a lariat and 
started to lasso the bear. Tbe train was de- 
layed over an hour and messages began to 
accumulate asking the cause. The conductor 
gave the particulars, and said if headquarters 
would send up a dozen of the office men who 
usually take a month off every year to go 
hunttnc for bir game in the Northern woods 
he could give them enough game to last them 
several seasons. The bear was finally las- 
soed. 



Notes. 



Rained all day on Ringling's at Milwaukee, 
July 16, but the show d,d a good business at 
that. 

Michigan is treating Harrison Bros, very 
nicely. Monroeville and Elyria, O., were also 
very bind'. 

Rialdo, hand balancer and aerialist. closed 
with Reed's European Shows July 21 at 
Lovelacevllle, Ky. 

- O. E. Cannon has a dog and pony show out 
In the South. He recently showed Selina, 
Ala., to good business. 

One hundred and eighty-six railroad tickets 
were sold at Macksburg, O., to Marietta 
when Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show appeared 
there. 

Ed. F. Davis writes that he got the show 
home intact, that be has settled with his 
actors and musicians and that the circus will 
go out again next spring, but on a different 
scale. 

Pfeiffenberg's troubles are many. He took 
a punch out of a cowboy at Paris, Ky., and 
the cowboy took four shots at "Feif." The 
cowboy 1s in jail.and Mrs. Ffeiffenberg has 
left the show. 

The Elephant's Plank. — "Fellow citizens of 
the jungle," said the monkey," "various as 
our interests may be, can't we find some 
platform on which we may all stand?" 
"That's right," put in the elephant. "Let 
us denounce menageries!"— Puck. 

Sam Dawson writes as follows, viz. : "One cf 
the bill posters came in the other day from 
a railroad route up a little branch, road that 
led into the mountains. He said it was so 
wild and wooly that the landlord had a cur- 
rycomb hanging up in the washroom in place 
of a hair-brush." 

- Wm. H. Bullen, with the Nashville Stu- 
dents, wrltea that they have - six different 
kinds of stands, twenty kinds of lithographs, 
fifteen kinds of three-sheets, and the best 
agent on the road— W. E. Fuller. He says 
they recently out-billed Campbell Bros.' 
Shows in twenty -four consecutive towns, and 
knocked them out in every one. 

Where, Indeed? — "Whoever runs this 
paper," remarked the walrus, who had picked 
up an old copy of the New York Diurnal, 
dropped by a polar relief expedition, "is a 
lobster." "What's the matter?" asked his 
mate. "Why, he says: 'Under no circum- 
stances should you go into the water after a 
meal.' Where are we to get it, then?" — 
Philadelphia Press. 

Following is the roster cf the Kinnebrew 
Pavilion Vaudeville Show: Manager, Chas. 
Kinnebrew; assistant manager and treasurer, 
Leonie Kinnebrew; advance and programmer, 
Wm. H. Tibbils: soubrette. Etta Clarke: bal- 
lads and tickets, Miss- Mayme Kinnebrew; 
aerial and wire features, Mons. St. Pierre: 
Goldie Elsey, kid songs; picture machine, 
Geo, Elsie; canvas, Sam. Hellar. 

A showman giving his name as John Nelson 
visited Nashville, 111., a few days ago and 
tried to work some of the people on' ad- 
vances, but so far as can be learned secured 
nothing. He claimed to be agent for Bel- 
mont's Show, and his business was to make 
contracts with liverymen and butchers, and 
he traveled overland, driving from Nashville 
to Sparta. According to latest reports. Fake 
Agent Nelson managed to "touch" both the 
butcher and liveryman at Nashville for re- 
spectable sums. 

Manager "Tom" Perry says: "On July 17 
the heavy wind that prevailed in Northwest- 
ern Ohio caught the big tent of Dr. H. D. 
Rucker's Repertoire. Vaudeville and Medi- 
c'ne Show, and in the twinkling of an eye, 
canvas, seats, the elaborately equipped stage 
was a wreck. Rain added to the general un- 
pleasantness, but all hands jumped in under 
.the doctor's directions, and although the ac- 
cident occurred at nearly z p. m. we had the 
tent up. the torn canvas mended, and rang up 
on time to a tent full of people in anothei 
rain storm. It was worth a mile of t'A 
boards, for, although the weather has been 
threatening every evening since, the tent, 
which seats 1.600, has been packed nightly 
and hundreds turned away. The show is giv- 
ing great satisfaction. 

It is a lively race that the business men 
and the interested spectators witnessed in 
Iowa City. la., recently. It was a "fight" be- 
tween the regular advertising car of one big 
show and the "opposition" gang of another. 
Buffalo Bill's regular car was in the city bill- 
ing the town and taking things easy, when 
the "opposition" gang of the Wallace shows 
swooped in on them and secured half the 
windows and several good sides of stores be- 
fore the Cody representatives realized what 
was up. The Cody men had already cinched 
the bill boards, but tbe Wallace people 
claimed the victory on everything else in 
sight, and were soon contracting for the erec- 



tion of .a mammoth bill board for their largif 
posters, by which' they hoped to outshine the {3 



brilliant color work of the 
aggregation. 



'Rough Rider" 



Jamaica, L. I., Jots. 



IK 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" , 

Dear Sbv-The advance agent of the Rhodi 
Royal Show visited me on Thursday last ant ,- 
.engaged several feet of lumber for his ex BBS 1 * 
hibit on Long Island. He opens at Hemp I spf 
stead July 23 and will visit ten of our prin » If *'* 
cipal show towns. The Royal TShow la wel j'pft* 
known, being what was formerly known a ' 
Walter Main's Circus, which was sold at auc 
tion.- 

','' ZZ* — "" »**— -■™ «»•»«*«, vi»i.mji.|| rati, rj» *.J *f\"*?lfj 

Aug. 17. CHAS. WOOlJ. % WM 

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A if I 



uu._ , s - ;-'l 

Carl Schneider's new Uncle Tom's Cabii ij l« 181 
v/ompany. will play under canvas in the prin k , ' S 
cipal Long Island towns, opening at Jamaica 'f 'il~fl 

Alio- 17 nva.o umr.,. -' filii.- .-*# 



Routes. 



AMERICAN AMUSEMENT CO— Hunting I 
ton, Ind., Aug. 3 to 5; Logansport, Ind., Aug I 
7 and 8; Crown Point, Ind., Aug. 9 to 11. j WM 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S— Hanover. Ger j |§! 



many, Aug. 2 to 7; Bielefeld, Aug. 8; Osna f j& 



ft** 



Vis || 
lull" Is 



bruck. Aug. 9; Munster. Aug. 10. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Hender . P.ji iJJ 
son. Ky., Aug. 1; Morganfield, Aug. 2; Ma ' ! ' '* 
ricn, Ky., Aug. 3; Princeton, Aug. 4; Me | £p' '* 
tropolis. III., Aug. 6; Marion, Aug. 7; Pinck 3 W 
neyville, Aug. 8; Chester, Aug. 9; Sparta M 
Aug. 10; Nashville. Aug. 11. ;"i|| 

BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST— Racim | 
Wis., Aug. 6; Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 
Green Bay, Wis., Aug. 8; Rhineland, "W 
Aug. 9; Ashland, Wis., Aug. 10; Dulutt 
Minn., Aug. 11. 

FOREPAUGH-SBLLS— York, Neb., Aug. 1 fj 
Kearney, Aug- 3; Grand Island, Aug. 2; Has'|| 
tings, Aug: 4: ; |<jjp« 

GENTRY'S NO. 3— Waterville, Me.. Aug. lit?K * 
Showhegan, Aug. 2; Lewiston, Aug. 4. |ww 

GENTRY'S NO. 2— New York City, IndeflL 

HARRIS' NICKEL PLATE SHOWS— Vajllfe 
Wert, O., Aug. 1; Lima, O., Aug. 2; gidnej'flff? 
O., Aug. 3; Troy, O., Aug. 4; Dayton, 0"ff§i £ 
Aug. 6; Washington C. H., O., Aug. <t|&l M 
Greenfield. O., Aug. 9; Jackson, O., Aug. «lfe'»iH 

weiiston, o., Aug! u. ■'£#; Tr| 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— Manlste. f|" J "^ 
Mich., Aug. 1; -Ludington, Mich.. Aug. i Hfe 
Traverse City, M1cfa., Aug. 3; Charlevoi; *S? 
Mich., Aug. 4: Holland, Mich., Aug. 6: BeiljS: 
ton Harbor, Miqh., Aug. 7; Niles, Mich.. Aui ifSlfL, 
8; N. Manchester, Indl, Aug. 9; LogansporS^M 
Ind., Aug. 10; Peru, Ind., Aug. 11. . fciSSirffl 

- RINGLING BROS.'— Sioux City. la., Au, 
1: Norfolk. Neb.. Aug. 2; Central City, la 
Aug. 3; Lexington, la., Aug. 4. - : 

JOHN ROBINSON'S— Ft. Scott, Kan., Au! 
6: Iola, Kan., Aug. 7; Garnett, la., Aug. $. 
Ottawa, Kan.. Aug. 9; Council Grove, Kari 
Aug. 10; Osage City, Kan., Aug. 11; Madlra;jL»»i»/; 
Kan., Aug. 13; Eldorado,' Kan., Aug. 14; NevE 
ton, Kan., Aug. 15; McPherson, Kan., Aug. if; 

RUCKER'S BIG SHOWS— Findlay, O., Ju'|3S 
30 to Aug. 18. , . , ;|iit 3 

SIG. SAUTELLE'S — Greenwich. ConrPlt i 

Aug. 1; Fort Cheater. N. Y.. Aug. 2: Ybnkei mm 
Aug. 3; Tarrytown, Aug. 4. §§1 

SUN BROS.'— Summervllie, N. J., Aug. i|S 
Princeton,- N. J., Aug. 2. IfUl 

WALLACE SHOWS— Antigo, Wis., Aug. f *f] "■ 
Osbkosh. Aug. 2; Janesville, Aug. 3; Lajl « 
Geneva, Aug. 4: Sterling; 111., Aug. 6: Mittvi 
quoketa, la., Aug. 7: Clinton. Aug. 8: Dave'I-TCP 
port, Aug. 8; Iowa City, Aug. 10; Newtal I 
Aug. U. ' >.-- - - ■ ■ ( |jj 

WASHBURN'S— Rutland. Vt.; Aug. 
Wallihgford, Aug. 2; Manchester, Aug, 3 




Aug. 1; Rockwood, Aug. 2. ":KSj§Jt 

WHITNEY SHOWS— Lake Odessa. Aug. Si' W 
Sunfield. Aug. 2; Mutltken, Aug. 3; -Grafifilfti I 
Ledge, Aug. 4. iBSBt-'mM 



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Saturday, August 4 , J900. 

PRESS VS. POSTERS. 
During the past half a dozen years 



le bill board method of publicity, has 
i rapidly forged to the front that it 



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yb -- rowth, 

jt'.j'ngry and jealous antagonism from 

V 1 : ;ie daily, newspapers. .--."■.- 

a j? The cause for .this is very^ plain, as 

nlViany old-time patrons of .-the news- 

\H f'lper advertising columns -are now' 

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Jji ? ]>und among the staunch supporters of 
^,/g?ie niore - popular and profitable out- 
^Jbor method. This fact isin_reality 
^:Pjie very . foundation of all the anti- 
? f fH board crusades which spring into 
'*" T iistence every vernal equinox-and are 
^ C -ntinued throughout the ensuing sum- 

t|>r- '"'•; 

* pSThis year these journalistic attacks 

', I tve been so manifold, rabid and vol-. 

'£lt Spinous as to attract general public 

jlfi jtentiou. And in every instance hni- 

*l £ feipal authorities have been enlisted " 

§ j to the service for obvious reasons, 

fc^d the result in . most instances has 

j*' 1 ^ 'en an' unwelcome series of litigation 

(iirfrery embarrassing' to' the bill-posting 

»;t,ift. 
fJlet •*•■•.. 

. r -"or several months past these con- 
ark 'iversies growing out of what the 
[W:R vrspapers are pleased to -term the 
V ,ill board nuisance," ' have' waxed 
.jP Jiomously, especially in_ cities along. _ 
tip t'.Pacifie slope. 

.fit''he recent detrision of a Judge of- the-' 

:;fl iited States Circuit Court in the "V\ r il- 

l\pe case of -Los Angeles, sustaining 

':fe validity of a city ordinance limit- 

fcUg the height of bill boards to six 

, 'Kt» has caused much surprise, con- 

^t : ia2rable comment and some appre- 

., Sjtslon, which it would be useless to 

jlijE^mpt to conceaL ' (This decision, 

.{.irevery by no means can be accepted 



as a final disposition of the question, 
for the ease must be Appealed, and it 
is the duty of the national organization 
to take the matter in hand promptly 
and bring it to a speedy finish. 

. No sooner had the adverse Los An- 
geles decision been announced than 
many of the leading dailies of the 
country joyously took the subject up 
and paraded it in " sensational style 
with scare-heads and double leads, ac- 
companied with columns of congratu- 
latory editorial gush. This merely 
added further testimony, to the fact 
that the activity and. influence of the 
press are at the real root of the 
trouble and shows that they are deter- 
mined to create as much more preju- 
dice and antagonism as possible. 
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6"n another page of this Issue will be 
found the text of a favorable bill 
board decision, handed down by the 
Supreme Court of Wisconsin only a 
few weeks ago. Every bill .poster 
should read carefully this important 
document, as much comfort and in- 
formation can be derived from it. As 
a precedent and guide for future action 
it contains many valuable points and 
suggestions. ,-..-., 



The iifth annual convention of the 
International Association of Distrib- 
utors, which will be held at Detroit 
next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- 
day, promises to be a largely attended 
affair and an event of no small im- 
portance. Everybody in any way in- 
terested is cordially invited. 

Harvey -W. Hill, bill poster of -Wei* 
lington, Kan., writes: "We will hftve 
Forepaugh-Sells Bros, 1 Circus herd 
Aug. 14, & tt Joseph* their Advance' 
agent. 18 a very tille gentleman.. We 
will have a hot time here when our 
street fair is. pulled off, Sept. 18 to 22. 
The circus has engaged all of my 
boards. : Business is very good. "The 
AVeekly Billboard" is hot stuff for bill 
posters." ....... ' 

"Practical Advertising," a Georgia 
publication, very haivefy - remarks: 
''Any man call be his own circulation 
expert when bill boards are in ques- 
tion-. Get the 'census; nnd out iiow 



F. M. Groves president and manager, j. L, 
Mayer secretary and treasurer. This plant— 
10.000 feet — shows up a fine lot of boards in 
the heart of the business center. I always 
considered, and do yet. thjs town gives the 
advertiser a good run for his money. It 
gives me gratification to note. the pride this 
firm takes in its plant. They leave hardly 
anything in the hands of their help except 
the posting. They have no other business oft 
hand,, and give it .their edtlre attention 50 
24-Kheets, 125 8-sheets and 2,0«) 1-sheels 
Wake a good showing. They stand well *iia 



their home merchants, VWcB is, Ih itself "t'hg 
ndatioh A hill poster Ban Lw. 



best recommend 



oesi recommendation a bill pbster ban Save 
Mr. Meyer invited me to his residence; wfiicli 
is one of the most imposing In the city 
Bucky fejlow that he is, and yours truly *as 
too: 



COMMENTS. 



'. A great many well-known bill post- 
ers will attend the meeting of distrib- 
utors at Detroit next week. 
' There will at least be a goodly rep- 
resentation of Califo'rnians at the next 
annual convention of the Associated 
Bill Posters. ■ 

E. C. Gude, treasurer of the O. 3, 
Gnde Co., of New York, has been con- 
fined to his home by sickness for near- 
ly two weeks. 

" Both' from a business and social 
standpoint, the Atlantic City conven- 
tion will ' pass - into history as the 
tamest and quietest affair of the kind * 
ever held. 

Between golf, socialistic studies, os- 
trich farms and bill board litigation, 
"Gale" Wilshire, of Los Angeles, man- 
ages to derive enough of that spice of 
life for which the average mortal 
craves. - 

: The : newspapers are in reality the 
active force behind the anti-bill board 
crusade." which is causing, the Trater- - 
riity so much trouble in various cities 
of the country. Simply, a case of pro- 
fessional jealousy. 

-The entire plant of Dr. Iyilmer & 
Co., at Binghamton. N Y., was deitroy- 
ed by fire recently. The . loss was 
heavy, as the company was far behind 
in their orders, but they are rebuilding 
rapidly, and will soon be in running 
order again. ' 

"Old Pap" Moore, of Des Moines, la., 
writes to say that there has not been • 
a sign of opposition" discovered In his 
town as yet "But should any mate- 
rialize," he continues, "I will be found , 
to be as young as any of the kid- 
gloved gentry, for -I always have my 
fighting clothes on." 



many people there are i"n & given 
town, then do ii little figuring on the 
probability of each oh'e of them 'pass- 
ing 'certain locations, and -you have it. 
But always remember that a sigh call- 
ing attention to; a corset ought to be In 
a place frequented by the fair sex; and 
that one advertising repeating rifles 
blight to be seen by men." 

The latest dispatch from Los Angeles 
relating to Wilshire's troubles BBS's: 
"A petition is being circulated Among 
the patrons of the bill boArds, asking 
-the Council to. amend the ordinance 
which fixes the height of the boards at 
six feet, so that they may lawfully be 
erected to the height of ten feet, la 
support of their petition they cite the 
statement of Judge Robs that the limit 
of six feet is unreasonably low\ It i§ 
understood that if the couucil will 
agree to raise the limit to ten fept, no 
further appeal will be taken to the su- 
preme court bf the United States." 

Secretary ^eesfr, of the Pennsylvania 
State Association, says he was not to 
blame in regard to the acceptance of 
the member at Norristown, Pa. Jack 
remarks: "You know it is a secretary's 
duty to read the communications 
which are sent him, before the asso- 
ciation for its consideration; the same 
with applications. Now, there being 
no other application from Norristown 
except the one presented by Mr. Ap* 
pel, and there being no opposition to 
the same, membership was granted to 
the applicant. If there', was a mistake, 
it was not mine, nor the association's 
fault, but of those who are interested." 



lucky, 

Terre Haute, Ind.— J. M. Dishon owns the 
boards, and it goes without saying they are 
good ones. Population. 45.000: 10,000 feet of 
boards; 35 24-sheets, 75 g-sbeets, 1,000 1- 
sheets. Anyone not knowing Jim Dishon ar- 
gues himself unknown. Established in 1871. 
••Jim" came here from Indianapolis, where 
he had run that plnnt, and thirty»fiVe years 
ago hin brother composed this song: 

_.''-' ). M. bjshoh and rib other 
goes tor.t& ih haste: 
. With bills and Baste ' 

And proclaims to .ail cjeallbH 
Men afe wise who advertise 
in the present genfcratiQO, 

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Which every man .in. this city, knows ,-by.heatt. 
Does he sell paste?, ,?VelI, ,1. .should say.*fel 
And flops, it, tpq. -t obii't kbbw M Hurel, 
as X Torilol tb ask,, but it ,goes away .up.- Hfe 
is the.most popular bill poster, with his .local 
merchants .1 kno,w of , in, the whole ot-the 
country, with ail due respects to Charlie Ber- 
nerd, I will say— but hedon't sell posters. . 

Indianapolis, Ind.— Indianapolis Bill .Post- 
S&i c ? m P a »>y; ^lex. ,.Harbisan, . maoagel:. 
.Well, 1 ha*, (suite a, fright. Just imagine 
h. ?J3 n ' stanain S in the middle of a room 
frothing at the mouth, waving his arms like 
a Dutch windmill, whilst saying— well- this 
is what Harbison said, or tried to say: "Le- 
vyne, you are a good fellow, and I will do 
all m my power to help you sell posters; 
make my office your headquarters. Bill Don- 
aldson is personally a good feltbw, tosi but 
■I don t like his phpef, 6hfl t.Wbii't BivP„afl.f 

?5f uf •££*« BfcntloneS in his paper; good-, 
baa xir v indlfresent:" Well, I Just ran out and 
got a. whisky to give me some Dutch courage 
to overcome the elects of the Dutch wind- 
mill. But I didn't get enough, and am scared 
X? , f*^ 4 8ive '"formation in regard to 
the plant; don't know how many feet he has. 
>ou jnay say he has two, but the way he 
jumped it looked like a thousand. So. will 
say this city has a snlend'd shbWiKK' thS 

?-,? ! Tt 1S , h ,,f - e . W6l J „ bl ? ak /- L and advertise fe" 
trusty their paper in Hafbisbri'.s thafge with" 
perfect confidence. Yours .t.fujy. 



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the Modem Bill Pdstef. 



Levyne's Letter. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
. D ^ r »^ ir r LouisvUIe > Ky- with population 
of K5.000 has 16,000 running feet of boards 
owned by the Consolidated Bill Posting Com- 
pany of which James P. Wheeler is presi- 
dent, L. H. Ramsey vice president and gen- 
eral manager, J. H. Whallen, treasurer, R : 
Roblnsonr secretary, J. J. Adams inside man- 
ager. They also control the plants in New 

/V™ 1 ?' « d - (4,00 ° Jt Hh and Jeffersonville, ; 
( -'42? te f t >'' "anaged by Thomas Morgan. • 

This city has made rapid strides in the past '■ 
three years, for at that tline this firm got the 
plant, .which consisted of 3,000 feet of poor 
boards. But to-day this firm wants 100 
£4-sheets,200 8-sheets and 5,000 '.l-sheets to 
.Tv'v, flr 5t-class showing. Had a long talk 
witn. Mr. Ramsey, who gave me some pointers 
in. regard to the Atlantic City meeting. And 
those, pointers? Well, they didn't make my 
eyes open, as wide as Mr. Ramsey's. But I 
will admit I felt a tickling sensation in the 
toes. Ramsey is a good fellow, and seemed 
disappointed that I didn't have : "The Bill- 
board" of the last issue, as he was hunery 
for news. ■».*■. 

Byjhev&y, did you ever hear it said that 
Mr.. Robinson was good-looking? Well, he is 
—a big, curly-haired blonde. I told him I 
would do it! 

Evansvllle. Ind.— Population, '70,000: Evans- 
Viiie Bill Posting and Distributing Company, 



Twenty, fifteen or ten years ago; the aver- 
age, bill poster, used olU. fences; barns, siHei 
?i h £^' firiim. fete/.; anl Bofeters were gut 
up Without any system, says Sam. W. Hoke 
in Information." No list of locations was 
furnished the advertiser, and no guaranteed! 
w e Km a \ fur i llsh ^ d - Wnen the bill poster 
1 £.. bnI boards the y were usually of rough 
lumber which, cracks half an inch to an Inch 
between boards, and the posters had very 
little chance for life. But we are now talking 

%£ e m ? der ?, b . in poster - In tne prominent 
cties of the Union-, the bill posting business 
represents investments ranging into the hun- 
dreds of thousands of dollars, and the annual 
business done in such cities as New York or 
Chicago will probably amount to a quartet of 
a million dollars, or more. The modern bill 

%%H iB ml OUt J% feet n 'S n ana 'b varying 
widths. The modem Poster is composed bf 
sections, each section being about 314 feet 
w-.de and Vi feet high, and concisting * 1.-" 
shttts. t An eight-Sheet poster is made of 
two of these sections, and is seven feet wide: 
a twelve-sheet poster is ten and" one-half feet 
wide, a sixteen-sheet poster is fourteen feet 
wide, and a twenty-four-sheet poster is twen- 
ty-one feet wide. The cost of lithographing 
an eight-sheet poster in quantities of S.000 
varies from 16 cents to 32 cents per poster, 
according to whether it is a plain poster or an 
exceedingly artistic poster. Posters can be 
had for less money, and higher prices have 
been paid, but the man who contemplates a 
bill posting campaign- can reasonably figure 
his expenditures to come between the two ex- 
tremes mentioned above. The cost of posting 
an eight-sheet in New York is 32 cents £er 
week, and a judicious advertiser will use 500 
of this size to cover New York, amounting to 
*160 per week. In smaller towns the cost per 
poster and the number of posters required is 
less. The bill posting business is almost uni- 
versally confined to one Arm In each city, 
although New York City has two firms In 
Manhattan, one in Brooklyn, and on in Rich- 
mond Boroughs, There is an association 
k r now 5 I? the Associated Bill Posters of the 
United States and Canada, which has done 
wonders during the past ten years In Improv- 
ing bill pasting throughout the entire coun- 
try. The advertiser who wishes to post bills 
I n .» a numDer of cities can send orders to the 
blir poster direct, or be can place his entire' 
order in the hands of an "official solicitor." 
There are seven official solicitors who send 
out bill posting on- practically the same plan 
as the ordinary advertising agencies send out 
newspaper advertising. Some large concerns 
that do a great deal of bill posting, and have 
men on the road especially to look after that 
business, feel that they -can attend to the 
placing of the orders themselves, but most of 
them place their business In the hands of 
some one of the "official solicitors," Just as 
they have their newspaper advertising at- 
tended to by an expert in that line. 



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Jersey Fair Association. 

|,''5'*-Men prominent In business and social clr- 

*'r _ e» in Eastern New Jersey have. formed tn© 

<- ll'Vi-State Fair Association, and will take up 

i ■ i k «e good work of the Waverly Pair Associa- 

i't,'.on. Tills- promises a revival of interest in 

;, ,' »r:cultural fairs in that section of the State. 

' 3. orth Hudson Park, at Guttenhurg. has oeen 

-■4 ased for toe first annual exhibition, which 

,* . Ill be held. Sept 17 to 22, inclusive, and no 

*. *• 'forts or expense will be spared to make the 

fc- 'ent a noteworthy one. 

.i-.The incorporators of the new society arc. 

1!.. F. C. Young. Robert Davis. P. F.,Wan3er, 

'i '. T. Powers, of Jersey City, and James M. 

J: '/silly, cf Newark, a. combination . qualified 



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*'Ti *■' "~ promote the success of the undertaking- 

°. -One grounds and buildings will be renovated 

nKJi-: id put in shape, and the track, will be work- 

Ib-tl 3 constantly and a new top dressing; laid on 

« e same, so at to make It flrsfr^ctasaio every 

"J spect The Programme of sports- arranged 

In. r -r the week will be a National circuit meet 

'?-■«'" bicycle riders, a grand paced race, and a 

'' mplete tournament of automobiles on Tues- 

..V'i'w, the opening, day. Wednesday. Thurs- 

■ { ^ iy- and' Friday: win be given np : entirely to ; 

K !-f ottlng. and pacing races, for which purses 

■VT, ;gregattos S8.000 will be offered. , 

; 1 Mr. Reilly. who ha* managed the speed de- 

„ irtment at •tb.ex.New Jersey State Pair for 

j ' .e past several, years; feel* confident that 

r-'f-.e classes- arranged will bring the best 

!, 1 irses now racing on the Grand Circuit, and 

iij iat the week a* North" Hudson Park will 

f , v -Upse any former racing programme seen 

- •1'' - thrift State. . P.T. Powers, wbo~'has been so 

* : ng connected wfth the" leading sporting 

J <j ents in the counljry. will have charge of. the 

,.'. fc-Vrled sports and attractions. He is now at 



'ork arranging foj tbfe bicycle, and automo- 
|7 -rie features. In < addition* - he proposes to'; 
|p r ■& it on a series of outdoor sports, which will 
|i": ? 'ike each day a continuous performance. 
§*'• he accessible location of the: grounds' has 
f?> ' tempted tWiBanagera to provide unique 
lif- K matures by way of entertainment for visitors 
J?*- 5 'the evening, which win Include .fireworks 
IP* X, splays, spectacular shows, band concerts 
1^ .; -\d other forms of amusement. 
i e '!: The agricultural features of the exhibition 
l !l i 111 include departments for the exhibit of all 
«i:T nds ot farm, garden and .orchard products. 
» t horticultural' and fldral ' displays are to be . 
'•?e ade special' features Spf the exhibition. From 
I*' £ ."e encouragement offered .by the .florists: of 
)' fc -udson and Bergen- Clduntles, this department 
P-'jflill be superior in all Srespecta. A special ef- i.-- 
H>irt will also be made to make the poultry 
' J \play one of the greatest ever seen at- an 
* ,:ricultural fair. 7 .-. -I ; -.-. Hi 
E'A department undef, the aupervision and 
g~ i lanagement of ladlea'from Hudson and ad- i- 
UKltent counties will be open for exhibits of : 
p *--l kinds of needle work, embrdlderles and ■_ 
ii't her classes for women's work. Ae art gal- 
■*-2.ry win also be made a feature. . •: 
U t The officers of the association will -meet on 
itl^ uesday next to-Jornjnlate and agree -upon 
e formation ot departments and prizes to be 
ie g tered. At a meetine field In Uersey" City- 
tV c -j was Tesolvect^to exteftd^a. cordial-faxvitatlon: 
Ji i, all who desire "to assist In promoting the 
1 _PiCCesB of the various! features of the fair to 
i 1 .mmunicate with the association, .so that 
» J 'mmitteee may be selected to look after, the 
irje ,-oper d'splay of exhibits of all kinds. It is 
i»-*)E specially desired to Bite the ladies take an 
W * terest In the woman'fe department, for.whlch 
Zj^-i elaborate programme -I* being prepared, 
"ct -i j,qnirlea of all kinds [can be sent to the sec- 
t t tary. James M. Keilly, 784 Broad street, 
iewark, N. J., or P| T. Powers,- 220 Broad- 
ly, New York. .';-•' .-."'..-. 
■The officers ot the association are: E. F. C. 
ibung. president, jersey CHy: P. F. Wan- 
,r. of Jersey City, Philip Hexheimer of Ho- 
jiken. 'David A. PAt of Hackensack, vice 
Veeidents; Robert Davis. Jersey City, treas- 
-^ '*er: James M. Reiny, Newark, secretary; P. 
w v Powers, Jersey pity, general superintend- 
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1 New Yprk State Fair. 

S The New York State- Fair Commission has 

>i 3tracted 9up*rintendent Moyer to notify 

h I owners, of private buildings on the fair 

5 ponds tt> pqjirt and repair their structures 

h Cf ore fair time, or the work would be' done 

p5 :1 the ; manag ement at the owners* expense. - 

tft ijl building^ belongine to the" State are now 

» i$BK P«!njed In the^same style of canary 

[i Callow trimmed with; white. The buildings 

fSvned by -private individuals' and manufac- 

a--{, alng coacerns and used by them for exbib- 

.- ^.* are |p be painted in the same style. Only 

1 |£MIdin J & with shingled sides will be allowed 

f 'p excaptlons to the style. Ah, Rakimo boy 

T fi J *?■'** « feature of the exhibition of the 

■i:i .useum. Be Is the only surviving member 

j; Ff;#company of about ten brought by Lleu- 

^MMnt Perry from Ms last expedition to the 

•fl Jar regfoh*. He is at present spending the 

L—'C-immer In the mountains, and will attend 

E-i£« fair If the weather la not too warm. The 

fcjCfr 1« sal* to be the only Eskimo living out- 

JS"g' : le of the polar regions. A large. exhibition 

{"jefji bees promised' from the State Fish and 

giil.jne Commission. It will be somewhat slm- 

•Sr to that of former years, except on a mueh 

Sfger scale. . Arrangements regarding the 

'gse show, which la the great feature of the 



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fair this year, are nearly completed. The 
premium list for this department will scon be 
made out. 



School for Aeronauts. 

(Special Correspondence.) 



Decatur. Ind., July 27.— What is perhaps 
the most unique school in the United States 
has just been opened at Berne by Prof. W. H. 
Hannan. an aeronaut of this city. At this 
schcol the art of making balloon ascensions 
and parachute drops is taught, and the enter- 
pr'se stsrts with flatter'ng prospects of suc- 
cess. A half dozen young men are now en- 
rolled for a course of study in the science 
cf atr'al - navigation. ' It is the purpose ot 
Prof. Hannan to hold public exhlb't'.ons at 
which his pupils will make ascensions. 



Happenings. 



: S'dney, O:. will' have a big time on Labor 
Day. ; 

Camp-meeting, Plainville, Conn., July 23 to 
Aug. 6. 

The county fair begins at Liberty, Ky., 
Sept. .1. 

O. S Cary- is advertising the Marlenville 
(Pa.) Street Fair. 

Rochelle, III., is making preparations for 
a big fair Aug. 28 to 31. 

All kinds of attractions are advertised for 
the Jones County (la.) Fair. 

A race program is being prepared fcr the 
County Fair, at Richmond,- Ind. 

.Patchen and -Gentry, will: race at the State 
Fair at Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 17 to 21. 

Tire stock barn of -Buckner "& Woodford, 
'.. trrfmen. KaneJ Ridge^ Kyi,- was destroyed by : 
fire^' ; -. :■•-.-■ 

' : The old. settlers' reunion of Hancock Coun- 
ty 'Will- be held at Hamilton. IU., Thursday, 
Sept. 6. 

John R. Gentry and Joe Patchen will run 
at the Springfield (111.) State Fair on Friday, 
Sept. 28. ... • 

There will be. a grand floral parade at the 
• Milford (Conn.) Fair Thursday afternoon, 
-.SepL' 13. - ' .'"-..": 

A grand fair and carnival at Middlesboro. 
Ky. Fouc days of continuous amusement. 
Sept. 12 to "15;.. ' 

Field Day of Connecticut Metropolis Lodges, 
MsniEfield Grove "and Cosy. Beach,, -near New 
Haven, Aug..28. 

~ Birmingham (Ala.) State Fair Association - 
; announces its dates for Nov. 1 to 10." A big 

fair Is expected. " 
■ ' , • Lafayette. Ind.; will try to eclipse herself 

this year at the street' fair. A dazzling "MM-— 

way" is projected. ..^..^ 
; A.: big free street fair and celebrktion cf 

Croghan's- Victory will be held at -Fremont, 
"O.;, July 31 to Aug. 2. .. 

. There was a meeting "held at Charleston. S. 
-C recently to organize for an exposition to 

ho held In that city this fall. .... 
Premium lists of the Shelby County Fair 

are being mailed to all the farmers In the 
.county.: Dates, Aug. 21 to 24. 

The Indianapolis Carnival promises to be 
a unique affair. ..The •^•Sultan," with Ilia Or!--', 
-estal attractions, ^rill be a special novelty. '-.'- 
:1a. big alligator, escaped during the street ' 
rfalr at Dunkiri. Ind., and -was at large for 
several days,. when Lewis Clark recaptured it. 
—"All Buffalonians are" expected to talk ex- 
position wherever they go, and I shall not 
prove an exception to the rule. "So said C. 

The street fair Is a good thing where it is 
: conducted "right. Witness Bluffton. Ind.. 
where they give their third annual in Septem- 
ber next. 

Pratt. 111., is making preparations for the 
best fair ever held in the county. Excellent 
races and special attractions in many depart- 
ments.. 

Tl A. Crowley, secretary or the' Nashua 
Fair Association, Nashua, N. H., writes that 

■ they have fixed their dates for next year- from 
Sept. 2 to A, 190L 

, The Patriarchs Militant branch of the Odd 
Fellows of New Hampshire and Vermont will 
hold a field day in Manchester during the last 
week of September..^' ' 

Frank Gasklli Juts-transferred all his right,. 
title*.ahd 'Interest In the Canton Carnival 
Company, to his wife. The organization has 
suffered severely from rain,. 

- Eastonv "Md., gets the Talbot County Fair 
this year. -This will probably be the only fair 
held on the eastern coast of the State. Other 
grounds" have been abandoned. :,.;. 

The I. Knbwles Post. O. A. R., No. G2. will 
bold Its animal encampment at Camp Ben- 
son. Newport. Me.. Aug. 10 to 20. Balloon 
ascensions and ,. other attractions. 
. On Friday, • Aug.- . 10, -during .Old Home 
Week,- the centennial anniversary, of Garland. 
Me., will be celebrated. The town invites all 
of her citizens and friehds?to be present. 

The Portsmouth (O.) Street Fair, under the - 
auspices of the Red Men, was an awful frost. 
:„-IiiN. FUk, the strert fair promoter. Is very 
ill at the Robtnwood Hospital, Toledo, O.- 

- Springfield, -Mo., is looking' forward to bav- '■ 
ing a grand; time at Its street: fair, this falL 
The B. P. O. B. men have control ~and they 
are determined to make the event a success. 

Topeka, Kan., will hold its next chicken 
show in the Auditorium. In January. 1901. 
The promoters hope to make it the largest 
and best show of the kind ever held in th« 
United States. 

The Hanner Balloon ComrMny's representa- 
tive was in Nlcholasville laat . week 



making the outdoor attractions for the street 
far at Hamilton, O., fcr parties who have 
the Midway privilege.. 

Frederic A. Thomas writes that his Midway 
and street fair company is the only one on 
the road making money. As a matter ot fact 
several cf the other organizations have hed 
a rocky road to travel. 

Will Austin, cf Mayfield, O., has been em- 
ployed as advertising manager cf the May- 
Held Medicine Company,- and will locate at 
St. Louis, Mo., where the medicine company 
will remove in a short time. 

The Union Agricultural Society of Warren. 
III., begins its fair Sept. 4. Tte officers of 
the society promise to the public the best 
far ever held in Warren. Join hands with 
them, and help the gocd work along. 

A State Fair at Birmingham, Ala., seems 
an absolute certainty. Secretary John W 
O'Neil has arranged sat'tfactory terms fcr 
lease cf grounds, and a crropany.ls now being 
- organized in order to hold a fair this fall. 
.. J. G.- Conderman. manager cf the only suc- 
cessful Ferr.s Wheel on the road, was a 
'•Billboard" caller on July 30. Mr. Conder- 
man has two Ferr's Wheels" but'this season, 
. and reports that he is doing an excellent 
: business. 

The Northern Wisconsin State Fair Associ- 
ation will held Its annual session at Chippewa 
Falls Sept. 11 to 14. The society offers some 
; very liberal premiums. M. S. Bally is look- 
ing fcr seme suitable attractions for the oc- 
casion, and those interested should write to 
h.m. 

The Elks cf Joplin. Mo., have decided to 
give a grand display during their street fair. 
There will be electr'cal illuminations, four 
hundred merchants' display booths, and on 
August 1 a big floral parade will be given. 
There will also be fifteen shows on the Mid- 
wa r- 

The Boone County Fair Association held a 
Meeting at Lebanon, Ind., and decided that 
this year no gambling devices, immoral shows 
or hop ale stands will be allowed " on the 
grounds. Bookmakers, as' a necessary ad- 
junct tq the races, will be permitted to op- 
erate. x 

I. B. Bowles, secretary cf the -Sardstown 
(Ky.J Fair, writes as follows: " 'The Bill- 
beard" has been cf great assistance to us in 
: sell'ng our privileges, all of which are now 
sold, except pooling, photographs, and s'de- 
Ehowa. Our fair wHI offer J2.0C0 in purses fcr 
ruhnere." 

The Dallas (Tex.) State Fair A-£ocafon 
has adopted a unique method of advertising 
in the way cf a spec'al car, carrying a mov- 
ing-picture show. People of the towns along 
its route are given such an interesting free 
entertainment that they will not likely forget 
. the- fair next fall. 

The Centralia (Mo.) Fair has the rsouta- 
tion cf having the biggest crowds and the 
best agricultural . fair in Missouri. The at- 
tendance in former years has run from 18,000 

*' to 23.000, and this year promises to ecliuse 
all. Fine crop prospects will bring many that 

' heretofore stayed at home. 

The Flower" Parade of the Cincinnati Fall 
Festival will be a very grand affair indeed. 
It will be worth traveling miles to see. The 
Trades Parade, too, will be a gorgeous spec- 

.. tacle, embracing over forty floats and twen- 
ty-one bands of music Cincinnati bids fa:r 
to outdo all other carnivals ever held in the 

■ West" 

One of the attractions at the fair of the 
Franklin Agricultural Society, which will be 
held Sept. 19 and 20 at Greenfield. Mass., is 
the fine herd of imported Jerseys from. the 
celebrated Brlarcliffe Farm on the Hudson. 
There will be about twenty-flve bead. They 
are eaidV to be the finest "Jerseys that have. - 
ever been shown in New -England. 

The 1 directors of the, fair and carnival of ' 
Webster City. la., have set aside Wednesday. 
Aug.'"15, as school children's day. when all 
of the school children In -Hamilton, Wright 
and Webster Counties are especially invited 
to attend at the expense of the carnival man- 
agers. Several -thousand free tickets have 
been issued throughout these counties. 

The new fair ground at Anderson. Ind., W8S 
dedicated by John Bronnenberg with h-s 
string of race horses, ready -for the running 
race. Lady Hart, Up jind Downs and Rowana 
were taken Into the grounds and asslgnel 
stalls. The race between Lady Hart and 
Lillian B. attracted a big crowd, although 
Lillian B. Is said to be Lady Hart's superior 
as a race" horse. 

- The Carthage' (Oh'o) Fair will -give a daily 
balloon ascension, dally tight-rope exhibition 
and a daily cake-walk. It Is passing strange 
that more fairs do not adopt the cake-walk. 
It Is a feature -which always amuses and 
never falls. to please. Besides,, it is inexpens- 
ive and within the reach of- the smallest 
fairs. If prizes are offered, aa follows, viz., 
S3 and the cake for' the best; walkers, $S, for 
the handsomest costumes, and $3 for the most 

eccentric, costumes the cake-walk will prove 
a success every time. . 

At Newton, Kan. from Oct. 2 to 5 there will 
be an exceptionally lively and enjoyable^ time, 
as two Important events have been consoli- 
dated for those dates. The Harvey County 
Fair and Industrial Exposition has combined 
withf Newton's gigantic carnival and free 
street fair.- $5,000 will be spent In free street 
fair attractions and $5,000 more In premiums. 
Another 35,000 will be. spent in- speed ring 
prizes. There- will be balloon ascensions, 
spectacular pyrotechnics! displayand free 
street parades every day. 

The Minnesota State Fair management will 
give away the round sum of $43,000 In purser 
and premiums next September.: The follow- 
ing tabulation shows the distribution of the 
money by departments: Race purses, $20,000; 
horse department, $2,860; cattle department, 
$11,000; sheep department, $1,437; swine de- 
partment, $1,604; poultry department, $482; 
dairy department, butter $675, cheese $245; 
fruits. $1,014; flowers, $392; vegetables, grains 
and grasses, $2,569; honey department, $324; 



woman s department, $197; total, $12,9S4. The 
fair will probably be held at St. Paul, the 
date not being decided on as yet. 

Indianapolis, Ind. (Press).— In the city 
manufacturers and dealers in military Insig- 
n.a. sampagn d.splay goods, torches, flags 
caps unifcrms and other paraphernalia in- 
cdent and necessary to the proper conduct 
cf any well-ordered campaign, are - making 
■ ff Preparations for an unprecedented trade- 
ft.™fflSf?i," *5 a . t , ls , to tax"* P art in ">e po- 
L™L 08lU l h s £"•..' U win be a spectacular 
fn m f a ,'- en, i alra .,' ll . e deaIer3 »» that Indiana 
L„P ■« cu , Iar J 1 "' 11 'urhish- more sensations and 
novelties in the Lne cf marching clubs, rid-ng 
clubs, un.fcrmed organizations and semi- 
mrt tary ted es than ha\e been seen in the 
course of many years. 

rfV v 6 ^.' ed that Elks' ledges in all parts 
cf the Northwest will come to Portland Ore 
in a bedy. some cf them to remain dur.ng the 
"'"'••f- Many merchants have Already 
appled fcr epace, and others have s.gnifled 
the.r Intention cf exhib.t.ng. With mora 
than 100 bus:n*ss exh.b.ts, a Midway fa.rly 

2nI5 . Wl ft E J ar "ttractions, great build ngs 
filled to the br.m with products show.ng the 
r;sourccs cf the State, and many beaut ful 
J = s ., typ i? aI of tne cosmopolitan character 
cf Portland s pcpulatidn. the fa.r Is sure to 
K e ,i, e sreatest carn.val that has ever been 
held in the Northwest, and to fill Portland to 
overflowing with visitors. 

JT h £ f a ° ada Central Exhibition at Ottawa, 
wh.ch takes place from Sept. 14 to 22, prom- 
lees to be far in advance of that of previous 
years The prize list, which has Just been 
issued, shows an immense amount of spec a I 
and ether prizes. On the list of attractions 
there are seme cf the finest that can be pro- 
c !" rt . i n tne evel >:ng, previous to the dis- 
play cf fireworks, there will be a grand spec- 
tacular representing the charge of the Ca- 
nad.an troops at the Battle of Paardeburg and 
thcrsubBequent surrender cf General Cronje. 
A double parachute drop from a monster bal- 
loon Isianctber feature, and taking it all In 
all. there will be a program which can not 
fall to please the most exacting. 

According to the program issued by the 
Board of Agriculture of Indiana, the annual 
State Pair at Indianapolis will be formally 
opened on Tuesday. Sept. 17. which, will be 

old soldiers' and children's day." All old 
soldiers and children under fifteen years of 
age will be admitted free of charge. There 
w:ll be races and an all-day concert in the 
grand stand. On Wednesday the different va- 
rietiea of horses will be shown, and there will 
be a continual display of hogs and sheep 
horses and cattle. There will also be concerts 
and races. Light harness horses, roadsters, 
coach and carriage teams, saddlers and other 
kinds of horses will be shown on Thursday. 
The races will begin at 1 o'clock in the after- 
noon. The concerts and races will continue 
on Friday. 

Albuquerque, N. M-— The New Mexico Ter- 
r'toral Fair Association, holding forth in 
this city the coming September, is at this 
early date receiving a lot of free advertising 
throughout the country. "The Billboard " 
published at Cincinnati. O., and which has a 
large circulation, says: "At a recent meet- 

1 ing ot the New Mexican Territorial Fair Aa- 
scc ation. W. T. McCreight. one of the editors 
of the Albuquerque Daily Citizen, was elected 
president. Mr. McCreight hejd the same posl- 
t.on last year, and he, supported by an excel- 
lent executive committee, made a success of 
the fair.. Over $6,000 was expended for amuse- - 
nients alone, and this amount, and probably 

, more, will be used this year. The dates set 
for the fair are September tS-tp 22." 

- Tn Jl following is a list -of some 
of the fine attractions already secured 
for the Anamosa (la.) District Fair: 
The Cornallas, sensational lady and gen- 

- Oemen acrobats in full dress; Merkle Sisters 
European novelity, presenting "their unique 
contortion specialty; Acomoto 'Jap Troupe 

:-Boyal Entertainers- from the Court of the 
Mikado — a group of Japan's most famous 
athletes; Martelle Family, premier bicyclists 
of the world— the only bicyclists accomplish- 
ing the feat of riding four high oh a bicycle - 
Sisters Lorenz, the greatest lady horizontal 
bar performers In the world; Prof. Martin's 
dog and monkey circus, a remarkable group 
of four-footed wonders— acrobatic dogs and 
educated monkeys; Martelle Bros., comic 
clowns on the wire. _ .' 

Plana have been nearly perfected for the 
observance of the 250th anniversary of the ln- 
Incorporation of the town of Topafleld, Mass. 
The program already adopted la as follows: 
Sunday, Aug. 12, union service In the First 
oCngregattonal Church. The celebration 
proper will take place Aug. 16. At 10 a. n> 
there will be a civil, trades and military pa- 
rade. Gov. Crane and staff, Lieut. Gov. Bates. 
Gen-. Marcus Miller and other notables will ' 
be present. The Second Corps of Cadets will 
act as escorts for the Governor. There will 
be several notable features In the procession. 
Band concerts will be given at 4 and 8 p. m. 
and fireworks on the common In the evening. 
The celebration will conclude with a concert 
and ball in the town hall. Special trains will 
run to and from the town to Haverhill. Salem - 
and Boston during the day and evening. 

The advertising for the State Fair at Co- 
lumbus, O., Sept. 3 to 7, has begun In earnest. 
The staff of advertising distributors have been 
sent out. and will be actively engaged until 
fair week, by which time over 300.000 pieces 
of advertising matter will be distributed 
throughout the State. This consists of 15.000 
premium lists, 10.000 folders pertaining to the 
races to be distributed at race meetings, 50,- 
000 tlli'Bttated dodgers, 200,000 programs and 
about 30.000 pieces of card work. In addition 
to this advertising material contracts have 
already been entered Into with 200 bill post- 
ers In the State to spread 5,000 stands of 
3-sheet posters. Negotlationsare going forward 
to obtain tbe famous Royal Marine Band, 
now engaged at Atlantic City, for the band 
concerts during the fair, with reasonable as- 
surances that the contract will soon be closed. 



THE BILLBOARD. 




m This list is revised and corrected week- 

» iy. Secretaries are urgently requested to 

A send in theirdates at the earliest possible W 

m moment after they are claimed, and to V 

(b notify us promptly as to any change, w 

flp Rosters and dates are published abso- JJJ 

m lutely Free of Charge. W 

$ Copyrighted tgoo. All rights reserved. $ 

ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Assocl- 
attiii.' Nove nber 1 to 10. J. M. haiku«-r 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

AUEAN8AS 

CI.ARKSVILLE, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 16 to la. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE BLUFF, ARK.— State Fair. Aug. 22 to 
27. W. H. Langford, pres. ; H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; K. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Hloom, secy. 

, - y CALIFORNIA. 

CHICO, CAL.— Fair. Aug. 13UO 18. A. G. 
btiupson, secy. • 

CHtaHioST-KiiTY; CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Associat.on. faept. . 2 j to 28. D. W. 
Finch, secy. . - . . " 

FEuro DALE. CAL.— Fcrndale Fair Associa- 
tion. Sent. 4 to 8. 19U0. E. B. Carr. Fern- 
dale, Cal.. pres.; W. H. Roberts. Ferndale, 
Cal., secy. ;" ' 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to .21. ■ F. G. Teed. secy. 

.V^KVSVILLE. CAL.— Fa.r. Aug. 21 to 25. 
W. A. Lowery, secy. » 

OAKLAND, CAL.T-Fair. SepL 24 to 23. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. ■ 

FLACEKV1LLE, CAL.— Eighth District Fair. 
Last of August. Shelley Inch, secy. 

REL> BLUFF, CAL.— Teuauia County Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 6 to 11. Doug- 
las S. Cone, chairman: M.-R. Hook, secy. 

SACRAMENTO, CAL.— State Fair. Sept. 2 to 
15. Poterr J. Sh.elds, Sacramento, Cal., 
secy. 

SALiNAS, ' CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
■J- D. Carr, prea.; i. B. Iverson, treas. ; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
C. A. Werle. Mokelumne. Hill, Cal.. pres.; 
Edward Casey, San Andreas, Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.,-%nd SAN MATKO, 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct. 6. 

SAN JOSE. CAL— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H H 

. Main, secy. 

SONORA, CAL.— Fair. September. Datea un- 
decided. - 

STOCKTON, CAL.— Pair. Sept. 17 to 22. 

ll'LAKK. Cal.— DUiri t au Citizens' Fair 
last week in Sept. A. G. W-'shon sec 

VENTURA. CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

WILLOWS. CAL.— Agricultural Association. 
July SO to Aug. 4. 1900. 

WOODLAND. CAL:-F>lr. Aug. 27 to Sept. 
1. C.--H,-Thomas w sees. 

'-T' ' COLOBADO. 
GtENWOOD. COL.— Farmers* Club District 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell. pres.. 

S£tt . nda i e: . c ' D ' F ""er. secy.; L. R. 
Willeta, Basalt. 

GRAND JUNCTION, COL.— Peach Day and 

: County Fair. Aug.— 11 to 13. 
MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
. r.culturai Association. October. John Mac- 
'■ Arthur, secy. 

-MONTROSB, COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
.^Latter part of September. 
PUEBLO. CQL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass 

secy. -»- . " ,,^ 

TRINIDAD. COL.— Las Animas County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H.-Day, secy. 

COWNBOriCUT. 

BEACON VALLEY, CONN.— Naugatuck Fair 
Sept. 18 and 19. F. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. 
Candee, secy. . 

BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H, 
Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 

BRANFORp, CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 

. to 20. B. Doollttle, prea.; J. P. Callahan 
secy. ; W. R. Foote, treaa. 

BROOKLYN, CONN.— Windham County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 20. Joseph 
B. Stetson, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN— Fair. September. W. J. 

^Chapman, prca.; C. E. Perkins, seer. 

COLLINSVILLE. CONN -Cherry Park Fair. 

„?ept. 6 and 7. E. A. Hough, secy. 

danbury. CONN.-Danbury Agricultural 

«2fi ety l Sf 1 -,, 1 •* 6 ' 1900 ' s - H. Rund™ 
pres.; J. W. Bacon., treaa.; Q. M. Rundai. 
secy. »—»»m 

KASf ' ORANBY.- CONN.-Falr. October. C. 

H. Hanchett, pres.; W. H. Gay. secy. 
FAR ,M'NGTON VALLEY, CONN.-Colllns- 

vllle Fair. Sept. 6 and 7." O. F. Perry " 

pres.; E.- A. Hough, secy. ..„ /' 

"KANBY. CONN.-Falr. September. George 

O. Beach, preo.j CT. -H. Dctnl'nR. secv ,' 
OUILFORD.- CONN-Falr. tu& "le^Wm. 
,."• Lee, pres..; 8.- Spencer, secy.- 
HARTFORD.- CONN.-CohnectlcUt Hortlcul-' 

tural Society. Sept. 6 to 11. and about Nov. 

8 to 10. Gog. s. Osborne, pres.; C. M. 

-Koagers,: secy. . 

HARW1NTON, CONN.-Falr. October, Thoa. 
H?i«S?SJ n i„ l \ r . eB: A - W. Buell, aecy. 
H s^ I . NOT D DN : CONN.-Dnlon AgrlcultunU 

Society. Sept. 18 and 19. C. J. Wakeley 
m5^? : „& L - P»lmer, Shelton, Conn., aecy 
MADI80N,. CONN.-Falr. Oct 3. s":A, 
ME C RmreSr• P oSSil, Kd ^ ard - N ' Wlllard. secy. 

m ^ D „?i Ni " CON N.-Falr.' September, R. 

« . h C °NN.— "Old Home Week." Aug. 

4" tO 30. 



NANGATUCK, CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange Agricultural Society. Sept 18 and 
18. T. S. Truesdell. preB.; F. M. Cander, 
secy.; Ei A. Hotchkiss, treas. 

New MILFORD, CONN.— New Milford Agri- 
cultural Fa.r. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford, secy. 

NIOWTOvvN, CONN.— The Newtown Agricul- 
tural Fair Company. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. 
T. E. Piatt, Redding Kidge, Conn., pres.; 
S. J. Botsford, Newtown. Conn., vice pres.; 
H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; P. H. 
McCarthy. Newtown. Conn., secy. 

NORWICH, CONN.— New London County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 3 to 5. J. A. Bill, 
pres.; T. W. Yenlngton, secy.; C. W. Hill. 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fa.r. Date not fixed. 
\V. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

PUTNAM PARK, CONN.— Putnam Park. 
Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 

ROC^ 1LLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Ed. F. Badmington, secy. 

SIMSBURY, CONN^Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno. secy. --, 

SoOTHlNOTON, CONN.-Falr. Sept. 3 and 

4. Geo. L. Meesinger, pres.; Wm. H. Cum- 
mings, te-y. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFFIELD. CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres.; A.N. Graves, secy. 

UNION, CONN.— Enfield - Fair. September. 
Olm T, Olmstead, pres.; M. Hamilton, 
secy. 

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W. 
Ives. sAcy.- 
. WETHERSFIELD. CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

5. F. Willard, pres:; C. C. Harris, secy. 
v»-i,L,iMANTIC, CONN.— Willimantic Fair 

Association. Dates changed to Sept. 23 to 
27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR. CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 

" prss.: G. W. Wrisley. secy. 

WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secv. 

WOODSTOCK. , CONN.— South Woodstock 
Pair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Bowc-u, pres.; 
II: W. Hibbard. secy. 

UJSORGIA 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Pair. 
Oct. 18 to Nov. 4. T. H. Martin. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Exposition. Oct 30 to Nov. 
^- V F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 
IDAHO. 

BOISE, IDAHO— State Fair. Oct 8 to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, Boise, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion;. Oct. IS to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres. ; W, A. Austin, secyi 

IX.LIMOIS. 

ALEDO, ILL.— Mercer County Agiicultural 
Society. Sept 18. 19, 20 and 21-, 1900. G. 
W. Williams, Box 346. Aledo. LI., secy. 
ATLANTA. ILL.— Atlanta Union Pair. Sept 
4 to 7, 1900. Eo>. Siubblefleld. McLean. IU.. 
pres.; J. P. Hleronymus, Atlanta.' 111.* 
treaa. : W. B. Strpnd. Jr.. Atlanta, 111., secy. 
AtiNA, ILL. — union County *air. Aug. ig to 

31... M.' V. Eaves, secy. 
ANyJl, Il.t,.^A.uuu Fm» and Improvement As- 
sociation. .Sept '4 to 7. 1900. G. W. Shinkei. 
Avon,. 111., pres.; Jt'C. Woods. Avon.- ill., 
treas.; Julian Churchill. Avon. 111., secy. 
BATavIA, HX— Kane County Fair. Sept it 
. to 14. H. T. Hui ter. sec. 
BELVEDERE, ILL.— Boone County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. John Hannah, 
pres.; W. D. Swail. treas.; M. D. Perkins, 
■ecy. 
BU:>nNBLL, ILL.— The Bushnell Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 38 to 31; 19U0. C. C. Cham. 
Bushnell, III., pres.; James Cole, Bushnell, 
111., treaa.; J. H.. Johnson, Bushnell, lit., 
aecy. 
CAjuARGO, ILL.— Dbugles County Fair. 

Sept 4 to 7. A. Hains. aecy. 
CAMBRIDGE, ILL. -The » -rty-thlrd Annual 
Fair of the Henry County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. a> to 24, 1900. L. J. Wilkinson, 
pres.; Theo. Boltenstern, secy. 
CAMf POINT, ILL.— Adams County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 7. Richard Seaton, secy. ' 
CAKL1NV1LLE, ILL.— Mahtaupin County 

Fair. Oct 2 to 5.. Ceo. J. TJaatle, secy. 
CARMI, HiL.— White County Agricultural 
Board. Sept 4 to 8, 1900. Elvis Stinnett, 
OarmJ. 111., pres.; J. W. McHenry, Oarmi, 
III., vice pres.; R. L. Organ, Oarmi. lit. 
••ex. 
CARROLLTON. -ILL.— Greene County Fair 
Oct. » to 13. s. e. Simpson, secy. 
N. nhnrrlll. trmw.: John F. Scott imr. 
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.— Champaign County Ag- 
ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. H. H 
Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N. 
Beers, secy. 
CHAKLEb'lON. ILL.— Coles " County Fair. 

Sept 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco. secy. 
CLEAR CREEK, ILL.— Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 25 to 37. Frank E. 
Smith, secy. 
CLINTON, ILL.— DeWltt County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association. Sept 11 to 
14. J. Fuller, prfes.; Thos. Ewing, treas.; 
F. McCuddy, secy. 
CtiA.\v*'Uia>E>VlLLiB, ILL.— Fair. Sept 10 

to 14. . 

DANVERS. ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept. 18 

to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 
DE-LA VAN. ILL.— The Twenty-second Annual 
Flair of the Tazewell County Agricultural 
Board. Aug. 28- to 81, 1900. J. W. Craho 
• nres.t J. ft. Jonee, secy 
EDINA, ILL.— Fair." - Aug. '28 to 31. 
EDWARDSV1LLE. ' ILL.— Madison . County 
Centennial and Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. H. C. 
Gerke. Jr., secy. • " ■ ' 
BLMWOOD, ILL.— The EHmwood Fair Asao- ' 
elation, tenth annual fair. Aug. 31 to 24. 
M. R. 9tur*ev»nt secy. . 
BL PASO, ILL.— The Twentieth Annual Fair, 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept 
10 to 14. EL A. ahdlds. pre*.; Geo. R. Cur- 
tis*, secy. . . 
FAIRBURY, ILL.— Falrbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept 3 to 7. R. B. Straight, 
pres.; A: D. Westerwelt, secy.; L. B. 
Downing, treas. 




FARMER CITY, ILL —Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 

FRHEPORT. ILL.— Northern Illinois! Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 14. J. E. 
Taggait, Ridott Ul., pres.; W. H. Foil, 
Freeport, III., aecy. 

GALENA, ILL.— Jot Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson, Galena, 111., pres.; H. B. Chetlain, 
Galena, 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray. Ga- 
lena, III., treas.; Wm. Barner, Galena, 111., 
secy. 

GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct 
3 to 6. A. H. Floyd, secy. 

GREENUP, ILL.— Cumberland County Fair. 
Sept. 6 to 10. H. E. Cash. secy. 

GRIGGSVILLE, ILL.— Illinois Valley Fair 
Association. Aug. 7 to 10. C. M. Simmons, 
pres.; J. S. Felmley, treas.; -J. F. Hatcn, 
secy. 

HIGHLAND, ILL— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 6 to 9. Louis Suppiger, secy. 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. J. Bennet, secy. 

HOOPESTON, ILL.— Hoopeston District Ag- 
ricultural Society. . Twenty-fifth Annual 
Fair. Aug. 20 to 24. Dale Wallace, Becy. 

JOLIET, ILL.— Fair. Aug. 6 to 11. L. E. 
Ingalls, pres. 

JOLIET, ILL.— Will County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kelley, 
secy. 

JONESBORO, ILL.— Union County Fair. 
Sept U to 14. J. H. Hilboldt secy. 

JOSLYN, ILL.— Rock Island Fair. Sept 11 
to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 

KANKAKEE, ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 

KEWANEE, ILL.— Fair. Sept 10 to 14. A. 
B. Hucklna, aecy. 

KNOVXiLLK, ILL.— Knox County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. S. C. Russell, secy. 

LA PLATA, ILL.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 

LA HARPS. ILL.— La Harpe Fair Associa- 

- tion. Aug. 20 to 24, 1900. E. A. Wilcox, 
Durham. Ul.. pres.; Geo. Coulson. La 

. Harpe. 111., vice pres.; John R. Roberts. La 
Harpe, 111., secy.; C. H. Ingralam. La 
Harpe, 111., treas. 
LE ROY. ILL.— Le Roy Fair and Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bare-, 
more, Daiwnes, 111., pres. ; Ed. Langdon. Le 
Roy. Ul.. secy. 
LIBERTYVILLB. ILL.— Lake County Agri- 

- cultural Society. Sept. U to 14. 1900. Wm. 
E. Mliier. LiDertyville, 111., pre*,; E. W. 
"arkfiurrt, LlbertyvUle, 111., treas.; O. Ev. 

Churchill. Ltbertyville. Ul.. secy. 

MACOMB. ILL.— McDonough Stock Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 13 to 17. 1900. W. 
O. Blaisdell, pres.; A. K. Lodge, vice pres.; 
Geo. Gadd. treas.: F. R. Kyle, secy. 

MARION, U,L.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept 18 to 21. Joab 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 

MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 

MEMPHIS. ILL— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 

MONMOUTH, ILL— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 

MONTICBLLO, ILL.— Piatt County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 13 to 17. 1900. Wm. H. 
Kratx. Monttcello. III., pres.: C. V. Lodee. 
Montlcelle, 111., vice pres.: C. A. Tatman, 
Monttcello, Ul.. treas.. mar- and secy. 

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. Bison- 
mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treaa.; J.. J 
Penny, secy. 

NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County- Fair. Sent 
18 to 2L Florent Faller, secy. 

OLNEY, ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. P 

OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. BenJ. Chaney, secy. . 

PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
0. Geo. H. McCord. secy. . 

PINCKNEYVILLE.ILL-A.Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. . 

ROCKFORD. ILL.— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 3 to 7, 1900. r AT J. 
Lovejoy, Roscoe, 111., pres.; E. S. Barthol- 
omew. Rockford-.-UL. vice' pres.; Chandler 
Stan. Rockford, Ul., treats.; J. P. Whitehead. 
Rockford, 111., m«r. and aecy. ~" - ' 

ROOHELLE, ILL.— Rochelle Agricultural 
and Mechanical. Association. Twenty-sev- 
enth Annual Fair. -Aug. 28 to 3L C. S. 
Gardner, pres.; F. D. Evans, aecy. "". " 

RUSHVILLE, ILL.— Schuyler County Agrt- 
culturai Association. Sept 3 to 7, 1900. Cnaa. 
M. Doyle. Rusbvilie, presLj J. E. Thompson, 
RushviUe, vice pres.; A. H. Clarke, Rush- 
■vllle, treas.: Jas. S. Cowen. .. RushviUe. 
mer.: Howard F. Dyson. Rusbvilie. secy. 

SANDWICH, ILL.— DeKalb . County F»» . 
Sept. 11 to 14. E. Randall, secy. 

SAYBROOK. ILL.— McLean County "Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. W. Dut- 
law. Saybrook. IH.. prea.; Jobn Boucbjreaa, 
Saybrook, m., vice prea.; C. P. Baaterbrook.- 
Saybrook, m.. aecy.; James Ruglera, Say- 
brook. 111., treaa.: Jam, McKirawr. Saybrook. 
III., mar. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois - State F«ilr. ' 
Sept 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson. pres.; 
B. H. Bralnerd. treas.; W. C. Garrard, seey. 

STERLING, ILL.— Whiteside County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. M. E. Wllge r. secy. 

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SWANEETOWN, ILL.-Gallatln CoUnty Agri- 
cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1900. 
Charles Canoll. 9waneetown, Hl. r pres.; K. 
E. Laiwler, Equality. HI., vice pres.; John 
McKelligott, Swaneetown, HI., tress.; Mar- 
tin Deberty., Swaneetown, 111., mgr.; Marsh 
Wlscfceart. Swaneetown. 111., secy. 

WafKREN, ILL.— Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. 

WaTSEKA, ILL.— Watseka Fair. Sept 4 to 
7, 1300. H. H. Hotallng, pres.; Thos. John. 
Tlce pres.; Li. D. Watson, trees. 

WATSON, ILL.— Effingham County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept 11 no 14, 1900. Wjn." 
Voelker, Aitamount, 11L, prea.; W. M. Ao- 
raham, Watson. 111., tnaa.: L. p. ilaata. 
niMomm. III.. ■»> 

WENONA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair 
Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 

WHEATON. ILL.— Dupage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 5 to 8Y 1900. John 
Christie, Wheaton, 111., pres.; Win. W. 
Steven. Wheaton, IB., trees.; N. E. Matter 
Wheaton. Hi., secy. 

.WOODSTOCK, ILL.— McHenry County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. M. Zimpleman, pres.: A. S. 
Wright, aecyi 

WiUfllING, ILL.— Stark Comity Fair. Aug 
28 to Si. w. G. Snyder, secy. 

YORKVILDE. ILL.— Kendall County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 

IHDIABA. 

ANDERSON, IND.— Madison County Fair 

Sept. 4 to 8. T. 3. Orr, pres.; C. K. Mc- 

Cullough, secy. 
ANGOLA. IN JJ.— Steuben Comity Fair. Oct. 
: 9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W- ■ 
"■■•■ Goodale. . 
BEDFORD, IND.^Lawrence County Fair 
■ Sept. .(undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel 

secy.; T. O. Daggy, prea. 
BLOOMINGTON, IND.— Monroe County Fair 

Sept. 12 to IS. Ben Kirby, prea.: Geo P 

Campbell, secy. . . 

BOONYILLE, IND.— Warrick County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 15. Clamor Felzer, pres.; J. F. 
'-.. Richar dson, secy. 
F1SWELL. IND.— Benton County Fair. Aug. 

27 to 3L Hiram Bright, prea.; W. H. Mc- 

"Knla-bt. secy. 

.EO0RBON. IND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

, . Oct. 2 to 6. 1900: ; Robert Erwin. Bourbon, 

Ia«J., pres.; L. Johnson. Bourbon, Ind.. 

treaa. j B. W. Parka. Bourbon. Ind.. secy. 

BRAINBRIDGE, IND.— Fair. Aug. 14 to IS. 

A. R. Allison, aecy. 

BBEMEN, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 

■■ 9 to 12. 1900. Bremen-Agricultural Society. 

John Huff, pres.; John T. Welaa, tret*.; 

Edward Heckman. secy. 

BRIDGETON, IND.— Parke County Fair. Aug. 

*7 to SL- J.-W. Adams, pres.; F. M. Miller, 



CriRISNET. . IND.— Spencer County Fair. 
■ Aug. 20 to 25. J. C. Haines. Lake. Ind.. 

Pres.r J. P. Chrlsuey. Chrisney, Ind., aecy.; 

F. Jones. Pigeon. Ind.. treas 
CAYUGA. IND.— VermU'on County Fa : r. 

Sept. 4 to 7. M. G. Hosford. pres.: Dan 
■-.-' — Conaway. secy.; Jas. Malone, treas.: Jas. 

R. Br'ggs. jngr. "- 
CLAY CITY. IND— Fair. Sept 10 to 14. 

Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper. 
■ ., pres. . .: * --.■ 
r COLUMBUS, IND.— Bartholomew County 

Fair. Sept 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 
. Ed. Redman. Jr.. secy. . 
-; ? CORYDON, IND.— Harrison County Agricul- 
U-" tural Society. Aug. 27 to 3L J. W. Me- 

Kinster, pres.; J. C. Sieg, treas.; E. S. 

TuelL secy. 
COVINGTON, mD.—Fbuntafn County Fair. 

Aug. a to 24. Cot J. McMannomy. pres.; 

W. T. Ward, «ecy. 
CRAWFORPSTILLE, IND. — Montgomery 

County Fair. Sept. JO to 15. J. I*. Dav- 

pres.; W. F. Hulet secy. 
CROWN POINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct .2 to 5. - A. A. Bibler 

aecy..' Crown Point Ind. * 

EAST ENTERPRISE. IND.— Switzerland and. 

Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug 

28 to 3L R. W. Galbreath. North. Ind. 

prea.; IE. L- Turner, Bear Branch, trmam. 

J R. Elder. Rear Branch, aaev. 
EL WOOD, IND.— ilwooi. Driving Park and 

Fair Association.- Aug. 21 to 24. N. J. 

Leisure, .pres.; Frank E. DeHoritz, secy.; 

Jos. A. DeHoritz. treas. 
EVANSV1LLE. IND.— Tn-State Fair. sept. 
•17 to a. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworin- 
• stedt treas.; R. L. Akin, secy. r 

FAIRMOUNT, IND.— Fairmount Fair. Aug. 

6 to 10. Henry Davis, pres.; Wm. Lucas, 

secy.; J. B. Wright treaa. 
FAKMEKSBURG, IND.— Grand Old Settlers' 

Meeting. Aug. 9. John A. Cuny, supt. ; R. 

P. Crawford, secy. 
FLORA. IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1900. 

J. T. Gillam, pres.; - "Wm.: B.- Myer. treas.: 

Vt'm. H. Lesh. secy. 
FORT WAYNE. IND.— Alien County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 9. 
FRANCESVILLHk IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. E. D. Knotts, , 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett * 
treaa. ---.--- 
FR4NKFORT, IND. — Clinton County Fair. 
' Aug. 27 to SL. .' j; C. Shanklin, pres.; Jos. 

H eavilon. aecy. 
aTRANKLIN, IND.— Johnson County Agricul- 
tural, Horticultural and Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to Sept L Wm. A. Bridges. Tra- 
falgar, pres.; Wm. S.. Young, secy.; Samuel 
Harris, treas. W 

GREENFIELD. IND.— Hancock County Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17- Wm. 
A. Justice, Eden. Ind.. pres.; Charles Down- 
ing, secy.; W. C. Barnard, treas. 
treaa. 
HAOERSTOWN, IND.— Wayne County Fair 
Association. July 31 to Aug. 3. L. M. 
Pierce, pres.; I*. S. Bowman, secy.; Knode 
Porter, treas. 
HUNTINGTON. IND.— Old Fashioned County 
' Fair. " Sept. : 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
. . Hobt SimontoD, pres. 

HUNTINGBURG. IND.— Tbo Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept 10 to 15, 
1900. H, C. Rothert. secy. 



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HUNTINGTON, IND.— Huntington County 
Fair. Robert Simonton, pres.; A. D. Beck, 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Indiana State Fair. 

Sept 17 to 21. 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.: 

Chas. Downing, Indianapolis, Ind., secy.; 

J. W. Lagrange, treas. 
KENDALLVILLE, IND.— Noble County Fair 

Sept 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, prea.; 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. 

illackstock, secy. 
LA PORTE, IND.— La Porte County Agrt- 
. cultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. J. Vena 

Dorland, La Porte, Ind.. secy. 
LAWRBNCBBURG, IN>D. — Lawrenceburg 

Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 25. Wm. H. 

O'Brien, Lawrenoeburg, Ind.: Victor Ohr- 

ting, Lawrehceburg, Ind.; H. L. Nowlin, 

Rnnrord.vTnd. 
LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Fair. Aug. 

20. to 26. G^ ;W. Campbell, -pres.; Riley 
" Hauser. secy. 
LIBERTY. IND.— Union County Falrl Sept 

L M. C. Keller, pres.; H. F. McMaaan. 



LINTON. IND.— Greene County Fair. Sept 
. 17 to 21. ' -• 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— Cass County Fair. 
July 31 to Aug. 2. J. A. Brown, pres.j-J. T. 
Tomlinson. secy. 

MADISON, IND.— Jefferson County Fair. Aug^ 
14 to 17. C. R. Johnson, pres.: Ci'R. John- 
son, Jr.. secy. 

MAHKNGO, IND.— Crawford County .Fair. 

- Sept". 3 to 7. J.- E. Feltzer, prea.; Sherman 
W. Stewart secy. 

MUNCIB. IND.— Munele, Ind., Fair; Aug. 14 
to 17, 1900. Wm. H. Wood, Munele, Ind.. 
prea.; C. H. Anthony. Munele. Ind.. vloa 
pres.; B. C. Bowman. MUDCie. Ind., treas.; 
F. J. Claypool, Munele, Ind., mgr.; M. S. 
t]l»ypool. Mnncje. Ind.. secy. 

NEW ALBANY, IND.— Floyd County Live 
Stock and Driving Association. Aug. 20 to 
25. George W.S track, pres.; Louis Strack, 
secy.; Edward Sloemer, treaa.; Henry W. 
Fawcett mar. 

NEWBERN. IND.— Free Fair. AUg.21 to 23. 

NEW CARLISLE, IND.— St. Joseph County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 21. L. C. 
Egbert prea.; A. H. Compton, secy. 

NEWCASTLE, IND.— Henry County " Fair." 
Aug. T to 11. Robert A. Smith, pres.: W. L. 
Risk, secy 

NEW HARMONY, IND.— Posey: County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug.- 22 to 25, 1900. Alfred 
Rlbeyre, New Harmony, Ind., pres.; Henry 
Bailey. New Harmony. In<L, vice pres.; 
W. W. Robb. New Harmony, Ind.. treaa.; 
Geo. C. Taylor, New Harmony, Ind., mgr.; 
Geo. C. Tfcyhir. New Harmony, Ind.. aecy. 

> -:WPORT, DJD.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. B. 

" S. Alkman. secy. 

NBTWTON, IND.— Fountain County Fair. Aug. 

30 and 3L Geo. Duncan, pres. ; Horace 
Gr ay, a ecy. 

NORTH VERNON. IND.— Jennings County 

Fair. Aug. 7 to 10. A. A. Tripp, aiaa:; F. 

H. Nauar, aecy. 
OAKLAND CITY. IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Aug: 27 to 3L R. B. Richardson, pres.; W. 

R Harris, secy.- 
OSGOOD, IND.— Ripley County Fair. July 

31 to Aug. 3. J. C. Gilliland, pres.;' Chas. 
w Cray, (w»pt. 

POPLAR GROVE, IND.— Howard County 
" Fair. Sept 3 to 7. Luther McDowell, pres.; 
A T» -"WTrtrtd. «w»cy. > 

PORTLAND. IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept 
24 to 28. John Smnck, pres.; C. O. Hardy. 

. •n*v: 

PRINCETON, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 
Sept 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 

REMINGTON, DID.— Jasper County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to SL Christian Henster. pres.: 

B7CHMOND, IND.— 'Wayne County Fair. 

Sept 24 102s. w. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 

.I«x» Stevenson, secv- 
RILEY, IND.— Vigo County Fair. Sept. 3 to 

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. 14 to 18. B. F. Bridges, pres.: 
*■■ A. Favna. mmtty. : T. IB Snv4*r. tr**« 

RUSHVTLLE, IND.— The Rush County Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 31. R. N. TTinch- 
man, pres.; W.L. King, secy.; A. B. Hinch- 
*"*»*» tre*»« 

SALEM. IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Spot. 4 to 7. E. W. Mpnaneh. aecy. 

SHBT.BYVII.I.E. IND-— Sb-lbv Conntv J«lnt 

Stock Agricultural Association; Sept 4 to 
8. 1900. Sidney Conger. Hat Rock Island, 
pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Shelbyville, treaa.; C. 
** a »^«A»n. CJ »'*lh v, -IH<» p«i*t. 

ffWAYZEE. IND.— The Swayzee Tri-County 
Agricultural Association. Aue. 14 to 17. 1900. 
■W^n. Hartley, pres.: E. C. Kin*, secy. 

TERRE HAUTE IND.— Vleo County Fair. 
Sppt 24 to 29. W. P. I jams, pres.: Chas. ^. 
Dnflin. secy. 

TIPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 10 
to M: Jaa. . 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 County Aari- 
rnltural and Mechanical Society. Oct 8 to 
13. M. J. Nlblack. prea.; J. M. House, 
secy.: H. A. Foulks. treas. 

WINCHESTER. IND.— Third Annual Greet- 
ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; 
Perry Leavell. secy. 

IOWA. 

ADEL. IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept 18 to 
21. J. H. Dwight. secy. 

ALGONA, IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
Algona, Ia._ L pres.; E. P. Keitii, Algooo, la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey, Algona, la., treaa.; 
G. F. Peek, Algona, la., secy. 



ALLISON, IA.— Butler County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. L. J. Rogers, secy. 
ALTA, IA.— Buena Vista County Fair. Aug. 

22 to 24. C. E. Cameron, secy. 
ANAMOSA, IA.— District Fair. * Aug. 13 to 17. 

T. E. Watters, secy. 

ARLINGTON, IA.— The Arlington Agrlcultu- 
', ral Society Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. L. J. 
Palmer, secy". 

ATLANTIC, IA.— Agricultural Society of Case 
County. Sept 3 to 6, 1900. C. R. Hunt 
Atlantic. la., pres.; J. B. James, Atlantic, 
!«.. vice pres.; S.- Straight, Atlantic, la., 
secy.; F. H. Crombln. Atlantic, la., treaa. 

MANSON, IA. — Maneon District Fair. Aug. S 
»•• la. W. S. Brnwn. secy 

AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral. Society. Sept. 18 to St U. W. Hoover, 
prsa.; R. C. Spencer, aecy.; H. W. Wilson, 
trwaa. 

AVOOA, IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco, la. Sept U to 14, 
1900. G. Drederlck, Avoca. HI., pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel. A\oca. Is., vice pres.; J. H. 
Jenka, Aioca, la., treas.; Boaid of Direc- 
tors, mgrs.; Roscoe Barton. Avoca. la., 
secy. 

BEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fairl Sept. 

11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 
BELLE PLAIN, IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. Sally Wer- 
tbelm. Belle Plalne, la., pres.; D. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plalne. la., treas.; C. Washburn, Belle 
Haine, la., aecy. 

BLOOMFIELD. IA.— Agricultural Society ol 
DavU County. Sept U to 14. D. o. Harris, 
pres.; J. C. Browbard, secy.; J. R. Saeal- 
. f er. treaa. 

BRITT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 
Sept U to 13. John Hammill, secy. 

CARROLL, IA.— Carroll- Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept 10 to 13. Wm. 
Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. fleUer, aecy.; J. P. 
Hess, treas. 

CASCADE, IA.— Dubuque County Fair and 
Agr.cultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. John 
H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin, treas.; J. 
M. Hayes, secy. 

CENTERVTLDE, IA.— Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept 18 to 2L 1900. R. M. Hicks, 
pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A. Russell, 
secy. 

CENTRAL CITY, IA.— Wapsle Valley Fair 
Association. Sept U to 14. P. O. Clark, 
secy. 

CHARLES CITY. IA.— Floyd County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 

CLARION, IOWA.— Wright County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. W. a 
Brown; Clarion, Iowa, secy. 

CLINTON. IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept 
U to 14. 1900. Hon. G. D. McDald. pres.; 
C. D. May.- treas.: C. L. Root secy. 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA.— Columbus Dis- 
trict Fair Association. . Aug. 28 to 3L O. 
P. Wilcox, pres.: R. S. Johnson, secy. 

CORNING. IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.; J. M. 
De Vore. secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
« to 28. H. K. Evans, seev. 

CRESCO. IA.— Howard County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. James McAr- 

thur. Cresco, la., prea.: G. R. Story, Creaco. 
la... treas.; Jas. . McArthur. Cresco.- la., 
mgr:: A. C. Campbell. Cresco, la., aecy. 

DBS MOINES. IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. 27 
m> ax. n. H. V« n Houfpn. Dp« Mnines. la.. 
secy.; R. J.' Johnson, Humbolt, la., pres.; 
G. D: EUyson. DesMolnes, la., treas. 

DE WITT. IA.— Clinton County AgricuKural 
Society Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 1900. L. S. 
Hsrrinarton. secv. 

DONNELLSON. IA.— Lee County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. D. Mcculloch, pres. ; E. P. Arm- 
knecbt. peer; B J". Ketcham, treas. 

DUBUQUE. IA.— Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. 
Hancock, secy. 

ELDON. IA.— B'g Four Fair Association. 

, Sept. 4 to 7. N. F. Reed, pres.; D. A. Jay, 
vice pres.; H. R. Boker, secy.; M. Hulls, 
treas. 

ELDORA, IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 
Sne,lety. Sent 4 to 7. lflOO. Robert Smth. 
ores.: W. A. Doron, aecy.; E. D. Robb, 
treaa. 



ELKADER, IA.— Stkader Fair and Wack As- 
sociation Sept. 41 to 14. 1900. Joseph 
Lamm, Blkader. la., prea.; p. J. CainTlS- 
kader la., vice proa.; Chas. Johnsen. Elka- 
<l»r. la., treaa.; J. D. Brownaon, aikadar 



EMMETSBURG, IA.— Palo Alto County Fair 
Sept 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbolt. pres.; J c 
Bennett, secy.; M. L. Brown, treaa. • 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to S. J. J. Klopp 
secy. 

FAIRFAX, 1/ *Jnn County Fair. Aua 21 
to 24. H. V. Jhank. secy. * X 

FAIRFIELD. IA.— Jefferson County Fair 
Sept. 11 to 13. John R. McElderry. secy. ' 

FOREST CITY, IA.— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural' Society. Sept 11 to 13 
1900. P. O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor.- treas. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, prea.; D. Heaton, treas.; J. E. Brooke, 
aecy. 

GRUNDY CENTER. IA.— Grundy Center 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. E. S. Enslng, secy. 

GUTHRIE CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 
Fair Supt. 11 to 13. A. H. Grissell. secy. 

HAMBURU. IOWA.— Hamburg Harvest Home 
Aug 7 to 10. 190ft. M. F. PhCIipi. manager. 

HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. D. C. Mallory. aecy. 

HARLAN. IA.— Shelby County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. W. E Cooner. secy. 

HOLSTEIN. IA.— Holsteln DUt Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 3 to 6. J. C. Kucbel, pres.; 
T. Indorf. treaa.; W. F. Hutton. aecy. 

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MUMtiOLDT. IA.— Humboldt Couuty Pair, 
sept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy... 

INDKPBNDENCB, IA.— Buchanan County 
Fair. Sept.' 4 to 6. 

1NDIANOLA. IA;— Warren County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. 

IUiia i/ITY, lA.--Jonubou County Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 6. 
.^..OXVILLB, IA.— Marion County Fair. 

Aug. 7 to lo. W. P. tiiuson, pies.; C. C. 

Cunningham, treas.; F. I J . VVoodrutf, seey. 

CA POKTB CITY, IA.— I.a Porte c.iy um- 
trict 1" air Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Bus- 
man, pres. ; U. H. Camp, treas. ; H. li. uou- 
ger, aecy. 

l,Bi MAKS, IA. — Plymouth County Pair. Sept. 
4 to 7. U. A. Sauonis, pres.; J. K. Sbaner, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgumu, tieas. 

Li.ncvILLiE, IA. — ijineville District Fa'.r As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to li T. J. Luveu, aecy. 

UALtOM, IA. — Fair. Aug. 21 to 21. James 
Novak, secy. - 

MALVhiUN, lA.— Mills County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MaN^HBSTUK, 1A.— uelavan County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. law). A. S. 
Ooon,. Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Kecc- 

• tor, Oneida, la., vice pres.; L. J. Gates, 
Mandbestbr, la.;, treaa.;' a;. J. imager, u^u- 
ea aw.ier. la., sacy. - 

MAPLETON. IA.— Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation.- Sept. 4 to o. F. Ur.mn, prea., &. 
Quick, treaa.: J. E. .'rra-e. secy. 
- MAWUOKETA, - IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Adam Kinglep, secy. 

MAKCUS, I A.— Chi.rokee Gouuty Fair. Sept. 

" li to 14.* . H. 6. Robeson, secy. 

MARENGO. IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept. 
3 to 6. F. B. Coison, secy. 

MECHANICSVILLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. A. F. Fairchlld, secy. 

MILTON. IA.— District Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
■E. O. Syphers. secy. 

MISSOURI VALLEY. IA.— Harrison County 
Fa.r. Data uot fixed. ' 

MUNT1CELLO. IA.— Jones County Fair. Aug. 
7 to lu, 1900. B. O. Hicks, pres.; Geo. Dav- 
idson, vice pres.; O. R. flicker, secy.; li. L. 
Bigley. treaa. 

Ml. AiR. IA.— Ringgold County Fair. Sept. 

" 4 to 7. Thos. Campbell, secy. 

MT. PLEASANT. IA Henry. County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 7;" J. W. 
Palm, ores.; W. D. Worthington, treas.; 
W. H. Virden, secy.; J. D. Dugdale, privi- 
lege mgr. 

NasHUA, IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 
H. Bander, secy. 

NEVADA. IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW HAMPTON. 1A»— Chickasaw County 

Agricultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. II. ti. 
Bailey, prea.; Paul Broroy, secy.; W. L. 
Turner., treas. 

NEW SHARON. I A.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 13. 
J.. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace., secy.; 
Jas. Q. Hammond - , treas. 

NEWTON, IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 10 to 13. H. V. Parsons. 
prea.; C: Greibling, treas.; H. ti. Korf, 

■ aecy.' 

OUUEN, IA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 

- clety. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. F. M. Loror.zen. 
Ogdeo, la., pres.: Mc P. Bass, Ogdeo, ia.. 
vice pres.; G. R. Sucper, Ogden, la., Mewi.; 
B. H. Graves. Ogden; la., secy. 

ORANGE CITY. IA.— Sioux .County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. ; F. J. Lohr. secy. 

OSAGE. 1A_--Mltchell County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 5 to 7. Byron Lcij'.iiiin. 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. Saeeuey. 
treaa.- . 

OSKALOOSA, IA.— Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation.- Sept. 4 to 7, 19(H). D. A. Huu f, 
pres.; C. E. lxifland. treas.; C. E. Mourue. 
aecv. 

PELLA. IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 

PKRRV, IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 

RHODES. IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A.. Nichole. Wnte 
Center, pres.: W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treaa.: H. M. Weeks, secy. 

SA3ULA. IA'.— Carroll County Fair. Aug. 21 

. to 24. 

BAC C1TV. IA.— Sac County Agrlrtiltii'sl As- 
sociation. Aug. 14 to 17. T. G. Keir. pros : 
Edw. Dreway. treaa.; Frank E. HrisKS. 

»«!y. 

PFYMOl'R. IA— District Fair.- Sept. 10 to 14. 
■ 1 R l/ivrv. sa^v- 
SHELDON. l. ; ..— Distr'ct Fair. Sent. 12 to 14. 
SHENANDOAH. IOWA.— Agricultural «x- 
h<Mt and Race Mcetlmt. Aug. 14 to 17. C!h«a. 
- Aldrlch. pres.: Geo. nay. aecy. 
STRAWBERRY . POINT. I A— Straalwrrv 
Point Distr'ct Fair Association. Sept. >H 
•■ to 21. Ira L. Cole, ores.: H, W. Scnnrnd. 
secy.; Q. H. Scolieid. treas. 
P''THERLAN'D. IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 
. Sept.- 5 to 7. L. O. Price, secy. 
TIPTON". IA.— Tipton Fair Association. Aug. 
21 to 24. 19<«. K. H. Mlliican. Tipton, ia. 

Ee«.; Johtl T. Mofflt. Tipton. Ia.. v»<"e nrrs . 
. J. Rowoll. Tipton. Ia., treaa.: H. Pratt. 

vitw/tn. jji.. a^^v. 
TOLEDO. IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. SS 

to 28. 1900. W. J. Malin. pros.: A. G. 

smith, secy.: H. O. Shanklln. treas. 
7RAER. I A.— Tracr District Fair. Sept. 4 to 

■7 .t. H. Naworth. secv. 
VICTOR. IA.— Victor District Agrlcultur.il 

Society. Sf»pt. 11 tn . 13. John M. Graff. 

prea.: D. B. Conneilv. vice pres. ; J. F. 

Sr-hiilte. -Cecy. : John Steffy. treas. 
VINTON. ■ IA.— The Benton County Agrloul-. 

tural Aeaodatlon. Sept". If to 21, 1900. Watt 

uaatch. pros.; J. B. F. Bunton. v|i-e prt*. ; 
...*!• JZ-WIt»T. ireas.: .1. E. MarUtta. secy. 
WAPELLO. IA.— Louisa County Agricultural 

Society. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. M. J. DolM. 
. Wapelm, la., pros.; John G. Keck. Wapello 

la., sanv. - -. ' 

WADKON. IA.— Allamakee County Agrlcuitu- 
: f 1 1 &5 ,et ''- Se P*- 18 •• ».■ 1900- S. H Op- 

f«r. Waukon. Ia.. prea.: P. S. Naruro. Wau- 

kon U.. vice pres.: T. J. Kelleher. Waukon. 

Ia., treaa,; Carl M. Beeman, Waukon, la.. 

"»r. amd a«vv. * 

WEBWTER CITY. IA.-County Fair. Aug. 14 

to. 17. F E. Wilson, pres.; W. B. Kearns, 

treas.; w. O. Bonner, secy. 



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WEST LIBERTY. IA.— Union District 'Fair 
AssociaUon. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L- Hender- 

" son, secy. 

UcAi-.ruiNT, IA.— West Point Dihtrlct Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 21 to \< i900. Wm. 
K. Tiutpe, Ft. Madlton, la., i>k»s.; Herman 
Lohn.au, West Point, la., \l.;-- pres.; John 
Walljasper, West Point, Ia . oecy.; Henry 
JaDsao. West Point, la., treat.. 

WiiST UN1U.N. .<>.— Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Fr.i ii'i. Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER. IA. -Distr.ct Fa.r. Sept. 17 
to 20. T. O. Le*ai-, secy: 

WiLLlAMSBUKG, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C. Heck. secy. 

Wu.'1'ON JUNCTION, IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral ' Fair. ' faept. IS to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. 

\\i AFIELD. I A.— Eastern Iowa District Fair. 
Aug. 11 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

WliM'EKSET, IA.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY. KAN.— Harve:t Home. 

Oct. 1 lu ti. ai. F. t-a.li.ps, mgr. 
iifiuc^. i\.Ax\.— Eastern Cuwiey Fair A.^so- 

c.at.cu. bept. 19 to 21. J. M. Heiide;-2bu. 

hecy. 

BUKi.iNGA.ME. I\AS.— The Osage Couuty 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. Ly- 
ons, pres.; II. D. Shepard, treas.; C. 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON, K AS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28.- J. B. Sweet, 
pres.: S. D. Wnaver. treas.: J. E. Wood- 
turd, secy. 

CBDARVALE, KAN.— Hewins Park & Fair 
j»"nciat.Gn. Ai-g. 9 to 11. N. G. Marsb. 

se °y- 1 . -l-iilliaVH 

Ci^o...JTE, KAS. - -Cbanute Fair, Park auu 
Driving Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. E. 
Timpane, Chanuie. Kas., secy. 

CLA1 CENTER, Kaim.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COFFEYVILLE, KAS.— Coffeyville Fair aod 
Park Association. Aug. 14 to 17. R. Y. 
Kennedy, Coffeyville, Kas., secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morr.s County 
r a.r. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

l£L DORADO. KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Robison, 
pres.; Seth Frazier, treas.; Aivah Shelden. 
secy. 

FRANKFORT. KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
c.aticn. Sept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg, secy. - 

FREDON1A, - K AS.— Fredonia Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. J. T. Cooper, ' 
Fredonia, .Kat?., secy. 

GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Asscc.atioD. D. A. Slims, secy. 

GARNET. KAS— Anderson County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 12 to 15. C. xi. Rice, Gar- 
net. Kas., set y. 

HIAWATHA. KAN.— The Bro»n County Fair 
Association. Sept. 5 to • <J. Y. Johnson, 
pres., Willis.. Kan.; John H. Meyer, secy., 
Hiawatha, Kan. 

HuLTON, KAN. — Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. McGrew, secy. 

IOLA. KAS.- Allen County Agricultural So- 

.ciety. Sept. 10 to 13. Le<v Horville. pros.; 

M. P. Jacohy. treas.: 0. rl. Wheaion. secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NKWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell. gen. mgr. 

NORTON, KAN.— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to. 21. L. Miller, secy.; 
M. F. Garrity. pres. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson Conniy Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Assoctatioo, Thir- 
ty-sixth Aunual Fair. Sept. 4 to *'. Edwin 
<2nyder. st**y. 

OTTAWA. KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQues- 
ten. Ottawa, Kas.. secy. 

MULA, KiN.— Miami County Agricultural 
and Ve^t*Hnif;al Association. Sept. 25 to 28. 
C. F. r;«"!Sin, pc*»s. : J. F. Donahue, treas. ; - 
Jos. P. Trickett. secy. 

RILEY. KAN— Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. 

SAL1NA. KAN. — Salina County Agricultural, ' 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 2S. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

STOCKTON, KAN:— Rooks' County Fair As- 
sociation. Sejit. 4 to 7. David, B. Smyth, 
secy. 

TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy. 

WICHITA. KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KENTUCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA. KY.— Campoell County Ag- 
ricultural Soc:ety. Sept. 4 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.: John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright, secy. 
BARBOUKV1LLK. KY.— Knot County Fair 
Association. Sn t. 5 to 7. 1900 J. S. Millen, 
pres.; T. R. Baruen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 

H**«*V. 

BAROSTOWN. K-Y.— Nelson bounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. '4 lo 8. 1900. Ben Johnson. 
Bardst<r«m, Ky . pres.: I. B. Bowles, Barde- 

BOWLING GREEN. KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

BPODHEAD, KV. -Rock Castle County Fair 
Association. Aug. 29 to SL* J. Thomas " 
ITherry. pres.: E. E. Prothero. treas.: J. W. 

T|»t», «Of»v. 

BtlCKNER, KY.— Fair. Aug. 22 to 24. Chas. 
W. Smith-, secy. * ■; 

CVNTHIANA. KY. -Harrison County Agricul- 
tural and I.lvo Stock Association, auspices 
of A. O. U. W. July 30 to -Aug. 2. 1900. 
A. S. Ashbrook. Cynthiana, Ky.. pres.; J. 
M. Allen. CyntMana, Ky., treas.; Jamea 
W. Murtry, Cynthiana, Ky.. secy. . . 

DANVILLE. KY.— New Central Kentucky 
Fair Association. First Annual Fairl Aug. 
8 to 11. E. W. Lillard, pres.; H. C. Bright. 

RROV. 

EI.tZABETHTOWN. KY'.— Hardin County 
Fair. Sept. U to 14. James A. Klnkead, 
aecy. 



EWING, KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept. 5 
to 8. 1900. C.W. Williams. Peed, Ky., pres.; 
J. G. Collins, Ewing, Ky., treas.; S.'H. 
Price, secy. 

FLORENCE, KY.— Fifth Annual Fair o* the 
North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 
Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1900. B. F. McGlasson. 
Ludlow, Ky., pres.; E. H. Blankenbecker, 
Florence, Ky., vice pres.; R. J. Perry, In- 
dependence, Ky., secy.; J. M. Leasing, Bur- 
lington', Ky., treas. , 

GERHANTOWN, KY.— Germahtown Fair 
Co. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. S. W. Bradford, 
Brookeville, Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 
J. E. Motion, treas. - 

GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 
Carter, secy. 

GREEN V1LLE. KY.— Muhlenberg County 

Fair. Aug. 15 to 18. C. C. Givens, Madi- 

sonville, Ky., gen'l mgr. 
GUTHRIE. KY.^-Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 

Snadon, secy; 
HARTFORD, KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct. 

4 to 7. S. K. Cox, treas. 
HENDERSON, KY.— Great Tri-County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob SSimbro, Jr.. secy. 
HOPKINSV1LLE, KY.— Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

to 30. 
HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 
HUSTONVILLE, KY.— Colored Fair. Aug. 15 

to 17. Geo. Bailey, pres.; Tinsley Brown, 

secy. 
LA UKANGE, KY.— Fair. Aug-23 to 25. 
LAWRBNCBBURG. KY.— Lawrenceburg Fair 

Association. Aus. 21 to 24, ~ 1900. W. T. 

Bund. Lawrenceburg. Ky.. pres.; L. W. H. 

Kee, Lawrenceburg, Ky., v<oe pres.; Monroe 

Walker, Lawrencebuig, Ky., treas.; G. U. 

&peer, jLrfiwrenceburg. Ky.. secy. 
LLHANON, KY.— Fair. . Aug: 27 to 30. 
LEXINGTON. KY.— Lexington Horse Show, 

Fair and Carnival. Aug. 13 to 18. S. T. 

Harlison. pres.; E. W. Shanklln, secy.; W. 

F. Warren, treas. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Fern Creek Fair. Aug. 

14 to 17. . 
JV'. OL'VET. KY.._Tbe Robertson County 

Fair. Sept.. 13 to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy. 
OWENSBOKO, KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 

22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle, secy. 
OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 

26 to 29. E. Bambridge, secy. 
PADUCAH, KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association." Oct. 9 to 12. Geo. 

H. Dains, secy. 
PRINCETON, KY— Caldwell County Fair. 

Aug. 8 to U. C. C. Givens, Madisonville, 

Ky., gen'l raer. 
— •-HYVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
SHEPHERSV1LLE. KY.— Bullitt County 

Fcir. Aug. 21 to 24. 
SPRING FIfcLD, KY.— Fair. Aug. 29 to Sep. 1. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 

Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell. secy." 
AN DOVER. ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 

Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Iluse, secy. 
BANGOR, ME.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. T. O. 

Beal, pres.; E. L. Sterns, secy. 
BELFAST. MEL— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 

18 and 19. - 

BETHEL, ME.— Riverside Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 

25 to £7. 
CHERRYFIELD. ME.— West Washington 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
CORNISH, ME.— O. V. D. Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 23. R. G. Peare, 

pres.; O. B. Churchill, N. Parson&eld. 

Me., treas.; H. L. Merrill. E. Parson&eld. 

Me., secy. 
DAMARISCOTA. ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 4. 
DURHAM, ME.— Agriculutral Society. Sept. 

10 to 14. Rufus Parker, pres. ; S. S. Parker, 
treas : J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Pittston Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood, secy. 

EXETER, ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 2S to 27. 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson. Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett. Ex- 
pt»>r. Me., secy. 

FREYBURG, ME.— West Oxford Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

GRAY CORNER. ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 30. B. T. Skillinger. pres.; 
J. W. Stevens, secy.; J. W. Stevens, treas. 

HANCOCK. ME.— Hancock County Fair. 
Sent. IS to 20. 

HARRISON. ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
' rirnltural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J. M. 
Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treaa.; J. 
Orin Ross^ secy. 

HARTLAND. ME.— East Somerset Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 

LEWISTON, ME.— The Maine State Fair. 

S«»>tv s tn 7. o. H- Clark, secy. 
MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 

Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 

Dickert. secy. 




MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobsc; 
Agricultural Society. Sept. U to 13. 
Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres. 
Palmer, treas:; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

NEW FIELD. ME.— Ramschackle Fair. ifHf 
H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 1 B 

NORTH BERWICK. ME.— North Berwfi 1 J 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. Chas. f fisfi 
Goodwin, secv. A.' J 

PEMBROKE. MB.— Washington County Faf fal 
Sept. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy, i ijfeC 

PHLLLIPS. ME.— North Franklin Agricv *#-> 
tural Society. Sept U to 13 anl July! Sp 
C. W. Carr, Strong, Me., pres. ; Sumner J M_ 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 1 |5lM 

PKESQUE ISLE, ME.— N. Aroostook Agi % t , 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept.! Puffin 
to 13. Ernest T. McGIaughlln. So. Presoii --; '' 
i«lo. M«. secy. ' i ". 

READFIELD. ME.— Kennebec County Faf 1 41 
Stbt. 11 to 13. I $'W 

RICHMOND CORNER. ME.— Farmers' CU II IB 
Fair. Sept. 25. -' . ' 1 WMSi 

SOUTH MADISON. ME.— South ' "HenneW ffll 
Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F. Acbof % '<. 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treaf Bp 
Arthur N. Douglass. Choirs, aoev. *E? 

SOUTH PARIS. ME.— Oxford County FMK'J 
Sept. 18 to 20. mil*- 

SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South KennetSKr 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. DduglatsK 
Chelsea, Me., secy. W- « 



e©STUMESi 

specialty. V ~f|S 



m-M 

for sale or hire. Costumes made; to ordejigr - 



Theatrical Costume^. Wigs. B-artls. Ore46 
•"aims. Tights. Tihntr ines j.ud Acevrsories flffit 
all plays, operas Mardi Gras eclebratious. eSW 



THE WA1. BECK & SONS CO'.JSSg 
Cincinnati, Ot*!*** 



flTTRagTIOMS. 

MONTGOMERY FREE STREET FA{1| 

OCTOBER 15 TO 20, 1900. 13 

The Stree l-air here last year was said bvl^wl 'imm 

to be the bizgest nioney-nfhker in the -SSoi «S- M 3 

Peicentage attractions and first-class Mid'j'Jfs- Jtf 

aud Animal Shows can address -isf^- " J 

L. L. GILUERr. Secy. Montgomery, AI " ' 

I taches S!c#' >» 
raBeards-Grease jB-lp:] 




I LAY OsBeardi . _ 

Palnta, Stage Make-lips. etc. l^S * 

tor masquerades. Poradeai »K<I 
Parlor, School ana Staeo En- ^V' 



tertainments. Mou8taches.7cts. . 

Beards. 20 cis., Negro Wlgs,25ct>. Wild West. Incftl 



Chinese. Farmer, lrish,Bald and Ladies 1 Character*^ 
and new characters free. Apenta wuTtni. ct^o^^Kifi 



only75('ta.eacn.anycolurandmuletofl[aoysizeb • Ji .■ 
All goods sent postpaid on receipt of price. Ialso m; m im MM 
Tactore t riots and novelties. Ills, catalogue of late [j l>i? 



teents wanted, costUL'l?*P s -lli 

suppll-jd. OnAB.E.MAKSUALI^ltr>.,lWk v ««t,."# 

CemraN Canada ^faf| «■ 

OTTAWA. ONTARIO.' \&§ 1 

September 14th to 22d, I900lg |, 
ATTRACTIONS — svJ. : M 

WANTED... 



• •a 



Must be A-l 
referred.) 




ruudei signed. Free space tosfj ? 
manufacturing lines. }.-■. 



i ; :i 



siwind with the 
hibitors in all mauu 

E. McMtHON, Secretary, lU* , 

26 Sparks Street. Ottawa. OnU'^.J- 

BELMONT SISTERS, Rt ^| 

^ Batloonists and Parachutesls.> ?|jj 

Commonly known as the "Queens of the ** ' 
are booking dates loir 1900. 

SPECIAL TERMS FOR FAina6|||,; 
We use the FAMODS TORPBLO BAI.to|;lK| 

Wichita Carnival and Fall Festijfi. 

SECOND YEAR. !«; 

Want First-Claas Hldway Attractlors. fWt-- 
be gilt-edge and have good fronts, for vf '«§« 
October ito 6, inclusive. S15.000 EleclricaliK'l 
geant will be gi«-en one night; $10,000 Elect} *§§§- 
>*oiiutain in Midway to diaw crowds. frUPit' 
year's uttendance 100000 Address: - I^IW 
H C. LOCKWIMiD. SecJ^Sf 
Wichita, fig. 



KENTUCKY'S BIGGEST FAIR. 

the great CrHEounty fa| 

Henderson, Union and Webster Counties Consolidated. 
To be herd at • 

HENDERSON, ICY., 

September 25-26*27*28*29. 

- . ji 

Privilege and Attraction Committee to receive proposils. All kinds of privileges. WIDB O 
Park attractions wanted for Summer Season and July 4th. tj 

TO ^Srn^UbandsomCypiin. ^^OB ZIMBRO, jS 

ted. Ads $5.00 per page. Send copy now. Secretary. fL™ 

Over J2.000 snem in advertising pur- «._««»«»w»^.«»^«. •»«> JjWI 

poses. Best advertised Fair in State. HENDERSON. KY. I;W| 



THE BILLBOARD. 



PSHAM-. ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
lorticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11.- W. .S. 
toyer, secy. 

-HON, ME. — North Knox Agricultural and 
| lorticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 
W. Grinnell, 



t\.'. Iiorucuitunu society. 
ijrjf |J. Thurston, pres.; H 
|V t Jfeo. C. Hawes. secy. 

Si: \- * PER RLnilCRSTRR 



• .:, •: \ PER GLOUCESTER, ME.— New Glouces- 

1 jj/tj j Jr-Danville Fair. Sept.- 25 and 26. 

I- - : f, J'SST CUMBERLAND. ME.— Farmers' Club 



| ' jVair. Sept. 25 and" 



—Franklin Coun- 
A. F. Gammon, 






„,; 3 EST FARMINGTON, ME 
J ' y Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
||-Kecy. 

j* !i; MARYLAND 

I -j J ! | LTIMORE, MD.— Agricultural Fair and 
!»;_.* 'all Meeting. Sept. 11 to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 

J 'i ^ * ecy. 

IOj'SiLLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
I'f . cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas; W. Mc- 
»> £4fabb, secy. 

lj i lsSTON,.J*D.— Talbot County Fair Assocla- 
»_;■ J. Jon. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. "Dr. Charles 

■ ',.»- il-owndes, Easton, Md., prea.; Edward Wor- 
^r, jji.tajl. Royal Oak, Md., rice pres.; Jos. B. 

- .,1 ;laj-ringtt>ti. Eaatnn. Md.. sscy.^mM 

■ !•:. 1'LCHESTER BEACH. MD.— Kent ' and 
\lH' iiueen Anne's County Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

j:Jr tWO. G. E. Noland. secy. 

'•BDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 

.•air. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Barry C. Keefcr. 

. tTederick City. secy. 

, £,.GERSTOWN. MD. — Hagerstown Fair 

';• «. jjeeting. Oct. 16 to 19. J. T. Stanhope, 

i.'.iX'tecy- ■ 

I :G z l CKVILLE. MD. — Montgomery County 
■ff^t fair. Sapt 4 to 7. John E. Numeaste, 
: Vi-' ferbeck. Md. 

'THONIUM. MD.— Fair. Sept. 4 to g. A. P. 
,i , r -i nanklin, secy. 

'"i-CjLCHESTER BEACH. MD.— Kent and 
:'' cUiueen Anne's Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. E. 
Jji'l y'oland. secy. 

•E\ JWNSON. MD.— Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 
Xj X o 8. Geo. W. Yellot pres.; Alex. McCor- 
,;:-.H jiick, vice pres.; James P. Reese, treas.; 
i v-L. P. Shanklin, secy. 

V'u ; (PER MARLBORO. MD.— Southern Mary- 
it .and Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. Wm. G. Brooke, 
• J: -ecy. 

J? MASSlCHriTSErTS. 

'■<[ iESBURY. MASS. — Amesbury-Salisbury 

r>j .'air. Sept. 27 to 29. 

:;. IIHERST. MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
, « k '.ociety. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
* klUontague. Mass.: T: R. Hill. secy. 
t]:i( i^HOL. MASS.— Wooster Northwest' Fair. 
m i'i-r 3*Pt 11 and 12. . ■ 

?il IRNSTABLB, MASS.— Barnstable Fair. 
#'"i :t .ug- 28 to 30. 

*:':.-lRRB, MASS.— Worcester County West Ag- 
fi'-, Meultural Society. Sept. 27 and: 28. 1900. 
*:% /ustia F. Adams. Barre Plains, Mass.. 
r* i res.; Jesse Allen. Oakham. Mass. vice 
gij.ret; Charles N. Fotlanshy. Barre. Mass.. 
? -cVoas.; Matthew Walker, Barre. Mass., secy 
ijp a jANFOKD, MASS.— Union Fair. " Sept. 12 

"'^ ,'IDGEWATER, 
%| lept 12 to 14. 

i'MJ JOCKTON, MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 

sKF;>ocIety. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 

'■' 1 5 rfMou, Brockton, .Mass.. pres.; B. B. Grover. 
-fc-'rockton. Mass.. vice pres.; E. M. Ttramp- 

Kr"B<l M, i -Brockton, Mass., treas.; Basils San- 

K;,f ^,>rdv Brockton, Mass.. secy. 

K^aAKLEMONT, MASS.— Durfield Fair. Sept. 

jfi'f-.* and M. 

E*-S}fOJTON. MASS.— The Worcester East Ag- 

«f f-icultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14, 1900. Ool. 
(f't'ohn E. Thayer. Lancaster. Mass., pres.; 
S? tj-;?«rrein Goodale, Clinton. Mass..' vice pres.; 
KTpJ fa,v '' ^c'n* Field. Clinton.' Mass.. treas.: 
liVS",- I* Stone. Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. A. 
■»» r Kilbourn. South Lancaster. Mass.. secy. 
£?MMINGTON. MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. 

s= u 1; and 26. 

(* 6 EAT BARRINCTON, MASS.— Housatonic 

m I. 1 alls Can* «U? ««A 4*7 



I 



MASS.— Plymouth , Fair. 



g BJalr. Septl 26 and "27.' 
?i I ?E!E»IF1ELD 



I' and 20. 
■*GHAM, 



MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 

MJA8S.— Htogtam Agricultural 



n. : . •«"*«»•. iwavw. xxufstHuii ^ikSricurLuraj 
pTjjid Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 



± ,00. Bbed L. Ripley, Hlngham Centre, 

■tf'-es.; Hon. John D. Long, Washington, D. 

r„.i 4» T 108 Pres.; Reuben Sprague. Hlngham 

*i> »emtrev treas.; Ebed L. Ripley, Hinsham 

™ I r.antre, mgr.: William H. Thonme, H±ng- 

'ic j-Hn. Mass.. secy, 

J&pRBiVb. MAJSS.— Middlesex North Agncul- 

'■jrijal Society. Sept. 13 to 15. 1900. Henry 

-.:J* PerhBm, Chelmsford. Mass., pres.; Geo. 

'•fcg. Ooburn, Lowell, Mass.. secy.; S. Drew- 

Urt, LoweH, Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyes. 

jrpwell, Mass., mcr. 

tRSHFIELD, MASS.— Marshfield Fair, 
"iipt. 19 to 21. 
"H J-)DLEFIELD, MASS. ^Highland Fair. 



a 



:pt- 5 and 6. 



'fciNTUCKET, MASS.— Nantucket Agricul- 
, t ral Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Joseph A. 
£ v'hnson, pres.; J. F. Murphy, secy. 
it: . lTH adams, MASS.— Hoosac Valley Fair. 
,pt. 4 to 6. 

itTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 
k Fair. Oct. 8 and 4. 
„. . 4TH ATTLEBORO. MASS.— North Attle- 
Jfi #o Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
pHfORD, MASS.— Oxford Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. 
,i f iMER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricui- 
fjral Society. Sept. 18 and 19. ~ - ~ 
C », secy. 



F. D. Bar- 



Jj^BODY. MASS.— Essex Agricultural Sort- 

{■X. if. Sept. 18 to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamilton, 

.'JJuw., .pres.; J. M. Danforth. Lynnfield 

gSnter, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 

.nfrSFIELD, MASS.— Berkshire Agricultu- 

T Kst Society. Sept. 11 to 13. Martin T. 

K. |J/Ueman, Richmond. Mass.. pres.; Charles 

f gHP Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 

«i KMFRAMINGHAM. MASS.— South Middlesex 

'|* :jlr. S ept 18 a nd 19. 
mfjTB WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
Jr t ;)r'«rlcBltuna and- Industrial Fair. Sept '27 
E*|CS2». T. Ij. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. B«cy„ 
Kj£;?*CER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept 20 

f&fh a. 

^Sl.aBRlDGE. MASS. —South Worcester 



, ... Sept 13 and -14. 

I 5JNTON, MASS.— Bristol- Fair. 



Sept U 



TADNTONi MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21. 1900; Edward 
H. Temple, Taunton, Mass.. pres.; Horatio 
H. Hall, Taunton, Mass., vice pres.; E 
Clarence Holt, Taunton, Mass., treas.; Ger- 
trude Williams. Taunton, Mass. secy 
- UXBRIDGE. MASS.— Blackstone Valley Fair 
Sept 11 and 12. 
WEST T1SBURV, MASS.— Vineyard Fair 
.Sept. 18 and 19. • 

WOMCBSTBH, MASS.— Worcester Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept S to 5. J. Hogg, pres.- 
Wm. J. Wheeler, secy. P " ' 

MICHIGAN. 

ADRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
secy. ■ " - 

AloiON. MICH.^-Albion Fair and Driving 

Park Association. Sept 25 to 28. J. Frank 

Church, secy. ( 

ANN ARBOR, MltH.-Washtenaw Fair As- 

vSf?--' «°^ 2 to 5 - Wm ' Campbe.l. 

»iEfi. ntl '. Mlcn - Pres.; Jennie Buel, secy. 

ARMA1>A M1CH.-Armada Agricultural ^o- 

M tX" °£, 3 *£ K Joba McKay. Romeo. 

• Mich., pres.; R. v. . Edwards, Armadal 

Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman, Armada; 

Mich., secy. ^ 

B tP , A ^ E Ji MICH.— Huron County' Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. JohrlHunt 
Vlrona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark 
secy.; G. E. Thompson, treas™ ' 

BANCROFT. M1<jH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
aherman, treas.; F. I. Wlxoni aecv 
BRIGHTON, MICH.-Fair. Oct 9 to 12 Stur- 

berg & Case, mgrs. 

C '£ RO ' MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers' 

^.. Pa U:u SeDt - 18 to 21. F. B. Ransford sci-y 

CALEDONIA. MICH.-CaIenonla Onion Fate 

^^''ft? 1 - , ° C ^x 3 to 5 - Wm - McCrodan. 

S?^' : *£5 arIesH - K!nsey. secy.; D. P. 

Hale, treas. 

CASS,, CIJV. MICH—Tuscola, Huron and 
SanUac Fair Association. Oct 2 to 5. 1900 
Henry Dodge Elmwood. Mich., pres.; Wm. 
JNCampbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.; A. N. 

CHA ,5. I ' Ji B ' MICH.— Eaton County Aen- 
cnltural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
a 1 ^ P re s-; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secy. 

EaCAMAUA. MICH.— Delta County Fair 
f U |' S. to ^ & M - st - Jacques, pres.; 
J. S. Doherty. vice pres.; A.. J. Valentine, 
treas.; Lew. A. Cotes, secy. 

FLINT MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
fcocietys Fa.r. *ct. 2 to 5, 1900. • W F 
bttwart, pres.; E. H. Rankin, Jr., secy ' 

FUWL1SK.V1LL1S. MICH.— J.Wierv*u„ Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. C. L. 
Goroon, Fowlervllle. Mich., pres.: D. C. 
Carr Uowlervuie. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn. . 
FowlervUle, Mfeh.. treas. ^uu", 

G ^* J,IL, r. ."^DS. M1CH.-The Michisaa 
State Fair. Sept 24 to SK, 19ou. M. t. SvT ; 

^aerson, pres.; 1. H. Butterfield, secy. 

HA&-ijnos, MlCH.-Barry County Agricul- 
tural fccc.ety ra.r. Oct. 9 to 12. c L 

. Ueamer, te.y. 

HILLSDALE. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 
to 5, c. W. Terwiliiger, secy. 

HOLLAND MICH.— South Otiawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct 9 to 
12. a. , Koviker, pres.; L. T. Kanters. 
secy.; H. Lindens, treas. ^ 

^ 1 ^. 1t c C1 , T5f » ^"UH.— imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Ilas- 
kin, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr. G W 
Jones, lmiay City, Mich., treas.; F. RatbjH 
burg. Imlay Cfty, Mich., secy. ^^ 

IONIA, MIOU.— lonla District Fair Associa-" 
tlon Oct 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.- E. a! 
Murphy, secy. , 

IRON WOOD, MICH.-O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
nament and Gayebic County Fair. SeDt 
'3 «o is- C E. Hook. secy. 

J/v^KSON. MICH.— Fair. Sept 25 to 29 

MANISTEE, MICH-Westeri District Fair 
Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Geo. W. Swlgert. 
secy. ^ • 

MARSHALL. MICH.-Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. Wm. Foster 
Bante Creel. Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur. - 
secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. ' 

MaRQUETTE. MJOH.— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. 
E. B. Pahner,' Marquette. Mich., pres.; M. 
E. Aslre. Marauette. Mich., secy.; C. H. 
Call. Marquette. Mich., treas. 

MIDLAND, MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 3 to 5. Jas. G. Culvai. 
secy. ■ ■ 

MHiFORp, MICH.— MUford Fair Association. 
Sept 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 
Fleldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair 
Sept 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr. secy 

■ P 922? A S' MICH—Jorty-eighth Jair at the 
Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept 
18 to ZL E. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burch 
■ecy. 

ST. JOHNS, MICH.-r-CHnton County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald secy 

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct 9 to U. 
E. J. Cain, secy. 

VASSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept 
?5 i<> 28. - R. S. Weaver. Watronsrille, 
Mich., secy. '.;■■ < 

MINNESOTA; 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept 26 to 28. TV 
Knatvold. pres.;.C. A. Ransom, secy.*; f! 
^W. Barlow, treas.; 

AITKIN, MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultu- 
ral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept 
14 and .15. J. S. Campbell, pres.: T P ' 
McQuillin, secy.; T. E. Krechv treas. 

m SS ^t-AKV. MINN.— Reuville County 
•Pair. Sept 19 to 2L H. H. Goke, secy. 

CHASKA. MINN.-Chaska Agricultural Aa- 
sociaUon. Sept 27 to 29. Fred Grelner, 
pres.; F. G. Llnenfelser, treas.; T. Craven. 

■OCT 

CANBY, MINN— Yellow Medicine County 
Fair. Dates undecided. 

CUBRIB. MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct 4 and 5. W. H. Mellon, 
prea.: Ai Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currte, 
fscT* 



FADJMOONT, MINN.— Martin County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 10 to 12. XG 
Mitchell, pres.; Cecil Sharpe. treas.; Edwin 
Wade. -secy. •■-.... T 

GARDEN CITY. MINN.— Blue Earth County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. W. H. 
Oyer, pres.; E. W. Parker, treas.; S. M. 
Dickinson, secy. 

HAMLINE, MINN.— Minnesota State Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 3 tt> 8, 1900. John 
Cooper, St Cloud', Minn., pres.; F. J. Wil- 
cox. Northneld, Minn., treas.; E. W. Ran- 
dall, Hamline, Minn., secy. 

HUTCHINSON. MINN.— M«Leod County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept Jl to 13, 1900. Sam 
W. Stocking, Hutchinson. Minn., pres.; Ed. 
A. Temts, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.: L 
A. RMter, Hutchinson, Minn., treas.; L. P. 
Harrington, Hutchlneon. Minn. 

KASSON, MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept 
II to 14. AuaiiRt K. Andoraon. box 334. »«•». 

LONDON, MINN.— Blue Earth County Fair 
Sept 13 to 14. 

MORA, MINN.— Kanobec County Agricultural 

Society. Aug. 31 and Sept 1. O. Struble, 

• pre*.; O. F. SerUne. secy.: G. H. Newbert. 



ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. 

■ST. PETEK. MINN.— Nicollet Couiiiy Asr.- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
Backett treas. 

WINNEBAGO CITY, MINN. — Farihault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
ores.: L. C. Stebblns. secy. 

WINONA, MINN.— Fa.r. Sept. 11 to H. 

r,™ n . Rose ' sec y-: O. F. Burlingame, pres. 

WORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

VICKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live. Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 

. F. H. Andrews, secy.' 

MISSOUB1. 

BOONVUiLE, MO.— Cooper County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association of Boon- 
vale. Aug. 7 to 10. H. T. Hudson, pres.; 
Fred. Sauter, treas.; D. Jones, secy. 

CAUPOKNIA, HiO.— Mainteau County Fair. 
Sept 18 to 2t H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
• CAttKOLLTON, MO.^-Carroll County Fair 
Association: Aug. 21 to 24, 19oO. F J. 
White, Carrollton, Mo., pres.; D. D. Betzler 
Carrollton, treas. ; D. D. Thomas, secy 

CARTHAGE, MO.— Market Fair Association. 

' Aug. 7 to 10. Frank Haven, secy. 

CENTRALIA, MO.— Centralia Fair. Aug. 28 

COLUMBIA, MO.— Boone County Agricultural 
and Mechanical Society. July 31 to Aug 3 
J. Burrusa, pres.; N. D. Robnett, Becy.: W. 
J. Carter, treas. ....»•. 

DEXTER. MO.— The Stoddard County Agri 
cultural Society. Sept 25 to 29, 1900. LP 
Jeffers, secy. 
HARRISONVn.LE. MO.— Fair. Aug 21 "to 

24. R. S. Wooldridge, secy. 
H OLDEN, MO.— Johnson County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Fair Association. Aug. 
7 to 10. Wm. SteUl, pres.; T. C. Horn- 
buckee, secy. 
HUNTSVIXLEr MO.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 
A. Bright pres. ; W. C. Malone, vice pres. : 
„p-..Su, TerrlU ' treas.: W. H. Sandison, secy. 
JEFFERSON CITY, MO.-State Horse Show. 
Aug. 7 to 9. Judge W. CMarshall. pres.; 
J. D. Starke, vice pres.; F. J. Wildbergar. 
secy.; W. A. Dallmeyer, treas. 
LA PLATA, MO.— Macon County A. ft M. As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 24. H. S. Sears, pres.; 
Thos. L. Rubey. treas.: C. C. Wood. secy. 
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.— Jackson County A. and 
. M. Soctety. Sept. 11" to 14, 1900. E. S. 
Browning. Lee's Summit Mo., pres.; W. H. 
Noland, Lee's Summit. Mo., vice pres.; J. 
C. Wtotte, Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 
- , La 5» k *?. Jr.. Lee's Summit. Mo.. Becy. 
LD3ERTY, MO.— Intertownship Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 21 to 24. C. M. Russell, Har- 
. Jem, Mo., pres.; T. J. Wornall, treas.;! C. 

E. Yancey, secy. 
MILAN, MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long. sec y. 
PLATTE CITY, MO.— Platte County A. M. & 
S. Association. Aug. 28 to 31. C. B. Cock- 
rUI, pres.; Wm. Forman, secy.; A. R. Jack, 
treas. 
PRINCETON. MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 27 to 31. 1900. Jeff. Burch- 
ett Princeton. Mo., pres.; F. R. Aurrlch, 
Princeton. Mo., vice pres.; Jas. A. Thomp- 
son. Princeton, Mo., treas.; Geo. Sturgeon. 
Princeton. Mo., mgr.; Fred. .W. Coon. 
Prhwton. Mo., secy. 
RICH HILL. MO.— Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. J. D. 

Moore, secy. 
ROCKPORT. MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition, Rockport Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
John D. Dopf, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Queen City Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 30. W. A. Dennis, secy. 



ST. CHARLES, MO.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept 

1. W. F. Achelpohe, secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Association. 

Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Jos. 

A. Murphy, secy. 
TKOY. MO.— Lincoln County Fair. Aug. 28 

to 31. Jas. Linahan, secy. 

MonrAMA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock. pres.; 
H. w. Rowley, treas.; P. D .O'Donnell 
secy. . , 

NEBBASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.-Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 to 22 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles! 
treas.; B. B. Mastick. secy. ' 

ALBION NEO.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept 19 to 21, 1900. H C 

- K ^ Ier 'M t -„ Ba . ward . Ne «>-. Pres-; J- O'Nell,' 
Albion. Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green. Albion 
Neb., treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb.! 

aurora, NEB.— Hamilton County Agrlcul- ' 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. T. A. McKay 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F isa- 
man, secy. 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba. 
S?.,;; P res -= J - D. Brayton. treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BERTRAND. NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. A. J. Sand- 
•*rom, pres.; Air. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
J- Gibbons, secy.: R. P. Larson, treas. 

BROKEN BOW. NBB.-CusterCount7 Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. JTO. 
Taylor. Berwyn. Neb., pres.; A. R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. B Pur- 
cell. Bro ken Bow. Neb., secy. 

CLAY CENTER. NEo.-Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

<i ^i B , V ^ NEB.-FUlmofe County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Le e Huston. 
pres.; A- H. Steven, treas.; F. M. Florr 
•ecy. * 

HARTINGTON, NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 2i. J. N. Lemon, 
secy. 




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1NDIANOLA, NEB.— Red Willow County 
Fair. - Sept. 11 to 14. W. A. McCool. secy. 

LINCOLN. SKa.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept. 
» to 7. 1900. S. C. Bassett. Gibbon, Neb.. 
otmi.: R.W. Fiirma. Hrmrnvllle. Neb.. >w.y. 

MADISON, NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearaon, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Tne Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 

BJ0U ULAIUU, NEB.— The Red Cloud Inter- 
Kate Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. J. 
I* Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
Cmbilt. Red Cloud. Neb., vice pres.: G. W. 
Dow, Red Cloud. Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers. 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

ShWAKO, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31; Ernest C. Holland, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, NEB.^Sarpy County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Cathslm, secy. 

8'lUUKVlLiL.E, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. 19U0 
ti. H. Cheney, secy. 

TECUMSEH, NEB.— Annual Johnson County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy. 

YORK. NEB.— York County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. G. W. Bemis, secy. 

NEVADA. 

RENO, NEV.— State Fair. Sept. 17. 
HKW HAMPSHIUCi. 
BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 

and 27. 
CANAAN, N. H.— Mascoma Valley Fair. Aug. 

28 to 30. 
Cunuoku, N. H.— Concord State Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Holt, George H. Moses. 
GREENFIELD, N. H— Oak Park Pair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 
LACON1A, N. H.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. J. F. 

Harrlman. secy. 
NASHUA, N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres.; M. H. 

O'Orady. treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 
PLYMOUTH, N. H.— Plymouth Fair. Sept. 

U to 13. 
ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair. Sept. 

U to 14. 

TTBW JERSEY 

BURLINGTON. N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 6. 

THiBNTON, N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor. Trenton, N. J., vice prea.: Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton. N. J., treas.; Mablon R. 
Margerum. Trenton. N. J., secy, and mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N. H.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCrelght. prta, and secy.: Arthur Et- 
•ritt. tnu. 

URWYOHK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. G. W. 
Seely. secy. 

ALBION. N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Sept. 
20 to 22. 



ALTAMOST, N. Y.— AJbany County Agricul- 
tural Society and Exposition. Sept. 10 to 
13. ISOO. Robt. J. McCanley. Albany. N. Y-. 
pres.; Joseph Snyder, Altamount, N. Y.. 
vice pres.; V. P. Donno Vee, Altamount, 
N. Y., secy.; Edward Becker. Altamont, 
N. Y.. treas. 

ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. E. S. 
Bartlett, Belfast, pres.: Charles Lounsbury, 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel- 
ica, N. Y.. secy.; F. H. Jackson. Angelica, 
N. Y.. treaa. 

BALLSTON SPA.. N. Y.— Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. 
D. F. Witney. Ballston Spa., N. Y., pres.; 
Walter I. Cavert, Charlton. N. Y., treaa.; 
Frank L. Smith, Birchton. N. Y.. Becy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu-' 
ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 1900. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E. 
Brown, secy. 

BATH. N. Y. — Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shulti. 
pres. and secy. 

BOONVILLE. N. Y.— The Boonvtllo Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. G. Cavanagh, secy. 

BRISTOL CENTER, N. Y.— Farmers" and 
Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 
and 22. 

BROOKFIELD. . N. Y.— Brookneld Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 

CAIRO, N. Y.— Greene County Fair. Aug. 21 
1023. J. K. Pal en, sec 

CAMBRIDGE. N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
Eliot B. Norton, secy. 

CANANDAIGUA. N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. 
C. P. Wnttney. Orleans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
R««d. vice pres.: Jan. S. Hickox. treas. 

CANTON, N. Y-— St. Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Les- 
lie W. Russell. Canton. N. Y.. pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert, Canton, N.Y., treas.; A. T. Martyn, 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R* McMonagle, 
race secy. 

CAPE VINCENT, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

CARMEL. N. Y.— Putnam County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31 

CHATHAM. N. Y.— Columbia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. G. McClel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy. 

COBLBSKILLs N. Y.— CbbleskiU Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27. 1900. O. F. Nelson. 
Coblesklll, N. Y., pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar, 
Coblesklll, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst, 
treas.; J. V. Guernsey, secy. 

COOPERSTOWN, N. Y.— Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20 

CORTLAND, N. Y.^-Cortland County Ajrrl- 
. cultural Society.. Aug. 21 to 24. Frank 
H. Sears, pres.: C. T. Brown, treas.; W. J. 
Greenman. secy. 

CUBA, N. Y.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. 

DELHI. N. Y.— Delaware County Fair. Sept. 
4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, secy. 



DRTDEN, N. Y.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Lupton, 
Dryden, N. Y.. pres.; Geo. Cole. Dryden, 
N. Y.. vice pres.; D. T. Wbeeier. Dryden. 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. WUson, Dryden, N. Y., 
aecy. 

DUNDEE, N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

ELLENVILLE, N. Y.— Ulster County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. 

ELM1RA, N. Y.— Chinning County Fair. Sept. 
3 to 7, 1900. Geo. McQairn. secy. 

FONDA, N. Y.— Montgomery County Fair. 
. Sept. 10 to 13. 
FRANKLINV1LLE. N. Y.— Franklinville Ag- 

■ rlcultural and Driving Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to SL 

FT. EDWARD, N. Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres.; 

- W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 

GOUVERNEUR. N. Y.— Gouverneur Agricul- 
tural and 'Mechanical Society.. Aug. 28 to 31. 
GREEN, N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. 

GOUVENEUR, N. Y.— Gouveneur Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Society. -Aug. 28 to 31. 

HAMBURG. N. Y.— Erie County 'Agricultural 
Society. Sept 11 to 14. 1900." Clayton C. 
Taylor, Lttwtons. N. Y„ pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott, Armor, N. Y., treas.; G. P. Dick, 
HamburK. N. Y.. secy. 

HERKIMER. N. Y-— Herkimer County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

HORNELLSVILLE. N. Y.— HorneUsvIlle Fair. 
Aug. 27 to 31. 1900. M. L. Gilford, secy. 

HUDSON. N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning, secy. 

ITHACA. N. Y— Tompkins County Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. 

JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6. 1900. James 
I. YounKlove, Johnstown, N. Y., prea.; Wm. 
T. Brlggs, Johnstown, N. Y., vice pres. ; 
Henry W. Potter, Jobnetown. N. Ys. treas.; 
Eugene Moore. Johnstown. N. Y., secy. 

IJTTXiB VALUEY. N. Y.— Oattarangus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. 
J. H. Witeon. secy. 

LOCKPORT. N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept, 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill. Orangeport. N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls. 45 Main St. Lockport N. Y., -secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 

LnWViLLE. N. T.— Lawla County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept U to 14. W. S. 
Windecker, secy. 

LYONS, N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
13 to IE. E. W. Weeks, pres.; B. D. Leon- 
ard, treae.; N. D. Lapham, secy. 

MALONE. N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. secy. 

MARGARETVILLE. N. Y.— Catskill Moun- 
tain Agricultural Society. Aug.- 28 to 3L 

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.— Orange County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

MINEOLA. N. Y.— Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept. 25 to 29. 



MONTICELLO, N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 
Aug, 28 to 31. 

MORRIS, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. 1900. T. O. Duroe, New Lisbon. 
N. Y., prea.; D. L Lawrence. Morris. N. Y„ 
(■was.: D. O. Wlntoo. Morris. N. Y.. maer- 

NAPLES. N. Y.— Union 'Agricultural Soeletv. 
Sept 18 to 20. * 

NASSAU. N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept 11 t* 
14. W. D. Barnes, Bramard. N. Y.. prea.; 
Dehner Lynd, secy.; C. E. Huested. treas. 

NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

NEWARK VALLEY, N. Y.— Northern Tioga 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Cbaa, 
"5 H. Barnes, pres.; Q. E. Purple,. secy.; E. F. 
Belden, Richford, N. Y., treas. 

NEW CITY. N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 
trial Association. Sept. 4 to 7. 

NORWICH. N. Y.— Chenango County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. • 

OGDENSBCRG. N. Y.— Oswegatchie Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 ■ to 6. James E. 
Kelly, pres. 

ONEONTA, N. Y.— Central New York Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. W. L. Brown, pres.; S. L. ■ 
Huntington. . i 

OSWtEGO FALLS, N. Y.— The Oswego County ! 

■"- Agricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. 1900. ! 

■-' W. W.'Loomia. Oswego. N. Y.. pres.: Bo- i 

ward Oulrk, Fulton. N; Y.. treas.; Fred'k. j 

G. Spencer, Fulton. N.«Y.. secy. < 

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QWEGO, N. y.— Tioga County Blair. Sept. 4 
to «. 1900. James Armstrong seer. 

PALMYRA, N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 
Sept. 20 to 22. 

PENN YAN. N. y1— Yates County Fair. Sept. 
19 to 21. 

PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

PLATTSBURG, N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

POTTERSVILLE. N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. - Sept. 18 to 21. C. E. 
Benedict, Schrcon Lake, N. Y., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chester-town. N. Y.. vice 
• pres.; James A. Skiff. - Pottersvitle. Nr Y.. 
.secy.; F. A. Griswold. Pottersville, N. Y.. 
treas. . 

POTTSDAM, N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 1S-2L Merrit 
.Wheeler. Pottedam, N. Y., pres.; B. T. 

; ! 8eott, Pottsdam. N. Y.. vice pre*.; H. E. 
Thompson, Pottsdam, N. Y., treas.; H. S. 

' "Wfflsoo. Pottsdam. N. Y., secy:; Geo. B- 
Smith; PottEdam; N. Y.. mgr. 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.— Dutchess County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. R. W. 
Hives, New Hamburg, pres. ; A. B. Gray. 
Poughkeepsle. treas.; J. M. Booth. Pough- 
keepsle. secy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.— Prattsville A. & a. 
Association. Sept. 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson, 
secy. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

TtH:Hfli^LL> cii-±uiNu&. «. Y. — Richfield 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 
-88. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockway. 
treas.; Fred. Bronner, Richtield, N. Y., secy. 
. gTVKRHKAII, L. L— Suffolk: County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. lit to 21. 12)00. CapC 
WJUiaim P. Dayton. 

ROCHESTER. N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secy.; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

ROME, N. Y. — Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 
to 28. 

■ANDY CREEK. N. Y.-S. C. R. O. ft B. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to SL John 
B. Allen, pres.; H. Louis Wallan, secy.; 
George T. Smith, treas. 
SANDY HTLL. N. Y-— Washington County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther, secy. 
SCHOHARIE. N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. F. 
Klngsley. secy. 
SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
SHERBURNE. N. Y.— Sherburne Driving 
Park and Agricultural Association. Sept. 
25 to 28. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 
SIDNEY. N. Y— Fair. Sept. U to 13. 
SYRACUSE, N. Y.— New ifork State Fair. 
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Timothy L. Woodruff, 
Brooklyn, pres.: W. Judson, Smith, treas.; 
S.C. Shave:, S:c. 
SYRaGDatS. .». Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, 'Syiacuse, secy, and 
treas. 
"ROUFSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. B. 
— Potter. South Troupsburg, secy. 
TRUMANSBURG. N. Y.— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. J. T. Howe. 
Trumansburg. N. Y., pres.^ J. G. Conde, 
Trumansburg, N. Y.. vice pres.; H. A. 
luwer,, Trumansburg, N. Y.. treas.; Myron 
Boardman, Trumansburg, N. Y., secy.; S. 
L. Stone. Traiwrrwhurg. N.~ Y.. mgr. 
VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 and 4. L.. A. Griswold. secy. 
WALTON. N. Y.— Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. Wesley 
EUis, Walton, N. Y.. pres.; W. A. Shepard, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 
WARSAW. N. Y.— Wyoming County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. 
WATERLOO, N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, seer. 
WATERTOWN. N. Y.-JeiTerson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tea Zimmerman, Brownville, pres.; Chas. E. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels. 
Wa tertown, secy. 
WELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Wellsville Fair Asso- 
eiatloi. Aug. 20 to 24. D. C. Ackerman, 
pres.; John McEwen, treas.; J. B. Jones, 
mgr.: C. S. Barley, secy. 
WEST PHOENIX. N. Y.— Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricnttural Society. Sept. U to 14. 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres.: N. A. 
Hughes, Phoenix, N. Y., treas.; Jas. A. Peu- 
de rgagt. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy. 
WESTPORT, N. Y.— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker, 
Bonnet. N. Y.. pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
C E. Stevens, secy.' 
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
treas.: E. B. Long. secy. 
. WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. P. 
M. Brown. Whltneys Point. N. Y^ pres.; 
C. N. Dunham. Castle Creek. N. Y.. vice 
pres.; P. H. Landers. Whltneys Point. N. 
Y... treas.; F. E. Allen, Whltneys Point, N. 
Y.. secy.; F. K. Alien. Whitney's Point, 
N. Y.. mcr- 

1SEW MEXtCO. 

ROSWELL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

WORTH CAKOLTNA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H., Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVXLLE. N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter .Watson, pres.; G; W. Lawrence, secy. 
and treas. :■--,.;■■■ 

GREENSBORO. N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
.Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley, 
pres.: J. H. Walsh, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Blltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



■TN8TON-SALEM. N. C— Piedmont Park 
.■- County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
seey. and mgr.; Thos. Moslln, treas. " 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Colored Fair. 
Piedmont Park. Aug. 20 to 25. J. G. Lattie, 

. pres.;' John S.FItts, secy;; John H. John- 
son, mgr. 

ohio: 

ADA, O.— The Ada TW-County Fair Co. Aug. 
■A to 31, 1800. Henry Young, Ada, O., pres ; 
M. C.'PaJmer, Ada, O.. vice pres.; S. W. 
Nixon, Ada, o., treas.; Agnew Welsh, Ada, 
O., secy. 
" AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. G. C. Stanford, 
Boston, O.. pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 

ASHLAND, O.— Ashland County Fair. Sept. 
6 to 7. R. J. Simonton, pres.; Chas-. M. 
- Beer,.seey. ■ 

ATHENS. O.— Athens'- County Fair. Sept. 26 
to 27. E. G. B.dfi.son, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C. H. Porteri secy. 
B«o*i-&*VNTAlNE. •, oJ-i Ti» Logan County 
A«ricuuuiai society. Oct. 2 to 5, lauv. ' 
— i»e <->■ Mfller, bcllefontaine, O., pres.; 
<«an L. Maaemson, Degran, O., vice pres.; 
•». *v. Aiveu, uenetoiiuilne, o., treaa.; jfc. 
»t_ obMcnoariain. jattiitnonialne. O.. atmy. 
BEREA, O.— West Cuyanuga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover. 
O., pres.; W. J. Foots, Strongvilie, treas.; 
O. R. atone. Berea, secy. 
Bt.VEKi.1, O.— 'iTi-uounty Fair. Aug. SO 

and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 
Bl^aiNCMliaThiK, o. — Clinton County Fair 
Aug. Zl to 24. J. W. Uuston, pres.; J. W. 
Mcfadden, ' secy. 
BuaauA, tUwensvUIe P. O.), O.— Clermont 
County Agricultural Society. Aug. 2s to SL 
-St*. Jonn o. Sbaw, nice, O., pres.; J. O. 
Rapp. UwenaviUe, O.. utsaa.; Juan Aawmu. 
Ilioafvtlla. O.. asejr. 
-BOWLING GKEEN, O.— Wood County Fair. 

Sept. 2a to z». W. S. HaskeU, secy. 
BUCVRUS, o.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
• ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. UcMichael. 
pres.; G. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck, treas. 
BkKiUN, O. — Geauga County Fair. Sept. 4 
to 7. • F. D. Hollis, pres.; H. C. TutUe, 
■treas.; -P.- W. Parmelee, secy. 
Cadi^. o.— Harrison county Agricultural 
Association. Oct. 2to 4, 1900. "A. T. Elliot. 
Shortcreek, O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope-, 
dale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O., treas.; J. G. Milllksn, Cadiz. O., secy.; 
J. G. Mllliken. mgr. 
CALDWELL, U.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 30. I. B. Phillips, secy. 
OAtvAL DOVER, O.— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Animal Fair & Semi-Centennial for 1900. 
Sept. 11. 12, 13 and 14, 1900. H. W. Streb. 
secy. 
CANFIELD. O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
secy. . 
CANTON, O.— Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 

7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 
CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 
Jr.. pres.; C. A. Tale. «ecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 
CAit'lUfWiB, O.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 14 to 18, 190u. Jas. 
L. ObiBon, Cardtage. O., pres.; D. R. Her- 
rick, ttta. F., Cincinnati, O.. vice pres.;' B. 
H. Hunman, SnaronvHle, O., treas.; D. S. 
Sampson, Sllverton. O., secy. 
CBUNA, O.— Mercer County Fair. Aug. 20 
to 24, 1900. C. W. Halfhill, Mercer. O.. 



CmauRIN FALLS, O.— East Cuyahoga Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. Tryon Bally, Chagrin Falls! 
secy. • 
CHILLICOTHE, O.— Ross County Fair. Aug. 
7 to 10. L-. R. Dunham, pres.; T. N. Bright 
treas. ; Addison P. Minshall, secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Fesuval. Sept. 19 to 
• 29. E. T. Zlegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 
CLARKSVILLE, O.— Pioneer Association 
Second week in August. Warren Brady, 
pres.; Mrs. Vera A. Kimbrough, secy.; W. 
J. Reeder, treas. 
COLUMBUS. O.— Ohio State Fair. Sept. 3 to 
7, 1900. H. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, O., 
pres.; J. S. Stuckey, Van Wert, O.. vice 
pres.; L. G. Ely. West Unity. O.. treas.; 
W. W. Miller. Columbus. O.. secy. 
COSHOCTON, O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. » to 12, 1900. J. P. 
Darling, .Nellie. O.. pres.; R. Boyd, Ooshoc- 
ron. mmcir. 
CROTON, O.— Hartford Central Fair. Sept. 
U to 14. W. H. Siegfried, Croton, O.. secy. 
DAYTON. O.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. 
DELAWARE.- O.— Delaware County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; L. 
Slack, treas.; W. S. Pollock, secy. 
BATON, O.— Preble County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 17 to 21, 1900. Frank Mitchell, 
Eaton, O., pres.; John J. Kayior. Eaton. 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton. O., 
treas : Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O.. secy. 
ELYRIA, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept. 11 

to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 
FTNDLAY, O.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 22. 1900. Henry Snyder, 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demland. 
secy. 
FREMONT. O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct. 

I to 5. J. c. Overmyer. secy. 
FULTON. O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
GALLIPOLIS. O.— Gallia County Fair. Aug. 

28 to 3L; G. A. LRtle. secy. 
GEORGETOWN, O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct. S to 5. J. W. Hedrlck. Russelvllle, 
secy. ' 

GREENVILLE. O.— The Darke County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. 1800.^. 
My Brown. De Lisle. O.; pres.; L.N. Reed. 
Gettysburg, O.. vice pre*.; Ed. Amnion, 
Gordon, O.. treas.; T. C. Maber. GreeovUle^ 

GROVE CITY. O.-Grove City Fair Assocta- 
Jjjn- Aug. 22 to 24, 1900. A. L. Nichols, 
0™ T * City. O.. pres.: T. P. Barber. Grove 
City, a, vice pres.; Elias A. White, Grove 
S£ 7 ' «°- treas.; Geo. B. Darnell, Grove 
City, O., secy. ^ ' 



HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual. Golden 
Jubilee of the Butler ccuuty Ji'air. Oct 1 
to 5, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas.; W. A. Shafor, secy. 

HICKSVILLE, O— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. F. 
M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas.; 
Wm. H. Harter, pres. 

JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 23. O. P. Fobes, pres. ; C. L. 
Taylor, treas.; Chas. C. Babecck, secy. 

KENTON, O.— Hardin County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. W. M. Cooney. secy. 

KINSMAN, O. — Kinsman Stock and Agricul- 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31, 1900. H. J. Ward, 
pres. ; H. J. Fobes, secy. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct. 
10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; C. B. Whiley, 
treas.; W. T. McClenagban, secy. 

LEBANON, O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept. 18 to 21. Huse Bone, pres.; 
Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham, 
treas. 

LU4A, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
Wm. Rusler, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 
B. Bowersock, secy. 

LISBON, O.—ColuniDiana, County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes, 
Salem. O., pree.; C. F. Lease, Salem. O., 
vice pres.; B. Y. Brown, Gavers, 0„ treas.; 
E. F. Moore, Lisbon, O., secy. 

LONDON, O.— Madison County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. E. B. Pancake, secy. 

LOUASViLLE, O.— Lucuav.lle First Annual 
Fair. Aug. 7 to 9. A. Cram, secy. 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR 
CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Xenia, O., Ajg. 7 to 
-10; Urbana. O., Aug. 14 to 17; Spr.ngneld, 
O., Aug. 21 to 24; London, O.. Aug. 28 to 31; 
Columbus, O., Sept. 3 to 7; Dayton. O 
Sept. 11 to 14. . 

MANSFIELD. O.— Richland County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 16 (Inclusive). Jerry Needham. 
Lexington. O., pres.: W. H. Gilford. Mans- 
Bald. »>.. aaoy. 

MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
18 to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff, vice 
pres.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. AlcCon- 
nell. treaB. 

MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sept 2S 
to 28. J. E. Waddell, secy. 

MARYSVILLE. O.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 190O. John C. 
Klmtner, Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge, New California, O., vice pres.; C. S 
Chapman, Marysville. O.. treas.; M. M. 
Titaworth. Marysville. O.. secy. 

MAYSVILLE, O.— Union • County Fair. Oct 

1 to S. W. M. TitBworth. secy. 
M'CONNELSVILLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 6. P. H. Tannehill. secy. 

MEDINA, O.— Medina County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford, Se- 
ville, O., pres.; C. E. Hoover, treas.; Hiram 
Gooawln. secy. 

MONTPELD3R, O.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. C. 
R. Betts. pres.; C. C. Lattanner, secy. 

MT. G1LEAD. O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct. 

2 to 5. O. J. Miller, secy. 

MT. JOY. O.— Scioto County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. 29 to 31. D. T. Blackburn. 
Harden. O., pres.; W. A.' McGeorge. secy.; 
W. A. McGeorge, treas. 
NAPOLEON, o.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 
Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. Henry Lange, pres. ; John 
Wilson, treas.; W. N. Zitrolf, secy. 
NEWARK, O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wilken Run. pres.: A. J. Crilly. treas.: J. 
M. PS»rni#»r. «ocy 

NEW BREMEN, O.— New Bremen Tri-Coun- 
ty Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. Henry Hellbusch, 
pres.; Fred. Wiemeyer, secy.; Wm. Nieter. 
treas. 

Nbi\v LEXINGTON. O.— Perry County Fa'r 
Date not fixed. Chas. C. Chappeiear. secy. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o.— Elks' Ohio State 
Reunion, Art and Industrial Exh.bition. 
Aug. 6 to 11. E. F. Scboch. secy. 

OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dles, pres.; J. p. Stuckey, secy. 

OTTOKBE, O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer. Wtauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose. O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake. Wau- 
seon, O., treas.; Thos. Mikesell, Wauseon. 
O.. secy. 

PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. Lafayette Paul- 
us, Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.; W. H. Yant, treas. 

PEEBLES. O— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

POMEROY. O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept 18 
to 21. P. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy.; John McQutgg, treas. 

PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
Sept 18 to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hyde, treas.; J. H. M. Richie, secy. 

PORT UNION, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept 
18 to 20. J. H. McRlchie, secy. 

RAVENNA, O.— Portage County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. Lafayette Smith, secy. 

RICHWOOD. O.— Richwood Tri-County Fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.: 
Robert Smith, treas.: C. H. Huffman, secy. 

RIPLEY. O.— Ripley Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Thos. Buchanan, Jr., pres.; L. H. Williams, 
secy.; Capt E. T. Kirker, treas. 

ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair. 
Sept It to 21. J. W. Shaver, Pomeroy, 
«*ey. 



SANDUSKY, O.—Erle County Fair. Sept. 11 
. to 14. C. W. Taylor, pres. ; S. C. Prout 
treas.; John T. Mack, secy. 

SARAHSVILLE, O.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy.. 

SIDNEY, O.— Shelby County Agricultural In- 
stitute. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. J. B. Russell, re- 
ceiver. . 

SMITHFIELD. O.— Jefferson County Fair 

Sept. 26 to 28. 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.; 

<J. McKlnney, treas.; J. Hayen, secy. 
SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair 

Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. O.-Clark County Fair. Aua 

21 to 24. J. S. Bird. secy. " 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O.— Belmont County 
Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. Robert M. Eaton, pres • 
E. G. Amos, treas.; T. C. Ayres, secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct IS 
to 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A 
Klahn. treas.: P. R. Gnibb, secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— The Toledo Exposition Com- 
pany.- Aug. 28 to 31. W. B. Geroe. pres ; 
C. R. Brand, treas.; T. B. Tucker, secy. 

TROY, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept U to 
W W. I. Tannny. aeey. 

UPPER SANDUSKY. O.— Wyandot County 
Aericu'turil Society. S-nt. 18 to 21. I). 

Hare, pres.; Oscar BUlhardt secy.: W. J. 
Lowry. treas. 

URBANA. O.— Champaign County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 14 to 17. C. H. Gansoo. 
pres.; J. W. Crowl, secy.; H. P. Wilson, 
treas. 

VAN WERT. O.— Van Wert County Fair. 

Sept It to 14. O. D. Swartout, secy. 
WARREN, O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept. 

4 to 6. Jas. L. Kennedy, secy. 
WAFAKON>BTA. O— Auglaize Agricultural 

Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stuva, St 

Mary's. O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 

Hasvpeblre. O., vice pres.; T. E. Bowsher. 

Buskland. O.. treas.; A. E. Sohaffer, Wapa- 

Ironpta. O.. secv. 
WAUSEON, O— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. A. F. 

Shatter, pres.; W. A. Blake, treas. 



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WASM1NGTON, 6.— Giieriisey Cbuiity fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28.- H. D. McCtillock. secy. 
WASHINGTON C. H., O— Payette County 
Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. Ney Gregg, pres.; O. 
S. Mallow, treas.; N.' B. Hall, secy. 
WUST UNION. O.— Adams County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1800. W. S. 
Klncaid. West Union. 0., pren.i H. W. 
Blcklnson, West Union, O., cress.; T. W. 
BlHson,- West Union. O.. secy. 
vVOODFlbiiDj 0.— Httnr'ob County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sejjt. 4 to 6, 1800. W. C. 
Booney, Woodefield, 0.. pres.; W. C. intran- 
et, W-oOdsfleld, O., treas.; G. P. Dorr, 
,,W<DMtsfleld. O.. secy. 
WOQSTER,, O,— Wayne County Pair. Sept. 

11 to 13. t. *. ttlfliiey. see|. 
XENIA, O.— Green County Fair. Aug. 7 tb 

10. K. R. Grieve, secy. 
ZANESVILLB, O.— Muskingum County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. J. T. Roberts, White Cot- 
tage, secy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

BNID, OKLA.— Oarfieia CWUnty Fair As«6cla- 
tlBU. Aug. 14 to 17, 1900. R. Messall. Enid. 
«*hla., pres;; H. H. Watkins, Enid, Okla., 
tresA:: B. H. AUan, Shift. Okia., Secy. 
OB.&QON. 

.ANTBbOPB, ORE;— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 

MARSfiFjBLb, ORR^Blistrlci. Pair,' Aug. 
2g to Sept. 1. H. W. Miller, RosiJbUfvj Ofe., 

PORTLAND. ORE.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. 
^C, B. Willikms, Portland, Ore., secy. 
8\CfcH; ORE.-rSiate; Faif. Sept. 17 to 

K ..W- H, WehFuhi, HiliBhoro 1 „prea.: t A. 

Bilsh, Saiein. treas.; M. D. Wisdom, gee;. 

fENWSYiiVANIA. 

AtLBNtbWS. PA.— The Great AHentown 

teh Bckerts. Pa., vice pres.; AT W. JJe 
Long, Allentown, Pa-, treas.; W. K. Mohr. 
secy, and mar. 
BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J, Scott Corll, treas.; William I. 
BicbOltl, secy.; W. 9. Arnold, mgr. 

BETHLEHEM, PA.— Penna State Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. J. Walter Lovett, 
toiSSjefie&; Pa., prei.: M., C. FeKor.^Beth- 
•l«Sefil.Pt. vice pres.; Seo. rf. .ioifng. 
Bethlehem, Pa., treas.; H. A. Groinnu, 
Bethlehem, Pa., secy. 

P.LOOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct. » to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

BURQETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 
I to 4. Dr. 8, C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
8taveas6h( seey.; W. S. liinn, treas. 

BUTDKH, PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to J. 

OAJS'BRIDG'E. PA.— Oatnbriage Fair. Axig. 
|f.i6 SI. Arbert 8. Fab'er. Cambridge 

cIKton; PA.— tnibh Agricultufai AtHliik- 
ub'h. Sept, 4 tb 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 
,.8 V B. Bullock, treks.; C, D. Derrab, secy. 

CAftJHICHABf.S, PA.— Greeh County Fair. 
0k 3 aWl I . . ..,.,- , 

CARROLTON, PA.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7; J. 
Mahchef, secy. 

CLARION, PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 tb 7. a. S. 
LauChlin. ,mcj. . 

CfcBAMFlEKD, PA.— FaiK Sept. 11 Id 14. 

OONNBAUTVlLLE, PA.-eormeaut.ville, Fair 
Association. Sept. 4 to 6..1SO0. Mr. U. lit 
Corey, vice pres. 

11ALTON, PA.— Maitland Driving Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. W. C. Smith, secy. 

DAYTON, PA. — Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, secy.; C. 
W. Ellsnberger. treas. 

BBENBBURB, PA.^The Ebensburg Agricul- 
tural AttoClatlbil fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. C. 
Sharbaugh, seer. 

FANKHANNOCK, PA.-^Wydmiiig County 
Agr.eultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. 



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3Y1LLB. PAirr-Ptttr. Oct. S to 5. O. 
N. Molyneauz, MillView, Pa., sBcy. 

GREEN VILLE. PA.^Falr and Races. Sept. 
11 to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.; A. W. Wier, 
secy. 

HANOVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. LltUS, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD, PA.— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 

rtOLUDAYSRURO, PA.— Blait Co. Agficul- 
tural Society Fait. Sept 11 to 14. Frank 

HOOkSTbwtf PA.— Miilcreek Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 21 to 23. , H. W. 
Nelson, pres.; H. C. Seepcr, treas.; R. M. 
8wansy, secjr. 

HUQHBSVIUjE, PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
ers' Club. Seot 18 to 21, 1900. Theodore A. 
Soom, Hugfcesville, Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
Iteed, Hugbesvllle, Pa., treas. ; A. C. Henry, 
Hurhwllle. Pa.. si>cy. 

INDIANA, PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. 8«pt U to 14. M. F. Jamison, 
pres.; David Blair, secy.: A. W. Mafon, 
treas.; Hon. H. J. Thompson, Marion Cen- 
ter, Pa., privilege mgr. 

KITTANNING, PA.— Klttannlng Fair Asso- 
ciation. Seventh Annual Exhibit Aug. 28 
to 31. Dr. R. P. Marshall, pres.; W. J. 
8turg*on, treas.; T. McConnell, secy.; M. J. 
Llnnon. supt. of privileges. 

KUTZTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 
B. Essen, secy. 

LEBANON. PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert, 
pres.: Wm. B. Means, M.D.. secy.; J. K. 
Funck. treas. 

LEBANON. PA.-Mt Gretna Agricultural. 

. Mechanical and Industriat Exposition. Aug. 
JO to 24. J. H. Redsecker, pres.; I. M. 
Rutter. secy.; H. W. SJegrlst, treas. 

LEKIOHTON. PA.— Th« Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. Sept. 26 to 28. 1900.- Henry 
Miller. Lehlghton, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
own. Lehigbton. Pa., treas.: C. W. Bower. 
l-fSIsation. Pa;, secy, and mgr. 

LEWI8BURG. PA.— Union County Agrlcul- 
JS5 aI Jocity. Sept. 25. to 38. C. . Willard 
Oldt, Bucknsll, Pa., secy. 



MANSFiELD, PA.-JManeneld Fair. B^pt it 
to 28, 1900. W. P. Austin, Mansfleld, Pa., 
secy. 

MCDONALD, PA.— McDonald fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 15 to 17. J. C. Rog- 
ers, pres.; W. S. Lockhart, secy.; B. D. 
Tillinghast, treas. 

MERCER, PA Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 

MILTON. PA.— Mil ton Fair. Oct 2 to S. 
I960. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., se«y. 

MONTROSE. PA.— Susquehanna Couuty Ag* 
r.cultural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. W. A. 
Titswcrth, secy. 

NAZARETH, FA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 0. F. F. Gar- 
net, pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. H. Hem- 
hemier, treas. 

NEWCASTliJS, PA.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

OLD FORGE, PA.--Lazeme County Fair As^ 
sociation. Aug. 28 to 31. J, A. Wood, secy. 

PUNXSUTAWNBY, PA.— Fair. 'Aug!. XI to Hi. 
P. O. Freas. secy. 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
' Fair. Get 3 iii B. Jazttes McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrus -T. Fox, »6Sf. '. - JHilf bt4 N. Ritter, 
treas. 

8TONEBOR0, PA.— Mercer County Agrltul- 
Mo! S*0iety.^O6t. 2 to 4, 1900. J. J. Blatt, 
Sandy Lake, PH., pfes.; R. P. Canh, treas.; 
O. H. Fowler, secy. 

STROUDSBUKG, PA.— Monroe Couiitt Aiffi- 
eul.tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. H. T. Da- 
bar, secf, 

TOWANDA. PA.— fifaaterd Ootfnt* Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 23, ISO*. B. J. 
Ayers, Towanda, Pa., pres.; W. T. HoftOD, 
Towanda. Pa., treaa.; BenJ. Kuykendall, 
To-tntnd*, Pa., sect- 

TROY, PA.— Tfty. Agjicultufal Society. Sept 
U to 14. B. A. Long. pr*»:: 8. E. VanDyn*. 
treas.: C. L. Fellows, secy. 

UNIONTOWN. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

WALLS VTLLE,, PA.— Maitland Fain Sept 

if to 14^ ,W- C.SmitJi. Dalton. Pa.. s6cy. 
WASHINGTON, PA.— Westerp Pennsylvania 
Agricultural AssociatWa. Bent. 25, to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.: J. S. Fcrsyihe, secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson, treas. 
WATTSBURG, PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to C. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
C Gross, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 

WAYNKSBHRO. PA.— Kalr. Sept 1« *« 21. 

WESTF1BLD, PA.— Westfleld Fair. Se^i U 
>n ^5. . 1SM0. Frank Strang, secy. . 

TORST PITT«DON, PA,-T-L,iizerne Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 190Q, A. 0,, Farh- 
ham, Pittston,- Pa., pres.; w. T. MpCate, 
Pittston. Pa., treas.; Jno. A. Wood, Old 
Forge. Pa., secy. 

WILLIAMSPORT. PA.— Lycoming County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mgr. 

TORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Sool- 
e{y. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Wolf, 
Pa., pres.; C. H. Marer. tfO'as.; E. Cbapin, 
■•OJ 

YOUNGwoOD, PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Sbciely. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fishef , MtPleasant, Pa., pres. ; M. P. Shoe- 
maker, Greensbufg. Pa., tress.; W. F. Holt- 
zer. Greenaburg, Fa., secy. 



ItHODE ISLAND. 

RIVER. POtN'r', ft. I.— ftiwtmat.VaiHey Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent C.6unty. .Sept. 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, fi. 1.. 
secy. 

geftfTfl: CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fjilr Hi South .Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hefllb'- 
way, Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan. secy. 

WALHALLA, S. C— Semi-Centennial Cele- 
bration. Aug. IS to 18, 1900. Jas. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

YANKTON. S. D.-4?tate Board of Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.; "Walter B. Dean, secy.; J. E. 
Piatt. Ireas. 

TENNESSSS. 

COAL CREEK. TENN.— Fair, Aug. 28 to 81. 

CONCOKD. TENN.— Fair. Sept. IS to 20. 

GRAVESTON. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. 

HARKIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 

KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

KNOXVILLK. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
J. W. Botches, pres. ; C. R. Lowe, secy. 

LONDON. TENN Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 

RHEA SPRINGS. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

WATKRTOWN, TENN.— Wilson County Fair 
Association. Sept. 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donnell, Lebanon. Tenn., pres.; J. H. Da- 
vis, sr.. Statesville. Tenn.. treas.; Caesar 
Thomas. Watertown, Tenn.. secy. 

TEXAS. 

ABILENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry-James, treas.: J. H. Pickens, secy. 

CLEBORUNE. TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. 
S. E. Moss, secy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct. 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton, Dallas. Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

DENISON, TEX. — Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Ifairey, secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot. secv. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hacen, secy. 

HOUSTON, TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.; 
9tl. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. 0. Boggs, secy. 



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Hennegan & Qo. 

— MAKSRS OF — 

POSTERS 

For FAIRS, POLITICAL MEETINGS, BARBECUES, 

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, 

ETe., ET6. 

Samples of Fair Posters free to Secretaries. Samples of Presidential Candi- 
dates, 10 cents each, outfit for 25 cents. <-»■«" 




■*- BREAT THIN S TO SE LL AT FAIRS.-*! 

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8A*i,A]*JTgSlI0. TEX.— San Antoflfo 1M**- 
natlofial Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovfes P. Bf«wn,. San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San AfltODtt, tress.; John K. 



WISCONSIN. 



Vance, San Aptonto, secy.' 
VICTORIA. TEX.— Southwest Texas fair As- 
»6Siatio4. Oct 3 to 6. L. D. Heaton, pres.; 
Thed. BilnJefi tfeas.: I/. N. Hofar. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.— Deseret A«ri- 
ShHutal ,4b9 Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. Jbfift M, Wintfer. pres.; Septimus 
Sears, sety. 

BARTfjW; VT.-^Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 11 ib IS. H. H. Somers, Tras- 
burgh. Vt. pres.; 0. D. Owen!, treas.; D. D. 

. Bean, secy. 

BURLINGTON. VT.-Crittenden County Fair. 
Au<r. 20 to 26. M. D. McMahorn and Lin, 
Hays, mgrs, 

RUTLAND, ATT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 



AMHERST. WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept U to 14. G.W Smith 
pres.,- A. J. Smith, secy.; J. C. Webster, 
treas. 



ANTIGO, WIS.— Fair. 
Hayssen. 



Sept 18 to 20. Fred. 



■ 11 to IS. C. C. Pierce. Clflfefl4o». Vt, secy. 

SHELDON,- VT.— Franklin County Pfcif. Aug. 
29 to 2L 

WATERBURY, vtf^WUIaOSki Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 13, 1900. G. 
H. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hookef, Vice pres.; 
tv. V. igiv'. treas. :M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. SePt * €0 27. H. C. Lock- 



C. H. 



Ub, tfeas.; J. 



wood, pres.; 
Baton, seot. 

VIBQIITIA. 

CAPE CHARLbS, yA.— Agricultural Fair. 

Aug. 7 to 10. Dr. A. fifock*nbrough, secy., 

Chesapeake, Va. 
FARMVILLE, VA.— Fair week of • Oct. ». 

-W. O. V enable, pres.; W. G. Dunningtoii, 

vice pres.; 3. P. Vanderslice, secy. 
FREDURIOKSBURf}, VA. — Rappahannock 

Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 

25 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole. Fredericksburg. 

Va.. pres.; S. J. Quinm. FredericksDtirg, 

Va.. treas. and secy. 
FRONT ROYAL, VA.— Seventeenth Annual 

Picnic, Horse Show and Cattle Show. Aug. ■ 

16 an* 17. W. P. King, secy. 
TASLEY, VA. — Peninsula Fair Association. 

Aug. 14 to 17. T. S. Hopkins, secy. 
WINCHESTER. VA.— The Shenandoah Val- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 22. 

1*00. Charles Rous*. N. T. City, pres.; E. 

G. Hollis. Winchester, secy.; Clark H. Pnr- 

osit. IVedarlok. trass. 

WASHIKGTOIT. 

EVERETT, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. 5 to 
8. Daniel Currle, Portland, Ore., secy. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinton State 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, secy.; 
J. M. Baxter, pres. ; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

PUYALLUP, WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 4 to 6. L. A. Chamberlin, pres. ; 
J. P. Nevins. secy. 

SPOKANE! WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead, 
pres.; W. E. Hawley. secy. 

WALLA WALLA. WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

WEST VIRGHHTA 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.— Fair. Sept 3 to 6. 
Frank R. Moore, secy. 

MIDDLBBOURNE. W. VA.— Tine Tyler Coun- 
ty Exposition and Fair Association. Aug. 
28 to. 31, 1900. M. H. Stealey, pres.; C. B. 
Riggle, secy. 

NEW MARTINSVILLE. W. VA.— Wetzel 
County Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Justus Eakln. pres.; R. E. McEIdouney. 
secy.: S.. J. Williams, treas. 

POINT PLEASANT, W. VA.— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association, Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres.; 
Art. L. Cottrill. secy, and treas. 

8HEPHERDSTOWN. W. VA. — Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept 4 to 7. A. S. 
Reynolds, pres.; G. T. Licklidir. treas.; R. 
S. M. Hoffman, secy. 

WALTON, W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 

WHEEL ING, W. -VIA.— West Virginia Expo- 
sition and Stato Fair. 8ent 10 to 14. 1900. 
A. Reymann, pres.; Geo. Hook, secy. 



ARCADIA, WIS.— Arcadia Agricultural and 
Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N 
Lehrbach. ores.; George Schmidt, treas.; 
George Mathys, secy. ' 

BARABOO. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S. 
A. Pelton. Reedsburg. 

BERLIN. WD3 % — Fair. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. ' 
Tvillis. 

BBAVBR DAM. WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
AsswctaUon. Sept 24to 2g. 1900. W. A. Van 
• Brant. Horlean, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace 
Fox Lara, Wis., vice pree.; C. W. Harvey, 
Beaver Dam, seoy.; H. B. Drak, Beaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 
BLOOMINGTON, WIS.— Blakes Prairie Arri. 
cultural Society. Sept 5 to 7, 1900. C. W 
Stone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, secy. 

B03COBEL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F. C 
Mnffley. 

CEDARBURG. WIS.— Ozaukle County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 17 to 19. 1900. Wm. 
H. Rintleman, pres.; L. E. Schroeder. 
treas.; J. Dietrich, secy. 

TENT FOR SALE itl |1 

70 foot Top, with two 30's, Stage Scenery, ,ij- "J 
nsskings.ao Burner aale Lights. Acety- ■"-•-*-- 

lone Oas Foot Lights. Piano, Stakes. 
Poles. Rope, and. in fact, everything com- 
plete to set up. A great outfit for"Tom," ' 
Minstrel or Repertoire Company. 
J- T. F*. CLARK, 
Room 36, Masonic Building, Kansas Clly, flo 

WANTED-For the Big Fair and $f 




Labor Day, 



At Lafayette, Ind., Sept. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 

All kinds of Side Shows and legitimate games, 
such as Cane Racks-Knife Boards, Jingle Boards, 
Plate Boards. Babv Racks. Card Spindles. Pick- 
outs and Fish Pom s. Fir privileges, address, 
BILLY ALLEN, 916 E. Main St.. Lafayette, Ind 

SECOND ANNUAL FREE SIflfEf FAIR— Yoaknm. 
Texas, Thursday, Frldsy and Saturday. 
Nov. 8, 9 and to, 1900. Yoakum's first Street 
Fair was the biggest success in Texas. The 
coming Fair will be better. Write J. W. COOK, 
Secretary, Yoakum, Texas, for privileges. 

WANTED J 

Vaudeville Troupe 

Five to Bight People, 
Por Out-Door Pavilion, afternoon and evening 
entertainment, at Soldiers' Reunion, August 
21, 33 and 33. Address. 

A. W. BENNETT, Sec'y. Big Rapids, Mich. 

attractions Wanted for tbe 

THIRD ANNUAL FREE STREET FAIR 

To he held is Carlyle, III, Oct. 3, 4. 5. 6. 1900. 

Wanted, especially. High Diver, Spiral Man, 
Dog Show, Jugglers, Slack Wire Performer. 
Liberal inducements to good percentage attrac- 
tions. Address. 

H. C. NOKCROSS. Sec'y, Carlyle, Illinois. 

The Butler County Fair Association 

ELDORADO. KANSAS. 

Holds its Second Annual Fair Sept. 10 to 14. 
The Society is out of debt and offers $1,600.00 i 
in purses, which are paid when the races end. 
Everv convenience and comfort for stock. I 
Grounds right at railway stations. Attraction? 
wanted. Concessions for sale. 



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CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. R. 
Sharp, pres.; M. S. Bailey, secy.; W. W. 
Flinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. 

DODGKVILLK. Wis.— i'air. Sept. IS to 21. 
W. J. Davey. 

DURAND. WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 27 to 29, 1900. B. J. Ryan, 
pres.; W. B. Smith, treas.; J. Dorwin, secy. 

ELKHORN. WlS-^Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. W. H. Al- 
drich. irea.: G. I*. Harrington, secy. 

ELLSWORTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 
E. S. Doolittle. 

EUGENE, WIS— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29, 
1900. 

EVANtS VTLLB. WIS.-*-Tbe BvauBville Rock 
Co. Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 4 
to T. 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L. 
PuBen. trees. ; F. Springer, secy. 

FRIENDSHIP, WIS.— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Ass'n. Sept. 18 to 20. F. M. Fil- 
klna, Arkdale, Wis., pres. ; L. N .Morse, 
Bis Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. Bing- 
ham, secy. 

GALBSVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 
A- A. Arnold. 

GRANTSBCRG. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
And. A Anderson. 

GREEN BAT, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. A." 
Spuhler," secy. 

H1LLSBORO, WIS— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. A. 
N. Jones. 

HORTONVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 
XI. H. T. Buck. 

HUDSON, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. H. 

JEFFERSON. WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to & J. 

L. Kearney. 
LANCASTER, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 

G. B. Wheeler. 
LODI, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. A. H. 

Hinds. 
MADISON, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to ZL Bu- 

a*sn* Shunard. ' 
MANITOWOC. WIS.— Manitowoc County 

Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. Edw. Schaffland. secy. 
MAUSTON, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to SI. G. 

H. Ely, Mauston. 
MENOMINEE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

R. W. Cronfc . Louisville. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— State Fair. Sept. 10 to 
14 . J ohn M. True. Madison. 

MINERAL POINT. WIS. — Southwestern 

Wisconsin Fair CO. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. 

,Thos. Bracken, Tice pres.; Philip Allen, 

trees. : W. H. Bennett, secy. ' 

- MONROE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. B. G. 

Treat. 

NEXLLSV1LLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. E. D. Web- 
ster, pres.; G. L. Redmond, treas.: H. H. 

. Heath, secy. 

NEW LONDON. WIS. — New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept. 25 
to 28, 1900. A. Roloff, pres., B. H. Ranun, 

. trea s.; Hen ry Cannon, secy. 

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.— Fair.. Sept. 19 to 

.XL. O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy, 

tr*aa_: J. A. H nghM. secy. 
OSHKOSH. WIS.— Winnebago County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to \i. Herbert C Sweet. Sec. 

PLYMOUTH, WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 

- cultural- Association. Sept. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler, Sr., pres.; E. A. Dow, treas.; O 
Gaffron. secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. J. 

. B. Jones- 

RHLNELANDER, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 
14. W. C. Ogden. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 23 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Booh, Richland, City, Wis., pres.; 
C. A. Matthews, Itirfea, Wis., vice pres.; 
J. M. Keys, Rcihland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center,- secy. 

BENKCA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr. 

SEYMOUR, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 

" tnral Society. Sept. 19' to" 2L M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. 
F. W. Teall, pres.; J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice, secy. 

SUPERIOR. WIS.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Hwrrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon. Springs, .Wis., -vice pres.; 

E. L. Cess, West Superior, Wis., treas.; W. 
H. Webb, Superior. Wis., secy. 

TOMAH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

VHtOQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springville, Wis., 
tr eas. ; F. W. A TeTwnder. secy. 

WADTOMA. WIS.— Waustera County Agrl- 

- cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant. Westoma, Wis., pres.; -Geo. 
P. Weibur, Wautoma," Wis., trees.; W. H. 
Bsr r*** Wam tttm a, Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. 

F. Blx. 

WEST SALEM, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
F. H . A. Nye, secy. 

WEYAUWEGA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
DaTid Wafer. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw, 
pres.; G. Mueller, treas.; L_ K. Wright, 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to SL F. 
W. Harland. 

CATfADA. 

ALMONTE, ONT.— North Lawark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. John 

: Forzytfce. Cedar Hill, Out., pres.; James 
Robertson. Almonte, Out., treas.; Wm. D. 
MteEwen. Almonte. Ont.. seer. 

AYERS.FLAT, QUE.— Stanstead County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Geo. 
Robinson, eecv. 

ATLMER. ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair, Bast 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 tt 
20, 1900.. D. H. Price, secy.-treas. ; A. A 
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BEACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLBS, ONT.— West Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 13 and 14. 1900. W. 

E. Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements, Ty- 
rone, Out.,- /vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., Bowmanville, Ont., treas.; M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 7. Bowmanville. Ont.. secy. 

BRADFORD. ONT.— Bradford Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy; 

BRAMPTON, ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BRANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20. 

George Hately, secy. 
CALEDONIA ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 

and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 
CARP, ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 

and 3. John Argue, secy. 
CAYCGA, ONT.— Haldimand County Fair. 

Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Sheppard. secy. 
CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 

County Agricultural Association Industrial 

Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres.; Chas. Smallwood. secy. 
CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural ■ Soci- 
ety. . Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick, pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson, 
secy. 

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
box 637, secy. 
COOKSHIRB, QUE.^St. Francis Live Stock 
Association. Sept. 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor, 
secy. „ 
DRUMBO, ONT.— Blenheim. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. -25 and 26. R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres. ; T. S. 
Teller, secy. 
DUNDAS, ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 

Oct. 4 and 5. J. M. Knowles, secy. 
EAST SIMCOB, ONT.— East Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
" son, secy. 
FERGUS, ONT. — Center Wellington Fair. 

Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 
FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 

Oct- 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 
FLOS, ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct. 

2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 
GODERICH, ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
" secy. 
GUELPH, ONT.-^Central Fair. Sept. 18 to 

20. William Laidlaw, secy. 
HAXJFAX, CAN.— Nove Scotia Provincial 
Exhibition Commission. Sept. 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley, Halifax, N. S., pres.; 
D. R. Clark, Halifax, N. S., trees.; J. E. 
Wood, Halifax, N. S.. secy. 
KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 14. Thd8. D. Minnes, secy. 
UCNDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. 20 to 

22. James Keith, secy. . 
LONDON, ONT., OANADA— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept. 6 to 16, 1900. St. 
Col. W. M. Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nelles. secy. 
MARKHAM, ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 
METCALFE, ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 
MORDEN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.; J. -Gilchrist, secy.-treas. 
MORR1SBURG, ONT.— Dundas County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30, 1900. J. Wesley Allison, 
Morrisburg, Ont., pres.; G. F. Bradneld, 
Morrisburg, Ont.. secy. 
NAFANEE ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 

Sept 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S., secy. 
NEWMARKET, ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C— Provincial 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 
minster, B. C, secy. 
NORWICH, ONT. — North Norwich Fair. Oct. 

12 and 13. Wm. Falrley, secy. 
OTTAWA, ONT.— Central Canada Exhibition 
Association. Sept. 14 to 22. 1900. Wm. 
- Hutchinson, pres.; B. McMahon, secy. 
OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 

Oct. 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane. secy. 
OWEN SOUND, ONT.— Owen Sound Fair. 

Sept H. to 13. A. G. McKay, secy. 
PAISLEY, ONT. — Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Sept. 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 
E. Sheppard, secy. 
PARIS. ONT.— rNorth Brant Fair. Sept 25 

and 26. H. C. O'Neall, secy. 
PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. "W..-T. Walker, secy. 
PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin; pres.; W. J. Green, secy, and treas. 
PICTON, ONT. — Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Fair. Sept 26 and 27. Thomas B'g- 
. mar, secy. 

•PRESCOTT, ONT.— South' Grenrille Agrlcul- 
. turel Society. Sept 18 and 20, 1900. G. T. 
Howard, Prescott Ont, pres.; R. S. Throop, 
Prescott, Ont, vice pres.; T. R. Melville, 
Presco tt O nt. secy. 
RENFREW, ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 
RICHMOND, CAN.— Carterton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 end 13, 1900. 
Hugh S. Conn, Ottawa, Ont. pres.: Wm. 
MoBlroy. Ricfamomd. Ont. secy. 
ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct 9 and 

10. David Bell, secy. 
SAULT STB. MARIE, ONT.— Bast Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 end 3. J. Daw- 
son, ores.: Wm. Brown, secy.-treas. 
SHELBOURNE, ONT— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy. 
SHBRBROOKE. QUEBEC— Canada's Great - 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 
SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 

16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 
SOURIS, MANITOBA— Glenwood Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 7 to 9. CaptWood, pres.; 
R- T. Crisp.' secy.-treas. 
STANSTEAD, QUE.— Stanstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Chan- 
Hell', secy. 
RTAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct. 
9 and 10. Archie Hill, 'secy. 



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STEVENS POINT, WIS.— Stevens Point Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 31. P. W. Clark, 
pres.; H. E. Hcrlon, secy.; F. E. Boswortn, 
vice pres.; R. B. Johnson, treas. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct. 
2 and 3. J. Brown, secy. 

STRANSTEAD, QUE.— Stranstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Chan- 
nell, secy. 

ST. JOHNS, ONT.— St. Johns Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. A N. Deland, secy. 

STRATHROY, ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. 

STUTTON, ONT.— Georgina and North Gwil- 
Iunburg Fair. Oct 11 and 12. P. McClel- 

lan, secy. 

THREE RIVERS, QUEBEC— Association Ag- 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trols-Rivieres. Sept 
6 to IS, 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P., St Leon, 
pres.; C. D. Hebert Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Canadas Great Exposi- 
tion and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept 
8, 1900. J. J. WlthTOW, Toronto, .Can., 
pree. ; Dr. A Smith, Toromto, Can., vice 
pres.; J. Edwards, Toronto, Can., treas.; 
£t- J. Hill. Toronto. Can., secy, and mgr. * 

VANCOUVER. B. C— Fair. Sept. 1 to 3. 
Robert J. Deighton, Vancouver. B. C, secy., 

WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. F. Marr, secy. 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County of Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
F. W. Thistletbwaite, secy. 

WALKERTON, ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5. E. J. 
Cl ark, box 35. secy. 

WBLIMSSLEY, ONT.— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 12 and 13. 1900. A. M. 
Fisher, Aimibree, Ont, pres.; Geo. Bell- 
Injjer. WellfRley. Ont, secy. 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres. ; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK, ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford. Blanaford and East Oxford ArtIcuI- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. Valen- 
tine Fleht, pres.: F. H. Dent. Woodstock, 
Ont, vice prea.; R A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont. secy. 

NBEPAWA, MANITOBA Beautiful Plains 

Agricultural Society. Aug. 7 and 8. G. S. 
MacGregor, pres.; John Wemyss, secy. 

Street Fairs and Carnivals. 

ABILENE, KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnival. 
Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres.;' E. H. 
Forney, secy. 
ALBANY. GA:- Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
secy. 
ALBANY, N. Y.— Albany Lodge No. 49. B. P. 
O. Elks. Street Fair. July 30 to Aug. 4. 
Geo. Addington, pres.; E. B. Cantine, vice 
pres.; Geo. H. Guardmeer, secy.; Chas. H. 
Armatge, treas. ; M. J. Severance, Jr.. gen'l 
mgr. 
ALBERT LEA. MINN.— Freeborn County 
Street Fair and Autumn Carnival. Sept. 
13 to 15. C. A Ransom, secy. 
ALBERT LEA. MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. T. V. Knatvold, pres. ; 
C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. W. Barlow, treas. 
ALBANY, GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, secy. 
ALMA, NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept 12 to 

14. W. A. Myers, secy. 
AMESBURY, MASS.— Amesbury Day. Aug. 
8. F. C. Wheelock, chairman; J. E. Brierly, 
secy. 
ARKANSAS CITY, KAN— The Arkansas City 
Harvest Home. Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips, 
gen'l mgr. 
ATHENS. GA.— ^Street Fair and Carnival. 

Date not fixed. 
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Merchants' and 
Demonstrators' Street Fair. Week of Aug. 
6. C. J. Swain, director gen'l. The Wave- 
let, Atlantic City. 
AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 
Sheedy and^C. F. Cook, secys. 
BANGOR, ME.— Old Home Week Day. Au- 
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BELLEFONTAINE, O.— Free Street Fair. 
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BELLEVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair Committee, 
Belleville Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 16, 
1900. Albert Hucke, Belleville, HI., pres.; 
A. S. Halstead, Belleville, 111., treas.; Chas. 
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BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposition. 

Oct. 2 to 0. 
BLUFFTON, IND.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
16. to £0. I.j V. ,L. Garrect, pres.; Jas. H. 
btunttt, mgr.; John W.Tnbolt, secy, 
boaiun, Mass. — jciks' Carnival. Aug. ( to 
11, 1WW. Combination Park. 
. Bit if aim, TlvX.— Jubilee and Carnival. Aug. 

15 and IS. Cleancie Kernole, secy. 
BURLINGTON, \T.— Merchants' Street Fair 
and Caru.val. Aug. 20, to 25. M. D. Mc- 
Mahcn and L. M. Hays, d,r. gen'ls; F. C. 
Hun-man, dm of amusements. . 
CALEDONIA, O.— Caledonia Free Fair. Sept. 
13 and 14. G. D. Reslef, pres. ; W. W. Buf t, 
secy. 
CaluMET, MICH.— Upper Peninsula Firo- 
men'S Association Tournament. Aug. 6 to 8. 
John D. Cuddihy, chairman; Homer A. 
Quck. secy, 
CAMERON, MO.'-'Street Fair. Sept. U to 14. 

C. G. Sain, secy. 
CANNELTON, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair; 

L. J. Early, secy. 
CANTON, MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F. C. Mills- 
. paugb, secy. ; W. F. Hodges, treas. 
Cn.ian.tLL. N. y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 
C. L. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 
Ch-'NTRAL LAKE, MICH.— Street Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.: Carl Stroebel, secy. 
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert, pres.; 
Jas. A. Hamilton, secy.; B. B. Holler, treas. 
CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival! 
Sept. 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House,. Cincinnati. 
CLINTON, IND.— Clinton Street Fair. Date 
. not fixed. A. W. Tusher, secy. 
CLINTON, S. C— Street Fair and Carnival. 
July 31 to Aug. 2. Dr. Harry Redan, gen'l 
toft. 
COLFAX. WASH.— Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 

H. A. Hnlin. secy. 
CONNERSV1LLE, IND— Street Fair. First 

week in September. 
CORDELE, GA.— Street Fair. September. 
CROWN POINT. IND.— No. 4, I. O. F. of A. 
fttreet Carnival. Aug. to 11. J. T. Atkins, 
3. P. Young, A. A. SiUler, cemmittep. 
DANVILLE. VA.— Free Street Fail- and Car- 
. nival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D.- Benson, Roa- 
noke, Va., director gen'l. 
DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Gaily Foster, 

secy. (Write for dates.) 
DE FDNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.— De Funiak 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
W. L. Cawthon, pres.; W. T. May. vice 

pres.; R. W. stem, secy.-treas. 

DEXTER, IA.— Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 26 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 
t. L. Pattnn. treas.: A. B. Eastman, secy. 
EDWARDSV1LLE. ILL.— Madison County 
Centennial. Aug. 28 to 31. Major J. T. 
Crocker, pres.; H. P. Hotz, treas. ; H. C. 
Gerke, secy. 
EMPORIA, KAB.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28. J. E. EVans, pfek.; Hafry Mc- 
CanalesB, seey. * 

EUREKA. CAL.— Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 22. 
FARIBAULT. MINN.-Strcet Fair and Car- 
nival. Under auspices of fraternal orders. 
About September. 
FORT DODGE, IA.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 7 to 9. M. J. Hare, gen'l mgr. 
FORT SMITH, ARK.^Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, pres. 
FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Geo. 
H. Stehlln, pres. ; J. M. Williams, secy. ; 
W. Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 
lan, treas. 
FREMONT. NEB Big Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 10 to 15. 
FRONT ROYAL, VA.— Seventeenth Annual . 
Picnic, Horse and Cattle Show. Aug. 16 and 
17. Auspices Relief Fire Department. W. 
P. King, secy. 
FULTON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
B. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser, Vice pres.; 
J. R. Penn, secy.; W. C. Harris, treas. 
GIBSONBURG, O.— Street Fair. September. 
GRAND JUNCTION, COL.— Peach Day Cele- 
bration. Sept. 11 to 13. 
GRAYVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair. Sept 11 to 

16. T. F. Hoover, secy. 
HAMMOND, IND— Elks' Carnival. August. 

Ernest L. Hoffman, secy, and treas. 
HAUGHVILLE, IND.— St. Anthony's Church 

Fair. Some time in August. 
HOWELL. MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 

to 28. Fred F. Hubbell, secy. 
HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept. 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
Hall, seey.; C. C. Please, treas. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 

12. D. M. Parry, pres. 
JACKSONVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair. Write 

to A. C. Babenhausen for dates, etc. 
JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 
Wow and Celebration. Sept. 3. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 
JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath, 
secy. 
JOPLIN, MO.— Elks' Street Fair, Carnival 
and Monster Midway. July 30 to Aug. 4. 
H. G. Packer, dlr. gen'l ; L. Oppenhelmer, 
manager; J. C. Campbell, treas. 
KENTON, O.— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 

14 to 19. 
KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.; 
J. H. Flnlcan. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 
KNOX, IND.— Business Men's Free Street 
Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. J. P. Whitson. pres.; 
A H. Knosman. treas.: Wm. Solliday, secy. 
LA FAYETTE. IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 
LEXINGTON. KY.— Horse Show. Fair and 
Carnival. Aug. 13 to 18. E. W. Shanklln, 
secy. 
LITCHFIELD, ILL— Street Fair. Sept. 5 

to 8. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Elks' Street Fair. N. B. 

Bowder. secy. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Roosevelt's Rough Rid- 
ers. Aug. 10 and 11. F. H. Darnell, secy. 



LOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe, treas. 
MACON, GA.— Macon Street* Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 2». Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 
MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 

Fair. Oct. 6 and 7. J. B. Willis, treas. 
MARIENVILLE, PA.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Aug, 2 and S. 
MARLETTE, MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. C. C. Hubbell, secy. 
MARSHALL, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 10 to 
15. Joseph Hamill, pres.; H, H. Downing, 
vice pres.; M. P. Lyons, asst. secy. 
MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemana, 
pres.; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. tt. Ives, secy. 
MATtOQN, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 26. 
MATSVHjLB, KY.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Aug. 8 to 11. P. P. Parker, secy, and treas. 
McDONALD, PA.— M6Donald Fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. Address 
secretary, McDonald, Pa. 
MEDFORD, MASS.— Carnival and Fair. Aug. 

1 to 4. Address racing committee. 
METROPOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.; 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 
and secy. 
MICHIGAN CITY, IND.— Big Street Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. Address Albert Cook, box 72. 
MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.-^Grund Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 12 to 15. J. L. Manring, 
pres. ; Ray Moss, vice pres. ; H. H. Sprague, 
treas.; L. F. Frisby. secy. 
MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct. 10 and 11. 
MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Street Fair. Oct. 15 

to 20. L. L. Gilbert, secy. 
MONTPELIER, IND.— Montpeller Street Fair 
Association. Aug. 15 to 18. Harry A. Dodge. 
Montpelier, Ind., pres. ; J.W. Crosble, Mont- . 
peller, Ind., vice pres. ; D. A. Bryson, Mont- 
peller, Ind., trete.'; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, 
Ind.. mgr.; C. L. Smlthv Montpelier. Ind.. 
secy. 
MUSCATINE. IA.— Street Fair. Sept. 10 to 

15. Barney Schmidt, pres. 
NELSONVILLE, O.— Red Men's Pow Wow. 

Aug. 9 to 11. 
NEWTON, KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 
NICHOLASVILLB, KY.— The Commercial 
Club's Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 2 
and 3. B. M. Arnett, pres.; J. B. Steers, 
secy. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben. Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P. 
Gets, secy. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 
OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble, 
secy. 
OTTERBEIN, IND.— Otterbein Street Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. L. Burns, pres. ; W. B. Hon- 
ing, vice pres.; P. H. Ward, treas.; E. V. 
Gougar, secy. 
PADUCAH, KY.— Twentieth Annual Eman- 
cipation Celebration. Aug. 8. . Minor Brad- 
' sbaw, secy. 

PALMER LAKE, COL.— Rocky Mountain 
Chatauqua. July 5 to Aug. 24. F.- M. 
Priestly, pres. 
PARIS, ILL.— Water Carnival. Aug. 21 to 23. 

H. Dollarhide, gen'l mgr. 
PETERBOROUGH, N. H.— Old Home Week. 

Aug. 16. 
PORTLAND, ME.— Old Home Week. Aug, 6 

to 11. 
PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 4 to 15. J. M. Long, secy.; 
E. W. Rowe, pres.; E. Ehrman, vice pres.; 
A. D. Charlton, treas. 
QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 
READING, PA.— Street Fair and Carnival. A. 

C. Burton, mgr. Sept. 3 to 8. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Fair and Carnival. 

Aug. 26 to 25. J. E Hurlotip, Mgr. 
ROME, G A. —Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 

6 to 9. J. Anthony Gorman, mgr. 
ROSBBURG. ORE.— Street Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. 
RUSHVILLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 
SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 
SAGINAW, MICH.— Bay City Business Men's 

Jubilee and Carnival. Aug. 14- to 16. 
SALINA. KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres.; Fred 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 
Oscar Seitz. treas. - 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 

to 11. 
SARATOGA, N. Y.— Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 6. Spencer Trask, pres. 
SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 

not fixed. 
SHELBY, N. C— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Aug. 7 to 9. Dr. Harry Redan, gen'l mgr. 
SIOUX CITY, IA.— Fall Festival, and Street 

Fair. About Sept. 1. W. H. Beck, pres. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepy Eya 

Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to 17, 1900. 

G. W. Barnes, pres. ; J. P, Bertrand, treas. ; 

H. G. Hays, secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 

Huston G. Hayes, secy. 
SOUTHPORT. CONN.— Firemen's Tourna- 
ment. Aug. 6 to 11. W. B. Penny, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 

September. 
SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 3 to S. C. O. Smith, secy. 
STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 
TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 

to 13. 
UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 

Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 
WASHINGTON. IND.— street Fair and Fall - 
Carnival. About October. 



WEBSTER CITY, IA.— Carnival, Fair and 
Musical Festival. Aug. 14 to 17. W. G. 
Bonner, secy. 

WELLINGTON, KAN.— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. J. 
W.. Haughey, secy. 

WEST BADEN, IND.— Soldiers' Reunion. 
Aug. 15 to 17. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val (street fair). Oct. 1 to 6. H. C. Lock- 
■wood, eetsy. 

WINONA, MINN— Street Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O. F. 
Burlingame, chairman; John Rose, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 



OHIO. 

Fostoria— W. C. Tirrill & Co., 216 W. Market J 1 

Uhriehsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., ol jf 

Uhrichsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs-i 

ville, O. - 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49. 
I Johnstown— Geo. E. Updegrave «t Co. 

CANADA. 
A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings St., Van- 
couver. B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box U29. 



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Labor Day Celebrations. 

CONCORD, N.- H.— Grand Labor Day Cele- 
bration,- at Capital City Driving Park. 

DAYTON, O.— Grand Labor Day Parade and 
Celebration. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Bart Shober, secy. 

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Labor Day Cele- 
bration. Horace E. Hopkins, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. 

SIDNEY, O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

SPRINGFIELD. O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

TORONTO. CAN.— Military Tattoo and Labor 

• Day Celebration. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

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Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
CALIFORNIA. 
: Sureka— W. H. Mathews, 636 2d at 

GEORGIA. 
Atlanta and Suburbs — Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court BIdg. 
Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, Alt. — 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River at. 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dlst. Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 

Marion — John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Burlington — A. E. Dreier, 12H Summer street. 
Sioux City— A. B. Beall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont at. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. , 
Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher. 98 Chapin st. 
Mechanic Falls— Jordan Adv. Co., Box 41. 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 

Conway and Ft. Smitto— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
• Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
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NEW YORK. 
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OHIO. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schultz. 

PENNSYLVANIA.! 
* Johnstown— A. Adair. 
New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 



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• "i!'«iKRON, O.— Lakeside Park, Randolph Park, 
fj '<:■ Summit Lake Park. - - - 
■j.flLBANY, N. Y.— Lagoon Island, Weber's 
•f #" ■• P&rfc. ■.-''- - «» 

"i "4 '• Duck Farm Hotel, Central Park. - -" ~- 
'"%''. li^LLENTOWN, PA.— Manhattan Park Rit- 
k ■'. ;; tersTille), Dorney's Willow Grove Park,- 
= Duck Farm HoteL Central Park. 
lLTOON»A, PA.— Lakemont Park. . 
jCOTHSTON, ALA.— Oxford Lake Park. 
,'kSBURY PARK,- N. , J.— Schnttzler's Ferris 
; .Wheel and J?alace Caroussel. _ 

J. W.- 



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__ ;-J i: ittSHLAND. KY.^-CUffestde Park, 

Ilpifc ■■: i Mayo, mgr. 

■*'•- r' ''ITCHISON, KAN.— Forest Park: Ry. Sum-: 

' ' ----- — Light & Power 

Lakewoad 



mer Park., Atchison Ry.. 
1 ' Co.; J. A. Bendure. mgr. 



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'"•'aTLAUTA^ GA;— East Lake Park, 

i: \; Park r -Bxpoaltian_Park. .^._ _ 

1 >i 1ft LTLANTIC CITY. N, J.-^Columbla Garden, 
; ? ! * r Fortescne 5 Pavilion, fDoyle's Pavilion, 



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Yaung's-<Pier,- Casino ; Garden, Gpygnator'a 
h Summer Theater. : J * 

K (.UBURNDALE, MASS.— Morumbega Park. 
' iCSTIN." TEX.— Zoo Park Pavilion; Hyde 
'■ Park. Pavilion. 
■' VYIiMER," QUE.— Queen's Park. 
■ iALTIMORE," MD.— DeerPark,, Fairy Grove, 
: : JWoodside Park, Electric Park, Floods Park, . 
' Biverview Park, 'Hollywood -Park. Meetera 
1 Fari7""Hamberg*s— Parfc —Diamonds Point 

Park.- - 



JATH. ME. — Merrymeetlne Paxk.] 



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i • -, 1ATTLE" CREEK;. J4ICH.— Gull X?ake Park. 

•J¥ Gognae Lake Park. - --- . ,'i , 



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JAY CIT5':MICH.— WlnonaiBeaei Park.- 
tBRGBN SBtACH; L-.L. N. -V.- Resort. 



' IINGHAMTON, 



>; -B.-CIarky mgr-.; •Ross.'Park; 
mgr.; Elm Garden> 



N. * Y.— Casino ' Park. J. P. 
J. P; E. Clark,' 



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V. URMINGHAM, ALA.— Lake. View ;Park, East 

Lake-Park;— --— —,—.-:_',.. ,_" " -. "_' . 

30STdNl-MA3S.^Charles- ReyerFPark. Ca- 
. ,. slno, Nantasket Beach. "Crescent Beach, 
%£ a Point of Pines. Oak Islands* Mystic Park 
jT '| f (Kedford), Combination- Park; The Chutes. 

ff ; i| lB^FORD^;PA.-^Clarkdale Park. 
f-i , 'i IRANTFORD, "cAnI— M&Hrk; -EarK;-', 
if 1 u\: IRA^IStJHDjKlNN^BiSiiKr|_^rlvinB Park. 
f* $ 'i Harry. Cusliman.New" Haven, conn., secy. — 
% |"i IRAfTPLBBORO, VT3^Brxioksl3e Park. 
Jl £ -I HUDGEPORT. CT-r^Pleasurje^Beach- 
f^th iRISTOL, CONK.-^iake, C^npounce. 
|? r l ':' IROCKTQN, MASS^^nftiJana" Paffc 



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1ROOKLAND, N. T.--Vamlerveer Park. 



IROOKLYN, . -,N... : Y;— Blmec LPs*, -Brighton 
f ,'- Beach, Rldgewood".CasIn6,iBeHevue:Park, 
\ j Elmwood_B€ach.v T :^enmore- JPark, Crystal 



Beach, 
Island) 



Henderson's . Music Hall (Coney 



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.. I ROO KLYN. N. Y.— Museum Garden: 

,- m .1 f >] 1ITFFALO, N. Y-— Bellevue Park, ' Elmwood 
r»*l {■ .Beacli,;Woodlawn-Beach. Lein's Park. Ger- 
> 1 , man-Amer-can Roof Garden, Kenmore Park, 
.Crystal --'Beach.' ^'"A'-'*-.'-'-' 

HTRLINGTON. IA.— Otter Island Park, Fer- 
ris Wheel Park. Opera House Cafe. ' 
JBTTE, MONT.— Columbia Gardens. . 
:AIRO. ILL.— Suburban Park. A. Holliday, 
mgr. . '■■.-" 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— Charles River Park. 
UMDESr,_N._J.rrStqckton Park. 

JANTON. O.—Sumimer Garden. ~ — — ■ 

JARUSLE. PA.— Cave H1H Park. 
HASCLiESTON. S. C.— Chlcora Park. 
IHARUOTTE. N. Y.— Harris Summer Thea- 
ter, Ontario Beach Park- 

CARLOT TE. N. C— LalU Park. 
HfHWI^W- .1>a ^^T.Initj.irKnrnl* Parfc- »".'■• 

iHICAGO, ILL.— Electric Park. Fort Sheri- 
dan Garden (near Ft. Sheridan), Chicago 
Water Chutes and Midway, E. P. Simpson, 
mgr... Academy of Music. 85 S. Halstead St.; 
Sunnyside Park, Bismark's xGarden-, Ferris. 
Wheel Park; Sans"Souci,5'AHred3Russe'll,.87 
Washington st. ; Masonic Temple Rocf'Gar-» 
den... , s . --.'■' 

fi ft XNCINNATL O.— Lagoon. M. C. Anderson, 
V.i mgr.; Chester -Parkjv Coney Island. L. T. 
Anderson, mgr.; TheiZoo". Red Bank Park. 
ZJ&jCR LAKE, iND.-rTuxedo Tark. nlr C. 
Christman, mgr., 916 Chamber of; Com- 
'" merceTBldgj Chicago-' •-.-'-— — - '-■:":; 
LBVELANIX-O-.^Euclid Beach Park, Gar- 
den TheateifTLakeCVfew Park, Scenic Park, 
Halnorth'6' Garden, "Geauga -Lake, Manhat- 
tan Beach" Park^"*"~:~"'~""' : " ;* 
LINTON, IA.— Joyce Park,. Henry F. San- 
ger, fcyons', Ta., mgr.r'.The Schutzen Park, 
German 1- Shoo ting Society, rLyons, 4 la., 
proprs. % .,; - - '- -. .*".^.' 

OHOES^'N. Y.— Slup Street Park. 
OLUMBia, PA.— Chickie's Park. 
OLIIMBIA^ r S..C.-4-Hyatl'sS , ark Casino. ' 
OLTJMBBS^GA.— North Highland. Park.' 
OLUMBPS," O.— Minerva Park. - Olentangy 
Park, Great Southern Roof Garden, Collins' 
ISr.l C ar ^ en » Great Southern Roof Garden. 
IIC 1 i; ONCORD, N. H^.^Contdcook River Park. 
IpOJ i' O NNB ATJT, P.— Lake View Park. . 
f| '; OMBY ISLAND. N. Y.— T6e Obatm. 



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CORNING, N. Y— Painted Post Park, Bron- 5 
son Park. "' ' - ' " : - 

COTTAGE CITY,- MASS.— Lagoon Heights. "■ ' 

COBNCIE -BLUFFS, IA.— Lake Manawa. 

COVINGTON, KY.— Lagoon.: 

CRYSTAL LAKE, CONN.— Crystal Lake 
Park. ;• . ":-■-. "-. ^ - 

DALLAS, TEX.— Cycle Park and Summer 
Theater. _ 

DANBURYrCT.tfkenosia Park. 
U.AKTSOKD.'-IWTS.^-Terrace BeachJ ' 
DAVENPORT, lA;-yMnitxen Park. . 
DAYTON, O.— FalrviewParkrSander's Roof 
• Garden, Lucas-Grove -Park, Lakeside E»k. 
DECATUR. H^L.— Riverside Park. £ '" 

DEDHAM, MASS. ^Gorman's Theater. 
DEFIANCE. O.— Island Park; F. P.. EUiott, 
mgr. ~--:-:.--.-- - - - ■ > 4 

DELAWARE WATER GAP, N. J.— D. L. & 
W 'R. R-, _ - - - - -- j. 

DENVER," COL.— Chester ^Park", Cycle" Park, 
- Chutes Park, .Elitch Gardens, Manhattan 
Beach. - - - . , 

DBRBYjvCT.— Housatonlc- Part. 
DES "MOINES, IA.— Ball Park, D. A. Kooker, 
.mgr. ;i Crocker Woods Auditorium." * •%*-- 
DETROIT, MiChi.- ^stock'siRiverside ParkT ~ 
DOJESsN; &— Central Paik. r 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Stewart's Park. 
DULUTH/ MINN.--HJll-fop Casinb. ' 

BAST AUBURN, ME.- Lake George Park. ~'*"X 
EAST GftAND* RAPIDS', MICH.-: Reed: Lake.$ 
EAST ST. LOUIS. UJL. -Edgeraont Park. '" 
EASTON. PA-^lslaiid Park: ' 
ECHO, LAKE. NiJ.--ErieR.IR. Co. " ' 
ELGIN, ILL.— National "Park^Railway Park. 
ELMDSA, N. Y-— Rorwick -Glen Park, Harry 
F. Dixey, Bingham ton, N. Y.;. Eldridge 
- Park; E. :M. Little, mgr.; Queen City Gar- 
dens. " '■--'■'- ;"'.--:= --■'".! { 

EVANSVILLE," IND^-^Cook's Park. - "/ 

EXPOSlTIONix' PA-i^Exposition Park. 

FALL RIVER, JMASS.— Kighton Rock Park^ 

-Lincoln Park, Mount Hope- Park. . 
FRANKFORT, KY.^-Cove Spring Park. Col.. 
.W. H.*: Fremont,. mgri-»- 
FITCHBURG, MASS.— Pinehurst- Pari;, Wha- 

lom Park, Fitchbnrg.& Leominster "St "Ry. ~ 

'Co. - ' ■-"• ":,."" .--•'.■ - 

. POND-DU-IiAC,- WISf—AHaetlcffParki > 

FT.-- SMITH, ARK.— Park, Chas. El Tajdor, 

:;ingr.'^' : ~-l;> -'I - ' .'."-* : - -.. ."i-i 

-FTiWAYNE; IND.— Robinson's Park. - ;S 

FTi WORTH, TEX.— Grunewald Park, Ty-t 

less' Park. '»,'*.-■■«:-."■:■.•■ v '--. ". 7 

- GALION, O.— Seccanim Park:: s ; 
GAI.VBSTON, TEXi— Olympia Garden.- - - - • 
GALT, CAN.— Idlewfld Park. 
GARDNER, MASScr^rvptal Lake Park. : - 
GLENS FftLLS. N. Y;-T^acGregbr Park. 
GRAND LEDGE, MlCUl- Grand Ledge Park. 

J. S.>" Mudge, mgr. 
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.-i-Reed Lake, Ro-. 

momv Park. Godfroy's -Summer Pavilion. 
GRBENiA?, WIS.— Street-Railway Park;- 

Wash ington Park, O. Fiedeler, 'mgr.' 
GREEN LAKE, WIS.— Terrace Beach Casino. 
GREENWOOD LAKE.-N. J:— Erie R. R. Coi 
GUTHRIE, .OKLAT-Isiand -Park. 
GBTTEaiBURG, N. S. -Casiub. .-.-., 

HAMILTON. O.— LiDa fc i.»i:a Park. 
HAMPDEN. ME.— Riverside Park. 
HAMPTON BEACH, N. H:— Hampton Beach 

- — Pavilion. * - — -■' — — .-. _.._._..__ ■ _ _ 

HARRISBURG. PA.— Paxtaug Park, Midway" 

Park, Reservoir Park. -- - 

HARTFORD,- CONN.— Address^EP.- J;' Casey, 

Springfield, Mass. ; Werder's Park. | 

HASLETTS, ^UCH.^Plne OParic : "Wm. Mc- 

Giveror. mgr. *-' .-i-::.. '*.i:. : ;* <■' 

HiAVBRHILL. MASS.— Pines. 
HOLYOKE. MASS.— Mountain Park. 
HOT SPRINGS. ARK.— WibrttmEton Park. \ 
HOUSTON, TEX.— Magnolia Park, Forest i 
■■'■ Park. 
HOWELL, IND.— Glen Park (near Evans- 

""villeT: '- - - 

PTTRON. O — Rve Bpach Re<K>rt- 
. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Broad Ripple Park. 
"IONA ISLAND. N/ - Y.—We«t Shore R. R. Co. 
ITHACA, N. Y-— Renwlck Park. 
JACKSON. TENN.— Highland Park, "'j ■'-.'. t 
"J-A.CKPONVTI.IJE, :FLA;-^3rystal Roof Garden 
JAMESTOWN. ' N. Y.-^Celoron Park./ Jule 
' Delmar. mer.— >■ ■■ \ •■:,'' 

- KALAM AZOO . MICH.— Lake -View ^Casino. .< 
KANKAKEE. ILL.— Electric Park. * 
KANSAS CTTT. MO.— East Side*- Electric 

___- Park, H. Willard, mgr.; FairmouflfPark, 

T'""*Trbos€"Parkr-'^ : — ---— '.:_.- ..^..^^.-.::_ 

»'- KEOKUK. ?IA.— Pechstein & Nagel's Garden. 
Hubinger ! Park. • . 

KETJKA LAKE, N. Y.— 

KINGSTON, ONT-.^Bong-Istend-Park^ Joseph" 
Broohy. mgr. 
"LAMPASAS. TEX. — Hancock Sulphur 
Springs Park. 
LANCASTER. MASS.— Pen Traction Co. 
LANCASTER. PA.— Conestoga Park Theater 
(opera"), McGrann's Park. 
•"LAN-SING. MICH— Grand Ledge Park. Has- 
bett Park; Leadley's Park, Irving S. Fogg, 
mgr. " - 

-LAPORTE. IND.— Tuxedo Park; J. C -Chriit- 

man. Metropolitan Block, Chicago, pres. 
! LAWRENCE." MASS. — Glen "Pores*! 
; LEAVENWORTH, -KA,N~— Electric. -Park, 
• Leavenworth Park.- ^ »■- 

■LEBANON. PA Mt- Gretna' Park. 

i LEOMINSTER. -MASS.— LeonrfnsteT. Park. 
, LEWISTON. ME.— Grove Park. 
(LIMA, O.— Hoover's Park, McCullough's Lake 
»•■ Park.' • 

LrNCOLN.""NEB.— Lincoln Park, 
r LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— Park. Chas. E.. Tay- 
lor, mgr.; Glenwood Park Theater. 

- LOS ANGELES, CAI,.— Fiesta Park; L. A. & 

P. Ry. Co: - - ' - - '-- 

TXINO BRANCH. N. J.— Pleasant Bay Park. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Lion Garden Park, Phoe- 
nix Hill Park. 
LOWELL. MASS.— Lakeview Park, Willow- 
dale Park. •'-,.,"' 
LUDLOW. KY.— Lagoon. ■"•- 
LYNCHBURG. VA.— Westover Park, Rlver- 

mont Park Auditorium. . " 

LYNN. MASS.— Willow Park Theater. Gor- 
man's Snmmer Theater, Crescent Gardens, 
Suntang Park. 



MACON. GA.— Crump's Park. 
MANCHESTER," .CONN.— Laurel Park. 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Lake MasBabesIc Park 
MANHATTAN" BEACH^Long island, N. Y. 

Oriental Hotel. Co. 
M'AN'ISTEE. MIOH.— Orchard Beech Theater. 
MANSFIELD, O.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

Heineman Park. - ■ ,. 

M-A'RCUS HOOK; PA.— Ohester "Park. 
MARIETTA, O.— Church Street Theater. 
MARINETTE, WIS.— Lakeside Park. Marl- 

. Blossom Grove, Riverside Park. ■ 
MAYSVILLb. KY.— Electric farn. 
McKEJESPORT, PA.— Versailles Park. 
MEDFORD, MASS.— Mystic Park, Combina- 

* tionTark. 

MEMPHIS. TENN.— East End Park. 

MERIDEN, CT.— Hanover Park. 

MIl>I>LETO\VN, N. Y.— Midway Park, Cot- 
tage Theater.. A 1 

MlDDLETOWN. CT.— Lakeview Park. ..' --■ 

MIDLAND' BEACH.^-Staten" Island. ^N.- Y. . 
} N. Y. .Traction Company. 

MfLWAUKEE, WIS— Coney Island *Park, 0.- 

~F.-Miller; mgr.;- Blatz Park, Schlitz Park, 

National Park^ Base -Ball Park, Whitetish 

-^ay, Central Park, Shooting Park;'- 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Lake Harriet Pa- 
vilion. ' . 

MINERAL .WELLS, TEX."— Hawthorne Pa- 
vilion (near Ft. Worth). '.,.'. 

MOBILE, ALA.— Monroe Park. 

MONTGOMBKY, AlkA;— Highland Park. 

MONTREAL, CAN.^Queen's Par)s, Sobmer 

* Park, Arena.- ' t ' 

MT. CLEMENS, 1 MICH.— Monroe Garden. 

MT. VERNON, O.— Hiawatha Park. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Lake Michigan Pa*. 

NAHANT; MASS.— Casino Theater. , 

NANTASKET BE1ACH.. MASS.— Hotel Nan- 
tasket Music Hall. 

NARRAGANSETT PIER. R. I. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.'— Glendale Park, Y. C. 
"Alley, mgr. ; Shelby Park. 

NEVADA, MO.— Lake Park Springs. ' 

c." Harry C. Moore,- propr. • • t - - 

NEWARK^O.— IdlewUd Park. 

NEWNAN, GA.— Pearl Spring Park; Walter 

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Buttonwood Park. 

NEW BRITAIN, CT— White Oak. Park; ;.''' 

NEWiBURG, : N. : Y.— Glenwood Park. . - . 

NBWBURYPORT, MASS.— Salisbury Pai4. / 

NEW OASTTLE. PA.^-Cascade Park. '. 

NEW HAVEN; CONN.— Winchester St Rail- 
way Park^Israel A. Kelsey, West -Haven, 
Conn., mgr. New Open-Air Seaside .Thea- 
" ter;. Israel ,AV,Kelsey, West Haven, Conn.r 
" rr.gr. ElmJCity Park; Jos. E. Hubinger, 840 
Chapel st* 

NEW ORLEANS, LA'.— West End, " Athletic" 

• Park, -Audubon Park, City Park. ». 
NEW- YORK-CITY,- N.Y.—Koster & Bial's, 

"Casino RooFCarden, Grand Central Palace 
Root Garden; Hon 'Palace Roof .Garden. 
Venetian Terrace - Root Garden, Cherry 

• Blossom Grove.' TRiverside Park. •■-, 
NORFOLK, VAi— Ocean view. Park. Atlantic 

. Garden; Buckroa Beach, Hotel Chamberlain. 
NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Meadow Hum. / 
NORTH BEACH. L. I., N. Y.— Erbs' Casino. 
NORWICH, -.' CONN.^-CIItf Terrace, R." M.< 

Powers, "prop". ; Sachem Park, A. Wilson 
. Snow, -amusement director, 51 Broadway. ■ 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Oakland Park. ■ i" 

OAKLAND- BEAOH.'-R. -I. . - 
OCEAN CITY. N. Y.— New Ocean: Pier." - 
OCEAN VIEW -.VAL-zOcean View Pa. k (near; 

Norfolk). .■""-••■ ■: : . . 

OGDEN, UTAH.— Glenwood Park; W. C. 

Weaver, mgr. . 
OLEAN, N. Y^-Rlverhurst Park. C. C. Mo- 

rian, mg r. 
OMAHA.NBB.— Mullen's Garden. • 
ONTARIO, N. Y.4-Ontario Beach Park. 
ORANGE, MASS.^Central Park. 
OSHKOSH. WIS.— Citizens' Traction Co. 
OSWEGO, "Ni Y.-rOswego Beach. 



RBVERE,- MASS.i-Polnt of- Pine* (nea? 
Lynn). ....... 

ItfCHMOND, - VA;— Putnam's -Summer 'Gar- 
"den. Broad Street" Park, Auditorium, Jefler- 
.- son - Rocf-- Garden; "• Athletic - Park, -Main 

Sireet Park. "'" - . . - * 
RICHMOND, IND.-^GIen Miller. * 

rockville, CONN.— Pleasure Park. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Ontario » Beach, New- 
Culver. Park; Irondequoite Park. 
ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I., "N. Y.— Deim- 
. liiio's k ..Casino.. f ■'.-; '. 

EOCKFORD, ILL.— Harlem Park .7 

ROCKLAND, ME.— B. badway Pavilion Thea- 
ter. -•- -- . - ..V-'- : ■.— Tj. ,. , 

ROCKVILKE.'CONN.-jShipsle Park. ' 

ROCKY POINT, R. I. 
.:. Mr. i Harrington., mgr,.. , ■;' 

ROME. GA.— Moberly Park. 

ROUNDBAY.MDv^b;* O. Short Line Ry.Co.' 

SAGINAW. MrCH.-HRlrer»l(le Park. 

SALE»1.- MASS.— Salem Wilfcws, . Dana and 
Parker's- Pavilion, Casino, Gorman's Sum- 
mer Theater. - .;. 

SALISBURY BEACH. MASS.— Pavilion.'* 

SALT LAKE CITY,, UTAH.-Saltalr fBeach. 
Lagoon, Salt Palage, Colder'B Park;*^. 

SAN* ANTONIO jPEX.^-Muth's Garden. 

gANTjrEGO, CAfc.— S. D. P. B; A S. jl Ry. 

SAND.USKY. O.i^Cedar Point Grove, f; 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL— Paul Boynton 
. Chutes, Pres.d.o Athletic Park,; Gleri Park. 

SARATOGA, N. Y.— Palm Garden.'' ■""" ' 

SAVANNAH, GA.— T.voli Park^ Thunderbolt 
Park. ::-■'.„'', . : : "\,.>' "J »;-' 

9CIO, OV— Pavflion Theater. " . 

&014ANTON, PA.— Laurel HH1 Park. • 

SEA -CLIFF, - L. I.— Add. Manager of Lyceum. 

Seattle, "WAsH.-^Leschi -Park, Madison 
.■Park. ■ ., ...... .. ....... ■...; .-"•'-.■,,;. 

s'BDALiA, MO'.— 6. T. Crawford, Topekm.KaJtT 

SENECA. FALLS. N.Y.— Cayuga Park. > 

!-'-OilULA GLEN, N. Y.— Erie R. R. Co. 

SK9WHECAX. »EI— Lalo-woud Gruve. 

SOUTH BARTONVILLE.- ILL.— Casino. 

bOUTH lliAL-H,: S. 1., N. Y.— Munley's Ca- 
sino.- *-- .,': .-,;".:;:.;-..- 

SOUTH BEND. IND.— Sprtngbook Park. 
&OOTH FA'KMINGHAM, - MASS.— WsysMs • 
.Park. ■'-. ... ", •;'■ -< - -'._,- .'.. . 

SOUTH NQRWALK,: CT.— Rbton Point Th»- 
^;ater.'-; ■-..- '•;-"..*.-. , ",;. - 'l' ':"-■ '"..-". ; ;- . : .,'.- 

SPKi.NGFIELD. -MASS.— Suburban Park. 
SPOKA.VE, -\\ ASH.— Natatarium Park. 

STA.lTNTO>\->Ai^B^uid;'Fmrk s- 
STATKN ISLAND. N. Y.— Boynton Beach. 
ST. CLOUD, N JT— Highland Park (near 

Newark).,, j _. ., . — -■" .**-j" ■-■ ,:^:" 

ST. JOSEPH.%0.— Address 0C T.TGrawror«7 
Topcka,-Kan.; .Lake'Controny, Krug Park, 
Aihlttc "Park. — . " ' ,' 

STj; LOUIS,* MOl— Bellevue- Gardens, ' Koer-" 
' jcr's Garden, Klondyke Park and Chub 

Icresl Park, Highlands: Southern "Electric 
• Park, Suburban a>ard'ehf*Meremac, Hlgh- 
' lands;'? Mannion -Park;. i Delmar Gardens, 
- Uhr.g's Cave, -Athletic Park. "i 

ST. •PAUL.irMINN.-^Palm;' Garden, Como 

Park, ^Palace ;Garden. : ;.j~ i - -. r; ■.:.■■•, 

ST. THOMAS^ CAN.— Klrmfore Lake Park; flr 
STOCKPOKT, N^/Y.— Fern Side Park." - "' . 

. ;<F..W. Deboej mgr;;;".-- t - 

STOCKTON. OAL.^St.-"EJ«!. Ry.. Co. " 

SYLVAN BBACH.-rJEW YORK.. 

SYRAGUSE. N.-: Y^Eleetrie Park. Valley 

' Theater; Lakeside Park. Chas. Loof.; Styles 
• "Station, mtr.> Ktrkwood. Park, Elmwood: ; 
.• . Park. -.:..> ■ ,■.-■■■«..■ ■■■■■,'. 

.-•TAMPA, FLA.— DeSbto""Barfc Tamps Elec- 
» trlc'Co. ■" - ;." 

..- 'Henry G. Bradlee. . mgr. 
, TAUNTON, MASS.— Nippenlcket-Park.^Igh- 
' ten " Bock Park,- Sabbatla^ "Parte"? ~ 



nS»riwA mm— r=n virtmm Park Ottawa » TBRRE HAUTE. IND.^- Bijou Garden TJwftter 
™T • . ADNT.— can. Victoria Park, qttewa », TO LEDO. O.— Lake Erie Casino,, Farm'Thea- 
Electric Railway.. s .- . ; ."top- Pkhiiib IsIp ■ ■-. ■ «\ h ■■■■--■•■■■ 

OT|uMWA; , IA.-Orpbeum Summer. Park V TopEKA^KAN-Address O." T. Crawford; 
Theater. .,' C. Garfield Park • v ;-»»«• 

2I v ^.?' I I M I C v• : ^ Cal rSS , •^. l vJ , "' -t TORONTO. .ONT.i-HanlaVr? Point; Munro 

%8g%fr£k?£.$2$£& park. -• ,;■ ^f^^r J ^n^^\^ tk ' m % 

$i%?^VRG^Y££* rraPia ^ TR?Y^N.^ a -L.g^n 8,I Isfi;d* t Fart - 

PARIS. -lLL.-^Refi«rvt)ir^ark. ,. - nmnv M v iirkrfM _- r-^"- ... 

PATERSON- N. J.— Passaic Falls Park^East ««*«". N - Y.^oaslno.^ .^^ 



^S.de Park (city), WestSSide Park (city): 
Scbeutzen, -Saal Bros.,, mgrs. ; IdlewUd 
- Park, Traction Company! 

PEAKS ISLAND, ME.— Underwood Springs' 
;.Park., .-.-«;. . 
PBNBACOLA. FLA.— Kupfrlcan'g Park. 



UTICA, N.. i".-^SummitnPJfrk, Utlca Park, 
1 i Brand's -Casino ParkP'Rochest-ir Park, El~ 

. mira Park. " ■;■•'■■'.•* ■•"*•'■'■■- -!\v 
iVINCENNEg, IND;— Falrvlew' Park. '■ .< - - t 
.' A. G. TraUbe,-mgr.- ■ - ■'• •'■■' ->;<?+;*; 

WAKEFIELD. MASS.-Wflkefleld Pal*.- " 



PEORIA." ILL.-Centrar -Park. The. "Alps, ' S; A gSAW,JN^p:-Lake.Slde Park. "^ 
Prospect Heights Park,' Glen Oak'Park;! WASHINGTON, -DrC— Maranall ^an;P«rk,' 



M 



. Pfeifer's Pavilion, C. G. Pfcifer. mgr. 

Stony Hill Garden; Stoecker's Summer Gar- 
. den. .; '• . 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Willow Grove Park, 

- Central ' Park, Baseball"- Park, • Woods'de. 
Park. -Neshanning Park, Torresdole Park; 
Wash'pgton Park, Chestnut Hill Park." 

PHILLIPSBURG, N. J.— Cedar Park. 
PIQUA. 0.— Midway Park.- - 
PITMAN f?ROVE. N. J. — Alceyrin' Park. 
PITTSBURG, PA.— Kennywdod Park. Monon-- 

gahela Street' fty: Co..- Jas. G. ,Sansom,' 

mgr.. 512 Smitbneid St.: Oakwodd "Park, 
. John Harrfe.'West End TracUon Co., mgr-: 
. Schenjex Park. Oakum Park, Calhoun Park. 

Oak Hill Park. • " ".. ....'.... 

PORTLAND, ME.^Rrverto'n- Park, Unde»- 

wood Springs Park, Cottage. Park., 
PORTLAND. ME.— Gem Theater. 
PORTLAND.- ORE.— Hawthorne Springs Park. 
PORTSMOUTH, VA.— Columbia Park. 
POTTSTOWN, PA.— Ringing' Rock Park," 
" Tumbling* Run Pavilion. - - ; 
POUGHKEEPSIE;-. N. , Y.— Darrow Park, 

- Upton Lake Park. Riverside Park. 
PROVIDENCE".' R. I.— Rocky Point. Crescent 
"Park. Roger WHHams Park, Dan's Park,. 

Rlnrkstonn Park. '. 
PUEBLO,- COL.>— Lake- Mlnnequa- Pavilion. , 
QIIINCY. ILL.— Baldwin Park, -T. S. Baldwin,' 
: mgr;;. Highland Park', Harry H. Franklin, 

mgr. »..■-. r. ...- •' > • i 

READING, PA— Carsbmla' " Paf k, ' " Drlvlug 

Park. 



Wlldwopd .Park (formerly" Glen Sligo), Co- ", 

• lumbla'Park, Lawrence Summer Garden,', • 
BueHa-'Vj;sta...Chevy^ Chase Lake. Eureka 
Park. (color jd)^ Notley Hall, (colored), Chesii. 

' apeake -Beach, River ' View- Park.- Cabin 

. John's Br" dgePaYk; Glen Echo. Park. 
WABHiNGTONriND.— Street Railway Park.*. 
WATERBURY-i^ CT.— Lakewbod Park,. Belle- 

, view „Lakev;'Grove;. Forest Park, Jean 

I '. ,lard'ii>s. -mkr. ' -''■';.;■•;-."-' ■". 

WATERTOWjfr. N. Y.— Selberfs Summer 

■ Garden. -Glen-Park. * 
WATKIVP GLEN.'n. Y. - .-':■'.- 
WEBBtSITY. M'O.— OlymplaiParkv 
WEBSTER. MASS.— Beacon Park, Beaver 
; ' Park;. 5 -. :'- " ••'""•".'. '■-""-■-.'. ( - 

WESTFIELD.MASS— Wnronooco Park. 
WHEELING. W. VA.— Wheeling Park. Mo- 
zart Park',' Pleasant ?Valley Park, Bader & 
'■ Matirer, mgrs. " .'• .-:.-'.'?'": • ' --■ ' .--;.;'■; 
WHITE BEAR" LAKE,' 'MINN.— Wlldwood 

• P*rW. LflkSSHorePar-k.^ White Bear Beach.t 
WILLIAMSPORT.' PA.^-Vallamont Park. 
WILMINGTON, DEL — Sbellport Park. Bran- 

' dyWIhrTPark, Summer Park. "■- ~/ v -" ;.'-""' 
T»nv:»TTOiro; fAV.-^RIver Pnrk.'Elm Park.' 
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park. 

Worcester," mass— Lake Quinsigamond 

Park. • • 

YoNKBRB.™N~:Y.— Yonkers' Pleasure Park. - 
YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Idora Park; Millcreek 
-'Park:, -,"-V" -.-..- ■;-••. .-•- '■':--.-.■■ •■ - 
YORK. PA.— Hlgfilaa* Park. 
ZANESVILLE, 0.— Grant Park, Maplewood 




BILLBOARD 



Vol. XII, No. 15. 



CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, AUGUST II, 1900. 



PRICE 10 CENTS. 
PER YEAR. J4.00 



l^'.v.Ti-tF.^l 



N,." 




fl. H. SEftRLES, 

Of Denver, eol., Secretary.Treasurer of the Rocky Mountain BUI Posters' Association. 



111 



THE BILLBOARD 



THE BILLBOARD 



Bill Posters' g 
^ Departmcitt ^ 



i 






Levyne's Letter. 



\* x, 

, i J£ .To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

: i *,:. Dear Sir— Frank P. Myers owns the boards 

!•.?■,** Danville, 111. Population, $25,000. Mr. 

i i'S. Myers gives his whole attention to his plant. 

— >j-and for neatness and center locations it- is 
I* I'-it^econd to none in this State. For a first-class 
I . i; j.^nd liberal showing. Myers wants on his' 3,500 
!■'. 'I _ r " running feet of boards: 35 24-sheets. 40 8- 
■• 'J ;%heets, 150 3-sheets. Besides this amount of 

*l\\'.£ boards, he has 35 S-sheets and 100 3-sheets 
|'„ -J .Hoards extra. Frank had a hard fight on his 
Tj-.^fcands here when: he first started in, as he 

I r w V aad two opponents to down at once. Yet he 
' i- ,;iid it by hard work and a barrel of money. 
--.'.'■That was in 1889.- The theater does its own 
,"j ; ■ •posting" on their locations. In this city 

•f <i -\l noticed some fine descriptive stand work 
ffd-'i With Hennegan & Co.'s imprint. 
§*'■" *] \i Logansport, Ind., has a population of 20,000. 
|s'i 4 --.*£has. E. Schleiger is the bill poster; 2,500 
V%i i eet of hoards . 2° 24-sheets, 8 25-sheets, 50 3- 
!'•-«? j-jheets and 1.000 1-sheets circuses this town. 
i ? V-" t* e ' ore reaching this city I was informed 
""•■j i hat Dr. Pierce's representative, Mr. Charles 
B .'- •' iinn, had refused to place his paper in this 
|™ij: : *itlr "as he could not get a showing for his 
I*» ? *i;-noney. Now, that is wrong, as Charley has 
*" " 'i -Vi •" flne wt °' boards, and stands well with his 
t_ t . ocal merchants. : Since writing the above I 



le,|" ,.'*ound out that Mr. Zinn referred to Laporte, 
^^ i;lnd. Mr. Schleiger has in his bill room 20 



N '■•■ 



S-sheets and 50 2-sheets for Dr. Pierce. 
. a .,. * Lafayette, Ind., ; has a population of 30,000. 
['• J';,™ bill posting plant has 9,000 lineal feet of 
I'r?" I Joar d s i a hansom cab for distributing, two 
f J "' ; Wagons, four men, a regular paste-room ana 
I I' :] ■ j as te machine; two offices, one, at Hotel Lahr, 
',\ V -he other at 419 ; South street. They have 
'tit grilled three shows this season, and on the 
": — -, wards at the same time, viz.: John Robinson 
, ,. L ,* . ; 2:rcus. Lehman Bros.' Circus and Gentry's 
K* i,4 P°S ana Pony Show. Mr. Seeger has entire 
f- *M 'J charge of the advertising of the Lafayette 
i""'* J Business Men's Carnival, week of - Sept. 24, 
I*\ 'f iesides being on the amusement and privi- 

S, ''jege committees. He is also secretary ana 
"- t j-easurer of the Indiana State Bill Posters* 
TjSf: "' 'j Association, and has just completed a list of 
J* ; ȣ'j Mountry routes of the State that is the first 
P* J K f its kind to be presented to the advertiser. 
lifii; . ie has been complimented by a great many 
|*"'*tlt the big advertisers. At this time he has 
|k:- i' taper on band for the American Tobacco Co. 
i tl th i- -° post in thirty towns besides his own. 
I*$ .•: : Peru, Ind. — Charles W. Stutesman is the 
till poster, and has 2.000 running feet of 
;KJ i loards. and he wants 15 24-sheets, 25 8-sheets, 
t'f ■:, 5 3-sheets and 500 1-sheets to be placed be- 
'* jfh * ,re nis U' 500 citizens. Charley wanted to 
x'l Ixplain to me how he came to write a cer- 
£ii. gun article, but my time in his town was 
J?}: Trort. and I forget what he said about "ab- 
F't-.i fiTption." Well, try again, Charley, and 
ft;E'S editor "Mac" will help you out. 
* n'fi ' Fort Wayne, Ind.— Fort Wayne City Bill 
Hff «t fosting Company, C. B. Woodworth manager. 
1 •- £ JopulationT 50,000; 3,000 feet of boardings, 30 
*£.;' 3-sheets. 40 8-sheets, 50 3-sheets. 500 1-sheets. 
fc -2 £ I gooifplant. and has strong competition. I 
[ JL"_" jon't k&5*3 who they are. as I did not call 
' * }'■ n them, but I found the town well billed, 
;j nd could not tell their boards apart. Robin- 
! k bn Park is a peach. But oh! ye gods'. They 
« -,!■ ise a wretched 1-sheet descriptive poster on 
*» »*: jie boards, which Is a dead give-away. The 
f'rSiJJow is a "onv-u.«.ir*s." The only attrac- 
"' ion was W. C. Fields' Unique Electric Jug- 
ler, who was worth seeing. Tours truly. 
M. L. LEVYNE. 
- .. '\ Chicago, Aug.. 3, 1900. 

ii ! Death of ittrs. Walker. 



•Mrs. H. W. Walker, wife of the well-known 
>11 poster cf Detroit, Mich., died at her home, 
-a Gilman street, on the afternoon of. July 28. 
trs.-Walker had been in poor health for sev- 
eral years, but began to fail rapidly during 
, ie last three months. She remained at her 
ummer heme at the St. Clair Flats since 
: arly spring, but a week ago her illness be- 
[ Same so acute that her physicians directed 
: pat she be removed to Detroit. With much 
■ -fficulty she was: removed from her cottage 
q a flatboat to the steamer landing and 
'. lence by the Tashmoo to Detroit- She was 
' isensible before her removal, and remained 
. i to the end. Mrs. Walker was a daughter 
1 f the late Rev. P. C. Basset£ who passed 
: way at her residence three months' ago, ana 
fas born at Cincinnati. O., in 1854, but had 
: een a resident of Detroit for many years, 
he was held in high esteem by a wide circle 
f friends. Mrs. Walker leaves a husband 
nd one son. Harry C. Walker. The funeral 
.as held from her late residence Monday 
t ternoon, July 30. Interment at Woodward 
a.wn Cemetery. 



A Rocky Mountaineer. 



A. H. Searles, of Denver, Col., whose Iike- 

3ss appears on the front page of this issue, 

as born in New Tork City in 1852. At the 

: ie of sixteen he entered the theatrical pro- 

* fision. folio-wing this until 1S£G, -when he ar- 

.ved in Denver. Col., and engaged in the bill 

osting business as an employe of J. A. Cur- 

:n & Co. He was with this firm scarcely a 

: lar when he was made foreman of the bill 

pstlng shop, and when In 1890 the Curran 



I 



Bill Posting and Distributing Company was 
organized, he became a stockholder of the 
same, and was elected its secretary, a posi- 
tion which he still holds. During Mr. searles' 
theatrical career he traveled through a great 
part of the United States and also many for- 
eign countries, gaining a very valuable edu- 
cation, which he has since put to good use 
in a busniess line. When the Rocky Moun- 
tain Bill Posters' Association was organ- 
ized, in 1895, Mr. Searles was elected secre- 
tary, and has been re-elected every yeah 
since. He is now both secretary and treas- 
urer of the organization. Besides his many 
duties connected with the bill posting busi- 
ness, Mr. Searles takes an interest in cycling, 
and is Chief Consul of the League of Ameri- 
can Wheelmen for the State of Colorado. He 
is also secretary, and treasurer of the Col- 
orado Divi'sion of the L. A. W„ and has 
been for two years a member of its National 
Highway Improvement Committee. Mr. 
Searles also enjoys the distinction of being 
the oldest Elk in Colorado, having joined the 
order in Cincinnati in 1885. 



Wichita, Kan., Weavings. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— At present our boards are more 
nearly dead than they have been for some 
time. This is caused by bur reserving them 
for the John Robinson Snow, which bills 
heavier with us than any circus has in years, 
using over 2,000 lineal feet, when other large 
shows use half as much. The Gentry Dog 
and Pony Show was with us Aug. 2. to big 
business. Robinson's date is" Aug. 20. 
■To celebrate this, Brother Molton will send 
us 4,000 "For Men Only" books for distribu- 
tion to circus patrons. Have just closed with 
Peruna' people for distributing their fall 
work; also Lydia Pinkham. Bill posting has 
been a little dull this summer, as compared 
with the spring. Work is now coming in for 
the two big fall events— the Kansas State 
Fair and Sedgwick County Fair, which are 
held the first week in September. Then the 
first week in October we have the Wichita 
Street Fair, which brings enormous crowds 
for the week- For these events we have con- 
tracted for a showing for the Globe-Democrat 
Cigar, Grand March Cigar, Ambrosia Cigar 
and Star Tobacco. 

Theatrical season opens Sept. 3 with Morey 
Stock Company. This section of the State is 
in fine condition; The wheat crop has been 
large, as well as oats, and the corn is in a 
better than average condition. 

E. L. MARTLING. 



Believe Measure Invalid. 



CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 4.— (Special.)— The 
bill board ordinance will be a law within ten 
days after its legal publication. Then the 
city will attempt to enforce it. After that, 
it is said the city may come to grief. No one 
can be found at the City Hall to fatherttie 
ordinance. The law department disclaims It 
and- the judiciary committee claims it is not 
responsible for its creation. When asked if 
the law were a good one. Assistant Law Di- 
rector Beacom said: "Well, the city will pay 
for its legal publication in the official paper." 
It is impossible to get the legal lights at the 
City Hall to talk about the ordinance, either 
in its behalf or against it. All look upon it 
as a doubtful measure, but refuse to say 
so. for they may be compelled to uphold its 
validity in the courts. The ordinance pro- 
vides that advertising signs shall not contain 
more than fifty square feet and another pro- 
vision say that the boards shall not be more 
than ten feet high. Under these regulations 
it is said that it will be almost impossible 
for the companies to do any business. 



Chicago Comments. 



The Central Printing Company bas kept its 
plant busy night and day doing work for two 
newspapers, the "News" and the "Ameri- 
can." which have been getting out work ga- 
lore In opposition to each other. The last 
job that I worked on was for the "Daily 
News:" 900 24-sheet stands, 3,300 8-sheet 
stands; ,3,600 3-sheet blocks; 28,000 1-sheet 
blocks. This work was started Friday after- 
noon, designed, engraved, printed and deliv- 
ered on Monday following. They had five 
outside printing companies working for them. 
This work goes through the American Post- 
ing Service to all surrounding towns. Thev 
have a 24-sheet stand in four colors, designed 
by W. L. Wells, and engraved by Martin 
Dunn, for the Ringling Bros., and the total 
amount used up to date is 8,000. They are 
now running up the last 2,500. 

W. R. O'MALLEY. 

Chicago, 111., Aug. 4, 1900. 



Clash Over Billboards. 



Berkley, Cal., Aug. 1.— A clash occurred 
over the new ordinance regulating bill boards 
in Berkeley at the- meeting cf the Town 
Trustees. The ordinance provides that bill 
boards must not be more than four feet' high, 
and must be placed six feet beyond the prop- 
erty line. Walter Foster, representing the 
firm of Owens, Varney & Green, bill posters, 
stated that they would not recognize the or- 
dinance. The board gave the firm two weeks 
to remove such cf its bill beards as were in 
violation of the ordinance. Foster repl'ed 
that the firm would not take down its bill 
boards, and if the trustees attempted to force 
tb*> removal o fthe boards the firm would 
ha.* an injunction issued and fight the mat- 
tet *S the courts. 



Doubt as to the Limit. 



In his presentation of the Los Angeles case 
Mr. Wilshire's attorney held that his client 
was deprived of his liberties and the settle- 
ment of this question naturally led back t-» 
the validity of the ordinance. The opinion 
delivered by Judge Ross covered over eight 
typewritten pages, and the gist of it was 
that while the court entertains a good deal of 
doubt in respect to the reasonableness of the 
maximum limitation of six feet in height es- 
tablished' for bill boards, by the council, "the 
fact that this doubt exists is sufficient reason 
for the court to decline to adjudge the ordi- 
nance invalid. It is only in clear cases that 
such a judgment should be given. It results 
from what has been said that the petition 
must be dismissed and the prisoner remanded 
to the custcdy of the officer. It is so or- 
dered." ■ 

The opinion states that the provisions of 
the constitution secure to every one the 
right to enjoy his own property, but under 
the regulations of the police power of the 
State, which may be given by the legislature 
or the municipal corporation. These "police 
laws" do not contemplate the appropriation 
pf private property for public use, but merely 
its regulation. If an owner suffers Injury, he 
Is compensated by sharing in the general 
benefits the regulations bring. He enjoys his 
property subject to the restriction that n 
must not be used unreasonably to injure oth- 
ers. This power to restrain the use of prop- 
erty is different from the right of eminent 
domain. Such "police laws" must tend 
toward the welfare of the community. 

If the limit of height fixed by the city 
authorities had been 100 feet Instead of six, 
nobody would doubt, it came within their 
powers to provide for the safety and welfare 
of the city's inhabitants, just as they may 
regulate the height of buildings, establish 
fire limits and the limits in which certain 
factories shall be built. Bill boards, if of 
sufficient height, may readily be blown over 
and cause injury to persons passing. Conse- 
quently, they are subject to objection, and • 
are plainly within the regulating power of 
the governing body of the city. The matter 
berore the court is therefore narrowed to the 
mere question" whether the maximum height 
— to- wit, six feet— is so unreasonably low as 
to amount to an invasion of the petitioner's 
constitutional right to use his private prop- 
erty as he chooses. 

The court concludes with the opinion that 
inasmuch as there is a doubt as to what a 
reasonable limit is, the ordinance can not be 
adjudged invalid. 



Meridian, Miss., Matters. 



To the Editor of "The .Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have the following paper show- 
ing on my boards: Thirteen 16-sheets, 12 5- 
sheet streamers, . 150 one-sheets. Prickly 
Ash Bitters, St. Louis, Mo., and 15 3-sbe;ts, 
100 l-sheet». 7 8-sheets, Carlstedt Medicine 
Company. Evansville, Ind.; 20 3-sheets, Van 
Beuren Co., Memphis. Tenn.: 15 8-sheets. 
Mennen's Talcum Powder by A. Van Beuren 
Co., New York, and a number of 3, 8 and 4- 
sheets local, and have made contract for new 
work. I have distributed 4,000 books for the 
Washington Medical Institute, Chicago, III., 
by Will A. Molton, Cleveland, O.; Dr. Shoop, 
3.000; Carlstedt Medicine Co., 3.000 books; Ar- 
thur Peters Co., Louisville. Ky., 4000; local 
distributing, 20,000 pieces. The fourth of July 
parade was the biggest parade that ever 
took place in Mississippi, being two miles 
long; the first section of parade consisted of 
thirty floats, the police force and military 
companies; the afternoon parade was by the 
fire department, which made a splendid show- 
ing, with their up-to-date machinery 'and uni- 
formed men. Their water exhibition was quite 
a novelty , in this section. The sham battle 
between the Boers and English took place 
at 5 o'clcck. The fireworks display took place 
at 7 o'clock, and was a grand success. This 
celebration was given by the Clerks' Associa- 
tion of this city, who deserve much credit, 
and it was estimated that 25,000 people wit- 
nessed the Fourth of July celebration. Pet- 
ers' Pavilion Company closed a two weeks' 
engagement here Saturday, July 7. His next 
stand Is Jackson, Miss. Business in general' 
Is good in this city. At present there are 
tr enty new brick business houses going up. 
There is a demand for bricklayers and stone- 
cutters, painters and carpenters. Wishing 
you much success with your paper. I remain, 
yours truly. L. D. HOFFEa. 



Stansbury, Mo., Sayings. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Stanberry, or the "Baby Won- 
der," as it is called, has been on the boom 
since the spring of '99, and the good work 
still gees on. We are building a new high 
school worth 140,000, and It will be a beaut. 
Have refitted the onera house with new scen- 
ery and electric lights, steam heat and newly 
frescoed. I am closing- contracts and leases 
for thre* new bulletin boards, one south-east 
of park, 60 by 10: one north-west of park. 
30 by 10; one at or near rallrnnd shops, 3ft bv 
10. They are to be made of dressed lumber, 
and I think, when finished, will be the nicest 
little plant in this part of the country. I have 
not been able to get the census as yet, taken 
this year, but think we will reach 4.000 popu- 
lation. The show and advertising business Is 
dull now. It was quite gocd this spring. The 
U. Woodmen of America, No. 1,920. will give 
a DiFtrlct Log Rolling here Sep. 5. 1900, which 
will bring several thousand pconie hero, nnd 
I hope to haye every board covered with live 
paper and several thousand nieces of adver- 
tisements to distribute. Wishing "The Bill- 
board" and the craft a successful season, I 



am yours, In t. A. of D. and Felater's Reg- 
ister. J. H. PATTERSON. 

Ault ft Wlborg make the best poster. inks. 

' The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- 
road has issued something new in the line 
"of railroad advertising in a series of "Fa- 
bles of the Rail," done mostly in up-to-date 
slang, and which- are appearing from time 
to time in local papers. The novelty is that 
the moral, which is the indispensable adjunct 
of a fable !b couched in phrases neatly set- 
ting forth the merits of the Omaha line. The 
idea is a new one, with apologies to Fontaine 
and Aesop, and is clearly worked out. 



A Philadelphia Philippic. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear- Sir— In my honest efforts to let the 
great big advertising world know that a gold- 
brick fakir had been "tied loose" and was 
palming off his wares on the unsuspecting 
public under the regal seal of "Original 
Ideas," I have drawn about me, it seems, the 
wrath of his loyal clientage. Mr. Chas. L. 
Morgenstern is the way he signs himself, and 
adds "Pekin, 111.," whatever or wherever that 
may be, and he pricks me 'neath the fifth 
rib with the free lance of inuendo. When a 
fellow starts in to tell a man he is a double- 
breasted lunatic, he can hardly expect to es- 
cape with his whole skin— that is. if the other 
fellow is any good. And should it so happen 
that he tells the truth about the other fel- 
low and the other fellow crawls on his bluff, 
then must he look for lightning from the un- 
clouded sky. An old guy In a red, white and 
yellow toga standing on the hills of Rome one 
day, remarked: "Veni, vidl, vici," which, 
when put into pure, unadulterated Anglo 
Saxon, the language of the gods (?), means, 
"I came, I saw, I conquered." Stutesman 
"came,". Morgenstern "saw," but neither 
one of them bas conquered. Truth is a pillar 
of fire that can not be quenched. Its light 
Is shed throughout the world over all men 
and over all nations. Beat it down one turn- 
pike and It faces you at the next. Sweep past 
it on the stretch, and it is ten lengths ahead 
of you under the wire. If Mr. Morgenstern 
were blessed with the intellect of ordinary 
mortals; had he been taught to read and in- 
cidentally to understand what he reads, he 
would not now be placed In the ridiculous 
light in which, in defense of my own word, 
I am compelled to place him. Mr. Stutes- 
man, of Peru, "Injianna, b'gosh," contrib- 
uted an article to an advertising journal a 
short time ago under the title of "Original 
Ideas." I claimed that he was guilty of pla- 
giarism, and be was. It was a dead skin, a 
downright robbery. The very article had been 
written, almost word for word, by a close 
friend of mine nearly six years ago. All this 
I claimed. I did not claim to be the writer. 
All this I am now prepared to prove. Mr. 
Morgenstern, without stopping to inquire or 
caring to strain his eyes in reading my argu- 
ment all through, has attempted to hold me 
up as a devotee of "stutesmanism" myself. 
In other words, he tries to tell the public 
that I am talking through my hat. That I 
the critic, had myself snatched the laurels 
from the brow of genius and had been pos- 
ing, martyr-like, on the throne of originality. 
In his efforts to draw me into a needless con- 
troversy he has said that it now looks to him 
"as though the one were as much in the mud 
as is the other in the mire." Now. I want 
to inform our brother in Pekin that he is 
making a "13" guess. There is no mud cling- 
ing to the Philadelphia end of the argument, 
and should there be, by any mischance, we 
are well able to shake it off. I have grave 
fears that I will yet hear more of this. The 
"Original Genius" has not yet spoken, and 
no doubt "Stutes" has yet a few more lieu- 
tenants ready to scale the heights and gain 
everlasting fame. I want the whole ca- 
boodle of cheap literary thugs to understand 
this much: I am right, and, being right, they 
can fire away with grape and canister, shot 
or shell; they will find me loaded to the muz- 
zle with Truth. Of the two men so far con- 

, cerned, I have the greater respect for 

Stutes." He Is the shrewder general, for he 

can well direct his lieutenants to open fire 

. while he lies concealed In the bushes of 
"Originality." Though possibly guilty of di- 
recting the fire of the masked falsehood, con- 
ceived in a decayed Intellect, he is not guilty 
cf making the killing. He leaves that to his 
satellite, who belches It forth Ike the eruc- 
tation of a baked bean luncheon, and tries 
to goozle the public mind by feeding it on 
the fawning of a dyspeptic literateur. There 
shall be no going back, now that you have 
invited the argument. You must come up to 
you* guns and make good. The claim is that 
•:Stut©s" was not the author of the article to 
which he put his name. It was not a case 
of unconscious absorption, for there was too 
much of It, and It was followed too closely. 
I said in my first article, and I say it again, 
a thousand times ten, it was a dead skin— 
a downright steal, and the man who did It 
was a small, cheap guy. 

It Is because of this that Mr. Morgenstern. 
"of Pekin. III.." (that gees with his name) 
has made the effort to cast me on the friend- 
less shores of error's merciless sea, a forgot- 
ten waif, to fnme unknown. To Mr. Mor- 
genstern of Pekin. 111., "Stutes" and tte 
army of false-faced fakirs that trail in their 
wake, I want to say that if you attemnt to 
hold me up to the scorn of the advertising 
world, you will find me laying aside the tools 
of the badgesmlth and taking up a cudgel of 
re'f-defense, built on a basis of Bessemer 
truth. I om not looking for cheap advertis- 
ing. I am well able to pay my way. I hove 
spoken only in defense of a friend's writings, 
ard hove no ends to serve other than those 
cf a fr'cnd defending a fr"ond. My talents 
nnd Inclinations point In n far different dlrcc» 
t'nn than th-'s, but for the present I hove es- 
tnbllfrhcd mvpelf as "Cast'gator of Literary 
Thugs." What have vph to sav In renly? 
JOHN O'CALLAHAN. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 1. 



t*j,* 



1 nisiribuiors' | 
f V ^Doings, i 



You've Got To. 



One step won't take you very far. 
You've got to keep on walking; 

One word won't tell folks what you are. 
You've got to keep on talking. 

One Inch won't make you very tall, 
You've got to keep on growing. 

One little ad. won't do it all. 
You've got to keep 'em going. 



Union City, Tenn., Items, 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Not seeing anything in the col- 
umns of "The Billboard" from this part of 
the country. I thought I would let you know 
we are not ail dead down here yet. Busi- 
ness has been rather dull for the past two 
months, but look for a good fall run. Dis- 
tributed 2,000 books for Lydia E. Pinkham in 
May and 5.200 in June. Have just posted 20 
3-sheets for the Woolson Spice Co.. Toledo 
O., and tacked 65 cloth signs for W. E. Brock' 
advertising Schnapps and R. J. R. Tobacco. 
It looks almost as though four large adver- 
tisers have skipped this part of the country, 
and I can't account for it any other way than 
the poor service given them by local distrib- 
utors. This Is a good town in which to ad- 
vertise. It has a population of about 6,000. 
I distribute in nine other near-by towns, 
which are all good places. Am trying hard 
to build up an honest business, by giving 
first-class service. Would like to hear from 
all advertisers who intend to put out work 
here this fall. Success and a long life to 
"The Billboard." OSCAR R. CREWS. 



Emporia, Kan„ News. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
Dear Sir— I understand that I shall have op- 
position In the posting business here, begin- 
ning Aug. 1. but I have lost no rest, as it is 
the same irresponsible fellow who ■ had the 
plant here for some time, and then after- 
wards was a partner of mine. He will not be 
opposition except in the theatrical business, 
as his boards are the property of the opera 
house, and managed by them, so commercial 
paper is apt to be covered any time. This 
is where the posting business stood two yeara 
ago when I took charge, but I built my own 
boards and made a study of securing desira- 
ble locations, so that I am sure of ail the 
work, where the advertiser desires a first- 
class showing. Am posting a good order for 
the Coca Cola people, of Atlanta, besides do- 
ing some distributing and tacking for them. 
The issue of your paper of the 28th at hand. 

™i wi 4. n , 0t ., set tlme to reaa » un til to-mor- 
row. Will then read it from cover to cover 
as I am very much Interested in everything 
of interest in outdoor advertising, and you? 
paper treats of all kinds in such a manner as 
to make it quite interesting. Our street fair 
is booming, and many attractions are being 
b00k£ a- FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Lane's Complaint, 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

f r D ™ ar M f: ir "=LJ ncI ? se you leUere sen t to ">• 
from^Mr. Redington, manager of Dr. Kil- 
mer & Co.. Binghamton. N. Y. I work for 
SI iv Harry B. Bussing, bill poster and dis- 
tr.butcr at Norwalk, Conn., and he made a 

tl ^ t % B n No """ k and Smth Norwalk 
,ot Mr Conlon, Kilmer & Co.'s traveling 

work .^„ Co . n K lon tnen ,5»ntcd to take me to 
work two or three outside towns, after I cot 
inwh^i, I rec , elvcd a "efter trom Redington, 
«..*.. ch De . alEO want cd me to send him 25 
cents to put my name In his directory? hi 
I »m ™. me ?u C0 L lar buM °n advertisement, 
for SvSfir h „ the d:s Hibutin S business here 
Ho^ > ^ e J f K? ut ,- am J k ' orkin 8 '<"• some one else, 
wnv h ? n J l! ,\' et b . e ?"* B°od If .that is the 
phm.w £ els £ U P ? u looks aa though one 
for tip ™&i hlB d ; rect0 , r y and «»" button 
mnv '™. P h Vl,C8e of ■w«"*ins for his firm. He 
H™ tch some easy ones, which, no doubt. 

new «= B ,Y t . 1 don l tnink that l5 doiI, B busi- 
ness as a business man should. These other 
large firms don't do that wav. Yours truly 

Ncrwslk. Conn.. Ju?y° B 2 7 ERT M LANE - ' 



Notes. 



store cf»h„f dUcr SayB ne 8te » ped ""0 the 
tlrJ ™.i t busin€ss "I"" who d d not adver- 
K m;<,So d „ was surprised to find him busy. The 
w.Mv ee . P , e JA nd l he ltch and a Waierbury 
sJlt J?' a . Dd whf ?, ne was "°t scratching him- 
self he was winding his watch. 

State r Fui? A« H . Y,"" H , outen ' cf the Iowa 
iettpr KTZ «"? c °. t!cn ' ,s ,n receipt of a 
thn nrfIS m i M ''i-. Mor,ey ' advance agent for 
nanv «? w 1 nI1 ?, American Amusement Com- 
.„ „ y , , . 0f ^ Orleans, asking for authority 
ter P ThTLZ.™ Bl \f ets of amortising mat- 
aritest omp mPan . y ., lla8 shown ln 60mc of the 
k. tho ho i n the cou ntry, and Is said to 
He the best going. It travels In a dozen cars 



on a special train. Secretary Van Houten 
says it will be well advertised. 

The Carlstedt Med. Co. writes to us as fol- 
lows: We wish to call your attention to a 
Mr. A. P. Saunders, of Grenada, Miss., with 
whom our agent made a contract, and he ut- 
terly ignores same and has refused in every 
h'i« y ! ,»ofl Ve ourbiu Posting and distributing 
his attention. We think he ought to be ex- 

ut l d ''Tn« I y .h U W i". Sive nim a littIe wr 'te- 
££■£, I?™ B 'l l \°l rd - we believe it would be 
f y,m g ^' m W ^ he d ^erves. We have sold 
?n Ji* L^ 00 t i S in tbe above town amounting 
\n S,t mH n t h h , USh tnis Pity's indifference 
h°,Jf ', fll . lins \ lB contract, we will no doubt 
S ave . to take back the goods as party will 
SoL"" 1 , 6 , them , unless w « ba ve bill "osting 
»h« w„,l' y0U know ot anv one "bo can df 
the work, we would like to hear from them." 

„ ^1 C . h « ag0 „ Pneumatic I -00 ' Company has 
engaged Mr. Fred F. Bennett as sales agent 
ters °? lnaSer °, f ad I ert ising, with headquar- 
ters at the main office of the company Mo- 
nadnock Block. Chicago. Mr. Bennett re- 
f:?S ed of p , os ' tion . as sa Ies agent for the Amer- 
rr, n „i?,i n Cast,n S Company and American 
Coupler Company of Chester, Pa., the change 

Dfi c'u D . 8 nr£ £Ct ., Ju,y I" > Mr L Bennett'seems to hi 
peculiarly adapted to his present position. 
His apprenticeship of several years was 
S r a ™ the Chicago daily papers as re! 
porter and city editor, and later he was city 

!o'fhL 0f ,, the ° m ? ha Re P«blican. Subsequent 
to this, he was for many years western wn- 

Vc 8 r e if tat ^' e ,° f the Railr ^ <2»5?e7o? New 
«f £ ..- 1S lon . B ex Perience in the journalistic 
with h^%h ra " r0 'l d , ac °-« a intance. combined 
with his thorough knowledge cf trade nub- 

L£ a " 0nS \ sbou ' d „ make niD > a valuaWe acqui- 
sition to the staff of this company, and they 
are to be congratulated on securing his serv- 
ices m a department of their work for wh'ch 
he seems peculiarly qualified. 

Y Th h e v e » a h rn « a l to be , siven ».t Rochester. N. 
rn"h« J ™ ° ntari ° Beach Company promises 
to be a most pretentious undertaking and 

SSSf. 1 ? 1 ?. l ? e manD€r in which !t * being 
advertised it is safe to predict a glor'ou^ 

n- U a C mn 3 .n,h Tne - mana pment has secufed ?he 
mammoth animal show controlled by Frank 
C. Bostock. which is at present at the At- 
lantic City Zoo E nd all thacthir features wUi 
be cf an equally high calibre. The beaut fu 

Ps to be B h a M ? ar . k ' .I" whicn the earniva 
v»r-°.i,i ? - d ' . 1S i° be transformed into a 
^v;- a Sl 6 fair r Ian - d ' , witn the assistance cf 
A-™/« ° f electr ,- c "snts and decorations. 
£?„ t y a co I ps of car Penters and mechancs 
S n ,y, e , be , sun th l general transformation. Manv 
h e n- a tiv e arches- and oriental pyramids are 
being erected and everything possible is be- 
i5.?i. ft ..° ?. ecure an unqualified success 
both artistically and flnancally. The car 

" 17$ m "F heId tne w « k of A <-'8- 20- cIoSTb 
f ., i??\. ^ UB \ 26 ' Headquarters have been 
established at 36 State street, Rccheste" 



Abel in e, Kan., Notes. 

I had quite a run cf posting this last spring 
up to June 1, since which time it slacked up 
pretty suddenly, and now all I have on my 
beards is three 24-sheet stands of Sheewin 
Williams Paint, which I got from a local 
fo^ e 5?-. Scn, l ^ ,ne £cI:c: to r s are not only 
htfl 8 ;^ 811 "^ but they are long-winded, 
bill posters it would seem by the way they 

?j£ e ? fe I Iow wa!t for nis ' S 3 an* one-third 
cents for his part of the money earned. A 
b. seelye. the ramous "Wassatusa" medi- 
hSt.™/? 11 ° f AMIcne . bas bought the Bone- 
brake Opera House, and is remodeling it in- 
tm i IOm « op . to . botto ">. Thfe ground floor 
*,« b . e v a n r st -elass theater, and the other 
parts laboratory and offices of a big medicine 
works. He has quite a number cf wagons ou 
the road now selling med'eine. It is a b^g 
thing for a town the size of Abilene. 

I. M. LOOKER. 

Pontiac, Mich., Points. 

T<- the Kditor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— I thought I would write and let 
you know how business is in Pontiac In 
June it was good, but it has dropped off th's 
month—only a job of local once in a while 1 
thnk the advertisers make a mistake in not 
advertising more in the summer months 
The distributors can get the ndvertis'ne; in 
the houses through open windows and open 
the screen doors and throw them in better 
■ . n „'S.i he ^'H tcr m °nths. I like your week- 
y T BiI 'board and as soon- as business p'eks 
up I will send you another dollar for another 
quarter, as my time was up the last dav of 
June. We will have Buffalo Bill's Wild West 
show July 30. I received 4.000 from Will Mol- 
£ n 1°/ that day; account books from the 
Washington Medical Institute. I wish vou 
much success. s. J. BURGESS. 



Battle Creek, Mich., Briefs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
t, D ear Si r -^s far we have na(J Ringling 
Bros. Circus, Harris' Nickel Plate Shows ana 
Pawnee Bills Wild West. All d.d big busi- 
ness and used lots of bill board space, and 
put up good bunch of paper. The commercial 

wo . r . Ji?% heen b ' s alEO - We ke ep 3,000 feet 
well filled most of the time. 

E. R. SMITH. 



Atchison, Kan., Letter. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— Kansas is strictly in the adver- 
tising business this year. Unusually larce 
crops, successfully harvested, has placed the 
entire State in a very enviable financial con- 
d'tion. Everybody is flush with money, and 
the national advertisers are quick to take ad- 
vantage of the fact. There never was a time 
when so much outdoor advertising was done 
in Atchison as at present, or was so well 
tnken care of. .1. G. ShnfTcr is busv w'th dis- 
tributing, nnd the boards of City Bill Posting 
Company are full of bricht new paper nil the 
time, and they are rapidly doubling their ca- 
pacity. This company has n very lnr^e con- 
tract with the Continental Tobacco Company 
to post and tack In their country route of 
about forty towns in the northeast corner of 
Kansas. Yours very truly, 

AD. ASTRA. 



Jefferson, la., Jors. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I had the pleasure on July 30 of 
seeing Ringling Bros.' World's Greatest Show 
at Bccne, la., and it is a show that is first- 
class in every way. I had the best seat to 
mv fife an n?u neV€ . r en J°y«d a show so well in 
my lire. There is no one single star in the 
aggregation; they are all stars. They played 
,L* S l aI ; d;Ds .r )Cm onIr " Tae:r st -eet parade 
?» h ^"r,H than ever b£tore ' an d everybody 
sad that they were well pleased, and that 
ther money was well spent. But now we 
want them to show this city this season. 

M. A. WHITE. 



TIPS. 



i,7 t b % fo '! ow , in 8 >s a revised and up-to-date 
S c „ f „ r t <? " abIe i n>ms who are constantly send! 
!?„ S „ ou t, sam P'js and circulars for distribu- 
w; *• £ry firet -elass distributer should 
have his name on their list: 

ARKANSAS. 

The Guarantee Medical Co., Hot Springs. 

CALIFORNIA. 

Sa C n a Fra"ncfsc? S ^^ C °' *« Ca «™h street, 

CONNECTICUT. 

BKdge y p e c r rt MedCal C °- 13S MiddIe Street - 
Prcf. F. C. Fowler, Mccdus. e 

K:ckapco Medical Co., New Haven. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
ing^on.' BUSS & C °- ^ B StTeet - NW - Wasb - 

Wash4ter nter C °" ^ EIeVeDtn Street ' 
GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co., Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

rr e m , a M Ame «L an ' Med ' Co - Kankakee. 
P, re p D " May ,,, Medcal Co - Bloomington. , 
Chicago BuckIin & Co " 28r> Michigan avenue, 

streetfewcago C °" ™ WeSt Wa * b 'n g ton 

StMeltreeu'i^clieago 00 - COrDer QUiDCy and 
A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

Chicago. DC Wi " & C °" 205 LaSa,e av enue, 
Roy Medical Institute, Chicago 
i, r v V : d S,1 ce Medical Institute. Chicago. 
Pabst Chemical Co.. Chicago. 
Hanson's Ready Recovery Co., Chica"o 
Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 

INDIANA. 

Sp^ngs" 5 R£IEcdy Co " In diana Mineral 
Br. Miles' Medical Co., Elkhart 
A r ^- an - apo ! iS T, I ? r . ewin B Co.. Indianapolis. 

lis Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- 

The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 
Van Camp Co.. Indianapolis. 
Dr. N. C. Davis, Indianapolis. 



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IOWA. 
Hubioger & Co., Keokuk. 



KANSAS. 
The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 
Wilscn Drug Co., Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 
Acme Chemical Co., New Orleans. 

MAINE. 
Dr. Thomson Medicine Co., Calais 
Gould & Whipple, Portland. 

MARLAND. 

Emerscn Drug Co.. 311 W. Fayette street 
Balt.mcre. - • 

A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
t.mcre. 

Nelaton Remedy Co., 11 E. German street 
Baltimore. 

Chas. A. Vcgeler Co., SCO W. Lombard. Bal- 
timore. 

Victcr Remedy Co., Frederick. 

W.nkelman-Brown Drug Co.. Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. 
J. C. Ayer & Co.. Lowell. 
Chas. I. Hcod & Co.. Lowell. 
Novelty Plaster Works. Toutviile. . 
Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 
C. L. Graves & Son. Boston. 
E. C. Cowdry Co., Boston. 

MICHIGAN. 

Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 

Postum Cereal Co.. Battle Creek. 

Coonlcy Medical Co., Detroit. 

The JSprague Publishing Co. Detroit. 

Dr. Goldberg. 291 Woodward avenue. De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 14S Shelby street, 
Detroit. 

Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit. 



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Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co 
Woodward avenue, Detroit. 

str^t! ia r5e!ro?t aTlS ' Br<K>kS & C °' * Con8ress 
J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsburg. 
Stuart Co., Marshall. 

i Ja x. Ha J pe , P « atter £ Co " Gra nd Rapids. 
I. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. 

MINNESOTA. 

ner p I o1?s Ury ~ WaSM>Urn F1< " lr MilIs Co..Min- 

Kondon Manufacturing Co.. Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Lo U j s . 

Lou n s eUEer " BUSCl1 Brewin S Association, St. 
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., St. Louis 

MONTANA. 
Newbro Drug Co., Butte. 

NEBRASKA. 
Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. 

NEW JERSEY. ' 
Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 

NEW YORK. 
J ; W- Brant Co., Albion. 
rarflrfi 1 "^ & £ ' Bln Bhamton. 
lyn * Tea Co " n Sterling Place. Brook- 

r^, H ,vi 3o ^ ,stock ' Morristown. 

terhard Mennen Chemical Co.. Buffalo 

Hutton Remedy Co.. Buffalo. ' HUIral0 - 

Buffalo. 8 MedlCal -°°- «» EU, eott Square. 
Buffllo 1- ' MUbUrn & Co ' "■ Michigan street, 

Sr T R B^tS ie cT;i^ ain 8treet - B »™°- 

Gfne?ee K pr 6 ed /oo?C P o° ra L i e7oV KinS5t0n - 
Allen Olmstead, Leroy. 
|- C. Wells & Co., Leroy. 
Frank O. Reddish, Leroy. 
Bright s Chemical Co., Little Falls 
American Tobacco Co m *•!».{. 
New York City. ' Flfth ave nue, 

Yo 3 rk T Cit BabbUt ' ^ WasWn Ston street, New 
c Colgate & Co., 55 John street. New York" 

street E -N?w J Yort C^' * W " F °«teenth 

Yo F rk d cJty k B ° yer " * MaIden **«»>. New 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co lit 

W '"' an " street. New York City? C °- m . 

Yor1 £ cUy. MUnr0 ' " Van derwater street. New 

Yc P rl n c' 8 , y EjEtraCt Co " 76 ««ii avenue. New 

Abbey Effervescent Salt Co.. New Ynrk 

Dr. Radway & Co.. New York ZZ- "' 

Seely & Co.. New YoVk CUy* ° Uy - 

A. M. Bininger & Co., New York Clfv 

1**2"? $ Co " N ew York City. ''• 

He^F^c'o^New^o^it?"'- 
c .New York CondenseT^^New York 

»am W Hoke. New York City. 
Ne J w York'clty" & C"' *> West Broadway. 
Ycrkc^y 6 * S ° D - *" O™*-** "treet. New . 
«£?£ New r YTr n k e ci C tr er ^ and R <*» 
Yo S r 6 k 'eft/ 80 ""' 8 °°' " Huds °° "reef, New 
c Tarrant & Co.. 100 Warren street. New York 

Ne D w TeXaS?"** C °- "• Liberty 8treet - 
av'enue V B , r V o e „ t k,y!J Ter S ° BP C °" M N«trand 
str F e r et? k Rocheste? UraCtU ' ,ng Co " * Burr 

Merrell-Soule Co.. Syracuse, 
"r. B. j. Ray. Saratoga Springs. 
OHIO. 

n™ P ff tz!n f €r , & Bro - Dayton. 
Drs Hess & Clark, Ashland 

C!MinMti a Burkbart - ^ E. Seventh street. 

cinnati 60 SPeCiflC , Co " G,enn B "«<Hng. Cin- 
India Spice and Drug Co.. Marietta 
Coffee and Spice Co., Columbus 
Peruna Drug Co., Columbus/ 

F^S M .^ JfiSSS"^ C °" 2 « ^st 
ledo ayer Medicine Co., 1706 Adams street. To- 

To^o"* MedIcine Co.. 1212 Adams street, 

PENNSLVANIA. 

&mL a . X c L!ni, SS ,,t °o-' TItusvllle. 
Miller Soap Works. Lancaster. 

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str D eet. D P a h , Siade J i a p y h D iL * ^^ ™ Cb °°*»"<- 

str^Ph&Sia Remedy CO " 1505 *** 

Fels & Co.. Philadelphia. 

g r - B< *?nko Co . Philadelnhla. 

Hand Medicine Co.. Philadelphia. 

Merchants Association, Williamsport. 
PMiadeiph?a SOn & C °" * Waab 'nston avenue. 

ad J e'lphia Zen " n & C °"' ^ Cberry street ' Pn "- 
Hostetter & Co.. 59 Water street. Pittsburg 

TENNESSEE. 
Thatcher Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co.. Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells. Richardson & Co., Burlington. 
WISCONSIN. 

Pabst Brewing Co., 917 Chestnut street. Mil- 
waukee. : 
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Saturday, August J I, 1900. 



A LIBEL SUIT. 
When the libel suit which Mike 
Shine bas instituted against the official 
organ of the Associated Bill Posters is 
brought to trial during the fall term 
of the Supreme Court of New York 
County, bill posters throughout the 
county can be prepared for an interest- 
ing and diverting treat. Mike Shine 
is well known to the fraternity, espe- 
cially in and around New York City. 
He is the bill poster of Westchester 
County, which is a part of Greater 
Gotham, and he has an office at 133th 
street and Third avenue. At one time 
he was a partner of A- Van B9uren,and 
he has been actively and continuously 
engaged in the bill posting business for 
uiany years. His. list shows that he 
has upwards of eighty good locations, 
which he says are always well cov- 
ered with paper and in good condition. 
In the last November issue of the so- 
called official journal, under the cap- 
tion of "A Few Fake Bill Posters. 
List of Towns Where Commercial 
Work Is Not Given Proper Consid- 
eration. Some Bill Posters in Name 
Only," the following obviously ma- 
licious paragraph appeared: 

"A firm called Shine & Co. is layini 
ciaim to some eighty-five biil board 
locations in New York. > We believe • 
this firm does snipins and fence paint- 
ing in Westchester County, but that it 
has no bill beards to speak of." 

Instantly Michael resented this mor- 
sel of unjust and unpalatable public- 
ity, and as an evidence of this resent- 
ment has brought suit to recover .?10,-~ 
000 damages. From all appearances 
he has a clear case, and he certainly 
deserves to win. if for no other reason 
than to hold in future a warning fin- 
ger in the face of the "maliciously in- 
spired." The ccst for a jury trial in 
such a case will be in the neighbor- 
hood of $1,000. A verdict for the 
plaintiff", herefore, however small it 
may be, is calculated to produce sad- 
-ness, even if it should beget wisdom. 



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THE BILLBOARD FACE. 

The Los Angeles "Record" has made 
a discovery, ■which is known as the 
"billboard face." Here is the way the 
subject is treated by one of the editor- 
ial agitators who is causing Mr. Wil- 
shire so much trouble: 

"Among the people whose routine of 
affairs has required a passing and re- 
passing, of he self -same spots, the ab- 
sence of the glaring bill boards on the 
accustomed route -will for a time be 
missed. Time will be required for 
these people to outgrow the "billboard 
face," which has grown upon them in 
the daily torture inflicted by the pur- 
ple and yellow demands to buy paints 
and pants, cheroots and shirts of this 
man or that. The constant offense of- 
fered by these dauby designs has 
given the "billboard face" to car pas- 
sengers and pedestrians, whose sense 
of sight for a time became a mixed 
blessing. Forever- to see the same 
gaudily garish undraped female drink- 
ing mineral water or climbing a bi- 
cyele or doing nothing in = particular 
but to attract attention to the painted 
inscription of the advertiser, brings to 
the eyes of the unfortunate chronic 
beholder that hunted look which is a 
characteristic of the "billboard face." 



POSTERS IN TOLITICS. 
About the most interesting an- 
nouncement that has come to hand, 
relative to Mr. Hanna's plans for the 
Presidential campaign, says tne De- 
troit Tribune, is contained in the dis- 
patches from Cleveland to the effect 
that the work of the pictorial artist is 
to be employed to a greater extent 
than in any previous struggle for the 
Presidency, and that the bill boards 
in conspicuous places in the larger cen- 
ters of population are to be plastered 
with striking pesters illustrative of the 
Issues of the campaign. Just what i- is 
that caused Mr. Hanna to entertain 
greater respect for the merits of the 
artist, and to refuse to rely wholly on 
the effectiveness l>f the oratorical 
spellbinder,' is not certain. Perhaps 
it is Iris, own personal observation of 
the effects of that pictorial art which 
has given to. the world a felicitous 
combination of •? marks interwoven in 
the wasp and woof of Mr. Hanna's 
checked suit. Probably, however, we 
ought not to inquire too closely into 
the motive for a decision that prom- 
ises to introduce into the campaign a 
feature at once so novel and refresh- 
ing in character, and. so potential in its 
possibilities. What further delights 
may tke campaign present to the en- 
raptured voter, to whose fascinated 
vision, as he passes the bill board, 
there is presented the outlines of regi- '_ 
ments of heliotrope poster workmen, 
in Nile-green caps, carrying violet as 
well as bulging poster dinner pails as 
they pass in i>oster pose to their poster 
toil? -We are impatiently if selfishly 
anticipating the pleasures of the time 
when -we may glance' down ^the bill 
board perspective of 'the busy street 
and see thickly clustered pink poster 
factories belching immense quantities 
of baby-blue poster smoke as they hum 



with the industry of restored poster 
prosperity, and mark the departure- of 
cerise ships over carmine seas, with 
deckloads of maroon and lavender ex- 
ports that foot up the greatest aggre- 
gate in the history of the poster for- 
eign trade of the republic. Of course 
the opposition will not be slow to imi- 
tate Mr. Hanna's happy innovation, 
and if the tube colors hold out and 
Mark hasn't leased all the bill boards 
in the country, gorgeous effects may 
be predicted in the delineation of 
poster imperialism, of the poster pau- 
per labor of Europe, of the conse- 
quences of despotic denial to the peo- 
ple of the benefits of the heaven-born 
poster ratio. Campaign literature and 
campaign music will not be spoken of 
more commonly than campaign art. 
The poster artist will always be found 
on the hustings in the future. 



Comments. 



The World's Tailoring Company, 181-187 
Jackson Boulevard^ Chicago, 111., are setting 
estimates on posters. 

Elias Aarons. 545 Magazine street. New Or- 
leans, La., will soon advertise the City Coun- 
cil C gar with a six-sheet. 

From all accounts, Clarence Runey is mak- 
ing Quite a record fcr himself with N. W. 
Ayer & Sons, cf Philadelphia. 

A. Proctor, of Lincoln, Neb., advertises his 
d'stributing business with one cf the most 
convincing blotters we have ever seen. 

Sehaefer Brcs., 315 Madison street, Buffalo, 
N. Y., are getting out posters with wh ch to 
advertise a new cure by electrical treatment: 
Miss Para Love has purchased the bill 
pasting plant at Fremont, Neb., from M. M. 
Irwin, and will personally manage the bust- 
ness. 

L. L. Thomas writes us that he has sold out 
his bill posting plant to F. E. Jennings. "The 
Billboard" wishes Mr. Jennings success in 
the work. 

Yes, lades, Bachelor Barney Link is even 
-mere handsome and prosperous-looking than 
the full-page portrait of him which adorned 
our last issue. 

George SeegEr, Jr., cf the Lafayette b ! II 
pdst'ng plant, is cha.rman of the advertising 
department of the Lafayette (Ind.) Business 
Men's Carnival. " ~ 

"Bum" Chapman is a great admirer of the 
art p ctcr'al in outdcer displays, and it is 
said he has been busy 'for several weeks 
"painting reefs." - 

The John Chapman Company is repainting 
and renovating its bill posting offices at 17 
Longworth street. Cincinnati. John is super- 
intending the work. 

Chas. Patterson, cf Shawnee, Okla., has 
built a. fine line cf beards, and taken out a 
l'cense at that point. He also manages the 
Shawnee Opera Hcuse. 

Another evidence of the Gunning System 
Business Building Adjuncts is a neat little 
bookiet advertising the Day and Night To- 
bacco made in this city. 

Toe youngest sister cf John F. Ott'ng. cf 
the Newport (Ky.) bill posting firm, d'ed at 
the family res'dence on Tuesday, July 30, 
after a prolonged illnesr. 

San. Rob'con denies the report that he was 
responsible for the "Undertaker's" select'on 
cf the Hotel de Villainous as a worthy object 
cf breezy -eeaside puffery. 

One cf the reasons why the Atlant'c C'ty 
rrnvent : cn was such a tame afTa'r Is that 
Mike BreElauer was not there; nor was Ned 
Slcecmb, cf Newark, N. J. 

Next week's issue of "The Billboard" will 
have a full and complete account of the con- 
vention o fthe I. A. cf D., wh'.ch is in session 
in Detroit as we go to press. 

Two members cf the I. A. of D. d'ed d'?r*ng 
the mentb cf July. They were Hr.word M. 
■ Seders, cf Lancaster, Pa., and James E. 
Downcs, cf McConnellsburg, Pa. 

Frank Fitzgerald ccmpla'ns tbat bus'ness is 
very elack in the Cream City: yet he manages' 
to send ovt Eome pretty geed orders once in 
a while to h's fellow bill posters. 

V. S. Watts has resumed h's b'li post'ng 
bus'ness again at Fremont, Neb. He intends 
to devote n<is boards- wholly to commercial' 
paper. No other kind will be posted. 

In all the documents pertaining to Mike 
Shine's $10,000 Ibel suit againEt the Asso- 
ciated Bill Fosters' sol-d'sant offic'al organ, 
the latter is always referred to as a pamphlet. 
This Is unkind. 

- 'Charles *H; Detwiller, .of Royersford, Pa., is 
a veterinary surgeon, as well as a bill poster, 
and Is very successful in both enterprises. 
He was an interested participant in the At- 
lantic City meeting. ' 

Al. Bryan Is spending considerable time In 
Toledo, O., nowadays, conducting the de- 
fense against the antl-blll board crusade and 



Its consequent litigation. He la said' to be 
doing some very effective work. 

H. Gay lord Wilshtre, the popular' golfer 
and much-abused bill poster, of Los Angeles, 
Cal., was one of the fifteen freeholders who 
were recently elected to draft a new charter 
for the Southern California city. 

L. E. Gortatawsky, of Albany, Ga., writes 
us that business In his section is exception- 
ally good. He bas over 1,000 sheets showing, 
among them 400 Prickly Ash Bitters, 300 Ar- 
tie Cigars and 200 Early Bird Tobacco. 

An Atlantic City hack driver is authority 
for the information that Old Hote can shuck 
oysters much faster than Jack Rudolf can 
swallow them. But there are other points in 
Jack's armor that are stronger than Hote's. 

J. M. Louthan, city bill poster and distrib- 
utor of Westmoreland, Tenn.. has been, on the 
s'.ck list all summer. Mr. Louthan says he is 
much pleased with "The Weekly Billboard," 
and anxiously awaits its arrival each issue. 

Chas. P. Bessell, of Holly, Mich., is get- 
ting quotations on a whole sheet ill lots of 
20,000, on a three-sheet in lots of 10,000 and on 
an eight-sheet in lots of 5,000. He wants to 
hear from bill posters with proposals for post- 
ing. 

Will Stahlbrodt or the association please 
finish paying up the debts which Editor (??} 
Bob contracted? Everybody now knows that 
the former associate editor of "The Bill 
Poster" has a just claim for several hundred 
dollars' back salary. 

' Clarence E- Runey has decided to remain 
with the I. D. A., but will exert all his In- 
fluence toward a change of name for the or- 
ganization. Runey has always been honest 
and upright, and this stolen-name business 
bas never been to his liking. 

The suit of Siebe & Green vs. the City of 
San Jose, Cal., was submitted on briefs in 
Judge Rhodes' Court. This is the suit grow- 
ing out of the anti-high bill board ordinance 
passed by council. Siebe & Green seek to 
permanently restrain the city from enforc- 
ing it. 

J. F. O'Mealia has moved the main office 
of the Jersey City Bill Posting Company from 
27 Montgomery street to 257 Washington 
street. He still bas the lucky 7 in his street 
number. By the way, the Jonah 13 in Gude's 
street address does not seem to be a very 
strong hoodoo. 

James V. Cook, the bill poster and distrib- 
utor at Danville, Ind., has sold his plant to 
Ed. Tinder, an experienced and reliable man, 
who will continue the business with increased 
facilities. Cook will shortly go on the road 
in advance of Dickson's "The World" com- 
pany in the capacity of business manager. 

In bis annual report, ex-President O'Mealia 
boastingly. declares that the organization was 
out of debt and did not owe any one a cent, 
yet the former associate editor of the so- 
called official organ has not been paid the 
1372 which has teen due him for over three 
years fcr salary. And there are other ac- 
counts. 

O. J. Gude left New York Satnrdav after- 
neon, Aug. 4, for the Ind ana Mineral S r ng3. 
where he will spend the balance cf the month 
endeavoring to reduce bis creeping avoirdu- 
pcis in Harry Kramer's eel :brat d mud baths. 
There is no political bill posting significance 
in this mid-summr mud-outing. E. C. Gude 
has fully recovered from his recent illness, 
and will handle the helm in O. Jay's absence. 

N. W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia, have 
closed a contract for posting the Eastern 
States with a series of six different styles of 
posters, advertising Fels-Naptha Soap for a 
six months* run. The order is said to con- 
sist of 28,000 stands, including eight-sheets, 
two-sheets and quarter-sheets. The contract 
was made on Monday. July 23, and the en- 
graving, printing and shipment of the first 
series was made on Thursday following, 
which is one of the quickest shipments on 
record. 

Jam Hcke has a bicycle. He also has nu- 
merous trends in the insurance business. 
After a few of them bad unloaded "endow- 
ments" and "tontines" and "debentures" to 
beat the band, $am began to get tired, so the 
next half dozen that came along couldn't sell 
h'm anything but cheap accident policies. 
Well, this Ib not tarn's busiest season, so 
what could be nicer for him than to guide his 
bike up against a car track on First avenue. 
New York, flop over, skin his ankle, lay up 
for a few weeks for it to heal, and draw $25 
a week each from numerous insurance com- 
panies. Lucky Jam W. 

The absorption of the programme privileges ' 
of all the New York theaters by Frank V. 
Strauss has created considerable discussion. 
The monopoly of these publications will 
enable the owner to escape competition and 
thereby augment Ms profits StrausB' rival 
hitherto has-been Leo Von Raven, who has 
frequently outb'd him for programme rights. 
At one theater, for instance, Strauss former- 
ly paid $3,000 a year for the programme'. Last 
season Von Raven got It away from Strauss 
by paying $5,000. Certain managers would get 
the two competitors bidding against each 
ether, and thus secure a disproportionately 
large figure for the. privilege. 

A Pasadena (Cal.) d'spatch says: "Dave 
Coyle, the local Wllshire, second only. to the 
Los Angeles bill board magnate in the colors 
cf his golf costume and the magnificence cf 
h's trap, bas asked perm'ssicn of the coun- 
cil to keen bis bill boards up for another 
year. Last Januury the council ordered that 
the bill boards, that were cons'dered a' nui- 
sance, be set back on the lot. and that May 1 
the upper half of the boards be removed. 
Mr. Coyle set the boards back, but Instead of 
taking oft the upper -tier, be lowered the 
whole thing Into tbe big bole termed a lot, 
so tbat the top of the lower t'er of the boards 
was about even with the sidewalk. Now he 
has asked tbat his action be approved and 
that he be allowed to keep his bill boards 

there for another year, whjch was grafted.. 

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Cent Shows. 



Rough Riders on the Rampage. 

Marion, Ky., Aug. 4.— (Special.)— About 12 
o'clock last night C. C. Wheeler, a citizen of 
this place, was shot and clubbed to death by. 
. attaches of Buckskin Bill's Wild West Show. 
A short time before the killing two young 
men came from the show grounds bruised 
and bleeding and reported that they bad been 
knocked down and clubbed by a gang of the 
showmen. Wheeler went to the depot, where 
the show was loading, to investigate. At the 
depot he met a score or more of tbe rough 
riders of the show. Words were quickly fol- 
lowed by pistol shots. Wheeler was knocked 
down and crawled -under a wagon. The 
showmen quickly surrounded tbe wagon and 
some twenty shots were fired at the man 
beneath. He was then dragged out and 
pounded freely with a club. Another citizen 
found the guns of the showmen in his face 
and was told to get up town. He left and 
gave thealarm. and a few minutes after- 
ward Wheeler was found fifty yards away 
dying. He had been robbed of his pistol and 
watch. He had three gunshot wounds and 
his skull was cracked in two places. He died 
before a doctor could reach him. The Cor- 
oner's jury this morning said that be came 
to his death by wounds inflicted by unknown 

persons, supposed to be tbe rough riders of 
Buckskin Bill's Wild West Show. Wheeler 
was reckless when drinking, and witnesses 
are not certain as to who fired the first shot. 
The show pulled out shortly afterward. To- 
day warrants werei ssued for seven attaches 
of the show and forwarded to the Sheriff of 
Caldwell County. Wheeler belonged to one 
cf the oldest and wealthiest families of the 
county. He was a grandson of the late W. C. 
Carnahan, the first president of the Marion 
Bank. hTe funeral took place this evening. 



Riot at a Circus. 



St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 5.— (Specitl.)— The 
Duluth militia companies are .under orders to 
go to Cass Lake, Minn., where rioters are re- 
ported to have taken possession of the town. 

The Great Syndicate Show exhibited there 
Thursday. A Sheriff and Deputy from Hub- 
bard County had warrants for the arrest of 
men who were following the show for alleged 
depredations at Park Rapids. 

While trying to serve the warrants one of 
the deputies was beaten and papers and arms 
taken away from him. Later in the even- 
ing citizens tried to have the train held so 
as to get warrants for the arrest of the gang. 
While so doing the railroad office was in- 
vaded by the gang and Sheriff Alexander 
brutally beaten and left for dead. 

They were followed to Grand Rapids yes- 
terday, where one of them was captured, but 
this evening, while court here was being held 
the court house was broken open and the 
prisoners released by force of arms. 



Nicholasviile, Ky., Notes. §l 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— The Nicholasviile Street Fair 
opened in a blaze of glory, and tbe two days 
which followed were one grand round of tri- 
umph. The Hanna Balloon Company, of Cin- 
cinnati, furnished the aerial attractions, and 
the balloon ascensions were as fine as I ever 
witnessed— going as high as it is possible for 
a hot-air balloon to ascend. The trapeze 
performance, ladder acts, and bicycle feats 



were equally as good. Fully 20,000 people 
were in attendance each day. This is the sec- 
ond year of. the Nicholasviile Street Fair, 
aed the merchants are more favorably Im- 
pressed with the good it does a town than 
ever before. Drew, Selby & Co., Buell & 
Co., and the Walk-Over Shoe Company an 
had fine exhibits. The wholesalers are begin- 
ning to realize what a grand chance a street 
carnival affords to advertise their goods, and 
they are taking advantage of it. The "con- 
fetti" man and the "return ball" man reaped 
a golden harvest. So pleased were the mer- 
chants with its success that a movement has 
been put on foot to hold another carnival 
early in October, and it is safe to say that 
Cbas. Hanna will be the man to make the 
attractions. c. W. JELF. 



Gossip. 



Levyne at a Circus. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Put in a pleasant evening with 
Norris & Rowe's Circus, and. here are a few 
squibs. H. Fitzpatrick and W. W. Brown 
have returned to their homes on- account ct 
sickness in their families. Hannaford has 
taken position as treasurer with the show. 
Dr. Parkhoust bas returned from a home visit 
in Columbus, O. Major Mite will leave the 
show in three weeks to join Gus Hill's Lili- 
putians. Dr. Milles, who has the privileges 
cf the show, has gone to New Haven, Conn., 
on a visit. Mr. Norris and wife will go to 
tbe Paris Exposition as soon as Fitzpatrich 
- and Brown return. Report business very good 
for the week in Detroit. Added to the show 
this week fourteen monkeys and four ponies. 

I note with pleasure that Mr. Rowe still has 
his diamonds, notwithstanding his late frost 
in the Dakotas. Send on "The Billboard." 
M. L. LEVYNE. 

Detroit, Mich., Aug. 6. 



Bound Over. 



Ashland, Wis., Aug. 4.— (Special.)— John 
Murphy, the employe of tbe Gentry Dog and 
Pony Show, who, in a mix-up with James 
Gallagher, another employe, stabbed his op- 
ponent nearly to death, has had- his hearing 
before Judge Ben S. Smith, and was bound 
over to the fall term of circuit court under 
$300 bonds. As a means of securing the ap- 
pearance of the complaining witness at the 
trial next fall, Gallagher was placed under a 
$100 bond. The facts of the stabbing as 
gleaned from the evidence purport that Mur- 
phy had on a quarrelsome load of squirrel 
whisky and tantalized Gallagher Into strik- 
ing him. A row ensued, in which Gallagher 
was stabbed to the heart and retained life 
only through the most skillful and diligent 
medical treatment. 



Qshkosh, Wis., Opinions. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Norris & Rowe's trained animal 
show played July 19 to good business. The 
Great Wallace Shows, on Aug. 2, played to 
packed tents, afternoon and evening; good 
performance. I have on my boards Coca 
Cola, Old Virginia Cheroots, Piilsbury Flour, 
Van Camp's Pork and Beans, Mennen, Sweet 
Caporal, Goodrich Steamship Line, Beeman'a 
Gum and Liberty Shoe Polish. Have built 
a thousand feet of bill boards this summer 
and have got a total of over 6,000 running 
feet of boards. My boards have been filled to 
capacity all summer. Have done distributing 
fcr Dr. Miles, Van Camp, Boston Medical In- 
stitute, Hire's Root Beer, and others. Win- 
nebago County Fair will be held here week 
of Aug. 27. J. E. Williams. 



Sie .Hassen Ben All's marvelous troupe of 
Toozoonin Arabs, popularly known as "The 
Amusing Sons of tbe Desert," is one of the 
strongest and most entertaining of all the fair 
and carnival attractions. Mr. Hassen reports 
a very prosperous season, as his act has been 
In great demand, and is always a welcome re- 
peater after its first local engagement. 



W. E. Franklin was a "Billboard" caller 
Aug.' 4. 

Ralph W. Peckham spent Sunday in Cincin- 
nati July 29. 

Geo. Castello is making railroads for the 
Pawnee Bill Shows. 

Mark Nelson. Cando. N. Dak., wants the 
route of the Norris & Rowe Shows. 

Harrison Bros, now have an entirely new. 
set of special paper. It is very swell. 

Mike Coyle is under the weather. He is hav- 
ing trouble with his side, where he was hurt. 

John Glennon is the star lithographer and 
opposition bill poster of the Wallace Shows. 

Kerry Meagher enjoyed a visit at home 
July 25 to 31, rejoining the show at Norfolk, 
Neb. 

Dan. Robinson has made a mighty good 
record ahead of Buckskin Bill's Shows this 
seascn. . - 

E. M. Burk has recovered sufficiently to re- 
sume his duties ahead of the Great Wallace 
Shows. 

Mrs. Jim Sturgis has the uptown show 
with the Buckskin Bill Wild West. Jim has 
gone on to the Cooper Show. 

J. P. Fagan's physician still fears that an 
operation en his ear may be necessary before 
he can hope for complete recovery. 

It is reported that Ike Streibig has pulled 
out of the Rhcda Royal Shows, and is now 
only a salaried man with the.show. 

It is reported that W. Ferguson, familiarly 
kuown as "Bub," general ageut of the rawnce 
Hill's Wild West was recently married. 

"The Billboard" always has the most 
routes. That is why the demand for the pa- 
per is increasing at such a fast rate. 

Circus managers are watchins the many 
street fair failures with gratification and re- 
lief. Many predict the speedy decline and fall 
of the institution. 

The Sells-Gray Shows are said to be doing 
an immense business in Indian Territory: and 
Oklahoma. Manager Wm. Sells writes con- 
firming the reports. 

Walter L. Main, who is now in Europe; re- 
cently visited the Barnum & Bailey Shows. 
He says the German officials are making all 
kinds of trouble for the show. 

W. B. Corbett, a bill poster on the No. 2 
Car of the Wallace Shows, stole a coat and 
transportation at Clinton, la., and flew. W. 
E. Franklin has detectives on his track. 

Ed. Burke has been invited by John F. 
RoD.nson to come to Terrace Park and visit 
him until his health is restored. The invita- 
tion was extended through Mr. Aiken. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West and the Rlngling 
Bros.' Shows bid fair to clash in Texas. Buf- 
falo Bill is new in the Lone Star State. The 
outcome of the fight will be watched with 
interest. 

According to a recent treasury ruling, no 
animals may be imported into the United 
States without a special permit from the Sec- 
retary of Agriculture. The mongoose is 
barred entirely. 

Dan Robinson, general agent of Buckskin 
Bill's Wild West, has replaced his local con- 
tractor, Wm. Sioman, by promoting a bill 
poster to the position. The new man gives 
every promise of making good. 

W. E. Franklin, general agent of the Great 
Wallace Shows, has moved his headquarters 
from Chicago to Carthage, Mo. He can be 
addressed at the latter point in care of the 
Harrington House up to and including Au- 
gust 25. 

Indian Bill's Wild West, which will exhibit 
at fairs this fall, is a first-class attraction, 
and will be transported on two sixty-foot 
cars, which have just been purchased from 
Mr. Blank, of Pittsburg. The company will 
consist of fifty people, and as many horses. 

Eroni Bros.' Circus and Menagerie in Aus- 
tralia has 180 head of horses and twelve cages 
of animals. J. O. Donnell, manager of the 
Chicago Jewelry Company, has acquired a 
half interest in the organization, and intends 
to use American printing, agents and bill 
posters if he can get them. His address is 




SO Queen Victoria Markets, Sydney, N. S. W., 
Australia. 

Andrew Downie's new railroad show closed 
its season at Pittston. Pa., July 28. and 
snipped direct to winter quarters at Medina, 
N. Y. Mr. Downie acknowledged that the 
show was too large for a small show and too 
small for a large one. It is his intention next 
year to increase it. Alt musicians and per- 
formers received their salaries in full at the 
clos.ng of the show. 

A dispatch from Asbury Park, under date 
of July 27, says: "Founder Bradley has as- 
tonished. Asbury Parkers by putting the blue 
laws in operation against the noster girl, 
and at his command the skirts of all the post- 
er girls posted up along the boardwalk have 
been forcibly lengthened by the addition of 
broad bands of white paper, which completely ' 
h.de the maidens' shapely legs." 

Bogus Circus Agent John Nelson, who has 
been operating in Illinois during the past 
month, by representing himself to be an ad- 
vance representative for Belmont's Show, 
was captured at Chester,. 111., during the past 
week, and taken to Sparta, where he will 
be tried. According to reports, he : managed 
to induce a great many good citizens of 
Southern Illinois to part with their harc- 
earned coin. The bill poster at Sparta gen- 
erously loaned him $10. 

John B. Doris. Long. Slim. Keen eyes. 
Spectacled. Grayish. Old circus man. Just 
ccxne -from the other side, you know- Lot of 
gcod things in his trunk. Hasn't decided on 
the theaters yet. Plenty cf t.me. Ves, just a 
trifle offish in color. Well, that's what tbe 
people want, isn't it? Look at "The Turtle." 
Look at "Mile. Fin." Can't tell just what 
tbe new things will be called. Got to have 
thein translated first. Yes, met a lot of the 
toys on the Strand. Not in it with Broad- 
way, thought Doesn't care particularly about 
looking back on the old circus days up Boston 
way and in other places. Ditto Eighth ave- 
nue and the dime museum. Expects- to give 
them something to chuckle over some next 
seascn. Let you know all about it in a few 
days. — New York Herald. 



Routes. 



Barnum & Bailey's Chcus in Hamburg. Germany. 



BARLOW SHOWS— Mt. Auburn, Ind., Aug. 
8: Mineola, Aug. 9; Morgantown, Aug. 10; 
Bant£, Aug. II. 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S— Bielefeld. Ger- 
many, Aug. 8; Osnabruck, Aug. 9; Munster, 
Aug. 10. 

BUCKSKIN BILL SHOWS— Pinckneyville, 
111.,- Aug. 8; Chester, Aug. 9: Sparta, Aug. 10: 
Nashville, Aug. 11; McLeansboro. Aug. 13; 
Sit. Vernon, Aug. 14; Sebree, Aug. 15; Madi- 
sonville, Ky., Aug. 16; Hopkinsville, Aug. 17; 
Clarksville, Tenn.. Aug. 18. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Minneap- 
olis, Minn., Aug. 13; St. Paul, Minn.. Aug. 
14; Owatonna, Minn., Aug. 15; Charles City, 
la., Aug. 16; Independence, la., Aug. 17; 
Dubuque, la., Aug. 18. 

COOPER & CO.'S SHOWS— Mt Vernon, 
Ind., Aug. 13. 

DOCK'S. SAM, KEYSTONE— Cumberland 
C. H., Va., Aug. 8; Stony Point Mills, Aug. 
9; Paineville, Aug. 10; Aurelia C. H-, Aug. 11. 

FOREPAUGH-SELLS SHOWS— Superior, 
Aug. 6; Kerwin, Kan., Aug. 7; Beloit, Kan., 
Aug. 8: Abiline, Kan., Aug. 9; Selina, Kan.. 
Aug. 10: Great Bend, Kan., Aug. 11: Hutchin- 
son, Kan.. Aug. 13; Wellington, Kan., Aug. 
14; Arkansas City, Kan., Aug. 15; Coffeyville. 
Kan., Aug. 16; Pittsburgh, Kan., Aug. 17; 
Joplin, Mo., Aug. 18. , 

GENTRY'S NO. 3— Concord, N. H., Aug. 9; 
Manchester, Aug. 11. 

GLIOK'S RAILROAD SHOW.— Gibson City. 
111., Aug. 13; Mansfield, 111., Aug. 14; Mon- 
ticello. 111., Aug. lo; Bement, 111., Aug. 16; 
Tolona, 111., Aug. 17; Homer, HI., Aug. 18. 

GREAT MELBOURNE SHOW— West Point, 
la., Aug. 6; Dallas City, III., Aug. 7; Ferris, 
111., Aug. 8: Basco, 111., Aug. 9. 

HARRIS' NICKLB PLATE SHOW— Green- 
field, O., Aug. 8; Waverly, Aug. 9; Jackson, 
Aug. 10; Wellston. Aug. 11. 

HARRISON BROS.' SHOWS— Reed City, 
Mich.. Aug. 11; Cadillac, Aug. 13; Kalkaska. 
Aug. 14; Traverse City, Aug. 15; Thompson- 
vllle. Aug. 16: Manistee. Aug. 17: Ludington, 
Aug. 18; Baldwin, Aug. 20; White Cloud, 
Aug. 21. 

KENNEDY BROS.' WILD WEST— Clinton, 
111.. Aug. 6 to 10. 

KNOWLES. THE (F. E. Knowles, man- 
ager) — Glennwccd, Minn., Aug. 6 to 11; Mor. 
r.s, Minn., Aug-. 13 to 15. 

Mccormick bros.' silver plate 

SHOW— Barnsville, O., Aug. 8; St. Clairs- 
ville. O., Aug. 11. 

MIKEL. NAY. CARNIVAL— Toledo. O., 
Aug. 11, indefinitely. 

NORRIS & ROWE'S CIRCUS— Windsor. 
Can., Aug. 8: Brantfcrd. Can., Aug. 9; Hamil- 
ton, Can , Aug. 10 and 11; Toronto, Can., 
week of Aug. 13. 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW— 
Kokcmo, Ind., Arg. 13: Elmwccd, Ind., Aug. 
14; Frankfort, Ind., .Aig. 15; LaFayette, Ind., 
Aug. 16: Gibson City, 111., Aug. 17; Blooming- 
ton, 111.. Aug. 18. 

RINGLING BROS.— Denver. Col.. Aug. 6 
and 7; Colorado Springs. Col.. Aug. S: Pueblo. 
Col., Aug. 9: Canon City, Col.. Aug. 10; Lead- 
ville. Col., Aug. 11. 

SAUTELLES. SIG.— Monroe. N. Y.. Aug. S. 

WALLACE SHOWS-Clinton. la.. Aug. 8; 
Davenport. Aug. 9: Iowa City. Aug 10: New- 
ten. Aug. 11: Ottumwa, Aug. 13: La Platta, 
A':g.U: Carrollton. Aug. 15; St. Joseph, Mo.. 
Aug. 16; Topeka. Kan., Aug. 17; Garnett, 
Aug. 18. 

WIEDEMANN'S BIG SHOW— Maysville. 
Ky., Aug. 6 to 12; Mt. Sterling, Ky., Aug, 13 
to 19; Somerset, Ky., Aug. 20 to 26. 



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Department 




Great Tri-State Fair. 



The Tri-State Fair will be held at North 
Hudson Park, Guttenburg, N. J., on the Hud- 
son River, opposite New York City, Septem- 
ber 18 to 22, 1900. Seven thousand dollars 
offered for speed purses. Ten thousand dol- 
lars for premiums. The association has ar- 
ranged ' for a ten-mile automobile handicap 
raceta open the fair. Tuesday, Sept. 18. The 
race "Will be started on the splendid mile 
track of the association, on which two miles 
Will be run, from which the autos will pro- 
ceed down the great Jersey City Boulevard 
(which cost over J2.000.000 to build) to Bay- 
onne, and returning, will make a final cir- 
cuit cf the track, and finish the race In front 
of the grand stand. .If is proposed to run 
the fair day and evening for the accommo- 
dation of the- millions of workers in New 
Xork, Jerseyr City, Newark and adjacent 
Cities dnd towns. The splendid location of the 
fair.; Within, easy reach of New York, insures 
a very large attendance, and the hustling 
^ra nft g f ai rn t Jatesfls to make it big^enough 
to---br.og ;;tbe erowd. They want the very 
best, and are paying good money to secure it. 
Bvery attraction for the Midway is wanted, 
and frcm the way Coney Island and the shore 
rescrts are talking, they will get them. Indi- 
cations, seem, to say that the new Tri-State 
will get there on time and in good style. 



Happenings. 



t : No street fair at Oakland, Cal., this year. 

I Plainview, Minn., wants a street fair this 
C fall. • 

E ..JepUn.. Mo., is preparing for. an immense 
' street fair. 

? Plainview. Minn., is agitating a street fair 
j for this fall. 

I Leavenworth, Ind.. 19 talking of holding 
a street fair this fall. . . . 

• • Litchfield. 111., has decided to hold its street 
r- fa.r this year from Sept 5 to 8. 

I ' Albion, N. T.. will have horse racing every 

? day duruig the fair at that place. 

i $3,500 will be offered in oremiums at the 

■> Morrison (I1L> Pair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

! Extensive improvements are being made on 

• the Rockville (Md.) Fair Grounds. 

• A fine race programme is promised for 
E Stevens Point (Wis.) Fair this year. 

, . Arrangements are being made at Clinton, 

| Ind., for a big street fair Sept. 25 to 29. 

I: There will be a balloon ascension and para- 

{ chute drop each day at the Shenandoah (la > 

' fair. 

I J|'o fair at Corsicana. Tex., this fall. Mr. 

• Whiteselle says he was too busy to bother 

• with it. 

• Toe biggest, premium list ever offered in 
i Fulton.- Mo., is billed for her street fair. Sept. 
i 26 to 28. 

I ■ Some great attractions have been secured 
I for the Randolph County (Ind.) Fair. Aug. 
i 20 to 24. 

The Columbus (Ga.) people are enthusiastic 
■ over their street fair, which will take place 
1 this fait. ■ 

t A stock association has been organized with 

, a capital of $10,000 to conduct annual fairs at 

" Whatcom, Washv 

, On Governor's Day. Sept. S. Governor Rog- 

• era and his entire staff will be present at the 

• Everett (Wash.) fair. 

j Cook's wonderful' hippodrome races will bo 

i one of the great attractions at the Wheeling 

j (W. Va.) Fair this year. 

; $25,000 is the amount offered in premiums at 

i the Kansas City (Mo.) Hereford-Shorthorn 

i Cattle Show, Oct. 15 to 26. 

I Special excursion trains over the L. & N 

: to fair at Guthrie, Ky. There will be good 

• racing throughout the week. 

Hlllsboro (Ind.) people are arranging to 
j give a monster street fair/ in October, and a 
. warm time can be expected. 
) The Oregon State Fair will be more attract- 

• ive this year than ever before, and it is hoped 
i the patronage will be greater also. 

• „ Tne prize ltst for tne d °S sn ow at Toronto, 
j Can., amounts to $2,300 in cash, besides nu- 
J meroup. medals and special prizes. 

j The street fair and carnival intended to be 
held at Rochester, N. Y.. this month, has 
[ been |ut off until some later time. 
| A fine display of fruit is expected for the 
1 Utah. State Fair. Prospects for good fruit 
j ape very, promising In IJtab. this year. 
| Bostock's trained-animal show and Morris* 
| dog and pony show have been engaged by the 

• street fair committee of LaFayette, Ind. 

-A new amphitheater large enough to seat 
three thousand people, will be erected by Co- 
lumbus Junction (la.) Fair Association. 

Read the endorsements of fair officials" and 
all others who have patronized our adver- 
tising columns, and profit by their example. 

The Randolph County Fair, at. Winchester, 
Ind., Aug. 20 to 24, promises to be the great- 
est attraction of its kind, ever held on the 
fair grounds. 



THfe BILLBOARD 



.An electric dynamo broke down at the Long 
Branch (N. J.) Horse Show, and 11,200 per- 
sons, present for an evening entertainment, 
had to retire. 

The- Elks of Springfield, Mo., are bringing 
to the city the best" attractions that money 
can procure for their annual street fair the 
first week In - September. 

The "Big Man," his "Mammoth Wife" and 
the Hindoo Swing, the place of mysteries, are 
among the many attractions booked for the 
Macon (Ga.) Street Fair. 

Manager J. Leslie SDahn, of the United 
States Talma Ladies' Military Band, has one 
of .the best park attractions on the road, and 
reports a very successful season.. 

H. V. Conn is chairman of the committee 
on advertising of the Elks' Fair at Louisville, 
Ky. Frank Fehr is general chairman. The 
dates this year are Sept. 17 to 29. 

There is a very active campaign going on at 
Indianapolis, Ind., in favor of the street fair. 
Its promoters mean "business," and they are 
hustling to secure plenty of finance. 

Ten per cent of the proceeds from the Labor 
Day Celebration at Little Rock, Ark., will 
be donated by the Trades Council to the 



of success should he be able to arouse- a suf- 
ficient number of citizens to justify an un- 
dertaking of that nature. 

The Illinois State Fair at Springfield prom- 
ises to be a great success this year. Premium 
lists are now being distributed. The aggre- 
gate of all the cash premiums will reach the 
old-time standard of $40,000. 

Mrs. H. McCall Travis, of Kalamazoo, Mich., 
who is a professional projector and manager 
of street fairs and carnivals, has been en- 
deavor.ng to interest the people of South 
Bend, Ind., in a big street fair. - . 

President Cooper, of the St. Paul (Minn.) 
State Fau\ declares there is "nothing needed 
but the crowd to make the fair a success. 
All the exhibits that can be accommodated 
are already practically assured." 

The city of Huntington. Ind.. proposes to 
have a fair this fall, if possible. Family 
tickets are being sold at $10 each to raise 
money to start the enterprise, and they want 
to sell about 100 before it is called a go. 

• The annual Reasoner Family reunion will 
be held in the Reasoner Grove, near Wheel- 
ing, W. Va., on Sept. 7 and 8. This will not 




GEORGE M00SER. 

. George Mooser. who was selected to manage the Eureka fCal i street Knii- „ n ri e.„;..i 
during Fourth of July week, is one or the hustling young men "of the GoWen w/«f While vrt 

daTHcs^fwassln^N™^^ 

Yort TrnfrTai of V&S. Z York ., b > tne Examiner lo a position on the repor orial staff of the New 

JZ2LJ7I? Z wh,ch P a .Pcr he soon became assistant busine-s superintendent Later he be. 

S m Se^.!?^ m f. na ? ?r °f K ° st «&Bials famous music hall in that Sty and since thattUMehe 

cS rf^»rnd™^4tok™SStaS t ^ ,CT,,r, " e " "^V »«»«*«■ of ^-western Amusement 

S^^an^kT^ 

S. £lr2 r ,° f °' C nCW ft popu,ar J-'ischer-Vconclrt hIJ^ Where he pltonlreSd 

^ssu^^^^'ss^ssr^^orsssssrjs^jsr Fai -- which p -" ved ** 11 * 



Logan H. Roots Memorial Hospital of that 
city. 

The Queen cf the Carnival a; Porlland, Cal , 
will be chosen by ballot. "Votes will be sold 
at five cents each, and the young lady receiv- 
ing the highest number will be declared 
elected. 

Columbus, Wis., will hold its third annual 
street fair and carnival Oct. 2 to 4. It is pro- 
posed to make it a bigger success than either 
of its predecessors, and they have both been 
winners. 

Any first-class vaudeville act or fair at- 
traction will find it profitable to advertise in 
"The Billboard." Our advertising columns 
a te a ys bring big returns. Try it, and see 
for. yourself. 

Montgomery County (O.) Fair will be up 
to date in every particular this year. There 
is a fine speed programme, the purses aggre- 
gating $4,000, with liberal offers made in the 
premium lists. 

The business men of Canal Winchester, O., 
will promote the Grange Fair. A great in- 
terest is manifested in the fair, and It Is the 
InteBtlbfi'tSTnaKe" It assume grander prbpor 1 " 
tions than ever this year. 

Mr. C. Geo. Hamilton wants to manage a 
street fair for Ottumwa, la. He la confident 



be a State affair this year, as 500 relatives 
from seven different States are expected. 

If you want to sell privileges or secure at- 
tractions for fairs, parks, street fairs and 
carnivals you can find no quicker or better 
way than by making your wants known in 
the advertising columns of "The Billboard." 

Secretary W. N. Ashbaugh, of the live 
stock fair of Youngstown, O., has secured the 
services of an expert bill poster who, with 
Joe Smith, will advertise the coming races 
everywhere within a radius of thirty miles 
of Youngstown. 

An amateur base ball tournament will be 
one of the attractions at the Albuquerque 
(N. Mex.) Fair,-- '-There will also be liberal 
prizes igive*n.i6rviUg-of- war contests, rock- 
drilling ;con«sO!»;"Soot&aces and numerous 
other, athletic sports. ~ ly 7*--;.-' 

The Delaware County (Ind.V-Falr this year 
will- surpass all others, so theLmanagement 
announces. The speed ring- attractions will 
be better"tban usual and an effort to obtain 
a large number of exhibits In various depart- 
ments ia being made. 

The Oriental-American Midway Carnival 
Company will furnish tbo leading attractions 
for the Fremont (Neb.) Street Fair. This 
oempany is one of the largest concerns doing 



business in Midway work, and will no -doubt 
give some splendid shows. 

The street fair at Winona, Minn., will be 
one of the biggest events in the history of 
the town. Excellent attractions have been 
engaged, among them Davenport, the famous 
tight-rope walker and bicycle rider, who does 
seme wonderful feats in mid-air. 

A bull fight will be one of the attractions 
cf the San Jose (Cal.) fair. A purse will be 
fastened on the head of the animal, whose 
horns' tips have been sawed off, and the man 
who can secure it without injuring the bull 
takes the coin, if he lives to tell the story.' 

The only way to advertise the resources of 
a State, county or section is to put on exhibi- 
tion what is produced, thus giving the would- 
be settler an opportunity to see what Is 
grown, and thereby take his choice; so hold 
lairs, brothers, if you want to boom your 
section. 

The Comstocks, whose clever wire act ia 
familiar to hosts of vaudeville patrons, were 
"Billboard" callers Aug. 2. They have had a 
very successful season among the street fairs 
and carnivals, and will give performances 
this week in the two Ohio towns of Nelson- 
yille and Kenton. 

The circulation of "The Weekly Billboard" 
is leaping upward at an astonishing pace.- It 
is the publication par excellence for bill post- 
ers, distributors, showmen, fair managers and 
followers, park managers, vaudeville artists, 
convention promoters and all other devotees 
of outdoor amusements. 

Ventura. Cal.— It is proposed by the Board 
of Trade here to hold a street fair and car- 
nival simultaneously with the th.rty-first -an- 
nual agricultural fair, which occurs Sept. 25 
to 29. L. W. Buckley, who made such a great 
success of the Riverside Street Fair, has been 
engaged as director general.. 

The "News" and "Enterprise," two lead- 
ing newspapers of Hallock, Minn., seem to be 
having a warm time, discussing the manage* 
ment of the fair held at that place net Ions 
since. The "News" proclaims the article in 
the "Enterprise" criticising the fair manage- 
ment, "a libel, and out cf the bounds of or- 
dinary fairness and reason." 

Frederick A. Thomas, who conducted the 
street fair in Syracuse, N. Y- .last fall under 
the auspices of the Trades Assembly, is mak- 
ing arrangements to hold another street fair 
in Utica. The fair will be held dur ng the 
week of Aug. 20 to 23 at Genesee Park. Mr. 
Thomas is manager cf the Thomas Carnival 
and Midway Company at present " 

The Merchants' Association of Gainesville, 
Tex., has decided to hold a street fa r some 
time during the latter part of September. Its 
main features will be furnished by the farm- 
ers, and it is expected to present the largest 
exhibit of fine stock, splendid grain, choice 
fruits, and every manner of farm and orchard 
products ever shown in north Texas. 

California's celebration of her semi-centen- 
nial Admission Day will not be merely a 
State affair, for it now begins to appear that 
the United States Government will take an 
active part. Secretary Long has instructed 
the Commander in Chief of the United States 
Naval Squadron to have all vessels near San 
Francisco take part in the naval parade. 

Oakland, Cal., will have a pet stock show 
seme time in December. The show is to be 
given by the Oakland Poultry Association, 
the Central California Belgian Hare Club, 
California Collie Club, Pacific Pigeon Club 
and California Cat Club. It is the intention 
of these associations to give the largest pet 
stock exhibition ever held on the Pacific 
coast. 

\Ve=t End. Long Eranch>, N. J.. Horse Show; 
July 27. seems to have attracted the most 
splend.d display of feminine loveliness ever 
seen on the. Jersey coast. An observer re- 
marks that "it was a scene to have delighted 
the Queen of Sheba could she have looked 
upon the gorgeous finery, exquisite milliner^ 
and feminine beauty present." The men and 
horses did not count at all. 

There will be no fair at Providence, R. I., 
this year. For seventy-nine years the Rhode 
Island State Fair has never missed a season.' 
Through the trying years of the panics, dur- 
ing the rebellion, the show may have been 
curtailed in features and expensive prizes, 
but It was given. And now In this year of 
plenty the ancient and honorable institution 
is going to be allowed to lapse. Shame! 

The Wichita (Kan.) Carnival and Fall Fes- 
tival Association is sending out a rather at- 
tractive formal invitation. The card is of 
heavy white paste-board, about five by seven 
Inches in dimension, and besides the invita- 
tion, written In ornamental script, contains 
In the lower left-hand corner an engraving 
representing the goddess Ceres seated upon 
an ear of corn and waving aloft a stalk of 
wheat. 

Frank Fitzgerald, the well-known Cream 
City bill poster, writes as follows: "A 'Yahe 
Markf Carnival-Festival will be held in Mil- 
waukee, on the South Side, during State Fair 
week, Sept. 10 to 14. Would like to have the 
address of a few prominent street fair pro- 
moters and .attractions. ' Three weeks ago 
the New England Carnival Company played 
a date at Coney Island, and I understood they 
got a •frost." They put up a good show; 
however, and If they are still out. there is a 
fine chance for them to get even here, 'as 
this will be a big- event." 

Preparations for the great of the year in 
Wilmington, Vt., the home coming of for- 
mer residents 1 and the reunion of past and 
present citizens, have been zealously carried • 
forward. Twelve hundred Invitations have 
been sent out, and all Interested are .doing 
their best to make the occasion a memorable 
one. The invitation committee consists of C. 
D. Spencer. M. L. Burr, L. W. Boyd, N. M. 
. Haskell, ^Edward. ..Titus. -O.O.. Ware r C-M. 
Ware and W. D. Adams. The affair com- 
mences Aug. 12, and continues through to 
Aug. 19, during which period there will ha 
appropriate exercises each day. 




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send in their dates at the earliest possible 
moment after they, are claimed, and to 
notify us promptly as to any change. 
Rosters. and dates are published abso- 
lutely Free of Charge. 

Copyrighted 1900. All rights reserved. 



ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. November 1 to 10. 1. M. FalJcner 

chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 
AHKANSA8 
CI./VRKSVILLE, ARK.— Johnson Count" 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. ' 

27. W. H. Langford. pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; R. M. Knox, treas.; M E 
Bloom, secy, ■ 

CALIFORNIA.. 

CHICO, CAL.— Fair. Aug. 13 to 18. A G 
Simpson, secy. 

CRESCENT CiTY. CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 2d to 28 1) w 
Finch, secy. 

EUREKA. CAL.— Ninth District Agricultural 
and Mechanical Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. J F 
Quill, pres.; W. L. Lambert, secy. 

EUREKA, CAL.— Humbolt County Fair Sent 
17 to 22. W. L. Lambert, secy. P 

FEKNDALE. CAL.— FeriMtoie Fair Assoeia- 
«*»• Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. E. B. Carr. Fern- 
dale, Car., pres.; W. H. Roberts. Ferndale. 
Cal., secy. 

L « S . *£"? K ^ ES - CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 

Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy 
"AKYSVILLE, CAL.-Fair. Aug. 21 to 25. 

W. A. Lowery, secy. 
OAKLAND CAL.-Falr. Sept. 24 to 29. Jos. 

Diamond, secy. 
PLACERV1LLE, CAL— Eighth District Fair 

Last of August. Shelley Inch, secy 
SACRAMENTO. CAL— State Fair Sept. 2 to 

15. Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Cal 

secy. * 

S ^i". WAS ' CAL— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation. District No. 7. Date not fixed. 

i^i.-" i C lf r !. pres " "'• B ' Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SA . N /-IS 11 ?* 13 ' CAL— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
&,„• ^S r,e ' Mokelumne Hill. Cal.. pres.; 

*F$"££S£5? T - San Andreas. Cal., secf 
™i FR £ NCISCO ,' CAI - and S *N MATEO, 
CAL— Pair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 

SAN JOSE. CAL— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H H 
Main, secy. < 

S decided' CAL ~ Palr - September. Dates un- 

TU?*& bN 4, CA fr-? alr ' S ePt. 17 10 22. 
iuuakk. Cal— Dism.t and citizens' Fair 

vi&m, w ,£ c . k ,n Se P £ - A - G - Wishon, sec. 

W I°° C^Tho^lfcy: AUS "" t0 **■- 

COLORADO. 

G |^. W P: ff&^grS s C ewe,, D1 p 8 rel Ct 

w a i,leSf a Basa.t- D ' FU " er ' "^ L «"' 
GRAND JUNCTION, COL— Peach Day and 

County Fair. Aug. 11 to 13 
MONTE VISTA, COL— Driving Park and Ag- 

A?thu"'secy' S0Clati0n - ° e, *''**»>U*. 
MONTROSE, ' COL— Western Slope Fair 
D . L SUf r „ Dart ot September. 

se^y. ' C0L - State Fair- Jos. D. Glass. 

T ? IN j D AD. COL— Las Animas County Fair 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H. Day, secy. 

COSHEOHCDT. 

B ien C .°« VA fk E Z- CONN— Naugatuck Fair. 
Sept. 18 and 19. F. S. Truesdell. pres.; F. M 
Candee, secy. ,».«». 

BERLIN, CONN— Fair. September. B. H. 

D A i» a iS&. pre8 ' : D - Webster, secy. 

BRANFORD CONN.-The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept U 
to 20. E. Doolittle. pres.; J. p. Callahan 
secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. vonauan, 

BROOKLYN CONN— Windhnm County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 20. Joseph 
B. Stetson, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN— Fair. September. W J 
Chapman, pres. ; J. A. Smith secv 

COLL1NSVILLE, CONN.-CherVy Park Fair 
Sept. 6 and 7. E. A. Hough secy 

DANBURY CONN.-DanbuVy Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6. 1900. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. w. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai! 
secy. 

EAST GRANBY. CONN— Fair. October. C 
H. Hanchett, pres. ; W. H. Gay, secy. 

FARMINGTON VALLEY. CONN -icolllns- 
vllle Fair. Sept. 6' and 7. O. F: Perry 
pres.; E. A. Hough, secy. ™«-y, 

GRANBY CONN— Fair. September. George 

r. ;,?^?^ pres.; C. H. Deming, secy. 

GUILFORD, CONN— Fair. Sept. 26 Wm 

ti V niSSs JiT es - ; s - Spencer, secy. 
t£ T F9 R P\ CONN— Connecticut Horticul- 
tural Society. Sept. 6 to 11. and about Nov. 
8 to 10. Gog. S. OBhorne, pros.; C. M 
Rodgers, secy. ■■'■'.■ » *~ "•• 

HARWINTON. CONN— Fair. October. Thos. 

WSrJ2^SeJ5?*' : - A - w - Bue ". secy. 
HWNWNGION, CONN— Bnlnn Aericultural 
Society. Sept^ULjna 19. C. J. Wikeley 

«5^fiV,S' H Paim °* -Wto". Conn\rsec?: 
MADISON. CONN:-Fair^OcW- X, S A. 

Scranton, pres.; Edward N. Willard- nanv 
"w^S. «? M "--W™ SeptembeV. "^ 
UuBRB rnffi^'J' Falrchild, secy. 

» to ». '~ Home Week " A ««- 



NANGATDCK. CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange. Agricultural Society. Sept 18 and 
19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Cander, 
secy.; E. A. Hotchkiss, treas. 

NJSW ; MILFORD, CONN— New Milford Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford, secy. 

NEWTOWN. 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. H 

• McCarthy. Newtown. Conn., secy. 

NORWICH. CONN— New London County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 3 to 6. J. A. Bill, 
pres.; T. W. Yenington, secy.; C. W. Hill 

OR ^ N L GE \ CONN— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres. ; A. D. Clark secv 

PUTNAM PARK, CONN— Puinam Park 
Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 

ROCKVILLE. CONN— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20 
Ed. F. Badmington, secy. 

SIMSBURY, CONN.-Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

SOUTHINGTON. CONN— Fair. Sept. 3 and 

4. Geo. L. Messinger, pres.; Wm. H. Cum- 
mings, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFFIELD, CONN— Fair. Waldo S. Knox 
pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. ' 

U ^f. ON 'm C °^ N - Enncld Fair - September. 
Olin T. Olmstead, pres.; M. Hamilton 
secy. ■ ' 

WALLINGFORD. CONN— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D W 
lve». secy. 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4 

5. F. Willard. pres.: C. C. HarriB, secy. 
WiLLlMANTIC. CONN— Willimantie Fair 

Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 

<S7. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 
WINDSOR, CONN— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth. 

pres.; G. w. Wrisley, secy. 
WOLCOTT, CONN— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
_clety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson secv 
WOODSTOCK, CONN— South Woodstock 

« a ^ SSlt' 1 ! t0 19 ' S " °- Bowc ". P"»-: 
H. W. Hibbard, secy. 

GEORGIA 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Ma tin. 

VA J i P°? TA ' GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
2?, to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. j6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE, IDAHO-State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J 

S. Bogart, Boise, Idaho, secy. 
LEWISTON. IDAHO-Fair and Race Associa- 

il°« S, Ct , 15 . to ^ W - F - Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

ALEDO, ILL— Mercer County Agiicultural 
fotfet?;. Sept 18, 19, 20 and 2l7 Moo. G 

..X.'. W "' IaIUS ' Box M6 » Aledo. 111.; secy. 

ATLA.VTA, ILL.— Atlanta Union Fair. Sent 
. 4 to 7. 1900. Ed.. Stubblefieid. McLein 111 
Pros.; J P. Hleronymus. AUanta7 II! 

iffS^-.K- B ' Strond - Jr -- Adama. lit secy 
vi NA, ILL— union County Fair. Aug. is ta 
41. M. V. Eaves, secy. 

ANuN, ILL— Anou Pair-and Improvement As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. G. W. Shinkel. 
Avon. 111. pres.; E. c. Woods, Avon. 111!. 

AvSv : i J T U i" an T Churc ^ 11 - Avon. 111., secy. 

AVON. ILL.— Logan County Fair. Sept. 4 

BACiiril. ILL — Kane County Fair. Sept 1 
to 14. H T. Hunter, sec. 

BELVEDERE. ILL— Boone County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. John Hannah, 
pres.; W. D. Swail, treas.; M. D. Perkins 
secy. *~»«u», 

BENTON, ILL.— Franklin County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. Thos. J. Myers, secy. 

BOSWELL, ILL— Benton-Warren Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 27 to 31. 

BU&HNBLL. ILL— Tne Bushnell Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. C. C. Chain 
Bushnell. 111., pres.; James Oole, Bushnell, 
III., treas.; J. H. Johnson. Bushnell III 
secy. 

CAMARGO, ILL.— Dougles County Fair 
Sept. 4 to 7. A Hains, «»cy. 

CAMBRIDGE ILL—The , wt y-third Annual 
Fair of the Henry County Agricultural So- 
eiety. Aug. 20 to 24. 1900. LTj. Wilkinson, 
pres.; Theo. Boltenstern, secy. 

CAMP POINT, ILL— Adams County Fair 
Sept. 4 to 7. Richard Seaton, secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL— Mancoupiu County 

„£&'. ° ct 2 to 5 - Geo - J - Castle, secy. 

OARM V ILL.— White County Agricultural 
Jc"* 1 .- ,??**- * to S. 1900. Elvis Stinnett. 
Cmnni, III... pres.; J. W. McHenry. Carmi. 
nl., vice pros.; R. L. Organ. Carmi. III., 

CARROLLTON, ILL— Greene County Fair 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N. Cherrlll. treas.: John F. Scott w>ev 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.-Champaign County Ag- 
ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. H H 
Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.: J n" 
Beers, secy. 

CHARLESTON, ILL— Coles County Fair 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco. 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. Sept 11 to 
Ff M cCuddyr r sec P r- : T *°* Ewin S. ;t™as.; 

CRAWFORDSVILLB. ILL— Fair. Sept 10 

DANVERS. ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept 18 

to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 
DBLAVAN . ILIL.-The Twenty-second Annual 

S W 'L. of the Tazewell County Agricultural 

Board. Aug. 28 to SI. 1900. J. W. Crab? 

nree.: J. 0. Jones, secy ' 

EDINA, ILL— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
EDWARDSVILLE. ILL— Madison County 

Centennial and Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. H. C 

Qerke. Jr., secy. 
■LMWOOD. ILL.— The Elmwood Fair Asso- 

•JMJob, tsntfc «aoual fair. Aug. a to 24. 



Your attention, please last a moment. 

You ought to use MUSLIN BANNERS In advertising the 

Fair. They are Croat. 

WE will furnish yon 



YOU can tack Muslin Banners 
anywhere, even on a paling fence 
YOU can tie them cTi barbed 

wire fence. 
YOU can sew them on awnines 

wagon covers, etc. ' 

YOU can get them up anywhere, 

and that is something you can 

not do with a po-ter 

A MUSLIN BANNER is as good 
an Ad as you can get anywhere. 



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100 Muslin Banners for $7.50. 

These are larger than the or- 
dinary Banners and better. 
They measure 38x4a laches 
•n Size. They »re made of 
good muslin and will stand 
both wind and weatner. Let 
u< make your Banners this 
year. 



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EL PASO. ILL.— The Twentieth Annual Fair 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept 
10 to 14. B. A. OWlds, pree.; Geo. R. Cur- 
tlss, secy. 

FAIRBURY, ILL— Fairbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept 3 to 7. R. B. Straight 
pres.; A D. WesterweU. secy.; L. B. 
Downing, treas. 

FARMER CITY, ILL— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

FRHEPORT, ILL.— Northern rilinola Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 14. J B 
Taggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil 
Freeport. III., secy. 

GALENA, ILL.— Jot Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson, Galena, 111., pres.; H. B. Chetlaln. 
Galena, 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray. Ga- 
lena. 111., treas.; Wm. Barner, Galena. 111., 
secy. 

GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct 

3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 
GREENUP, ILL.— Cumberland County Fair 

Sept. 6 to 10. H. E, Cash. secy. 
HIGHLAND. ILL. — Madison County Fair 

Sept. 6 to 9. Louis Suppiger. secy. 
HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Fair 

Aug. 21 to 24. J. Bennet, secy. 
HOOPESTON. ILL— Hoopeston District Ag- 
ricultural Society. Twenty-fifth Annual 
. Fair. Aug. 20 to 24. Dale Wallace, secy- 
JOLIET, ILL— Will County Fair. Sept 18 

to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kelley. 

secy. 

JONESBORO, ILL— Union County Fair 

Sept U to 14. J. H. Hilboldt, secy! 
JOSLYN, ILL!— Rock Island Fair. Sept. Dl 

to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 
KANKAKEE, ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 
KBWANEE, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. A 

B. Huckins, secy. 

KNOVXILLE, ILL— Knox County Fair. 

Sept 4 to 7. S. C. Russell, seer. 
LA PLATA. ILL— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 
LA. HARPE. ILL— La Harpe Fsdr Assocla.- 

n^v. AUS -„. 20 to **• 1900 ' «• A. Wilcox. 
Durham, 111., pres.; Geo. Coulson. La 
Harpe. 111., vice pres.; John R. Roberta. La 

Harpe. III., treas. 
UB ROY. ILL.— Le Roy Fair and Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bare- 
more. Da/wnes. 111., pres.; Bd. Langdon. Le 
Hoy. 111., secy. 
LIBERTYVILLB, ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept U to 14, 1900. Wm. 
E. Miller. Libertyville. III., pre*.: E. W. 
^arkhurst, LibertyvUIe, 111., treas.: O. El 
^Churchill. Libertyville. 111., secy. 
MACOMB, ILL— McDonough Stock Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900 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. H. Bundy. secy.f C. M. 
Kern, treas. 
MARTINSVILLE, ILL— Clark County Fair. 
-™ pt - ^ to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 
MEMPHIS. ILL —Fair. Sept. 11 to 14 
MONMOUTH, ILL— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 

Geo. . C. Rankin, secy. 
MONTICELLO. ILL— Piatt County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 13 to 17, 1900. Wm. H. 
Kratz, Monticello, 111., pres.; C. V. Lodge. 
Monticello, III., vice pres.; C. A. Tatman, 
Monticello, 111., treas.. msr. 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 a. 

John H. Rriggs, secy. 
MURPHSYBORO, ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sept 25 to 28. P. H. Eison- 
mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 
NEWTON. ILL— Jasper County Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. Florent Faller. secy. 
OI.NEY. ILL— Richland County Fair. Sept 

11 to 14. B. R. Talley. secv. 
OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair 

11 to 14. Benj. Chaney, secy. 
PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
I Geo. H. McCord. aecy. 



PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL— Perry County Fair fiPI 
Oct 2 to 5. H. J. Rushing, secy. If f 

ROCKFORDv ILL—WInnebago County Agri- f§i 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 7, 1900. A. J. Sf 1 
LOVeJoy Roscoe. II!.. pres.; E. S. Bartbol- IB 
"few. RocMord. 111., vice pres.: Chandler K 

f^;J2S. < *Sf d ' ln " treas ' : J - p - WWtehead. E? 
Rockfcrd. 111., mgr. and secy. Hj 

ROCHELLE. ILL— Rochelle Agricultural H? 
and Mechanical Association. Twenty-sev- » 
entb Annual Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. C. E. Mk m 
Gardner, pres.; F. D. Evans, secy. || ? 

RUSHVILLE, ILL—Schuyler County Agri- S« I 
cultural Association. Sept 3 to 7, 1900. Ohas. "* 

M. Doyle, Rusbville. pre*.; J. E. Thompson 
Rushvllle. vies pros.; A. H. Clarke. Rush- 
ville. tream,; Jam. S. Oowen. Rushvllle, 
max.: Howard F. Dyson. Rushvllle. secy. 

SANDWICH, ILL— DeKalb County F«>» 
Sept. 11 to 14. E. Randall, Becy. 

SAYBROOK, ILL— McLean County Faf' Ai- 
sociaitlon. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. W. Dut- #&,. 
JtTi Sa t bl S? k ' ™" P™-: J< *«> Boucbrean. Wm 
oili™ ^ I , 1 ?,' ¥4ce pre "- : c " p - Bai*«*>rook H'l 

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SPRINGfFIBLD. ILL.— Illinois state Fair. Uii 

Sept 24 to 29 1900. W. H. Fulkersoli. prlT g|? 

a-Si^-iSS**^ treas " : W " C - Garrard, secy. IP J 

STERLING. ILL— Whiteside County Fair. «&^ 

Aug. 28 to 31. M. E. Wilger. secy. 



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I SWANEETOWN, ILL.— Gallatin County Agri- 
cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1900. 
Charles Canoll, Swaneetown, III., pres.; R. 
E. L&wler, Equality, III., vice pres.; John 
McKeillgott, Swaneetown, III., trees.; Mar- 

1 tli Doherty, Swaneetown, HI., mgr-: Marsh. 

. Wlschesxt Swaneetown. I1L. secy. 

1 WARREN. ILL.— Union Agricultural Society. 

} Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. 
WATSEKA. tt.t. — Watseka Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7, 1900. H. H. Hotallng. pres.; Thos. John, 
vice pres.; L. D. Watson, trees. - ' 
WATSON, ILL.— Effingham County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Wo. 
Voelker. Altamount, 11L, prea.; W. M. Ab- 
raham, Watson. 111., tress.: L. P. Masts. 
, r . KHiMMMn. IM.. : m*er 

: *. . h WENOXA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair. 
OVi'l Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 
"t " ii WHEATON. ILL.— Dupage County Agricul- 
* d'lii 3 tural Society. Sept. 5 to 8, 1900. John 
;*il- J Christie. Wheaton, III., pres.: Wm. W. 
'; ./t ' Steven. Wleaton, IB., trees.; N. E. Matter. 
V» ! i - W'fcesrton, III., secy. 

:'i ,'Xjii, ' WOODSTOCK, ILL.— McHenry County Fair. 
",•' .\1 Aug. 28 to 31. M. Zlmpleman. pres.; A. S. 
| £■' ■ ?i c Wright, secy. 
I'H't!: WiOaUNG. ILL.— Stark County Fair. Aug. 

K i L i ' 28 to 3L W; G. Snyfler. secy. 

■j" V YORKVILLE. ILL.— Kendall County Fair. 

K-\ Sept. 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 



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■ r ■ f, £ ANDERSON, IND.— Madison County Fair. 

jti; {. Sept. 4 to 8. T. B. Orr, pres.; C. K. Me- 

'*it'j»* Cullough, secy. 

y*: tr iVNGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair.; Oct 
!*l.\: 9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W- 

,!';; • Goodale. 

1 : i: v e BEDFORD. IND.— Lawrence County- Fair. 
'••';, -3 Sept. (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 

i^'i'^l secy.; T. O. Daggy. pres. - 

!**■ • • BLOOMINGTON, IND.— Monroe County Fair. 

t- r -,;■;-. Sept. 12 to IS. Ben Kirby, pres.; Geo. P. 
: i ,: ': Campbell, secy. 
t f ! " BOONVILLE, IND.— Warrick County Fair. 
,*;» C, Sept. 10 to 15- Clamor Pelzer, pres.; J. F. 

." t'.A Richardson, secy. 

nt . i P*>SWELL. IND.— Benton County Fair. Aug. 
,' j : V 27 to 3L Hiram Bright, pres.; W. H. Mc- 
k"U:i ( Knight secy. . . :, 

, t -v. * BOURBON, INK.— Bourbon Fair Association. 
: >']-.'• t Oct- 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin. Bourbon, 
, . "1 • Is*., pres.: L_ Johnson. Bourbon. . Ind.. 

Jt.;i: tim*.-. B. W. Parka. Bourbon, Ind.. sery. 
\ r k\i BBAINBRIDGE, IND:— Fair. Aug. 14 to 18. 
it !£'* A. R- Allison, Becy. 

Oct. 



i" ; T : 4£ BREMEN, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct 
f$ 't i 9 to 12. 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

'l**t .! '<*■- T-A.« XT..«P nM« • T«*lm T WaIm trfe**. I 



John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, tree*. 
J Edward Heckman. seer. ' _ . . 

i 1 BRIDGETON, IND.— Parke County Fair. Aug. 
27 to SL . J. W. Adams, pres.; F. M. Miller. 



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CHRISNEY. INp.— Spencer County Fair. 
Aug. 20 to 25. J. C. Haines. Lake, Ind.. 
pres.: J. P, Chrisney. Chrisney, Ind.. secy.; 
F. Jones. Pigeon. Ind.. treas. ■■ . 

CAYTIGA, IND.— Vermll'on- County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. M. G. Hosford, pres.; Dan 
Conaway, secy.; Jas. Malone, treas.; Jas. 
R. Briggs. max. . 

CLAY CITY.- IND.— Fair. Sept 10 to 14. 
Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper, 
pres. 
COLUMBUS, IND.— Bartholomew County 
pt'i Fair. Sept H to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 
Je .& * Ed. Redman, Jr.. secy. 
WB^ll CORYDON, IND.— Harrison County Agricul- 
i pt.*i? tural Society. Aug. » t» 3t J; VV. Mc- 
i*F5«'| Kinster, pres.; J. C. Sieg. treas.; E. S. 
;%'9T.i 1 Tuell. secy. 

P:liJ COVINGTON, DJD-— Fountain County Fair. 
S'V Aug. 21 to 24. CoL J^ MeMannomy, pres.; 
Fit W. T. Ward, secy. 

S'i % CRAWFORDSVHXE, IND. — Montgomery 
£$ .' County Fair. Sept 10 to 15. J. L. Dav>» 
a 2i-i pres.; W. F. Hulet secy. , . ■ .._„.. 
<l Pa : ! CKOWN POINT, INU.- Lake County Agricul- 
»-! B l tural Society. Oct 2 to 5. A. A.- Bibler 
' '• secy., tTov»n Point Ind. 
• \ EAST £»TTERPRISE, IND.— Switserland ana 
Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug. 
" 28 to XL R. W. Galbreatb, Nonh, Ind. 
prea.; E. L. Turner, Bear Branch., traaa. 
J. R. KIdar. Baar Branch. a«eT- ■ 
ELWOOD. IND.— Klwoot Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. N. J. 
Leisure, pres.; Frank E. DeHoritz. secy.: 
f |r ft • Jos. A. DeHorltt. treas. 
;«•]• EVANSV1LLE, INC.— Tri-State Fair. Sept 
idr 4 17 to 2L W. M. AMn. pres.; W. L. Sworm- 
r t,i- J stedt treas.; R. L. Akin, secy. 
'**'•' f FLORA, IND.-Flora AgHcultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association. Sept 10 to 14, 1900. 
J. T. Gillam, pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.; 
3liHi ! i Wm. H. Leah. secy. 

■n<Fl ! I FORT WAYNE, IND.— Allen County Fair. 
5*. > * Oct 2 to 9. 
■""'■" ' FRANCESVTLLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct 2 to 5. EJ. D. Knotts, 
prea.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett 



FRANKFORT, IND.^CUnton County Fair. 
Aug. 27 to SL J. C. Shanklin, pres.; Jos. 
Heavllnn. secv. . 

VRANKLIN, 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 Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 14 to 17. Wm. 
A. Justice, Eden. Ind.. pres.: Charles Down- 
ing, secy.; W. C. Barnard, treas. 

HUNTINGTON. IND.— Old Fash!oned County 

TFair. Sept 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
Root Simonton. pres. 

HUNTINGBURG. IND.— The Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept 10 to 15, 
1900. H. C. Roth^rt. secy. 

HTTNTINGTON. IND.— Huntington ^ County 
Fair. Robert Simonton, pres.; A. L. BecK, 

INDL1NAPOLIS. IND.-ilndlana State Fair. 
Sent 17 to 2L 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.. 
-cSs. Downing, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. ; 

KBNDALLVILLE: IND.-«pble County Fair. 
»ipt 24to 28. O. F. JTolwston, pres.; G. P. 
Alexander, aeey. 



KENTLAND, IND.— Newton County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. David Weldon, pres.; H. A. 
■ Strohm, secT. 

LAFAYETTE. IND.— Tippecanoe County Fair. 

Sept 3 to 7. Jas. Murdock, pres.; W. M. 

Blackstock, secy. 

LA PORTE, IND.— La Porte County Agrl- 

- cultural Society.- Sept 11 to 14. J. Vene 

Dorland, La Porte. Ind.. secy. 
LAWRBNCBBURG. lN'D. — Lawrenceburg 
Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 25. Wm. H. 
O'Brien. Lawrenceburg. Ind.: Victor Ohr- 
ting, Lawrenceburg. Ind.; H. L. Nowiin, 
Guilford. Ind. 
LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Fair. Aug. 
'20 to 25. G. W. Campbell, pres.; Riley 
Hauser, Becy. 
LIBERTY, IND— Union County Fair. Sept 
1. M. C. Keffer, pres.; H. F. McMahan. 
secy. . 

LINTON. IND. — Greene County Fair. Sept 

17 to 21. 
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. 
MUNC1B, IND.— Muncle, Ind., E'alr. Aug. 14 
to 17, 1900. Wm. H. Wood, Muncie. Ind., 
pres.; C. H. Anthony, Muncie. Ind., vice 
pres.: B. C. Bowman, Muncie, Ind., treas.; 
F. J. Claypool, Muncie, Ind., mgr.; M. S. 
Clay pool. Muncie, 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. mar. „. . „ 

NEWBERN, IND.— Free Fair. Aug. 21 to 23. 
NEW CARLISLE. IND. — St Joseph County. 
'" Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 21. L. C. 

Egbert, pres.; A. H. Compton, secy. 
NEW HARMONY, IND.— Posey County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug. 22 to 25. 1900. Alfred 
RIbeyre, New Harmony, Ind., pres.; Henry 
Bailey, New Harmony, Ind., vice pres.; 
W. W. Robb, New Harmony, Ind., treas.; 
Geo. C. Taylor, New Harmony, Ind., mgr.; 
Geo C. Taylor. New Harmony. Ind.. secy. 
NEWPORT, IND.— Fair. Sept 24 to 29. B. 

S. Aikman. secy. _ 

NEWTON, IND.— Fountain County Fair. Aug. 
30 and 31. Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace 
Gray, secy. " '■ 

NORRISTOWN, IND. — Sixth Annual Grange 
Fair of Shelby County, Sept 12 to 14. 
William M. Diewert. pres:; John Douglas, 
treas.; W. S. Stover, secy. 
OAKLAND CITY. IND.— tiibson County Fair. 
Aug. 27 to 31. R. B. Richardson, pres.; W. • 
R. Harris, secy. 
POPLAR GROVE, IND.— Howard County 
Fair. Sept 3 to 7. Luther McDowell, pres. ; 
• A. D. Wood, secy. 

PORTLAND. IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept 
24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 
secy. _ __ _ , 

PRINCETON. IND.— Gibson County Fair. 
Sept 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 
Strain, secy. ' 

REMINGTON. IND.— Jasper County Fair. 
Aug. 28" to 3L Christian Hehster, pres.; 
Jn«tw>r Gny, secy. 
BTCHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 
Sept z* to 28. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 
Joe Stevenson, secy. ■'" 

RILEY. IND.— Vigo County Fair. Sept 3 to 

ItOCHESTER, IND.— The Fulton County Ag- 
ricultural and Mechanical Association. 
Sept 12 to 15. N. A. MoCIung. pres.; J. 
Dawson, treas;: F. F. Moore, secy. 

ROCKFORT, IND.— The Rockport Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 14 to 18. B. F. Bridges, pres.; 
J»e. A. Payna. **cy.: T. E. Snyder, treaa. 

RUSHVTLLE, IND.— The Rush County Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 3L R. N. Hinch- 
man, pres.; W.L. King,' secy.; A. B. Hinch- 
mra. trens. _ , 

SALEM, IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. E. W. Menaugh. secy. 

SHBLBYVILLE. IND.— Sh>»Iby County Joint 
Stock Agricultural Assoctrtioh.- Sept 4 to 
8. 1900. Sidney Conger. Flat Rock Island, 
pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Sheibyvllle, treas.-. C. 
V. AtruritPD. Pheibyvflle. wcy. 

SPRUNICA, IND.— Brown County Fair. Sept 
11 to 15. 

BWAYZEE, IND.— The Swayzee Tri-County 
AKricnltural Association. Ant 14 to 17. 1900. 
Wm. Hartley, prea.: E. C. King, secy. 

TERRE HAUTE. IND.— Vigo County Fair. 
Sept 24 to 29. W. P. Ijams, pres.; Chas. **. 
Duffin, secy. 

nPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept 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.. secy. 

VINCENNES. IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct 8- to 
13. M. J. Niblack. pres.: J. M. House, 
secy.: H. A. Fonlks. treas. 

WINCHESTER. IND.— Third Annual Greet- 
ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; 
Perry Leavell. secy. 

IOWA. 

AFTON. IA-— Union County Fa;r. Oct. 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

ADEL. 1A.— Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to 

' 21. J. H. Dwignt, secy. 

ALGONA. IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
AlKoua, la., pres.; E_ P. Keith. Algona. la., 
■vice pres.; W. H. Bailey. Algona, la., treas.; 
O. F. Peek. AlBon*. la., secy. 

ALLISON, IA.— Butler County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. L. J. Rogers. w:y. 

ALTA, IA.— Buena Vista County Fair. Aug. 
22 to 24. C. E. Cameron, secy. 

ANAMOSA, IA.— District Fair. Aug. 13 to 17. 
T 12 'WTsttcrs secy 

ARLINGTON, IA.— The Arlington Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Aug. 28 to 3L L. J. 
: Pa)mer. secy. ■_-... .„ 

ATLANTIC, IA.— Agricultural Society of Case 
County. Sept 3 to 6, 1900. C. R. Hnnt, 
Atlantic. la., prea.; J. B. James, Atlantic, 
la., vice prea.: S. -Straight. Atlantic, la., 
•ecj.; F. H. Crooabin. Atlantic, la., treaa. 



AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 21. G. W. Hoover, 
prea.; R. C. Spencer, secy.; H. W. Wllion, 
trtimm, 

AVOOA. IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco. la. Sept 11 to 14. 

' 1900. G. Drederick, Avoca, 111., pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel, Avoca, la., vice pres.; J. H. 
Jenks, Avoca, la., treas.; Board of Direc- 
tors, mgrs.; Roscoe Barton, Avoca. la., 
secy. 

bEDFORD, IA-— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 

BELLE PLAIN, IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept U to 14, 1900. Sally Wer- 
theim. Belle Plaine, Ia. ( pres.; L. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plaine, la., treas.; C. Washburn, Belle 
Plaine. la., secy. 

BLOOMFIELD, IA.— Agricultural Society ot 
Davis County. Sept 11 to 14. D. O. Harris, 
pres. ; J. C. Browhard. secy. ; J. R. Sheaf- 
fer. treas. , „ , .. 

BR1TT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 

Sept 11 "to 13. John Hammill. secy. 
BUFFALO CENTER. IA.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Fair. Aug. 15 to 17. 

CARROLL, IA.— Carroll Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept 10 to 13. Wm. 
Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. Belzer, secy.; J. P. 

CASCADE, IA. — ^Dubuque County Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. John 
H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin^ treas.; J. 
M. Hayes, secy. 
CENTER VILLE, IA. — Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. R. M. Hicks, 
pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A. Russell, 
secy. 

CENTRAL CITY. IA— Wapsle Valley Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. P. O. Clark, 
■secy. . 

CHARLES CITY, IA.— Floyd County Fair. 
Sept U. to 14. Chas. Hammond, . secy. 

CHARITON. IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. Wm. Housholder, secy. . 

CLARION, IOWA.— Wright County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. W. a 
Brown. Clarion. Iowa. secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept 
11 to 14, 1900. Hon. G. D. McDaid," prea. ; 
C. D. May, treas.: C. L. Root secy. 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION. IA.— Columbus Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Aug. 28 to 3L O. 
P. Wilcox, pres.; R. S. Johnson, secy. 

CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.; J. M. 
. De Vore, secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. . Sept 
U tn 28. H. K. Evans, secy. " 

CRESCO, IA.— Howard County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. James McAr- 

thur, Cresco, la., prea.; G. R. Story, Cresco. 
la., treas.; Jas. McArthur, Cresco, la., 
mgr.; A. C. Campbell. Cresco. la., secy. 

DBS MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. 27 
to St. a. H. V«n Hout»n. D»« Mnines. la.. 
secy.; R. J. Johnson,. Humholt, la., pres.; 
G. D. Ellyson, DesMoines, la., treas. 

DE 'WITT. IA. — Clinton County Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
Harrineton. secy. 

DONNELLSON, IA.— Lee County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. D. McCulloch. pres.; E. P. Arm- 
knecht secy.: R. T. Ketcbam. treas. 

DUBCQUE, IA.— Fair. Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. 
Hancock, secy. . _ • 

ELDON, IA.— Big Four Fair Association. 
Sept 4 to 7. N. F. 'Reed. pres. : D. A. Jay, 
vice preB.; H. R. Boker, secy.; M. Hulls, 
treas. ..... 

ELDORA, IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Robert Sm.th, 
pres.; W. A. Doron, secy.; E. D. Robb, 
treas. 

ELKADER, IA.— Elkader Fair and Wack As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. Joseph 
Lamm, Elkader, la., pres,; P. J- Cain. El- 
kader. la., vice pres.; Chas. Jofanaen, Elka- 
der, la., treas.; J. D. Brownaon. Elkader. 
I«_. m*r «n«J mnw. 

EMMETSBURG. IA.— Palo Alto County Fair. 
■ Sept 12 to 14. H. C. Sbadbolt, pres. ; J. C. 
Bennett secy.; M. L. Brown, treas. 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5. J.- J. Klopp, 
secy. 

FAIRFAX, It 1-lnn County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. H. V: *hank. secy. 

FAIRFIELD, IA.— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. John R. McElderry, secy. 

FOREST CITY, IA.— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13, 
1900. P. O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor. treas. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton, treas.; J. E. Brooke, 

GRUNDY CENTER. IA.— Grundy Center 

Fair. Sept 11 to 13. E. S. Ensing, secy. 
GUTHRIE CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 

Fair Soot 11 to 13. A. H. Grlssell. secy. 
HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. D. C. Mallory, secy. 
HARLAN. IA.— Shelby County Fair. Aug. 21 

tn 24. W. E. Conner, secy. 
HOLSTEIN." IA-— Holstein Dlst Agricultural 

Society. Sept 3 to 6. J. C. Kuchel, pres.; 

T. Indorf, treas.; W. F. Hutton, secy. 



HUMBOLDT, LV.— Humboldt County Fair. 
Sept 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 

INDEPENDENCE, IA.— Buchanan County 
Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. 

INDIANOLA, IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. 

IOWA CITY, IA.>-Johnson County Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 6. 

Cunningham, treas.; E. P. Woodruff, secy: 

LA POKTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Bus- 
man,' prea.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Conf 
ger, secy. 

LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. Sept- 
4 to 7. G. A. Samonls, pres.; J. R. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgman, treas. .;..; 

LINteVlLLE, IA.— Llneville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7: T. J. Lovett, secy. 

MALCOM, IA. — Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. James 
Novak, secy. 

MALVEUN, IA.— Mills County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MANCHESTER. IA.— Delaran County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. A. S. 
Coon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor, Oneida, la., rice pres.;- L. J. Gates, 
Manchester. la., treaa.; E. J. Conger. Maa- 
etMRter. la., secy. 

MAPLETON, IA.— Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 4 to 6. F. Griffin, prea.: C 
Quick, treas.; J. E. Jtrrme. secy. 

MAtJUOKETA, IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. Adam Ringlep, secy. 

MARCUS, IA.— Churokee County Fair. Sept. 

12 to 14. H. B. Robeson, secy. 
MARENGO. IA.— Iowa ' County Fair. Sept. 

3 to 6. F. B. Colson, secy. 
MECHANICSVILLE. IA.— District Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. A. F. Fairchlld, secy. 
MILTON, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

E. O. Syphera, secy. 
MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 

Fair. Date not fixed. 
MORRISON, I A.— Whiteside County Central. 

Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 
MT. AYR. IA.— Ringgold County Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Thos. Campbell, secy. 

MT. PLEASANT. IA.— Henry County .Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 4 to 7. J. .W. 
Palm, pres.; W. D. Worthington, treas.; 

. W. H. Virden, secy.; J. D. Dugdale, prlvl- 

' lege mgr. - 

NASHUA. IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 
H. Bander, secy. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW HAMPTON, IA.— Chickasaw County 
AgricuUural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. H. H. 
Bailey, pres.; Paul Brorby, secy.; W. L. 
Turner, treas. 

NEW SHARON, IA.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept 11 to 13. 
J. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.; 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. 

NEWTON. IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 10 to 13. H. V>. Parsons, 
pres.; C. Grelbling. treas.: H. 0. Korf. 
secy. 




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6gdEn. tA.-&oone doilnty Agrlcultur*! So- 
ciety. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. F. M. Lprenren, 
OKden, la., prea.; Mc. P. Baas. Ogden, la- 
vice pres.: O. R- Suoher, Ogden, la., t.ieas.; 
E. H. Graves, Ogden. la., secy. 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE. IA.— Mitchell County Agricultural 
Society.' Sept. 6 to 7. Byron Leigliton, 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. Sweeney, 
treas. -'- 

OSKALOOSA, IA.— Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. D. A. Htnu-a. 
pres.; C. E. Lofland. treas.; C. E. Mouroe, 
secy. 

PELLA, IA— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 

PERRY IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 

RED OAK. IA.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. D. B. 
Gunn, secy. 

RHODES. IA.— Eden Dlst. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wale 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.; H.' M. Weeks, secy. 

ROCK VAL.LBY, IA.— Rock Valley District 
Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. Jas. Walpole, secy. 

RUSH PARK, IA.— Fair and Races. Aug. 7 

SABUL.A, IA.— Carroll County Fair. Aug. 21 

SAC ciTY, IA.— Sac County Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 14 to 17. T. G. Keir pres.; 
Edw. Dreway, treas.; Frank E. Bnsgs, 

SEYMOUR. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 

R. E. Lowry. secy. ..„.,, 

SHELDON, IJ-.— District Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 
SHENANDOAH. IOWA.— Agricultural Kx- 

WbR and Race Meeting. Aug. 14 to 17. Chas. 

Aldrich, pres.; Geo. Day, secy. 
STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.— Strawberry 

Point District Fair Association. SepL 18 

to 2L Ira L. Cole. pres. : H. W. Scoheld. 

secy.; G. H. Scofleld, treas. 
Sl'TMERLAND. IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 

Sept. 5 to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 
TIPTON, I A.— Tipton Fair Association. Aug. 

21 to 24, 1900. F. H. Milligan, Tipton, la. 

E-ee.; John T. Mofflt. Tipton, la., vice pres . 
. J. Rowcll, Tipton. la., treas.; H. Pratt, 
Tipton. la-, secy. 
TOLEDO. IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin, pres.; A. G. 

"Smith, secy.; H. G. Shanklin, treas. 

1RAER, IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Nawerth, secy. 

VICTOR, IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
pres.: D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Schulte, secy.: John Steffy. treas. 

VINTON, I A.— The Benton Count j Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Watt 
Gaasch, pres.; J. B. F. Bunten. vice pres.; 
G. D. McElroy, treas.: J. E. Marietta, secy. 

WAPELLO. IA.— Louisa County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. M. J. Delhi, 
Wapetta, la., prea.; John G. Keck, Wapell" 
la., secy. 

WAUKON. IA.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 20; 1900.- S. H Op- 
fer, Wuukon, la., pres.: P. S. Narum. Kau- 
kon, la., vice pres.: T. J. Kelleher. Waukon, 
la., treas.; Oarl M. Beeman. Wautton, la., 
max. amd aecv. 

WEBSTER CITY, IA.— County Fair. Aug. 14 
to 17. F. E. Wilson, pres.; W. B. Kearns. 
treas. : W. G. Bonner, secy. 

WEST LIBERTY. IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST POINT. IA.— 'West Point District Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 21 to ••.' i900. Wm. 
R. Timpe. Ft. Madison, la.. "Aft.: Herman 
Lohman, West Point, la., vie-' pres. ; John 
Walljasper. West Point, la. oecy.: Henry 
.Tsraain. W«wt Point !«-. troas. 

WEST UNION, i A.— Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. F:-.'nl; Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER, IA. --District Fair. Sept. 17 
to 20. T. O. Lestm-, secy. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C. Rock, secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION, IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. 

WINFIELD, IA.— Eastern Iowa District Fair. 
Aug. 14 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

WINTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair; 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY. KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to G. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 

BUKUEN, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Hendei-sou, 
aecy. .. 

BURLINGAME, R AS.— The Osage County 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. Ly- 
ons, pres.; H. D. Shepard, treas.; c. 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON, KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet. 
pres.; S. D. Weaver, troas.; J. E. Wood- 
ford, secy. 

CHANUTE. KAS. - Chanute Fair. Park and 
Driving Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. E. 
Timpane, Chanute, Kas., secy. 

CLAY CENTER, KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COFFEYVILLE, KAS.— Cotfeyville Fair and 
Park Association. Aug. 14 to 17. R. Y. 
Kennedy, Coffeyville, Kas., secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— ylorris County 
Pair. -Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

EL DORADO, KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. . Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Roblson, 
pres.; Seth Frazler, treas.; Alvah Shelden, 
secy. •'" 

FRANKFORT, KAN.— Frankfort Falr-Asso- 

J station. Sept. 25 to 28." C. W. Branden- 
i'n'rii, "secy. 

FREDONIA, KAS.— Fredonla Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. J. T. Cooper, 
Fredonla, Kan, secy. 

GARDEN CITY, KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Association. C. A. .Minis, secy. 

GARNET, KAS — Anderson Couciv Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 12 to 15. C. ri Rice, Gar- 
net, Kas., atlcy. 



HIAWATHA, KAN.— The Brown County Fair 
Association. Sept 5 to 7 G. Y. Johnson, 
pres., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer, secy., 
Hiawatha, Kan. 

HOLTON, KAN.— Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. McGrew, secy. 

IOLA, KAS.— Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 10 to 13. Lew Horville. pres.; 
M. P. Jacohy, treas.: C. rl. Wheawra, secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY, KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

NORTON, KAN— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. L. Miller, secy.; 
M. F. Garrity, pres. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson Connly Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Thir- 
ty-sixth Annual Fair. Sept 4 to .'. Edwin 
Snyder, se<y. 

OTTAWA, KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 2L B. C. McQues- 
ten. Ottawa, Kas., secy. 

/"AOLA, KAN.— Miami County Agricultural 
and Me'-fcsnical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. 
C. F. i-ienson, pres. ; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. P. Trickett. secy. 

RILEY. KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. , 

PAL1NA. KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 2S. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

ST. JOHN. KAN.— First Annual Stafford 
County Fair. Last week in August. 

STOCKTON, KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept, 11 to 14. David B. Smyth, 
secy. . 

TRIBUNE. KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 

WICHITA, KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 



KENTUCKY. 



ALEXANDRIA, KY.— Campbell County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 1 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright secy. , 

BARBUUKVILLS. KY.— Knot County Fair 
Association. Sett 5 to 7, 1900. J. S. Millen, 
prea.; T. R. Batnen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
secy. „ 

BARDSTOWN. KY.— Nelson bounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sepl. 4 to 8, 1900. Ben Johnson, 
Bardstown. Ky.. pres.; I. B. Bowles, Barda- 
tmm. Ky.. **<••■ 

BOWLING GREEN, KY— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

BRODIIEAD, KV.-Rock Castle County Fair 
Association. Aug. 29 to 31. J. Thomas 
Cherry, pres.; E. E. Prothero, treas.; J. w. 
Tate. spry. 

BUCKNER. KY.— Fair. Aug. 22 to 24. Chas. 
W. Smith, secy. 

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.— Hardin County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. James A. Kinkead, 

M»CV. 

SWING. KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept 5 
to 8. 1900. C.W. Williams. Peed. Ky., pres.; 
J. G. Collins. Ewing. Ky.. treas.: S. H. 

T**ff*a eonv 

FERN CREEK, KY.— New Fern Creek Fair. 

Aug. 14 to 17. H. P. Stivers,- secy. 
FLORENCE, KY.— Fifth Annual Fair of the 
North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 
Aub. 29 to Sept 1. 1900. B. F. McGlasson. 
Ludlow. Ky.. pres.: E. H. Blankenbecker, 
Florence. Ky.. vice pres.; R. J. Perry. In- 
dependence. Ky.. secy.; J. M. Lassing. Bur- 
lington, Ky., treas. 
GERMANTOWN, KY.— Germantown Fair 
Co. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. S. W. Bradford. 
Brookevilie. Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 
J. E. Motion, treas. 

GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 
Carter, secy. 

GREENVILLE, KY.— Muhlenberg County 
Fair. Aug. 15 to 18. C. C. Givens, Madi- 
sonville, Ky., gen'l mgr. __ 

GUTHRIE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 
Snadon. secy. 

HARTFORD. KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct 
4 to 7. S. K. Cox, treas. 

HENDERSON, KY.— Great Tri-County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 29. Jacob Zinibro, Jr., secy. 

HOPKINSVILLE, KY.— Elks Fair. Sept 25 
to 30. 

HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

HUSTONVILLE, KY.— Colored Fair. Aug. lo 
to 17. Geo. Bailey, pres.; Tinsley Brown, 
secy. 

LA GRANGE, KY.— Fair. Aug. 23 to 25. 

l^AWRENCBBURG, KY. — Lawrenceburg Fair 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. W. T. 
Bond, Lawrenceburg. Ky., pros.; L. W. M. 
Kee. Lawrenceburg. Ky., Voe pres.; Monro* 
Walker, Lawrenceburg, Ky., treas.; G. G. 
Speer. Lawrenceburg. Ky.. secy. 

LEBANON, KY.— Fair. Aug. 27 to 30. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Lexington Horse Show, 
Fair and Carnival. Aug. 13 to 18. S. T. 
Harlison, pres.; E. W. Shanklin, secy.; W. 
F. Warren, treas. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Fern Creek Fair. Aug. 
u tn 17 

K'i oi.tvet. KY. -The Robertson County 
Falr^ Sept 13 to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy. 

OWBNSBORO. KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 
22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle, secv. ■ ■ _ , „ . 

OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. E. Bambridge. secy. 

PADUCAH, KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association. Oct 9 to 12. Geo. 
H. Dains. f"»ev. • 

<"'R1.BYVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 3t. 

SHEPHERSV1LLE. KY.— Bullitt County 
^Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. . 

Springfield, ky.— fair. Aug. 29 to Sep. l. 
MAINE. 

ACTON. ME.— Shaplelgh and Acton Fair. 

Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell. secy. 
ANDOVER. ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 

Fafr. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Huse, secy. 
BANGOR, ME.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. T. O. 

Beal. pres. : E. L. Sterns, secy. 
BELFAST, ME.— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 

18 and 19. 
BETHEL, ME.— Riverside Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 



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BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

CHERRYFIELD, ME.— West Washington 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 12. 

CORNISH, ME.— O. V. U. Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 23. R. G. Pearo. 
ores.: O. B. Churchill, N. Parsonfleld. 
Me., treas.; H. L. Merrill, E. Parsonfield, 
Me., secy. 

DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

DURHAM, ME.— Agriculutral Society. Sept. 
10 to 14. Rut us Parker, pres. ; S. S. Parker, 
treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Pittston Fair. Sept. 

25 to 27. 
EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood, secy. 

EXETER ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, lut- 

FREYBURG^sJe.— West Oxford Fair. Sept 

25 to 27. " _ , . 

GRAY CORNER, ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 30. B. T. Skillinger. pres.; 
J W. Stevens, secy.; J. W. Stevens, treaa. 
HANCOCK, ME.— Hancock County Fair. 

Sept 18 to 20. „ ^ , , . 

HARRISON. ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 9 and 10. J. M. 
Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 
Orin Ross, secy. , 

HARTLAND, ME.— East Somerset Fair. Sept 

LEWISTON, ME— The Maine State Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. G. H. Clark, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME.-The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickcrt* secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. M. C. 
Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres.; T. L. 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy._ 

NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 
H. Straw, pres.: G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK, ME— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secv. _ 

PEMBROKE, ME.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. Sidney A.. Wilder, secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 13 an July 4. 
C W. Carr, Strong, Me., pres.; Sumner H. 
Beal, treas.: M. S. Kelley. Becy. 

PRESQUE ISLE, ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlln. So. Prasaue 
I«l«. Mb., aecy. _*■•,, 

READFIELD, ME.— Kennebec County Fair. 

rFcHMOND .CORNER, ME.— Farmers' Club 

SOUTH MADISON, ME— South Kennebec 

Society. Sept 18 to 20. Chas. F. Achorn, 

Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.. 

Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea. Becy. _ 

SOUTH PARIS. ME.— Oxford County Fair. 

Sept. IS to 20. . „ ,. 

SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South Kennebec 

Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass, 

Chelsea. Me., secy. . 

TOPSHAM, ME— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 

Horticultural Society. Oct 9 to 11. W. S. 

UNION,' ME.'— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to ST. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treaa.. 
Geo. C. Hawes, secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.— New Glouces- 
ter-Danville Fair. Sept 25 and 26. 

WEST CUMBERLAND. ME.— Farmers Club 
Fair. Sept. 25 a.nd 26. 

WEST FARMINGTON. ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 
secy. 

MABYLATJD 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Agricultural Fair and 
Fall Meeting. Sept U to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 

BELLE AIRE. MD— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

EASTON. MD.— Talbot County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. Dr. Charles 
Lowndes, Easton. Md., pres.; Edward Wor- 
dall. Royal Oak, Md.. vice pres.; Joe. B. 
Harrington. Easton, M*. oecy. -treaa. 



lfRBDERICK CITY, MD.— The Frederlq, » 
Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keele|t,f 
Frederick City. secy. Ill 

HAGERSTOWN, MD. — Hagerstown Fa v 
Meeting. Oct. 16 to 19. J. T. Stanhop.* 
secy. '. I __ 

ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery Count! T 
Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. John E. Numeast* ft' 
Nerbeck, Md. * .* 

T1MONIUM, MD.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 8. A. -Wlu 
Snanklin. secy. y-! : i 

TOLCHESTER/ BEACH, MD.— Kent -aiHS- 
Queen Anne's Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. l('-l 
Koland. secy. _ ^|| 



TOWNSON. MD.— Agricultural Fair. Sept 



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to 8. Geo. W. Yellot. pres.; Alex. McCo.^!.. 
mick, vice pres.; James P. Reese,. treaB.j| 
A. P. Shanklin, secy. lEs 

Li-PER MARLBORO, MD.— Southern- Mar^ij 
land Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. Wm. G. Brook • I'l 

MASSACHUSETTS. fe 

AMESBURY, MASS. — Amesbury-SalisbuLtif 
Fair. Sept 27 to 29. Rr 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agriculturi ,M 
Society. Sept 25 and 26. A. M. Lymtlf- 
Montague, Mass.: T. R. Hill. aecy. lit 

ATHOL, MASS.— Wooster Northwest Fait? :,\ 
Sept. 11 and 12. £ ■': 

BARNSTABLE, MASS.— Barnstable Fait..) 
Aug. 28 to 30. m\ 

BARRB, MASS.— Worcester County West Aijlf 
rlcultural Society. Sept 27 and 28. 190t*|> 
Austin F. .Adams. Barre Plains. MaaaTSsf 
pres.; Jeese Allen, Oakham, Mass.. vl*,?J 
pres.; Charles N. Follansby, Barre, MastH? 
treas.; Matthew Walker, Barre, Mass., aecf?S 

BLANFORD, MASS.— Union Fair. Sept tjf 
to 14. !? j?>- . 

BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Plymouth ?a*M 
Sept. 12 to 14. pt. 

BROCKTON, MASS.— Brockton AgricuRurS jj 
Society. Oct 2 to 6. 1900. Hon. H. W. Roljff 
lnson, Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grov* U 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thoam'.;., 
son, Brockton, Mass.. treaa.; Baalla Sai;|iv 
ford. Brockton. Mass.. secy. ;• Sf 

CHARLEMONT, MASS.— Durfield Fair. Sertrf" 
13 and 14. 'j*|: 

CLINTON, MASS.— Th« Worcester East A-.-'ly 
rlcultural Society. Sept 12 to 14, 1900. Of f 5 
John E. Thayer. Lancaster. Mass.. preti.ji 
Warren Goodale. Clinton. Mass.. vice prerj 1 J 
Hon. Lucius Field, Clinton, Mass., tmatli-* 
O. L. Stone, Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. .i ) 
Kilbourn, South Lancaster. Mass., secy. '<.! 

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, JMMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Pair. Sept. 
?25 ana 26. 

ANVERS. MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 
HEAT BARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonlc 
!: ! Fair. Sept. 26 and 2T. 



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SiMi-Fa— — ,._ „ ... 

|iC,*4 K'jEENFIELD, MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 
I.' Jr'jl9 and 20. .-■;" ■ 



INGHAM. MASS.— Htogham Agricultural 



*,:J I; J ujd Horticultural Society. Sept. 2» and 26. 
«!;";- 1300. Bbed I* Ripley, Hinghain ^Centre, 
J -i .," ?res.; Hon. John D. Long, Washington, D. 
■I'*'-? J., -vice pres.; Reuben Sprague. Hingham 
I ■,' 3en*re, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley, Hingham 

I <j ". '% Centre, mgr.: William H. Thomas, Htog- 

] I J. , tarn. Mass., secy. 

| i'-,$ nwblt. MASS.— Middlesex North Agrlcul- 
I "it- .urate Society. Sept. 13 to 15. 1900. Henry 

'« ?-,*!. Ferbam, Chelmsford, Mass.. pres.; Geo. 

0\i,Jl. Coburn. Lowell, Mass., secy.; S. Drew- 
■'j ■" "{Utt. Lowell. Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyes. 

r "^-iiJ ^owall, Mass., mgr. 
:i i\ I; ] IRSHFIELD. MASS.— Marshfield Fair. 

;«.«;•*',; ;ept 19 to 21. 

;!>;'•( DDLEFIELD, MASS. -Highland Fair. 

;i jSj'i.Sept 5 and 6. 

V-^'V!* DDLESEX. MASS.— East Middlesex AgrU 

I i^ijriultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 

IB 4JVNTUCKET. MASS.— Nantucket Agricul- 

J-r^.-lFural Society. Aug. 29 and 80. Joseph A. 

} V .V ohnson. pres.; J. F. Murphy, secy. 

lit* fc'RTH ADAMS, MASS.— Hoosac Valley Fair. 

i-,, f - apt. 4 to 6. 

'ftl'-li RTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampsaire-Frank- 

jft: i-'Ji Fair. Oct. S and 4. ■■•■-. 

S5y;j**.RTH ATTLEBORO. MASS.— North Attle- 
""fi- Uuro Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
"m ,•;•«!; FORD, MASS.— Oxford Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. 
! M*;f ? ' c LMER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agncui- 
j.-feS^u™l Society. Sept. 18 and 19. F. D. Bar- 
-' : - >»^3n, secy. 



^ i: tenter, secy.; G. L. Streeter. Salem, treas. 
■\ i • !. r, rTSFIELD, MASS.— Berkshire'AgricuItu- 
i..B;'tal Society. Sept. IX. to. 13. Martin T. 
>. ■ , oleman. Richmond. Mass.. pres.; Charles 
iji'-i^L Wrights secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. ■■-■ 
>. * ' * FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— South Middlesex 
k v i't air. Sept. 18 and 19. . 

i ?'<~VTB WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
•grtcultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27 

t!» 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. seny. 

l!i3NCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept 20 



HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa ana West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 

. 12. H. Koriker, pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
secy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

IMLAY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society.. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
kin, Imlay City, Mien., pres.; Dr. G. W. 
Jonas, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
burg. Imlay City, Mich., secy. 

IONIA, MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to S. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.- E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

IRONWOOD, MICH.— O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
nament and Gayebic County Fair. Sept. 

- 13 to 15. C. E. Hook, secy. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. 

MANISTEE, MICH.— Western District Fair 
Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Geo. W. Swigert, 
secy. ■■ .- 

MARSHALL. MICH. — Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society.. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 

Bante Creel, Mich.,, pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 

aecy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 
MSRQUETTE, MIOH.— Marquette County 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. 

E. B. Palmer, Marquette, Mich., pres.; M. 

H. Aslre, Marquette. Mich., secy.; C. H. 

Call, Marquette, Mich., treas. 
MIDLAND, MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 

taral Society. Oct. 3 to 5. Jas. G. Culvei, 

secy. 
MILJ-'ORD. MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 

Sept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 

Fleldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas. 
MUSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, se=ey. 
PLYMOUTH, MICH.— Fair. Sept IS to 21. 
FONTIAC, MICH.— Forty-eighth Fair of the 

Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept. 

18 to 21. E. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burch, 

secy. 
ST. JOHNS, MICH.— Clinton County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgirald, secy. 
STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 11. 

E. J. Cain, secy. 
VASSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 

25 to 28. R. S. Weaver, Watronsville, 

Mich., secy. 
YALE, MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober 1. 






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Worcester 



MASS. — South 

«..-... Sept. 13 and 14. 

RONTON.. MASS.— Bristol Fair. Sept. U 

-'id 12. 

I-I0NTON, MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
r i?,'J>irai Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900; Edward 
Etc •■' * ■'-- Temple, Tauatan; Mas-s.. pres.; Horatio 
Ijtiijf ':' ";- Hall, Taunton. Mass., vice pres.; E. 
W- , : ;:V?i faience Holt, Taunton, Mass.. treas.; Ger- 
ta- f > ,.u«te WHilam«>. Taunton. Mass.. secy. 
In>? i-jBRIDGE, MASS.— Blackstone Valley Fair. 
IjiT i-'P*- U and VI. - 
t. ■ 1 « ■ ™, n,,or, Tm ^ MASS.— Vineyard Fair. 






pt. 11 and 12. 
~~ TISBURY. 
IS and 19. 



lUfJ pRCESTER, MASS.— Worcester Agricul- 
ir^'l' j ,raI Society. Sept. 3 to ' ' ~ 
-' tTta. J. Wheeler, secy. 



\ft MICHIGAN. 

ra' iRAIN. MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
*l>ciaUon. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
;ijj*y. 

ISjBlON, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
.i 1 lark Association. Sept. 25 t6 28. J. Frank 
Bi'r^tpurch, secy. 

"*>1i ■i ?BKA > MICH.— Twenty-tKrd- Annual Fair, 
•i- jlpena County Agricultural Association. 
if ii ,'2Pt. 19 to 21. Walter Gavagan, pres.; G. 
i f ': t. Waldron, secy. 

. StiS AKBOK. MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
P|! f-ciation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbeil, 
£ *; psllanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel, secy. 
ilfijilADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural Bo- 



I 



•' |ety. Oct. 3 to 6. John McKay, Romeo, 
>ich., pres.; R. V. Edwards, Armada, 
lich., treas.; A. J. Freeman. Armada, 
_.. jich., secy. 
*:¥ )' O AXE, MICH. — Huron County Agricul- 
Z |V;i- |ral Society. Sept. 25 to 28. John Hunt, 
Yi'irj irona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
jf k*| 'cy.; V. E. Thompson, treas. 
Mptr ;*CROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
:v;0 l! Jr. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
N jr?' lierman, treas.: F. I. Wixoni. secy. 
r ;jji JGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
ii*6 frg & Case, mgrs. 

ttiJ: ItO. MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers' 
"j; jJr. Sept. 18 to 21. F. B. Ransford, sc«:y 
"-. %EDONlA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Fail 
»eir> ; usociation. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm- McCrodan. 
pl±»;|es.; Charles H. KInsey, secy.; D. P. 
brtCl' ule, treas. 

talii !S CITY. MICH.— Tuscola, Huron and 

r ..-■ nilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to B, 190a 

9 - tnry Dodge, Elmwood. Mich.', pres.; Wm. 

1*1: » Campbell. Cass City. Mich., traaa.: A. N. 

t ,'?A »«ty. • - 

; fi TiRLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agrl- 

' £ jltural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 

• ,J B -y. pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 

<j«! (Perry, secy. 

<Y I jANABA, MICH.— Delta County Fair. 
~£§ Ug. 21 to.. 23. E. M. St. Jacques, pres.: 
I!f| |S. Doherty, vice pres.; A. J. Valentine. 
1 f f fas. ; Lew. A. Cotes, secy. 
Ega'^T, MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
"|P J Jeiety's Fair. »ct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
i'jli'riwart, pres.; E. H. Rankin, jr., secy. 
'fctfi^LERVILIJEi. MICH.— Fowlerrilla Agri- 
nijjtural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. C. L. 
fUsji-rdWD. Fowlerville. Mich., pres.; D. C. 
i-'Uifcirr. Fowlerville, Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn, 
NSK»lerville. Mien., treas. 
fGGi&ND RAProS, MICH,— The Michigan 
^*fi*-.te Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. M. P. An- 
r r*' so n. ores.; I. H. Butterfleld. secy. 
»1:T. MICH.— The Oceana County Agricul- 
Mj**l'al Society Fair. Sept U to 14. J. R. 

_ j|tler, secy. _j_ : 
IttlSfTINGS. MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
rpp 131 Societ y Fair. Oct 9 to 12. C. L. 
*^*^f|?amer. secy. 

,5^gDALE. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct 1 
* S, C. W. TerwUlIger, secy. 



JttlWWBSOTA. 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept. 26 to 28. T. V. 
Knatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
W. Barlow, treas. 

AITKIN, MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultu- 
ral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept. 
14 and 15. J. S. Campbell, pres.; T. P. 
McQuiUin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 

BIRD ISLAND, MINN.— Reuville County 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. H. H. Goke, secy. 

CHASKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner, 
pres:; F. G. Linenfelser, treas.; T. Craven, 
■ecy- 

CANBY, MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
Fair. Dates undecided. 

CURRIE, MINN.^Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 4 and 5. W. H. Melleu, 
pres.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie, 
■ery. 

FAIRMOUNT, MINN.— Martin County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 10 to 12. J. G. 
Mitchell, pres.; Cecil Sharpe, treas.; Edwin 
. Wade, apfiy. 

GARDEN CITY, MINN.— Blue Earth County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14: W. H. 
Over, pres.; E. W. Parker, treas.; S. M. 
Dickinson, secy. 

HAMLINE, MINN.— Minnesota State Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 3 to S, 1900. John 
Cooper, St. Cloud". Minn., pres.; F. J. Wil- 
' cox. Nortbfleld, Minn., treas. ; E. W. Ran- 
dall, Hamline, Minn., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, MINN.— McLeod County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13, lsoo. Sam 
W. Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
A. Temes, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
A. Rltter, Hutchinson, Minn., treas.; L. P. 
Harrington, Hutchinson. Minn. 

KASSON, MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Antnint E. Arvrtonton. hoi 234. «ony. 

MORA. MINN.— Kanobec County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 31 afid Sept. L O. Struble, 
prec; C. F. Serline, secy.: G. H. Newbert. 



ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Fair. Sept. 3 to S. 
John Cooper, pres. 

ST. PETEK, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
Sackett, treas. 

WINNEBAGO CITY, MINN. — Farihault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept. 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
ores.: L. C. Stebbins. secy. 

WINONA, MINN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John Rose, secy.; O. F. Burlingame, pres. 

WORTHINGTON; MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

MISSISSIPPI 

VICKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MISSOTJEI. 

CALIFORNIA, MO.— Mainteau County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 

CARROLLTON, MO.— Carroll County Fair 
Association; Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. F. J. 
White. Carrollton, Mo., pres.; D. D. Betzler, 
Carrol] ton. treas.; D. D. Thomas, secy. 

CBNTRALIA, MO.— Centralia Fair. Aug. 28 
to 3L 

DEXTER, MO.— The Stoddard County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 29, 1900. L. P. 
JefferB. secy. 

HARRISONVILLE. MO.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 
24. R. S. Wooldrldge. secy. 

HUNTSVILLE, MO.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 
A. Bright, pres.; W. C. Malone, vice pres:: 
R. G. Terrlll, treas.; W. H. Sandison, secy. 

KAHOK V MO.— Clark ' County Agricultural 
and Mechariral Association Fair. Sept 4 to 7. 
J. W. McDetmptt, Sec'y. 



LA PLATA, MO.— Macon County A. ill. As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 24. H. S. Sears, pres.; 
Thos. L. Rubey. treas.: C. C. Wood. secy. 

LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.— Jackson County A. and 
M. Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. E. S. 
Browning. Dee's Summit, Mo., pres.; W. H. 
Noland, /Lee's Summit. Mo., vice pres. ; J. 
C. Wtoite, Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 
Larokin, Jr., Lee's Summit, Mo., secy. 

LIBERTY, MO.— Intertownship Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 21 to 24. C. M. Russell, Har- 
lem, Mo., pres.; T. J. Woruall, treas. ;| C. 
E. Yancey, secy. 

MILAN, MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; .Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long, secy. 

PLATTE CITY. MO.— Platte County A. M. & 
S. Association. Aug. 28 to 3L C. B. Cock- 
rill, pres.; Wm. Forman, secy.; A. R. Jack, 
treas. 

PRINCETON, MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. Jeff. Burch- 
ett, Princeton, Mo., pres.; F. R. Aufrich, 
Princeton, Mo., vice pres.; Jas. A. Thomp- 
son, Princeton, Mo., treas.; Geo. Sturgeon. 
Princeton, Mo., mgr.-. Fred. W. Coon. 
Princeton. Mo., secy. 

RICH HILL, MO.— Fair. Aug. 14 to 17. J. D. 
Moore, secy. 

ROCKPORT, MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition, Rockport . Fair. Sept, U to 14. 
John D. Dopf, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Queen City Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 30. W; A. Dennis, secy. 

ST. CHARLES, MO.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. 
1. W. F. Achelpohe, secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Association. 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.;. Jos. 
A. Murphy, secy. 

TROY, MO.— Lincoln County Fair. Aug. 28 
to 31. Jas. Linahan, secy. 

MOHTABTA. 

BILLINGS. MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres. ; 
H. W. Rowley, treas.; P. D .O'Donnell. 
»ecy. ' 

IfEBBASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 to 22 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles! 
treas.: B. B. Mastick, secy. 

ALBION, NEB.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept- 19 to 21, 1900. H. C 
Kiesler, St. Edward^ Neb., pres.; J O'Neil 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion' 
Neb;, treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb.! 
secy. 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. T. A. McKay 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy. 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W T 
Phillips, secy. 

BBRTRAND, NEB.-^Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
^rom, pres.; Alf. Andrews, vice pres.; C " 
-U. Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, treas. 

BROKEN BOW, NEB.— Custer County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. J. O. 
Taylor, Berwyn, Neb., pres.: A. R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Pur- 
cell. Broken Bow. Neb., secy. 

CLAY CENTER. NEK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B V? 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.: 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

r-KNEVA, NEB— Fillmore County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Lee Huston, 
pres.; A. H. Steven, treas.; F. M. Florr 
secy. 

HAKTINGTON, NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon, 
secy. 

INDIANOLA, NEB.— Red Willow County 
Fair. Sept. U to 14. W. A. McCool. secy. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept. 
3 to 7. 1900. S. C. .Bassett. Gibbon. Neb.. 
•"— « - n.W. PiimsK. Rmwnvllle. Noh.. bvt. 

MADISON, NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. U to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 

RED CLOUD. NEB.— The Red Cloud Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. J. 
L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
Crabill, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G W. 
Dow, Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers. 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

SEWARD, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug 
28 to 31. Ernest C. Holland, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, NEB.— Sarpy County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Cathsim, secy. 

STOCKV1LLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900 
L. H. Cheney, secy. 

TECUMSEH. NED.— Annual Johnson County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb. secy. 

WAHOO. NEB.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 23. 

YORK, NEB.— York County Fair. Sept. 18 
. to 21. G. W. Bemis. secy. 

NEVADA. 

RENO, NEV— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 
L. Bevier, secy. 



NEW SAMPSfltEE. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford -Fair. Sept. 26 

and 27. 
CANAAN, N. H.— Mascoma Valley Fair. Auk 

28 to 30. ?" 

CONCORD, N. H.— Concord State Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy. Lewis 

B. Holt, George H. Moses. 
GREENFIELD, N. H.— Oak Park Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 
LACONIA, N. H.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. J. F. 

Harriman, secy. 
NASHUA. N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres.; M. H. 

O'Orady, treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 
PLYMOUTH, N. H— Plymouth Fair. Sept 

11 to 13. 
ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair. Sept. 

U to 14. 

JSTBW J8B8SY. 

BURLINGTON. N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

GUTTENBURG, N. J.— Great Tri-State Fair. 
North Hudson Park. Sept. 17 to 22. E. F. 

C. Young, Jersey City, pres.; Robert Davis, 
Jersey City, treas. ; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad- 
way, New York, gen. supt. ; James M. 
Reaiy, secy. 

TiuSNTON, N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pros.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treas.; MaiWon R. 
Margerum. Trenton. N. J., secy, and aw. 
NifiW MKX1CO. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCrelght, pre*, mud lacy.; Arthur Br- 
witt. traaa. 

WRW YOBK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. G. W. 
Seely. secy. 

ALBION, N. Y. — Orleans County Fair. Sept. 
20 to 22. Hervy Blood, pres.; G. W. Ough, 
secy. 

ALTaMONT, N. Y.— Albany County Agricul- 
tural Society and Exposition. Sept. 10 to 
13, 1900. Robt. J. McCanley, Albany, N. Y., 
pres.; Joseph Snyder, Altamouht, N. Y„ 

- vice pres.: V. P. Donno Lee. Altamount, 
N. Y., secy.; Edward Becker. Altsanont, 
N. Y.. treas. 

ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. B. S. 
Bartlett, Belfast, pres.: Charles Lounsbury. 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel-- 
N*V N ' frZuF* 1 *''' V ' a J * ctaon » Angelic*. 

BALLSTON SPA.. N. Y.— Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. 
D. F. Wlmey; Ballston Spa.. N. Y.. pres.; 
Walter I. Cavert. Charlton, N. Y., treas.; 
Frnpk L. Smith. Rirchton. N. Y.. aecy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 17 to 20. 1900. Daniel 
Karris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E. 
Brmarn. se*^. 

BATH. N. Y.— Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shultx, 
pre«. and secv. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

BOONVILLE. N. Y.— The Boonville Fair. 
Sept. 4 to T. OhSs. G. Cavanagb, secy. 

BRISTOL CENTER. N. Y.— Farmers' and 
Merchants.' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 
and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy. 

BROOKFIELD, N. Y.— Brookfleld Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 

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CAIRO, n. It.— Greene County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 23. J. K. I'alen, sec. 

CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
Eliot B. Norton, secy. 

CANANDAIGCA, N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. 
C. P. Wnttney, Orleans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
Iteed. vice pres.; Jas. S. Hickox. treaa. 

CANTON, N. Y. — St. Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Les- 
lie W. Russell, Canton, N. Y., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert, Canton, N.Y., treas.; A. T. Martyn. 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R. McMonagle, 
race secy. 

CAPE VINCENT, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
F. L. Burdick, secy. 

CARMEL, N. Y.— Putnam County Fair. Aug. 
2S to 31. Geo. R. Cole, Sec'y. 

CHATHAM. N. Y.— Columbia County' Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. G. McClel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardees, secy. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Coblesklll Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27, 1900. O. F. Nelson, 
Coblesklll, N. Y., pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar, 
Coblesklll, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst, 
treas.; J. V. Guernsey, secy. 

COOPERSTOWN, N. Y.— Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20 

CORTLAND, N. Y-— Cortland County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Frank 
H. -Soars, pres.; C. T. Brown, treas.; W. J. 
Greenman, secy. 

CUBA, N. Y.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. G. H. Swift, secy. 

DELHI, N. Y.— Delaware County Fair. Sept. 
4 to 6. P. P. Mclntosb. secy. 

DRYDEN, N. Y.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Lupton, 
Dryden, N.Y., pres.; Geo. Cole, Dryden, 
N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wbeeler, Dryden, 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. Wilson. Dryden, N. Y., 
aecy. 

DUNDEE, N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 
Oct. 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending, secy. 

ELLENVILLE. N. Y-— Ulster County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. L. R. Benedict, secy. 

BLM1RA, N. Y. — Chemung County Fair. Oct. 
1 to 6, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 

FONDA, N. Y.— Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 13. 

FRANKLINVILLE, N. T.— Franklinvilie Ag- 
r.cuitural and Driving Park Association. 
Aug. £8 to 31. E. E. McNall, secy. 
ST. EDWARD, N. Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres.; 
W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y.^Gouverneur Agricul- 
tural and Mechanical Scciety. Aug. 28 to 31. 
GREEN, N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. Bartoo, secy. 
GOUVENEUR, N. Y.— Gouveneur Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
HAMBURG, N. 1.— Brie County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor, Lawtons, N.. Y., pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott, Armor. N. Y., treas.; G. P. Dick. 
HamburK. N- Y.. secy. 
HERKIMER. N. Y.— Herkimer County Fair. 

Sept. 11- to 13. 
HORNELLSVILLE. N. Y.— Hornellsi T.le Fair. 

Aug. 27. to 31, 1900. M. L. Gifford. secy. 
HUDSON, N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning, secy. 
ITHAGA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. 

Sept.; 11 to 14. 
JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. James 
I. Younglove, Johnstown, N. Y., pres.; Wm. 
T. Briggs, Johnstown, N. Y., vice pres.; 
Henry W. Potter. Johnstown, N. Y., treas.; 
Eugene Moore. Johnstown. N. Y., secy. 
LITTLB VALLEY. N. Y.— Cattarangus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. 
J. H. Wilson, secy. 
LOCKPORT. N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
ollB. 45 Main St., Lockport, N. Y., secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 
LOWV1LLE, N. T.-UwU County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. W. S. 
Windecker. secy. 
LYONS. N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
13 to IB. E. W. Weeks, .pres.\' E. D. Leon- 
ard, treas. ; N. D. Lapham, secy. 
MALONE. N. Y.— Franklin County Fair: 

Sept. 25 to 28. Walter J. Million, secy. 
MARGARETVILLE, N. Y.— Catskill Moun- 
tain Agricultural Society. Aug. 2S to 31. 
MlDDLfeiTOWN, N. Y-— Orange County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
MINEOLA, N. Y.— Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept. 25 to 29. L. Van de Water. Jr., secy. 
MONTICELLO, N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. 

MORRIS, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 4. 1900. T. O. Duroe New Lisbon. 
N. Y., pres.; D. I. Lawrence, Morris, N. Y„ 
traaa.: D. C. Wlntnm. Morris. N. Y.. aecy. 

NAPLES. N. Y.— Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

NASSAU, N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept. 11 t* 
14. W. D. Barnes, Bramard, N. Y., pres.; 
Dehner Lynd, secy. ; C. E. Huested. treas. 

NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

NEWARK VALLEY, N. Y.— Northern Tioga 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Chas. 
H. BarneB, pres.; O. E. Purple, secy.; E. F. 
Belden. Richtord, N. Y., treas. 

NEW CITY, N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 
trial Association. Sept. 4 to 7. 

NORWICH, N. Y.— Chenango County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. 

OGDENSBURG. N. Y.— Oswegatchie Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6. James E. 
Kelly, pres. 

ONEONTA, N. Y— Central New York Fair. 
Sept. 10. to 13. W. L. Brown, pres.; S. L. 

Huntington. 



OWEGO, N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept 4 
to 6, 1900. James Armstrong, secy. 

OSWIEGO PALLS, N. Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. 
W. W. LoomiD, Oswego, N. Y., pres. ; Eo- 
ward fVuirk, Fulton, N. Y.. treas.; Fred'k. 
G. Spencer, Fulton. N. Y.. secy. 

PALMYRA, N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 
Sept. 20 to 22. 

PENN YAN, if. Y.— Yates County Fair. Sept 
19 to 21. 

PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

PLATTSBL'RG, N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

POTTERSVILLE, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. E. 
Benedict, Schroon Lake, N. -Y., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chestertown, • N. Y., vice 
pres.; James A. Skiff. Pottersville, N. Y., 
secy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y-, 
treas. 
POTTSDAM, N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 

Horticultural Society. Sept 18-21. Merrit 
iViieeler, Pottsdam, N. Y., pres.; B. T. 

Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y., vice pres.; H. E. 

Thompson, Pottsdam, N. Y., treas.; H. S. 

Wilson, Pottsdam, N. Y-. secy.;. Geo. R. 

Smith. Pottsdam. N. Y.. mgr. 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y— Dutchess County 

Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. R. W. 

Rives, New Hamburg, pres.; A. B. Gray. 

Pougbkeepsie, treas.; J. M. Booth. Pougu- 

keepiiia^ necy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.— Prattsville A. & »f. 
Association. Sept 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson, 
secy. 
REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 
RIUHFIELL) SPRINGS. N. Y.— Richfield 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept 24 to 
is. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockwaj. 
treas.; Fred. Bronner, Kichtteld, N. Y., secy. 
srVERHEAD. L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept IS to 21, 1900. Capt. 
William P. Daytori. 
ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secy^; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 
ROME, N. Y. — Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

to 28. 
SANDY CREEK. N. Y.— S. C. R. O. & B. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 2s to 31. John 
B. Allen, pres.; H. Louis Wallan, secy.; 
George T. Smith, treas. 
BANDY HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther, secy. 
SCHOHARIE, N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. ri. F. 
Kingsley, secy. 
SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Scc.ety. Sept. 11 to 13. J. W. Davis, 
secy. 
SHt-KBURNE. N. Y.^Sherburne Driving 
Park and Agr. cultural Assoc.atxn. Sept. 
25 to £8. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 
SIDNEY, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
SYRACUSE, N. Y.— New York State Fair. 
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Timothy L. Woodruff, 
Brooklyn, pres.: W. Judson, Smith, treas.; 
S. C. shaver sec. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 
TKOUPSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. B. 
Potter, South Troup&burg, secy. 
TRUMANSBURG. N. Y.— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. J. T. Howe, 
Trumansbuig, N. Y., pres.; J. G. Conde, 
Trumansburg, N. Y., vice pres.; H. A. 
Moser,, Trumansburg, N. Y., treas.; Myron 
Boardman, Trumansbnrg, N. Y., 6ecy.; S. 
L. Stone, Trumansburg, N. Y-. mgr. 
VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 and 4. L. A. Griswold, secy. 
WALTON, N. Y.— Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Wesley 
Ellis, Walton, N. Y., pres.; W. A. Shepard, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 
WARSAW, N. Y— Wyoming County Fair. 

Sept 11 to 13. 
WATERLOO. N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 
WATERTOWN. N. Y.— Jefferson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes Zimmerman, Brownville, pres. ; Chas. E. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels, 
Watertown, secy. 
WELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Welisvllle Fair Asso- 
^latloi. Aug. 20 to 24. D. C. Ackerman, 
pres.: John McEwen. treas.; J. B. Jones, 
mar.: C. S. Barley, secy. 
WEST PHOENIX, N. Y.— Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres.: N. A. 
Hughee, Phoenix, N. Y., treas.; Jaa. A. Fea- 
d»rs-ast. Phoenix. N. Y., secy. 
WESTPORT, N. Y.— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker, 
Bonnet N. Y., pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
C E. Stevens, secv. 
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
trona : E. B. Long. secy. 
WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. P. 
M. Brown, Whltneys Point, N. Y.. pres.; 
C. N. Dunham. Castle Creek, N. Y., vice 
pres.; P. H. Landers, WWtneya Point, N. 
Y.. treas.; F. E. Allen. Whltneys Point, N. 
T., secy.; F. E. Allen. Wbltney'a Point, 
N. T.. mgr. 

NETC MEXICO. 
ROSWELL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and traaa. 



GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley, 
pres. ; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C.— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson,- treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.: 
W. B. Green, secy. 

HN8TON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
secy, and mgr.; Thos. Moslin, treas. 
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Colored Fair. 
Piedmont Park. Aug. 20 to 25. J. G. Lattle, 
pres.; John S. Fitts, secy.; John H. John- 
son, mgr. 

OHIO. 

ADA, O.— The Ada Trl-Oounty Fair Co. Aug. 
28 to 31, 1900. Henry Young, Ada, O., pres.; 
M. C. Palmer, Ada, O., vice pres.; S. W. 
Nixon, Ada, O., treas.; Agnew Welsh, Ada, 
O., secy. 

AKRON, O. — Summit County Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 5. G. C. Stanford. 
Boston, O., pres.; G. W. BrewBter r treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 

ASHLAND, O.^Ashland County Fair. Sept 
6 to 7. R. J. Simonton, pres.; Chas. M. 
Beer, secy. 

ATHENS, O.— Athens County Fair. Sept 25 
to 27. E. G. B.ddison, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C. H. Porter, secy. 

BELLEFONTA1NE, O.— Tire Logan County 
Agricultuial Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. 
j«eac C. Miller, Bellerontaine, O.. pres.; 
4dttn L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
M. R. Nlven, Bellefonialne, O., treas.; E. 
rat. Chamberlain. Belletontalne. O.. secy. 

BEREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover, 
o., pres.; W. J. Foots, Strongville, treas.; 
O. R. Stone, Berea, secy. 

BEVERLY, O.— Tri-County Fair. Aug. 30 
and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 

BLAN CHESTER, O.— Clinton County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. J. W. Guston, pres.; J. W. 
McFadden, secy. 

BOSTON, (OwensvUle P. O.), O.— Clermont 
County Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
J00. John C. Shaw, Nice, O., pres.; J. O. 
K*PP, OwenavUlB, O.. treu.; John Kona. 
BlawvHIa. O.. ucr. 

BOWLING GREEN, O.— Wood County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 

BUCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pres.; G. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck, treas. 

BURTON, O.— Geauga County Fair. Sept 4 
to 7. F. D. Hollis, pres.; H. C. Tuttle, 
treas.; P. W. Parmelee, secy. 

CADIZ, o.— Harrison county Agricultural 
Association. Oct 2to 4, 1900. A. T.. Elliot, 
Shortcreek, O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O., treas.; J. G. Milliken. Cadiz. O.. secy.; 
J. G. Milliken. mgr. 

CALDWELL, O.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 30. I. B. Phillips, secy. 

OANAL DOVER, O.— The, Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair & Semi-Centennial for 1900. 
Sept. U, 12, 13 and 14, 1900. H. W. Streo, 
secy. 

CANFIELD. O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester. Hickory, 
secy. 

CANTON, O. — Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 

CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 
Jr., pres.; C. A. Tate, aecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

CARTHAGE, O— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Aug. 14 to 13, 1900. Jaa. 
L. Obison, Cartilage, O., pres.; D. R. Her- 
rick, Sta. F., Cincinnati, O., vice pres.; E. 
H. Huffman, Sharonville, O.. treas.; D. S. 
Sampson, Silverton. O., secy. 

CBLINA, O. — Mercer County Fair. Aug. 20 
to 24. 1900. C. W. Halfhlil. Mercer. O., 
■ecy. 

CHAGRIN FALLS. O.— East Cuyahoga Fair. 
Sept 11 to 14. Tryon Bally, Chagrin Falls, 
secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 
CLARKSV1LLE, O.— Pioneer Association. 
Second week in August Warren Brady, 
pres.; Mrs. Vera A. Kimbrough, secy.; W. 
J. Reeder, treas. 

COLUMBUS. O.-OMo State Fair. Sept. S to 
7, 1900. H. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, O., 
pros.; J. S. Stuckey, Van Wert, O., vloo 
pres;: L. G. Ely, Weet Unity, O., treas.; 
W. W. Miller. Columbus. O., secy. 

COSHOCTON, O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. » to 12, 1800. J. P. 
Darling. N«llie. O.. pre*.: R. Boyd. Ooaboc- 
too, aecr. 

CROTON. O.— Hartford Central Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. W. H. Siegfried, Croton, O., secy. 

DAYTON. O.— Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. 

DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; L. 
Slack, treas.; V?. S. Pollock, secy. 



flATdf, 0.— Preble County Agricultural ScH 
ciety. Sept 17 to 21, 1900. Frank MItcbaM 
Eaton, O., pres.; John J. Kayior, Eatotii 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, <KBf 
treas.; Henry H. Farr, Eaton, O., aecy. P' 

ELYRIA, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept 1# 
to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 1|^" 

findlay, O.— Hancock County Agricultural! 
Society. Sept 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snydeifti 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demlan££t 

FREMONT, O.— Sandusky County Fair. Ocftl 
2 to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy. s|4r 

FULTON. O.— Fair. Sept 18' to 21. •« 

GALLIPOLIS. O.— Gallia County Fair. Au/fl- 
28 to 31. G. A. LitUe, secy. 'iH 

GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fallil 
Oct 2 to 5. J. W. Hedrick, Russelvlllt|l 
* ecy - \S 

GREENVILLE. O.— The Darke County A»S 
rloultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1980. Sfi 
M. Brown. De Lisle, O.. pres.; L. N. Ree«5» 
Gettysburg, O., vice pres.; Ed. Ammo*-] 
Gordon. O., treas.; T. C. Manet. -GreenvlUtji 
O., aecy. <a • 

GROVE CITY, O.— Grove City Fair Assocliil 
Uon. Aug. 22 to 24. 1900. A. L. Nichont||- 
Grove City, O., pres.; T. P. Barber, Grovfil 
City, O., vice pres.; Ellas A. White, GrovfJI. 
City, O., treas.; Geo. B. Darnell, GrovflJr 
City. O.. secy |S" 

HAMILTON. O.— Fiftieth Annual, Golds! !§ 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct i^l 
to 5,\1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wa'^5% 
lace, treas.; W. A. Shafor, secy. Sil 

HICKSVILLE, O.— Fair. -Sept. 25 to 28. VM 
M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treasJI* 
Wm. H. Harter, pres-. p| 

JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Fair!? 
Aug. 21 to 23. O. P. Fobes, pres.; C. IftS: 
Taylor, treas.; Chas. C. Babcock, s^cy. '|f 

KENTON. O.— Hardin County Fair. Aug. i'jl 
to 24. W. M. Cooney. secy. 11* 

KINSMAN, O.— Kinsman Stock and Agricuti'ir 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31, 1900. H. J/Warlll 
pres.; H. J. Fobes. secy. ]j| 

LANCASTER. O— Fairfield County Fair, ojp 
10 to 13. W. Martaln. pres.; C. B. Whllejla-t 
treas.; W. T. McCIenaghan, secy. 1p 

LEBANON. O.— Warren County Fair AsaoeilS 
aUon. Sept 18 to 21. Huse Bone, presiil 
Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham"!! 

**•"• m 

LIMA, O.— Alien County Fair. Sept 25 to Sjlf 

Wm. Rusler, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; %'i'i 

B. Bowersock, secy. . « 13 

LISBON, O.— Columbians. County Agriculture !-p 

Society. Sept. U to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes*!'- 

Salem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease, Salem. Ot '- 

vice pres.; B. Y. Brown, Gavers, O., treasljf 

E. F. Moore, Lisbon, O., secy. rlf 

LONDON, O.— Madison County Fair. Auffilf 

28 to 31. E. B. Pancake, secy. t\i- 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAI*!* 

CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Xenia, O., Aug. 7 tji£ 

10; Urbana, O., Aug. 14 to 17; SprlngUeloBf 

O., Aug. 21 to 24; London, O- Aug. 28 to 33i| 

Columbus, O., Sept 3 to 7; Dayton, oBf 

Sept U to 14. ■ III 

MANSFIELD. O.— Richland County Faltft 

8ept 10 to IB (Inclusive). Jerry Haedhanf £' 

Lexington, O., pre*.; W. H. Gifford. Manaff 

flald. O.. hot. W* 

MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agr»I 

cultural and Mechanical Association. Sepftf 

18 to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff. vicll- 

pres.; Henry G. Bohl. secy.; J. H. McConll 

nell. treas. ^* 

Marion, o.— Marion County Fair. Sept, &f 

to 28. J. E. Waddell, secy. p| 

— — ffifi 

vTREKTMHN— The red-hot sellers for »tre«jC 
O and County Fairs. Carnivals, etc. ReturS% 
Balls, Confetti and Campaign Nove'ties. Otgf 
prices the lowest. Write for Price List. tjt" 
I. BEABF.R. 238 2d St . New York.^| 

A few open dates lelt for the only successful |i| 

FERRIS WHEEL-— If 

that ever traveled. The largest on the road. fl| 

Elmetrle Llabfd, Stats UphoHfrmd. k f 
PI RST - eLRSS ATTRaeTieiil 

In every way. Just the thing for Street FatrfflJ 
Can set on any street or pavement without isgl 
jury to same. A few of the places visited lag! 
season: Columbus, chillicothe and Daytoffi; 
Ohio: Muneie. Terre Haute, etc., Ind.; MattooAl 
Springfield. Belleville. Moline. 111.; Scdalkfl 
Mo.; Columbus. G« : Montgomery, Ala.; Jac^^ 
sonville, Fla.: Nashville. Tenn.. etc T-l 

This season at Chattanooga, Tenn.; RiclffiJ 
mond. Va ; Scranton, Pa.: Newark. N. I.; Corfflif 
ing. Elraira and Binghamton, N. Y.; Hamiltoi;' f 
Ohio. Permanent address. TfiijE 

J. 0. C0NDERMAN, Hornellsvllle, N. Y. If 

4'j 

, A Coin-Carrier and Circulas^ 
combined carries any amouia :«j 
of Coins. Paper Money, cai? 
Stamps through the mall saf{£3 
ly, thus saving cost of monegi" 
orders. Any advertiser caSf 
use it. Well adapted to rai| [ 

ing Church or Political funds, etc Particular! 

for asking, i doz. ioc 

NOVBI.IV MANlFAC-rDBING CO., 

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The KING-PIN of the FAIRS OF CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS ., 

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AB.YSVItJLB, O.— Union County Agricul- 



ill 



&mtner, Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge, New California, O., vice pres.; C. S. 
, - !:; Chapman, Maryeville. O., treas.; M. M. 
r-A K'fttwroWh. Maxysvllle. O.. secy. 
;- 5' ! jiAYSVILLE, O.— Union County Pair. Oct 
)"-i \. 1 to S. W. M. Titsworth. secy. 
1*3 I! !icONNE2LSVILUB,0.— Morgan County Fair. 
! * 4!-. [sept. 4 to «. P. H. TanneMll. secy. 



I ' \' 3ooawin, secy. 

> 1 ;': ',*)NTPELIER, O.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. C. 

I.j.j*" vR. Betta, pres.; C. C. Lattanner. secy. 

' . i l 'i,i. GILEAD, O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct. 

■ * hf- JOY, O.— Scioto County Agricultural So- 
I r 't-',<i :iety. Aug. 9 to a. O. T. Blackburn, 
i-, 1 ! garden, O., pres.; W. A. McGeorge, secy.; 
. 4 "'VtW- A. McGeorge, treas. 

§•* -J ,-W-VPOliEON, O.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 

I : ; kl 1 3ept. 4 to J, 1S00. Henry Lange, pres.; John 

T-li 1: Wilson, treas.; W. N. Zierolf, secy. 

i ' 'it SWAKK, O.— lacking County Agricultural 

Si,.i;-s3oci«ty. Oct J to 6, 1*00. P. B. Dudgeon, 

I it' ,-iWUhen Run, pres.: A. u. Crilly. traaa.: J. 

V'-* : J**- hnur. uar. 

I .V. *W BREMEN, O.— New Bremen Tri-Coun- 
3 "i \*3r Fair. Aug. 14 to IT. Henry HellDuscn, 
. ifi'Vk'Wea.; Fred. Wlemeyer, secy.; "Wm. Nieter, 
f' »( i Teas. 

"'J-'itflW LEXINGTON, O.— Perry County Fax 
'te ' i • ^ate not fired. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy, 
'-it I-JTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
? ".i<: .VUes, pres.; J. S. Stuckey, secy. 
J'.l ! TTOKBE. O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
J V;. Society. Sept 18 to a, 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
*<'• li'er, Wauseon. 0.„ pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
'• ^'i.^'woBe, O., Tice pres.; W. S. Blake, Wau- 
, 4 ; t'«»<eon. O., treas.; Time. Mflcesell, Wauseon, 
%* H.O., seoy. '._,-, 

% t -.UJIJHNG, O.— Paulding County Agrleultu- 
* i , : lal Society. Sept IS to 21. Lafayette Paul;- 
*■'.■? "is, Brlceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
'.*:'■ t-^ocy.: W. H. Tant treas. 
it ..S^EBLES, O.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 
rj£ -i;rfMEBOT, O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept 18 
i, * • '» U. P. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
fc"lj*?/er, secy.; John McQuigg, treas. 
1 ,i'iS-0KT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
*: :, ijept 18 to 2t). T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
1 £ 'irriyde, treas.; J. H. M. Richie, secy. 
f : 'k$'i%RT UNION, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept 
rji ■:'|;I58 to 20. J. H. McRicnle. secy. - 
J 'ijrr**l.VENNA, O.— Portage County Fair. Aug. 
-),;* f 'J8 to 31. Lafayette Smith, secy: 
'*!.* i- "iCHWOOD, O.— Hlchwood Tri-County Fair 
" " ( ICo. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
V-,1 tSobert Smith, treas.; C- H. Huffman, secy. 
it '^PLET. O.— RipUy Fair Co: Aug. 21 to 24. 
rt '-,- 1 . rnoa. Buchanan. Jr., pres.; L. H. Williams, 
rj3j| t jecy.; Capt B. T. Kirker. treas. 



_ -|*5cK SPKING3. O.— Meigs County Fair. 
tti j- fespt. It to XL J. W. Xharer, pomeroy, 
vf .;* : MCy. 

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'to 14. 



O.— Erie County Fair. Sept 11 
C. W. Taylor, pres.; S. C. Prout, 



W6* ^Jreas.; John T. Mack, secy. 

}'. . Ji'URAHSVILLE. O.— Noble County Fair. 

h % * »8ept 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 
. B H- PDNET', O.-^helby. County Agricultural In- 
'1 J; lUtuta. Sept 4 to T, 1900. J. E. Russell, re- 

ap'M'l 31THF1BLD, O.— Jefferson County Fair. 
fiPifi'Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.; 
9'*-^W- McKInney, treas.; J. Hayen, secy. 
;t=t a tiMERSETT, O.— North Perry County Fair. 
* 5"|; pet 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. 
* •' jmiNGFIELD, 0--<aark County Fair. Aug. 
¥ ,'• 31 to 24. J. S. Bird, secy. 
S 5 i CLATRSVILLE, O.— Belmont County 
jrh ?i fFair. Sept. S to t. Robert M. Baton, pres.; 
L 5 !: yfe. G. Amos, treas.; T. C. Ayres, secy, 
rt |8 *; P'CAMORE, O. — Sycamore Fair Co. Oct IS 
SffiPjj 19, 1300. F. W. Hurd, presrr G. A. 

| J. Wain, treas.; P. R. Gnibb, secy. 
,A ". iJLEDO, O.— The Toledo Exposition Com- 
■fcil- tany. Aug. 28 to SL W. B.-.Geroe, pres.; 
.* i" '5. R. Brand, treas.; T. B. Tucker, secy. 
j!S>H-SOT, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept 24 to 
?i. t ^»- W-. I. Tenner. a«sy- 
Vt«i! > P ER SANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 
,1 h.i Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. D. 

^ig''i-^are. pres.; Oscar Billhardt secy.; W. J. 



| hi. i'lBANA, O.— Champaign County Asricultu- 
\X; VT*1 Society. Aug. 14 to 17. C. H. Ganson, 
r tp. pne.; J. W. Crowl, secy.; H. P. Wilson, 



vxaaa. 
f» ■£ , ^ N WERT, O.— Van Wert County Fair. 
I eit ' Sept 11 to 14. O. D. Swartout secy, 
plirii; (ARREN, O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept 
Mit I'lltol Jas. L. Kennedy, secy, 
pilfict ijAiPAKON'HTA. O.— Auglalza Agricultural 
r r ^Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stura. St 
? 'ijdary's, O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 
1c i! *3aanp€faire, O., -vice pres.; T. E. Bowsher, 
2 .' i3uskland. O.. treas.; A. E. Schaffer, Wapa- 
15 .'• -ooneta, O., secy. 

£ ? liABSEiO-N, O.— uair. Sept 18 to 21. A. F. 
' C iShaffer. pres.: W. A. Blake, treas. 

- ... q.— Guernsey County Fair. 

secy. 



<£ '3 WASHINGTON, O.— Guernsey Com 
" : Pi i5ept 25 to 28. H. D. McCuliock. 

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y.U if |ASHINGTON C. H., O.— Fayette County 
tlF- it Wair." Aug. 14 to 17. Ney Gregg, pres.; O. 
tiff- p. Mallow, treas.; N. B. Hall. secy. 

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OBEQON. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 

20. 
MARSHFIBLD, ORE— District Fair. Aug. 

28 to Sept. 1. H. W. Miller, Rosebury, Ore., 

secy. 
PORTLAND, ORE.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. 

C. B. Williams, Portland, Ore., secy. 

SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, Hillsboro, pres.; A. 
Bush, Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

ALLENTOW'N, PA.— The Great. Allentown 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. Hon. Jeremiah 
Roth, Allentown, Pa., pres.; ;Robt R. Bit- 
ter, Eckerts, Pa., vice pres.; A. W. Do 
Long, Allentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Mobr, 
secy, and mar. 

BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
, rural Society. Oct 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Corll, treas.: William I. 
ISichoitz, secy. ; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

BKTHL.iitLfc.M, PA.— Penna Stain Fair. 
Sept 11 to 14. 1900. J. Walter Lovett, 
Ra±i»hem. Pa., pres.; M. C. Fetter, Beth- 
ititem, Pa., vice pres.; Geo. H. Young, 
Bethlehem, Pa., treas.; H. A. Groman, 
Bethlehem. Pa., secy. 

PLCOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

BBRGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 
2 to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
Stevenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 

BUTLER. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. P. 
Rcessing, secy. 

OAMittiUiXJ'lfi, PA. — Cambridge Fair. Aug. 

: 28 to XL Albert S. Faber, Cambridge 
Springs, secy. 

CANTON, PA.— Union Agricultural Associa- 
tion. Sept 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 
G. E. Bullock, treas.; C. D. Derrah, secy. 

CARMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair. 
Oct. 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

CARROLTO' PA_— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. 
Mancher, s y. 

CLARION, PA.— Fair.' Sept 4 to 7. B. S. 
Laucblin. zacy. 

CLEARFIELD, PA.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
R. E. Shaw, secy. 

OONM'JSAUTVlLLiS, PA.— Oonneautville Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 6, 1900. Mr. L. D. 
Oorey, vice pres. 

DALTON, PA. — Maitland Driving Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. W. C. Smith, secy 

DAYTON, PA. — Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, eecy.; C. 
W. Ellenberger, treas. 

EBBNS3URG, PA. — The Ebensburg Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. C. 
Sharbaugh, secy. 

FANKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. 
Reynolds, secy. 

FORKSVILLE, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. O. 
N. Molyneaux, Mlllview, Pa., secy. 

GREENVILLE. PA.— Fair and Races. Sept 
11 to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.; A. W. Wier, 
secy.- 

HANUVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD, PA.— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 
27. E. E. Jones, secy. 

BOLLIDAYSBURG, PA— Blair Co. Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. Frank 
H. Fay, secy. 

HOOKSTOWN, PA.— Millcreek Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 21 to 23. , H. W. 
Nelson, pres.; H. C.-Seepcr, treas.; R. M. 
Swaney, secy. 

HUGBBSV1LLE. PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
era' Club. SeDt. IS to H, 1900. Theodore A. 
Boom, Hughesville, Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
Reed, HugneGYllle, Pa., treas.; A. C. Henry, 
HnshoBvlll*. Pa., secy. 

INDIANA, PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 11 to 14. M. F. Jamison, 
pres.; David Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafon, 
treas.; Hon. H. J. Thompson, Marion Cen~ 
ter. Pa., privilege mgr. 

KITTANNING, PA.— Kittanning Fair Asso- 
ciation, Seventh Annual Exhibit Aug. 28 
to 31. Dr. R. P. Marshal], pres. : W. J. 
Sturgeon, treas.; T. McConnell, secy.; M. J. 
Linnon, supt of privileges. 

KUTZTOWN. PA.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 
B. E«sen. secy. t 

LANCASTER. PA. — Lancaster County Fair. 
Week cf Oct. 8. 

LEBANON, PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert. 
pros.: Wm. B. Means, M.D.. secy.: J. K. 
Funck. trean. ' : 

LEBANON, PA.— Mt Gretna Agricultural. 
Mechanical and Industrial Exposition. Awe. 
20 to 24. J. H. Redsecker. pres.: I. M. 
Rutt«<r. secy.: H. W. §i^sTl«t. treas. 

LRHIGHTON. PA.— The Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. SpdL 23 to 28. 1900. Honry 
Miller. LPhiehton. Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
mn. T^ehigMon. Pa., treas.: C. W. Bower. 
T^Afo-Mon. Pa., serv. and mer. 

LEWISBTTRG. PA.— Union County Aerioul- 
tural Socity. Sppt. 25 to 28. C. Willard 
Ol^f. THiMrnpll. Pa.. b«*v. 

MANSFIELD. PA.— Mansfield Fair. Sept 25 
to 18. 1900. W. P. Austin, Mansfield. Pa., 



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B5ST UNION. O. — Adams County Agricul- 
b»l Society. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. W. S. 
iSlncaid, We«t Union, O.. pres.; H. W. 
Dickinson. West Union. O.. treas.; T. W. 
;gi Uauaaa. ^Weat Union. O.. secy. 
I SI ipODFTELD, O.— Monroe .County Agricul- 
,Jfi'H Sual Society. Sept 4 to 6, 1900. W. C. 
Sc'Si? looney. WoodeSeld, O., pres.; W. C. Ilooif 
IC-UE £[• WoodBfleld, O.. treas.; G. P. Dorr, 

f-U 41 ^oodefleld. Q.. socy. . ti 

r t Ifi -DOSTER, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
fefi' M to 18. I. N. Khmer, secy. 
St 1 *,^ - CNBSV1LLE. O. — Muskingum County Fair. 

'fig 'Iseot. 10 to 14. J. T. Roberto, White Cot- 

JSs »*«•. Mcy- 

^li! ' OBXAHOMA. 

V 3ID, OKLA.— Garfield County Fair Assocla- 
■f- Son. Aug. 14 to 17. 1900. R. Messall, Enid. 
Mi Sitla.. pres.; H. H. WatkJna. Bnld, Okto.. 
■ ,re*B.; S.. H. AHen. Eb«, 01d«., secy. 



McDONALD, PAV— McDonald Fair and O'.l 
Men's Reun'rn. Art;. 29 to 31. J. C. Res- 
era, pres.; W. S. Lockhart, secy.; B. D. 
Tillinghast, treas. 

MERCER^_E^..— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. John 
B. Mc%ry, secy. 

MILTON, PA.— Milton Fair. Oct 2 to S, 
19*9. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., seey. 

MONTROSE, PA. — Susquehanna County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 and 19. W. A. 
Titswcrth, seey. 

NAZARETH. PA. — Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. F. F. Gar- 
net pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
bemier. treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept 27 to 29. 

OLD FORGE. PA.— Lazcme County Fair As- 
sociation. Aue. 28 to 31. J. A. Wood. secy. 

POTTSTOWN, PA.— Fair. Aug. 29 to Sept. L 
W. B. Shaner, pres. . . 



PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 
P. O. Freas, secy. 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Hortlcul- 

- tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrus T. Fox, secy.; Milford N. Ritter. 
treas. 

STONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt. 
Bandy Lake, Pa., pres.; R. P. Cann. treas.; 
G. H. Fowler, secy." 

STROUDSBURG, PA.— Monroe County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
bar, secy. 

TOWANBA, PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. E. J. 
Ayere. Towanda, Pa., pros.; W. T. Horton, 
Towanda, Pa., treas.; BenJ. Kuykendall, 
Towxnda, Pa., secy. 

TROY, PA.— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept 
11 to 14. B. A. Long, pres.: E. E. VanDyne, 
treas.; C. L. Fellows, secy. 

UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

WALLSVDLLE, PA.— Maitland Fair. Sept 
U to 14. W. C. Smith, Dalton, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, PA.— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. 3ept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, . pres. ; J. S. Forsythe. secy. ; 
J. S. Eagleson, treas. 

WATTSBURG, PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 6. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
S GroM, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 

WAYNKSBURG. PA.— Fair. Sept ]« to 21. 

WESTFTBLD, PA.— Weitlleld Fair. Sept U 
to 15. 1900 . Frank Strang, secy. 

WEST PITTSDON, PA.— Luzerne Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. A. O. Farn- 
hsun, Pittston, Pa., pres.; W. T. McCabe, 
Plttston, Pa., treas.; Jno. A. Wood, Old 
Forge, Pa., c«cy. 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— Lycoming County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mgr. 

YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Wolf, 
Pa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin, 

MC3. 

YOUNGWOOD, PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher, MtPleasant Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker, Greensburg, Pa., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
ser. Greensburg, Pa., secy. 

BHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I. — Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Edwara 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT, R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering. Arctic, R. I., 
•ecy." 

SOUTH CAHOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON. S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

WALHALLA, S. C— Seml-Centennial Cele- 
bration. Aug. It to 18. I960. Jas. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S, DAK.— Sioux Falls Driv- 
ing Park Association. August H. H. 
£mlth. secy. 

VERMILION; S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
IS to 21. E. B. DaVvson, secy. 

YANKTON, S. D.— «=tate Board of Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres. ; Walter B. Dean, secy. ; J. E. 
Piatt, treas. 

TENNESSEE. 

COAL CREEK. TENN-— Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. 

CONCORD, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

GRAVESTON. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 

KINGSTON, TENN. — Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
J. W. Borehes, pres.; C. R. Lowe, secy. 

LA PAYETTE, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 15 to 17. 

LONDON, TENN— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 

RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

W'ATiSKTOWN, TENN. — Wilson County Fair 
Association. Sept. 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donnell, Lebanon, Tenn., pres.: J. H. Da- 
vis, sr., Statesvllle. Tenn., treas.; Caesar 
Thomas. Watertown. Tenn.. secy. 

TEXAS. 

AB3LENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, .treas.: J. H. Pickens, srey. 

CLEBORUNE. TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. 
S. E. Moss, serv. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Wbiteselle. secy. 

DALLAS. TEX. — Texas Slate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct. 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas. Tex.. pr«s.: Sidney Smith. Dsl- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treap. 

DENISON. TEX. — Denlson Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S F&Irfiy sGcy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot. Becy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagen, secy. 



HOUSTON, TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 16 to tf. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair -As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pre*.; 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX. — Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Voviee P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, trees.; John M. 
Vance, San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 3 to 5. L. D. Heaton, pre*.; 
Theo. Buhler, treas.: L. N. Hofer. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. 

BARTON, VT.— Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 11 to 13. H. H. Somen. Tras- 
burgh, Vt, pres.; 0. D. Owen, treas.; D. D. 
Bean, secy. 

BURLINGTON, VT.— Crittenden County Fair. 
Au£. 20 to 26. M. D. McMahorn and Lin. 
Hays, mgrs. 

NEWPORT, VT.— Memphremagog Fair and 
Races. Aug. 14 to 16. 

RUTLAND, VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce. Clarendon. Vt, secy. 

SHELDON, VT.— Franklin County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. 

WATERBURY, VT.— WinooskI Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. G. 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas-! J- 8. 
Eaton, secy. 

VIRGINIA. 

FARMVILLE, VA-— Fair week of Oct 8. 
W. G. V enable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington, 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG. VA. — Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
26 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg, 
Vs., pree.; S. J. Quinm, Fredericksburg, 
Va.-. treas. and secy. 

FRONT ROYAL, VA.— Seventeenth Annual 
Picnic, Horse Show and Cattle Show. Aug. 
16 and 17. W. P. King, secy.. 

TASLEY, VA— Peninsula Fair Association. 
Aug. 14 to 17. T. S. Hopkins, secy. 

WINCHESTER, VA.— The Shenandoah Val- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 22, 
1900. Obarlea Roues. N. Y. City, pres.: B. 
G. HoUIa, Winchester, seey.; Clark H. Pur- 
•eU. Frederick, tress. 

WASHINGTON. 

COLFAX. WASH.— Whitman County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 13. 

EVERETT. WASH.— County Fair. Sept 5 to 
8. Daniel Currie, Portland, Ore., secy. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washlnton State 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, secy.; 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartbolet, treas. 

PUYALLUP, WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. L. A. Cbamberlln, pres.; 
J. P. Nevins, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead, 
pres. ; W. E. Hawley, secy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

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WEST VIRGINIA.. 

CLARKSBURG; W. VA.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 
Frank K. Moore, secy. 

MIDDLEJBOURNB. W. VA.— The Tyler Coun- 
ty Exposition and Pair Association. Aug. 
28 to 31. liOO. H. H. Stealey, pres.; C. B. 
Riffle, secy. 

MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA.— Ohio Valley Fair. 
Sept 18 to 20. I. N. Houston, pres.; J. B. 
Hicks, treas.; S. M. Steele, secy. 

NEW MARTINSVILLE, W. VA.— Wetzel 
County Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Justus Eakin, pres.; R. E. McEldouney, 
secy.: S. J. Williams, treas. 

POINT PLEASANT, W. VA— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association, Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres. ; 
Art. L. Cottrill. secy, and treas. 

8HEPHERDSTOWN. W. VA. — Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. S. 
Reynolds, pres.; G. T. Llckltdir, treas.; R. 

. S. M. Hoffman, secy. 

WALTON, W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 

WHEELING. W. VA.— West Vliginia Expo- 
sition and State Fair. Sent 10 to 14. 1J0O. 
A. Reymann, pres.; Geo. Hook, secy. 

WISCONSIN. 

AMHERST, WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 14. G. W. Smith, 
pres.; A. J. Smith, secy.; J. C. Webster, 
treas. 

ANTIQO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. Fred. 
Hayssen. . 

ARCADIA, WIS.— Arcadia Agricultural and 
Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N. 
Lehrbach, pres.; George Schmidt treas.; 
George Hathya. gscy. 

ASHLAND, WIS.— Ashland County Fair. 
Aug. 22 to 24. A. P. Andrus, pres.; Geo. J. 
Brossard, secy. 

BARABOO. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S. 

A. Pelton, Reedsburg. 

BERLIN, WIS.— Fair. Oct 1 to i. C. M. 
Willis. 

BEAVER DAM, WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept 24to 28, 1900. W. A. Van 
Brant Horloan, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace. 
FOX Lars, Wis., vice pres.; C. W. Harvey, 
Beaver Dam, secy.; H. B. Drak. Beaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 

BLOOMINGTON, WIS.— Blakes Prairie Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept & to 7. 1900. C. W. 

' Stone, pres.; S. Kltto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, secy. 

BOSCOBEL, WIS— Fair. Oct 3 to S. F. C. 
Muffley. 

CEDARBURG, WIS.— Ozaukie County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 17 to 19. 1900. Wm. 
H. Rintlemau, pres.; L. E. Schroeder, 
treas.; J. Dietrich, secy. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept 11 to 14. J. R. 
Sharp, pres.; M. S. Bailey, secy.; W. W. 
Flinn, Uhetek, Wis., treas. 

DOUUKVILLK. WIS.— * air. Sept 18 to 21. 
W. J. Davey. 

DO RAND, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
•Society. Sept. 27 to 29, 1900. E. J. Ryan, 
pres.; W. B. Smith, treas.; J. Dorwin, secy. 

ELKHORN, WIS.— Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. W. H. Al- 
drlch. ires.; G. L. Harrington, secy. 

ELLSWORTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

B. S. Doollttle. 

EtUhNK, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Associaticn's Exn.b.t. Dec. 27 to 29, 
.1900. 

KVANSVILLE. WIS.— The Evansvllle Rock 
Co. Agricultural Association Fair. Sept 4 
to 7. 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L. 
Pullen. treas.: F. Springer, secy. 

FRIENDSHIP, WIS.— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Aes'n. Sept. 18 to 20. F. M. Fil- 
klns. Arkdale, Wis., pres.; L. N -Morse, 
Big 8prings, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B.ng- 
hatn. secy. 

GALBSV1LLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 3 to 6. 
A. A. Arnold. o€> 

ORANTSBURG, WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 28. 
And. A. Anderson. 

GKKEN BAY, WIS.— Fair. Sept 3 to 8. A. 
Souhler, secy. 

HILLSBORO, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. A. 
N. Jones. 

HORTONVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 
n. H. T. Buck. _ „ 

HUDSON, WIS.— Fair. Sept 12 to 14. F. M. 
Warner. 

JEFFERSON. WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. J. 
L. Kearney. ^ „ 

KEMPTVILLE, ONT., CAN.— Oxford Town- 
ship Agricultural Fair. Sept. 27 and 28. J. 

C. Ruthford, pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 
LANCASTER, WIS.— Fair. Sept 12 to 14. 

Q. B. Wheeler. 

LODI. WIS.— Fair. Sept 11 to IS. A. H. 
Hinds. 

HADIBON, WIS.— Fair. Bept 18 to 31. Bu- 
ses* Rhepard. 

MANITOWOC. WIS.— Manitowoc County 
Fair. Sept. B to 8. Edw. Schaffland. secy. 

MAUSTON, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. 
H. Ely, Mauston. 

MENOMINEE. WIS— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
R. W. Cronk. Louisville. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Stnte Fair. Sept. 10 to 
14. John M. True. Madison. 

MINERAL POINT. WIS. — SoutJrwestprn 
Wisconsin Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. 
Thos. Bracken, vice pres.: Philip Allen. 
treas. : W. H. P*nnett. secy. 

MONROE, WIS.— Fair. 8ept 5 to 8. B. O. 
Treat 

NKILLSVILLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. E. D. Weh- 
ster, pres.: G. L. Redmond, treas.; H. H. 
Heath, seey. 

NEW LONDON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural end Industrie! Association Sent. 25 
to ». 1900. A. Roloff. pres., E. H. Ramm. 
tr#as.; Tt»nry Cannon, secv. 

NEW RICHMOND. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 
n., O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy. 
•*••«. : .T. A. Wurh**. n»<*v 

ORHKOSH. WIS.— Winnebago County Fair- 
Aug. 38 to 31, Herbert C. Sweet, Sec. 



PLYMOUTH, WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler, Sr., pres.; E. A. Dow, treas.; O 
Gaffron. secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. J. 

E. Jones. 

RHINELANDER, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 
14. W. C. Ogden. 

RICE LAKE, WIS— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Both. Richland, City, Wis., pres.; 
C. A. Matthews, ItMca, Wis., vice pres.; 
J. M. Keys, Rcibland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

SENECA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr. 

SEYMOUR, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. 

F. W. Teall, pres.; J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice, secy. 

STEVENS POINT, WIS.— Stevens Point Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 31. P. W. Clark, 
pres.; H. E. Horton, secy.; F. B. Boswortb, 
vice pres.; R. B. Johnson, treas. 

SUPERIOR, W^S.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Herrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius. Solon Springs, Wis., vice pres.; 

E. L. Cass, West Superior, Wis., treas.; W. 
H. Webb. Superior. Wis., secy. 

TOMAH. WIS.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

VIKOyUA, WIS. — Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springville, Wis., 
treas.: F. W. Alexander, secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. 
W. Harland. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural .Society. Sept 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw, 
pres.; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright 
secy. 

WIAUTOMA. WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant Wautoma. Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Walbur, Wautoma, Wis., troas.; W. H. 
H , j*^* w Wntiroma. Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND, WIS.— Fair. Sept 19 to 21. W. 
P. Rix. 

WEST SALEM, WIS— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 

F. H. A. Nye, secv. 

WEYAUWEGA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to. 2L 
David Wafler. 

CANADA. 

ALMONTE, ONT.— North I^awark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 27, 1900. John 
Fbrzytbe. Cedar Hill. Out. pres.: James 
Robertson, Almonte, Ont, treas.; Wm. D. 
McRwen. Almonte. Ont. secy. 

AYERS FLAT, QUE.— Stanstead County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Geo. 
Robinsnn, secy. 

AYLMER. ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair, East 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 
20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy. -treas. ; A. A. 
T,egl1p. ores. 

BEACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLE, ONT. — West Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 13 and 14. 1900. W. 

E. Pollard, pres.: Albert E. Clements. Ty- 
rone, Ont. vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., Bowmanville. Ont., treas.; M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 7. Bowmanville, Ont. secy. 

BRADFORD, ONT.— Bradford Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRAMPTON, ONT.— Coun'ty of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BRANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20. 
Uvorge Hately, secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP, ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 
and 3. John Argue, secy. 

CAYDGA. ONT.— Haldimand County Fair. 
Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Sheppard. secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres.; Chas. Smallwood, secy. 
CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT. ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinniok. pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treas.: Henry Robinson, 
secy. _ 

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
box 637. secy. 
COOKSHIRE, QUE.— St. Francis L've Stock 
Association. Sept. 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor, 
secy. , „ 

DRUMBO, ONT.— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin. Prince- 
ton, pres.: W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Telfer. secy. 
DUNDAS,' ONT. — Wentworth Industrial Fair. 

0<-t. 4 and 5. J. M. Knowles. secy. 
EAST SIMCOE, ONT.— East Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
son, secy. 
FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 

0<-t. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 
FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 

Oct. 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude. secy. 
FLQS, ONT.— Flcs Agricultural Society. Oct. 

2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 
GODERlCH. ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
s^^v. 
GUELPH. ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. IS to 

20. William Laidlnw. secy. 
HALIFAX, CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
F.vhlbtUon ConwnlRsIon. Sept. 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley, Halifax, N. S.. pres.; 
D. R. Clark. Halifax. N. S.. treas.; J. K. 
Wkvnd. Hullfnv. N. S.. secy. 
KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 

Sent 10 to 14. Tbos. D. Minnes, secy. 
LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. 20 to 
22. James Keith, secy. 



LONDON. ONT., CANADA.— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept 6 to 15. 1900. St. 
Col. W. M. Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nelles. secy. 

MARKHAM, ONT. — Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE, ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28, 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.: J. Gilchrist secy.-treas. 

MORRISBURG, ONT.— Dundas County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30. 1900. J. Wesley Allison. 
Morrisburg, Ont, pres.; G. F. Bradflold, 
Morri&burg. Ont.. secy. 

NAPANEE ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S., secy. 

NEWMARKET, ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— Provincial 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 
minster, B. C, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT.— Ncrth Norwich Fair. Oct. 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

OTTAWA, ONT.— Central Canada Exhibition 
Association. Sept. 14 to 22, 1900. Wm. 
Hutchinson, pres. ;E. Mc.Mahon, secy. 

OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 
Oct. 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

OWEN SOUND, ONT.— Owen Sound ' Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. A. G. McKay, secy. 

PAISLEY, ONT. — Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Sept 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres. ; F. 
E. Sheppard, secy. 

PARIS, ONT. — Ncrth B,rant Fair. Sept. 25 
and 26. H. C. O'Neall, secy. 

PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 
to 19. W: T. Walker, secy. 

PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin, pres. ; W. J. Green, secy, and treas. 

PICTON, ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Fair. Sept. 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

PRESCOTT. ONT.— South Grenville Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 20. 1900. G. T. 

• Howard, Prescott. Ont, pres.; R. S. Throop.- 
Prescott, Ont, vice pres.; T. R. Melville, 
Prescott. Ont.. secy. 

RENFREW, ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 

RICHMOND. CAN.— Carleton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 and 13, 1900. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals JLi 



ABILENE, 
Sept. 20. 
Forney, secy. 



KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnlvl'i 



I. T. Prendergast, pres. ; E. J-y* || 
M. MclntojB js| 



ALBANY, GA.— Street Fair_ and Hay JCar|| *» 



Nov. 21 and 22. 



H. 



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MINN.— Freeborn Cou J3- i 



Sell 



CarnivSI Mil 



val 

secy. 
ALBERT LEA. 

Street Fair and Autumn Carnival. 

13 to 15. C. A. Ransom, secy. M | 

ALBERT LEA. MINN.— Albert Lea Strfk | 

Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. T. V. Knatvold, P«||- I 

C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. W. Barlow, tres|| j 
ALBANY, GA.— Street Fair and Hay CarfBrifj 

val. Nov. 21 and 22- H. M. Mcintosh, set jf 

ALMA. NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept 12l*|- |K 
14. W. A. Myers, secy. jif 5>n: 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— The Arkansas elf 

Harvest Home. Oct 2 to 5. M. F. PhilliS; 

gen'l mgr. i£ 

ATHENS, GA.^Street Fair and Carnlv-fj 

Date not fixed. . JJj 

AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and Carniv' 

Stpt. 25 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres. 

Sheedy and C. F. Cook, secys. p .._. 

BELLEVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair Commltt;*! Ill 
Belleville Commercial Club. Sept. 10 tojif H 
1900. Albert Hucke. Belleville, 111., pitflij- . 
A. S. Halstead, Belleville, 111., treas.; Cfa.0- f 
P. Flelsohbien. Belleville. 111., secy. -fjr 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposltii;'!f- 
Oct. 2 to 5. ;!| 

BLUFFTON, IND— Free Street Fair. Sej*J 
18 to 20. I. V. L. Garrett, pres.; Jas. -,i* 
Bennett, mgr.; John W. Tribolt, secy. jj| 

BRIDGEPORT. CONN.— Centennial AnniVf?| 
sary. Nov. 12. j|| 

BRYAN, TEX.— Jubilee and Carnival. A*j| 
15 and 16. Cleancie Kernole, secy. <|| 

BURLINGTON. VT— Merchants' Street Ft it 
and Carnival.. Aug. 20 to 25. M. D. Bq| 
Mabon and L. M. Hays, dir. gen'ls; F. ij| 
Huffman, dir. of amusements. ij j 

CALEDONIA, O— Caledonia Free Fair. Sells 
13 and 14. C. D. Resler, pres.; W. W. Balif 
secy. ill 

CAMERON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 11 to (if 
C. M. Green, pres.; N. L. Adams, vice preip ™i 
C. G. Sain. secy. : Clark Packard, treas.- jj < fi 

CANNELTON, IND.— B. M. A. Street FmM- SB 
L. J. Early, secy. «<t «9 

CANTON, MO. — Canton Street Fair. Oct*" 
to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F- C. MIL; 
paugh. secy.: W. F. Hodges, treas. 



cultural society. »epi- .iz ana i.v isw. paugu, »wj.. »*. v. .uuusca. fc ^c^o. ,.|,7 ,«= 

Hugh S. Conn, Ottawa, Ont. pres.: Wm. CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct4j| m 



McElroy, Richmond. Ont. secy. 

ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct. 9 and 
10. David Bell, secy. 

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
son, pres.; Wm. Brown, secy.-treas. 

SHELBOURNE, ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Stpt. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy. 

SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 

SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

STANSTEAD, QUE.— Stanstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Chan- 
nell, secy. 

STAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 

9 and 10. Archie Hill. secy. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct. 

2 and 3. J. Brown, secy. 
■STRANSTEAD, QUE.— Stranstead Live Stock 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Chan- 
nell, secy. 

ST. JOHNS, ONT.— St. Johns Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. A. N. Deland. secy. 

STRATHROY, ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. 

STUTTON, ONT.— Georgina and North Gwil- 
lunburg Fair. Oct. 11 and 12. P. McClel- 
lan. secy. 

THREE RIVERS. QUEBEC— Association Ag- 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trois-Riviures. Sept 
5 to 15, 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P., St Leon, 
pres.; C. D. Hebert. Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Cftnadas Great Exposi- 
tion and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept 
8 1900. J. J. Withrow. Toronto, Can., 
pres.; Dr. A. Smith, Toronto. Can., vice 
pree.; J. Edwards, Toronto, Can., treas.-. 
H. J. Hill. Toronto. Can., secy, and mgr. 

VANCOUVER. B. C— Fair. Sept. 1 to '3. 
Robert J. Leighton. Vancouver, B.-C. secy.. 

WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 2S. F. Marr, secy. 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County of Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
F. W. Thistlethwaite. secy. 

WALKERTON, ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5. E. J. 
Clark, box 35, secy. 

WBIiL KS LKY ONT. — Wollosley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 12 and 13. 1900. A. M. 
Fisher, Amubree, Ont. pres.: Geo. BeB- 
tn«v>r W<>U»«Iey Ont. se<-v. 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. . 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct. 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.: N. C Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford. Blanaford and East Oxford Aericul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Valen- 
tine Ftcht. pres.: F. H. Dent. Woodstock. 
Ont, vice pres.; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont., seny. 



to 6. H. C. Ncrcross, secy. 

CATSKILL, N. Y— Francis N. Wilson F«p 
Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. iM. 9 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Str|If » 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton. piajM HI 
C. L. Miller, treas.: Alex. Charles, eecy4g : 

CENTRAL LAKE. MICH.— Street Fair. Sefl| ; 
25 to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. SUM < 
ens, treas.: Carl Stroebel, secy. fjP Ml 

CHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Street Fair and Cv !£- SSI 
nival. Sept; 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert. preijs Kgi 
Jas. A: Hamilton, secy.; B. B. Holler. tre!?S, «« 

CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Fall Festivpf 
Sept 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler. gen. mgjj 
Gibson House. Cincinnati. «| 

CLINTON, IND —Clinton Street Fair. Sefjf 
25 to 29. A. W. Tusher, secy. <|a 



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f '. LFAX. WASH.— Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 

I ' .' A. Hulin. secy. 

, .: LUMBUS. GA.— Big Street Fair. Oct. 29 

"2.1 Nov. 3. Mr. Howard, pres. 

^LUMBUS, WIS.— Columbus Street Fair 

t?nd Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 

^. Iieitsch, pres.; J oh a Topp, vice pres.; 



THE BILLBOARD 



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R. Wheeler, treas.; A. M. Bellack, secy.; 



1 \-\ JJ. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 
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,'UISA, CAL.— Colusa, Ladies' Fair. Oct. 6 



I'' 1 1 it 1 NCORD, N. H.— Old Home Weet. Aug. 11 
n^l.J^blS. 

J U;- ^iNNEHSVIIrLE, IND.-^Street Fair. First 

* *! ? '«" syeek in September. 

■J •>> .' 3JRDELB. GA.— Street Fair. September. 

i '. ■'■ HNVILLE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 

I • '■ 3iival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Koa- 

t X , htoke, Va., director gen'l. 

) ;•; -i'VIS CITY, IA-— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 

S- ,'/ ecy. 

. "? fc JyiON, KY. — Street Fair and Carnival Sept. 

Ol:"' t? 3 to w- B C. Patterson. Mgr., 908 First ave.. 
% ^"'^Tiavton. Ky. - 

",-. -'^f FDNlAfC SPRINGS, FLA— De Funiak 
5 '"STitreet; Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
• lIItitW. L- Cawthon, pres.; W. T. May. -rice 
»* V;Vilre».;B. W. Storra. 8ecy.-treas. 
:' .'.'•; 3CTROIT, MICH.— Big Barbecue and Mid- 
L'3 H'-svfcray. Aug. 29 to Sept 1. F. H. Brigman, 

i^ %!* filirector. _ .. , . . 

k ► "-.34XTEB, IA.— Dexter Street Fair Assocta- 

\t HWon. Sept. 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 
if ■rjV. L. Fatten, treas.: A. B. Eastman, secy, 
■fa . WWARDSVILLE, ILL.— Madison County 
" '••> aSeutennlal. Aug. 28 to 31. Major J. T. 



if i'l -Crocker, pres.; H. F. Hotz, treas.; H. C. 

m'i t - apORIA, KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept. 
- — j. B. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 



P6 to 28. 

S^^T^KAT'CALTI-Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 22. 
:f :- 1 i-jubaULT. MINN.-^Street Fair and Car- 
■■tf-'i-'-.jUval. Under auspices of fraternal orders. 
■* -^ i.'a.'bout September. _ . 

if '*«RT DODGE. IA.— Street Fair and Carnl- 
>-i^j4wI. Sept.6'08. M.J.Ha't,eraUmp. 
t"-- ?.->RT SMITH, ARK.^Street Fair and Car- 
i? StUval. Oct. IS. to 20. S. A. Williams pres. 
*'? : -JaANKFORT. KT-— Free Street Fair and 
V?' : "«arnival Association. Sept.25 to 28. Geo. 
-t ''i-'ttf SteMIn, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.; 
'• • t%y'- Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 
i>.p^*s ,i*nn treas. . . _ 

1'- : ':'*r*BMONT, NEB.— Big Street Fair and Car- 
'-:.; ' i^tval- Sept. 10 to 15. _ 

fc E J'/lEBMONT, NEB.— Street Fair. C. E. Ab- 

' JiONTM^TAT* VA.— Seventeenth Annual 
- . .' 'rticnlc. Horse and Cattle Show. Aug. 16 and 
*'k<* »?- Auspices Belief. Fire Department. W. 
■ji*-?'it-'f *i Itimr secy 

i'-H- *j3LTON, MO.-Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
*iit&. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser, vice pres.; 
.'t-.r. R. Fena secy.; W. C. Harris, treas. 
•* i- *;&NBSVILLB, TEX.— Merchants' Associa- 
S'- 1: Ifton Street Fair. September. ■ •".. ■• 

: t ; l*ii'*fflSONBTJRG. O.— Street Fair. September, 
jf* * t '.SAND ISLAND, NEB.— Free Street Fair 
(l';'.'.;iSd Carnival. Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Wm. 
jp*: - *$ »U*Iat. mgr 

B ■* ?,AAND JUNCTION, COL— Peach Day Cele- 
'« t ? jPration. Sept. 11 to is. _ . 

* r - : 'HATVII.LB. ILIt — First Annual Carnival 
Oil t- i"-jid Street Pair. Sept. 11 to 15. C. H. Ox- 
.ff J ,han. pres.: W. A. Mussett, vice pres.; Nat. 
>*f .'' iftarch, treas.; T. F. Hoover, secy. 
.'»" Vi' il^MMOND. IND-— Elks' Carnival. August. 
B-'ilS'iSrnest L. Hoffman, secy, and treas. 
|U*j irCGHVILLE. IND-— St. Anthony's Church 

^Ir'rair. Some time in August. 
«-"*•» -iKWElit., I*ICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 
B«'F 1 S*3> M. Fred F. Hubbell. secy. ^ 
P*;1}SdSON. MICH.— Hudson Free Steeet Fair 
KiEinJEssociation. Sept 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, 
H> c ;'1fTes.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
fci : t -Unall, secy.; C. C. Please, treas. 
|i i"' fiDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
|u t ;l s>-2- D- M. Parry. Pres. 

Kl*l '*CKSONVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair. Write 
"■"'• -Tj A. C. Babenhausen for dates, etc 
1 i iicKSONi MICH.— Elks* Day. Sept. 3. 
El E i'. 'ffiKSON, MICH.— Maccabees' Parade and 
W £»■ t&arnival. Sept. 12. _ 

Bl N 11FFERSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men s Pow 
IS'ow and Celebration. Sept. 3. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 
In* •' tHNSTOWN, PA.— Jonnstown Centennial 
fetJf^llfelebraUoii. Oct. 5 to T. E. E. Conrath, 

b5;V i^TON, O.— Street Fair and. Carnival. Aug. 
froi J *i to 19 
hi k Sl "5>KtTK. IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 

iti'f Sarnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.; 

b» V *-". H. Finiean. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

^'.'"SOX. IND.— Business Men's Free Street 

\tf% \) FAYETTE. IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
l t' 1 jjal. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
»/ is 1 'Aan of advertisin* committee. 
wit- ■'■' i^NSING. MICH. — Elks* Benefit Show. Aug 
IMC"! Ir5 and 16. L. E. Granger, mgr. 
pn? I • JJXINGTON. KY.— Horse Show. Fair and 
nig;,' Carnival. Aug. 13 to 18. E. W. Shanklin, 

r ■ jicy. 
• 9 iircHFIELD. ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 5 
IT >! ih 8. 

£ .' lftflSVILLE, KY.— Elks* Street Fair. Sept. 
f 'j -*• to 29. H. V. Cohn, chairman advertis- 
J J jjg committee; Frank Fehr. dir. genl. 
y t rtDISVTI,r.E. KY. — Street Fair and Carni- 
4 i .i'Val. Sent. 17 to 29. AL Bourller. secy. 
Hi '«3(*ELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
, 'if I '^alr and Northern Calorado Exposition. 
I^fjjlast of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
■£1 : "I H * Pa'terson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 
-W' i^CON. G A— Macon Streeft Fair and Cami- 
; ; Cj; .&L Sept. 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 

%CON, MO. — Big Free Barbecue. Sept. 12 
,„ id 13. 
,¥i, OfCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
t-'A"$ Sir. Oct. 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 
fcfW mLETTE. MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
I'rl'fj, '*, tn 21. C. C. Huhbell. socy. 
1 fir; =-RSHALL. MO.— Street Fair. Sent. 10 to 
JjCij! "~~ Joseph Hamill. pres.: H. H. Downing. 
3?*, fee pres.: M. P. Lyons^ asst. secy. 



air. Sept 12 to 15. J. P. Whitsori, pres.; 
H. Knosman, treas.; Wm- Solliday. secy. 



i 



Sl jjSON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
5* J/n. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemarin, 
ffi .*<» - w. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. 



.'■immnrt, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 
STTOON, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct 3 to 26. 



McDONALD, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil " 

Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. Address 

secretary, McDonald, Pa. 
METROPOLIS, ILL.— Free Street Fair. 

Sept 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.; 

W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 

and secy. 

MICHIGAN CITY. IND— Big Street Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. Address Albert Cook, box 72, 

MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.— Grand Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 12 to 15. J. L. Manring, 
pres.; Ray Moss, vice pres. ; H. H. Sprague, 
treas.; L. F. Frisbyj secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct 10 and 11. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— "Ya .e Markt" Carni- 
val and Festival: South Side. Sept. 10 to 14. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Street Fair. Oct. 15 
to 20. L. L. Gilbert, secy. 

MONTPELIEK, IND.— Montpeller Street Fair 
Association. Aug. 15 to 18. Harry A. Dodge. 
Montpeller, Ind., pres.; J.W. Crosbie, Mwnt- 

• peller, Ind., vice pres. ; D. A. Bryson, Mont- 
peller, Ind., treas.; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, 
Ind., mgr.; C. L. Smith. Montpelier, Ind., 
secy. 

MORRISVILLE, N. Y.— Firemen's Field Day. 
Aug. 15. Chas. E. Chambers, mgr. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Street Fair. Sept. 10 to 
15 : Barney Schmidt, pres. 

NEWFIELD, ME.— Ramchackle Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 18 to 20. W. H_ Strow, pres. ; 
G. T. Wilson, secy. 
' NEWTON, KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

N1L.BS, MICH. — Second Annual Street Fair 
and Carnival. Aug. 22 to 24. Will H. Sny- 
der, secy. 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB.-^Street Fair. Sept. 
3 to 9. Warren L. Lloyd, mgr. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept 24 to 29. T. P. 
Getz, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 

OTTAWA, ILL. — Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble, 
secy. 

OTTERBEIN, IND.— Otterbein Street Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. L. Burns, pres. ; W. B. Hon- 
ing, vice pres.; P. H. Ward, treas.; E. V. 
Gougar, secy. 

PALMER LAKE, COL.— Rocky Mountain 
Chatauq.ua. July 5 to Aug. 24. F. M. 
Priestly, pres. 

PARIS, ILL.— Water Carnival. Aug. 21 to 23. 
H. - Dollaxhide, gen'l mgr. 

PENDLETON, ORE. — Street- Fair and Carni- 
val. About Sept 18 to 24. 

PETERBOROUGH, N. H.— Old Home Week. 
Aug. 16. 

PETERSBURG, IND.— Free Street Fair and 
Merchants' Carnival. Sept. 10 to 15. Hud- 
speth & Williams, mgrs. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 4 to 15. J. M. Long, secy. ; 
E. W. Rowe, pres.; E. Ehrman. vice pres.; 
A. D. Charlton, treas. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
6. Asbury White, pres.; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 

READING, PA.— Street Fair an* Carnival. A. 
C. Burton, mgr. Sept 3 to 8. 

RED WING, MINN.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. C. 
W. Barber, pres.: C. S. Sultzer, secy. 

ROCHE-srUf, N. Y.— FairandCarimal. Week 
of August io. Geo. tV Sweeney, general 
dire-tor. Hea Iquarters 36 fc tate st - 

ROME, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. Aug. 
6 to 9. J. Anthony Gorman, mgr. 

ROME CITY, IND.— "Venetian Night" Water 
Carnival. Aug. 17. 

ROSEBURG, ORE. — Street Fair. Sept 17 
to 19.- C . H. Hilderbrand. pres. 

RCSHVTLLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 

SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Bay City Business Men's 
Jubilee and Carnival- Aug. 14 to 16. 

SALINA, KAN— Free Street Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres. ; Fred 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 

O&CAIT SfiltZ £l*G2lS 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept 7 
to 11. 

SARATOGA. N. Y. — Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept 4 to 6. Spencer Trask, pres. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 
not fixed. 

SBNECA, KAN.— Free Street Fair. Sept 26 
to 28. 

SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sent 18 to 20. John Theim. secy. 

SIOUX CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 1 to 6. A. B. Beall, secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepv Eve 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to 17, 1900. 
G. W. Barnes, pres.; J. P. Bertrand, treas.; 

H- G. Hays, secy. 

SLEEPY 'EYE. MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston (}. Hayes, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair, and 
Carnival. Sent 3 to 8. C. O. Smith, secy. 

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS. COL.— Game and 
Fish Day Celebration. Sept 13 and 14. J. 
H. Crawford, mgr. 

STILLWATER, MINN.^Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND. — Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

TUSCALOOSA. ALA.— Big Street Fair. Oct. 
8 to 13. W. A. Collier, pres. ; M. A. Tucker, 
secy. 

UNION % HILL. N. J.— Grand M'dway, Car- 
nival and Plattdeutscbes-Volksfest Aug. 
19 to 26. L. Striffers. mgr. 

UTICA. N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. . 
Freder'c A. Thomas, secv. 

VENTURA CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Sent 25 to 29. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l. 

WASHINGTON. IND.^Strect Fair and Fall 
Carnival. About October. 



WEBSTER CITY, IA.— Carnival, Fair and 
Musical Festival. Aug. 14 to 17. W. G. 
Bonner, secy. 

WELLINGTON, KAN.— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. IS to 22. J. 
W. Haughey, secy. 

WEST- BADEN, IND.— Soldiers' Reunion. 
Aug. 15 to 17. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Tenth' Annual Show of the 
Associated Fanciers of Arkansas Valley. 
Oct. 1 to 6. Otto Weis, ures.; H. W. Schopp, 
secy. 

WINONA. MINN— Street Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O. F. 
Burlingame, chairman; John Rose, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

YOAKUM. TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



THE BILLBOARD 



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Labor Day Celebrations. 

CONCORD, N. H— Grand Labor Day Cele- 
bration, at Capital City Driving Park: 

DAYTON, O.— Grand Labor Day Parade and 
Celebration. 

FORT WAYNE. IND.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Bart Shober, - secy. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Labor Day Celebration, 
under auspices of Jackson Lodge, B. P. O. 
B. H. C. Thurber, chairman. 

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Labor Day Cele- 
bration. Horace E. Hopkins, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 4. 

LYONS, N. Y. — Labor Day Celebration. 

MARIETTA, O.— Grand Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept 3. 

MELLETTE, S. DAK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. O. B. Axtell, mgr. 

MUNCIE, IND.— Labor Day Celebration. 

SIDNEY, O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

TOLEDO. O.— Labor Day Celebration. Sept. 
3. L. F. Hemse, mgr. concessions and priv- 
ileges. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Military Tattoo and Labor 
Day Celebration. 



Pomonas. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

DUDLEY, MASS.— Worcester Southwest Po- 
mona. Sept. 1. 

EAST SANDWICH, MASS.— Old Colony Po- 
mona. Aug. 10. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22. 

SOMERSET, MASS. — Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct. 6. 

SWANSEA, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
July 2S. 

WARE, MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. Sept. 13. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct 27. - 

MAINE. 
ALNA, ME. — Lincoln Pomona. Aug. 30. 
CLINTON, MB.— Kennebec Pomona. Sept. 12. 
ORCHARD, ME. — York Pomona. Aug. 16. 
PIFSTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 
UNION, ME.— Knox Pomona. Aug. 8. ' 
VASSALBORO. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 

Nov. 14. 
WINDSOR, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Aug. 8. 

NEW RAMI SH.KE. 

ACWORTH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 13. 

ALSTEAD, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 29. 

BEDFORD, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct. 24. 

B1LLSBORO BRIDGE, N. H.— Hillsboro 
County Pomona. Sept. 13. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 

DUBLIN, N. H-— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

FARMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

F1TZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. 11. 

GOFFSTOWN, N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Sept 4. 

HOME, N. H. — Eastern New Hampshire Po- 
mona. Sept. 6. 

KEENE, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 2G. 

LACONIA, N. H. — Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept. 24. 

MARLOW, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 22. 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 1". 

NEWPORT, N. H.— ^Sullivan County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

PELHAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 17. 



TROY, N. H— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 14. 

UNITY, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Aug. 11. 

WARNER, N. H.— Merrimack County Po- 
mona. Sept. 7. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct. 6. 

WEST RIN'DGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po« 
mona. Oct. 5. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

WILTON: N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Sept. 25. 



New Hampshire Field Meetings. 

BELKNAP, N. H.— Field Meeting. Aug. fi. 

BLODGETT'S. N. H.— Merrimack Field Meet- 
ing. Aug. 11. •- - 

CLERMONT JUNCTION, N. H— Sullivan 
Field Meeting. Aug. 7. 

COLEBROOK, N. H.— Upper Coos Field Meet- 
ing. Aug. 14. 

DOVER, N. H.— Eastern New Hampshire 
Field Meeting. Central Park. Aug. 10. 

EAST ROCKINGHAM, N. H.— Field Meeting 
at Hampton Beach. Aug. 1. 

GROVBTOWN, N. H.— Ammonoosuc Valley 
Field Meeting. Aug. 13. 

HAMPTON, N. H.— Board of Agriculture 
Field Meeting. July 31 and Aug. 1. 

LISBON, N. H.— Androscoggin Valley Field 
Meeting. Aug. 16. 

LITTLETON, N. H.— Northern New Hamp- 
shire Field Meeting. Aug. 15. 

MARLBORO, N. H.— Cheshire Field Meeting. 
Aug. 8. 

MASCOMA LAKE. N. H.— Mascoma Valley 
Field Meeting. Aug. 4. 

MILLFORD. N. H.— Hillsborough Field Meet- 
ing. Aug. 9. 

RUMNBY, N. H.— Grafton Field Meeting. 
Aug. 17. 

SUNCOOK VALLEY, N. H.— Field Meeting. 
Aug. 3. 

WAKEFIELD, N. H.— Carroll Field Meeting. 
Aug. 2. 

WEST ROCKINGHAM, N. H.-Canobie Lake 
Fie:d Meeting. July 31. 



Horse Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 

T. H. Martin, secy. 
BAR HARBOR. MASS.— Horse Show. Aug 

23 to 25. E. Morrell. mgr. 
COVINGTON, IND.— Horse Show. Aug. 30 

and 31. 
DES MOINES, IA.— Horse Show. W. P. 

Chase, gen. mgr. 
FRONT ROYAL. VA.— Horse and Cattle 

Show. Aug. 16 and 17. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Horse Show. Dates un- 
decided. Gen. John B. Castleman, pres.; 

Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent Alt- 

sheler, secy. 
PITTSFIBLD. MASS.— Lenox Horse Show, at 

Highlawn Farm. Sept. 21. 
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C— Horse Show. Oct. 

30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb. secy. 

THE NATIONAL THEATRICAL EXCHAN6E, 

905 Chicago Opera House, Chicago, HI. - 

Handles and books the Best vaudeville acts for 
STREET and COUNTY FAIRS. Always open.. 

"Wanted immediately. Aeronaut with Cannon 
Parachute Leap. 

Reference: Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. 
[tfl COMPUTE FAIR S BOOKED IN ONE IIOUB. 

SECOND ANNUAL FREE STRtEI FAIR -Yoakum. 
Texas, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 
Nov. 8, 9 and 10,1900. Yoakum's first Street 
Fair wan the blegest success in Texas. The 
coming Fair will be better. Write J. W. COOK. 
Secretary, Yoakum, Texas, for privilege*. 

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100 per cent profit. [eow] 

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Races. 



ATLANTA, OA.— Southern Interstate Fair 
Races. Oct. 17 to £7. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Prospect Park. Sept. 11 
to 14. Gentlemen's Driving Park. Sept. 18 
to 21. Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 28. 

BKNNINGS, (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— Nov. 
17 to 30. 

BLUB GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
Sturgeon, Princeton, Mo., pres.; R. 13. 
Lowry, Seymour, la., secy. Harris, Mo., 
Aue. 20 to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 to 
SI; Linevllle, la., Sept. 3 to 7; Seymour, 
la., Sept. 10 to 14; Centerville. la., Sept. 
17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 28; Char- 
lton, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la., Oct. 8 to 
12: Lamoni. la.. Oct. 15 to Iff. 

BRANCORD, CONN.— August 1 and 2, 
Aug- 9. Aug. 15 and 16. Aug. 23, Sept. 3 and 
4, Sept. 18 to 20. Oct. 17 and 18. 

BRIGHTON BEACH. N. Y.— July 5 to Aug. 8. 

BROOKLYN, N. Y— Sept. 10 to 20. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— The Buffalo Driving Club. 
Aug. 6 to 9. W. P. Taylor, chairman; J. 
B. Sage, secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Fort Erie. Aug. 7 to 10. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Buffalo Driving Club. 
Grand Circuit Meet. Aug. 6 to 11. John 
B. Sage, secy. 

BUTLER, PA.— Sept. 4 to 7. 

CADIZ, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 
Wllllamsport, Sept. 11 to 14; Hughesville. 
Sept. 18 to 21; Lewisburg, Sept. 25 to 28; 
Milton, Oct. 2 to 5; BloomBburg, Oct. 9 to 12. 

CHICO. CAL.— Aug. 13 to 18. • 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling, W. Va., Sept. 10 to 14; Woods- 
Held. Sept. 4 to 6; St. Clairsville. Sept. 5 to 
7; Smyrna. Sept. 12 to 14: Moundsville, 
Sept. 18 to 21: Smlthfield, Sept. 26 to 28: New 
Martinsville. Aug. 21 to 24; Middlebourne, 
Aug. 28 to 31; Cadiz, Oct. 2 to 4. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Valley Track. Aug. 14 
to 19. 

COBLESKILL. N. Y-— Sept. 24 to 26. 

COLUMBUS, IND.— Sept. 11 to 14. 

COLUMBUS, O.— The Columbus (O.) Driving 
Association. July 30 to Aug. 3. W. R. 
Gault, pres.; C. E. Conrad, secy. 

COLUMBUS. O — July 30 to Aug. S. 

DALLAS. TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 

DANBURY. CONN'.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

DANVILLE, IND.— Horse Show and Race 
Meet. Aug. 7 to 9. 

DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Walter S. Faires. secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Highland Park. Aug. 16 
to 29. 1900. 

DOVER, DEL.— Falrvlew Park- Oct. 2 to 4. 

DOVER, N. H.-^Sept. 17 to 21; Sept. 25 to 27. 
A. N. "Brown, secy. 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Nutwood Driving Club. 
Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. Hancock, pres.; W. w. 
Van Sant, secy. 

EMPIRE CITY. N. Y.— Oct. 22 to Not. S. 

FORT BRIE, ONT.— June 30 to July 31, 1900. 

FORT ERIE. ONT.— Sept. 1 to 22. 1900. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— Oct. 9 to 12. 

FREMONT. O — Oct. 3 to 6. 

GLENS FALLS. N. Y.— N. N. Y. T. H. B. 
Association. Aug. 13 to 16. W. F. Bentley, 
secy. 

OOSHEN, N. Y.— Aug. 21 to 24. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Joliet. 111., 
Aug. 6 to 11; Freeport. 111., Aug. 18 to 18: 
Dubuque, la., Aug. 20 to 25; Indianapolis. 
Sept. 17 to 22: Hamline. Minn.. Sept. 3 to 8: " 
Milwaukee, Wis.. Sept. lp to 15: Terre 
Haute, Ind., Sept. 24 to 29; Springfield, 111., 
Sept 24 to 29. 

GRBENSBURG, PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

HAMILTON. O.— Oct.. 1 to 5. 

HAMLINE, MINN.— Sept 3 to 8. 

HARTFORD. CONN.— Aug. 27 to 31. 

HEDRICK, IA.— Hedrick Mile-Track Associa- 
tiou. July 31 to Aug. 3. A. M. Utterback, 

MKVT. 

INDEPENDENCE, IA.— Aug. 27 to Sept 1. 

INDEPENDENCE, IA.— The Independence 
Driving Club. Aug. 7 to 10. A. H. Far- 
well, secy. 

INLAND LAKE. WIS.-Aug. 20 to 26. 

JOLIET. ILL.— Ingalls Park. Aug. 7 to 10. 
L. E. Ingalls. pres. 

LEBANON. O.— Sept 18 to 21. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY RAC- 
ING CIRCUIT OF OHIO.— Xenia, O., Aug. 7 
to 10; Urbana, O., Aug. 14 to 17; Springfield, 
O., Aug. 21 to 24; London, O., Aug. 28 to 
31; Columbus, O., Sept 3 to 7; Dayton, O., 
Sept 11 to 14. 

MANSFIELD, O.-Sept. 11 to 31. 

MARYVILLE. O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Sept. 10 to 15. 

MONTREAL, QUE.— July 26 to Aug. 11. 

NARRAGANSETT PARK, PROVIDENCE, R 
I.— Aug. 28 to 81. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

NORTHEASTERN OHIO " CIRCUIT— Rock- 
port. Aug. 7 to 9: Valley Track. Aug. 14 to 
16; Newburg, Aug. 21 to 23; Youngstown, 
Aug. 28 to 30: McKees Rocks, Sept. 4 to 8. 

OHIO VALLEY CIRCUIT— Chillicothe, O., 
Aug. 7 to 10; 'Washington C. H.. O., Aug. 
14 to 17. 

PARKERSBURG. W. VA.— Race Meet. 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association. Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont, Hastings. Friend, Aurora, Central 
City. Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelson. 
Hubbell. Geneva. Seward. Lincoln. Beatrice. 
Every week from June 20 to Oct. 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary. Hastings. Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrene. Hartlngs. Neb., secy. 

READVILLE, MASS.— Aug. 20 to 26. 

RED FLirPF. CAL.— Aug. C to 11. 

SALAMANCA. N. Y.— Aug. 14 to 17. 

SALEM. ORB.— State Fair Races. Sept. 17 to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, pres.; A. Busb, treas.; 
M. D. Wisdom, secy. 

PAN ANTONIO, TEX —Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 

SARATOGA. N. Y.— Aug. 1 to 31. 

SAUGUS. MASS.— Sept. 2 to 8. 

SHEEPSHEAD BAY. N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept. 
15. 

SHELBYV1LLE. IND.— Sept. 4 to 8. 

SHOHARIE, N. Y.— Sept. 17 to 20. 

SMITHFIBLD, O— Sept. 26 to '28. 

SMYRNA, O.— Sept. 12 to 14. 



SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 
Ga., Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta, Ga. t Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3; Waycross, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
Thomsonville Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI BLUE RIB- 
BON FAIR ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT— Hol- 
den. Mo., Aug. 7 to 10; Rich Hill, Mo., Aug. 
14 to 17; Harrisonville. Mo., Aug. 21 to 24; 
Springfield, Mo., Aug. 28 to 31. W. A. Den- 
nis, circuit secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Aug. 21 to 24. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— May 12 to August 24. 

STONEBORO. PA.— Oct. 2 to 4. 

STROUDSBURK, PA.— Sept. 4 to 8. 

TEXAS RACING FAIR CIRCUIT.— Wichita. 
Kan., Sept 4 to 7: Cleburne. Tex., Sept 13 
to 15: Denton. Tex., Sept. 19 to 22; Dennl- 
son, Tex., Sept. 25 to 28; Dallas, Tex., Sept 
29 to Oct 14: Corslcana, Tex., Oct. 15 to 19; 
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Hous- 
ton, Tex., Nov. 10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Oct 30 to Nov. 2. 

WASHINGTON. PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

WATERLOO, IA— Race Meet. Aug. 7 to 9. 
L. E. Baker, secy. 

WESTCHESTER, N. Y.— May 12 to Aug. 2i. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Sept. 10 to 14. 

WILLOWS. CAL— July 30 to Aug. 4. 

Wlonij'Wt <TAL.— Aug. 27 to Sept. L 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Aug. 28 to 31. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Pure Food Exposition. 

Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. S to 27. 
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposition. 

Oct. 2 to 5. H. S. Martin, secy. 
BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 

May 1 to Nov. 1. 1901. John G. Mtlburn. 

pres.: Edwin Fleming, secy. 
COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 

Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. -E. J. Dill. secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept. 29 

to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 

Adoue, treas.; S:dney Smith, secy. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Expo- 
sition. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon, 

pres.: R. W. Hilliken, vice pres. ; W. C. 

Winsborough, secy.: John H. Powell, treas. 
LONDON. ENG.. EARL'S COURT.— Women's 

International Exposition. 1900. Intra Ki- 

ralfy. manager. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 

Sept. 8 to Oct 13. John C. Kocb, pres.; 

E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumpff, secy. 

and gen'l mgr. 
ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 
TOLEDO. O. — Ohio Centennial Exposition. 

May, 1902. 



Poultry Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. 1. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l mgr. 

JEFFERSON, IA.— Poultry Show. Sept U 
to 15. 1900. D. H. Grimall. pres.; P. O. 
Brown, secy 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec 24 to 31. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 

- E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T. 
H. Inman, secy. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 

C. M. Munhall, secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair. Dog Show. Oct 

9 to 13. W. H. Gaston, pres.; Sidney Smith, 

secy. 
DANBURY. CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt. 
PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Philadelphia Dog 

Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 

Vite. secy. 
TORONTO, CANADA-Twelfth Annual Dog 

Show Industrial Exhibition Association. 

Sept. 3 to 6. W. P. Fraser, Ontario Jockey 

Club, secy. 



Addition?. Shows. 

ATHOL. MASS;— Cattle Show. Sept. 11 and 12. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick. 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI. O. — Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati. O. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Home Product Show. 
September. 1900. .Mr. Winsborough, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct. 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24. 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace. New York. 

NEW HARMONY, IND.— Posy County An- 
nual Bull Show. Aug. 21 to 24. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire — Oct. 24.' 

Cesarewltch — Oct. 10. 

Dewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 

Doncaster St. Leger— Sept. 12. 

Goodwood Cup — Aug. 1. 

Jockey Club Stakes (J50.0001— Sept 27. 

Manchester November Handicap — Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct. 12. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

GEORGIA. 

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vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bids. 

Columbus, Ga.. Girard & Phoenix City. Alt — 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
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ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River st 
East St Louis— H. H. Deemar 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dlst Co 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street. 
Sioux City— A. B. Beall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison-City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher. 98 Chaoln st 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 
Fostoria-W. C. Tirrill & Co.. 116 W. Tiffin st 
Uhrichsyille— Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 

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PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49. 

CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st. Van- 
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Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box 1129. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
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KANSAS. 
Atchison — City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEPRASKA. 
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NEW YORK. 
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OHIO. 
Middletown -Anthony H. Walburg 
Zanesvillc— Wm. D. Schnltz. 

PENNSYLVANIA.! 

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I Annhrton— L. Q. Jones. 
( * -;• ? Birmingham— Felder ft Co., 1801% Second AT*. 
I ' ■ S ^ Birmingham— Theiss & Smith. Box 286. 
* '• 1 ij Birmtagmtm— Q. F. McDonald. 
I I , ( i .:, Clayton— Valentin* Bros. 
' 3 .|. * Qreensboro-D. W. Taylor. 

■ - %* MOBILE— Mobile Bill Posting: Co. 
I J.i'j* Sheffield— H. B. Elmore. 

ARKANSAS. 
Arkadelphl*— Myal Greene. 
Kaxianna— J. H. Grave, City Bill Poater. 
Montlceilo— S. M. Gardner. BUI Poster. 

Newport— John- Claridga. . - 
Pin* -Bluff— Chaa. Senyard. 
Stuttgart— Collier- A -Kleiner. 
Taxarkana— Lemly Bros. 

CALIFORNIA. 

■akeransld— E. BJ Craln. 
San Lois Obispo— Harry Gear, 
■urska— Eureka Bill Posting Co. 
La* Angeles— Wilshlra Posting Co. 
Madara— P. L. Grace. 
HadMtai— Wm. X. Daunt. 
MaaUrty— Chaa. P.- Clenford. 
Orange— T. M. Town*. 
OrovOle— John R."Wtdener: - 
Red Bluff— W. D. Crandall. 
Redwood City— George Wet. • 

Sacramento— W. A. Caswell, Bill Poster and 
Distributor. _ _ „ _, , 

Sacramento— W. A. Caswell. B. Poster A DlsL 
■allnaa City— O. H. Bnllene. 
San Francisco— Owens,- Varney & Green. t 
Santa Barbara— W. J. Stafford. 
laata Crux— lu A. Daniels. - „ 

San Diego— San Diego Bill Posting Co. 
■aata Maria— Geo. W. Brown. 
P-aura— -John Ore." 
xroekae— A. H, Prehtiaa.. 
Panelo— M. B. NoHA ^ 
Woodland— Dletx A Glendlrmlng. 

COLORADO. -~ •" ■ 

Aspaa-^John "B. Eedou. L. Box 395. 
Colorado Springs— The Curran Co. - 

Cripple Creek and Victor-Mauino fB. P. Co. 
Denver— Tho Colorado BUI Posting Co. 
Denver— The Curran Co.. 1728 Lawrence st_ 
Fort Collins— Ft. Collins B. P. A "Hist. Co. 
Grand JuncL— The Haskell Bill Posting Co. 
Pneblo— The Curran Co.;. 114 Santa Fo Ave. 
CONNECTICUT. 

Banbury— Fred. A; Shear. _' 

tfww Haven— New Haven Bill Porting Co. 
Norwalk— Harry B. Bussing, C. B. P. . 
Putnam— L. M. Keith. 

FLORIDA. 

ramandina— J. B: Gordon Hall. 
lab CItr— Lewla F." Thompson. 

GEORGIA. 
Albany— Albany Bill Posting Co. 
Alnaoa— H. J. Rowo* . 

Atlanta— Atlanta Adv. Agency. 3S% Peactotree. 
Augusta— C. R- Rowland. City BUI Poster. 
Carrollton— Kuns A Perry. - 
■atonton— W. T. Reld. .Jr. 
Madison — Leu. C. Baldwin. - 
MUlsdgiTlllo— W. M. Smith. 
Newnan— E. H. Bowman Co. 

IDAHO. 
Boise— Spaulding B. P. & Dist. Co. 
>• Balsa— Capitol B. P. Co., J. A; Pinney. mgr. 
r .' 3 Lewloton— Alney C. Elliott. ■ 
5 ,i - PoeateUo— Geo. Dash, Box 373. 
1 S . '» Wallace— Ed. R. Carlton. 
L? h •* Waiaat— W. W. Cowina. 
u " * *' ILLINOIS. . 



Frankfort— Wm. T. Freas, City BUI Poster. 
Frankfort— Henry -Wolf. 
Goshen— Chaa. Kurtz, Box 7M. 
Greensburg — Fred. Seltz * Sons. . 

Greencastle— J. W. Cooper. 
Hartford Ctty-^C. W. Abbott. 
Huntington— Ed. Harter. 
Xokomo— H^' ! B£iHenderson. 
Lafayette— Lafayette Bill Posting Oo. 
LaFayette— Opera House Bill Posting Co. 
La Grange— F. D. Rulek. . 

Liberty— Jas. R. Wilson. 
Logansport— Chaa. E. Schleiger. 
Madison— Murp"by A Rhoton.City Bill Poatara. 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson. Jr. 
Oakland City— O. M. Stone. 
Peru— Chaa. W. Stutesman. . 
Portland— Link Kiken-dall. City and County 

•Bill Poster, .Distributor and Sign Tacker. - 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebrlng. 
Rennselaer— George W. Spltlrr. 
RushvUle— Jaa. H. Carr A Son. Lack Box 44. 
Seymour— W. A. Carter A Son. 
Dnlon City— E*. R. Thurston. 
Union City— L. D. Bell. 
Vincennes— VIncennes BUI Posting Co. 
Wabash— Harter Bros. 
Waterloo^-Fred. J. Richard. 
Whiting— Smelzer A Garvin. 
Winamac — K. O Bnrroughs. Box 47 s - 
Worthington— J. E. Calland. . T ,. 

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BaUavtn*— L. B. Tiemann^ Bill Poster and 

DUtrlbutor. S08 S. High street. 
Belriders— Fred. Wlffln.. 
Cairo— Qua Osterioh, City BUI Poster. 
Carbondala— J. B. Toler. 
Centralla— Joseph E. Hefter. 
Chicago— Chicago BUI Posting Co. < 
Ogin— Fred. W. Jcncks. " 

Farmer City— W. S. Toung. 
Qalva— F. M. 'Brown A Son. 
Fred. S. Schaefpr. 
iro— Duncan C. Best. 
JaeksonvIUe— Geo. W. Stark A Son. 
Lacon— Arno B.An»ke. 
LaHarpe— C. E Hllller. Box 134. 
Macomb— Fred. Smith. 438 N. Dudley atr - 
Marshall— Victor Janney. . - 

Matteon— McPherson Bros. . 
Hendota— Mendota "Bill Posting Co. . (Ltd ) 
Metropolis— Wm. E. Ware. . 
Mound City— E. P. Easterday. ,■ 

ML Starling— George A. Fnwler. 
Normal— DUIon &. Fogle^ 135 towns. 
Olney— H. C. Rush & Co. Box 66. 
Orion— A. S. Dusenberry. 
Ottawa— Ottawa Bill Posting Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
Pfltin— Tazewell County" Ad V7" Co. 
Peru— Peru B. P. & Dist. Co.; Box 74. 
Pet ersburg — T he Bishop Bill Posting Co. 
FoBtlae— Lee Collins. 112 B. Reynolds street. 
Sandwich— Walter Bibbs. 
Iheibyville— Col. C. Gowdy. City Bill Porter. 
Taylorvnie— O. G. Toung."- •'- 
Tuscola — ^F. C. Bassett. 
VlmBa— P. A. Johnson. 
' Winchesters-Cyrus P. Reynolds, C. B. P. 
INDIANA.. 
Anderson— Wm. Funk, B. P. and Dist. 
Arnea— Charles E. Flnfrock. 
BatesvIHe — ^BatesvUIe AdverMslnjc Co 
Broekaton— Jamps W. Brown Bill Pn*t»r. 
Bloomington— Bloomlneton Bill Posting Co. 
Cannelton— B. B. Camminr- 
Crown Point— Clias. E. Smith. 
Danville— L- Pind«^s 
Blwood— James Borst. 
Kvanavflle— BvansvUI* BUI Postlna: Co. 
Fort Wayne— Temple BH1 P««tlnc 9«- „ 
Fort Wayne— Ft. Wayne City B. P. Co. 
Fowler— Robert Hamilton. 



. — ■ - - IOWA. 

Bloomfleld— Lon F. Smith. Box 203. 

Calmar— Gilbert N. Olson. 

Council Bluffs— C: W. Nichols. 16 N.' Main St. 

DesMoines—W.W. Moore (licensed Diet. ' 

Denison-rB.-D. Stevers. 

Dows— R. L. Allen, Box 18L ' 

Ft. Madison— Elliott Alton. 

Grlnnell— Geo. -R. Clifton, Jr., 1020 West at. ^ 

Harlan — Amasa-Croslar. ' 

Indianola— J. S. Martin. 

Newton— Arthur Lister. .... 

Jefferson— H. A. White. ._, - ■ 

Nevada — Story County Advertising Co. 

New Hampton— R. R. Garver. 

Osceola— S. B., Delk. 
Shenandoah— C. L. Hoover. 
Tipton— Grant E. Ingham. 

■ . . KANSAS. ' r " ? 

AbUene— John M. Looker. _ 

Caldwell— Clyde R. Van Meter & Co. 
Coffeyville— H. Hellinger. 

Garnett— F. L. Mahan, -City Bill Poster. -•--•- j 
Great Bend— Chas.. Vancil. Bill Poster and 

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Great Bend — Mayers Bros^ . :.^i 

Harper— J. H. Thompson. Box 186. 
Hutchinson— Kansas Bill Posting Co. . , 
Junction City— Herman Delcsr. 
Kiire-Iey— J. O. Harney. 

Lawrence — Irving Hill, mgr. . . . . 

Parsons— Howard Graves. L. B. 124. 

\ .KENTUCKY; 

/Bardstown— Joseph Appleeata. 

DanvUle— Boyle Nichols. :■-....' 
Madisonvtlle— J. E.- MuIIennlx. 
Newport— Ottlpg ft Son. ..'.„- 

Owensboro— liwensboro Bill Posting l^J. - 
Richmond— The Richmond Bill Posting Co. 

Shelbyvllle— T. S. Baxter A Son, Box 336. 

Winchester— Perry Bros. 

,.. LOUISIANA. 
Alexandria— F. H. Carnahan'. 
Morgan City— P. B. Ghirardi. - : 
Shrevepdrt— Ed. Seaman. 
Thibodaux— American Bill Posting- Co.- 

, . .- - . ■ -MAINE. ■■ — - ~\ 

Oexter— Chaa. F. Edgerly. 
Sastport— Jas. A. Muldoon. 
KUsworth-fEHsworth Bill Posting Co. 
WatervUle+S. H. Chase. 

; ■■ ^MARYLAND- — : /" 1 

Brunswick— Chas. E. Butler. f 

Easton — John R. Thompson. - 

MASSACHDSETTS 
Clinton— Geo. S. Gibson. . 

Danvera— W. W. Wakefield. , 

Oloucester— Richard Connors. \ 

Haverhill— J. F. West. ' . ' 

Leominster— C. G.-Brown M Mechanic st. 

Lynn— City Bill" Posting Co„ . 
Mlddleboro— E; H. Blake. . 

Pajmsr— Newell IS. Taylor. "Box S84 • 

Taunton— Taunton B. P. Co., 4S Cohannet st. 
■Wentboro — F. H. .Sandra Bill. Posting Co.. 
Worcester— Wilton Bill Postlna Co. 
Worcester— Fiske- Bros.. 43 Waldo st. 

. .' . MICHIGAN. 

Alpena— R- Nolan. "; 

Cadillac— Charles I. Spenem. 

Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 

Detroit— WaBter A Co. 

Dowagiac— Leckie Bill Posting Co. 

Thrrand— P. A. Rlvett. . 

East Tawas— H. C. Bristol. 

Fenton— L. S. Field. Cltv Bill Poster. 

Flint— Martin" & Hyatt Adv. Co. 

Hart— Fred. N. Harris. Jr. 
— Ithaca— James DonaldFon. - " 

Kalamazoo— B. A. Bush. City BUI Poster., 

Marine City— Hunt * Perrin. , . 

Milan— Tbe W. B. Redman B. P. & D. Co. 
- Otwe-o— Frank M. Deuel./ 

Paw Paw— H. E. Shennsn. Bill Poster. . . 

Sault Ste. Marie-^Jas. W. Troyer. 

Sturgls^— D. A. Osborn. 

MINNESOTA. 

Aurtln — P. H. Zender A Son. 

Bralnerd— J. B. . Stlnehour. 

Falrmount— Warren I*wls. 
Faribault— J. Fink Bill Poatlne Co: ■ 
MInneaoolls— Breslauer Bill Posting Co. 
Northfield— F. J. Couper. ' . 

Owatnnna— Auditorium BillFostipg Co. 

Red Wing— J. C. Jndae. Cltv BUI Poster. 
Redwood Falls— Frank L. Carpenter 
Rochester— J. C. Judge. Cltv Bill Pmrtor. 
Stillwater— Peter Lobimer. City BUI. Poster. 
St. Charlea— E. H. Imtham. 
SL Cloud— Davidson Advertising Co. 
St. Peter— H. J. Ludeke, Jr. 
Winnebago City-O. B. Waldram. 



Jackson— Joe Brown. 

Meridian— L. D. Hoffer, Licensed City B. P. 

Natchez— F, G. Pellettierl. 

StarkvUtfr— W. D. Cochran. 

Vicksburg— James McQuiggan. 

Yazoo City— D. Wolerstein. 

MISSOURI. 

Bsonvllls^-Frank. Gordan. 

Brunswick— Price Swing. 

Carthage— Carthage- Bill Posting Co. 

Oentralia— Centralla B. Posting Co., Box 107. 

Chlllicothe— Z. B. Myers. 

DeSoto— Leon Herrlck. 

Fulton— C. . O'Belrne. 

Hannibal— J. B. Price. 

Klrksville— Wm. Allen Smith. 

Macon — Fred. C. Parker. 

Marcellne — C. F. . Long. 

Mexico — Hatton A Clendenln. 

.vinberiy— P., Halloran, 223 Clarke St. 

Odessa— Jim Waddle. - 

Stanberry— J. H. -Patterson, Box 301. 

St. Charles — J. N. "Mittelberger, mgr. 

\Vebb ; City— Webb City & Carterville Adv. Co. 

;. .-«. .*. : NEBRASKA 

Broken Bow— E. R. Purcell. - 
Central City— H. C. Martin. 
Chadron-»-R. W. Gaylord. 
Columbus— John -Wtnkclman. • 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 
Lincoln— Zehrung-City Bill Posting Co. 
Nebraska City— J. Wler & Son. 
North Platte— Warren Lloyd. 
Superior— 1L Rossetneyer. 
York^-Gus A. Stapletbn. 



■ -NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter— Jas. b. P. Wingate. 
Laconia— J. iF.,.Harrimsn. - 

... , NEW IERSEY. 

Atlantic City— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Camden-rThe Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Clayton— Wm^ H. Jacobs. 

Hackensack — Hackensack Bill Posting Co. 

Hoboken— Hobok'en Bill Posting Co. 

Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealia. 

Newark— Newark BUI Posting Co. 

Paterson— Paterson Bill fostlng Co. 

Plalnfleld^A. L.. Force.' 

Red Bank— M. P: Sherman. 6 Broad at. 

;' ' ..NEW MEXICO 

East Las Vegas-^-Chas. Tamme. Box 34. 

-;.;: :■-.-■ . newyork.! s 

AUiany— Albany B.. P. & Adv. Co., 35 Beaver. 

BaldwinsvUle-^Jas. E. Cunningham,, Box 189 

Brooklyn— American Bill Postine Co. ' 

Elmira— E. L. JohnsonT~MEr. Globe Theater. 

Fulton and Oswego Falls,— Wm." Cook." ' 

Glens iFalls— A. M. Cheesebro, «1 South St. 

Jamaica— Chas. Wood. 

Joli«5town and Gloversvillr— Olin S. 'Sutliff. . 

Lockpcrt^^taats-iB. P- & Dist. Co.. 

Matteawan— W. S. Dibble. 

Mlddletown-^Thos.' Kain."f»:sriiith at 

New York City— Reagan & Clark. 21 Ann st. 

New' York— A.* Van Beuren, "128 4th ave. 

NorwIcll^G.-F. Brepd. 

Olean— Olean Bill Postlnit Co. 

SchenectadF.—C. R. Benedict. 

Yonkers— \». L. Mildrum. 12 Warurton av. 



:. .. . ' -.'NORTH CAROLINA. 

Asheville-rAsheville Advertising Agency. 
Charlotte-rJ. -L". BTown. 
Greensboro-^ J. W. Grifflth. 225% Elm. 
Lumherton'— Geo. G. French. 
Reldsville— R. M. B. Ellington. 
Wilmington — S. A. Srhloss. 
Winston— Wm. T. Pfohl. 

NORTH DAKOTA. 

Valley Clty-^mlth Decorating Co. 
Wahpeton— B.- M: Buckminstei. 

' OHIO. 

Ada— S..W. Rayl. BUI Poster and Distributor. 
Akron— Bryan A Co.; 125 Main st 
Bellaire— Fitton Bill Porting Co. 
lKllpfoiitalnt— Frank Wlritibill. 
BJuffton— Alven E; Temple. . 
Bowline Green — Commercial Bill Posting Co.- 
Bucyrus — Frank R. Myers. ' _ ' 

Butler— W. L. Hlssong. ' • ■ 
Canal Dover — John H. Fox * Rro- 
Canal Hover— Tuscarawas- Dist. & B. P. Co. 
Clrcleville— Baughman Bros.. " ". " 

Cleveland — Bryan & Co.. High and Middle sis. 
Columbuf— Columbus Bill PoElir.g Co. 
Coshocton — Frank P. Haicans. - 
Cr»iitJlne— W. J. Carney. 
Dayton — Bryan &. Co. . . 

Denance— J. P. Eiser. 
Lelpstc— J. S. Peach. 
Pos-nri*— -v c Tir ill 
Lisbon— Edgar T>. Lleehteartla*. 
Logan— F. A. Kopoe. 
Mansfleld— E. R. Endly A Co. 
Marietta— Koerner 4 Thomas. 
Middletown— E. O. Parnet. 
Mt. Vernon— L. N. Headingtoa. 
Nelsonville — ^W. 8. Runlnn. 
Norwalk— J." M." Hark nW.; ' 
Portsmouth— R. W. Lodwlrk.' 
Ponth Cn»rl»eton— F M. H<-aton. 
Sprlngfleld— H. H. Tynrr ft Co. 

SteiinVnviil —Samuel li. H*int«r: 
>,ji»,i,._BryHn * ill., 6IS l«t. Clair at. 
Van Wert— J. W. Wbires & Co.. 503 Park PI. 
WMIington— L. W. Ely. 
Washlnjjion C. I?.— Pmlth * -Vlnr»nt 
Zanesville— England Bros.. 31 N. Fifth it. 

-OKLAHOMA Tl RRITORY. 

Gutiirle— G. W. Foster. Lock Box 268. 
Kingfisher— Northup B. P. & Dist. Co. 

OREGON. 

Ashland-Chas. H. Qlllette. 
Astoria— T. S. Simpson A Son. 
Baker City— W. Newell. 
McMlnnvllle— O. F. Bangasser A. Co. 
Portland— N.W. B. P. A D. Co., M Morrlaon. 



*HNN9YLVANIA. 

Ashland— Frank H. Walt*. 

Bethlehem— Groman B. P. A Dist. Co. 

Butler— H. J. Dougherty: A Sons. 

Carlisle— Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret at, 

Connellsvllle— R. G. Curran. 

Cambridge Springs— H. W. Wllber A Co. 

Emlenton— W. L. Pierce. 

Greensburg— R. G. Curran. 

Greenville — J. S. Laird. 

Hanover — Harry 'C. Naill. 

Harrisburg— Markley & Appell. 

Johnstown— Flood City BUI Posting Co. 

Lebanon— Chas. A. Oliver. 

Lykens— H. B. Matter. 

Mansfield— The W. D. Huated Adv. Co. 

Minersville— Mlnersvlile Adv. Co., L. B. Ill 

McDonald— Bert M. McCartney. 

Meadville— Geo.- Knox. 

Milton— A. J. Blair. 

Philadelphia— The BUI Posting Sign Co. 

Plttston— Pittston B. P. Co. 

Scrantoh— Reese A I.ong. 

Sunbury — Sunbury Bill Posting Co. 

Washington— A. B. Means. 31 W. Chestnut at. . 

Wellsboro— A. H. Dartt A Co. 

Wllkesbarre— Wllkesbarre Bill Porting Co. 

Willlamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 

RHODE ISLAND. 

Providence— Old Colony. B. P. Co. 

SODTH CAROLINA. 

Charleston— Chas. W. Keogh. 

Columbia— R. S. Marks A Co., 1426 Gates st 

Georgetown— R. Chas. Griggs. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. Wlllhite. 
Sioux Falls— Sioux Falls B. P. Co. 

TENNESSEE. 

Athens— O. M. West BUI Posting Co. 
Bristol— Border City BUI Posting Co. 
Covington— Howard N. Holsbouser. Box 4ST. 
Jelllco— Thos. Bell. 
Knoxville— Southern B. P. "Col 
Pulaski— Pulaski BUI Posting Co. 
Pulaski— A. M. Notgrass. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 
Westmoreland— J. M, Louthan. 

. ; TEXAS. 

Abilene— J. F. Moore. 

Bastrop— Chas. P. Zlegenhala. 

Beaumont— Welcome Rolllna. 

Brownsville— Valle A Bros. Adv. Ca. 

Brown wood — Hiram H. Thomas. 

Bryan— John B. Mike. 

Calvert— James Hooks. ■' * 

Clarksville— Chaa. O. Gaines.. 

Cuero— Richard. Harris. Box 33. 

Dallas — Geo. Robinson: 

Flatonla— The Moore B. P. A Adv. Co! 

GalncsvllTe— Paul Gallia, 

-Oalveston— J. E. Howard. «IT Postomco St. 

Hlllsboro— J. S. Phillips. .. 

Houston— C. T. Slvalls. Box 30t. 

tjimpasas — ."m Maee. 

Lira • si -^Alvi-i rb vn. 

Laredo-^Kugcne Sloan. 

McKInney— Gocdin & Warden, Box 201. 
Skn Angelo — Sam. Smith. Box IS2. 
Sherman— J. Long. 117 East Side Square. 
SmlthvUIe— D. E. Coin. 
Waco— Louis Sternkorb. 112 S. 4th St. 
Wbitewriet— Niler Lewis. 

VERMONT. 

Barre — Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington— B. B. P. Co.: Mrs. W. K: Walker. 
Montpplirr— Central Vermont B. P. Co. '> 
Newport— E. H: Ncrris. / 

Snrlneflelil— George H. Stiles. , ! 

Waterbiiry— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 

VIRGINIA. 

Alexandria— J. M. Hill AV Co. 
Bedford City— Wm. W. Haydesj. 
Culpeper— J. C. Williams. 
Franklin— Itoss I. Leary. 
Roanoke— City Bill Posters. 
Staunton— Wm. Glenn. 
- Wo dntick— Chas. M. Lang I ! n. 

WASHINGTON 
Chehalla— City- B. P. A Dist. Co., Boj !•«- 
Cdf-ix -H A Huliii 

Dayton— Day's Advertising' Co. 

Pullman— M.'.T. Ciiupiii&u. . . 

Puyallup— Geo. ,M. Acly. 

Snokomish — W. P. Shaforth. ',.'.' 

west Virginia.-"* . ; •: . .■'>■ 
Fairmont— Fisher" B.p.'and Adv. Co. ; 

HuiiKiiKiuiL-7-VVtil. A. Russell; 
Terre A1U— Si E. Stewart. 
w.:iiKhiira— A. B. Nnland. Box ZXt 
WliiHlIng— A.--W. Radcr. 9th and Alley C. 

....... Wisconsin.- ' "-"■■; 

Elkhorn— Byron E. Button. . , 

Ft. Atklnaon— Cbaa. B. Rncera 

Grocn Ray — Fox River Valley Adv. Co. - 

Jauravlllr — Peter L. Myers. 

Kaukauna— J. D. La we. 

Menominee— The Schwemm B. P. ft Ad f. Co. 

Meromlnee-r.W. S. Schmidt. 

Oshknsh— J. B. Williams. 

I(iihiaii<1 <Vnirr— .1 H. Co»t»« 

PMirpeon Pay— C. Hahn, mgr., opera house. 

Wniisau — C. R. Cone. 

Waterloo— «lehn Leaver. «..- 

: WOMIVC. 
I,«ramle— H. E. Root. City R.P.. opera house 
Sheridan— B. C. LeRoy. 9»H N. Main at. , 

CAVAU'. - -.;.., 

Cherloltestbwn. P. E. I.— P. E. I. Adv.' CO. 
Mont'reol— Ft Lewrence Add Co., 8 Si. Jameb. 
NUgnra Falls. Ont.— N. Fslla R. P. ftll. Kg. 
Ottawa, Ont.— Alex Jacques, 116 Osgood at. 
Plcton—H." J. Graham. 
St. Johns— J. Bouchard. ".' 

Sherbrooke, Que. — F. H. Leech. ' 
Vancouver; B. C.-t-A. . F. Morris, mgr. ' 
Windsor— Windsor B. P. A Dist. Co., Box 87. 

TERRITORY OF HAWAII. 
Honolulu— Will Prestldge. 
Honolulu— pioneer Ady. Co., Box 414, 




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A Hot Volley from Wilshire. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Inasmuch as the council of this 
city has now amended the ordinance, allow- 
ing the maximum height-of biit boards to be 
tu:-- feet instead of six, I have no longer any 
desire to go into : courFrwith' my own case. 

I can now speak without any bill poster 
saying that "WHshlre is looking for the as- 
sociation to shoulder his burden." I have 
now no ordinance bothering me, and since 
this new ten-foot ordinance has just been 
passed as a compromise measure after a long, 
weary fight with, the city, extending over a 
period of three years, there is no danger that 
either' side will ever be likely to open up 
the question again by proposing a new bill 
posting ordinance for this city. 

However, simply because I am out of the 
woods is not going to make me lose a sense 
of the supreme importance of having a case 
carried Into the Supreme Court of the United 
States to test the final constitutionality of the 
recent decision of United States Circuit Judge 
Rcss to the effect -that a city may limit the 
height of- bill boards to six feet". 

As the result of the court decisions in this 
State, , Berkeley has- i passed ■ an ordinance - 
limiting the height to four feet and Santa 
Monica Is to . pass an .eight-foot ordinance 
next week. 

I think the association should at once agree 
to back the Santa Monica bill poster,. A. M. 
Guidinger (I sold out that plant to him about 
four months ago) in a finish fight through to 
the United States Supreme. Court. -It is true 
the whole plant is not worth, much; Santa 
Monica has but 3.000 population, and the bill 
posting plant is not worth $300, but Just on 
this very account it is a good place to fight, 
for the loss is so- little pending a final ad- 
judication that the association could protect 
Mr. Guidinger for a mere trifle. 

My plan would be for him to go on habeas 
corpus at once to Judge Ross, and then- when 
- he has decided against him, as he - must to 
be consistent with- his decision against me, to 
appeal from that decision direct to the Su- 
preme Court at -Washington. If we can win 
and reverse Judge Ross we can once more 
breathe freely, but until we do, then we shall 
all be at the mercy of any city council that 
may decide to exterminate us. 

The eight-foot ordinance is much better to 

-attack than a four-foot one, for if we can get 

: eight feet decided unreasonable we are pretty 

sure cf getting ten feet placed in the same 

category. Bill posting cases are now under 

■ way in Toledo, in Denver, in Rochester and 

Berkeley, and San Francisco will probably 

also have trouble soon. 

Now, why do we submit to being attacked 
in detail? Why not face the music and agree 
to defend each individual of I us by the main 
body? How would an army ever gain a vic- 
tory if each soldier did his own fighting and 
his comrades calmly looked on while he was 
be'ng attacked, without offering to help? 

Are we bill posters a flock of sheep with- 
out the least capacity for organizing to pro- 
tect our very existence? 

What do we have our association for, unless 
to use it for a great and vital emergency such 
as now confronts us? 

The lack of interest and" disinclination of 
bill posters to stand together in these legal 
fights simply 'fills me with disgust. 

I can sneak more freely now, since nobody 
can say that I" myself am specially interested. 

If the bill posters do not take up the legal 
fight at once, then they write themselves 
down as a lot of miserable fools and cowards. 

Thev are simDly allowing 'themselves to be 
robbed in- detail of their means of livelihood 
because they have not the organizing facul- 
ties of a herd of buffaloes. 

H. GAYLORD WILSHIRE. 



Levyne's Letter. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Detroit, Micb.? Oh, yes: I am 
here all right. I want to write and let the 
readers of "The Billboard" know how th>'s 
man. Mr. H. Walker, treated me on this 
visit; also, to let them be the judge if I de- 
serve it or not. On my arrival here the first 
day his sen Harry took me out behind a 2:18 
trctter and showed me bib 30.000 feet of well- 
blanked beards. I was informed that Detroit 
needed 75 24-sheets, 150 8-sheets. 300 3-sheets. 
•5,000 1-sheets to make the people of this city 
realize that you wanted your advertisement 
noticed. 

Realization? I only now realize how fast a 
borse can go. and this firm is no slower than 
their nag. The next day they tcok me out 
to their summer cottage on the "Flats " 
Flats? Don't ask me — I don't know* only it's 
a bouse built on stilts out in the lake.- But 
wbv "flats?" 

After that— well, I bate to tell abont it. 
But all the bill posters will have to take off 
their hats to me. frr I am a front commodore. 

Young Harry Walker >s a member cf the 
Pfltro-t YsM-bt CIrb. ard to-day thev had. a. 
retmtta. arid of course I have to rubber, toe. 

And tbts ■«* the report: On the judges' boat. 
"<"*race." off Belle Is!**. Here *s the way 
th-«»v came sa'linjr t*t> to the start'ns: stake: 
js f««t clars. Gertrude: 35-foot class. Alborak, 
I~Y!rd'en. Carr'e S: 30-foot class.' White Can, 
M-'nerra. Franc's A.. Oweene. Cr'cket. Sonat- 
t»r. Cvpress; 2S-fcot class. Ailene. Ouest'ri, 
Two-Steo. Duchess. Can't Tell. Tsifu. M*d- 
get; 20-foot class. Advance, Concordia, Myrta, 



Golden Rod, Clara H; double cats (don't ask 
me), Katrina, Gypsey, Elsie. 

But I am too fast. On the "Grace" were 
about forty men and ten ladies; also, twenty- 
two cases of beer, with only a small amount 
"cf ice. and the captain said the beer had to 
be drunk at once, as it would get warm. 
Eighteen of the men didn't drink, so that left 
a case to each man. 

"What! captain; a case of beer for me?" 
"Yes; and if you don't— well, I'll put you in 
irons." Now, all through my life I have had 
a dread of irons, and— well, I didn't get the 
irons, but each man got a case. 

The boats are scudding about for position 
with their sails tugging hard. A few white- 
caps are running- in the river, and frequently 
the jockeying boats go away over on their - 
beam ends. The Cricket went. over again and 
-again.. But.her. heavy ballast served, to right 
her. The Can't Tell also had some lively 
times, and from away down the river came 
the Madeline, with only her stay-sail set and 
shooting along for all she was worth. 

At this point (half the case empty) T was 
introduced to the rear admiral, when some 
one punched me in the ribs and called me 
. the Front Commodore. And I thought I was. 
Oh, no! not now. Such thoughts leave one 
when the pipe goes out— or the case is empty. 

No better race has ever been sailed. The 
wind is blowing twenty-three miles an hour 
and the mishaps have been exciting; but not 
such as to subject the boats to great danger. 
Racing into the strong wind which is now 
blowing up the river, all kinds of good sea- 
manship are brought into play. The City is 
steadily gaining, and the Oweene, Aileen, 
and White Cap are following; the latter boat 
is hugging the shore and escapes some of tho 
wind, gaining thereby. At this point the case 
is empty, and I see Harry Walker sneaking 
some of his into mine, whilst the captain's 
eye darts a sharp glance, first at me, then at 
my case, then points down into the dark hold. 
With a shudder, I lean over the side and feed 
'ne poor fish . some of the good -dinner I eat 
two hours before. 

Off Windmill Point Lighthouse, the United 
States' revenue cutter Fessenden, bearing the 
members of the Congressional river and har- 
bors committee, has just passed the "Grace. *• 
The yacht saluted the Government boat and 
received hearts toots in return. The fish 
.have had all they care for. I am perfectly 
indifferent to Harry's sneaking acts, as my 
nosit'oh— Front Commodore— will help me to 
bear the burden of a few more. This race is 
the final contest between the best boats of 
the club's fleet. The weeding out has been 
->erfcrmed, and every boat racing to-day is a 
fast one. --And now you want to know who 
won. 

Well, I did; for with the unselfishness of 
Harry, I beat the whole bunch by a half 
case. Yours truly. M. L. LEVYNE. 



Daubs. 



Special Ohio Meeting. 

A- special meeting of the Ohio State Bill 
Posters* Association was held at the offices 
of Bryan & Co.. Toledo, Monday afternoon, 
Aug. 6. This' meeting was called for the 
purpose of taking action in regard to the 
numerous complaints filed against J. J. 
Geeseman, the member from Fremont. After 
an abundance of testimony had been offered 
and a thorough review of the case had been' 
made, the question was put to a vote, ana 
Mr. Geeseman was expelled. Official notice- 
to this effect will be served to all large ad- 
vertisers and everyone else interested; 

The following members -were present: Pres- 
ident Charles A- Hood, of Delphos and Lima- 
Vice President P. B. Oliver, of Findlay; Sec- 
retary C. L. McCIelian, of Xenia; Treasurer 
S. E. Riblet. of Galion; Al. and Chas. Bryan 
cf Cleveland; George Cbennell. of Columbus: 
Charles Rodgers. of Sidney, O.; J. J. Geese- 
man. of Fremont: Sam and Joe-. Hixon, o* 
Piqua; W. C. Tirrill, of Fostoria; G. A. Bran- 
nan, of Troy, and J. J. Howlett, of Elyria. 



Clayton, Ala., Comments. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
• Dear Sir— Of course everything Is dull with 
me now, but I expect things to liven up right 
soon. I was unable to attend the convent en 
In Savannah, bat hope to attend the next one 
in the South. I th'.'nk Bro. Bernard deserves 
a great deal of praise as well as support for 
the interest he is taking in this matter. 
R. F. VALENTINE. 



, Lebanon, Pa., Lines. 

Business is brisk in this city. Plenty of 
work. We will have Farmers' Encampment, 
Aug. 20 to 25, Mt. Gretna Park; posted 300 
2-sheets for this affair, for Cornwall ■& Leb. 
anon Railroad Company. Posters over entre 
State, Aug. 27 to Sept. 1, Stale Convention 
P. O. S. of A., 1,200 delegates, 65 bands cf 
music and lodges will be In line of Daraflv 
tba c ty £r> derartmenttzk ng tte lead cf th:s 
parade. 



Bernard's Big Contracts. 

Savannah. Ga., Aug. 9. — I beg to call the 
attention of the craft to the fact that Sloat 
Pro*.-. Co.. this city, have taken up posting 
fcr Sloat's Vegetable Bitters. They are using 
?4-=h* M >t etands and 1-sheets, and I am plac- 
ing the'r contracts throughout Georgia and 
srme In ad'oin'ng State?. I also have con- 
tracts closed for distributing the advert'slng 
matter fcr. -four 'leading national adver- 
?sn towns in the Southeast; one of these con- 
tracts aggregates 251,000 pieces and will be a 
FrVd carload shipment to Savannah and- re- 
shaped from here to my representative in 
each town. Yours truly. 

CHAS. BERNARD. 



' Barney Link was visiting friends in the 
\vvst the past '.week.- - 

Pidgey Fay ' and " family are still enjoying 
the sea breezes at Atlantic City. 

The latest contributions to the Protective' 
Company's funds come from Boston, Syra- 
cuse, Denver and Richmond. 

Col. Burr Robbins, of the American Post- 
ing Service, Chicago, writes: "Business is 
great with us this summer, as we are limited 
by space only." 

The tallest mercantile building in the world 
is that occupied by Montgomery Ward & Co., 
Ch.cago. who have built up a tremendous big 
business by the distribution of catalogues 
throughout the West. 

Bill posters and distributors should hasten 
to learn that courtesy is a winner, both when 
dealing in persons or when you make a deal 
through the mails. Nothing is gained by be- 
ing abrupt and mean in business affairs. 

The smallest postal district in the world is 
covered by the roof of the Monnondock Build- 
ing, Chicago. It is a skyscraper, and being 
occupied by several large advertisers, their 
mail is so heavy that the block in itself is an 
entire postal division. 

H. Black & Co., of Cleveland, O., will post 
Iowa, Illinois and tributary territory with an 
8-sheet poster, advertising their cloaks. This 
is a new customer on the bill boards. The 
posters will be placed by N. W. Ayer & Son 
and the printing will be done by Donaldson. ' 

A new table commodity is about to be 
largely advertised by Phillips & Co., St. 
James Building, New York. It is called Royal 
Table Oil, and is imported from Rome, Italy. 
Newspapers will be used first, but later post- 
ing will be done, and booklets distributed 
in tho cities. 

P. F. Schaefer, vice president of the Amer- 
ican Posting Service, Chicago, has been con- 
fined to his bed with inflammatory rheuma- 
tism for more than a month. Wbile his con- 
dition at present is slightly improving, it will 
no doubt' be several weeks before he will be 
able to resume business. - 

A. Harry Sear'es writes from Denver as fol- 
lows: ."Ringling Bros.' Circus showed here 
Aug. 6 and 7 and turned people away at each 
performance. Pain's Battle of San Juan 
opened here the week of Aug. 10, at Chutes 
Park. The reunion of the Eighth Army 
Corps, Army of the Philippines, takes place 
in Denver during the week of Aug. 13." 

It is hinted that the unfeeling Post Office 
Department is to put a stop to the numerous 
hypnotism humbugs that flourish so lavlsbly 
in the Wes£' Already the mail of "Prof." 
Weltmer, of Missouri, is held up. This busi- 
ness has been* a source of additional income 
to many distributors, but if it is illegal in 
the eyes of Uncle Sam, "all honest distributers 
will shun it, 

A street-car card running in the surface 
cars in New York representing a shoe, at- 
tracts the attention of every one by having 
a real shoe lace run through the picture eye- 
lets, while the jerky motion of the car keeps 
the ends of the strings dangling. This sug- 
gests the possibility cf the fair pasters having 
real hair manes and tails to wave in the 
win' next season. 

- Much' interest is being manifested in the 
art advertising competition instituted by the 
energetic publisher of "Profitable; Advertis- 
ing,"' Boston. - A series of cash- prizes are • 
offered for the best Ideas, and the contest is 
open until Oct. 1. •'Any one wishing to see 
high art blended with good sense, judiciously 
used in advertising, should enclose ten cents 
for a copy of this magazine. 

Lewis J. Minor, proprietor cf Minor's Opera 
House, Aurora, Mo., has recently established 
a bill posting plant. He says: "I have about 
twenty-five locations, the best to be had in 
ibis new and rapidly growing town. I will 
have considerable space for commercial work, 
as well as my theatrical paper, and all fa- 
cilities for the proper handling of the same. 
The next thing, of course, is to get the 
work." 

Major H. L. Kramer, of Cascaret fame, 
believes in all kinds cf advertis ng, and s one 
cf the few that never allows a chance for 
reputable publicity of any kind to slip by. 
It is said be Is largely interested in The Win- 
ner, a mail-order magazine published at St. 
Louis, Mo., and will distribute large numbers 
ef sample copies of this publication with his 
medical ads. in, flanked by test'monlals, in 
lieu cf his regular Cascaret leaflets. 

The American Lady Corset Company will 
post 2-sheet, 16-sheet and 24-sheet posters 
this coming fall. The work will be placed by 
N. W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia. This 
firm has been placing the posters through 
their local dealers, but like all others, they 
found that a big' percentage of the posters 
were never posted. Here comes the value 
rf the national solicitor. He convinces them 
of the value of posters properly placed. 

Two heavy advertisers that are looking for 
political honors tb's year are Dr. John F.- 
H-ii of the large Vickery & Hill publishing 
house, Augusta, Me., who is pretty sure of 
' being the next Governor cf Maine, and the 
other is Alfred E. Rose, treasurer of the J. 
C. Ayer Company, Lowell, Mass., whose sig- 
nature has gladdened the heart of many an 
oiit-cf-dcor advertiser. He is casting sheep's 
eyes at Ben Butler's old seat in Congress. 

The Twentieth Century Exposition opens 
Oct. 1, for four weeks, at Boston, and often 
a profitable opportunity fcr exhibiting and 
pdvertlslng. Profitable In the extreme, when 
- cne cons'ders the fact that w'thln one hour's 
r'de of Boston is one-thirtieth of the entire 
popi'laticn of tho United Stntes, when access 
to the city is by a "sooked" system cf rail- 
ways, from which is der'ved the old fam'l'nr 
appellation cf "The Hub," so universally 
used. 

The buildings for the manufacture of Dr. 
Kilmer's Swamp Root, at Blnghamtoh, N. Y., 



are being rapidly pushed toward completion. 
The late fire, which swept away -the old 'es- 
tablishment, did not delay the output of the 
remedy, but worked havoc with the ■ adver- 
tising branch of the business, and new liter- 
ature will have to be printed before any ex- 
tensive-distributing can be done; but Mr. 
W. D. Redlngton says the concern, will do 
mere in this line than ever when they get 
fairly started. 

- S. J. Cameron', of Sunbury, Pa., comments 
on the subject of official solicitors as fol- 
lows: "Solicitors should remit to bill posters 
In thirty days after work has been Inspected 
and O. K.'d. Many of them have a habit 
of holding bill posters off for ninety days. 
Tbe Ohio Gum Company, Third avenue and 
Ferry street, Pittsburg, Pa., refuse to answer 
our letters. We have done work for them 
since March last. We are pleased with "The 
Billboard," and glad to see ybu expose all 
matters that are injurious to the business, 
both from a bill poster's and advertiser's 
point of view." 

They are telling a joke down East on one of 
our enterprising Western bill posters, who at- 
tended the late convention at Atlantic City. 
It was a tame and sleepy affair, which we 
tbink accounts for our generally wide-awake 
Westerner being caught napping. Anyway, 
the story goes that he and a friend were din- 
ing at the Hotel Dennis, when the friend 
whispered over: "Would you like some 
bouillon?" and the young man from out of 
the West, probably thinking of his big ex- 
pense, said: "Yes, I would like ten; I'm a 
little short." The menu was passed over to 
him with) "la clam bouillon" underscored. 
It was not gold bullion that was offered. 

A new advertising agency has entered the 
field, that will compete with the newspapers 
and also the distributors. We say compete, 
but on second thought no one can compete 
with it, for it is free. For the last few weeks 
the United States malls have been weighted 
down with what purports to be a speech de- 
livered by Senator "Billy" Mason, of Illinois. 
May 2, 1900. Of the sixteen pages contained 
in the pamphlet, thirteen are occupied with 
expert testimony extolling the merits of cer- 
tain champagnes, and as this "speech" is 
franked, it goes through the mails free. What 
a "cinch" some lazy distributor would have 
if he could be elected to Congress and do his 
distributing in this way. It is high time 
some law should be enacted preventing the 
abuse of the "franking" privilege in this 
way. 



Abilene, Tex., Items. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— On Aug. 1 I bought out J. F. 
Moore's bill boards and bis good will In tbe 
business; also, his unexpired subscription 
and ad. in "The Billboard." I now own and 
control boards and walls suitable for about 
600 sheets, not counting alleys, barns, fences 
and outskirts, but all on tbe main business 
streets. The West Texas Fair, Sept. 24 to 
29, will be the most successful fair in the 
State; in fact, the only fair that is compara- 
tively free from debt. Usually there are from 
5,000 to 10,000 visitors from outside the city, 
and it is an unsually good opportunity for 
advertisers to let their goods be known. 
Yours respectfully, s. L. RALPH. 

Abilene, Tex., Aug. 9. 



Wiliiamsport, Pa., Waifs. 

Business here with me continues in Just 
the same old way. Good, old honest work 
always tells, and brings more work. My men 
are all kept busy— no idle moments. The 
minute a man can be spared from posting or 
distributing, he goes to work on a new lo- 
cation for a bill board. I now have sixty 
large stands, 200 three and six-sheet boards, 
all fine locations. The past week was a live- 
ly one, not for me, but for one of ray "re- 
tired" men, who again' thought an opposi- 
t'en plant here would be a gold mine, and 
easy to get. He called on all owners of 
ground where my boards are located, making 
mid-air propositions for the sites, but in ev- 
ery case was turned toward the banks of tbe 
Susquehanna. His-most frozen Idea was to 
send an application to the bill posters' con- 
vention which met at Harrisburg the 25th, 
styling the firm as Ebert & Co., backed by a 
local doctor here and in blank form said no 
men employed. The matter was placed in 
the hands of my old friend Jack Reese, from 
Scranton, who made a trip here the 26th, to 
see if the new-born plant really was old 
enough to eat Mother's Oats or had a stand 
large enough to put a postage stamp on. 
Jack was met, taken all over the town In 
a fine turnout, and as they passed the fine 
boards all along the main and other streets, 
Jack would say: "Who's Is that?" The man 
behind the lines had only one story to tell, 
and that was, "That is Bubb's board." .After 
traveling for two hours or over. Jack was 
shown one site that might be had, and that 
was a back-stop used by the kids along the 
r'ver ns a ball lot. I met my friend Jack 
efter having a nice r'de abont our city. He 
could only do as I d'd; all the time— laugh 
to think he bad spent 15.80 to come here and 
lrnk over a plant he has seen for years, and 
all under the same owner. Jack had sup- 
posed the new people hod Just fenced the 
c'ty In and were ready to daub It all over, 
free my friend Reese bus (tone, the new firm 
has also gone. I am told they left by an 
n'r-shln to find some town or place to land 
..•v. rre there never was a bill ooster. I have 
the same trouble every time I let a man go 
rtn thinks bo knows mere than I do bow T 
want my business run. I am used to it. and 
I am now wnlt'ng for the next one to spring 
>*n. Last Mondny I signed n contract again 
fcr all opera house work for tho next three 
years. Yours for success, 

GEO. H. BUBB. 




iistribwors' 
Doings. 



The '. A. of D. Convenlion. 




At the Detroit annual meeting of the In- 
ternational Association of Distributors, mem- 
bers of the Associated Bill Posters succeeded 
ill getting control of the organization and 
elected the following officers: 

President, Charles F. Filbrick, Buffalo, 
N*. Y. 

F rst Vice President, Samuel R. Hixson, 
Piqua, o. 

Second Vice President, C. W. Nichols, 
Council Bluffs, la. 

Third Vice President, James L. Hill, Nash- 
ville, Tenn. 

Secretary, W. H. Steinbrenner, Cincinnati, 
Ohio. 

Treasurer, H. W. Walker, Detroit. Mich. 

Executive Committee— L. II. Ramsey, Lex- 
ington. Ky. ; O. P. Falrchild, Covington, Ky.: 
J W. Gr.fliths, Greensboro, N..C. 



Tbe constitution and by-laws were revised 
so as to practically place the entire affairs of 
the organization in the power cf the officers 
ard .the executive committee. 



"General Information," a pamphlet pub- 
lished at Binghamtcn, N. Y., offered the as- 
scc'ation cheap advertising rates and free 
ccpies to the members, and was therefore de- 
clared the official organ for the ensuing year 
by a vote of 18 to 29. 



As many members of the I. A of D. are also 
members of the I. D. A., it is freely predicted 
that an amalgamation of the two associa- 
tions under the protecting wing of the Asso- 
ciated Bill Posters will take place within the 
ccming year. 



Tbe next annual meeting place is left to the 
choice of the directors, and it is generally 
believed that Buffalo will be selected. 



The fifth' annual convention of the Inter- 
national Association of Distributors opened 
its sessions in tho Chamber of Commerce 
Building, Detroit, Mich., at 10 o'clock Tues- 
day morning, Aug. 7. In the absence of 
President Ried, Vice President Hill occupied 
the chair. The following. members responded 
to roll-call: 

Jchn. Ai Clough. Chicago, .111.; Evansviile 
Distributing Co.. Evansville. Ind.: The Con- 
sol'datcd Bill Posting Co., Jeffersonville, 
Ind.: Tho Consolidated Bill Posting Co., New 
Albany, Ind.; C. W. Nichols, Council Bluffs, 
la.; O. P. Fab-child & Co., Covington. Ky.: 
L. H. Ramsey. Lexington, Ky.; The Consol- 
idated Bill Posting Co., Louisville, Ky.; 
Chas. Strong, Ann Arbor. Mich.: Walker *• 
Co.. Detroit, Mich. : Geo. . M. Leonard. Grand 
Rapids, Mich'.; Abbott & Castner, Bingham- 
ton, N. Y.; Whitmier & Filbrick, Buffalo, Is*. 
Y.; Win. F. Moshcr, Canandaigua, N. Y.; 
Cook & Castner, Fulton. N. Y.: Castner & 
Co.. Jamestown, N. Y. : Niagara Falls B. P. 
& Adv. Co., Niagara Falls, N. Y.: Geo. C. 
Castner, Syracuse, N. V. ; Whitmier & Fil- * 
brick, Tonawandn, N.Y.: Bryan &• Co., Ak- 
ron, O.: W. H. Steinbrenner, Cincinnati, O., 
Bryan & Co., Cleveland, O.; Bryan & Co., 
Dayton. O.; Chas. A. Hoed, Delphos. O.: P. 
B. Oliver. Findlay, O.: S. E. Riblet, Gallon. 
O.; W. C. Tirrill & Co.. Lima. O.: Hixson 
.Bros., Piqua, O.: Chas. P. Rodgers, Sidney. 
O.: H. H. Tyner. Springfield, O.; Bryan & 
Co.. Toledo, O.: C. L. McCIelian. Xenla. O. : 
John M. Evans, Youngstown, O.; England 
Bros., Zanesville, O.: Twin Cities Dist. 
Agency, Allegheny, Pa. ; Twin Cities Dist. 
Agency, Pittsburg, Pa.: Van Buren & Co.. 
Memphis, Tenn.: Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co., 
Nashville, Tenn.; L. H. Ramsey, Charleston, 

A letter of regret from President Uled was 
read, and lifter the report cf the olllccrs had 
been submitted, the session was adjourned 
until 2 p. m. 

The election of officers was the only im- 
portant event that took place at the Tuesday 
-afternoon session. Filbrick had little trouble 
defeating Hill for the Presidency. The other 
offices developed little or no rivalry. This 
session was very tame, and the many tangles 
regarding parliamentary procedure were 
mrth-provoklng. 

Tho members rc-c.sscmbled for the third 
session at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning. A 



committee for the revision of the constitu- 
tion and by-laws was appointed, consisting of 
the following gentlemen: G. M. Leonard, L. 
H. Ramsey, Charles F. Bryan, C. W. Nich- 
ols and J. Macmana. While the committee 
-went into conference the meeting resolved 
itself into a semi-social session, and numer- 
ous speeches were listened to. Among the vis- 
itors who addressed the convention were D. 
R. Taibert, of the California Syrup of Figs 
Co.; G. C. Bittner, of the G. C. Bittner Co., 
Toledo, O.; Dr. Leach, of the Chattanooga 
Med. Co. ; Mr. Brown, president of the Brown 
Med. Co., of Erie, Pa., and Mr. Griffin, of the 
John Morrow Co., Springfield, O. 

When the committee on constitution and 
by-laws' made their report the installation of 
officers followed. The proposition introduced 
by Nichols, of Council Bluffs, to allow a 10 
per cent, commission to distributing solicitors 
was promptly squelched by adjournment. 

The fourth and last session was called to 
order at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and 
lasted about an hour. The question of the 
official organ was the only matter consid- 
ered, and it caused some lively discussion. 
"The Billboard" was asked to reduce its ad- 
vertising rates, and to desist from printing 
the names of distributors who were not mem- 
bers of the I. A. of D., but both requests 
were promptly refused. "General Informa- 
tion," a Bmgbamton (N. Y.) publication, re- 
duced its rates and offered free copies to 
members, and on this account was declared 
the official organ. The leaders of the oppo- 
sition to "The Billboard" were Leonard. 
Walker, tho Bryans, Tyner, Hill and Stein- 
brenner. The convention adjourned to meet 
at the call of the board of directors. 



Notes. 



Beth Leonard and Steinbrenner refused to 
serve on a committee in which matters con- 
cerning "The Billboard" were at issue. Tim- 
id. ty caused Steinbrenner to "buck," while 
Leonard openly acknowledged that he was 
prejudiced. 

Applications for articles of incorporation 
were filed at the Recorder of Deeds' office, 
St. Louis, Mo., as follows: Southwestern 
Railway Advertising and Distributing Com- 
pany : capital stock, $50,000. James Barker, 
Henry C. Townseud, Charles S. Crane. Bryan 
Snyder. Charles M. Pratt and E. W. La 
Beaume have 2S6 shares each and Charles E. 
Ware, 284 shares. Also, Southwest Advertis- 
ing Company: capital stock, $3,000. Fred. K. 
Belt, Louis Decker and George F. Robertson, 
10 shares each. 

The International Distributors* Association, 
through its secretary, Clarence E. Runey, has 
secured the distributing end of the American 
Lsdy Corset Co. The work will be given only 
to members who have filed their bonds. This 
company in the past has been doing its work 
through the Bell Telephone boys, and the 
work has been done very unsatisfactorily. 
When tfc-8 American Lady Corset Co. was 
shown the list cf bonded member's of the I. 
D. A. they concluded- it was a good thing, 
and will now do more distibuting than ever. 

At one of the business sessions Lou Ram- 
sey permitted himself to be interviewed by 
a Detroit reporter on the political situation 
in Kentucky. He said: "It is only the Goe- 
belites who are looking for and prophesying 
conviction. You- will find that the better 
class are now getting the upper hand in all 
prl-tval affairs. The trouble hE-s been that 
all State affairs have been in the hands ot 
quest-enable politicians. As things look now. 
however. Kentucky ought to be carried this 
year by the Republicans with 40,000- major- 
ity." 

A newspaper man met S. S. Van Buren. of 
Memphis, Tenn.. in the lobby of the St. Claire 
Hotel, and got the following interview in 
regard to the anti-negro riots in the South: 
"If they'd go to work and kill off about 60.000 
of those blacks, the country would be better 
off," he said. They're a bad set. If you give 
them the end of your finger on Monday morn- 
ing they have your whole arm by Saturday 
n'ght. When I left the North many/years 
ago, I was one of the stanchest Republicans 
to be found anywhere. I had not lived a year 
in the South when I turned Democrat. Why? 
Oh, the conditions of everything made me do 
so." Mr. Van Buren said that he liked the 
Southern people immensely. - "Very seldom 
does one hear anything said against the 
Northerners, and when cne dees, it is mostlv 
ameng the women-." 



After the Convenlion. 



AFTER THE CONVENTION. 
1 ain't the man who led the way 

A-ridin* prcud an' stately; 
I walked fur miles in the display; 

The same fatigued me greatly. 
I wasn't of the chosen few. 

Silk-hatted and high-collared: 
1 d d jes* what they told me to; 

1 am the man who hollered. 

They tcld me I was needed there; 

Sech doln's always has 'cm — 
The folks who forward the affair 

With their enthusiasm. 
I never tried to make a speech. 

Not beln' any scholard. 
1 merely j'ined the general screech; 

I am the man who hollered. 

I've had to meet with some expense. 

That couldn't be neglected. 
My nch'n' head, it feels Immense: 

I'm weary an" dejected. 
Not one of - om could tell mv name— 

T'lcs*: leaders whom I follered. 
A patriot all unknown to fame, 

I am the man who hollered. 



Laramie, Wyo., Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Posting is rather quiet, though 
my boards are not Dare. Have Golden Crown 
C.gar, Zip and Old Virginia Cheroots paper 
on, besides local paper. Town is on the Doom 
and seme beards have had to be moved to 
make way for new buildings, but have been 
building some new boards. Distributed for 
Allen's Foot Ease, of LeRoy, N. Y. Busi- 
ness is flourishing and everyone doing well. 
The town is full of people, and rooms and 
beds are at a premium, hotels being so 
crowded that many are unable to find a place 
to sleep. Am refitting the opera house, and 
by September expect to be an up-to-date 
house and ready for business. Have fine 
bookings lor the season. Yours truly, 

H. E. ROOT. 



Louisiana, Mo., Lines. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
Dear- Sir— There is to be a "mighty 'wak- 
ening up" of things in old Lou.s.ana this 
eom,ng month. On the 5th, 6th, 7th and Stii 
of September we are to have a street fair 
that promises to be a great success. Buffalo 
u.U's Wild West will exhibit here the 20th, 
and they will use about 1,000 running feet of 
my beards. Mr. Seemon, the genial repre- 
sentative cf Mr. Ccdy, was here, and con- 
tracted with me for all I could spare. Bill 
posting business has been picking up with 
me, and I have my plant in good shape. We 
wul net have any space for street fair ad- 
vertising, owing to the Wild West Show, but 
expect to do considerable distributing. We 
also will do most of the advertising for the 
la.r, which will be conducted on a large scale 
throughout this and several other counties. 
I: have charge of the amusements, and wil; 
be pleased to hear from good attractions, 
"ine Billboard" is a welcome visitor to oui 
office, and is carefully read each week, and 
we have several Unies profited by the infor- 
mation along our line contained therein, 
w.sa.ng you continued success, I beg to re- 
main, yours very truly. E. A. PARKS. 



Ft. Madison, la., Items. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
Dear Sir— Seme time ago Dr. Kay made ar- 
. rangements with me to distribute some books, 
and then sent me a letter that he had shipped 
the becks to me. I watched for them about 
a month, when one day 1 saw the books. I 
don't know who put them out, and do not 
care What I want to know is, why he did 
not send tbe books to me, as he promised tc 
do. If I had bad the books shipped to me 
and not put them out and never write the 
firm again, they would want me to pay for 
the sh.pping and trouble they took in send- 
ing them to me. Now, I want pay from the 
Dr. Kay Company, of Saratoga Springs, N. 
Y.. fcr calling upon all of the druggists in 
town. Dr. Kay no doubt got his work done 
chc:- per. Well, Dr. Kay, if you get some one 
to do your work cheaper than the price I 
asked, why did you not write and tell me? 
I wrote you several times, asking why you 
d d not send the bcoks, but no answer came. 
I hope Dr. Kay will be kind enough to write 
n:e, as 1 would be pleased to hear from him. 
The opera house was almost completely de- 
stroyed by fire, and what is worse, it is said 
that another one will not be put up. I think 
a town with a population of 10,000 should be 
able to afford an opera house. Well, a circus 
v.ould no doubt pick up some money in this 
town, as there has net been one here for two 
cr three yecrs. 

SYLVESTER JOHNSON. 



Rockville, Ct., Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Though we are new in the b ; ll 
poet'ng business, having succeeded : J. S. 
Thrall Dec. 1. 1S09. we are evidently gett'ng 
our share cf the work and are constantly add- 
ing to our plant. We have so far this season 
built six large stands, besides additions and 
rebuild ng cf old ones, and have now as nice 
a plant as any one possibly, can have, and 
arc constantly being complimented by the 
inspectors on the excellent showings given to 
our patrons. Our plant is new fully three 
tmes as large as a year ago, and we are not 
through yet. Have had only one circus— Sau- 
telle's. to capacity cf tent— but as this is a 
gocd circus town, hope fcr mere. We had a 
lot of paper up, though, for Ringling, Forc- 
paugh-Sells and Buffalo B.il when they play- 
ed Hartford, and they were well'-pa'd for ad- 
vert'.sicg here, as many carloads attended 
each performance from this; cuSJf. -i Have had 
up Hires' Rcot Beer;**:M6x*ef- (two lots). 
Our. Iter Oats. Old Virginia Cheroots (two lots) 
Coca-Cola (two lotsji" Pepsalt. Hanley's. Peer- 
less Ale, Magic Y.east, Dr. Pierce, hat posters 
for two local Ormip-Snipsic Park (local) and a 
great let cf paper frcm Hartfcrd, Conn., for 
Parson's Theater, Werdcr's Park, Palm Gar- 
den-, Charter Oak Pork, Sousa's Band, and 
others. We have done d'Stribnt'E? for Pe- : 
rr.na. Dr. Chase (three- lets), Kondon Manu- 
factvr'rg Company, Dr. Miles (two lets), 
r'nl-.bnm (two lots). Hood (two lots). Allen's 
Foot Earc, Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, W. T. 
I'anscn Co., Dr. Kennedy, Wheatena samples 
(here and in Manchester), besides local work. 
On-e cf the first things we d'd wh«n stnrt- 
Inc in was to subscribe for "The Billboard." 
and have had yorr valuable paper to help us 
alcng since Jan. 1, 1900. We have found lets 
rf infcrmat'rn in it to thank you for since 
that rme. We shall endeavor by giving ev- 
erybody first-class service at a reasonable 
price to merit the large patronage we no 



doubt will have another season, Judging from 
what we have done our first one. ' 

Our big Rockville Fair takes place Sept. 18 i 
to 20, and will attract man-y thousands of 
people from all over the State. We will soon 
commence to advertise it heavily. 

GEO. P. WENDHISER. 



Sherman, Tex., Snapshots. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" ' 

Dear Sir— I do not see much from Texas 
in your valuable paper', so I thought I would 
t«.li:.yon how things are going with- me down 
here. I want to say right here, though, that 
£.-..•.<; juu *-u.kb im,ue a neetuy of your paper 
It is a great deal better than it was as a 
monthly, and it seems to me that every bill 
poster and distributor ought to take It It to 
m" i e 3 t investment tbey can make of a few 
dollars. I have stuck to' "The Billboard" 
inrough thick and torn, and intend to give 
it my moral and Snanc.al support In the fu- 
ture. The fact Is, I do not feel that I could 
get along without it. I see some of the boys 
complain of -duii times. You will see by the 
following report that I have been kept on tue 
jump since wr,tmg you last: 

Continental 'tobacco Co., New York City, 
4 48-sheet stands, Star Tobacco; Muscatine 
Oat' Meal Co., Muscatine, la., 20 4-sheet 
stands; Friends Oats; Prickly Ash Bitters 
Co., St. Louis, Mo., 6 32-sheet stands, two 
postings; Guger Hats, through Gregory, 
Wheat & Shuey, local, 12 8-sheet and 12 2- 
sbeet stands; Douglas Hats, through Shane 
& Sons, local, 20 2-sheet stands; Grand 
March Cigars, through S. W. Hoke. New 
York City, 25 8-sheet stands; Hire's Root 
Eesr, through N. W. Ayer & Son, 10 8-sheet 
and 25 2-sheet stands, Philadelphia, Pa,; 
Baker Cherry Chemical Co., Chicago, 111., 200 
1-sheets, , two postings. 100 sheets each; 
Southwestern Scda Fountain Co., Dallas. 
Tex., 300 1-sheets, two postings. 1B0 sheets 
each; American Tobacco Co.. New York City. 
through V. Wells Baldwin, Dallas, Tex., 7 8- 
sheet and 40 2-sheet stands; Sweet Caporal, 
8 12-sheet and 30 2-sheet stands; Old Vir- 
ginia Cheroots; Colorado Southern R. R., 
through- Curran Co.. 14 16-sheet stands, two 
postings, Denver, Col.; Mennen Talcum 
Powder, through A. Van Buren & C, 15 8- 
' sheet stands. 

List "of distributing I have done: Peruna 
Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus, O., 3,500 
books;- C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., 3,000 
* books; Prickly Ash Bitters Co., St. Louie, 
Mo., 2,500 books; Chattanooga Medicine Co.. 
Chattanooga, Tenn., two distributions 7,000 
books; A. Pinsly Tobacco, 1,000 samples, 
Loiiis'ana, Mo.. 4,000 samples; Thatcher Med- 
icine Co., 1,000 almanacs' Chattanooga, Tenn. ; 
L. Gentle & Co., 3,000 samples, Chattanooga. 
Tenn.: Swift Specific Co., 3.000 books, Atlanta. 
Ga.; S. R. Feil & Co., Cleveland, O., 1000 
books; Dr. Miles Medical Co., three distri- 
butions, 9,000 books, Elkhart, Ind.; B. E. 
Sutherland Medicine Co., 1,500 samples, Padu- 
cah, Ky. ; Lueret. Chemical Co.. 1,500 sam- 
ples. SL Louis, Mo.: Yucca. Co.. Wichita 
Falls, la., 2,000 books; L,. E. Pinkham Med- 
icine Co., 3,000 books, Lynn, Mass.; G. C 
Bittner Co., Toledo. O., Viola Cream folders, 
6.0W); local druggists, 20,000. 

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To the Editor of "The Billboard:" -'..' 

Dear Sir— Business is rather dull, which Is 
to te expected at this time of the year. I 
have had plenty of work all the summer. 
Following is a list of unexpired national 
wcrk on my boards: 8 28-sheets. Adams Pep- 
s:m Gum, three months' contract: 50 8-sheets, 
100 4-sheets and 100 1-sheets, A Star Cigars, 
two months; 12 20-sheets, Aneta Cream, three 
menths; 15 16-sheets, Colorado Southern Rail- 
way, two months: 250 1-sheets, 115 2-sheets, 
25 8-sheets and 20 12-sheets, Fashion Tobacco 
frr Amerlcah'Tobacco Company, thirty days; 
10 16-sheets for Chicago & Rock Island Rail- 
way, six montbs; 50 8-sheets for Mennen's 
Baby Powder, thirty days: 500 2-sheets for 
Galveston Brewery, two months; 360 2-sheets, 
180 4-sheets and 120 12-sheets, O. V. C, A. T. 
Cc. one-third each month for three months: 
200 1-sheets, Zip, twelve months' contract: 
:<K) 1-shests. The Colorado Carlsbad Water 
Co.. thirty days; 500 1-sheets and 25 4-sheets, 
Littell's Liquid Sulphur Co., thirty days: 200 
2-shcets, Peters Shoe Co., St. Louis, three 
menths. Distributed witbin the last thirty 
("ays fcr the following firms: Fort Wayne 
Drug Co. (Lincoln Tea samples). Fort 
Wayne. Ind.; Tbacher Med. Co.. Chattanooga 
Tenn.; Colorado Carlsbad Mineral Water Co., 
Denver Col.; Will A. Molton. Washington 
Med cal Institute books. 

I have contracted to supply 2,100 feet of 4, 
S ->rd 6-sheets high to Buffalo Bill's Wild 
West, making. a total of 2,702 sheets for toe 
Crst car, on Sept. 25; date of show. Oct. 22, 
19W. JOHN E. HOWARD. 



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To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I receive "Tbe Billboard regu- 
larly, and find- it more and more interesting. 
It is the bill poster's friend, and when at 
times there are slack days we can use the in- 
formation gained by it and send out our cir- 
cular letters to let the wholesale people know 
about our plants' working capacity. I hav* 
been all over California and Oregon, and J 
can- say for myself that I have about the best 
boards and locations on the Pacific coast. 

Just finished posting Oregon for Candor's 
Combined Shows to-day: also posted ninety 
sheets of King V. Cigar for Tillmann & Ren- 
del, of San Francisco 

H. G. HOUSHOLDER. 



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Saturday, August 18, 1900. 



AS TO EXCLUSIVE DISTKIBL-TOKS. 

It would s:em that the distributor, 
who devotes his time and energies ex- 
clusively to placing samples, circulars 
and other advertising matter properly 
in the hands of the purchasing public, 
has been weighed in the balance. For 
it has been found that only by dint 
of the strictest economy and assid- 
uous labor can distributing, exclusive- 
ly handled, be made to produce even 
a fair annual profit. 

With, \this- thought in mind, a cer- 
tain element in the out-door adver- 
tising world has been endeavoring for 
several years to mutually ally the bill- 
posting and distributing interests for 

the inevitable purpose of increasing 
facilities and enlarging the profits in 
each line. Heretofore, obstacles and 
petty jealousies have hampered the 
wny. Now, however, the keynote of 
the coming changed, condition has 
been sounded, antl it was first heard 
an Detroit last week. It soon became 
apparent at this I. A. of D. convention 
that the bill posters had decided to 
delay no longer, but. were resolved to 
take matters iu their own hands. This 
was done with ease, and the first step 
towards making distributing a busi- 
ness auxiliary to a bill-posting plant 
was accomplished. 

Those whose opinions are worthy of 
attention, freely predict that within 
two years at the utmost bill-posting 
and distributing will no longer be con- 
ducted independently of each other. 
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The official organ of the Associated 
Bill Posters was so late in making its 
appearance this month that suspicions 
were entertained in some quarters 
that the publication had fallen by the 
wayside. These fears were dispelled. 



however, after the first week of the 
month had elapsed, when the journal 
made its appearance in the mails with 
a decidedly altered typographical 
make-up. 

Although the issue looks rather 
pretty, very little taste is displayed in 
the arrangement of matter, and the 
long delay seems unaccountable. The 
sj;me old shortcomings are also to be 
noted, i. e.. absence of editorials, 
comments and gossip, together with 
a paucity of timely trade topics. It 
looks as if the reins are still too tight- 
ly drawn in the interests of the fa- 
vored few. 

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It will not be amiss to say that the 
distributors have been seized with an 
at lack of general inflamation. 

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The late llobert Dunlap was another 
ardent advocate of the power of print- 
er's ink. To his friends he often re- 
marked that almost solely to adver- 
tising was due the great fortune he 
had made. 



Distributors in Detroit. 



Chewing gum was freely distributed among 
the visitors. 

A few of the delegates tcok the trolley ride 
to Mt. Clements. 

Runey arrived the day after adjournment 
and made a big howl. 

Sickness in the family was the cause of 
President Reid's absence. 

Stelirbrenner worked hard against "The 
Billboard" at the convection. 

From a parliamentary point of view, the 
cenvention was simply a travesty. 

The races at Windsor didn't seem to be 
much of an attraction to the distributer;. 

Levyne, the popular poster salesman, took 
in the convention, and shook hands with the 
beys. 

Steinbrenner was a little nervous in regard 
to his chances for re-election to the secre- 
taryship. 

Although there was no formal fest'vities 
rrranged. nearly every cno made the ferrj 
trip to Belle Isle. 

The convention was held in an elegant office 
room on tbe fourth fleer cf the Chamber of 
Commerce Building. 

E. R. Ray & Co., Box 919. Eureka Springs. 
Ark., are ready to tack signs. They want to 
hear from distributers.. 

The only candidates fcr the pres'dency were 
Charlie Filbr'ck and J m Hill. F;Ibr.ck was 
ctOEen by a vote cf 19 to II. 

George Leonard did not neglect to refer to'" 
the fact that he was once arrested in New 
York, which caused lacghter. 

The "only lady member present at the busi- 
ness sessions cf the convention was Mr?. C. 
E. Clayton, cf Niagara Falls, N. Y. 

Will Molten looked ratber panicky when he 
attempted to reply to George Castaer's pep- 
pery and vigorous verbal onslaught. 

J. A. Clough is a typical Chicagoan. and 
one cf the real rapresentat'ves cf the d'str b- 
uting business. He is a bustler and a gentle- 
man. 

Were it not for the bill posting distributors 
it would be d fflcult to d.st nguisb an I. A. 
cf D. convention from a W. C. T. U. con- 
clave. 

Tbe resemblance between Jim Hill, cf 
"Nashville. Teen., and Rudyard Kipling, the 
great poet-novelist of imperialism, is only 
facial. 

The convention was absolutely lacking in 
rocial features, and was even a tamer affair 
"■an tt'? recent bill posters' meeting at At- 
lantic City. 

Clarence Runey was* turned down, but ha 1 * 
appealed hfs case. As a majority cf the board 
cf d rectors are said to be fr endly to him, ha 
will probably be re-admitted. 

It was commonly reported that the slate 
vas fixed at a special meeting cf the"Oh T G 
State Bill Posters, held at Toledo, 0., the 
day before tbe .cenventien opened. 

All things considered, the Binghamton pub- 
Ication, selected as official organ, small and 
unknown though it be. is in every way 
worthy of the organization It represents. 

Clarence E. Ruaey got to. Detroit too late 
to plead his case. It is said that bad he been 
earlier ire would have been exonerated and 



reinstated. It is also said that he would have 
been elected secretary. 

Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Fairchild, of Covington, 
Ky.: Mr. and Mrs. George Castner, of Syra- 
cuse, N. Y., and Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Ramsey, 
of Lexington, Ky., were the only visitors .who 
stopped at the Cadillac Hotel. 

When the convention opened, Oliver Fair- 
child sat beneath' a large electric fan. and 
asked the gentlemen not to make the close 
quarters any. warmer by any hot contests, 
and they respectfully deferred to his wishes. 

Distributors who have received liberal 
checks from Chas. B. Knox, Jamestown, N. 
Y., will be glad to know that he has just ob- 
tained an injunction preventing imitators 
frcm- plrat'ng the genuine Knox Gelatine. In 
this case the "knockers" got Knox'd out. 

Immediately after the first session, which 
v. as a brief one, all the bill posters met in 
caucus behind- closed doors in Walker's of- 
fice. Those distributers who are not bUl 
rosters would certainly net approve of the 
decisions reached at this secret conference. 

The young man from Pittsburg whose name 
was frequently mentioned in connection with 
• the presidential possibilities, just prior to the 
meeting, did not seem to make a very lavor- 
able impression. He appeared to be too 
anxious to take the floor on any and all oc- 
casions without having anything particular to 
gay. -.',''■ 

When it came to counting up the votes cast 
fcr vice president, it was found that on sev- 
eral the name of the officer had been written 
twice. "These look like that Tennessee del- 
egate's writing," said Iy.H. Ramsey, of Ken- 
tucky.- "Is that the way they vote down 
there?" "Well. I guess we. know bow. all 
right," retorted G. Van Buren, of Tennesse. 

Mr. Brent Good, who has made Carter's 
Little Liver Pills famous on two continents, 
has changed front. Now, don't think he is 
going to quit advertising; that would be ruin- 
ous. He has only changed in personal ap- 
pearance, parting with a beard that he has 
for seventeen yes rs stroked with his left hand 
while sliming his edd but familiar name with 
his right. 

Al Bryan brought over from Cleveland a 
tn'n'ature portrait of Transportat'on Agent 
Shanz, of the D. & C. Navigation Co. It was 
a semi-caricature, done in oil, bv one of Al s 
brt'sh-slingers, and represented the genial 
and doughty agent in the uniform and re- 
gal'a cf an admiral. The presentation was 
a very amusing and happy event, and was 
followed by a joyous feast. 

The following is a list cf the ladies who 
were visitors in the City of Straits during the 
convention: Mesdames 0. P. Fairchild, cf 
Covingtrn, Ky.; Geo. Castner, cf Syracuse. N. 
Y.- L. H. Ramsey, of Lexington. Ky.: Chas. 
F Filbrirk, of Buffalo, N. Y.; Al. Bryan, cf 
Cleveland. O.: C. E. Clayton, of Niagara 
Falls, N. Y.: Charles T. Rodgers, of S'dney, 
O , and Miss Clara Louise Byran, of Cleve- 
land, O. 

The famous Donnelly bill posting concern 
in Boston has undertaken the house-to-house 
distribution cf circulars and samples, offering 
a guaranteed service. This work has of late 
b"<-n done around the Hub by incompetents 
w'thout any system or supervision. Th's firm 
also gives a geed object Iesr.cn in post'ng. 
Thev have posted an eight-sheet display, 
re-d^ng: "Posters this size cost but 4 cents 
a day, including printing. See Donnelly, and 
get your name up." They are about 7x9 feet 
ir» size, and are printed in colors. 



Fly" Posiing. 



"What on earth is fly-posting?" one can 
hear the ordinary man ask when he sees the 
beading cf this article. Certainly the term 
conveys very little to those not in the know. 
. This is the explanation: 

A "fly-poster" is a gentleman who '.sallies 
forth at night with a paste-pot, a brush, and 
a bundle of bills, lis is employed by a the- 
atrical manager, a tradesman, newspaper 
proprietor, cr ether person who wishes to 
advertise his wares in a novel and striking 
w ay. . . 

"Why, then," asks the ordinary man, "does 
the *fly-pcster' haunt the night like a moth 
cr bat?" , 

For this reason: The fly-poEter is an illc- 
glt'mate practitioner cf his profession. It is 
net his business to Et'ck his bills upon recog- 
nized places where blls and posters may be 
found. He Is essentially a night bird. 

It is upon places forbidden to advert'se- 
rr-eats that It is his business to besmear with 
them. Upon decrsteps, front doers, statues 
and pub! : c monuments he sticks his ware3. 

To catch the fly-poster himself Is net eat;-. 
His life Is spent in evading the m'niens cf 
the law. No one knows where he lives, his 
name Is a hidden quantity; he escapes, and 
Is net. 

Thus much being explained, here ore some 
true facts about the volatile, wily, and well- 
pa'd fly-pcEter: 

One morning Lord Rosebery's butler found 
pasted under the letter box cf the- Karl's 
house In Berkeley Square, a brightly colored 
placard announcing the fcrthccm'ng publi- 
cation rf a penny weekly paper "devoted tn 
the drama, music halls and sport." Soap and 
vater eventually removed it. but not iin't'I It 
had been surveyed by an interested crowd of 
passers-by. - 

One bright summer's morning the keepers 
cf one of our famous London parks, upon 
going to open the gates, found that thc-lrrn 
railings were stamped for a hundred yards 
en each side cf the gate with a pleasing ab- 
juration In white to buy " 's chocolate" 

and no one else's. 

In this case tbe "pollccmnn with his India- 
rubber shoes" wosi no match for the fly- 
Is In theatrical circles that the Ingenious fly- 



is theatrical circles that the Ingenious fljr- 
poster earns bis richest rewards and achieves 
hlB most striking triumphs. A year or two 
ago a certain company, whose name, for ob- 
vious reasons, can not be mentioned here, 
was on tour in the provinces. At the time 
the manager was a certain genial soul not 
unknown In journalism, and well liked also 
in "the" profession. He engaged the king of 
the fly-posters to accompany him on his trav- 
els. This gentleman was marvelous in his re- 
sources and rapid in his actions. His two 
greatest efforts are still preserved in the an- 
nals of fly-posting. 

At that time, Plymouth, the- "Queen of the 
West," had just, provided itself with a town 
clock, a gorgeous erection, which waB the joy 
and pride of the townspeople. 

Strangers were brought to see it — the West 
was agitated, the garrison Itself was gay. 

The company came to Plymouth, and the 
fly-poster saw his great, his memorable 
chance. Late one stormy night when the wind 
howled over the Sound and flung a sonorous 
voice from Drake's Island to Rame Head, the 
paste-pot and the bills of tbe play were car- 
ried to the square. A ladder was in- waiting, 
the policeman on his beat was watched out 
of sight, and the deed was done. 

Plymouth was excited next morning and the 
theater was full next night. 

But enterprise itself can over-reach its own 
endeavor. The fly-poster, having less taste 
than eagerness, "came a cropper" In Exeter 
City. 

- He came one morning to the Genial-Soul, 
who tells the anecdote with an air of pride 
not unmingled with apprehension. 

"Drive- 'round by the cathedral, sir." said 
he. "and I'll find 'you- a bit of orl right!" 

This the Genial Soul straightway did. To 
his horror he saw that the very doors and, 
gateposts of that august building were cov- 
ered with advertisements of his performance. 

An apology was at once printed and circu- 
lated, but the theater was empty all the 
week. 

The fly-poster returned to London that 
night, that he might recount his triumphs to 
his Fleet street friends. — London Exchange. 

Charles Harper, proprietor of the Harper 
Illustrating Syndicate, of Columbus, O.. has 
completed negotiations whereby his commer- 
cial engraving department is transferred to 
the Bucher Engraving Company. Mr. Harper 
is thus enabled' to give his undivided time 
and attention to the syndicate, stock cut and 
publishing departments of his business and to 
The Advertising World. The- division was 
deemed advisable on account of the increase 
in the syndicate's business'. 



Comments. 



The Building Trades Council of Cincinnati 
propose to get out a large poster giving the 
names cf local contractors who employ union 
labor in the various branches of the building 
industry, to be displayed in public places, 
rrchitects' offices and the meeting places of 
the city and county boards, fcr ready refer- 
ence. 

Manager Appell, of the Grand Opera House, 
Harrisburg, Pa., entertained the members ot 
the Pennsylvania Bill Posters' Association, 
who attended the special meeting on Aug. 2, 
at a banquet at the Columbus Hotel. There 
were some thirty covers. Mr. Appell presided 
end Manager John D. Mishler, the veteran 
amusement promoter, of Reading, was in the 
seat or honor. The gentlemen bad an inter- 
esting session, and it was literally a "feast 
if reason and a flow of soul." After the din- 
ner Mr. Appell took the guests in a special 
trolley car to Paxtang Park, where they en- 
joyed the attractions of the summer theater. 
It was an exceedingly pleasant and success- 
ful event. 

Justice Davy, of the New York Supreme 
Court, sitting at Rochester, has rendered a 
decision in favor of Miss Abigail Robinson, 
< h e eighteen-year-old girl who brought suit 
for X15.000 against two companies In Roches- 
ter and Lcckport for using her portrait on 
their flour packages, which they labeled "The 
Flour of the Family." The amount cf dam- 
ages is not named, but a good sum is reason- 
ably looked for. Miss Robinson is guilty of 
beauty that she can not avoid, but she claims 
tl"> r'ght to possess and enjoy It as a private 
citizen. The Judge says that "if her litho- 
graphic likeness, owing to its beauty. Is ot 
great value as a trade-mark, or advertising 
medium. It is a property right which belong!: 
to her and can not be taken from her without 
her consent." 

A collar-button dealer in Chicago has a 
un'lque way of doing business. So uncom- 
r-rn are h ! s methods and so unlimited his 
trust in humanity that people out In Kansas 
si'tpect hint. The name of the business is 
"The Cr'nnles' Concern." Circulars were 
sent out that the concern was engaged In the 
eale' of assorted collar buttons, which it of- 
fered tho public at about half the regular 
.rr.ee. The circular stated that the concern 
was not seeking charity, merely striving to 
make tho cr'pples connected with It sclf- 
e'-rvncrtlnp-... At the bottom cf the circular a 
picture showed three legless young men. 
Th's c'roular, with four collar buttons on a 
rrrd. woe mailed to people nil over the M'd- 
die West. A bit of pasteboard was bIeo en- 
ilceed in the letter with a request to the rc- 
c p'rr.t to Insert n quarter In the circular 
brie cut in tbe card-beard and return It, In 
fpfc he I'ept the collar buttons. lie was also 
r^Tuertc-d to return the buttons l/i the stomp- 
ed nnd rddroifcd envelope sent Tor that nur- 
'•nen. if he did nnt fcol that he could afford 
10 buy them. It goes without saying that the 
iiuKrrn made no money, but have been 
ennsrd to complain of tho honesty of the peo- 
ple solicited.-" 'Many kept the buttons with- 
out sendingc nny compensation : others eent 
counterfeit quarters, and nickels— even the 
fitt'mp was taken off and tho rnrdbonrd 
moHrd, whereupon the nost oflleo would notU 
ty them -and they would send a stamp. 



Cent $ftow$, 

Wallace Show in Iowa, 






The Great Wallace Circus arrived In Iowa 
City, la., loaded on two huge trains, over the 
C. R. I. & P. Railroad at an early hour 
Friday morning, Aug. 10., from Davenport, 
where they showed to thousands of people 
yesterday, says the "Iowa State Press." A 
great crowd of people was present to watch 
the unloading process and to see the city of 
tents put up at the show grounds. The pa- 
rade took place shortly after 10 o'clock in the 
forenoon. Its passage was watched by thou- 
sands of people. The parade was a genuine 
exhibition of circus paraphernalia, with a 
good number of sleek, well-fed horses with 
gorgeously arrayed riders, chariots in which 
were women handling four-in-hands, cages 
cf animals, and last of all, the steam cal- 
liope. An Immense hippopotamus attracted 
IU share of attention, but was fcrcsd to di- 
vide public approval with the elephants and 
the camels. Wallace gives an excellent show 
in all respects and thoroughly lives up to all 
promises made. Everything advertised and 
a host of other attractions, were presented 
this afternoon, and that in itself is much 
more than some circuses do. Probably the 
greatest attraction is the Nelson family of 
acrobats and tumblers. In general it may be 
said that the Wallace Show Is clean and flrst- 
class throughout, without a poor number on 
the program. Much was expected of the 
show because of the elaborate billing, wh'ch. 
by the way, was on a scale never equaled in 
the city, both as to quality and quantity of 
material, and no one was disappointed. The 
show meets with the approval of the most 
critical, and the owner has proven that he 
keeps faith with the public and presents ev- 
erything wh'ch headvertlses. We notice in our 
exchanges that the Wallace and John Robin- 
son Shows are having strong opposition out 
in Kansas, and from all appearances the 
great Wallace Show is far outstripping the 
other circus. We were shown as an instance 
of this fact the following telegram received 
this morning by George H. Hines, the official 
representative of the great Wallace shows. 

- which will explain itself. The telegram was 
sent via the Western Union Telegraph Com- 

' pany, and is as follows: 

Garnett. Kan.. Aug.9. 
To "Geo. H. Hines, Official Representative 
Great Wallace Shows at Iowa City: 
Robinson Show courteous, small crowd in 
daytime, very small at night. The people are 
waiting for the Wallace Show. 
(Signed.) P. E. KEENEY, Chief of Police. 
The people out In Kausas will make no 
mistake in waiting for the big show, for it is 
indeed an Institution well worthy of patron- 
age. 



Wild West at Street Fair. 

Ottumwa. la.. Aug. 10.— (Special.)— It is sel- 
dom that a street fair opens with aa attrac- 
t'on such as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. 
but that is what the Ottumwa Street Fair 
will do. Monday. Sept. IT. instead of the pre- 
ceding week. Manager Hamilton and Mr. 
Cody's attraction will go band in hand, and 
will make a strong team as an opening card. 

The Wild West Show In Itself will attract 
thousands of peoplo to Ottumwa, who will act 
as living advertisements for the street fair. 
They will begin to come in the forenoon: will 
view the decorations on the streets, attend 
the show in the afternoon and possibly in the 
evening. They will be so taken with the mag- 
nificent street fair effort that they will come 
again when they see the scale on which mat- 
ters have been arranged. The city will be 
illuminated on that evening and an Impres- 
sion given the visitors that will please them. 
In thla way the street fair may be started 
with a whoop and a hurrah such as nothing 
else could give it. 

Manager Hamilton Is quick to take advan- 
tage of conditions, nnd If the people of Ot- 
tumwa will give him the proper support he 
will surely put money in their pockets and be 
the means of advertising the town in a mag- 
nificent manner. Manager Ham'lton is start- 
ing In the right direction, nnd Ottumwa peo- 
ple may pin their faith to him. 

The many friends of Col. John Noonati. 
who managed the Ludlow Lagoon, near Cin- 
cinnati, for several seasons, will regret to 
hear that he has met with reverses in h's 
new undertaking— the Fairview Park. located 
between Washington and Baltimore. The 
resort Is said to bo one of the prettiest In 
the country, but the expenses were great nnd 
receipts small,- and Col. John retired, closing 
the park. He Is now with his brother. Tom 
Noonan, who conducts a flourishing resort 
eight miles from Washington. 

Harrison Bros'. Success, fg 



The Morning Enquirer of Battle Creek. 
Mich., issue of Aug. 4, gives Harrison Bros." 
Show one of the best notices that lias come 
to this office this season. It not only eudorses 
the show In the strongest terms, but prints 
the rot'ee on the Ilr«t page under a nine- 
line display head. We append a few brief 
extracts: 



"An Enquirer reporter was detailed to 
watch tbe arrival of the Harrison special 
train and see them erect their tent. -as they 
arrived in the city somewhat late and it was 
said that they could- put up their canvas 
opera house with great dispatch. Well, they 
a.d. And it was done without noise or pro- 
r-""'ty, and everybody knew just what to do 
and did it, and long before the company re- 
turned from making their noon-time parade, 
which was indeed novel and pleasing, every- 
thing was ready for the great afternoon mat- 
inee. • • .♦ We heard many remark that 
it was a clean show, and many were sur- 
prised at the character of the performance, 
as similar exhibitions have heretofore been 
more or less questionable. * • * The ren- 
dition of the sac-red music by the Cathedral 
Church Choir was a pleasing feature to 
many, and had much to do with bringing out 
tbe select and church-going people to the 
Eecond performance.' * .'• The work of 
.putting up the stage and arranging their 
scenery and settings had to be done with 
care and precision, as' they carry fully as 
much and as grand stage scenery as the 
larger 'opera and theater companies, and their 
stage Is handled much in the same manner as 
housework. * '* * Their tent is one 'of the 
finest made and is arranged and constructed 
so as to possess the very best acoustic prop- 
ert : es. * * * Hundreds were turned away 
and during tbe heaviest rain not one drop of 
water could get into the tent. *■* ■* The 
ladies are' all octoroons and mulattos, and 
tre really excellent looking and extremely 
graceful in their work. The colored men are 
all gentlemanly and well-behaved. * • * 
The costumes were really fine, some -were 
mest elegant, and the leading lad'es cla'm 
that their wardrobes were produced by Worth 
cf Paris." 



Gossip. 



Jitnrme Terrell Acquitted. 



Marlon, Ky., Aug. 9.— (Special.)— The case 
cf the commonwealth against the cowboys 
cf Terrell Bros.' Show was called here this 
morning. Ths court-house was packed to 
suffocation. OUie M. James, attorney fcr the 
defense, had a hard fight to d.smiss Jimmie 
Terrell, the little fourteen-year-old boy. He 
contended that the warrant was insufficient 
and declared that there was absolutly no 
proof against the little orphan, who he sa.d 
was asleep when the trouble occurred. After 
an argument cf two hours by the attorneys, 
l.ttle J.mmie Terrell was dismissed. The 
tr.al cf the other three hoys will proceed to- 
morrow. Ex-County Judge J. P. Pierce, of 
Mar.cn, was in the city last evening, and in 
conversation said: "Wheeler, who was killed, 
was a reckless fellow, and has been having 
trouble for seme time. He had trouble with 
h's brothers-in-law at various times. They 
ere reputable business men. - He came of a 
geed family. The night cf the trouble he 
.borrowed' a- pistol from one cf Us - brothers- . 
ip-law. misrepresenting the purpose for 
which he desired it. | Shortly afterward, be- 
lcre he went to the show train, he told some 
iriends that he was going down there to do 
ecme squaring. One roan d.d go with him, 
but took no part in the trouble. Two negroes 
ar.d two boys who claimed to have been 
rebbed -by. the show people were also there. 
Wlreeler concealed himself under a wagon 
near the train before the shooting. It is said 
b-2 fired the first two shots. The rough riders 
tfcen very naturally began shooting also, and 
beat him up pretty badly. When found, he 
was fifty yards away, dying from his injuries 
and unconscious. His pistol and the £125 gold 
watch his mother gave him were gone. His 
peckets were also turned inside out and cut. 
The citizens cf Marion feel indignant only 
about his being robbed after he had been in 
a manner killed. There is no danger of any 
mob violence, and the accused will be given 
an impartial hearing." 



Attached the Money. 



Pnducah. Ky., Aug. 9.— (Special.)— Buck- 
skin Bill's Wild West Circus to-day sued the 
Erie Lithographing Company, of Erie. Pa., 
for $2, MO. alleging violation of coutract in not 
delivering lithographs, so as net to delay the 
circus. The Erie Company had shipped 
$2.i.C0 worth of paper to Paducah. C. O. D. 
The Messr.3. Terrell Bros., "who own the 
Buckskin Bill Shows, paid the C. O. D. and 
took the paper out, but before the agent of 
the Adams Express- Company could return 
the money Messrs. Terrell Bros, attached it. 
Thus was the unusual anomaly presented of 
a show attaching a show printer. ' 

The. Terrell Bros, base their suit upon the 
grounds that the paper was not printed on 
contract time, and that it has not been ship- 
ped promptly at their orders. They aver that 
they have been damaged severely and caused 
great loss thereby. 



On a Parachute. 



Ottawa Beach. Mich.. Aug. 7.— (Special.)— 
Johnnv Dew. an aeronaut cf Grand Rapids, 
met a "terrible fate while giving an exhibition 
bert to-day. His balloon had reached! a 
height ot nearly half a mile when the per- 
former began bis descent. His uarachute d'd 
not open for a few seconds, and when it did 
spread he had gained such momentum that 
tho sudden resistance gave him a violent 
jerk. He slipped from the trapeze, and hav- 
ing no life line, was dashed to death In the 
lake below. There was but one foot of water 
where Dew landed, and every bone In hiti 
hr.dy was broken by the fall. Dew was but 
n'netecn years old. This was the fortieth 
ascension he had made during the last two 
years. 



Bea Powley is well liked around the Sells- 
Gray Shows. 

Barnum & Bailey are reported to be doing 
a good business in Germany. 

W. H. Gilmer's ten and twenty-cent show 
failed to materialize at Lebanon, Pa., July 1C 
and 17, as advertised. They were stranded at 
Reading, Pa. 

Showman — "Here, gentlemen, you see the 
giant boa-constrictor, who is in the habit of 
devouring a whole pig for breakfast— for 
gecdness' sake, sir, don't go so near tbe 
creature." — Pickup. 

F. E. Davis was" let go from the Cooper & 
Co. advance because he was carrying bis 
w.fe,. son and a big dog with him. and be- 
cause Pop Hennessey concluded that be was 
averse to over-exertion. 

Chas. A. Oliver, cf Lebanon. Pa., writes 
that his town has not bad a circus this year. 
It is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants, and 
everbedy is anxiously awaiting a good, firsts 
class c.rcus. No bum shows are wanted. 

Dec. Colvin writes: "1 have some Lillipu- 
tian pertcrming elephants and monkeys for 
Gentry's No. 4 Shew, besides a consignment 
cf a number of ether animals forthe Cin- 
cinnati Zoo. Among them is a chimpanzee. 

There is a lively - opposition fight going on 
in Kansas between the Great Wallace Shows 
and the Robinson's. Kane has already com- 
menced spouting poetry. The country news- 
papers are profiting largely on page ads., and 
ica bill posters are all sold out. 

We are in receipt of a letter fronr Walter 
L. Main, dated July 31, from Luzerne. Switz- 
erland. He will reach Boston on bis return 
trip, Aug. 30, and New York Aug. 31. Sept. 
1, 2 and 3 he intends to spend with the Rhoda 
Royal Shows, and expects to be home at Ge- 
neva, O., again by Sept. 5. He says he has 
enjoyed his European trip immensely. 

The roster of the advance of the Cooper & 
Col Shows is as follows: C. A. Clarke, gen- 
eral contracting agent; M'. C. Cookston, man- 
ager Advance Car No. 1: Jerry Duggan, boss 
bill poster; Harry McHugh. lithographer; 
Will Morris, programmer; Wm. Smith, Cuaa. 
Sewell, Duncan Brown, Lute Summers, 
Frank Miller, Max Levy, Harry Taylor, bill 
pesters. 

Jas. W. Goodrich writes from Bridgeport, 
Conn., that he has been up against the 
weather harder than he ever was in his life. 
He says he has had eight blow-downs since 
July 1. He has also had his seats fall down 
twice. He has closed for eight days to. Uv 
things up. Two friends are aiding him to 
get sufficient horses to put the show back on 
wagons. The railroad show (two cars) was 
not a success. 

J. P. Fagan, the railroad contractor, «n- 
derment a surgical operation "at -the Lake- 
side Hospital, Chicago, Aug. 8. His left ear 
has been troubling him constantly since last 
spring, when he experienced a severe attack 
of -gr.p. It settled in his ear, and finally re- 
sulted in an abscess. The physicians say 
that the operation is a complete success, and 
that Mr. Fagan will be out in the course of 
about two weeks. His wife occupies apart- 
ments right opposite the hospital, and is al- 
lowed to visit him twice daily. 

The following is from Sam Dawson, agent 
cf the Buckskin Bill's Wild West: "For the 
benefit cf contracting agents and advertisers 
I have made an exhaustive research of the 

family tree of the bill poster at — -. I find 

that he is a lineal descendant of Captain 
Kidd, the pirate king; a first cousin of Jesse 
James, and he was a chum of Rube Burrows 
before the last-named worthy was hung. I 
am not jesting. All is well with me. Weather 
is awful." The funniest thing about the 
above is that the owners of the Buckskin Bill 
Shows — Messrs. Terrell Bros. — Sam's employ- 
ers, are bill posters themselves. 



A Stabbing Affray. 



Danville. Ind.. Aug. 7.— (Special.)— Dr. 
Masters, of Stilesvllie, cut and probably 
fatally wounded Charley Loss, of the James 
& Loss Swiss Bell Ringers, while the latter 
were giving an entertainment at Stilesville 
last n'ght. The mind reader was being tested 
by Dr. Masters, who treated his subject in 
such a manner that Mrs. Loss asked him not 
to do sc. The doctor replied in language at 
winch she took offense, and reported to her 
husband, who knocked the doctor down, and 
wbile Loss administered a beating Masters 
drew a knife and cut him twice in the abdo- 
men, so that he is near the point of death. 
Masters is a highly respected citizen. Noble 
Grand cf his local I. O. O. F. Lodge and a 
leading Democratic politician. 



He Was Asleep. 



Paducah. Ky.. Aug. 9.— (Spec'al.)— James 
Terrell, one of Buckskin Bill's "Rough Rid- 
ers, "was released by the court at Marion' 
this morning on a charge of participation in 
the killing Inst Fr'day of H. H. Wheeler. 
Terrell proved that he was asleep at the time, 
'rhe killing was the result of a fight between 
Wfc^eler and the cowboys, three of whom are 
under arrest. 



Payette, Mo M Fancies. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— John Robiuson made no mistake 
when he put Fayette on his route. His Ten 
B'g Shows Combined were here July 31, and 
the crowd was the biggest in the history of 
the town for ten years at least, in the after- 
noon the tent was packed, and the night 



house wasn't light. The show made friends, 
too. Their "King Solomon and Queen of 
Sheba" spectacular was fine and their three 
r.ngs were going all the time. This is the 
first big circus that has been, here in eight 
years. We can stand one every season easy. 
And they will take money away with them, 
too. The treasurer informed me that the 
afternoon here was ont ir the largest cf the 
ecaecn. The show ma.lt: many admirers, and ' 
they will all go again. Your3 very truly, 
LEE HOLLADAY. 



Killed at Tien-Sien. 



Evansville. Ind., Aug. 7.— (Special.)— News 
ct tne death of George Peters, of Princeton, 
ind., has been rece.ved in this city from 
Ch.na. Peters was manager of Warren's Cir- 
cus, wb'eh was started In this city two years 
ago. He was killed at Tien-Tsin June 14 
while the parade was going on. Warren and 
Peters were old showmen, and were well 
known in the Central States. They spent last 
ceascn in Japan and six months ago went to 
Ch.na. The dispatch announcing Peters' 



Routes. 



AMERICAN AMUSEMENT CO.— Ottesbein, 
Ind., Aug. 21 to 24. 

BARNDM & BAILEY'S— busseldorf, Ger- 
many, Aug. 6 to 20: Essen, Germany, Aug. 21' 
to 23; Duisburg, Germany, .'.ug. 26; Krefeld, 
Germany, Aug. £7 and 28. 

BUCKSKIN BILL SHOWS— Russellville. 
Ky.. Aug. 20: Glasgow, Aug. 21; Bowling 
Green. Aug. 22; Franklin. Aug. 23; Gallatin, 
Tenn.. Aug. 24: Nashville, Aug. 27; Colum- 
bia, Aug. 28. 

COOPER & CO. SHOWS— New Albany. 
Ind., Aug. 18: Jeffersonville. Aug. 20: Ver- 
sailles. Ky., Aug. 21; Lexington, Ky.. Aug. 
24 and 25. 

HARRIS' NICKEL PLATE SHOWS— Ath- 
ens. O.. Aug. 20: Corning. O.. Aug. 21: New 
Lexington, O., Aug. 22; Marysville, O.. Aug. 
23: Kenton. O.. Aug. 24; Findlay, O.. Aug. 25; 

JOHN ROBINSON'S .SHOWS— Wichita. 

Kan., Aug. 20; Kingman, Kan., Aug. 21; 
Anthony. Kan., Aug. 22; Winfleld. Kan., 
Aug. 23. 

KENNEDY BROS.' WILD WEST— Cedar - 
Rapids, la., Aug. 12 to 16; New Harmony, 
Ind., Aug. 21 to 25. 

LAMBRIGGER'S ZOO— Urbana. O.. Aug. 14 
to 18. 

LARKIN'S BLACK DIAMOND— Woonsock- 
et. R. I., Aug. 13 to 18. 

LEMON BROS.'-^Sudberry. Ontario. Aug. 
18: Webbwobd, Aug. 20; Sault Ste. Marie. 
Mich.. Aug. 22. 

LONG BROS.' SHOWS— Flat River. Moi. 
Aug. 20; Desicdge, Mo., Aug. 21; Bonne Ter- 
re. Mo.. Aug. 22: French Village. Mo.. Aug. 
23; Bloomsdale. Mo., Aug. 24: St. Genevieve; 
Mo., Aug. 25. 

MCDONALD'S, WALTER J.— Blackwell. 
Ok. Ty., Aug. 16: Ponca City, Okla., Aug. 17; 
Newkirk. Okla.. Aug. 18. 

RINGLING BROS.' SHOWS— Sale Lake 
City. Utah; Aug. 15; Ogden, Utah, Aug. 16; 
Logan. Utah. Aug. 17: Idaho Falls. Idaho. 
Aug. 18; Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 20; Helena, 
Mont.. Aug. 21; Bozeman, Mont., Aug. 22; 
Butte, Mont., Aug. 23; Anaconda, Mont., Aug. 
24; Missoula, Mont., Aug. 23. 

RINGLING BROS.— Ogden. Utah, Aug. 16: 
Logan, Utah, -Aug. 17; Idaho Falls, Idaho, - 
Aug. 18. 

SAUTELLE'S. SIG-— Newton, X. Y.. Au- 
gust 16. - i 

SAUTELLE'S. SIG.— Chester. "N. J.. Aug. , 
18: Somerville. N. J., Aug. 20; South River, I 
N. J.. Aug. 21; Keyport, N. J.. Aug. 22: At- 
lantic H ighlands. N. J., Aug. 23: Red Bank. 
N. J.. Aug! 24: Long Branch, N. J., Aug. 25. 

SEVENGALA (Walter C. Mack, Mgr.)"— 
Oconto, Wis., Aug. 13 to 18. 

WALLACE SHOWS— Carrollton. Mo., Aug. 
15; St! Joseph, Aug. 16; Topeka, Kan., Aug. -. 
17: Garnett. Aug. 18: Carthage. Mo.. Aug. 20; 
Webb City. Aug. 21: Glrard. Kan.. Aug. 22.; '. 
Galena. Aug. 23; Springfield, Mo., Aug. 24; ' : 
Aurora. Aug. 25. :' .1 

WALTER MCDONALD'S.— Medford. Okla.' 
Ter.. Aug. 15: Blackwell, Aug. 16: Ponca, 
Aug. 17; Newkirk, Aug. 18. 

WELSH BROS.' RAILROAD— Middletcwn, 
P.-., Aug. 15. 

WHITNEY'S— Laings. Mich... Aug. 15: 
Shaftsburg. Aug. 1G; Perry. Aug. 17: Mor- 
r'.ce. Aug. IS. 

WHITNEY'S. THE— Shaftsburg, Mich.. 
Aug. 16:' Perry. Mich., Aug. 17; Morrlce,' 
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To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — The Worcester East Fair, which 
for the past half-dozen years has easily sur- 
passed iff features arid drawing capacity any 
fair in Massachusetts, save the great Brock- 
ton exhibition in October, will be held at 
Clinton, Sept. 12 to 14: The opening day will 
be devoted to the children,. 25,000 free tickets 
being'' given out in the counties of Worcester 
and (Middlesex. The second day will be 
Grange Day, when national and State offi- 
cers will be present, and the third day will 
be Old Sports' Day. The management has 
secured as the stellar attraction Prof. Hol- 
lcway's world-famous high-diving horses, 
which will make their first appearance in' 
New England at this fair. The management 
otters $2,500 in trotting, pacing and running 
purses. $2,000 in premiums, will have a dog 
show/ fish hatchery, zoological collection o: 
ten :den» of wild animals, balloon ascensions, 
parachute jumps, stage show of vaudeville 
novelties, a goat circus, Japanese troupe, 
sp'ral artists, trick horse acts, etc.. etc. In 
addition to these novelties, the committee is 
endeavoring to secure a big Midway feature, 
and the advertising of the fair will be on a 
more extensive scale than ever before, chief 
among which will be a 12.000 edition of a 
th.rty-two page bulletin and a 20.000 edition* 
rf an eight-page bulletin, besides thousands' 
of Jitho sheets from all the leading houses, 
flyers, dodgers and novelties; 100,000 paper 
bags used by the merchants of the district, 
and a liberal use of the newspapers. 

If the 1900 Worcester East Fair is not the 
king-pin of all the fairs of Central Massachu- 
setts, it won't be the fault of its promoters. 
Tours very truly, O. L. STONE. 

Clinton, Mass.. Aug. 10. 



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Female Bicycle Races. 



On. Monday evening,. Aug. 27. will com- 
mence a seven-day ladies' bicycle race at 
Nature's beauty spot. - Eldridge Park, at El- 
mlra, N. Y. The track will be of boards laid 
end to end and sixteen laps to the mile. The 
track will be saucer-shaped, the banking 
varying from 22 degrees on the sides to 45 . 
degrees at the turns, thus allowing the young 
women contestants to make some pretty fast 
time. Other races under the same manage- 
ment will follow this one, and female riders 
who can do- eighteen miles' or better an hour 
might "do/well to address John S. Burke, care 
West End Hotel, at Elmira. Only feminine 
riders may compete. The park is a beautiful 
spot, covering sixty-nine acres, and six rail- 
roads lead to it. The surrounding country 
for flftv miles has been thoroughly billed, 
and with good weather 50.000 people will see 
the. Famous Fast Female Flyers during the 
week. 



President at a Fair. 



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Canton. O.. Aug. 9. — (Special.)— The man- 
agement of the Stark County Agricultural 
Society announced to-day that the President 
had agreed to attend the fair Thursday. 
Sept. 6, "and that Secretary of Agriculture 
Wilson- would make an address on the fair 
grounds that day. This will be soon after 
the return of the President from Chicago. 
Two days later the formal opening of the 
Ohio campaign occurs at Toungstown, fifty 
miles east of here, and it is probable that 
many of the delegations going to that func- 
tion will arrange to pass through Canton, 
going or coming, and stop over for an hour 
or two to visit the President's lawn and shake 
him by the hand. 



Carnival Will Be Grand. 



During the first week in October, Wichita. 
Kan., will hold what is predicted will be the 
most magnificent festival ever seen in that 
State. A full week will be devoted to the 
gorgeous display and scenes of beauty. One 
parade will represent a cost of $15,000, be- 
sides the electric fountain and search-lights, 
which combined will dazzlingly illuminate all 
parts of town. 



Street Fair Marriage. 



Bellefontaine. O., Aug. 9.— (Special.)— Sam- 
uel Ossay, a Turkish performer, and Miss 
Jennie Brace, of Cincinnati, were publicly 
married during the Streets of Cairo perform- 
ance to-day. They will perform at Carthage 
next week with the Will Heck Street Fair. 



; Wichita, Kan., Fall Festival. 

The second annual Wichita (Kan.) Car. 
nival and Fail Festival, -which takes place 
Oct. 1 to 6, is still being pushed with vigor. 
The prospectus for 1900 Is out, and it prom- 



ises a host of features and attractions tor 
this year's carnival. Among the features will 
be the civic and trades parade, comprising 
civic military, fraternal and military exhib- 
its and floats; the flower and Queen's parade; 
the grotesque parade, besides trade exhibits,, 
agricultural, horticultural, stock, poultry and 
pigeon shows, and many attractions too nu- 
merous to mention here. Every feature, - 
from first to last, will be. artistic, realistic 
and entertaining. At least, that is what 
Wichita promises, and she is not apt to go 
back on what she says. 



New Fair Association. 



Alliance. O.— (Special.) — The Alliance Fair- 
Ccrapany has been incorporated, with a cap- 
ital stock cf $10,000. The new organization 
Will have full control of the fair grounds at 
- -Rbckhill Park, just east cf the city limits, 
where is located one of the fastest half-mile 
tracks in the State. A number of improve- 
ments will be made in the grounds and build- 
ings, and a three days* race meet will prob- 
ably be given, in addition to the regular fall 
fa:r. The following officers for the new com- 
pany have been elected: President. Sebastian 
Joliat; vice president. Omer C. Conger: sec- 
retary. Philip A. Gabelc; treasurer, Edward 
A. Beeson. 



Notes, 



Csnver, Col., will have a Frontier Day 
shortly: 

The Anderson (Ind.) Fair will be held 
Sept. 3 to 8. 

Piqua (O.) Elks are making, preparations 
fcr a street fair. * 

Cincinnati, O., will have a big parade on 
Labcr Day, Sept. S. 

The street carnival will be held in Niles, 
Mich.. Aug. 22 to 24. 

Moville. 111., is talking for a fall festival 
some time in September. 

Prospects are geed for a fine fair at Fair- 
mount, Ind., Aug. .6 to 10. 

The stock fair and races will be held In 
Hawarden. la., Sept. 19 to 21. 

Gibscn City, 111., is to !">ld a real old-fash- 
ioned ccrn carnival Oct. 2 to 4. 

The Elks of South Bend, Ind., contemplate 
hcldlng a street fair the coming autumn. 

$7,500 will be given away in prizes at the 
Louisville (Ky.) Horse Shew. Oct. 15 to 21. 

Dr. DeGarmo Grey is managing the Elks' 
fairs at Elkhart. Ind-., and Memphis, Tenn. 

A flower carnival will be held at Missouri 
Valley, la., Oct. 3 and 4, during the county 
fair. 

The Chillicothe (Mo.) Fair will be held 
Sept. 11 to 14. The premium list aggregates 
$10,000. 

Alexandr'a. Ky.. expects to entertain many 
thousand visitors at its annual fair this year, 
Sept. 4 to 8. 

The Karnival Krewe's grand parade and 
ball at Kansas City, Oct. 4 and 5, will be a. 
unique affair. 

The street fair at Elkhart, Ind., has been 
declared en* for this year. So has that at 
South Bend, Ind. 

A grand marine parade will be one of the 
leading features of the Portland (Ore.) street 
fair and— carnival. 

County fair. Sept. 11 to 14. inclusive, at the 
Dr'vitfg'Park. Clearfield, Pa. Nowjs the time 
to get ready fcr it. 

The Youngstown (O.) Fair Comoany has 
announced purses aggregating $4,900 for the 
races Aug. 28 to 31. 

The Rushville (Ind.) Fair this year prem- 
ises to be the most interesting ever held in 
the history of the society. ' 

Sioux Falls. S^D., will arrange to hold a 
street fair and 'baseball carnival about the 
second week in September. 

The Sedalia (Mo.) Elks may conclude to 
give a street fair, after all. They are within 
$600 of the subscription needed. 

The Caldwell (O.) Fair, Aug. 28 to 3C, 
premises to be a good one. if the weather 
is on its good behavior at that time. 

A prominent Honoluluan who attended the 
Sacramento (Cal.) Street Fair is now agitat- 
ing a similar spectacle for his own city. * 

Grayville. 111., will have a street fair, last- 
ing from Sent. 11 to 15. Thursday will be 
Republican Day and Friday Democratic Day. 

The Green Township (O.) Harvest Home 
Association will hold its forty-first annual 
reunion on its grounds, near Cheviot, Aug. 30. 

There will be a dog show at Sacramento. 
Cal., in connection with the* State Fair. Sept. 
6 to 9. Liberal prizes are offered competitors. 

There will be a big automobile race at the 
Carthage (O.) Fair. Vehicles from Cincinnati 
and the towns just across the river will com- 
' pete. 

A comb'ned county and street fair will be 
held at Newton, Kan;, Oct. Vto 6. J. T. 
Axtell is president, and J. C. Nicholson sec- 
retary. 

Pueblo (Col.) State Fair Association has 
been incorporated with a large amount of 
cash in excess of amount actually needed for 
incorporation. 

The Ouachita Valley Agricultural Fair" Asso- 
ciation has decided to hold a fair at Camden. 
Ark., Oct. 15 to 20. Competent men have the 
project in hand. 

There is some talk of holding £big carnival 
and fruit, flower and vegetable show at Hous- 
ton. Tex., "this fall. Tom Richardson is back 
of the movement. 



Butler, Mo., scored a big success with iis 
street fair last season, and will repeat it 
again this season. O. D. Austin is in charge 
ct* the arrangements. 

1 The first annual fair to be given by the 
Chatauqua County Agricultural Society will 
be held in Dunkirk. N. Y., during the week 
commencing Sept. 11. 

Omaha (Neb.) State Fair promises to be the 
Ereatest exhibition ever held within the 
, State. The premium list reaches $3,000 in 
cash, with $5,000 for speed events. 

Fair followers who can not get "The Bill- 
board" at news stands or on trains will please 
kick hard and also bring the matter to our 
notice, mentioning time and place. 

The Fremont (Neb.) Street Fair committee 
has been given full control of the principal 
business streets of the town for the coming 
fair, the second week iu September. 

Butler, Mo., had to postpone its street fair 
en account of farmers hot being able to get 
produce ready for the first date selected. It 
will now bo held from Sept. 25 to 2S. 

The Chicago (III.) Labor Unions plan to 
Irave the.r big parade on Labor Day in the 
mcrning, instead of afternoon, aa on former 
ict.as!cti£. They desire the mid-day for res - . 

Whitehall, 111., will hold a street fair again 
this year. The officers are the same as last 
year. Bob Luther, who gave eminent satis- 
faction last year, will- advertise it again this 
year. 

Public opinion at Dubuque. la., favors a 
fall carnival to be held in October. A meet- 
ing of the Business Men's League will be 
called in a week or two. to pass upon the 
question. 

Evanstcn, III., will have a carnival early 
in September. The date is not settled, but 
the business men- of the town are behind 
the movement, and it will be pulled off suc- 
cessfully. 

At a meeting cf the Oakland County (Mich.) 
Agricultural Society, it was decided to give 
premiums aggregating about $3,000; also to 
extend the grand stand about fifty feet on the 
north end. 

No free passes will be issued by the man- 
agement cf the Cincinnati (O.) Fall Festival 
except to employes of the exposition. The 
price cf admission will be so low that all will 
be able to pay. 

Pine Bluff (Ark.) State Fair Association 
promises to give the people the largest live 
stock and poultry shows and the best horse 
racing and chicken fights ever seen in the 
Southern States. 

Business men and farmers of Decatur, Ind., 
will bold a public meeting to arrange for the 
county fair to be held at that place. Enthu- 
siasm runs high, and the venture will doubt- 
less be a success. 

Dubuque, la., will perhaps- have a horse 
shew this fall. Business men enthusiastically 
endcrse the scheme, as it will boom their 
city and be a means of advertising the fine 
stock farms adjacent. 

The World's Fair at St. Louis in 19a3 is se- 
cure, financially. The United States Congress 
appropriated $5,000,000. on- condition that St. 
Louis should furnish a like sum, and this she 
has practically raised. 

The Ripley (O.) Fair is being well adver- 
t'scd. and there is every Indication that the 
management will be well paid for the extra 
efforts being put forth to give an exhibition 
that will please everybody. 

Secretary Brown, of Claricn (la.) Fair As- 
Ecc'aticn. says the prospects for a splendid 
fair at that place "this fall are exceedingly 
bright. Many fine attractions have been al- 
ready booked for the occasion. 

Hundreds of Newcastle (Ind.) persons will 
learn with genuine pleasure that fair week 
will bring a dog and pony show to town, for 
this is a clean exhibition, which all can at- 
tend with profit and pleasure. 

R. E. Follett, prominent in the Sportsmen's 
Shows held in New York and Boston last 
year, is now in Chicago looking over the field 
ar.d planning for a similar event to take place 
in that city about December I. ■ ■ • 

Healdsburg. Cal., is to have a grand har- 
vest festival, and a committee of enthusiastic 
citizens bas been appointed to put in a re- 
quest for the district agricultural fair to be 
held at that place at the same time. 

Dana and Alice Thompson, who do a sensa- 
tional high diving and somersault act. were 
engaged as special features of the Winnipeg 
(Man.) Fair, and made the biggest hit of 
their lives. The fair was a great success. 

The premium list of the Idaho Inter-Moun- 
tain Fair, to be held at Boise City, Oct. 8 to 
13, is out, and being distributed as rapidly 
as possible. The premiums are very liberal 
and ought to induce sharp competition. 

The Kane County Fair will be held on the 
association grounds at Batavia, III., on Sept. 
12 to 14. There will be speakers of national 
repute for Republican and Democratic Days, 
and the attractions will be of the latest. 

Rain interfered with the program for the 
horse show at Waukesha. Wis., and caused 
the crowding of three days' events into two. 
Great disappointment was manifested by the 
big crowd that filled the hotels and streets. 

Pres. A. B. Spreckles reports that the out- 
look for the Sacramento (Cal.) State Fair is 
very promising. The interest manifested is 
national, as a gentleman from New York 
intends to send cattle to compete for prizes. 

The Catholic churches of Louisville, Ky., 
will hold a big fair for the benefit of the Sla- 
ters of Mercy, from Oct. 15 to 27. The pre- 
liminary arrangements are already com- 
pleted. The fair will be held at Music Hall. 

Harold Cox has furnished most of the at- 
tractions for the Eastern fairs. R. F. Trevel- 
lick has been on the road since early June 
and has personally visited the officers of 
nearly every fair In New York and New Eng- 
land. " . ._.',_..! _._< <_! l._i. .,:Jjj 



Pensacola,. Fla., Is already beginning ito 
make'plans for her street fair and carnival 
next year. The management will profit bj< 
the mistakes this year, which will go far... 
toward insuring a complete success another • 
t.me. 

President Charles A. Collier and Secretary 
T. H. Martin, of the Georgia State Fair, are 
very busy with preparations for the opening . 
in October. The flying machine is nearing 
completion. The Midway will be a large 
feature. 

There is a movement on foot to have a 
street fair at McMinnville. Tenn.;- in October. 
There will be a large crowd of visitors in the 
city at that time, attending the Confederate 
reunion, and a fair would doubtless be a 
success. 

This year's horse show promises to be the 
biggest ever held in Kansas City, Mo. The 
hall where the show was formerly held burn- 
ed down not long since, but new and more 
spacious and attractive apartments have been 
secured. 

Managers of the Indianapolis (Ind.) Street 
Fair want citizens and visitors to lay aside 
all conventionality during the October carni- 
val and enter into the merry-making with a 
will, as the people do in New Orleans at 
Mardi Gras time. 

Red Wing, Minn.— The amusement commit- 
tee for the street fair association has booked 
several balloon ascensions and a grand gun 
sheet for the week of the fair, Sept. 25. A 
medal worth $15 or $20 will be awarded the -' 
winning gun club. 

The entertainment committee of the Trades 
and Labor Assembly. Des Moines. la., is ar- 
ranging for a grand labor dny celebration. 
Over 3.0C0 wage workers will participate in 
the parade, and a number or unions will have 
magnificent floats.- 

Jann Caceido, the man who turns somer- 
saults en a tight wire, will be one of the 
star attractions at the Minneapolis (la.) State 
Fair. Those who have seen him in his act 
say that he is the most wonderful tight- wire 
performer now living. 

Bartholomew's Horse Show seems to have 
given satisfaction at Springfield, O., week of 
Aug. 1. The children were especially de- 
lighted with it, and older people found much 
to entertain them in the almost human acts 
cf the intelligent animals. 

Ottumwa (la.) people are certainly of the 
favored class. Their street fair is to be open- 
ed by Buffalo- Bill and during the week they . 
will have five magnificent float parades. On 
Sept. 19 W. J. Bryan will speak, followed by 
Theo. Roosevelt, Sept. 22. 

Work on arrangements far the fall carni- 
val at Indianapolis, Ind., is being pushed for- 
ward rapidly, but the description of floats, 
etc., is kept secret In order that the curiosity 
of the public will be heightened and stim- 
ulated as the season approaches. 

At last the machinery. of the State Fair at 
Birmingham, Ala., is complete, and .there is 
no doubt concerning the success of the enter- 
prise. The organization is to be permanent, 
and it is the intention to hold a State Fair 
at that place every year in the future. 

Plans for the Redwood Falls (Minn.) Fair 
are about complete. A special feature will be 
the awarding of prizes to school children of 
Redwood County for essays on subjects per- 
taining to farm interests. All - school chil- 
dren will be admitted to the grounds free. 

The Board of Trade of Modesta, Cal., has 
decided to have a street fair. Several silver- 
tongued orators are already Iu the field try- 
ing to secure the director-generalship of the 
fete. L. W.. Buckley, who officiated in this 
city, is making a favorable impression, and 
may be selected. 

The street fair at Joplin. Mo., closed In a 
blaze of glory, with "The Battle of the Con- 
fetti" on the, last night of its session. The 
fair is said to have been, by, far, the greatest 
event in the history of the town-. There were 
ever 30,000 paid admissions, besides the thou- 
sands of passes that were issued. 

After a spirited : contest among the towns 
cf the Fourth Agricultural District of Cali- 
fornia, Santa Rosa won the fair, 'which is to 
cpen Oct. 8 and continue one week. A sub- 
scription of nearly $3,000 was raised by the 
citizens, which, added to the State fund, will 
Insure plenty of financial backing. 

Clarkstou (Wash.) Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation will complete the work on Its new 
track shortly, and citizens will be Invited to 
take a look at one of the finest tracks in the 
State. A very fine program has been pre- 
pared for the coming fair. The racing and 
exhibit premiums total about $8,000. 

The Northern Wisconsin State Fair, which 
will be held at Chippewa Falls, Sept. 11 to 14, 
promlpes to be better this year than ever be- 
fore. If the weather is favorable, a great and 
jolly crowd of people will be one of the prin- 
cipal attractions. Wisconsin folks love a re- 
union, and the fair offers the best opportunity 
for .one. 

Secretary W. L. Risk, of Newcastle. Ind., 
is very enthusiastic over the prospects for 
an extraordinary good fair at that place. Tho 
entries are coming in very fast, and applica- 
tions for space are piling up rnpldly. The 
speed entries are away ahead of any previous 
year, and the number of other attractions 
are many. 

Up In Guelph. Ont., they are having a live- 
ly time about the new building that is being 
erected for the Provincial Winter Fair nnd 
market building. -Writs have been, Issued by 
private ratepayers objecting to the building 
being put up on the .market squnro. No In- 
terim injunction has been secured, so in spite 
of the writs tho building goes on. The ob- 
structionists promise to make a heap or 
trouble, while those in favor of tho Fat Stock 
Show aro just as confident that their project 
will be carried out safely:. The Department 
of Agriculture is very anxious, about the fight 
between the parties, as it may Interfere with 
the Bhow. . . .-. '..: _• 



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This list is revised and corrected week- 
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•end iu theirdates at the earliest possible 
moment after they are claimed, and to 
notify us promptly as to any change. 
Rosters and dates are published abso- 
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ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Nove nber 1 to 10. j. M. t*'aiicucr 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

ABKANSAS 

CI.ARKSVILLE, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE IJLUFF. ARK.'— State fir. O-l. j> 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; R. M. Knox, treas. ; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

CRESCENT CITY. CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 26 to 28. 1). W. 
Finch, secy. 

EUREKA. CAL.— Ninth District Agricultural 
and Mechanical Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. J. F. 
Quill, pres.; W. L. Lambert, secy. 

FERNDALE. CAL.— Ferndaie Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. * to 8, 1900. E. B. Carr, Fern- 
dale, Cat., pres.; W. H. Roberts, Ferndaie, 
Cat., secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

MARYSVILLE, CAL— Fair. Aug. 21 to 25. 
W. A. Lowery, -secy?'- 

OAKLAND, CAL:— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

PLACERVILLE. CAL.— Eighth District Fair. 

Last of August. Shelley Inch, secy. 
SACRAMENTO, CAL.— State Fair. Sept. 2 to 

15. Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Cal., 

Becy. 

SALINAS, CAL. — Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS. CAL..— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 
Edward Casey, San Andreas, Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., and SAN MATEO, 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct. 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO. CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. M. Egan. secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SON OR A. CAL.— Fair. September. Dates un- 
decided. 

STOCKTON. CAL.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 

TULAKK, Cal.— Dislri t and citizens' Fair. 
Last week in Sept. A. U. W.shon, sec. 

VENTURA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

WOODLAND, CAL.— Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept. 
1. C F. Thomas, secy. 

COLOBADO. 

GLENWOOD, COL.— Farmers' Club District 
Fair. Sept, 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres.. 
Carbondale; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. R. 
Willets, Basalt. 

MONTE VISTA. COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE. COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

TRINIDAD, COL.— Las Animas County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H. Day. secy. 

COCTNEOriCTJT. 

BEACON VALLEY. CONN.— Naugatuck Fair. 

Sept. 18 and 19. F. S. Truesdell, pres. ; F. M. 

Candee, secy. 
BERLIN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 

Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 
BRAN FORD. CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 

to 20. E. Doollttle, pres.; J. P. Callahan, 

secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. 
BROOKLYN, CONN— Windham County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Joseph 

B. Stetson, secy. 
CHESTER. CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 

Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 
COLLlNSVILLE, CONN.— Cherry Park Fair. 

Sept. 6 and 7. E. A. Hough, secy. 
DANBURY. CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 

pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai, 

secy. 
EAST GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. October. C. 

H. Ha'nchett, pres.; W. H. Gay. secy. 
FARMINGTON VALLEY. CONN.— Colllns- 

ville Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. O. F. Perry, 

pres.; E. A. Hough, secy. 
GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 

O. Beach, pres.; C. II. Deming, secy. 
GUILFORD. CONN.— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 

H. Lee. pres.: S. Spencer, secy. 
HARTFORD, CONN.— Connecticut Horticul- 
tural Society. Sept. 6 to 11, and about Nov. 

8 to 10. Gog. S.'~ Osborne, pres.; C. M. 

Rodgers, secy. 
HARWINTON. CONN.— Fair. October. Tho». 

Q. Hogan. pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 
HUNTINGTON, CONN.— Union Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 18 and 19. C. J. Wakeley. 

pres.; S. L. Palmer, Shelton, Conn., secy. 
MADISON, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3. S. A. 

Scranton, pres.; Edward N. Willard, secy. 
MERIDEN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. 

W. Collins, pres. ; Geo. W. Falrchlld. secy. 
MORRIB. CONN.-' 'Old Hon* Wsek." Aug. 

Ml to X. 



NANGATUCR, CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 
19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Cander, 
senv.: E. A. Hotchklss, treas. 

NEW MILFORD, CONN.— New Milfcrd Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford, secv. 

NEWTOWN, CONN— The Newtown Agricul- 
tural Fair Company. Sept. 23 10 27, 1900. 
T. E. Piatt, Redding Ridge, Conn., pres.; 
S. J. Botsford, Newtown, Conn., vice pres.; 
H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; P. H. 
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, 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

PUTNAM PARK, CONN.— Putnam Park. 
Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 

ROCKV1LLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Ed. F. Badmington. secy. 

S1MSBURY, CONN— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

SOUTH1NGTON. CONN.— Fair. Sept. 3 and 

4. Geo. L. Messinger, pres.; Wm. H. Cum- 
mings, cesy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

UNION, CONN-— Enfield Fair- September. 
Olin T. Olmstead, pres. ; M. Hamilton, 
secy. 

WALLINGFORD. CONN.— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W. 
Ivpr, itecy. 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

5. F. Willard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy. 

\S .LL1MANTIC, CONN.— Willimantic Fair 
Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 
27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR, CONN— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
pres.; G. W. Wrisley. secy. 

WOLCOTT. CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

WOODSTOCK. CONN.— South Woodstock 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Boweu, pres.; 
H. W. Hibbard. secy. 

GrEORGIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Matin. 

VADDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. 'Oct. 
29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE, IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, Boise, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON. IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

ALEDO, ILL.— Mercer County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1900. G. 
W. Williams, Box 346, Aledo.' 111., secy. 

ATLANTA. ILL.— Atlanta Union Fair. Sept. 
4 to 7, 1900. Eft. Stubbleneld, McLean, HI., 
pre*.; J. P. Hieronymus, Atlanta, 111., 
tree*.: W. B. Strond. Jr.. Atlanta. 111., secy. 

AUNA. ILL.— union County Fair. Aug. M to 
31. M. V. Eaves, secy. 

ANON. ILL — Anon Fair and Improvement As- 
sociation. Sept. i to 7. 1900. G. W. Shinkel. 
Avon, IU., pres.; E. C. Woods, Avon, 111., 
treas.; Julian Churchill. Avon. 111., secy. 

AVON, ILL.— Logan County Fair. Sept. 4 
to 7. 

BAl*AtfI\. ILL— Kine County Fair. Sept. 1 
to 14. U. T. Hunter, sec. 

BELVEDERE, ILL.— Boone County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. John Hannah, 
pres.; W. D. Swail, treas.; M. D. Perkins, 
secy. 

BENTON, ILL.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Thos. J. Myers, secy. 

BUSHNBLL. ILL.— Tne Busdneil Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28. to 31, 1900. C. C. Chain, 
Busbnell. 111., pres.; James Cole, Bushnell, 
111., treas.: J. H. Johnson. Bushnell, IU., 
■ecy. 

CAMARGO. ILL.— Dougles County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. A. Halns, »ecy. 

CAMBRIDGE, ILL.— The » .-rty-third Annual 
Fair of the Henry County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Aug. 20 to 24. 1900. L. J. Wilkinson, 
pres.; Theo. Boltenstern, secy. 

CAMP POINT, ILL.— Adams County JTalr. 
Sept. 4 to 7. . Richard Seaton, secy. 

CAKL1NV1LLE, ILL.— Mancoupin County 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Geo.- J. Castle, secy. 

CARMI, ILL. — White County Agricultural 
Board. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Eivis Stinnett, 
Oarml, 111., pres.; J. W. McHenry, Garmi. 
HI., vie* pres.; R. L. Organ. OarnH. I1L, 



CARKOLLTON, ILL.-Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N. fihnrrill. truss.: John F. Scott, sacy. 

CAYUGA. ILL'.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

CHAMPAIGN. ILL. — Champaign County Ag- 
ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. H. H. 
Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N. 
Beers, secy. 

CHARLESTON. ILL.— Coles County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco, 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. Sept. 11 to 
14. J. Fuller, pres.; Thos. Ewlng, treas.; 
F. McCuddy, secy. 

CRAWFOHDSV1LLB. ILfc.— Fair. Sept 10 
to 14. 

DANVERS, ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept. 18 - 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 

DHLAVAN, iUj.— The Twenty-second Annual 
Fair of the Tazewell County Agricultural 

- Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. J. W. Craho, 
urea.: J. O. Jones, secy 

ED1NA. ILL.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

EDWARDSVILLE. ILL.— Madison County 
Centennial and Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. H. C. 
Gerke, Jr., secy. 

BLMWOOD. ILL.— The Etmwood Fair Aspo- 
rtation, tsotb annual fair. Avg. U to 24. 
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* *"* vals, Exeurslons.Plc- 
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_________________ Ascensions, Dairy Exhibits- 

Fruit Exhibits. Flower Exhibits. Stock Exhibits. 
Poultry Shows, Horse Shows. Vegetable Exhibits, 
Bench Shows, Exhibits of Women's Work. 

C/r_ IA^ VsiJPC Parades, Fireworks. Firemen's 
-J II WSWS% M a MM *> Tournament, Masque Carnival. 

_^ £__. _. ff _, Athletic Sports. Barbecue, Field Day 

__.__f_Tff I I^__f f_C Celebrations, C. A. R. /. O. O. F., K. ot 
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^»_ _ ^ ■_ —WW- High Diver, Trolley Party, K. U. S.. Base- 
_T OOT 133 Mi b«"> Uasquerade Ball. Coll. Sparring 
M *********** Match, Wrestling Match. 

Bicycle Races. Aotom 
oblle Races, Machine 
against Horse Races. 
Dlvlnj Horsas. 

Culdeless Horse Races, 
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EL PASO. ILL.— The Twentieth Annual Fair, 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept. 

10 to 14. B. A. Guilds, pres.; Geo. R. Cur- 
tlss, secy. 

FAIRBURY, ILL.— Fairbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept. 3 to 7. R. E. Straight, 
pres.; A. D. Westerwelt, secy.: L. B. 
Downing, treas. 

FARMER CITY, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

FRBEPORT, ILL.— Northern IUInoia Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. 
Taggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil, 
• Freeport, 111., secy. 

GALENA. ILL.— Jot Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson, Galena, III., pres.: H. B. Cbetlaln. 
Galena, IU.. vice pres.; John J. Gray, Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Earner, Galena, IU.. 
secy. 

GOLCONDA, ILL. — Pope County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 

GREENUP, ILL. — Cumberland County Fair. 
Sept, 6 to 10. H. E. Cash. secy. 

HIGHLAND, ILL.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 6 to 9. Louis Suppiger. secy. 

HOMER. ILL.— Champaign County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. J. Bennet, secy. 

HOOPESTON. ILL.— Hoopeston District Ag- 
ricultural Society. Twenty-fifth Annual 
Fair. Aug. 20 to 24. Dale Wallace, secy. 

JOLIET. ILL.— Will County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kelley, 
secy. 

JONESBORO, ILL.— Union County Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. J. H. Hilboldt. secy. 

JOSLYN, ILL— Rock Island Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 

KANKAKEE, ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 

KEWANEE. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. A. 

B. Hue— ins, secy. 

KNOVXILLE. ILL.— Knox County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. S. C. Ruue.iL seer . 

LA PLATA, ILL— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 

.LA HARPE. ILL.— La Harps Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 20 to 24, 1900. E. A. Wilcox, 
Durham, IU., pres.; Geo. Co—son, La 
Harpe, 111., vice pres. : John R. Roberta, La 
Harps, IU., secy.; C. H. Incr-ham, La 
Harpe. 111., treas. 

LE ROY, ILL— Le Roy Fair and Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bare-, 
more, Daywnes, IU., pres.; Ed. Lancdoo, Le 
Roy. IU., secy. 

LrBERTTTILLB, ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Wm. 
E. Miller. Liberty ville. 111., pre*.: E. W. 
~ark£urst, Libert jrville, HI., treas.; O. B. 
Churchill. LlbertTville. 111., secy. 

MARION, ILL.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. Joab 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 

MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. -.Edgar Summers, secy. 

MEMPHIS. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

MONMOUTH, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 

MORRISON, ILL.— Fair. Sept.* 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 SL 

John H. Briegs. secy. 
MURPHSYBORO, ILL.— Jackson County Fair 

Association. Sept, 25 to 28. P. H. Eison- 

mayer, pres.; WUlard Wall, treas.; J. J. 

Fenny, secy. 
NEWPORT, ILL.— Sept.. 24 to 29. 
NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County- Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. Florent Faller, secy. 
OLNEY. ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 

OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. Benj. Chaney, secy. 
PARIS, ILL,— Edgar County Fair. Oct, 2 to 

(. Geo, H. McCord, seey. 



PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL.— Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. RUBhing. secy. 

ROCKFORD. ILL— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept, 3 to 7. 1900. A. J. 
Lovejoy. Roscoe. 111., pres.; E. S. Bartbol- " 
omew, Rookford, 111., vice pros.; Chandler 

S Uu t J S. < *??r d ' H1 - tre * s -: J - p - WWiSaad, 
Rocktord. 111., mgr. and secy. - 

ROOHELLE, rr,L.— Rochelle Agricultural 
and Mechanical Association. Twenty-sev- 
enth Annual Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. C E 
Gardner, pres. ; F. D. Evans, secy. " 

RUSHVILLE. ILI Schuyler County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept, 3 to 7 ltOO. a&. 
M. Doyle, Rusbvllle. pres.; J. E. Thomson' 
RusbvUis, yicm pres.; A. H. Clarke. Rash- 
Tills, trsaa.; Jas. s. Cowen. RuihvUls. 
m»T.: Howard F. Dyson, Rushrili*. surr™ 

SANDWICH. ILL.— DeKalb County F»» 
Sept. U to 14. E. Randall, secy. * * ' 

3AYDROOK, ILL.— McLean County Fair As- 
soclatten. Aug. a to 24, 1900. W. W. Dot- 
law. Saybrook. III., pres.; John Boncbraan. 

Saybrook, IU., secy.: Junes Rucl«r». fla v- 
brook^ra.. tram..; Jas. KcXu-.yfaa&So*. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL— IlHnois Stats Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 29. 1900. w. H. Fulkerson, presf; 

B. H. Bramerd. treas.; W. C. Garrard, secv 
STERLING. ILL.-Whltesldo County FalK 

Aug. 28 to 21. M. E. WUger. iecy. 



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| * 3WANEETOWN, ILL.— Gallatin OoUoty Agri- 
I » cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1900. 
Charles Canoll. Swaneetowri»~31E,' prea.;"Tt"" 
E. Lawler. Equality, 111., vice - pres.; John 
McKelligott, Swaneetown, III., treas.; Mar- 
ti? Dofcerty. Swaneetown. 111., mgr.: Marsh 
Wlscbeart, Swaneetown. TIL.- secy. 



I ,r WARREN, ILL.— Union Agricultural Society. 

. ■'* .'i'i Sept. 4 to 7,; 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. 
, i~£t WATSEKA. ILL.— Watseka Fair. Sept. 4 to 
1 I i 7. 1900. H. H. Hotallng. pres.; Thos. John. 

• ,' ij rice pies.; L. D. Watson, tress. 

3 i' •( J WATSON, ILL.— Effingham County Agrlcul- 
i , 1 tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Wm. 
, i ■ ■>} Voelker, Altamount, 1H., Free.; W. M. Ab- 
■aV,:."''1 raHaaaT Wmtapn. IM., traaa.: L. P. Mams. 

. 'S .\j KUMHs<dw*l. IH_ ncf. 
I O'jiljx WENONA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair. 

r :Vt Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 
l^'TStflWHEATON. ILL. — Dupage County Agricul- 
VI H'i-'S tural Society. Sept. 5 to 8, 1900. John 
!*■«*«■ Christie. Wtoeaton. 111., pres.: Wm. W. 
'-. »' i,;V Steven, Wheaton. III., treas.; N. E. Matter, 
Vi.gj'1,'? Wheaton. ni.. secy. 

V 1 '. 1.5 WOODSTOCK. ILL.— McHenry County Fair. 
IS'-. J Aug. 28 to 31. M. Zimpleman, pres.; A. S. 
1 .£'!;4 Wright, secy. 

f-^j? WYOMING, ILL.— Stork County' Fair. Aug. 

f tl • t' 28 to 31. . W. G. Snyder, secy. 
■ / - J^'yORKVILLE, IHu— Kendall County Fair. 
!£*):** SeDt - * t«> 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 

-Jf^f INDLANA. 

IRii-CTaNDERSON, IND. — Madison County Fair. 

*■'£$¥ ^P 1 - 4 "to 8. T. B. Orr, pres.; C. K. Mc- 

t"l*|;,'f;» Cullough, secy. 

?.•; -.-INCOLA, IND. — Steuben County Fair. Oct. 
., ji- t? » to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W- 

L-i'l >ii»VBEDFORD. IND.— Lawrence County Fair. 
JiT^'Vff Sept. (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 
|{i ! ':-K secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres.; ; 
K " , i: "'.1LOOMINGTON, IND.— Monroe County Fair. 
ft •(*£ Sept. 12 to 15: Ben Kirbjr, ' pres.; Geo. P^ 
I'" 3 « Campbell, secy. 

In*/ ''■ BOONVILLE, IND.— Warrick County Fair. 
I, i :'*r. Sept. 10 to 15. Clamor Pelzer, pres.; J. F. 
li-iisl* Richardson, secy.' 

IV >■ ;.**P»>SWELL, IND. — Benton County Fair. Aug. 
I •> •:? 27 to .XL. Hiram Bright, pres.; W. H. Mc- 
■ ij Knight, secy. 



fc'J-*'j treaav: B. W. Parka, Bourbon. Ind.. Becy. 
; '»* 'iBRUSMEN. IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 
*i=> : i- j r 9- to 12, 1900. Bremen. Agricultural Society. 
*> • I i.> John. Huff, pres.; John T. Weiaa, treaa.; 
jj.y ,1:5 Edward Heckman. secy. 

EM .* 1- "SbrIBGETON, IND.— Parke County Fair. Aug. 
Et'r ' f Tl to 3L J. W- Adams, pres.; F. M. Miller. 
fr^ik' aacy. 

- - ^cmUSNEY, IND.— Spencer County Fair. 



I'li Ul Ang^SO to 25. J. C~ Haines. Lake. Ind.. 
ifBCAYUGA, IND.— Vermilion, i County Fair. 



•i ;•£ pres.; J. P. Chrisney, Chrisney, Ind., secy.; 
SfctiR F.Jones. Pigeon.< Ind., treas. 

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"11; (*WII UUAi lilU. TClUiuiuu r> wiuukj *«»».- 

»*f ; ! \tj Sept. 4 to 7: M. G. Hosford, pres.; Dan 
JiH-'R Cohaway, secy.; Jas. Malone, treas.; Jas. 



:t'tS R. Briggs. nxsr- 



CLAY CITY. 1ND-— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 



J>*i Burl Kress, secy.; William Naitcamper, 

■t^IiC ores - - 

B # i -yCoLUMBUS, IND.— Bartholomew County 

grilling Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 

JMflifij Ed. Redman. Jr.. secy. 

E*r "-' %x CONVERSE, IND. — Old Xenia Fair. Aug. 2S 

El$'' IS to 30. Kenton Garrison, pres.; F. P. Clark, 

K'i?'*? secy. 

fci*'i .^CQRYDON. IND.— Harrison County Agrieul- 
." tural Society. Aiig. -27 to 3L J. W:. Mc- 



;*lr Kinster, pres.; J. C. Sieg, treas.; E. 
■'■' t Tuell. Becy. 



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J (SISCOVINGTON, IND.— Fountain County Fair. 
Sl.r Sj Jij Aug. 21 to 24. CoL J. McMannomy, pres.; 
J, JS W. T. Ward, secy. 

iCKAWFOKDSVILLE, IND. — Montgomery 
jj County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. J. L. Daw 

mtit i pres.; W. F. Hulet, secy.. 

r S- : TiCttUWN POINT, 1NU.— JLake County Agricul- 
Kc i - I tural "Society. Oct. 2 to 5. A. Aj Bibler 
fctt'-i** w«y.. crown Point. Ind. 
E ; RV *EAST -ENTERPRISE. BSD.— Switzerland and 
Kin i' "' Ohio Counties Agricultural Society. Aug. 
,v Jri;; 2s. to 3L B. W. Galbreath, North, Ina. 
RiW pres.; B. I*. Turner, Bear. Branch, traas. 
»«C,' -*- J - *- KK"- »•■»■ Branch, wmry. 
jT[i.|iELWOOD, IND.— Kiwooc DrlvtnB^ark^and 



['(■;: {5 Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24- N. J. 
^5 I >; K Leisure, pres.; Frank E. DeHoritz. secy.:. 

— .. - aa. . 

_ _ Tri-State Fnir. facpt. 

it 17 to 2L W.'M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 



SLf I ;? Jos. A. DeHoritz. treas. 
KlfcliiKBVANSVlLLE, INB.- 



i.: f stedt. treas.; R. 1^ Akin. secy. 

•"FLORA, IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
. . 'i ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1900. 
irttv" J- T. Gillam. pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.: 
' ;'= Wm.- H. Lesh, secy. . . 
wpORT WAYNE, IND.— Allen County Fair, 
i il £ Oct. 2 to 9. 
, ii HiFRANCBSVlLLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
.-:< 5 '" Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. E. D.'Knotts, 
P : h| Tj pre*.: Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, . 
r'ti > treas. 



I" t 5 t- ireaa. 

«6 'I ^FRANKFORT. IND.— Clinton County Fair. 

, if it Aug. 27 to 3L J. C. Shanklin, pres.; Jos. 

tfci'i 3 Heavilon. secy. 

P- sSKUNKLIN, IND.— Johnson County Agricul- 

hS-'S tural. Horticultural and Park Association. 

,-uij '-i Aug. 28 to Sept. L Wm. A. Bridges. Tra- 

fiSi | falgar. preal; Wm. S. Young, secy.; Samuel 

• u ^l i Harris, treas. 

Hji BBDNTINGTON. IND. — Old Fashioned County 
IcBe* ? *"**• SeDt - 25 t° 29. A. S: Beck, secy.; 
[ffa ;# Robt. Simonton, pres. 

"n ti% fHTJNTINGBnRG. IND.— Ttoe Fourteenth An- 
P !i '» anal Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15, 
'->'& 1900. H. C "Rothert «ecy. 

itHUNTINGTON. IND.— Huntington _ County 




Chas. Downing. Indianapolis, Ind., secy.; 
h- j, J. W. "Lasnrange. treas. - 

'A ,(kBNDALLVTLLB. IND.— Noble County Fair. 
jj sept. 24 to IS. O. F. Johaatou, pres.; G. F. 
■ ' iOaxasaar, MC7. -i*- ■ 



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 Agn- 

- "cultural -Society. Sept.- 11 to 14. J. Vene 

Dorland. La Porte. Ind.. secy. " 

LAWRBNCBBURG, IND. — Lawrenceburg ' 

Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 25. Wm. H. 

O'Brien, Lawrenceburg; Ind.: Victor Ohr- 

tinc, Lawrenceburg, Ind.; H. L. Nowlln, 

Outlford. 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. Ketfer, pres.; H. F. McMahan. 

secy. 
LINTON, IND.— Greene County Fair. Sept. 

17 to 21. - - .-.-..... 

MARENGO, IND.— Crawford County Fair. 

Sept. 3 to 7. J. E. Feltzer, pres.; Sherman 

W. Stewart, secy. 
NEW ALBANY, IND.— Floyd County Live 

Stock and Driving Association. Aug. 20 to - 

25.' George- W.Strack, pfes.; Louis Strack, 

secy.; Edward Sloemer, treas.; Henry W. 

Fawcett. mgr. .- 

NBWBERN, IND.— Free Fair. Aug. 21 to 23. 
NEW CARLISLE, IND— St. Joseph County 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to "a. L. C. 

Egbert, pres.; A. H. Compton, secy. 

NEW HARMONY/ IND.— Posey County Agrf- 
cultural Society. Aug. 22 to 25, 1900.. Alfred 
Rlbeyre, New Harmony, Ind., pres.; Henry 
Bailey, Now Harmony, Ind.. vice pres.; 
'W. W. Robb, New Harmony, Ind., treas.; 
.'Geo. C. Taylor. New Harmony. Ind., mgr.; 
"Geo. C. Taylor. New Harmony. Ind.. secy. 
NHWPORT, IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. E. 
S. Aikman, secy. 

- NEWTON, IND.— Fountain Count}- Fair. Aug. 

30 and 3L Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace 

Gray, secy. 
"NORRISTOWN. IND.^Sbcth Annual Grange 

Fair of Shelby County. Sept. 12 to 14. 

William M. Diewert, pres.: John Douglas, 

treas.; W. S. Stover, secy. 
OAKLAND CITY, INU.— Uibson County Fair. 

Aug. 27 to 31. R. B. Richardson, pres.; W. 

R. Harris, secy. 
POPLAR GROVE, IND.— Howard County 

-Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. "Luther McDowell, pres.; 

A. D. Wood, secy. 
PORTLAND, IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept. 

24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 

secy. _ . 

PRINCETON, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Sept. 3 to 8. S. H. Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 

Strain, secy. _ 

REMINGTON. IND.— Jasper County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 31. Christian Hehster. pres.; 

Jasper Guy, secy. 
HICHMOND, ; IND.— Wayne County Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 28. ' W; W. Zimmerman, pres. : 

Joe Stevenson, secy. _ . - - ... 
RILEY, IND.— Vigo County Fair. Sept. 3 to 

ttOCHESTER. IND.— The Fulton County Ag- 
ricultural and Mechanical Association. 
Sept.- 12 to 15. N. A. McCluhg, pres.; J. 
Dawson, treas.: F. F. Moore, secy. 

RUSHVILLE, IND.— The Rush. County Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 3L - R. N. Hinoh- 
man, pres.; W.E. King, secy.; A. B. Hinch- 
man. treas- ' 

SALEM. IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. E. W. MenauKh, secy. 

SHELBYVILLE. IND. — Shelby County Joint 
Stock Agricultural Association. Sept. 4 to 
8. 1900. Sidney Conger. Flat Rock Island. 

• pres.; Geo. H. Dunn. Shelbyville, treas.; C. 
E. AmedVn. Rheibyville. secy. 

SPRDNICA, IND.— Brown County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 15. 

BWAYZEE. IND.— The. Swayzee ^Tri-Counly 
Agricultural Association. Ane. 14 to 17. 1900. 
Wm. Hartley, pres.: E. C. King. secy. 

TERRE HAUTE. IND.— Vico County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. I jams, pres.; Chas. »*. 
Duffin, secy. 

TD?TON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 10 
to 14. Jas. N. Waugh, pres.; B. F. Ram- 
sey, Becy. ... 

VALPARAISO, IND.— Porter County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. J. W. Halladay, 
Valparaiso. Ind., secy. 

VINCENNES, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
13. M. J. Nibiack, pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulks. treas. 

WINCHESTER. IND.— Third Annual Greet- 

- ing. Aug. 20 to 24. A. C. Green, pres.; 
Perry Leavell, secy. 

IOWA. 

AFTON, IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

AL>EL, IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to 
2i: J. H. Dwight, secy. 

A.KJONA, IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. C. A. Lewis. 
Algona. la., pres.; E. P. Keith, Algona, la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey, Algona. la., treas.; 
G. F. Peek. Algona. la., secy. 
: ALLISON. IA.— Butler County Pair. Sept. 
11 to 13. L. J. Rogers, secy. 

AL.TA, IA.— Buena Vista County Fair. Aug. 
22 to 24. C. E. Cameron, secy. 

ARLINGTON, IA.— The Arlington Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. L. J. 
Palmer, secy. 

ATLANTIC. IA.— Agricultural Society of Oasa 
County. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. C. R. Hunt. 
Atlantic, la., pres.: J. B. James. Atlantic, 
la., vice pres.; S. Straight, Atlantic, la., 
~<»r. : F^, H-- .CroroWn. Atlantic. la., trasa. 

AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. M to 2L G. W. Hoover, 
pres.'; R. -C. Spencer, secy.; H. W. Wilson, 
*p«aa. 

AVOOA. IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Aosoclation of Avaco, la. SepL 11 to 14. 
1900. G. Drederlck. Avoca. ni.. pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel. Avoca. la., vice pres.: J. H. 
Jenk>, Avoca, la., treas.; Board of Direc- 
tors, nigra.; Roacoe Barton. Avoca, la., 
•ecy; 



bEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fair. "Sept. 

U to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 
'BELLE PLAIN, IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept. U to 14, 1900. Sally Wer- 
theim. Belle Plaine, la., pres.; L. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plaine, la., treas.; C. Washburn, Belle 
- Plaine. la., secy. 

BLOOMFIELD, IA.— Agricultural Society ol 
Davis Couciy. Sept. 11 to 14. D. O. Harris, 
pres.; J. C. Browhard, secy.; J. R. Sheaf - 
fer, treas. 
BRITT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 
Sept. U to 13. John Hammill, secy. 

BUFFALO CENTER. 1A_— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 
CARROLL, IA. — Carroll Fair and Driving 
. Park Association. Sept. 10 to 13. Wm. 

Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. Selzer, secy.; J. P. 

Hess, treas. 
CASCADE, IA.— Dubuque County Fair and 

Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. John 

H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin, treas.; J. 

M. Hayes, secy. 
CENTER VILLE, IA. — Appanoose County 

Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. R. M. Hicks, 

pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas. ;H.Av Russell, 

secy. '■ .' 

CENTRAL' CITY, IA.^-Wapsie Valley Fair 

Association. Sept. 11 to 14. P. O. Clark, 

secy. 
CHARLES CITY. IA.— Floyd County Fair. 

Sept. U to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 
CHARITON, IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept. 

20 to 28. Wm. Housholder, secy. 
CLARION, IOWA.— Wright County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. W. C. 

Brown, Clarion. Iowa, secy. 
CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14, 1900. - Hon. G. D. .McDaid, pres.; 

C. D. May, treas.; C. L. Root, secy. 
COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA.— Columbus Dis^ 

trict Fair Association. Aug. 28 to 3L O. 

P. Wilcoz, pres.; R. S. Johnson, "secy." 
■ CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 

Sept.. 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.;' J. M. 
"De Vore, secy. 
CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 

24 to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. 
CRESCO, IA.— Howard County Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. James McAr- 

thur, Cresco, la., pres.; G. R. Story, Cresco, 
la.,- treas:; Jas. McArthur, Cresco, .Ia-V 
mgr.;. A. C. Campbell. Cresco, la., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. 27 
to 31. n. H. Van Houten. Des Mnines. Ia.;- 
secy.; R. J. Johnson, Humboit, la., pres.; 
G. D. Ellyson, DesMoines, la.-, treas.- 

DE WITT, IA. — Clinton County Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
" Harrington, secy. • -' 

DQNNELLSON, IA.— Lee County Fair. AUg. 
29 to 31. -D. McCulloch, pres.^E. P. Arm- 
knecht, secy.: R. T. Ketcham."treaia. 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Fair. Aug. 20to'25. C. T.' 
Hancock, secy. 

ELDON, IA.— Big Four - Fair Association.. 
Sept. 4 to 7. N. -F. Reed, pres.; ; D. A. Jay,, 
vice pres.;- H." R. Boker, secy.; M. Hulis, 
treas. 

ELDORA, IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7,-1900." Robert Smith, 
pres:; W. A. Doron. secy. ; E. D. Robb, 
treas. 

ELKADER, IA.— Elkader Fair and Wack As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. Joseph 
Lamm, Elkader, la., pres.; P. J. Cain, El- 
kader. la., vice pres.; Chas. Johnsen. Elka- 
der, la., treas.; J. D. Bronrnson. EHudor. 
la., ma-r. and secy. 

EMMETSBURG, IA.— Palo Alto County Fair. 
Sept 12 to 14. H. C. Sbadbolt, pres. ; J. C. 
Bennett secy.; M. L.' Brown, treas. 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct -2 to 5. J; J. Klopp, 
secy. 

FAIRFAX, U ■ Unn County Fair. .Aug. 21 
to 24. H. V #hank. secy. 

FAIRFIELD, IA.— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sept 11 to 13. John R. McEldtrry, secy. 

FOREST CirY, IA.— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13, 
1900. P. O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor. treaB. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton. treas.; J. E. Brooke, 
secy. 

GRUNDY CENTER. IA.— Grundy Center 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. E. S. Ensing, secy. 

GUTHRIE' CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 
Fair. Sept 11 to 13. A. H. Grissell. secy. 

HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. D. C. Mallory, secy. 

HARLAN. IA.— Shelby County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. W. E. Coooer. secy. ■ 

HOLSTEIN. IA.— Holstein Dist Agricultural 
Society. Sept 3 to 6. J. C. Kuchel. pres.; 
T; Indorf, treas.: W. F. Hutton. secy. 

HUMBOLDT, IA. — Humboldt County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, s.ecy. 

INDEPENDENCE. IA. — Buchanan County 
Fair. Sept.- 4 to 6. 



INDIANOLA. Ik.— Warren tiounty Fair. Sept 
18 to 2L E. B. Dowell, secy. 

IOWA CITY, IA.— 'Johnson County Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 6. - 

KEOSAUQUA, IA.— Van Buren County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

LA PORTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Hus- 
man, pres.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Con- 
ger, secy. 

LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. Sept 
4 to 7. G. A. Samonis, pres.; J. R. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgman, treas. 

LINEVmLE, IA— Lineville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. T. J. Lovetf, secy. 

MALCOM, IA.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. James 
Novak, secy. 

MALVERN, IA— Mills County Fair. -Sept. U 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MANCHESTER, IA.— Delavan County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. A. S. 
Coon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor, Oneida,- la., vice pres.: L. J. .Gates, 
Manchester. la., treas.; E. J. Conger. Man- 
chester., la., secy. . .. . 

MAPLETON, IA.— Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 4 to 6.' F. Griffin, pres.; C ' 
Quick, treas.; J. E. .'frrsse. secy. 

MA'QUOKETA, IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept. "4 to 7. Adam Ringlep, secy. 

MARCUS, IA.— Cherokee County Fair. Sept.' 
12 to 14. H. B. Robeson, secy. 

MARENGO, IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept: 
3 to 6." F. B. Colson, secy. ■■■_-•- 

MECHAN1CSV1LLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. •. 
25 to 28. A. F. Fairchiid, secy. ., . 

MILTON, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to'2L '" 
E. "O. Syphers, secy. ''*".-".; 

MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 
Fair. Date not fixed. 

MORRISON, IA:— Whiteside County Central - 
Agricultural Fair. • Sept 4 to 7. • 4 " ■""- 

M'l. AVR, IA.— Ringgold County Fair. 'Sept 
4.to.7. Thbs. Campbell,. secy. 

MT. PLEASANT, 1A-— Henry County Agri- 
cultural Association.. Sepf. 4 to 7, . J. -W. 
Palm," pres:; W. D^ WoftSingto'a,. treas. ; 
W. H. Virden, secy.; J. "D". Dugdale, privi- 
lege mgr. -.--■—.;..-. 

NASHUA. I A.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. ■ C. 
H- Bander, secy. 

NEVADA,. IA.— Story County Fair.. Oct. 2 to- 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW HAMPTON, IA.— Chickasaw County. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. H..H. ;■ 
Bailey, pres.; Paul Brorby, secy.; W. L. 
Turner, treas. - \ 

NEW SHARON. IA— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 13. ' 
J.. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.;. 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. . \ 

NEWTON; IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 
Society. "Sept 10 to 13. H. '.\ Parsons.X 
pres. ; C. Greibling, treas. ; H. ' «-. Kort, 
.secy. - - 




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O&Dttto, tA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14, 1300. F; -M."Lorenxen, 
Ogdea. la., pres.; Mc P. Bass, OgdeD, la., 
vice pres.; G. R. Suober, Ogden, la., Ueas.; 
Ei. H. Graves, Ogden, la., secy. 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE, ' IA.— Mitchell County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 5 to 7. Byron Lei^liton, 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. Sweeuey, 
treas. 

OSKALOOSA. IA.— Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7, 1SW. V. A. rlnu.s, 
pres.; C. E. Lofland, treas.; C. E. Mourue, 
secy. 

PELLA, IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Cbas. Porter, secy. 

PEKRY, IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiab Petty, secy. 

RED OAK. IA.— Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 28. Wm. Thomas, pres.; D. B. 
Gum, secy. 

RHODES, IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wate 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.; H. M. Weeks, secy. 

ROCK- VALiLEY, IA. — Rock Valley District 
Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. Jas. Waipole. secy. 

SA3ULA. IA;— Carroll County Fair. Aug. 21 
to 24. • • 

SEYMOUR. IA.— District Fair. Sept 10 to 14. 
R: E.' Lowry, secy. 

SHELDON. IA.—Dlstr:ct Fair. Sept. 12. to 14. 

SIBLEY, IA.— Osceola County Fair. Septem- 
ber. H: E. Scott, secy. 

STRAWBERRY POUnT. IA.— Straw harry 
Point District Fair Association. Sept. 18 
to 21. Ira L. Cole, pres.; H. W. Sooliftlrl. 
secy.; G. H. Scofield, treas. 

Sl'THEKLAND, IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 

TIKiON, IA.— Tipton Fair Association. Aujj. 
21 -to 24, 1900. F. H. Milligan, Tipton, ia. 
pies.; John T. Moflit. Tipton, la., vice pres . 
L.- J.-Rowell, Tipton,. Ia., treas.; H. Pratt, 
Tipton, la., secy. 

TOLEDO, IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin, pres.; A. G.. 
Smith, secy.: H. G. Shanklin, treas. 

1RAER, IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 

7. J. H. Nawerth, secy. ' 

ViCToK, IA. — Victor Uistrlct Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
ores.; D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Schulte, secy.: John Steffy, treas. 

VINTON. IA.— The Benton Oouutj Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, !900. Watt 
Guascn, pres.; J. B. F. Uunten, vice pres.; 
G. D. McBIroy, treas.: J. E. Marietta, secy. 

WAPELLO, IA.— Louisa County Agricultural 
Society. ' Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. M. J. DeiM. 
Wapelta, la., pres.; John G. Keck, Wapella 
la., aeoy. 

WA.UKON. IA.— Allamakee Count; Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. H Op- 
ter, Waukon, la., pres.: P. S. Narum. i'.'au- 
kon, la., vice pres.; T. J. Kelleher. Wjukon, 
la.-. ' trees. ; Carl M. Beeman. Waunoo. la., 
mgr. and secy. »,. 

WEBSTER CITY, IA.— County Fair. Aug. H* 
to 17. F. E. Wilson, pres.; W. B. Kearns, 
'•. treas.: W. G. Bonner, secy. ■ 

WKST LIBERTY, IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST POINT. IA.— West Point IMsirlct Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 21 to ■■.* i900. Wm. 
R. Tlmpe, Ft. Madison, la.. "A.-.S.; Herman 
Lotunan,' West Point, la., %!<• pres.; John 
WalUaaper, West Point, la . «ecy. ; Henry 
Junoan. W«rt Point, la., trosi.. 

WEST UNION, i A. --Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4- to 7. F-->nl. Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept. 17 
to 20. T. O. Lei»f, Becy. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C. Rock, Secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION, IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. 18, to 20. W. D. Harris, . 
secy. 

WINFIELD, IA.— Eastern Iowa District Fair. 
Aug. 14 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

WINTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

. KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to 0. M. F. Phillips, icgr. 

BUKUKN; KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Henderson, 
secy. 

8UKLINGAMB, r KAS.— The Osage County 
Fair Association. Sept. -4 to 7. Chas. Ly- 
ons, pres. ; H. D. Shepard, treas. ; c 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON, KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet, 
pres. ; S. D. Woaver, treas. ; J. E. Wood- 
ford, secy. . . 

CHANUTE. KAS <3banute Fair. Park and 
Driving Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. E. 
Timpane. Chanute. Kas., secy. 

CLAY CENTER. KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Associat.on. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 
Fa r. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

EL DORADO, KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Robison, 
pres.; Seth Frailer, treas.; Alvah Sbelden, 
: ■:' secy. 

FRANKFORT. KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- . 
elation. Sept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg, secy. 

FREDONIA, KAS.— Fredonla Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 24. J. T. Cooper, 
Fredonla, Kas., secy. 

GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Association. D. A. Minis, secy. 

GARNET. KAS— Anderson County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 12 to IB. C. H. Rice, Gar- " 
net, Kas.. eery. . 

HTAWATHA, KAN.— Th» Brown County Fair 
Association, Sept. 6 to T G. T. Jooneon, 
pres., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer, secy., 
Hiawatha, -Kan. 

HOLTON, KAN.— Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 

8. B; McGrew, secy. 



IOLA, KAS.— Alien County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 10 to 13. Lew Horville, pres.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.; C. it. Wheaton, secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NhJWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. ' 
D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

NORTON, KAN.— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. L. Miller, secy.; 
M. F. Garrity, pres. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Thir- 
ty-sixth Annual Fair. Sept. 4 to •'. Edwin 
Snyder, ser.y. 

OTTAWA. KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQues- 
ten, Ottawa, Kas., secy. 

AAOLA, K/N.— Miami County Agricultural 
an'd Mer-tiiinical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. 
C. F. rseii&on. pres.: J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. P. Trickett, secy. 

RILEY. KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
Society.' Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. 

FAL1NA, KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, ' 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

ST. JOHN, KAN.— First Annual Stafford 
County Fair. Last week in August. 

STOCKTON, KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. David B. Smyth, 
secy. 

TRIBUNE. KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy. 

WICHITA. KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KENTUCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA, KY.— Campbell County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright, secy. 

BARBOUKVILLK. KY.— Knot County Fair 
Association. Sett. 5 to 7, 1900. J. S. Millen, 
pres.; T. R. Barnen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
secy. 

BARDSTOWN, K Y.— Nelson bounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sep). 4 to 8. 1900. Ben Johnson, 
Bardstown, Ky.. pres.; I. B. Bowles, Bards- 
town. Ky.. *er* 

BOWLING GREEN. KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

BROllHEAD, KY. -Rock Castle County Fair 
Association. Aug. 29 to, 31. J. Thomas 
Cherry, pres.; E. E. Prothero. treas.: J. W. 
Tate. spry. 

BUCKNER. KY.— Fair. Aug. 22 to 24. Chas. 
W. Smith; secy. 

ELI55ABETHTOWN, KY.— Hardin County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 34. James A. Kinkead, 

EWING. KY.— -The Ewing Fair Co. Sept. S 
to 8. 1900. C.W. Williams. Peed, Ky., pres.: 
J. G. Collins. Ewing, Ky., treas.; S. H. 

FERN CREEK, KY.— Xew Fern Creek Fair. 

Afg 14 to 17. H. P. Stivers, secy. 
FI.ORENCE. KY.— Fifth Annual Fair of the 

North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 

Aue-. 29 to Sept. 1. 1900. B. F. McGlasson. 

Ludlow. Ky.. pres.: E. H. Biankenbecker. 

Florence. Ky.. vice pres.: R. .1. Perry, In- 
dependence. Ky.. secy.; J, M. Lassing, Bur- 
lington, Ky., treas. 
GERMANTOWN, KY.— Germantown Fair 

Co. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. S. W. Bradford. 

Brookeville, Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 

J. E. Mollon. treas. 
GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 

Carter, secy. 
GU1HKIE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 

Snadon, secy. 
HARTFORD. KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct. 

4 to 7. S. K. Cox, treas. 
HENDERSON. KY.— Great Tri-County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob Zimbro, Jr., secy. 
HOi-KINSVILLE, KY.— Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

to 30. 
HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 
HUSTONV1LLE. KY.— Colored Fair. Aug. 15 

to 17. Geo. Bailey, pres.; Tinsley Brown, 

stey. 
LA GRANGE, KY.— Fair. Aug. 23 to 25. 
LAWHBNCBBBRG, KY.— Lawrenceburg Fair 

Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 1300. W. T. 

Bond, Lawrenceburg, Ky., pres.; L. W. M. 

Kee. Lawrenceburg, Ky., v<oe pres.; Monroe 

Walker. Lawrenceburg. Ky., treas.; G. G. 

Speer. Lawrenceburg. Ky.. secy. 
LKUANON, KY.— Fair. Aug. 27 to 30. 
LEXINGTON, KY.— Lexington Horse Show, 

f'air and Carnival. Aug. 13 to 13. S. T. 

Harlison, pres.; E. W. Shanklin, secy.; W. 

F. Warren, treas. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Fern Creek Fair. Aug. 

14 to 17. 
,» • -l'"RT. KV, -The Robertson County 

Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy. 
OWENSBOKO. KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 

22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle. »«cv. 
OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 

26 to 29. E. Bambridge, secy. 
PADUCAH, KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association. Oct. 9 to 12. Geo. 

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-•■"t.ryVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
SHEPHERSVILLE, KY.— Bullitt County 

Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 
SPRINGFIELD. KY.— Fair. Aug. 29 to Sep. 1. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 

Oct. -9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 
ANDOVER, ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 
• Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. Or Huse, secy. 
BANGOR, ME.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. T. O. 

Deal, pres.; E. L. Sterns, , secy. - 
BELFAST, ME.— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 

18 and 19. 
BETHEL. MR.— Riverside Fair- Sent. 11 to 13. 
BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 

25 to 27. 
CHERRYFIELD. ME.— West Washington 

Fair. Sept. H to. 13. 
CORNISH, ME.— O. V. U. Agricultural As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 23. R. G. Peare, 
Sres.; O. B. Churchill, N. ParsonOeld, 
le.. treas.; H.L. Merrill, E. Parsonfleld, 

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DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

DURHAM, ME.— Agriculutral Society. Sept. 
10 to 14. Rufus Parker, pres. ; S. S. Parker, 
treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Pittston Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood, secy. 

EXlj/TEK, ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 2* to 27, 1900. B. P. Huo- 
bard. Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, Ex- 
eter. Me., secy. 

FREYBURG, ME— West Oxford Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

GKAV CORNER, ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 30. B. T. Skiilinger, pres.; - 
J. W. Stevens, secy.; J. W. Stevens, treas. 

HANCOCK. ME.— Hancock County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J. M. 
Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 
Orin Ross, secy. 

HARTLAND, MK.— East Somerset Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. 

LEWISTON. ME.— The Maine State Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. G. H. Clark, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME.-The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickert, secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. M. C. 
Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres. ; T. L. 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

New FIELD, ME. — Ramschackle Fair. W. 
H. Straw, pres. : G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK, ME.— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secv. 

PEMBROKE. ME.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, -secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 13 anl July 4. 
C. W. Carr. Strong, Me., pres. : Sumner H. 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 

PRESQUE ISLE, ME.— Nj Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlin. So. Presque 
i«lo. Ms . aP r.T T 

READFIELD, ME.— Kennebec County Fair. 
Sfot. 11 to 13. ' 

RICHMOND CORNER. ME.— Farmers' Club 
Fair. Sept. 25. * 

SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F. Achorn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, secy. 

SOUTH PARIS. ME.— Oxford County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

SOUTH WINDSOR. ME.— South Kennebec 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass, 
Chelsea, Me., secy 

TOPSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 
Royrr, seey. 

UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. -E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; II. W. Grinnell, treas.; 
Geo. C. Hawes. secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.— New . Glouces- 
ter-Danville Fair. Sept. 23 and 26. 
WEST CUMBERLAND. ME.— Farmers" Club 
Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 

WEST FARMINGTON, ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 

' secy.' 

MARYLAND 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Agricultural Fair and 
Fall Meeting. Sept. 11 to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 
secy. 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

EASTON, MD.— Talbot County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. Dr. Charles 
Lowndes, Easton, Md., pres.; Edward Wor- 
dall. Royal Oak, Md., vice pres. ; Jos. B. 
K«rrirtetnn. Eafftwi. Mrl.. SPCT.-trm*. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 
Fair: Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. 
Frederick City. wci. 

HAGERSTOWN. MD.— Hugerstown Fair. Oct. 
16 to 19. John L. Cost, supt. 

ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery County 
Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. John E. Numeaste, 
Nerbeok. Md. 

TIMONIUM. MD.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 8. A. P. 
Snanklin, secy. 



TOLCHESTER BEACH, MD.— Kent andfl 
Queen Anne's Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. EM 
Noiand, secy. M 

TOWNSON, MD.— Agricultural Fair. Sept. & 
to 8. Geo. W. Yellot, pres.; Alex. McCor-E 
mick, vice pres.; James P. Reese, treas.;!! 
A. P. Shanklin, secy. 1* 

UPPER MARLBORO, MD.^Southern Mary-Si if«I 
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Fa,r. Sept. 27 to 29. 1 **' 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural! am 
Society. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman,! 11 
Montague, Mass.: T. R. Hill, secy. a-' i§S 

ATHOL. MASS.— Wooster Northwest Fair. 8 
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BARNSTABLE, MASS.— Barnstable FairJf W 
Aug. 28 to 30. |L i 

BARRE. MASS.— Worcester County West Ag-tft JRI 
ricuitural Society. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900. !f SSl 
Austin F. Adams, Barre Plains, Mass., 14 
pres.; Jesse Allen. Oalchexn, Mass.. vies if 
pres.; Charles N. Follansby. Barre. Mesa.,}! 
treas.; Matthew Walker. Barre. Mass., eeer.jf '. 

BLANFORD, MASS.— Union Fair. Sept. 12l| : 
to 14. -t, , . !j|. 

BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Plymouth Fair. ]3 : 
Sept. 12 to 14. ]| 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural « 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- iff 
Inson. Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grov«r.,i 
Brockton. Mass., vice pros.; E. M. Thomp-'S 
son. Brockton, Mass., treas.; Baalia San-<£ 
ford. Brockton, Mass., secy. Ia 

CHARLEMONT, MASS.— Durfield Fair. Sept.il 
13 and 14. W. 

CLINTON. MASS.— The Worcester East AgJI 
ricuitural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. 1900. Col.,! 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass.. pres.; ,1 
Warren Goodale. Clinton. Mass.. vice pree.;jf-. 
Hon. Lucius Field. Clinton. Mass.. treas.; >§ 
O. L. Stone. Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. A. If 
Kllbourn. South Lancaster, Mass.. secy. ii 

CUMMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. i ! 
25 and 2G. IS 

DANVERS. MASS.— Middlesex East Agrlcul- I 
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"lEAT BARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonic 
?air. Sept. '26 and 27. 

tEENFIELD, MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 

|?» i :, t 9 and 20 - - 

I S J .'i . ? INGHAM, MASS.— Hingham Agricultural 

If ; > 'tud Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 

It ? hr'- 900 - Ebea J* RlPley. Hingham Centre, 

§"■■•'£ wes.;; Hon. John D. Long, Washington. D. 

v 'v.pj., vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, Hingham 

*"' ?| s3emtre, treas-; EbedL. Ripley, Bingham 

; i Centre, mgr.: William H. Thomas, Hmg- 

l-i-'Ji pan. Mass.. secy. 

] '; OWIEI^L. MASS.— Middlesex North Agrlcul- 
j v'.jairal Society^ Sept. 13 to 15, 1900. Henry 

,?1 



S3. Ferham, Chelmsford, Mass., pres.; Geo. 

a. Coburn, Lowell, Mass., seevy.; S. Drew- 

i.; E.;. J. Noyes. 



, 3f ft-**- wiDum, u>weu, 
*i!. ; ijiHt, Lowell, Mass.. 
/A''* J- Lowell, Mass., msr. 

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I ^ -,..;, ^MRSHFIBLD. 
!; i-lWSept 19 to ZL 
. i JUlf IDDLEFIELD, 
V-tSept. 5 and 6. 



MASS.— Marshfield Fait. 



MASS. Highland Fair. 



':, Sjij'JlDDI^ESEX, MASS.— East Middlesex Agrl- 
j^iliScuItural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 
i :;f.jANTUCKET,. MASS.— Nantucket Agricul- 
'I Natural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Joseph A. 

H'-j.j'jJaohnson, pres.: J. F. Murphy, secy. 

J.V.. tBWBDRTPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 

f s^-'jTicultural Fair. 

&■* /: k *3RTH ADAMS, MASS.— Hcosac Valley Fair. 

JT"! Z.|3ept. 4 to 6. 

p-zl^ijRTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 

fe^jJlin Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 

'■Li %3RTH ATT1.EBORO. MASS.— North Attle- 

.'"I i?;ooro Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
A T? JfCFORD, MASS.— Oxford Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. 
*. ■■? ; -jjALMER. MASS. — Eastern Hampton Agricui- 
i.ij^fural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. F. D. Bar- 
fti |! .-'ton. secy. 

!t t;.Jp3ABODY. MASS.— Essex Agricultural Soel- 
'i C-retT- Sept. 18 to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamilton. 
i tf t i«ass.; pres.; J. M. Danforth, Lynnfleld 
, a C.% Center, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 
£f ! 'SXTTSFIELD. MASS.— Berkshire Agrteultu- 
ijfcf-iisTal Society. Sept. 11 to 13. Martin T. 
I.. * ' , Coleman, Richmond, Mass., pres.; Charles 
KV Z'rf*- Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 
l.i^iif). FRAMINGHAM. MASS.— South Middlesex 
i» ' ' -, i-*Fair. Sept. 18 and 19. 

i/.lcJpUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
"* kK'Z Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27 
>*i* Pr to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. Secy. 
fii * - j^PBNCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept. 20 

1 * afFuRBHIDGE. MASS. — South Worcester 
k- ■* j: \- Fair. Sept. 13 and 14. 
&■ ' '.feAuNTON. MASS.— Bristol County Agricui- 
P-y,=rltttaial Society. Sept. 18 to a. 1900; Edward 
I?* i^ 'Sh. Temple, Taunton, Mass., pres.; Horatio 
P'XJ fH. Hall, Taunton, Mass.. vice pres.; E. 
j r < -j(t Clarence Holt, Taunton, Mass., treas.; Ger- 
"'""" " iiitrude Williams'. Taunton* Mass., secy. 

i:,BEMPLETON. MASS.— Tempieton Grange 
] Cattle Show and: Fair. .-Sept. 14. J. A. 



|)*t f ik Braithwaite, secy. 



'IJUjEH 

!*f fit* 

Up ]C 8 

Ik ^'VORCESTEK, MASS.— Worcester Agricul- 
i rural Society. Sept. 3 to 5. J. Hogg, pres- ; 
rB'iWii. J. Wheeler, secy. 

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WXBKIDGE, MASS.— Blackstone Valley Fair. 

SSept U and 12. 
ii^EST TISBURY, MASS.— Vineyard Fair. 
.M'tgSept. IS and 19. 
*:■ -iirnDnr'OTii'b m 



secy. 
MICHIGAN. 



m-viicDRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
' - ' -'-' sociation. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 



Tf:;j ALBION, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
£.;. i* Park Association. 



Sept. 25 to 28. J. Frank 
•Twenty-third Annual Fair. 



Ef- 2?Church, secy. 
j &LPENA, MiCH. ...„.,„....„ 

E*: & *; «C Alpena County Agricultural Association, 
i* S <• I Sept. 19 to 21. Walter Gavagan, pres.; G. 
K'fc^laV. Waldron, secy. 

K-f^lUNN ARBOR. MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
9f\ ;; Igsociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbe.l, 
Pi . iYpsilanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel, secy. 
~<t> : . TRMADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural jo- . 
•5 "..Itciety. Oct. 3 to S. John McKay, Romeo, 
t.- 5 Mich., pres.; R.' V. Edwards. Armada, 
J. ' i.Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman, Armada, 
I C; t1, :5 Mich., secy. 

■»'*, JAD AXE. MICH.— Huron County Agricul- 
WS-Jtural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. John Hunt, 
FV«i -rvirona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
a secy.; G. E. Thompson, treas. 
tANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroit Fair Compa- 



-RIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 



MICH. — Tuscola County Farmers" 



f pi' •asecy.; G. E. Thompson, treas. 
J* jlANCROFT. MICH.— Bancroit J 
J I-. Vny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
•it- ! J Sherman, treas.: F. I. Wixom. secy. 
•"Tltt 1,-RIGHTON, MICH.— r " - - - • — 
T-f\ Iberg & Case, mgrs. 
itii-JfARO, MICH.— Tusc< 
ELVi: 'J* Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. F. B. Rahsford, set:y 
15«,' CALEDONIA. MICH.— Caledonia Union Fair 

t"" • ■ ' j Association. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. McCrodan, 
: ipres.; Charles H. Klnsey. secy.; D. P. 
■ v «~ • '$Kale, treas. 

•;ASS CITV, JilCH.— Tuscola, Huron and 
1 Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. 
: ?Henry Dodge, Elmwood, Mich., pros.; Wm. 
u '- Campbell. Cass City. Mich., tress.: A. N. 



5*L sA "- 



r :fil| r^ARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agn- 
[rr * ^cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
itt i 'jleT. pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
*f $■ '?A- Perry, secy. 

til 'SSCANABA, MICH.— Delta County Fair. 

5* f«Aug. 21 to 23. E. M. St. Jacques, pres.; 

t i] 'a J. S. Doherty. rice pres.; A. J. Valentine, 

!*«, i^treas.; I^w. A. Cotes, secy. 

H| jaLINT, MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 

"I JSociety's Fair. «ct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 

,-Kj| Jstewart, pres.; E. H. Rankin, jr., secy. 

£ 43 :e>WLBRVILLE, MICH.— Powlervflle Agri- 

K'PS' .-fcnltural Society. Oct. 2 to S. 1900. C. L. 

E .fill JGordon. Fowlervflle. Mich., pres.; D. C 

' -fi'A ivCarr. Fowlerrllle. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn, 



f'»'; -.ill 
S^t 5RAND_ RAPIDS, _ MICH.— The Michigan 



•FowlervlHe. MldK. treas. 
?RAND RAPHJS, MICI 
, : -State Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. M. P. An- 
, :4 ,fderson, pres.; I. H. Butterneld,-secy. 
(*,*& t «ART. MICH.— The Oceana County Agricul- 
CS| :i j tural Society Fair. . Sept. U to 14. J. R. 
"i V SButler. secy. 
'■ 'I if CASTINGS, MICH.— Barry County Asrlcul- 
• yj 'Rural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12." C. L. 
._ ' ' ."Beamer, eecy. 
M . llrLLSDALB, MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 
13 to 5, C. W. T«rwilli«;er, secy. 



HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker, pres.; L. "T. Kanters, ' 
secy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

IMLAY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
kin, Imlay City, Mich., . pres. ; Dr. G. W. ' 
Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
burg, Imlay City. Mich., seoy. 

IONIA. MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treaa.; E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

IBONWOOU, MICH.— O. S. Firemen's' Tour- 
nament and Gayebic County Fair. Sept. 

13 10 15. C. E. Hook, secy. 

. JACKSON, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. 
MANISTEE, MICH.— Western District Fair 
Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Geo. W. Swigert, 
secy. 

MARSHALL, MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
Bante Creel. Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 

M&RQUETTE, MIOH.— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. 
E. B. Paimer, Marquette, Mich., pres.; M. 
K. Asire, MarQUette, Mich., secy.; C. H. 
Call, Marquette, Mich., treas. 

MIDLAND, MICH.— Midland County. Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 3 to 5. Jas. G. Culvei, 
secy. 

MILKORD, MICH— Milford Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 
Fieldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas. 

MUSKKUON, MICH. — Muskegon County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, secy. 

PL i MOUTH. MICH.— Fair. Sept IS to 21. 

PONTIAC, MICH.— Forty-eighth Fair of the 
Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burcu, 
■ecy. 

Si. JOHNS, MICH. — Clinton - County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 1L 
E. J. Cam, secy. - - 

VASSAR. MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. R. S. Weaver, Watronsville, 
Mich., secy. 

YALB^ MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober 1. 

MINNESOTA. 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept. 26 to 28. T. V. 
Knatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
W. Barlow, treas. 

AITKIN, MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultu- 
ral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept. 

14 and IS. J. S. Campbell, pres.; T. P. 
McQuillin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 

BIRD ISLAND. MINN.— Reuville County 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. H. H. Goke, secy. 

CHASKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Grelner, 
pres.; F. G. Linenfelser, treaa.; T. Craven, 

CANBY, MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
.Fair. Dates undecided. 

CDRRIE, MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 4 and S. W. H. Mellen, 
pros.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; . N. Currie, 
■•ey. 

FAXRMOIJNT, MINN.— Martin County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 10 to 12. J. G. 
Mitchell, pres.; Cecil' Sharps, treas.; Edwin 
Wade. -secy. 

GARDEN CITY, MINN.— Blue Earth County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. W. H. 
Over, pres.; E. W. Parker, treas.; S. M. 
Dickinson, Becy. 

HAMLINE, MINN.— Minnesota State Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 3 u> 8. 1800. John 
Cooper, St. Cloud", Minn., pres.; F. J. Wil- 
cox, Northneld, Minn., treas.; E. W. Ran- 
dall, Hamline, Minn., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, MINN.— M-cl^eod County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. Sam 
W. Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
A, Tames, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
A. Rltter, Hutchinson. Minn., treaa.; L. P. 
Harrington, Hutchinson. Minn. 

KASSSON. MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept. 
11 tn 14 Ansiist R. Aiwlarxon. box 234. aonv. 

MORA, MINN.— Kanobec County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. O. Struble, 
ffr*s.; C. F. Serline, secy.^ G. H. Newbert. 



REDWOOD FALLS, MINN.— Redwccd Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. 
John Cooper, pres. 

ST. PETER, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 12 to" 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
Sackett. treas. 

WINNEBAGO CITY. MHfN. — Farihault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept. 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
ores.: L. C. Stebblns. secy. 

WINONA. MINN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John Rcse, secy.; O. F. Burl ingame, pres. 

WORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

MISSISSIPPI 

VICKSBURG. MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural. Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MISSOTJBI. 

ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 
BUNCETON, MO.— Cooper County Fair. Aug. 

29 to 31. 
CALIFORNIA. MO.— Mainteau County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU. MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

glemann, secy. 
CARROLLTON. MO.— Carroll County Fair 

Association. Aug. 21 to 24, 1900. F. J. 

White. Carrolltonl Mb., pres.: D. D. Betzler, 

Carrollton. treas.; D. D. Thomas, secy. 
CBNTRALIA, MO. -Centralis Fair. Aug. 28 

to 31. 
CHILLICOTHE, MO— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
CREVE COEUR LAKE, MO— St. Louis 

County. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering, 

pres.; Floyd Brooks, secy. 



DEXTER, MO.— The Stoddard County AgTl 

cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 29, 1900. L. P. 

JafferB, secy. 
EDINA, MO.— Kncx County Fair. Aug. 28 

to 31. 
HARRIS, MO.— Sullivan County Fair. Aug. 

20 to 24. 
HARRISONVILLE, MO.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 

24. R. S. Wooldrldge. secy. 
.HUNTSVILLE, MO— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 

A. Bright, pres. ; W. C Malone, vice pres. ; 

R. G. Terrill, treas.; "W. H. Sandison, secy. 
JACKSONVILLE. MO.— Randolph County 

Fair. Aug. 21 to 23. 
KAHOKA, MO.— CUffc County Agricultural 

and Mechanical Association frair. sept 4 to 7 . 

J. W. McDerinott. Sec'y. 
LA PLATA, MO. — Macon County A. A M. As- 
sociation. Aug. 21 to 24. H. S. Sears, pres. ; 

Thos. L. Rubey. treaa.: C. C Wood. secy. 
LEE'S SUMMIT, MO.— Jackson County A. and 

M. Society. Sept. U to 14, 1900. E. S. 

Browning. Lee's Summit, Mo., pres. ; W. H. 

Noland. Lee's Summit, Mo., vice pres.; J. 

C. W'Mte, L>ee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 
Lam'kin, Jr.. Lee's Summit, Mo., secy. 

LIBERTY, MO.— Intertownship Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 21 to 24. C. M. Russell. Har- 
lem, Mo., pres.; T. J. Wornall, treas. ;| C. 
E. Yancey, secy. 

LOCKWOOD, MO.— Dade County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. 

MEMPHIS, MO.- Scotland County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

MILAN, MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long. secy. 

PLATTE CITY. MO.— Platte County A. M. & 
S. Association. Aug. 28 to 31. C. B. Cock- 
rill, pres.; Wm. Forman, secy.; A. R. Jack, 
treaa. 

PRINCETON, MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. Jeff. Burch- 
ett, Princeton, Mo., pres. ; F. R. Aufrlch, 
Princeton, Mo., vice pres. ; Jas. A. Thomp- 
son, Princeton, Mo., treas.; Geo. Sturgeon, 
Princeton, Mo., mgr.; Fred. W. Coon, 
Princeton. Mo., secy. 

ROCKPORT, MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition, Rockport Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John D. Dopf, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Queen City. Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 30. W. A. Dennis, secy. 

ST. CHARLES, MO.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. 
1. W. F. Achelpohe. secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Association. 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Jos. 
A. Murphy, secy. 

TRENTON, MO.— Grundy County Fair. Sept. 
5 to 7. 

TROY, MO-— Lincoln County Fair. Aug. 28 
to 31. Jas. Linahan, secy. 

WASHINGTON, MO.— Franklin County Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. 

MOJSTAKA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treas.; P. O .O'Donneli, 
aacy. 

ZTEBBASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 

D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas. : B. B. Mastick, secy. 

ALBION, NEB.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept. 19 to 21, 1900. H. C. 
Klesler, St. Edward, Neb., pres.; J. O'Nell, 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion, 
Neb., treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb., 
secy. 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. T. A. McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
; man. secy 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Bray ton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BERTRAND, NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct- 2 to 5. .1900. A. J. Sand- 
Strom, pres.; Alf. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
J. Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, trees. 

BROKEN BOW. NEB. — Custer County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. J. O. 
Taylor, Berwyn, Neb., pres.: A. R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Pur- 
cell. Broken Bow. Neb., secy. 

CLAY CENTER, NEB.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Willl»»ns, secy. 

GENEVA, NEB.— Fillmore County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Lee Huston, 
pres.; A. H.- Steven, treas.; F. M. Flory, 
secy. 

HARTINGTON. NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon, 
secy. 

INDIANOLA. NEB.— Red Willow County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. W. A. McCooI. secy. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept 
S to 7, 1900. S. C. Bassett, Gibbon, Neb., 
»■'■■ • w w fnrrmii. Wrownvlll*. Neh.. iwpt, 

MADISON, NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. H. F. Bar- 
Bey, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson, secy. 



OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. .-,;;'•■' 
"RED OL.OUD. NOB.— The Red dottd Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct. 2 to S, 4800. J. 
L. Miller. Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; 8. M. 
OraMii, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pros.-; G. W. 
Dow, Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers, 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 
SEWARD, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug. 

28 to 31. Ernest C. Holland, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD, NEB.— Sarpy County Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Cathsim.isecy. 
STOCKV1LLE. NKB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900 
L. H. Cheney, secy. 
TBCUMSEH, NEB.— Annual Johnson County 

Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy. 
WAHOO, NEB.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 23. 
YORK, NEB.— York County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. G. W. Bemis, secy. 

NEVADA. 

RENO. NEV.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 
L. Bevier, secy. 

HEW HAMPSHIBB. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 ' 

and 27. 
CANAAN, N. H.— Mascoma Valley Fair. Aug. 

28 to 30. 
CONCORD, N. H.— Concord State Fair.. Sept. 

4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Holt. George H. Moses. 
GREENFIELD, N. H.— Oak Park Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 
LACONIA, N. H.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. J. F. 

Harriman, secy. 
NASHUA, N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept. 3 to 6. 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres.; M. H. 

O'Grady. treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 
PLYMOUTH, N. H.— Plymouth Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 
ROCHESTER, N. H— Rochester Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. 

NEW JERSEY 

BURLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

GbTTENBURG. N. J.— Great Tri-State Fair. 
North Hudson Park. Sept. 17 to 22. E. F. 

C. Young, Jersey City, pres.: Robert Davis, 
Jersey City, treas. ; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad- 
way. New York, gen. supt.; James M. 
Reilly. secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treas.; Matalon R. 
Margerum. Trenton. N. J., secy, and mgr. 

HEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCreight. pres. and secy.; Arthur Ev- 
•rltt. treas. 

HEW YOBK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 2L G. W. 
Seeiy. secy. 

ALBION, N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Seot- 
20 to 22. Hervy Blood, pres.; G. W. Ough, 
secy. 

ALTAMONT. N. Y.— Albany County Agricul- 
tural Society and 'Exposition. Sept. 10 to 
13. 1900. Robt. J. McCanley. Albany. N. Y., 
pres.; Joseph Snyder, Altamount, N. Y., 
vice pres.: V. P. Donno Lee, Altamount. 
N. Y.. secy.; Edward Becker, Altamont, 
N. Y.. treas. 

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ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. E. S. 
Bartlett, Belfast, pres.; Charles Lounsbury, 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel- 
ica, N. Y.. secy.; F. H. Jackson. Angelica, 
N. Y„ treaa. 

BALLSTON SPA.. N. Y— Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. 
D. F. Witney, Ballston Spa.. N. Y., pres.; 
Walter I. Cavert, Charlton, N. Y., treaa.; 
Frank L. Smith. Birchiton. N. Y.. secy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20, 1900. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E. 
brown, secy. 

BATH, N. T. — Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shultz, 
pres. and secy. 

B1NGHAMTON. N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

BOONVILLE. N. Y.— The Boonville Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Chas. G. Cavanagh, secy. 

BRISTOL CENTER. N. Y.— Farmers' and 
Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 
and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy. 

BKOOKFIBLD, N. Y.— Brookfleld Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept. 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 
CAIRO, N. Y.— Greene County Fair. Aug. 21 

•to 23. J. K. Palen, sec. 
CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

Eliot B. Norton, secy. 
CAKANDAIGUA, N.- V.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. IK to 20, lsuu. 
C. P. Whitney, Orleans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
Raad, vice pres.: Jas, S. Hickoz. treas. 
CAM ON, N. Y.—SU Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. IX to 14, lKuu. lies- 
lie W. Russell, Canton, N. If., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert, uauiou, N.Y., ireas.; A. T. Jdariyu, 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. K. McMonagle, 
race aecy. 
CAPE VINCENT, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

p. L. Uurdick, secy. 
CAKtatiL, is. 1.— 1-uiuam County Fair. Aug. 

2a to jl. Geo. K. k-ole, &tc y. 
CHATHAM, N. y.— Columoia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. G. McUiel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy. 
Cut>L.i!£jlULL, N. Y.— Oobleskill Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27, 1900. O. F. Nelson, 
«JobleaKill, M. Y.. pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar, 
Cobleskill, N. Y., vice pres.; M. 1>. Borst, 
treas:; J. V- Guernsey, secy. 
CouriittSTOWN, N. Y.— Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
• Cok.IX.AiN1), N. Y. — uurtland County Agri- 
cultural Society. Aug. 21 to 24. Prank 
H. Sears, pres.; C. T. Brown, treas.; W. J. 
Greenman, secy. 
CLUA, N. V.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. G. H. Swift, secy. 
DELHI, N. V.— Delaware County Fair. sept. 

4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, secy. 
DKYLWN, N. ¥.— uryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Lupton, 
Dryuen, .N. ¥., proa.; Geo. Cole, Dryden, 
N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler, Dryden, 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. WHson, Dryden, N. Y., 
secy. 
LurUEE, N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending. secy. 
DUNKIRK. N. Y.— Chatauqua County Agri- 
cultural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to IB. 
ELLBNVILLE, N. Y.— Ulster County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 6. L. R. Benedict, secy. 
ELM IRA. N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oct. 

1 to S, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 
FONOA. N. Y. — Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 13. 
FRANKLINV1LLE, N. Y.— Franklinville Ag- 
ricultural and Driving Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to 31. E. E. McNall, secy. 
FT. EDWARD, N. If.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres.; 
W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 
GOUVEKNEUR. N. Y.— Gouverneur Agricul- 
tural and'Mechanical Society. Aug. 2S to 31. 
GREEN, N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. Bartoo, secy. 
HAMBURG, N. Y. — Erie County Agricultural . 
Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor, Luwtons, N. Y., pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott, Armor. N. Y.. treas.: G. P. Dick. 
Hambure. N. Y.. secy. 
HERKIMER, N. Y.— Herkimer County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. 
HORNBLLSVILLE, N. Y.— Hornellsvi:le Fair. 

Aug. IT to 31, 19(10. M. L. GlfTord. secy. 
HUDSON, N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning, secy. 
ITHACA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6. 1900. James 
I. Youngiove, Johnstown, N. Y.. pres.; Wm. 
T. Briggs. Johnstown, N. Y.. vice pres. ; 
Henry W. Potter, Johnstown, N. Y., treas. ; 
EuKene Moore. Johnstown. N. Y.. secy. 
LrTTLB VALLEY. N. Y.— Cattorangus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 3. to S, 1900. 
.1. H. Wilson, secy. 
LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y.. pres.: C. L. Nich- 
oIIb, 45 Main St., Lockport. N. Y., secy.: 
J. M. Woodward. treaB. 
L«.w\ H.L.E. N. T.— Lewis County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. U to 14. W. 8. 
Windecker. secy. 
LYONS, ' N. Y.— Way ne County ' Fair. Sept. 
13 to IE. E. W. Weeks, pres.; E. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.: N. D. Laphnm, secy. 
MALONE, N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 2ft. Walter J. Mallon. Becy. 
MARGARETVILLE, N. Y.-Catsklll Moun- 
. tain Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.— Orange County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
MINEOLA, N.' Y. — Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept.' 25 to 29. L.'Van de Water. Jr., secy. 
MONTICELLO. N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 31. 
MORRIS, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct. t Co 4, M00. T. O. Duroe'New Lisbon. 
N. Y., pre*.; D. I. Lawrence. Morris, N. Y., 
4m<l: TV C. Winter,. Morris. N. Y.. mcy. 
NAPLES. N. Y.— Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept 18 to. 20. 



NASSAU, N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept. 11 t» 
14. W. D. Barnes, Bramard, N. Y., pres.. 
Dehner Lynd, secy.; C. E. Huested. treaa. 

NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

NEWARK VALLEY, N. Y.— Northern Tioga 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Chas. 
H. Barnes,' pres.; G. E. Purple, secy.; E. F. 
Belden, Richtord, N. Y., treas. 

NEW CITY, N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 
tr.al Association. Sept. 4 to 7. 

NORWICH. N. Y.— Chenango County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. 

OGDENSBURG, N. Y.— Oswegatchle Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6. James E. 
Kelly, pres. 

ONEONTA, N. Y.— Central New York Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 13. W. L. Brown, pres.; S. L. 
Huntington. 

OWEGO, N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept. 4 
to 6. 1900. James Armstrong, secy. 

OSWEGO FALU3, N; Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. 
W. W. Loomis, Oswego, N. Y., pres.; Ed- 
ward Ouirk, Fulton, N. Y.. treas.; Fred'k. 
G. Spencer, Fulton, N. Y., secy. 

PALMYRA, N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 
Sept. 20 to 22. 

PENN YAN, N, Y.— Yates County Fair. Sept. 
19 to 21. 

PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

PLATTSBURG. N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
POTTERSVIL.LE, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. E. 
Benedict, Schrcon Lake, N. Y., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chester-town, N. Y., vice 
pres.; James A. Skiff, Pottersville, N. Y., 
secy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y., 
treas. 
POTTSDAM, N. Y.—Fottsdam Agricultural & 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 18-2L Merrit 
A'heeler, Potfedam, N. Y., pres.; B. T. 
Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y., vice pres.; H. B. 
Thompson. Pottsdam. N. Y.. treas.: H. S. 
Wilson, Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.;' Geo. R. 
Smith, Pottsdam, N. Y., mgr. 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.— Dutchess County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. R. W. 
Rives, New Hamburg, pres. ;. A. B. Gray. 
Foughkeepsie, treas.; J. M. Booth. Fough- 
kaepsla. secy. 
PRATTSVILLE. N. Y.— Prattsville A. & J. 
Association. Sept. 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson, 
secy. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

RICHFIELD SPRINGS. N. Y.— Richfield 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 
iS. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockwaj. 
treas.; Fred. Bronner, Richfield, N. Y.. secy. 

-IVERHEAD, L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept- 18 to 21. 1900. Capt. 
William P. Dayton. 

ROCHESTER. N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secy.; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

ROME, N. Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

to 28. 
SANDY CREEK, N. Y.— S. C. R. O. & B. 
Ajpricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. John 
B. Allen, pres. ; H. Louis Wallan, secy.; 
George T. Smith, treaa. 

SAND if HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther, secy. 

SCHOHARIE, N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. U. F. 
Kingsley, secy. 

SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. J. W. Davis, 
secy. 

SHERBURNE, N. Y.— Sherburne Driving 
Park and Agricultural Association. Sept. 
25 to 2S. E. Daniels, pres. ; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 

SIDNEY. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y.— New York State Fair. 
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. Timothy L. Woodruff. 
Brooklyn, pres.; W. Judson, Smith, treas.; 
S. C. shaver, sec. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. ' Stephen Thornton, Syracisc, 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 

TROUPSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. B. 
Potter, South Troupsburg, secy. 

TRUMAN8BURG. N. Y.— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. J. T. Howe, 
Trumansburg, N. Y., pres.; J. G. Conde, 
Trumansburg. N. Y., vice pres.; H. A. 
Moser,, Trumansburg, N. Y., treas.; Myron 
Boardman, Trumansburg, N. Y., secy.; S. 
L. Stone. Trumansburg. N. Y., mgr. 

VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 and 4. L. A. Griswold, secy. 

WALTON, N. Y.— Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. Wesley 
Ellis, Walton, N. Y., pres.; W. A. Shepard, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 

WARSAW, N. Y.— Wyoming County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

WATERLOO, N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 

WATERTOWN. N. Y.— Jefferson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes -Zimmerman. Brownville, pres. ; Chas. E. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels, 
Watertown. secy. 

WELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Wellsvllle Fair Asso- 
<latlol. Aug. 20 to 24. D. C. Ackerman, 
pres.; John McEwen, treas.: J. B. Jonas, 
wi ar.: C. S. Barley, secy. 

WEST PHOENIX. N. Y.— Phoenix Union Am- 

! ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pros.: N. A. 
Hughes. Phoenix, N. Y., trees.; Jas, A. Pea- 
dyraat. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy. 

WBSTPORT, N. Y— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker. 
5°h"?«L N. Y., pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
• . C B. Stevens- secy. 

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. J4 to 
J». James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee. 
treas.; E. B. Long, seoy. 



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WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. '4 to 7, 1900. P. 
M. Brown. Whltneys Point. N. Y., pres.: 
C. N. Dunham, Castle Creek, N. Y., vice 
pres.; P. H. Landers, Whltneys Point, N. 
Y., treas.; F. E. Allen, Whltneys Point, N. 
Y.. secy.; F. E. Allen. Whitney's Point, 
N. Y.. mgr. 

BET MEXICO. 

ROSWELL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.-Cumberiand Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and treas. 

GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley, 
pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

NEW BERNE, N. C— East Carolina Agricul- 
tural Fish and Game Fair. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson, treas.: Joseph E. Pogue, 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar Kiver 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

sTINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
secy, and mgr.: Thos. Moslin, treas. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Colored Fair. 
Piedmont Park. Aug. 20 to 25. J. G. Lattie, 
pres.; John S. Fitts, secy.; John H. John- 
son, mgr. 

OHIO. 

ADA, O. — The Ada. Trl-County Fair Co. Aug. 
28 to 31, 1900. Henry Young. Ada, O., ores.: 
M. C. Palmer, Ada, O., vice pres.; S. W. 
Nixon, Ada, O., treas.; Agnew Welsh, Ada, 
O., secy. 
AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. G. C. Stanford, 
Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 

ASHLAND, O.— Ashland County Fair. Sept- 
6 to 7. R. J. Simonton. pres. ; Chas. M. 
Beer, secy. 

ATHENS, O.— Athens County Fair. Sept. 26 
to 27. E. G. Biddison, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C. H. Porter, secy. 

BELLBFONTA1NE, O.— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. 
Isaac C. Miller, Bellefontalne, O., pres.; 
sstrn L. Makemson, Degratt, O., vice pres.; 
H. R. Niven, Bellefontalne. O., treaa.; B. 
v«t. YJhamborlain. Ballafontmine. O.. secy. 

BEREA. O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover, 
O., pres.; W.J. Poots, Strongvillo, treaa.; 
O. R. Stone, Berea, secy. 

BEVERLY, O.— Trl-County Fair. Aug. SO 
and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 

BLANCHESTER, O.— Clinton County Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. J. W. Guston, pres.; J. W. 
McFadden. secy. 

BOSTON, (Owensviile P. O.), O.— Clermont 
County Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31, 
-909. John C. Shaw, Nice, O., pre*.; J. O. 
Rapp, Owensviile, O.. treas.; John Rorwam. 
Rlawvllla. O.. aaer. - ^ 

BOWLING GREEN. O.— Wood County FsJr. 
Sept. 23 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 

BUCYRUS, O. — Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pres.; G. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck,'4Eeas. 

BURTON. O.— Geauga County Fair. Sale. 4 
to 7. F. D. Hollis, pres.; H. C. Tuttle, 
treas.; P. W. Parmelee, secy. 

CADIZ, O.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct. 2t» 4, 1900. A. T. Billot. 
Sbortcreek, O., pres. ; W. V. Scott, Hope- • 
dale. O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O.. treas.; J. G. MUliken. Oadiz. O., secy.; 
J. G. MUliken. mgr. 

CALDWELL, O.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 30. I. B. Phillips, secy. 

CANAL DOVER, O.— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair £ Semd-Centennial for 1900. 
Sept. 11, 12, 13 and 14, 1900. H. W. Streb, 
secy. 

CANFIELD, O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester. Hickory, 
secy. 

CANTON, O.— Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 

CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smelts. 
Jr., pres.; C. A. Tate, secy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

OELINA. O.— Mercer County Fair. Aug. 20 
tft 24, 1900. C. W. HaMbUl. Mercer. O., 



CHAGRIN FALLS. O.— East Cuyahoga Fair. 
Sept U to 14. Tryon Bally. Chagrin Falls, 
secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to 
29. B. T. Ztegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 

COLUMBUS, O.— Ohio State Fair. Sept. 3 
to 8. 



COLUMBUS. O.— Ohio State Fair. Sept. 3 ff 
7. 1900. H. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, Off i 
pres.; J. 8. Stuckey, Van Wert. O.. vict j|| 
pres^ L. G. Ely, West Unity, O.. treasii <J 
W. W. Miller, Columbus. O., secy. | " 

OOSHOCTON. O.— The Coshocton County All it 
ricultural Society. Oct. 1 to 12, 1900. J. if- • v 
Darling, Nellie. O., pres.; B. Boyd, Cosfcoo'- 
ton, mmcr. };- 

CROTON. O.— Hartford Central Fair. Sep!?- W 
U to 14. W. H. Siegfried, Croton, O., sec3|| 1 |i| 

DAYTON, O.— Montgomery County Fail I 
Sept. 11 to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. I J 

DELAWARE, O.— Delaware county Fail' f 
Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; If 
Slack, treas.; W. S. Pollock, secy. F 

BATON, O.— Preble County Agricultural -Scj 
ciety. Sept. 17 to 21, 1900. Frank Mitchell 
Eaton O., pres.; John J. Kayior, Batoi 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Baton, O 
treas.; Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O., secy. 

ELYRIA. O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept. 
to 14. W. B. Johnson, seoy. 

FINDLAY, O.— Hancock County Agriculture 
Society. Sept. IS to 22, 1900. Henry Snydi 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Di 
secy. 

FREMONT. O.— Sandusky County Fair. Ocl 

2 to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 

FULTON, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. „ ... 

GALLIPOLIS, O.— Gallia County Fair. Aui¥* * 

28 to 31. O. A. Little, aecy. . | ||; 

GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fahl* Sfii 

Oct. 2 to 5. J. W. Hedrick, RusselvUli| jf 

"secy. ..& ilj; 

GREENVILLE. O.— The Darke County Agl 
ricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. jjc 
M. Bro wn. De Lisle, O., pres.; L. N. Ree&- 
Gettysburg, O., vice pres.; Ed. Ammoief 
Gor*on. O., treaa.; T. C. Malm. GreeovUl>, 
O.. aecy. J 

GROVE CITY. O.— Grove City Fair AssociaK Kul 
Uon. Aug. 22 to 24. 1900. A. L. NlchotajF Wi 
Grove City. O.. pres.: T. P. Barber. Grovk M 
City, O., vice pres.: Elias A. ^Hilte, GrovS 5S 
City, O., treas.; Geo. B. Darnell, GrOTp isl 
City, o.. secy. ■« 

HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual, Goldejf I 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct f 1 
to 5, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal* 
lace, treas.; W. A. Shafor, secy. 

HICKSVILLtE, o.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. FL 
M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas. £ 
Wm. H. Harter, pres. ff 

JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Faille 
Aug. 21 to 23. O. P. Fobes. pres.: C. Li 
Taylor, Ueas.; Chas. C. Babcock, secy. % 

KENTON. O.— Hardin County Fair. Aug. li 
to 24. W. M. Cooney. secy. M 

KINSMAN, O.— Kinsman Stock and Agricull 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31, 1908. H. J. Ward!? 
pres.; H. J. Fobes, secy. |* 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Ocff 
10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; c. B; WhileyS 1 
treas.: W. T. McClenaghan, secy. S 






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?;BANON, O. — Warren County l?alr Associ- 
ation. Sept. 18 to 2L Huse Bone, pres.;. 
teo. W. Carey, secy.; F, H. Cunningham, 
-. r reas. 
*j t'l MA. O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
Tji'ij-Wm. Busier, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 
|I* ; rS. BoWersock. secy. 

|"i'i< l : jv-3BON. O. — Columbiana. County Agricultural 
f :■".;'■» Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes, 
I i *i','-5Valem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease. Salem. O., 
; r'v.t »/ice pres.; B. Y. Brown. Gavers. O., treas.; 
i t :.;i $-3. F. Moore, Lisbon. O., secy. 
| ■■'3.*»£SnDON, O.— Madison County Fair. Aug. 
' ':';•?;« to 31. E. B. Pancake, secy. 
liV-'jAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR 
t ?' Vi'pIRCUIT OF OHIO— Xenia, O., Aug. 7 to 
I Si i'.rjo: Urbana, O., Aug. 14 to 17; Springlield. 
t"' J ) -Jlb., Aug. 21 to 24; London, O., Aug. 28 to 31; 
| r . .-""Sjolumous, O., Sept. 3 to 7; Dayton, O., 
jTf-!|;Jsept. 11 to 14. 

t[ 'i MokNSFIELD, O.— Richland County Fair. 
8,' V^tiept io to 15 (inclusive). Jerry Noedham. 
i Islington. O.. praa.: W. H. Gilford. Mana- 
fd Jwj,a.inr. 

[•ii JlJ'ARIETTA, O.— Wasbington County Agrl- 

\ii. ;'-?3Ultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 

!f,-}B to 2L R. N. Cole, pres.; C J. VtaS, v.ce 

5-'J : o?ores-: Henry G. Bohl. secy.; J. H. McCon- 
,1 , rpell. treas. 
., 'C^J'UtlON, O.— Marion County Fair. Sept. 26 
Irft^tio 28. J. E. Waddell, secy. 
1",'' j ;UtYSVlLL£. o.— union County Agricul- 
: litt'.ural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1300. John C. 
: l "J'CInsBier, Mllford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
ETai VAbodge. New California, O., vice pres.: C. S. 
IXh' .'tabapmaB, Maryeville. O., trees.; M. M. 
I,» :/ ■• •' TitsnroKk. Maryavtlle. O.. secy. 
|t»>. ; *AYSVILLE, O.— Union County Fair. Oct. 
f?i ''**■* to 6. W. M. Tltsworth. secy. 
V.-.'-S'CONNELSVILLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. 
■WXVWSept 4 to S. P. H. TannehUl. secy. 
13 "\ i -'miNA, O.— Medina County Agricultural 
I VI itC Society. Sept. 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford, Se- 
>>Ule, O., pres.; C. E. Hoover, treas.; Hiram 
l&:i!iiaooawin, secy. 
I, 8 hIONTPELIER, O.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. C. 

i *Sjt- Betts, pres.; C. C. Lattanner. secy. 
I n -.' :'r. G1LBAD, O.— Morrow Couhty Fair. Oct. 
I , '. : »*l to S. O. J. Miller, secy. > 
ff-jif't. JOT, O.— Scioto County Agricultural So- 
ITV-.^iety. Aug. 29 to 31. D. T. Blackburn, 
f j* ',; rPlarden, O., pres.; W. A. McGeorge, secy.; 
j . . ! t£ir, A, HcGeorge, treas. 

J 'J I ••riSJM'OLEON, o.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 
Ir^.^Sept. 4 to 7, 1*00. Henry Lange, pres.; John 
1* ii if!;, Wilson, treas.; W. N. Zierolf, secy. 
■V ySJiSWAKK, O.— Licking County Agricultural 
^ ll ^Society. Oct. S to 5. 1900. F. B. Dudgeon, 
*"i ■ >rWilken Run, pres.: A. J. Crtlly. traas.: J. 
";:;'(•- Kmrt»*r. *—•* 

i£EW LEXINGTON. O.— Perry County Fair. 

~ ~" ;Iear. secy. 

A. F. Sau- 



&'*■■} -elate not fixed. Chas. C. Chappel* 

fr-i* jiTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct 1 to «. A 

p"^..;-r.leB, pres.; J. S..Stuckey. secy. 

V'l KlteTOKJSE, O.— Fulton County Agricultural 

if. i * >-"3oeiety. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. A. F. Shaf- 

| rJ il!j8er, Wauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 

l^i'Smoe. O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake, Weu- 

|%£ii«aoB. O.. treas.; Thos- Mlkesell. Wauseon, 

I'-itiSl secy - 

IWf I jkDLDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 

lul^iifrl Society. Sept. 18 to 2L Lafayette Paul- 

m% - - 



Sis, BrieetoB, O.. pres.; W. B. Jackson. 

BLES. O.— Fair.' Sept. 18 to 2L 
" ir. 
2L P. B. Stanberry. pres.; J. W. Sha- 
secy.; John McQuigg. treas. 

_. _ „ Fair. 



tfTlecy.; W. H. Tant, treas. 

J: #EBLES. O— Fair. Sept. 
.t'MBKOT. O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18 
tao SI. P. B. Stanberry. pres.; J. W. 
er. secy.; John McQuigg. treas. 

iut «'i iktiim n — TltT»vr f!nnntv 

G. H. 



n^wer. - — 

ft " ffJKT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County 
wfJi> M5ept 18 to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; 
Kfi : - 1 iCJy4e. treas.; J. H. M. Richie, secy. 
f* "? 3 KiRT UNION, O. — Ottawa County Fair. Sept. 
a™*' ?f. ? 8 to 20. J. H. McRichie. secy. 
11 r i AVENNA, O.— Portage County Fair. Aug. 
«t v:5» to 3L Lafayetta Smitn. secy. . 

iii^«^CHWOOD. O.— Richwood Tri-COunty Fair 
i^F'',!^). Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
F .*>. litobert Smith, treas.; C. H. Huffman, secy. 
i l f'4t(-VLXT, O.— Ripley Fair Co. Aug. 21 tn24. 
(' 's'hoa. Buchanan, Jr., pres.; L- H. Williams, 
', i«ey.: Capt- E. T. Kirker, treas. 
;.;. 5>CK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair, 
-v'lflapt. U to XL J. W. Bhayer. Pomeroy, 
I^Ws? ^<acy. 

1^"' : E*NDUSKT, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept. 11 
3Cf-.*x> 14. C. W. Taylor, pres.; S. C; Prout, 
■W.J-t "Zjeas.; John T. Mack. secy. 
]utiJ ! J^AHSVims. O.— Koble County Fair. 
tVll l! -;jept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 
■fk? :-3NETf. O.— Shelby County Agr.cultural In- 
5* I'titute. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. J. E. Russell, re- 

»ir^ jiaTHFIELD. O.— Jefferson County Fair. 
l llin-3ept- 26 to 28, 1900. . G. G. Bargar. pres.; 
** i 'it. McKlnney. treas.; J. Hayen, secy, 
'e'p uMERSET, O.— North "Perry County Fair. 
y).®- Met. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling. secy. 

C 1 ' IrRINGFIELD, O.— <Jlarlt County Fair. Aug. 
Ji ■ ;.l to 24. J. S. Bird, secy. 
* ' u. CLAIRSVILLE, O.— Belmont - County 
?'-• ii!"air. Sept 5 to 7. Robert M. Eaton, pres.; 
N 3i. G. Amos, treas.; T. C. Ayres, secy. 
E ■' liCAMORE. ©.—Sycamore Fair Co. Oct M 
7. 1 Xa 19. 1900. ' F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A. 
*V " &nahn. treas.; P. R. Gnibb. secy. 
fY R -SlBDO, O.-^The Toledo Exposition Corn- 
el* -J *viany. Aug. 28 to 3L W. B. Geroe. pros.; 
r.Pt 'JTb. Brand, treas.: T. B. Tucker, secy. 
Xi f COT. O.— Miami County Fair. Sapt 24 to 
i*! 1 ^ I**. W. X. Tannay. sacy. 
»fi iSPER SANDUSKY. O.— Wyandot County 

XM 1 r&aricultural Society. Si-ot. 18 to zi. D. 

m ft- i5are, pres.; Oscar Billhardt. secy.; W. J. 
lS'lu> 'towry. treas. 

fe»)«E ! SN WERT, O.— Van Wert County Fair. 
E'-nSt Sent 11 to 14. O. D. Swartout. secy. 

: |/^' SitREN. O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept 
,rC?t Sto t. Jas. L. Kennedy, secy. 
IcM- SURAKONETA, O.— Auglaize Agricultural 
li-te Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stuva. St 
IS PJ tlary'a O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn. New 
Ft*' aaanWrfre. O.. vice pres.: T. E. Boweher. 
®:k ' : ^nakiand. O.. treas.; A. E. Schalfer. Wapa- 

till 'kUSEON. O.— Fair. Sept 18 to 2L A- F. 
& 'Shaffer, pres.; W. A. Blake, treas. 
f-'I <*iSHlNGTON, O.— Guernsey County Fair. 
H Sept 25 to 28' H. D. McCullock. secy. 
' I %JST UNION. O.— Aftama County Agrlcul- 
Slsl Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1909. W. 8." 
i ii'mcaid. Ww* Union. O.. pres.; H. W. 
• nickinson. Weat Union. O.. treaa.; T. W. 
IHaoo. Weat Untan, O.. aecy. 






W66DFtfeLt). 0.— Monrte County •- Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 6. 1900. W. C. 
Mooney. Woodsfleld. O.. pres.; W. C. Moon- 
ey. Woodsfleld. O.. treas.; G. P; Dorr. 
Woodsfleld. O.. secy. 

WOOSTES, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
U to 13. I. N. Kinney, -secy. 

ZANESVILLE, O.— Muskinaum County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 14. J. T. Roberta. White Cot- 
tage, secy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

SHAWNEE. OKLA.— First Annual Fair of 
tbe Pottawatomie County Fair Association. 
Oct. 4 to" 7. B. F. Hamilton,- pres.; C. J. 
Benson, secy. 

5 OEEG05. . 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct 16 to 

20. 
MARSHFIELD, ORE.— District Fair. Aug. 

28 to Sept 1. H. W. Miller, Rosebury, Ore., 

secy. - 
PORTLAND, ORE.— Fair. Sept J10 to 15. 

C. B. Williams, Portland, Ore., secy. 
SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept 17 to 

22. W. H. Wehrung. Hillsboro. pres.; A. 

Bush, Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 

PERN3YI.VANIA. 

ALLE»iTOWN, PA.— The Great Allentown 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. Hon. Jeremiah 
Roth, Allentown. Pa., pres.; Robt R. Bit- 
ter. Eckerts. Pa., vice pres.; A. W. Da 
Long. Allentown. Pa., treas.; W. K. Hohr, 
secy, and mar. 

BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford • County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Corll. treas.; William I. 
Eichoitz. secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

BETHLEHEM. PA.— Penna Sam Fblr; 
Sept 11 to 14. 1900. J. Walter Lovett,: 
RctWehem. Pa., pres.; M. C. Fetter, Beth- 
lciem. Pa., vice pres.; Geo. H. Young. 
Betblehem, Pa., treas.; H. A. Groman, 
Bethlehem. Pa., secy. 

BLOOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct 9 to 12. A. N. Yost. secy. 

BURGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct 
2 to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin. pres.; R. P. 
Stevenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 

BUTLER. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. P. 
Rcessing, aeey. 

OAMiBKluG-E, PA-rCambridge Fair. Aug. 
28 to SL Albert S. . Faber. Cambridge 
Springs, secy. 

CANTON, PA.— Union Agricultural Associa- 
tion. Sept 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 
G. B. Bullock, treas.: C. D. Derrah, secy. 

CARMICHAELS. PA.— Green • County Fair. 
Oct 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

CAKBOLTUN, PA.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. J. 
Mancher, secy. 

CLARION, PA.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. «. S. 
I^uchlio. socy. 

CLEARFIELD, PA— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
R. E. Shaw, secy. 

CONWEAUTVILLE. PA.— Oonneautville Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 6. 1900. Mr. L. D. 
Corey, vice pree. 

DALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agricultural 
Fair.- Oct 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 

DALTON, PA.— Maitland Driving Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. W. C. Smith, secy. 

DATTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept 23 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, secy.; C. 
W. Ellanberger. treas. 

EBENSBURG, PA.— The Ebensburg Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Aug. 2S to 31. F. C. 
Sharbaugn, secy. 

FANKHANNOCK, PA— Wyoming County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 21. W. N. 
Reynolds, secy. 

FORKSV1LLE, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. O. 
N. Molyneaux. Millview. Pa., secy. 

GREENVILLE, PA.— Fair and Races. Sept. 
11 to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.; A._W. Wier, 
secy. 

HANOVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 25 to 28. R. M. WirG pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas.: M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD. PA.— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 
27. E. E. Jones, secy. 

HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA.— Blair Co. Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept 11 to 14. Frank 
H. Fay, secy. 

HOOKSTOWN, PA.— Millcreek Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Aug. 21 to 23. , H. W. 
Nelson, pres.: H. C. Seepcr, treas.; R. M. 
Swaney. secy. 

HUQHE9VILLE. PA.— Muncy Valley Fann- 
ers' Club. Sent 18 to 21. 190J. Theodore A. 
Boom. Hnebesville. Pa., pres. ; Hon. Peter 
Reed. Hugneeville, Pa., treaa.; A. C. Henry. 
TTnrl n— i " 1- Pa.. w*y 

HUNTINGDON. PA —Huntingdon County, 
Pa. Aug. 28 to 31. 

INDIANA. PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept U to 14. M. F. Jamison, 
praa.; David Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafon, 
treaa.; Hon. H. J. Thompson, Marlon Cen- 
ter. Pa.. oriTilexe mar. 

KITTANN1NG. PA.— Kittanning Fair Asso- 
ciation. Seventh Annual Exhibit Aug. 28 
to 31. Dr. R. P. Marshall, pres.: W. J. 
Sturgeon, treas.; T. McConnell/ secy. ; M. J. 
Llnnon. mipt of privileges. 

KUTZTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 
T*. E*«en. secy. 

LANCASTER. PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 
Week of Oct. 8. 

LEBANON. PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert. 
pres.: Wm. B. Means, M.D., secy.; J. K. 
Funck. treaa. 

LEBANON. PA.— Mt Gretna Agricultural, 
Mechanical and Industrial Exposition. Aug. 
90 to 24. J. H. Re'dsecker. pres.: I. M. 
Rntter. secy.: H. W.SJegrist. treaa. 

LRKIGHTON. PA.— Tba Carbon County In- 
*u»U1al Society. 6ejrt. 26 to 28. 1900. Henry 
Miller. Leblghton; Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man. Lebigbton. Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower. 
L4hlafi«nn. Pa-, secy, and mgr. ■ 

LEWISBURG. PA— Union County Agricul- 
tural Socity. Sept. 25 to 28. C. Willard 
OMt Bucknell. Pa., secy. _ 

HtANfiFIBLD, PA.— Mansfield Fair. Sn>t » 
to tt. 1900. W. P. Austin, MaoaneM. Pa... 



McDONALD, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. J. C. Rog- 
ers, pres.; W. S. Lockbart, secy.; B. D. 
Tilllnghast. treas. 

MERCER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. John 
B. Mowry, secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
R. I. Young, pres.; Wm. Shireman, secy. 

MILTON, PA.— Milton Fair. Oot 2 to i. 
19W. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., secy. 

MONTROSE, PA.— Susquehanna County Ag- 
ricultural Society, fcept. IS and 19. W. A. 
Titsworth, secy. 

NAZARETH, PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 6. F. F. Ger- 
net, pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier, treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

OLD FORGE, PA. — Lazeme County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 28 to 31. J. A. Wood. secy. 

ORWIGSBURG, PA— Fair and Races. Aug. 
28 to 31. 

POTTSTOWN, PA.— Fair. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. 
W. B: SUauer," pres. 

PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA.— Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. 
P. O. Freas, secy. 

READING. PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres. ; 
Cyrus T. Fox, secy.; Mllford N. Ritter, 
treas. 

STONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt, 
Sandy Lake, Pa., pres.; R. P. Cann, treaa.; 
G. H. Fowler, secy. 

STROUDSBURG, PA.— Monroe County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
Tar, secy. 

TOWANDA, PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. B. J. 
Ayera, Towanda. Pa., pros.; W. T. Horton, 
' Towanda, Pa., treaa.; Ben). Kuykendall, 
Towanda, Pa., sacy. 

TROY, PA.— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept 
11 to 14. B. A. Long, pres.: E. E. VanDyne, 
treas.; C. L. Fellows, secy. 

TUNKHANNOCK. PA.— Wyoming County 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. Reynolds, 
secy. 

UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

WALLSVLLLE, PA.— Maitland Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. W. C. Smith. Dalton. Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON. PA. — Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. 3ept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.; J. S. Forsythe. secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson. treas. 

WATTSBURG, PA.— 'Wattsburg Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to C. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
■ Grass, treaa.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 

WAYNESRURO. PA.— Fair. Sent 18 tn 21. 

WBSTFISLD, PA.— Westfleld Fair. Sept U 
to IB. l«wi. Frank Strane. aecy- 

WEST PITTSDON. PA.— Luzerne Fair Asao- 
ciatlon. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. A. O. Farn- 
bnm, PtttEton, Pa., pres.; W. T. McCabe. 
Plttston. Pa., treas.; J no. A. Wood. Old 
Forge, Pa., secy. 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— Lycoming County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mgr. 

YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Wolf, 
Pa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.: E. Chapin, 

MCI 

YOUNGWOOD, PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher, MtPIeasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker, Greensburg. Pa., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
ser. Greensburg. Pa., secy. - 

RHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I.— Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept 25 to 27. Edwara 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT, R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering. Arctic. R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA. S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way. Pomaria. S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON. S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON. S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates, not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS. S, DAK.— Sioux Falls Driv- 
ing Park Association. August H. H. 
Smith, secy. 

VERMILION, S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. B. Dawson, secy. 

YANKTON, S. D.— <state Board of Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.; Walter B. Dean, secy.; J. E. 
Piatt, treas. 



T«»»a8S«tf. 

COAL CREEK, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. 
CONCORD, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
GRAVESTON, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. . 
HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 
KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

J. W. Borches, pres.; C. R. Lowe, secy. 
LONDON. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
RHEA SPRINGS. TENN.— Fair. Ort. 23 to 26. 
ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

WATERTOWN, TENN— Wilson County Fair 
Association. Sept' 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donnell, Lebanon, Tenn., pres.; J. H. Da- 
vis, sr., Statesville, Tenn., treas.; Caesar 
Thomas. Watertown. Tenn.. aecy. 

TEXAS. 

ABILENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.: 
Henry James, treas.: J. H. Pickens, sacy. 

CLEBORUNE, TEXAS-Falr. Sept. 13 to 15. 
S. E. Moss, secy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct 16 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DAX.LAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Assocla- 
Uort Sept 29 to Oct 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas. Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

DENISON, TEX. -Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey, secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagen. secy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. - ' 

JACKSBORO. TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.; 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX— Marques Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 5. F. H. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.: Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovies P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vance, San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to 5. L. D. Heaton, pres.; 
Theo. Buhler. treas.: L. N. Hofer. aecy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. 

BARTON. VT.— Orleans County Fair Assocla- 
, tion. Sept. 11 to 13. H. H. Somers, Iras- 
burgh. Vt, pres.; O. D. Owen, treaa.; D. D. 
Bean, Becy. 

BURLINGTON, VT.— Crittenden County Fair. 
Au.t. 20 to 26. M. D. McMahorn and Lin. 
Hays, mgrs. 

M"KRISV1IL,E, VT.— Lamville County Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. 

RUTLAND. VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce. Clarendon, Vt, secy. 

SHELDON, VT.— Franklin County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. 

WATERBURY, VT.— Winooskl Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 13, 1900. G. 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.; M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. .Sept 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treaa.; J. S. 
Eaton, secy. 

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VIBGINIA. 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Pair week of Oct. 8. 
W. Q. Venable. pres.; W. G. Dunnlngton, 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FKODHUIOKSBURO. VA. — RappaJHtnnock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
26 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg, 
Va., pres.; S. J. Qulnm, Fredericksburg, 
Va., treas. and secy. 

WINCHESTER, VA.— The Shenandoah VaS- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept 19 to 22, 
1900. Charles Rouaa. N. Y. City, pres.; E. 
O. HollU, Wlnoheator, secy.; Clark H. Pur- 
•all. ftadariok. traaa. 

WA8HIHGTON. 

COLFAX. WASH.— Whitman County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 13. 

DAVENPORT, WASH.— Second Annual Fair 
cf the Lincoln County Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 29. 

EVERETT, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. 5 to 
8. Daniel Currie, Portland, Ore., sec>. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinton State 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, secy.; 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet. treas. 

PUYALLUP, WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. L. A. Cbamberlin, pres.-, 
J. Pi Nevins, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead, 
pres.; W. E. Hawley, recy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct. 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

WEST VIRGiUTA. 

CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— Fair. Sept 3 to 6. 
Frank R. Moore, secy. 

MIDDLEBODRNE. W. VA.— The Tyler Coun- 
ty Exposition and Fair Association. Aug. 
28 to 31. 1900. M. H. Stealey, pres.; C. B. 
Riggle, secy. 

MOUNDSVILLE, W. VA.— Ohio Valley Fair. ■ 
Sept. 18 to 20. I. N. Houston, pres.; J. B. 
Hicks, treas.; S. M. Steele, secy. 

NEW MARTINSVILLE, W. VA.— Wetzel 
County Fair Association. Aug. 21 to 24. 
Justus Eakin, pres.; R. E. McEldouney, 
secy.; S. J. Williams, treas. 

POINT PLEASANT. W. VA.— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association, Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres. ; 
Art. L. Cottrill. secy, and treas. 

8HEPHERDSTOWN. W. VA — Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept 4 to 7. A S. 
Reynolds, pres.; G. T. Licklidir, treas.; R. 
S. M. Hoffman, secy. 

WALTON, W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 
• WHEELING. W. VA.— West Vligmia Expo- 
sition and Stat* Fair. 8f>nt 10 tn 14. 1900. 
A. Reymann, pres. ; Geo. Hook, secy. 

WISCONSIN. 

AMHERST. WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. G. W. Smith, 
pres.; A. J. Smith, secy.; J. C. Webster. 
treas. 

ANT1GO, WIS.— Fair. Sept IS to 20. Fred. . 
Hayaaen. 

ARCADIA, WIS.— Arcadia Agricultural and 
Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N. 
Lehrbach. pres.: George Schmidt, treaa.; 
Gwirga Matbys. secy. 

ASHLAND, WIS.— Ashland County Fair. 
Aug. 22 to 24. A. P. Andrus, pres.; Geo. J. 
Brossard, secy. 

BARABOO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S. 
A. Pelton. Reedsburg. 

BERLIN. WIS.— Fair. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. 
Willis. 

BEAVER DAM. WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept 24to 28, 1900. W. A. Van 
Brant, Horican, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace, 
Fox Lara, Wis., vice pres.; C. W. Harvey. 
Beaver Dam, secy.; H. B. Drak, Beaver 
Dam. Wis., treas. 

BLOOMINGTON. WIS.— Blakes Prairie Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 6 to 7, 1SU0. C. W. 
Stone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, aecy. 

BOSCOBEL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 6. F. C. 
Mumey. 

CKDARBURG, WIS.— Ozaukle County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 17 to 19, 1900. Wm. 
H. Rintleman, pres.; L. E. Schroeder, 
treas.: J. Dietrich, secy. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept 11 to 14. J. R. 
8harp, pres.; M. S. Bailey, secy.; W. W. 
Flinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. 

DODQBVILLB. WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to II. 
W. J. Davey. 

DURAND, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 27 to 29, 1900. E. J. Ryan, 
pres. : W. B. Smith, treas. : J. Dorwln, secy. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Combined Street Fair, 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. 

ELKHORN. WIS.— Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. W. H. Al- 
drlrh. nrea.: G. L. Harrington, secy. 

ELLSWORTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept 19 to 21. 
E. S. Doollttle. 

EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29, 
1900. 

EVANSVILLB. WIS.— The EvanavUle Rock 
Co. Agricultural Association Fair. Sept 4 
to T, 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L. 
Pullen, trees.; F. Springer, secy. 

FRIENDSHIP, WIS.— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Ass'n. Sept. 18 to 20. F. M. Fll- 
klns. Arkdale. Wis., pres.; L. N .Morse, 
Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B.ng- 
ham. secy. 

OALBSVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. 
A. A. Arnold. 

ORANTSBURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 28. 
And. A. Anderson. 

OREBN BAY. WIS.— Fair. Sept 3 to S. A. 
Spuhler. secy. 

HILLSBORO, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. A. 
N. Jones. 

HORTONVILLB. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 
ST. H. T. Buck. 

HUDSON, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. M. 
Warner. 

JBFFHRBON. WIS.-Fair. Oct- 8 tO 5. J. 

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LANCASTER, WIS.— Fair. 
G. B. Wheeler. 



Sept. 12 to 14. 



LODI, WIS.— Fair. 
Hinds. 



Sept 11 to 13. A. H. 



MADISON, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 2t Eu- 
cana Shapard. 

MANITOWOC, WIS.— Manitowoc County 
Fair. Sept 6 to 8. Edw. Schaffland, secy. 

MAUSTON. WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. 
H. Ely, Mauston. 

MENOMINEE, WIS.-Fair.' Sept. 18 to 21. 
R. W. Cronk, Louisville. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— State Fair. Sept 10 to 
M. John M. True, Madison. 

MINERAL POINT, WIS. — Soufflxwestem 
Wisconsin Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24. 1900. 
Thos. Bracken, vice pres.; ' Philip Allen, 
treas.; W. H. Bennett, secy. 

MONROE. WIS.-Fair. Sept 5 to 8. B. G. 
Treat 

NEILLSVILLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 14. E. D. Web- 
ster,' pres.; G. L. Redmond, treas.; H. H. 
Heath, secy. 

NEW LONDON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept 25 
to •£&, 1»00. A Koloff, pres., E. H. Ramm. 
treas.: Henry Cannon, secy. 

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 
a. O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy, 
traaa.: J. A. Hugh»w. secy. 

OSHKOSH, WIS.— Winnebago County Fair. 
Aug. j8 to 3'. HcibertC Sweet. Sec 

PLYMOUTH, WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler. Sr., prea.; E. A. Dow. treas.; O 
Gaffron. secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. J. 

E. Jones. 

RHINELANDER, WIS.-Fair. Sept 11 to 
14. W. C. Ogden. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

Richland CENTER. WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Bocfa. Richland, City, Wis., prea.; 
C. A. Matthews. Ulrica, Wis., vice pres.; 
J. M. Keys, Rcihland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

SENECA, WIS.-Fair. Sept 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher. Jr. 

SEYMOUR, WIS.-Fair. Sept 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 2L M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept U to 14. 1900. 

F. W. Teall, pres.;, J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice. secy. 

STEV « POINT, WIS.— Stevens Point Fair 

Association. Aug. 28 to 31. P. W. Clark, 
pres.; H. E. Horton, secy.: F. E. Bosworth, 
vice pres. ; R. B. Johnson, treas. 

SUPERIOR, WIS.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Herrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius. Solon Springs, Wis., vice pree.; 

E. L. Oaes, West Superior, Wis., treaa.; W. 
H. Webb. Superior. Wi*., secy. 

TOMAH. WIS.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

VIROQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springville, Wis., 
treas-: F. W. Alexander, secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.-Fair. Aug. 28 to SL F. 
W. Harland. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw. 
prea.; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright, 

WIAIITOMA. WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant Wautoma. Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Waibur. Wautoma. Wis., troas.- W. H. 
H«-~«» Wfcmoma. Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND, WIS.-Fair. Sept 19 to 21; W. 

WEST SALEM, WIS.-Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 

F. H. A. "!ve, secv. 

WEYAUWEGA, WIS.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
David Wafler. 

CAWADA. 

ALMONTE, ONT-— North L'awark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 27. 1900. John 
Ftenyttoe, Cedar Hill. Out. pres.: James 
Robertson. Almonte. Ont. treas.; Wm. D. 
McEwen. Almonte. Ont. secy. 

AYERS FLAT, QUE.— Stanstead County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Geo. 
Robinson, secy. _ 

AYLMER, ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair. East 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 
20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy. -treas.; A A. 
Leslie, pres. 

BEACHBURG. ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLE, ONT.— Weat Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 13 and 14. 1900. W. 
E Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements. Ty- 
rone, Ont. vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., BowmanviUe. Ont., treas.: M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 7. BowmanviUe. Ont. secy.. 

BRADFORD, ONT. — Bradford Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRAMPTON. ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- . 
erts. secy. 

BRANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20. 
George Hately. secy. \ 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP. ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2, 
and 3. John Argue, secy. \ 

CAYUGA, ONT.— Hald'mand County Fair. 
Sent. 25 wnd 26. J. W. Shenpard. secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. . 
F. L. Hazard, pres.: Chas. Smallwood. secy. 

CITY OF CHATHAM. KENT. ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Cblnnick. pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treas. ; Henry Robinson, 
aecy. 

COLLINGWOOD. ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
prea.: W. J. France, treaa.; J. W- Archer, 
box 6S7, aecy. 



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COOKSHIRE, QUE.— St. Francis Live Stock 
Association. Sept. 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor, 
secy. 

DRUMBO, ONT.— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Telfer, secy. 

DUNDAS, ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. J. M. Knowles. secy. 

EAST SIMCOE. ONT.— East Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 
Oct. 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 



SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. O.S 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. - {: 

STANSTEAD, QUE.— Stanstead Live Stcl 
Association. Aug. 22 and 23. H. E. Cha- .,, 
nell, secy. - j£ ft" 

STAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. oS 
9 and 10. Archie Hill. secy. | 

STRATFORD. ONT.— North Perth Fair. Of 
2 and 3. J. Brown, secy.- - % 



STRANSTEAD. QUE.— Stranstead Live Sto| 
Association. Aug. 22 and 26. H. E. Chat 
nell. secy. j 



ST. JOHNS. ONT.— St. Johns Fair. Sept 'f ' 
to 13. A. N. Deland. secy. : j 

STRATHROY. ONT.— West Middlesex Exlj 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy.! 



FLOS, ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct. STUTTON, ONT.— Georgina and North Gwl. II 



2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

GODERICH, ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
secy. 

GUELPH, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept 18 to 
20. William Laidlaw. secy. 

HALIFAX. CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
Exhibition Commission. Sept 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley, Halifax, N. S., pres.; 
D. R. Clark. Halifax. N. S.. trees.; J. E. 
Wood, Halifax. N. S., secy. 

KEMPTVILLE, ONT.. CAN.— Oxford Town- 
ship Agricultural Fair. Sept 27 and 28. * 
C. Ruthford, pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 

KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 
Sept 10 to 14. Thos. D. Minnes, secy. 

LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept 20 to 
22. James. Keith, secy. 

LONDON, ONT.. CANADA.— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept 6 to 16. 1900. St 
Col. W. M. Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nellea. secy. 

MARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE. • ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN. CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28. 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.; J. Gilchrist secy.-treas. 

MORRISBURG. ONT.— Dundas County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30. 1900. J. Wesley Allison, 
Morrisburg, Ont, pree.; G. F. Bradfleld. 
Morrisburg. Ont. secy. 

NAPANEE *ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair.. 
Sept 24 to 26. S. Ming. V. S., secy. 

NEWMARKET, ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— Provincial 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. W. H. Keary. New West- 
minster. B. C, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct. 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley. secy. 

OTTAWA. ONT.— Central Canada ExMbltkm 
Association. Sept 14 to 22. 1900. Wm. 
Hutchinson, pres.; E. McMahon, secy. 

OTTERVILLE, ONT. — South Norwich Fair. 
Oct 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

OWEN SOUND. ONT.— Owen Sound Fair. 
Sept 11 to 13. A. G. McKay, secy. 

PAISLEY, ONT.— Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Sept 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 
E. Sheppard. secy. 

PARIS ONT.— North Brant Fair. Sept 25 

and 26. H. C. O'Neall, secy. 
PERTH, ONT. — South Lanark Fair. Sept 17 

to 19. W. T. Walker, secy. 
PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin. pres.; W. J.- Green, secy, and treas. 

PICTON. ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Fair. Sept 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

PRESCOTT, ONT.— South Grenville Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 and 20 1900 ; G. T. 
Howard. Prescott Ont. pres. ; R. S. Throop. 
Preecott, Ont., vice pres.; T. R. Melville, 
Prescott Ont. secy. 

RENFREW, ONT. — South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 

RICHMOND. CAN.— Carloton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 and IS, MOO. 
Hugh S. Conn, ottewa, Ont. pres.; Wm. 
McElroy. Richmond. Ont. secy. 

ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct. 9 and 
10., David Bell, secy. 

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonia 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
nn. prea.: Wm. Brown, aecy. -treaa. 

SHELBOURNE, ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy. 

SHERBROOKE. QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 



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lunburg Fair. Oct 11 and 12. P. McCli* 
Ian, secy. $ 

THREE RIVERS. QUEBEC-Asgoclation a! 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trois-Rivleres. Se>> 
6 to 15, 1900. H. Caron. M. P. P.. St Let* 
pres.; C. D. Hebert. Three Rivers, mgr. I 

TORONTO. CAN.— Canada* Great Exbof 
Uon and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to So->L- 
8. 1900; J. J. Wlthrow, Toronto, Oa* 
prea.; Dr. A; Smith. Toronto. Can. vi^ 
prea.; J. Edwards. Toronto. Can., treatt 
H. J. Hill, Toronto. Can., secy, and mgri 

TORONTO, CAN.-Great Industrial Fair art If 
Exposition. Aug. 27 to Sept. 9. H. J. HIS. IS 1 
manager and secy. I Hi 

VANCOUVER, B. C— Fair. Sept. 1 to I 
Robert J. Leighton, Vancouver, B. C. secft 

WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe AgriciS 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. F. Marr. se.t 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County of Pnl 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to -»■ 
F. _W. Thlstlethwaite. secy. if 

WALKERTON. ONT.— Northern Exhibitici 
Sept 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 5 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin AgS 
cultural Society. Oct * and 5. E. § 
Cla rk, box 35. .secy. . 8- 

WBLLESLEY. ONT.— Wellesley and Norl 
east Hope. Sept 12 and 13, 1900. A'. | 
Fisher, Amnbree, Ont, pres.; Geo. B*f 
Inaw. Wollmley. Ont. secy. s | 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exll 
bition Association. Sept 17 to 19. Jb£ 
Burns, secy. 3 

WOODBRIDGE. ONT.— Woodbrldge Fat 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. i~- 
Wallace. secy.; N. C. Wallace. treaB. S 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North Riding of Ct 
ford. Blanaford and East Oxford Agrlcii 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. Vale? 
Une Fleht, pres.: F. H. Dent. Woodehxf 
Ont. vice prea.: R. A. Lawtell. Woodsto. J 
Ont. aecy. 4 



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Z The last State official report shows that | 

1 the entire gate receipts of half the Fairs ?' 
J in Ohio in i8iS WERE LESS than the 9 

% PUTNAM eOUNTY FftIR § 

V Took in in one day la*t year. it 

2 No gambling allowed. Dates— . if 

X Oct.2,3,4,3,6. 1900 

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\a!X '* I * ABILENE, 



KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnival. 
Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres.; E. H. 
It.,m-'»» Forney, secy. 

■vSff'-jALBAM, liA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
' val. Not. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 



ALBERT " LEA, MINN.— Freeborn County 
£pU Street Fair and Autramn Carnival. Sept. 



13 to 15. C. A. Ransom, secy. 

}■":• a" ALBERT LcL&, MxNN.— AiDert Lea Street 

!-<■;,»; Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. W. F. Gage, pres.; 

V'.Vl c. A. Ransom, secy.; F. W. Barlpw. treas. 
■i r:»Jt ALBANY, UA. — Street Fair and Hay Carnl- 
■if"-''i' TaL Not. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, secy. 

a -.i- ^f ALMA, NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 

J-J'rfjj 14- W. A. Myers, secy. 

'*" j JIt ARKANSAS CiTX, KAN.— The Arkansas City 

f :S>i. HarTest Home. Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips. 

* £''lf }5 gen'l mgr. 

I ft'i.^i ATHENS, GA.— Street Fair arid Carnival. 
Wwtt .Date not fixed. 
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AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and CaraivaL 
I Sept. 25 to_28. _Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 



Sheedy and C. F. Cook, secys. 



i't "•??§! BEmaVlLLB. ILL.— street Fair Committee, 







Betlevflle Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 15, 

1900. Albert Hucke. BelleTllle. 111., pres.; 

,.-.., A. S. BMstead, Belleville, III., treas.; Cbas. 

4\V P. TletMdbblen, Bellortllo. Dl.. se-ay. 

r-Vl-* BINGHAM.TON, N. x-— Industrial Exposition. 

*K**» Oct. 2 to 5. 

* I -J BLUFFTON, IND.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
" 'Ap M to 20. I. V. L. Garrett, pres.; Jas. R. 

- 1 sj Bennett, mgr. ; John W. Tribolt, secy. 
)fHit BOSTON, MASS.— Old Ladies' Home Society 

* ;'p: Fair, at City Hall. Oct. s to 11. 
i~:V-T:l BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
i} ISt sary. Not. 12. 
t-i -*« BURLINGTON, VT-— Merchants' Street Fair 

: ';?'it"%l and Carnival. Aug. 20 to 25. M. D. Mc- 
««« n»»J Mahon and L. M. Hays, dir. gen'ls; F. C. 

'''ii' Huffman, dir. of amusements- 
Kit >."H BUTLER, MO.--Street Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
1; •:*,!-*-*£ CALEDONIA, O.— Caledonia Free Fair. Sept. 
KriHiS 13 and 14. C. D. Resler, pres.; W. W. Burt, 
l> •»*iSi'' secy. 

.—Street Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

L. Adams, vice pres.; 
Clark Packard, treas. 
•B. M. A. Street Fair. 
,. JS L. j. Early, secy. 
A."'.3S3 CANTON, MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
c.i't!*? to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F- C. Mills- 
!'*'iiSW paugh, secy, r W.F. Hodges, treas. 

CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 

to 6. H. C Norcross, secy. 
CATLETTSBURG, KT.- Street Fair, Carnl- 
Tal and Farmers' Reunion. Sept. 19 to 22. 
Howard G. Davidson, pres. ; S. D. Bromley, 
mgr.; Gus. W. Hampton, treas.; Harry G. 
Marcum, secy. 
CATsn.ii^L,. is. T.— Francis N. "Wilson Fire 

Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pros.; 
C. L. Miller, treas.: Alex. Charles, secy. 
CENTRAL LAKE. MICH.— Street Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. T- M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.; Carl Stroebel, secy. 
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert, pres.; 
Jas. A. Hamilton, secy.; B. B. Holler, treas. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept. 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House, Cincinnati. 
CLINTON, IND-— Clinton Street Fair. Sept 

25 to 29. A. W. Tusher, secy. 
COLFAX, WASH.— Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 
«, (® H. A. Hnlin. secy. 
it>»W COLUMBUS, GA.— Big Street Fair. Oct. 29 
***% V& to Nov. 3. Mr. Howard, pres. 
""^|'*f* COLUMBUS, WIS.— Columbus Street Fair 
t4i and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 
C. Leitsch, pres.; John Topp. vice pres.; 
J. R. Wheeler, treas.; A. M. Bellack, secy.; 
C. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 
COLUSA, CAU-^olusa Ladies* Fair. Oct. 6 

i.ik&i to!3- 

L'lJSj CONNERSVILLE. IND.— Street Fair. First 
j! 16- week in September. 
r'-vl& COEDELB, GA.— Street Fair. September. 
J|. ,.J> DANVILLE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
pi !»» nival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
tH- '■&. noke, Va.. director gen'L 
.,*'!"~fr DAVIS CITT, IA. — Street Fair. Cally Foster, 
BM'F secy. 

M* ■, .Ji DAYTON, KY.-rStreet F dr and Carnival Sept 
l"i<?- 13 to ro. B c Patterson, Mgr., 908 First ave. 
**-'? Dayton, Ky. 

IV .5: OB FUNIAK SPRINGS. FLA.— Do Ftmlak 

i*'&i Street Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 

fiXS* W. L. Cawthon. pres.; W. T. May, vice 

it: «f nraa.: R. W- Storrm. gecy.-treas. 

f i-5 DETROIT, MICH.— Big Barbecue and Mid- 

7, .|! way. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. F. H. Brigman, 

jj wl director. 

fip DEXTER, IA.— Dexter Street Fair >saocia 









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tlon. Sept. 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres. 

1. X. Patton. treas.: A. B. Kastman. s«w. 
DUNKIRK, O.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 5 to 

7. G. W. K ingsbury, secy. 
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.— Madison County 

Centennial. Ang. 28 to SI. Major J. T. 

Crocker, pres.; H. P. Hotz, treas.; H. C. 

Gerke. secy. 
ELROT. WIS.— Fair. .Oct. 2 to 4. 



!| ?# EMPORIA, KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept. 
jf «- 2* to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 
zi •*•' Candlesa, secy. 

J* ftt SSUREKA. CAL-— Street Fair. Sept 15 to 22. 
c f m FARIBAULT. MINN.-^Street Fair and Car- 
5f f* nival. Under auspices of fraternal orders. 
"t ; .» About September. 

r « ji*"FORT DODGE, IA. — Street Fair and Carni- 
y ;£.* val' S*pt.6to8. TW J. *T«re, pen'l rajrt-. 
fj tj. FORT SMITH. -ARK.— Street Fair and" Car- 
:' li nival. Oct IE. to 20- S. A. Williams, pres. 
$ W FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
t tk CarnlTal- Association. Sept. 2S to 28. Geo. 
L'iB H. Stehlin, pres;; J. M. Williams, secy.; 
■ aS W. Bridgeford, Tice pres.; John A. Bris- 
, i'Sjt Ian. treas. 

M ■ %i FREMONT, NEB.— Big Street Fair and Car- 
vS-Sf nival. Sept 10 to 16. 

M« FULTON. MO.-^treet Fa'r. Sept 26 to 28. 
Ss fl B. Levy; pres.; T. W. Rasser. vice pres.; 
**! 'A J. K. Penn-. secy.: W. C Harris.' treas. 
C §•« GAINESVILLE. TEX.^Merchants' Associa- 
Y 90 tlon Street Fair. September. 
A ff» GIBSONBURG. O.— Street Fair. September. 
•I * GIBSON CITT. ILL.— Old-Fashioned Corn 
i If I Carnival. Oct 2 and 3. 
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GRAND ISLAND, NEB.— Free Street Fair 
and - Carnival. Aug. :27 to Sept 1. . v7m. 
Plat mgr.: H. L. Bode, secy. 

GRAND JUNCTION, COL.— Peach Day Cele- 
bration- Sept 11 to 13. 

GRAYVILLE. ILL.— First Annual Carnival 
and Street Fair. Sept. U to 15. C. H. Ox- 
man, pres.: W. A. Mussett, vice pres.; Nat 
March, treas.; T. F. Hoover, secy. 

HAMMOND, IND.— Elks' Carnival.- August 
Ernest L. Hoffman, secy, and treas. 

HAUGHVILLB, IND.— St Anthony's Church 
Fair. Some time in August 

HOWELL. MICHFree Street Fair. Sept 25 
to 28. R. B. MePherson, secy. 

HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
Hall, seey.; C. C. Please, treas. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

JACKSON; MICH.— Elks' Day. Sept 3. 

JACKSON, MICH. — Maccabees' Parade and 
Carnival. Sept 12. 

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 
Wow and, Celebration. Sept. 3. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA. — Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath, 
secy. 

KEOKUK. IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.: 
J. H. Flnisan. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOX, IND.— Business Men's Free Street 
Fair. Sept 12 to 15. J. P. Whitson, pres.; 
A. H. Knosman. treas.; Wm. Solliday, secy. 

LA FAYETTE, IND. — Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

LITCHFIELD, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 5 
to 8. 

LOUISVILLE. KY— Elks' Street Fair. Sept. 

17 to 29. H. V. Cohn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee; Frank Fehr. dir. gen'l. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 17 to 29. AI. Bourlier, secy. 

LOVELAnD. COL. — LoTeland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
O. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Street. Fair and Carnl- 
Tal. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 

MACON, MO.— Big Free Barbecue. Sept 12 
and 13. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MARLETTE, MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept 

18 to SL C. C. Hubbell, secy. 
MARSHALL, MO.— Street Fair. Sept 10 to 

15. Joseph Hamill, pres. ; H. H. Downing, 
-> vice pres. ; M. P. Lyons, asst secy. 
MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres.; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 
MATTOON, DLL.— Street Fair. Oct 3 to 26. 
McDONALD, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. Address 
"secretary, McDonald. Pa. - 
METROPOLIS, ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.; 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 
and secy. 
MICHIGAN CITY." IND.— Big Street Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. Address Albert Cook, box 72. 
MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.— Grand Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 12 to 15. J. L. Manring, 
pres. ; Ray Moss, vice pres.; H. H. Sprague, 
treas. ; L. F. Frisby. secy. 
MDDDLETOWN, CT-— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct 10-and 11. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— "Ya .e Markt" Carni- 
val and Festival: South Side. Sept. 10 to 14. 
, MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Street Fair. Oct. 15 
to 20. L. L. Gilbert, secy. 
MUSCATINE, IA.— Street Fair. Sept 10 to 
' 15 . B arney Schmidt, pres. * 
NEWFIELD. ME.— Ramchackle Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept 18 to 20. W. H. Strow, pres. ; 
G. T. Wilson, secy. :~«i- 

NEWTON, KAN. — Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined -with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J; T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 
NILES. MICH. — Second Annual Street Fair 
and Carnival. Aug. 22 to 24. WUl'H. Sny- 
der, secy. 
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.— Street Fair. Sept. 

3 to 9. Warren L. Lloyd, mgr. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben. Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept 24 to 29. T. P. 
Getz. secy. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 
30. B. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.: Alfred Millard, treas. 
• OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble, 
secy. 
OTTERBEIN. DMD.— Otterbein Street Fair. 
Aug. 21 to 24. L. Burns, pres.; W. B. Hon- 
ing, vice pres.; P. H. Ward, treas.; E. V. 
Gousrar. secy. 
OTTUMWA, IA. — Carnival. In September. 

Wr'te C. C. Hamilton for dates, etc. 
PALMER LAKE. COL.— Rocky Mountain 
Chatauqua. July 5 to Aug. 24. F. M. 
Priestly, pres. 
PARIS. ILL.— Water CarnlTal. Aug. 21 to 23. ' 

FT. Dollarbide. een'l mgr. 
PENDLETON. ORE.— Street Fair and Carnl- 
Tal. About Sept. 18 to 24. 
PETERSBURG, IND.— Free Street Fair and 
Merchants' Carnival. Sept. 10 to 15. Hud- 
i*T»ptli & Williatns, mKrs. 
PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 4 to.lo. J. M. Long, secy.: 
E. W. Rowe. pres.; E. Ehrman, vice pres.; 
A. D. Charlton, treas. 
PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
6. Asbury White, pres.; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 
OTTINCY. DL.L.— Street Fair. Oct 1 to 5. 
READING, PA.— Street Fair and: Carnival. A. 

C. Burton, mer. Sept 3 to 8. 
RED WING. MINN.— Free Street Fair and 
Agr'cultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. " C. 
W. Barber, pres.: C. S. Sultzer, secy. 
ROCITESTBP. N. V.— Fairand Carnival. Week- 
of Ansust 20. Geo. W .Sweeney, general 
dire-tor. Hea^nnarter* '6 '■ttte st 
ROSEBURG. ORE.— Street Fair. Sept 17 

to 19. C. H. Hllderbrand. pres. 
RUSHVILLE, IND.— Free Street Fair. 



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SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Bay City Business Men's 
Jubilee and Carnival. Aug. 14 to 16. 

SAUNA, KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 
Sept 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres.; Fred 
H. Quincey, Tice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 
Oscar Seitz, treas. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhail, Frank 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 
to 11. 

SARATOGA, N. Y.— Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept 4 to 6. Spencer Trask, pres. 

SAVANNAH. GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 
not fixed. 

SENECA, KAN. — Free Street Fair. Sept 2G 
to 28. 

SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 18 to 20. John Theim, secy. 

SIOUX CITY, IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 

1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr.; A. B. Beall, 
secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepv Eya 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to 17, 1900. 

, G. W. Barnes, pres.; J. P. Bertrand, treas.; 

H. G. Hays, secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Red Men's Day. Sept. 
7. W. L. Myers, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sent 3 to 8. C. O. Smith, secy. 

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COL.r-Game and 
Fish Day Celebration. Sept 13 and 14. J. 
H. Crawford, mgr. 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. . ' ■ 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Big Street Fair. Oct. 
8 to 13. W. A. Collier, pres. ; M. A. Tucker, 
secy. 

UNION HILL, N. J.— Grand Midway, Car- 
• nival and Plattdeutsches-Volksfest Aug. 
19 to 26. L. Striffers, mgr. 

UTICA. N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 

VENTURA CAL. — Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l. 

WASHINGTON. IND.— Street Fair and Fall 
Carnival. About October. 

WELLINGTON, KAtt.— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. J. 
W. Haughev, secy. 

WHITEHALL, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
5. Robt Luther, adv. agt. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Tenth Annual Show of the 
Associated Fanciers of Arkansas Valley. 
Oct. 1 to 6. Otto Weis, pres.; H. W. Schopp, 
secy. 

WINONA. MINN — Strpet Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O. F. 
Burlingame. chairman; John Rose, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM. N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secv. 

YOAKUM. TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



Pomonas. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 

Pomona. Nov. 3. 
DUDLEY. MASS. — Worcester Southwest Po- 
mona. Sept. 1. 

HANOVER, MASS. — Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept 29. 

HANSON. MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22. 

SOMERSET, MASS. — Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct. .6. 

WARE. MASS —Hampshire Pcmona. Sept. 13. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct 27. 

MAINK. 

ALNA. ME.— Lincoln Pomona. Aug. 30. 

CLINTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Sept. 12. 

PIFSTON. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. ". 

NSW HAMPSHIRE. 

ACWORTH, N. H.^Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct 13. 

ALSTEAD, N. H-— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 29. 

BEDFORD, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. ■ 

BENNINGTON. W. H.— Hillsbcro County Po- 
mona. Oct 24. 



BILLSBORO BRIDGE, N. H.— Hillsboro 
County Pomona. Sept. 13. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 

DUBLIN, N. H. — Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

FARMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern . New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

FITZW1LL1AM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 

- mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. 11. 

GOFFSTOWN, N. H-— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Sept. 4. 

HOME, N. H.— Eastern New Hampshire Po- 
mona. Sept. 6. 

KEENE, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 26. 

LACONIA, N. H. — Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept. 24. 

MARLOW, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 22. 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 12. 

NEWPORT, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

PELHAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct 17. 

TROY, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 14. 

WARNER, N. H— Merrimack County Po- 
mona. Sept. 7. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct. 6. 

WEST RINDGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po. 
mona. Oct 5. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

WILTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Sept. 25. 



Labor Day Celebrations. 

CONCORD, N. H.— Grand Labor Day Cele- 
bration, at Capital City Driving Park. 

DAYTON. O.— Grand Labor Day Parade and 
Celebration. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Bart Shober, secy. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Labor Day Celebration, 
under auspices of Jackson Ledge, B. P. O. 
E. H. C. Thurber. chairman. 

JEFFERSONVILLE. IND.— Labor Day Cele- 
bration. Horace E. Hopkins, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 4. 

LOWELL, MASS.— Labor Day Celebration. 
Sept. 2. 

LYONS. N. Y.— Labor Day Celebration. 

MARIETTA, O.— Grand Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

MELLETTE, S. DAK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. O. B„ Axtell. mgr. 

MUNCIE. IND.— Labor Day Celebration. 

SIDNEY. O —Labor Day Celebration. 

SPRINGFIELD. O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

TOLEDO, O.— Labor Day Celebration. Sept. 
3. L. F. Hcmse, mgr. concessions and priv- 
ileges. 

TORONTO. CAN.— Military Tattoo and Labor 
Day Celebration. 

WOONSOCKET. R. I— Big Labor Day Cele- 
bration and Parade. Sept. 3. 

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Nov. 8, 9 and io, 1900. Yoakum's first Street 
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ATLANTA, OA.— Southern "Interstate Fair 

Race*. Oit. 17 to 87. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Prospect Park. Sept. H 

to 14. Gentlemen's Driving Park. Sept. 18 

to 21. Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 28. 

BKNNINGS. (WASHINGTON, D. C.)-NoT. 

17 to 10. 
BLUB GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
Sturgeon, Princeton, Mo., pres.; R. E. 
Lowry, Seymour, la., secy. Harris, Mo., 
Aug. 20 to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 to 
11; Lineville, la.. Sept 3 to 7; Seymour, 
la.. Sept 10 to 14; Centervllle. la.. Sept. 
17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 28; Char- 
iton, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la., Oct. 8 to 
12; Lamonl, la., Oct. 15 to 19. 
BRANCORD, CONN.— Aug. 23, Sept. 3 .and 

4, Sept. 18 to 20. Oct. 17 and 18. 
BROOKLYN. N. Y.— Sept. 10 to 20. 
BUTLER, PA.— Sept. 4 to 7. 
CADIZ, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 
Wllliamsport, Sept 11 to 14; Hughesville. 
Sept. 18 to 21; Lewisburg, Sept 25 to 28; 
Milton, Oct 2 to 5; Bloomsburg, Oct. 9 to 12. 
CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling, W. Va., Sept 10 to 14: Woods- 
Held, Sept 4 to 6; St Clalrsville, Sept 5 to 
7: Smyrna, Sept 12 to 14; Moundsvllle. 
8ept 18 to 21; Smithfleld. Sept. 26 to 28; New 
Martinsville, Aug. 21 to 24; Middlebourne, 
Aug. 21 to 11; Cadiz, Oct 2 to 4. 
COBLESKILL. N. Y— Sept. 24 to 26. 
COLUMBUS, IND.— Sept. 11 to 14. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept 29 

to Oct 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 
DANBURY, CONN.— Oct. 2 to 5. 
DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park. 

Sept 25 to 28. Walter S. Faires, secy. 
DETROIT. MICH.— Highland Park. Aug. 16 

to 29. 1900. 
DOVER, DEL. — Fairview Park. Oct. 2 to 4. 
DOVER, N. H.— Sept. 17 to 21; Sept. 25 to 27. 

A. N. Brown, secy. 
DuBUQUE, IA.— Nutwood Driving Club. 
Aug. 20 to 25. C. T. Hancock, pres.; W. W. 
Van Sant, secy. 
EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct 22 to Nov. 3. 
FORT ERIE. ONT.— Sent. 1 to 22. 1900. 
FREDERICK CITY, MD.— Oct. 9 to 12. 
FREMONT, O.— Oct. 3 to 6. 
GOSHEN, N. Y.— Aug. 21 to 24. 
GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Joliet, III.. 
Aug. 6 to 11; Freeport, 111., Aug. 18 to 18; 
Dubuque, la., Aug. 20 to 25; Indianapolis, 
Sept 17 to 22; Hamline, Minn., Sept. 3 to 8; 
Milwaukee. Wis.. Sept. 10 to 15; Terre 
Haute, Ind., Sept 24 to 29; Springfield, 111.. 
Sept 24 to 29. 
GRBENSBURG, PA— Sept. 25 to 28. 
HAMILTON, O.— Oct 1 to 5. 
HAMLINE, MINN.— Sept 3 to 8. 
HARTFORD. CONN.— Aug. 27 to 31. 
INDEPENDENCE. IA.— Aug. 27 to Sept L 
INLAND LAKE. WIS.— Aug. 20 to 25. 
JOLIET. ILL.— Ingalls Park. Aug. 7 to 10. 

L. E. Ingalls. pres. 
LEBANON, O.— Sept 18 to 21. 
LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 
MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY RAC- 
ING CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Springfield. 
O.. Aug. 21 to 24: London. O., Aug. 28 to 
31: Columbus, O., Sept 3 to 7; Dayton, O., 
Sept U to 14. 
MANSFIELD, O.— Sept 11 to 31. 
MARYVILLE. O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Sept. 10 to 15. 
MONTREAL. QUE.— July 26 to Aug. 11. 
NARRAGANSETT PARK. PROVIDENCE. R. 

I.— Aug. 28 to 31. 
NORFOLK, VA.— Oct 2 to 5. 
NORTHEASTERN OHIO CIRCUIT— Rock- 
port, Aug. 7 to 9; Valley Track, Aug. 14 to 
16; Newburg, Aug. 21 to 23; Youngstown, 
Aug. 28 to 30: McKees Rocks, Sept 4 to 8. 
PARKERSBURG. W. VA.— Race Meet. 
RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association, Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend. Aurora. Central 
City. Kearney. Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelson. 
Hubbell, Geneva. Seward. Lincoln. Beatrice. 
Every week tram June 20 to Oct. 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary, Hastings. Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrene. Hastings. Neb., secy. 
READVILLE, MASS.— Aug. 20 to 26. 
SALEM. ORB.— State Fair Races. Sept 17 to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, pres.; A. Bush, treas.; 
M. D. Wisdom, secy. 
SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 
SARATOGA, N. T.— Aug. 1 to SI. 
SAUGUS. MASS.— Sept. 2 to 6. 
SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept. 

SHELBYVILLE. IND.^Sept 4 to 8. 

SHOHARIE. N. Y.— Sept. 17 to 20. 

SMITHFIBLD. O.— Sept. 26 to 28. 

SMYRNA. O.— Sept. 12 to 14. 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta. 
Ga.. Oct 17 to 27; Valdrosta. Ga.. Oct. 29 
♦>» Nov. 3: Wavcross. Ga.. Nov. 6 to 10: 
Thomsonvllle Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI BLUE RIB- 
BON FAIR ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT— Hol- 

. den. Mo., Aug. 7 to 10; Rich Hill, Mo., Aug. 
14 to 17: Harrlsonvllle, Mo., Aug. 21 to 24; 
Springfield, Mo., Aug. 28 to 31. W. A. Den- 
nis, circuit secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, O— Aug. 21 to 24. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

PT. LOUIS. MO.— Mav 12 to August 24. 

STONEBORO, PA.— Oct. 2 to 4. 

STBOITDBBURK. PA.— Sent. 4 to 8. 

TEXAS RACING FAIR CIRCUIT.— Wichita. 
Kan.. Sept 4 to 7: Cleburnw. Tex.. Sent. IS 
to 16: Denton. Tex., Sept. 19 to 22: Dennl- 
son. Tex., Sept. 25 to 28; Dallas, Tex.. Sept 
» to Oct 14; Corslcana, Tex.. Oct. 15 to 19; 
San Antonio, Tex.. Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Hous- 
ton. Tex.. Nov. 10 to 17. 

VALDOPTA. OA.— Oct. SO to Nbv. 2. 

WASHINGTON.. PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

WESTCHESTER. N. Y.— May 12 to Aug. 2v 

wmrfslING. W. VA.— Sept. 10 to 14. 

WflnrHMNn. CAL.— Aug. 27 to Sept. L 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Aug. 28 to 31. 



Poultry Shows. 

ASHLEY, 0.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Asscc.ation. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge^W. T. Linn, secy. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

AUSTIN, TEX.— Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK. MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY, O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W. H. Raff, secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Assoc.at.on. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur Ei- 
l.ctt, Peabcdy, Mass., secy. 
BOSTON, MASS.-Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 

CAKEY, o.— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders 
Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave, 
judge; J. L. Yohe, secy. 
CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 

Z» to Dec. 1. 
CtiDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
• Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E. E. Richards, -secy. 
CHICAGO, ILL.— National Fanciers Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmer, BuUerfield, Rigg, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Br.dge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; *red 
L. Kimmey, secy. . , 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 

DALLAS, TEX— Texas State Fair BBOltrj 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l mgr. 

DA J TON. O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 19J1. D. T. Heim- 
lich judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

EAST LIVERPOOL, O— Dec. 28 and 29. 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lamberc, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 

ELMiRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association. 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 
ERIE, PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 

Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 

Dec 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 

gott, judges: A. E. Bit-then, secy. 
G'ivNISVA. O.— Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 

Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henry 

Munger, secy. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 

and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 

A. Tucker, judge: J. A. Babcock, secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Fanciers' Association 

ct Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 

J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 

JBK*«lRSON. IA— Poultry Show. Sept 11 
to IS. 1900. D. H. Grlmall. pre«.: P. O. 

JOHNSTOWN". N. Y— Adirondack Poultry 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, David a. 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott F- B. 
Zlmmfer, H. J. Quilhot, J. H. Drevenstedt, 
judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 28. 
H. A Br.dge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 

LA PORTE, IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 
Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND. — Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LOGANSPORT. IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 

LYNN. MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 
D Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt. cor. secy. 

MATTEAWAN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. ■.,..•. 

M..AUV1LLE. PA— Meadville Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges; H. L. Lamb, Cambridge Springs, 
Pa., secy. 

MIAMISBURG. O.— Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby. secy. 

MT. VERNON, O.— Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Keystone Poultrv. 
igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. H 
to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to 17, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 

ROCKFORD, ILL.— Northern Illinois Poul- 
try Asscciat'on. Jan. 14 to 19. 1901. H. A. 
Bridge and Chas. McClave, judges; B. R. 
Lurns, Belvidere. 111., secy. 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 
Pigeon Associat'cn. Jan. 21 to 26. 1901. 
James A. Tucker, judge ; Edward Arndt, 
secy. 

SHELBY. O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 
secy. 

ST. PAUL. MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19. 1901. Messrs. 
BuUerfield, Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 
Huelster. secy. 

SVCAMORE, O. — Sycamore Poultry and Prt 
Stcck Association-. Poultry and dog?. D=c. 
?2 to 29. H. A. Bridge, Judge; Earl R. Will- 
lams, secy. 

TOLEDO. O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
Dec. 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert, judge cf poul- 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
net stock: Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 
UPPER SANDUSKY. O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 
E.. Walton.' pres. : Ira T. Matteson. supt ; T. 
H. Inmnn. secy. 

VAN' WERT. O.— Van Wert Poultrv and Pet 
Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 5. 1901. D. J. 
Kohll, judge; C. E. Detter, secy. 



WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2i>. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
J. H. Bowden, secy. 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. IS to 21. Sharp 
Butterlleld, judge; D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges: E. L. Richardson, secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD, O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 

WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O.. 
secy. 
YORKVILLE, ILL.— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs. secy. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92. 
CALIFORNIA. 
J eureka— W. H. Mathews, 636 2d st 

GEORGIA. 
Atlanta and Suburbs — Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 
Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City. Alt. — 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River st 
East St. Louis — H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dlst Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Marion — John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum. S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 12D1 Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Boall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison-City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
Canandalgua— Wm. F. Mosher, 98 Chapln st 
Ogdensburg — E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 
Fostoria— W. C. Tirrill & Co.. 116 W. Tiffin st 
Uhrichsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co.. of 
Uhrichsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 
ville, ^O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 
; Johns town— Geo. E. Updegrave ft Co. 

CANADA 
A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Van- 
couver, B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box U29. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 
KANSAS. 

Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons — George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York Bill Posting Co. 

OHIO. 
Middletown— Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schultz. 

PENNSYLVANIA.1 

♦Johnstown— A. Adair. 

New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. Pi Co. 



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ALEXANDRIA, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 20 to 23I 

BRISTOL, N. H— Bristol Fair Association! 

Sept. 18 to 20. I 

BUFFALO, KAN.-WIIson County Fair. Augl 

- 1 to 24. £ 



BUFFALO CENTER, IA.- 
dress John G. Daum. 



-Oct. 2 to 4. Ad 



BURNS, ORE.— Harney County Fair. SeptS" 
1. to 22. J. J. Donegan. pres.; II. E.£ 
Thompson, secy. | r 

CHATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair. Oct sfc 

■to 11. I* 

DIXON SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 238 

to 26. , I? 

CARSON CITY, NEW— Ormsby County Fair I 
Sept. 24 to 29. j 

COLUMBIA, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. | 

COOKVILLE. TENN.— Fair. Sept 27 to 30.1 

EFFINGHAM. ILL.-,Farmers' Free Fair.l 

Oct. 2 to G. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W.I 

Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee.! 

EMBRO, ONT— West Zorra and Embro Fair.l 
Oct. 4. i- 

FONDA. IA.-Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. £ 

KAMLOOPS, B. C— Agricultural Exhibition. IT 

Sept 26 to 28. J. T. Robinson, secy. | 

KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date! 

not fixed. | 

LIVINGSTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. I 

MADISON, ME.— Somerset County Agricultu- 1 

ral Society's Fair. Oct 3 and 4. J. F. 1 

Witbee, secy. fj 

M4.LCOM. GA.—Powshiek County Central 1 

Fair. Aug. 21 to 24. Jas. Nowak, secy. § 
MARTINEZ. CAL.— County Fair and Races, f 

Sept. 18 to 22. A. B. McKenzie. secy. f 

MT VERNON. WASH— Skagit County Fair. 1 

Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. 5.. 

MURFREESBORO, TENN.— Fair. Sept 4 ¥ 

to 9. ■ - • 1 

NATIONAL. IA.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 1 

ROME, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. 1. f 
TRENTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct 10 to 14. 8 

WAHOO, NEB.— Sept 17 to 22. Address Jehn |; 

Winter. i 

WATERTOWN, TENN— Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. I 

WATFORD, ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct I 

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ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— Great Street Fair 1 
and Carnival. - Sept. 18 to 22. 1 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. S 
Oct 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres.; I 
L. H. Cbappell. vice pres."; T. J. Hunt, I 
secy. ; Geo. S.Pecottreas; *> i -3 

DANVILLE, ILL.— Interstate Exposition. I 
Sept. 2 to 8. C. G. Kilpatrick, dir. gen'l. I 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Street Fair, .Carnival i 
and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to 61 U 

ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 1 
nival. Dr. Do Garmo Grey, mgr. . Write m 
for dates. 1 

HEALEiSBURG, CAL.— Harvest Festival. I 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 1 
Cook, secy. $. 

HOUSTON. TEX.— Fruit. Flower and Vege- | 
. table Carnival. "Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- | 
ardson. mgr. . 1 

JOLIET, ILL.— Elks" Carnival and Picnic. j§ 
Aug. 23. F. S. Allen, mgr. a 

LA MONTE, MO.— Harvest Carnival. Sept 5 J 
to 6. 1 

LOUISIANA. MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. | 

E. A. Parks, chairman of amusement com- § 

mittee. . I 

- MARYVILLE, MO.— Street Fair. About mid- I 

• die of October. § 

MEMPHIS. TENN.— Elks' Street Fair and g 
Carnival. Oot. 1 to 6. Thos. C. Phelan, m 
mgr. § 

MODESTO, CAL-Street Fair. Date not $ 
fixed. K I 

OAK GROVE, KAN.— Street Fair. About § 
Sept. 3 to 6. S 

SAN JOSE, CAL. — Street Fair, in connection ffi 
with County Fair. Oct 8 to 13. H. H. M 
Main. secy. ig 

SEDALIA. MO.— Street Fair, auspices of B. 1 
P. O. E. Sept 18 to 22. P. L. Potter, secy. » 

Nine good ones, con- 11 
"sisttng of i English it 
mastiff. I upaniel and 7 leapine greyhounds.'! 
Cheap for cash. Address HANNER AMUSE- J 
MKNT CO., Cincinnati, Ohio. & 



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This list is ooen to all distributors in good 
standing. Names inserted every issue 
for $4 po per .year, 3 times a month for 
$3.00 per year, every other week $2.00 ■ 
per year, once a month ft 00 per year. 

ALABAMA. 

Birmingham— Sheldon McMurray, 1412 5th av. 
Montgomery— G. F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA.. 
Phoenix— Phoenix B. P. Co., 104 N. Center. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92 

CAUFOKNIA. . 

Los Angeles— F. W." Sabichi. .."■'"■ 

Oakland— William B. Porter. 408 10th it 
San Francisco— Owens, Varney & Green. 
Banta Crux— L. A. Daniels. ? Locust st" 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co. 

CANADA. 
Ottawa]. Ont.— Alex. Jacques, 116 Osgood st- 
COLORADO. 

Aspen— John B. Ledan. .-__■_ 
Colorado Springs— Curran B. P. Co. 
Benyer^-Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence sL 
Puablo- Tha Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fa aT 

Connecticut; 

New Haven— New Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s 
Marwalk— J. F. Buxton. 

FLORIDA. 
Jacksonvulfr-Florldn. Dlstrib. Co.. Box 53. 
GEORGIA.. 

Amarieus- Chaa. Lingo, 105 F »*■**■*• .-l , 
Crtumbus^Edw.Bridger..' (address AUanta.) 

Atlanta— Edw. Bridaer, 60S Temple uouri. - 
AugnsL-Chas. R. Ro- land. 303 Jackson st. 
£££nnali-j. B. Campos, *» Whitaker St. 
-.'.,.' ILLINOIS. .*'•■_• 
Aurora— B. Marvin * Son. _ . 

Belleville— L E-Tiemann, 508 S. High St 

- Bloomtegton-M. W. Cooper, 318 J*"*™***- 
Carlinvllla. Macoupin County— A. J. Turner. 
Centralta^oTB. H.fter. .06 E .Broad- ay. 
oilSJo-john A. Clough. 42 River at. 

SSSS^3& p »S5t «' «Wf« « 

- §£££%&££ B.^ Co. (Chicago). 
BUgMand ParkrO- »™* & Son- (Waukegan) 
Lincoln— W: Kv'Maxwell, m Klctaip.-o - 1 . 
Mattoon-F. G. McPherson, 1200 Richmond 

MouV£-R- H. Taylor, care "Windsor HoteL 
Foodae— Leo Collins. 112 E. Reynolds st. 
Bochelle— Chaa. A. HUer. 
■:--■- -IDAHO. 

- Boise— R G. Spaulding. 12& H. Bannock St. 

INDIANA^ 

BateavHle— Batesvllle Advertising Co. 
Columbus— Walter Doup ■ 
feknart — D B. Carpenter. 525 S- Main su 
Bvansville— Evansvilie Lisiiihuiing Co., 

Ftl Wa^ne^W IL Case, j* N Miner st " 

Frankfort— Chaa. Gbodpastpr. . . 
OoaBen-Chaa. Krutx. 210 S. 7tfcst 
arMBea*tl<— John W. Coooer. 24 * W f- Tnd. 
BArttord City-Chas. W- Abbott. Box 165. ; 
HnnttnTton^Ed, H»Jte*r_Oiy B.il »•<£«- 
Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyckle. 114 S. IU«. 
Saersonville-L. H. Ramsey Lexington Ky. 
Kokomo-H. E. Henderson. 42 N» Main st. - 
LsFayette-LaFayette. Bill PosL.ft Disu Co. 
LaForte^-W. C. 'Miller. 620^ Main st. 

L*banonS"ames Si Selver.fW. North St. 
Logansport-Chas. Scbleiger. 3a 6th st. 
Madison— James. A. Q'Donnell, "Box 644. 
Marlon— John L. "Wood. 920-3. Branson st 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson, Jr. ■ ■ 

Muncie-Geo. W.Ysttsvckle. Room jP.O^BMg 
Peru— Chaa. W. Statesman. P. O... Box 114- 
Plvmo»ib-Oper. H«"=«" B. P. & ""'„?•>- 
South Bend— J. N. Schwartz, Box 309. 
Shelbyvllie— T. F. Cbafee ft Son. _ • 

Terra Haute— Jas. M. Dlshon. 29 S. 6th st. ; 
Union City— Fd. R- Tbuston. 124 N- Walnut st. 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 

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IOWA. 

Burltngton>— A. E: Drefer, 1211 Summer street. 
Cedar Rapids— W. S. Bye. 720 S. 5th su 
CUnton— H. F. Sanger. 511 S._2d st. 
Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols, 16"N. Main sL 
DesMoines— Chaj.W. Orris. 15S2E DesMoiue. st 
Dubuque— A. Leonard. 850 Locust st. 
LeMara— Wm. O. Light. 
Monx City— A. B. Beall. _ 

Tlaisat Madison County— Arthur Gordon.' 

KANSAS. 

Atchison— L G. Shaffer. 31S Commercial st.' 
Junction City— Herman Delkei 
Leavenwnrth— C B. Hathaway. 1012 Osage sL 
Newton— L. L. Dickey Adv. Co 
Parsons— Howard Graves. Lock Pox 124. 
Wichita— E. L. MartlinR. mgr . Opera House. 

KENTUCKY. 
Frankfort— Geo. W. Reock. 334 Conway st. 
Handaraon— Jaa. L. Lambert. Jr.. 216 2d. 
Lebanon— R. L. Nesbltt. _ 

Lexinston— L. H. Ramsey. 122 E. Main at. 
Louisville— Falls City B. P. Co. (Lexington). 
Newport— G. H. Ottine 500 Monmouth st. 

OwtniBoro— Owenaboro Bill PosUng Co. 



LOUISIANA. 

Alexandria— T. N. -Camahan, Box SM. 
Baton Rouge— Alfred O. Devllle, 616 Main at. 
New Orleans— J. Garliek. 63X Commercial' PI. ' 
Shreveport— Ed. H. Seaman. 

MAmHt- 
Bangor— Thomas W. Borr, 47 Hammond. 
Bath— Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln st 
Mechanla Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Bjx 41. 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore— John H. Jonas, 218 S. Mount at. 
cor. McHenry st. 

MASSACHUSETTS, 
Attlebdro^-Abel W. Gllion. 12 Holman st. 
Beverly— Lcther Cahoon.. 44 Cabot St. 
Boston— J. DonelIy*s Sons. 7 Knapp st. 
Brockton— W. F; Gurney,~12* Elbridge Place. 
• Fall Rlver^-Chas. A. Page. 1101 Plymouth av. 
Lawrence— I. S. .Worcester, 246; Essex St.. 
New Bedford— A. E. Hathawav, 100 Pleasant. 
Newburjrport— W. A. & S. M. Noyes. 
Taunton— A. B. White, 46.Cohanet au . 

MICHIGAN. • 
Albion— W. C. EbIow. 
Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White st. . 
Ann Arbor— Chas. Strong, 209 E: -Huron St. 
Battle Creek— E. R. Smith. 6 B. Main. 
Bay CltyT-C. J. Bloomfield. 2U 6th av. 
Beaton Harbor— Fie & shaff.189 High st." 
Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 54 Duncan av. 
Ithaca— James Donaldson. -." 
Jackson— Steveneon & Solomon. n5 Mich. st. 
Kalamazoo— J. E. McCarthy, 108 Portage au 
Manistee — ^Mrs. J. W. Tennant. . . 
Muskegon— Peter P.' St eke tee, 3.S. E.Walt on st. 
Pontisc — Samuel J. Diirsess. 68 Green St. 
Port Huron— Bennett Bill Posting Co. 
Saginaw— E. D. Moore. "334 'N;- 7th St. 

MINNESOTA. . •_ 
Austin— P. H. Zender'ft Co.. 406 Mill St. 
DuluW— J.- W.- Palmer: ---■■■■•• 

MISSISSIPPL 
Corinth— W.* H. Patton.' Pbi 164. 

MISSOURI. 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union st. 

DeSoto — John Linsley -Downer." 

Kansas City— Joseph Reid, 14 E.. Missouri Av. 

Stanberry— J. H. Patterson," Box 301. 

St. Joseph— A. J. : Avery. Tootle Theatre. 

St. Louis— The Voll& Wolf ;Adv:- Co. 

. NEBRASKA. . 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. > 
Lincoln— F. C. Zehrung. 1145 O st. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Camden— Temple BiH" Posting Co. "'■ 
Hackensack— Hackensark Bill Posting Co. 
Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co- 
Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealta. .27 Montgomery. 
Newark — ^E. M. Slocomb. -3B9 Market at: - 
Pattsraon — Patterson Bill Post. Co., 5 Rampo. 
Red Bank— L. O. Summersett.- - . - . .. 
.Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet. 123-«E. State at 

- :. NEW MEXICO.. 

East Las Vegaa— Chaa. Tamme. - • ' 

NEW: YORK.: 
Albany— Albany B. P. -& pjsf. Co." 
BatavU— Albert R. iPerrja s>.Jackaon St.. . 
Biucjbamtoii — AbWtt & cast ner. 
Brooklyn— The American Bill P. ft Dist. Co. 
. Buffalo— Wbitmier ft Fllbriek,-209 Wash'n at. 
Canandaigu. — Wm K iviusher, 98 Cbapin at. 
Cortland— Wallace. Broar -• ' - 
■ImlrK— Chaa. FJ "t-Strjv 1*0 Buf livan at. 
Fulton— Wm. Cook, 'Lock Box 4L 
Glsversvllle— Olln Si Sutllff. 62 Orchard st. 
Glens Falls— A.- -M. Cheesebro, 91 South St. 
Jamestown— CasthWj* i"o." : " ' ' 

Lockport— Staata - BUI Post. ' & DIat. Co. 
Llttla Falls— Norris ft Kingsbury. 1 W. Main. 
Mlddletown— Thos. Kafh, 88 South st. 
Mcntut Vernon — Starr Bro«.. -t^? Franklin-ave, 
New York— New "York "B. P. Co. ' " 
Nnucara Falla—Mra. C. "Clayton, 21 Thomas. 
Ogdensburg-"-E. M. Bracy. - ,^i ■- .- 

Olean — The Olean Bill Posting Co. 

Onennta — A- I.. Caulkin*. ~ 

Rochester— Frank J. Fisk; 67. "North; st. ' 

trome— A. W. J.<plln. lis Flrai au 

Salamanca— C. R. Gibson. 

«rh»nectady— Jlarry F.. Miller. 611 Chapel -sU 

Svracuse— G^o. C..c««t»»e»- -^i Montgomervst. 

Saratoga Springs— E. L. W ! ll r ams.' 

Tonawanda— Whltmler ft Filbrlck. 

Whitehall— S. Lamnhron. BnxpI32. 

Tonkers — ^W. L, Mlldrum ft Co. > 

NEVADA. 
Virginia City— John H. Dunlap. Box 24. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 
Ri»abPth -City— R. E. Black. Box 38. 
Greensboro— Dr. J. W. Griffith. 

OHIO. 
Akron— Brvan ft Co.. US S. Main. 
BelleTontaine— The Union Vdv Co.. ti6 S. Main 
Bucynuv-F; R. Myers. 236 N. Spring at. 
Canton— M. C. Barber, Grand Opera Houaa. 
ftnctanatl— W. H. "Steinbrenner. "619 Main "su 

- Grclt-vllle— Bansrhman Br<-s. 

Columbua — F. Altman ft Son, 640 E. Main su 
Conneaut— A C. Phillins. Main «t 
Cleveland— Bryan ft Co.; W-19 High st. 
Dayton — Bryan & Co.. 123 E. Fourth St. 
Delphos— Chaa. A. Hood. ""— - J 

Flndlay— P. B. Oliver.' 
Hamilton— Geo. W.Riely. Box rtt. 
Ironton— H. C. Crossley. 109 N.> 5th at. . 
Lima— W. C. Tlrrill ft Co., 216" W. Market st. 
Lecan— F. A. Kopne. 

Mansfleld-^E. R. Endley ft Co., 231 ./. 4th st. 
Marysvllle — C. L. Lane - 

Martins Ferry— A.W.Rader (Wheei:ng,W.Va.)J 
Middletown — Buckles & Kamrt. •,.-.' 
Mt. Vernon— Haymea Bros.. Public Square. 
Portamouth— R. w. Lodwlpk. 118 W. 3d «t. 
Plymouth — Opera House B. P. & Dlst. Co. 
Sidney— Chas. P. Rodgers, 550. Main st. 
Snrlnaneld— H. H. Tyner. 22 H. Raee at. 
Toledo— Bryan ft Co.. 512 St. Clair sU 
Troy— G. A. Brannaa. f W. Main st. 
Wooatar— Geo. Kettler. U W. Larwill at 
Zanesville— England Bros. 21 N. sth st 

OREGON. ; 
Corvallla— G. W. Blgham. Main St., Box 1«. 
McMInnvllla— G. F. Bangasser ft Co., Box tt. 
Portland— John T. Williams. 346 Morrison. 
Rosebnrg— Auv. Agency, H. Q. Householder, 



OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 
El Reno^-W. I. Qoff. 
Kingfisher— Win. A. Northnp, III S. Main at. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

AU'egheny— Twin Cities Dist. Agcy.,Plttaburg. 

Allentowa— N. B. Worman, 532 Hamilton au 

Beaver Falls— C. F4gar Myers, 1425 7th av. 
_ Bradford— M; K. Walker, 130 Mechanic su 

Carbohdale— J. O'Hearn. 15 Main at. . 

Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy Co.. Box 49. 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union St. 

Conuellsvllle— Clowes Adv. ft Dlau Co. 

Doylestown— Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. 

Dunmore — ajtaeae ft Long. 

Easton— F. H. .Walser. Bank and Pine sts. 

Franklin— Alexander Bradley, 4 i.ith at. 

Hallstsad— Jamea S. Claxton ft Co. 

Harrisburg— Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third sU 

Indiana— Harry K. Apple. 70* Philadelphia at 

Laneaatar— Howard M. 8odara. 137 Church at.. 

McDonald', Wash. Co.— Bert McCartney. 

ManaBeld— W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main at 

Natrona— E. L. Russell. 

New Castle— J. G. Loving. City B. P. Co. "■ 

Oil CItv— H. A. -Taylor. BUazard .Block 
. Philadelphia— American Bill Posting Co. 

Mttihurg— Twiu «"ities Uist Aiten-'V. 

Fltuton— R. E. Hankee. 15 S: Main at. 

Pottstbwn— J. E. Amore." 

Pottavllle— Chaa. L. Welaa. 40 B. Bacon at. . 

Reading— Reading Distributing Co.' 
-5>cranton— Reese * I."ng. 31^ Lindon st. • 

Wilkesbarre— M. H. Burgunder. 

Wlillamsport— 8. M. Bond. Cherry and Rural. 

- RHODEISLAND. 
Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer L~ . 

-■'-.. SOUTH CAROLINA. - 

Sumter— Young ft Berry. 
- - - . SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. WHlbltt 

TENNESSEE." 
Chattanooga— H. S. Holmes. 1C E. 7th su 

- Jelllco— Thos. Bell. Box 78. . . 
Memphis JVan Buren . ft Co.. successors to 

— -Memphis B. P. Co., R. S. Douglas, prop. 
Nashville— Nashville Dist- ft Adv. Co. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. . 

- --. .'.... TEXAS. 
Beaumont— Welcome Rollins, Box 274: 
-Brownsville— Va'le&hro Adv. Co 
Calvert— J. P.. Caslmlr, Main st. 
Qilvcston— J. E. Howard." Box 134. 
Sherman— J. Long, 117 East Side Square. 

- -• • VIRGINIA. 

Alexandria— C. D. Wright, Waahlngton. D. C. 

Charlottesville— F. 7- Faoli. 210 N 4th st 

Vewport Newi^Henry H. Harpei 

Portsmouth— & C. Draper. 905 Washington St. 
. Roanoke— W. L. Robertson; Box 297. 

Staunton-^-J. H. Bell. 
■ Winchester— Cornelius Glbbens. Lock Box 84. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Clsrksbnrg— W." L.' Dleson, Pike and 3d sts. 
-Martlnsburg— F..C. Bfcker, 246.QueenaU: 
.... Wheeling— A. W. Rader. »tb «u mod Alley ,C." 

. . . . .. .. WISCONSIN. 

Appleton— Wm. E. Cndman". Box 67. 
Pond dn Lae — P. R. Haher . 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley Adv. Co. 
Jan*RVlll«— "Peter L. Myera. 
La-Croase— Aug. ETlckaen ft Co.. S31 Pearl at. 
Menomonle— The Schwehn B. P. ft Adv. Co: • 
Milwaukee — Waltpr D. Dlxfon. 657 29th St. 
Oshkosh— J. E. Williams. 24 High su 
Bartne— W. C. Tlede. 32S Main at. - 

fineboygan— B. J. Kempf. 7S1 Penn. av. 
■Waterloo— Jno. Leaver. 24 Monroe st. 
West Superior— J. W. Palmer. 2002 Ohio.ave." 

.'.WYOMING: ;" "''•.;.- 

Larami&T-H. E. Root. Opera House. . 

WASHINGTON. *. ; 

Colfax— Geo. H. Lennox. 
North Yakima— Brrson ft Mauser, Box (11. 



LIST OF 
DISTRIBUTORS 

OP— - • . . 

United States & Canada 



This List appears nionthly and is Open to 
All. Any distributors name inserted 
. "for '$1.00 a year. 

al*bama 
Clayton— B. F. Valentine. 

ARKANSAS' .. . 
Hot Springs— A. .W. Thomas, 22414 Central a» 

CALIFORNIA 
Los Angeles— Los Angeles Bill Posting Co 
Irfia Angeles— Wllshlre Posting Co. 
Oakland— W. F. Bliss Dift. Agency, 471 9th St. 
. San Luis ObUpo— Harry Gear. 

COLO<AOp: 
Denver.— Colorado Rill Posting Co.. 1013 17tb 
Leadvllle— John Colhian, 204 W. 7tb at 
Salida— Phln. B. Davis. Box 266. 

CONNE^TIClT. 
"Jew Hartford — Arthur CadoreU 
Meridrn— H. L. Redman. 120 Crown sU 
Waterbmy— J. A. Nerf. Box 1058. 

DELAWARE". 

Wilmington— Wilmlngt'n Dia. Co., 824 Orange. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Washington— M. H. Gaff, 646 Plckford Place, 
N. E. " 

GEORGIA. 
Atlanta— Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper st, ] 



ILLINOIS. 
■ Lincoln — Houser Adv. Co., 610 Broadway. 
'-' Metropolis— William E. Ware. " 
Normal— Dillon ft Fogle. 195 Towns. - 
Pekin— Standard BUI Posting Co 
'' St. Charles— E. LaDue. Lock Box 214. 
Waukegaa— G. Runey ft Son. 

INMANA.' 
Bloomington— L-' R. Krenger, 100 College ave. 
Corydon — Wm. Roose. Jr. 
Crawfordiville-H. M. Mclntire, 704 Fremont st. 
Elwood— O. H. Toney'A Son. 
Hammond— Frank E. Qero. 
LaFayette— Opera House B. P. Co. 
New Albany— R. jf. Brown. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebrlng. 
Union City— L. D. Bell. 

." ...... iOWA. , ' 

Elkader— B. F. Falkenheimer. 
KANSAS. 

Abilene— J. M.- Looker. Box 984. 

Hurper— J. 11. Thompson, Box 186. 
- LawTence — John T. Sprague, 623 Mass. st. . 

KENTUCKY. 
Bellevue— Ottlng ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.i 
Dayton— Otting ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.) 

LOriSIANA 
Donald«onvtlie — Landry & Israel. Roa 2ti 
New Orleans— W. J. Brodle. U7 Decatur St. 

MAINK. 
Ellsworth— Ellsworth - Bill Posting Co. 
' MARYLAND. 
, Baltimore— John J. Sterner. 1741 E. Lombard 
- Easton— John R. Thompson. 

V M ASSACH USKTTS. 
-• Boston— R. D. Leonard, 228 Tremont sL 

Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st. 
. Lowell— Chaa. L. Lowe. 201 Middlesex su 

* Uxbridlfe — Wm. W kamesv, Ht»x 36$ 

. Worcester— E. H. Smelling, 115 Austin street. 
MICHIGAN 
Detroit— Bondy" Dist. Agency, 132 Shelby st. 
.i.'.Hancock-rJas. W. Troyer. Box 197. " 
. Otsego — Frank M. Denel. 

Owcsso— B. F. Darling, District Agency. 

• MISSISSlrPL 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hinlck 

MISSOURI. 

Chillicothc— C. W. Coon, Box KZ. '.." 
. CHillicothe— Z. B. Myers, 423 E. Jackson sc 
■■ New Madrid— R. J. Waters. 

NEBRASKA. ' 

■ Fremont— Jos. F. Stein. 317 Main au ^ 
'. Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526 N. street. ' 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. - . - 
Dover — Lewis A. Hanson. 
{ • ' NEW YORK. 

■ Hudson— Robert M. Terry. 80S Wirrtnn 
t .s Gainesville— H. Hulen, B. P. V|. Dlst. Co. 
V.. Oneida — Allen G. 8tona. 

•i Oswego— Joa. A. Wallace. 

• ^ Rochester— J. E Stroyer. 278 E. Main at . 
Y* Saratoga Springs — Conian Bill Posting Co. 
1- Utica— C. Herman Schrader, 63 Neliton su 

NOKTHDiKOTA. 
! Wahpetoh— B. M. Buckmlnetei 

' ,.Q.' I "- 

: Bowling Green— A, Hi Tonker. 18 W. Wooatai 

' Bryan— Paul B. Elder. 

Columbus— Central Ohio Distributing Agency 
Coshocton— Frank P. Ilagana. 
•L01 don— W F Kellrv. 
' »'t. " TsaboI-^A. W. Simon. 

Toledo— T. S. Grilley, ,358 Missouri at. 
. Urbana—C.O. Taylor, 125 K. Court «l, 
OKLAHOMA TKKRITHKV' 
Guthrie— Okla. Adv. ft DIat. Agency, Box 260. 
Guthrie— O.- W. Foster, L. U. 28K. 
Guthrie— G. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. 
" Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

"* PENNSYLVANIA 
'- Carlisle— Geo. Cramer. 133 W. Pomtrat st 
Emlenton— W. L. Pierce. 110 Main at 
Greenville— Jas. L. Laird, 42 Mercer su 
. Mlnersvllle— Robert 3. Kear. 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Member I. A. D.) 
Punxsutawney— G. W. Moore ft Co.. Boa 1(4 
Reading— Wm. D. Cooke. 
Tltusrille— I: H. Thomas. 130 N. Brown st. 
Wlillamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 

Wil.l.IAMSrOKT,PA.-GKO H. Bl-BH CITY 

' BILLPOSTER AND GKN'l, OfT-lOOR 

ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO. 

;:..;-" " RHODE. ISLAND ' 

Providence— New England .Bulletin Sign. Co. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Beaufort— N. Brady.' 

.Columbia— R. S. Ma'rka ft Co., 1425 Galea at 
Sumter— K. M. Jones. 

LnNNFSSFB.' 
Columbia — Jas. Y. Holm. 
Pulaski— A. M. Notgrass. 

THXAS. 
Gainesvilie— H. Hnlrnn. !•. & Disl.Co. 
Houston— Thoa. F. O'Leary. Ml Capitol a* 
'Houston - Morgan & I.iic.tkc. 8ji Chtiilil ave. 

VERMONT, 
Bennington— Henry Dletel, 226% Depot st 
Aurllngton— P. H. Ward. 161 Maol. au 
Walt'a Rl»nr-Jl. O. Croxford 

Barre— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Eseex— Central' Vermont B. P. Co. 
Montpelier— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
St. Albans— Central Vermont B. P. Co. •> .. 
Waterbury— Central .Vermont B. P'. Co. 

WHST VIRGINIA 
Fairmont— FJsher B. P. ft Adv. Co. 

WISCONSIN. 
Lake Geneva— W. H. ParmaJee. 
. Watertown— F. C. Volckmann, Bax 1*4. 
CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, 10 Lefeuvrs Bloeg. • 

Vancouver. B. C. 
Montreal-C. J. T- Tbomag, Box Uaf. 




Vol. XII, No. 17. 



CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900. 



_,_ 10 CENTS. 
PER YEAR, S4.00 




wil 



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LEN. O. ©WENS, 

Of San Francisco, Cal., member of the Bill Posting Firm or Owens, Varney & Green. 



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THE BILLBOARD 



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^ Rill Posters' | 
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Another tilboard Victory. 



Los Angeles, Cal. — (Special.) — With aston- 
ishing rapidity tbe city counciimen changed 
their minds as. to the- maximum height of 
bill boards, and put through an amended or- 
dinance fixing :the maximum 'height of the 
structures at ten feet Instead of six feet. 
Last Fr.day morning; there was every indi- 
cation that the counciimen would favor a 
change as to the height limit." 'Then, Friday 
afternoon it seemed that the opposition- of 
Messrs. Toll, Silver and Blanchard had suc- 
ceeded and the amendment would not be 
passed. This opinion still prevailed until 
yesterday afternoon, when the board of pub- 
lic works recommended the passage of the 
amended ordinance in the following report: 

"In the matter of the petition from the Los 
Angeles Bill posting Company your com- 
mittee would respectfully recommend that the 
ordinance regulating bill boards be amended 
to provide that the height qf bill boards shall 
not exceed ten j feet. The city attorney has 
sdvised this committee to the effect that a 
■foubt exists in; his -mind as to whether the 
ordinance as it is to-day would stand in the 
courts. If the height were -changed from six 
feet to ten feet', he declares there would be 
no question as to its being'sustained. It has 
been clearly shown to this commute that no 
bill posting company can continue In business 
with six-foot boards. Fully 90 per cent of 
the paper used; on bill boards requires ten 
feet of space. Fixing the height of bill boards 
at six feet practically amounts to prohibition 
of the bill posting business." 

Councilman Toll at. once objected to the 
passage of the! ordinance, holding that the 
present ordinance had been repeatedly sus- 
tained in spite pt the long struggle made to 
override and invalidate it- He thought it 
time to amend- the ordinance as to height 
when tbe courts should declare it invalid be- 
cause an unreasonable limit has been ■ fixed 
as to height. Mr. Pierce urged the passage of 
the ordinance granting new life to the bill 
beard business and declared that City Attor- 
ney strongly favored the amendment in order 
to make the ordinance invulnerable. At Mr. 
Toll's request. City Attorney Haas was called 
.to express his {views' to 'the .council. 

Mr. Haas said,: "'The report is worded much 
stronger than my views on the subject would 
warrant. -I have no doubt as to the validity 
Of the ordinance since the' court have decided 
that it is' valid. But Judge Ross raises the 
ouestion as toj the reasonableness of the 
height limit and- tbe language he uses makes 
me feet that tbe ordinance' might possibly be 
overturned on- jthat one. point in the United 
States Supreme Court, should it ever reach 
that point." f "-; ' • 

Political Posters. 



When Williams- Jennings Bryan rode 
'through- the streets of Indianapolis recently 
his ey'e met with some old familiar sights. 
The Republican committees arranged to plas- 
ter tbe bill boards with; large posters. Some 
cf them, were after the style of -those gotten 
out last year, showing William, McKinley in 
the act of addressing a delegation of citizens 
with these words: "I do not know what you 
think about iti but I believe it is a good 
deal better to open up the mills of the United 
States to the labor- of America' than to open 
up the mints of the United States to the sil- 
ver of the world." - These words are an ex- 
tract from President McKinley's speech to his 
old comrades in arms on Aug. 12, 1896. An- 
other style of poster displayed very liberally 
was an American flag design bearing the 
pictures of McKinley and Roosevelt. In one 
corner of the flag are the words. "One coun- 
try, one Bag." iln another corner the words, 
"Prosperity at home, prestige abroad," meets 
the eye. f 



Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Grand Rapids, Mich., is well 
looked after by George Leonard, and he has 

• all he can do to attend to his 15,000 running 
feet of boards. George has a great plant, 
and is in hopes his town will reach the 100,- 
000 mark this census. My advice to him was 
to go ahead oh the 12-cent scale if for no 
other reason than to be in the fashion, for I 
told him of towns (and' he well knew it be- 
fore) of 2,000 inhabitants in which the bill 
pester charged a 12-cent rate. 

- _ Sometimes I sit down bard enough to jolt 
my teeth out. ^and think— well, what is the 
use of writing .what I think? For I always 
have another coming. To think — I was on 
the very verge iof moralizing, a bad thing to 
do with bill posters. Another coming? Yes; 
and so they will come: one will crowd upon 
the other which I must keep hid away. 

But to those thirty-odd bill posters in 
whose cities I; have visited this season, I 
would ask them . to read between the lines, 
and remember iny confidential conversations. 
But poor George is waiting for me to write 
something of him, and I left him rather 

' abruptly. Yes, jGeorge can j>ost 125 J!4-sheets 

; and Dot put any' two oh a board. So use 
your judgment according to this 'statement 
as" to what paper he wants to give you a 
showing.. My stay in his town was only be- 
tween 'trains, as I. was due ill Chicago. . But 



while sitting in a cozy corner in the Lakeside 
Club, he put his hand up his sleeve and 
handed me this one: "A shoemaker, whilst 
pegging away at his work, was stared in the 
face day by day with -a 28-sheet Beeman's 
Gum poster until he -could close his eyes and 
see those heads reaching for miles and miles, 
and at night did he dream of it. In the day 
_ at his work did he labor to the rythm of 
""Chew Beeman's Gum, chew Beeman's Gum,' 
until at last he bought some and used it as 
wax on his thread." 

Moral — well, there are no morals, for right 
now I am. in Chicago, III. 

The American Bill Posting Service has 155,- 
000 running feet of boards; 1,600 locations, on 
which a 24-sheet stand of paper can be 
placed.- Can you realize it? 

This firm does not know really how many 
feet of boards_they_have. _They could lose 
5,000 feet and not miss it. I wish-'*"tO'~say 
Chicago has no opposition. Some time ago 
the ''Chicago American" advertised for loca- 
tions on whichi to post its own paper, but 
did not, contract, for N the American Posting 
Service does its work, besides distributing 
it to about 100 outside towns. 

I had a very pleasant chat with the mem- 
bers of this firm (American Posting Service) 
and was informed that things looked rather 
rosy and that this year was a record-break- 
er. This firm uses twenty-five barrels of 
paste a day; has sixty men on the pay-roll, 
and twenty-five wagons. The gross receipts 
for the year ending July 1 was a shade better 
than J250.000. On local work, $175,000 was 
realized, while national business brought 
$75,000. Yearly rentals cost $45,000. 

P. F. Schaefer has gone to Mt. Clements 
on crutches. He has been sick for six weeks. 

Colonel Burr Robbins has gone on a vaca- 
tion up the lakes, to be gone two weeks. m 
M. L. LEVYNE. 



Old Posters. 



Sunbury, Pa., Snap-Shots. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— 1 notice in the issue of Aug. 4 
a letter supposed to be written by James 
Young, reflecting on the honor and Integrity 
of the Sunbury Bill Posting Co. Now, the 
fact is, J. C. Young never wrote the article, 
as he has no education or ability to compose 
one— a sad neglect of his honorable father 
never sending him to school; in, fact, he can 
not read writing or sign his own name, and 
in regards to his running a bill posting plant 
and distributing agency and trying to assume: 
our name, he never knew what one looks 
like. His father is the well-known street 
character in Sunbury, Pa., and everybody 
' knows he is the party that composed the ar- 
ticle for Jimmie. "Now, Jimmie is the "daub 
bill poster for the opera house, "which once 
was a skating rink, now turned into an opera 
house, and is in a deplorable; condition," I 
am sorry to state. Now.- Jimmie has a few 
"daubs" which he is supposed to control 
when tbe theatrical season is not in progress 
for our ancient opera bouse. "And every 
theatrical company in the country knows it 
that has played in it and cracked many a 
joke about it." These daubs Jimmie lets out 
to anybody he can catch for 3 or 4 cents a 
sheet, or anything he can get, and the next 
manthat comes along be will give him a 
thirty days' display to obtain as many con- 
tracts as he can, covering up" one man's paper 
as soon as he is out of town. Now, Jimmie 
will remember— and also his father affable • 
father, "Billy"— that they got in a hot alter- 
cation with the American Tobacco Company 
anl also another party that he contracted 
with for a thirty-day display at reduced 
rates, tbe paper belonging to Sunbury Bill 
Posting Company, and we reported the mat- 
ter to the parties. Jimmie was to keep the 
paper up for thirty days, but a week later 
along comes Pawnee Bill's agent, and Jimmie 
lets them cover the paper. Now, this Is what 
caused* Jlmmie's father to write the article 
about the Sunbury Bill Posting Company for 
a free advertisement for Jimmie to get square 
with us for reporting him. Now, .when Jim- 
rale is sobering up after a debauch his af- 
fable father "Billy" takes his place and pa- 
rades the streets with a few hand-bills that 
he gets from local merchants on his 15-cent 
whitewash brush, and hangs up any work 
Jimmie may have on hand. Poor Billy is 
very near-sighted, and always has to have a. 
ladder to bring the first sheet on a 9%-foot 
board, and after he has the bill up it looks 
as if it ought to have a clothes-prop under 
it to keep it from falling over. Now, we 
won't deny, "Billy," one of our men did get 
in a little assault and battery case, and was 
sent up for a-few days, but you will notice 
he is on deck again, attending to business 
as usual. George Beckley (Old Man Beck) 
or James Young never were connected with 
the Sunbury Bill Posting Co., and we can 
prove it by Jack Reese, of Scranton, Pa., 
and we defy Young to prove it otherwise, and 
if be is not careful we -will prosecute him 
to the full extent of tbe law for try!ng _i to 
Infringe on our name. We defy anybody for 
whom we ever posted paper to say the work 
*■•»« not satisfactorv. and that is more than 
Young can say. We are the only original 
Sun-bury Bill Posting Company, and Mr. A. 
N. Wbittock and myself are the only distrib- 
>'*'ng aeency in Sunbury, Pa. Hoping you 
will publish this in- your . next issue, we re- 
main, respectfully yours, 

S. J. CAMERON. 



A Pointer to the Advertiser. 



The man behind the bill board 

Is the man behind the gun. 

Who fires you into publicity. 

Puts competitors on the run; 

Takes you over the shoals of adversity. 

On the waves of quick success. 

Spends your money on the "outer walls." 

Do you get there? Well! I guess! 

H. C. R. 



It is most unfortunate that so Very few of 
the earliest bills should' haVe come down to 
us, for they would have been most curious 
and instructive documents. But, when we 
think of it, it is almost impossible that such 
should have survived. Once the play was 
over, their use was over; they were certain 
to be thrown away, or, if brought home, 
would be lost or torn up. Even now we can 
see the floor and seats of the pit and stalls 
strewn with these abandoned sheets ot paper. 
In the old writers, such as Stry pe, there af e 
, several allusions to "the bill'' and tb "thfe 
players setting up their bills inviting lb 
plays." Northcote says, about 1579, that "they 
used 1 to set up their bills upon posts some 
t'.me before, to admonish people to make re- 
sort to their theaters." The most curious 
proofs are the allusions in the Stationers' 
Hall records to certain privileges for "the 
only imprynting of all manner of Bills for 
plays." And in 1G20 we find a patent to one 
Roger Ward for printing on one side "al! 
bills for Plays, Pantomimes' and shows." 
From these notes we can gather what was the 
origin of the familiar "poster," that is, a 
nJl affixed to any gate post. In the country, 
even now, we see little nptices of sales of 
hay, etc., affixed to the gate posts of fields 
and inclosures. The description will be noted 
— "all manner of Bills for plays," which 
shows that they were in various forms, large 
and small. — Gentleman's Magazine. 



Lynchburg, Va., Letter. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Business with * me is immense. 
In fact, has increased- to such an extent that 
we have found it necessary to double the 
amount of our hoardings, and we now have 
over 2,500 feet of space, constructed of tongue 
and grooved lumber, smooth-dressed, which 
makes a nice even surface for posting. We 
now flatter ourselves that we have the most 
complete plant in the South. Among the 
largest and. most liberal advertisers is the 
American Tobacco Company. We have now 
on our boards Old "Virginia Cheroots, Sweet 
Caporal and Columbia Cigarettes. Adams' 
Pepsin Gum, Mennen's Talcum Powder, Early 
Bird and Grape Tobacco, Simmons' Liver 
Regulator, Danville Carnival, etc. Commenc- 
ing Sept. 25, we will have in Lynchburg a 
fruit and poultry and horse show, and of 
course- a great many privileges and side 
shows will be let, such as toy- balloons, mer- 
ry-go-rounds, ball games and other amuse- 
ments. .Parties wishing to buy such privi- 
leges will find it to their interest to corre- 
spond with I. L. Crist, secretary. "The Bill- 
board" is always a welcome visitor, and we 
are never too busy to read it over. "With best 
wishes for success, we remain, yours truly, 
I. I. HUGHES & CO. 



Findfay, 0., Facts. 



To the Editor of "The BiliBoard:" 
Dear Sir— At last we are having a long- 
felt want supplied, in the way of a park. It 
is located four miles north, ..at Mortimer, a 
station on the Nickel Plate Railroad, and is 
called Norris' Park and Pavilion. William 
Norris is the owner and proprietor. The 
street car line has been- extended to the park, 
and is the finest four miles of road ever built. 
The ground is a beautiful one, and contains 
eight acres. There 1s a One pavilion, 125 feet 
square. Owing to the lateness of the season, 
the summer theater will not be built until 
next spring. Myself and wife visited the Tir- 
rills at Fostoria last Wednesday, and found 
Will busy, both in posting and in his new 
business, freezing ice cream and dishing it 
out along with soda water to Fostoria's pretty 
girls. I am having all I can do in the posting 
line. There is a good opening here for a 
big show; have had none so far this season. 
The public in general seems to be hungry for 
a circus. P. B. OLIVER. 



Meredith, N. H., Matters. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I am very much pleased with the 
amount of work I have done since the 1st 
of January. I posted 25 8-sheets, 25 12-sheets, 
20 3-sheets, 1,200 1-sheets for C. I. Hood, of 
Lowell. Mass.; 1.400 sheets for the Moxie 
Nerve Food Co., of Boston: 200 sheets. 40 3x4 
signs for R. G. Sullivan, of Manchester, N. 
H.: 450 for the Tobacco Co. or New York: 700 
books for L. E. Pinkham. Lynn, Mass; 1.200 
books for Dr. Miles, of Elkhart, Ind., and I 
have for this month's posting, 125 sheets for 
Sherbrook Fair. 580 sheets for the American 
Tobacco Co., 150 sheets for James Poster & 
Co., of Bath-, N. H., and 1,000 fence stream- 
ers and 200 sheets for C. I. Hood & Co.. 
Lowell, Mass. I have the Plymouth Fair to 
post for in thirty-five towns. I will say 
that Mr. "Harriman, of Laconia. has helped 
me a great deal in my posting business, and 
I will further say that he has tbe finest plant 
in this State. Yours truly, 

J. M. MAYO. 



Laredo, Tex., Lines. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Not seeing anything In the col-, 
umns of "The Billboard" from this part of 
Texas, I wish to let you know that we are 
alive. Business is flourishing. I have just 
finished several contract?. We have now on 
the boards Sweet Caporal. Fashion, Old Vir- 
ginia Cheroots, Mennen's Baby Powder, Star, 



Root Beer, Coca Cola, tacked :for .Dr.. Pep- 
per, Lenbx Soap. Have tacked 500-Joker. barir', 
ners, 800 Durham cards, Barter's banners, 
and others: Laredo's population is 14,000: it 
is beautifully situated on tbe Rio Grande, 
with an iron bridge spanning the river, con- 
necting the two Laredos. Laredo, Mex., has 
a population of 12,000. We have the Mexican 
Nat-.onal Machine Shops, which give employ- 
ment to from 300 to 500 men, and we have the 
garrison at Fort Mcintosh, which is beauti- 
fully situated, with lovely buildings; seVefal 
companies always stationed here. , 

EUGENE SLOAN; 



Napoleon, 0., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have secured control of all the 
old bill boards, and am erecting several new 
ones in Napoleon, O., and several other 
towns. 1 have a fine route, ; which covers 
about 150 miles, and at no time am I . more 
than twenty miles from home. I pass through 
twenty-five different towns on this route, 
and am equipping two fine wagons, one tor 
posting bills and one for samples, pamphlets 
and circulars. I expect to go over the route 
once a week. There has not been five dollars' 
worth of advertising done in this locality for 
five years. Every bill board is destitute of 
paper, and- this is as rich a part of the coun- 
try to advertise in as there is. I shall en- 
deavor to give first-class service. 

M. G. PALMER. 



Easton, Md., Items. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Our fair will be held from Aug. 
28 to 31. The fair people say thai It Will be, 
the best one they^haVe bad for sonle time* I 
have had some work at posting. I am now 
putting out some Old Virginia Cheroot paper, 
and also some Duke's Mixture. I had last 
month Early Bird Tobacco paper on boards. 
I expect to build some bill boards before the 
fair on the main street: one! will be close 
.to tbe post . office ana will be. a good stand, 
about thirty feet long: the other will be about 
forty-five feet; both are on the route to the 
fair ground. The third will be at the rail- 
road depot, and will be about thirty-five feet 
in length. I have alsb been enlarging some 
of my other bbards. 

JOHN R. THOMPSON. 



Jamaica, L. I., Jots. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear "Sir— After eight days of as hot weath- 
er as the citizens of Jamaica have seen in 
many years, the spell was broken Sunday af- 
ternoon by a most dreadful wind-storm, and 
thunder and' lightning, which followed. It 
was dreadful for about five or six minutes-^- 
a perfect cyclone raging. Trees were- up- * 
rooted, two old barns blown down, and limbs 
from hundreds of trees blocked the streets 
everywhere. Several houses were struck by 
lightning, and 7 perrons killed; also a large 
dairy barn was struck, seventeen cows being 
killed. I was among the unfortunate, hav- 
ing four large stands blown down and wreck- 
ed, making me a loser by several bard earned 
dollars. The storm will never be forgotten 
here, I am sure. CHAS. WOOD. 



Winamac, Ind., Weavings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

I am glad that I am able to report quite 
an improvement in business. We have posted 
50 Sportsman Cigar posters, 60 Chicago News 
posters, for the American Posting Service, 
Chicago, and have the following firms con- 
tracted with for distributing: Lydia E. Pink- 
ham Company, Dr. Miles Company, Peruna 
Company, for our circuit of fourteen towns. 
Have also just received a shipment of 700 
sheets of Duke's Mixture and Old Virginia 
Cheroots, for our entire circuit. I am yours 
respectfully, E. O. BURROUGHS. 



Anderson, Ind., Airing. 

To the Editor, of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have bought the plant of the 
William Funk Fill Posting ; and Distrib- 
uting Company, and will carry on the 
business here under the firm name 
and style of the Wm. Funk BUI Posting & 
Distributing Company, tbe same as before, 
but I do not assume the indebtedness. I have 
already had' quite a number of boardB added 
to tbe ones already up. I would be glad to 
have "The Billboard" sent to my address, 
and I will pay for same in advance. Re- 
spectfully, A. M. OSWALT. 

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THE DOMDSQN LITHO, CO,, Newport, Ky« 




istributors' 



Distributing in San Francisco. 

Even the ordinary observer can not fall 
but to recognize the rapid strides made in 
the different channels of the advertising 
world : it is not so long ago when the average 
advertising' man was viewed with mistrust 
and his scheme a thing to be taken with a 
due allowance of salt. To-day all seems to 
have changed, and though there are some, 
now commonly called "fakirs," who attempt 
to prosper by pursuing the same old course, 
they are gradually and surely falling by tno 
wayside, leaving the road to those who find 
that the age calls for meritorious, practical 
methods and require the attention of con- 
servative, honest workers, and not those 
whose only aim seems to be the replenish- 
ment of an empty purse. 

The distributing branch of the advertising 
business has not been slow in the grasping 
of opportunities, and have set a pace which 
places it in the foremost rank with the suc- 
cessful mediums employed by tbe wide-awake 
advertisers of the day. 

Artistic and well-worded booklets, cards 
and novelties in- 'profusion have made their 
appearance in rapid succession, causing the 
old-time indifferently-printed circular to hie 
away to some secluded spot where it could 
blush unseen. 

• That distributing has reached a point where 
it is recognized as a necessity to the adver- 
tiser, goes without saying. That the cause is 
mainly due to the untiring efforts of the 
members of the different distributing organi- 
zations and all belieVers in honest, faithful 
work, is a foregone conclusion, while the up- 
to-date advertiser, ever on the alert for prof- 
itable advertising investments, shows his ap- 
proval by not only employing the highest 
skill in the writing, designing and printing of 
his matter, but adopts distributing as a suc- 
cessful advertising medium. 
" In a conversation . recently with Secretary 
Stelnbrenner. be informed us that he had se- 
cured c new representatives at San Francisco, 
in the firm of Messrs. Hall & Grim, direct- 
ors' and distributors of advertising at that 
point, „ "These gentlemen," said Mr. Steln- 
brenner, "are thoroughly alive and up-to- 
da^fe, and we feel pleased to have enrolled 
them in the association. Their methods are 
purely their own. and they are doing much 
toward the advancement of the distributing 
.business in their city. They have the count 
of- all houses and stores on all the streets 
of Sao Francisco, and can tell you exactly 
how many pieces if takes to cover any street, 
locality or class of people you would care to 
reach. Upon application, they will furnisn 
prepared maps dividing the city in seven dis- 
tricts, with the count of the houses' and 
stores therein, while their system of guaran- 
tee, which is new to the Pacific coast, thor- 
oughly protects the advertiser, and when 
coupled with the association's guarantee, 
makes them as safe as a bank." 

"How is that?" was asked. 
: "Well, you see. with them distributing 
means under the door only; of course, where 
It happens to be too bulky they do the next 
best thing, close to the door, and will not 
close a contract for any other kind of dis- 
tributing." 

"Why?" 

"Because they claim that in their territory 
it would' be a waste, and not in the least ef- 
fective; the proof of the true value of dis- 
tributing is the adoption of tbe means bring- 
ing forth the better result, and under the 
door Is the means." 

"But where does the guarantee come in 
that they do It in that manner?" 

"Their guarantee is an excellent proposi- 
tion, arid to my notion, no one but tbe ad- 
vertiser is responsible if it is not carried 
but." 

"How's that?" 

"For example, say you were a local adver- 
tiser, and made a contract with them to bill 
the city; each night they mail you a postal 
card giving tbe list of streets tbeir men are 
to' work the next day; the object of this is 
to enable you or -your representative to come 
upon them unexpectedly and* unknown to 
them, at any time, and inspect the work. If 
It "Is not done in accordance with agreement, 
no pay is asked;. At the .completion of the 
work you are furnished with a list of all the 
streets worked, with the quantity used upon 
each with the stores included or excluded, as 
per agreement. What could be fairer than 
tbat?' T 

"Nothing. But how about tbe Eastern ad- 
vertiser?" 

"Easily enough, they notify the local rep- 
resentative, or in case the advertiser has 
none there at the time, they suggest that he 
Select one — they prefer it: and, what Is 
more," continued Mr. Stelnbrenner, "wo 
know from Investigation that their entire 
business is conducted along these lines. 
There are practically no reasons why this 
class of advertising can not be conducted' 
upon plans similar to these, or why a distrib- 
utor or firm of distributors In whose care and 
judgment an advertiser places his trust and 
property, should not feel that a reputation 
was at stake, and they, as well as their pa- 
tron, web benefited by their living up to the 
letter of the agreement." 



Bluffton, 0., Bri.fs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Mr distributing of late has not 
|>fen very gppd, although I am not kicking, 



as at times I. have all I. can do. I always 
charge $3 a thousand, and have never had 
any trouble with the advertisers. In con- 
nection with this place 1 cover Beaver Dam, 
Mt. Ccry, Jenera and Pandora. My posting 
through the summer has been fair. Have on 
my boards: Findlay Fair and Delphos Street 
Fair. Have 8 8-sheet stands to put up for 
Hampden Watch Co.. Canton, O., direct. We 
see that several. in "The Billboard" are writ- 
ing about what some traveling distributors 
are doing by inferior work. Let them go on. 
and in course of time tbe advertisers will 
see that the local distributors are. the right 
ones, to employ. .We always follow instruc- 
tions, and have not a bill on our books that 
has been refused for poor service. The per- 
sistent kicker never gets work, as the adver- 
tisers are doubtful as to their reliability. 
A. E. TEMPLE. 



Sbreveport, Pa., Squibs. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have been - sick in bed for the 
last six weeks, and haven't been doing much 
work. I received contract from the Peruna 
Drug Co., Columbus, O., and the Chattanooga 
Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn; Lincoln Tea 
Co., Louisville, Ky., for the months of Sep- 
tember, November and January. I tacked 
3,000 cards for the Laug-Harm Tobacco Co,, 
from Brown Bros., Winston, N. C. Have n dis- 
tributed 5,000 books and tacked 500 cards arid 
posted 300 one-sheets for I*. H. Zeltin, Phila- 
delphia, Pa.: 4,000 bcoks, 500 muslins and 500 
cards for Wintersmith Med. Co., Louisville, 
Ky. As I am out once more, doing a little 
hustling, I think business will be goad this 
season. ED. SEAMAN. 



Normal, 111.. Notes- £ . 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— We are now doing our fair work, 
and are preoaring for about twenty fairs. 
We have the best system of distributing I 
know of, and have several jobs Which, taken 
together, make quite a profitable line. We 
enclose all small circulars in our large . en- 
velopes, which are furnished by some, adver- 
t'sing firm, and each wagon or pedestrian 
leaving the grounds gets one cf these. That 
makes them easy to carry, and does not look 
like overdoing the work; besides, it does not 
m'x our work up with every one else's. 

We have posting and tacking enough on 
band new to keep one man and team on the 
road for the next month. I don't see why 
mere oeople don't work country routes as a 
specialty. I would like a list of all who work 
a route of 'over twenty towns, especially in 
in'xo'e..- . DILLON & FOGLE. 

Normal, 111-, Aug. 18. 



Advertising by Suggestion. 



Every good ad. aims at producing a certain 
effect. Some ads., for example, are simply 
reminders— touch a man on the shoulder and 
ask him if he hasn't overlooked this patent 
medicine or forgotten to take home those 
chow-chow pickles. A Boston umbrella re- 
pairer keeps a human reminder on the streets 
all the year around, a lank, unshorn party 
in weather-green clothes, an enormous con- 
sumer of chewing tobacco. His sole charge 
is a sign. "Have That Umbrella Repaired at 
Blynks," and he wanders about the streets 
ad libitum; Sometimes be walks up Wash- 
ington - street past the skyscrapers, some- 
times he, promenades out among the big res- 
idences on Beacon street, sometimes he is in 
tbe crowd at a wharf or a railroad station 
and sometimes he leans the sign conspicuous- 
ly against an alley wall and retires for & 
nap. Thousands of people pass him heed- 
lessly every day, millions every year. Prob- 
ably not one-tenth of one per cent ever givo 
him a second thought. But every day at» 
average of eight men run plump against him 
and are stopped in full flight. "That umbrel- 
la! By Jinks, I'll get that fixed." They have 
been reminded. Two of them take their um- 
brellas around the same day and the other 
six procrastinate. Next day they are re- 
minded again, next week again, until finally 
the eighth man has had his rain shelter 
mended. About eight men per day come tx» 
the umbrella mender's shop; eight men who 
have been reminded of a want. There is no 
need of a treatise upon umbrella repairing a* 
a fine art nor of an alluring descriotion of 
the beauties of a repaired umbrella; the eight 
men know all about that part of it, have de- 
e'ded upon having the job done and merely 
need a reminder. And the lank party fur- 
nishes that. — Ad-Sense. 



Says the "Advertising World:" "A bill 
poster whose education is somewhat limited, 
but whoEe business ability is sufficient to in- 
sure his success, says he has made a discovery 
about getting business. He says he had come 
to the conclusion that he had the boards and 
the locations to insure best returns to adver- 
tisers, and he tried to get their attention by 
letters and circulars. His writing was bad, 
and he knew it. His spelling was imperfect, 
and some of bis friends laughed at his ef- 
forts. He came to the conclusion that his 
letters were to blame for his failure to get 
business. He induced a friend who was a 
typewriter to write his letters for him. The 
result was almost magic. He told advertisers 
what he had to offer and what he asked for 
his services, and he got business which he 
had previously been unable to touch. He 
thinks It came as the result of an improve- 
ment In his correspondence. 



Whether sign painting may be counted as 
one of the. as yet, unexplolted but possibly 
remunerative occupations for women, is a 
moot question; so far, the women who have 



devoted their brushes to such a purpose are 
few and 'far between, and not of those who 
desire to make money by their art. The late 
Lady Waterford, in one of her charming let- 
ters published by Mr. Hare in "Two Noble 
Lives," speaks of painting a cow as a sign 
for a village milk shop, near Higbcliffe, her 
beautiful Hampshire home; "only a brown 
cow,", she Bays, "drawn from nature, with 
olive-green grass background." Not far from 
Norwich, in Cheshire, there are two village 
inns which can boast of signboards painted 
by a woman. Both houses are situated upon 
the Tabley estate, and the signs were painted 
by Miss Leighton; a daughter of Lady Leigh- 
ton and niece of the late Lord De Tabley. 
The subject chosen for the Windmill Inn at 
Tabley represents Don Quixote tilting at a 
windmill, while over the Smoker Inn at 
Plumble swings a capital portrait in oils of 
Smoker, a famous race horse, owned by the 
fair artist's grandfather. Needless to say, 
both signboards are regarded with curiosity 
and interest, and no doubt they serve to bring 
additional custom to their respective owners. 



TIPS. 



The following is a revised and up-to-date 
list of reliable firms who are constantly send- 
ing out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
have his name on their list: 
ARKANSAS. 
The Guarantee Medical Co., Hot Springs. 

CALIFORNIA. 
California Fig Syrup Co., 392 Church street, 
San Francisco. 

CONNECTICUT. 
Sawyer Medical Co., 138 Middle street, 
Bridgeport. 

Prof. F. C. Fowler, Moodus. e 

Kickapoo Medical Co., New Haven. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
A. O. Bliss & Co., 37 B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. ■.■•■-■ 

M. A. Winter Co., 614 Eleventh street, 
Washington. 

GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co., Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
German-American Med-. Co., Kankakee. 
Green-May. Medical Co., Bloomington. 
H. E. Bucklin & Co., 265 Michigan avenue, 
Chicago. 

J. P. Dieter Co., 163 West Washington 
street, Chicago. 

M. A. McLaughlin Co., corner Quincy and 
State streets, Chicago. 

A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 
, E. G. De "Witt & Co., 205 LaSale avenue, 
Chicago. 
Roy Medical Institute. Chicago. 
Providence Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Pabst Chemical Co., Chicago. 
Hanson's Ready Recovery Co., Chicago. 
Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 

INDIANA. 
Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral 
Springs. 
Dr. Miles' Medical Co.; Elkhart. 
Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 
Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- 
lis. 
The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 
Van Camp Co.. Indianapolis. 
Dr. N. C. Davis, Indianapolis. 

IOWA. 
I. C. Hubinger & Co., Keokuk. 

KANSAS. 
The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 
Wilson Drug Co., Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 
Acme Chemical Co., New Orleans. 
MAINE. 

Dr. Thomson Medicine Co., Calais. 
Gould & Whipple, Portland. 

MARLAND. 

Emerson Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street, 
Baltimore. 

A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
timore. 

Nelaton Remedy Co., 11 E. German street, 
Baltimore. 

Chas. A. Vogeler Co., 300 W. Lombard, Bal- 
timore. 

Victor Remedy Co., Frederick. 

Winkelman-Brown Drug Co., Baltimore. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 

Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. 

J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell. 

Chas. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. 

Novelty Plaster Works, Toutville. 

Dts. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 

Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 

C. L. Graves & Son. Boston. 

E. C. Cowdry Co., Boston. 
MICHIGAN. 
. Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 

Pbstum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 

Coonley Medical Co.,- Detroit. 

The Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit. 
; Dr. Goldberg, ~il Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

:Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street, 
Detroit. 

;Hayes & Coon. 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit.. 

Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co., Elizabeth and 
Woodward avenue, Detroit. 

Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., 26 Congress 
street, Detroit. 

J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsburg. 

Stuart Co.. Marshall. 

La Harpe Pattern Co.. Grand Rapids. 

I. B. Ford, Co., Wyandotte. 

MINNESOTA. . 

Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co, Min- 
neapolis. 

Kondon Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis. 



MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Louis. 
• Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. 
Louis. 
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.. St. Louis. 

MONTANA. 
Newbro Drug Co., Butte. 

NEBRASKA. 
Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. • , 

NEW JERSEY. 
Ceo. G. Green. Woodbury. 

NEW YORK. 

J. W. Brant Co., Albion. 

Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bingbamton. 

Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. 

\V. H. Comstock, Morristown. 

Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 

Hutton Remedy Co., Buffalo. 

JJodd's Medical Co.. 658 Ellicott Square 
Buffalo. 

Foster, Milburn & Co.. 293 Michigan streets 
Buffalo. 
Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street, Buffalo. 
R- T. Booth Co., Ithaca. 

F»;.^:„ K rt. nned ^ Cor PoraUon. Kingston. 
Genesee Pure Food Co.. Leroy. 
Allen Olmstead, Leroy 

I' C ', ^ ells & Co - Leroy. 
Frank O. Reddish, Leroy 
Bright's Chemical Co., Little Falls. 
Ne^ me Y r orK n c^ baCCO °°"' 1U F «* "venue. 
Yo B r"k T Cit? abb ' tt - 82 WasWn 6t<m street, New 
c .Colgate & Co.. 55 John street. New York 

■rt£t?K?w J Vort CUy ene> * W ' F °«"teenth 
York^Uy" ^^ *" Ma,oen ^an*. New 

wH ir4 r ^ ^ p ^^ iclae Co - " 3 

YorlcTty MU,,r0 ' ° V "»««Wr street. New 
Yc?k n c'f,y EXtraCt C °" 76 ™* »venue. New 
Abbey Effervescent Salt Cd.. New York 
Dr. Radway & Co., New York CUy 
f ee 'y * .Co.. New York City. 7 ' 

A. M. Bininger & Co., New York r-it„ 
Tarrant & Co.. New YorTcity °' ty - 
H'^.h p 00 ^ Co " New York city * 
City k Condens «=«J Milk Co., New York 

*"" w - Hoke. New York City 
New York'Sty" & C °" "° West Broadway. 
York-rag! & S ° D ' 436 Gr <*°wich street. New 
street iL^^'cST"' ?EarI and «<*« 
Yo 5 rk i aty PaCkiDS ""-^ Hu<lson street. New 
c .Tarrant & Co.. 100 Warren street, New York 

N°wYor U k S Cily eiBert C °" 13 « Lib «* -t«.t. 
avTnue. V B 1 I V ,o t kl^n Ver S ° aP <*" 31 ««*-« 

str I ; r e a tr k R i o , chester faCtUrinS Co " » Burr! 

jN W K|' c ^.^^hnecUdy. j 

Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse!" 6 - 

l>r. B. J. Kay, Saratoga Springs. 
OHIO. 

R. Pretzinger £ Bro Davtnn 

dTw 1 ^ t C L\ rk ' AshlanS 
Cincinnati 8 - Burkllart ' W *. Seventh street, 
golden Specific Co.. Glenn Building, cin- 

India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta 

Coffee and Spice Co.. Columbus 

Peruna Drug Co.. Columbu" 

AkV^afcfAgon^ 10 -- 

*^JSS? &£££«* C0 "- 2 « ^s, 
]e Bayer Medicine Co. , 1706 Adams street. To- i 
T Ch|ney Medicine Co.. 1212 Adams street. \ 

PENNSLVANIA. j 

«'. max ^ Liniment Co - Titusville 

Miller Soap Works, Lancaster. ' 

stPeet.Sde^a. & SODS ' «* Ch ~H 

street. H PM?aaeIpS.*l Remedy C °" 1505 A «* 

Fels & Co.. Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co.. Philadelphia. \ 

Hand Medicine Co.. Philadelphia. ! 

Merchants Association. Williamsport 
Ph I iiadeiphia! 0n * C °' S Kington avenue. 

ade'lpHa Zeil " D * C °- ^ Cnerry street ' P »U- 

Hcstetter & Co.. 59 Water, street. Pittsburg 

TENNESSEE. 

Thatcher Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

?h W .. Spencer « I ^ dical Co " Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co.. Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 

Wells. Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 

waukee Brewins Co -. t 9 > 7 Chestnut street. Mil. 

Dr. Shcop Family |Medic!je Co., RarTtt. • 



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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." 

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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., 
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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.,'* 



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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 wl ndows 
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 arrangements 1 for 
bringing some of the best shows to Indlanap- 
oil™ The Bostock attractions include, among 
other novel things the Hag Wjbeck 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 to 1 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 



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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 

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Circus Pined $1,200. 



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.—(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. 



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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. 



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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. 



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Ft. Smilh, Ark., Street Fair. 



Port Smith, Ark., familiarly known 
throughout the Southwest as me "Boraer 
Cty." because of Its close proximity to the 
Indian .Territory, is to have another street 
fair' this fall, the dates covering Oct. 15 to 
20. : inclusive. Notwithstanding that Fort 
Smith made her first attempt in the street 
that wide-awake and progressive city that 
fair line last year it has been claimed for 
her street fair eclipsed anything of the kind 
ever..seen in: any of the Southwestern or 
Southern States. In view of these facts, it is 
interesting to note that the Border City has 
laid its plans to outdo last year's great ef- 
fort. Enough is already known to justify the 
.assertion that the attractions for this sea- 
son's festivities will be far superior to those 
of last year, as good as they were, and yet 
there is room for several more good attrac- 
t ons. if those wishing to go there will make 
their applications to President S. A. Will- 
iams at once. The average daily attendance 
last year was about 4,500. Considering that 
the venture was entirely new to that section, 
the attendance was most gratifying, but in 
view of the unbounded Interest being mani- 
fested in the approaching event by every pa- 
per published throughout the Indian Ter- 
ritory and Southwest Arkansas it is safe to 
assume that the daily attendance this . year 
■will average 100,000 or more. One- of the feat- 
ures will be an' allegorical procession, in 
which it is expected that there will be close 
to 100 floats In line, in each- ot which will be 
a qiieen chosen from a neighboring town and 
also a queen from each of the five civilized 
tribes in the Indian Territory^ This latter 
feature will be the-lirst time in the history of 
the world that such an event ever occurred. 
In one week the merchants of Fort Smith 
raised $10,000 to carry the carnival and street 
fair to a successful conclusion. 



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Wichita, Kans., Carnival. 



H. C. Lockwood, secretary, of the Wichita 
* (Kaa.) Carnival, writes that : a good Streets 
I at India or Cairo can get all kinds of money 
at Wichita during the week of Oct. 1 to 6. 

"From the way the concessionaires are 
coming In with their contracts, it is evident, 
that prof ejsional exposition-goers have faith 
IB the immensity and success of the Fan- 
American Exposition. Indeed, every indica- 
tion goes to prove that we will have a great 
big show, and It looks now as though every- 
thing would be in readiness to open at the 
time set. May 1. next. During the winter and 
early spring the work seemed to progress 
slowly, but foundation work always seems to 
drag, because j.t is work which is not general- 
ly apparent. Now, however, that work on the 
building proper has begun to be pushed, there 
is more confidence among the people that the 
work will be done in time. 

"The great feature of the exposition will be 
the "electrical* display, in connection with the 
UBe-'of the tremendous power from; the plant 
at Niagara Falls. In the way of electrical ef- 
fects ;and the use of electricity generally : we 
expect to beat anything the world has so far 
attempted." 



The Central Canada Exhibition. 



' The Central Canada Exhibition Association 
baa issued a book descriptive of its thirteenth 
a nn ua l exhibition, which takes place at Ot- 
tawa. September 14 to 22. A handsome litho- 
graphed cover, presenting a bird'seye view of 
the grounds, immediately attracts the atten- 
tion and arouses a further Interest in the 
contents of the book. A full tirize and pre- 
mium list is given, and if ;The Billboard" 
Is not mistaken the exhibition will be one of 
the best given on the other side of the line. 



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; JU- The purses for the Brockton (Mass.) Fair 
; f if; will amount to $8,000 this year. 
'> hy There will be a $300 base bail tournament 
I j&!at the Mansfield (Pa.) Fair, SepL 23 to 28. 

■ tei C. A. Shead & Co. are the successors to 
' rj.: Charles Hunter, city bill poster and distrib- 

■ M;utor, Gettysburg, Pa. 

, yki _ Lester L. Tilden, mayor of Atlantic, la., is 

t^ihe secretary and general manager of the free 
r ^street fair at that point. 

I * The fine half-mile track at Mansfield, Pa.. 
; ;d?is well Under way, and it is expected it wil' 
. :#"be completed by Sept. L 

! '.jf The fiftieth annual fall fair of St. Joseph 
i wgCounty Agricultural Society occurs at Cen- 



,»rville. Mien., Oct. 2 to 5. 



£s The Keystone Fire Company, of Boyertown 
JSPa., will participate in the firemen's parade 
,*i-at Quakertown on Sept. 2. 
/V Clinton, Indu, Js going to hold a street fair 
sSithis year from Sept. 10 to 15. A number of 
jjf attractions are already promised, 
iy. The American Amusement Company fared 
livery badly at the Crown -Point find.) Street 
.Fair. It is said they were compelled to dis- 
band. 



Athol, Mass., has secured some good at- 
tractions for its fair, ameng them "Alaba- 
tross," the guideless pacing horse. . and the 
.: Whippet racing dogs. .. •: 

Orie'of the'great events of the big fair to 
- be held in Nashau, N. H., Sept. -3 to 6, will 
be ■ the" -firemen's muster; which will take 
place Wednesday, the 5th. ' 

The Stockton (Cal.) Fair promises to .be 
one of the greatest events on the Pacific 
• slope. Over $10,000 is offered in purses and 
pr.zes for the best -exhibits. - . 

-According to all reports, "White Buffalo's 
Indian Village'-' is getting first money at al' 
fairs and carnivals where the novel attrac- 
tion makes its appearance. ^ 

There is considerable talk in Shiawassee 
County, Mich., of organizing another fair so- 
ciety and resuming the practice, 1 dropped 
some year ago, of holding annual fairs. 

Manufacturers and jobbers are planning 
for a joint display at the Sioux City (la.) 
Fall Festival. If a suitable building can be 
secured, the display will be very elaborate, 

Charleston, S. C, will hold a great expo- 
sition, to be known as the South Carolina In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. It 
• will begin on Dec. 1, 1900, and close May 31, 
1902. . .' 

The premium list or the Maple Valley Fair, 
to be held at Mapleton, la., this year,. Sept. 
4 to 6, is ready for distribution. Some excel- 
lent purses are offered In the speed depart- 
' ment. 

Dr. De Garmo Gray is meeting. with good 
results for his company in arranging a tour 
cf Southern .'cities for carnivals and street 
fairs. They will, probably remain out all 
winter. 

The carnival execut've committee cf Ab lene. 
Kan., has chosen G. C. Sterl president and H. 
J. Hodge secretary of the organization. The 
date of the carnival was changed from Sept. 
20 to Oct. 4. . ' .' - 

On Tuesday, Oct. 2, to aturday, Oct. 6. 
Ventura. Cal., is to "have a free street fair 
given under the auspices of the Ventura 
Board of Trade, with Louis W. Buckley as 
director general. 

Caicedo, the "king of the bounding wire." 
Is the head-liner for the special attractions 
at the Mansfield 1 (Pa.) Fair. He gave uni- 
versal satisfaction- at the, great Winnipeg 
(Can.) Exposition jln Jul'yV- 1 

There will be au automobile race at the 
Sixth District Agricultural Fair, which meets 
at Los Angeles, Cal., Oct.. 13 to 31. Vehicles 
from San Francisco and other towns on the 
Pacific slope will contest for prizes. 

Michigan, Ind.. will hold its first fair the 
latter part of August or first of September. 
Date 'not fixed. H. A. Schwager, president; 
A. C. Heitschmidt, vice president; W. M. 
Blinks, treasurer, and C. J.- Robb. secretary. 

The dates for the street fair at Brainerd, 
Minn., have finally been fixed for Sept. 3 to 5. 
A street parade will be given each day, in 
which. old Mother Goose and her entire fam- 
ily will positively appear, escorted -by Brown- 
ies 

The survivors of the Ninth New Jersev 
Volunteers will Hold their annual reunion at 
Easton. Pa., on Wednesday, Sept. 19, when 
a handsome monument will be unveiled to 
the memory of Brigadier General Charles 
Hickman. 

The quadrennial convention of Democratic 
clubs, originally set for Sept. 8 at Indian- 
anolis, Ind., has been postponed to Oct. S. . 
The change of dates was made' at the sug- 
gestion of Col. Bryan and the National Dem- 
ocratic leaders.- 

L. L. Tilden, mayor of Atlantic ''City, la. 
writes that his city intends to hold a big 
street fair and carnival the week of Oct. S to 
13. A grand time is expected, and. all .de- 
siring to enjoy the occasion should prepare 
to be on hand ear^y. - - 

Tie fire department of Wakefield^ Mass.. 
has voted to -hold. a field day Oct. 23. the an- 
niversary of the big fire which destroyed " 
property valued at $250,000. Chief Engineer 
W. .B. Cade has been chosen chairman of the 
committee of arrangements. 

At New Philadelphia. O.,' the Elks' CarnI- . 
val proved a great success, and now they are 
going to have a free street fair. S. W. Scott, • 
the local bill, poster, is entitled to much 
credit for the Elks' success. He posted al' - 
the paper, and he did it well. 

There has been secured for the Clinton Dis- 
trict Fair at Lyons, la., a star attraction in 
the shape of the great Hanner Combination, 
cf Cincinnati. O. This attraction is strictly 
Prst-class. The Clinton District Fair opens- . 
Sept. 11, continuing to Sept. 14.' 

W. D. Husted, treasurer of the Mansfield 
(Pa.) . Fair Association, wonld like to ex- 
change catalogues with every fair manager 
in the country. He has a very creditable 
book. An exchange of- views on this sub-' 
ject is of mutual interest to fair managers. 
The New England Carnival Company has 1 
*-»n chosen from a list of a dozen Midway 
companies to supply the amusements at the 
great Fall Festival at Cincinnati, O. This 
company is one of the strongest on the road. 
It is contemplating a tour South in October. 
The Rio Grande Bill's Wild West and Ro- 
man Hippodrome Company, of Chicago, HI., 
has been engaged by the Building and Trades 
Council or Muscatine, la., to entertain the 
people of that place and vicinity on Labor 
Day. Sept. 3. The attractions will lead the 
labor parade. 

The Tabernacle Fair of the Georgia Indus- 
trial Home, which it is proposed to hold un- 
der the auspices of the Woman's Board of 
Help of that institution," beginning about " 
Sept. 20. gives promise' of being one of the 
most successful and unique affairs of the kind : 
ever held' in the State. 

The mid-winter carnival committee of El 
Paso and Juarez, Mexico, met recently. The 
El _Paeo contingent presented the plan of 
holding an international mid-winter carnival, 
proposing that Juarez should raise $2,500, or 



one-fourth of the money to be expended. The 
Juarez members were well pleased with the 
proposition. 

The Hammond (Ind.) Elks have completed 
atta.ls and- appointed the several ccmm.ttees 
i>--i- tne.r monster street fair and carnival, to 
be held Aug. 20 to 26. Every man of each 
comm.ttee is making supreme efforts to out- 
do anything ever attempted in this line be- 
fore and already have contracted for an out- 
lay of $4,000. 

The Rome (Ga.) Street Fair and Carnival 
will be held Aug. 6 to 9, under the ausp.ces 
of the Rome Commercial League. J. An- 
thony Gorman is manager. Some of the 
features will be a floral parade, fireworks a 
sham battle, a midway, and a fiower car- 
nival. Music will be furnished by the Fifth 
: Regiment Band of Atlanta. 

The big Owensboro (N. H.) Fair this year 
is in new hands, and will be fuller of spec. a' 
features than ever before. Every day is to 
be the biggest and best. There will be a 
\>iid West show, automobile races, high div- 
ing trcm a lou-foot tower, shows of all classes 
and kinds— in fact, everything to amuse. 
Lates: Sept. 19 to 23. 

.Secretary Riley Hauser, of Lebanon, Ind., 
Says that as the time approaches the pros- 
pects grow brighter for the Great Boone 
County Fair. The directors have already 
closed a contract with Prof. D. L. Dennis for 
balloon ascensions. Prof. Dennis made the 
ascensions last year, and gave a fine exb/ibi- 
t.on of daring and courage. 

The Orange (Conn.) Fair Association has 
taken a nve years' lease of a large tract c' 
land near the railroad depot in Orange, on 
wh.eh fair grounds will be laid out m time 
for this year's fair. A half-mile race track 
V..U be built, the members themselves dome 
the- work. It is probable that exhibltioH 
bu.ldings will also be provided, 
o Th !: H arr 'son Bros.' New and Ancient 
bouth Company, recently at Cadillac, Mich 
is now 'headed for the Atlantic coast under 
their new canvas theater. The management 
is sparing no pains or expense to make this 
the leading colored organization before the 
American public to-day. They travel on a 
special train of superb palace cars. 

Preparations are already in progress for 
the Alabama State Fair, ! to be held in Bir- 
mingham this fall. It promises to be the 
greatest fair in the history of the State, and 
fereat crowds are expected, as Birmingham 
will put forth every effort to make it a suc- 
cess. The business men of that city have 
subscribed a guarantee fund of $15,000. 

L. Oppenheimer writes us from Faribault 
Minn., that he expects to have larger crowds 
in attendance; at the street fair at that place 
than at Joplin, Mo. The various railroads 
running into Faribault have made extra low 
rates for the fair week." and this, togetbe- 
with the magnificent parades and other at- 
tractions, will, he thinks, draw the crowds. 

One of the most interesting outdoor enter- 
tainments to be given at Indianapolis, Ind 
during the season' will be the grand picnic 
at the state Fair Grounds Thursday, Aug 16 
already arranged in every detail by the hotel 
boys of that city. The sum of $150 is to be 
given away in prizes, and an elaborate pro- 
gram of amusements has been completed. 

The Albany County Agricultural Societv 
and Exposition- is to be held at Altamont. 
N. Y., from Sept. 10 to 13, inclusive. The 
rair is likely to eclipse the attractions of 
other years in a number of respects. Elgie'« ' 
Band will give daily concerts, and there wil> 
-be the best kind of platform attractions every 
afternoon. There will be first-class races for 
purses. ' 

Mert Stanley, the high diver, who was se- 
verely hurt- at Vevay, Ind., July 4, is well 
again, and next Wednesday will dive from 
each of the bridges spanning the Ohio at Cin- 
. c-mnati. Stanley at the time of his accident 
was thought to be fatally hurt. He was at- 
tempting a high dive into a tank, and struck 
the railing around the tank, his head break- 
ing a scantling. 

L. Oppenheimer, the popular street fair 
manager, who conducted the street fair and 
carnival at Joplin, Mo., with so much 'sue- ' 
cess, is now engaged for like enterprises at 
Faribault, Minn., and Nevada, Mo. Judg- 
ing from Mr. Oppenheimer's past work, these 
cities have not made a mistake in employing 
him, as he will most assuredly secure fine at- 
tractions for his shows. 

i The indications for the coming State Fair 
at Des Moines, la., warrants the belief that 
it will be the beat in every respect in the bis- 
tory-of -the State. The stockmen of the State 
are showing marked interest and will be 
there with the best of their herds and flocks. 
Poultry will be especially well represented, 
and In fact most departments will be full to 
overflowing if present indications are ful- 
filled. 

The date of the Columbus (Wis.) street fair 
and carnival is fixed for Oct. 2 to 4. No gen- 
eral premiums will be offered for exhibits 
but business men will fill their booths with 
their own wares, or offer premiums on spe- 
cial exhibits, if they choose. On the 3d and 
4th, political addresses will be delivered by 
such speakers as the respective parties may 
furnish. R. M. La Follette has promised to 
speak on Republican Day. 

The Hoswell (Mich.) Street Fair committee 
is putting out some very catchy advertising 
matter for their fair, to be held Sept. 25 to 28. 

That Healdsburg, Cal., is going to have a 
Harvest Home Festival is now an assured 
fact. The fair will be for the exposition of 
Russian River Valley products, and prizes 
■ will be awarded for the best displays of al! 
kinds. The citizens of Healdsburg and vi- 
cinity are very enthusiastic over- the affair 
and predict that the Harvest Home will be a 
grand success. 

We are Just In receipt of a descriptive cir- 
cular of the great Manltou Beach Hotel and 
summer resort. This place is located on 
Devil's Lake, Lenawee County; Mich., and Is 
reached from all directions by the Cincinnati 
Northern- Railroad. The hotel stands in the 



center of a large, beautiful grove of oak 
hickory and maple trees, on the south side 
cf the lake, making it one of the most charm- 
ing resorts in all Michigan. It has modem, 
conveniences in every department, and its 
rates are most reasonable. - 

The street fair -and farm products exposi- 
tion at Nevada, Mo., will be under the direct 
supervision of M. L. Oppenheimer, of Balti- 
more, Md. Mr. Oppenheimer's success as a 
-manager of street fairs is sufficient guarantee 
that Nevada will have a big show. It is 
characteristic of Ms work that wherever he 
holds a fair the institution afterwards be- 
comes an annual event that is looked for- 
ward to with pleasure by the citizens of the 
town. 

The Kossuth County Fair will be held a' 
Algona, la., Sept. 25. to 28. Secretary Peek 
has distributed 2,500 copies of the premium 
list. Arrangements have been made for a 
five-mile race between a pony and a chain- 
p.on bicycle rider from Chicago, who will 
be paced by a motor cycle. Each day there 
will be a balloon race between a lady and 
a gentleman. A fine speed program has been 
arranged for horses owned in Kossuth Coun- 
ty. All premiums this year will be paid in 
cash. 

A premium fund of $75,000 has been pledged 
for the International Live Stock Exposition 
which is to be held at the Union Stock Yards 
in Chicago, HI., on Dec. 1 to 8, and the man- 
agement has assurances of exhibits which 
make it certain that this will be the greatest 
display of the kind ever made. The program 
will include some novel, practical features 
which will be of interest to every one in anv 
way connected with the live stock industry 
in any part of the world. It is certain that 
every European government represented at 
Washington will send a delegation from its 
agricultural department to the exposition. 

,v Fo , r J t , he first tlme ln tne history of fairs 
the ladies are to have a free and unhampered 
opportunity to show just what they can do. 
The Woman's Department of the Southern 
Interstate Fair, to be held at Atlanta, Ga. 
Oct. 10 to 27, has been placed in control o' 
the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs" 
to do just as they see fit. The management 
of the fair appropriated $1,000 for premiums 
in this department, and the money has been 
divided according to the wishes of the ladies 
in charge. Mrs. J. Lindsay Johnson is presi- 
dent of the State Federation of Women's 
Clubs, and on her shoulders has fallen the 
pr.ncipal work and responsibility of organi- 
zation and division of duty. 

A feature of the demonstration to be made 
in connection with the opening of the cam- 
paign in Youngstown. O., on Sept. 8, will be 
a monster industrial parade, provided that 
proposed plans are carried out, which is con- 
fidently expected will be done. Such a feat- 
ure as an industrial division of the parade 
would be of incalculable benefit In the wav 
cf advertising the industrial greatness o'f 
^ oungstown, which is conceded- a most im- 
portant industrial center. It would bring the 
visitors to a realization of the fact that the 
policy of the Republican party, that protec- 
t.on promotes and- prospers manufacture is 
a reality. The committee, appointed to con- 
fer with the manufacturers consists of John 
H&liman. John Goodrich, Michael Ward, John 
Little. RR. Williams, B. F. Wirt, George 
Pate and Ed. L. McLain. 

J. M. Allen, of Cynthiana. Ky., writes as 
follows: "The fair under the auspices of the 
local lodge, A. O. U. W., proved a glorious 
success. Four big days, with the seating ca- 
pacity of the grand stand at Abdallah Park 
tested each day. Best display of shorthorn 
cattle and finest rings of horses ever seen 
here. Prof: Little, of Cincinnati, put on the 
balloon attractions, and they were fine. Cap' 
Meiers and his four interesting children, also 
of Cincinnati, captivated the crowds with 
thier wonderful aquatic performances; so 
well were they . received that they remained 
one day longer than, originally intended 
Odenall did the spiral tower act. George 
Smith s First Regiment Band from Cincinnati 
gave daily concerts, which were among the 
most attractive features. There were side 
shows, merry-go-rounds, cake-walkB, bicycle 
races, mule races, a fine floral ball, and ev- 
ery sort of feature to make the fair go. Next 

Among the new organizations to aggrandize 
the horse is the Louisville Horse Show Asso- 
ciation, with the following officers: President, 
John B. Castleman; vice president, S. Throu- 
ston Ballar: secretary. Brent Altsheler. The 
pnze list carries $8,000. which is distributed 
over fifty classes, as follows: Heavy and light 
harness classes, singles and pairs; four-in- 
hand teams; horses for draft purposes to 
traffic wagons; walk, trot and canter saddle 
classes, American saddle gaited classes, thor- 
oughbreds and standard-breds. Exhibitions 
will be held on five evenings, beginning Oct. 
15, following the conclusion of the Lexington 
trotting meeting. The exhibition ring will 
be 90 by 240 feet. There will be stalls for 
the accommodation of a reasonable number 
of horses. The membership of the associa- 
tion consists of 125 representative men. and 
the influence which ihey wield gives promise 
of unqualified success. This Is the first in- 
door show ever held in Kentucky, and the 
interest in its development Is widespread. 



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ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. November 1 to 10. J. M. Fal&ner 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

ARKANSAS 

CAMDEN. ARK. — Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
'20. J. W. Brown, Jr.. mgr. 

Cj iKivsVILLE. ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE BLUFF. ARK— State Fir. Oct. 22 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt. ; R. M. Knox, treas. ; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

CRESCENT CITY, CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 2d to 28. D. W. 
Finch, secy. 

EUREKA, CAL.— Ninth District Agricultural 

and Mechanical Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. J. F. 
Quill, pres.; W. L. Lambert, secy. 

FEKNDALE, CAL.— Forndale Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. E. B. Carr, Fern- 
dale, Cal., pres.; W. H. Roberts, Ferndale, 
Cal., secy. 

GLE.NBROOK, CAL.— Sevententh Agricultu- 
ral District Fair. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed. secy. 

MARTINEZ, CAL.— County Fair and Races. 
Sept. 18 to 22. A. B. McKenzie. secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

PLACERVILLE, CAL.— Eighth District Fair. 
Last of August. Shelley Inch, secy. 

SACRAMENTO, CAL.— State Fair. Sept. 2 to 
15. Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Cal., 
secy. 

SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to C. 
C. A,. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 
Edward Casey, San Andreas, Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO.. CAL.. and SAN MATEO. 
CAL:— Fair at Tanforan Park. SepL 24 to 
Oct. 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CAL— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Associatiou Fair. Sept. 
i.6 to 29. M. Egan, secy. 
: SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main. secy.. 

SONOKA, UAL.— Fair. September. Dates un- 
decided. 

STOCKTON, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 

TUL.AKK. Cal. — DUtri t and citizens' Fair. 
Last week in SeDt. A. G. Wishon, sec. 

YREKA. CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

VENTURA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

WOODLAND. CAL.— Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept. 
1. C. F. Thomas, secy. 

COLORADO. 

GLENWOOD, COL.— Farmers' Club District 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres., 
Carbondaie; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. K. 
Willets, Basalt. 

MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, Becy. 

MONTROSE, COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO. COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

TRINIDAD, COL.— Las Animas County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H. Day, secy. 

cosfNEarrcuT. 

BEACON VALLEY, CONN.— Naugatuck Fair. 
Sept. 18 and 19. F. S. Truesdell. pres. ; F. M. 
Candee, secy. 

BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 
Atwater. pres. ; D. Webster, secy. 

BKANFORD, CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 
to 20. E. Doolittle, pres.; J. P. Callahan, 
secy. ; W. R. Foote, treas. 

BROOKLYN, CONN.— Wiudhnm County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Joseph 
Ii. Stetson, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 
Chapman, pres. ; J. A. Smith, secy. 

COLLINSVILLE, CONN.— Cherry Park Fair. 
Sept. 6 and 7. E. A. Hough, secy. 

0ANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 
secy. 

EAST GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. October. C. 
H. Hanchett, pres.; W. H. Gay. secy. 

FARM1NGTON VALLEY. CONN.— CollinB- 
vllle Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. O. F. Perry, 
pres.; E. A. Hough, secy. 

GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 
O. Beach, preB. ; C. H. Deming, secy. 

GUILFORD. CONN— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 
H. Lee, pres.; S. Spencer, secy. 

HARTFORD, CONN.— Connecticut Horticul- 
tural Society. Sept. 6 to 11, and about Nov. 
8 to 10. Gog. S. Osborne, pres.; C. M. 
Rodgers, secy. 

HARWINTON, CONN.— Fair. October. Thos. 
Q. Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 

HUNTINGTON, CONN.— Union Agricultural 

' Society. Sept. 18 and 19. C. J. Wakeley, 
pres.; S. L. Palmer, Shelton, Conn., secy. 



MADISON, CONN— Fair. 'Oct. 2. S. A. 
Scranton, pres.; Edward N. Wlllard, secy. * 

MKR1DEN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. 
W. Collins, pres.; Geo. W. Fairchild, secy. 

Nanuatuck, CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 
19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Cander, 
secv.: E. A. Hotchkiss. treas. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 
time in November. Eli Whitney, pres. ; 
Robt. Veitch, Jr., secy. 

NfcW MILFORD, CONN.— New Milford Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford, secy. 

NEWTOWN, 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. H. 
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, 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

PUTNAM PARK. CONN.— Putnam Park. 

Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 
ROCKVILLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

Ed. F. Badmington, secy. 
SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 

C. Eno, secy. 
SOUTHINGTON, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 3 and 

4. Geo. L. Messinger, pres.; Wm. H. Cum- 

mings.'secy. 
STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 

Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 

C. Z. Gary, secy. 
SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 

pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 
UNION, CONN.— Enfield Fair. September. 

Olin T. Olmstead, pres. : M. Hamilton, 

secy. 

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W. 
Ives. secy. 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 
S. F. Willard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy. 

W iLLIM ANTIC. CONN.— Willlmantic Fair 
Association. Dates changed to Sept: 25 to 
■■ 27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
pres-: G. W. Wrisley, secy. 

WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, CONN.— South Woodstock 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Bowen, pres.; 
H. W. Hibbard, secy. 

GrJSOHOIA 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Mai tin. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE. IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, Boise. Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON. IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 



ILLINOIS. 

ALEDO, ILL.— >Mercer County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1900. G. 
W. Williams, Box 346, Aledo. LI., secy. 

ATLANTA. ILL.— Atlanta Union Fair. Sept. 
4 to 7. 1900. Ed. Stubblefield, McLean, ill., 
pros.; J. P. Hleronymus, Atlanta, III., 
treas.: W. B. Strond. Jr.. Atlanta. III., secy. 

AUNA, ILL.— union County Fair. Aug. 28 to 
31. M. V. Eaves, secy. 

AVON, ICL^ — Tweulj -eighth" Annual Avon Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. U. \V. shiufclc, pres.; Julian 

|{Chi.rcl.lII .Wy. 

BATAVIA, ILL.— Kane County Fair. Sept. 
12 to 14. 

BELVEDERE, ILL.— Boone County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. John Hannah, 
pres.; W. D. Swail, treas.; M. D. Perkins, 
secy. 

BENTON, ILL.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Thos. J. Myers, secy. 

BUSHNBLL. ILL.— The Bushnell Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. C. C. Chain, 
Bushnell. 111., pres.; James Cole, Bushnell, 
111., treas.; J. H. Johnson. Bushnell, 111., 
secy. 

CAMARGO. ILL.— Dougles County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. A. Hains, n-scy. 

CAMP POINT, ILL.— Adams County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Richard Seaton, secy. 

CARLINV1LLE, ILL.— Mancoupin County 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 

CARMI. ILL. — White County Agricultural 
Board. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Elvis Sttnne», 
Oarmi, III., pres.; J. W. McHenry. Carmi, 
111., vice pres.; R. L. Organ, Carmi. I1L, 

■•CT. 

CAHROLLTON, ILL.— Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N. Chnrrlll. treas.: John F. Scott, secy. 

CAYUGA, ILL— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.— Champaign County Ag- 
ricultural Board. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. H. H. 
Harris, pres.; J. M. Clark, treas.; J. N. 
Beers, secy. 

CHARLESTON. ILL.— Coles County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 22. W. O. Glassco. 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. Sept. 11 to 
14. J. Fuller, pres.; Thos. Ewing, treas.; 
F. McCuddy, secy. 

CRAWFORDSV1LLE.. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 
to 14. 

DANVERS. ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept 18 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 

DBLAVAN, ILL.— The Twenty-second Annual 
Fair of the Tazewell County Agricultural 
Board. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. J. W. Crmbb, 
pres.; J. O. Jonea, Becy 

EDINA, ILL.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

EDWARDSVILLE, ILL.— Madison County 
Centennial and Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. H. C. 
Gerke, Jr., secy. 



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EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W. 
Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee. 
XL PASO, ILL.— Tb» Twentieth Annual Fair, 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept. 
10 to 14. B. A. Ohdlds, pres.: Geo. R. Cur- 
tlss, secy. 
FAIRBURY, ILL.— Falrbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept- 3 to 7. R. B. Straight, 
pres.; A D. Westerwelt, secy-: L. B. 
Downing, treas. 
FARMER CITY, ILL— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
FRHEPORT, ILL.— Northern Blinola Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. 
Taggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil, 
Freeport, 111., secy. 
GALENA. ILL.— Jot. Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson. Galena. ILL. pres.: H. B. Ohetialn, 
Galena.- HI., vice pres.; John J. Gray, Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Berner, Gmlena, 111., 
secy. 
GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct. 

3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 
GREENUP, ILL. — Cumberland County Fair. 

Sept. 6 to 10. H. E. Cash, secy. 
HIGHLAND, ILL.— Madison County Fair. 

Sept. 6 to 9. Louis Suppiger, secy. 
JOLIET, ILL.— Will County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kelley, 
secy. 
JONESBORO, ILL.— Union County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. J. H. Hilboldt, secy. 
JOSLYN, ILL.— Rock Island Fair. Sept. 11 

to 13.- F. J. Whiteside, secy. 
KANKAKEE. ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 
KEWANEE. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. A. 

B. Huckina, secy. 
KNOVXILLE, ILL.— Knox County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to T. S. C. Russell, secy. 
LE ROY. ILL.— Le Roy Fair and Agricultural 
Association. Aug. 21 to 27 1900. John Bore-, 
more. Da/woes. 111., pre*.; Ed. Langdon. La 
Roy. 111., aecy. 
LTBERTTvTLLB. ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. U to 14. 1900. Wm. 
E. MBier. UbeityvUle. 111., pre*.: E. W. 
"irkiurst, LlbertyvUle. Ill- treaa.; O. B. 
Churchill, UbertTvWe. □!.. secy. 
MARION. ILL.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. Joab- 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 
MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 
MEMPHIS. ILL.— Fair. Sept. U to 14. 
MINERAL SPRINGS, ILL.— Great North- 

wesern Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
MONMOUTH, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 
MORRISON.' ILL.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. A. R. 

Lewis, aecy. 
MT. STERLING, ILL.— Fair. Aug. 27 to 31. 

John H. Briggs, secy. 
MURPHSYBORO, ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. P. H. Bison- 
mayer. pres.; Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
. Penny, secy. 
NEWPORT, ILL.— Sept. 24 to 29. 
NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. Florent Faller, secy. 
OLNEY, ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 
OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair. SepL 

11 to 14. Benj. Chaney, secy. 
PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

«. Geo. H. Mr.Cord. sacy. 
PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL.— Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. 
ROCKFORD, ILL.— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. S to 7, 1900. A. J. 
Lovejoy, Roacoe. 111., pres.; E. S. Barthol- 
omew, Rookford-. III., vice pres.: Chandler 
Stan. Rockford. III., treaa.; J. P. Whitehead, 
Rockford. 111., m*r. and secy. 
ROOHELLE, ILL.— Rochelle Agricultural 
and Mechanical Association. Twenty-sev- 
enth Annual Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. C. E. 
Gardner, pres.: F. D. Evans, secy. 
RUSHVILLE, ILL.— Schuyler County Agri- 
cultural Association. Swot. S to 7, 1900. Cnas. 
M. Doyle, RuabvUle, pre*; J. B. Tbounpaon, 
RusfcvUU. Tic* prsa.; A H. Clarke, Rush- 
Till*, treaa. ; Jaa. 8. Cowen. RuchviHe. 
xajrr.; Howard F. D j W l* . RufJrriB*. aooy. 



SANDWICH, ILL.— DeKalb County Fa*.. J 
Sept. 11 to 14. E. Randall, secy. r 

SPRINOFIELD, ILL.— Illinois State Fair. 1 
Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson, pres. ; t 
B. H. Brainerd, treas.: W. C. Garrard, secy. | 

STERLING, ILL.— Whiteside County Fair. 5 
Aug. 28 to 31. M. E. Wilger, secy. j 

SWANEETOWN, ILL.— Gallatin County Agri-| 
cultural Board. Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1900. | 
Charles Canoll. Swaneetown, 111., pres. ; R. > 
E. Lawler, Equality. 111., vice pres.; John; 
McKelligott. Swaneetown. III., treas.; Mar-i 
tin Doherty, Swaneetown, III., mgr.; Marsh] 
Wtsoheart, Swaneetown. 111., secy. i 

WARREN, ILL.— Union Agricultural Society.' 
Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. ■■ 

WATSEKA. ILL.— Watseka Fair. Sept. 4 to» 
T, 1900. H. H. Hotaling, pres.; Thos. John,, 
vice pres.; L. D. Watson, treas. i 

WATSON. ILL.— Effingham County Agrlcul-J 
tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Win.* 
Voelker. AHsimount, ML. pres.: W. M. Ab-f 
raham, Watson. 111., treaa.: L. P. Manti. 
KUtotseawn. IH_ «*ey. j- 

WENONA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair. I 
Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. | 

WBEATON. ILL. — Dupage County Agricul-j 
tural Society. SepL 5 to 8. 1900. John* 
Christie. Wheaton. 111., pres.; Wm. W.| 
Steven. Wneaton. 111., treas.; N. E. Matter. | 
Wheaton, III., secy. | 

WOODSTOCK. ILL.— McHenry County Falr.f^ 
Aug. 28 to 3L M. Zimpleman, pres.; A. S." 
Wright secy. s 

WYOMING, ILL.— Stark County Fair. Aug.? 
28 to 31. W. G. Snyder, secy. ( 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Kendall County Fair.! 
Sept. 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. ; 



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ANDERSON. IND.— Madison County Fair. 

Sept. 4 toi. .T..B. Orr. pres.; C. K. Mc- 

Cuilougn, secy. 
.1NGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 

9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres. ; A: W. 

GoodaleA-VSfe 
BEDFORD,,', tint— Lawrence County Fair. 

Sept Umfdee&ed). Geo. W. McDaniei, 

secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres*. 
BLOOMH?GTON,~ IND.— Monroe County. Fair. 

Sept. 12 to -15. Ben Klrby, pres.; Geo. P. 

Campbell, aecy. 
BOONVIIXlESriND-.— Warrick County Fair. 

Sept. 10 CO IS : — Clamor Pelzer; pres.; 3. F. 

Richardson, aecy. 
F93WELL, IND.— Benton County Fair. Aug. 
■ ' 27 to 31, Hiram Bright, pres.; W. H. Mc- 

Knight. ssct. 
' BOURBON, iND.— Bourbon Fair Association. ' 

Oct. 2 to Si 1909. Robert Brwln, Bourbon, 

in*., pres.; L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind.. 

trass.; B; W- Parla», Bourbon, Ind.. secy. 
BB>BM3£N, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 

9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treat.; 

Edward Hecknmn, secy. 
•9RIDQETON, IND.— Parke County Fair. Aug. 

27 to tL J. W. Adams, pres.; F. M, Miner. 

met. 

••AYUGA. - IND.— Vermilion, County Fair, 
'ept 4 to 7. M. G. Hostord, pres.; Dan 
'onaway, aecy.; Jas. Malone, treas.; Jas. 
5. Briggs, mgr. 

■LAY CITY, IND.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 
Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper, 
pres. 

"OLUMBUS. IND.— Bartholomew County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 
Ed. Redman, Jr., secy. 

CONVERSE, IND.— Old Xenia Fair. - Aug. 28 
to 30. Kenton Garrison, pres.; F. P. Clark, 
secy. — 

CORYDON. IND.— Harrison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. J. W. Mc- 
Kinster. pres.; J. C. Sieg, treas.; E. S. 
Tuell, aecy. 

CRAWFUKDSVILLE, IND. — Montgomery 
County Fair. Sept. 10 to 13. J. L. uav 
pres.; W. F. Hulet, secy. 

CttOWN POINT, 1N1J.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2-t»5. A. A. Bibler 
aecy., crown Point. Ind. 

EAST ENTERPRISE, IND.— Switzerland and. 

■ Onto Counties Agricultural society. Aug. 

28 to 31. R. W. Galbreatb, Norm, Ind. 
pres.; E. L. Turner, Bear Branch, treas.. 
J. R. ■ldsr.-Baar Branch, sscy. 

EVANSV1LLE, IND.— TrirState Fair. Sept. 
17 to ZL W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 
atedt, treas.; R. I*. Akin, secy; 

FLORA, IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14. 1900. 

' J. T. Gillam. pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.: 
Win. H. Lesh. secy. ' 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Allen County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 9. 

FRANCESVILLE. IND.— Francesville Street 

- Fair Association. Oct. 2 to S. E. D. Knotts, 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 



FRANKFORT. IND.— Clinton County Fair. 
Aug. 27 to 31. J. C. Shanklin. pres.; Jos. 
Hearllon. 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. 

HUNTINGTON. IND.— Old Fashioned County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
Root. Simonton, pres. 

HUNTTNGBURG. IND.— The Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. 
U0O. H. C. Rothert secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Indiana.- Stats Fair. 
Sept. 17 to 21. 1900. " Aaron Jones. pres.: 
Chas. Downing, Indianapolis, .Ind., secy.; 
J. W.Lagrange, treas. V . 

KENDALLVILLE. IND.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 22. O. F. Johnston, pres.: G. P. 
Hww Mw. ssev 

KKNTLAND, IND.— Newton County Fair. 
8ept, 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. 

«*A PORTE, IND.— La Porte County Agri- 
cultural ' Society. Sept- 11 to 14. J. Vene 
Borland. La Porte. Ind.. secy. 

v-IBERTY. IND.— Union. County Fair. Sept. 

L M. C. Keffer, pres.; H. F- McHahan. 

secy- 
LINTON. IND.— Greene County Fair. Sept. 

17 to ZL 
MARENGO. IND.— Crawford County Fair. 

Sept. 3 to 7. J. E. Feltzer, pres.; Sherman 

W. Stewart, secy. 
NEWBERN. IND.— Free Fair. Aug. 21 to 23. 
NEWCASTLE, IND.— St. Joseph County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. L. C. Eg- 
bert, pres. ; A. H. Compton. secy. 
NBWrWKT, IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. E. 

S. Ai kman, secy. 
NEWTON, IND.— Fountain County Fair. Aug. 

30 and 31. Geo. Duncan, pres.; Horace 

Gray, secy. 
NORRISTOWN, IND.— Sixth Annual Grange 

Fair of Shelby County. Sept. 12 to 14. 

William M. Diewert. pres.; John Douglas, 

treas.; W. S. Stover, secy. 
OAKLAND CITY, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Aug. 27 to 31. R. B. Richardson, pres.; W. 

R. Harris, seer. 
POPLAR GROVE, IND.— Howard County 

Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. Luther McDowell, pres.; 
-A. D: Wood, secy. : 

PORTLAND, IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept. 
24 to 28. John. Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 



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PRINCETON, IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Sept. t to g. 8. H- Hargrove, pres.; S. Vet 

Strain, secy. 
REMINGTON, IND.— Jasper County Fair. 

Aug. 22 to XL Christian Henster, pres.; 

Jasper Guy. secy. 



RICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 2S. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 
Joe Stevenson, secy. 

RILEY, IND.— Vigo County Fair. Sept. 3 to 

' *- 

UOCHESTER, IND.— The Fulton County Ag- 
ricultural and Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 12 to 15. N. A. McClung. pres.: J. 
Dawson, treas.; F. F. Moore, secy. 

RUSHVILLE, IND.— The Rush County Fair 
Association. Aug. 2S to 31. R. N. Hinch- 

. man. pres.; W.L. King, secy.; A. B. Hinch- 
man. treas. 

SALEM, IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. E. W. Menaugjh, .secy. 

SHELBYVTLLE. " IND.— SbWby County Joint 
Stock Agricultural Association. Sept. 4 to 
8. 1900. Sidney Conger. Flat Rock Island, 
pres-;, Geo. H. Dunn..Shelbyville, treas.: C. 
E. Amsden. Sheibyville. secy. 

SPRANIAC, IND.— Brown County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 15. 

TERRE HAUTE. IND.— Vigo County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. F. I jams, pres.; Chas. <*. 

■ Duftln, secy. 

HPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 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. Hailaday, 

_ Valparaiso, Ind., secy. 

VINCENNES, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
" cultural and Mecbanical Society. Oct. S to 
13. M. J. Niblack. pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulks. treas. 

IOWA. 

AFTON. IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

5 J. L. Bollock, secy. 
-ADEL, 1A-— Dallas County Fair. Sept. IS to 
21. J. H. Dwight, secy. 

AJUGONA, IA.— Kossuth- County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 2S, 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
Algona. la., pres.; E. P. Keith. Algona. la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey, Algona. la., treas.; 
G. F. Peek. Algona. la., secy. 

ALLISON, IA.— Butler Comity Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. L. J. Rogers, secy. 

ARLINGTON, IA.— The A.-i-r.gton Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Aug- .28 to 31. L. J. 

. Palmer, secy. 

ATLANTIC. IA.— Agricultural Society of Case 
County. Sept. 3 to G, 1900. C. R. Hunt, 
Atlantic, la., pres.; J. B. James, Atlantic, 
la., vice pres.; S. Straight, Atlantic, la., 
»*»cy.: P. H. Cromhin. Atlantic. Ia-. treas. 

AUDUBON, IA. — Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. G. W. Hoover, 
pres.; R. C. Spencer, secy.: H. W. Wilson, 
treaa 

AVOCA. IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco. la. Sept. 11 to 14. 
1900. G. Drederick. . Avoca. III., pres.; F. 
G. Hetzel, Avoca, la-, vice pres.: J. H. 
Jenks, Avoca, la., treas. :. Board of Direc- 
tors, mgrs.; Roscoe Barton. Avoca. la., 
••cy 

BEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. W. F. Evans; secy. 

BELLE PLAIN, IA.— Big Four D:str:ct As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. 191)0. Sally Wer- 
theim. Belle Plaine. la., pres.; L. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plaine, la., treas.; C. Washburn, Belle 
Plaine. la., secy. 

BLOOMFIELD, IA. — Agricultural Society oi 
Davis Cout^7. Sept. 11 to 14." D. O. Harris. 
pres.; J. C. Browhard, secy.; J. R. Sheaf- 
fer, treas. 

BRITT, IAi— Hancock Agricultural Society. 
Sept 11 to 13. John Uammill, secy. 

BurrALU CKNTKlt. IA.— uct. 1 to 4. Ad- 
dress John. G. Daum. . 

CARROLL, IA.— Carroll Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept. 10 to 13. Wm. 
Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. eelzer, secy.; J.' P. 
Hess, treas. 

CASCADE; IA.— Dubuque County Fair, and . 

Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. Jolin 
. H. Weber, pres.; A. V. Devlin, treas.; J. 
M. Hayes, secy. 

CENTER. VTLLE, IA-— Appanoose County 
Fair.- Sept 18 to 21, luuo. It. M. Hicks. 
pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A.. Russell, 
secy. 

CENTRAL CITY, IA.— Wapsie Valley - Fair 
. Association. Sept. 11 to 14. P. O. Clark, 
secy. 

CHARLES CITY, IA.— Floyd County Fair. 
Sept. li to 14. Cbas. Hammond, -ecy. 

CHArtlTON. IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. Wm. Housholder. secy. 

CLARION, IOWA. — Wrigm County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. VV. C. 
Brown. Clarion. Iowa, secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14,- 1900. Hon. G. D. McDaid, j>res.; 
C. D. May, treas. : C. L. Root. secy. 

COLUMBUS JUNCTION, IA.— Columbus Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Aug.' 28 to 31. O. 
P. Wilcox, pres.; R. S. Johnson, secy. 

CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept- 10 to 13. C. F. Andrews, pres.; J. M. 
De Vore, secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 
2* to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. 

CRESCO, IA.— Howard County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900.. James McAr- 

thur, Cresco, la., pres.: G. R. Story. Cresco. ' 
la., treas.: Jas. McArthur, Cresco, la., 
mgr.: A. C. Campbell. Cresco, la., secy. 

DECORAH, IA.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. II. L. 
Colleen, secy. 

DBS MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Fair. Aug. 27 
fo SH. <*. H. Van Houfen. Pp» M«ines. la., 
secy.; R. J. Johnson, Humbolt, la.; pres.; 
G. D. Eilyson, DesMoines, la., treas. 

DE WITT. IA. — Clinton County Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
Harrington, secy. 

DONNELLSON, IA.— Lee County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. D. McCuIloch. pres.; E. P. Arm- 
knecht, secy.: R. T. Ketcham. treas. 

ELDON, IA.— Big Four Fair Association. 
Sept. 4 to 7. N. F. Reed, pres.; D. A: Jay, 
vice pres.; H. R. Boker, secy. ; M. Hulls, 
-treas. 

ELDORA, IA.— Hardin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. Robert Smith, 
pres.;.W. A. Doron, secy.; E. D. Robb, 
treas. 



ELKADER, IA>— Elkader Fair and Wack As- 
- sociation.' Sept.- 11 to 14, '■■- 1900. Joseph 
Lamm, Elkader, la., pres. ; P. J. Cain, El- 
kader. Ia. t vice pres.; Chas. Johnsen. Elka- 
der, la., treas. : J. D. Brcwnsoo, Elkader. 
la., mur. and m»cy. 

EMMETSBURG. IA.— Palo Alto County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbolt. pres.: J. C. 
Bennett, secy.; M. L. Brown, treas. 

ESTEUVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. J. Klopp, 
secy. 

FAIRFIELD. IA— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. John R. McEIdcrry, secy. 

FONDA, IA.— Fair. Aug. 2S to 31. 

FOREST CI TY, IA.— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural Society. . Sept. 11 to 13, 
1900. P. O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Secor. treas. 

GRAND CANAL. IA.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 17. 

GREENFIELD. I A.— Adair County lair As- 
sociation. Sept. 26 to 2S, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton. treas.: J. E. Brooke, 
secy. 

GRUNDY CENTER. IA.— Grundv Center 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. E. S. Eusing, secy. 

GUTHRIE CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. A. II. Gr.ssell. secy. 

HAMPTON'. IA.— Franklin Countv Fair. Sept- 

1S to 21. D. C. Mallory, secy. 
HOLSTEIN, IA.— Holstein DisL Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 3 to 6. J. C. Kuchel; pres.; 

T. Indorf, treas.; W. F. Hutton, secy. 
HUMBOLDT, IA.— Humboldt Couuty Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 
INDEPENDENCE. IA.— Buchanan County 

Fair. Sept. 4 to G. 
INDIANOLA. IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept. 

IS to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. 
IOWA CITY, IA.— Johssou County Fair. 

Sept. 3 to 0. 
KEOSAUQUA. IA.— Van Buren County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 

LA PORTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Hus- 
man, pres.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Con- 
ger, secy. 

LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. Sept. 
4 to i. G. A. Samonis, pres. ; J. It. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgoian. treas. 

LINEV1LLE, IA.— Lineville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. T. J. Lovett. secy. 

MALVERN, IA.— Mills County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MANCHESTER. IA.— Delavan County Agri-. 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 2S. 1900. A. S. 
Coon. Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor, Oneida, la., vice pres.: L. J. Gates, 
Manchester, la., treas.; E. J. Conger. Mao- 
r.lHwl«r. la., sacy. 

MAPLETON, IA.— Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept. 4 to 6. F. Griffin, pre*.. &. 
Quick, treas.: J. E. .'*r '«•«>. secy. 

MAQUOKETA, IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Adam Ringiep. secy. 

MARCUS. IA.— Churokee County Fair. Sept- 
12 to 14." H. B. Robeson, secy. 

'MARENGO. IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept. 
2 to G. F. B. CoIsod. seey. 

MECHANICSVILLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
23 to 28. A. F. Fairchild. secy. 

MILTON. IA.— District Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
E. O. Syphers, secy. 

MISSOURI VALLEY. IA.— HarKson County 
Fa.r. Date net fixed. 

MORRISON, IA.— Whiteside County Central 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

MT. AYR, IA.— Ringgold County Fair. SepL 
4 to 7. Tbos. Campbell, secy. 

MT. PLEASANT, IA.— Henry County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. W. 
Palm, pres.; w. D. Worthington, treas.; 
W. H. Virden, secy.; J. D. Dugdale, privi- 
lege mgr. 

NASHUA, IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 
H. Bander, secy. 

NATIONAL, IA.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW SHARON, IA.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association'. Sept. 11 to 13. 
J". Adkisson, pres.; C. E'._ Wallace, secy.; 
Jas. .G. Hammond, treas. 

NEWTON, lA.-r-Jasper County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 10 to 13. II. >.\ Parsons, 
pres.; C. Greibiing, treas.; If. r.. Korf, 
secy. 

OGUfS, IA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. F. M. Lor.^nzen, 
Ogdon, la., pres. : Mc. P. Bass, Ogden, ia., 
vice pres.; G. R. Sucber, Ogden, la., i.tdm.; 
E. H. Graves. Ogden. Ia., secy. 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE, IA.— Mitchell County Agricilrnral 
Society. Sept. 5 to 7. Byron l.oi^Mon. 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. Sweeney, 
treas. 



OSKALOOSA, IA.— Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. D. A. Hini<s, 
pres.; C. E. Lofland, treas.; C. E. Mourue, 
secy. 

PELLA, I A.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 2S. . Chas. Porter, secy.. 

PERRY, IA — Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiab Petty, secy. 

RED OAK. IA.— Montgomery County Fair. 
- Sept. 24 to 28. Wm. Thomas, pres.; D. B. 
Gunn, secy. 

RHODES, IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wate 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas. ; H. M. Weeks, secy. 

ROCK VALLEY, IA.— Rock Valley District 
Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. Jas. Walpole, secy. 

SEliiOU'K, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 1U to 14. 
R. E. Lowry, secy. 

SHELDON, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 

SIBLEY, IA. — Osceola County Fair. Sept. 
5 to 7. R. M. , Hunter, pres. ; Harold E. 
Sectt. secy. 

STRAWBERRY POINT. IA.— StrawlwiTy 
Point District Fair Association. SepL 18 
to 21. Ira L. Cole. pres. ; H. W. Scnfield. 
secy.; G. H. Scofleld, treas. 

SUTHERLAND. IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 

TOLEDO. IA.— Tama County Fair: Sept. 25 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin, pres.: A. G. 
Smith, secy.; H. G. Shanklin, treas. 

"IRAER. IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7. J. H. Nawerth, secy. 

VICTOR. IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Society. .Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
pres.; D." B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Schulte, secy.: John Steffi*, treas. 

VINTON. IA.— Tire Benton Countv Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, '.900. Watt 
Gaasch, pres.: J. B. F. Bunten. vice pres.; 
G. D. McEIroy, treas.: J. E. Marietta, secy. 

WAUKON.1A.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 20. 1900. S. H. Op- 
fer. Waukon, la., pres.: P. S. Narum. vTau- 
kon, la., vice pres. : T. J. Kelleher, Wjukon, 
la., treas.; Carl M. Beeman, Waunon, la., 
mgr. and secy. 

WKST LIBERTY, IA.— Union District Fair 
Association: Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST UNION, i A;— Fayette County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Fr.«nk Gates, secy. 

WHAT CHEER. 1 A. -District Fair. Sept. 17 
to 20. T. O. Z,enm-, secy. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C: Rock, secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION, I A.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. - • 

WINFIELD, IA— Eastern Iowa District Fair. 
Aug. 14 to 17. Theo. Russell, secy. 

WINTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. .. 

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KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY. KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to 6. M. P. Phillips, mgr. 

BURDEN, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair AfMO- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Henderson, 
Becy. 

BUKLINGAME, K AS.— The Osaee County 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Cbas. Ly- 
ons, pres.; H. O. Shepard, treas.; C. 
Curtis, secy. 

BURLINGTON, KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28.. J. B. Sweet, 
pres.; S. D. Wnarer, treas.; J. E. Wood- 
ford, secy. 

CHANUTK, KAS. - -Cbanute Fair, Park and 
Driving; Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. E. 
TImpane, Cbanute, Kas., secy. 

CLAY CENTER, KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN— Morris County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Uill, secy. 

EL DORADO, KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Kobison, 
pres.; Seth Frazier, treas.; Alvah Shelden, 
secy. 

BKIE, KAN.— Neosho Couuty Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. H. Lodge, secy. 

FKA»NK*-u±t'r, KAis. — fr'raiiKiurt l«a.r Asso- 
ciation. Kept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg, secy. 

CAKuBN CITY, KAN.— Finney County Fair" 
Association. D. A. ilims, secy. 

OARNET, KAS.— Anderson County Fair As- 
sociation. 'Sept. 12 to IB. C. a. Rica, Gar- 
net. Kas., secy- 

H1AWATHA. KAN.-J The Brown County Fair 
Association. Sept. 5 to 1 G. Y. Johnson, 
pres., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer, secy.. 
*&awa£ha, Kan. 

H<ji_,r<JN. KAN.— Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. McGrow, secy. 

IOLA, KAS.— Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 10 to 13. Lew Horville, pres.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.: C. rl. Whearon. secy. 

LAWRENCE. KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Grlesa, secy. 

MANKATO, KAN.— Jewell County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. Cbas. F. Horn, 
secy. . 

MuuaO CITY, KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NBWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell. gen. mgr. 

NORTON. KAN.'— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Septula to 21. L. Miller, secy. ; 
M. F. GarrityKiures". 

OSKALOOSA.'lfAN.— Jefferson County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Thir- 
ty-sixth Annual Fair. Sept. 4 to •'. Edwin. 
Snyder, seiy. 

OTTAWA, KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 2L B. C. McQues- 
ten, Ottawa. Kas., secy. 

rVAOLA. K/"N.— Mlauii County Agricultural 
and Marrbsnical Association. Sept. 23 to 28. 
C. F. ctenson, pres.: J. F. Donahue, treas. ; 
Jos. P. Trickett, secy. 

RILEY, KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. 

PAL1NA, KAN.— Sallna County Agricultural, 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

ST. JOHN. KAN.— First Annual Stafford 
County Fair. Last week in August. 

STOCKTON. KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. David B. Smyth, 
secy. 

TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KENTUCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA, KY.— Campbell County Ag- 
ricultural. Society. Sept. 4 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright, secy. 

BAHUuuKVlLLE. KY.— Knot County Fair 
Association. Sett. 5 to 7, 1900. J. S. Millen, 
pres.; T. R. Bamen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
secy. 

BAROSTOWN, KY.— Nelson Tounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Ben Johnson, 
Bardstown, Ky.. pros.; I. B. Bowles, Barda- 
town. Kjr.. se«\» 

BOWLING GREEN. KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

bKODHKAD, KV. -Rock Castle County Fair 
-Association. Aug. 29 to 31. J. Thomas 
Cherry . pres.; G. E. Protbero. treas.; J. w. 
Tate, secy. 

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.— Hardin ' County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 34. James A- KInkead, 

SWING, KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept. 8 
to 8. 1900. C.W. Williams, Peed, Ky., pres.; 
J. G. Collins, Ewing, Ky., treas.; S. H. 
Price, secy. 

FERN CREEK, KY.— New Fern Creek Fair. 
Aug. 14 to 17. H. P. Stivers, secy. 

FLORENCE, KY.— Fifth Annual Fair of tha 
North Kentucky Agricultural Association. 
Anjt. .29 to Sept. 1. 1900. B. F. McQlasson. 

. Ludlow, Ky.. pres.; E. H. Blankenbeoker, 
Florence, Ky.. vice pres.; R. J. Perry. In- 
dependence, Ky., secy.; J. M. Laaslng. Bur. 
llngton, Ky., treas. 

GERMANTOWN, KY.— Germantown Fair 
Co. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. S. W. Bradford, 
Brookeville, Ky., pres.; J. R. Walton, secy.; 
J. B. Motion, treas. 

GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 
Carter, secy. 

SUTHRIE. KY.— Fair. Sept, 19 to 22. Geo. 
Snadon. secy. 

HARTFORD, KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct. 
4 to 7. 8. K. Cox, treas. 

HENDERSON. KY.-Great Trl-County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob Zlmbro. Jr., secy. 

HOPKINSVILLE, KY.-Elks Fair. Sept 25 
to 30. 

HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

Mi. OL'VBT, KY.— The Robertson County 
Fair. Sept. 12 to IS. W. J. Osborne, secy. 

OWENSBORO. KY.— Horse Fair. Sept- 18 to 
22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 
tle, secy. 

OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept, 
26 to 29. E. Bambrldge, secy. 



PADUCAH, KY.— The Commercial and Man- 
ufacturers' Association. Oct, 9 to 12. Geo. 
H. Dains, seey. 

PADUCAH, KY.— Colored Fair. Sept. 12 to 
14. A. W. Watkins, pres. ; . J. W. Moore, 
secy. 

eu KLBYVILLE. KY.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 
SPRINGFIhiHJ, KY.- *alr. Aug. 29 to Sep. 1. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 

,ANUOVER, ME:— North Oxford Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 19, and 20. Geo. O. Huse, secy. 
BANGOR, ME.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. T. O. 
Beat, pres.; E. L. Sterns, secy. 

BELFAST, ME:— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 

15 and 19. 

BETHEL. ME.— Riverside Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

BLUEH1LL, ME. — Hancock County Agricul- 
tural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Nahum Hinckley, 
secy. 

BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

CHERRY FIELD, ME.— West Washington 
Fa.r. Sept. 11 to 13. 

DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 4. 
DURHAM, ME.— Agriculutral Society. Sept. 

10 to 14. -Rufus Parker, pres.; S. S. Parker, 
treas. ; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Pittston Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood, secy. 

BXJOTEK, tans. — West Penobscot Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 to 27, 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, Ex- 
eter, Me., secy. 

FRBYBURG, ME.— West Oxford Fair. Sept. 
25 to 27. 

GORHAM, ME.— Cumberland County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. C. H. Leighton, Westbrooke, 
Me., secy. 

GKAX UUKNER, ME.— Gray Park Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 30. B. T. Skillinger, pres. ; 
J. W. Stevens, secy.; J. W. Stevens, treas. 

HANCOCK, ME.— Hancock County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

HAKR1SON. ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J. M. 
Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 
Orin Ross, secy. 

HARTLAND, ME.— East Somerset Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. ' 

LKW1ST0N, ME.— The Maine State Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. G. H. Clark, secy. 

MAolSON, ME. — Somerset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. J. F. 
Withee, secy. ■ 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickert, secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. M. C. 
Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres.; T. L. 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 
H. Straw, pres. : G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK. ME.— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secv. 

OLD ORCHARD, ME— New England Fair. 
Aug. 27 to Sept. 1. M. F. Porter, mgr. 

PEMBROKE, MB.— Washington County Fair. 
SeDt. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. ' Sept. 11 to 13 anl July 4. 
C. W. Carr, Strong, Me., pres. ; Sumner H. 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 

PRESQUE ISLE. ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 11 
to 12. Ernest T. McGIaughlin. So. Presque 
i«]a. Ma., seey. 

RBADFIELD, ME.— Kennebec County Fair. 
Sept. U to 13. 

RICHMOND CORNER, ME.— Farmers' Club 
Fair. Sept, 25. 

SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F. Achorn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, secy. 

SOUTH PARIS, ME.— Oxford County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

SOUTH WINDSOR, -ME.— South Kennebec 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass, 
Chelsea, Me., secy. 

TOPSHAM. ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 
Royer, secy. 

UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas.; 
Geo. C. Hawes. secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.— New Glouces- 
ter-Danville Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 

WEST CUMBERLAND; ME— Farmers' Club 
Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 

WEST FARMINGTON, ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 
secy. 

MARYLAND 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Agricultural Fair and 
Fall Meeting. Sept. 11 to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 
secy. 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

EASTON, MD.— Talbot County Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 28 to 31. 1900. Dr. Charles 
Lowndes, Easton, Md., pres.; Edward Wor- 
dsll. Royal Oak, Md.. vice pres.; Jos. B. 
H«rrfne*rnn. Eftotrtn. Md.. mpw.-4rtmm. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— Thw Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 

16 to 19. John L. Cost, supt. 
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery County 

Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. John. E. Numeaste, 

Nerbeck. Md. 
TIMONIUM, MD.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 8. A. P. 

Snanlrlln. seoy. 
TOLCHESTER BEACH, MD.— Kent and 

Queen Anne's Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. G. E. 

Noland, secy. 

TOWNSON, MD.— Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 
to 8. Geo. W. Yellot, pres.; Alex. McCor- 
mlck, vice pres.; James P. Reese, treas.: 
A. P. Shanklin, secy. 



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MASS aCHUSETTS. 

AMESBURY, MASS. — Amesbury-Salisbury 
Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague, Mass. : T. R. Hill, secy. 
ATHOL, MASS.^Wooster Northwest Fair. 

Sept. 11 and 12. 
BARNSTABLE, MASS.— Barnstable Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 30. 

BARRE. MASS.— Worcester County West Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 27 and 28, 1900. 
Austin F. Adorns, Barre Plains, Mass., 
pres. ; . Jeese Allen, Oakham, Mass.. vice 
pres.; Charles N. Follansby, Barre. Mass.. 
treas.; Matthew Walker. Barre. Mass., secy. 

BLANFORD, MASS.— Union Fair. Sept. 12 
to 14. * 

BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Plymouth Fair. 
Sept. 12 to .14. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson, Brockton, Mass., pres. ; B. B. Grover. 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres. ; E. M. Thomp- 
son, Brockton, Mass., treas.; Basils San- 
ford. Brockton. Mass.. secy. 

CHARLEMONT, MASS.— Durfleld Fair. Sept. 
13 and 14. 

CLINTON. MASS.— The Worcester East Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. 1900. Col. 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster. Mass., pres.; 
Warren Goodale, Clinton, Mass.. vice pres.; 
Hon. Lucius Field, Clinton, Mass., treas.; 
O. L. Stone, Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. A. 
Kilhourn, South Lancaster, Mass., secy. 

CUMMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. 
25 and 26. 

DANVERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonic 

. Fair. Sent. 26 and 27. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 
19 and 20. 

HINGHAM. MASS.— Htogham Agricultural 
and Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 
1900. Bbed L. Ripley, Hingham Centre, 

- pres.; Hon. John D. Long. Washington, D. 
C, vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, Hingham 
Centre, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley. Hingham 
Centre, mgr.; William IL. Thomas, Hing- 
ham. Mass.. Becy. 

LOWELL. MASS.— Middlesex North Agricul- 
tural Society. - Sept. 13 to 15, 1900. Henry 
S. Perham, Chelmsford, Mass., pres.; Geo. 
R. Ooburn. Lowell, Mass., secy.; S. Drew- 
ett, Lowell. Mass., treas.'; E. J. Noyes, 
Lowell. Mass., mer. 

MARSHFIELD, MASS.— Marshneld Fair. 
Sept. 19 to- 21. 

M1DDLEFIELD, MASS. Highland Fair. 

Sept. 5 and 6. 

MIDDLESEX. MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 

NANTUCKET, MASS.— Nantucket Agricul- 
tural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Joseph A. 
Johnson, pres.; J. F. Murphy, secy. 

NEWBURYPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.— Hoosac Valley Fair. 
Sept 4 to 6. 

NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 
lin Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 

NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.— North Attie- 
boro Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

OXFORD, MASS.— Oxford Fair. Sept. 6 and 7. 

PALMER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. .F. D. Bar- 
ton, secy. 

PEABODY, MASS.— Essex Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 18 to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamilton, 
Mass., pres.; J. M. Danforth, Lynnfield 
Center, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 

PITTSFIELD, MASS.— Berkshire Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 11 to 13. Martin T. 
Coleman, Richmond, Mass., pres.; Charles 
H. Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 

ROCKVILLE, MASS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Mr. Badmington. secy. 

SO. FRAMINGHAM. MASS.— South Middlesex 
Fair. Sept. 18 and 19. 

80UTH WEYMOUTH. MASS.— Weymouth 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 21 
to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. secy. 

SPENCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept. 20 
and 2L 

STURBRIDGE. MASS. — South Worcester 
Fair. Sept. 13 and 14. 




TADNTON. ; MASS.— Bristol County Arricv 
tural Society. Sept- 18 to 21, 1900; B*wa' 
H. Temple, Taunton. Mass.. pres.; BoraC 
H. Hall. Taunton. Mass., vies pres.: f 
Clarence Holt,- Taunton. -Mass,, treas.; Ge 
trade Williams. Taunton. • Mass.. secy, i 

TEMPLETON, MASS.— Templeton Granl 
Cattle Show and Fa.r. Sept. 14. J. 1 
Braitbwaite, secy. 1 

UXBRIDGE. MASS.— Blackstone Valley Faf 
Sept. 11 and 12. . " 

WEST TISBURY. MASS.— Vineyard Fa* 
Sept. 18 and 19. ■: 

WORCESTER, MASS.-Worceater Agrtei. 
tural Society- Sept. 3 to 61 J. Hogg. pre*. 
Wm. J. Wheeler, secy. r 

MICHIGAN. 

ADRAIN. MICH.— Lenawee County Fair A 
sociation. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Fergoso. 
secy. ? . . ~ • 

ALBION. MICH.— Albion Fair and Drivirf 
Park Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. Fras 
Church, secy. ! 

-LPENA, MICH.— Twenty-third Annual Faf 
Alpena County Agricultural Association 
Sept. 19 to 21. Walter Gavagan, pres.; i 
V. Waldron, secy. - - ; 

ANN ARBOR; MICH.— Washtenaw Fair A! 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbal 
Ypsilanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie BueL secy.' 

ARMADA. MICH.— Armada Agricultural 8- 
clety. Oct 3 to 6. John McKay, Rome' 
Mich., pres.; R v. Edwards. Annad} 
Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman. Armad. 
Mich., secy. 7 ^ ^s 

BAD AXE. MICH.— Huron County Agricu! 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. John Hun 
Virona Mills. Mich., pres.: Geo. W. Clar 
secy.; C. E. Thompson, treas. : 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Corns.' 
ny. Oct, 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; t. 
Sherman,, treas.; F. I. Wlxom.' secyv ■ 1- 

BRIGHTON; MICH.— Fair. Oct 9 to 12. Stn- 
berg & Case, mgrs.' - ? 

CARO, MICH.— Tuscola County Farmer 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21. F. B. Hansford, sec 

CALEDONIA. MICH.— Caledonia Union Fa 
Association. Oct S to 5. Wm. MeCroda.* 
pres.; Charles ^H; Ktnsey. secy:; ' D. 5 
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MEMPHIS, TENN., ©CT. 1. 2,-3.4. 5, 6 

Continuing through the Principal Cities of the South. 
Cities contemplating the holding of any Public Event, Address, ■ 

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION COMPANY. 

Exhibitors and concessioners desiring space. Address, 

DR. C. D. CRAY, Gen'I Manager, Elks' Club House, Memphis, Tenn. 



SHOWS OF ALL KINDS WANTED. 



*-i ! £l !ASS CITY. MICH.— Tuscola. Huron and 






Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 19001 
Henry Dodge. Elmwood. Mien., prea. ; Wm. 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.; A. N. 
Ala. secy. 

JHARLOTTE, MICH.— Baton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 



*g f S£r A. Perry, secy. 
*B I 5;, 3LKTON, MICH-- 



-Fair. Oct. 9 to 11. 



IftiV jri^LINT, MICH. — Genesee County Agricultural 
iV~h*li Society's Fair. Set. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
(',:«:.*;■■ Stewart, pres.; E. H. Rankin, jr., secy. 

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liH'V?' i><yw>LEtRVILLE, MICH.— Forwlerviile Agr»- 
-'s-fslst" cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. C. I* 
Gordon. Fowlervflle, Midi., pres.: D. C. 
Oarr. Fowlerville. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn, 
, . l-p-.. Fowlerville, Mich., treas. 
^'"f gfXAYLORD, MICH.— Otsego County Fair. 
^t" ! -*£S* Sept. 12 to 14. 

JiU'tfiiiRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— The Michigan 
li . =-! State Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. M. P. An- 
li'K-.-V" derson, prea.; L H- Butterneld, secy. 

■^•'-feHART, MICH.— The Oceana County Agricul- 
..-i'lrfr* tural Society Fair. Sept 11 to 14. J. R. 
Ls^fe'lM Butler, secy. 

§!#«*} 'HASTINGS, MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
"'i* lji>»; tural Society Fair. Oct 9 to 12. C. L. 
sJ."r*. Beamer. secy. 

-Hillsdale Fair. Oct 1 
Tsrwilligsr, secy. 



HAMLINE, MINN.— Minnesota State Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 3 to 8, 1900. John 
Cooper, St. Cloud - , Minn., pres.; F. J. Wil- 
cox, North-field, Minn., treas.; E. W. Ran- 
dall, Hamline, Minn., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, MINN.— McLeod County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13, 1900. Sam 
W. Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
A. Temes, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
A. Rttter. Hutchinson. Minn., treas.; I*. P. 
Harrington. Hutchinson. Minn. 

KASSON, MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. August B. Anderson, box 334. secy. 

MORA. MINN.— Kanobec County Agricultural 
Society. Aug. 31 and Sept. 1. O. Struble, 
pres.; C. F. Serline, secy.; G. H. Newbert, 



MS.EJ'i Beamer. secy. 

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M; HOLLAND. MICH.— South Ottawa and West 

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'•i -2! Allegan Agricultural •Society. Oct 9 
n : 7f 12. H. Kovlker, pres.; L. T. Kanters. 
'."5*'*;-i* secy.; Bu Lindens, treas. 
t*1 ! lf5rMLAY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
5-*s*; tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
kin. Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones, Imlay City. Mich., treas.; 
burg, Imlay City, Mich., secy. 



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I j;i : 1» Jones, imlay City. Mich., treas.; F^ Raths- 

|SJ[|!M burg, Imlay City, Mich., secy. 

"fcSg j " J»[ONIA» MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 

J 1 ? ;5'S>t" tion. Oct 2 to 6. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 

**w» .Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A. 

™'i"~$t*- Murphy, secy. 

-'JfSJ'lRONWOOU. MICH.— O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
i*#.*' •.'■ nament and Gayebic - County Fair. Sept 
s9*ftwV : 13 to 15. C. E. Hook. secy. . i.. 

" , MICH.— Fair.; Sept 25 tojHt 

MICH.— Lapeer Agricultu^BJi-Fair. 
. , ,*- Sept 4 to T. -"^ J? , 

t't'lf* MANISTEE, MICH.— Western District Fair 
t l '¥%& - Association. Sept 4 to 7. Geo. W. Swigert, 
hs'-fa!^'^ gecy -' ' : 

^MARSHALL. MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 



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cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
Bante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
»J5 secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 

- MICH. — Marquette County 
_ Society. Sept -26 to 28. 1900. 
_ Palmer, Marauette, Mich., pres.; M. 
E. Asire, Marauettei Mich., Becy.; C. H. 
:X ; Call, Marquette, Mich.-, treas. . 

lis ^MHJLAND.- MICHT-^Midland County Agrlcul- 
'!*. -taral SocTety. Oct 3 to 5. Jas. G. Culver, 
1^-" 'secy.' '-" - - '•__ '. " 

7t~i MILFORD, MICHV— Miltord Fair Association. 
-'i Sept 2S to 28. R. J T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 
'*"«■ Fieldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas. 
■~i MUSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair. 
«';i. Sept 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, secy. 
1*J PLYMOUTH, MICH.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 
fJCPONTIAC, MICH— Forty-eighth Fair of the 
fc - -Oakland County 'Agricultural- Society. Sept 
! ? - : 18 to 21. E.^ H^wland, pres.; F. W. Burch, 
*j. " secyl " ' * v ^ - 

fe' ST. JOHNS, MICH.— Clinton County Fair, 
r-i Sept 25 to 28. H. H.' Fitzgerald, secy, 
iji i STOCKBRIDGB, MICH. Fair. Oct 9 to 11. 
•*i; E- J. Cain, secy". 

-i ' VASSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept 
,'zY 25 to 28. R. S. Weaver. Watronsville. 
•1p Mich., secy. 
Li £ -lit' TALE, MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
W " - tober 1. 

MINNESOTA. 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept 26 to 28. T. V. 
if '*. Knatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
8 c }*i W. Barlow, treas. 

E f >S1 AITKIN, MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultn- 
r f ^' :|,-i ral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept 
f|-Mj "14 and 15. J. S. Campbell, pres.; T. P. 
H-tM MeQuillin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. * 
Kff W-- BIRD ISLAND, MINN.— Renville County 
m Iii Fair. Sept 19 to ZL H. H. Goke, secy. 
N -3k\ CHASKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
( sociation. Sept 27 to 29. Fred Greiner, 
pras.^ F. G. Linentelser, treas.; T. Craven, 
secy. 
r CANBT,; MB>fN.— Yellow Medicine County 
i Fa ir. 'Dates undecided. 
! CURRIB. MINN.— Murray County Agrlcultu- 
: ral Bodety. Oct. 4 and B. W. H. Meiien, 
A. Currte, Sr., treas.; N. Currie, 



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|'i H FAlSMOUNT, MINN.— Martin County Agrt- 
V. : \ni cultural Society. Sept 10 to 12. J. G. 

■1 3* Mitchell, pres.; Cecil Sharpe, treas.; Edwin 

•- 'Js 1 Wad*, secy. 

: ',«■ GARDEN CITY. MINN.— Blue Earth County 

- '•'' Agricultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. W. H. 

I orw, pres.: B. w. Parker, treat.; B. H. 
Dickinson, secy. 



NEW ULM, MINN.— Brown County Fair. 
Sept. 20 to 22. Fred. Crone, pres.; Henry 
N. Somsen, secy. 

REDWOOD FALLS, MINN.— Redwood Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Fair. Sept. S to 8. 
John Cooper, pres. 

ST. PETER, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 
BAckfitt. tx*6&s 

WINNEBAGO CITY, MINN. — Faribault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
pres.; L. C. Stebbins. secy. 
* WINONA, MINN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John Rose, secy.; O. F. Burlingame, pres. 

WORTHINGTON. MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

VICKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MI8SOTTBI. 

ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 
BUNCETON, MO. — Cooper County Fair. Aug. 

29 to 31. 
CALIFORNIA, MO. — Mainteau County Fair. 

Sept IS to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— County Fair and 
Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. Bn- 
glemann. secy. 
CENTRALIA, MO.— Centralia Fair. Aug. 28 

to 31. 
CHILLICOTHE, MO.— Fair. Sept U to 14. 
CREVE COEUR LAKE, . MO.— St. Louia 
County. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering, 
-pres.: Floyd Brooks, secy. 
- DEXTER, MO.— The Stoddard County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 25 to 29, 1900. L. P. 
Jotters, secy. 
EDINA, MO.— Knox County Fair. Aug. 28 

to3L 
HARRISONVTLLE, MO.— Fair. Aug. ; 21 to 

24. R. S. Wooldridge, secy. 
. HIGGINSVILLE, MO. — Farmers' Pair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. J. T. Willis, pres. ; 
„■■ S. J. Kleinsehmidt. 
HUNTSVILLE, MO.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 
A. Bright pfes.; W. C. Malone, vice pres.; 
R. G. Terrill, treas.; W. H. Sandison, secy. 
KAHOK1. MO.- CUik. Count— y gnc.lla 
and Mechanical Association Fa . Septf to 7 
J. W. McDermott. Sec'y. 
LEE'S SUMMIT. MO.— Jackson County A. and 
M. Society. Sept. U to 14, 1900. E. S. 
Browning, Lee's Summit, Mo., pres.; W. H. 
Noland, Lee's Summit. Mo., vice pres.; J. 
C. W-Mte, Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 
Lanrkin. Jr., Lee's Summit. Mo., secy. 
LOCKWOOD, MO.— Dade County Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. 
MEMPHIS, MO.— Scotland County Fair. 
- Sept. 11 to 14. 
MILAN. MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long, secy. 
PARIS. MO.— Monroe County Fair. Sept. 18. 
BELTON, MO.— Cass County Fair. Sept. 1 

to 7. 
PLATTE CITY. MO.— Platte County A. M. & 
8. Association. Aug. 28 to 31. C. B. Cock- 
rill, pres.; Wm. Forman. secy.; A. R. Jack, 
trass. 
PRINCETON, MO.— Mercer County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 27 to 3L 1900. Jeff. Burch- 
ett, Princeton, Mo., pres.; F. R. Aufrich, 
Princeton, Mo., vice ores.; Jas. A. Thomp- 
son, Princeton, Mo., treas.; Geo. Sturgeon, 
Princeton, Mb., mgr.; iVed. W. Coon, 
Princeton. Mo., secy. . _ 

ROCKPORT. MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition, Rockport Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
John D. -Dopf; secy. 
SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Queen City Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 30. W. A. Dennis, secy. 
ST. CHARLES, MO.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept 

1, W. F. Achelpohe, secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St Louis Fair Association. 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Job. 
A. Murphy, ssey. 



TRENTON, MO.— Grundy County Fair. Sept. 

5 to 7. 
TROY, MO.— Lincoln County Fair. Aug. 28 

to 31. Jas. Linahan, secy. 
WASHINGTON. MO.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept. 5 to 7. 

MONTANA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treas. ; P. D .O'Donnall, 
■uy. 

LBWISTON. MONT.— Fergus County Agri- 
cultural, Mineral and Stock Associat.on 
Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. O. W. Belden, secy. 

MEBUASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept 20 to 22. 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas.: B. B. Mastick, secy. 
ALBION, NBB.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept 19 to 21, 1900. H. C. 
Kiesler, St Ed-ward. Neb., pres.; J. O'Neil. 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green. Albion, 
Neb., treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb.. 
secy. 

ALLIANCE. NEB.— Alliance Racing Associ- 
ation. Sept. 17 to 22. 

AUBURN, NBB.— Nemaha County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 21. 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. T. A. McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy 

BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.: J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BEATRICE, NEB.— Gage County Fair. Sept. 
12 to 14. 

BEAVER CITY, NEB. — Furnas County Fair. 
Sept 11 to 14. 

BERTRjAND, NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. A. J. Sand- 
•srom, pres.; Alt. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
-«. Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, treas. 

BROKEN BOW, NBB.— Custer County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. J. O. 
Taylor, Berwyn, Neb., pres.: A. R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Pur- 

. cell. Broken Bow. Neb., secy. 

CARSON CITY. NEV.— Ormsby County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. 

CLAY CENTER, NEK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell; pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

FRANKLIN, NEB.— Franklin County Fair. 
' Sept. 26 to 28. 

HAKTINGTON, NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. . Sept 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon; 
secy. 

IMPERIAL, NEB.— Chase County Fair. Oct. 

I to 5. 

IND1ANOLA, NEB."— Red Willow County 
Fair. Sept 11 to 14. W. A. McCool, secy. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept 
S to 7, 1900. S. C. Bassett, Gibbon, Neb.. 
htm.: R.W. Furnas. Rrownvilln. Neb., wit. 

LOUP CITY, NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
Oct. 8 to 10. 

MADISON, NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. H to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson. secy. 

MINDEN. NEB.— Kearney County Fair. Sept. 
19 to 21. ' 

NELSON, NEB.— Nuckolls County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. 

Omaha, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 
• PAWNEE, NEB. — Pawnee County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. 

RED OLOUD, NBB.— The Red Clou* Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. J. 
L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
Crablll, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G. W. 
Dow, Red Cloud, Neb., trees.; D. J. Meyers, 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

SALEM, NBB.— Richardson County Fair. 
Sept. 9 to 13. 

SEWARD, NEB.— Seward County Fair. Aug. 
28 to 31. Ernest C Holland, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, NEB.— Sarpy County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Cathslm, secy. 

STOCKVILLB, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept 18 to 21, 1900 
L. H. Cheney, secy. 

SYRACUSE, NEB.— Otoe County Fair. Sept. 

II to 14. 

TECUMSEH, NEB.— Annual Johnson County 

Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy. 
WAHOO, NEB.— Sept. 17 to 22. Address John 

Winter. 
WILBER, NEB.— Satlne County Fair. Sept. 

12 to 15. 
YORK, NEB.— York County Fair. Sept 18 

to 21. G. W. B.mls, secy. 

"NEVADA. 

RENO, NEV.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 
L. Bevier, secy. 



NEW HAMPSHIBE. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 
' and 27. 
IiiuSTUL, N. H.— Bristol Fair Association. 

Sept. 18 to 20. 
CANAAN, N. H.— Mascoma Valley Fair. Aug. 

28 to 30. 
CUNOOKU, N. H. — Concord State Fair. Sept 

4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Holt George H. Moses. 
GREENFIELD, N. H.— Oak Park Fair. Sept. 

U to 13. 
NASHUA, N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept 3 to 6, 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres.; M. H. 

O'Grady, treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 
PLYMOUTH, N. H.— Plymouth Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 
ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. 
ST. JOHNSBURY, N. H.— Caledonia County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

NEW JERSEY. 

BURLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

GUTTENBURG. N. J.— Great Tri-State Fair. 
North Hudson Park. Sept. 17 to 22. E. F. 

C. Young, Jersey City, pres.; Robert Davis, 
Jersey City, treas.; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad- 
way, New York, gen. supt. ; James M. 
Reilly. secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Win. L. 
Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treas.; Mablon R. 
Margerum, Trenton-, N. J., secy, and mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mj— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCreight pre*, and sw:y.; Arthur Bi- 

trlit'tnu. 

NEW YORE. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. G. W. 
Seely. secy. 

ALBION, N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Sept. 
20 to 22. Hervy Blood, pres.; G. Wl.Ougb, 
secy. - 

ALTAMONT, N. Y.— Albany County Agricul- 
tural Society and Exposition. Sept 10 to 
13. 1900. Robt J. MoCanley,. Albany, N. Y., 
pres.; Joseph Snyder: Altamount, N. Y-. 
vice pres.; V. P. Donno Lee, .Altamount, 
N. Y., secy.; Ed-ward Becker, Altsmont, 
N. Y.. treas. 

ANGELICA. N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. 1900. E. S. 
Bsrtlett, Belfast pres.; Charles Lounsbury, 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley. Angel- 
lea, N. Y., secy.; F. H. Jackson. Angelica, 

BALLSTON SPA.. N. Y.— Saratoga County 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31, 1900. 

D. F. Wlmey. Ballston Spa.. N. Y.. pres.; 
Welter L Oavert, Charlton, N. Y., treas.; 
Frank L. Smith. Bircbton. N. Y.. secy. 



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BATAVIA, N. Y. — Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20, 1900. Daniel 
harris, pres. ; CD. Harris, treas. ; A. E. 
brown, secy. .--*»>.» 

BATH,' N. Y.-^-Steuben" County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shultz, 
pres. and secy. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
BOONVILLE. N. Y.— The Boonville Fair. 

Sept 4 to T. Cbas. Q. Cavanagh, secy. 
BRISTOL CENTER, N. Y.— Farmers' and 
Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 
., and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy. 
T3ROOKFIELD, N. Y.— Brookneld Madison 
. County. Agricultural Society. Sept 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 
CAMBRIDGE, N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

Eliot B. Norton, secy. 
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept lit to 20. 19uu. 
C. P. Whitney, Orleans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
Read, vice ores.: Jas. 8. HIckox. treas. 
CANTON, N. Y.— St Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 19uu. Les- 
lie W. -Russell, Canton, N. ST., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert, Canton, N.Y.. treas.; A. T. Martyn. 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R. McMonagle. 
race secy. 
CAPE VINCENT. N. Y.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. 

V- L. Burdick, secy. 
CARMEL, N. Y.— Putnam County Fair. Aug. 

2S to 31. Geo. K. tolc, ace y. 
CHATHAM, N. Y.— Columbia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. Q. McCiel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy, 
COBLESK1LL, N. Y.— CobleskUi Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27, 1900. O. F. Nelson, 
CobleskUi. N. Y., pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar, 
Cobleskill, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst, 
treas.; J. V. Guernsey, secy. 
COOPERSTOWN, N. Y. — Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 18 to 20. 
CUBA, N. Y.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. G. H. Swift, secy. 
DELHI, N. Y.— Delaware County Fair, sept 

4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, secy. 
DKY1>EN. N. Y.— Uryaen Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Lupton, 
Dryden, N.. Y., pres.; Geo. Cole, Dryden. 
N. ¥., vice prea.; D. T. Wbeeler, Dryden, 
N. Y„ treas.; J. B. Wilson. Dryden. N. Y., 
aecy. 
Dum)EE, K. Y. — Dundee Fair Association. 

Oct 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending, secy. 
DUNKIRK, N. Y.— Chatauqua County Agri- 
cultural Society Fair. Sept 11 to 16. 
ELLENVILLE, N. Y.— Ulster County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 6. L. R. Benedict, secy. 
ELMIRA, N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oct 

1 to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 
FONDA. N. . Y.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 13. 
FRANKLINVILLE. N. Y.— Franklinville Ag- 
ricultural and Driving Park Association. 
Aug. 28 to 31. E. E. McNall, secy. 
WT. EDWARD. N. Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie, North Greenwich. N. Y., pres. ; 
W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 
GOUVERNEUR, N. Y.— Gouverneur Agricul- 
tural and Mechanical Society. Aug; 2S to 31. 
GREEN, N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
- ciety. Sept. U to 14. J. E. Bartoo, secy. 
HAMBURG. N. Y.— Erie County Agricultural 
Society. Sept U to 14, 1300. Clayton C. 
Taylor, Lawtons, N. Y., pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott. ' Armor, N. Y.. treas.: G. P. Dick. 
HamtruTK, N. Y.. secy. 
HERKIMER, N. Y.— Herkimer County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. 
HORNBLLSVILLE, N. Y.— Hornellsvllle Fair. 

Aug. 27 'to 31. 191)0. M. L. Gilford, secy. 
HUDSON, N. Y.— Columbia Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association. Aug. 29 to 31. 
N. H. Browning, secy. 
ITHACA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. 

Sept U to 14. ■ 
JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 3 to 6, 1900. Junes 
I. Yountrlove, Johnstown. N. Y., pros.; Wm. 
T. Brlggs, Johnstown, N. Y., vice pres. ; 
Henry W. Potter, Johnstown, N. Y., treas.; 
Euge ne Moore. Johnstown. N. Y., secy. 
LITTLE VALLEY, N. Y.— Cattaraugus Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept S to S. 1900. 
J. H. Wilson, secy. 
LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls, 46 Main st, Lockport, N. Y„ secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 
LuWVlLLE. N. Y.— Lewis County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept 11 to 14. W. S. 
Windecker, secy. 
LYONS, N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
13 to 16. E. W. Weeks, pres.; E. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.: N. D. Lapham, secy. 
MALONE, N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept 26 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. seer. 
MARGARETVILLE, N. Y.— Catskill Moun- 
tain Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.— Orange County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. 
MINEOLA, N. Y.— Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept 25 to 29. L. Van de Water, Jr., secy. 
MONT1CELLO, N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 31. 
MORRIS, N. Y.-Morrls Fair Association, 
Oct. 1 to 4. WOO. T. 0. Duroe. New Lisbon. 
N. Y., pre*.; D. L Lawrence, Morris. N. Y„ . 
*«••.■.: D C. WloteD. Morris. N. Y.. m*y. 
NAPLES. N. Y.— Union Agricultural Society. 
■ Sept. 18 to 20. 

NASSAU, N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept U to 
14. W. D. Barnes, Bramard, N. Y., pre*.: 
*.2^??T. t3rnd » "cy-: C. E. Huested. treas. 
NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 
NEWARK VALLEY. N. Y.— Northern Tioga 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 30. Cbas. 
H. Barnes, pres.; G. H. Purple, secy.: E. F. 
Belden. Rlchford, N. Y„ treas. 
NEW CITY, N. Y.— Rockland County Indus- 
trial Association. Sept. 4 to 7. 
NORWICH, N. Y.-Chenango County Fair. 
. Sept. 4 to 7. 

OODENSBURG, N. Y.-Oswegatchle Agrloul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6. James B. 



ONEONTA, N. Y.— Central New York Fair. 
. Sept 10 to 13. W..L. Brown, pres.; S. L. 
Huntington. 

OWEGO, N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept 4 
to 6. 1900. James Armstrong, secy. 

OSWEGO PALLS, N. Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. 
W. W. Loomts, Oswego, N. Y., pres.; Ea- 
ward - Ouirk, Fulton, N. Y., treas.; Fred'k. 
G. Spencer, Fulton, N. Y.. secy. 

PALMYRA, N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 
Sept. 20 to 22. 

PENN YAN, N. Y.— Yates County *"air. Sept. 
19 to 21. - 

PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

PLATTSBURG, N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. 

POTTERSVILLE, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society, Sept. 18 to 21. C. E. 
Benedict, Schroon Lake, N. Y., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chester-town, N. Y., vice 
pres.; James A. Skiff, Pottersville, N. Y., 
secy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y., 
treas. 

POTTSDAM, N. V.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 

Horticultural Society. Sept 18-2L Merrit 

Wheeler, Pottsdam, N. Y-, pres.; B. T. 

Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y.. vice pres.; H. E. 

Thompson. Pottsdain. N. Y., treas.; H. S. 

Wilson, Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. K. 

Smith, Pottsdam, N. Y., mgr. 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.— Dutchess County 

Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. R. W. 

Rives, New Hamburg, pres.; A. B. Gray. 

Poughkeepsle,- treas. ; J. M. Booth. Pough- 

ksapsis. secy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.— Prattsville A. & A. 
Association. Sept. 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson, 
secy. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 4 to 6. 

RICHFIELD SPRINGS. N. Y-— Richfield 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept 24 to 
£6. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockwaj, 
treas.; Fred. Bronner. Richfield, N. Y., secy. 

EIVERHEAD, L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. Capt 
William P. Dayton*. 

ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept U to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secy.; W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

ROME, N. Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

to 28. 
BANDY CREEK, N. Y.— S. C. R. O. & B. 
Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. John 
B. Allen, pres.; H. Louis Wallan, secy.; 
George T. Smith, treas. 
BANDY HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fair. Sept 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther, secy. 
SCHOHARIE. N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. > Sept 17 to 20. H. F. 
Kingsley, secy. 
SHAVBRTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. J. W. Davis, 
secy. 
SHERBURNE, N. Y.^Sherburne Driving 
Park and Agricultural Association. Sept. 
26 to 28. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 
SIDNEY, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. U to 13. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y.— New York State Fair. 
Aug. 27i.to Sept 1. Timothy L. Woodruff, 
Brooklyn; pres.: W. Judson, Smith, treas.; 
S. C. shaver tec. 
SYRACUSE,. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct 2 to 6. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
pres.; N. -H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 
TROUPSBURG, N. Y.— Southern Steuben Ag- 
ricultural Society Fair. Sept 4 to 7. J. B. 
Potter, South Troupsburg, secy. 
TRUMANSBURG. N. Y-— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 7, 1900. J. T. Howe, 
Tninmnsburg, N. Y., pres.; J. G. Cohde, 
Trumansburg, N. Y., vice pres.; H. A. 
Moser,, TrumanCburg, N. Y.. treas.; Myron 
Boardnmn, Trumaaebirrg. N. -Y-, secy.; S. 
L. Stone. Trumaneburg. N. Y., mgr. 
VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct- 3 and 4. L. A. Griswold, secy. 
WALTON, N. Y.— Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. Wesley 
Ellis, Walton, N. Y„ pres.; W. A. Sheparu, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 
WARSAW, N. Y.— Wyoming County Fair. 

Sept. U to 13. 
WATERLOO, N.- Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 26 to 27. Edward 
Nugent secy. 
WATBRTOWN, N. Y.— Jefferson County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes Zimmerman, Brownville, pres.; Chas. B. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels. 
Watertown. secy. 
WEST PHOENIX. N. Y.^Phoenlx Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres.; N. A. 
Hughes. Phoenix, N. Y.. treas.; Jaa. A. Pea- 
otergut. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy. 
WESTPORT, N. Y.— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker, 
Bonnet N. Y., pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
C. E. 8tsvens. secy. 
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.— Fair. Sept 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, "res.; Joseph B. Lee, 
trms : H. B. Lorn. «acv. 
WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. P. 
M. Brown, Whltneys Point, N. Y., pres.; 
C. N. Dunham, Castle Creek, N. Y., vice 
pros.; P. H. Landers, Whltneys Point, N. 
T., treas.; F. B. Allen. Whltneys Point, N. 
Y., secy.; F. B. Allen, Whitney's Point, 
N. Y.. mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ROSWELL, N. M— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. Q. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 16 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
tw Watson, prss.; Q. W. Lawrence, «ecy. 



GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 

Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Llndlcy, 

pres. ; J. H> Walsh, secy. 
NEW BERNE, N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 

Nov. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Geo. 

Green, secy. 

AALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson. treas.;- Joseph E. Pogue, 



WELDON. N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres. ; G. H. Webb, 
secy, and mgr.; Thos. Moslin, treas. 

OHIO. 

ADA, O.— The Ada Tri-County Fair Co. Aug. 
28 to 31, 1900. Henry Young, Ada, O., pres ; 
M. C. Palmer, Ada, O., vice pres.; S. W. 
Nixon, Ada, O., treas.; Agnew Welsh, Ada, 
O., secy. 

AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 2 to 6. G. C. Stanford, 

Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 

ASHLAND, O.— Ashland County Fair. Sept. 
6 to 7. R. J. Simonton, pres.; Chas. M. 
Beer, secy. 
ATHENS. O.— Athens County Fair. Sept 25 
to 27. E. G. Biddison, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C. H. Porter, secy. 
BELLEPONTAINE, O.— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. 
Isaac C. Miller, Bellefontalne, O., pres.; 
> stiii L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
"W. R. Nivej, Bellefontalne, O., treas.; E. 
Vat Chamberlain. Bellefontalne. O.. secy. 
BEREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety.. Sept 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover, 
O., pres.; W. J. Poots, Strongville, treas.; 
O. R. Stone, Berea, secy. 
BEVERLY. O.— Tri-County Fair. Aug. SO 

and 31. H. O. Goodrich, secy. 
BOSTON, (Owensvtlle P. O.). O.— Clermont 
County Agricultural Society. Aug. 28 to 31. 
.900. John C. Straw, Nice, O., pres.; J. O. 
Rapp, Owensville, O., treas.; John' Rowan, 
BlowvlUe, O.. aacy. 
BOWLING GREEN, o.— Wood County Fair. 

Sept 25 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 
BUCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pres.; G. W. Miller, secy.: M. Auck. treas. 
BURTON. O.— Geauga County Fair. Sept 4 
to 7. F. D. Hollis, pres.; H. C. Tuttle, 
treas.; P. W. Parmelee, secy. 
CADIZ. O.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct 2to 4, 1900. A. T. Elliot 
Shortcreek, O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O., treas.; J. G. Milliken, Cadiz. O., secy.; 
J. G. Milliken. mgr. 
CALDWELL, O.— New Caldwell Fair Com- 
pany. Aug. 28 to 30. I. B. Phillips, secy. 
CANAL DOVER, O.— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair & Seml-Centennial for 1900. 
Sept U, 12, 13 and 14. 1900. H. W. Streo. 
secy. 
CANFIELD, O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 26 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
secy. 
CANTON, O.— Stark- County Fair. Sept 4 to 

7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 
CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 
Jr., pros.; C. A. Tale, secy.; T.- J. Salts- 
man, treas. 
CHAGRIN FALLS, O.— East Cuyahoga Fair. 
' Sept 11 to 14. Tryon Bally, Chagrin Falls, 

secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 
COLUMBUS. O.— Onto State Fair. Sept 3 to 
7, 1900. H. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, O., 
pres.; J. S. Stuckey, Van Wert. O.. vico 
pres.; L. G. Ely, West Unity, O., treas.; 
W. W. Miller, Columbus. O., secy. 
COSHOCTON, O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 9 to 12, 1900. J. P. 
Darling, Nellie. O.. pres.: R. Boyd, Coshoc- 
ton. HCjr. 
CROTON, O.— Hartford Central Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. W. H. Siegfried, Croton, O., secy. 
DAYTON, O.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept U to 14. W. J. Ferguson, secy. 
DELAWARE. O. — Delaware County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; L. 
Slack, treas.; W. S. Pollock, secy. 
BATON, O.— Preble County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 17 to 21, 1900. Frank Mitchell, 
Eaton, O., pres.; John J. Kaylor, Baton. 
O.. vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, O., 
♦reaa.: Henry H. Parr. Eaton. O., secy. 
ELYRIA, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept U 

to 14. W. B. Johnson? secy. 
FINDLAY," O.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snyder, 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demland, 
secy. 
FREMONT. O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct 

X to 6. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 
FULTON, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 



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GALLIPOL1S, O.— Gallia County Fair. Auk.' 
28 to 31. G. A. Little, secy. ^ 

GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick. Russelviile. " 
secy. 

GREENVILLE. O.— The Darke County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 27 to 31. 1900. J.- 
M^Brown, De Lisle, O.. pres.; L. N. Reed." 
Gettysburg, O., vice pres.; Ed. Amman.' 
Gordon. O.. Ueas.; T. C. Manet, Greenville. r 
O., secy. ", 

GROVE CITY, O.— Grove City Fair Associa- 
tion. Aug. 22 to 24, 1900. A. L. Nichols. • 
Grove City, O., pros.; T. P. Barber, Grove 
City, O., vice pres.; Elias A. White. Grova 
City, O.,. Ueas.; Geo. B. Darnell, Grova' 
City. O., secy - : . 

Hamilton. o.-Fiftieth Annual, Goldeai 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct' 1' 
to 5, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas.; W. A. Sbafor, secy. i 

HICKSVILLE. O.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. F 
M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas.; 
Wm. H. Harter, pres. ■ 

JEFFERSON, O.— Ashtabula County Fair * 
Aug. 21 to 23. O. P. Fobes, pres.; C. L. * 
Taylor, treas.; Chas. C. Babcock, secy. 

KENTON, O.— Hardin County Fair. Aug. ul 
to 24. w. M. Cooney, secy. 

KINSMAN, 0.— Kinsman Stock and Agrieul-i 
tural Fair. Aug. 29 to 31, 1809. H. JTWarf. ' 
pres.; H. J. Fobes, secy. . f 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct: 
10 to 13. w. Martain, pres. ; C. B. Whllev. I 
treas.; W. T. McClenagban, secy. j 

LEBANON. O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 18 to 2L Huse Bone, pros.: t 
Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham! I 

LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept 25 to 2S. - 
Wm. Rusler, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. . : 
B. Bowersock. secy. > 

LISBON. O.— Columbiana. County Agricultural •' 
Society. Sept. U to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes. ' 
Salem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease, Salem. O. ' 
vice pres.; B. Y. Brown, Gavers, O., treas.; ! 
E. F. Moore, Lisbon, O., secy. I 

LONDON, O.— Madison County Fair. Aug. ; 
28 to 3L E. B. Pancake, secy. ^ t 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR ' 
CIRCUIT OF OHIO-Xenia, O., Aug. 7 to , 
10; Urbana. O.. Aug. 14 to 17; Springneld, » K 
O., Aug. 21 to 24: London. O.. Aug. 28 to 31- 

coiumuus, o„ Sept. 3 to 7; Dayton, O., v 

Sept. 11 to 14. . I 

MANSFIELD, O.— Richland County Fair. ' 
Sept 10 to 16 (Inclusive). Jerry Nsedham. 
Lextagton, O., pr«L; w. H. Gl«ordrMim»- 
Bald. O.. sacy. "[ 

MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- j 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept = 
18 to 2L R. N. Cole, pres.: C. X Pfaff. vice J 
pres.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. McCon- > 
nell, treas. 

MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sent X I 

. to 28. J. E. Waddell. secy. * \ 

MARYSVILLE, O.— Union County Agricul- 1 

toral SkKlety. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. John C. ' 

Kintaer. Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. "' 

Dodge, New California, O., vice pres.; C. S j 

C napm an. Marysvllle, O.. treaa.; M. M. ! 

Tltsrsrorth. Marysvllle. O.. secy. ' 

MAYSVILLE. O.— tnlon County Fair. Oct ' 

» to E. W. M. TiUworth. seoy. , 

M-CONNELSVILLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. • 

Sept 4 to 8. P. H. TannehilL secy. 

MEDINA. O.— Medina County Agricultural ' 

&>ciety. Sept 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford. 8a- ! 

yllle. O.. pres.; a B. Hoover, treas.; Hiram » 
Goodwin, secy. - — ~- 

MONTPELIER, o— Fair. Sept U to M. a • 

R. Betts, pres.; C. C. Lattanner. secy. t 

MT. GILEAD. O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct i 

J to 6. O. J. Miller, secy. ! 



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MT. JOY, O.— Bcwto County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Auk. 29 to SL D. T. Blackburn. 
Rarden, O.. pres.; W. A. McGeorge. secy.; 
W. A. McGeorge. treas. ■ 

NAPOLEON, o.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 
Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. Henry Lange, pres.; John 
'Wilson, treas.; W. N. Zlerolf, secy. 

NEWAKK, o.— lacking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. Z to 6, 1900. *V B. Dudgeon. 
Wllken Run, prea.: A. J. Crilly. treas.: J. 
M. **«nn«r. sauy. 

NEW LEXINGTON, O.— Perry County Fair. 
Date not Oxed. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy. 

OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dles. pres.; J. S. Stuckey, secy. 

OTTOKEE. O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to ZL 1900. A. F. Shat- 
ter Wauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose O.. vice pres.; W. S. Blake, Weu- 
aeon. O.. treas.; Tteos. Mlkesell. Wauseon, 

PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 2L Lafayette Paul- 
. us. Briceton, O.. pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
aecy.; W. H. Yant, treas. 

PEEBLES. O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 2L 

FOHEROY, O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept .18 
to H. P. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, aecy.: John McQuigg,- treas. . 

POUT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fag. 
Sept. 18 -to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. rl. 
•' Hyde, treas.; J. H. M. Richie, Becy. 

PORT UfflON, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 20. J. H. McRicnie. secy. 

■RAVENNA* O.— Portage County Fair. Aug. 
» to 31. Lafayette Smith, secy. . 

H1CHWOOD, o.— Richwood Tri-Uounty fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
Robert Smltn, treas.: C. H. Huffman, secy. 

RIPLEY. O.— Ripley Fair Co. Aug. 21 to M. 
Tho». Buchanan, Jr., prea.; L. H. Williams, 
aecy.; Capt B. T. Kirker, treas. 

ROCK SPRINGS. O.— Meiga County Fair. 
Rapt 1* to XL J. W. llhaver. Pomeroy. 

■ANDU8KY, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 14. C. W. Taylor, prea.; S. C. Prout, 
treas.; John T. Mack, secy. 

SARAHSVTLLB, O.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 

■IDNEi. O.— Shelby County Agricultural In- 
stitute. Sept 4 to 7, 1800. J. E. Russell, re- 

8MITHFIELD. O.— Jefferson County Fair. 

Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.; 

C. McKlnney, treas.; J. Hayen, secy. . 
SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair. 
. Oct 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling. secy. 
ST CLAIR8VILLE, O.— Belmont County 

Fair Sept 5 to 7. Robert M. Eaton, pres.; 

E. G. Amos, treas.; T. C. Ayres, secy. 
SYCAMORE, O. — Sycamore Fair Co. Oct- M 

to 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A. 

Klahn. treas.; P. R. Gnibb, secy. 
TOLEDO, O.— Tha Toledo Exposition Com- 

• pany. Aug. » to XL W. B. Geroe, prea.; 
C. R. Brand, treas.; T. B-Tucker. aecy. 

TROY, o.— Miami County Fair. Sapt 34 tc 

St. W. I. Tenney. aacy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 1 8 to at. _. 

. Hare, pres.: Oscar Blllhardt secy.; W. J. 

VAn'wERT, ' O.— Van Wert County Fair. 

Sapt 11 to 14. O. D. Swartout. secy. 
WARREN, O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept 

4 to «. Jas. L. Kennedy, secy. 
WABAKONBTA, O.— Auglaize Agricultural 

Society: Oct 2 to 6. 1900. L. H. Stum, St 
• Vary's, O.. pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 

Hampshire, O., viee pres.; T. E. Bowser, 

Bnakland. O., treas.; A. E. Schaffer, Wfcpa- 

WAUSEGN.*'o.— Fair. Sept 18 to 2L A. F. 
j Shaffer, pres.; W. A. Blake, treas. 
WASHINGTON, O.— Guernsey County Fair. 
, Sept » -to 28. H. D. McCullock, secy. 
W'-MUT UNION, O. — Adams County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. W. S. 
Kmcaid, West Union, O., prea.; H. W. 
Dickinson. West Union. O.. treas.: T. w. 
nUMB. W«et Untou. O.. eecy*. 
" WOODFIELD, O.— Monroe County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 6. BjOOv; W. C. 
Mooney, WoodBneld, O.. pres.; W. C. Moon- 
ey, Woodafleld, O.. treas.; G. P. Dorr. 
Woodsflel*. O- aecy. 
WOOSTER, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sapt 

11 to 12. L N. Kinney, aecy. 
ZANESVUiLE, O.— Muskingum County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 14. J. T. Roberts, White Cot- 
tage, aecy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

SHAWNEE, OKLA-— First Annual Fair of 

the Pottawatomie County Fair Association. 

Oct 4 "to 7. B. F. Hamilton, pres.; C. J. 

Benson, secy. 

OREGON. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct 16 to 

20. 
BURNS, ORE.— Harney County Fair. Sept 

17 to 22. J. J. Donegan, pres.; H. E. 

Thompson, secy. 

- MARSHFIELD, ORE.— District Fair. Aug. 

28 to Sept L H- W- Miller. Rosebury, Ore., 
secy.. 
"• PORTLAND. ORE.— Fair. Sept 10 to 13. 

• C. B. Williams, Portland, Ore., aacy. 
SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept 17 to 
" 22.' W 1 . H. Wehrung, Hillsboro, pres. ; A. 

- Bush. Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 

PBNKSYI.VA1TXA. 

AfLLENTOWN, PA.— The Great Allentown 

' Fbir. Sept IS to 21, 1900. Hon. Jeremiah 

Both, Al&ntown, Pa., pres.; Robt R. Rlt- 

ter, Bckerts, Ps-, -vice pres.; A. W. Do 

. . Lone;. AHeatown, pt, treas.; W. K. Main, 

aecy. saA mer. 

ANGELICA, PA— Allegany County Fair. Sep. 
11 to 13. ■"■•'■ 

BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pras.: J. Scott Corn, treas.; William I. 
Eicholtz. secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

BBTHLHHBM, PA.— Peon*, Staee Fair, 
gaot 11 to 14, 1900- J. Wtottar Lovett, 
Sattfcbem, Pa., pres.; M. C Fetter, Beth- 
aatajsa, Pfc. flee pres.; Geo. B. Youn g. 
BctHebem, Pa., treas.; H. A. Qromu, 



BLGOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 

Oct 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 
BURGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct 
2 to 4. - Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
Stevenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 
BUTLER. PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. P. 

Roessing, aeey. 
CAMBRIDGE, PA.— Cambridge Fair. Aug. 
28 to XL Albert S. Faber, Cambridge 
Springs, aecy. 
CANTON, PA.— Union Agricultural Associa- 
tion. Sept 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 
G. B. Bullock, treas.; C. D. Derraa, secy. 
CARLISLE, PA.— Cumberland .County Fair. 

Sept 25 to 28. 
CARMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair! 

Oct. 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 
CARROLTON, PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. 

Mancher, secy. 
CLARION, PA.— Fair. Sapt 4 to 7. «. S. 

Laugblin. aacy. 
CLEARFIELD, PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

R. E. Shaw, secy. 
OONN'BAbTVILLE, PA.— Conmeautville Fair 
Aaaociation. Sept 4 to 6. 1900. Mr. L. D. 
Oorey, vice pres. 
DALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agricultural 

Fair. Oct 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 
DALTON-, PA.— Maitland Driving Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept 11 to 14. W. C. Smith, secy. 
DAYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, secy.; C. 
W. EUanberger, treas. 
EBENBBURG, PA.— The Ebensburg Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. C. 

Sharbaugh, secy. 

FANKHANNOCK, PA— Wyoming County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. 
Reynolds, Eecy. 
FORKSVILLE, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. O. 

N. Molyneaux, Millview, Pa., secy. 
GREENVILLE, PA. — Fair and Races. Sept. 
11 to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.; A. W. Wier, 
secy. 
HANOVER, PA— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 28 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 
HARFORD. PA— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 

27. E. E. Jones, secy. 
HOLLIDAYSBURG, PA.— Blair Co. Agricul- 
tural-Society Fair. Sept 11 to 14. .Frank 
H. Fay, seoy. 
HUGHE3V1LLE, PA.— Money Valley Farm- 
era" Club. Sent 18 to 21, 1900. Theodore A. 
Boom, Hugheeville, Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
Reed. Hugfeesville. Pa., treas.; AC. Henry. 
HuchoBTlllG Ps secy. 
HUNTINGDON, PA.— Huntingdon County, 

Pa. Aug. 28 to 31. 
INDIANA, FA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 11 to 14. M. F. Jamison, 
prea.; David Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafon, 
traaa.; Hon. H. J. Thompson, Marion Cen- 
ter. Pa., privilege mgr. 
KITTANNING, PA.— Kittanning Fair Asso- 
ciation, Seventh Annual Exhibit Aug. 28 
to 31. Dr. R. P. Marshall, pres.; W. J. 
Sturgeon, treas.; T. McConnell. secy.; M. J. 
Linnon, supt of privileges. 
KUTZTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 

B. Essen, secy. 
LANCASTER, PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 

Week of Oct 8. 
LEBANON, PA.— The Lebanon Valley Fair 
Association. Sept 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert, 
prea.; Wm. B. Means, M.D., secy.: J. K. 
Funck. treas. 
LBHIGHTON, PA.— Ttoe Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. Henry 
Miller. LeUgfaton, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brlnk- 
nwn, Lehigbton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower, 
- LefcisStton. Pa.- secy, and mgr. ■ 

LEWISBURG, PA.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Socity. Sept 25 to 28. C. Willard 
Oldt Bncknell. Pa., secy. 
MAN6FIHLD, PA,— Manaflald Fair. Sept 2C 
to M, 1900. W. P. Auafem. Maasfleld. Pa.. 




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McDONALD, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil 
Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. J. C. Rog- 
ers, pres.; W. S. Lockhart, secy.; B, u. 
Tillinghast treas. 

MERCER, PA— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. John 
B. Mowry, secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
R. I. Young, pres.; Wm. Shireman, secy. 

HILTON, FA.— Milton Fair. Oct 2 to i, 
lflao. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., aecy. 

MONTROSE, PA.— Susquehanna County Ag-" 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 and 19. W. A. 
Titsworth, secy. 

NAZARETH. PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. F. F. Ger- 
aet pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hamler. treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

OIL CITY, PA.— Venango County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. 
' OLD FORGE, PA.— Lazeme County Fair As- 
sociation. Aug. 28 to'3L J. A. Wood. secy. 

ORWIGSBURG, PA— Fair and Races. Aug. 
28 to 31. 

OXFORD. PA.— Chester County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia County 
Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. 

PORT ALLEGANY, PA.— McKean County 
Fair. Sept 18 to 2L 

PORT ROYAL, PA.— Juanita .County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. „ „ . . 

POTTSTOWN, PA.— Fair. Aug. 29 to Sept. 1. 
w. B. Shaner. pres. 

READING, PA--. Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County. Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrus T. Fox. aecy.; MiUord N. Ritter, 



TROY, PA— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept 
11 to 14. B. A, Long, pres.: B. E. VanDyna. 
treas.; C. L. Fellows, secy. 

TUNKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
Fair. Sept 19 to 21. W. N. Reynolds, 
secy. 

UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

WALLSVDULE. PA.— Maitland Fair. Sept 
U to 14. W. C. Smith. Dalton. Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, PA.— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. 3ept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.; J. S. Forsythe. secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson. treas. 

WATTSBURG. PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 6. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
■ Gross, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 

WAYNESBDRG. PA— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 

WESTFIELD. PA— Westfleld Fair. Sept U 
to IE." 1900. Frank Strang, aecy. 

WEST PITTSDON. PA.— Luzerne Fair Asso- 
ciation. Aug. 28 to 31, 1900. A. O. Fara- 
hom, Pittston, P«u, pres.; W. T. McCabe. 
Pittston, Pa., treas,; Jno. A. Wood, Old 
Forge. Pa., secy. 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— Lycoming County 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mgr. 

YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 6. J. H. Wogan. Mt Wolf, 
Pa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin. 
saei. 

YOUNGWOOD. PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher, MtFleasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker, Greensburg, Pa., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
aer. Greensburg, Pa., secy. 

HHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I. — Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Edwara 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT, R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I., 
aecy. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C.— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. . Oct 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Fomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON. S." C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON, S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S, DAK— Sioux Falls Driv- 
ing Park Association. August. H. H. 
Smith, secy. 

VERMILION, S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
eultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. B. Dawson, secy. 

YANltToN, S. D.— estate Board of Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.; Walter B. Dean, secy.; J. E. 
Piatt, treas. 



•TONBBORO, PA,— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Soolety. -Oct 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt, 
Sandy Lake, Pa., prea.; R. P. Cann, treas.; 
n. H. Fowler. Becy. 

STROUDSBURG, PA.— Monroe County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
bar, secy. . . . 

TOWANDA. PA.— BmdVord <'2F 1 ?7~ Ae 3i cu l" 
tnrat ft3aty. Sort. 86 to 28, M00; -V, 3. 
Ayan. Towmoda, Pa., P^-J.w.rT^Borton, 
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ALEXANDRIA, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 20 to 23. 

COAL CREEK, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 29 to 31. 

COLUMBIA, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

CONCORD. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

COOKVILLE, TENN.— Fair. Sept 27 to 30. 

GRAVESTON, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. 

HARRIMAN. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 

KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 

KNOXVILLE. TENN.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
J. W. Borches. pres.; C. R. Lowe, secy. 

LIVINGSTON; TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 

LONDON, TENN.— Fair. Sept 25 to 27. 

MURFREESBORO, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 4 
to 9. - 

RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct 16- to 19. 

ROME, TENN.— Fair. Aug. 30 to Sept. L 

TRENTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 10 to 14. 

WATERTOWN, TENN.— Fair. Sept 13 to 16. 

WATERTOWN, THMN.— Wilson County Fair 

. Association. Sept. « to 8, MOO. W. W. 
Donnell, Lebanon, Tenn., pros.; J. H. Da- 
*m, mt., Btatearille. Tenn., tress.; Oaeaar 
Ttlomaa. Wtartown. Tana-, easy. 



TEXAS. 

ABILENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Assocla- 

- tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas. : J. H. Pickena. aecy. 

CLEBORUNE, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. 
S. E. Moss, secy. 

CORSICANA. TEXAS— Fair: Oct 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy, 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct. 14, 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton, Dallas, Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

DENISON, TEX.— Denlson Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept 25 to • 28. Walter 
S. Fairey, secy. • - 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot, secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sapt 20 to 24. L. Hagan, aecy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.: 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marques Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovles P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 

. J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; Jobs M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to 5; L. D. Heaton, pres.; 
Theo. Buhler. treas.: L. N. Hofar. aacy. 

UTAHf- 

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 1 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy.' 

VERMONT. 

BARTON, VT.— Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 11 to 13. H. H. Somers. Iras- 
burgh, Vt, pres.; O. D. Owen, treas.; D. D. 
Bean, secy. 

BURLINGTON. VT.— Crittenden County Fair. 
Auc 20 to 26. M. D. McMahorn and Lin. 
Hays, mgrs. 

MORRISVILLE, VT.—Lamville County Fair. 
Sept. 6 to 7. 

RUTLAND. VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce.- Clarendon. Vt, secy. 
• SHELDON; VT.— Franklin County Fair. Aug. 
29 to 31. 

WATERBURY. VT.— Winooskl Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 13, U00. G. 
B. Moody, pres.; B. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, aecy. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept 26 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. 8. 
Eaton, aaoy. 

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FARMVILLE. VA.— Fair week of Oct 8. 
W G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnlngton, 
vice pres.; S. P. Vandersllce, secy. 

FRBDBRIOKSBURG. VA. — ^P?*""'"^ 
Agricultural and *«dsaaic»i ^«O^J»W»- 
» to 27. UOO. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg. 
Va.™ presT; B. J. Qulira. FrederlcksWirg. 
Vs., treaa. and secy. - 

WINCHESTER. VAj-The Shenandoah, Val- 
ley Aartcultural Society. Sept U to S. 
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WA8HINQTON. 

COLFAX. WASH.-County Fair. It Sept. «Jo 
29 entries McKenzie. nec'y. •■•- •?*=T17 

DAVENPORT, WASH.— Second Annual Fair 
cf the Lincoln County Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 29. _ , _ . . ,„ 

EVERETT. WASH.— County Fair. Sept. 5 to 
t. Daniel Currie. Portland. Ore., secy. 

MT. VERNON. WASH.— Skagit County Fair. 
Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.-Washlnton State 
Fair. Sept 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn. secy.. 
J M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

PUYALLUP, WASH— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 8. L. A. Cnambeflin. pfes.; 
J. P. Nevlns, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.-Spokane Industrial Ex- 
posiUon. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead. 
ores.; W. E. Hawley, Eecy. 

WALLA WALLA. WASH.-Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van do 
WaMr, aver. 

WBST VIHQTllIA- 

CLARK8BURO. W. VA.— Fair. Sept 3 to «. 
Frank R. Moore, aecy. 

MIDDLBBOURNE, W. VA.— The Tyler Coun- 
ty Exposition and Fair Association. Aug. 
S to 31, 1100. M. H. Stealer, pres.; C. B. 
Itlsale. aecy. 

MOUMDSVILLE, W. VA.--0hlb Valley Pftlf. 
Sebl. is to 20. I: N. Houston, pfes.; J. B. 
Hicks, treas.; S. M. Steele, secy. 

POINT PLEASANT. W. VA.— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association, Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres. : 
: Art. L. Cottrill. secy, and treas. 

BHKPHBRUBTOWN. W. VA. — Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept 4 to 7. A. S. 
Reynolds, pres.; O. T. Licklidir. treas.; R. 
S. M. Hoffman, aecy. 

WALTON. W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 

WESTON. W. VA.— Lewis County Fair. 
Bept. 25 to 27. R. H. Hall, pres.; Frank 
Whelan, secy. _. . . — _ 

WHIOBLINO. W. VA.— West Virginia Expo- 
aitltin and Stato Fair. Sent 10 to 14. I960. 
A. Reymann, pres.; Geo. Hook; secy. 

wiaooifsiii. 

AMHERST. WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 14. G. W. Smith, 
prea.; A. J. Smith, aecy.; J. C. Webster, 
treat 
3-ANTIGO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. Fred. 
Hayssen. . 

ARCADIA, WIS.— Arcadia Agricultural and 
-Driving Association. Aug. 29 to 31. N. 
Lehrbach. pres.; George Schmidt treaa.; 
George Mathya. seoy. 
BARABOO, WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 28. S. 

A. Pelton. Reedsburg. 
BERLIN, WIS.— Fair. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. 

Willis. 
BEAVER DAM. WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Aasociatlon. Sept 24to 28. 1900. W. A. Van 
Brant. Horloan, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace. 
Fox Lara, Wis., vice pres.; C. W. Harvey, 
Beaver Dam. secy.; H. B. Drak. Beaver 
Dam. Wis., treas. 
BLACK RIVER FALLS, WIS— Jackson 

County Fair. Sept 20 and 21. 
BLOOMlNQTON, WIS.— Blakes Prairie AaTrt- 
eultural Society. SepL 5 to 7. 1900. C. W. 
8tone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, - aacy. _ ^ 
BOSCOBBL, WIS— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F. C. 

Muffley. 
CBDARBURO. WIS.— Ozaukie County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 17 to 19, 1900. Wm. 
H. Rintleman, pres.; L. E. Schroeder, 
treas.: J. Dietrich, secy. 
CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept. U to 14. J. R. 
Bharp, pres.; M. S. Bailey, aecy.; W. W. 
Flinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. 
DODOEVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 
W. J. Davey.- . , ■ . , 

DURAND. WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 27 to 29, 1900. E. J. Ryan, 
pres.: W. B. Smith, treas.: J. Dorwln, Becy. 
EAU- CLAIRE, WIS.— Combined Street Fair, 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. 
ELKHORN, WIS.— Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. W. H. Al- 
drlrh. -irea.: G. L. Harrington, secy. 
ELLSWORTH. WIS.— Fair. Sept 19 to 21. 

B. 8. DoolltUa. 
EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29, 
1900. 
KVANtSVILLB. WIS — The BranavlUe Rock 
Co. Awricultural Association Fair. Sept 4 
to T. 1M0. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L. 
Pullen. treaa.; F. Springer, secy. 
FRIENDSHIP. WIS— Adams County Agrl- 
" cultural Ass'n. Sept. 18 to - 20. F. M. Fil- 
klna, Arkdale. WiB.. pres.; L. N .Morse, 
Big Springs. Wis., treas.; Geo. W. Bing- 
ham, secy. 
GALBSVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to S. 

A. A. Arnold. 
GRANTSBURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 

And. A. Anderson. 
GREEN BAY. WIS.— Fair. Sept. S to 8. A. 

Souhler. secy. 
HILLSBORO. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 6. A. 

N. Jones. 
HORTONVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 

IT. H. T. Buck. 
HUDSON. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. M. 

Warner. 
JEFFERSON. WIS.-Fair. Oct t to B. J. 
L. JLtwuj. 



LANCASTER. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 
G. B. Wheeler. 

LODI. WI8.— Fair. Sept. U to 13. A. H. 
Hinds. 

MADISON, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. Eu- 
gene Shspard. 

MANITOWOC, WIS.— Manitowoc County 
Fair. Sept 5 to 8. Edw. Schaffland, secy. 

MAUSTON, WIS.— Fair. . Aug. 28 to 3L G. 
H. Ely, Mauston. 

MENOMINEE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
R. W. Cronk, Louisville. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— State Fair. Sept. 10 to 
14. John M. True, Madison. 

MONROE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 6 to 8. B. G. 
Treat 

NEILLSVILLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. E. D. Web- 

, ater, pres. ; O. L. Redmond, treas. ; H. H. 
Heath, secy. 

NEW LONDON, WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept 25 
to 28, 1900. A. Roloff, pres., E. H. Ramm, 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 
21. O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy, 
treaa.: J. A. Hurhes. secy. 

OCONTO, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 5, 

OSHKOSH, WIS.— Winnebago County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. Herbert C. Sweet, Sec. 

PLYMOUTH, WIB.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler, Sr., pres. ; E. A. Dow, treas. ; O 
Gaffron. secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.-Fair. Sept 18 to 21. J. 

E. Jonas. 

RHINELANDBR. WIS.-Fair. Sept. 11 to 

14. W. C. Ogden. 
RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. E. 

N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— RlcMand Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Booh. Richland. City. Wis., prea.: 
C. A. Matthews. Ithica. Wis., vice pres.; 
J. H. Keys, Rcihland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

SENECA, WIS.-Fair. Sept 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr. 

SEYMOUR, WIS.-Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO. WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 19 to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. • 11 to 14, 1900. 

F. W. Teall, pres.; J. M. Fanning, treas.; 
J. P. Rice. secy. 

STEVENS POINT, WIS.— Stevens Point Fair 
Association. Aug. 28 to 31. P. W. Clark, 
pres.; H. E. Horton, secy.; F. E. Bosworth, 
vice pres.; R. B. Johnson, treas. 

SUPERIOR, WIS.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Herrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon Springs, Wis., vice pree.; 

E. L. Cass. West Superior, Wis., treas.; W. 
H Webb. Superior. Wis., secy. 

TOMAH, WIS.— Fair. Sept 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

VIROQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springville, Wis., 
treas.: F. W. Alexander, secy. 

WAUKESHA. WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to 31. F. 
W. Harland. 

WAUSAU. WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw, 
pres.; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright, 
secy. 

WULUTOMA, WIS.— Wmusfcara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant. Wautoma. Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Weibur. Wautoma. Wis., treas.; W. H. 
«*s— «» Wmitrnna. Wis., secy. 

WEST BEND. WIS.-Fair. Sept 19 to XL W. 
P. Rix. 

WEST SALEM, WIS.-Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 

F. H. A. Nye, secy. 

WEYAUWEGA. WIS.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
David Wafler. 

CANADA. 

ALMONTE, ONT.— North Lawark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 27. 1900. John 
Forsytbe. Cedar Hill. Out, pres.: James 
Robertson. Almonte. Out. treas.; Wm. D. 
McEwen. Almonte. Ont. secy. 

AYERS FLAT, QUE.— Stanstead County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Aug. 29 and 30. Geo. 
Robinson, secy. 

AYLMER, ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair, East 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 
20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy. -treas. ; A. A. 
Leslie, pres. 

BEACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLB. ONT.— West Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 13 and 14. 1900. W. 

E. Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements. Ty- 
rone. Ont., vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av., Bowmnnville, Ont.. trees.; M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 7. Bowmanviile. Ont. secy. 

BRADFORD, ONT-— Qraaasrd Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRAMPTON, ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BRANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20. 
George Hately. secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP. ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 
and 3. John Argue, secy. 

CAYUGA, ONT.— Haldimand County Fair. 
Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Shenpard. secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres.: Chas. Smallwood. secy. 
CHATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair. Oct. 9 

to 11. 
CITY OF CHATHAM. KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 9 to 11. Jas. Chlnnick. prea.; 

R. G. Fleming, treas.: Henry Robinson, 
•aey. 



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COLLINGWOOD, ONT. — Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
box 687. secy. 
COOKSHIRE, QUE.— St. Francis Live Stock 
• Association. Sept 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor. 

secy. 

DRUMBO, ONT.— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Teller, secy. 

DUNDAS, ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
Oct. 4- and 5. J. M. Knowles, secy. 

EAST S1MCOE, ONT.— East Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

EMBRO, ONT.— West Zorra and Embro Fair. 
Oct. 4. 

FERGUS, ONT. — Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 
Oct. 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 

FLOS, ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct. 
2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

GODERICH, ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
secy. 

GUELPH, ONT. — Central Fair. Sept 18 ' to 
20. William Laidlaw. secy. 

HALIFAX, CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial • 
Exhibition Commission. Sept 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley. Halifax. N. S., pres.; 

D. R. Clark. Halifax. N. S., treas.; J. E. 
Wood. Halifax. *». S.. secy. 

KAMLOOPS, B. C— Agricultural Exhibition. 
Sept. 26 to 28. J. T. Robinson, secy. 

KEMPTVILLE, ONT., CAN.— Oxford Town- 
ship Agricultural Fair. Sept. 27 and 28. J. 
C. Ruthford, pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 

KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 
Sept 10 to 14. Thos. D. Minnes. secy. 

LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept 20 to 
22. James Keith, secy. 

LONDON, ONT., CANADA.— The , Western 
Fair Association. Sept 6 to 15, 1900. St 
Col. W. M. Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nelles. secy. 

MARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H. Hall. secy. 

METCALFE. ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28. 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.; J. Gilchrist secy. -treas. 

MORRISBURG, ONT.— Dundas- County Fair. 
Aug. 29 and 30, 1900. J. Wesley Allison. 
Morrlsburg, Ont., pres.; G. F. Bradneld. 
Morrisburg. Ont. eecy. 

NAPANEE ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 
Sept 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S., secy. 

NEWMARKET, ONT.— Nprth York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— Provincial 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. W. H. Keary. New West- 

. minster, B. C, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT. — North Norwich Fair. Oct 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

OTTAWA ONT. — Central Canada. Exhibition 
Association. Sept 14 to 22. 1900. Wm. 
Hutchinson, pres.; E. McMahon, secy. 

OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 
- Oct 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane. secy. 

OWEN SOUND. ONT.— Owen Sound Fair. 
Sept U to 13. A. G. McKay, secy. 

PAISLEY, ONT. — Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Sept 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 

E. Sheppard, secy. 

PARIS ONT.— North Brant Fair. Sept. 25 
and 26. H. C. O'Neall. secy. 

PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. -W. T. Walker, secy. 
PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin. pres.; W. J. Green, secy, and treas. 

PICTON, ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont.) Fair. Sept 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

PRESCOTT. ONT. — South Greuville Agrlcul- 
Srml Society. Sept 18 and 20 1900 G. T. 
Howard. Prescott Ont. pres.; R. S. Throop. 
Prescot*. Ont. vice pres.; T. R. Melville, 
Prescott. Ont. secy. . 

RENFREW, ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
secy. 

RICHMOND. CAN.— Carleton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 and IS. 1900- 
Hugh S. Conn, Ottawa, Ont. pres.; Wm. 
MoBlroy. Richmond. Ont. secy. 

ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct 9 and 
10. David Bell, secy. 

SAULT STB. MARIE. ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
eon, prea.: Wm. Brown, secy.-treas. 

SHELBOURNE. ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy. 

8HERBROOKE. QUEBEC— Canada's Great 

Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8.* Hon. J. 

Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 

and secy. 

SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 

16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 
6TAYNER. ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 
9 and 10. Archie Hill, secy. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct. 

2 and 3. J. Brown, secy. 
ST. JOHNS, ONT.— St. Johns Fair. Sept 11 
to 13. A- N- Deland, secy. 



MILWAUKEE, WIS.. 



STRATHROY. ONT.— West Middlesex Exhl- j 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. ■• : 

STUTTON. ONT.— Georgina and North Gwil-" < 
lunburg Fair. Oct. 11 and 12. P. McClel- s 
Ian, secy. r i 

THREE RIVERS. QUEBEC— Association Ag- ? 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Txois-Rivleres. Sept- i 
6 to 15, 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P.. St Leon. I 
pres.; C. D. Hebert. Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Canadas Great fixposi- f 
tion and Industrial Fair. Aug. 27 to Sept. ; 
8 1900. J. J. Wtthrow. Toronto, Can., • 
pres.; Dr. A. Smith, Toronto. Can., vice j 
pres.; J. Edwards, Toronto, Can., trees.; ; 
H. J. Hill, Toronto. Can., secy, and mgr. • 

TORONTO. CAN.— Great Industrial Fair and j 
Exposition. Aug.- 27 to Sept. 9. H. J. Hill, , 
manager and secy. ; 

VANCOUVER, B. C— Fair. Sept. 1 to 3. j 
Robert J. Leighton, Vancouver, B. C, secy.„ | 

WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe Agrlcul- ; 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. F. Marr, secy., ; 

VANKLEEK HILL. ONT.— County of Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 13. , 
F. W. Thistlethwaite. secy. 

WALKERTON, ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5. E. J. 
Clark, box 35, secy. 

WBLLBBLEY. ONT.— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 12 and 13, 1900. A. M. , 
Fisher, Amubree, Ont, pres.; Geo. BeH- 
lnsrer. w«h»«ibt. Ont.. secy. 

WATFORD, ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct. 
2 and 3. 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Bahi- 
bition Association. Sept 17 to 19. John ; 
Burns, secy. _ , 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbridge ■ Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford.- BlanafOrd and Bast Oxford Agrlcul- : 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. Valen- 
tine Flcht. pres.: F. H. Dent. Woodstock, 
Ont, vice prea.; B. A. Lawtell, Woodstock. 
Ont. secy. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD-— Pure Fo^o Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building. Baltimore. Oct 8 to 17. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. H. S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition; 
Hay 1 to Nov. 1. 190L John G. Milburn. 
ores.: Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C. — South' Carolina. In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec.: 
1. 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner,, 
pres. ' ■ . . i 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County;; 
Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy^ 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept 25 
to Oct 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B-l, 
Adoue, treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. . V. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Home Products Expo-*,! 
sition. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. BrinkmonJ; 
pres.; R. W. Hilliken, vice pres.; W. C; 
Winsborough. secy.: John H. Powell, treas; 

LONDON. ENG.. EARL'S COURT.— Women's 
International Exposition. 1900. Imre Ki- 
ralfy. manager. _ . 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 
Sept. 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 
. E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumpff, secy, 
and gen'l mgr. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— World's International Ex- 
position. 1903. 

TOLEDO. O.— Ohio Centennial Exposition. 
May, .1902. 



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to 15. inclusive. Privileges for sale. 



vllle. Ill .Street Fair, Sept. n 'Mm 
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'',1 Street Fairs and Carnivals. . 

k ABILENE, KAN.— Fall Carnival and Street 
[a. Fair. Oct. 4. G. C. Sterl, pres.; H. J. 
* Hodge, secy. . 

: ABlumjNiS, KAN. — Abilene Corn Carnival. 

... .'5 . Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres. ; E. H. 

■Ji+i-' Forney, secy. 

|7:» ,: I f AKRON, O. — Elks' Exposition and Carnival. 

§£ '•%'• Sept. 3 to 15. Address Elks" Entertainment 

ll-'rll' Committee, Akron, O. 

vl fit i ; ALBANY, GA.— street Fair and Hay Carni- 
fc^j'ii val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
J-i'Jfi secy. 

;t,l i : ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Freeborn County 
I . j* Street Fair and Autumn. Carnival. Sept. 
""TVi 13 to IS. C. A- Ransom, secy. ' 

J : ■, -ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
: : -'•>;- Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. W. F. Gage, pres.; 
"•■";?' C. A. Ransom, secy.; F- W. Barlow, treas. 

\"% \i\ ALBUQCERQUE, N. M.— Great Street Fair 

|r>."iv] and Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. 

'•'r'-'ill ALEXANDRIA, IND.— Milwaukee Avenue 

tiv '■*-'' Street Fair. Sept. s to- 26. 

I" C'Sjf j lT.Mt, NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 

l-'^iiS)! .14. W. A. Myers, secy. 

|'<.f«(.ANOKA, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 

■3 'Ml' i Address Lock Box 10, Anoka, Minn. . 

1' S*. I j ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— The Arkansas City 

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Ik-.'v.K-'. Ben'l mgr. 

I J- .1- if ATCHISON. KAN.— Corn Carnival. Sept. 20. 
" ATHENS, GA.— sweet Fair and Carnival. 

... .J: Date not fixed. 

i\-\V ATLANTIC CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 

ii/i-' nival. Oct. 8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy. 

(.f'" *'• AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

r irkr " Sept. 23 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 
■ale?.!-'' Sheedy and C. F. Cook, secys. 
iPj >M BELLEVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair Committee., 
F-i? K- Bettevllte Commercial Club. Sept." 10 to 15, 
Fn,-'.- U00. Albert Hucke, Belleville, m., pres.; 
i&T--;J.'- A. 3. Volstead, BeHevHle, HI., treas.; Cha». 
W»i'r-ii\t r. Fletacfcblen. Belleville. HI., secy. 
I*^:;,,," BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposition. 

tiSi?!- Oct. 2 to 5. 

i-?"i»l£'lBLtrFFTON, IND.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 




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,.^»w^«— * , — -.. - Sept. 3 

If to 5. 

•■■ BRANFORD, CONN.— Big Brantord Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Harry Cushman, room 605, 



^J',*.; First National Bank, New Haven, Conn. 



,& BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
i.fel sary. Nov. 12. '„ ' 

'.•"»: BUTLER, MO.— Street Fair. Sept- 2a to 28. 

Fair. Sept. 
TV. Burt, 



,; *?;?*• CALEDONIA, O.— Caledonia Free Fs 
!T? ;h*5| 13 and 14. C. D. Resler. pres.; W. 



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, . » r dAMERON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

1*11=3. 1 C. M.' Green, pres.; N. L. Adams, vice pres.; 

»?''* C. S. Sain, secy.; Clark Packard, treas. 

i'-' -.f iJANNBLTON, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 
IW;f >*;f: L. J. Early, secy. ' ■ 

|s;-*;-J,l3ANTON, MO-— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
Ittff'r^ to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres. r.F- C. Mills- 
i*|J*S'f paugh. secy-: W. F. Hodges, treas. 
|b^};P3ARLYLB, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 
Mf-f lie" to ®- H. C. Norcross, secy. 
tut.i 'ShpATLETTSBlJRG, KY-— Street Fair, Carni- 
P*,iSr^ val and Farmers' Reunion. Sept. 19 to 22. 
VttliS' Howard G. Davidson, pres.; S. D. Bromley. 
JSFjg* mgr.; Gus. W. Hampton, treas.; Harry G. 
Riff ,*1 Marcum, secy. 
ISftf *""' 3ATSKILL; N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

•Elft" 1 Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 

3BSDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Oct. 1 to «. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 

_.._,_. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, Becy. 

fe#|3{|- 3BNTBAL LAKE, MICH.— Street Fair. Sept. 
§i2"«fi; IS to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A.Stev- 
iHili «ns. treas.; Carl Stroebel, secy. 
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j, JHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
ft nival. Sept. 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert, pres.; 



u f s ■•' Jas. A. Hamilton, secy. : B. B. Holler, treas. 



INCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
iK? Sept. 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
1 Wi Gibson House. Cinctoaati. 
f !?* 30LFAX, "WTASH.— Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 
* '»» H. A. Hulin. secy. . 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct- 29 to Nov. 3. R. O- Howard, pres.; 

; L. H. Chappell, vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 

secy.; Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 
COLUMBUS, WIS.— Columbus Street Fair 
and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 
C. Leitsch, pres.: John Tbpp, vice pres.; 
J. R. Wheeler, treas.; A. M. Bellack, secy.; 






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■ ife: COLUSA, CAL.— Colusa Ladies' Fair. Oct. 6 

E*£t ! ji!t to 13. 

KCf K -I 30NNBRSVTLLE, IND.— Street Fair. 



First 



mil ¥i- week in September. 
C!? ; «CJ JORDELE. GA.— Street Fair. September. 
Rf $ ip CORNWALL, ONT-— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
jjilgfe G. HarknesS, secy.-treas. 
rft ; !K| DANVTLLE, ILL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
i*?S: -'t, Sept. 2 to 7. 
r ;; -t DANVTLLE. VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
/'•)# nlvaL Oct. 5 to 6. Geo. D. Benson.. Roa- 
ii&i'-C. noke. Va.. director gen'l. . . 

t-j ££ >AVIS CTTY, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 

ij '"' cS DAYTON, KY.— Street Fair and Carnival.. Sept 
rr t W- J S to I9- B ' c -- patterson - MS 17 - 9? s First ave. 
IfilS^ DH a ^t5iL& SPRINGS. FLA.— De Funiak 
<r-f a< gtreet Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
W. I»." Cawthon, pres.; W. T. May, vice 
- pre*.: R- W. Storra. secy.-treas. ^ 

DETROIT, MICH.— Big Barbecue and Mid- 
way. Aug^ 29 to Sept. 1. F. H- Brigman, 
director. 
*i' DEXTER, IA.— Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
ai tlon. Sept 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 
55 T. L. Patton. troa«.: A. B. Eastman, secy. 
g} DUNKIRK, O.— Free Street Fair. Sept. a to 
7. G. W. Kingsbury, secy. 
DWIGHT, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 1. 
tt EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Street Fair ti Carnival 
3 j»« and Agrlcnltural Fair. Oct 2 to 6. 
r' StP BDWARDSVIliLE, ILL.— Madison County 
~> v - Centennial < Aus. 28 to 31. Major J. T. 
» ,£ Crocker, pres.; H. P. Hotz, treas.; H. C. 
! JS 'K Gerke. secy. ■■.-•■ _ 

iff ELKHART. IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
i* nival. Dr. De Garmo Grey, mgr. Write 
tor dates. '■_■•" 



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ELLSWORTH, ME.— Old Home Celebration. 
Week of Sept. 13. Chas. Drummery, pres. 
ELROY, WIS.— Fair. "Oct. 2 to 4. 

EMPORIA, KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 
Candless, secy. 

EUREKA, CAL.— Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 22. 

FARIBAULT, MINN.-^Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Under auspices of fraternal orders. 
About September. 

FAYETTE, MO.— Free Street Fair. . Sept. 26 
to 28. John Freeman, pres. ; Lee Crews, 
secy. 

FORT DODGE, IA.— Street Fair and Carni- . 
vat Sept. 6 to 8. M. J. Hare. Ren'l mgr. 

FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A- Williams, 
pres. and gen. mgr. ; H. B. Sails, treas. ; 
A. E. Edie, secy. 

FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival Association. Sept- 25 to 28. Geo. 
H. Stehlin, pres.: J. M. Williams, secy.; 
W. Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 
lan, treas. 

FREMONT* NEB. — Big Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 10 to 16. 

FULTON. MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
E. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser, vice pres.; 
J. R. Penn-. secy.; W. C. Harris, treas. 

CAINSVILLE, IA. — Monster three-day picnic. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Merchants' Associa- 
tion Street Fair. September. 

GALLATIN, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. IS to 22. 

GIBSONBURG. O.— Street Fair. September. 

GIBSON CITY, ILL.— Old-Fashioned Corn 
- Carnival. Oct. 2 and 3. 

GRAND ISLAND, N'EB.— Free . Street Fair 
and Carnival- Aug. 27 to Sept. L Wm. 
Plat, mgr.; H. L. Bode. secy. 

GRAND JUNCTION, COL— Peach Day Cele- 
bration. Sept. 11 to 13. 

GRAYVILLB, ILL. — First Annual Carnival 
and Street Fair. Sept. 11 to 15. C. H. Ox- 
man, pres.; W. A. Mussett, vice pres.; Nat. 
March, treas.; T. F. Hoover, secy. 

HAMMOND. IND.— Elks' Carnival. August. 
Ernest L. Hoffman, secy, and treas. 
HARRISBURG, ILL.— Street Fair. J. B. 

Lee. "treas.; C. S. Willis, secy. 
HARTFORK CITY, IND.— Street Fair. Sept. 
10 to 15. 

HAUGHVILLB,. IND.— St. Anthony's Church 
Fair. Some time in August. 

HEALDSBURG, CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 

HOUSTON, TEX. — Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

HOWELL. MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept 25 
to 28. R. B. McPherson, secy. 

HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
Hall, seey.; C. C. Please, treas. 
HURON, S. D.— Huron College Street Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. 

INDIANAPOLIS, - IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 

12. D. M. Parry, pres. 
JACKSON; MICH.— Elks' Day. Sept. 3. 
JACKSON, MICH.— Maccabees' Parade and 

Carnival. Sept 12. 

JEFFERSONVTLLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 
Wow and Celebration. Sept. 3. . Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA. — Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath, 
secy. 

KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.; 
J. H. Finigan. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOX, IND.— Business Men's Free Street 
Fair. Sept 12. to 15. J. P. Whitson, pres.; , 
A H. Knosman. treas.; Wm. Solliday. secy. 

KNOXV1LLE, TENN. — Merchants' and Man- . 
ufacturers' Free Street Fair and Trades 
Carnival. Oct. 10 to 12. J. C. Sterchi, 
pres.; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
hart, secy. 

LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val- Sept. 24 to 29. f!eo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising, committee. 

LA MONTE, MO.^-Harvest Carnival. Sept. 5 
to 6. 

LITCHFIELD, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 5 
to 8. 

LOUISIANA, MO.- Street Fair. Sept 5 to 8. 
E. A. Parks, chairman of amusement com- 
mittee." 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept. 

17 to 29. H. V. Cohn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee; Frank Fehr, dir. gen'l. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val^ Sept 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secy. 

LOVELAND, COL. — Loveland Free . Street . 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 

MACON, GA.— Tabernacle Fair. Sept. 20. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Streef. Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 

MACON. MO.— Big Free Barbecue. Sept 12 
and 13. 

MANCHESTER, TENN. — Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MARLETTE, MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept 

18 to 2L C. C. Hubbell. secy. 
MARSHALL. MO.— Street Fair. Sept 10 to 

15. Joseph Hamill, pres.; H. H. Downing, 
vice pres.; M. P. Lyons, asst. secy. 

MARYVH,L,E, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 
17 to 20. 

MASON, MICH. — Mason Street Fair Associa-" 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres.; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F.'~. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy* 

MATTOON, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 

13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy. 
McDONALD, PA.— McDonald Fair and Oil 

Men's Reunion. Aug. 29 to 31. Address 
secretary, "McDonald. Pa. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 
Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. C. D. Gray, chair- 
man; W. L. Heron, secy. 

METROPOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept 18 to 22. 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.: 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, ; vice pres. 
and secy. ; - - , . 

MICHIGAN CITY, IND.— Big Street Fair. ■ 
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MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.— Grand Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 12 to 15. J. L. Manring, 
pres. ; Ray Moss, vice pres. ; H. H. Sprague, 
treas.; L. F. Frisby, secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct. 10 and U. 

MILWAUKEE; WIS.— "Ya .e Markt" Carni- 
val and Festival: South Side. Sept. 10 to 14. 

MITCHELL, MINN— Corn Palace Festival. 
Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. 

MODESTO, CAL.— Street Fair. Date not 
fixed. 

MOMENCE, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. 
H. Fauser, secy. 

MONTGOMERY CITY, MO.— Street Fair. 
Sept. 19 to 22. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Street Fair. Sept 10 to 
15. Barney Schmidt, pres. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Fall Festival. About 
September. I* C. Garrabrant, pres. 

NEWFIELD, ME.— Ramchackle Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept 18 to 20. W. H. Strow, pres. : 
G. T. Wilson, secy. . 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN. — Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr.. 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB.-^Street Fair. Sept. 
3 to 9.. Warren L. Lloyd, mgr. 

OAK GROVE, KAN.— Street Fair. About 
Sept 6. * 

OLNEYVTLLE, R. I. — St. Anthony Society's 
Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept 24 to 29. T. P. 
Getz, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 

ORTONVILLE, MINN.— Harvest Festival. 
About Sept. 8. 

OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trlmb'e, 
secy. 

OTTUMWA, IA.— Carnival. In September. 
Write C. C. Hamilton for dates, etc. 

PENDLETON, ORB.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. About Sept. 18 to 24. 

PETERSBURG, IND.— Free Street Fair and 
Merchants' Carnival. 'Sept 10 to 15. Hud- 
speth & Williams, mgrs. 

PLAINVIEW, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept 19 
and 20. 

POCAHONTAS, TEX. — Grand Carnival. 
Sept. 4. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 4 to 15. J. M. Long, secy.; 
E. W. Rowe, pres. ; E. Ehrman, vice pres. ; 
A. D. Charlton, treas. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

6. Asbury White, pres.; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 
QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 
READING, PA.^-Street Fair and Carnival. A. 

C. Burton, mgr. Sept 3 to 8. 

RED WING, MINN.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. C. 
W. Barber, pres.: C. S. Sultzer, secy. 
ROSEBURG, ORE.— Street Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. C. H. "Hilderbrand, pres. 
RUSHVILLE, IND.— Free Street Fair. 

SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SALINA, KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 

Sept 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball pres.; Fred 

H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 

Oscar Seitz, treas. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
. Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail. Henry S. Martin, etc. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 
to 11. . ' 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SARATOGA. N. Y.— Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 6. Spencer Trask, pres. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks', Street Fair. Dates 
not fixed. 

SEDALIA, MO.— Street Fair, auspices of B. 
P. O. E. Sept. 18 to 22. P. L. Potter, secy. 

SENECA, KAN.— Free Street Fair. Sept 26 
to 28. 

SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept." 18 to 20. John Thefm, secy. 

SIOUX CITY. IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 

1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr.; A. B. Beall, 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.— Street Fair and Base- 
ball Carnival. Sept. 17 to 23. M. J. Mar- 
ley, mgr. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepy Eye 
. Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to 17, 1900. 
G. W. Barnes, pres.; J. P. Bertrand, treas.; 

H. G. Hays. secy. . 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
- Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Red Men's Day. Sept. 

7. W. L 1 . Myers, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 

Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements: ' 

SPRINGFIELD, MO— Elks . Street -Fair and 
Carnival. Sent 3 to Sv-'CV O.- Smith, secy. 

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COL.r-Game and 
Fish Day. .Celebration. - Aug.. 30 and 31. J. 
"H.. Crawford, mgr. .',,".,. 

STILLWATER, , MINN .—. Street Fair. . ; Sep- 
tember. ' ' * -•■•■■■'■ 



TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

THOMPSONVILLE, MICH.— Street " Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Jones, secy. 

TIMONIUM. MD.— Big Tlmonlum Fair, nine- 
miles from Baltimore. Sept. 4 to 8. Col." 
W. D. Westlake, 215 N. Front street, Balti- 
more, Md., secy. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA— Big Street Fair. Oct. 
8 to 13. W. A. Collier, pres.; M. A. Tucker, 
secy. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy. r 

VENTURA CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, d..r. gen'l. 

WASHINGTON, IND.-Street Fair and Fall 
Carnival. About October.. 

WELLINGTON, KAN.— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept." 18 to 22. J. 
W. Haughey, secy. 

WHITEHALL, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

. 5. Robt. Luther, adv.agt. . - s ,-* 

WICHITA, KAN.— Tenth Annual Show of the 
Associated Fanciers of Arkansas Valley. 
Oct. 1 to 6. Otto Weis, pres.; H. W. Scbopp, 
secy. 

WINONA. MINN— StroPt Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O. F. 
Burlingame, chairman; John Rose, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semicentennial 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

WOLCOTT, IND.— Street Fair. Sept. 13 and 
14. E. Spencer, secy. 

YOAKUM, TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 

W. L. Johnston, treas. - -: 



Pomonas. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

DUDLEY, MASS.— Worcester Southwest Po- 
mona. Sept. 1. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HANSON, MASS. — Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22 . — '" 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nor. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct 6. 

WARE, MASS —Hampshire Pomona. Sept JS. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER. MASS.— Old Colony 

Pomona. Oct. 27. . ; ■ . ; 

MAINE. 

ALNA, ME.— Lincoln Pomona. Aug. 30. 
CLINTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Sept. 12. 
PIFSTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 
VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. 

NEW HAM r SHI RE. 

ACWORTH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 13. 

ALSTEAD, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 29. ' 

BEDFORD. N. H.— Htllsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct. 24. 

BILLSBORO BRIDGE, N. H.— Hillsboro 
County Pomona. Sept. 13. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 

DUBLIN, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

FARMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

FITZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN. N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. 11. 

GOFFSTOWN, N. H— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Sept. 4. 

HOME, N. H.— Eastern New Hampshire Po- 
mona. Sept 6. 

KEENE, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 26. 

LACONIA, N. H.— Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept. 24. 

MARLOW, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Aug. 22. 

MUNSONVIL,L,E, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 12. 

NEWPORT, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Sept. 4. 

PELHAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 17. 

TROY, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 14. • 

WARNER. N. H.— Merrimack County Po-, 
mona. Sept. 7. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct. 6. 

WEST RINDGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po. 
mona. Oct. 5. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

WILTON, N. H-Hlltsboro County Pomona. 
Sept. 25. •. '.'."- 



Races. 



ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Interstate Fair 

Races. Oct. 17 to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Prospect Park. Sept. U 

:to.l4. Gentlemen's Driving Park.- Sept 18 

to 21. Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 28. 

BBNNINdS, (WASHINGTON, D. C.)-Nov. 

17 to 30. 
BLUE GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
StufBeon, PJincetoh, Mo., OTes.; R. E. 
Lowfy, Seymour, 1ft., secy. Ha/ris, Mo,, 
Aug. 20 to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 tb 
31; Llneville, la., Sept 3 to 7; Seymour, 
la.. Sept 10 to 14; Centervllle. la., Sept. 
17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 28; Char- 
lton, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la., Oct. 8 to 
12; Lamoni, la., Oct 15 to 19. 
BRANCORD, CONN.— Aug. 23, Sept. 3 and 

4, Sept. 18 to 20, Oct. 17 and 18. 
BROOKLYN, N. Y.-Sept. 10 to 20. 
BUTLER, PA.— Sept. 4 to 7. 
CADIZ. O.— Oct. 2 to 6. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 

Willlamsport. Sept. U to 14; Hughesvllle. 

• Sept. 18 to 21; LewisburK, Sept. 25 to 28; 

Milton, Oct 2 to 5; Bloomiburg, Oct. 9 to U. 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling, W. Va., Sept 10 to 14: Woods- 

. field, Sept 4 to 6; St. Clairsville. Sept. 5 to 
7; Smyrna, Sept. 12 to 14: Moundsville. 
Sept 18 to 21; Smlthfield, Sept. 26, to 28; N6w 
Martinsville. Aug. Si to 24; Mlddlebourne. 
Aug. 28 to 31; Cadis, Oct. 2 to 4. 
COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Sept. 24 to 26. 

COLUMBUS, IND— Sept. 11 to 14. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gastoh, pfes. 

DANfctJRY. CONN.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

DENtSON, TEX— Dehison Driving Park. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 8. Faires, secy. 

DOVER, DEL.— Fairview Park. Oct. 2 to 4. 

DOVER. N. H.— Sept. 17 to 21; Sept 25 to 27. 
A. N. Brown, secy. 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct 22 to Nor. a. 

FORT ERl£. ONT-— Sentl to 2*..i800. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD,— Oct 9 to 12, 

FREMONT. O.— Oct 3 to 6. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Indianapolis, 
Sept. 17 to 22; Hamllne, Minn., Sept 3 to 8: 
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 10 to 15; Terre 
Haute, Ind.. Sept. 24 to 29; Springfield, 111., 
Sept 24 to 29. 

GREENSBURG, PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

HAMILTON, O.— Oct 1 to 5. 

HAMLINE; MINN.— Sept. 3 to 8. 

HARTFORD. CONN.— Aug. 27 to 31. 

HAWARDEN, IA.— Races. Sept., 20 to 22. 

INDEPENDENCE. IA.— Aug. 27 to Sept .1. 

LEBANON, O.— Sept. 18 to 21. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY RAC- 
ING CIRCUIT OF OHIO— London. O.. Aug. 
28 to 81; Columbus, O., Sept. 3 to 7; Dayton f 
O., Sept. 11 to 14. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Sept. U to 3L 

MARYVILLE, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Sept. 10 to 15. 

NARRAGANSETT PARK, PROVIDENCE, R. 
I.— Aug. 28 to 31. 

NORFOLK, VA.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

NORTHEASTERN OHIO CIRCUIT— Youngs- 
town, O.. Aug. 28 to 30; McKees Rocks, 
Sept. 4 to 8. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet. 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association, Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora, Central 
City, Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelson. 
Hubbell, Geneva, Seward, Lincoln, Beatrice. 
Every week from June 20 to Oct 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary. Hastings. Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrens. Hastings. Neb., secy. 

SALEM. ORE.— State Fair Races. Sept. 17 to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, pres.; A. Bush, treas.; 
M. D. "Wisdom, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct 20 to Nov. 3. 

SARATOGA. N. Y.— Aug. 1 to SL 

SAUGUS. MASS.— Sept 2 to 6. 

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept. 
15. 

SHELBYVILLE, IND.— Sept 4 to 8. 

SHOHARIE, N. Y.— Sept. 17 to 20. 

SMITHFIBLD. O.— Sept. 26 to 28. 

SMYRNA, O.— Sept 12 to 14. 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 
Ga., Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta, Ga., Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3: Waycross, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
Tbomsonvflle Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville. Fla., dates not fixed. 

SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI BLUE RIB- 
BON FAIR ASSOCIATION CIRCUIT— 

Springfield, Mo., Aug. 28 to 31. W. A. Den- 
nis, circuit secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

STONEBORO, PA.— Oct. 2 to 4. 

STROUDSBURK, PA.— Sept 4 to 8. 

TEXAS RACING FAIR CIRCUIT.— Wichita. 
Kan., Sept: 4 to 7: Cleburne. Tex.. Sept 13 
to 15: Denton, Tex., Sept 19 to 22; Dennl- 
son, Tex., Sept. 25 to 28; Dallas, Tex., Sept 
29 to Oct. 14; Corsicana, Tex., Oct 15 to 19; 
San Antonio, Tex.-, Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Hous- 
ton. Tex.. Nor. 10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Oct. 80 to Nor. 2. 

WASHINGTON, PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Sept. 10 to 14. 

wOOI>I;ANI). CAL.— Aug. 27 to Sept L 

YOUNGSTOWN, O— Aug. 28 to 31. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire— Oct. 24. 
Cesarewltcb— Oct 10. 
Dewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 
Doncaster St. Leger— Sept. 12. 
Jockey Club Stakes (150,000)— Sept. 27. 
Manchester November Handicap— Nov. 24. 
Middle Park Plate— Oct 12. 



Poultry Shows. 

ASHLEY, G.— Ashley -Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; W. T. Lifln, secy. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. -T. H. Martin, 
secy, 
AUSTIN, TEX.— Nov, 28 to Dec. 1, H. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tusker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 
BEACH Clf V, O.—SuHar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W.'H. Raff, secy. 
BEVERLY. MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jhd. 15 to 19, 1901. Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton. Mass., secy. 

CAREY, o— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 
Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave, 
judge; J. L. Yohe, secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. 1. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs, Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E, E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmer, Butterfield, Rigs, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Bridge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. Kimtney, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O, — Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 
secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l mgr. 

DA i TON, O,— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 1901. D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulsticb, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

BAST LIVERPOOL, O.— Dec. 28 and 2». 
Frank Miller, judge. ' 

EAST PALESTINE, O. — -East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Latnbeft, judge; Harry G. Faxson, 
seCy, 

ELM1RA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 

ERIE. PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, ' Pigeon and Pet Stock Association- 
Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
gott, judges; A. E. Blethen, secy. 

FRESNO. CAD.— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 

GisNBVA, O. — Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 
Pet Stook Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henry 
Munger, secy. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 
A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — Fanciers' Association 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 
J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkingtou, 
secy. 

JEFFERSON, IA.— Poultry Snow. Sept. U 
to 15. 1900'. D. H. GrlmaU, pres.; P. O. 
Brows, secy. „ „ .. 

JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.— Adirondack Poultry 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, David a. 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott, F. B. 
Zimmer. H. J. Quilhot, J. H. Drevenstedv, 
judge: H. S. Wemple, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 28. 
H. A. Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 

LA PORTE. IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 
Hewes. judge: Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LOGANSPORT. IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 

LYNN. MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4. 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 
D. Craft, judges: Chas: E. Hunt. cor. secy. 

MATTEAWAN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

MEADV1LLE. PA.— Meadville Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges: H. L. Lamb, Cambridge Springs, 
Pa., secy. 

MIAMISBURG, O. — Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby. secy. 

MT. VERNON, O.— Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 
8. C. G. Hinds, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
igecn and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 
to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to 17, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 
ROCKFORD, ILL.— Northern Illinois Poul- 
try Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. H. A. 
Bridge and Chas. McClave, judges; B. R. 
Lucas, Belvidere, 111., secy. 
SACRAMENTO. CAL.— Poultry, Dog and Bel- 
gian Hare Show. About Sept 4 to 9. P. 
J. Shields, secy. 
SAGINAW, MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 
Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. 
James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndt, 
secy. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 

17. E. Van- Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. 
SHELBY, O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 
secy. 
ST. PAUL. MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfield, Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 
Huelster, secy. 
SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. Will- 
iams, secv. - - 
TOLEDO, O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
Dec. 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert, judge of poul- 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
pet stock; Geo. F. Mueller, Becy. 
UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. , 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T; -.- 
H. Inman, secy. 
VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 
Stock Asscciation. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 
. Kohli, judge: C. E. Detter, secy. 
WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to. 2D. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. ,-.: 
WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
. J. H. Bowden, secy. 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton .County Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 18 to 21. Sharp - 
Butterfield, judge; D. C. Teeters, secy. 
WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 
WEST MANSFIELD, O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 
WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O., 
secy. 
YORKVILLB, ILL.— Yorkvllle Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs, secy. 



Labor Day Celebrations. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Labor' Day Celebration. 
Sept. 3. 

CLINTON, IA.— Labor Day Parade and Cel- 
ebration. Sept. 3. 

CONCORD, N. H.— Grand Labor Day Cele- 
bration, at Capital City Driving Park. 

COVINGTON, KY.— Labor Day Parade. 
Sept 3. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

DAYTON, O.— Grand Labor Day Parade and 
Celebration. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Labor. Day Celebra- 
tion. Bart Shober. seey. 

GOFFSTOWN, N. H.— Odd Fellows' Field 
Day. Sept. 3. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Labor Day Celebration, 
under auspices of Jackson Lodge, B. P. O. 
B. H. C. Thurber. chairman. 

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Labor Day Cele- 
bration. Horace E. Hopkins, secy. 

JOLIET, ILL.— Labor Day Parade. Sept. 3. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 4. 

LOWELL, MASS.— Labor Day Celebration. 
Sept. 2. 

LYONS, N. Y.— Labor Day Celebration. 

MARIETTA, O.— Grand Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

MELLETTE, S. DAK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. O. B. Axtell, mgr. 

MERIDEN, OONN.— Labor Day Picnic. 
Sept. 3. 



MUNCIE, IND.— Labor Day Celebration. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Grand Labor Day Cele- ! 

bration. Sept. 3. F. P. Drlsh, mgr. ,{ 

NORWICH, COI^N.— Labor Day Celebration j 

and Parade. Sept. 3. '] 

OMAHA, NEB.— Labor Day Celebration. I 

Sept. 3. . . •- 1 

SIDNEY, O.— Labor Day Celebration. I 

SOUTH OMAHA, NEB.— Labor Day Celebra- « 

tion. Sept. 3. | 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Labor Day Celebration. | 
TOLEDO. O.— Labor Day Celebration. Sept \ 

3. L. F. Hemse, mgr. concessions and prlr-a 

ileges. a 

TORONTO, CAN.— Military Tattoo and Labor | 

Day Celebration. i 

WOONSOCKET, R. I.— Big Labor Day Cele- | 

bration and Parade. Sept. 3. | 



Weekly List of Distributors, 

ARKANSAS. 
• Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

GEORGIA. 

Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
- vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 
Columbus, Ga., Glrard & Phoenix City, Alt — \ 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising' Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

Chicago— John A. Cloush, 42 River st. 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dtst Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. . 

Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st. ; 
Rockport— Tookle Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. ' 

Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street . 
Sioux City— A. B. BcalL 

KANSAS. 

Atchison-City Bill Posting Co. 

. MASSACHUSETTS. 

Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont at. 

NEBRASKA. ~ 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. ' 

NEW YORK. ! 

Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher, 98 Cnapln st' 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 

Fostoria— W. C. Tirrill & Co.. Ii6 W. Tiffin st. . 
Uhrichsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 

Uhrichsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 

ville, O. ._.'•; 

PENNSYEVANIA. • 

Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 
CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Vanr 

couver, B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box 1129. - .- 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 

ILLINOIS^ 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 

Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr, 

. KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York BUI Posting Op. 

OHIO. 
Middletown — Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schultx." 

PENNSYLVANIA^ 
New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 



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Bill Posters' Paste Brushes. 

The most practical Brash made. Copper wired and protected corners. 

Improved Light Weight Block. 

VERY STRONG, WITH SAFETY SCREWS 

GRAY RUSSIAN BRISTLES. 

Quaker City, 9-inch, $28.50 per dozen, $2.75 each. 

Excelsior, 9-inch, $34.50 per dozen, $3.25 each. 

Extra Extra, 9-inch, for circus nsev $42.00 per dozen, $3.75 each. 

BLACK CHINA BRISTLES. 

No. I, Royal, 9-inch, $27.50 per dozen, $2.50 each. ! 

No. 2, Royal, 9-inch, $32 50 per dozen, $3.00 each. i 

No. 3, Royal, 9-inch, $34.50 per dozen, $3.50 each. j 

8-foot Curved Handles, 50 cents each. 

ELDER Sc JENKS, Bro.h ™«u.r., 

127 North 5th $t., Philadelphia, Pa., 0.-S. A, 



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PLEASURE RESORTS, 
SUMMER GARDENS. , 



-it" ?| This list will be revised and csorrected every 
*■■ ? i ^reek.- Adverti«eii«nt» -'imaof tW» head! are 
•■ ■*$'' robliahed free brcharge. Managers arc urgently , 
',,*; i>eque»ted to nend'in their names, so that we - 
^t-'Jj : Bay publish them ittour. jntxt issue... 



-,?■ -,ji ,AiKKON. O.—Lakealde-FaTfcr Randolph Park.. 



W-*-' ! Summit Lake Park. ,; 

jli5?M«4LBANT, N.Y.-Lagoon Island,: Weber'a 

,'!}l1fiJA Duck Farm Hotel, Central Park. 
pf ^fji.UJJBNTOWN, PA.-Mar£atto_Park pSk" 
M : t V '• terarUle), Dorney 'a. Willow: , Grove. Parle, 
It '■■?*•■' 'Sock Farm Hoiel^Central Park. 

0i\ Ail/POONA, FA.— Lekeimmt Park. 

:firt'A»MWISTON. ALA.-^Oxford Lake Park. 

'iltf ASBUKY PARK, N. X-Bchnltzler-B Ferris 

}j :i A^Oieel and Patoce.Carpussel. .— 

m ____" KY.^CUIfeBlde Park. J- W- 

Mayo, mgr. 






P? SI * a.lSHLAND. KY.^CUIteBlde Park. 
wriite*- Mayo, mgr. ......-■_-. 

|*:W. ' ltCHISON, KAN.-Forest Park; Ry. Sum- 
Faw?* b: merParitr-AtcWson Ry;.T L.BW- &_Powor 

PS ;!j; Co.: J. A. Bendurcmgr 



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I = iTLAOTATGAi-East Lake Park, Lakewood 
•rj; park, Exposition Fark 



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*i clTLANTIC CTTY,.>N...J.-TColumbIa Garden, 
.«.?' B FSrtescSe Pavilion. . Doyle's^ Pavilion. 
EfiJWf B Youns> Pier, Casino Garden. Guvenator s 
■J , : '*ii : Summer Theater.;/" - ■-"- -- --- - "--- 

* tfrBURNDALB, MASS.T-Mprumhega Park 

;%BSTIN. TBX,— Zoo- Park - Pavilion, Hyde_ 
_,» ,w_ Park Pavilion. .: . : ... .,•-..--' 

|£f M:\yLMBR, QUE.— Queen's.Park. 
I*' '»»' ^BALTIMORE. MD.— Deer Park, Fairy Grove, 
1^ ■ "% WoodsWePark, Electric Park. Flpote Park, : 
i^? l! ^ mvervlew Park, Hollywood Park, Meetera 
M'Bft*XS«McIi. Diamond Point 
■\3p Park ,- .;:.. .v :.;.-.-... 

ilfil ^ATH. MB.— MerrymeeUng Part. 
Iw»4*l ^lATTLE CREEK.~MICH.-GUU Lake Park. 
■ r S|iU»I Cognac Lake Park. ;•-.•..-;:.:: -■.,.-: -'—; 
^3'ri C3AT CITY. MICHv- Winona Beach Park 
>P$f\ 4BOB( BBJACH, Li L—N. V,- Resort. 
!>• '■» ,3INGHAMT0N. 'X. T Y.-Caslno Park. J. P. 
W,'^ Clark, mgf.; Ross Park; J. P. E. Clark, 
t*5- mar.; Elm, Garden.- • /:. . .- 

■> : i : ? -*HtMIN6HAM,- ALA.- Lake View, Park, East 

MM',- Lata Park- .'..:- 

N;*&l BOSTON. MASS.— Charles Rever Park, Ca- 
W[,f ■ mo, Nantasket Beach, Crescent. Beach, 
I* t } 5'- pSmt of Ptoes, . Oak JslandV-Mptic Park 
^I"! >** * (Medford), Combination Park, 'The Chutes. 
jyiJ'JBl-jaAOFORD. P ; A.^Clarkd«Ie Park. 7 
rpvjP'jRAHTFORD. CAN.— Mohawk, Park. 



'JRANTFORD, CAN.— Mohawk, Park. 
1BAMPORD.CONN.— Branford Driving: Park. 
Harry Cushman, New Haven, Conn., secy. • 
.! .£RAJrHiHBQB.O. ;YT.r-BraokBid« [Park, 




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Park. 
■ ■3ROOKLAND,! N. "T.— Vanderireer Park. . 

BROOKLYN, N. Y.— Ulmer Park. Brighton 
' Beach, Ridgewood Casino, - Bellevue Park, 
-• Elmwood'Beaclt, Keninore " Park. Crystal 
"' Beach. Henderson's ■« Music;., Hall; 4Coney ;; 
Island). ........ 

' ^BROOKLYN, N. Y:— Museum Garden. 
BUFFALO, N> Y.— BeUevue -Parks Elmwood 

Beach, Woodlawn. Beach.' LeliiiTark. Ger- " 
■• man -Amer.can Reef Garden; Kuimore Park, 
• "' Crystal Beach; .;■ . x ;•*.'-'."-.- - : . : 

rBTJRLINGTON. IA.— Otter Island Park, Fer- 
ris Wheel Park. Opera House Cafe. 
" BDTTE, MONT.-^CoIumbia Gardens... - 
i CAIRO, ILL.— Suhurban Park. A. Holliday, . 
C nnrr. ' "-*' 

CAMBRIDGE. MASS.— Charles River Park. 
CAMDEN, N. J.— Stockton Paik. " 
QaNTON. O.— Sunmer Garden.. 
Q3Ajm3UE. PAl— Cave HiH. Park.: ; ---." - 
EHAlHIiESTON. S. C— Chlcora Park. 
CHARLOTTE. N< TI— Harris. Summer Thear t 
ter, Ontario Beach Parkv . ...-' ,* . 

' ifcKARLOTTE. N. ;C^— La tia Park. 
g)il.lH;ie-; O BU B tfi ' lCR , PA.— Llndetirhorne Park. 
&*t' ; In CHICAGO, ILL.— Electric; Parfc-Fort, Sherl- - 
mi?i'. >'i' dan Garden (near Ft. Sheridan), Chicago 
' £ Water Chutes~and~Midway;^;-ft-Simpsoii7— 
mgr., Academy of Music, 85 S. Haistead st ; 
Sunnyslde Park; Bismark's Garden, " Ferris 
Wheel Park: Sans Souci. Alfred Russell. 81 
Wasbington St.; Masonic Temple Rocf Gar- 
. i den. 
OINCINNATI. O.— Lagoon,' M. C. Anderson, 
mgr-; Chester Park;. Coney .Island, L. T. 
t Anderson, mgr. ; The Zoo. Red Bank Park. 

3LMAK IjAKB, INJJ.— Tuxedo Park. J. C. 

Christman,- mgr., 916 Chamber of Com- . 
I mere* Bldgv Chjwgo/ ...-• 
3LEVEIAND, O.— EucUd Beach Park, Gar- 
: den Theater. Lake View Park, Scenic Park, 
; - Halnorth-'s Garden, Geauga Lake, Manhat- 
: 'i tan. Beach Park. >{_'.,.■ '_; 

2LINTON, IA.— Jos*ce Perk. Henry F. San-" 
1 •«**, Lyons. la.-, mgr."; -The Schiitzen Park, 
German Snooting » Society,. Lyons, -la., 
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t'C-Ji _*ii-, jO— »»———»• -_. — — — - — — ■— 

"tW- St WLDMBLl. S.C.— -Hyatt's Park Casino. 
" TOLTJMBtTS, GA.— North Highland Parl_ 
OLtJMBUS, O.— Minerva Park, Olentangy 



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I Park; Great Southern Roof Garden, Collins' 
'Garden, Great-Southern Roof Garden. 
CONCORD, <N." : H---^ontocook River Park. 
JONWEATTT, O.— Lake View Parte. 
am ISLAND. N. Y.— The Chntea. 



CORNING, N. Y.— Painted Post Park, Bron- 

son Park.' 
COTTAGE CITY, MASS.— Lagoon Heightt. 
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Lake Manawa. 
COVINGTON, KY.— Lagoon. 
CRYSTAL LAKE, ' CONN.— Crystal Lake , 

•Park. - _ , . i 

DALLAS. TEX.— Cycle Park and Summer 

Theater. . 
DANBURY. CT.— KenoEfa Park. 
UAKTFOKO, WIS.— Terrace -Beach. 
DAVlflNPORT. IA.— Sbuuen" Park. ' " 
DAYTON, O.— Fairview. Park, Sander's Roof . 

Garden, Lucas Grove Park, Lakeside Park. 
DBOATUR, DUL>- RiversM» Park. 
DEDHAM.rMASS. — Gorman's Theater. 
DEFIAN6E, O.— Island Park; R.P. Elliott, 

mgr." ■-•' 
DELAWARE WATER -GAP, N. J.— D. L. & 
~ - W R. R_ 
DENVER,; COL.— Chester Park^ Cycle Park, 

Chutes Park, Elitch Gardens, Manhattan 

Beach.; '...._■ 

DBRBV. CT.— Houfcalonlc Park. . . .: 

DES MOINES, IA— Ball Park, D. A. Kooker, 

ingr.; Crocker Woods Auditorium. ~ 
DETROIT,' MiCta. ^arock's Riverside Para. 
DOVER," Nl'H.— Central Park. " ". 
DUBUQUE, IA^— Stewart's -Par*,. - 
DITLDTH, MINN;- -Hill -Top. Casino. 
BAST AUBURN, M.E.- -Lake George- Park; 
BAST GRAND RAPIDS. MIOH.-^Reed Lake. 
EAST ; ST. LOPIS, 1U.. -Edgemont Park. 
BASTON. PA.— Island Park. 
ECHO LAKE, N. J.-Erie -R. R. Co. 
ELGIN, ILL.— National Park r Railway Park.' 
-EEMIRA;' N.Y.—Rorwfck Glen Park. Harry ' 

F. Dixey, - Bingbamton, N. Y.; Eldridge 

Park, E. M. Little, mgr.; Queen City Gar- 
dens. "■■•..■•:•■:.■•;. 
BVANSVILLE, IND.~ Cook's Park. • 
EXPOSITION. PA.— Exposition Park. 
FALL RIVER, MASS.— Righton ■ Rock Park, 

Lincoln Park; Mount-Hope". Park. . 
FRANKFORT,- KY.-r^ove Spr»ng ; Park. CoL 
; W.H. Fremont, mgr. . ; .- "'■■'■ ■;• .;' 
FITCHBURG.-MASS,— Pinehurst Park; Wha- 
. lorn Park, Fitchburg.& Leominster St. Ry. 

. co. ■'.. ' '.-• • . " . --•- ./;. ■ " 

FOND-DU-LAC," WIS. . -A Hiletlc .Park. 

FT. SMITH,, ARK.— Park, Chas. E. Taylor, 

mgr. -_ '-- 
FT. WAYNE. IND.- -Rrtiinson's Park. 
FT. WORTH; TEX.— Grunewald Park, Ty* 

ferg' Park ' ;'.«-'; 
GALION, . P.— Seccanim Park. 
GALVESTON, TEX.— Olynipia Garden. 
GALT. OAN.— IdlewJW Park. 
GARONER. MASS.— Crystal Lake Park." 
GLENS FALLS. N: Y.— McGregor' Park. 
GRAND LEDGE. MIC1J. - Grand Ledge Park 

"J. S.- Mudge, mgr •- ■...-■-.- 

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Reed Lake. Ro- 

mona Park. Godfrey's Summer Pavilion. 
GREEN BAY, WIS.r^Street Railway Park; 
. Washington Park. O.. Fiedeler, mgr. — „ 

GREEN-LAKE. WIS.— Terracp Beaeh Casino. 
GREENWOOD LAKE. N. J.— Erie R. R. Co. 
GUTHKIE. OKLA.--Wand Parkr-" — - 

. GUTTENBURG, N.' J. r CasiiHf. 
HAMILTON, O.— Lir.Gfcbnfcid Park. " . ' 
HAMPDEN.- ME.— Riverside Park- . 
HAMPTON BEACH, N. H.— Hampton Beach 

Pavilion. " -;-;-- v " ' . 
HARRJSBURG, PA.— Paxtaug , Park. Midway 

Park. Reservoir Park- 
HARTFORD; CONN— Address P. J. Casey. 

Springfield, Mass.; Werder's Park. 
HASLETTS, MICH.— Pine -Park. - Wm. Mc- 

Giveror, mgr. 
HAVBRHTLi. -MASS.^-Ptaes. . 
HOLYOKE. MASS.— Mountain Park 
HOT SPRINGS. AEK.— WbttMneton Perk. 
HOUSTON, • TEX.— Magnolia- Park. -Forest 

Park ._.;-. . ' "-".'~ '.. 
HOWELL; IND:— Glen Park "(near Evans- 

vUl e). . . . . . 

HURON. O'-^Rve B?'acb Resort. - - ■ • 
INDIANAPOLIS, -IND.— Broad Ripple Park. 
IONA ISLANn.-N. ; Y.— West Shore R. R: Co. 
ITHACA, iN.'Y.— Ren wick Park 
JACKSON. TBNN.— Highland Park* 
JACKi J ONVjEtTJ5J.~.FLA.— -Crystal- Roof Garden . 
JAMESTOWN,. N. Y.— Celoron t Park. Juie 

Deiniar, n-fer. ' ■ ■ "'. ■ ,- • 

-KALAMAZOO,- MiGH.— Lake View Casino. 
KANTCAKEE.'ItL;— Blertric' Park. - 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— East Side Electric 

Park,'- H.-Willafd, "-mgr.; Falrmount Park, 
Troost Park. 

KEOKUK.' IA:— Pechstein & Nagel's. Garden. -■ 
Huhinger Park. . . - 

KEUKA XiAKE, "N." Y.— 

KINGSTON. ONT.— Long-Island Park; Joseph - 
Brbobyr mgr; 

LAMPASAS. ..TEX. — Hancock ' Sulphur. 

- Springs Park. ' - "-'-"- - • -• 

LAiwraWSTBR. MASS-— Pen TraeHon no. 
-—LANCASTER,- PA. — Conestoga-Park-Theater- 
(opera), McGrann's Park. 

LANSING.' MICH-— Grand Ledge Park, Has- 
■"■ bett Park; Leadley's Park, Irving S. Fogg, 

";mgr. 

LA PORTE. IND.— Tuxedo Park; J. C Chrirfl 
man, Metropolitan Block Chicago, pres. 

LAWRENCE, WK&3.— Glen Forest, f 
"LEAVENWORTH. KANl — Electric: Park, 
Leavenworth Park. r 

LEBANON, PA.— Mt. Gretna Park. ! 

LEOMINSTER, MASS.— Leominster Park. •■, 

LEWISTON. ME.— Grove Park. 

LIMA, O.— Hoover's Park, McCullough's Lake 
Park. /'■•■" 

. LINOOLN. NEB.— Lincoln Par* "J 

LITTLE HOCK. ARK.— Park. Cbasl E. Tay- 
lor, mgr.*: : Glenwood Park Theater. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Fiesta Park; L. A. & 
F..Ry: Co. . -•'• 

TX)N«'WRANaFT' N. J — Pleamnt Bay Park.. . 

LOUISVILLE.'KY.— Lion Garden Park, Phoe^ 
nix Hill Park. , <■"■'■.. 

LOWELL,. MASS.— Lake view Park, Willow- 
dale Park 

LUDLOW. KY.— Lagoon. ;;- 

LYNCHBURG. VA.— Westover .Park, River- 
mont Park Auditorium. •:- 

LYNN. MASS.— WIHow Park* Theater-, Gor- 
man's Summer Theater, Crescent Gardens, 
Suntang Park 



MACON, GA_— Cnmrp'e Park. 
MANCHESTER; CONN.— Laurel Park. 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Lake Maaeabeelc Park 
MANHATTAN BEACH— Long Island, N. Y. 

Oriental Hotel Co. 
M'ANISTBE, MICH.— Orchard Beech Theater. 
MANSFIELD. O.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

'Heineman Park. 
MARCUS HOOK, PA.— Oheeter Parte. 
MARIETTA, O.— Church. Street Theater. 
MARINBTTTE, WIS.— Lakeside Park, Mari- 

Blossom Grove,. Riverside Park" 
MAYSVILLla, EM.— Electric Park. • 
McKBBSPORT, PA.— Versailles Park. . 
MEDFORD, MASS.— Mystic Park, Combina- 
tion Park 
MEMPHIS, TENN.— East End Park ' 
MERIDEN, CT. — Hanover Park. 
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.— Midway Park, Cot- " 

tage Theater." . .,'".' 

MIDDLETOWN. CT.— Lakevlew Park. 
MIDLAND BEACH.— Stiteh island, N. Y. 

•; N; Y. Traction Company. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Coney Island Park, O. 
F. Miller, mgr.; Blatz Park. Schlitz Park, 
National Park, Base Ball Park. Wnitensh , 
Bay^ Central Park, "Shooting Park. 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—; Lake Harriet Pap 

yilion." ^ " ' ... . . r^ 

MINERAL WELLS. TEX— Hawthorne Pa r 

vilion (near Ft. Worth). / . 

MOBILE,- ALA.— Monroe Park. /'- 

MONTGOMERY. ALAi— Highland Park 
MONTREAL, CAN.-^Queen's Park; Sohmer 

Park, Arena." '""" " / 

MORTIMER, O. (near Find'lay)— Norris Park 
and;Pavilion.... William .Norris, owner and 
. ingr. 

MT. CLEMENS, 1 MICH^Monroe Garden. 
1OT. VERNON. O.'— Hiawatha Park. 
MUSKEGON/ MIOH.— Lake Michdgah Pa rk. 
NAHANT, MASS.— Casino Theater. 
NANTASKET BEACH., MASS.— Hotel Nan- ^ 

tasket ~MU3lc Hall. ... 

NAKKAOANSKIT- PIER.' R. I. ■ ; ■ 

KASHVILLE, TENN:— Glendale Park. Y. C. ■- 

Alley, mgr.;. Shelby Park. 
NEVADA. MO.— Lake "Park Springs. 

' Harry C. Moore, propr. 
NEWARK, O.-'IdlewIld Park. - „ . : 
NEWNAN, GA.— Pearl Spring Park; Walter 
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Buttonwood Park. 
NEW BRITAIN, CT.— Wtlte Oak Park. - 
NBWBBHO, N. Y-— Glenwood Park. 
NBWBURYPORT, MASS.— Salisbury Park 
NEW "OASTLE. PA.— Cascade Park. 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Winchester St. Rail- 
Way 'Park; Israel A.-Kelsey, West Haven, ■ 
Conn., mgr. New Open-Air Seaside Thea- 
ter; Israel A: Keisey. - West -Haven, Conn., 
mgr. Elm City Park;Jos. E. Hubinger, 840 
Chapel- st. 
NEW ORLEANS, LA.— West End, Athletic 

Park; Audubon Park. City Park. 
Nc»v YORK CITY. N. Y.— Koster & Bial's. 
Casino Roof Garden, Grand Central Palace 
Root Garden, Lion -Palace Roof Garden, 
Venetian Terrace- Roof Garden, - Cherry 
- Blossom Grote. Riverside Park. 
NORFOLK, VA.— Oceabview Park," Atlantic 
Garden: Buckroe Beach.-Hotel Chamberlain. 
-NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Meadow Park. 
NORTH BEACH. L. I., N. Y;— Erba' Casino. 
NORWICH, CONN.— Cliff Terrace; R. M. 
Powers, prop.; Sachem Park, A. Wilson 
Snow, amusement d'rector, 51 Broadway. , 
OAKLAND. OAL.— Oakland Park ■ 
OAKLAND BEACH, R. I. 
V OCEAN CITY, N. Y. — New Ocean Pier. 
"DCEAN VIEW ,VA.— Ocean View Paik (near 
Norfolk). ' „ „ 

OGDEN, UTAH.— Glenwood Park; W. C. 

Weaver, mgr. ■ „ „ 

OLEAN, N. Y.— Riverhurst Park. C. C. Mo- 

riah. mgr. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Mullen's -Garden: 
ONTARIO, N. Y.— Ontario Beach Park 
ORANGE. MASS.— Central Park 
OSHKOSH. WIS.-rdHzens' Traction Co. 
OSWEGO, N. Y.— Oswego Beach. 
OTTAWA. ONT.— Can. Victoria. Park, Ottawa : 

Electric Railway.. ' 

OTTUMWA, IA.— Orpheum Summer Park 

Theater. . • 

OWOSSO. MICH.— Caledonia Park. 
PADUOAH, KY.— La Belie Park; 
PATOTED POST, N. Y.— Bronson Park. 
PARKBR6BURG. W. VA.— TerTapln Park. 
PARIS. ILL.— Reservoir Park. - . 

PETERSON, N. J.— Passaic Falls Park. East 
S:de Park (city), West Side Park (city): 
Scheutzen.' Saal Bros.. . mgrs.: Idlewlld 
Pb rk. - Tr» ction Company. 
PEAKS ISLAND, ME.— Underwood Springs 

Park. '■ • . 

PENBACOLA, FLA.— Kupfrican's Park. 
PEORIA, ILL.— Central Park, The " Alps, 
Prospect Heights Park, Glen Oak. Park; 
' Pfeifer's Pavilion, C. G. Pfeifer. mgr.; 
Stony Hill Garden; Stoecker'B Summer_Gar-_ 

den. ' ^ 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Willow Grove Park, 
Central .Park, Baseball. Park. Wocds'de 
Park. Neshanning Park, 'Torresdale Park, 
Wash'Dgton-Park, Chestnut Hill Park. 

PHILLIPSBURG. N. J.— Cedar Park 

PIOUA, O.— Midway Park. 

r-T-rxci-v rsrto ,T E. N. J. — Alreynn -ParV. 

PITTSBURG,' PA.— Kennywood Park. Monon- 
gahela Street Ry. Co.. Jas. G. Sansom, 
rogr., -512 Smithfield st;: Oakwood Park, 
John Harris, • West End Traction Co., mgr.: 
Fotier'er Park. Oakum Park, Calhoun park. 
Oak Hill Park. '. 

PORTTjAND, ME.— Riverton Park, Under- 
wood Springs Park. Cottage Park. \ 

PORTLAND, MH — Geni Theater. \ 

POUTTvAND. ORE.— Hawthorne Ssrlngs Park 

PORTSMOUTH, V.A.— fnltimrila P»rk. 

POTTSTOWN. PA.— Ringing Rock Park, 
Ti'mH'pr Run Pav'iion- ' 

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.— Dairrow Park, 

■ ' Unton L»ke Park. R'vers'de Park. ', 

PROVIDENCE, -R. I.— Rocky Point. Crescent 
Park; Roger 'Williams Park, Dan's Park. 
Plpr-Vftonn Park. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Lake Minneqoa Pavil'on. 

QiitvcY ILL.— Baldwin Park, T. S. Baldwin, 
mgr.; Highland Park, Harry H. Franklin, 
mgr. " - -■^■;-'- *' •% 

READING, PA.'— Carsomia Park, Driving 
Park. 



REVERE, MASS.— Point of Pines (near 
Lynn). 

RICHMOND, VA.— Putnam's Summer Gar- 
den, Broad Street Park, Auditorium, Jeffer- 
son Roof Garden, Athletic Park, Main 
Street Park. ',_ 

RICHMOND, IND.— Glen Miller. 

KOOKVILLB. CONN.— Pleasure Park „ 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-^-Ontario Beach, New 
Culver Park, Irondequoite Park. 

ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I., N. Y.— Delm- 
lino's Casino. 

ROCKFORD. j ILL.— Harlem Park. '...".' 

ROCKLAND, ME.— B.oadway Pavilion Thea- 
ter. 

ROCKVILLE. CONN.— Snipsle Park. 

ROCKY POINT, R. I. 
* Mr." Harrington, mgr. 

ROME, GA.— Moberly'Park: ' 

ROUND BAY. MD— U.&. O. Short Line Ry .Co. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Riverside Park. ","■'■;.;' 

SALEM, MASS.— Salem Willows,' Dana and 
Parker's Pavilion,. Casino, Gorman's Sum- ' 
.mtr Theater. , 

SALISBURY BEACH. MASS.— Pavtlibn. " '.'.".- 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Saltair Beach, - 
Lagoon, Salt Palace, Calder's Park 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Muth's Garden. 

SAN DIEGO, CAL.— S. D. P. B. & S. J. Ry. 

SANDUSKY. O.— Cedar Point Grove. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Paul Boynton 
Chutes, Pres.d-o Athlet.c- Park,. Glen Park. 

SARATOGA. N. Y.^Palm Garden. " '. ' 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Tivoli Park, Thunderbolt 
. 'Park.' ■- -' •■'.-' 

SCIO, O.— Pavilion Theater: 

ssOKiANTON. PA.— Laurel Hill Park 

SEA CLIFF, ;L- I.— Add. Manager of Lyceum- 

SEATTLE, WASH.— Leschi Park, Madison 

Park . - .-.-..-. 

9BDALIA, MO.— O. T, Crawford. Topeka.Kas. 
i»ENECA~ FALLS. N.' Y.— payuga Park 
i- «-OMOLA GLEN, N.Y.— Erie R.R. Co. 
SKOWHEGAN, ME.— Lakewood. GruVt. 
SOUTH BARTONVILLE. ILL.— Casino. 
SOUTH BEACH, S. 1.. N.; Y.— Munley's Ca- 
sino. .. ■-," ',:»■ 

SOUTH BB»D, IND— Sprlngbook Park. 

SOUTH FArMINGUAM, MASS.— Wayside 
Para,- 

SOUTH NORWALK, CT.— Roton Point The- 
ater. 

SPRINGFIELD,. MASS.— Suburban - Park. 

SPOKANE, V\ ASH.— Natatarium Park 

STAUNTON, VA.— Highland Park. . 

ST ATEN ISLAND. "N. »".— Boyntoa Beach. ' 

ST. CLOUD, N. J— Highland. Park (near 
Newark).-- • - - j-:- ■-;■; ;"*~- . ; • 

ST. JOSEPH; MO.— Address 6. T. Crawford, 
Topeka, Kan. ; Lake Controny, Krug Park, 
Athletic Park- .-- ; .; 

ST. LOUIS, 'MO.— Bellevue Gardens, Koer- 
ner's Garden, KHondyke Park and Chutes: 
forest Park,- Highlands;; Southern Electric 
Park, Suburban Garden; Meremac, High- 
lands; Mannion Park, ' Delinar Gardeos, 
Uhr.g's Cave, Athletic" Park- - 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Palm Garden, Como 
Park, Palace Garden; ;--,'-'! ----■' 

ST.- THOMAS, CAN.— Plnafor* Lalre Park. 

STOCKPORT. N. Y.— Fern «Ide Park. 
F. W. Deboe. mgr., . -'"' 

STOCKTON. OAL.— at. Blec. Ry.- Co. 

SYLVAN BEACH, NEW YORK. 

SYRACUSE, N. .Y.,— Electric Park, Valley 

. Theater; Lakeside Park, Chas. .Loot, Styles 
Station, mgr.; Kirkwood -Park, Elmwood 
Park. 

TAMPA. FLA.— DeSoto Park Tampa Elec- 
tric Co. 
Henry G. Bradlee, mgr. 

TAUNTON, MASS.— Nippenicket Park; Digta- 
ton Rock Park, Sabbatia Park. 

TBRRE HAUTE. IND.— Bijou Garden Theater 

TOLEDO. O.— Lake Erie Casino, Farm Thea- 
ter,. Presque Isle. 

TOPEKA, KAN— Address O. T. Crawford; 
Garfield Park. - - 

TORONTO, . ONT.— Hanlan's Point, Monro 

TRENTON. -N. J'.— Spring Lake Park, New 
Park Theater, Broad Street Park. 

TROY. N. Y-— Lagoon Island. 

UNION. N. Y.— Casino; 

UTICA, N. . Y.— Summit Park, Utica Park, 
Brand's Casino park, "Rochester Park, El- 
mira Park. 

«" I.DOSTA,- GA. — Pine' Park. A. T. Moore. 

VINCENNES. IND.— Fairview Park 
"A. G. Traube. mgr. 

WAKEFTELD. MASS.— WskeflHd Park. 

WARSAW, IND.— Lake Side Park. 

WASHINGTON; D. C —Marshall Hall Park. 
-Wildwood Park (formerly Glen Sligo), Co- 
lumbia Park, Lawrence Summer Garden, 
Buena' Vista. Chevy Chase Lake. Enreka 
Park (colored), Notley Hall (colored), Ches- 
apeake. Beach, River. View Park. Cabin 
John's Br'dge Park, Glen Echo Park. 

WASHINGTON, IND.-^Street Railway Park. 

WATERBURY, .'CT.— Lakewood Park, Belle- 
view Lake Grove: Forest Park, Jean 
Jaroues. mgr. 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Selbert's Summer 
Garden. Glen Park. 

WATKINS GLEN, N. Y. 

WEBB CITY, MO.— Olympla Park. 

WEBSTER, MASS.— Beacon Park, Beaver 
Park. 

WESTFIELD. MA8S— Wnronocno Park. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Wheeling Park. Mo- 
zart Park. Pleasant Valley Park. Bader & 
Maiircr", mers.- 

WHITB BEAR LAKE, MINN— Wildwood 
Park. Lake Shore Park, White Bear Beach. 

WTLLIAMSPORT. PA.— Vallanwvm Park, , . 

WILMINGTON, DEL — Shellport Park, Br«n- 
dywine Park, Summer Park. 

\»rTpJN'PRG. CAN.— River Psrk, Elm Park.. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N." C— Piedmont Park' 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Lake ' Quinelganiond 
Park. , _>^ 

TONKERS. N. Y.— Yonkers Pleasure • Pal*. 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Idora Park, Mlllcreek 
Park.- ■ 

YORK. PA.— Highland Park. . . . 

ZANESVILLE, O.— Grant Park, Maplewood 




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"Charles K. Hager, the well-known manager 
of the St. Louis Bill Posting Company, Is the 
author of a comedy drama in three acts, en- 
titled "A Business Transaction," and ought 
accordingly be a happy man. .His play was 
recently staged for the first time by the Im- 
perial Stock Company, of St. Louis, and it 
met with pronounced success.. All the news- 
paper critics say that it is constructed on 
good dramatic lines, and that the author has 
proper ideas of play writing. This, together 
with the hearty approval of the "gallery 
Sods." to say nothing of the polite theater- 
goers, ought to highly encourage Mr. Hager, 
and it is reasonable to predict that his next 
play will meet with still greater applause. 
"The Billboard" certainly wishes Mr. Hager 
the highest success in the dramatic world. 
Following is the program of the play as pro- 
duced in St. Louis: 

Programme, week of August 12, 1900, Mau- 
rice Freeman and Imperial Stock Company, 
in first production of Chas. K. Hager's com- 
edy drama, "A Business Transaction," in 
three acts. 

CAST OF CHARACTERS. 

Edward Sinclair, of the firm of Ellison 
& Sinclair Mr. Maurice Freeman 

Judge Wm. Ellison, of the firm of Ellison 
& Sinclair Mr. Taylor Carroll 

Clarence Robinson, ambitious to be a 
Wall Street king Mr. Arthur Garrels 

Herbert Griswold, a disinherited nephew 
Mr. Jos. E. Soroghan 

Ralph Duncan, a schemer and railroad 
manager Mr. Geo. Whitaker 

Judson, a servant. Mr. Chas. Krone 

An Officer Mr. Geo. Conger 

Mabel Sinclair, wife of Edward 

Miss Nadine Winston 

Marion Griswold, alleged sister of Her- 
bert Miss Annie Marie Schaefer 

Blanche Trevers, stenographer for Ellison 
& Sinclair Miss Caroline Morrison 

Mrs. Robinson, mother of Mabel and 
Clarence Miss Minnie Wilson 

SYNOPSIS. 

Act I. — Law Offices of Ellison & Sinclair. 
Acts II. and III. — Library in the Sinclair 
Residence. 



Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of " The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir: — Oshkosh, Wis. By gosh! J. E. 
Williams is manager of opera house and tbe 
b 11 poster, and does both right. Johnle has 
7,000 running feet of boards, with 100 good 
locations, on which can be shown a 24-sheet 
stand. This town has a population of 35,000, 
and has Immense wood manufacturers of fur- 
niture, matches, trunks and saw mills. 

Was informed that if he is sent 1-sheets to 
post be always lists them, as be has no 
daubs. Reports business good, "as he has a 
good plant, and that is as it should be." 
Stands very well with his local merchants 
who uses his boards. John took me out to 
the lake for a swim, but as I only weigh 111 
pounds was afraid to venture in; for the 
waves were running high and I might get 
thrown against one of the bath houses. I 
took mine in a tub. 

St. PauL MJnn.— L. N. Scott has built 12.- . 
000 runn'ng feet of as good boards as are in 
any nan's town, and, with the assistance of 
Mr. Beech, manges to keep them filled with 
live pap=r. Mr. Scott, tbe Chesterfield of bill 
posters, also manages the opera houses of 
this city, Minneapol s and Duluth. I did not 
ask nira for pointers on his Duluth." and Su- 
perior plants, but from my recollection of 
them on my early spring trip they are good 
ones. This plant can take 200 24-sheet stands 
and not place two on one location. Can also 
place Email paper to a good advantage. Pop- 
ulation of St. Paul, 164,000; distance, ten 
miles from .Minneapolis, whose • corporation 
meet about half way. Along this lines is run 
- one of the finest electric lines in the country- 
Running time. 45 minutes, with cars seven 
m'nutes apart, with m'les of bill boards and 
bulletin signs on either side. It seems to me 
that th's cry should have more boards than 
-what they have. Come here at what time of 
theryear I may I always find the boards full. 
There is quite a jealousy existing between 
these two city, but Lew and Mike pull to- 
gether all right, and poor me? There are 
only two things I wish for: First — To be as 
handsome as Lew- Scott; second: to have a 
mill'on' dollars. Then I would stand some 
show, with my Cincinnati girl. Mr. Editor 
"Mae," please den't cut this out, as this is 
the only way I can communicate with her. 
"Minneabolis, ; Minn. — Just as far from St. 
Paul as St.. Paul is from Minneapolis, and as 
I shook hands with Mike Breslauer he was 
talking politics -with a- -Swede. And such a 
Swede!! You see-Mike has gone into it pretty 
heavy. He is in, the" "Solent Sircle." "I would 
rather pull the wire than do the jumping." 
Mike Is a Democrat; but- this should not' 
c«umt against him, as he will know* better 
after November 6. Mike has 15,000 running 
feet of boards, "vhich are looked after by his 



brother Charley and nine assistants. There 
are not many cities who have' such a neat 
plant as this. First-class lots in central loca- 
tions, and good ones, too, and all boards are 
blanked with 70-Pound Ox Blood paper, which 
puts each bill in a splendid frame. 

I notice that Washburn-Crosby and Pills- 
bury use the boards as extensively here as 
they do in other cities, which seems to me 
strange, when we consider that their mills 
are so wellknown here. 

I was informed that Fred. Stebbins. rep- 
resenting W. J. Morgan & Company, of Cleve- 
land, O., was four weeks ahead of me. 

Say, Fred, honest Injin, how much paper 
did you sell In these two cities? ' 

M. L. LEVYNE. 



Abilene, Tex., Airings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Campbell Bros.' Shows will make 
the following places: El Paso, Aug. 30; Pecos, 
Sept. 1; Midland, Sept. 3; Big Springs, Sept. 
4; Colorado, Sept. 5; Abilene, Sept. 6; Cisco, 
Sept. 7; Weatberford. Sept. 8; all on line of 
the Texas & Pacific Railway. Route beyond 
Ft. Worth has not been mapped out, but their 
advance agent said probably up the Ft. 
Worth & Denver Railway to Amiriilo, mak- 
ing stops at Wichita Falls, Quanabi and 
Amiriilo; thence across on the Santa Fe back 
to Ft- Worth. They have engaged all my 
boards, walls, etc., for about 750 sheets. Their 
advance agent, Mr. W. L. Sherrill, is one of 
the few advance men who try to do what is 
right. He will surely meet the bill poster 
half way. I had no trouble on earth mak- 
ing my trade with him. All "there was said 
was: "Are your boards full? ■ Can I have 
them? and What are your rates?" I simply 
banded him one of my circulars, with loca- 
tions of boards and walls, number of sheets 
each- contain, and prices. He said my prices 
were reasonable, and> contracted for all I had 
— some 730 sheets, at 3 cents per sheet, and 
Campbell Bros., bill posters, to furnish their 
own paste and do the work. Enclosed you 
will find a copy of my circular that I mail to 
every prominent advertiser in the United 
States once per month. I intend to better 
it by adding from time to time any events 
that will take place in our vicinity the month 
and following month' it Is printed and sent 
out. Of course, it costs money to use print- 
ers' ink, but unless you let your, customers 
know what you have, you might as well shut 
up shop. It is like a man with' a pair of 
smoked glasses on— he knows he winked, but 
no one else does. So, boys, don't be afraid 
to use plenty of printers' ink, and on the best 
cf paner. If it was not for the printer, where 
would your business be? I guarantee perfect 
service, and any employe who does not do 
his part, and do it well, can not work any 
longer for me. Boys, remember politeness 
and courtesy does not cost a cent, but will 
bring you in many a dollar. If you can show 
the advance agent favors by introducing him 
to the city and county officials, grain and 
feed men, butcher, baker and candle-stick 
maker, do it. The agent meets with many a 
man who wants to hold him up because he 
represents some show or large mercantile 
house. No wonder he feels sore, and, as they 
all say to me, it is a pleasure to meet a bill 
roster who will go out of his way to show 
them favors. I find it pays, as they are con- 
stantly meeting with one another on the road, 
and swan notes, so yon are known by repu- 
tation, if not personally, when he calls on 
you. So treat him as you would like to be 
treated. s. L. RALPH. 



Boston, Budget. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir:— -Donnelly's bill boards in Bos- 
ton are resplendent with posting orders of the 
G. O. T. Whiskey, Beeman's Gum, Adams" 
Gum, Old Virginia Cheroots, Grain Hearts, 
Electric Lustre Starch, Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' Exposition, which occurs here in 
October; Old Crow Whiskey, big order of 
posting for Crescent Beach Carnival, Stein- 
way Export Lager, and the theaters' paper Is 
just beginning to makesits appearance. Grand 
Opera House opening last Saturday, August 
11. and Lyceum Theater August 20. 

'Harry Askin is in town in advance of 
"Monte Cristo." with James O'Neil, which 
plays Boston Theater for a run, beginning in 
October. He has arranged, I am told, with 
Donnelly to place 20 or 25 big. stands 30-sheets 
long on principal thoroughfares, and which 
are now in evidence. This is dee'dedly a new 
departure, "which in measure- stands off a big 
commercial order display,- and is equivalent 
to 150 ordinary stands promiscuously posted. 
This is simply advance billing, and is in- 
dulged in by Askin and on the show's ac- 
count. The success of the billing of "Sag 
Harbor" in this city last year prompts As- 
kin's concern to do this. Their faith in bill' 
posting has been established after "Sag Har- 
bor's" phenomenal success, which is attrib- 
uted entirely to their indulgence in bill post- 
ing. . 

Jack Ells is again the advertising agent at 
the opera house. This is his fourth season. 
A good man's service is usually appreciated. 
Not to be outdone by Askin, W. A. Brady's 
representative^ Thropp, has just closed nego- 
tiations with Donnelly for 50 stands, running 
from 7xl2-sheets long, on all principal thor- 
oughfare boards in Boston proper, for the 
mammoth melodramatic production' of 
"Woman and Wine," which opens the regular 
season of the Boston Theater, Thursday even- 
ing, August 30, for a three weeks' run. 

Manager C. E. Ellis teiis me that: his open- 
ing date for the New- Music-Hall occurs Octo- 
ber 15, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. 
This orchestra, without a doubt, contains the 
finest string musicians in this country. 

With the vent of posting for a dozen the- 
aters and Rich-Harris and Frohman's new 
theater, the "Colonial;" New Music Hall 



and Henry Savage's new venture, the Old 
Music Hall (reconstructed), and the posting - 
for at least six of the leading retail houses of - 
Boston, who says bill posting is not boom- 
ing. Yours, "THE KNOCKABOUT." 



Williamsport, Pa., Waifs. 



We are all on the hustle here, as usual. 
The big storm on the 18th tore down two of 
my big boards, but just as soon as the sun 
looked smilingly on us all hands were at 
work replacing the wreck. All my boards are 
now being put up with poles, the same as 
used by the telegraph people; all poles are 
planted from five to six feet- in the ground; 
then the poles are faced by a two-by-six, so 
the boards can be nailed on. This way of 
putting up boards makes them safe for at 
least eight years, if chestnut poles are used. 
I just returned from a scout from here to the 
town of Muncy, twelve miles from here. It is 
my intention to erect double-faced boards at 
all points where the trolley cars run. near the 
Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad, so they 
can be seen by all parties coming in and 
going out of the city by either of the three 
ways. This season has been a busy one with 
the different railroads here, on account- of 
excursions, and I bave been doing all the 
work for this section. My distributing plant 
has been on the go for the past eight weeks. 
The four men are at it night and day. and 
I am now having the second story of my big 
building fitted up for agents with distribut- 
ing; big tables, shelves and folding benches 
are being placed in it for their use. Agents 
can now have their shipments for this sec- 
tion sent here and arrange for the towns 
near by and ship from here to the other 
points. A new boiler is an addition to my 
plant, for making paste. I can safely say 
that I now have one of the most complete 
plants in tbe Keystone State. 

GEO. H. BUBB. 



Leadville, Col., Lines. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I would like to let the readers of 
"The Billboard" know bow we are getting 
along in the "City of the Clouds." Business 
has never been better than it is at the pres- 
ent time. The bill boards have been crowded 
all summer, and no let-up yet. I have just 
completed 5,000 square feet of new bill boards 
and bave them all covered. I have on the 
boards 7 48-sbeets. Star Tobacco; 5 28-sheets, 
Adams Gum; 300 1-sheets, Buck's Ranges; 37 
4-sheets, Friends* Oats; 100 1-sheets, Zip; 100 
1-sheets, Colorado Carlsbad Water; 10 8- 
sheets and 10 16-sheets Marguerite Cigar; 5 
20-sheets, Henry George Cigar: 5 20-sheets, 
Tom Moore Cigar; 15 8-sheets, Mennen's Baby 
Powder; 15 8-sheets, Grove & O'Keefe, wall 
paper (local); 15 12-sheets and 50 2-sheets, 
Old "Virginia Cheroots, and 2,300 quarter- 
sheets for the Colorado Midland Railway. 
Ringling Bros, showed here the 11th to b'g 
business— the best show that ever came to 
th's city. Edward Haskle, of Grand Junction, 
will be here next week advertising Peach 
"Week. Distributing is rather slow at present, 
h"t it has been good up until now. as I have 
put out 265,000 pieces this year. The theaters 
will open next month, and I will be crowded 
again. JOHN COLMAN. 



New Straitsville, 0., Notes. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — "The Billboard" came in good 
time this week, and I see a great number of 
firms who are on the eve of filling the bill 
boards. We have had an immense lot of work 
this year, and our expectations are still 
greater for the balance of this year. We have 
two large fairs in this county, namely. Perry 
County. This is a great field, and a great 
deal of good can be done here. We have fif- 
teen towns to cover, and a distance of over 
200 miles. When we get work, we throw our 
stuff in the wagon, and off we go for all day. 
We do the work ourselves and do not depend 
upon boys to do it.. "The Billboard" is cer- 
tainly a juicy paper, and should be encour- 
aged by all lovers of legitimate work. I no- 
tice also that several of our craft, doing 
work for different firms, fail to receive anv 
compensation for same. Great stress should 
be used in making such dastardly organiza- 
tions as that come to time, in such cases: and 
if not, measures should be taken to expose 
them in their true light. This firm does nr; 
know exactly how many feet of boards it has. 
We have all we can attend to, and hope it 
will continue. A. A. ALEXANDER. 



Newman, Ga., News. 



To the Editor of "Tbe Bllboard:" 

Dear Sir:— Business has been a little dull 
for the past two or three weeks, but it will 
give me time to improve my plant some. I 
will have two 5xl8-sbeet boards finished up 
next week. This will give me s'xteen boards 
ranging from 24-sheets to 9S-sheets, all well 
scattered. Our city is on a boom. Another 
b'g cotton mill going up. When complete 
will employ 400 hands. The Business Men's 
Industrial League have on 'foot a steam laun- 
dry, knitting mill, brick factory and soap fac- 
torv, and I am - sure we will, have at least 
2000 or-3,000 -more people by next spring. All 
our factories— eight in number — are running 
full capacity and away behind with orders. 
I can easily accommodate 1,000 sheets of 
paper now, and I expect to get a large busi- 
ness this fall and winter. With kindest re- 
gards, " E. H. BOWMAN. 



Abilene, Kan., Items. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have waited until now to see 
what the conclusion would be in regard to our 
carnival. It begins to look to me like it 
might turn out to be a fizzle yet. They have 
changed the date twice and changed the offi- 
cers twice, and the man whom they chose for 
president the last time 'is absent, and they 
art not sure he will consent to serve. I send 
you a copy of the Abilene Daily Reflector. 
You will find the proceedings of the Corn 
Club in it. The Seely Theater will be opened 
the first of October; no comnany engaged 
yet. I distributed 4,000 booklets for the 
Washington Medical Institute the fore part 
of this month, and have not received pay for 
it yet. The work was done' conscientiously 
and to the best of my ability, and I can't see 
why it should be that I am kept out of it so 
long and why the bosses should talk to a 
fellow just like they were sure he was noth- 
ing but a fake. I am seventy-seven years 
old, and consider dishonest work for an ab- 
sent party no better than stealing. 

J. M. LOOKER. 



New Orleans, La., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — All the bill boards in the city 
look naked and sun-beaten for want- of new 
paper, and distributing is very scarce. We 
have very little show business in town, 'but 
we look for a big season in that line. Thefe 
has not been a circus here yet this season, 
or a Wild West Show, or any signs of any; 
The lake resorts are doing very fine business' 
that is, the West End Athletic Park and City 
Park. They are all crowded these hot nights. 
There is quite a colony of show people in 
New Orleans, resting, and expecting dates 
and contracts. A great many old-time show 
people live here, and make their home in the 
Sunny South. We expect great things here 
in the coming Mardi Gras Festival. We ex- 
pect to outdo all previous efforts. Manning & 
Yale are organizing a fine vaudeville show 
for the road, to start about Sept. 3. Will 
try to make our next letter more interesting. 
Yours, with best wishes, 

W. T. BRODIE. 



Coffeyville, Kan., Comments. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
Dear Sir— Business is fair here just now. 

1 have about 475 feet of bill boards, and have 
bought some, circus boards that were in the 
best locations. Following is a list of work 
for this" month: 5 12-sheets, 50 2-sheets, Tor- 
rent & Co.: 48 1-sheets, 8 8-sheets, 3 16-sheets, 

2 32-sheets. 2 24-sheets and 8 16-sheets, Prick- 
ly Ash Bitters Co.; 10 8-sheets, Globe-Demo- 
crat Cigar, American Posting Service; 8 8- 
sheets, Hampden-Dueber Watch Co.. Canton. 
O. : 25 1-sheets, Dr. Pepper, from Southwest 
Soda Fountain Co.; 100 2-sheets. local work: 
700 sheets for Forepaugh-Sells'- Circus and 
John Robinson's billing for Cherryvale. I 
l^ve also had distributing and tacking from 
following firms: Lydia E. Pinkham, Tarrenf 
& Co.. American Tobacco Co., Southwest 
Soda Fountain Co. and Pearl Med. Co. 

HENRY HOLUNGER. 



A Matchless High Diver. 

Kearney P. Speedy, whose picture appears 
on the first page of this issue, is perhaps 
without a peer as a high diver. Thousands 
of people bave been amused, instructed, be- 
wildered and astounded by his wonderful feat 
of diving from a tower 138 feet high into a 
tank of water 17 feet long, 9 feet wide and 3 
feet deep. The reason why this thrilling high 
dive attracts such widespread attention is 
.because of the shallowness of the tank in 
which he alights. An inferior diver would 
meet destruction diving into such a tank from 
one-fourth the altitude. Some time ago 
Speedy made a d've from the Memphis 
(Tenn.) Bridge, which is 171 feet above the 
water. 



Rothschild's Maxims. 



It remained for the late Alphonse de Roths- 
child to put into epigrammatlcal form a state- 
ment of the elements upon which he based 
the success of his famous house. As being 
the utterances of this famous membar of per- 
haps the richest family in the world, tbe fol- 
lowing are well worthy of careful consider- 
ation: 

"Carefully examine every detail of your 
business." 

"Be prompt In everything." 

"Take time to consider, but decide posi- 
tively." ■'.,■' 

"Dare to go forward." 

"Bear troubles patiently." 

"Maintain your integrity as a sacred 
thing." 

"Never tell business lies.". 

"Pay your debt promptly." 

"Make no useless acquaintances." 

Can any one question the. usefulness of the 
advice thus presented? Will any young man 
go astray from following this guide to suc- 
cess? 

BILLPOSTERS' PASTE BRUSHES. 

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'DONALDSON.' 

Thin bnmh is niniintnciuml 
cxprctwly f»ir u*. mid U Tullv 
warranted. It Is the ch<'ntn»"i 
GOOD brush yon can (ind tiiiy- 
where. pricks: 8 in., S2.25 va. 
9 in-.|2.76ea. I0in..£l.Q0 ca. 



" UNEXCELLED. 1 

The neat Parte llrush made. 
P«t|iiilnrevprv»'hereon account 
«f i»H irrent (hirahillly. f.utir- 
ftitlnil to out I «■ t all oth(-r*. 
PRICKS: 8inch...$2.75encii. 
If iu. .g.'i.(k)fa. 10 fu..$U!>t-a. 



Send the money with the order. None sent C. O. D. 

Tbe Donnldioa IjHIio. «;©., Ncwiyort, My. 



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istributors' 
Dflng$. 



The Excursion Train. 




See the flaming poster pasted 

On the wall — 
"And the round trip costs a dollar. 

That is all! 
"Dress the children in their best- 
Here's a chance for fun and rest. — 
Counle up the ancient cars. 
With their broken bolts and bars— 
O. the. devil makes another merry jest. 

Pack the baskets and the boxes 

Till they creak! 
O what glad anticipations 

For a week! 
Leave the town aud care behiud. 
Quit the old. heart-breaking grind- 
Hurry! Hurry! Don't be late. 
They are crowding through the gate— 
A d.spatcher's gone to sleep, but never mind! 

*See the train of twenty coaches 

Whirl along, 
Jammed with people, who are full of 

Merry song — 
Going out to spend the day 
"At the Falls" or "at the Bay — 
"Going down to Uncle Bill's . 
From the city's dirt and ills" — 
And Destruction waits a mile or two away. 

See the mother with her darling 

In her arms: 
See the happy flirt subduing 

With her charms: 
See the father gazing down 
On tho curly head and brown: 
See the watchful lover's smiles, 
See them wedged there in the aisles— 
"O, the hapless thousands prisoned in the 
town!" 

See the bunch of crepe that's hanging 
On the door— 

"One of thOEe on that excursion 

Nothing more! 
Seme one may have beev to blame. 
B<'» tliev haven't, leprned his name! 
Ah, the tale has oft been told— 
It's a tale that's trite and old— 
And they'll crowd the next excursion just 
the same. 

—Chicago Times-Herald. 



neat display itself. Bach wagon is loaded 
down with posters, large and small; hand- 
bills, circulars, fair association buttons and 
literature galore of every description, telling 
of the excellencies of the Southern Interstate 
Fair. The wagons will go from town to 
town and cross-roads to cross-roads, every- 
where bedecking the landscape with the big 
fair posters. The mile-posts, the 6J"de 
signs, trees and everything else able to hold 
up a bill will be utilized. The fair associa- 
tion people are getting up a great show for 
next fall, and they want the people of the 
State to know it, and they will know it. too, 
before long. 

Each wagon left this morning loaded to its 
fullest capacity, and supplies will be shipped 
them to convenient railroad stations along 
the route. There is no estimating the num- 
ber of posters and hand-bills that will be 
distributed throughout the State in the next 
month. One of the wagons is in charge of W. 
W. Blackburn and the other in charge of Mr. 
W. A. Sanges. The latter will work the 
northern half of the State, while the former 
will journey southward. The route Mr. San- 
ges will follow is in a general way given 
below. Of course, each of the wagons will 
vary its course at times, making frequent 
little side-line excursions, as it were. Nor 
will be the railroads be followed closely, 
though they will be touched at all stations 

any size. Mr. Sanges will drive up along 
the line of the Southern Railway to Gaines- 
ville and all adjacent towns to Greenville, 
S C From Greenville he will drive to Green- 
wood. Then he will begin his journey from 
the Palmetto State home, following the Sea- 
board Air Line Railroad in a general way 
until he reaches Atlanta. Mr. Blackburn 
goes from Atlanta down the Central of Geor- 
gia Railroad as far as Milan. Then he will 
go up through Waynesboro and across to Au- 
gusta From Augusta he will come home 
through the same territory as is traversed 
by the Georgia Railroad, touching all stations 
of any size. Mr. Sanges will drive up along 
set within which to complete the trip. The 
driving with a loaded wagon will be neces- 
sarily slow, and much time will be consumed 
in putting up the posters and distributing the 
handbills. 



Unsolicited Goods. 



lowing: Boston Medical Institute, 3,000 books; 
Dr. Chase Co., 1,300 books; W. A. Hanson 
(Pink Pills), 2,000 circulars: Dr. Miles' Med. 
Co , 1,500 dream books; Genesee Pure Food 
Co. (Graino), 1,200 samples; Dodds* Med. Co., 
1 500 books: Standard Oil Co., 1,000 circulars; 
Washington Medical Institute, 4,000 books 
(two distributions); C. I. Hood & Co., 1,200 
books; Dr. Shoop, 1,200 circulars. We also 
distribute an average of 25,000 circulars 
monthly for local firms. We guarantee all 
our work, and would be pleased to hear from 
advertisers who intend to advertise in this 
State. CHARLES A. GRABOW. 




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Covington, Tenn., Comments. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— We have just finished putting out 
1 000 samples of McGee Baby Elixir, 1,000 
signs and 124 large banners for Mayfield Med. 
Manufacturing Co., 108 Walnut street, St. 
Louis; also, samples for Celluloid Starch Co. 
We have closed contract with Chattanooga 
Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.; New Spencer 
Med Co., of same place; Sutherland Med. 
Co.. Paducah, Ky.: Dr. Miles Med. Co.; L. 
E Pinkham Med. Co., Peruna Drug Co., and 
C. I. Hood & Co., besides several wanting 
prices, etc. We expect to have fair crops in 
this section unless the hot weather continues 
without rain. We would be pleased to hear 
from all bill posters, especially in the South- 
ern States. Covington is a growing town; 
population now about 3,500. „„..„„. 

H. N. HOLSHOUSER. 



Peru, III., Pointers. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard: 

Dear Sir:— Not seeing anything m your 
paper from this part of the State, we con- 
cluded to write and let you know what is be- 
ing done here in the bill posting and distrib- 
uting line. We have posted Old Virginia 
Cheroots. 12x2 sheets, three months showing: 
Robert Mantell Cigar, 8x2-sheets; Hires' Root 
Beer, 8x2-sheets; Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 
Sx2-sheets: Hearst's Chicago American, 24- 
sheets: Dueber-Hamp'ton Watches, 8-sheets: 
Henrv George and Tom Moore Cigars. 24x1- 
sheets; Star Tobacco. 24, Sxlsheets; Ottawa 
Races. S. :!x 1-sheets; State Firemen's Tourna- 
ment. 3xl-sheets: Cooper & Co.'s Circus. MO 
sheets: Chicago Daily News. 24, 8, 3 and 1- 
sheets. In distributing we -have done the fol- 



Norwalk, Ct, Notes. 

Business is on the boom for bill posters all 
over the country, and we are getting our 
share in the East. I have had the Buffalo 
Bill Show, Sig. Sautelle Circus, Hargrave s 
10 and 20-cent show; also. Gentry's Dog and 
Pony Show. I have on "the boards now: Cas- 
carets; Dr. Pierce's Med. Co.. Buffalo, Bee- 
man's Gum. and a lot of local work; have 
seme good fall contracts in sight. I am al- 
ways glad to have your valuable paper reach 
me, as it is full of news and a great help to 
bill posters. HARRY B. BOSSING. 



Thuxton, Millette & Co., Owensboro, Ky., 1 
have ordered 10,000 three-sheets and 100.000 
one-sheets to advertise Hurdle Rye. 

The Dalton Sarsaparilla Company, of Bel 
fast. Me., is going on the boards to adver- { 
tise their Sarsaparilla Nerve Tonic. l\ 

The board of trade of Pasadena, Ca!., let *| 
a' contract recently for printing $20,000 worth «! 
of pamphlets setting forth the beauties and Ji 
advantages of Pasadena. The pamphlet will I! 
contain a number of new cuts, but in other | 
respects will be similar to the one issued last {< 
year. ' jj 

The Poster Printers' Association languishes. | 
Concerted action is prevented alike by those f 
very new in the business and those that are I 
hopelessly Insolvent. Senseless, ruinous com- i 
petition prevails, and the kite showman is the | 
the only one that beneflts by prevailing con- | 
ditions. f 

It is probable that no designer of ability } 
and no real artist will care to be identified i 
with the movement. Artisans form labor] 
unions, artists never. If tbe movement evert 
achieves final success, the members will havs } 
to abandon the word artist and style them-| 
selves mechanics, laborers or some sucbj 
term. Beyond declaring against piece work| 
and placing a premium on mediocrity, they 
organization is very temperate In its pro-| 
posals and demands , 

The poster printers in Cincinnati and vicin-'| 
ity were formally notified of the formation of | 
the Poster Artists' Association of America.* 
Aug 18. Each firm received a copy of the; 
constitution and by-laws. The association 
is essentially a labor union, in that its chief 
object is to keep up wages and keep down 
apprentices. The association purports to be|i 
national in scope, with local or subordinate ' 
associations, of which that at Cincinnati is 
No. 1. The organization embraces litho-j . 
graphic poster artists only. No account isl 
taken of designers, wood engravers or zlnci 
workers— at least, they are not specifically* 
mentioned. 



Sherman, Tex., Smiles. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I am pleased to inform you 
that Buffalo Bill's Wild West will be with 
us Oct. 15. I have leased all my space to 
them from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, and am putting 
up 1,000 running feet of new boards for them. 
I am also pleased to tell you that our Jubilee 
and Old Settlers' Reunion, from Aug. 6 to 12, 
was a grand success; 50,000 people were in 
attendance. J- LONG. 



Lebanon, Pa., Lines. 



. Posted on my boards at present: Old Vir 
g'n-ia Cheroots, three months" contract, entin 
ctty and county covered heavily; Mennen'i 
Talcnm Powder; Omega Oil, three months 
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, 1.000 1 
sheets; Lebanon Fair, 2-sheets; BethleneL 

(Pa.) Fair, 3-sheets, and Allentown (Pa. 

Pair, 20-sheet stands. Contracted for 15,00 
books for Boston Medical Company, for coun 

ty. Good time to advertise for convent'o 

and fair. CHAS. O. OLIVER. 



A manufacturer of collar buttons complains 
that he is often defrauded by the inattention 
Df those to whom he sends unsolicited goods 
on approval. His complaint raises the ques- 
t'on of the rights of peddlers to obtrude their 
goods and themselves upon public attention. 
Newspaper and other printed advert:sements 
may be read or neglected, and even the bill 

hoard and waste paper box appeals may be 
passed by. but the receipt of unsolicited 
goods, the non-acceptance of which involves 
their return, although this may require no 
more than the sealing and mailing of the 
inclosed envelope, is a distinct invasion of 
individual rights. The use of the mails fcr 
advertising purposes has so over-reached it- 
self that a glance at the majority of cases 
consigns anything bearing a resemblance to 
an advertisement to the waste basket, ^then 
the wasted effort of the sender and the re- 
ceiver is counted the sum total demands the 
economists' attention. The call cf the book 
agent has long headed the list cf nuisances, 
and amounts to an imposition when the agent 
assumes the guise of an acquaintance by 
caliing for his victim by name or by send.ne 
in an ordinary visiting card. That the house- 
keeper's doors should be besieged by an army 
of fruit nnd vegetable venders, old women 
with thread and needles, and Italians with 
o*>»no ornaments, who require the persuas-on 
of the mistress herself to convince them that 
she needs nothing in their line, suggests a 
pliable state of municipal life that should 
be legislated out of existence. It may be pos- 
sible for a man to resign himself to the so- 
lcitations of street peddlers to encroach 
upon the space properly belonging to foot 
passengers, as he goes to and from bus'ness, 
hut he can not rid himself of the belief that 
his home and office are devoted, the one to 
his family and friends, the other to his par- 
ticular line- of business: in them he refuses 
to recognize it as his duty to receive who- 
ever presents himself: neither can he br:ng 
•■ mself to feel an obligation to open a cor- 
respondence with an unknown firm for whose 
goods he hns no use. although by his refusal 
he lavs himself open to the charpe nf fniird 
made'hy those who price time and the free- 
dom cf a buyer at the value cf a postage 
stamp. 

Advertising Atlanta's Fair. 

Atlanta, On.. Aug. 22 —(Special )— The 
Southern Interstate Fair Association this 
morning sent out two wiigons on their maliieu 
ftp of a series that is to cover all Georg a. 
the oblect of the trip being to let the people 
throughout the State and on the borders of 
the neighboring States know of the great fair 
to be held in Atlanta next Oct. 10 to 27. in- 
clusive. The wagons are light and especially 
constructed for the purposes to which they 
are being adapted. A gooU. strong horse Is 
hitched to each nnd the whole outfit makes n 




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Saturday, September 1, 1900. 



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A CIRCULATION SCHEME. 



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scj-fife j: With commendable enterprise, tlie 

.i'-^i ^business nmnajrer of the Associated 

|i' j :«!-|t 

liji'^t B BiH Posters* otticini organ is makin? 

rultLit strong effort to iuc-rcase -the circnla- 

• iSSfc-itiou of the costly publication, and to 

WW Ui that end liiis resorted to a little scheme. 

K-2ft) jwliieli not only lacks- smoothness, lint 




Mf f * * 'reconiiiiencl it to siicci'ss. A copy of a 
|Dj$HK„i,Ietter which has recently been mailed 
iTCisft sto all" the members - of the orjsiuiza- 



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lig^ion best explains tlie trick. This letter 

'WEfiBjAvas written by General Manager 

•isf sp *' 

yf'C #' ,it( -'"» of the Protective Company, and 



forni.of it "is as follows: 



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lpiiW l »"i "Although you have not seen i 

BMJtfiriS 

Kiff, «H wake part in the progressive move 

P*i-»t 5 #mtt resulttnt in the organization of the 

ltt|??Sv"'I ,1 " t e, "tI ve Company, Ave ask your as- 

n ! [Si^< distance in "weeding out the chaff from 

Bp|i';*S*Jie wheat,' on the enclosed list of ua- 

l»lef ^'onal advertisers.' As you will note 

J|iS-."jy the August issue of our official or- 

EJfci'K? ■ »an. we are doing everything we can 

make the paper attractive to adver- 



5yi J^j lisers and to encourage them in a more 

■^JjiK^J.^xten'detl use of the bill boaFds; also 

1|| k5 Jo make the advertisements that we 

Although near- 



i P»: Jarrj* really valuable. A I 
'if* :^y all of the national advertisers in 
life \i'i pities controlled by our members are 

t '|li getting copies o£ the paper, we occa- 

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j.i tionally send to those in other cities. 

.■,*' '\- _Jou't you feel that yon would like to 

*-C*et? -I 

a '* :jx 20-operate with the paper to the extent 

;' || ?^ |f subscribing for 20W to 3IJ0 local ad- 

' s "i. ■iertisers, who would be influenced to 

ffl i|i fpend money with you through this 

"f fe.l jeans? Of course, this is a matter of 

'»' -*«" ionr personal interest, as you are the 

# ■'gf'V.ly one that will get any benefit from 

?->i 'i : r - outside of the small increase to our 

I i A ;*■ Brculation. The special price of "JO 

'3^| pnts each, per year, onlj- covers the 

§ .S|%-tual cost to us. We feel that unless 

,- 1* vt ' ? cn bill poster is satisfied to <lo this 

' t* i'ith -his local customers, we must be 



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Tong in spending money in the same 



way to influence the national adver- 
tisers, and you are auxious to find it 
out as quickly as possible, and ask 
your suggestions and co-operation on 
these lines. We depend upon the local 
bill poster to supply the local adver- 
tiser with advertising matter, and un- 
less you are willing to pay the expense 
of sending the journal, iu its present 
form, to your local advertisers at the 
special rate of r>0 cents per year each, 
we shall feel that we are not on the 
right track in our endeavor to stimu- 
late national advertisers by the same 

method." 

Xo, Mr. Fitch: you are not on the 
right track to stimulate interest iu 
your journal. If the publication Is of 
any value to natioual advertiser, "it 
should command the same price that 
bill posters are required to p:iy. no mat- 
ter who settles for the subscription. 
But how ludicrous to expect bill post- 
ers to pay 50 cents for an article to 
be given away, when they are exacted 
double that amount for the same thing 
for their own personal use! 
* * * 

Newspaiiers are gradually awaken- 
ing to the fact that the bill boards are 
a splendid and most effective means or 
circulation-building. Here is what the 
editor of a daily, who has profited by 
such an experience, lias to say on the 
subject: 

"A newspaper can not appeal to ev- 
erybody through its own columns. It 
must perforce seek new fields, both in 
the way of circulation and in the way 
of -advertising. If it- uses- the- bill boan! 
it is by no means a concession that 
the bill board is a better medium than 
the newspaper for the general adver- 
tiser. If the general advertiser thought 
so. he'd have left your columns long 
ago. But for your purposes, with the 
opposition paper barred, as jours in- 
variably should be to it. the bill board, 
properly used, is a medium of great 
value. In pushing newspaper circula- 
tion you can say so much in a few 
. words that drive right home. On that 
account, a fact ran be played up ou !l 
bill board with splendid eftect. For 
instance, a poster that reads: "The 
Daily Day Circulation was 1.150.l*-!3 
during June. lflOO." tells a surprising 
fact, and means that if so many people 
think so well of the Day it must be 
worth subscribing for. Or a poster 
which tells something about your want 
ads, the number printed, or the results 
obtained for some advertiser, is also 
bound to be effective. Poster adver- 
tising must not be inane. It must 
drive home an important fact. It must 
be as large as your means will permit. 
It must be printed in bold type. It 
must not be allowed to remain without 
a change too long. It must be follow- 
ed up by effective methods of circula- 
tion soliciting. Pictures always add to 
the effectiveness of a poster, but the 



expense is necessarily great, and the 
probable returns must always be la ken 
into account. But for new circulation 
don't fail to realize the value of the 
bill board, especially to you." 



Comments. 

Gude got the Lion Coffee contract. It Is ft 
big one. 



AI. 

Aug. 



Bryan was a 



Billboard" Visitor 



The American Cereal Company's "plant at 
Akron, O.. was destroyed by Are Aug. 22. 



Harry Searlcs, 6f Denver, Coh, is now in 
Salt Lake City, partak:iig or Bdb Anderson's 
hospitality. 

Clarence E. Runcy is doing some wonder- 
ful work for N. W. Ayer & Son; ot Phila- 
delphia^ pa-. 

C. H. Spurlpck, f6rn:efly bill poster ak 
Liberty. Jib has jBined R. H. Forgrave's 
Boys uhd Bums" company. 

^"h 1 ? livlerklb has built up a great plant 
fbr Bryan & Co. at Dayton, O. The former 
Uetroiter is very popular in the pretty Ohio 
town. 

. The Fall Festival of Cincinnati is much 
in evidence on all the boards in Ohio. In- 
diana and Kentucky. Chapman ot Cincin- 
nati is sending them out. 

The recent race riot at Akron, O.. brought 
destruction to a number or Bryan & Co - s 
eight-sheet boards, which went up in smoke 
at the Columbia Hall blazs. 

O. J. Gude returned to New York Aug '6 
arter a. trip to Indiana Mineral Springs, and 
immediately repaired to the seaside for a 
week s sojourn with his sons. 

Ilarry p. Merkle, manager of Bryan & Co.'s 
bill posting plant at Dayton, O., was in Cin- 
cinnati on a business trip Aug. K, and called 
at the office of "The B.llboard."' 

Fitch"s official organ is now offering a spe- 
cial subscription rate to advertisers of 50 
cents per annum. Gee whiz! Why shouldn't' 
bill posters get the same price or less? 
. George Leonard is making preparations for 
a prolonged tour or the Hawaiian Isles this 
coming winter. In Honolulu he will assist 
in establishing a Masonic commandery. 

John Moore, writing from London, states 
triat Tom Murphy, of Brooklyn, called on 
him Aug. 14. Tom had taken in the exposi- 
tion at Parrs, and was on his way to Ireland. 
The Caloric Vita Oil Company, 1533 Buchan- 
an street, San Francisco, Cal., will use four- 
sheets and eight-sheets extensively. They 
will also tack muslin signs. E. Cotton Sm th 
is the advertising manager. 

George A. Treyse Chicago's old-time bill 
poster is now business manager of Rusco & 
Holland s 'darkey" minstrels. George says 
the life of a traveling theatrical managsr is 
not so unpleasant, after all. 

Rubber heels on- shoes have been tried by 
rrany distributors, and are found to be "next 
to wings," as the ad. states. A man can get 
oyer the ground much easier and easily im- 
agine himself walking on velvet. 

Several business houses in Boston "killed 
Ut? , D j, rds with one stone" during the big 
Klks Carnival by getting out posters and ad- 
vertising the event and mention:ng their mer- 
chandise. A tobacconist's poster read: 

Charlie Filbrick, of Buffalo, is an expan- 
sionist, and intends to invade Canada He 
is making plans to build a first-class plant 
at Toronto. Several other prominent bill 
posters have had their eyes on this city. 

» L ^ A ; P "'. len ' manager of the Webb City 
& Carteryille Advertising Company, writes 
to complain that the John Morrow Company 
of spnngneld. O.. refuses to pay Him for 
distributing done for them some time ago. 
The Cincinnati News Company, through 
which "The Billboard" is supplied to news- 
stands and bookstores, is making steady ef- 
forts in extending its sale. They will soon 
?r av f L 2 n -? ale in ev «ry important city iu the 
United States and Canada. 

Banners will be Used by theatrical attrac- ' 
tions more than ever this year. Two new 
shapes and ' sizes are to be seen. One is .a 
long narrow strip for attaching to fly-nets 
and horse blankets, and the other coveis the 
whole dash-board of the electr.es. 

Steve Clewell, of Stillwater, Minn., has 
purchased the Messenger print ng office and 
Dill board business be!ong:ng to Mrs V C 
heward, of that place. The Messenger is a 
weekly newspapjr. and Mrs. Seward is a 
member of the National Bill Posters' Asso- 
ciation. 

Secretary Charles Bernard is sending out 
letters of inquiry to msmbers of the Asso- 
ciated Bill Posters, relative to the troubles 
that may exist in any locality between the 
bill posters and municipal author.ties. He is 
especially desirous or obtaining newspapar 
clippings pertaining to legal decisions. 

The Omega Oil that "stnps pain." has been 
very largely posted in the East during the 
summer, using the idle three-sheet boards of 
the various theaters, and a "sticker" in one 
of the suburbs of Boston handled so much ot 
the paper that he was really afraid the pet 
phrase would some day be chanced to : i"»inn. 
payin ." 



Our next issue will contain a good, snappy 
account of the annual convention of the 
United Bill Posters' Association of. Great 
Britain, which was held at Glasgow, Scot- 
land, commencing Tuesday, Aug. 21. It will 
be written by John Moore, whose bright and 
interesting lettcrB are familiar to most of our 
readers. 

bill posters who render bills tor a pre- 
tehded .instead bf a listed service, and dis- 
tributors who wantonly waste paper add col- 
lect money by deception should. take warning 
[rem the arfest Of Franklin J. Moses, at Win- 
thfop, Mass.. who solicited ah ad. for n pi- 
pe*; pocketed the $3, and neglected to ha-re 
the ad. inserted: 

'^LewisrPh.ila" is to be the .unique titie dt 
a mor.thIy to be issued by Lewis, the lid. 
expert. Drexel Building, Philadelphia. -His 
announcement states that it is to be de- 
v P? ed .t<> all kinds Of advert!slng excedting 
newspapers and magazines. If he sticks t8 
it he will haye, lots „of ground td cover arid 
high fences to ornate. 

A new poster printing, plant is bidding for 
business iu New England. The Courier Cit- 
izen. Lpwell. -Mass.. office secured the con- 
tract for all the bills of the Twentieth Cen- 
tury Exposition to open in Boston Oct. 1 
Three-sheets are used, and the displav is 
passable, but it has a country, amateurish 
appearance. Fairs and exhibitions that have 
any pretensions should use the best or print- 
ing, and this can be obtained only rrom of- 
fices making a specialty of such work. 

■ The ''thograpb-privileee tickets are open- 
ly sold in most Eastern crties; in tact, they 
are sometimes pinned on the lithos with the 
price asked for them, and the managers are 
at a loss tor a plan to remedy the evil. 
Maybe a scalping law for tickets to show Will 
be enacted, similar to the law in Pennsylva- 
nia just passed, prohibiting the scalping of 
railway tickets. Sensible showmen regard 
these tickets as complimentary, and know 
they help to pack the houses they brag about. 
Laymen have little idea of the extent clip' 
pmgs are made use of by advertisers The 
Press Clipping Bureau, with Offices in Cin- 
cinnati. Boston, New York aild Denver haVe 
hundreds of concerns On their books that 
advertise extensively and "take" every item 
that has a probability of making a new cus- 
tomer. This method has been round to be of 
great benefit ih securing addresses for- mail- 
ing circulars. One customer of this bureau 
received 40.338 clippings in one month for 
this purpose. 

Two new concerns are entering the field 
and will do considerable billing nil Over the 
country. One is^in the East and the other 
lu X h e J^ e H- The Pacific coast concern is 
the N. N. Shampoo Co., 402 Front street. Sail 
l'ranciEco. Cal., and the Atlantic coast firm 
is the Points Co.. 502 Everett Station. Boston, 
Mass. The first-named house will also post 
an S-sheet in cities, but nil stands must be 
listed and verified. The other establishment 
will confine its outdoor work to house-to- 
house d-sti-ibuticii at Contract rates. 

Every one engaged ih Outdoor display, 
whether its posting or painting, should 
dress up their boards and not have any 
looking shabby or neglected. The outcry 
raised in some communit es, extending al- 
most to a crusade, against "unsightly' b II 
and bulletin boards might be avoided by a 
i/ w dollars expended in strips of molding au I 
a little ornamentation. And where a board 
is liable to offend the sensibilities of any 
number of people, or where it mars the land- 
scape of some natural scenery it might be 
moved to some other spot with profit. 

In a recent letter, Frank E.- Fitch, general 
manager of the Associatei Dill-Pos era' Pro- 
tective Compauy, writes: "The rush of pros- 
perity of the Protective Company has been 
so heavy lately that I almost forgot about 
having been a victim of that hotel bunco 
game at Atlantic City. Have had so much 
fun over the episode that any reference to it 
brings happy recollectons, for I feel that in 
meeting so many brilliant lights at Atlantic 
City my mentality was stimulated to a decree 
that could not be represented by several times 
the loss or the *;«l occasioned by the Hoiel do 
Diabolo bunco. Moreover, 1 will always re- 
tain pleasant remembrances of "Mamie Tav- 
lor.' " J 

_The large lithographic p : ctures of the Pres- 
idential candidates, drawn from authorized 
portraits and engraved in the lrgbcst style 
of air, offered at prices less than cheap 
prints are selling ror, are bringing big busN 
uess tn tho Donaldson Litho Company. New- 
port, Ky. The true likenesses of the famous 
Nebraskan, Wm. J. Bryan, and his running 
mate. Adlai Stevenson, is Commented on 
favorably by Democratic politicians every- 
where; while the. life-like reatures of that 
noble statesman, William McKinley. and the 
gairant "rough rider," Theodore Roosevelt, 
are so natural that many campaign clubs are 
adopting thom for their standards and ban- 
ners. The trade is having a large sale ror 
them, -while many street-men are coining 
money with these great sellers. 



Welcomed Home. 



day be changed to -"I'stop'i 

"Wouldn't it jar you?" was the comment 
or a well-known Chicago distributor, when he 
was told that the little scheme leariet printed 
once a month at North Binghamton, was to 
be the official organ or the distributors, and 
he further averred that advertising in such 
a publication would be like a medical house 
trying to do business by putting out a six- 
teenth-sheet hand-bill— no business could bo 
expected to be done through it. 



The return of William M. Donaldson, of tho 
Donaldson Litho Co.. to Cincinnati, from his 
six weeks' trip abroad, whs fittingly eelcgrated 
nn the arternoon of August 14 by a banquet 
at the Stag Hotel, which was especially pre- 
pared under the supervision of William II 
Donaldson. The affa : r was swell and sump- 
tuous, but delightfully informal,- and redo- 
lent of reminiscences of travel- and adven- 
ture. AH told just twelve persons sat at tho 
round table in the private banquet hall. Tho 
floral decorations were costly and beautiful, 
and the cuslno was unexcelled. Those pres- 
ent wfre: w . M. Donaldson and his three 
sons, Williams H„ Arch and Frnnk: William 
Patterson. John and JamcH Henuegnn. John 
/Mentel, Martin Cooper, Robert Carroll, Will 
Quinby and Joseph McManus. • 



THE BILLBOARD 



Cent Shows. 



Buck Taylor Dead. 



"Buck" Taylor is dead, and with him 
passes away much of the primitive glory and 
sensationalism of the American cowboy. 

Ned Buntline discovered "Buffalo Bill" 
(Hon. William F. Cody) away back in 18B9 
or '70, when the buffalo hunters upon the 
great Western plains were rapidly giving" way 
to me then more modern cowboy. Until the 
American bison had been largely extermin- 
attd the cattle cf the ranchman could not 
graze at will upon the prairies, and, there- 
fore, there was no need of the rider ot the 
row pony who afterward became so pictures- 
que a feature of frontier life. 

Buntline made a d.me-novel hero of "Buf- 
ralo B. II." and afterward Colonel Cody took 
to the stage in a play wr.tten by General 
Hurt, of the United Slates Army, now com- 
manding a brigade in the Philippines. Col- 
onel Coiiy had seived ten years m the play- 
house befoie his at present famous "Wild 
West" was ever thought of— by the merest 
accident in the world. Colonel Hamlin, or 
the Barnuin and Bailey CircU3. suggested this 
peculiar and essentially American institution 
to Colonel Cody, and then "Buck" Taylor 
and the others or hi3 class became neceasary 
factors in its success. 

"Buck" Taylor was really the first Amer- 
ican cowboy the public had ever, been per-; 
niitted to gaze upon. Every one had read or 
this wild and venturesome individual of the 
broad ranges of the West, but "Buck" was 
the real thing, picturesque in appearance, ■ 
sensational in his doings and well deserving : 
the soubriquet "King of Cowboys." 

"Ruck," whose real name was Berry F. : 
Tatum, his family being one of the oldest 
and best in Montgomery, Ala., died at the ; 
Providence Hospital, Washington, D. C, on 
Monday. August 20. He was a sergeant in 
Roosevelt's .Rough Riders during the Span- 
ish-American War, and contracted the dis- 
ease, consumption, of which he d.ed, wh.le in. 
Cuba. Since his return he has been almost 
unable to attend to any business, although he 
held a clerkship in the Census Bureau In 
Washington, having rece.ved bis appointment 
through the kindly aid of Govsrnor Roosevelt 
and Senator Morgan, of Alabama. 

lie went to Cabin John's -Bridge, a subur- 
ban resort not far from Wash. ngton, last 
Sunday night, and was taken sick on the ver- 
anda of one of the hotels, be. ng found there, 
gasping for breath and in an almost dying 
condition, befoie medical aid could be sum- 
moned. 

Befoie he became a cowboy "Buck" Taylor, 
or Berry F. Tatum. was an opera singer, 
having appeared as Ralph Rackstraw in "Pin- 
afore" and in other l.ght or comic opera 
characters. T.r.ng or. the stag?, however, ha 
went West, and found. employment on one of 
the ranches in Nebraska, whele he afterward 
became celebrated as one of the most dar.ng 
<row punchers or the many wild Western 
rangeis. When Colonel Cody undertook the 
organization of lis famous Amer.cau show 
"Buck" Taylor became essential to its com- 
pleteness, and Tor years was almost as con- 
spicuous and as much applauded in its ex- 
hibitions as the famous bison killer himself. 

lie rode before the Queen at Windsor, and 
not only received presents from hy. but from 
nearly all of the monarchs of Europe, as ex- 
pressions of their adm ration for his skill and 
daring as a horseman. 



Pawnee t ill's Cowboys. 



Peoria. 111.. August 20— (Special.)— rawnee 
Bill's Wild West Show came to Peoria yes- 
terday, and it was payday. The Indians and 
cowboys made- the night hideous with a 
pitched light lasting several hours, and the 
attempted murder ot Seyenose, or Rush Har- 
ris, a full-blooded Cherokee, at 2 o'clock 
this morning, marked the culmination' of a 
long day of debauchery. ..- Seyenose and Oliver 
Provost, a half-breed cowboy, have been the 
rival admirers of Miunie Williams, an Indian 
girl attached to the show, and tile jealousy 
existing between them has grown into deadly 
hatred. 

The result of their fight may prove fatal. 
The Cherokee is lying at St. Francis Hos- 
pital in a serious condition, his skull crush- 
ed by a blow from a heavy iron-bound tent 
stake. The cowboy occupies a cell in the 
city prison, and his defense is, "It was either 
kill or get killed." 

A score of Indians, nrmed with knives and 
clubs, searched the city-untii morning for the 
man who would have murdered Seyenose. but 
it remained for the ..police to arrest him. 
There' has been no further trouble to-day. 



Death of Billy Lawrence. 



"Billy" Lawrence, who will be remembered 
by many circus people, as one of the most 
popular of old-time minstrels, is dead: Ho 
died In Chicago on Monday rrom Bright's dis- 
ease, rrom which he had suffered some years. 
Lawrence was one of the pioneer minstrels 
and was a member of the original Christy 
troupe of jubilee singers and black-face ar- 
tists. He was bom in 1831, and began his 
career as a minstrel in Chicago in 1S52. Af- 
ter playing about that city for several years 
he had a minstrel company of his own, which 
used to put on operatic burlesques so popu- 



lar at that time. In this he was assisted by 
the famous Dan Emmett, composer of 
"Dixie." He joined the Christy Minstrels 
again and was with them up to 1868. About 
this time he got mixed up in Chicago politics 
and lert the minstrel stage, holding various 
city offices up to the t; rite, of his death. He 
had a very' sweet tenor voice, and was the 
introducer of many popular minstrel songs 
of his day. — 



Gossip. 



Three Buffalo Lost. 



Chicago, 111., August 21— (Special.)— Three 
buffalo, the last of their species from the 
plains, were received this afternoon at the 
Union Stock Yards. The celebrated Cheyenne 
River herd has dwindled till there are only 
these three left. The buffalo are shipped from 
Pierre, S. D., and consigned to H. B. Duplan. 
This strange stock will be sold on the open 
market at the yards. There is much interest 
taken by the buyers, and if they are sold as 
butcher stuff the bidding will be sharp. The 



H. S. Rowe called at this office August 24. 

11. S. Rowe took a peek at Kentucky and 
passed it up. 

Dan Robinson made the N. C. and St. L. 
for $45 per run. 

E. T. Doherty is running the Morris Dog 
and Pony Shows. 

W. E. Franklin was a "Billboard" caller 
August 20. 

King E. Ziemer's Royal American Circus 
reports gcod business. 

Gentry's No. 4 Show was blown down at 
Sheboygan, Wis., August 20. 

C. C. Wilson (Charlie) is South this week 
in the interest of the Nickel Plate Shows. 

The Sells-Forepaugh Show tents were blown 
down and badly damaged at Cameron, Mo., 
August 20. 




LEON W. WASHBURN, 
Tbe most successful Manager o! an " Uncle Tom " Show of the present day. 



down town restaurant and hotel men hope to 
secure a share if the buffalo are sent to the 
abattoir. Probably never again will Chicago 
receive a shipment of plains buffalo. There 
are herds in the mountains, hut the others 
are gone forever. 



Rough Riders Fight. 



Prairie Du Chien, Wis.. August 20. — Thomas 
Vavra, a special policeman, shot Charles Tri- 
angle, an artilleryman of the Wild West 
Show, iu the leg during au argument. The 
affair caused a small-sized, riot. Vavra es- 
caped to a saloon under the protection of 

'Marshal Lindner and Policeman Merrill, who 
was seriously injured. The men Qf the Wild 
West Show broke into the saloon just as 
Vavra left it. and completely demolished the 
interior of tho building. Vavra's house was 
also wrecked. An appeal was made to Col- 
onel Cody (Buffalo Bill), who soon quieted 

'the mob, and everything was quiet at mid- 
night, and no further trouble expected. A 
message was sent to the Governor for militia, 
but was Withdrawn. 



Allen Ttelss. a well known showman, died 
Aug. 13, at Cleveland. O. He had at various 
times been connected with the T. K. Bush 
Circus, Tony Lowande's Circus and the 
Walter 1.. Main Circus, He was forty-two 
years of age. 



Oliver Scott wired Ramsey for the boards 
at Lexington and Mt. Sterling, Friday, Aug. 
24, but gave no dates. 

J. P. Fagan has recovered entirely from the 
effects of the operation on his ear. He left 
the hospital August 21, and is entirely cured. 

Thos. R. Perry closed with Ruckers* Tent 
Show August 18, at Lima. O. He is now :n 
Chicago, and can be addressed care of general 
delivery. 

A telegram addressed to Sam Joseph re- 
ceived at Chattanooga, said: "Coyle has 
canceled Columbia and Chattanooga.'* The 
news could not he confirmed up to the time 
of going to press. 

It is safe to say that D. F. Lynch, of Wal- 
laces Circus, Is a good judge of a bad deal 
.as well a sof a good deal, for on being of- 
fered a perfect skelton key for a keepsake 
by his friend Byers, city marshal of Rich- 
mond. Mo., Mr. Lynch almost hysterically 
refused to accept it, saying he was a circus 
man and he might be searched in a strange 
town, and that key would land him in the 
penitentiary sure. 

The Knowles, hypnotists, opened their fifth 
season at Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. 27. The ros- 
ter is as follows: E. E. Knowles, manager 
and business manager: Sam. H. McKean, ad- 
vance agent: A. Beatrice Knowles. treasurer: 
C. C. Wallace, stage manager (tenor); Wm. 
Vance, property man; Master Karl D. Hib- 
bard, boy soprano; Alfred G. Olsen, baritone; 
W. H. Jennings, bass; Miss Helen Van Cleve, 
musical director. 



Barbara M. Wedemeyer has sued Henry, 
her husband, for divorce, alleging extreme 
cruelty and failure to provide. On April 30, 
1SSS. the couple were married in Cincinnati, 
and lived like two doves for some time. Four 
years ago he began to mistreat her, and 
Anally left her. He is now employed as a 
teamster with Itanium's Circus, and is at 
present in Berlin. Germany, where he prefers 
to remain. She asks a divorce and restora- 
tion to her maiden name of Rippstein. 

A small riot was caused at Prairie du 
Chien, Wis., Aug. 20 because a policeman 
shot one of Buffalo Bill's showmen, and se- 
rious trouble was prevented by Col. Cody 
himself. Charles Freyaugle, formerly of the 
Fifth Cavalry, and Harry Cinqunas, formerly 
of the Seventh Cavalry, both members of the 
Wild West Show, and City Marshal Charles 
Lindner, who were shot in the riot, are in 
a serious condition. It is believed that tlie 
marshal will die. Night Policeman John 
Merrill was also badly injured. 

The Wallace Shows experienced a heavy 
windstorm at W'ebb City, Kan., Aug. 21. At 
7:30 "p. m. a fierce gale suddenly struck tbe 
canvas, carried away the dressing-room top 
and side-show front and tore the menager.e 
to ribbons. The big top staid up, but was 
badly ripped. "People were coming from all 
directions when the storm broke, and the 
show missed a b:g house, poss.bly S. R. O., 
for people had been turned away in the after- 
noon. As it was, the performance- did not 
start until 9:30 p. m., and the bouse was light. 

Manager Wm. H. O'Neill says things are 
com;ns thick and fast at Crescent Gardens 
Revere Beach, Mass., and from the c.owds 
that swarm into his cozy open-air theater, 
it looks like they aie comng his way. 
Through his enterprise, a two weeks* free 
carnival was held at this popular seaside re- 
sort, and some of the best attractions were 
booked and presented to ths _.v*siting multi- 
tude free. Prof. Holloway's famous diving 
horses created a furor, and were the main 
feature. Cap t. Paul Boynton has a great card 
in these high d. vers, and is fast book ng time 
for next season. ■ 

Paul Boynton's Chutes at Boston have been 
converted into an outdcor theater, and a 
performance of H. M^S.Pinafo*e is having 
a long run. The stage is on a floating war- 
ship, moored in the artificial lake, and al- 
though as an amusement enterprise it is a 
decided novelty, much off it3 enormous suc- 
cess is to due to the efficient way it is ad- 
vertised. One of the best pieces of paper used 
is a Donaldson lttho representing a trolley 
party on their way to the show. The picture 
is. so realistic and pretty that theie was no 
trouble in getting it in the best show win- 
dows in and around the Hub. , 

Word was received from Chas. Robinson. 
brother of John F. and Gil Rob.nson, August 
21, announcing that himself and w.fe had ar- 
r.ved safely at St. M:chaels. Mr. Robinson 
has been in the Klondike for three years. 
Grave fears have been entertained of late as 
to the safety of Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, ow- 
ing to tha fact that more than a month has 
elapsed sin< e the time they were due in St 
Michaels. It was known that they bad start- 
ed down the Yukon about June 1, but since 
then no news had been received until the 
despatch came yesterday to their Mt. Lookout 
home notifying their friends of their where- 
abouts. They are expected home about Sep- 
tember 1. 



Routes. 



I 



rtAK.NT.M & IIAILKY'S SHOW— Kolin. Ger- 
n any. S« pt. 1 to 9: Houn. Ger., Sept. In; Cou- 
1'iiz. tier.. Sept. 11: Trier. Ger.. Sept. 12: 
Sletz. Ger.. Sept. 13: Saarbrucken, Ger.. 
Sept. 14: Strasbuig. Ger.. Sept. 15 to 1". 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Bowling 
Green. Ky.. Aug. 22: Franklin. Aug. 23: Gal- 
latin. Tcnn.. Aug. 24: Nashville. Aug. 27: 
Columbia. Aug. 28: Fayetteville, Aug. 29: 
Winchester. Aug. 30: South Pittsburg. Aug. 
::i : Chattanooga. Sept. 1. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Daven- 
port, la., Sept. 3; Iowa City. la., Sept. 4; 
Burlington. la., Sept. 5: Washington, la.. 
Sept. 6: Oskaloosa, la., Sept. 7; Des Moines, 
la., Sept. 8. 

FOREPAUGH-SELLS' BROS." SHOW— 
Moberly, Mo.. Sept. ": Hannibal, Mo., Sept. 
4; Macomb, 111.. Sept. 5: Canton. 111., Sept. 
6: Pontiae, 111., Sept. 7; Springfield. III.. 
Sept. 8. 

GOLLMAR BROS.' SHOWS— Mason City, 
111., Sept. 1: Atlanta. 111.. Sept. 3; Heyworth. 
111.. Sept. 4: LeRoy. 111.. Sept. 5; Farmer 
City, III., Sept. 6; Weldon, 111., Sept. 7: Mon- 
ticello, 111., Sept. 8; Arthur, III., Sept. 10. 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CO.— 
Memphis, Tenn.. Oct. 4 to 6; Nashville. Tenn., 
Oct. S to 21; Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 22 to 28. 

KNOWLES. HYPNOTISTS— Aberdeen. So. 
Dak., Aug. 27 to Sept. 1; Huron. Sept. 3 to ji; 
Sioux City, la.. Sept. 6 to 8; Council Bluffs, 
la., Sept. 10 to 15. 

NEW ENGLAND CARNIVAL CO.— Mem- 
phis, Tenn., Oct. 4 to 6: Nashville. Tenn., 
Oct. 8 to 21; Jackson, Tenn., Oct. 22 to 28. 

NORRIS & ROWB SHOWS— Mt. Clemens. 
Mich., Aug. 29; Toledo, O.. Aug. 30 to Sept. 
1; Findlay, O., Sept. 3; Lima. O.. Sept. 4. 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— Marengo, 
la., Aug. 28; Grunnell, la., Aug. 29: Indian- 
ola, la., Aug. 30; Winterset. la.. Aug. 31: 
Stewart, la., Sept. 1; Avica, la.. Sept. 3. 

JOHN ROBINSON SHOWS— Claremore. 
Ind. Ter., Sept. 1; Fort Smith. .Ark.. Sept. 3; 
Russellville. Ark.. Sept. 4: Little Rock, Ark.. 
Sept. 5: Newport, Ark.. Sept. 6: Corning. 
Ark., Sept. 7; Paragould, Ark., Sept. 8. 

WALLACE SHOWS— Dayton, Kan., Sept. 
3: Rockwood, Kan., Sept. 4: Somerset. Kan.. 
Sept. 5; Lexington. Kan.. Sept. 6: Winches- 
ter. Kan., ,Sept. 7; Mt. Sterling, Kan., 
Sept. 8. 



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Delphos. O., August 22— (Special.)— During 
: the street fair being held in Delphos this 
week a balloon ascension was arranged for 
every day. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Harry 
Davis, an aeronaut of Delphos, made an as- 
cension, one of .the prettiest ever seen, and 
when about 800 feet high he cut loose his par- 
achute, evidently not being aware that the 
ropes were entangled. : He descended to earth 
»t a rapid rate, the parachute failing to open. 
He struck on a telegraph wire, which checked 
the fall somewhat, and from there be fell to 
the street, bis parachute falling on "top of 
him. Not a' bone in his body was' broken, 
and he- only received a few scratches about 
the face and shoulders. He was taken to his 
home, and doctors soon found that he was 
crushed internally to a pulp, and he died at 
about 9 o'clock in awful agony. Davis bad 
been' making ascensions for about four years, 
and 'this was the first accident he bad met 
with. The awful tradegy was witnessed by 
about 8,000 people. He- had been working for 
6. O. Litt, of Dayton, a street fair promoter. 



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Niles, Mich.. August 22— (Special.)— William 
Hogan. a well-known balloonist was prob- 
ably fatally injured to-day while making an 
ascension in view of a street carnival crowd 
of 10,000. Hogan started on his trip at 4 
o'clock this afternoon, but in some way the 
ropes had become entangled and the balloon 
struck a 60-foot building. Hogan also hit the 
building with terrific force, but managed to 
hang on until the airship was about 130 feet 
from the ground. It then turned over sud- 
denly, dropping Hogan into the St. Joseph 
River. He would have drowned but for two 
men who swam out and supported him until 
rescued by oarsmen. 



Notes. 



The street fair at Ottumwa, la., has been 
declared off. 

Galesvilie, Wis., 
farmers' fair. 



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B. S. Thomas is secretary of the Colum- 
bia (Tenn.) Fair. 

The secretary of the fair at Alexandria, 
Tenn., is Mr. Rob. Roy. 

Batavia (111.) Fair Association has changed 
its dates from August to Sept. 12 to 14. 

The date of the Abilene (Kan.) Carnival 
has been changed from Oct. 4 to Oct. 3. 

The McDonald (Pa.) French Fair, to be 
hel(J.on Sept: 15, promises to be a great event. 

The Elks at Natchez, Miss., are agitating 
the question 'of a street fair to be held this 
fall. 

:A broom- corn palace will be one of the 
potable features of the Mattoon (111.) Street 
Fair. 

There Is a probability of a street fair betng 
given In the near future by Company K of 
the O. N. G., of Delaware, O. 

Malad (Utah) people intend to get- up a 
county fair this year. J. S. Schwartz is the 
leading promoter of the scheme. 

The program for the Indianapolis (lnd.) 
Street Carnival is now . complete.- - It presents 
some very-novel and interesting features. 

Rio. Grande Bill's Wild West and Roman 
Hippodrome -will be a leading attraction at 
the Canton CO.) Fair,. ; week of Sept. 5 .to* 7. 

There is talk of a street fair at South Om- 
aha^ Neb. The event, -if held, is- to be. undsr 
the auspices of the Commercial Club of the 
town. 

The great Hanner Amusement Company, of 
Cincinnati, . O., will furnish the, leading at- 
tractions for the tri-county fair at Hender- 
son, Ky. 

The Confederate veterans of Athens, Ga., 
will hold a big reunion at that 'place during 
the street fair. Over 2,000 veterans are «- 
Eected to attend. 

Thr- International Exhibition Company has 
transferred its Western office at Kansas" 
City, and Intends making Memphis its South- 
ern headquarters. 

Fort Dodge, la., will have another street 
fair. Nine business men head a subscription 
paper with $50 each, and the show will take 
place Sept. 6 to 8. 

The Reading (Pa.) . Street Fair has been 
postponed until 'the management can adinst 
some legal objections in reference -to place 
of holding the fair. 

Veedersburg, lnd., the town which claims 
to be the originator of street fairs, will hold 
its eleventh annual street fair Oct. 30 to Nov. 
3. Good attractions are wanted. 

Arrangements to hold a fair at Attleboro, 
Mass., under auspices of Grange lodges; have 
almost been completed. The event will take 
"place about the first week in October. 

There will be a great horse show at the 
Indianapolis (lnd.) State -Fair. Indications 
now point to one of -.the finest displays' of 
blooded animaia ever seen in that State. 



The prospering town of Plainview, Minn., 

intends having a street fair this fall. Sev- 

' er'al committees have bsen appointed, and all 

are busily engaged in arranging the program 

for that occasion. ■'■.... 

Houlton, Me., expects to have the b'ggest 
fair in the State this year. The largest purses 
ever offered at any county fair in Maine are 
to be put up, and this fact insures a fine 
field of fast horses. 

The government of Mexico recommends 
that the Governors of the various States 
in that republic make preparations to take 
some part in the San Antonio (Tex.) Inter- 
nal. onal Exposition. 

Canada will be made aware of Buffalo's 
great coming exposition. Commissioner Cam- 
eron has been directed to advertise the Pan- 
American by means of literature and a bril- 
liantly decorated tent. 

They will have one of the biggest horse 
shows ever held in the West at Kansas City, 
Mo., this year. There is a fine premium list, 
and already sufficient entries are assured to 
make it a great show. 

The Royal Marine Band of Italy will fur- 
nish sweet music for the visitors to the Co- 
lumbus to.) State Fair. This band is 
famous, and in many respects a peer to our 
own superb Marine Band. 

The Iowa City (la.) -Fair. Association has 
postponed its fajr to Sefci. 24 to 26. ■ The ac- 
tion was taken on account of- the conflict of 
dates between Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show 
ana the third day of the fair. 

There is great indignation and disappoint- 
ment among the. people of Wilkesbarre, Pa., 
because they did not get the State Fair, as 
was promised. Wilkesbarre delayed " too 
long, and Lancaster got the fair. 

Automobile races will be a prominent feat- 
ure of the Tri^State Fair to be held at Gut- 
tenburg, N. J., Sept. 18 to 22. A. C. Bostwic, 
president of the Automobile Club of America, 
will assist in arranging the show. 

Elkader (la.) Fair has booked more attrac- 
tions for its coming session than ever be- 
fore in the history of the association. The 
management desires to make this the most 
successful fair ever held on their grounds. 
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At a meeting of the street fair committee 
of Butler, Mo., recently, the following pro- 
gram was arranged: Sept. 25, Old Settlers' 
Day: Sept. 26, Modern Woodmen's Day: 
Sept. 27, flower parade; Sept. 2S, Carnival 
Day. - 

The street fair soliciting committee of 
Jackson, Tenn., failed to meet with the en- 
couragement they expected, and have aban- 
doned the project. It. is thought the Elks 
will take the matter up and -try to push it 
through. 

The Ohio State Fair will be held at Colum- 
bus from Sept. 3 to 8. It is said that when 
the improvements now being. made are com- 
pleted the grounds will not be. excelled in any 
particular by any State. Fair grounds- in the 
United States. 

The "Mighty Midway Carnival" will be 
seen at Indianapolis, lnd., during the street 
fair week. Mr. Bostock Is general manager. 
This combination is really Hagenbeck's great 
animal show enlarged, and carnival visitors 
will be surprised. 

The New Berne (N. C.) Fair. Nov. 12 to 
17, promises to be very fine this year. It 
is the intention of the management to spare 
no pains to obtain, in addition to the com- 
plete up-to-date exhibits, all the attractive 
special features possible. 

The Belleville (111.) Street Fair promises 
to be a grand success this year. There are 
many fine attractions engaged for the occa- 
sion, among them the Bostock & Ferrari Cir- 
cus &. Menagerie Company, which will give 
free performances each day. 

Several citizens of Athens, Ga., have be- 
come Interested in building a race track at 
that place, and a company for the purpose is 
now teiniT organized. Those in charge of the 
movement are satisfied that the necessary 
amount of money can be raised. 

Owing to the fact that the streets in the 
business portion of Paducab, Ky., are being 
relaid in brick and can not be completed be- 
fore the time set for the street fair, that 
event will be declared off this year, but will 
be held next year on a much grander scale. 

The members of the L6s Angeles Athletic 
Club are taking great interest in the coming 
Midway Carnival, which promises to be the 
greatest attraction of the kind ever held in 
Southern California. The carnival will be 
held at Fiesta Park during- the week of Sept. 
24 to 29. 

The directors of the Maury County (Tenn.) 
Fair Association held a meeting at Columbia 
recently to arrange plans for the fair, which 
will be held Oct. 3 to 5. ' It was decided that 
work should commence, at once on the 
grounds and track, making such repairs as 
are needed. * , 

The forty-fourth annual fair of the "Van 
Wert County (O.) Agricultural Society will 
be held on the society's fair grounds in Van 
Wert, Sept. 11 to 14, inclusive. An excellent 
speed program has been arranged, and lib- 
eral purses are' offered. The prospects are 
that the fair will be a hummer. 

The Gainesville (Texas) Street Fair people 
are putting out a catchy little advertising de- 
vice in the form of a complimentary -coupon 
ticket for the free street fair Oct. 16 to 20. 
The ticket holds five coupons, each. of which 
has some effective advertising, together with 
some sly jokes for the country boys. 

Secretary T. H. Martin, of the Southern 
Interstate Fair Association, returned from 
New York" some days ago, where he went to 
seek attractions for the - fair. He reports 
'splendid success, as he secured quite a num- 
ber of fine, features, which will be added to 
the already long list of good displays. - 

Preparations for the Ventura -_(Cal.) Mer- 
chants' Free Street Fair are well under way, 
and L. W. Buckley, director general, of the 
fair, has set the work in motion which in 



seven or eight weeks will develop into the 
most elaborate and most gorgeous celebration 
the little city by the sea has ever witnessed. 
The New England Carnival intends to 
spread itself at Cincinnati's Fall Festival, 
and will repaint and decorate itself accord- 
ingly. It will be practically a new show 
v. hen it starts in the Southern circuit. Dr. 
C D. Gray, of the International Exhibition 
Company, is booking their time in-the South. 

The advertising committee of the Peublo 
(Col.) Street Fair is sending out a very pretty 
souvenir edition, illustrating some of the 
more important enterprises and buildings in 
their city. It is safe to say that any one 
visiting their street fair Oct. 3 to 6, will be 
sure of three days of solid pleasure and in- 
struction. 

The ex-Confederate Reunion, Old Settlers' 
and Business Men's Picnic, which was to 
have been held at MeKinney. Tex., during the 
latter part of July, but was postponed to Aug. 
15 and 16 on account of rain, proved to be a 
grand success from both a financial and 
amusement standpoint. Over 15,000 visitors 
attended each day. 

New Hampshire is to hold a genuine State 
Fair this year at its capital city of Concord, 
to open Sept. 4 and continue four days, for 
several years heretofore the State Grange has 
held a State exhibition at Tilton with com- 
petition limited to members of the order. 
This will now be omitted to make room for 
a fair on a broader scale. 

Things are looking auspicious for the ap- 
proaching fair of the Worcester (Mass.) Ag- 
ricultural Society, and if the weather is good, 
the fair promises to be one of the most suc- 
cessful in the history of the society. The 
horse racing will be of the best, and the en- 
tries in all departments of the fair thus far 
indicate a magnificent exhibition. 

There is no doubt about Athens, Ga., hav- 
ing a magnificent street fair or carnival this 
fall. It will cover a whole week, and will be 
held probably the latter part of October. It 
is proposed to raise not less than $3,500 with 
which to give the fair, and with that money 
It is intended to make the week a red letter 
occasion in the history of Athens. 

Ventura, Cal.. is abreast with the times, 
and will have one of the biggest street fairs 
ever held "in that section of the State. It 
will be held in connection with the county 
fair, and will continue for about six days 
after the close of the latter, during which 
time it is expected that thousands of strang- 
ers will visit the place and note Its wonder- 
ful resources. , 

La Crosse, Wis., will have a Belgian Hare 
Show next winter. . Since the hare business 
started. La Crosse has taken an interest in 
the boom, and now there are a large number 
of breeders in the city. They will join the 
La Crosse Poultry and Pet Stock Association, 
and a Belgian hare department will be con- 
ducted In connection with the poultry show 
to be held in this city, Dec. 17 to 22. 

The Tuscarawas County Fair, which will 
be held at the fair grounds in Dover, O., 
Sept. 11 to 14, promises to be the best that 
has been held for years. The inquiries for 
space and stalls are coming in, and the new 
racing track will bring many fast horses. 
The track is evidently one of the best half- 
mile courses in Ohio, and the whole grounds 
are being fixed splendidly for the occasion. 

Barring the Louisiana Purchase World's 
"Fair, to be held in St. Louis in 1903, from 
present indications, the Fort Smith (Ark.) 
Street Fair and Carnival, Oct. 15 to 20, will 
be the biggest thing in the country between 
now and that time. The board of directors 
are working day and night to make this the 
greatest event that ever happened in the 
Southwest, and from present indications they 
will succeed. 

At the last meeting of the directors of the 
Mattoon (111.) Free Street Fair Association 
it was decided to adopt a new- plan in regard 
to the erection of booths for the street fair 
in October. A large broom-corn pavilion, ex- 
tending over two entire blocks on Broadway, 
-will be one of the features of the exhibit. 
Other booths will be built in different parts of 
the city. Work on the street fair buildings 
will begin on Sept. 20. 

Ameta will finish her season at Ashury 
Park, N. J., Sept. 10, opening at. Akron Elk's 
Fair the following week, with five Western 
fairs to follows; then opening at Kieth's, 
Oct. 29, with circuit. Her manager, Sam 
DuVries, will put show in Midway this sea- 
son, under a portable theater, at the fairs, 
something that has been a great success the 
past season at the seashore resorts. It is 
called "Parisian Illusions." 

The Central New York Fair will be held at 
Oneonta, Sept. 10 to 13. Entries in all the 
departments, except the races, will close on 
Thursday, Sept. 6. Liberal prizes will be of- 
fered in competition in the floral parade. 
The sum of $1,500 is offered in premiums for 
the races. On the final day the prize win- 
ners "in the floral parade, the prize cattle 
and the horses will be paraded. Special rates 
will be made on the railroads. 

The business men of Cedar Rapids, la., 
who have charge of their annual carnival 
propose to make the one held Oct. 1 to 6, in- 
clusive, far superior to any that have been 
given heretofore. Committees have already 
been at work for several weeks booking at- 
tractions for the Midway. Floral and other 
fantastic parades have been arranged for. 
There will be fireworks in the evening and 
Midway attractions that will please all. 

The Elks' Fair at Lexington, Ky., proved, 
a great success in every particular. Im- 
mense crowds were in attendance each day 
to witness the races, which proved to be the 
leading attraction. The weather, with a few- 
exceptions, was fine for this sport, and lib- 
eral purses attracted to the fair the fluent 
Kentucky thoroughbreds, and it is needless 
to say - that the contests were sufficient io 
thri'l ' the heart of every enthusiastic turf- 
man. 

De Funiak Springs, Fla., expects to have 
the biggest street fair ever held in the West- 



ern part of the State. All contests are open 
to all comers, and special prizes are offered 
for farm products or West Florida and South- 
ern Alabama. A $25 bed-room suite is of- 
fered for a couple to marry at the fair, and 
the first applicants get it. Also, $5 in gold 
will be given to. the person wearing the 
most grotesque costume in the fantastic pa- 
rade. /: 

Exhibitors who are extending trade In the 
South will be interested in learning that 
there is a prospect of having an expos'tion 
again In New Orleans. After the Buffalo, 
St. Louis and Charleston Shows, the Crescent 
City proposes to hold a gigantic exhibition 
in commemoration of the opening of the 
Isthmian Canal. Of course it is problematical 
what time it will take to finish the canal 
across the isthmus, so there will be plenty 
of time to make preparations. 

Resort managers who have had Prof. 
Olflrieve, the well-known professional water 
walker, as an attraction will be surprised to 
learn of a mishap that befell him lately near 
Lynn, Mass. The professor had an engage- 
ment at the Point of Pines, and after aston- 
ishing a big crowd with his feats, donned his 
street att're, and while walking over a rail- 
road bridge was struck by an engine and 
hurled into the water below. He is now 
gradually recovering, in the Lynn City Hos- 
pital. 

The officers of the Montgomery County 
(Md.) Agricultural Society are busily engaged 
making preparations for the annual exhibi- 
tion to be held Sept. 4 to 17. It will be the 
forty-seventh annual fair, and promises to 
surpass in every particular any previous ex- 
hibition. An innovation that is expected to 
prove a decided attraction is the setting 
aside 'of Wednesday as "Women's Day." On 
this day Rev. Anna Howard Shaw will de- 
liver an address, and there will be other 
features of interest to women generally. 

Pueblo, Col., will have the first street fair 
ever belc! in the Rocky Mountain section, 
and everything- indicates that it will be- a 
pronounced success. The town is centrally 
located in one of the most prosperous States 
in the Union. People in Colorado have the 
money, and naturally the inclination, to put 
it into circulation this year. First-class 
shows and special features will reap a re- 
ward in proportion to their merit, and as 
the territory is large and promising, it 
should be an attractive field. 

The big Cotton Carnival at Memphis, to be 
h?M the first week in October, is progress-.-lg 
very favorably, and the different societies 
that have participated in previous Mardl 
Gras are joining the Elks in preparing for a 
glorious time. The business men of Mem- 
phis, identified with every commercial inter- 
est of the city, are lending powerful aid to. 
make it a great success. A number of the' 
national advertisers, who realize what a great 
distributing point Memphis is, are taking 
space, and ara going to erect some beautiful 
booths. 

Many fairs, expositions and other exhibi- 
tions are adopting a decided innovation for 
this season, and are trying the experiment of 
putting young lady cashiers in the ticket of- 
fices, and it is to be hoped the idea will pre- 
vail and bury deep the man at the ticket 
window who assumes to own the earth. Cer- 
tainly no smiling young lady could ever be 
so flippant and impatient as some men are in 
this position. Manager Magee, of the Grand 
Opera House in Boston, is test-ng the plan, 
and as he has selected two very charming 
and beautiful girls for his box-office, ft is 
meeting with much favor among the patrons 
of the house. 

Dr. C. D. Gray, general manager of the In- 
ternational Exhibition Company, has ar- 
ranged to supply amusements for Meninhis 
the first week in October: Nashville, the sec- 
ond and third weeks in 'October, and Jack- 
son, Tenn., the fourth week in October. He 
has contracted with the New England Car- 
nival Company, who will transport its en- 
tire aggregation from the Cincinnati Fall 
Festival to the Southern circuit, controlled 
by -Dr. C. D. Gray. From the energies dis- 
played by these Tennessee cities, success 
seems assured, and the conditions are even 
more favorable than last year. Many towr.s 
in Mississippi, Georgia and Florida are ap- 
plying to the International Exhibition Com- 
pany to organize street fairs for them. From 
the present condtions they will be kept busy 
-until their spring carnival at Hot Springs, 
Ark. 

Great preparations are being made for the 
second annual fair to be held by the San An- 
tonio (Tex.) International Fair Association 
on its beautiful grounds just south of the 
city. The success of last year's fair and ex- 
position exceeded all expectations. It is 
generally admitted that exhibits in many de- 
partments at last year's fair and exposition 
were the best ever held in the State. This 
is especially true or the live stock depart- 
ment, last year's live stock show being gen- 
erally voted the best ever held in the South. 
Tlie fair grounds this year have been greatly 
Improved and beautified, and many new 
buildings have been erected for the accom- 
modation of exhibits. Already every foot of 
available space has been spol'cn for in the 
various buildings, and if applications (cr 
space continue to pour in, the association 
will be forced to put up additional buildings. 
The 1 ederal Government of Mexico is now 
busily engaged in preparing an exhibit for 
this fair, which will be creditable alike to 
that republic, as well as the fair. 

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FAIRS. 



This list is revised and corrected week- 
ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 
send in their dates at the earliest possible 
moment after they are claimed, and to 
notify us promptly as to any change. 
Rosters and dates are published abso- 
lutely Free of Charge. 

Copyrighted 1900. All rights reserved. 



ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. November 1 to 10. J. M. Falfcner 
chairman; John W. O Neill. secy. 

ARKANSAS 

CAMDEN, ARK.— Camden ' Faiij. Oct. IS to 
20. J. W. Brown, Jr.. mgr. 

Ci-UtivdVlLLE, ARK.— Johrfson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE BLUFF. ARK.— State Fair. Oct. 22 to 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.;!H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; K. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

CRESCENT CITY, CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 2d to 28. D. W. 
Finch, secy. 
EUREKA, CAli.— Ninth District Agricultural 
and Mechanical Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. J. F. 
Quill, pres.; \V. L. Lambert, secy. 
FERN DALE, CAL.— Ferndale Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. E. B. Carr, Fern- 
dale, Cal., pres.; \V. H. Roberts, Ferndale. 
Cal., secy. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 

Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed. secy. 
MARTINEZ, CAL.— County Fair and Races. 

Sept. 18 to 22. A. B. McKenzie, secy. 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair.? Sept. 24 to 29. Jos. 

Diamond, secy. 
SACRAMENTO, CAL.— State Fair. Sept. 2 to 
15. Peter J. Shields, Sacramento, Cal., 
secy. 
SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. V. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres. ; J. B. lversou, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 
SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 
- Edward Casey, San Andreas. Cal., secy.. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., and SAN MATEO, 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct. 6. 
SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Assoc.ation Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. M. Egan, secy. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 

Main, sscy. 
SANTA BARBARA. CAL.— Chrysanthemum 

Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 
SANTA ROSA, CAL.— District Fair. Oct. S 

to 14. 
SONORA, CAL.— Fair. September. Dates un- 
decided. 
STOCKTON, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 
TULAKK, Cal.— Distri. t auo citizens Fair 

Last wreck in Scot. A. G. Wishou. sec. 
YREKA, CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
. rat Fair. Oct. S to 7. 
VENTURA. CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

COLORADO. 

GLENWOOD. COL.— Farmers' Club District 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres., 
Carbondale; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. R. 
Willets, Basalt. 

MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE. COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

TRINIDAD, COL. — Las Animas County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H. Day, secy. 

CONNECTICUT. 

BEACON VALLEY, CONN.— Naugatuck Fair. 
Sept. IS and 19. F. S. Truesdell, pres. ; F. M. 
Caudee, secy. 

BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 
Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 

BRANFORD, CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 
to 20. E. Dooiittle, pres.; J. P. Callahan, 
secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. 

BROOKLYN. CONN.— Windham County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. IS to 20. Joseph 
U. Stetson, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 
Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 

COLL1NSVILLE. CONN.— Cherry Park Fair. 
Sept. 6 and 7. E. A. Hough, secy. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 
secy. 

EAST GRANBY. CONN.— Fair. October. C. 
H. Hanchett, pres.: W. H. Gay, secy. 

FARMINGTON VALLEY, CONN.— Collins- 
ville Fair. Sept. G and 7. O. F. Perry, 
pres.; E. A. Hough, secy. 

GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 
O. Beach, pres.; C. H. Dcming, secy. 

GUILFORD, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 
H. Lee. pres.: S. Spencer, Becy. 

HARTFORD. CONN.— Connecticut Horticul- 
tural Society. Sept. 6 to 11, and about Nov. 
8 to 10. Gog. S. Osborne, pres.; C. M. 
Rodgers, secy. 

HARW1NTON, CONN.— Fair. October. Thos. 
Q. Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 

HUNTINGTON, CONN.— Union Agricultural 

Society. Sept. IS and 19. C. J. Wakeley, 

pres.: S. L. Palmer. Shelton. Conn., secy. 

MADISON, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3. S. A. 

Scranton, pres.; Edward N. Willard, secy. 



MERIDEN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. 
W. Collins, pres.; Geo. W. Fairchlld, secy. 

NANGATUCK, CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 
19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Cander. 
secv. : E. A. Hotcbkiss. treas. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 
time in November. Eli Whitney, pres.; 
Robt. Veltch, Jr., secy. 

NEW MILFORD, CONN.— New Milford Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford. secy. 

NEWTOWN, 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. H. 
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, 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

PUTNAM PARK, CONN.— Putnam Park. 
Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 

ROCKVILLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Ed. F. Badmington, secy. 

SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

SOUTHINGTON, CONN.— Fair. Sept 3 and 

4. Geo. It'. Messinger, pres.; Wm. H. Cum- 
mings, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

UNION, CONN. — Enfield Fair. September. 
Olin T. Olmstead, pres.; M. Hamilton, 
secy. , 

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Walllngford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W. 
Ives. secy. 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

5. F. Willard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy. 
WiLLlMANTIC, CONN.— Wlllimantlc Fair 

Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 
27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
pres.; G. W. Wrlsley, secy. 

WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, CONN.— South Woodstock 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Boweu, pres.; 
H. W. Hibbard, secy. 

GtJBORGIA 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair. 
On. 10 to 27. T. H Maitin. 

LAURENS. GA.— County Fair. Oct. 4 and 5. 
H. B. Gritton, mgr. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA. — Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE, IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, Boise, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

ALE DO, ILL.— Mercer County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18, 19, 20 and 21, 1900. G. 
W. Williams, Box 346. Aledo. III., secy. 

ATLANTA. ILL.— Atlanta Union Fair. Sept. 
4 to 7. 1900. Ed. Stubblefield, McLean, 111., 
pres.; i. P. Hleronymus, Atlanta, 111., 
treas.: W. B. Strond. Jr.. Atlanta. 111., secy. 

BATAVIA, ILL.— Kane County Fair. Sept. 
12 to 14. 

BELVEDERE, ILL. — Boone County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. John Hannah, 
pres.; W. D. Swail, treas.; M. D. Perkins, 
secy. 

BENTON. ILL.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Thos. J. Myers, secy. 

CAMARUO, ILL.— Douglea County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. A. Hains, >"!cy. 

CAMP POINT, ILL.— Adams County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Richard Seaton. secy. 

CAKHNV1LLE, ILL.— Mancoupln County 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 

CARMI. ILL.— White County Agricultural 
Board. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Eivis Stinnett, 
Oarmd, 111., pres.: J. W. McHenry. Carrol, 
111., vice pres.; R. L. Organ, Oarmd. III., 

CARROLLTON, ILL.— Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N Ohnrrlll. treas.: John F. Scott, secy. 

CAYUGA, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

CHARLESTON, ILL.— Coles County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco, secy. 

CLEAR CREEK, ILL.— Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Frank S. 
Smith, secy. 

CLINTON, ILL.— DeWitt County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association. Sept. 11 to 
14. J. Fuller, pres.; Thos. Ewing, treas.; 
F. McCuddy, secy. 

CRAWFORDSV1LLE, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 
to 14. 

DANVERS. ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept- 18 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 

EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W; 
Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee. 

EL PASO, ILL.— The Twentieth Annual fair. 
Woodford County Agricultural Board. Sept 
10 to 14. EL A Ohdlds, pres.; Geo. R. Cur- 
tlss. secy. 

FAIRBURY, ILL.— Falrbury Union Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept. 3 to 7. R. B. Straight, 
pres.; A. D. Westerwelt, secy.: L. B. 
Downing, treas. 

FARMER CITY. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

FRBEPORT. ILL.— Northern minola Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept 11 to 14. J. E. 
Taggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil, 
Freeport, 111., secy. 

GALENA, ILL.— Jot. Daviess- County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodeon, Galena, 111., pres.: H. B. Ohetlain, 
Galena. 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray, Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Barner, Galena, ill., 
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GREENUP, ILL. — Cumberland County Fair. 

Sept 6 to 10. H. E. Cash. secy. 
HIGHLAND. ILL.— Madison County Fair. 

Sept. 6 to 9. Louis Suppiger, secy. 
JOLIET, ILL.— Will County Fair. Sept 18 
to 20. A. E. DInet. pres;; R. T. Kelley. 
secy. 
JONESBORO, ILL.— Union County Fair. 

Sept U to 14. J. H. Hilboldt secy. 
JOSLYN, ILL.— Rock Island Fair. Sept. 11 

to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 
KANKAKEE, ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 

Sspt 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 
KEWANEE. ILL.— Fair. Sept 10 to 14. A 

B. Huckins, aacy. 
KNOVXILLE, ILL.— Knox County Fair. 

8ept 4 to 7. S. C. Russell, secy. 
LrB&K'i-T V ILLS. ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. Wm. 
B. Miller. IdbertyviUe. I1L. pres.: E. W. 
"irkKurst, Libertyville, 111., treaa.; O. B. 
Churchill. Libertyville. m.. secy. 
MARION, ILL.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept 18 to 21. Joab 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 
MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 
McLEANSBORO, ILL.— Hamilton County 

Fair. Sept 17 to 21. J. W. Jones, secy. 
MEMPHIS, ILL.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 
MONMOUTH, ILL.— Fair. Sept 11 to 14- 

Geo. C. Rankin, secy. 
MORRISON. IXX,.— Fair. Sept 4 4» -1. A R. 

Lewis, secy. 
MURPHSYBORO, ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sept 25 to 28. P. H. Bison- 
.Bayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 
NEWPORT, ILL.— Sept. 24 to 29. 
NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. Florent Faller. secy. 
OLNEY, ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept 

11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 
OREGON, ILL.— Ogle County Fair. Sept 

11 to 14. Ben]. Chaney, secy. 
PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct 2 to 

C Geo. H. McCord. aacy. 
PINCKNEYVILLE. ILL.— Perry County Fair. 

Oct 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. 
ROCKFORD, ILL.— Winnebago County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 3 to 7. 1900. A. J. 
Lovejoy. Roscoe, 111., pres.; E. S. Btrthol- 
omew. Rockford, 111., vice pres.; Chandler 
Stan, Rockford, 111., treas.; J. P. Whitehead, 
Rockford. 111., mgr. and secy. 
RUSHVILLE, ILL.— Schuyler County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept S to 7. 1900. Ohas. 
M. Doyle. Rusbville. pres.; J. E. Thompson. 
RushvUi*. Tics prea.: A H. Clarke. Rush- 
vill», traas.: Jaa. S. Cowen. RuihvilU. 
mcr.: Howard F. Dyson-. Rusbville. sucy. 
SANDWICH. ILL.— DeKalb County Far- 
Sept U to 14. E. Randall, secy. 
SHELBYVILLE. ILL.— Horse Fair. Sept. 19 

to 22. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— HMnois Stats Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson, pres.; 

B. H. Bralnerd. treas. ; W. C. Garrard, secy. 

WARREN. ILL.— Union Agricultural Society. 

Sept 4 to 7. 1900. W. L. Gale. secy. 
WATSEKA, ILL.— Watseka Fair. Sept 4 to 
7, 1SO0. H. H. Hotaling, pres.;. Thos. John, 
vice pres.; L. D. Watson, treas. 
WATSON. ILL.— Effingham- County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. Wm. 
Voelksr, Ai-nunount IB., pros.; W. M. "Ab- 
raham, Watson. Bl.. treaa.: U P. Hants, 
SJHIotstowo. W_ sons-. 
WENONA. ILL.— Marshall County Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 
WHEATON. ILL.— Dupage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept S to I, 1900. Jobs 
Christie. Wheaton. 111., pres.; Wtn. W. 
Steven, Wlreaton, 111., treas.; N. E. Matter. 
Wbeaton. Bl.. secy. 
YORKVILLE, ILL.— Kendall County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 7. R. N. Newton, secy. 



INDIANA. 

ANDERSON, IND.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 8. T. B. Orr. pres.; C. K. Me- 
Cullough, secy. 
ANGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct 
9 to 12. Emmett A Bratton. pres.; A W- 
Goodale. 
BEDFORD. IND.— Lawrence County Fair, 
sept. (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 
secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres. 
9LOOMINGTON, IND.— Monroe County Fair. 
Sept 12 to 15. Ben Kirby, pres.; Geo. P. 
Campbell, secy. 

BOONVILLE, IND.— Warrick County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 15. Clamor Pelzer, pres.; J. F. 
Richardson, secy. 

BOtTRBON. iND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin, Bourbon, 

iodi, pres.; L. Johnson. Bourbon. lnd., 

treas.: B. W. Parko, Bourbon. lnd.. secy. 
BREMEN, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct 

9 to 12. 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

John Huff, pres.:;: John T. Weiss, treas.; 

Edward Hecknmn, secy. 
"•4.YUGA. IND.— Vermilion County Fair. 

Tept. 4 to 7. M. G. Hosford, pres.; Dan 
'onaway, secy. ; Jas. Malone, treas. ; Jas. 

3. Briggs, mgr. 
•LAY CITY, IND.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 

Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper, 

pres. 
-K)LUMBUS, IND.— Bartholomew County 

Fair. Sept 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, pres.; 

Ed. Redman. Jr.. secy. 
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CRAWFORDSVILLE. IND. — Montgomery 
County Fair. bepL 10 to 15. J. L.. Uaw 
prea. ; W. F. Hulet, secy. 

CKOWN fOINT, 1Ni>.— l.aKe County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 6. A. A. B.bler 
secv.. crufeii Point. Izid. . 

EVAWSViLlL,*;, IND.— Tn-Staie.Fair. Sept. 

, 17 to ZL. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 
stedt, treas.; K. I*. Akin, secy. 

FLOttA. 1WD. — Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1300. 

■ J. T. Oillam, pres.; Wo. K. Myer, treas.; 
Wm. H. Xiesb, secy. 

FOKT WAi*iiS, ls*D.— Allen County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 9. 

FKANCE8V1LLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6. E. D. Knotts, 
pres.; Guy 1). Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 
treas. 

HUJVl'lNGTON, IND.— Old Fashioned County 
fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
Root. Simonton, pres. 

HUNTINGBUKG. IND.— T*« Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to IS, 
1M0. H. C. Rotbert, secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Indiana State Fair. 
Sept. 17 to 21, 1900. Aaron Jones, pres.; 
Cbas. Downing, Indianapolis, Ind., Becy. ; 
J. W. Lagrange, treas. 

KKNDALLVlLLiS, IND.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to ZS. O. F. Johnston, pres.: O. P. 
Aiaxandar. sacr 

KKNTLAND, IND.— Newton County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. David Weldon, pres.; H. A. 
Strohm. seer. 

LAFAYETTE!. IND. — Tippecanoe County Fair. 
Sept. 3 to 7. Jas. Hurdock, pres.; W. M. 
Blackstock. secy. 

«jA POKTE, IND.— La Porte County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. J. Vene 
Dorland. La Porte. Ind.. secy. 

LINTON, IND. — Ureene County Fair. Sept. 
17 to 2L. 

MARKNGO. IND.— Crawford County Fair. 
Sept. S to 7. J. E. Feltzer.pres.; Sherman 
W. Stewart, secy. 

NEWCASTLE, IND.— St. Joseph- County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. L. C. Eg- 
bert, pres.; A. H. Compton, secy. 

N .wPOKT. IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. E. 

S. Aikman, secy. 
NORRISTOWN. IND.— Sixth Annual Grange 
Fair of Shelby County. Sept. 12^'to 14. ■ 
William M. Diewert, pres.; John Douglas, 
tress.: W. S. Stover, secy. 
POPLAR GROVE. IND.— Howard County 
Fair. Sept. 3 to 7. Luther McDowell, pres.; 
A. D. Wood, secy. _ „' 

PORTLAND, IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept. 
24 to 28. John Smucky pres.; C. O. Hardy, 

PRINCETON. IND.— Gibson County Fair. 

Sept 3 to 8- S. H. Hargrove, pres.: S. Vet 

Strain, -secy. „ , 

BICHHOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 

Sept. 2* i«> 28. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 

Joe Stevenson, secy. 
RILEY, IND.— Vigo County Fair. Sept. 3 to 

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. 

SALEM, IND.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept., 4 to 7. E. W. Menaugb, secy. 

SHELBYVILLE. IND.— Shwlby County Joint 
Stock Agricultural Association. Sept. 4 to 
8. 1900. . Sidney Conger. Flat Rock Island, 
pres.; Geo. H. Dunn, Sfaelbyville, treas.; C. 
E. Aiwdpn. SherbwiHe. secy. 

SPRANIAC, IND:— Brown County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 15. - 

rERRE HAUTE. IND.— Vigo County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. Hams, pres.; Chas. «- 
Duffin. secy. 

HPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. 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, 
Vnhwirftf«o. Ind.. secy. 

VINCENNES, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack, pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulks. treas. 

IOWA. 

AFTON, IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 
ADEL. IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to 

21 J. H. Dwight. secy. 
ALGONA, IA.— KosButb County Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 25 to 28. M00. C. A. Lewis, 

Algona. Ia._ L pree.: E. P. Keith. Algona. la-. 

vice pres.; W. H. Bailey, Algona, la., treas.; 

€1. F. Peek. Ateorau la., secy. 
ALLISON, IA.— Butler County Fair. Sept. 

11 In 13. L. J. Rogers, secy. 
ATLANTIC, IA-— Agricultural Society of Case 

County- Sept. S to 6, 1900. C. R. Hunt. 

Atlantic, la., pres.; J. B. James, Atlantic, 
. to., Vic* pre*.; 3. Straight. Atlantic, la.. 
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AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. U. W. Hoover, 
pres.; R. C. Spencer, secy.: H. W. Wilson, 
trnaa. 

AVOOA, IA. — The Pottawattamie County Fair 
Association of Avaco, la. Sept. 11 to 14, 
1900. G. Drederick, Avoca, 111., pres.; V. 
G. Hetzel, Avoca, la., vice pres.; J. H. 
Jenks, Avoca, la., treas.: Board of Direc- 
tors, mgrs. ; Roscoe Barton, Avoca, la., 
secy. 

BEDFORD, IA.— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 

BELLE PLAIN, IA.— Big Four District As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Sally Wer- 
ttoeim. Belle. Plaine, la., pres.; L. T. Sweet, 
Belle Plain*,' la., treas.; C. Washburn. Belle 
Plaine. la., secy. 

BLOOMVFIELD. IA.— Agricultural' Society of 
Davis Cow__7. Sept. U to 14. D. O. Harris, 
pres.; J. (J. Browbard, Becy.; J. R. Sheaf - 
fer, treas. 

BRITT, IA.— Hancock Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 11 to 13. John Hammill, secy. 

• BUFFALO CENTER, IA.— Oct. 2 to 4. Ad- 

dress John G. Daum. 
CARROLL, IA.— Carroll Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept. 10 to 13. . Wm. 

• Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. oelzer, secy.; J. P. 
Hess, treas. 

CENTER VJLLE, IA.— Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept- 18 to 21, 1»UU. K. M. Hicks, 
pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A. Russell, 
secy. 
CENTRAL CITY, IA.— Wapsie Valley Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to- 14.. P. , O. Clark, 
secy. 
CHARLES CITY, IA.— Floyd County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 
CHAKHON. IA.— Lucas County Fair.-: Sept. 
25 to 28. Wm. Housholder, secy. .-.:. 

CLARION, IOWA.— Wright County Agrlcul- 

- tural Society. Sept. 18 to: 21, 1900.. W. C. 
Brown, Clarion. Iowa, secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept- 
11 to 14, 1900. Hon. G. D. -McDaid,,pres.; 
CD. May, treas.; C. L. Root, secy. 

CORNING, IA.— The Adams County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to" 13. C." F. Andrews, pres.-; J.-M. 
De Vore, secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept- 
al to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. 

CRESCO, IA. — Howard County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. James McAr- 

thur, Cresco, la., pres.; G. R. Story, Cresco, 
la., treas.; Jas. McArthur, Cresco, la., 
mgr.; A. C. Oampbeil. Cresco, la-, secy. 

DE WITT. IA.— Clinton CouMy Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
Harrington, secy." 

ELUON, iA~ — Big Four Fair Association. 
Sept." 4 to 7. N. F. Reed; pres. : D. A. Jay, 
vice pres.;.- H. R- Boker, secy.: M. Huhs, 
treas.' 

ELDURA, IAj— Hardin County Agricultural 
Society. : Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. Robert Smth. 
pres.; W. A. .Dqron.. secy.; E. D. Robb. 

.treas. ■, - ■ - *- K - 

ELKADER, IA.— Elkader Fair and Wack As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14, " 1900. Joseph 
Lamm. Elkader, la., pres.; P. J. Cain. El- 
kader. la., vice pres.; Chas. Johnsen. Elka- 
der, I*., trees. ; J. D. Brownson. Elkadw. 
lm viwt mnA »^rv . 

EMMETSBURG, IA.— Palo Alto County Fair. 
Sept- 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbolt, pres.; J. C. 
Bennett secy.: M. L. Brown, treas. 

ESTERVTLLE. LA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. J. Klopp, 

BPCV. 

FAIRFIELD. IA.— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sent. It to 13. John R. McEIderry, secy. 

FOREST CITY, IA-— Winnebago County Fair 
and Agricultural Society. . Sept. " 11 to 13, 
1900. P. O. Koto, pres.; J. A. Peters, secy.; 
W. Spcot. tress. 

GRAND CANAL, IA.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 17. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept- 26 to 28. 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. .Heaton,- treas.; J. E.. Brooke, 

GRUNDY CENTER. IA.— Grundy" Center . 

Fa'r. Sept. 11 to 13. ■ E. S.. Ensing, secy. 
GUTHRIE CENTER, IA.^-Guthrie County 

Fair Soot. 11 to 13. A. H. Griss^ll. secy. 
HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 

is to 21. D. C Mallory, secy. 
HOLSTEIN. IA.— Holstein Dist. Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 3 to G. J. C. Kuchel, pres.; 

T. Indorf. treas.: W. F. Hutton. secy. 
HUMBOLDT, IA.— Humboldt County. Fair. 

Sent. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 
INDEPENDENCE, IA.— Buchanan County 

Fair. Sept. 4 to fi. 
INTHANOLA. IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept. 

18 to 21. E. B. Dowell. secy. 
IOWA CITY. IA.— Johnson- County Fair. 

Sept. 24 "to 27. 
KEOSAUQUA. IA.— Van Buren" County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. • • ■_ 



KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 
not iixed.- 

LA PORTE CITY, IA.— La Porte City Dis- 
trict Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. J. Hus- 
man, pres.; L. H. Camp, treas.; H. G. Con- 
ger, secy. 

i'LE MARS, IA.— Plymouth County Fair. SepL 
4 to 7. G. A. Samonis, pres.; J. R. Shaffer, 
secy.; B. F. Hodgman. treas. 

LINEV1LLE, IA.— Lineville District Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. T. J.Lovett, secy. 

MALVERN, IA.— Milis County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 

MANCHESTER. IA.— Delaran County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. A. S. 
Coon. Manchester. ' la., pres. ; J. W. Reec- 

' tor, Oneida, la;, rice pres.: L. J. Gates, 
Manchester, la., treas.: E. J. Conger. Man- 
ctKwter. la., secy. 

MAPLETON, IA.--Maple Valley Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept. 4 to 6. F. Griffin, pre*.; £. 
Quick, treas. ; J. E. . T /r-«!e. secy. 

MAQUOKETA, IA.— Jackson County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. Adam Ringlep, secy. 

MARCUS, IA.— Cherokee County Fair. Sept. 
12 to 14. H. B. Robeson, secy. 

MARENGO. IA.— -Iowa County Fair. Sept. 

3 to 6. F.. B. Colson. secy. t 
MECHANICSVILLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 

25 to 28. A. F. Fairchild, secy. 
MILTON, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

E. O. Syphers, secy. 
MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 
. Fair: Date not fixed. 

MORRISON, IA.— Whiteside County Central 
-.- Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 
MT. AYR. IA.— Ringgold County Fair. Sept. 

4 to 7. Thos. Campbell, secy. 

MT. PLEASANT. IA.— Henry County Agri- 

- - cultural Association. SepL 4 to 7. J. W. 

Palm, pres. ; W. D. Worthington, treas. ; 
" W. H. Virden, secy.; J. D. Dugdale, privi- • 

lege mgr. 
K*S>HUA, IA.— Big 4 Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. C. 

H. Bander, secy. 
NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
"«. - J. F. Martin, secy. 

NEW SHARON, IA.— New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 13. 
J. Adkisson, pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.; 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. 
NEWTON, IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 

- Society. - Sept. 10 -to- 13. H. l>. Parsons, 
pres.; C. Greibling, treas.; if. t\ Korf, 
secy.- 

OUDEN, IA. — Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. F. M. Lorenzen, 
Ogden, la., pres.; Mc. P. Bass, Ogdeo. ia., 

' vice pres. ; G. R Sucber. Ogd«n, la., M eafc. ; 
E. H. Graves, Ogden. la., secy. 

ORANGE CITY, ., IA.— Sioux County. Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

OSAGE, . 'IA.— Mitchell County. Agriculrural 
Society'.- Sept. 5 to 7. Byron Lei^bron, 
pres.; W. H. Gable, secy.; J. T. S«Keuey, 

OSKALOOSA, IA.— Mahaska County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7, litiXI. D. A. Hnu. «, 
pres.; C. E. Lofland, treas.; C. E. Muurue, 
secy. 

PELLA, IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 

PERRY, IA. — Perry District Fair Association. 

. Sept. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 

RED OAK, IA. — Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 28. Wm.- Thomas, pres.; D. B. 
Gunn, secy. 

RHODES, IA.— Eden Dist. Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wale 
Center, pres. ; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.; H. M. Weeks, secy. 

SEYMOUR. IA,— District Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 
R. E. Lowry, secy. 

SHELDON. IA.— Distr!ct Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 

SIBLEY, IA.— Osceola County Fair. Sept. 
. 5-to 7. R. M. Hunter, pres.; Harold E. 
Scott, secy. 

STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.— Strawberry 
Point District Fair Association. Sept. >8 
to 21. Ira L. Cole, pres.; H. W. Scolleifl. 
s^cy.; G. H. Scnfleld. treas. 

Sl'THBRLAND, IA.— O'Brien County Fair. 
B-nt; S to 7. L. G. Price, secy. 

TOLEDO, IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept: 25 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malln, pres.; A. G. 
Smith, secy.: H. G. Shanklin. treas. 

1RAER. IA.— Traer District Fair. Sept. 4 to 
7 J. H. Nawerth, secy. 

VICTOR, IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13. John M. Graff, 
pres.; D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J. F. 
Sohnlte, secy.:, John Steffy. treas. 
VINTON, IA.— The Benton County Agricul- 
tural. Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Watt 
Qaasch, pres.; J. B, F. Bunten, vice pres.; 
G. D. McSBlroy, treas.: J. E. Marietta, secy. 



WAUKON, IA.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 20, 19U0. S. H Op- 
fer, Wuukon, la., pres.: P. S. Narum. >'. au- 
kon, la., vice pres.; T. J. Kelleher, Wjukon, 
la., treas.; Carl M. Beeman, VV'auncm, la., 
mgr. and secy. 

\> ..oT LIBERTY, IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, secy. 

WEST UNION, I A. —Fayette County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 7. F:\iiil. Gates, secy. 
WHAT CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept. 17 

to 20. T. O. Lenin-, secy. 

WILLIAMSBURG. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. F. C. Rock. secy. 

WILTON JUNCTION, IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. 

WlNTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee, secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to G. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 

BURDEN, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Hendeison, 
secy. 

BURLINGAME, K AS.— The Osage County 
Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Chas.. Ly- 
ons, pres.; H. D. Sbepard, treas.; C 
Curtis, secy.. 

BURLINGTON. KAS— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet, 
pres.; S. D. Weaver, treas.; J. E. Wood- 
ford, secy. 

CHANCTE. KAS - -Channte Fair. Park and 
Driving Association. Sept. 4 to 7. A. E. 
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CLAY CENTER. KAN.— Clay County Fair 
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secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE. KAN.— Morris County 
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EL DORADO. KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14. J. W. Robison. 
pres.; Seth Frazier, treas.; Alvah Shelden, 
secy. 

FRANKFORT, KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg; secy. 

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GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Association. D. A. Mias, secy. 

GARNET, KAS— Anderson Couciv Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 12 to 15. C. xl Rice, Gar- 
ost. Kas.. secy. 

HIAWATHA, KAN.— The Bro>»n County Fair 
Association. Sept. 5. to '. <J. Y. Jobnson, 
preB., Willis. Kan.; John H. Meyer. nei:y., 
Hiawatha, Kan. 

huLl'ON, KAN .—Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. McGrow, secy. 

IOLA. KAS.— Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 10 to 13. Lew Horville, pres.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.: C. rl. Wheatou. secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MANKATO, KAN.— Jewell County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. F. Horu, 
secy. 

Mui/iND CITY. KAN— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NfalW'lON. KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axteil, gen. mgr. 

NORTON, KAN.— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. L. Miller, secy.; 
M. F. Garrity, pres. 

OSKALOOSA, KAN.— Jefferson County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association, Thir- 
ty-sixth Aunual Fair. Sept. 4 to .'. Edwin 
Snyder, seiy. 

OTTAWA. KAS.— Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQue's- 
ten, Ottawa. Kas.. secy. 

r»AOLA, Ke N.— Miami County Agricultural 
and Ve<r.i,nioal Association. Sept. 25 to 28. 
C. F. rtenson, pr«s.; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. F. Trickett, secy. 

RILEY, KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys, 
secy. 

FALINA, KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

STOCKTON, KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. David B. Smyth, 
secy. 

TRIBUNE. KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 

WICHITA, KAN.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. H. G. 
Toler, secy. 

KEHTUCKY. 

ALEXANDRIA, KY.— Campbell County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 8. J. F. 
Shaw, pres.; John Todd, treas.; J. J. 
Wright, secy. 

BAKttuuKVlLLtt. KY.— Knot County Fair 
Assoeiation. Sett. 5 to 7, 1900. J. S. Millen. 
pres.; T. R. Barnen, treas.; W. W. Tinsley, 
secy. 

BAK1BTOWN, KY.— Nelson "ounty Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 8, 1900. Ben Johnson, 
Bardswwn. Ky„ pres.; I. B. Bowles. Bards- 
town. Ky.. seri> 

BOWLING GREEN, KY.— Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. 

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY.— Hardin County 
Fair. Sept. U to 24. James A. Kinkead. 

MCT. 

SWING. KY.— The Ewing Fair Co. Sept. 5 

to 8, 1900. C.W. Williams, Peed, Ky., pres.; 

J. G. Collins. Ewing. Ky., treas.; S. H. 

Prlcp. secy 
GLASGOW, KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T. 

Carter, secy. 
GI'THRIE. KY.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo. 

Snadon. secy. 
HARTFORD, KY.— Ohio County Fair. Oct. 

4 to 7. S. K. Cox. treas. 
HENDERSON. KY.— Great Trl-County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob Zimbro. Jr., secy. 
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.— Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

to SO. 
HORSE CAVE. KY.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 
r ■! •« h"r. kv. -ine Robertson County 

Fair. Sept. IS to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy. 
(IWEMSBORO. KY.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 

22. Hugh Williams, pres.: L. Freeman Lit- 

tl*». twov. 
OWENTON. KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 

?ttn » E RambrldKR. i>ecv. 
PADUCAH. KY.— Colored Fair. Sept. Vi to 

14. A. W. Watkins, pres.; J. w. Moore, 

secy. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell. secy. 

Ai.uOVKK, ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Huse, secy. 

BELFAST, ME.— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 
18 and 19. 

BETHEL. ME.— Riverside Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

BLUEIULL. ME.— Hancock County Agricul- 
tural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Nahum Hinckley, 
secy. 

HOULTON, ME.— Aroostook County Agricul- 
tural Fair. Sept. 5 and 6. E. L. Cleveland, 
pres. 

BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 
£5 to 27. 

CHERRYFIELD, ME.— West Washington 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

DAMARISCOTA. ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

DURHAM, ME.— Agriculutral Society. Sept. 

10 to 14. Rufus Parker, pres. ; S. S. Parker, 
treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Pittstou Fair. Sept. 

25 to 27. 
EDEN, ME.— Eden Agricultural Society. 

Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood. secy. 
EX UTTER, ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural 
' Society. Sept. 2i to 27. 1900. B. P. Hub- 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. E. Jewett, Ex- 
eter, Me., secy. 
FREYBURG. ME.— West Oxford Fair. Sept. 

25 to 27. 

GORHAM, ME.— Cumberland County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. C. H. Leigbton, Westbrooke, 

Me., secy. . 

HANCOCK, ME.— Hancock County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 20. - . 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J; M. 
.Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 
Orln Ross, secy. 
HARTLAND, ME.— East Somerset Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 

LEWISTON. ME.— The Maine State Fair. 

Sept. 8 to 7. G. H. Clark, secy. 
LIBERTY. ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. II. 

Moody, secy. 



MADISON, ME.— Somerset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fa.r. Oct. 3 and 4. J. F. 
Withee, sec-y. 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Uickert, secy. 

MONROE, ME.— The Waldo and Penobscot 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. M. C. 
Chapman, Newburgh. Village, pres. ; T. L 
Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowden, secy. 

Nt.» r-lELLl, ME. — Ramschackle Fair. W. 
II. Straw, pres.': G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NORTH BERWICK, ME— North Berwick 
Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 to 6. Chas. F. 
Goodwin, secv. 

PEMBROKE. ME.— Washington County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy. 

PHILLIPS, ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13 anl July 4. 
C. W. Carr, Strong, Me., pres.; Sumner H. 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 

PRESQUE ISLE, ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlin. So. Presque 
i«lo. M«».. nony 

READFIELD. ME.— Kennebec County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

RICHMOND CORNER, ME.— Farmers* Club 
Fair. Sept. 25. 

SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F." Achorn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, spcv. 

SOUTH PARIS, ME.— Oxford County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South Kennebec 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass, 
Chelsea. Me., secy 

TOHSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to U. W. S. 
Royfr, secy. 

UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas.; 
Geo. C. Hawes, secy. 

UNITY, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 
September. E. B. Hunt. secy. 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.— New Glouces- 
ter-Danville Fair. Sept. 25 and 26." 

WEST CUMBERLAND, ME.— Farmers* Club 
Fair. Sept, 25 and 26. 

WEST FARMINGTON. ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 
secy. 

MABTLAND 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Agricultural Fa'r and 
Fall Meeting. Sept. 11 to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 
secy. 

BELLE AIRE. MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

b-HBDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keeter. 

- Frederick City. secy. 
HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 

16 to 19. John L. Cost. supt. 
PROSPECT, MD.— Prospect Fair & Racing 

Association. Sept. 11 to 15. H. A. B.emh, 

pres. ; Grant Stockham. secy. 
ROCKVILLE, MD. — Montgomery County 

Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. John E. Numeaste, 

Nerbeck. Md. 
TIMONIUM, MD.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 8. A. P. 

Snanklin. spov. - 

TOWNSON, MD.— Agricultural Fair. Sept. 4 

to 8. Geo. W. Yellot, pres.; Alex. McCor- 

mick, vice pres.; James P. Reese, treas.; 

A. P. Shanklin. secy. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

' AMESBUR Y, MASS. — Amesbury-Salisbury 
Ka:r. Sept. 27 to 29. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague. Mass. : T. R. Hill, secy. 

ATHOL, MASS.— Wooster Northwest Fair. 
Sept. 11 and 12. 

BAKKE. MASS. — Worcester County West Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 27 and 28. 19«0. 
Austin F. Adams. Barre Plains. Mass., 
pres.; Jesse Allen, Oakham. Mass.. vice 
pres.; Charles N. Pollansby, Barre, Mass., 
treas.; Matthew Walker, Barre. Mass., secy 

BLANFORD, MASS.— Union Fair. Sept. 12 
to 14. 

BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Plymouth Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. * 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson, Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grover, 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son, Brockton, Mass., treas.; Baalis San- 
ford. Brockton. Mass.. secy. 

CHARLEMONT, MASS.— Durfield Fair. Sept. 
. 13 and 14. 

CLINTON. MASS.— The Worcester East Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14, 1900. Col. 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., pres.; 
Warren Goodale. Clinton. Mass.. vice pres.; 
Hon. Lucius Field. Clinton, Mass.. treas.: 
O. L. Stone. Clinton, Mass., mgr.; Wm. A. 
Kilbourn. South Lancaster. Mass., secy. 

CUMMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. 

- 25 and 26. 

DANVERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. - Sept. 26 to 29. 

GREAT BARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonic 
s"sir. Sent. 26 and 27. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 
19 and 20. 

HINGHAM, MASS.— H Ingham Agricultural 
and Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 
1900. Bbed L. Ripley, Hin^haxn Centre, 
pres.: Hon. John D. Long. Washington. D. 
C. vice pres. ; Reuben Sprague/ Hingham 
Centre, treas.; Ebed L Ripley, Hingham 
Centre, mgr. : William H. Tttomas, Hlng- 
tmirn. Mass.. secy. ..- 

LOWIELL. MASS.— Middlesex North Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 13 to 15. 1900. Henry 
S. Perhem, Chelmsford, Mass.. pres.; Geo. 
R Ooburn. Lowell, Mass.. secy.; S. Drew- 
ett, Lowell, Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyes, 
Lowell, Mass., mar. 

MARSHFIELD. MASS.— Marshfleld Fair. 
Sept. 19" to 21. 

MIDDLEFIELD. MASS. Highland Fair. 

"Sept. 6'and 6. 

MIDDLESEX, MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
"culturaLJV'ssociation. Sept. 26 to 29. 

NEWBURYPORT. MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 

NORTH ADAMS, MASS.— Hoosac Valley Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. 



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PALMER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricul- 
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ral Society. Sept. U to 13. Martin T. 
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H. Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 

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Mr. Badmington, secy. 

SO. FRAMINGHAM. MASS.— South Middlesex 
Fair. Sept. 18 and 19. 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH. MASS.— Weymouth 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27 
to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O., secy. 

SPENCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept. 20 
and 21. 

S'l ORBKIDGE, MASS. — South Worcester 
Fair. Sept. 13 an J 14. 

TAUNTON, MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900; Edward 
H. Temple, Taunton, Mass., pres.; Horatio 
H. Hall, Taunton, Mass., vice pres.: E. 
Clarence Holt. Taunton, Mass.. treas.; Ger- 
trude Williams. Taunfra.. Mass., secy. 

TEMPLETON. MASS.— Templeton Grange 
Cattle Show and Fair. Sept. 14. J. A. 
Uraithwaite, secy. 

UXBRIDGE, MASS.— Blackstone Valley Fair. 
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WEST TISBURY, MASS.— Vineyard Fair. 

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WORCESTER, MASS.— Worcester Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 3 io 5. J. Hogg, pres.: 
Wm. J. Wheeler, secy. 

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ApRAIN. MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 24 to- 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
secy. 

ALBION, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. Frank 
Church, secy. 

WLPENA, MICH.— Twenty-third Annual Fair. 
Alpena County Agricultural Association. 
Sept. 19 to 21. "Walter Gavagan, pres. ; G. 
V. Waldron, secy. 

ANN ARBOR. MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell, 
Ypsilanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel, secy. 

ARMADA, MICH. — Armada Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 3 to 5. John McKay, Romeo, 
Mich., pres. ; R. V. Edwards, Armada, 
Mich., treas. : A. J. Freeman, Armada. 
Mich., secy. 

BAD AXE. MICH.— Huron County ~ Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. John Hunt, 
Virona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
secy.; G. E. Thompson, treas. 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
Sherman, treas.: F. I. Wixoni. secy. 

BRIGHTON. MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
berg & Case, mgrs. » 

CARO, MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers' 
Fair. Sept. IS to 21. F. B. Ransford, secy 

CALEDONIA. MICH.— Caledonia Union Fail 
Association. Oct. 3 to 5. "Wm. McCrodan. 

. pres.; Charles H. Kinsey, secy.; D. P. 
Hale, treas. 

CASS CITY, MICH.— Tuscola. Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. 
Henry Dodge, Elmwood, Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.; A. N. 
Ala. saer- 

CHARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agrl- 

- cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secy. 

ELKTON. MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct. 10 and 11. 

FLINT, MICH. — Genesee County Agricultural 

. : Society's Fair. • •«. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
Stewart, pres.; E..H. Rankin, jr., secy. 




FOWLERVILLE. MICH.— Fowlervillo Aj \; 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. C/l' 
Gordon. Fowlerville. Mich., pres.; D. ii 
Carr, Fowlerville, Mich., secy.; Fred. Cu^tij 
Fowlerville, Mich., treas. f|i|i 

GAYLORD. MICH.— Otsego County F:j . 
Sept. 12 to 14. j"! 

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— The MIchiiR 
State Fair. Sept. 24 to 2S. 1910. M. P. jjij 
d3rson, pres.; 1. H. Butterfield, secy. jif- 

I7ART. MICH.— The Oceana County Agrir% 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J.jf 
Butler, secy. H--, 

HASTINGS. MICH.— Barry County AgriW 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12^ C.Ji{ 
Beamer, se-y. :j|i 

HILLSDALE, MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oc 
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iOLLAND. MICH.— South Ottawa and Wast 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Kovlker.- pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
■ecy.; H. Lindens, treas. 
MLAY CITY. MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4, 1900. M. J. Has- 
ina, Imlay City, Mien., pres.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
burc Imlay City. Mich., seoy. 
JNIA. MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to. 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

tONWOOU, MICH.— O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
nament and Gayebic County Fair. Sept. 
13 to 15. C. E. Hook, secy. 

ACKSON, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. 
APEER, MICH.— Lapeer Agricultural Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 7. 

laJflSTEE, MICH.— Western District Fair 
Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Geo. W- Swigert, 
secy. " 

AKSHALL," MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm- Foster, 
Bante Creel. Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 
SfcRQUETTE, MiOH.— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, ISOu. 
■iS. B. Palmer, Marquette, Mich., pres.; M. 
E. Asire. Marquette. Mich., secy.; C H. 
Call, Marquette. Mich., treas. 
IIDLAND. MICH.— Midland County Agricu- 
ltural Society. Oct. 3 to S. Jas. G. vulvar, 
:, secy. 

ILFORD, MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 
Flaldon, secy.; J. T. Watklns, treas. 
(JSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, secy. 
LYMOBTH, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
1NTIAC. MICH.— Forty-eighth Fair of the 



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r. JOHNS, MICH. — Clinton County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 
roCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 11. 
E. J. Cain. secy. 

ASSAB. MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. Bv S. Weaver, Watronsville, 
Mich., secy. 

AX.E, MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober 1. 



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£5 JBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 

||iH|tt»"j Pair Association. Sept. 28 to 28. T. V. 

lljaH Knatrold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 



mWti-.e- W- Barlow, treas. 



W*Sl; ,e TK3N, MINN.— Aitkin County Agrlcultu- 

:,', ■'! Tral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept. 

;•',« -14 and IS. J. S. Campbell, pres.; T. P. 

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m -IfcQuillin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 
?1'4 IBB) ISLAND. MINN.— HeuvMe County 
ii*;J Tj'ralr. Sept. 19 to 2L H. H. Goke, secy. 
■-JiJ-^iiASKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
Ee'= ''*',- 'locUtipn. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner, 
" irl» y "*.»res.; 'F. G. Ljnenfelser, treas.; T. Craven, 

,1NBY. MINN.— Yellow 
fair. Dates undecided. 
5 fRRIE, MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
■ ,.ne> ' ml Bod»ty. Oct. 4 and 6. W. H. Melleu, 
I- figs' }>*•«.; .A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie, 
I*; 3«i ? »ey- 

k£j55 URMOUNT, MINN.— Martin County Agn- 

fe*i>* -fsultural Society. Sept. 10 to 12. J. G. 

I? i V slUeluaU, pres.; Cecil Sharps, treas.; Edwin 

ll#j#:vWad«. secy. 






•,.-. c UtDEN CITY, MINN.— Blue Earth County 
_. 383? E&glicultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. . W. H. 
B'Pftrt* 3 ™* Vien-; E. W. Parker, treas.; S. M. 

K.s:*ii%|-jDieklnsoD. secy. 

Kp**i; ^\MLINE, MINN— Minnesota State Agricul- 
fc*', r <£', ural Society. Sept. 3 vo 8, 1900. John 
; ^ ':3ooper, St. Cloud', Minn., pres.; F. J. Wil- 



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'., .». 'JTCHINSON. MIN>N.— McLeod County Ag- 
f'~ » '-icultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. " 



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ttfJ-.V. Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
•1 .»*, 'X. Temea, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
% '"' K' B*- H * tter . HutchUMon, Minn., treas.; L. P. 

iSarrlngton, Hutchlnaon. Minn. 
it f W. itSSON, MINN.— Dodge County Fair. Sept. 

*1 to 1*. Aujrumt B>. Anderson, box 224. wx-v. 

I5W ULM, MINN.— Brown County Fair. 

Tsept. 20 to 22. Fred. Crone, pres.; Henry 

is-. Somsen, secy. 

iSDWOOD FAUiS, MINN.— Redwood Coun- 

Jy Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

}'. PAUL, MINN.— State Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. 

'Crohn Cooper, pres. 

i. PHTBB, MINN.— Nicollet County Agn- 

tultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
junbert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 

.._ , MINN.— Faribault 

I i'J.: fJounty Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 

isny. Sept. 13 to 15. W> D. Richards, 

f-trta.; L. C. Stebbins. secy. 

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'INONA, MINN— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
A\- "ohn Rose, secy.; O. F. Burlingame. pres. 
j*i ORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
.« "*air and Races. September. 

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al&J iCKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agrl- 
rtrjjfj IBltural. Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
nSt *>' » itlon - N° T - 1* to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
IJ! J W " H. Andrews, secy. 

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If 82 -^THEL. MO.— Riverside Park Association 
fl|: 2J ?alr. Sept. 11 to 13. W. E. Abbott, secy. 
fit 'b*' iLIFORNIA. »MO.— Mainteau County Fair. 
5ft ■¥', Sept. 18 to 2L H. Bascom .Hardy, secy. 
Pff W t PB GHtARDEAtr, MO.— County Fair and 
M, :4r Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. En- 
hs at Niemann, secv. 

rl ai JILLICOTHE, MO.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
H VM IBVE COEUB LAKE, MO.— St 'Louis 
'-" u bounty. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering, 
>r es.: F loyd Brooks, secy. 
PCTER, MO.— The Stoddard County Agrt- 
ultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29, 1900. L. P. 
». ,/.t uttm. seer. 
1 1$ GGINSVILLE, MO.- Farmers' Fair Asso- 
s, '}*• Nation. Sept. 25 to 28. J. T. Willis, pres. ; 
:' 'fe 5. J. Kleinscnnildt. • 
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HUNTSVILLE, MO— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. J. 

A. Bright, pres.; W. C. Malone, vice pres.: 

R. G. Terrill, treas.; W. H. Sandison, secy. 
LEE'S SUMMIT. MO.— Jackson County A. and 

M. Society. Sept. H to 14.' 1900. E. S. 

Browning. Lea's Summit, Mo., pres.; W. H. 

Noland, liee's Summit, Mo., vice pres. ; J. 

C. White, Lee's Summit, Mo., treas.; Lewis 

LamMn. Jr.. Lee's Summit. Mo., secy. 
LOCKWOOD, MO.— Dade County Fair. Sent. 

18 to 21. 
MAPLE "GROVE. MO.— Agricultural Show 

and Fair. Sept. 5 and 6. 

MEMPHIS, MO.— Scotland County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. 

MILAN, MO.— Sullivan County A. M. & S. 
G. Association. Sept 4 to 7. Reuben 
Payne, pres.; Dennis Ryan, treas.; C. B. 
Long, secy. 

PARIS, MO.— Monroe County Fair. Sept. 18. 
BELTON, MO.— Cass County Fair. Sept 1 

to 7. 
ROCKPORT. MO.— Thirteenth Annual Ex- 
hibition. Rockport Fair. Sept 11 to 14. 

John D. Dopf, secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St Louis Fair Association. 

Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Robt Aull, pres.; Jos. 

A. Murphy, secy. 
TRENTON, MO.— Grundy County Fair. Sept. 

5 to 7. 
WASHINGTON, MO.— Franklin . County Fair. 

Sept 5 to 7. 

MONTANA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treas.; P. D .O'Donnell. 
secy. 

• LEWISTON, MONT.— Fergus County Agri- 
cultural, Mineral and Stock Association 
Fair.- Sept. 12 to 14. O. W. Belden, secy. 

WEBBASKA. 

AINSWORTH. NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept 20 to 22. 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas.: B. B. Mastick, secy. 

ALBION, NEB.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept 19 to 23, 1900. H. C. 
Klesler, St Edward, Neb., pres.; J. O'Neil. 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion, 
Neb., treas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb., 
secy. 
ALLIANCE, NEB.— Alliance Racing Associ- 
ation. Sept. 17 to 22. 
AUBURN, NEB.— Nemaha County Fair. 

Sept IS to ZL 
AURORA, NEB.-rHamllton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. T. A. McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy 
BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 
BEATRICE, NEB. — Gage County Fair. Sept 

12 to 14. 
BEAVER CITY, NEB.— Furnas County Fair. 

Sept 11 to 14. 
BBRTRAND, NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. A. J. Sand- 
atrom, pres.; Alt Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
■2. Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, trees. 
BROKEN BOW, NEB.— Custer County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. J. O. 
Taylor, Berwyn, Neb., pres.; A, R. Humph- 
rey, Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Pur- 
cell. Broken Bow, Neb., secy. 
CARSON CITY, NEV.— Ormsby County Fair. 

Sept. 21 to 29. 
CLAY CENTER, NEB.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. MeDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 
FRANKLIN, NEB.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept. 26 to 28. 
HARTINGTON, NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon, 
secy. 
IMPERIAL, NEB.— Chase County Fair. Oct. 

I to 5. 

INDIANOLA, NEB.— Red Willow County 
Fair. Sept 11 to 14. W. A. McOool, secy. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Nebraska State Fair. Sept 
t to 7. 1900. S. C. Bassett. Gibbon, Neb., 
vrva.: R.W. Furou. Brownvilie. Nob., secy. 

LOUP CITY, NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
Oct 8 to 10. 

MADISON. NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 11 to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney, pres.; Geo. R. Wycoff, .treas.; J. L. 
Rynearson. secy. 

MINDEN, NEB.— Kearney County Fair. Sept 
19 to 21. 

NELSON, NEB.— Nuckolls County Fair. Sept. 
18 to2L 

OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Societ y. Sept 24 to 29. 

BED CLOUD. NEB.— The Red Cloud Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. J. 
L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
Crahlll, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G. W. 
Dow, Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J.- Meyers, 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

SALEM. NEB.— Richardson County Fair. 
Sept 9 to 13. 

SPRINGFIELD, NEB.— Sarpy County Fair: 
Sept 12 to 14. C. F. Cathsim,' secy. 

STOCKVILLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association.' Sept 18 to 21, 1900 
L H. Cheney, secy. 

SYRACUSE, NEB.— Otoe County Fair, Sept. 

II to 14. 

TECUMSBH, NEB.— Annual Johnson County 

Fair. Sept 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy. 
WAHOO, NEB.— Sept 17 to 22. Address John 

Winter. 
WILBER.NEB— Satine County Fair. Sept 

12 to 15. 
YORK. NEB.— York County Fair. Sept 18 

to 2L G. W. Bemis, secy. 

NEVADA. ; 

RENO. NEV.— State Fair. Sept 17 to 22. ' 
h. Bevier, secy. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 
and 27. 

BRISTOL. N. H.— Bristol Fair Association. 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

concord, N. H.— Concord State Fair. Sept 
4 to 7. Committee: David E. Murphy, Lewis 

B. Hoit George H. Moses. 
GREENFIELD, N. H.— Oak Park Fair. Sept 

H to 13. 

NASHUA, N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

Sept 3 to 6. 1900. J. E. Tolles, pres. ; M. H. 

O'Grady, treas.; T. A Crowley, secy. 
PLYMOUTH, N. H.— Plymouth Fair. Sept. 

11 to 13. 

ROCHESTER. N. H.— Rochester Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. 
ST. JOHNSBURY. N. H.-Caledonia County 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

NEW JERSEY. 

BURLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

GCTTENBCRG, N. J.— Great Tri-State Fair. 
North Hudson Park. Sept. 17 to 22. E. F. 

C. Young, Jersey City, pres.; Robert Davis, 
Jersey City, treas. ; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad- 
way, New York, gen. supt.; James M. 
Reilly, secy. 

TKiENTON. N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treas.; Mahlon R. 
Margerum, Trenton. N. J., secy, and mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCreight pre*, and secy.; Arthur Ev- 
•ritt traaa. 

ROSWELL, N. MX- Southeast New Mexi- 
co Fair. About Sept. 10 to 1&. 

SPRINGER, N. MEX.— Union Fair. Sept 
25 to 28. 

HEW YOHK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. G. W. 

Seely, secy. 

ALBION, N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Sept 
20 to 22. Hervy Blood, pres.; G. W. Ough, 
secy. 

ALTAMONT, N. Y.— Albany County Agricul- 
tural Society and Exposition. Sept 10 to 
13. 1900. Robt J. McCanley, Albany, N. Y.. 
pres.; Joseph Snyder, Altamount, N. Y.. 
vice pres.; V. P. Donno Lee, Altamount 
N. T., secy.; Edward Becker, Altamont, 
N. Y., treas. 
ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 to 13, 1900. E. S. 
Bartlett Belfast pres.; Charles Lounsbury, 
Angelica, vice pres.; H. E. Dudley, Angel- 
ica, N. Y., secy.; F. H. Jackson. Angelica, 
N. T.. treaa. 
BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 17 to 20, 1900. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E. 
Brown, secy. 
BATH, N. T.— Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. C. A. Shults. 
pres. and secy. 
BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
BOONVILLE, N. Y.— The Boonville Fair. 

Sept 4 to 7. Chas. G. Cavanagh, secy. 
BRISTOL CENTER, N. Y.— Farmers' and 
Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21 
and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy. 
BROOKFIELD, N. Y.— Brookfield Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 20. 1900. 
C. P. Whitney. Orleans. N. Y., pres.; Homer 
R«ad. vlca pres.: J«*. S. Hlckox. trooa. 
CANTON, N. Y.— St Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. Les- 
lie W. Russell, Canton, N. Y., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert Canton, N.Y., treas.; A. T. Martyn. 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R. McMonagle, 
race secy. 
CHATHAM. N. Y.— Columbia County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 4 to 7. G. McClel- 
lan, pres.; H. J. Baringer, treas.; W. A. 
Dardess, secy. 



COBLBSKILL. N. Y.-Ooblesklll Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27, 1900. O. F. Nelson, 
Cobleskill, N. Y., pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar 
Coblesklll, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst, 
treas.: J. V. Guernsey, secy. 

COOPERSTOWN. N. Y.-Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

CUBA, N. Y.— Cuba Fair and Racing Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 4 to 7. G. H. Swift, secy. 

DELHI, N. Y.— Delaware County Fair. Sept 
4 to 6. P. P. Mcintosh, secy. 

DRYDEN, N. Y.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Lupton, 
Dryden, N. Y., pres.; Geo. Cole. Dryden, 
N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler, Dryden, 
N. Y.. treas.; J. B. Wilson, Dryden. N. Y.. 
secy. 

DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. H. B. Harpendlng, secy. 

DUNKIRK, N. Y.— Chatauqua County Agri- 
cultural .Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 16. 

ELLENVILLE, N. Y.— Ulster County Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. L. R. Benedict, secy. 

ELMIRA, N. Y. — Chemung County Fair. Oct 
1 to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann. secy. 

FONDA, N. Y. — Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. 

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FT. EDWARD, N. Y.-Washlngton County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. Jud- 
son Edie. North Greenwich, N. Y., pres., 
W. 1. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secy. 

r.REEN N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. Bartoo. secy. 

HAMBURG. N. Y.— Erie County Agricultural 
Sotiety. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor. Uiwtons, N. Y.. Pres.; w •«•_£»- 
bolt, Armor, N. Y., treas.; G. P. Dick. 
Hamimrc. N. Y.. secy. 

HERKIMER. N. Y— Herkimer County Fair. 

ITHACA 1 . 1 N. 13 Y.-Tompkins County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. - . 

JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Fulton County Agrl- 

^Uu^T Society Sept. 3 U> 6. 1800. -James 
I Youmrlove, Johnstown, N. Y., pres.. Wm. 
T. BrireT J^stown. N. Y vice pres.; 
Henry W. Potter. Johnstown. N. Y.. treas.; 
Eugene Moore. Johnstown. N. Y.. Becy. 

LITtLe V*L.UEY. N. Y.-4^ttarangu S Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 3 to 6, 1900. 

LOCKPORT.°N. Y^Nlagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 28. Rutnven 
mil, prangeport N Y pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls, 45 Main st.. Lockport. N. Y-. secy.. 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 

l ..\xvii!Le. N. T—Lawla County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. sept. U to 14. W. s>. 
Wlndecker, secy. - , 

LYONS. N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 

13 to 15. E. W. Weeks, pres.; E. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.; N. D. Lapham, secy. 

MALONE N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. sec*. 
MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.-Orange County Fair. 

uiK P chi.A °N Y —Queens Nassau Company. 

Sent ffito 29. L. IvL de Water. Jr.. secy. 

MONT1CELLO. N. Y.-Sullivan County Fair. 

MORRIS, N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. 1903, X. O. Duroe New Lisbon. 
N Y. pre*-: D. L Lawrence. Morris. N. *.. 
t~.« • Y> C. Wlntinn. Morris. N. Y.. "--y 

NAPLES, N. Y'.—Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept. 18 to 21). . 

NASSAU, N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept. 11 to 

14 W. D. Barnes, Bramard. N. Y., pres.; 
Dehner Lynd, secy.: C. E. Huested. trpas. 

NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 
NEW CITY. N. Y— Rockland County Indus- 

tr'al Association. Sept. 4 to 1. 
NORWICH, N. Y.— Chenango County Fair. 

OGDENSBURG, N. Y.— Oswegatchie Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 6. James E. 

ONEONTA? N. Y.-Central New York Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 13. W. L. Brown, pres.; S. L. 

Huntington. . . 

OWEGO. N. Y.— Tioga County Fair. Sept. 4 

to S. 1900. James Armstrong, secy. 
OSWEGO FALLS. N. Y.-The Oswego ,Oounty 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. 

W. W. Loomia. Oswego. N. Y., pres^ Eo- 

ward Ouirk, Fulton, N. Y.. treas.; Fred lc 

G. Snencer. Fulton. N. Y.. secy. . 
PALMYRA. N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 

Sept. 20 to 22. „ . _ . 

PENN TAX, N. Y*.— Yates County Fair. Sept. 

19 to °1 
PERRYr N. Y".— Silver Lake Agricultural and 

Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 
PLATTSBUKG, N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 

POTTERSVILLE. N. Y'.-Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. c. L. 
Btned.ct. Schroon Lake, N. Y.. pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon, Chestcrtown, N. Y ., vice 
pres.; James A. Skiff. Pottersville. N. T.. 
secy.; F. A. Grlswold, Pottersville, N. Y., 

POTTSDAM, N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural & 

Horticultural Society. Sept. 18-21. Merrit 

A'heeler, Pottsdam, N. Y.. pres.; B. T.. 

Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y.. vice pres.; H. E. 

Thompson, Pottsdam. N. Y., treas.; H. i. 

WUson, Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. R. 

Smith. Pottsdam, N. Y.. mgr. 
POUGHIiEEPSIE. N. Y— Dutchess County 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. K. vv. 

Rives, New Hamburg, pres. ; A. B. Gray. 

Poughkeepsie, treas.: J. M. Booth. Pough- 

kaepsia. "»cy. 
PKATTSVILLE. N. Y.— Prattsville A. &■ .1 

Association. Sept. 4 to 6. J. A. Erkson. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y-— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

RlCHl'lEUl* SPK1NUS. N. Y.— Richfleld 
Springs Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 
iS M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockwaj. 
treas.: Fred. Bronncr, Richfield, N. Y., secy. 

SIVERHEAD, L. I.— Suffolk County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. Capfc 
William P. Dayton. 

ROCHESTER, N. H.— Rochester Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 11 to 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 
pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small, 
secy.: W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

ROME, N. Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

BANDY HILL, N. Y.— Washington County 
Fstr. Sent. 11 to 14. S. B. Aurther. secy. 

SCHOHARIE, N. Y.— Schoharie County Ag- 
ricultural Eair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. F. 
KlLRBley, secy. 

SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.— Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. J. W. Davis. 

SHERBURNE. N. Y.-«herburne Driving 
Park and Agricultural Association. Sept. 
25 to 28. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 

SIDNEY. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

SYRACUSE, N. Y-— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syraciso. 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 

""ROUPSBURG, N. Y. — Southern Steuben Ag- 
" ricultural Society Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. J. B. 

Potter, South Troupsburg. secy. 
TRUMA'NSBURG, N. Y.— Union Agricultural 

Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. J. T. Howe. 

Truma-naburg, N. Y., pres.; J. G. Oonde, 

Trumansburg, N. Y., vice pros.; H. A. 

Mtoaer,. Trumansburg, N. Y., treas.; Myron 

Boardnmn. Trumamsburg, N. Y., secy.; S. 

Ih Stone, Trumaneburg, N. Y.. mgr. 



VERNON, N. Y.— Varnon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 and 4. L. A. GriBwold, secy. 

WALTON. N. Y.— Delaware Valley Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7, 1900. .Wesley 
Ellis, Walton, N. Y., pros.; W. A. Shepard, 
treas.; W. L. Gladstone, secy. 

WARSAW, N. Y.— Wyoming County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

WATERLOO, N. Y.— Th» Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Jefferson. County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. Hon. Wal- 
tes Zimmerman. Brownvilie, pres.; Chas. E. 
Hadcock, Watertown, treas.; W. R. Skeels, 
Waterto^rt!. secy. 

WATTSBURG. X. Y.— County Fair. Sept. 4 
to (i. 

WEST PHOENIX. N. Y.— Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. John 
O'Brien, Phoenix, N. Y., pres,: N. A. 
Hughes. Phoenix. N. Y.. treas.; Jas. A. Pej- 
dergast. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy. 

WESTPORT, N. Y.— Essex County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 4 to 7. W. A. Tucker. 
Bonnet. N. Y.. pres.; A. J. Daniels, treas.; 
C. E. Stevens, secy. 

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
tress.: E. B. Long. secy. 

WHITNEY'S POINT, N. Y.— Broome Co. Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. 1900. P. 
M. Brown, Whitneys Point, N. Y-. pres.; 
C. N. Dunham, Castle Creek. N. Y., vice 
pres.; P. H. Landers, Whitneys Point, N. 
Y.. treas.; F. E. Allen. Whitneys Point. N. 
Y.. secy.; F. E. Allen, Whitney'* Point, 
N. Y.. mgr. 

NEV MEXtOO. 

ROSWELL. N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

NORTH CAHOLTICA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C. — The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. — Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and treas. 

GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindlcy, 
pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

NEW BERNE. N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 
Nov. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Geo. 
Green, secy. 

ralbiuH, N. C. — North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. .22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres. ; 
C. B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



WELDON, ' N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oet. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

■riNSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
secy, and mgr.; Thos. Moslin, treas. 

OHIO. 

AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. U. C. Stanford. 
Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 
ASHLAND, O.— Ashland County Fair. Sept. 
6 to 7. R. J. Simonton, pres.; Chas. M. 
Beer, secy. 
ATHENS, o.— Athens County Fair. Sept 25 
to 2". E. G. B.ddisdn, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C H. Porter, secy. 
BELUEFONTA1NE, O.— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. 
Isaac C. Miller, Bellefontaine, O., pres.; 
j«an L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
A. R. Niven, Bellefontaine, O., treas.; E. 
•**c Cb«.mb«r»a.tn. Bellefontaine. O.. sacy. 
BEREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover, 
O., pres.; W. J. Poots, Strongvilie, treas.; 
O. R. Stone, Berea, secy. 
BOWLING GREEN, O.— Wood County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 
BUCYRUS. O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pres.; G. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck, treas. 
BOKTON, O.— Geauga County Fair. Sept. 4 
to 7. F. D. Hollis, pres.; H. C. Tuttle, 
treas.; P. W. Parmelee, secy. 
CADIZ. O.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct. 2to 4. 1900. A. T. Elliot. 
Shortcreek. O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
O., treas.; J. G. Milllkeu, Cadiz, O., secy.; 
J. G. Milliken. mgr. 
OANAL DOVER, O.— The Tuscarawas Coun- 
ty Annual Fair & Seml-Centennial tor 1900. 
Sept. 11. 12. 13 and 14. 1900. H. W. Streb, 
aecy. „ . 

CANFIELD. O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
secy. 
CANTON, O.— Stark County Fair. Sept. 4 to 

7. J. H. Lehman, secy. 
CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz, 
Jr., pres.; C. A. Tafe, »ecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 
CHAGRIN FALLS. O.— East Cuyahoga Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. Tryon Bally, Chagrin Falla, 
secy. 
CINCINNATI. O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 
COLUMBUS. O.— Ohio State Fair. Sept. 3 to 
7, 1900. H. S. Grimes, Portsmouth, O., 
pres.; J. S. Stuckey. Van Wert. O.. vloa 
pres.; L. G. Ely. West Unity, O.. tream.; 
W. W. Miller. Columbus. O.. secy. 
COSHOCTON, O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. J. P. 
Darting, Nellie. O.. pre*.: R. Boyd. Coshoc- 
ton. Mcy. 
CROTON. 0.— Hartford Central Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. W. H. Siegfried, Croton, O., secy. 
DAYTON. O.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 14. W. J. Ferguson, aecy. 
DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; L. 
Slack, treas.; W. S. Pollock, secy. 



BATON, O.— Preble County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 17 to 21, 1900. Frank Mitchell, 
Eaton, O., pres.; John J. Kaylor, Eaton. 
O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, O., 
treas.: Henry H. Fair. Eaton. O.. secy. 

ELYRIA, O.— Lorain County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 

F1NDLAY, O.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snyder, 
pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demland, 
secy. 

FREMONT, O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct 
2 to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 

FULTON, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

GEORGETOWN, O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick. Russelville, 
secy. 

HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual, Golden 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
to 5, 1900. J. A. Siade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas.; W. A. Shafor, secy. 

HICKSVILLE, O.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. F. 
M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas.; 
Wm. H. Harter, pres. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct.. 
10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; C. B. Whiley, 
treas.; W. T. McClenaghan, secy. 

LEBANON, O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept 18 to 21. Huse Bone, pres.: 
Geo. W. Carey, aecy.; F. M. Cunningham, 
treaa. 

LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
Wm. Rusler, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 
B. Bowersock. secy. 

LISBON, O. — Columbiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. J. W. Hoopes, 
Salem, O., pres.; C. F. Lease. Salem. O., 
vice pres. ; B. Y. Brown, Gavers, O., treas. ; 
E. F. Moore, Lisbon. O., secy. 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR 
CIRCUIT Of OHIO— Columbus, O., Sept. 3 
to 7; Dayton, O., Sept. 11 to 11. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Richland County Fa>. 
Sept. 10 to 15 (inclusive). Jerry Needham, 
Lexington, O., pras.: W. H Gilford. Mana- 
flald. O.. aecy. 

MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept 
18 to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff, vice 
pres.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. McCon- 
nell, treas. 

MARION. O.— Marion County Fair. Sept 25 
to 28. J. E. Waddell, secy. 

MARYSVILLE. O.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. John C. 
Kintner, Milford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge, New California. O., vice pres.; C. S. 
Chapman, Marysville. O., treas.; M. M. 
Tttaworth. Marysville. O.. secy. 

MAYSV1LLE, O.— tmion County Fair. Oct 
S to 5. W. M. Titsworth. secy. 

M'CONNELSVILLE.O.— Morgan County Fair. 
Sept 4 to 6. P. H. Tannehill. secy. 

MEDINA, O.— Medina County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 4 to 6. J. M. Crawford. Se- 
ville, O., pres.; C. E. Hoover, treas.; Hiram 
Gooawin, secy. 

MONTPELIER, O.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. C. 
R. Betts, pres. ; C. C. Lattanner. secy. 

MT. G1LEAD. O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct 
2 to S. O. J. Miller, secy. 

NAPOLEON, O.— Napoleon County Fair Co. 
Sept 4 to 7, 1900. Henry Lange, pres. ; John 
Wilson, treas.; W. N. Zierolf, secy. 

NEWARK, O. — Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wilken Run, pres.; A. J. Crtlly. treas.: J. 

U irHrnnT. wt 

NEW LEXINGTON. O.— Perry County Fair. 
Date not fixed. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy. 

OTTAWA, O. — Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dles. pres.: J. S. Stuckey. secy. 

OTTOKEE o. — Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer, Wauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose, O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake, Wau- 
seon, O., treas.; Thos. Mikesell. Wauseon, 
O.. secy. . 

PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept IS to 21. Lafayette Paul- 
US, Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.; W. H. Yant, treas. 

PEEBLES. O.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 

POMEROY, O. — Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. P. B. Stanberry, pres.: J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy. : John McQuigg, treas. 

PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
Sept. IS to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hvde. treas.; J; H. M. Richie, secy. 

PORT UNION, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept 
18 to 20. J. H. McRichie. secy. 



RIC1IWOOD, O.— Richwood Jri-County Fail; 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, prea.!: 
Robert Smith, treas.; C. H Huffman, secy.! 

RIPLEY, O.— Ripley Fair Co. Aug. 21 to 24.J 
Thos. Buchanan, Jr.. pres.: L. H. Williams, 
secy.; Capt. E. T. Kirker. treas. 1 

ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair 

Sept It to xL J. W. Shaver. Pomerpy 



aaey. 



SANDUSKY, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept I* 
to 14. C. W. Taylor, pres.; S. C. Prout.j 
treas.; John T. Mack, secy. • J 

SARAHSVILLE, O.— Noble County Fair] 
Sept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. I 

SIDNEY, O. — Shelby County Agr.cultural In- 
stitute. Sept 4 to 7. 1900. • J. E. Russell, re-' 
ceiver. V 

SMITHFIELD. O.— Jefferson County Fair! 
Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar. pres. • 
C. McKlnney, treas.: J. Hayen, secy. , 

SOMERSET, O— North Perry County Fair' 
Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. j! 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, o.— Belmont Count:) 
Fair. Sept. 5 to 7. Robert M. Eaton, pres. J 
E. G. Amos, treas.; T. C.~Ayres, secy. ; 

SYCAMORE. O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct 1 
to 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A, 
Klahn, treas.; P. R. GUibb. secy. i 



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TROT, O.— Miami County -Fair. Sept. U tc 

St. W. L. Tannay. aacr. 
. UPPER .SANDUSKY, o.— Wyandot County 

Agricultural Society. Sept. is to at. :=: 

: Hara, pres.; Oscar Billhardt. secy.; W. j 
"-. Lowry; traaa. 
1 VAN WEKt, O.— Van Wert County Fair. 
'-r^fe^Jv 10 **- °- D - Swartout, Becy. 

• WARREN, O.— Trumbull County Fair. Sept. 

« to C Jas. L. Kennedy, secy. 

• WAiRAKONUlTA, O.— Auglalza Agricultural 

Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stuvo. St. 

3 2^S!?s.. - JP™*- 5 J - T - Van Hon. New 
l Hamps&ire, O., vice pres.; T. E. Bowsher. 
j Buakland, o., treas.; A. B. SCJmtrer, Wapa- 
; koneta. o., secy. 

, WAUSEON, O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. A. F. 
Shaffer, pres. ; W. A. Blake, treas. 



{ . ,'»*. *< J WASHINGTON, O.— Guernsey County Fair 
If*-.-?'. ■■ i ,_J?*t » to 28. H. D. McCuilock, secy. 
|r*3i;'j: S^^E? riON ' a— Aaam » County Agricul- 



i, 3 t j; , 1L. _ --"»»•.» "• m«uuB vvuuiy Agncui- 

\$tfc = -"^ t, St l s S ,e S; Sept U *° M - »■»• W. S. 

I f i?" . ! Klncald, West Union. O., pres.; H. W. 

|r.' ■ /£*.**. 1 Dickinson, West Union, O., treas.; T. W. 

m^'ttii' -_>IMaoo. W*at Union. O.. aacy. . 

I-f&ii'A WOODFIEUJ, O.— Monro. County Agrlcul- 

LvVffiH. - Sf 1 9o 2f tJr - Se ^ t - * to 6. 1900. W. C. 

Il'ffl! 'A i Mooney, WoodBfleld, O., prea.; W. C. Moon- 

IrfVjiL J SLJEi £ fl< 5 d ' °' **"».; G - **• IXwr, 

T_il,!fl,» I Woodsfleld. O.. secy. 

I'Aij*!'.,' iWOOSTER. O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 

IV* J*. . 11 to 13. I. N. Kinney, secy. 

'*-;£il A, ;ZANKSVILliB, O.— Muskingum County Fair, 

fjj, \ ; Sept. 10 to 14. J. T. Roberts, White Cot- 






t»*». aocy. 

OKLAHOMA. 

fe»*i;t * 1CUTHRIE, OKLA. TER.— Annual State Fair. 

MM 1 -' 1. Sapt. 11 to 15. 

***** ■ ISHAWNEE^ OKLA.— First JVnnual Fair of 

'«■ -. ohegon. 



Rl*^ » 1 the Pottawatomie County Fair Associatioiu 
|rf» ;*;; 1 Oct. i to 7. B. F. Hamilton, pres.; C. J. 



■Wrr-m 



I Benson, secy. 



«£«?* ■ {ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 
R-'-frt**.- » 20. 

• BURNS, ORE.— Harney County Fair. Sept. 



3f* 



J 17 to 22. J. J. Donegan 



H. E. 



liiiM* n « Si *" **"- "• -'" """'Eiui. sres.; ti. IS. 
p Is ITV J_ Thompson, secy. 

niii'lS^ * , 9. R '"« A *i D - ORE.— Fair. Sept. .10 to 15. 
M*§'Ii C - B - Williams, Portland, Ore., secy. 
M-Wt i iSALEM. ORE.— State Fair. Sept 17 to 
|» :*«•&,; 22. W. H. Wehrung, Hlllsboro, pres.: A. 
fe :: *»-ri i Bual, • SaIem . treaa.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 
ij JS?e ' PBNMTSYI.VAHJA. 

" ligi . ALiJBNTOWN,- FA.— Tbe Great AUentown 
'S&'h'- ?***■ Sept * M to a « "»• Hon. Jeremlaft 
ItS^i ? oU, '^ , *^ aw S- Pa - J"" 68 "' J* 001 - h. Rn- 
»l J I J er ' ^f 1 *' Pa - vlce P™*-: A. w. De 

5« ;J Long, Allentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Mohr. 
ISiUfctt • ■ ecjr - " ad m « r - 
i> :^l| 3 r A ?g^3 A ' PA --AIIegany County Fair. Sep. 

lief ? ^JBEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 

'5'f-ffl ' "■ tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 

' T li S. r, f; ; .. J - Scott Corll, treas.: William L 

>a.Vf*^ Eicholta. secy.; W. S. Arnold,, mgr. 

J«!&~lP5TULEHEM. Pa.— Penna Staw Fair. 

■Si'-'t^ri! !"!& J 1 to "• i 900 - J- Walter Lovett. 

| r *|f*T 'I ^taxebem. Pa., pres.; M. C. Fetter, Beth- 

iSiffJ J S*S?'^ p *-« J tee Dres -: Geo - H - Young, 

Ri-l'«E : 'j f*S e ? em - Pa -' treas.; H. A. Gromao 

|iWI'.£! .*••_ BetMehem. Pa., secy. 



|'?Jii*5 J-l BetWehem. Pa., secy. 

ItJK *L*fcLGOMSBURG. PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
I !lR*rV 0«- » to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 
T,Pi& ; «SOKGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
KiliK* ".* F,Ur . Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 



^it'Si! 2 to *• Prr^"c."^tkin","''jresT'R. lJ F. 
««r. »^*« Stsvansont secy.; W. B. Linn, treas." 

fptTLER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. P. 
t»ij|!j}i' Roessing. secy> 

Sf|' .jSANTON. PA.— TTnion Agricultural Associa- 
a * s ;5' ;! tton. Sept. 4 to 7. Dr. W. S. Lewis, pres.; 



f*t>>¥:;j-" S"*U Sf*:?* ^ "* '• " r - "- °- JL.ewis, pres 
Btfc*: O- B. Bullock, treas.: C. D. Derrah. secv. 
elltif ' IJ-ARLISLE, PA.— Cumberland: County Fail 
rMffi *L Se P t - 25 to 28. ■ 




rsvt 1 v^rjauahlln. hc?. 

| jtfi rpLEARFIELD, PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

Lf T» ;» R. E. Shaw, secy. 



,.i~* /" «. ja. &naw, secy. 
-'fcf|50NNBJACTVILXiE:. PA.— Connea 
i"!|fc i- AMOdatlon. Sept. 4 to 6, 1300. 

J gi |! Oorey, vice pres. 

*i*i^; , JALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agricultural 

's.l-j^! Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 



.— Conneautville Fair 
" " Mr. L. D. 



-»«!- I7 AI *««, jra.^uayton Agricultural and Me- 
jj? :£ ; |r ehanical Association. Sept 25 to 28. W. 
Hinii * Marshall, pres.; B. Morrow, secy.; C. 
I s "iS.i l W. Bllanberger, treas. 
SrifrlrANKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
-St*,! 1" Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. 
*«=iit' ;: Reynolds, secy. 

•*yi ii- irORKSVXIJJH!, PA.— Fair." Oct. S to 5. O. 
' 5-Cji l\ N. Molyneaux, MUlview. Pa., secy. 

llih!l: REENVI1 ' LE » PA.— Fair and Races. Sept. 
• E: '!i; - 11 to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.; A. W. Wier 
' v- it ! ti»ecy. 
; ill. JANOVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soel- 
*arii:«ty. Sept. 26 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
' 4\ l 3i. J - L| ttl«v treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 
i»j,fS' lARFORD, PA.— rjarford Fair. Sept. 26 and 
f ' £=, | 27. E. E. Jones, secy. 

fc|i&: irOLLIDATSBURG, PA.— Blair Co. Agricul- 
Rl&i "itural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. Frank 
M » s"= t.H . Fay, se cy. 

iXTOHESVILLE, PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
vi, «» v*«r»' Cluh. Sent. IS to 21, 1900. Theodore A. 
Clfegf 00 ? 1 ' Hugheevllle. Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
W ^HBeed, Hng&esvllle, Pa., treaa.; A. C. Henry 



LEH3GHT0N, PA.— Thw Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. Sept. 25 to 2S, 1900. Henry 
MHler, Lehlghton, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man, Lehlghton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower 
LebJc&ton, Pa., secy, and mgr. 

LEW1SBURG, PA.— Union County Agricul- 

. JJK; 1 J oc , ity -„ S f. pt " x to **■ c - Willard 
Oldt, Bucknell, Pa., secy. 

HANSriHLD, PA.— Mansfield Fair. Bept. 25 
to M, 1900. W. P. AuaHn, Mansfield; Pat! 

MERCER. PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. John 
B. Mowry, secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, PA.^Fair. Sept. 11 to 14 
K- I. Young, pres.; Wm. Shireman, secy. 

MILTON, FA.— Milton Fair/ Oct. 2 to G 
1900. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., secy. 

MONTROSE, PA.— Susquehanna County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. W A 
Titsworth, secy. 

NAZARETH. PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. F. F. Ger- 
net, pres.; J. J s Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier. treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

OIL CITT, PA.— Venango County Fair. Sept 
11 to 14. 

OXFORD, PA.— Chester County Fair. Sept. 

26 to 28. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Countv 

Fair. Nov. 13 to -17. 
PORT ALLEGANY, PA.— McKean County 
. Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. ". 

PORT ROYAL, PA.— Juanita County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. . 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrua T. Fox. secy.; Mllford N. Ritter, 
treaa. 

STONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society.. Oct. 2 to 4,' 1900. J. J. Blatt. 
Sandy Lake, Pa., pres.; R. P. Cann, treas.; 
G. H. Fowler, secy. 
STKOUDSBUKG, PA.— Monroe County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. H. T. La- 
bar, secy. 
TOWANDA^ PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. E. J. 
Ayers, Towanda, r"a., pres.; W. T. Horton, 
Towanda, Pa., treas.; Ben}. Kuykendall, 
Towauda. Pa., secy. 
TROY, PA.— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept. 
11 to 14. B. A. Long, pres.; E. E. VanDyne, 
treas.: C. L. Fellows, secy. 
TUNKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. Reynolds, 
secy. 
UNIONTOWN,-PA.— Fair. -Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 

W. Parker, secy. 
WALLSVTLLE, PA.— Maitland Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. W. C. Smith. Dalton. Pa., secy. 
WASHINGTON. PA.— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. "Sept. 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.; J. S. Forsythe. secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson, treas. 
WATTSBCRG, PA.— Wattsburg Agricultural 
Societv. Sept. 4 to 6. W. H. Cornell, pres.; 
■ Gross, treas.; A. L. Phelps, secy. 
WAVVKSTUTRO. PA— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
WESTFIELD, PA.— Westfleld Fair. Sept. 11 

~» is. i<k<i. Frank Strang, secy. 
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— Lycoming County. 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mer. 
YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt. Wolf. 
Pa., prea.: C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin. 
saej 
YOUNGWOOD. PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher,- Mt.PIeasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker, Greensbur^. Pa., treas. ; W. F. Holt- 
ier. Greensburg. Pa., secy. '■ 

EHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT. R. I.— Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT, R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept. 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington. County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 



TEXAS. 



ABILENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas.: J. H. Pickens, secy. 

CLEBORUNE, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 15 
S. E. Moss, secy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14, 1900. w. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas. Tex., pres.: Sidney Smith Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey, secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W. 
E. Smoot, secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagen. secy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.-- 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX— Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 5. F.- M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct. 20 to Nov. 
3. VoTies P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.: John M. 
Vance, San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
■>_ sociation. Oct.' 3 to 5. L. D. Heaton, pres.; 
1 Theo. Buhler. treas.: L. N. Hofer, secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct. 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VJEttMONT. 

BARTON, VT.— Orleans County Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 11 to 13. H. H. Somers, Iras- 
burgh, Vt., pres.; O. D. Owen, treas.; D. D. 
Bean, secy. 

MORRISVILLE, VT.— Lamviile Ccunty Fair. 
Sept. 5 to 7. • 

RUTLAND, VT.— Rutland County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 13. C." C. Pierce, Clarendon, Vt., secy. 

WATERBURY, VT.— Winooski Valley Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 13, 1900. G. 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice pres.; 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, secy. 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27.- H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. S. 
Eaton, secy. 

VIBQIH-I4. 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Fair week of Oct. 8 
W. G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington, 
vice pres.: S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FRiaOERlCKSBURG, VA. — Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept. 
25 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksburg, 
Va., pres.; S. J. Quimi, Fredericksburg, 
Va., treas. and secy. 

WINCHESTER, VA.— The Shenandoah Vai- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 22, 
19u0. Charles Roues, N. Y. City, pres.; E. 
G. Hollls, Winchester, aecy,; Clark H. Pur- 
eell. FraoWriok. tnu. 



WEST VIRGINIA 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.-Falr. Sept. 3 to 6 
Frank R. Moore, secy. ■■ 

MOUNDSV1LLE. W. VA.— Ohio Valley Fair 
Sept. IS to 20. I. N. Houston, pres.; J b' 
Hicks, treas.; S. M. Steele, secy. 

POINT PLEASANT. W. VA.— Point Pleasant 
Fair and Driving Association. Second An- 
nual Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. W. M. Duffy, pres • 
Art. L. Cottrill. secy, and treas. 

SH13PHERDSTOWN. W. VA. - Morgan's 
Grove Fair Association. Sept. 4 to 7 AS 
Reynolds, pres.; G. T. Licklidir, treas.:' r! 
S. M. HofTman. secy. 

WALTON. W. VA.— Roane County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 4 to 7. J. J. Riley, secy. 

WESTON, w. VA.— Lewis County Fair 
Sept. 25 to 27. R. H. Hall, pres.; Frank 
Wkelau, secy. 

WHEELING, W. VA— W»st Virginia Expo- 
sition and State Fair. Sept. 10 to 14 1900. 
A. Reymann, pres.; Geo. Hook, secy. 

WISCONSIN. 

AMHERST. WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. G. W. Smith 
pres. ; A. J. Smith, secy. ; J. C. Webster, 
treas. 

ANTIGO, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Fred. 

BARABOO. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S 

A. Pelton. Reedsburg. 
BERLIN. WIS.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 4. CM 

■Willis. 

beaver dam. Wis.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24to 28. 1900. W. A. Van 
Brant. Horicun, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace 
Fox Lara. Wis., vice pres.: C. W. Harvey. 
Beaver Dam, secy.; H. B. Drak. Beaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 



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I We expect 106 000 visitors. 
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Some hrrjli-class Midway atlracli.ins. Privileges 

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SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON, S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo.-E. Logan 
secy. 

VERMILION, S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. ' Sept. 
_ 18 to 21. E. B, Dawson, secy. 

YANKTON, S. D.— State Board of Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.; Walter B. Dean, secy.; J. E. 
Piatt, -treas. . 



WASHIKGTOir. 

COLFAX, WASH.— County Fair. Sent. 2=; to 
-29. Charles McKenzie, .sec'y. 

DAVENPORT, WASH.— Second Annual Fa!r 
cf. the Lincoln County Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 29. J. H. Nicholls, mgr. 

EVERETT, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. 5 to 
8. '. Daniel Currie. Portland, Ore., see>. 

HIT. VERNON, WASH.— Skag;t County Fair 
Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinton State 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn. secy • 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

PUYALLUP, WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. L. A. Chamberlin, pres.; 
J. P. Nevins, secy. 

SPOKANE. WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead 
pres.; W. E. Hawley, secy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct. 1 to T. C. F. Van de 
■Water, secy. 



A. T. MOORE. Manager. 

Valdos'.a. Georgia. 



flTTRSeTieSIS. 

MONTGOMERY FREE STREE FAIR, 

OCTOBER 15 TO 20. 1900. 

The Stree 1 Pair here Ia«t year was said bv all 
t> be the bi<reest money-maker in the South 
Percentage attractions and first-class Midway 
and Animal Shows can address 

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TUSC/A LOOS/1 

N8B oUBBt F3ir Agricultural Carnival 

October S to 13. 

Want Street Fair Attractions of all characters 
Privileges for srle. 

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|j»|«DIAKA, PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
»a| S|J8oelBty. Sent. 11 to 14. M. F. Jamison. 
■MtMlim: Da-rid Blair, secy.; A. W. Mafon, 
Jl< 2 =3* £**•*■-! Hon - s - J - Thompson, Marlon Cen- 
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^^TJTZTOWN, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. J. 

-Lancaster County Fair. 



"r^iaf jWeek of Oct S. 
SMS LANCASTER, PA.— State Fair. About Sep- 
'*!?fefj"* teinl ' er - Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Demming. 

"mm *BABON, PA.— Th» Lebanon VaBey Fair 
f'jgv Association. Sept. 4 to 7. Wm. Gassert. 
ptm.; Wm. B. Means. M.D., secy.; J. K. 



:j«%- -fnaek, treaa. 

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ALEXANDRIA, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 20 to 23 
COLUMBIA, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

CONCORD, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
COOKVILLE, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 30 

GRAVESTON, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 7 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 

KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

KNOXVILLE. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 11 "to 14. 
J. W. Borcbes, pres.; C. R. Lowe, secy. 

LIVINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 

LONDON. TENN.— Fair. Sept- 25 to 27. 

1IURFREESBORO, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 4 
to 9. 

RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

TRENTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 10 to 14. 

WATERTOWN, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. 

WATERTOWN, TBNN.— Wilson County Fair 
Association. . Sept. 6 to 8, 1900. W. W. 
Donnell, Lebanon, Tsna., prea.; J. H. Da- 
vfa. n., 8tate*vtil«, Tana., tnu.; Cunt 
TUoma*. Wwtertown. Otero., aaey. 




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BLACK RIVER FALLS, WIS.— Jackson 
County Fair. Sept. 20 and 21. 

BLOOMINGTON, WIS.— Blakes Prairie Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 6 to 7. 1900. C. W. 
Stone, pres.; S. Kitto, treas.; Lincoln Abra- 
ham, secy. 

BOSCOBBL, WIS— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. F. C. 
Muflley. 

CfinARBURG. WIS.— Ozaukia County AktI- 
Cultural Society. Sept. 17 to 19, 1000. Wm. 
H. Rlntlemau, prea.; L. S. Schroedef, 
treas.: J. Bletrlch, secy. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS.— Northern Wis- 
consin State Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. R. 
Shafp, pres.: M- S. Bailey, secy.; W. W. 
flinil, Chetek, Wis., treas. 

DQDGEVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
W. J. Da*ey. 

DUrtAND, Wis.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 27 to 23, 190(1. E. J: Ryan, 
pres.; W. B. Smith; treas.: J. Dofwih, secy. 

EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Combined Street Fair, 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to fi. 

ELKHORN. WIS.— Walworth County .Asr>- 
cultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. W...H. Al- 
dricb. ->r€iB. : G. L. Harrington, secy. 

ELLSWORTH. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

E. S. Doolittle. 

EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29, 
l'JOO. 

EVANSVILLE, WIS.— The Evansvllle Rock 
Co. Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 4 
to 7. 1900. W. D. Campbell, pres.; Geo. L. 
Pullen. treas.; F. Springer, secy. 

FRIENDSHIP. WIS.— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Ass'n. Sept. IS to 20. F. M. Fil- 
k'ns. Arkdale. Wis., pres.; L. N .Morse, 
Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B.ng- 
ham, secy. 

OALBSVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to «. 

A. A. Arnold. 

QKANTSBURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 2S. 

And. A. Anderson. 
GREEN BAY. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 3 to 8. A. 

Souhter, secy. 
H1LLSUORO, WIS.— Fair. StM. 3 to 6. A. 

N. Jones. 
HORTONVILLE. WIS.— Fair. Stpt. 25 to 

27. H. T. Buck. 
HUDSON, WIS. — Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. F. M. 

Warner. 

JEFFERSON, WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. J. 
L. Kearney. 

LA.NCASTtiK, WIS. — Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. 
U. B. Wheeler. 

LODI, WIS.— fair. Sept. 11 to 13. A. H. 
Hinds. 

MAuiaoN, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. Eu- 
■«ua »nepara. 

SlAMTUWUC, WIS.— Manitowoc County 
Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. Edw. Schaffland, secy, 

^^Ci^OMli^^^E, WIS. — Fair. Stpt. IS to 21. 
R. W. Cronk, Louisville. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— State Fair. Sept. 10 to 
14. John M. True, Madison. 

MuNRuni, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. B. G. 
Treat. 

NE1LLSV1LLE, WIS.— Clark County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. E. D. Web- 
ster, pres.: G. L. Redmoud, treas.; H. H. 
Heath, secy. 

Ms»v luivuUN, WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept. 25 
to 28. l»uo. A. KolofT, pres., E. H. Rumm, 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 

NtkW RICHMOND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 1» to 
21. O. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy, 
treas.: J. A. Huehea. spry. 

OCUXTO, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 
:! to 5. 

PL » MoUTH, WIS.— Sheboygan County Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 4 to 6. Henry 
Wheeler, Sr.. pres.; E. A. Dow, treas.; O 
Gaffron. secy. 

PORTAGE, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. J. 

B. Jones. 

RHINELANDER. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 
14. W. C. Ogden. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER, WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. 
H. M. Both. Richland, City. Wis., pres.: 

C. A. Matthews, lttrit-a. Wis., vice pres.; 
J. M. Keys, Rcihland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo, Richland Center, secy. 

SENECA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 12. Jas. 
Fisher, Jr. 

SEYMOUR, WIS— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. H.J. 
VanVuren. 

SHAWANO. WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O. 
Perry, treas. 

SPARTA, WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14, 1SHW. 

F. W. Teall, pres. ; J. M. Fanning, treas. ; 
J. P. Rice, secy. 

SUPERIOR, Wis.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 2S, 1900. G. L. 
Herrlck, West Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius. Solon Springs. Wis., vice pres.; 
E. L. Cass, West Superior, Wis., treas.: W. 
H. Webb. Superior. WW., Becy. 

TOMAH, WIS.— Fair. Sept- 4 to 7. H. J. 
Skinner. 

VIROQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springvllle, Wis., 
treas.: F. W. Alexnnder. secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Fair. Aug. 28 to SI. F. 
w. Harland. 

WAUSAU, WIS.— Marathon County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 4 to 7. S. M. Quaw. 
pres,; G. Mueller, treas.; L. K. Wright, 
secy. . 

WIAUTOMA. WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant. Wautotna. Wis., pres.: Geo. 
P. Walbur. Wautonra, Wis., troos. ; W. H. 

n„-^« v Vnllfomq., Wis., Secy. 

WEST BEND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. 

P. Rlx. 
WEST SALEM, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 25 to !8. 

F H. A. Nye, secy. 
WEYAUWEGA. WIS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

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rJAMAfiA HICHJIOND, CAN.— Carieton County Agri- 

....«., m ™ «.v» i « IZ * ... 1 1 enrtfifja Society. Sept. 12 and 1J, 1900. 

ALMONTE ONT.-North Laywrk Agrlcul- ^g^ s _ ^^ Ottawa. On*., pre*.: Win. 

tural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. 1900. John MoElroy Richmond. Ont.. secy. 

Forzythe. Cedar Hill. Ont, pres.: James n™^-.,™ niv:T ti,„,id-« »•»,> om Q an/! 

Robertson. Almonte, Ont., treas.; Wm. U. R ? n CK S°^i n,, ~„5 

McEwen. Almonte. Ont.. secy. 10 - ? av,a Bel1 - sec > r - 

AYLMER, ONT.-Aylmer's Great Fair, East SAULT STE, MARIE, ONT—East Algonia 



Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 t« 
20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy.-treas.; A. A. 
Leslie, pres. 

BEACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. I and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLH, ONT.— West Durham Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 13 and 14. 1900. W. 

E. Pollard,' pres.; Albert E. Clements. Ty- 
rone. Ont., vice pres.; W. F. Allen, Beach 
av.. Bowmanville. Ont.. treas.; M. A. James, 
Lock Drawer 1, BowtnanyiMe. Ont.. secy. 

BRADFORD. ON"?.— Bra *terd Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRAMPTON, ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BRANTFORD, ONT.— faif. Sept. 15 to 20. 
George Hately, secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia l^air. Oct. 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP. ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 
and 3. John Argue. seCJ*. 

CAYUGA, ONT.— Haldimand County Fair. 
Sept. 25 and '26. J. W. Sheppard, sec?. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 

F. L. Hazard, pres. ; Chas. Smallwood, secy. 
t.HATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair. Oct. 9 

to 11. 
CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick. pres.: 
R. G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson, 

secy. 

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
Box 687. secy. 

COOKSHIRE. QUE.— St. Francis Live Stock- 
Association. Sept. 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor, 
secy. 

DRUMBO, ONT.— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin. Prince- 
ton, pres.: W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Telfer, secy. 

DUNDAS. ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. J. it. Knowles. secy. 

EAST SIMCOE. ONT.— East Simce Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

EMBRO. ONT.— West Zorra and Embro Fair. 
Oct. 4. 

FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

FLESHORtON. ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 
Oct. 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 

FLOS, ONT.— Flcs Agricultural Society. Oct. 
2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

GODERICH, ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
secy. 

GUELPH, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. 18 to 
20. William Laidlaw, secy. 

HAX.IFAX. CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
Exhibition Commission. Sept. 12 to 20. 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley, Halifax, N. S., pres.; 

D. R. Clark. Halifax. N. S., treas.; J. E. 
Wood. H»ilf*x. N. S.. secy. 

K * M LOOPS, B. C— Agricultural Exhibition. 
Sept. 2ti to 28. J. T. Koomson, secy. 

KEMPTVILLE, ONT., CAN.— Oxford Town- 
ship Agricultural Fair. Sept. 27 and 28. J. 
C. Rutbford. pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 

KINGSTON, ONT.— Kingston District Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. Thos. D. M.innes. secy. 

LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept. 20 to 
22. James Keith, secy. 

LONDON, ONT., CANADA.— The Western 
Fair Association. Sept. 6 to 15. 1900. St- 
Col. W. M. Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie, 
treas.; J. A. Nelles. secy. 

MARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to o." W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE. ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN. CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 27 and 28, 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, pres.; J. Gilchrist, secy.-treas. 

NAPANEE ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S., secy. 

NEWMARKET, ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. — Provincial 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 
minster. B. C, secy. 

NORWICH. ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct. 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

OTTAWA, ONT. — Central Canada Exhibition 
Association. Sept. 14 to 22, 1900. Wm. 
Hutchinson, pres.;.E. McMahon, secy. 

OTTEKV1LLE,* ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 
Oct. 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

OWEN SOUND, ONT.— Owen Sound Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. A. G. McKay, secy. 

P/USLEY, ONT.— Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
«»»i. 26 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 

E. ftheppard, secy. 

PARIS. ONT.— North Brant Fair. Sept. 25 
and 26. H. C. O'Neall. secy. 

PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17 
to 19. W. T. Walker, secy. 

PETERBOROUGH, ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept. 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin, pres. ; W. J. Green, secy, and treas. 

PICTON. ONT.^ — Prince Edward County 
(Ont.) Fair. Sept. 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mnr. s«»cy. 

PRESCOTT, ONT.— South Grenville Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 20. .1900. G. T. 
Howard, Prescott. Ont., pres.: R.. S. Tbroop, 
Preocott, Ont., vice preo.; T. R. Melville, 
Prescott. Ont.. secy. 

RENFREW*. ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 
Becy. 



Agricultufal Sofciety. Oct. 2 and 3. 3. Daw- 
son, pres.: Win. B+own. secy. -treaa. 

SHELBOURNB, ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. fluhbar. secy. 

SHERBROOKE. QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept. 3 to 8. Hon. J. 
Mcintosh, pres.; W. M. Tomlinson, treas. 
and secy. 

SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

STAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct. 

9 and 10. Archie Hill. secy. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct. 
2 and 3. J. Brown, secy. - 

ST. JOHNS, ONT.— St. Johns Fair. Sept. 11 
fo 13. A. N. Deland. secy. 

STRATHROY, ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. 

STUTTON, ONT.— Georgina and North Gwil- 
lunburg Fair. Oct. H and 12. P. McClel- 
lan, secy. 

THREE RIVERS, QUEBEC— Association Ag- 
ricole Du Dustrict Des Trois-Rivicres. Sept- 
6 to 16. 1900. H. Caron, M. P. P., St- Leon, 
pfes. ; C. D. Hebert. Three Rivers, mgr. 

TORONTO. CAN.— Great Industrial Fair and 
Exposition. Aug. 27 to Sept. 9. H. J. Hill, 
manager and secy. 

VANCOUVER, B. C— Fair. Sept. 1 to 3. 
Robert J. Leighton, Vancouver, B.C., secy., 

WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. F. Marr, secy. 

VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.— County of Pres- 
cott Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. 
F. W. Thistlethwaite, secy. 

WALKERTON. ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 4 and 5. E. J. 
Clark, box 35, secy. 

WBLLRHLEY. ONT.— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 12 and 13, 1900. A. M. 
Fisher, Anrubree, Ont., pres.; Geo. Bell- 
inger. WeM<»il»T. Ont-. secy. 

WATFORD, ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct. 
2 and 3. 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

WOODBRIDGE. ONT.— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct. 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford. Blanaford and East Oxford Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. 1900. Valen- 
tine Flcht. pres.: F. H. Dent. Woodstock, 
Ont., vice prea. ; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont.. secy. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Pure Fu„d Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. S to i7. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposi- 
tion. Oct. 2 to .». Henry S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. 1. 1901. John G. Mllburn. 
ores.: Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec. 
i; 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
pres. . . " 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN. — Morris County 
Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill. secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 
Adoue. treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Expo- 
sition. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon, 
pres.: R. W. Hilliken, vice pres.: W. C. 
Winsborough, secy.: John H. Powell, treas. 

LONDON. ENG.. EARL'S COURT.— Women's 
International Exposition. 1900. Intra Ki- 
ralfy. manager. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 
Sept. S to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 
E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumpff, secy, 
and gen'l mgr. 

SEATTLE. WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

ST. LOUIS, MO —St. Louis Exposition. About 
S^pt. 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 
mgr. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 

TOLEDO. O.— Ohio Centennial Exposition. 
May, 1902. 



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Labor Day Celebrations. 



ATLANTA. GA.— Labor Day Celebration. % 
Sept. 3. " j 

CLINTON, IA.— Labor Day Parade and Cel- i 
ebraticn. Sept- 3. j 

CONCORD. N. H.— Grand Labor Day Cele- j 
bration. at Capital City. Driving Park. j 

COVINGTON, KY.— Labor Day Parade. ! 

Sept. 2. j 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

DAYTON. 0-— Grand Labor Day Parade and 
Celebration. 

DOVER, N~ H.— Labor Day Celebration. 
Sept. 3. 

EVANSVILLE. IND.— Big Labor Day Parade 
and Celebration. Sept. 3. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Labor Day Celebra- H 
tion. Bart Shober. secy. 

GOFFSTOWN, N. H-— Odd Fellows' Field 
Day. Sept. 3. 

HARTFORD. CONN.— Picnic at. Wayside 
Grove. Sept. 3. 

HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.— Labor Day Cele- j 
bration. Sept. 3. ' 

JACKSON. MICH.— Labor Day Celebration, 
under auspices of Jackson Lodge, B. P. O. 
E. H. C. Thurber, chairman. 

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND.— Labor Day Cele- 
bration. Horace E. Hopkins, secy. 

JOLIET, ILL. — Labor Day Parade. Sept. 3. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 4. 

LOWELL, MASS.— Labor Day Celebration. 
Sept. 2. 

LYONS, N. Y.— Labor Day Celebration. 

MARIETTA, O.— Grand Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

MELLETTE, S. DAK.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. O. B. Axtell. mgr. 

MERIDEN. CONN.— Labor Day Picnic. 
Sept. 3. 

MUNCIE, IND.— Labor Day Celebration. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Grand Labor Day Cele- If 
bration. Sept. 3. F. P. Drisb, mgr. 

NORWICH, CONN.— Labor Day Celebration 
aEd Parade. Sept. 3. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Labor Day Celebration. 
Sept. 3. 

SIDNEY. O.— Labor Day Celebration. 

SOUTH OMAHA, NEB.— Labor Day Celebra- 
tion. Sept. 3. 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Labor Day Celebration, j 

TOLEDO, O.— Labor Day Celebration. Sept. ' 
3. L. F. Hemse, mgr. concessions and priv- 
ileges. 

TORONTO, CAN.— Military Tattoo and Labor 

- Day Celebration. 

WOONSOCKET, R. I.— Big Labor Day. Cele- 
bration and Parade. Sept. 3. 



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ABILENE, KAN.— Fall -Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 3. J. K. Brewer, pres.; E. B. 
Malott. secy. 

ABILENE. KAN.— Abilene Corn CamlvaL 

Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres.; E. H. 

Forney, secy. 
AKRON, O.— Elks' Exposition and Carnival. 

Sept. 3 to 15. Address Elks" Entertainment 

Committee, Akron, O. 

ALBANY, GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
secy. 
ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Freeborn County 
Street Fair and Autumn Carnival. Sept. 
13 to 15. C. A. Ransom, secy. 
ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. W. F. Gage, pres.; 
- C. A„ Ransom, secy.; F. W. Barlow, treas. 
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.— Great Street Fair 

and Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. 
ALEXANDRIA, IND.— Milwaukee Avenue 

Street Fair. Sept. 3 to 26. 
ALMA. NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 

14. W. A. Myers, secy. , - : 

ANOKA, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 

Address Lock Box 40, Anoka, Minn. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Tile Arkansas City 

Harvest Home. Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips, 

gen'l mgr. 

ATCHISON. KAN.— Corn Carnival. Sept. 20. 

ATHENS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Date not fixed. . 
ATLANTIC CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 
uival. Oct. & to 13. Lester L. Tildeo, secy. 
AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Sept. 23 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 
Sheedy and C. F. Cook, secys. 
BELLEVILLE. ILL.— Street Fair Committee. 
BeHevtlle Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 15, 
MOO. Albert Uucke, Belleville, 111., pres.; 
8. Halstead, Belleville, III., treas.; Chas. 
Fleteonfclen. Belleville. 111., secy. 
BETHEL. ME.— Riverside Park Association 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. Wm. E. Abbott, secy. 
BLUFFTON, 1N1>.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
18 to 20. I. V. L. Garrett, pres.; Jas. R. 
Bennett, mgr.; John W. Tribolt, secy. 
BOSTON, MASS.— Old Ladies' Home Society 
■ Fair,- at City Hall. Oct. !» to il. 
BRAINERD, • .MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 3 

to 5. 
BRANFORD, CONN.— Big Branford Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Harry Cushman, room 605, 
l3MiiiJ..- " First National Bank, New Haven, Conn. 
Pfpfi*, 1 1 BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
&««!%' t sary. Nov. 12. 

BUTLER, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
CALEDONIA, O.— Caledonia Free Fair. Sept. 
13. and 14. C. D. Resler, pres. ; W. W. Burt, 
secy. 
CAMDEN. ARK. — Ouachita Valley Fair ana 
Camden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 
CAMERON, Mo. — street Fair. Sept. U to 14. 
C. M. Green, pres. ; N. >L. Adams, vice pres. ; 
C. G. Sain, secy.; Clark Packard, treas. 
CANNBLTON, IND.— B. M." A. Street Fair. 

L. J. Early, secy. 
CANTON, MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 

to 5 Dr. R._B. Turner, pres.; F. C. Mills- 

paugh. secy..; W. F. Hodges, treas. 
CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 

to 6. H. C. Norcross, secy. 
CATLETTSBURG, KY.— Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Farmers' Reunion. Sept. 19 to 22- 
' Howard G. Davidson, pres.: S. D. Bromley, 
mgr.; Gus. W. Hampton, treas.; Harry G. 
Marcum, secy. 
CATSKLLL. N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

Co. No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30: 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton,' pies.; 
C. L. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 
CENTRAL LAKE, MICH.— Street Fair. Sept. 
PSii ;£ *5to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. Stev- 
J :! : RJ jr ens, treas. ; Carl Stroebel, secy. 
£i: |fc I-; CHAMBERSBURG. PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
flgffi '• nivaL. Sept 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert, pres.; 
I fcfi*2b Jaa - *- Hamilton, secy.: B. B. Holler, treas. 
CHATTANOOGA. TENX.— Masonic Fair 

Oct. 1 to 12. Noble F. Martin, mgr. 
CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept. 19 to 29. E. T- Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House, Cincinnati. 
COLUMBUS. GA_— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, ores.; 
. L. H. Chappell. vice pres.; T. J. Hunt 

secy.; Geo- S. Pecct, treas. 
COLUMBUS. WIS.— Columbus Street Fair 
and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 
. C Leitsch, pres. ; John Topp, • vice pres. • 
" J. R. Wheeler, .treas-: A. M. Bellack, secy.; 
. C. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 
COLUSA, CAL.^-Cclusa Ladies' Fair. - Oct. 6* 

to 13. 
CONNERSVILLE. IND.— Street Fair. First 
irff' K2 »*- week in September. 

mil K !l CORDELE. GA.— Street Fair. September. 
! " 4 -it|i CORNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
'.•■SJS 1 G. Har kness. secy.-treas. 

DANVILLE, ILL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
:-„ .. Sept 2 to T. 
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aiwlf. 5 DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Cany Foster, 
■Pfiyft: secy. 

fcf fT " 1 *[ DAYTON . KV.-Stffl F^iraril Carnival Sept 
P?i£r i- x 3.to Ia - B - C. Patterson, Mgr.. 90S Ki--,t ave. 
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|c|.P;j DB FUNIAK SPRINGS. FLA.— De Funiak 

fi' 'J. 3a I Street Fair ' Association. Sent. 28 and 29. 
|:«i W. L. Cawtbon, pres.;W. T. May, vice 
few's*-? vmm.: R. W. Storrs. secy.-treas. 
~|S;§?S DENNISOX. O.— Free Street Fair.- Sept. 1:: 
["«.£:;#*!;« to 15. Geo. Knowles. p»'_-y. 

t. IA. — Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, 



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Ts. Pwtt^ri. rr»«R. r A. R. Rnstman. scry. 

5UN-KIRK, O. — Free Street Fair. Sept S to 
"ISSi ' 7. G- W- Kingsbury, secy. 
»fi5 i«fi 'I DWIGHT. ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 1. 
r 3& fej SEAIT CLAIRE. WIS.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct 2 to K. J. N. Signor, mgr. 
1 ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Grey, mgr. Write 
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Week of Sept. 13. Chas. Drummery, pres. 



*: I ELROY, WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 4. 



EMPORIA, KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept 

26 to. 28. J. B. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 

Candless, secy. 
EUREKA, CAL-— Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 22. 
FARIBAULT, MINN— Street Fair and Car- 
' nival. Under auspices of fraternal orders. 

Sept. 10 to 15. G. L. Smith, pres.; P. II. 
White, secy. 
FAYETTE, MO.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 26 

to 28. John Freeman, pres.; Lee Crews. 

secy. 

FORT DODGE; IA.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val Sept 6 to 8. M J. Hare. 'gen'l mgr. 

FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, 
pres. and gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, treas.; 
A. E. Edie, secy. 

FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival Association. Sept 25 to -28. Geo. 
H. Stehlin, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.; 
W. Bridgeford, vice pres-; John A. Bris- 
lan, treas. 

FREMONT, NEB.— Big Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept 10 to 16. 

FULTON, MO:— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
E. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser, vice pres.; 
J. R. Penn. secy.; W. C. Harris, treas. 

GAINESVILLE, GA.-^Stree't Fair and Carni- 
val.' Oct. 16 to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres.; 
A. A. Wortham, secy. 

CAINSVILLE, IA.— Monster three-day picnic. 
Sept. 11 to 13. 

GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Merchants' Associa- 
tion Street Fair; September. 

GALLATIN, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. IS to 22. 

GIBSONBURG. O.— Street Fair. September. 

GIBSON CITY, ILL.— Old-Fashioned Com 
Carnival. Oct 2 and 3. 

GRAND JUNCTION, COL.— Peach Day Cele- 
bration. Sept. 11 to 13. 

GRAYVILLE. ILL. — ^irst Annual Carnival 
and Street Fair. Sept. 11 to 15. C. H. Ox- 
man, pres.; W- A. Mussett, vice pres.; Nat 
March, treas.; T.F.Hoover, secy. 

IIARRISBURG. ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. WHKs, secy. 

HARTFORD CITY, IND.— Street Fair. Sept. 

10 to 15. 
HEALDSBURG, CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 
HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit. Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 
HOWELL, MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 

to 28. R. B. McPhereon, secy. 
HUDSON. MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept 18 to 22. 0. R. Pierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres. ; Henry C. 
Hall, secy-; C." C. Please, treas. 

HURON, S. D.— Huron College Street Fair. 
Sept. 4 to 6. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 

12. D. M. Parry, pres. 
JACKSON, MICH.— Elks' Day. Sept. 3. 
JACKSON, MICH.— Maccabees' Parade and 

Carnival. Sept 12. 
JEFFEKSONVILLE, IND.— Red Men's Pow 
Wow and Celebration. Sept 3. Communi- 
cations to Horace E. Hopkins. 
JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath, 
secy. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Show. 

September. 
KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres. ; 
-' H. .Finiean. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 
KNOX, IND;— Business Men's Free Street 
Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. J. P. Whitson, pres.; 
A. H. Knosman, treas.; Wm. Solliday, secy. 
KNOXVILLE. TENS.- Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' Free Street Fair- and Trades 
Carnival. Oct 10 to 12. - J. C. Sterchi, 
pres.; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W.. H. Kep- 
hart, secy. 
LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 
LA MONTE, MO.— Harvest Carnival. Sept. 5 

to 6. 
LITCHFIELD, ILL— Street Fair. Sept. 5 

to 8. 
LONDONVILLE. O.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
3 and 4. J. A. Lingen, pres.; J. P. Bow- 
man, secy. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Midway Carnival. 

Sept. 24 "to 29. Ford Smith, pres. 
LOUISIANA,- MO. — Street Fair. Sept. 5 to 8. 
E. A. Parks, chairman of amusement com- 
mittee. 
LOUISVILLE; KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept 
17 to 29. H. V. Cohn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee; Frank Fehr. dir. gen'l. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 17 to 29. • Al. Bourlier,. secy. 
LOVELAND, COL. — Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.: 
G. H. Patterson, secy.: R. S. Coe. treas. 
MACON,. GA.— Tabernacle Fair. Sept. 20. 
MACON. GA.— Macon Street*. Fair and~Carnt- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Hon.- Birdges Smith, 
secy. 
MACON, MO.— Big Free Barbecue. Sept 12 

and 13. 
MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 

Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 
MARLETTE. MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 

is to 21. C. C. Hubbell. secy. 
MARSHALL, MO.— Street Fa'r. Sent 10 to 
15. Joseph Hamill. pres.: H. H. Downing, 
v'ce prPs. : M. P. Lvons. asst secv. 
MARYVTLLE, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 

17 to 20. 
MASON, -"TCrT.— Mi>son Street Fa'r Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans 
ores.: W. M. Mc^rossen. vW pres.: F. 
Honrnmro. f-"as. : Col. L. H. Tves. secv. 
MATTOON. ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct 9 to 

" Thrs. M. Lytle. secy. 
Mr-no.VAx,!}, PA.— French Fair. Sent. 15. 
MEMPHIS. TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 
Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 
gen. mgr. 



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METROPOLIS, ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat, pres.: 
\V. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 
and secy. 

MICHIGAN CITY, IND.— Big Street Fair. 

Sept 3 to 7. Address Albert Cook, box 72, 
MIDDLE5SBOROUGH, KY.— Grand Fair and 

Carnival. Sept. 12 to 15. J. L. Manring, 

pres.; Ray Moss, vice pres.; H. H. Sprague, 

treas.; L. F. Frisby. secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct. 10 and 11. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— "Ya .e Markt" Carni- 
val and Festival: South Side. Sept. 10 to 14 

MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 
Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. 

MODESTO, CAL.-rStreet Fair. Date not 
fixed. 

MOMENCE. ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 3 to S. 
H. Fauser, secy. 

MONTGOMERY CITY, MO.— Street Fa:r. 

Sept 19 to 22. 
MUSCATINE, IA.— Street Fair. Sept. 10 to 

15. Barney Schmidt, pres. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 
Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, nigr. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Fall Festival. About 
September. L. C. Garrabrant, pres. 

NEVADA. MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 

NEWFIELD, ME.— Ramchackle Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. IS to 20. W. H. Strow, pres. ; 
G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

NORTH PLATTE, NEB.-rStreet Fair. Sept. 
3 to 9. Warren L. Lloyd, mgr. 

OAK GROVE, KAN.— Street Fair. About 
Sept. 6. 

ODESSA. MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. 
Chas. R. Creasy, pres. ; Bate C. Drummond, 
- secy. , 

OLNEYVILLE, R. I.— St. Anthony Society's 

Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P. 

Getz, secy. 
OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 

30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 

secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 
ORTONVILLE. MI.NN.— Harvest Festival. 

About Sept. 8. 
OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair asso- 
■ ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble, 

secy. 
OTTUMWA, IA.— Colossal Agricultural and 

Industrial Carnival. Sept. 17 to 21. C. Geo. 

Hamilton, secy. 

PENDLETON, ORE.— street Fair and Carni- 
val. About Sept is to 24. 

PETERSBURG, IND.— Free Street Fair and 
Merchants' Carnival. Sept. 10 to 15. Hud- 
speth & Williams, mgrs. 

PLAINVIEW, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. ID 
and 20. 

POCAHONTAS, TEX. — Grand Carnival. 
Sept. 4. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 

Carnival. Sept 4 to 15. J. M. Long, secy.; 

E. W. Rowe, pres.; E. Ehrman, v.ce pres.; 

A. D. Charlton, treas. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

6. Ashury White, pres. ; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 

READING, PA.^Street Fair and Carnival. A. 

C. Burton, mgr. Sept 3 to 8. 
RED WING. MINN.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 23 to 27. C. 
W. Barber, pres.: C. S. Sultzer. secy. 
ROSEBURG, ORE.— Street Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. C. H. Hilderbrand, pres. 
RUSHVTLLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 
RUTHVEN. IA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Sept. 5 and 6. F. H. Giddings, secy. 
SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 
SALINA, KAN.— Free Street Fair Associatiou. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Ktaball pres.; Fred 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 
Oscar Seitz. treas. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail. Henry s. Martin, etc. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 

to 11. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. II. H. 
Main, secy. 
SARATOGA. N. Y.— Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 6. Spencer Trask, pres. 
SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 

not fixed. 
SEDALIA, MO.— Street Fair, ausnirps of B. 
P. O. E. Sspt. 11 to 15. P. L. Potter. 3ecy. 
SENECA, KAN.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 26 

to 28. 
SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 18 to 20. John Theim, secy. 



SIOUX CITY. IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct 
1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr. ; A. B. Beall 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.— Street Fair and Base- 
ball Carnival. Sept. 17 to 23. M. J. Mar- 
ley, mgr. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepv Eye 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to VI, 1900. 
G. W. Barnes, pres.; J. P. Bertrand, treas.; 

H. G. Hays, secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD. MO.— Red Mens Day. Sept. 

7. W. L. Myers, secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar 

Oct 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 

committee on arrangements. 
SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair and 

Carnival. Sept. 3 to 8. C. O. Smith, 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair, 
tember. 



secy. 
Sep- 



TERRE HAUTE, IND.- 
to 13. 



-Street Fair. Oct. 8 



THOMPSONV1LLE. MICH.— Street Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. C. F. Jones, secy. 

TIMONIUM, MD.-B;g Timonium Fair, nine 
miles from Baltirecre. Sept. 4 to S. Col 
W. D. Westlake, 215 N. Front street, Balti- 
more. Md . secy. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 
Ag-icultural Carnival. Oit. S to 13. W. A 
Collier, pr?s.: M. L. Tucker, secy. 

U X IC £' N - Y -— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 

VEEDERSBURG. IND— Eleventh Annual 
Street Far. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chjs. ,\>. 
Berry. prFs. : Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 

VENTURA. CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival." 
Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l. 

WASHINGTON. IND— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 1 to 6. Cicero Eskridge 
pres.; L. H. O'Donnell, secy.; R. C. Davis 
treas.; Jo. Gordon, privileges: Logan Hor- 
rall, ch. amusement com. 

WELLINGTON, KAN— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. J 
W. Haughey, secy. ' 

WHITEHALL. ILL.-Street Fair. Oct 3 to 

a. Robt. Luther, adv.' agt. 
WICHITA. KAN.— Tenth Annual Show cf the 

Asscc.ated Faric'ers of Arkansas Vallev 

Oct. 1 to 6. Otto Wc:s, pres.; H. W. Schopp. 

secy. *' 

WINONA. MI!W-str»Pt Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O F 
Burlingame. cha'rman: Jchn Rose, secy. 

W i. NST .°^" SALEM ' N - C.-Semi-Centennlal 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb 
secy. 

WOLCOTT, IND.-Street Fair. Sept. 13 and 
14. E. Spencer,, secy. 

YOAKUM, TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
Tnbble. chairman: J. W. Cook, secy.; 
Johnston, treas. 



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Races. 



ATLANTA, GA.— Southern InUrsUte lfatf 
Rmm. Oct IT to 37. T. H. Martin, tecr. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Prospect Park. Sept 11 
to 14. Gentlemen's Driving Park. Sept. « 
to a. Electric Park, Sept. 25 to 2s. 

BBNNINOB, (WASHINGTON, D. G.)— Not. 

BLUB 'GRASS RACING ClRCtttT-Oeo. 
Sturgeon. Princeton, Mo., P" 8 -: R - ™' 
Lowry. Seymour, la., secy. Hafrls, MO.. 
Au«. 10 to M: Princeton, Mo., Aug. 87 to 
il; Lineville, la., Sept. 3 to ; 7: 8e/mour, 
!•!, Sept 10 to 14; Centerrllle, la., Sept. 
17 to a-. Corydon, la.. Sept. M to 28; Char- 
lton, la., Oct. 1 to 5j Albia, la., Oct. 8 to 
11; Lamoni. la., Oet IB to II. A 

BRANCORD, CONN.— Auk. 113. Sett. 3 and 
4, Sept. 18 to 20. Oct 17 and IS. 

BROOKLYN, N. Y.— Sept. 10 to 20. 

BUTLER, PAi— Sept. 4 to 7. 

CADIZ, O.— Oet. 2 to B. ' . . „«„„«,«* 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. OtRCttT.- 
Wllllamsport, Sept 11 to 14: H«8» e *J H J|: 
Sept 18 to 21; Lewisburg, Sept 25 to 28. 
Hilton, Oct 2 to 6; Bloomsburg. Oct. 9 to 12. 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling. W. Va., Befit 10 to 14; Woods- 
flelO, Sept. 4 to 8; St. Clairsville, Sent 8 to 
7; Smyrna. Sept 12 to 14; MbundsTiHe. 
Sept 18 to 21; 9mithfleld, Sept .26 1 to 28; New 
Martinsville, Aur. 21 to 24: Middlebournb. 
Aug. « to Si; Cain, Oct 2 to i. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y:-Sept: 24 : to 89. 

COLUMBUS, IND.— Sept. 11 to 14. 

DALLAS, TEX— State Fair Races. Sept 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 

DANBURY, CONN.-Oct. 2 to 5: 

DENISON, TfcXjrr-pShispn . Driving Park. 
Sept. 28 to 28. WaTt6r S. Faijes. 8eey. 

DOVER, DEL— Faif View Park. Oct t to 4. 

DOVER, N. H.— Sept. 17 to 21; Sept. 25 to 27. 
A. N. Brown, secy. 

MMPIRE CITY. N. Y.— Oct 22 to Nov. 3. 

FORT ERIE. ONT.— Sent 1 to 22. 1900. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— Oct. 9 to 12. 

FREMONT. O.— Oct. 3 to 6. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Ind'anapolis, 
Sept 17 to 22; Hamline, Minn.. Sept. 3 to 8; 
Milwaukee. Wis., Sept. 10 to to: Terre 
Haute, tnfl.,. Sept. 34 to 29; Spr;nafield, 111., 
Sept 24 to Ss. _ „. A „. 

GRBENSBURG, PA.— Sept.. 25 to 48. 

HAMILTON, 0.-43ct. 1 to 8. 

HAMLINE. MINN.— Sept 3 to 8. 

HAWARDEN, IA.— Races. Sept. 20 to 22. 

LEBANON, O.-tSeM. 18 t$ IL 

LEXINGTON, KY.-Oct. 3 to it 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY RAC- 
ING CIRCUIT OF OHIO^Columbus, O., 
Sept. 3 to 7: Dayton, 0., Sept. it to U. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Sept 11 to. 31. 

MARYVILLE, O.— Oct. 2 to S. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Sept. 10 to 15. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Oct 2 to 8. 

NORTHEASTERN OHIO CIRCUiT-McKees 
Rocks, Sept. 4 to 8. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Rate Meet 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA—Ne- 
ttraska Speed Association, Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora, Central 
City. Kearney, OBceola. Red Cloud, Nelson. 
Hubbell. Geneva. Seward. Lincoln. Beatrice. 
Every week from June 20 to Oct 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary. Hastings, Ne*., pres.; A. H. 
Farrene. Hastings. Neb., secy. _,...„. 

SALEM. ORE.— State Fair Races. Sept, 17 to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, pres.; A. Bush, treas.: 
M. D. Wisdom, Secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct. 20 to Not. 3. 

SAUGUS. MASS.— Sept. 2 to 6. 

SHBEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept 
t5. 

SHELBYVILLE, IND.— Sept. 4 to 8. 

SHOHARIE, N. Y.— Sept 17 to 20. 

SMITHFIELD, O.— Sept. 26 to 28. 

SMYRNA, O— Sept. 12 to 14. 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT. — In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 
Go., Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta. Ga., Oet. 29 
to Nov. 3: Waycross, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
Thomsonville Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Oct. 2 to 6. 

STONEBORO. PA— Oct. 2 to 4. 
3TROUDSBURK. PA.— Sept. 4 to 8. 

TEXAS RACING FAIR CIRCUIT.— Wichita. 
Kan.. Sept. 4 to 7: Cleburne. Tex.. Sept 13 
to IS: Denton. Tex.. Sept 19 to 22: Dennl- 
fcon, Tex., Sept. 25 to 28; Dallas. Tex.. Sept 
29 to Oct 14; Corsicana, Tex., Oct 15 to 19; 
San Antonio. Tex.. Oct 20 to Nov. 3: Hous- 
ton. Tex.. Nov. 10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Oct 30 to Nov. 2. 

WASHINGTON. PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Sept. 10 tq 14. 

Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire — Oct. 24. 

Cesarewltch — Oct 10. 

Dewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 

Doncaater St. Leger— Sept. 12. 

Jockey Club Stakes ($50.000)— Sept. 27. 

Manchester November Handicap — Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct. 12. 



Poultry Shows. 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
iudge: W. T. Linn. secy. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
Becy. 

AUSTIN. TEX.— Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
Savage, judge: C. S. Brlgance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, Judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY, O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 2G to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
Judge; W. H. Raff. secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS. — Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 



CAREY, O— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders 
Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave, 
Judge; J. L. Yohe. secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. 1. - 

CiSUAE RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan, 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judees; 
E. E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmef, Butterfield, Rigg, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Bf.dge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. KimmSjr, a«cy, , . 

CINCINNATI, O— Cincinnati Fanciers Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 6 to U< i. B. Honnebaum, 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smitn, 
secy, and gen'l mgr. 

DAYTON, O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 1901, D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulsticb, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

EAST LIVERPOOL, O— Dec. 28 and 2». 
Frank Miller, judge. . 

EAST PALESTINE, G.^East Palestine Foul* 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry O. Pa*son, 

ELMIRA. N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Assoeiatieh. 

Nov; 26 to Deci It W. P. Golvin, secy. 
ERIE, PA. — Nbftbwestefn Pennsylvania 

Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 

Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Buf- 

Kott judges; A. E. Blethen, secy. 
FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet StoSk 

Show. N6v. 15 to 17. - 
GENEVA O.— Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 

Pet Stoek Association. Dec. 10 to IS. Henf y 

Munger, secy. ^ ,. . 

GOSHEN, IND;— Northern Indiana Poultry 

and Pet Stoek Association. Dec. 4 to 7* Jas. 

A Tuckef, ju«(*e: 3. A. Babcocki secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.^Fanciers' Association 

of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 

J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. TafkiDgton, 

JEFFERSON, IA.— Poultry Show. Sept 13 
to IS. 1900. D. H. Grlmall, prea.; P. O. 

JOHNSTOWN. N. Y.— Adirondack Poultry 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, David a. 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott, F. B. 
Zimmef, H. 3. tjuilhot, J. H. Drevenstedt, 
judge; H. S. Wemele, secy. 

KALAMAZOO. MlCH,-Southwestern Michi- 
gan Pbultfy Association. Dec. 24 to 28. 
H. A Bridge, judge; J..S. Carr, secy. 

LA cBdSSjf Wlfe.-Feultfy, Pet Stock and 
Belgian Hare ShoW. Dec, 17 to 22. 

LA PORTE, IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 
Hewes, judge; Earl HemenWay, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LOGANSPORT. IND.-Hoosief Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, s€cy. . , „ ^ ... 

LYNN, MASS;-Jah. 1 to 4. 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 

D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secy. 
MATTEAWAN, N. Y.-Walkill Valley PouU 

try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
'29. C. F. Rockenstyre. judge; Hector Mills- 

mSaDVILLE,' PA.— Meadville Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges; H. L. Latnb, Cambridge Springs, 

MIAMISBURG, O.-MlamI Poultry Associa- 
tion. NOV. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. 6. Gfoby, secy. 

MT VERNON. O.— Knox County Fanciers 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy. 

OAKLAND. CAL— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 
8. C. G. Hinds, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 
to 15 J. Bmlen Smith, secy. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to li, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. . 

ROCKFORD, ILL.— Northern Illinois Poul- 
try Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. H. A. 
Bridge and Chas. McClave, judges: B. R. 
Lucas. Belv'dere. III., secy. 

SACRAMENTO, CAL— Poultry, Dog and Bel- 
gian Hare Show. About Sept. 4 to 9. P. 
J. Shields, secy. 

SAGINAW. MICH.-Saginaw Poultry and 
Pigeon Assoc!at"on. Jan. 21 to 2«. 1901. 
James A. Tucker, judge: Edward Arndt, 

SAN^OSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 
17 E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. 

SHELBY. O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry: Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock: L. E. Dove, 

ST e< PAUL. MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19. 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfleld. Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 
Huelster. secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. Will- 
iams, secv. 

TOLEDO, O.— Toledo Fanciers Association. 
Dec. 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert, judge of poul- 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
r.et stock: Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 2L A. 

E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt: T. 
H. Inman. secy. " 

VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert Poultrv and Pet 
Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 
Kohll. iudee: C. E. Detter. secy. 

WALDEN. N. Y.— Walklll Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. D«-c. 24 to 29. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
naugh. secv. .. 

WARREN. PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
J. H. Bowden, secy. 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association: Dec. 18 to 21. Sharp 
Butterfleld. judee: D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD, O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 



WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and -Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 

WOOSTER, O. — Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O., 
secy. 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs, secy. 

Pomonas. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. .Nov. 3. _ 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 2Z. _ 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nor. 24. . „ „_ 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct 6. 

WARE, MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. Sept 13. 

WEST BKIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 

Pomona. Oct 27. 

MAINE. 

PIPSTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
NOY. 14. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

ACWORTH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 13. 

BEDFORD, N. H.— Hlllsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona, Oct 24. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 

FARMlNGTON. N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

FITZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. H. 

KEENE, N. HL— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 26, 

LACONIA, N. H.— Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept 24. 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 12. 

PELHAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 17. 

TROY, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept 14. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct 6. 

WEST RINDGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct 5. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

WILTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Sept. 25. 



INDIANA. >|S 

Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson at 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

. IOWA. 

Burlington— A E. Dreier, 1ZU Summer atre« 
Sioux City— A. B. Bcall. 

KANSAS. 

Atchison-City Bill Posting Co. j 

MASSACHUSETTS. j 

Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont it 1 

, NEBRASKA. ' ] 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. ..j 

NBW YORK. j 

Canandalgua— Wm. F. Mosher, 98 Chapln > !j 

Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. j ij 

OHIO. 
Fostoria— W. C. Tirrill & Co.. 116 W. Tiffin st 
Uhrlchsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., 
Uhrichsville and Denison.. Address Uhrlcn 
ville. O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 
I Johnstown— Geo. E. Updegrave ft Co. 



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CANADA. , 
A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Van- 
couver, B. C. }■' 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas, Box 1129. \ 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 
KANSAS. 

Atchison— City Bill PoBting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA, 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York BUI Posting Co 

OHIO.- 
Middletown— Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schult*. 

PENNSYLVANIA.! 

*Iohnatown— A. Adair. ,„ 

New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B..P. Cojis 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92. 
CALIFORNIA. 
J eureka— W. H. Mathews. 636 2d at 

GEORGIA. 
Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 
Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, Alt— 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River mX. 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dtet Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 



OPELIKA. AL 

...POPULATION 6.00 



J. 0. SINGLEY, 

The ONLY Licensed 

Bill Poster, Distributor & Sign Tacker 



JAS. DONALDSOf 

ITHACA, MICH. 

Bills Patted, Samples Put Out, Si 
Nailed Up, Circulars Distributed. 
Work Guaranteed. 
POPULATION, - - 2,5' 




DISTRIBUTING DEPARTMENT^ 

nortbwest BiTlposting Co., 



Populat', 
oo,oo« 



F. TODD. Manager. 

.PORTLAND, OREGOIf 



This Department is distinctly apart from our posting plant £ni(J 
communWions mus t be addressed to Distributing Departmeri| 
Northwest Billposting Co., 34* Morrison Street. Portland, Oi*y 



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?THE BILLBOARD. 



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BILLPOSTERS' DIRECTORY. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



.Names and addresses of billposters are insert- 
in the directory at the fo. low ing rates : Every 
. :ek. $4 per year; three weeks per month S3 
■ r year; every o.her week. fcDerrear; once a 
) anth, si per year.. Name and addfess togethei 
1 occupy one line only.) 



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, ALABAMA. .. -'-•-.... 
- inteton— L. G. Jones. 

rmingham— Thelss £ Smiths Box 286. 
rmingham— G. F. McDonald- - 
. ayton— Valentine Bros. 
! •eenaboTO— D. W. Taylor. 
, OBILE— Mobile Bill Posting Ca. 
.effleld— H. B. Elmore. • • 

' 1 ARKANSAS. 

> 1 •kadslphia— Myal Greene. 
ill a . irianna.— J. H. Grove. City Bill Poster. 
■i.~ 1 mtlceiio— E. M.- Gardner. Bill Poster. 
'■"- , iwport— John Clarldge. . , 

' ne Bluff— Chas. Sen yard, 
attsmrt— Collier & Kleiner, 
xarkana— Lenily Bros. 



CALIFORNIA. 
!}•' flJMtafieid— B. R. Craui.. 

n Lu^ Obtspo-r-Harry Gear. • ' - 

3 irekaiABureka BUI Posting' Co. 

• ABgele*— Wilshire Posting- Co. 
1 tdsra-^P. ,-L. Grace, 
■deeta— Win. B. Daunt. * 
»»t«rey-r-Cbs». F. Clentord. 
( autre— T. M.- Townt ";.... "..;;- 

: OTIllo— John R. Widener. 
'< d Bluff— W. D: Crandall. 

dwood CitV' — George West. - ; ^ / 

: cramento-^W. A. Caswell, Bill' Foster and 
Distributor. -" * -~ 

cramento-rW. A.. Caswell, B; Poster &«DIst. 
i„ ; llnaa City— O. tV Bulle'ne. "* •?" ;.'■ 

1 " j^ n Francisco — Owens, Varney ft. Greeny .: 



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iJli: f 5 ntarBarbara^-W- .0- Stafford^ 
■v j'*-i- «i Bt * Crux— L. A. Daniels. .• •.-.< - 
■wi.i- jJ a Diego— San Diego Bill Posting Co, 
' - nta Marte— Geo. W. Brown 



li '- r'J 1 »t» Marte— Geo. W. 
15.1 fii« A v. nora— John Ore. -*; 
I « 'ifev * BCkaa-^iJL Prentii 



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Prentiss. " 
*.«elld. 
ite. ft Glendlnntng. 

■&^~'i--~-i ' COLORADO, 
pennjohn- B. Ledou. L.. Box "395. 



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.<£■ E ' lorado. Springs — The Curran Co. 

■'hi . A ippte Creek and Victor— Quinn B. P.- Co. 



^.j' .«,-*-*-«- «.^w— . ...... . .^. v . ~ ^ u . uu ........ 

P -?i"4'. nvw^-The Colorado BUI PostlngcCo. 
Sm-, ; nver— The Curran Co., 1128 Lawrence st. 
S'iii ! rt Collins— Ft. Collins B. P. & Dist. .Co. 
pr jjii j .[ and Junct— The Haskell Bill. Posting: Co. 
Bl : t"{|" < t ablo— The Curran Co.; 114 Santa. Fe Ave. 

K/ri'l ?f v CONUECTieOTS-. -*_ — ^.... 

IS- W, 5 h: nbury— Fred. A. Shear.^ ...... .Yy" 1 . 

*»V3S| T w Haven— New Haven Bill PnsUng Coi. • .7 
! '5r rwaJk— Harry' B. Bussing; C. -B? P. *? ■ 



Nf -s'i tnam— L. M 



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FLORIDA; 



:{' raandlna— J. B. Gordon HalL?i ¥ 
k» City— Lewis F. Thompsoni?^ 

CE&KeiA.— *' 



bSSw^J-S? 1 \?t? w ' CItr BU1 Po »W- 
Frankfort— Henry Wolf. 

Goshen— Chaa. Kum. Box 7«. 

Greensburg— Fred. Seltl * Sons.- - 

. Greencastle— J. W. Cooper. ' ' ' 
Hartford jClty-<j. W.Abbott. 
Huntington— Ed. Harter 
Kokomor-H. E. Henderson. 
Lafayef&r-Lafayette Bill Postinc Oa. 

LaFay gWc Opera House BUI Porting Co. 
fa. Grange— F. D. Ruiei. 
Liberty— Jas. R. Wilson. 
Loganspprt— Chaa. Ef_ Schlelger. " 
iJf. a ?°,?"~ JJ n rplir*5hot6n,Clt7 BUI Poatara. 
Mitchell— W. M. MuDeon. Jr. 
Oakland City— O. M. TStone. 
Peru— Chas. W. Stutesman. 
PorUand— Link Kikend-all, City and County 
Bill Poster, Distributor and Sign Tacker. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebrine. - • 
Rennselaer— George W. Spitler. 
RoshvUle— Jaa. H. Carr A Son, Lock Box 41 
Seymour— W. A Carter & Son. 
Union City— Ed- R. Thurston. 
Union City-^L. D;- Bell. 
Vincennes— Vincennes Bill Posting Ca. 
Wabash— Harter Bros. 
Waterloo-^Fred. J. Rickard. 
"Whiting^-Smelzer & Garvin. 
TPinamac— K. O Burroughs Box 476. 
Worthington— J. E. Calland. 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 

South aieAlester—E.K. Crawley. . 

•-■ ~ IOWAj - - 

Bloomfleld— Lon F. Smith. Box MS. 

Calmar— Gilbert N.Olson. - 

Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols. 16 N. Main St. 

DesMoines—W. W. Moore" (licensed Disk 

Denison— B. D. Steven. . 
- Bows— R. L. Allen, Box 18L; 

Ft. Madison— Elliott 'Alton. 

Grinnell— Geo. RiiClif ton,; Jr.", 1020 Wast at. 

Harlan — Amasa Cro'siar. 

Indianola— J. S. Martin: 

Newton— Arthur Lister. 

Jefferson— H. A. White. 

Nevada— Story County Advertising Ca. 

New Hampton— R. R. Garver. 

Osceola— S. B. Delk. 

Shenandoah-rC.L. Hoover. „ 
.j Tipton— Grant E. Ingham. 

: - ; ■■-"■•" " _\;-". 'i^ANSAS. ■ ■-.:: ."■: ,■•■■■■..;' 

Abilene— John M. Looker. ..... 

Cahiwell^-Clyae R. Van Meter & Co. 

Coffeyville^H. Hollinger. .. . -• 

Garnett— F.- L. Mahan. City Bill Castor, v. " r 
ft Great- Bendr-Chas. Vancil. BUI: Poster .- and. 
■-;' Distributor.'* Owns all boards. MScifjt'" • 

Gre^t BendVr-MayerB; Bros. • J-f^r'. -*-?* 1 yj" * 
: Haroer-^J.-'H.* Thompson, Boac^'lSt!; -** - "7 - 
= Hutchinson— Kansas Bill Posting Go - • """''■ ■-" 
.Junction" City— Herman Delksr. 
i-Lavitrence— Irring Hill, msnO- . ..-'. 

rarspnB— Howard Graves. lr.,B 

KENTUCKY 



Jackson— Joe Brown. , .*. 

Meridian— L. D. Hoffer,. Licensed City B P 

Natchez^-F. G." PellettlerT. 

Starkvllie— W. D. CocbrCn. 

Vicksburg— James McQuiggan. 

Yazoo City— D. Wolersteln. .';. ■ 

. : MISSOURI. . 

BoonvUla— Frank Gordan. •"-"-"T . 

Brunswick— Price Ewtng. . '" • 

Carthage— Carthage Bill Posting Co. 

Cetttralia— Centralia B. Posting' Co. Box 107. 

Chillicothe— Z. B. Myers. 

DeSoto — Leon Herrick. 

Fulton— C. O'Beirne. 

Hannibal— J.: B. Price. - 

Klrksvllle— Wm. Allen Smith. 

Macon— Fred. C. Parker. 

Marcellne — C. F. Long. 

Mexico— Hatton ft. Clendenln. 

M.-oerly— P. Halloran. 223 Clarke st. 

Odessa— Jim Waddle. - 

Stanberry— J.. H. Patterson. Box 30L 

St. Charles^-J. N. Mittelberger, msr. 

Webb City— Webb City & Cart3rv;i!e A-iv. Co. 

. NEBRASKA 

Broken " Bow— E. R. Parcel! 
Central City— H. C. Martin. 
Chadron— R. W. Gaylord 
• Columbus— John Wlnkelman. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 
Lincoln— Zehrung-City Bill Posting Co. 
Nebraska City— J. Wler ft Son. 
North Platte— Warren Lloyd. 
Superior— H. Bossemeyer. 
Tork^-Gue A. Stapleton. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter— Jas. D. P. Wlngate." *•"■ ■*..-->- 
Laconia — J. .F. Harriman. ,-s" 

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NEW IERSET. < . .;- 

Atlantic City— The Bill Posting Sign Co '"""-' 
Camden— The Bill Posting- Sign Cor,- ^ - - 
Clayton— Wm. H. Jacobs. . . . ,,--* i " <■-■ 
Hackensack— Hackensack Rill Posting Co. 
Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. ./ 

Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealia.. .-■ - 

Newark— Newark Bill Posting Co. 
Paterson— Paterson Bill Posting Co 
■Plainfleld— A. L. Force. ? 

Red Bank— M. P. Sherman. 6 Broad at. 

.- Si 2. 1 NEW MEXICO 
AlourqueTqite-^The Hudson B. P. Co. :. 

Eaat-Las Vegas— Chas. Tamme. Box 3(. 

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* Si _ : ^ — ™GEO«GIA.~ ""' . . 

i»f: ^.-iWiana— H. J. Hon. : «-S""' 'V 

i ,y<i:.i-\ ;. anta— Atlanta Adv. Agency,;.3S54 Peae»6«e. 



!«:,&■'. oany— Albany Bi 

ilef,; ' 'R-itriana— H. J. Kow 



'iy.^Bamlstown^Tiiipeph legator , 

^iDahvnier-BoirlSNIcholB." "■ ' ^& 
~^ /SMadlsbaTllJpJiTE. Mullennfx.y 
>NewSorST9tiBi«' ft Sok^' """ " 



Ja gusta— C. R. Rowland. City Bill PosierL.t 
'- TOltton— Knna ft Perry. ' : .- 



tenton— W. T. Reld. Jr. 
- , dison— Len. C". Baldwin. 
■rr'jH-,*|«;:'JedgevllIe— VI. M. Smith. 
:\*ifW:\,r. wnan — E. H. Bowman Co. 



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m**'% J' "* » '■ ■Mwn-'-Len. ..O- Baldwin. 

tes#. — 

Bt.ifetr ' IDAHO., 

jfa"!?- .: Ise— Spaulding B. P. ft Dist. Co; 
liS-ife : u ** — Capitol B. P. Co.. J. A. Pinney. mgr. 
KM''' M? lrt,ton— Alney CElltott. - - — --- — , — 
f*',. *»'■.?,'. i»tano— Geo. Dash. Box 272. ' .\je^l 



: Jlac«-jE( 
laar— w. 



Ed. R. Carlton. 
W. Cowln*. 

j'Uf inaNois. 

'0} 1-3 fa^t^kaaJjwmiaiuE.'''" 



•t||:rf •' lavflla— L. E. Tiemann, BUI Poster and 
~.i -,h Distributor, SOS S. High street. . . 
'»- "r ▼Mara— Fred. Wifflit. 



1"' ?i 4!> J°jfS?!" c !? t ^' < lS'. c i t;r SHI Postar."- 
cago^-Cnicago Biil PosiSiV C*. ; 

4_ «^^« . ^er T. • ; 



H.J ;: l2. ' toniaJa-J. B. Tolar. - 
KrfT !• 1 1 ttnlla— Joseph E. Herter. 
fePi':*'" "', cago— Chicago BUI Postln 



I«rt- •!: i r te— Fred. W. Jvncks. 

. 1 1 V; ; -mar City— W. S. Young. 
Ijti 1 *- I' ▼«— F. M. Brown ft Son 
l»5>' : *; : 1% "UTT— Fred. S. Schaefor. 



r«^w**vi,*rtM*"* p ls oc aoa. ■ :° :. : . -: ' : '- : : -** v-^ -*^y 
"OvrensbdrOrSOwensboro Bill Posting Co. 
^Ricliradnar^Tne ' Rlehmond.' Bill Posting.. Co. 4 "!; 
Shelby vllIe^-T^'S. Baxter ft Son,:»BoX'SS«.',<y 
\yincheStefcryPerry. Bros;.. - . .;-*.•-;',"%«■■"-' -"-.' S 
-" Vl "* Louisiana.- ""'■:,,| a - i: '...^ < -^v 

Alexandria— F.E ■=■ •! 

Morgan Gity— P.' B. Ghirardi. .„ X-"*: ' ."'"""' "i 
Shrevepbrt— Ed. . Seaman. ■ • ■ - - '"::■■ -* 
Thibodaux— American Bill Posting Co. * 

MAINE. "^ .7 >«• 

Oexter-^Ghaa. F. Edgerly. -r '-' •"""''""■ ''r: ^' 

Eaatport— Jas. A. Muldoon. , "- 

. Ellsworth— Ellsworth Bill Posting Co. -'" 
Watervllle— S. H. Chase. 

MARYLAND. \ ,- 

Brunswick— Chas. - E. Butler. 

Easton — John^R. Thompson, 
' "l- ,.J_1>-1~ -MASSACHUSETTS 
* Clinton— Geo. S. Gibson. 
— VxaveiB^y^W^ Wakefield. 



" Altany— Albany-BCP. * Adv. Co.. 35 Beaver. 

Baldwlnsville— Jas. E. Cunningham, Box 18» 
i^:S* ,Wy,, " _Al,lerica tt- B n' Posting Co. 
t^ ^«ra— E.L.'jahnabn. Mgr. Globe Theater. 
" r«S?lt«»-*nd .Oswego FaBs-^Wm. Cook. 
^'*TBIefcPalls— A;«W.--,eijeesebr6, 31 South St. - 
? - JairiSlca-^haa. Wood. v - >% 
. .Joirnstow'h "and G^versviilp-i^oTiD S. Siitlift*. 
; 1 iocjtport— Staats B. P. ft Dist. Co. 

-Ifeil^wa^-w^B^Dttible. 
v;2S5ww«*<wii;t3?ios.- Kain.:«« South ,«.'' 
*^ r, New-<York CRy— Reagan & Clark; 21 Ann st. 
^ —New York— A.- Van Beuren. 128 4th ave 

Norwich — G/ F. Brew!. ■-•■->. 

Olean^Olean- Blll.Postlne Co. 

Schenectad v— c.- R. Benedict. 

Yohker»— ,\7. L. Mildrum. 12 Warurton av. 

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=-■•■■>•.',-.; -- NORTH CAROLINA. 



5- [f- t- Jomb— Fred. Smith, 438 N. Dudrey at^W^y 01 ^^^^ 8 *^?^ 68 -- « Waldo + st 
s ;!f5 ." -ahall— Victor Janney. ,...'.' >. .• .. - y.yy.:-- .•?.!.-.- " ';>-"*-*'iV»*-,r-. iilCHlGli.T!t.-^~!'i"' ■ 
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r*i .W '! ropoli 

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;-- ji ITT— area. s. Schaef«r. ^ *K>iV^i J &SB^^^S^^.^S^*^#^S* ; r^F" ~ ™ 

. ki .-i' > Isborc— Duncan CrlBest."— V^:^^^^^^^S^^0^m^rl9fW^p9*^-ti^ ■•-,. 
U i»- l< kaonvUle-Gto. W. Stark ft So^^Mm^^^^M9^^^^^''^!3 l ^'^^ a "^t ; ^ 
•1 1| on— Arno B. Anske. . l^^^^&fSS^^^^'^P^^^^'^lf'-^^^-- 

!' et — ^. ^ T,.„, ^ — — r » _ JL, -J Posting :CoE$fs-T*- 

^^^^^ ...^.^ w^,,t», t- — ^";^;^^..^--:^tfoitffiBati«>^-FI«inrtBWi« a* w«mm ^i* y 

. • . .- . 'Shall— Victor Janney. 

Wit '■ P ii- *°° D — McPherson "Bros." - - <"■;■* 

-'VIM*\|| idota— Mendota BilL Posting Co. (Ltd) 
*i ■{*> !• ropoUs— Wm. E. Ware.- • - - 

nd City— E. P. Easterday. .-- . , y 

Sterling— George A. Fowler 

b« ..;.-, mal— Dillon & Fogle, J93 towns. : 
fit \~ =y— H. C Rush ft Co. Box 6b. — 
;5 : >i-- «*— A- S. Dusenberry. 
if ;> cl -; tw»— ottewa Bin Posting Co. 
ls:.K tin— Standard Bill Posting Co - 

f i yy ' in— Tazewell County Adv; Go. 
tSi •?*"' : a— VeTn B - p - &■ Dist.- Co.; Box 74; : . 
! fc|!i> ,i:*shurg— The Bishop Bill Posting fs. •' - - r ! 
1 J .i.[ \ U*£- ^Lae Collins* 113 E." Reynolds stnat 
5 J 3.. .C lwldt— Walter Bltbs. 

k?'S " , b H2, , * _ S ol i. c - •So'rtK" CJtr.Bffl Foster. 
pti '«! > lorvflle— O. G. Young. * 

Hf" f t •■ *. -'Ola— F. C. Bassett. - -" 

'chv'S ' Jsat— P. A. Johnson." 

i M it Chester— Cyrus P. Reynolds, C. B. P. ""• 
3 : ' i.ndiama 

.'. ;rson— Wm. Funk. B. P. and DisC 1 " . 
t *-Charlsa B_ Flnfrneky ■-■...-. 

* svflle— Batesvllle Advprtislne Co ; 

■f kston — JamosW. Brovnv Bill Poot»T-. 
f mlngton — BloominKtonBili Posting Co." 
.,, ... f taltos— E. E. Cummins- 
IP v I! "> Point— Gbas. E. Smfth^ ' " 
l'f* ;-n t "ille^L. Pinders • '• • 

' ' " " wtf— James Borrt. - 

iBvUte— Evansvllle Bill Posting Co. 
Wayne— Temple Bill Posting Co. 

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.^ - Wayne— Ft. Wayne CiOr'.B* 
J iar^ Robert Hamilton. 



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.' "TUpehar-E; Nolan. -'■' v '*~rv " 

• 1 . t Cadillac— Charles V. Spencer. 
>■' -Cheboygan— A; J. Finn." "."'".- 

. Detroit— Walker ft Co. 

- Dowajjiac— LecTcre Bill Posting Co. "'V £ v " 
Durand— P»' A.-- Rlvett. 

■ EastiTawas— H. ; C* Bristol. —.'- 

Fenton^T^s-Fieia. city Bill Poster. 
Flint— MarflfcEft. Hyatt Adv. Co. 
,, HartT-Fred;-N.;Harris. Jr. 

Ithaca— James Donaldson. - - 

,y- Kalamazoo^-B. A^Bnsh;':Clty BUI Poster. 
' Marine ;C!tty— Hunt * Perrtn. 
Milan— The -W.B. Redman B. P. ft D. Co. 

- Otsego-^Frank M. Deuel- 
Paw.pawr-H. E. Sherman. Bill Poater. 

.. - Sault Stei Marie-^Jasv W. Troyer. 
^-StnrglB-rD. A. Osborn. 
^f. * MINNESOTA. 

if^Anstln— P. H". Zender ft Son.. 

Bralnerd— J. B. Stlnehour. 
* Fairmount— Warren Lewis. 

Faribanlt-^J. Fink Bill Pnstinr Co. 

Hlnneapnlls — Breslauer Bill- Posting- Co. 

Northfieid— F. J. Couper. „■■%.-." 
. Owatnnna— Auditorium BilUPostlng-'Co!. 

Red Wing— .1. c. Jndee. Citv Bin Poater. " ; 

Redwood Falls— Frank^L;: Cromer*. ' : >» 
- S?H hestei ^- J - C^Jndfia, citr?WnKJ»nster. - 

Stillwater— Peter Lohtoer, City Bm' Poster^ 

St. Charles— E. H. Ingham. ' i i ,. 

St. Cloud— Davidson Advertising Co. - 

St. Peter— H. J. Ludeke. Jr„"v^ . - 

Winnebago City— G. ] --."-. ^ 



5i Asheyille— Asheville" Advertising Agency. 
>* "(%rldtte^-J..L; Brown. p 

t yaSreensboro— J. W. Griffith, 225H Elm. 
.... >iLumberton— Geo. G. French. 
il^KeldsvIlIe— R. M. B. Ellington. . 
Wilmington— S. A Scbloss. 
- Winston— Wm. T. Pfohl. 

NORTH DAKOTA. 
Valley City— Smith Decorating Ca. 
' Wahpetcn — B. M. Buckmlnster. 

OBIO. 

Ada^S.' W. Rayl. Bill Poster and Distributor. 
. Akron— Bryan ft Co.-. 125 Main at. 

Bellalre— Fitton BUI Posting Co. 

Be-llefontaine— Frank WblttMII. 

Bluffton — Alven E. Temple. 

Bowling Green— Commercial Bill Posting Co. 

Bucyrus— Frank R. Myers. 
i. BuUer— W. L. HIssong. . 
v Canal Dover— John H. Foi 4 Bra. 
' Canal Dover— TuscarawaariDist. & B. P. Co 

ClrclevHle— Baughman Bros. 

- Cleveland— Bryan £ Co.. High and Middle sta 
Columbus— Columbus Bill Posting Co ! 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagans, 
"iv^Ulne— W. J. Carney. 

- Dayton— Bryan ft Co. . . . • 
Defiance — J. p. Eiser. 

Lelpslc— J. S. Peach. , 

Pos'oria— w C. Tinill. • 

Lisbon— Edgar. D. Llachtaastlna. 
-Logan — F. A. -Rbppe. 

Mausfleld-E. R. Hndly ft Co. 
Marietta— Koerner ft Thomas. 
Middletown— E. O. Barnet. 
Tit. Vernon— L. N. Headingtba. 
NelsonvIUe — 'W. S. Bunion. 
Norwalk— J. M. Harkness. ">■''■ 
Portsmouth— R. W.. Lodwlrk. 
South Charleston— F. M. Heaton. 
Springfield— H. H. Tyner ft Co. 
Steubenvillc — Samuel D. Hunter." 
Toledo — Bryan * Co., en ajLClalr st. 
Van Wer£^-J. W. WhiVesrjft Co., 503 Park PI. 
Wellington— L. w; Ely. -v 
Washington C. H."— Smith ft Vlnesat 
ZanesylTle— England Bros. II N. Fifth sC 
- OKLAHOMA T1RRITORV. 

Guthrie— G. W. Foster. • Lock. Box 288. 
Kingfisher — Northup'B^ P. ft Dlst^Co. 

... - - ~ Oregon. .yT: 

Ashland— Chas. H. Gillette. 
Astoria— T. S. Simpson ft Son. 
Baker City— W. Newell. 
McMinnville— G. F. Bangasser ft Oo. 
Portland— N.W, B. P. ft D. Co.,' S«: Morrison. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

Ashland— Frank H. WalU. 

Bethlehem— Groman B.' P. ft Dist. Co. 

Butler— H. J. Dougherty ft Sons. 

Carlisle- Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret at 

Connellsyllls— R. G. Curran. 

Cambridge Springs— H. W. Wllber ft CaC 

Emlenton— W. L. Pierce. "*" 

Qreeniburg—R. G. Curran. 

Greenville— J. S. Laird. 

Hanover — Harry C. Nalll. 

Harrisburg— Markley ft Appell. 

Johnstown— Flood City Bill Posting Ca. ' 

Lebanon— Chas. A. Oliver. 

Lykena— H. B. Hatter. 

Mansfield— Th; w. D. Husted Adv. Co. 

Minersville— Mlnersvllle Adv. Co.. L. B 1TL 

McDonald— Bert M. McCartney. 

MeadvIHe— Geo. Knox. 

Milton— A. J. Blair. 

Philadelphia— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Plttston— Pittston B. P. Co. 

Scranton— Reese ft Long. 

Sunbury— Sunbury Bill Posting Co. 

Washington— A. B. Means. 31 W. Chestnut st. 

Wellsboro— A. H. Dartt ft Co. ■■=.' " 

•Wllkesbarre— Wilkesbarre Bill PosUtag Co. 

Wllliamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 



Providence 



RHODE ISLAND. 

-Old Colony B. P. Co. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. . 



Charleston— Chas. W. Keogh. 

Columbia— R. S. Marks ft Co., 1426 Gates st 

Georgetown— R. Chas. Griggs. 

'"'"'' SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. WlllWte 
Sioux Falls— Sioux Falls B. P. Ca. 

TENNESSKE. 

Athens-O. M. West Bill Posting Co. 
: - Bristol— Border City Bill Posting Co. 
Covington— Howard N. Holshouser. Box 4S7. : 
Jellico^ — Thos. Bell. ■■-"." 

Knoxvllle— Southern B. P. Co - 

- Pillaskl— Pnlafkl Bill Posting Co. 
Pulaski— A. M. Notgrass. " - ; 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. y - 

' Westmoreland— J. M. Louthan. 

TEXAS. 
Abilene— «. L. Palnh. 
^.irop-cnas. p. Zlegenhala.^v 

- Beaumont— Wlcome Rollins. *•<.-, 
. Brownsyille^Valie ft Bros. Adv. Ca>l\ 

Brownwood— Hiram H. Thomas. % 

Brymp^Jobn B. Mike. - ,i 

-Galvert-rJames Hooks. \ 

ClarksvUle—Tbas. O. Gaines. "; : 

Cuero— Richard Harris. Box n. 
'Dallas— Geo.- Robinson. 
Flatonla— The Moore B. P. ft Adv. Co 
Gainesville— Paul Gallia; 
Galveston-J. E. Howard. <17 Postofflee at. 
Hlllsboro— J. S. Phillips. «»ujeo. as, , 

Houston— C- T. Slvalls. Box SO*. - 

l^mpasss — -Knri Un'r 

Linn si- Al in I rown. i - -y 1 . 

Laredo— Eugene Sloan. 
Vo'Hnr-Tk* tiK-nht" 
McKmbey— Gocdin ft Warden, Box 201. 
San Angela— Sam. Smith. Hox IK. 
Sherman— J. Long, 117 East Side Square. 
SmlthvlUe-D. E. Coin. ~* ^y 

Waco— Louis Sternkdrbr 112 S. 4th at. 
Wbltawrlet-Nller Lewis. : 

'.'."-' VERMONT. 

Barre— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington— B. B. P. Coir Mrs W. K. Walked 
Montpelier— Central Vermont B. P.'Go 
Newport— E. H. Norrla.-;.. 
Springfield— George H. Stiles ' " <■■..-■■. 

- Waterbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. '"'■: 
• VIRGINIA. ' 

Alexandria— J. M. Hill ft Co. ■■' , 5 

Bedford City— Wm. W. Haydes. 
Culpeper— J. C. Williams. 
Franklin— Ross I. Leary." 
Roanoke— City Bill Posters. 
Stauntnn^-Wn. Glenn. 

Wo .dstuck— "Clias. M. Lsuk' lin. "'■ tV- 

.. "WASHINGTON. 

• Coy Jx-H-A: Hulin. 
.. Dayton— Dffy^s Advertising Co. 
Pullman— M. T. Ubapuian. 
Puyallup— Geo. M. Acly. 
Snokomli h. ■ 

_S ^'":WESf VIRGINIA. .■■'■' 

FaCrmont— Fishsr.B.' 5 Pl and Adv. Co. .- '•■ ' 
Huiiungiou-r-WIU A. Russell. - 1 
Terre Alta— S. E. Stewart. * rf 

* Wj-IIsbura— A. B. Nolaho. Box 2t». i 

WheeHng— A.'. W. 'Rader. JOtb 5 and" Alley;c. 

Wisconsin.-.' : •/ .y/jy 
Bakhorn— Byron B*. Button. , ■> "j^ , i^*f« > '* "» 
' Ft. Atkinson— Cbss. B. Rnitiitu*** ' "■ 
Green Bay— Fox River VffiKr'Aay^ Co. 
Janesvflle— Peter If-MferiStptv- 
Kaukauril— J. D. Lawe. ~>gi&l 
Menomlnae^The»chwetirafBr P. ft Adr. Co. 
Menominee— W.^g. Srhmldi. - - 
OshKb^B^-J.iBEim-llllamsj. „.,-- 

Richland Centfe^j: H. 'Coatea ... nV ; 

flurgeon Pay— B».Hahn, mgr.. opera housaAiSt 
Wausau— C. -S. Cone.- "■' : iaa^W** 

Waterloo— Jahn Leaver. V .""■'%gi*3&t'- i 

,~ l WYOMING. ^. " ' "^ ' 
Laramie— H. E. Root, Clty.'B^rtOPera house. 
Sheridan— B. C, LeRoy, WfN. Main St. . 

' , . v '.--: CAVAD.V." -- 
Ohcrlottestown; P. E. I.-4-^E. I. Adv. Co. 
Montreal— St. Lawrence Add. Co., 8 St. James. ; 
Niagara Falls.' Ont.—N.' Falls R P * D." Ass*? 
Ottawa, Ont-r^-Alex Jacques, 116 Osgood at,*- <* 
Plcton^-H. • J. Graham. ■ y "< 

St.\Johns— J. Bouchard. ', •'-. 

Sberbrooke. .Que.— F. H. Leech. 
Vancouver. B. C— A. F. Morris, mgr. 
Windsor— Windsor B. P.. ft Dist. Co., Bo'ii 87t 

' ' " TERRITORY OF HAWAII. 
Honolulu— Will- Prestldge. 
Honolulu— Pioneer Adv. Co., Box 414, 





Vol. XII, No. 19. 



CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1900. 



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JOHN O. MISHLER, 

Of^ Reading, Pa., President of the Pennsylvania Bill Posters' association. 



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THE BILLBOARD 



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offer of $10 reward for evidence against any 
one who tears down or mutilates them It is 
a novelty in politics that has stirred the 
county from one end to the other, and th= 
campaign in that neck of woods is the hottest 
of any in the State. 



* Rill Posters' | 

fU Department. & 

§?^^^^^^^^>^V>§ Another Big Gunning Contract 
iV. M. Donaldson's Alpine Tour 



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X W e are glad to announce the safe return 
worn Europe of Mr. W. M. Donaldson, pres- 

, , dent of the Donaldson Litho Company, of 
Newport, Ky., who, with his daughter and 

"Vece. have recently enjoyed an extended 
»isit to the Paris Expositon. making a lour 

'.»f Scotland. England. Prance, Switzerland 
,»nd Belgium. The accompanying illustra- 
tions represent a merry party of Austral ans. 
English and Americans, e5Uipp;d w'.th mules 
guides and Alpine stock, for the ascent of 

•"'•;"- Blanc, and for crossing the Mere de 
-.lace Glac'er. The party cons'sted of Mr. R. 

'<*. Bardsley. of Burnley. Lancashire: Mr. A. 

l\a anil, ut.fn ... t .... .. . »«_ w «. r. 

Davis 

- .fynne 

? W 1 . •" nomas.' ot L:verpooI, all from England: 

'Kv< * ' l • Bradle y an « Mrs. Price, of Sidney, Aus- 

*•>*, * K ,ia: Wn >- M - Donaldson, Elizabeth Don- 

..-'»■* .Vjjason and Miss Isabel Cox, of Amer.'ca. With 

''If - ••£? Party were two guides and three boys. 

_. ' ■*' J ; '<I*l e asceDt ot Mt - Blanc was made by the 

Esn+pt K !'Jidies on mules and by the men on foot, ex- 

E% ;>):•" : -' £ Dt Mr - Donaldson, whose experience the 

Sll'^'r i ■ y before in eoing up to the Bosson's G.a- 

fo«S» : it_ er . c °nvinced him that he was not built to 

&?»«?• i Jrplore glaciers on foot, and so he rode - 

I ": Tlllp Vrith tha lailiiu. n»» lit i ^ 



iff 

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'^-t-S- -. ii" "f"" 31 ^, ui Duniiey, Lancashire: Mr 
Jt'&h A ;, j*Vills and wife, ot London: Mr. I. N D 

f'WIH.A L n ? sister, of Birkenhead: Rev. A- Wj 
f-Ht i . Tnomas, of Liverpool, all from Engli 



\ ictor I- . Lawson, publsher of the Chicagi 
Daily News and the Chicago Record, has 
placed with the R. J. Gunning Company 011- 
ot the largest orders ever given for a railway 
sign display in and around Chicago. It con- 
sists of a covering of everything in sight 
•almost, in the way of wall, barn, she! ana 
fenctrspaees on every line or railway enter- 
ing the city, with painted announcements of 
the Chicago Daily News. For a distance .of 
thirty miles from all depots these signs have 
been painted, and it is impossible for anyone 
to enter or leave the city without seeing al- 
most constantly strong and attractive d.s- 
Plays, in black ground and yellow letters, of 
the independence, news-getting qualities 

* Y°. f - tne Daily New s- Numerous d fferent 
catch-lines are used, so that on each road a 
complete story of its dominant features are 
told. Thus the leadership of the Gunnning 
System in outdocr advertising matters is 
further emphasized by this Daily News or- 
der, which will create a th?rty-thousand-dol- 
iar advertising impression throughout the 
entire West. 



Pennsylvania's Pioneer. 

r,nn! ln ,JL Mi f h ,'. er - ?" hose Portrait adorns the 
fiuut page of this issue, is the well known 
b.ll poster and theatrical manager of Read- 
ing, Pa. Mr Mishler organized the Pennsyl- 
vania Bill Posters - Association at Reading - 
December IS, 1894, and has been the pres- 
ident ever since, being annually re-elected 
with out opposition. He is known in the 
theatrical profession and among bill posters 
as 'Uncle John." He made an extensive 
acquaintance with bill posters during a four- 
years - tour with Bartholomew's Equine Para- 
dox. He is interested in theaters in the 
leading cities of Eastern Pennsylvania and 
the Academy of Music of Reading, where he 
resides. He is foremost in the support and 
encouragement of the city's charities and 
local public enterprises, being known by 
nearly every man, woman and child in Read- 
ing. John Mishler has many peculiarities: 
out. is. to. always tell the truth, regardless of 
any advantage it might be to him to do oth- 
erwise. He believes in square dealing always; 
nc at all times acts conscientiously and be- 
lieves in assisting the beginner or those who 
are at a disadvantage, and this has helped 
• to keep the Pennsylvania Association grow- 
ing in membership. In the theatrical pro- 
fession he is known as one cf the very few 
managers who will not exaggerate and always 
tell the truth in newspaper advertisements 
for performances at his theater. 



very near all the time with theatrical and 
commercial paper. Distributing is very fair, 
but not as good as expected. I think we have 
one of the best cities in the United States. 
Wo have a population of 9,000. seven saw 
mills, two stave mills, eight shingle mills, 
two foundries, two machine shops, one boiler 
works, two wood-turning works and one tan- 
nery, and also several other industries. Em- 
ploy* altogether about 4,000 men. 1 have on 
beards at present the following paper: Worth 
Navy Tobacco, of Detroit; Peace Maker Cl- 
ears, Detroit; Old Virginia Cheroots, Banner 
C:gars. Petoskey Business College. Detroit 
Business University and Down Mobile. Have 
had no circus this year. The city .and countv 
arc hungry for a good one. A. J. FINN. " 



■yvj^B j 5ufe with The Taffies. 



— ...„ .„. One illustraton repre- 

i. r f r? 48 tne Party on the Mere de Gldce Glac er 
** '.here the picture was taken— the ice being 



i.tt-ttc "."ere me picture was taken— the ice being 
Vi'-Hi' i I f , bab 'J" IC feet thick beneath them— by the 
yV|J.}ji *, ell-known photographer, I. Tairraz, of Cna- 
jjffiiS tr on< :f; , Nothing can equal the grand and- 
I, ;»«£? ■ *.^autlrul scenery- at and near the glaciers 
if? • 'ut tteT cr ossing the glacier, which is about 
i: ' JSjCW) feet wide at this point, the descent was 
1 lade by the difficult Maurars Pna who^a fh s 



i:---.U*V 1 » j C »? 5._ "■"'" »■"""•• Ln e uescent was 
li'i*™ - -.*! ' aae oy the difficult Mauvais Pas. where the 
f"*!-p . ? th !s hewn in steps and flanked with iron 
i'-'SJr i t" 3, attach ed to the rocks, while below is a 
iift': F an ? Tj ew ot torrents or melted ice water, 
|#'l!*r,'. • Jfnich flow from the glacier and the lovely 
JS'sjl^V- Mnionex Valley and mountains beyond. 




Gainesville, Ter., Gleams. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:"' 

Dc - ar ?'^ In ™y eighteen years - experience 
as ,. c 'ty bl11 Poster and distr.butor in Gaiues- 
v lie rcy business has gradually improved 
fronr year to year until at the present I am 
proud to say I am on the very apex of my 
career in those lines. I have over 1 030 
lineal feet of boards and walls, and space for 
over 1,000 sheets on 9.000 daubs. Neext week 
we will build two new boards each 100 feet 
leased, shrdiuemfwyp shrdlu h rdlhrdlfwmfw 
long ,on two prominent corners which I haie 
leased. All my boards and walls, daubs and 
three-sheet boards are now covered and pa- 
per (lots of it) in the bill room waiting lor 
space. Good work and "sticktoit vom-ss • 
will win. Think of it— eighteen years in one 
£ n , ! , J° b - see- but that's a long tiroell 
Will have something of import.in.-e io wilt' 
you in a few days. I am stuck on "Th* Bill- 
board:" don't fail to mall me one every week 
as I look forward to its receipt. Keep my 
name in the weekly directory. I have been 
a subscriber since you started. Don't fo get 
your old friends. You know they ara th» 
best - PAUL GAL.LIA. " 



Newark, 0., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" - 

Dear Sir— As you have not had a report 
from here for some time, I thought I would 
let you know that I am still doing bus nrss 
at the old stand, and. judg ug from the con- 
tracts I have and work done, will be for 
some time to come. Business has been good 
considering that this is the dull season. Have 
distributed 7.0OO pieces. Meyer Bros. & Co 
local, in city and county; 4,000 samples and 
10U signs, India Spice & Drug Co.; 4,000 sam- 
ples. Carlstadt Med. Co.; 3,000, J. W. Brant 
& Co.: 4.000 M. M. Fenner and 4.000 special 
M. M. Fenner & Co.; 4,500 samples Nine 
O'clock Washing Tea; S.OOO Lydia E. Pink- 
ham Co.; 7,000 (two distributions) (Dr. Chase 
& Co.; ;>,000, Dr. Kennedy Corp.; 4,000, John 
Morrow & Co.: 3,000, W. A. Molton Agency 
Posted 100 sheets, Prout & King, local, ani 
500 signs: 40 3 sheets, Ohio State Fair, besides 
lot sof other work, which would take too 
much space to report. Advertisers, let ma 
hear from you. I'll treat you r : gbt. 

B. McFARLAND. 



^Zi) -d - b °t personal campaign. . They ""* nave 
Ii!!rf'f«fi « ;rung a scheme on their adversar.es that is 
ISf"; ifef*?! once unique and effective. Chairman Mo- 
I'Sil»3 -*'"• of tbe ant'-Judsonites. has ordered con- 
Wmi «af?1 ted hundreds of bill bulletin board*. 
b"HK: i P" :b W,H De distributed throughout the 
■Hi?.™ it iSnty- Every road leading into every cily 
Ea*s#1:j!>t I >ase or post office of the county will be 

iff) f -Sovided with them, and well-known farmers 
Wiifl ve been appointed to take care!of the"m. 
r-iKr wN* ery Sat «rday. Moran sends out' by mail 
».|l.yf If.'inted posters to these -men. containing hot 
*■•- tests on the Judsonites. and every Tuesday 
Vprning bright and early the latest attack 
i-J the alleged usurper and his followers will 
Hkt ■■*;? -i-'- Pasted up. Nearly two-thirds of the coun- 
*tf,'M -T) "»» already be»n covered with these 
"PiJS >f lards, on the bottom of which is painted an 



Bill Poster Ate Toadstools. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

^' e . wark . °- Aug- 29-— (Special.)— Henry 
Williams, a bill poster, living on Thirteenth 
street, mistook toadstools for mushrooms on 
Sunday, and in consequence he and his wife 
became very sick. Williams gathered what 
he supposed to be mushrooms Sunday morn- 
ing, and they were served for dinner, but at 
3 o'clock Williams and his wife became 
deathly sick, and it was several hiu s before 
they were out of danger. Mrs. Williams is 
resting comfortably to-day, and her husband 
is now able to be out. v 



Lawrence, Kans., Lines. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Nothing doing in commercial 
work this month and September. Wallac-" 
Shows and Buffalo Bill's Wild West have all 
of our lumber covered and several new st cks 
borrowed from the lumber man. Between the 
two shows, the town is more beposted be- 
stuck and bannered than it has ever been 
before, and as the time grows shorter things 
grow warmer. We will need comme.-c'al work 
in October. Season's business has not been 
so active as last year. IRVING HILL 



Cheboygan, Mich., Comments. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Business has been verv good witb 
me this summer. I have had my "beards full 




A ng!o» Japanese Signs. 

The "bill board nuisance, - as newspapers 
slurringly term one of our leading in lustres, 
might consistently be condemned if we had 
a few Japanese sign painters and b'll post- 
ers in the ranks. Rev. Francis E. Clark re- 
lates in the Century Magazine that in the 
larger Japanese cities many shop-keepers 
have applied to a sign painter who has ac- 
quired that dangerous thing, a littls knowl- 
edge of English, without drinking deep .-.» 
the Pierian spring, for a "shingle" that shall 
express to the world in Western characters 
the nature of their business. The assurance 
ct these sign painters is not matched by their 
familiarity with English spelling, construc- 
tion, moods and tenses, and the result is 
often amusing in the extreme. For instance, 
one is amazed to see in Tokio a sign that 
boldly announces 

A TAILOR CUT TO ORDER. 

Another one informs us: 
PHOTOGRAPHER EXECUTED HERE. 

A hatter in Kobe announces that he sells 
GENERAL SORT -STRAW HAT, 

and another informs the nubile that he is n 

I>£AL,AR NEWANDSTILISHSTRAWKAT 
WILL, MAKE TO ORDER. 

Some of the signs really seem to suggest 
needed English words, like 

BUTCHERY AND PROVISIONS. 
Why not "butchery?" Another tells us 
that be deals in • 

SOFT GOODS. 
He does not mean "soft drinks, -- eUh-r, 
but soft woolen goods. A baker tells us' !*jt 
he keeps a 

BAKETRT. 
The conjunctions are difficult for the aver- 
age sign painter to master, consequently he 
sometimes tells the world of a 

HOUSE SHIP AND PAINTER, 
or that within there is for sale 

SHOTTINGAN POWDER AND. 
A glance at the rifles, sho'guns and powder- 
horns w. thin makes the sign plain. AnoUlEr 
tells us that 

BYCICLE TO LEND, SEL. AND 
are within. It is not strange that s nglc let- 
ters should get out of 'place, as in 
RESTURAND, 
MEALS AT ALL HOUSE, 
CIGARAND AND CIGARETTED, 
.and the like. . But it docs seem as if a wag 
with a keen sense of humor had been at wor - 
when we read, as we do in a prominent 
street or Osaka: 

ER— MAN— WASH. 
Put the last syllable first, and you will 
catch the thought. A wag, too, must iiav 
prepared the label for a dealer in borax, who 
after extolling the purity and valce of his 
preparation, put in large letters a' the bot- 
tom: 

BEWARE OUR TRADEMARK. 
Perhaps the most startling milk sigu ill 
Japan is: 

COWS MILKED AND RETAILED 
which, if I mistake not. is to be found in 
Kioto. Clolh-dealers also have had not a 
little d fflt-ully inTn,i!t ; nir kuawn their war:.-. 
Here is one of the r signs: 
SILK HEMP. COTTON AND SEVERAL 

HAIRS. SEVERAL KINDS YAKW 
REAL ESTATE LONE AND CORRECTING 

AGENCY. 
j'rpears in Tokio, a place, p-;-iia;»s for liu-t 
boys and girls. 

fubl.c s.giis and notices are often as amus- 
ing as the shop signs. For instance, one that 
appears on the way up the famous Bluff at 
Yokohama: 

IT IS FORBIDDEN TOTHROW THE STONE 
A MAN IS BEING WOUNDED. 
Probably in some past yrar a stone thrown 
over the bank hit a passer-by, but the ni m 
is still being wounded. At a tempi? -lotir wo 
read: 

ALL VISITOR ARE NOT ALLOW T!) EN- 
TER THIS TEMPLE PUTTING ON 
THEIR SHOE.- 
Hence of course we t ok oh* our shoe. I 
copied the following from a poster on III.- 
side of a boute in a I ttle nth HE •.llla^u nil 
the shore of the Inland Sea: 

r '\.k^ T . GR AUND IN BEACH WHKN IF 

iOLr „£. IKB ' WILL DID AWAY h'.OM 

STREET AND WILL TAKEN 

DIRTY COTTAGE. 

On mature delibcr: t o-i of -c-vral s vams i'. 

wis decided that the owner meant lo say that 

if we rented his let on the beach he would 

move his house from the strrct. and *;&•> tiki 

away the "d rty cottage -- that now til ui- 

hered his ground. 



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William M. Donaldson and Touring Party on the start for Mount Blanc. 



'DONALDSON." 

Thin brush to limnuf actum! 
cxpretwlv for u-», nurt is rullv 
wnrrnatcd. It i* th-> cht-ar»--'t 
GOOD brush you can flii-1 anv- 
where. piucer: 8 fn., $?.25 e*R 
9in-.|2.76«*a. I0ln.j$»jaa t 



UNEXCELLED." 

The IleSt l'mtte Itmt-h madi-. 
rnpnlnrPTcrrwheivon account 
urf'* crt-nt tfnrnbllltT. niuir- 
milifd Io imtiR-t nil othrrn. 
PRICKS: HlD0h...r^.75eai:h. 
fl Iti..$.1.00fa. 10 ln..$;t.'J6pa. 



*». S Sil ,he "on V with 'he nnler. None «nt C. O. D. 

The Donaldson 1,11 ho. Co., Newport, Ky. 



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George Chennell Shows. 

Theater-goers will be delghted to l:a;n 
that MesLf. Puscy and St. John arotob; t n e 
stars for the coming season in A Run on 
the Bank." one of the most popular and bes 
written farce comed.es before the puOl.clL 
will be remembered that this is the play 
which brought Ward and Vokes into promi- 
nence and gave them the repu.at on thf y now 
en?oy George L. Chennell. the well-hnown 
b?ll poster of Columbus, O is to be P sey 
and St. John's manager, and they ^ a.e to De 
supported bv a company ot twenty- Ave 
S°. Mr. Chennell is noted for his aohsy 
as a theatrical manager, and it is his >nten 
t.on to do his best to make this piece one of 
the hits of the year. It is. safe to pred ct 
that he will succeed, with two such popular 
defineators and exponents of larecom^y 
as Puscy and St. John. They have been 
starred for the past two seasons under the 
management of E. D. Sta'ts, and eve ywhere 
met with great success. They w Hper^te 
the leading parts of Percy an* Harold the 
roles formerly played by War. ana Vokes 
Tbe play is now being revised and brougnt 
up-to date by the actors theitselves. 



He Never Advertised. 



"Speaking of press agents," said David 
Henderson tbe other night to a ^^"iork 
Telegraph nan, "1 never knew a man wno 
nated them more than old John Knapp, of 
the St Louis Republican. He was always 
afraid he would give .somebody a trie pan or 
print something for nothing. He never would 
publish a lawyer's or a doctors name if he 
could possibly avoid it. for fear he would 
advertise them gratis.., Oae mo. n.ng : a men- 
tion was made in the Repuol.can-ttey call it 
tbe Republic now-of a' man having d ed of 
Urights disease of the kidneys. Old Man 
Knapp hunted up the copy-nader and called 
liim into the private^ oftice. 

•"-Why did you let that set into the pa- 
per - "" asked the old man. indicating wi.h n.s 
forefinger the objectionable paragrhp. 

" M don't sec but that's all right, said Ihe 

C °"YoS d d°ont ehJ" snapped Old Man Knapp. 
You don't, eht Do you think we want to ad- 
vertise that man I)r ght for nothing? He 
never had an ad. in this paper in bis l.te. 



Gossip. 



"Two 



Paul L. Boshell is in advance of 
Married Women." 

All the Chicago theaters played to stand- 
ing-room-only during the G. A. R. Encamp- 
ment Week. 

Two prominent Eastern vaudeville houses 
are reported to have already broken away 
from the trust. ''...... 

Sam. Scribner - s Show is a galaxy of high- 
class vaudeville stars, beaded by Earn Ken- 
dall and Hallen and Fuller. ,-•• 

James B. Castle, father of George Casf.e, 
the well known Clucago vaudeville managn - , 
died Sunday, September 2, at h'.s home in 
Chicago. 

The Gillen Show Printing Con:pauy. New 
Yoik recent'v secured judgn-.cnt Tor *•>•■"■' 
bv default agaiiist k\ G. Ross, who lo.k out 
•The Telephone Girl" last ssa;on. 

Frank L. Perlty has pur-liasei frim W. IS. 
Smyth a half, interest In h s e-m r t"t w 1 1 
William Collier, who will remain «nd:r th.ir 
jo'.'nt luanagEment for several scaso..s. 
. Jack Hncfller. foniTiriy a partner with 
GrMbel in the bill pisling business at Man- 
kato Minn., is producing "The Woman m 
Black, '" and traveling with the show. 

It has just com? to light that Miss Dorothy 

Usncr. who has been for several yuais a 

rootl ght favorite, both in ing?nuc io es anil 

in vaudeville, was married on Aus. 11 at 

liosehuuk. Staten Island, to G:ors3 S.elUi.1 

Unxici, a newspaper man. 

The success ot Charles K.Hagers play. 

■■■'•■• \ Business Transaction." "rcccuily p oluc a 

-". in St. Lou ! s. has greatly encouraged tha 

'SKauthor. "There is material In my next effon 

^|or a -corker. - " writes Churl c. "and 1 in- 

\S|||gn4 to make it one wheli I get at it." 

'^^^^^Ispatch from Chicago, br ngs the int-1- 

-VXZTiSbee that afltr Scpten her 8 Har.y Mcs- 

,' ; "'f«iy%"and Victory Ualcman, the pr nc in s ot 

• -^^Jopular dramatic sketch team playing in 

^'Sliie^vaudcville. will purl company anl joir- 

^gEgSb-S hereafter separately down lo the palli- 

"^pay "that leads to h str.on c fame. 

SP'aii alti-npt was madv tin: nlhfr d'- to 

'pnisnn .Miss Eva C.rau. the daushter o? Robert 

Grail the well-known .valldevlle agillt. by 

lreniiH of n box ot v.olct baubons s? it 



through the mail. Miss Giau is a nice of 
Hiaunce Gruu, Ibc rnnious operatic uiipressa- 
r.o, and resides with her parents at New Ko- 
chelle, N. Y. 

In Pittsburg, Pa., it has been dcridiC that 
small bill boards advcrtis.ng theatrical at- 
tractions will not be tolerated in that city 
any longer, and Superintendent Leslie, or tiiu 
nol.ee Dureau, has been instrutrtcd lo uotiry 
tneatiical inanageis that they wjll not lie al- 
loweJ to scatter the small o.ll boards about 
the streets. 

Maude Caswell, the acrobatic g'rl who is 
making such a b.g h t wherever she appoars 
on the vaudeville stage, is the daughter of 
W A. Caswell, the well-known b'.il poster of 
Sacramento. Cal. Miss Caswell is now mtro- 
duc.ng ba.rcl-jumpiug in her ait. aud is ireJ- 
ited with being the hr'st and only lady to at- 
tempt this difficult work. 

Frank Bancroft, business manager cf the 
Ciuc.nnati Base Hall Club, has s.giicd a con- 
tract with Messrs. Hcuck and l-ciinessy to 
go out ahead of their big burlesque stlbw, 
■ The- Rambler." as soon as the baseball sea- 
son closes. This organization is headed by 
the .n.nutablfc Burke Brothers, and will be 
tine of the best on the road. 

We learn that O. W. McAdoo. well known 
in the theatrical circles of Australia, has 
been seriously ill with heart trouble, and has 
been confined in Bradley's private hospital at 
Melbourne lor some t.me. Latest reports, 
however, bring the welcome tidings that Ins . 
condition is improving, and that he will prob- 
ably be able to resume business in a few- 
weeks. 

The New York Herald some time ago abol- 
ished the position of dramatic eJ.tor. Hol- 
lowing the example of the Herald, ihe Mor.i- 
ing Telegraph also announced that it no 
longer had such an individual around the o.- 
Hce. Hereafter all the news of the theaters 
will be handled by the news ttalT under the 
direction of tbe city editor. Leandsr Rich- 
ardson, who has been the draniat c elitor of 
the Morning Telegraph since it was StarJet, 
st.ll belongs to the staff, and w.ll take dra- 
n atic ass gnment from the editor just 1 k3 
the rest of the boys. 

After a long siege of darkness and hoodoo- 
ism, the Rob.nson Opera House. Cinc.iinati, 
will again throw open its doo« to the amuse- 
ment-iov.ng public, where the higher class 
of melodrama will be given by a resident 
stock company of great abil.ty. Mr. Walter 
Baldwin of the well-known theatrical firm of 
Baldwin & Greenwald. is the backer of the 
euterpr se. This firm controls Ihe Grand 
Opera House in New Orleans. Mr. Baldwin 
operates Her Majesty's Theater ana the The 
ale- Francaise. in Montreal. The Theater 
Franeaise burned to the ground last spring 
and its owne.s are now engaged in rebuild- 
ing it on a splendid scale. 

The Sire Brothers have not y?t succeeded 
in oust ng George Ledercr from the New- 
York Casino. In the city court last week 
justice Hascall heard argument in tbe d s- 
ru see°s proceedings. He reserved decision on 
a number of technical objections made by 
counsel for Lederor based upou alleged de- 
fects ill the petition presented by the Sires, 
who allege that Lederer has defaulted m the 
payment of the agreed-upon rent for the Ca- 
sino for two months. The rental is *2.9H. 
a month, and Ledercr denies that he was to 
b2 chaiged during the per od that the theater 
has been closed, and so the wily G3o:ge still 
holds on. 

The expected ha-? finally happened— the trust 
and anti-trust vaudeviileFeiplehavc com? to- 
gether in a clash of arms at Norton. Ilorje-i 
G. Allen, of the Castle Square Theater, and 
Henry W. Savage, the opera manager, real 
estate dealer and general theatrical specu- 
lator, have at last decided to put van-lev lie 
in the Boston Music Hall, now beiug re- 
constructed, and have applied for a l.ccau:. 



Allen and Savage are not in the trust, but 
ii v Keith is: in fact, as every one knows, 
].i> W at the head of this institution, and it 
is rather significant that the name of tins 
worthy appeared among those of the large 
iiumhc- of business men who prote'Sled 
against giving Allen and Savage a Uc.iisc. 

George and Clarice Hall, theatrical snce-'al- 
ists. have sued Henry II. Palmer and \\m. 
Gcigcr. hotel proprietors, of C.nciiinati. for 
$l,(,ii!i Tor alleged breach of contract. It Is 
alleged that a contract was made July -S 
last" for the services of themselves and two 
miner children at J2". per week. They pur- 
chased ecstumes ani rehearsed their tong r.n I 
dance specialties. When it was too ate to 
get another contract, they allege.' the de 
icndaois backed out. They therefore sue for 
«t:n for costumes. J7r.il for thirty weeks sal- 
arv and $Tmi for song .pr.vilcgcs. The tiuea- 
t o'n was to put a stock or vaudeville cuiii- 
liany on the road, but Palmer claims that 
Gcii;er, who was his backer, w.thdrcw at /he- 
last moment. 

Melbourne Hull, the home of the late Funny 
luivcuport, at South Uuxbuiy. Mass.. is to 
be scld. She died in this house, in a room 
in the tower overlooking the broad Atlantic. 
Miss Davenport was always proud of her 
house. She spent $7ii,Uii» in beautifying it. 
In he- will she bequeathed Melbourue Hall 
to her husband, Melbourne MacDowell. Ho 
lias n"ver lived in it-. The house is in need 
of repairs. Mrs. William Seymour, Miss 
' naveunort's sister, who is conducting the 
sale probably will not receive more than 
SIS mm for the villa. A buyer must spend 
$r, Wirt on the place to make it teuantable. 
This is the last of Fanny Davenport s treas- 
ures to pass into the hands of strangers. 
There is much that is pathetic in the scatter- 
ing of her riches. 

Subsequent to his successful spring season 
in New York. Tim Murphy set out for a bri-t 
tour preliminary to h.s summer rest. For 
this tour he designed a thre^-sheet poster ab- 
solutely unique in theatrical advert sing. 
Fiom "a distance thera was only visible in 
larce red letters the following names, each 
extending the width of the bill board: "Tim 
Murphy. Joseph Jefferson. Richard Mansfield, 
Pol Smith Russell. WillianKlI. Crane, Abra- 
ham Lincoln." Every oue who saw the post- 
er marveled at what the combination of 
names could mean. Coming close, one con d 
make out the interlinear small type. The 
bill simply contained the followiug excerpts 
from Mr. Murphvs New York criticisms: 
"CeKitimate successor to Joseph Jefferson. 
Bruce McDonal: "Richard Mansfield never 
did anything half so good," Alan Dale: "Hu- 
mor that Sol Smith Russell never achieved 
lo " N'cw York News: "Far beyond the best 
work W. H. Crane ever dreamed of. ' Tne 
Telegraph: "Heie is an actor who possesses 
enough ability and w' t lo play Abraham Lin- 
coln " There is no other actor on the Ameri- 
can stage O day who deserves that compli- 
ment,'' Sun. 



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^Doings. 





Boston Budget. 



To Ihe Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Since writing you last. I have 
made a trip to London, so am unable to giyu 
you much news, having just returned, some 
firteen davs ago. Since my return I have 
distributed In,iio> cards Tor Norumbega Park 
tlocall. l.itmt circulars for Edward Florence. 
Tuflvlle-. Conn., and la.iiml booklets for Bos- 
ton Credit Company. Itoi-nl). wh eh were fur- 
nished by the Booklet Publicity Company. I 
also expect work from Will A. Molton, Cleve- 
land, O., to i-over several of the fairs that are 
to be held near Boston during the month of 
September. It looks ••' as though business 
would be very good Ihis year, and whatever 
work R. D. Leonard's Advertising Agency 
contracts for; you can be assured is done 
thoroughly in every respect. Wishing "Tlio 
Billboard" every success, very truly jours, 
K. D. LEONARD. 



Abilene, Tex , Items. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— As I have never before written 
to "The Billboard." I .Will tell you what I 
have been doing lately. I have post d 10 
sheets Coca Cola: have three months' coo- 
tract for Old Virginia Cheroots: distribut-d 
4.0WI books for Boston Medical Instituta: have 
also signed contract with same firm to dis- 
tribute S.nort books during the fa : r: lnvj 
signed contract with The Chattanooga Med. 
Co. and also with the S. R. Fe:l Co. The 
future looks very bright here. Wish ng "Tii^ 
Billboard" and all its readers much success, 
I remain, y'ouis truly, J. F. MOVE. 



Hart, Mich., Happenings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Hear Sir— My work on the boards has not 
been verv heavy this season, but good for so 
small a "town. Hart is the county seat of 
O'-eana County, which is a very fine fru t 
count'v. Peaches are grown very extens ve 
ly. We are shipping about fifteen cars or 
peaches dailv, one car apples, four to SI 
ca's of plums. Our fair comes off Sept. 11 lo 
11.' We have a lady balloonist for four days 
We will also have some good races. This 'S 
a fin? farming country, a" 1 * vcr y thickly sot- 
tied by good, thrifty farmers. ^ ^^ 



Napoleon, 0., Notes. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— If you will be kind enouri to al- 
low me a small sp?ce in your most value 1 
publication. "The Billboard." I should like 
io says? word in regard to traveling d stnb- 
utors t. see the claim is made that local 
men canNiot be trusted. I do not think 
there are many local distributors that can 
rot he trusted, for it is to their intccsS 10 
do all advertising well. Traveling distribut- 
ors come in town, tack up from fifteen to 
twenty signs on bask streets wlwro no one 
pr.-ses„ hire two or three small toys ten cr 
twelev years old to distribute samples, while 
thev sit in front of^the hotel and smoke. 
There has not been a\bill posted or sign 
tacked on any of my boards by a traveling 
advertiser for two- years.X This daes not 
speak well in their favor. Nitnoleon is a c.ty 
of nearly o.Orto inhabitant's, a net a very pros- 
perous country. Every bill boa>d is as bare 
as the palm of my hand, and the tinty adwer- 
tising you can see is probably e w * ntv or 
thirtv signs advertising tobacco tac4tr>d en 
some" back streets- Travel'ng advert's rs^-hav ; 
not got the right local men. and to can not 
post, tack or distribute advertising as con- 
spicuously as reputable local men. 

M . G. 1 A LiM C.K. 



MAGNETIC TACK HAMMERS! 

Just the thlncfor tuckinc tin and card lorn id signs. 
Every dlKlrlbutar tdiouM liavi; .inc. I 'new, « ill; 
doill.Ieext.-li8i.ili handle. X! inc he Jims. each. «.'»'. 
triple cxten»i.ili hundh-H. 42 ncllCB lollK, ouch. Sa.2... 
Send the mnnev with the order. None Bent (_. O. D. 
THE DONALDSON LITHO. CO., Newport. Ky. 




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'Si'v'S Fiu,K " f tno Protective project, under 



AX ORGAN OF OISCOKD. 

A jrrvat deal of jrrnniblinp: is heard 
in tli«- rants of the Associated Bill 
Ir'osti-rs because General Manager 



control your every breath and move- 
ment. 

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It will lie noticed in this issue of 
"The Billboard - ' that « space has been 
reserved to chronicle the doings of a 
news interest that occur weekly in the 
theatrical world. This department is 
especially intended for theatrical man- 
agers, whether traveling or local, as 
well as their agents and other staff 
employes. It lias been found that 
many bill posters, circus agents and 
fair followers are deeply interested in 
things theatrical, especially in the vau- 
deville line. So numerous have been 
the requests for more theatrical gossip 

in our columns, especially that per- 
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is our intention to make this depart- 
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Comments. 



Several pair of eyes are centered on Detroit 

Penn Drug Company, advertising Quaker 
Tonic, are using eight-sheets. 

The St. Louis Milling Conipanv, C.irlinville, 
111., are getting on eight-sheet posters. 

Paul Scbaefer is still at Mt. Clements, and 
b« condition is reported as convalescent. 

Ever since his oyster experience at Atlantic 
City, jolly old Hote is as quiet as a clam. 

Is there anything in a title? Ask Roaring 
Robert, and then consult with Colonel Burr. 



Fti«*-t"3 i ! tne pressure of boss influence, is bent 
BjIIsI <c ' ! ' n? a " ,lis ener ~ ies with a view of d 
K^'fiW-t*' -vorcinjr the so-called official orga 

trJ-jti .ft from the national organization, for the 

*.'!• % - ii 
r^'f*. »* ' * purlK>se " f n «»king it tlie subservient 
jK-lj-L^j 5 : mouthpiece or that narrow little eo- 
|fcM|'; 'j ' terie of """ifflual progenitors, whose et- 
|'1{l'fc"'i ': forts: towards promotion and protec- 
I'ij*'* ' - ' tion nave so far amounted to scarcely 

few; *fj more than naught. There are a great 

M~$ '^> ■» ,nany members of tlie bill posting fra- 
-iMl«\;l?J terniry.- more or less prominent, who 
Emi'S??"' Ir- ,io not 'xflieve in the principles of the 
M-^.fe|Li Protection pretext, and who accord- 
■,*-, HrJv' ingly have failed to sign or contribute. 

teM-^-vi Tne?e are the ones tliat are responsi- 

fe'life?* 1 ^. We f " r tne obstrp Perous howl tliat is 

ll't-H' .' near < 1 ttn-oHghout tlie land. Why 

irliiv'T' shonId th *y- «nder the circumstances. 

u&X* ; ^r' 4*t : 

Kil'll: ■ lend their support to the sheet? And 
fei''=T I" what an indignity, if not actual insult. 
j^I^'p & lt is to ask thelB to pay a bunch of ati- 
gW^iy vertisers" subscriptions— even at half- 
■il^'i'' price "' For who derives the benefit 
^ftflp |<! frolu an - v " work tnese advertisers may 
*vjj : : ' ,leci " e to send ° llt '- •--->-■ the solici- 
K*f.l»i1 '!' torS- of course— that little self-admii- 
f%^*'' ins s< l uad - with their i6r : . per cent. 
■St-jiKJ j; commission— who manage :o continue 

g •- "ii : as ruIers of the r0O5t b - v Jo.Hty, finesse 
uvi^iH .tand tritkerv. 

*i||f* ! | A 1 uesT ' on - r «*. a very pertinent 
^ji'jone. which many bill posters would 
L°f !?1 Vflike to have answerer!, is iiii S : -Will 



l!f!'-iS \ the tame - but iuno'.uous si ••: expensive 
K h :? J° urna1 ' witn the s.:.i :-ini anchor of of- 
L'; ?' J ficlal or sanry attached, continue its 
cm" t- S '< l-heckered career as the tov-oook of 

rW ' 

'ff S'fc-foric pap of the Protective Company's 

K|l if ,J <a P aciou s exchequer?" Mr. Fitch, it 

K|*" : ->« i' s no:w U P io y°o and the men who 
I 



sP »• p the nationaI body, or will it be forced 
|H-'i -* 1 ' a to draw j ts sustenance from the pleth 



: i,r. 

! 



The departure of summer and its ef,- 
fttct upon the advertising world 
prompts an exchange to the following 
appropriate remarks: 

The approaching autumn will wit- 
ness an increase of human. energy and 
a revival of all the activities that have 
languished in the heat of an extraor- 
dinary summer. Everybody will dis- 
cover new wants in preparing for the 
coming months. Those advertisers 
who will be first in the Held will have 
an obvious advantage, not only in sup- 
plying the immediate needs of the 
community, but also in being able to 
lead the people to form the habit of 
dealing with them before the competi- 
tion for trade shall become sharpest. 
* ♦ * 

Whether advertising pays or doesn't, 
pay is supposed to have been settled 
long ago, says a writer in the 'Gro- 
cers' Magazine." It is simply a ques- 
tion of how the advertising is done. 
The number of grocers and provision 
dealers who are now paying some at- 
tention to this subject is increasing. 
The dealer, in order to be successful 
with his advertising, must devote 
some time and thought to the prepara- 
tion of his announcements. An at- 
tractive catch-line, that is, two or 
three words to catch the eye. is almost 
a necessary feature, and the wording 
of the advertisement and tlie way it 
is arranged are very important. Of 
course certain lines of S oor:s are to be 
advertised at certain seasons— that is, 
when people want them. If a man ad- 
vertised ice" at retail in the winter it 
wouldn't pay, because the people 
wouldn't need the ice. Yet one man 
did that very thing, and a man out 
West kept an advertisement of snow 
shoes before the public all the year 
around, summer as well as wilder. 



The Brown. Sager & Hull Co., Toledo, O., 
nave ordered a three-sheet and au eiEht- 
sneet. ^ 

t ■^' I1 l? m H ' Donaldson, of the Donaldson 
theE C P mpany, Newport. Ky., is visiting in 

Tbp Donaldson btho Coirpauy has orderel 
another Huber press. It is a big double 
sheet affair. 

Jam V. Hoke enjoys an occasional bcyrle 
tour to the Catskills. Mrs. Hoke and daugh- 
ter are visiting in Chicago. 

Cincinnati has eight theaters, and the John 
Chapman Company handles all the theat.ical 
bill posting in the city exclusively. 

That biff, bang, empty-barrelled oratory 
heard at conventions is too ofien an echo of 
seined arrel ot finane e in the firm lepre- 

The Miami Medicine Conipanv. of Covng- 
p1S» To' <?''" u S " on adv "«se Aunt Betsy s 
boardl Cough s - vrun extensively on the bill 

Reocks Distributing Service, of Frankfort. 
Ky.. distributes anything and everything for 

nrst-^lals ' A " ""^ ' S guaranteed '° ° e 

Since the Detroit distributors meeting bll 
posters have been falling all over themselves 
in the rush for certificates in the ill-fated 
organization. 

A prominent manufacturer announces that 
he intends to spend $100,100 this year in ad- 

STfegitTmate.' 8 " set " ricll -1 u -^ «*rme 

win i L be . 1 i iC K e . d •» s° m e quarters that Walker 
v^iv r. ? bstered out of D «ro;t inside of a 
pretext ?o a r t< act1on n6 - U *" Said ' w, » be ,be 

tr^i^ B , ryan S ? ent a who,e da >" las « week 
o?!2? e-°, eonvlnce Bum Chapman that the . 

stbrb^^Clev^la^^''^' deVe ' OI>iDS int ° a 
There is one debasing and despicable char- 
acteristic in any man's nature wh'ch should 

?ha\ i.f'wSVf 1 °. f Par ^ 0n or reconciliation, and 
tnat is white-livered cowardice. 

Harry Stoops, of Chattanooga. Tciin lias 
entered the political arena, and is a Demo- 
cratic candidate for alderman. It is said- tl-at 
he is reasonably sure of b^ing elected. 

R^ hr °^ h S U , t . tbe summer months George W. 
"'{.e- °f Baltimore, spends even- Saturday 
and Sunday at Atlantic City wit h -hir f amilv 
who .are guests at the Hotel Windsor. 

„ f So ™ e one has discovered that Xenia. one 
of Ohio's pretty little towns, possesses a 
rather unpronouncable name. a „d nos lu K ? 
fo eS Africa Cllarlie McCIeIlaQ «-»t it be ebangfd 
Corbett. the bill poster at Emporia K-m 

SuTahii •»«?•«•-«■ tun ^September 
with a big street fair and usual commercial 

WMd-West 3 8 °° a C ° DtraCt WitQ BuffatoBur. 

f„ r ,r . ea i den - t , Char,es Br 3 a " has issued a call 
°' "AT 11 * 1 meetin S of the board of direct- 
SP.h £ J? 6 Associated Bill Posters, to be held 
day, !e"° 17. Barth ° Idi ' New York City, Mon-" 
nni n i Grauan '- manager of the Washington 

wrVtes P rt U 1,us^r? s '\.crn ^pero N unt 
P-^SJ.^nS" °' Utl00k f " r » E °" d fa » ""-" 

„r T ^„ M0 4 ° n f ey & T° bin Advertising Company 
of San Antonio, Tex., is firepared to do i 
high grade of work in their line. Advertis 

do s ^^. ,^ t , „ ng w p r[,rt p o^ a h n em efficicnt scrvice wou,d 



an air gun, shooting the poster a distance of 
from 25 to 100 feet, and fastening it every 

.h!. n iM an •'II ' S? 1 '- an ordinance reducing 
the bill posting license from J25 per month 
to $10 a quarter was recently passed. Some 

U i m . e ? S( l tl,e llcense was Iift ed to theT>5 
altitude because it was thought the local bill 
posting firm intended to advertise San Fran 
Cisco houses to the detriment of San Josn 
bouses. ouae 

Paul lloyton is one of tho many amuse- 

of t --Tho r ninhn^. h ° b " S a , hiBb "PPreciaTlon 
°. f . . J. ha Billboard as an advertising medium 
Writing from Coney Island under date of 
Aug. 2,, he remarks: "I beg to state that I 
am very well satisfied with results obtained 
through your paper, and consider it an Al 
advertising medium." 

A drug firm of Morris, III., has been for 
some time past sending up toy balloons with 
advertisements attached to them and with 
the request that the finder of each balloon 
write to the company for free remedies The 
company is now getting letters from all over 
the country-even Pittsburg, Pa.-from fin" 
ers of these balloons. Un - 

rJ h i e ?. attle C ^ eK 1>ure Fooa Company, of 
battle Creek. Mich., has completed arrive 
ments for marketing its new food Pyuria 
upon a very large scale. Sevcial fools «„ 
manufactured by the company promlnon? 
among which is Malted Wheat. One buT 

d hfV b , 0USand - <,0, ! ars or m °re will be spent 
the first year in advertising. 

*nt„i^ ay i°, r , d . w " shi re. the well-known Los 
Angeles b.ll-sticker and champion golfer 
once again occup.es a prominent place in the 
gaze of his comrades This time he is a 
cci'tll. a , te L f °. r congress on the Social D:mo- 
cratic ticket. His political princoies are 
centralized in these words: "Let the natfon 

™°«m J rU K tS '" and bis chances for elec on 
are said to be very good. 

Jim. Curran. of Denver, says he heartilv 
concurs with Wilshire-s v'jews. expresled £ 

a J, eC , e , nt . iS i Ue of " The Billboard." to the e° 
Prot.'.l"' th - e na,ioaal assoeiatidn. with tho 
Protective Company, as well as bill posters 
S, d '"j ! dua "7- should take hold of this but 

board ordinance question and fight it in a 
body in the different cities, as it would Cer- 
tainly be of benefit to all concerned 

,rtv^«' . Ci ' rrol l I < IU -) merchant has a unique 
ad\ertising scheme. To any young couple 

ESMn'ri B rt e M mi,rr f ed in * he show wfndowo! 
his store during fair week, he promises to 

s^cTof' flour" fl WUh 3 C ,° m,)lete P^duite" 
sack of flour five pounds of meat, tea kettle 
toilet soap, bed-spread, glass set. mirror' 
some, sheet music, bottle of perfume s& 

cu a r,'aTns a-?--"""? CIOt ' , • C,ock - l ™r'. lace 
uirt a i7?-'^ J<?ars subscr.ption to local paper 
wedding dinner, a railroad ticket for a wed- 
ding tour, and other articles. 

one" or' e . t . t ,r ," * be ° dit0r of " Tne Bi'lhoard" 
one <>f the most prominent and influential 
members of the Associated Pill Powers very 
wisely remarks: "There are cerlain people- 
one in particular, whom we all know-wto 

??d U . P « n con Y. en U on and «» a ke a no°£ none? 
and a strong bluff, but that only goes for the 
time being, and you can rest assured that the 
ronservat ye members think different.v and 
act according to their best Judgment in' mat- 
ters pertaining to their own bus nes" No 
amount of roaring can conceal cfear-cu° 



Los Angeles new ordinance regulatin K th- 
height of bill hoards to ten. Instead of sii 
feet, went into effect Aug. L-J. The ordinance 
was not signed by the mayor, but became a 
law by limitation of time. ™ c d 

It is said that Fitch's official orean .still 
owes stahlbrodt over $100. which the latter 
has been unable to collect. And this is th» 
thanks "Teddy" receives for settling uo he 
burden of Campbell's debts. " l " u s U P me 

\flijf pre "y senerally conceded that Harry 
Merkle, of Dayton, o., has a broader miH 
more familiar knowledge and exp^fence o( 

Detroit' P l ?? fh " 8 ,?° nditio " s ■»«• necessities o 
uetroit, Mich., than any other man. 



It. Nolan, the enterprising Alpena (Mich ) 
bill poster, who has been confined to hs 
room for the past six weeks with rheumatism 
is now out and attending to business HeTs 
overrun with work, and it wil "b Sine tfn e 
before he catches up again. 

ti.!?;„ B 'A Bridger ' n,ana scr of TJridgcr'K Advcr- 
wL s Asoncy, of Atlanta. Ga.. writes tliit 

a ho b ° U f, b 1 e J 8 doing nothin 8 at all at present- 
h^, 1 Z" k for a ""cceasrul fall season is the 
best he has ever bad. He has booked several 
large contracts and others are In sight 
Charles Garland, bill poster at Ironwood 

Show' X„ ntC , S "'•",' <?«»>«■*•. Don and" l"o°ny 
? ' . • 2 - Da,d his town a visit rcccntlv 
and performed before large and well-pleased 
audiences. The show is much larger than it 
was a year ago when it visited the town 

at S Wcst S pTa y ns S M„" - P ° StCr ' 1 ""nuracturod 
**«. v*tst j lams. Mo., is an inconioim nit.n 

stick •;„•>"««>. enable, the mnC „ 
the us or T, '", 0,,ns / ,i,; «ouR places withoi," 
the use of a ladder. It. works somewhat like 



Complaints have reached "The Billboard" 
n ZlT"*' y fording the poor service ren- 
The Carlsfadf^f !? the S tate ot Mississippi, 
ville Ind d r„ h d "i' ne CooiPiny. of Evans- 
»uie ind are the latest to reKister a k'ck 
Here's what they say: "We havf a great deai 
mUin". 6 ' 6 n ; lth bl " nostp rs in Mississippi by 
shin nf„ ntracts witn tnem - and after we 
ship paper to our customers, they ko eack on 
contract. Is there not some way g to comne" 

iJ^ e secms to be an implied agreement 

bCsine : ss P to S ° ,, void D f h a8ed in ° ertaln ""■ °' 
tlilnn ,n!? l\ he "PPearance of comne- 

proflts S ma " compared with the 

rule's Pe'opYe rtuT^'ri? ^ US . a t fcw fl "" 

Play and arrange his announcements so as 
n".rin , L- S, in P n r le ,' S »"«'"»» and make an c! 

fl er< bv NW 8 S"' "? l8 , bound ( o Prom 
iner«.D>. ^ CVl . | de(ls advertisimr will ho 

"he rules'^? ,""";, " S "'^ »"»" not v'lol.to 
«erp.,ia t Aec n rd! n,P "" ly Bnd '««=«'ly-PhH«- 

h-r ,0 h^° rk ° f ^ the f0 »"wing famous artists 
h.is been used for advertising purposes- 

Millal's Mr™*!?' J™'' „.»«■«»»«£ Sir P °Ioh,; 
Millals, Mr. H. Slncy Marks. Mr. G. P. Les 

ilVnlm t'rlr ,'L mca LI ! llo »- Messrs. Pears paid 
Mi l'.,u-« r Pirchase and reproduction of 

voiininr ,/«"? ous Bnb'Hes." Among the 

m-ido it ni™nst SCV T 1,n,ay bo sai<1 to hnvo 
SiLi . . ost a , business. For genuinely 
S; 1 work T sucb. for instance, as Mr. 
"r'. d '.': y " n . rdy 8 fascinating design for the 
str.'.'nf. 1 .';• or A,r - Aubrey Bcardslcy's 
Th a SiT. y n "™'' ,lv e sketches for the Avenue 
The tor and for the "Yellow nook"-hl K n 

from Mr''Te-, P ' ,l,I: . ilml Mr - l,nr(1 y rocolve.l 
.biV'n r w,l »"n,''''rrclt $B2S for Hie sketch 
'Ii-sign of tho "Clauiliau" poster. 



THE BILLBOARD 



tent Shows. 



Ringlings in the Far West. 

Kingling Ui-os." Circus will exhibit in Oak- 
land, Cal., Tuesday, Sept. IS. To the ordi- 
nary Oakland amusement lover this mere 
announcement will curry very little informa- 
tion, savs the Oakland Knquirer. for llulg- 
ling Bros.' Circus is practically unknown in 
this section of the United States. In fact, 
the show has never exhibited in California, 
and never south of Portland 011 the Pacific 
coast. In the East and Middle West, how- 
coast. In the East and Middle West, how- 
ever, it is known and recognized as tlie larg- 
est and most complete circus, menagerie and 
hippodrome now before the American people. 
Its superiority is demonstrated in many ways. 
For instance, the show owns and operates 
sixty-five double-length railroad cars. This 
is inu^h more than are used by any other 
show in the world. Kingling Bros, have 
twenty-five elephants. All the other circuses 
and zoological gardens in America have not 
so many. The show has 500 horses, 300 per- 
formers and many novel acts never seen with 
the ordinary circus, while its great canvas 
hippodrome pavilion has seats for over 16.000 
persons. The performance is given in three 
rings, on two 'stages, in mid-air and upon a 
great quarter-mile hippodrome track. The 
show makes a particularly strong feature ot 
trained animal acts. These embrace O'Brien's 
famous sixty-one-horse act and the inter- 
nationally-noted Lockhart troupe of elephant 
comedians, said to be the greatest elephant 
company in the world. Another strong feat- 
ure is the parade, which inaugurates circus 
day. It is over a mile in length and bril- 
liant beyond description. Scores of dens of 
wild animals are exhibited open upon the 
streets, and many novel features presented 
along the line of march. The Boston Herald, 
speaking of the parade a few months ago, de- 
clared that nothing had ever been presented 
in that city of great displays to compare 
with it. The show has not been cut in any 
way for its Pacific coast tour, and the per- 
formances to be given here will be identically 
the same as those presented in Boston, New- 
York, Chicago and other cities. 



Walter Main Returns. 



Walter L,. Main, looking hale and hearty 
after a three months' tour of Europe, arrived 
at New York on the Campania, of the Canard 
Line, Sept. 1. I. V. Striebig and W. H. Don- 
aldson met him at the pier and spent the best 
part of the day witli him. He is delighted 
with his trip, and has regained his health. 
He left for the Rhoda Royal Shows Sept. 2. 
and after a brief visit with the show, will 
proceed to his home at Geneva. O. He has 
promised a complete account of his trip to 
"The Billboard," and it will appear at an 
early date. In this article, which he will 
write himself he will describe some forty 
circuses which he visited in Europe. Among 
the latter was the Baruum & Barley Shows 
at Leipsic. Germany, on Mr. Bailey's fifty- 
third birthday. 



The Count and the Colonel. 



A Chicago dispatch to the New York Her- 
ald, under date ot Sept. 2. says: 

Colonel William F. Cody first called upon 
Governor Koosevelt, who arrived here to-day. 
"It don't look to. me like the Count lie 
Mores made good his threat to wipe up the 
Yellowstone Valley with you." was one of 
Buffalo Bill's first remarks, .and then he ex- 
plained to the group of natioual politicians 
iii the Governor's apartment. 

"This fellow. Count De Mores." said'Coiry. 
"had a ranch up on the Yellowstone, anil one 
of the toughest outfits of cowboys in the 
Northwest. They and the boys from the 
Roosevelt ranch had been mixing frequently, 
and the Mores gang had done up several of 
the Governor's cow punchers. One day 
Koosevelt got a message from the Count, say- 
ing that he would not be satisfied till he had 
a go at him and settled the feud. Roosevelt 
sent back word immediately tliat he would he 
glad to meet the Count on any hill or any 
spot the Count might uame and at any time. 

"Hid you get an answer. Governor?" 

"Never heard a word from him." said tlie 
Governor, and the; two Rough Riders la-.ighcj 
in recollection of the incident. • 



liberal offer, which I accepted. I sent some 
?.1S or $20 worth of advertising matter to be 
put up. and he promised to do it well. When 
tlie time for my performance arrived, I 
jumped from South Bend, Ind., to Farmers- 
liuig, a distance or 210 miles, and arriving, 
found lhat none of my paper had been posted. 
People know nothing of my coming; not even 
the hotel boys and bootblacks knew anything 
or the show. 1 huuted up Curry, but before 
I could say anything to him about the ad- 
vertising lie began to make excuses, saying 
he had entrusted it to others to do, while he 
went West 011 a trip. He begged me to go 
ahead witli my performance, and if the at- 
tendance was not good he would make it all 
satisfactory. 1 opened the show about 9. 
o'clock and during the performance Curry 
managed to get hold of all the box-office re- 
ceipts and then "skipped out." I had $140 
left after losing all my advertising, railroad 
fare, time and hotel bills. That is the kind 
of a scoundrel Curry is, and 1 want to ad- 
vertise him far and wide. Yours truly, 

NAY MIKELS. 
Worthington. Ind., Aug. 21. 



Nay Mikels Duped. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Hear Sir— -I wish to inform you of an in- 
famona and vile trick, not to say downright 
robbery, that was perpetrated upon me by a 
scoundrel who passes himself for a gentleman 
and who has imposed upon your valuable pa- 
per, as well as myself and others. Last July 
1 answered an ad. that appeared in "The Bill- 
board," to the effect that "attract'ons were 
wanted -at tho Farmersburg (Ind.) Opera 
House during the Old Settlers' Meeting." Tho 
secretary of this mooting was one John A. 
Curry, of Sullivan, Ind., whom I was in- 
formed by the manager of the opera house 
had rented his hall fur the week of the Old 
Settlers' Meeting. A few days later I re- 
ceived a letter from Curry, making me a very 



Chinese War Wrecks Circus. 



John G. Stewart, the well-known circus 
man. has recently learned that his circus, 
which was touring in the Far East, was 
wrecked at Tien Tsin, China; early in June, 
when hostilities began. Mr. Stewart left 
Shanghai in June for a visit to his old home, 
near Boston. He expected to rejoin his com- 
pany at Calcutta in the fail and journey with 
it to London, but his plans are now so upset 
that he does not know just what to do. Ac- 
cording to the report received by Mr. Stew- 
art, .the company arrived at T.en Tsin on 
June 14. The tents, horses and paraphernalia 
were seized, and the circus people, thirty-five 
in number, were forced to flee. They saved 
nothing but what they could carry on their 
persons. The Stewart outfit incluled Bristol's 
educated horses and a trained mule, for 
which Mr. Stewart had refused $5,000. He in- 
tends to put in a claim to the government, 
to try to recover at least a portion of the 
value ot his property. 



Emporia, Kan., Events. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Emporia is full of show paper, 
announcing the Great Wallace Shows and 
Buffalo Bill's Wild West. Advertising Cars 
No. 1 and 3, of the Wallace people, have been 
here, and an opposition brigade, composed 
cf Mike Fagan. Frank Purcell. Geo. Clark. 
Harry Farquhar, Joe Solly and Jeff Caspers, 
with A. M. McPhail in charge. They are in 
the city now industriously hunting more 
daubs. Only the opposition brigade of Buf- 
falo Bill has been here so far, and they post- 
ed on the opposition boards, so only got up 
about 400 sheets— their entire capacity. Sev- 
eral new attractions are booked for our big 
free street fair, which will be pulled off here 
Sept. 26 to 2S. My boards are now full for 
the event, and I have put up 600 running feet 
of extra space, and have several contracts for 
distributing at the fair, as 1 hold the exclu- 
sive rights in this line. 

FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Memphis, Tenn., Matters. 

To the Editor or "Tho Billboard:" 

Hear Sir — Never before in the history of 
Memphis- has two big shows billed the city 
at the same time and in so gentlemanly a 
manner. John Robinson and Forepaugh & 
Sells Brothers exhibit here one week apart. 
The No. 1 cars of both shows billed the city 
last Monday (August 2T>. and our people 
wondered at the amicable way things pro- 
gressed. Heretofore when there has been 
opposition there has been more or less feeling 
iu the matter. To-day Memphis is a picture 
gallery, and neither company have contrib- 
uted out of the ordinary to the bill poster or 
the newspaper. This kiud of opposition pays 
and leaves the circus a few dollars to the 
gocd when leaving the city. We predict, 
weather permitting, to see the "S. K. O." 
circus citv. VAN HKCREN & CO. 



An Ostrich Liamond Thief. 



Gossip. 



Of course, it's an advance agent's story, 
but it's one of Joe Cain's, and he has some 
local reputation for veracity, in spite of bis 
calling. Itcsides. it's an interesting narra- 
tive. Joe Cain is advance man for tho Rob- 
inson Shows. He ran into Cincinnati yester- 
day from the West, says the Cincinnati Com- 
mercial Tribune. 

"We had an unustlal experience in Spring- 
Held. Mo., the other day." he said. "Among 
those who came to see the show was the wfte 
of a wealthy citizen. She was smartly 
dressed and wore diamond pendants in her 
ears. As she was passing the ostriches, one 
of them pecked shnrply at her. She jumped 
back with a scream and fetched up with a 
pendant missing. Of course, there was trouble 
right away. Canvasmen were put to work 
digKiug around in the straw for the diamond, 
but no sparkler turned up. She was bowed 
out of the tent with a 'Very sorry, ma'am,' 
and was given her ticket money back because 
she had missed the ring performance search- 
ing for the gem. We thought that would end 
the matter. But it didn't. That woman - ! 
husband swore out a writ of attachment for 
the ostrich, and the bird was led down the 
main street by a constable. We bad to leave 
it in the hands of a lawyer and move to the 
next town, and the last I heard of the matter 
the bird was confined in the judge's chambers 
for want of a better place to keep it." 



Ralph W.Peckham is in Californis. 

Tlie Norris & Rowe Shows have ordered two 
more elephants. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show is heavily 
billed for Keokuk, la., Sept. IX. 

It is said that Streibig could not get along 
with Royal, hence the dissolution. 

II. S. Rowe. of the Norris & Rowe Shows, 
was a '-Billboard" caller Aug. ol. 

W. II. Petty, bill poster at Birmingham. 
Ala., has joined Cooper & Co.'s Circus. 

The Wallace Railroad Shows did a big 
business at Davenport, la., week of Aug. 26. 

A. M. McPhail. special agent or the Wal- 
lace Shows, was a "Billboard" caller Aug. ol. 

The Billy Bennett Combination, under can- 
vas, did a big business at Duluth, Minn., re- 
cently. 

Contrary to the expectations of all the wise 
ones, the Wallace Shows turned them away 
at Joplin. 

A circus is wanted at Duquoin, III. They 
have not had a show of any kind for more 
than two years. 

Doc Parkhurst writes from Sarnia that the 
last week of the Norris & Rowe Shows in 
Canada was very big. 

The Wallace Show lost the night house at 
Aurora, Mo., on account of a very heavy rain 
storm, almost a cloudbuist. 

Sig. Sautelle has had a good season, and 
will finish a big winner if be does not get 
too far South and lose it all. 

J. P. Fagan was a "Billboard" caller Sept. 
1. Pat has fully recovered from the effects 
of the operation on his ear. and is looking 
hale and hearty. 

The business men of Cincinnati are talking 
of an exposition for 1901. and have named 
Will S. Heck, the popular street .fair pro- 
moter, for manager. 

Rio Grande Bill's Wild West and Roman 
Hippodrome, of Chicago, entertained Presi- 
dent McKinley at Canton, O., Sept. 0, during 
the Stark County Fair. 

Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show is expected 
at Cedar Rapids, la., Sept. 12. General 
Agent Geo. Costello was in that city recent- 
ly, advertising the show. 

The Peters' Comedy Company, playing un- 
der canvas at Birmingham, Ala., week of 
Aug. 20. filled their tent at each perform- 
ance, in face of a strong opposition. 

Homer B. Day is manager for the season of 
a large company presenting the powerful 
melodrama. "A Ruined Homestead." The 
play bids fair to become very popular. 

Ringling Bros.' Circus, which was at 
Pueblo. Col., recently, did an immense busi- 
ness afternoon and evening. It is calculated 
that about 12,000 people visited the show. 

Pain's great spectacular exhibition of the 
Battle of San Juan Hill will stop over at 
Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. 24 aud 25, while en route 
from Los Angeles, Cat., to San Antonio, Tex. 

The Rhoda Royal Shows have done well 
this season. They have met all their obli- 
gations, including all of those due to Mr. 
Walter L. Main, and have seven thousand 
dollars to the good. 

That the Wallace Shows are deserving of 
special mention is evinced by the fact that 
the Associated Press sent out special tele- 
grams from Joplin. Mo., telling of their 
great success at that place. 

W. W. Powers, treasurer of the Great 
Kfioda Royal Shows, writes that business 
continues good, and the press and public are 
bestowing the highest praise for the excel- 
lent entertainment given by their show. 

The Robinson Shows experienced a terrible 
storm at Bolivar. Mo.. July 27. Everything 
went down at noon, and the canvas was 
frightfully ripped and torn. They lost both 
shows and got into Springfield late the next 
day. 

The Sells-Gray Shows played Atchison, 
Kan.. Aug. 2:i. The Atchison Daily Globe 
came out with the following line, clear across 
the top of the front page: "What has become 
of the old-fashioned man who carefully hid 
alt his valuables on circus day?" 

The G. A. R. Reunion drew an immense 
crowd to Chicago. There has never been so 
many people there since the World's Fair. 
The Buffalo Bill Show turned them away at 
every performance. Col. Cody received as 
much applause in the parade as Gen. Miles. 

J. J. Jay. for several years associated with 
the Sells Bros." Circus, committed suicide re- 
cently by shooting himself in the right tem- 
ple. He was for three seasons general agent 
of Her, Burke & Randall's Shows. His last 
engagement was with Fields & Hanson's 
Minstrels, as agent. He leaves a widow and 
one son. who live at Marion, O. 

Harrison Bros.* big spectacular production. 
"The New and Ancient South." have finished 
their route in Michigan, and areinow playing 
through Indiana. They report that they have 
met with favorable weather and that the 
show is running smoothly. This week they 
rejoined their palace sleeper and dining-car 
at Hammond. Ind. Harrison's artists are all 
select colored talent, consisting of fifty* two 
darkies and fifteen Creole girls. Their parade 
is six blocks long. 

The customs service of New Orleans has 
had a new aud picturesque, as well as prac- 
tical, feature added to it. Prof. George E. 
Bever. who occupies the chair of biology at 
Tu'lane University, has been appointed spec'al 
inspector of wild animals for the port. A 
commission was given him. and he was sworn 
in at the custom house to-day. The commis- 
sion came from Secretary of Agriculture Wil- 
son. Prof. Beyer's appointment w.as made 
under the Lncey act, passed this year. 



Roving Frank's Gypsy Camp is now on the 
road. The outfit consists of horses, wagons, 
tents, swing, vans, gypsy orchestra, darkeys, 
•logs, gypsy bead and basket workers. They 
carry one of the latest illuminating plants 
011 wheels, knowu as the Kitson illuminating 
outfit. The camp is doing a big business and 
carries some forty-odd people, all under the 
management of the young and popular Frank 
B. llubiu, who has been connected with some 
of the leading shows of the country. 

Gentry's Dog aud Pony Show opened a 
week's engagement at Thirty- seventh street 
and Indiana avenue, Chicago, Sept. y. This 
is the first chance that Chicago has had of 
seeing au entertainment that has proved a 
winner in other cities. Gentry has over a 
hundred dogs, ponies and monkeys, trained 
10 accomplish a number of difficult feats in 
an entertainment which lasts over two hours. 
There are no waits, and the animals perform 
with a vim and good will that bespeak kind 
treatment on the part of their trainer. 

On Aug. -J9. while the Cooper & Co. Show 
was giving a performance at Greensburg. 
Ky., Milton Gentry, a while man. it is 
charged, attempted to hug a colored girl. 
The girl's brother knocked Gentry down, and 
he was put out of the show. A mob of ne- 
groes chased Gentry two or three blocks and 
beat him considerably, and would have killel 
him but for the timely interference of white 
citizens. Gentry was lodged in jail on ;» 
charge of drunkenness. Great crowds of col- 
ored people gathered on the streets aud 
threatened to lyncti Gentry. 

No attraction in Chicago during Encamp- 
ment week had bigger or more enthusiastic 
audiences than Buffalo Bill's Wild We3t. 
For all it took a day's journey to get to him 
the visiting members of the G. A. R. swarmed 
out in great numbers, and took their sisters 
and their cousins and their aunts along w.th 
them, and told them all about everything, 
and reminisced about the days when they 
were fighting their battles, and got so wlldly 
excited at times that their women folks had 
all they could do to restrain them from flying 
to the rescue of the bard-pressed stag? coach, 
or joining in the glorious charge. 



Routes. 



AMAZON BROS.— Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 
Sept. 1; Winchester, Va., "Sept. 2; Berryville. 
Va., Sept. 4. 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S SHOWS-Stras- 
burg, Germany, Sepr. 15 to IT; Colmar, Ger., 
Sept. 18; Mulhatisen, Ger., Sept. 19 and 20; 
Freiburg, Ger., Sept. 21. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Omaha, 
Neb., Sept. 10: Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11; York. 
Neb., Sept. VI; Nebraska City. Neb.. Sept. 13; 
Clarinda, la.. Sept. 14; Chariton, la.. Sept. 15. 

COOPER & CO.'S Ft. R. SHOWS"-- Stanford, 
Ky., Sept. 3; Jellico, Tenn., Sept. 4; Coal 
Creek. Tenn., Sept. 5; Kuoxville, Teiui., Sept. 
« to X. 

FOREPAUGII-SE1.LS SHOWS— Jersey ville, 
III.. Sept. lir; Alton. 111.. Sept. 11; Belleville. 
III., Sept. 12; Murphrysboro, III., Sept. 13; 
Cairo 111., Sept. 14; Union City, Tenu.. 
Sept. 15. 

HARRIS' XICKLE PLATE SHOWS-Shaw- 
nee. O.. Sept. 1; Zanesville. O.. Sept. 2. 

HARRISON BROS. - SPECTACULAR SHOW 
—La Porte, Ind., Sept. 2: Valparaiso. Ind.. 
Sept. I; Hammond. Ind., Sept. 5; Blue Island, 
111., Sept. 6; Joliet. III.. Sept. 7; Streator, III., 
Sept. S: Pontine, III., Sept. »; Bloomingion. 
III.. Sept. Hi; Lincoln, 111.. Sept. 11; Havana. 
111.. Sept. 12; Bushnell. 111., Sept. 12. 

KNOWLES'— Huron. S. D.. Sept. 2 to ",; 
Sioux City. la.. Sept. t"> to S. 

NORRIS & HOWE'S ANIMAL SHOW— 
Findlay, O.. Sept. :i: Lima, O.. Sept. 4. Oav/ 
ton. O.. Sept. 5 and 0. 

PAWNEE BILLS WILD WEST— Car/oil. 
la.. Sept. 5; Audubon. la.. Sept. C; JeiTersoii, 
la., Sept. 7; Boone. la., Sept. S. / 

KINGLING BROS.— Seattle. W^sh.. Sept 
3: Taroma. Wash.. Sept. 4; Centra'lia. Wash.. 
Sept. 5:-Porlland. Ore.. Sept. t» and 7; Salem. 
Ore.. Sept. 8. 

RHODA ROYAL SHOWS-Pawtucket. R. I.. 
Sept. 1: Riverhead. R. I.. Sept. 2: Westerly. 
R. I..' Sept. 4: New London. Conn.. Sept. 5. 

SELLS-GRAY, SHOW — A me ville. Tex., 
Sept. 1: Eddy. N. M.. Sept. 2: Bosweil. Sept. 
4: Portallis. Sept. 5: Hereford. Tex.. Sept. fi. 

SIG. SAUTELLES SHOW-Oxford. Pa.. 
Sept. 5: Elkton. Md.. Sept. B: Chesapeake 
City. Md.. Sept. 7: Galena. Md.. Sent. 8: 
Chestertown. Md.. Sept. 10: Ceuterville. Md.. 
Sept. 11: Denton. Md.. Sept. 12: Easton. Md.. 
Sept. 13; New Market. Md.. Sept. 14: Cam- 
bridge, Md., Sept. 15. 

WHITNEY'S SHOW— Dexter. Mich., Sept 
1; Chelsea. Sept. 3: Grass Lake. Sept. 4: 
Narvel. Sept. 5i Brooklyn. Sept. 6; Manches- 
ter, Sept. 7; Clinton, Sept. S. 



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The County Fair. 



Nothing has ever superseded the county 
fair in the public heart. It is the event of 
the season, or course, in rural communities. 
and is scarcely less highly regarded among 
the dwellers within city walls who have ntver 
known and loved mo. her earth in all her 
moods. It is an education: promoting healthy, 
generous, good-natured rivalry, inttoduc ng. 
usually. State officers to their constituents, 
and is a fitting close to the long, har*V sum- 
mer of work. In it the beauty of the agri- 
culturist's life culminates, and the golden 
harvest,, and the mellow, lovely Ind an sjfl- 
mer days seem braided together in the r fit- 
ness to one another. The red-cheeked apples, 
the golden pumpkins and squashes, thi bg, 
handsome, toothsome-looking potatoes, the 
apples or earth, as the French so prettily 
«-iil 1 them ; the luscious bunches of gr apes, 
and a thousand and one things maka the 
mouth water at the very sight of them. Tfce 
exquisite handiwork of women, embroidery, 
patchwork, or the cunning work or busy 
knotted, twisted, lovely old hands which long 
s.nce by the rule of mortality should have 
laid down their work, ate always of inter- 
est, and the product of kitchen and dairy 
and the secret of preparation is a source of 
pleasure and profit incalculable. Will any- 
one ever tire of looking at sleek cows, cr big 
oxen, or clean-limbed hoists, or pritty 
ealves aud lambs; of chanticleer and his vari- 
colored hareui? Will they ever tire of see- 
ing well-groomed and well-cared-for horses 
striving for victory? And t he ch liren* 
Peanuts are never so good. lemonade never 
so pink and full of flavor, tin whistles never 
sound so sweet as at the county fair. Never 
are the Ohs! and Abs! more heartfelt than 
when the big balloon ascends. NVver do 
venders of marvelous compounds, cure for all 
the ills to which flesh is heir, find more 
cheerful and prodigal buyers: and rrowds 
stand agape at wonderful inventions, from 
those for threading a needle to those for 
making a watch. There is blacking which 
shines so wonderfully that- you can use your 
boot for a mirror, and soap which will re- 
move the deepest statu without injury to the 
flimsiest fabric, and will almost remove thu 
stain from the conscience of the teller. 



A Great Animal Show. 



The International Live Stock Exposition to 
be held at Dexter Park Amphitheater, Union 
Stock Yards. Chicago, 111., Dec. I to 8. 1900. 
is out with its preliminary classification rules 
and regulations and premium list. Fending 
- the issuing of the regular catalogue, some 
changes may be made in the classification 
and premiums published at this time, but 
they will not be material. The premiums of- 
fered are very large, not alone in the ag- 
gregate but for individual animals, and these, 
with other inducements, will doubtless make 
this the greatest exposition of meat-producing 
animals ever made in this or any other coun- 
try. Chicago enterprise has its hand on the 
lever, and that means that everything that 
money and energy can do to make this the 
great cattle, sheep and swine event of the 
century will be done. For this preliminary 
publication and other particulars, address W. 
E. Skinner, general manager. Union Stock 
Yards. Chicago, III. 



Detroit's Bicentenary. 



We give herewith the description of a 
unique and magnificent monument, which it 
was proposed to erect at Detroit, Mich., in 
celebration of the bi-centenary of that city, 
July 24. 19"I. The design was to have been 
a gift, for the sake of art. from five of Amer- 
ica's most talented architects, sculptors and 
painters. The monument, when complete, 
would have cost about one million dollars, 
and it was proposed to raise this sum bv sub- 
scription. A large fund was subscribed, but 
the amount was so vast that it couli not be 
collected, so the project has b^=n ab;u!o~ei. 
However, the artistic design is worth iren- 
tlon, even though it can- not be r.-alizrd. t'er * 
it is, given by the art : sts themselves in th? 
current issue of The Century: "The drs s-n 
*"->-»*^n-"p!"»pe the erection of a great l)nr?.* 
column, the h'ghest in the world — surrou d * ' 
by groups of sculpture in the water — r_*tel 
in tne character of the memorial colum-s o* 
classic time, and supporting a tripod vihi-h 
,- ni'M assume a torch-like character at ni^'kt 
by the use of electricity and by a gr?at flam* 
o£ natural gas. so cha*acte-istic of the West 
and impossible elsewhere. Th s 1 ght at n g"it 
would command the river and both lakes. 
The des'gn further contemplates, as a support 
and surrounding to the column, a gr-at basin. 
flanked by flights of steps supposing colon- 
nades, in the center of which would ret th 1 
statue of Cad.IIac. or a group of scu pture 
embodying. w«th the statue of Cadil'ac. tie 
story of the discoverers; and upon the coi- 
necting esplanade posit'ons are afforded for 
the future erection of statues of distinguish- 
ed citizens of Detroit. In order that the col- 
umn should center on the avenue of tree? 
which now exists upon the island, and be s^eu 



from one end of the -Grand Central Hou!* v.-ir ! 
to the other, the present <*:is:m» would have 
to be -remove:;!, and the avenue of trees '•on- 
neeted with the Column by a formal re ta:i- 
gular lake, in which illuminated fountains 
might ' play 'at night, and uptm each s d j or 
which formal gardens arc pad of the des gn. 
The column will measure twenty-four feel 
in diameter at its base, and rise to a he ght 
of 2iu feet. The colonnades form.ng the 
court are !*00 feet in length, with a w ng at 
each end projecting 3(h) feet. The shaft,, p 1- 
lars. corner pavilions and steps will be of 
America's fairest marble, in striking contrast 
to the deep blue of the river and the back- 
ground of forest . trees, untouched since the 
days of the Ind an. The surmount'ng trpol * 
of bronze will be a fitting additon: and its 
flame of gas. d'rect from natures laboratory, 
will be seen far up aud down the highway of 
the Great Lakes." 



Notes. 

There will he no fair at Port Allegheny.' 
Pa., this season. 

A horticultural fair will be held in Sante 

Pe. .V. Mex., Sept. 2il to 2X. 

Th .'Elks of South Bend. Ind.. have ahan- 
dond their plan for a stret-t fair this year. 

There is to be a grand race meet and Tall 
carnival at New Connerstown, O., O.-t. :l to 5. 

The second annual street fair and carnival 
g'ven by the Memphis (Tenn.) Elks will oc- 
cur week of Sept. :I0. 

The citizens of Yanktown. S. D.. have 
planned to give a free siren earn val O'jritig 
eveiy night of the State Fair. 

The street fair committee of Columbus, 
Wis., is putting out some unkiu? alveit;s ns. 
They piomise a red-hot time in a white town 
on a blue day. 

The five Knights of Pythias lodges of 
South Chicago. III., have united together for 
the purpose of holding a street fair and car- 
tiival. week of S**pt. 17. 

Ceoi^e P. Havers, manager of "The Sani- 
tarium." Corpus Ohrsti, Tex., also conducts 
a natatcrlum. summer theater and billiard 
hall in connection with it. 

The Concord. <X.H.) State Fair Ass'n. which 
holds its first annual exhibition Sept. 4 V.t 7, 
inclusive, has expended $2"i.tiM) this fen son in 
improvements upon its giounds. 

A street fair is to be given some time in 
October, in chaige of Will S. Heck, ;"tt Ma- 
rion, o., and if any profits accrue, they will 
be donated to some charitable object. 

The opening date. of the Santa Ilosa (Cal.) 
Fair has been changed from Oct. S ta O.-t. lf>, 
in order not to conflict with the fair at San 
Jose and the meetings of the Stale Grange 
at Hoi lister. 

Preparations for th:.* big street fair and car- 
nival at Chambersburg. Pa., on Sept. IS to 2*K 
are steadily in progress. The committee in 
charge will tender a banquet to the para dors 
who are to be there on the KUh. 

A feature "of the coming soldiers* reunion 
at Stand.sh. Mich., Sept. 12 to 14, w.ll be the 
unveiling of a monumtnt erected by th.* citi- 
zens of Standish to the memory of Mort Cum- 
mings. who died in the Phil.ppines. 

L.os Angeles. Cal.. is to have a new pleasure 
park, with all sorts of novelty amusements. 
There will be zoological exhibition grounds. 
Shoot the Chutes incl ne and lake, vaudeville 
theater, and numerous other attractions. 

The bull fight billed as an attract on for th? 
San Jose (Cal.) Fair may have to be caliel 
off. The officers of the Humane Society arc 
after the promoters of it. and n:ay cause them 
trouble if they put their plans into execut on. 

Some vary liberal purses are offered by the 
Montevideo tMiun.) Fair Association. Two 
$^>"('i purses are guaranteed by the c't'zens 
and business men of Montevideo; also. eorrre 
fast class races and a $7'» farmers' trotting 
and pacing race, open to horses without rec- 
ords. 

The Macon (Ga.) Street Fair, given under 
the auspices of the mayor and city council, 
promises to be a big event. . The fair is to b^ 
held in the middle of one of the main busi- 
ness streets. ISO feet wide., making more than 
a full half-mile of s : ghts, besides the numer- 
ous side-shows, parades, etc. 

The Odessa (Mo.) business men have form- 
ed a street fair association, with a capital of 
$I.*i«o. and will hold a fair from Sept. 19 to 
22. inclusive. Great interest is tak?n in the 
fair. The live stock and farm produ t list Is 
especially attractive, and the outlook is that 
the fair -will be a great success. 

1. M. Fiske. the well-known carnival pro- 
moter, was a "Billboard" caller Sept. 1. Mr. 
Fiske has just recovered from a very serious 



accident, having been confined in a hospital 
in Toledo, O., several tuunths. Me intends to 
start South shortly and engage in street fair 
and varnival enterprises, as heretofore. 

Secretary E. \V. Randall, of the Minnesota 
State Fair, is making elahonitc preparations 
I'; r tliL* annual exhibition. Pain's spectacle, 
Dewey's Fleet in the Hattl? of Man. la. will 
be the principal attraction each night, to be 
followed by an extensive display of the works 
and concerts by the Minnesota Stats Hand. 
Uclow is an extract from a letter received 
from 11. C. Itright, secretary of the New 
li-;iitucky Pair Association, Dauvillc. Ky. IL' 
fays: "We find the insertion of our dates >u 
"The Itillboard" a great advantage, as we 
had inquiries from everywhere for privi- 
leges, and we succeeded in placing all of our 
privileges to advantage." 

The third annual free street fair at Tuska- 
loosa, Ala., will be held Oct. S to 13. Among 
attractions secured so far are Ferrari's An- 
glo-American trained wild animal-;: Lunette, 
Australian hush girl, aud others. The Uanna 
Amusement Company, of Cinc.nuati. will fur- 
nish the open-air attractions. M. L Tucker 
is the secretary of the fair associat.ou. 

Every indication now points to the fa t that 
the cattle show of i:*iiti in Kansas City, Mo., 
is to be the greatest fancy- cattle tixhib.t 
ever made. The prizes will aggregate nearly 
$*i.1,H:i>. It is to be a joint show of Meres- 
fords and Shorthorns, and the breeders of 
these two kinds have combined on an attack 
against their common enemy, the "scrub." 
Managers of stieet faits and county fairs, 
etc.. w.ll find that by booking Kmgsiey and 
his aggregation of five big vaudeville acts, 
their iituudance will be increased greatly. 
His permanent address is Duquoin. III., and 
he lias only a tew open dates yet. as he is 
fast tilling his book through -the ined.um of 
"The Billboard," of which he is a permanent 
subset iber. 

The p:-ep:.rat'ons for the Indiana State Fair, 
which is to be held this year fiom Sept. IS to 
'SI, have neatly all been completed as far as 
poss.hle. The fair will be one of the best 
that has ever been held in the State. Many 
of the attractions for the week have been 
seemed, and the presence of some very fast 
horses on the State track this year will be 
the principal feature. 

The Toman (Wis.) Fair this year will be 
held Sept. 1 to 7. and promises o.gger and 
better tiling.* than ever. H. J. Skttiue.', sec- 
retary, thus puts it: "We are going to have a 
lair this tail; 'the biggest of tne.n all,' is our 

watchword. Special attractions each day. 
Kveiy day a big day. Balloon ascens ons an 1 
parachute leaps, automobile exh.b.tions, po- 
litical speeches, etc. in fact, a fair for ev- 
erybody." 

The Knowlesl hypnotists, write that th?y 
have spared no expense to make the r attrac- 
tion the strongest of its kind on the roaJ, 
and a.ier live seasons' experience, bel.eve 
they know how to make a hypnotic attrac^:o.i 
g>t money, please patrons aud house man- 
agers. They have a few open we?ks in No- 
vember and December that they would like 
to fill in live cities in Southern M.siojri or 
Northern Arkansas. 

George Hcntou. better known as the "K'd 
Oycl.st." is meeting with great success this 
season. lie has more than douoled his 
strength since last year in his fancy r.ding 
and d.fficult balancing act. in which he stun Is 
head downward on the shoulders of a man 
who is propel). ng a bicycle at a rapid ra e. 
lie is now learn. ng to do some fine ritte 
shooting fiom his wheel, and it is thought 
this act will be a great feature in the future. 

The Colfax (Wash.) Fair Association . has 
closed a contract with William Rice, one ot 
the best all-around artists, as a comedian 
and singer, to be found on the Pacific coast. 
He is to appear in free entertainments, to be 
furnished by the fair association for the ben- 
efit of visitors during the week of the fair, 
Sept. 25 to 2ii. lie will be ably ass.sted by 
Paddy Hughes, Eddie Krb and a mus.c ci. or 
note. Their program w.ll be rendered each 
evening at the armory, just before the open- 
ing of the dances, which will again be a 
pleasing feature this year. 

The Idaho Intermountain Fair will fcc held 
at Boise, Oct. S to i:S. inclusive. The fair 
will have full exhibits from every county in 
the State along agricultural, horticultural, 
live-stock, mining aud all industrial lines. 
The premiums in all classes of exh.b.ts have 
been increased about ">» per cent above the 
premiums offered last year, and Secretary 
Bogan states that nearly every county in 
Idaho will be fully represented— a state of 
affairs unprecedented in the history of the 
fair. Th'.' Oregon Short Lane Railroad and 

the 0. R. & X. Co. have each granted free 
rates for all exhibits to and from the city. 

The unique combination street fair, county 
fair, hoisc show, an dscmi-ceute:iu al cele- 



bration that will be held at Winston-Salem. 
N. C, beginning Oct. :!", for five days, is at- 
tracting considerable attention throughout 
the entire country. Winston Sale in won a 
reputation many years ago on the splendid 
Fourth of July celebrations held there. Two 
and three years ago there were held there 
the most successful tobacco fairs ever con- 
ducted in the United States. Last year it 
was an ugr cultural fair, horse show and car- 
nival. (5. B. Webb, ths secretary, has a repu- 
tation as a fair manager that is almost na- 
tional. 

At a meeting of the Thirty-third Ward 
(So. Chicago, 111.) Improvement Associat on 
and representatives of the Knights of Pythias 
of the Fifteenth District from e : ght lodges, 
it was decided to hava a carnival and street 
fair during the third week in September. 
There will be two main departmen's— 'he in- 
dustrial and the amusement. Arrangements 
arc said to have been completed with one of 
the largest carnival compan'es to take charge 
of the latter branch. South Chicago mer- 
chants are determined to make their part of 
the fair a success. The fair will probably 
be held on Houston avenue, between Eighty- 
eighth and Ninety first strests. 

An anneal has been issued to the res'dents 
of Blue Island Itidge, III., to join Morgan 
Park In the cc-lebrat on of Sept. 1» as Morgan 
Park Day. The movement is under the au- 
spices of the Village ..Improvement'' Society, 
and is in line with the custom fallowed in 
tinny Xcw Fmglaud towns, from whence so 
ii'atty cf the residents of the village have 
come. It is proposed that the featutes of the 
day shall be speeches by variouf prominent 
members of the commun'ty, together with a 
picnic and entertainments of var ous sorts. 
The event is to be made an annual affair, 
and the purpose is to stimulate interest in 
beautifying the suburbs along the ridge. 

The promoters of the vehicle, harness and 
implement show to be held at Cincinnati, O.. 
on Nov. " 19 are more and more confident of 
success as the time draws nearer. At a re- 
cent meeting of the Central Passenger As : o- 
ciation. a rate of one and one-third fare for 
the round tr p in that territory for the ex- 
position was granted. In connection ..with thi 
exhibit, there aie to be some entertainment 
features that will be a surprise to visitors. 
Mr. Green, general manager of the exhib t. 
states that lad ps accompanying the visiting 
dealers will he taken care of. IJe expects 
in the ne ghbnrhood of 5,000 visit hg vehicle 
and impkment dealers in Cinc'nnati durng 
the exhib'troii. Space for exhib ts is now 
near'.ng the pr.-inilum point. 

The latest patented device for la- ge fairs 
and expositions cous'sts of a hollow globe 
of extensive dimensions, supported upon suit- 
able columns, and provided with an Inter'or- 
spiral railway track; windows or openings 
are formed in the globe and disposed spirally 
following the path of the railway. Uron the 
exterior of the globe are delineated the .'out- 
lines of hemispheres and continents and upon 
said outlines are arranged electric lights, 
which at night brilliantly define the contour 
of the continents, etc A central shaft and 
elevator are provided to carry visitors to the 
top of tne globe, which is surmounted by a 
tower. The interior of the globe is* div d?d 
into moms or compartments for the display 
of gnods or natural products, and ths struc- 
ture as a whole is a novelty of merit.— Patent 
Record. 

The directors of the Cincinnati Fall Festi- 
val, which is to open Sept. 19 and continue 
for ten days, have built wisely in planning 
five or six special features for every day t.f 
the ten. Oji Thursday, the second day of the 
festival, is taken as an example. Oa this 
day. in addition to the regular series of ex- 
hib.tions on the Plaza, the fireworks in the 
the evening, the spec al athletic programs hv 
the (Tincaiuati (lymiiasium experts on tie 
stage of great Music Hail, there will bs a ppe- 
c.al concert on the big organ of the Hall in 
the afternoon, a mammoth display of cut- 
flowers in the rotunda, and in rccogn.t on of 
its being Klks* and Shrineis* Day at the 
feast, the florists contesting will rorm th?ir 
displays in the forms of designs emblematic 
of those two popular secret organ zatlons. 
Prizes aggregating *i25 will be award. d the 
florists showing the four best pieces. 



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ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.- Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Nove nber 1 to 10. J M. KalKiier 
chairman ; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

ABKANSAS 

CAMDEN, ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
ZV. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

C. KivovlL,l.E, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

PINE BI.ITKK, AKK — State Fair. Oct. 72 to 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt. : K. M. Kuox, treas. ; M. K. 
Bloom, secy. 

CAUFOESU. 

CRESCENT C-rnr. CAL.— Uel Norte Agricul- 
tural Associat.ou. Sept. 2ii to -iS. L>. W. 
Finch, secy. 

EuttE/ivA, caL.— Ninth District Agricultural 
aud Mechanical Fair. Sept. 17 to i2. J. F. 
Hu.ll, pres.; W. L.. Lamuert. secy. 

Loa ANiiiit.liS, CAL.— oixtn District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

iiAn.l'n\fc.z, CAL.— County fa,r and Races. 
Sept. 18 to 22. A. B. McKenzie, secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL- — Fair. Sept. 24 to 23. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

SACha.ue.imU, caL.— State Fair. Sept. 2 to 
id. Peter J. su.elds, sacrauieutu, cai., 
secy. 

SALiNAS, CAL. — Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, D.str.ct No. '*. oate not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. lversou. treas.; 
John J. Keily, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS. CAL.— Fair. Oct. 2 to C. 
C. A. Werle, Mokelumue Hill, Cal., pres.; 
Edward Casey, San Andreas, cal., secy. 

SAN FHANClsCO. CAL.. aud SAN MATEO, 
CAL.— Fair at Taulorau park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct. 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO. CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Assoc.at.ou Fa.r. Sept. 
2B to 2». M. Egau, secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Chrysanthemum 
Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SANTA MARIA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair. 
Oct. 4 to «. A. W. Cox. secy. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL.— District Fair. Oct. S 
to 14. 

SONURA. CAL.— Fair. September. Dates un- 
decided. - 

STOCKTON, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 

TUUAKIi. Cal. — Diavri l anil citizens .-lir 

l.ast week in Sent. A. G. AV'shnn. sec. 
YREKA, CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. S to 7. 

VEISTI/KA, CAL. — Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

COLORADO. 

IiURAXGO. COL.— County Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. St to 12. John Pearson, sup.. 

GLUNVVOuu. COL.— Farmers' ciuu District 
Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres., 
Carbondaie; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. R. 
Willets. basalt. 

MONTE VISTA. COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Associat.on. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE. COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

TRINIDAD, COL.— Las Animas County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. E. H. Day, secy. 

CONNECTICUT. 

BEACON VALLEY. CONN.— Naugatuck Fair. 
Sept. 18 aud ID. F. S. Truesdell, pres. ; F. M. 
Cuudee, secy. 

BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 
Atw ater, pres. ; D. Webster, secy. 

BKANFORD, CONN.— The Branford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 
to 20. E. Doolittle, pres.: J. P. Callahan, 
secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. 

BROOKLYN, CONN.— Windham County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Joseph 
B. Stetson, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. -September. W. J. 
Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 

DANBUKY. CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1»00. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 
secy. 

EAST GRANBY. CONN.z=Fair. October. C. 
H. Hanchett. pres.: W. H. Gay, secy. 

GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 
O. Beach, pres.: C. H. Demlng. secy. 

GUILFORD, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 
It. Lee, pres.; S. Spencer, secy. 

HARWINTON. CONN. — Fair. October. Tnos. 
Q. Hogan. pres.: A. W. Buell, secy. 

HUNTINGTON, CONN.— Union Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 and 19. C. J. Wakcley, 
pres.: S. L. Palmer. Shelton. Conn., secy. 

MADISON, CONN— Fair. Oct. 3. • S. A. 
.Seranton. pres.: Edward N. Willord. secy. 

MERIDEN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. 
W. Collins, pres.: Geo. W. Fairchild. secy. 

NANGATUCK. CONN. — Beacon Valley 
Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 
19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Cander, 
necv.; E. A. Hotchkiss. treas. 

NEW HAVEN 1 . CONN.— Flower Show. Some 
time in November. Ell Whitney, pres.; 

. Robt. Veltch. Jr.. secy. 

NEW M1LFORD. CONN.— New Mllfnrd Aerl- 
riilturnl Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. J. Edwin 
Huagerford. secv. 



NBWTOWN, 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. H. 
McCarthy. Newtown. Conn., secy. 

ORANGE. CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, prts.; A. D. Clark, secy.' 

PUTNAM PARK. CONN— Putnam Park. 
Sept. 11 to 13. G. D. Bates, pres.; R. Gan- 
non, secy. 

ROCKVILLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Ed. F. Badmingtou, secy. 

SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. G to 10. 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFF1ELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres. ; A. N. Graves, secy. 

UNION, CONN.— Enfield Fair. September. 
Olm T. Olnistead, pres.; M. Hamilton, 
secy. 

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. VV. 
Ives. secy. 

WETHERSFIELD. CONN.— Fa:r. Oct. 2 to 4. 
S. F. Willard. prts.; C. C. Harr.s. secy. 

WiLLlMANTIC, CONN.— Willimantic Fair 
Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 
27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR. CONN.— Fair. H. II. Ellsworth, 
pres. : G. \V. Wrisley, secy. 

WOLCOTT. CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, CONN.— South Woodstock 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Bowt-u, pres.; 
H. W. Hibbard. secy. 

QKOftGIA 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Mil till. 

LAURENS. GA.— County Fair. O.-t. 4 and 5. 
H. B. Gr.tton, mgr. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
£9 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISE, IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. S to 13. J. 
S. Bogart, Boise. Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
t.on. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kitteubaugu, 
pres. : W. A. Austin, secy. 






ILLINOIv , 

ALEDO. ILL.— Mercer County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18, 19, 20 aud 21, 19uu. G. 
W. Williams. Box 346, Aledo. Li., secy. 

EATAV1A, ILL.— Kaue Couuty Fair. Sept. 

12 to 14. 
BENTON. ILL— Franklin County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Tugs. J. Myers, secy. 

CAKL1NV1LLE. ILL.— Maucospin Counfy 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 

CARROLLTON, ILL.— Ureene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N. Cherrili. treaR. : John F. Scott. Recy. 

CAYUGA, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 4 to 7. 

chakLisSTON. 11-L.— Coles County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco, secy. 

CLEAR CREEK, ILL.— Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Frank E. 
Smith, secy. 

CLINTON, ILL.— DeWitt County Agricultu- 
ral and Mechanical Association. Sept. 11 to 
14. J. Fuller, pres: Thos.Ewing. treas. ; 
F. McCuddy, secy. 

Ch.A\vFOKDSVlLL.E, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 
to 14. 

DANVERS, ILL.— Rock Creek Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 

EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair. 
Oct. 2 to C. H. O. Adams, secy.: J. W. , 
Gravenhcrst, chairman privilege committee. ' 

EL PASO. ILL.— The Twentieth Annual Fair, • 
Woodford County Agricultural Bftard. Sept. 
10 to 14. B. A. Ohiids. pres.; Geo. R. Cur- ' 
tlas, secy. 

Ft KM UK CITY. ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. , 

PRBEPORT. ILL.— Northern lllinol« Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. J. E. • 
Taggart, Ridott, 111., pres.; W. H. Foil, 
Freeport, 111., secy. 

GALEN-A, ILL.— Jot. Daviess County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. .25 to 28. 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson, Galena, 111., pres.: H. B. Chetlain, 
Galena, III., vice pres.; John J. Gray. Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Barner. Gnlen&, III., 
secy. 

GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 

JULIET, ILL.— Will County Fair. Sept. IS 
to 20. A. E. Dinet. pres.; R. T. Kelley, 
secy. 

JONESBORO, ILL.— Union County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. J. H. Hilboldt. secy. 

JOSLYN, ILL.— Rock Island Fair. Sept. 11 
to 13. F. J. Whiteside, secy. 

KANKAKEE. ILL.— Kankakee County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. Len Smell, secy. 

KEWANEE, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. A. 
B. Huckins. secy. 

LIBERTTVILLE. ILL.— Lake County Agri- 
cultural Society. S<>pt. 11 to 14. 1900. Wm. 
E. Miller, Libertyville. 111., pre*.: E. W. 
^arkfiurst. Libertyville. 111., treas.: O. B. 
OhiirMiill Libertyville. Til.. «pcy. 

MARION. ILL.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. Joab 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern. trA». 

MARTINSVILLE. ILL.— Clark County Fair. 
o<.nt 15 fn 9i| Edcnr Summers, secv. 

McLF.ANSROUO. ILL— Hamilton County 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 21. J. W. Jones, secy. "' 

MEMPHIS. ILL— Fair Sept. 11 to 14. 
MONMOUTH, ILL.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
Geo. O. Rnnkin, secy. 

MITRPHSYBORO. ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sent. 25 to 28. P. H. Ri<ton- 
mayer, pres.: Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 
NEWPORT, ILL— Sept. 24 to 29. 

NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. Fioront Faller. secv. 

OT.NEY. ILL.— Richland County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. B. R. Talley, secy. 

OREGON. ILL.— Ogle County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. Benj. Chaney, secy. ■ 



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PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

S. Geo. H. McCnrd. secy. 
PINCKNEYV1LLE. ILL: —Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. 
SANDWICH, ILL.— DeKalb County F»\. 

Sept. 11 to 14. E. Randall, secy. 
SHELBYVILLE, ILL— Horse Fair. Sept. 13 

to 22. 
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson, pres.; 

B. H. Brainerd, treas. ; W.C. Garrard, secy. 

WATSON, ILL.— Effingham County Agricul- 
tural Board. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. Win. 
Voelker. Altamount, HI., pres.; W. M. Ab- 
raham, Watson. 111., treas.: L. P. Manu. 
fClltorjacnwn. Ill„ p*«y. 

WENONA, ILL.— Marshall County Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. Ettie Thierry, secy. 

IND I AW A. 

VNGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. 
Goodale. 
BEDFORD. IND.— Lawrence Ccdnty Fair. 

icyt. (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 

secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres. 
MLOOMINGTON, IND. — Monroe County Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 15. Ben Kirby, pres.; Geo. P. 
Campbell, secy. 
BOONV1LLE, IND.— Warrick County" Fair. 

Sept. 10 to 15. Clamor Pelzer, pres.; J. F. 

Richardson, secy. 
BOURBON. iND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwln, Bourbon, 

ilul., pres. ; L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind., 

trens.: B. W. Part*. Bourbon. Ind.. secy. 
BREMEN, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 

9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

jirhn Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; 

Edward Heckman. secy. 

LAV CITY, INI).— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 

Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper, 

pres. 
"OLUMBUS. IND.— Bartholomew County 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. A. B. Reeves, ..pres.; 

Ed. Redman. Jr.. secy. 
CKAWFORDSV1LLE, IND. — Montgomery 

County Fair. Sept. 10 to 15. J. L. Day" . 

pres.; W. F. Hulet. secy. 
CKOWN POINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. A. A. Bibler 

sec-y.. Crown Point, Ind. 
EVANSVILLE, IND.— Tri-State l>air. acpL 

17 to 21. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworin- 

stedt. treas.; K. L. Akin, secy. 
FLORA. IND.— Flora Agricultural and Hor- 
ticultural Association. Sept. 10 to 14, 1900. 

J. T. Gillam, pres.; Wm. R. Myer, treas.: 

Wm. H. Lesh, secy. 
FORT WAVNE, IND.— Allen County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 9. 
FRANCESVILLE. IND.— Francesville Street 

Fair Association. OcL 2 to 5. E. D. Knotts, 

pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 

treas. 
HUNTINGTON; IND.— Old Fashioned County 

Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 

Robt Simonton, pres. 
HUNTINGBURG. IND.— The Fourteenth An- 
nual Dubois County Fair. Sept. 10 to IB, 

1900. H. C. Rothert. secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Indiana State Fair. 

Sept. 17 to 21. 1900. Aaron Jones, pi*s.: 

Chas. Downing. Indianapolis, Ind., secy.; 

J. W. Lagrange, treas. 
KENDALLVILLE, IND.— Noble County Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, pres.: «. P. 

AleTanffer. ■#»«•▼ 
'.A PORTE. IND.— La Porte County Agri- 
cultural Society. SepL 11 to 14. J. Vene 

Dorland. La Porte. Ind.. secy. 
LINTON. IND.— Greene County Fair. Sept. 

IT to 21. 
NEWCASTLE, IND.— St. Joseph County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. L. C. Eg- 
bert, pres.: A. H. Compton, secy. 
N «PORT, IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. E. 

S. Aikman. secy. 
NORR1STOWN. IND.— Sixth Annual Grange 

Fa!r of Shelby County. Sept. 12 to 14. 

William M. Dlewert, pres. ; John Douglas, 

trpas.; w. S. Stover, secy. 
PORTLAND. IND.— Jay County Pair. SepL 

24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 

secy. 
RICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 

Sept. - 24 to 2S. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 

Joe Stevenson, secy. 



HOCHESTER. IND.— The Fulton County Art* 

ricultural and Mechanical Association; 

Sept. 12 to 15. N. A. McClung. pres.; JS 

Dawson, treas.; F. F. Moore, secy. I 

SPRANIAC, IND.— Brown County Fair. Sept 

11 to 15. • 

TERRE HATJTE, IND.— Vieo County Falrt 

Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. I jams, pres.; Chas. IS 

Duffln, secy. J 

TIPTON, IND.— Tipton County Fair. Sept. Is 

to 14. Jas. N. Waugh, pres.: B. P. Rami 

sey, secy. 
VINCENNES. IND.— The Knox County Agri 

cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 t. 

13. M. J. Niblack. pres.; J. M. House' 

secy. : H. A. Foulks. treas. 




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SfclK AFTON. IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 
.* j l£-'.T - f 5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 
M-';;i''is ADEL. 1A.-Dallas County Fair. Sept 
^•.Vj-.L.- 1 , 21- J. H. Dwight, secy. 

i t"* ! t 1 ' i I Ad t a *r KA - 1A-— Kossuth County Agricultural 

h r":& ! p t f Society. Sept. » to 2J. law. C. A. Lewi* 

••'*.:• c I Algoua, la., pres.; IS. F. Keith. Algona. la.' 
i; :"l:'5 X ,ce preB - ; W " H - "alley. Algona, la., treas. 
K?|;?»*l-! G. F. Feek. Algona. la., secy. 

KJiHfli! ALLISON. IA.— Butler Co.miv Fair. Sept. 

C.;.feiU .; Utol3. L. J. Rogers, se..v. 

ifi'l'C I ">uiju«ojM, ia.- Auaubon County Agrtcultu- 

"':*!> m^v^A Sept IS to 2L U. W. Hoover, 

ft VI if ' pres.; R. a Spencer, secy.; H. W. Wilson. 

} !J,!S!L[ trau."" ' 

ixhi'ff'AVOOA, IA.— The Pottawattamie County Fair 

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, . Jenka. Avoca. la., treas.; Board of Dlrec- 
't I tors - n»ers.; Roscoe Barton. Avoca. la.. 

lif ■••-•: ,'J t secy. - 

|t!^f,y -,j .bEUFORD. IA.— Taylor County Fair. Sept. 
■•■*!/*£"•' 11 to 13. W. F. Evans, secy. 
|Wfr 'Kit; BELLE PLAIN. IA.-Bi S Four District As- 
l';i)'ii'-"=;i soo'atlon. Sc-pt. 11 to 11, law). Sally Wer- 
-?t +! l; iH ' *fe' m r., B 1 lie Plaine - la- P*-*>-: L- T. Sweet. 
I^tvf-i I •' B f Ue "S 111 *' Ia " treas.; C. Washburn. Belle 
Hj'-.'O rri Plaine. la., secy. 

"^'M.^BLOOilHELU, IA.— Agricultural Society ol 



W: 



Davis County. Sept. 11 to 14. D. O. Harris. 



pres.; J. V. Browhard, secy.; J. R. Sheal- 
fer. treas 



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Ljt'';.! IrBK'TfTlA.-Hancock Agricultural Society 
Jt't'i&j:' fae Pt- 11 to 13. John Hammill. secy. 
ilfiSt i:-« BUl-FALO CENTER. 1A.-OCL - to 4. Ad- 
yl dress John G. Dauiu. 

Ef i - .'CARROLL, IA. — Carroll Fair and Driving 
■';■*;• :.""' Parlt Association. Sept. 10 to 13. Wm. 
■'"E'-^Ti ■-• Trowbridge, pres.; Geo. eelzer. secy.; J. P. 
| T lJHj J! - ! Hess, treas. 

P i t fe t -iCENTERVriLLE. I A.— Appanoose County 
KlHtS- *' Fair - Se Pt- 18 to 21. lauo. K. SI. Hicks, 
• i, ».-J ., , pres.; J. C. Ashby, treas.; H. A. Russell, 
secy. 
CENTRAL CITY. IA.— Wapsie Valley Fair 
_--.,. Hi; ■" Association. '- Sept. 11 to 14. P. O. Clark. 
Wit* "'- iif secy. 
Stiff] '.CHARLES CITY. IA.— Floyd County Fair 
1«]U:.I- frf Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. Hammond, secy. 
Ji * ' » CHARITON. IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept. 
■♦t'iH If- 25 to 28. Wm. Housholder. secy. 
£'«!' : a- &;CLARIC-X. IOWA.- Wright County Agrlcul- 
■*bl l :.J; & tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. W. C. 
• "•"< 5 * Brown . Clarion. Iowa, secy. 

\i •?., il 2LINTOX, IA.— Clinton District Fair. Sept. 

■•ui 1 £-'''■.- u to M.-1900. Hon. G. D. MeDaid. Dres.- 

*1ii tU f--' c - D. May. treas.; C. L. Root, secy. 

.*; i?ti -<. -CORNING. IA.— The' Adams County Fair. 

t*Y ';* -'it Sept: 10 to 13 - c - F - Andrews, pres.; J. M 

fi^r-i'll' De Vore, secy. 

1 i,,: .vCORVDON. IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
5:r*i -i 24 . »•> 2 »- H. K. Evans, secy. 

*\ Ii D ?i WITT IA.— Clinton" County Agricultural 
:■• ij; i Society Kair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1300. L S 
ti~ * Harrington, secy. 

-' ljb - ELKADER. IA.— Elkader Fair and Wack As- 
Vi"\ ? oclaxio ' s A.„ Sf 1 - u to 14. 1300. Joseph 
iltr I* J*? 0111 - Elkader, la., pres.; P. J. Cain. El- 
* '-l" U kad ««l, la., vice pres. ; Cbas. Johnsen. Elka- 
ifcV-" .' **-• ttea*-: J- D- Brownson, Elkader. 

^H iSMMETSBDRG. IA.— Palo Alto County Fair 
'"■ * Sept. 12 to 14. H. C. Shadbolt. pres.; J c" 
;j Rennett. secy.; M. L. Brown, treas. 
iESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Aerieul- 
;f*S ; ? tural Society. Oct. 2 to S. J. J. Klopp, 
B £hS ;<£. « secy. 

Kill? Hi ^AIRFIELD. IA.— Jefferson County Fair 
W.'M ' J? sT SeDt - 11 to 13. John R. McEldcrry secy 
I.'L=i ?: »»?OREST CITY. IA.— Winnebaso County Fair 






EC' ■ W I sociation. Sept 26 to 28. 1300. G. F. Mor- 
m.' Tia, pres.; D. Beaton, treas.; J. E. Brooke 
'2!:-. near. 
_„,.-. ® r ECNDT CENTER. IA.— Grundy Center 
I'll - ? ' 'i ' Fair - Se P*- n to 13 - E- s - Ensing, secy. 
fc 1 *;! ; !!» -JCTHRIE CENTER, IA.— Guthrie County 



; =£ Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. A. H. Grissell, secy. 



H W M ^ N 'n A -o F ^^ Iin Count y Fair - Sept. 
is .o a.. D. C. Mallory, secy. 

HUMBOLDT, IA.-Humboldt County Fair 
&ept. 12 to 14. Carlos Combs, secy. 

INDIANOLA, IA.— Warren County Fair Sept 

18 to 21. E. B. Dowell, secy. P 

I0 ^ »? ITY ;- JA.-Johnson County Fair, 
hept. J4 to 2i. 

KEOSAUQUA, ia.— Van Buren County Fair 
bept. 11 to 14. 

KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

malvekn, IA.— Mills .County Fair. Sept 11 

to 13. I. J. Swain, secy. 
MANtHESTEK, IA.— uelaran County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. ISOO? A? S. 
Loon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. w Reec- 
tor. Oneida, la., vice pres.; L. J. Gates. 
Manchester, la., treas.; E. J. Conger. Man- 
chester. Ia.. secy. 
MARCUS, IA.— Cherokee County Fair. Sept 

'2 to 14. H. B. Robeson, secy. 
MARENGO. IA.— Iowa County Fair. Sept. 

3 to H. b\ B. Colson. secy. 
MBCHAXICSVIL-LE. IA.— District Fair. Sept 

■io to 2S. A. F. Fairchild. secy. 
MILTON. IA.— District Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 

e.. O. byphers, secy. 
MISSOURI VALLEY. IA.-IIarrison County 

frair. Date not fixed. 
NEVADA. IA.— Story County Fair. Oct ■> to 
4. J. F. Slartin. secy. 

NEW SHARON. IA.-New Sharon Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association! Sept II to 13. 
J. Adkisson. pres.; C. E. Wallace, secy.; 
Jas. G. Hammond, treas. 
NEWTON, IA.— Jasper County Agricultural 
Society Sept 10 to 13. H. i.>. Parsons 
pres.; C. Greibling, treas.; il. i\ Korf 
eecy. 

OGDEN. IA.— Boone County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. F. M. Lor^nyen 
Ogden. Ia.. pres.; Mc. P. Bass, Ogdeo ia ' 
vice pres.; G. R Sucher. Ogden. Ia.. i.iV H .s'- 
E. H. Graves. Ogden. Ia.. secy. 

ORANGE CITY. IA.— Sioux County Fair 
Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy. 

PELLA. IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair 
Sept 25 to 2S. Chas. Porter, secy 

BERRY IA.— Perry District Fair Association 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 

RED OAK. I A.— Montgomery County Fair 
Sept. 24 to 28. Wm. Thomas, pres.- D B 
Gunn. secy. 
RHODES, IA.— Eden Dist Agricultural sv.- 

• ciety. Sept 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols Waie 
Center pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas. ; H. M. Weeks, secy. 
Seymour, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 10 to 14 

R. E. Lowry, secy. 
c H nr L 5?- N \. 1A - _Dls ' r!ct FaIr - Se Pt- 12 to "• 

SIBLE^, IA.— Osceola County Fair. Sept 
j) to i. R. M. Hucter. pres.; Harold E 
Scott, secy. 
STRAWBERRY POIKT. IA.-Strawbeirv 
Point District Fair Association. Sent i"x 
to 21 - J ra L - Cole - Pres.; H. W. Sconeii), 
spcv.: G. H. Scofield. treas. 
TOLEDO, IA.— Tama County Fair.. Sent Z, 
to 28, 1900.v w. J. Malin. pres.; A. G 
Smith, secy.; H. G. Shanklin. treas. 
% FCTOR, IA.— Victor District Agricultural 
Socfety. Sept 11 to 13. John M. OrafT. 
pres.; D. B. Connelly, vice pres.; J F 
■.,,™" 1,e - ** c y- : John Steffy. treas. 
VINTO.N. IA.-The Benton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. 1000. Watt 
Gaasch pres.; J. B. F. Bunton. vice pre*.; 
<ari;£™ eV i l I oy - ,rMS - : J- E. Marietta, secy. 
WAUKO.V. IA.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 20. 7900. S. H Op- 
fer. Waukon. Ia.. pros.: P. S. Narum c7au- 
kon. Ia., vice pres.: T. J. Keliehor. Waukon 
la., treas.; Carl M. Beeman. WauKon, la. 

WKST LIBERTY. IA.— Union District Fair 
Association. Sept. 11 to 14. E. L. Hender- 
son, sprv. 

V! } 1 ^J CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept. 17 

tO 20. T. O. I.ROf... se py * 

W J- L F^ ISBURG - IA— District Fair." Sept. 
2a to 28. F. ,C. Rock, secy. 



WILTON JUNCTION, IA.— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept. IS to 20. W. D. Harris, 
secy. 

W1NTERSET, IA.— Madison County Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. C. A. Lee. secy. 

KAUSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 

Uct. 1 to C. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 
.BijitUE.N, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Heudei-son. 
secy. 
BL itLlNGTON-, KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet, 
pres.; S. D. Weaver, treas.; J. E. Wood- 
lord, secy. 
CLAY CLNTER/ KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops 
secy. 
Cot,:\CIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 

ra.r. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. oill, secy. 
EL DORADO, KAN.— Butler County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. J. W. Robison. 
pres.; Seth Frazier. treas.; Alvah Shelden. 
secy. 
FkaNKFORT, KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
c.ation. Sept. 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
turg, secy. 
GAKuii^ CITY. KAN. — Finney County Fair 

Association. D. A. Mims, secy. 
GARNET. KA&— Anderson Couc;.v Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 12 to 15. C. rl. Rice, Gar- 
net Kas.. secy. 
IluLTON, KAN.— Jackson County Agricul- 
tural and Fair Association. Sept. 11 to 14. 
S. B. McGrow, i§ecy. 
IOLA, KAS.— Allen County Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 10 to 13. Lew Horviile, pres.; 
M. P. Jacoby, treas.: C. if. Wheaion. secy. 
LAWRENCE, KAX.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 

rial.ou. C. Gr.esa. secy. 
.MA.VKATO, KAN.— Jewell County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 11 to 14. Chas. F. Horu 
secy. 
Mot.VD CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 
Nr.WToN. KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

I). J. T. Axtell. gen. mgr. 
NORTON. KAN.— Norton Fair and Park As- 
sociation. Sept 19 to 21. L. Miller, secy.; 
M. F. Garrity, pres. 
OTTAWA. KAS. — Franklin County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQues- 
ten. Ottawa. Kas.. secy. 
r\AOLA, Kan.— Miami County Agricultural 
and iV.e't.snical Association. Sept. 23 to 28 
C. F. cie'isin, pros.; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. F. rrickett secy. 
RILEY, KAN —Riley County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys 
secy. 
fauna, KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, 
Horticultural & Mechanical Association. 
Sept 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 
STOCKTON, KAN.— Rooks County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 11 to 14. David B. Smyth, 
secy. 
TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman. 
Secy. 



MAINE. 

ACTON. ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair 
Oct 9 to U. F. K. Bodwell. secy. 

ANDOVER, ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Huse. secy 

BELFAST. ME.— Waldo County Fair. Sept 
IS and 19. B. H. Conant, secy. 

BETHEL. ME.— Riverside Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

JJLUEHILL, ME.— Hancock County Agricul- 
tural Fair. Sept. IS to 20. Nahuui Hinckley 
secy. 

BRISTOL MILLS. ME.-Bristol Fair. Sept - 
2a to 27. 

CHERRYFIELD. ME. -West Washington 
Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 

DAMARISCOTA. ME.-Liueoln County Fair 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

I, V„ RH '*: M " M E.— Agriculutral Society. Sent 
10 to 14 Rufus Parker, pres.: S. S Parker' 
treas.; J. H. Williams, secy. 

EAST PITTSTON, ME.-Pittston Fair. Sept 
io to 2.. 

E 2 EN ' ,„ ME -— Eden Agricultural Society 
faept. 19 aud 20. Frank S. Woud. secy. 

G.»litIc;H|..i>Vii: c <;r. n Fj ;, ,, r . lh ,.,..„„ w <t , ( . ,. 
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HOWLING GREEN, KY.— Fair SeDt 12 to 11 

ELIZABETHTOWN. KY.-iLrdln County' 

£}£' ' " to ' 4- Jam * s A. Kinkead. 

GLASGOW. KY.-Fair. Sept 19 to 22 J T 
Carter, secy. 

G «L'i RIE - KY — Fftir - SeP'- 19 to 22. Geo. 

>»n9flnn.- scry 

H |J^? E o? S . OI i. K T— Great Tri-County Fair. 
,.SS. Dt - ^ *° 29 - Jacob Zimbro. Jr secv 
HOPKINSVILLE. KY.-Elks Fair ' slpt 25 

"S^;^^^tlon t0 C^„ ty 

O^NSB^RV^.I^rYe ££?%& rf 
«p ^ hWiII!ams . Pres.;.L. Freeman Lit- 

°'«1n ? 5\ K J- 0w S n Count y Fa "- Sept 
'•> "> 29 E. Bamhridjte. pecy. 

PADLCAII KY-Colored Fair. Sept 12 to 

secy Watkins, pres.; J. w. Moore, 



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EXETER HE— West Penobscot Agricultural 

awii-iy.' a'pt- -» lo -''• L ' JWJ - u - **• U S U " 
DarO, Stetson, -Vie., pres.; J. E. Jewett. k.X- 

FU l £i'l>i..K'ot e ^E.-West Oxlord Fair. Sept. 

GOIUIAM. ME.— Cumberland County Fair. 

Sept. 11 to 13. C.H. Leighton. Westbrooke. 

Me., secy. 
HANCOCK, ME— Hancock County Fair. 

Sept. IS to 2u. . 

HAKK1SON, MB.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct- 9 and 1U. J. M. 

Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 

Orin Ross, secy. ."■ ■ _ . '-■„, 

IIAHTLAND, ME.— East Somerset Fair. Sept. 

H to 13. , _ . ... ,, 

L1I1EKTV. ME.- West Waldo -b air. W. H. 

MA°°auA S . e ji > iE.-Somcrset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fa.r. Oct. 3 and 4. J. b: 
Withee, secy. , ■ ,_ 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 2o. Geo. B. 

MONROE, ME— The Waldo and Penobscot 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. M. L. 

Chapman, Newburgh Village, pres.; T. L. 

Palmer, treas.; T. H. Bowdeu, secy. 

NhH FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle tair. A\ . 

H Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, seey. 
PEMBROKE. ME.— Washington County Fair. 

SeDt. IS to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy. 
PHILLIPS. ME.— North Franklin Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13 nnl July 4. 
C W. Carr. Strong, Me., pies.; Sumner ri. 
Beal, treas.; M. S. Kelley, secy. 
PKESQ.UE ISLE, ME.— N. Aroostook Agri- 
cultural and Horticultural Society. -Sept. 11 
to 13. Ernest T. McGlaughlin. So. Presque 
l«l«. Mp.. secy. 
READF1ELD. ME.— Kennebec County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 13. , „, . 

RICHMOND CORNER, ME.— Farmers' Club 

Fair. Sept. 25. 
SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 
Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F. Ac-horn, 
Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 
Arthur N. Douglass. Chelsea, secy. 
SOUTH PARIS. ME.— Oxford County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 20. 
SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South Kennebec 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass. 
Chelsea. Me., secy . 

TOPSHAM. ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 
Roytr, secy. * 

UNION. ME. — North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept 25 to 27. E. 
E. Thurston, pres.; II. W. Grinnell. .treas.; 
Geo. C. Hawes. secy. 
VN1TV, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 

September. K. 15. Hunt, secy. 
I'I'PER GLOUCESTER, ME.— New Glouces- 
ter- Oauvilie Fair. Sept. 25 aud 26. 
WBST CUMBERLAND. ME.— Farmers' Club 

Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 
WEST FARMINGTON. ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. IS to 20. A. F. Gammon, 
secy. _ 

MARYLAND 
BALTIMORE. MO.— Agricultural Fair and 
Fail Meeting. Sept. 11 to 15. Jos. E. Paul, 
secy. ■ , 

UKLLE AIRE. MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 
1--KEDER1CK CITY, MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keeler. 
Frederick City. secy. 
HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 

it; to 19. Johu L. Cost, supt 
l'ROSPECT, MD.— Prospect Fair & Racing 
Association. Sept. 11 ti> 15. II. A. lirenih, 
pres.; Grunt Slockhalli, sei-y. 

itta.S'S <\.CtIUsETTS. 

AMESBUKY, MASS. — Ainesbury-Salisbury 
l-'a.r. Sept. 27 to 29. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague, Mass.: T. R. Hill, secy. 

ATHOL, MASS.— Wooster Northwest Fair. 
Sept. 11 and 12. 

BAH RE. MASS.— Worcester County West Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900. 
Austin F. Ad-am«. Barre Plains, Mass., 
pres.; Jesse Allen. Oakham, Mass.. vie* 
pres.; Charles N. Follansby. Barre. Mass.. 
treas.: Matthew Walker. Barre. Mass., secy 

BLANFORD, MASS.— Uuion Fair. Sept. 12 
to 14. 

RK1DGEWATER, MASS.— Plymouth Fair. 
Sept. 12 to 14. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson. Brockton, Mass.. pres. ; B. B.' Graver, 
Brockton, Mass.. vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son. Brockton. Mass.. treas.: Baalis San- 
ford. Brockton. Mass.. secy. 

CHARlEMOnT. MASS.— Durflold Fair. Sept. 
1:1 and 14. 

CLINTON, MASS.— Th« Worcester East Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14, 1900. Col. 
John E. Thayer, Lancaster, Mass., pres.; 
Wnrren Goodale. Clinton. Mass.. vice pres. : 
Hon. Lucius Field. Clinton. Mass.. treas.: 
O. L. Stone. Clinton. Mass.. mgr.: Wm. A. 
Kilbourn. South Lancaster. Mass., secy. 

Cl'MMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. 
25 and 2fi. 

DAN VERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Sept. 2fi to 39. 

GREAT HARRINGTON, M ASS.— Housatonic 
fair. Sent 20 and 27. / 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Frauklin . Fair. Sept 
19 and 20. 

HINGHAM. MASS.— Hlrigham Agricultural 
and Hortlcullural Society. Sept 25 and 26, 
1900. Ebcd L. Ripley, Hingham Centre, 
pres.: Hon. Jobn D. Long. Washington. D. 
C. vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, Htingham 
Centre, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley, HlnKham 
Centre, mgr.; William H. Thomas, Hlng- 
hwm. Mass.. secy. 

LOWELL. MABS.— Middlesex North Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 13 to 15. 1900. Henry 
S. Perhom. Chelmsford, Mass., pres,; Geo, 
R. Oobum, Lowell, Mass., secy.; S. Drew- 
ett, Lowell, Mass., treas.; E. J. Noyea, 
Lowell. M»ss., nurr. 

MARSHPIELD. MASS.— Marshfleld Fair. 
Sept. 19 to 21. 

MIDDLEFIEJjD, MASS. Highland Fair. 

Sept. 6 and 6. 



MIDDLESEX, MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 
NKVVBUItYPORT. MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 

r.cultural Fair. 
NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- . 

lin Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 
NoRTH ATTLEBORO, MASS.— North Attle- 

boro Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
P«l.v1ER, MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 and 19. F. D. Bar- 
ton, secy. 
PEABOuir, MASS.— Essex Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 18 to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamilton. * 
Mass., pres.; J. M. Dantorth, Lynnfield 
Center, secy.-; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 
P1TTSFIELD. MASS.— Berkshire Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. U to 13. Martin' T. 
Coleman. Richmond, Mass., pres.; Charlei 
H. Wright, secy.; Wm. P. Wood, treas. 
ROCKV1LLE, MASS.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

Mr. Badmington, secy. 
SO. FltAMlNOHAM, MASS.— South Middlesex 

Fair. Sept. 18 and 19. 
SOuTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept 27 
to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. secy. 
SPENCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept. 20 

and 21. 
S'luuBRIDGE. MASS. — South Worcester 

Fair. Sept. 13 aud 14. 
TAUNTON. MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
tural- Society. Sept 18 to 21, 190O; Edward 
H. Temple, Taunton, Mass., pres.; Horatio 
H. Hall, Taunton, Mass., vice pres.: E. 
Clarence Holt, Taunton, Mass., treas.; G-er- 
trudtt Williams. Taunt*»n, Mass., secy. 
TEMPLETON. MASS.— Templeton Grange 
Cattle Show and Fair. Sept. 14. J. A. 
Braithwaite, secy. 
UXBR1DGE, MASS.— Blackstone Valley Fair. 

Sept. 11 and 12. 
WESTMINSTER. MASS.— Annual Cattle 

Show. Sept. 2S. 
WEST TISBURY, MASS.— Vineyard Fair. 
Sept. 18 and 19. 

MICHIGAN. 
ADRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
secy. - 

ALBION. MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. Frank 
Church, secy. 
ALPENA, MICH. — Twenty-tWrd Annual Fair. 
Alpena County Agricultural Association. 
Sept. 19 to 21. Walter Gavagan, pres.; G. 
V. Waldron, secy. 
ANN ARBOK, MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell, 
Ypsilanti, Mich., pres. ; Jennie Buel, secy. 
ARMADA, MICH. — Armada Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct 3 to 5. John McKay, Romeo. 
Mich., pres.; R. V. Edwards. Armada, 
Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman. Armada, 
Mich., secy. 
BAD AXE, MICH.— Huron County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. John Hunt, 
Virona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
secy.; O. E. Thompson, treas. 
BANCROFT. MICH.— Bancrolt Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
Sherman, treas.: F. I. Wixoni. secy. 
BRIGHTON. MICH— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 

berg & Case. mgrs. 
CARO. MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers' 
Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. F. B. Ransford, scey 
CALEDONIA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Fail 
Association. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. McCrodan, 
pres.; Charles H. Klnsey. secy.; D. P. 
Hale, treas. 
CASS CITY, MICH.— Tuscola, Huron ana 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct 2 to 5, 1900 
Henry Dodge. Elmwood. Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.: A. N. 
ale. mot- 
CHARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to S. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.: Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secy. '_ 

CHIPPEWA. MICH.— Chippewa and Mack- 
inac Agricultural Fair. About Oct. 28 and 
29. Hugh Carr. pres.; John A. Taylor, secy.. 
ELKTON, MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 

cietv Fair. Oct. 10 and 11. 
FLINT. MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
Society's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. W. F. 
Stewart, pres.: E. H. Rankin, jr.. secy. 
FOWLBRVILLiE. MICH.— Fowlerville Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. C. L. 
Gordon. Fowlerville, Mich., pres.'; D. C. 
Carr. Fowlerville. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn. 
Fowlerville, Mich., -treas. 
GAYLORD, MICH.— Otsego County Fair. 

Sept. 12 to 14. 
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— The Michigan 
State Fair. Sept 24 to 28, 1900. M. P. An- 
derson, pres. : I. H. Butterfield. secy. 
HART. MICH.— The Oceana County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. R. 
Butler, secy. 
HASTINGS. MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer, secy. 
HILLSDALE. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct 1 

*n K P.. W. Torwilliaer. secy. 
HOLLAND. MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker, pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
secy.: H. Lindens, treas. 
IMLAY CITY. MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
Utn. Imlay City. Mi«-h.. pres.: Dr. G. W. 
Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
htirg. Imlay City. Mich., secy. 
IONIA, MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.: Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A. 
Mnrtihv. secy. 
1RONWOOD, MICH.—O. S. Firemen's Tour- 
nament and Gayebic County Fair. Sept 
13 to 15 O. E. Hook. secy. 
K-'k-sriu. MICH.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. 
MARSHALL, MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
Bnnte Creel. Mich., pres.: Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.: T. J. Shipp. treas. 
MtVRQUETTE, MrOH.— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. 
E. B. Palmer, Marquette, Mich., pres.; M. 
E. Aslre. Marquette. Mich., secy.; C. H. 
Ostl. M«rqu»tt«. Mich., treas. 
MIDLAND. MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 3 to 6. Jas. O. Culvst, 
•ecy. 




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MILFORD, MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 

Sept 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 

Fieldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins. treas. 
MUSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr. secy. 
PLYMOUTH, MICH.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
PONTIAC, MICH. — Forty-eighth Fair of the 

Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept 

18 to 21. E. Howland, pres.; F. W. Burch, 

"ecy. _ ■ . _ . 

ST. JOHNS. MICH.— Clinton County Fair. 

Sept 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 
STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 11. 

E. J. Cain, secy. . . 
VASSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. R. S. Weaver. Watronsville. 
Mich., secy. ,_■■..„ 

YALE, MICH— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober 1. 

MINNESOTA. 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept 26 to 28. T. V. 
Knatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
W. Barlow, treas. . . 

AITKIN. MINN.— Aitkin County Agricultu- 
ral and Stock Breeders' Association. Sept. 
14 and 15. J. S. Campbell, pres. ; T. P. 
McQuillin, secy.; T. E. Krech, treas. 

BIRO ISLAND. MINN.— Reuville County 
Fair. Sept 19 to 21. H. H. Goke, secy. 

CHaSKA. MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner, 
pres.; F. G. Linenfelser, - treas. ;T. Craven. 

CANBY. MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
b air. Dates undecided. 

CURRIE. MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct 4 and 5. W. H. Mellon, 
pres.: A. Currie, Sr.. traas.; N. Curne, 

FAIRMOUNT, MINN.— Martin County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 10 to 12. J. O. 
Mitchell, pres.; Cecil Sharpe, treas.; Edwin 
Wade. secy. „...,. 

GARDEN CITY, MINN.— Blue Earth County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 12 to 14. W. H. 
Over, pres.; E. W. Parker, treas.; S. M. 
Dickinson, secy. 

HUTCHINSON. MINN.— McLeod County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept U to 13. 1900. Sam 
W. Stocking, Hutchinson, Minn., pres.; Ed. 
A. Temee, Hutchinson, Minn., vice pres.; L. 
A. Rltter. Hutchinson, Minn., treas.; L. P. 
Harrington. HutcMn«on. Minn. 

KASSON. MINN.— Dodge County Fair. 6ept 
11 tn 14 Aiiront 15. Anderson, box 334. 8PCV. 

MONTEVIDEO, MINN.— Chippewa Coun-y 
Fair. Sept. 26 to 2S. C. P. Silvernale. pres. ; 
Chas. E. Barber, secy. 

NEW ULM, MINN.— Brown County Fair. 
Sept. 20 to 22. Fred. Crone, pres.: Henry 
N. Somsen. seey. 

REDWOOD FALLS, MINN— Redwood Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. 

8T PETER, MINN.— Nicollet County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 12 to 14. D. T. M. 
Lambert, pres.; J. A. Johnson, secy.; H. S. 

WINNEBAGO 13 " CITY, MINN. — Faribault 
County Agricultural and Joint Stock Com- 
pany. Sept. 13 to 15. W. D. Richards, 
ores.: L. O. Stebbtns. secy. • 

WINONA, MINN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
John Rose, secy.; O. F. Burlingame, pres. 

WORTH1NGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

MTSSISSIPPI- 

VICKSBURG. MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 

F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MISSOURI. 

ALBANY". MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 

not fixed. , . 

BETHEL. MO. — Riverside Park Association 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. W. E. Abbott, secy. 
CALIFORNIA. MO. — Mainteau County Pair. 

Sent 18 to 21. H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

glemann. secv. , 
CHILL1COTHE, MO.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 1*. 



CREVE COEUR LAKE, MO.— St. Loul 
County. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering } 
pres.: Flovd Brooks, secy. 

DEXTER, MO.— The Stoddard County Agri : 
cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 29, 1900. L. P i 
Jeffers, secy. ( 

HIGG1NSVILLE. MO. — Farmers' Fair Asso 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 2S. J. T. Willis, pres. 
S. J. Kleinschmidt. 

LEE'S SUMMIT. MO.— Jackson County A. an-. 
M. Society. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. E. g 
Browning. Lee's Summit. Mo., pres.; W. E 
Noland. fee's Summit. Mo., vice pres.; • 
C. WWte. Lee's Summit. Mo., treas.: Lewi 
Lamkin. Jr.. I^e's Summit. Mo., secy. 

LOCBWOOD. MO.— Dade County Fair. Sep j 
18 <0 21. 

MEMPHIS, MO.— Scotland County Fail 
Sent 11 tc 14. 

PARIS, MC— Monroe County Fair. Sept. 1! 

ROCKPORT. MO.— Thirteenth Annual Kj 
hibition, Rockport Fair. Sept 11 to 1- 
John D. Dopf, secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Assoclatioj 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt Aull, pres.; Jo: 
A. Murphy, secy. ' 

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MONTANA. 

BILLINGS MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asm 
elation. Oet, l to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres ; 
H. W; Rowley, treas.; P. D -O'Donnell 
secy. ' 

LSWISTON MONT.-Fergus County Agri- 
cultural, Mineral and stock Associate 
Fair. Sept. 12 to 14. O. W. BeWenr secy 

JMJSmiASKA. 

AINSWORTH, NJSB.-Brov.tt County; Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. ai to 22. 
?- D - Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas.: B. B. Mastiek. secy. 

ALBION. NJflB— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept. 19 to 21, 1900. H. C 
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Albion. Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion 
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ALLIANCE, NEB.-AIliance Racing Associ- 
ation. Sept. IT to 22. 6 
AUBURN. NEB.— Nemaha County Fair 

f*vt- M to a - J - W. Darran, secy. 
AURORA, NKB-— Hanultoa uouuty Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. T. A. McKay 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy 
BASSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam. Cuba, 
•5Sh? Drea -r J- D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 
BEATRICE, NEB.— Gage County Fair. Sept. 

BEAVEr" CITY, NEB.— Furnas County Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. J. T. Nickerson, secy 

BBKTRAND. NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to E, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
alroni, pre*.; Alf. Andrews, vice pres.; C 
■». Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, treas. 

BROKEN flaw. NBB.- Custer County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14, 1900. J. O. 
Taylor, Berwyn, Neb., pres.; A. R. Humph- 
rey. Broken Bow, Neb., treas.; E. R. Bur- 
eau. Broken Bow, Neb., secy. 

CARSON CITY. NEV.— Ormsby County Fair 
Sept. 24 to 29. 

CLAY CENTER. NEE.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29 B W 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

FRANKLIN. NEB.— Franklin County Fair 
Sept. 26 to 28. W. E. Ewing, secy 



Fair. Sept u'to li W. A.'mc*Coo1, *ecy".' 

T ^?; : -S-™- r *£Z ma ~ BmrwnvlllB. Nob., socy. 

LOUP CITY. NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
Oct. 8 to 10. 

MADISON. NEB.— Madison County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept- 11 to 14. H. F. Bar- 
ney. pr.es.; Geo. R. Wycoff. treas.; J. L. 
Rynearsoh. secy. 

MINDEN. NEB. — Kearney County Fair. Sept. 

NELSON, NEB.— Nuckolls County Fair. Sept 
IS to 21. W. G. Boadley, secy. 



-It"! OatAHA, NEB.— The uouglas County Agri- 




a,RjJ')"-T : . Bow. Red Cloud. Neb., treas.; D. J. Meyers, 

fell**' '' Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

{•tl-tr, set SALEM. NEB.— Richardson County Fair 

it Ft, '} Sept. 9 to 13. 
-*j Jr 4 H SPRINGFIELD, NEB.— Sarpy County Fair 
ffW "S ! 'l SeDt - M to M - c - F - Cathsim, secy. 
;»|'|k It- STOCKV1LLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
&$i.:i''i't ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to ZL 1900 
SM& |5* I* H- Cheney, secy. 
Rf 1 :«<;[; SYRACUSE, NEB.— Otoe County Fair. Sept. 

|Al:i-' --V 11 to 14. 

*tl$» 'l"-;» TECUMSEH. NEB.— Annual Johnson County 
TE'r-v'J" Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb. secy. 
"t>: » -;;PiWAHOO, NEB.— Sept. 17 to 22. Address John 
fw.1 ■•: Winter. -, 

*||'}J« ''WILBER. NEB.— Satine County Fair. Sept: 

;|$, I. : jYORK, NEB.— York County Fair. Sept. 18 

| "tSI . " ; to 2L G. W. Bemis. secy. 

tff HBTADA. 

;*,S«.;,RENO, NEV.— State Fair. Sept. IT to 22. 
'gift .?,' L. Be-rier. secy. 



Iji^lif N8W HAJSIPSHTTtE. 

^^rUpPRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 

■■ i -"'*' : and 27. 



CM V'j ii> 'BRISTOL, N. H.— Bristol Fair Association. 
I< : jr ii; Se P<- 18 to 20. 



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.! |JjGREENFIELD. N. H-— Oak Park Fair. Sept. 



11 to 13. 



H* C, ll NASHUA. N. H.— Nashua Fair Association. 

ku»*f?' v.:' SfB 1 " 3 to 6 - - 1900 - J - E - ToIIes, pres.; M. H. 

Sill v? T O'Grady. treas.; T. A. Crowley, secy. 

£5;$.-: PLYMOUTH, N. H.— Plymouth Fair. Sept. 
*5t ' 'If- «L ' u to 13- 

fct* fc (t ROCHESTER, N. H—Rochester Fair. Sept. 
tt ! li t „ u to 14 - 

fc'St! r*J; yST JOHNSBURY. N. H.-Caledonia County 
».f'': Ji Fa,r - Sept. 11 to 13. 



Sept 
IM \' NEW JERSEY* 

5 -p, ..BURLINGTON. N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
■or-*?' ":'_ ty Fa,r Association. Oet. 3 to 5. 

i £ ! ' J l T I? ! ? , ? (i ' N - J -Great Tri-State Fair. 
Li K , ^orth Hudson Park. Sept 17 to 22. E F 
-J, [B , c. "ioung. Jersey City, pres.; Robert Davis. 
» ' Jersey City, treas.; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad- 
way. New York. gen. supt; James M. 



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w_ .. . 

ifi I -;- .CI Reilly, secy. 
I^SlS-^l^-TOJ^N J—Interstate Fair Assocla- 
Ek 1 a • ^ S ™- f 8 **" Z * to 2S - 190 °- Gen. Rh-nard 
i-«u^'- :, £Sf meI S r ' Trento n. ». J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Wihl § US???' Tr ™ton- N - J-. vice pres.; Rudolph 
kU-& * Z- Kuser - T i£ n * on - N - •»-. treas-: Mahlon rT 
ffp j; •? I Msj-geru m. Tre ntop. N. J., secy, and mgr 

Hp j ■•£ ;, NBW 1TBXTCO 

3l,j ,f. I. iLBUQrjERQTrE, N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
m %' P> torJfJ ff'F Association. Sept 18 to 22. W. 
IR ir If; V. McCreight pres. and macy.; Arthur Et- 

Sfi ? .% I'-'- — ***■ tr mmM 
■ '*:• : 5ll fiOSWELL, N. M— Roswell Fair Association. 
" £ ft«. a« l ' ■' ° ct - 9 to **• G - A. Richardson, pres.; W. 

*f >«; ■!! w - Atkinson, secv- 
>«,» : : «:OSWELL. N. MEX.— Southeast New Mexl- 
■ftiv »'»: I- e" Fai r- About Sept 10 to 15. 
Ilp 'A <■ PRINGER, N. MEX.— Union Fair. Sept 
Pr''-'-'-« : 25 to 28. 






MEW TOEK. 

A Se r e°y! , s^cy Y - Fair - »««• 18 to 8L G. W. 

^0% * , i, Y --°'; 1 , ea ? C "* 1 ^ Fair. Sept. 
secy. y d ' pres ' : G - w - ° u Bh. 

ALTAMONT. N. Y.— Albany County Agrlcul- 
1 t ? n H™ SO<: £ ety and Eaposttlon. Septli ™« 
13, 1900. Robt J. MoCanley. Albany NY 
pres.; Joseph Snyder, Altamount *N " Y - ' 
vice pres.; V. P. Donno Lee. Aitamouni: 
S: Y.'.'t^r E * w * nl Beckw . Altamont: 

ANGELICA, N. Y.— Allegany County Agrl- 

rSSlSl ^ c ,', ety .- Sept - " ^ 13. WOO. efs. 
Baitlett, BeUast, pres.; Charles Lounsbiir? 
AngeUca, vice pres. ; H. E. Dudley. Angei: 
i?Y?!'trea»! eC,r,: F " ^ Jackson - Angelica. 

BA J?i A o IA ' N - Y -— Genesee County A.gricultu- 
Tal Society. Sept 17 to 20, 1900. Daniel 
famrns, pres.; c. D. Harris, treas.; A E 
Brown, secy. ' """"• *• "• 

BAT P* H.- "-—Steuben County Agricultural 

Fair. Sept 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Shultt 

pres. and secy. "■ 

B1NGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair Oct 2 tn 1 

BRISTOL CENTER. N. Y^Fa^ers- and 

XSaT*. M^rce^ecy 0016 ^ SePU ° 
BROOKFIELD, N. Y.-Broo'kfleld Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept 17 to 20 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 
CANANDAIGUA, N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
. ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 20. 1900. 
C. P. Whitney, Oi leans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
„?S2t vlce Pr«<-: J««- S. Hickox. Irnu. 
CANTON. N. Y.— St ^Lawrence County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 11 lb 14. 1900. Les- 
lie W. Russell, Canton, N. Y., pres.; E. H. 
Gilbert. Canton, N.Y., treas.; A. T. Martyn, 
Canton, N. Y., secy.; P. R. McMonagle. 
race secy. - ^- ° • 

COBLBSKlLL. N. Y.— CobleskUl Agricultural 
Society. Sept 24 to 27, 1900. O. F. Nelson. 
CobleskUl N. Y.. pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar) 
Cobleskill, N. \., vice pres.; M. D. Borst 
treas.; .1. V. Guernsey, secy. 
CuurBKSTOWN, N. Y.— Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 18 to 20 
DRYDEN, N. V.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20. 1900. S. G. Lupton 
Dryden, N. Y-. pres.; Geo. Cole. Dryden, 
N. Y-, vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler, Dryden, " 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. Wilson. Dryden. N. Y.. 
secy. 
DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Pair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending, secy. 
. DUNKIRK, N. Y.— Chatauqua County Agri- 
cultural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 16. 
EL5IIRA, N. Y. — Chemung County Fair Oct 

1 to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 
FONDA, N. Y.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept 10 to 13. 
FT. EDWARD, N. Y.— Washington County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 11 to 14. Jud- v 
son Edie, North Greenwich, N. Y., pres.; 
W. I. Bristol, treas.: S. B. Ambler, secv. 
GREEN. N. Y.— Riverside Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. ll_to 14. J. E. Bartoo, secy. 
HAMBURG. N. 'z.— Jsrle County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 11 to 14. 1900. Clayton C. 
Taylor, Lawtons, N. Y., pres.; W. H. Ab- 
bott, Armor, N. Y.. treas.; G. P. Dick. 
Hambure. N. Y.. secy. 
HERKIMER, N. Y.— Herkimer County Fair. 

Sept 11 to 13. 
ITHACA, N. Y.— Tompkins County Fair. 

Sept U to 14. 
LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls. 45 Main st, Lockport N. Y., secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 
l,..»\vii,l,e, N. T.— Lawla County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair, ssept 11 to 14. W. S. 
Windecker, secy. 
LiONS, N. Y.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
13 to 15. E. W. Weeks, pres.; E. D. Leon- 
ard, treas.: N. D. Lapham, secy. 
MALONE. N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. secj. 
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.— Orange County Fair 

Sept. 11 to 14. - 
MINEOLA, N. Y. — Queens Nassau Company. 
Sept 25 to 29. L. Van de Water, Jr., secy. 
MONTICELLO. N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 

Aug. 28 to 31. 
MORRIS. N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4, 1900. T. O. Duroe. New Lisbon. 
N. Y.. pres.; D. L Lawrence, Morris, N. Y. 
►»•««.- n fj. Wtnftrm. MorrU. N. Y.. ««ry. 
NAPLES. N. Y.— Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept 18 ;to 20. ' 

NASSAU, ;N. Y.— Rensselaer County Agricul- 
tural and Liberal Arts Society. Sept 11 te 
» 14. W:*D. Barnes, Bramard. N. Y., pres.; 

Dehner Lynd, secy.: C. E. Huested. treas. 
NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 

Society. Oct 4 to 6. 
NORWICH, N. Y.— Chenango County Fair. 

Sept. 4 to 7. 
ONEONTA, N. Y.— Central New York Fair. 
Sept 10 to 13. W. L. Brown, pres.: S. L. 
TTimtineton. 
OSWEGO FALLS. N. Y.— The Oswego County 
AKTi«Miltiiral Society. Sept. IS to 21. 1900. 
W. W. Loomis. Os-weeo. N. Y.. pre*. : En- 
ward, fuirk. Fulton. N. Y., treas.; Fred'k. 
C Sneni-er. Fulton. N. Y..-s«»cy. 
PALMYRA. N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 

S»-pt 20 to 22. - - : -• - 

PENN YAN, N. Y.— Yates County Fair. Sept. 
19 to 21. Ira R. Brundage, pres.; H. R. 
Brown, secy. 
PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural and 

vtonbati'i-al Association. Oct 2 and 3. 
PLATTSBURG, N. Y.— Clinton County Fair. 

=«T»t. 11 In 14 * 

POTTERSVILLE, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Aericnltural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. E 
Benedict Schroon Lake. N. Y., pres.; Will- 
iam H. Taxon. Chestertown, N. Y.. vice 
pres.: James A. Skiff. Pottersville. N. Y., 
jecy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y.,--^; 

POTTSDAM. N. Y.— Pottsdam Agricultural A 
Horticultural Society. Sept 18-2L Merrit 
Wbwsler. PottEdam. N. Y-. pres.; B. T. 
»"ott. Pottsdam. N. Y-. vice pres.; H. E. 
Thompson. Pottsdaon. N. Y.. treas.: H. S. 
T«"n. Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. K. 
Smith, Pottsdam, N. Y., mgr. 



P A^ GH ?. EE ? S i E - N ' Y.-Dutchess County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. R. W. 
Rives New Hamburg, pres.; A. B. Gray 
Poughkeepsie, treas.; J. M. Booth. Pougi: 

RK ,^P, f °^' ER S- N - Y.-Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

RIUHFIKLU SPK1NUS. N. Y — Richfield 
Sprinss Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 

2L= .D?^ T £ wne> pre . s " ; G - T - Brockway. 

-If e ™. : Fred " Bronner. Richfield. N. Y.. secy 

OVERHEAD. L. l.-Suffolk County Agricull 

tura Society Sept 18 to 21. lsWcapt 

Wiilliam P. Dayton. <-« 1 n. 

ROCHESTER, N. H.-Rochester Fair Asso- 

S!*.-""^ P K H> ^ 14. Geo. E. Wallace, 

pres.; Chas. M. Bailey, treas.; F. E. Small 

secy.: W. G. Bradley, mgr. 

.»■ N- Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 

8 4. NI) ^ o HILL ' N - Y.-Washington County 
■ F* lr ; Se Pt. H to 14. S. B. Aurther secy 

SCHOHARIE. N. Y.-Schohar:e County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 17 to 20. H. F 
Kingsley. secy. 

SHAVERTOWN, N. Y.-Shavertown Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 11 to 13. J. W. Davis, 
secy. 

SHERBURNE, N. Y.-^herburne Driving 
S= a . ^, n A er!^ultural Association. Sept. 
a .0 28. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L Car- 
rier, secy. 

fiS NEV ' N " Y-— Fair. Sept. 11 to 13. 
S1RACUSE, N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair 
.T™. » to ^- Stephen Thornton, Syrac-ise. 
ores.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
treas. 
VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Socl- 
win<!»w Vl 4 ^- A - Griswold. secy. 

Se?t lT'to^'a Y.— Wyoming County Fair. 
WATERLOO, it. Y.-The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 
WfSTPHOBNIX. N. Y.-Phoenix Union Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 11 to 14. 1900. John 
O Brien. Phoenix. N. Y.. pres • N A. 
Hughes. Phoenix, N. Y., treas.; Jas. A. Peu- 
_dergast. Phoenix. N. Y.. secy 
WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.-Fa.r. Sept. 24 to 
p. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee 
treas.; E. B. Long. secy. 

BOHTH CAROL!* A. 

BURLINGTON. N. C— The Alamance Fair 

Oct la to 20. J. H. Harden, secy 
FAlfETTEVILLE, N. C.-Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and treas. 
GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Associaton. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindlcy. 
pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 
NEW BERNE. N. C— Fair and Race Meet 
Nov. -12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Ueo. 
Green, secy. 
KAtt-iuH, «. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 22 to 2J. 1900. : 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C pres • : 
C. B. Denson. treas.; Joseph E. Pogus' : 



CANAL DOVER, O.— The TuscaraWas Ooud. 
ty Annual Fair & Semi-Centennial for 1900 
Sept. 11, 12. 13 and 14. 1900. H. W. Streb' 
secy. ' 

CANFIELD, O.— Mahoning County Fair 
Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory' 
secy. 

CARROLLTON, O.-Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz 
Jr., pres.; C. A. Tate, «ecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

CHAGRIN FALLS. O.— East Cuyahoga Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. Tryon Baily, Chagrin Falls' 
secy. • 

CI i? CI E NATI - O-Fall Festival. Sept 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler. Gibson. House. Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 

COSHOCTON, O.-The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900 J P 
Darling, Nellie. O., pre*.; R. Boyd. CosbW 

CROTON, O.-Hartford Central Pair. Sept 
"JS"; W. H. Siegfried. Croton. O.. secy. 

DAYTON, O.— Montgomery County Fair 
Sept. 11 to 14. W. J. Ferguson? secy. 

DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair 
Sept. 25 to 28. S. H. Cleveland pres; L 
Slack, treas.: W. S. Pollock, secy. 



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WELDON. N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov 
;• Y. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas. I 
«. B. Green, secy. 

■TINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb 
ssty. and mgr.; Thos. Moslin, treas. 

OHIO. 

AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
faociety. Oct 2 to 5. G. C. Stanford. 
Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.: 
Albart Hale. secy. 
ATHENS, O.— Athens County Fair. Sept. 26 
to 27. E. G. Biddison. pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C H. Porter, secy. 
BELLBFONTA1NE, O.— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5 1900 
imac C. Miller. Bellefontalne, O. pres.- 
Mtm L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
H. R. Nlven, Bellefontalne, O., treas.; B. 
»c-^ ^IwmhArlaln. RAllefrmtalnA. O.. ««.». 
BEREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph. Dover 
°/ , „ pre . s - : w - J - Poets, Strongville, treas.: 
O. R. Stone. Berea. secy. 
BOWLING GREEN. O.— Wood County Fair 
™&P> K to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 
BUCYRUS. O.— Crawford. County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMicbael. 
pres.; G. W. Miller, sec,.; M. Auck. treas. 
CADIZ, o.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct 2to 4. 1900. A; T Elliot 
Sbortcreek. O.. pres.: W. V. Scott. Hone- 
dale. O.. vice pres.: S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz. 

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BATON. O.— Preble County Aericultural So- 
ciety Sept. 17 to 21. 1S0O. Frank MitchaU, 
Katon. O. pres.; John J. Kaylor Katon. 
O wee pret,.; C. V. Brooke, haton, O., 
tr^as: Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O., secy. 

ELYRIA. O— Lorain County Fair. Sept. 11 
to 14. W. B. Johnson, secy. 

PINDLAY O.— Hancock County Agricultural 
Society Sept. 18 to 22. 190U. Henry Snyder, 
pres ; Jacob Stark, treas.; Win. Demland. 

FREMONT. O — Sandusky County Fair. Oct 

2 to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 
FULTON. O.— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. 
GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 

Oct? 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick, Busselville, 

secy. 
HAMILTON. O— Fiftieth Annual, Goldea 
"tubiiee of the Butler County Fair. Oct I 

to 5 1900. J. A. Slade. pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas.; W. A. Shafcr, secy. 
HICKSVILLE, O.-Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. F. 

M. Blrdaall, secy.; Geo. U. Simson, treas., 

Wm. H. Harter. pres. 
LANCASTER. O.-Falrfleld County Fair Oct. 

10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; C. B. Whiley. 

treas.; W. T. McCIenas'ian. secy. 
LEBANON. O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 
ation. Sept. 18 to 21. Huse Bone, pres.; 

Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham, 

treaa. 
LIMA. O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 

Wm. Rusler, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 

B. Bowcrsock. secy. 
LISBON. O.— Columbian* County AgricuiUiral 

Society Sept. 11 to 13. 1900. J. W. Hoopes. 

Salem. O., pres.; C. F. Lease. Salem. O.. - 

vice pres.! B. Y. Brown, Gavcrs, O., treas.. 

E. F. Moore, Lisbon. O., secy. 
MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY FAIR 

CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Coluiubus. O., Sept. - 

to 7; Dayton. O., Sept. 11 to 14. 
MANSFIELD, O.— Richland County fa>. 

Bept. 10 to 15 (inclusive). Jerry Needham, 

LMiniton. O.. pras.; W. B. Gilford. Man.- 

Bald. O.. sacy. 
MARIETTA, O.— Washington County Agri- 
cultural aad Mechanical Association. Sept. 

18 to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Waff, vice 

pres.; Henry G. Bohi. secy.; J. H. McCon- 

nell, treas. 
MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sept. 26 

to 28. J. E. Waddell. secy. 
MARY8V1LLE, O.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Jotm C. 

Klntner. Milford Centre. O.. pres.: John K. 

Dodce, New California. O.. vice pres.; C. fa. 

Cbapmaa. Marysville. O., treas.; M. M. 

Tlt»worth. Marysville. O.. secy. 
MAYSVILLE. O.— trnlon County Fair. Oct. 

S to a. W. M. Tiuworth. secy. 
MONTPEL1ER. O.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. C. 

R. Betts, pres.; C. C. Lattanuer. secy. 
MX. G1LEAD. O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct. 

1 to 6. O. J. Miller, secy. 
NBWAitK. O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wilksn Kun, pres.; A. J. Crilly. treas.: J. 

M Kurni-r. !«•*.•¥ , 

NEW LEXINGTON. O.— rerry County Fair. 
Date net nxtd. Chas. C. Ciiappelear. secy. 
OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. han- 
dles, pres.: J. S. Stuckey. secy. 
OTTOKBE. O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
SoclMv. Sept. IS to 21. 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer. Wlauscon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose. O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake. W«u- 
kod. o.. treas.: Thos. Mikesell. Wauseon. 

PAULDINO. O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. Lafayette Paul- 
us. Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.: W. H. Yant, treas. 
' PEEBLES. O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

POMEROY. O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18 
to 21. P. B. Stanberry. pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy.; John McQuigg, treas. 

PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair. 
Sept. IS to SO. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hvde. treas.: J. H. M. Richie, secy. 

PORT UNION. O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 20. J. H. McRichie. secy. 

RIC11W00D. O.— Richwood -.'n-County Fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
Robert Smith, treas.; C. H. Huffman, Becy. 

ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair, 
••pt. II to U. J. W. Shaver, Pomeroy, 

•ANDUSKY, O.— Erie County Fair. Sept. 11 

to 14. C. W. Taylor, pres.; S. C. Prout, 

treas.: John T. Mack. secy. 
BARAHSVILLE, O.— Noble County Fair. 

Sept. IS to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 
SM1THFIELD, O.— Jefferson County Fair. 

Sept. 26 to 28. 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.: 

C. McKlnney. treas.: J. Hayen. secy. 
SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Meehling, secy. 
SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. U 

to 19. 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; Q. A. 

Kl»hn. treas.: P. R. Onlbh. secy 
TROT, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept. 34 tc 

«g W I T»nnM Mr* 
UPPER BANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 

Agricultural Society. S-pt. 18 to «. «„ 

Hare, pres.: Oscar Billhardt. secy.; W. j. 

VA^T'wEHT, O.— Van Wert County Fair. 

c. n t It to 14. O- D. Swartout. secy. 
WAPAKONETA, O.— Auglalie Agncultural 

Snrlety. Oct. 2 to 6. 19*1. L. H. Stuva St. 

Mary's O.. pres.; J. T. Van Horn. New 

r1.mns*lre. O.. vice pres.-. T. E. Bowsher. 

Ruakland. O.. treas.: A. E. Schaffer. Wapa- 

WASHINGTON. O.— Guernsey County Fair. 

<j«r.t •>» »o 28. H. o. McCullock. secy. 
WAUSEON. O— Fair. Sept. IS to 21. A. F. 

ukoirer. nr««.: W. A. Blnke. treas. 
WBfiT UNION. O. — Adanis County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sent. 11 to 14. 1900. W. S. 

Klncaid. Wert Union. O.. pres.; H. W. 

Dickinson, West Union, O.. treas.; T. W. 

WOOSTER, O.— Wayne County Fair. Sept. 
11 to IS T. N. Kinney, scry. 

ZANESVILLE. O.— Muskingum County Fair. 
Sept. 10 to 14. 3. T. Roberta. White Cot- 
tage, secy. 



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GUTHRIE, OKLA. TEK.— Annual State Fair, 
tk-pt. II to is. 

OREGON. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 

20. 
UAliER CITY, ORE.- Fair and Race Meet. 

Oct. 3 to ;'.. 
i;^,..io, OKE.— Harney County Fair. Sept. 
17 to 22. J. J. Donegan, pres.; H. E. 

'inciuipMin, secy. 
PORTLA.NLi, OttE- Fair. Sept. 10 to la. 

C. B. Williams, Portland, Ore., secy. 
SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to 

22 W. H. Webrung, Hillsboro, pres.; A. 

Bush. Salem, treas.; M. D. Wisdom, secy. 
SUM1-TBR. ORE.— Fair and Race Meet. Sspt. 

a; to z:*. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

ALLENTOWN, PA.— The Great Allentown 
Fair Sept. 18 to 21. 1900. Hon, Jeremiah 
Koth. Allentown, Pa., pres.; Kobt. R. Kil- 
ter, Eckerts, Pa., vice pres.; A. . W. I>e 
Long. Allentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Monr, 
secy, aad mgr. . . 

ANGELICA, PA.— Allegany County Fair. Sep. 

BEUFORD. PA— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Corll. treas.: William I. 
Eicboitz, secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

BBTHLiiHliM. PA,— Penua Sum* Fair. 
Sept. U to 14. 1900. J. Walter Lovett, 
lletblehem. Pa., pres.; M. C. Fetter. Beth- 
leiiem. Pa,, vice pres.; Geo. H. Young. 
Bethlehem, Pa., treaB.; H. A, Groman 
Bettilebem. Pa., secy. . 

P.LouaiaBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct, 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

BURGETTSTOWN. PA.— Foriy-nftn Annual 
Fair. Union Agricultural Association. Oct. 
J to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
Stevenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 

CARLISLE, PA.— Cumberland County Fair. 
Sept. 2ii to 28. „ _, . 

CAKA1ICHAELS. PA.— Green County Fair. 
Oct 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

CLEARFIELD. PA.— Fair. &ept. 11 to 14. 
R. E. Shaw, secy. . 

DALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agricultural 
Fa.r. Oct. 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 

DALTON PA— Maitland Dr.vmg Park Asso- 
c.aticn. Sept. 11 to 14. W. C. Smith, secy. 

DAYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept. 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, recy.; C. 
W. Ellenberger, treas. ,.„,„,,,, 

FANKHANNOCK, PA.-Wyom:ng County 
Agr.cultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. \\ . J>. 
Reynolds, secy. n 

FORKSV1LLE, PA— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. O. 
N. Molyneaux, Millview, Pa., secy. 

GREENVILLE, PA.— Fair and Races. Sept. 
n to 13. R. B. Foster, pres.: A. \\. Wier, 

HANOVER. PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD. PA.— Harford Fair. Sept. 26 and 
27. E. is. Jones, secy. 

HOLL1DAYSBURG. PA.— Blair Co Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. Frank 

HUGMESVILLE. PA.— Muncy Valley Farm- 
era' Club. S»Dt. 18 to 21, 1900. Theodore A. 
Boom. Hugnesvllle. Pa., pres.: Hon. Peter 
Reed. Hughesvllle. Pa., treas.: A, C. Henry. 

Hnrbwn'lll*. Pa-, wy- . , .. _, 

INDIANA. PA.— Indiana County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 11 to 14. M. F Jamison, 
oral.: David Blair, secy.; A. w. Mafon, 
treas.; Hon. H. J. Thompson. Marion Cen- 
ter. Pa., privilege mgr. „.'.„. , 

KUTZTOWN. PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. J. 
R. Essen, secy. „ _ . 

LANCASTER, PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 
Week of Oct. 8. 

LANCASTER. PA.— State Fair. About Sep- 
tember. Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Demnung.. 

LEHJG-HTON. PA.— The Carbon County In- 
austrlal Society. Sept. 25 to 2S. 1900. Henry 
Miller. LeMghton. Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man Lehlgbton. Pa,, treas.; C. W. Bower. 
LohlrMon. Pa- secy, and mgr- 

LEWISBURG, PA.— Union County Agr cul- 
tural Socity. Sept. 25 to 28. C. Willard 
Oldt, Bucknell. Pa., secy. 

ltANSFIELD PA.— Manefleld Fair. SepU ■ 
te *». MOO. W. P. Auatdn. Mansfield. Pa.. 

ymilE PA.— Meade Camp Guards. No. lb. 
s" or V.. Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. 1. Geo. 
F. Eckcrt: Geo. P. McLean, sciy. 

MERCER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 2S. John 
B. Mowry, secy. 

MIDDLETOWN. PA.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 
R. 1. Young, pres.; Wm. Shireman, secy. 

MILTON, PA.— Milton Fair. Oct. 2 to i, 
1900. Edwin Paul. Milton.- Pa., secy. 

MONTROSE, PA.— Susquehanna County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. IS aud 19. W. A. 
Titswcrth, secy. 

NAZARETH. PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. F. F. Oer- 
Hejt, ; pres. ; J. J. Mans, secy. ; J. R. Rem- 
bemler. treas. 

NK\ii'»STl.K. PA.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

OIL CITY, PA. — Venango County Fair. Sept. 
11 to 14. „ . „ . 

OXFOKI). PA.— Chester County lair. Sept. 

PIliLADELPHIA, PA— Philadelphia County 
Far. Ncv. 13 to 17. 

PORT ALLEGANY. PA.— McKean County 
Fa'r. Sept. IS to 21. ■■ - . 

POUT ROYAL, PA.— Juanita County Fair. 
Sipt. 12 to 14. , 

READING. PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association ot Berks County. Reading 
Fair Oct. 2 to 5. James McGowan. pres.; 
Cyrus T. Fox. secy.; Milford N. Ritter, 

■TONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt. 
Sandy Lake. Pa., pres.: R. P. Cann. treas.: 

f\ <jT TfowlGi* sscy. 

TOWANDA, PA.— Bradford County Agrlcul- 
«ut«i Society. Sent. 25 to 28. 1900. E. J. 
Ayera. Towanda. Pa,, pres.; W. T. Horton, 
Towauda. Pa., treaa.; Banj. Kuyken«aJ.„ 
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TROY. PA.— Troy Agricultural Society. Sept. 

11 to 14. B. A. Long, pres.: E. E. VanDyna, 

treas.; C. L. Fellows, secy. 
TUNKHANNOCK, PA— Wyoming County 

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UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 

W. Parker, secy. 
WALLSVILLE, PA.— Maitland Fair. Sept. 

11 to 14. W. C. Smith. Dalton.- Pa., secy. 
WASHINGTON, PA.— Wescern Pennsylvania 

Agricultural Association. 3e»t- 25 to 28. J. 

M. Thomas, pres.: J. S. Foray the. secy.; 

J. S. Eagleson. treaa. 
WAVNP.SBDRG. PA.— Pair. Sept- 18 to 2i. 
WESTFIELD, PA. — Westfleld Fair. 8ept. 11 

t« IE. 19o0. Frank Strang, secy. 
WILLIAMSPORT. PA.— Lycoming County 

Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. J. A. Brosius, amuse- 
ment mgr. ' . „ , 
YORK. PA,— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt. Wolf. 

Pa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin, 

YOUNGWOOD, PA.— The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. D B. 
Fisher. Mt.Pleasant, Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker. Greensburg. Pa., treas. ; W. F. Holt- 
xer. Greensburg, Pa., aecy. 

EHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I.— Newport County Agricul- 
* tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Edwara 

Anthony, secy. . 
RIVER POINT, R. I. — Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept. 
26 to 29. John F. Deering. Arctic, R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CAKOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C secy. 

LEXINGTON. S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 23 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON, S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to ». 
MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not axed. Geo. E. Logan, 

VERMILION. S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
IS to 21. E. B. Dawson, secy. _ 

YANKTON, S. D.— State Board ot Agricul- 
ture Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. George N. Har- 
ris, pres.: Walter B. Dean, Becy.; J. E. 
Piatt, treas. 



UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret J •. 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. O '• 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Sept 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. i 

BARTON. VT. — Orleans County Fair Ass ij 
tion. Sept. 11 to 13. H. II. Somers. :5 
burgh, Vt., pres.; O. D. Owen, treaa.; Is 
Bean, secy. \ 

RUTLAND, VT. — Rutland County Fair, j 
11 to 13. C. C. Pierce. Clarendon. Vt.. :, 

WATERBURY, VT.— Wlnooskl Valley ..1 
cultural Association. Sept. 11 to 13, 190 \ 
E. Moody, pres.; E. G. Hooker, vice ij 
W. V. Bryan, treas.: M. O. Evans, sec ; 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County . i 
cultural Fair. Sept, 25 to 27. H. C. Is 
wood, preB.; C. H. English, treaa.; 
Eaton, aecy. 

VIRGINIA. 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Fair week of Oc 
W. G. Venable. pres.; W. G. Dunnln ; 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG-. VA. — Rappahai ; j 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. ]l 
25 to 27. 1900. E. D. Cole. Fredericks i I 
Va.. pres.; S. J. Qulnn, Fredericks ; B 
Va.. treas. and secy. * 

WINCHESTER. VA.— The Shenandoah '■[ 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept. 1» tjj 
1900. Charles Rouss. N. Y. City, pret;* 
G. Hollls. Winchester, secy.; Clark H. 
eell. FradOTick. trw. 



Broken Bric=A-Bracs. 



THNNHSSRB. 



ALEXANDRIA, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 20 to 23. 

Rob Roy. secy. _ 

COLUMBIA. TENS'.— Fair. Oct. 3 to .. -B. 

S. Thomas, secy. 
.CONCORD, TENN.— Fair. Sept. IS to 20. 
COOKV1LLE. TENN'.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 30. 

L P. Gillem. secy. 
GR WESTON, TENN.— Fair. Sept. a to i. 
HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 
KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to a. 
KNOXVILLE. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

j W Bo-ches, pres.: C. R. Lowe, secy. 
LIVINGSTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 
LONDON. TENN.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
RHEA SPRINGS. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 
ROCKWOOD. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 
TRENTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 10 to 14. 
WATERTOWN, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. 

TEXAS. 

ABILENE. TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas.: J. H. Pickens, aecy. 

CLEBORUNE, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 13 to 15. 
S. E. Moss, secy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle. secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept- 29 to Oct. 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas. Tex., pres.: Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 

DENISON, TEX. — Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey. secy. 

DENTON. TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. "W . 
E. Smoot. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG. TEX.— Gillespie County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagen. secy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO. TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu. pres.; 
Sil. Stork, treas.: H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX. — Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct. 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.: Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct, 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovles P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost. San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. S to B. L. D. Heaton, pros.: 
Theo. Buhler. treaa.: L- N. Hofer. aecy. 



Mr. Major, the famous cement man, of J 
Yo'k, explains some very interesting facts ( 
Major's Cement. i 

The multitude* who use this standard t -■ 
know that it is many hundred per cent i 
than other cements for which similar clail 
made, but a ereat many do not know why } 
simple reason is lhat Mr. Major uses tin 
materials ever discovered ai.d other ma, 
turers do not use them liecanse they are t< ; 
peni-ive and do i ot allow large profits. 
Major tells us that one ol the elements 
cement costs $t75 : a pound and anothex i 
§2 65 a gallon, wht c a large share of the so : 
cements anil liquid glue upon the mark ; 
nothing more than sixteen cent glue, dls i 
iu water or citric acid and in some cases a | 
slightly in color and odor by the addit ; 
cheap and useless materia s. 1 

Major - s cement retails at fifteen cent ; 
twenty-five cents a bttt'e. and when a * 
tries to sell a substitute vou can depend t.j 
that his only object is to make ltrger pro 
Theprofiton .Major's cement is as much 
dealer ought to make on any cement. And j 
doubly true in view of the fact that each 1 
eets his share of the benefit of M r. Major's | 
tising which now amounts toover $^000 a 
throughout the country- Established in : 

Insist on having Major's. Don't accei I 
off-hand advice from a druRKii-t. . I 
If you are ?t all handy (and you will be j 
to find that you are a good deal more so th; 1 
imagine) von can repair vour rubber boo 
family shoes and any other rubber and 1 • 
articles, with Maj >r - s Rubber Cement an. 
Major's Leather Cement. 

And you will be surprised at how many « 
a vear vou will thus save . , 

if your druggist can't supplv you, it will ! 
warded by mail : either kind. Free of p! 



F^OIR SAO 



STEAM 



MERRY-GO-ROUj 

(ton*w«nd* mskb) 
In fair condition (except cunvas.but can ■_ 
this season). Kngine is in fine shape, nev » 
has fine Trumpet Organ. 2 Rolls. U H>> 
Cutters. Images etc Will 01 erate on t I 
giounds at Kurkfuid Ills . this week. ," 
BAKOAIN if taken »t once. Will delivt : 
cars for $600 CASH.and by; 
rep «i- s can be made a n ce whale, but 1 ;: 

sold at once. Ad(lre * s . : „ ^. v 

D. G WEflSTER. Cap ; 



WANTED SS GEORGIA STATEj 

October 29lh to Novcmirr 41? 

Some high-class Mi.lwav »U Tactions. Pt \ 
aud concessions for sale. « 



Address- 



A. T. MOORE. Manage 3 
Valdosta, Qoc 



THE BILLBOARD. 



ii 



I WASHINGTON. 

!!jI.FAX, WASH.-County Fair. Sept. zs to 
• -9. Charles McKenzie. sec'y. p 5 

• sWENPORT, WASH—Second Annual Fair 
.ii 1 F5- Lm =2 l11 County Fair Association. 
->ept. 25 to 29. J. H. Nicholls, mgr. 

' J ^-, V ?^ N "9 N ' WASH.-^kagit County Fair. 
, pet. 4 to 7. H. R. HntcMnson. pres. 

":3W WHATCOM, WASH.—Whatcom County 
_. 1 3 air. Date not fixed. J. W. Clarlc, pres 

•iJRTH YAKIMA, WASH-Washinton State 

•:-;air. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, Becy.; 

■ !. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

liyALLUP, WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 

Hi * ' • , l ° o S ct ", 4 to e - L - ■*- Chamberlin, pres.; 






ttw>. 

|.ii ai a 



t 



P. Nevins", secy. 

i 0I f ANB WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position^ Oct. 2 to 16. B. D. Olmstead 
, ires.-, W. E. Hawley. secy. 

"' »^LA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Vai- 
i ey Fruit Fair. Oct. 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
4 Tatar, gecy. 

\i . WEST VIBGIBIA. 

t.LIANCB, W. VA.-Fair and Race Meet. 
• About October. 

: ''UNDSVILLE, W. VA.-Ohio Valley Fair. 
,-i iept. 18 to 20. I. X. Houston, pres.; J. B 

■! Jlnlri! trooc - o »* o. — i. 8ec y. 

County Fair. 
' ~~ Frank 



i i :• a ' ?ilT~*""i'v "" I? 1 - — ™ Mt Virginia Expo- 
Fft'iJ? i i^' t, S l * nd Stata BWr - SeDt - M> »o ". »*•. 
K»f.i ; j[ l - Reymann, pres.; Geo. Hook, socy. 

||i|(i ; WISCONSIN. 

gfcj: JtHBRST, WIS.— Portage County Agricul- 
ta^Y-J ' "^ s » clet y- Sept. 11 to 14. G. wTsmith 

J#'*'4 ■ : r££i? Smiai ' " 80y-: J - C - Webster . 

Pfe ^P" 100 ' WIS—Falr. Sept. 18 to 20. Fred. 



Si!i , bw: ' e . ty - ^I*- =« to 28, 1900. G L 
Herrlck, VVest Superior, Wis., pres.; Nick 
Lucius,^ Solon Springs, Wis., vice pres.; 
E. L. Cass, West Superior. Wis., treaiT • w 
H. Webb. Superior. Wis., secy. 

Y l R , ? U ^'. WI !.- Verron Count y Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. JT Smith 
pres.; John W. Mills, Springville. Wis 
treas.; F. W. Alexander, secy. ' 

WiAUTOMA. W'S-— Waushara County Awl- 
cultural Society. Sept. 28 to 28, 1SO0. Gil- 
Wt Temran^ Wautoma, Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Walbur. Wautoma, Wis., treas.; W H. 

^T^sTX-^f""™*- w »».. secy. 

WEST SEND. WIS—Fair! Sept 19 to 21. W. 

WEST SALEM, WIS.-Pair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
v. a.. A. Nye, secy. 

^Dam^aflerV WIS - Fair " Se <"- » t» «- 

CANADA. 

^.ISS 1 ^.^ 01 *^- 110101 Law « rk Agrlcul- 
£j£Lf£°%. Se Sj" » to 27. 19007 John 

»°bertson, Almonte, Ont., treas.; Win. D. 
McBwen. Almonte. Ont.. secy. 
m^ 12 ?' ONTV-Aylmer's Great Fair, East 
20 8 5(M OU ?. ty ^ ai L ABSOciation - Sept' 18 to 
L^surpre^ H " ^^ Bec '- t ">">-: A. A. 

B Sft C ^^?^' ONT--NortIi Renfrew Fair. 

~C« 4 an ° °- J °hn Brown, secy. 

BOWMANVILLB, ONT.-West Durham Agrl- 
™'tor»/ Society. Sept 13 and 14, 1900. W. 
E. Pollard, pres.; Albert E. Clements Ty- 
ronOjOnt.. ylce pres.; W. F. Allen. Beach 



. . layasen. 

^-Hf^SSilTSESS: se "^^28. s. 

Oct 1 to 4. 




H. B". Drak, Beaver 

i|f?|ViACK RTFER FALLS, WIS.-Jackson 
ijAlJM-.-: ; , ounty Fair. Sept 20 and 21. 

41?> S1 r! t JCOBEL. WIS.— ^i'alr. Oct 3 to 6. F C 
%*if'|i"' f - r j:Ulney." - 

^'^r'.^ARBURO. WIS.-Oiauki. County Aeri- 

&l'P U+', at »gp8oei*tr. Sept 17 to 19. 1900. Wm. 

):6;}!i«i.; J. Dietrich. iecy. 
$$}'* T'ilPPJSWA FALLa. WIS-^-Northern Wi«- 
Wii •^;3' n * ln atMtm FalT - Sept H to 14. J. R. 
IpHifV**, "'^"P' J 1 " 8 -: M - s - Bailey, secy.; W. W. 

| E t;;|': Itoinn, Chetek, Wis., treas. '■"•"• 

I ^flr^t! f ?0*!VIUL.b:. WlS.-Fair. . Sept 18 to 21. 

ViW -.! - SA *!?' WIS-— PePln County Aerlcultural 
Pi 1 Si'!' -'Clety. Sept 27 to 29. 1900. E?J. Ryan 
' >/tT*J , £. S 5Jl h - tlea3 - '■ J - Dorwin. secy! 

I'iW-fe! =•• J?,^ 11 ^,' WIS.— Combined Street Fair. 

W!I." ivi™A 1 Si, an ?„ Aericultural Fair - °ct- 2 to 6. 
■CJtfVi HlfflORN. WIS.— Walworth County Agri- 
Kiit'M ' > Rural Sodefr. Sept 18 to 21. W T " " 



KM IP.';' carnival 

Kf-i*;- L! >B ?^' WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
K' f cil 'r'S, Asaoclation ' s Exhibit Dec. 27 to 29, 

P'ii r!$? ro ? B ? P : WIS:-Adams County Agrl- 
fit.'S'.'i Uf lltnr al Ass'n. Sept 18 to 20. F. M. Fil- 
ti*i'V >.J j", Arkdale. Wis., pres.; L. N .Morse. 



;.^;"C* Springs. Wis., treas. 



Geo. W. B.ng- 



Ft ' »"l- ^raBBKG. WIS—Falr. Sept 26 to 28. 
»S;2*fe"I' I,a - A. A nderson. 

Efilff » : :»TONVILLE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 2S to 
Til ?■>-■-•' H. T. Ba ck. 
KJrfrt>BON, WIS.— Fair. Sept 12 to 14. F. M. 

R?HK *??«RSON, WIS.-F«lr. Oct 2 to 5. J. 

Cfi-« jIMfCASTBB, WIS.-F^r. Sept 12 to 14. 

EctJ.l- #r.' *■ Wheeler. 

£('•<■ I.'I. WIS.-*alr. Sept 11 to 13. A. H. 

|*C r S\ RBU. 

MJ ?:• ii;MSON. WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 2u Eu- 

t|jy*--- I™" Shenard. 



B-i 1 #; SpWADKEE, WIS.— State Fair. 
pf l W: ll i /f*?. ?^ T ™?± Madison. 



Sept 10 to 



B^ I r* 1 
Kf J.fSi.ItJ 

If-,'. 1 -, as.; 

14 i! ll '-I. o. j. 

Ej. I*- »■•: J- i 
ler ? -.. '-. nto, ■« 



■ i i Joaa ™- rrue. Madison. 
"«•&• f.H'SJ 1 ^?. WIS.-Clark County Agricul- 
T . al Society. Sept 11 to 14. E. D Web- 
TV pres.; G. L. Redmond, treas.: H. H 
ath. secy. 
]f/ LONDON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
- «i and Industrial Association. Sept 2S 
1900. A. Roloff, pres., E. H. RamnV 
— ; Henry Cannon, secy. 
RICHMOND. WIS.— Fair. Sept 19 to 
T. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy. 
A. Huches. secy. 
Kl ji B ; : .?"T 0, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 

"(i^'iV™' WIS—Falr. Sept 18 to 21. J. 
«!| „■* IB Jones. 

pi's tijfELANDER. WIS—Falr. Sept U to 
c |7 I W. C. Ogden. 

B 5 f «l' i r ' nAKK ' WIS—Falr. Sept It to 20. E 
kSo' ^v *. ■■Bawen. 

pWiJ< Inland center, wis— Richtend Conn- 
^0; '.* :=^5 ^1< S? un,1 Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1909. 
£&'=*-' ¥i*- ^^SiL^ ^? 1 *- CftT - Wis., pres.; 
Pfel &5 ? A - x ^ € » ta S»"- ItMca. Wis., vice pres.. : 
M-'™ J, n *- Ke y». Rclhland Center, treas - W F 
i>i 5t : i? "»«o. Richland Center, secy. ' ,' * 
M'f f: f-BCA, WIS.— Fair. Sept 10 to 12. Ja». 
11' Wr* J^er. Jr. 

i L| S k«>UR, WIS— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. H. J. 

BSp* x tiTnran. 

.•y =51 tFANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agrlcul- 

■h i*-« H a Society. Sept 19 to ZL M. J. Wall- 

*<' ;•'«' •$• '"•■: D - E. Wescott secy.; F. o. 

* • .*: i T A. WIS.— Sparta Driving and Agrl- 
iJnral Association. Sept 11 to 14, 1900. 
!f- Teali; pres.; J. j£ Fanning, treas.; 
•}'. Bice. seer. ' 






■:%' 

^;? : 



^^ty-oc^nd?^/^ 

BRANTFORD ONT— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20 
George Hately, secy. • 

° an"d S W >m j A 'w N ^ Ca !, edonia Fair " 0c t- H 
^.rSS, „ i W. Richardson, secy. 

AR 7'» °NT— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 
and 3. John Argue, secy 

a Y1 ? QA / ONT.— Haldimand County Fair 

„,?!£; 2 s and 26 - J - W. Sheppard, secy 

- C «ARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND^jJeens 

ExnSsTtl^fi^ 1 ^ 1 Association Industrial 

exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28 

c HAnSfn^i Chas " Smallwood, secy. 
toU^ ONT— Peninsular Fair. Oct. 9 

CITT OF CHATHAM, KENT. ONT -Penin- 
5S?* 0^9 Y^ Ke ^ ASTicultiral iocU 
»n£i 9 , to u - Jal '- Chinnick, pres.; 
Rj^G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson! 

"hiwSJ ^ ?' ONT— «re»t Northern Ex- 
^^wi eP L 1,t0 5 Chas. Lawrence. 
Do?ffl7 W ,ecV FranC0 - trea8 " : J - W- Archer. 

C °»°^ H P E - « UE — s t- Francis Live Stock 
Association. Sept 11 and 12. J. H. Taylor. 

D MSS B i > ' ONT— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 25 and 26. R. S. Martin. Prince- 

TeWe? r s S ecV Simpson ' Tice P res -: T. S. 

D 0^ n ?r"l W ; n ^ o rt w 1 }es nd S cc t y rial Fair " 

EAST SIMCOE. ONT.-5SS S^nfcoT'Agricul- 

ISuf sfcy ty " SePt 2 * '° 26 " A " B- ThomP- 

B Oc™- °" NT — West Zorra and Embro Fair. 

Joc^^anril-^rcrar^f 011 Falr " 
0?t H 2°a R n ^' ONT.-FfeThfrtonExhibition. 

PT n« nlS? 3 r,, R - f SP™«de. secy. 

^fto'J O^-f 10 ! Agricultural Society. Oct. 
.* to 4. W. A. Snjeath secv .«>-<- 

"SKiSrS ONT-i-The^relt Northwestern 
Exhibmon. Sept 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 

G S F ^™nPJ T r-- C f ntral Fair " Sept. 18 to 

„„-.** ,1,lanl Laidlaw. secy. 

^rtStS ^N.-Nova Scotia Provincial 
BrfUbWon Oonantseion Sept 12 to 20. 1900 
ni J --F-J U & l *T- Halifax, N. S.. preT • 

m^. gSS^ H ^^v S - trea&: ' J " e: 

K Se P t -?6 P to-^ ^-t 4 '™^ 1 Exhibition. 
KEM P PTVi£l£ O^^. teSx^^s. 

KTN(5itoS a 'o P /^ S: J Ansus Buchanan, secy. 
5 N ^J Tn N ',?NT-- K ™eston District Fair 
Sept. 10 to 14. Thos. D. Minnes secv 

LINDSAY, ONT-Central Fair. "sepT^O to 
22 James Keith, secy. 

LONDON, ONT.. CANADA— The Western 

CoL W M Gartshore, pres.; D. Mackenzie" 
i/TSHv. J - A. Nelles. secy. 

tv R Fa?r AM Oo? N 7;-? an ^ a '?, Grcates tCoun- 
E3T'j*air. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H Hall <s«r»v 

METCALFE ONT-County of Russlfl ^Ex- 
MOKDKM ^ 2 L aD 5 "• P - Saver? secy 
°^ ^» CA , N_ 5*^ den Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28, 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
»?■,?'«;: J- Gilchrtet secy.-treas" 

sfn^^o^ T T L ^ n ° X ^i<=«'tural Fair. 
^.SSPt- 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S secv 
NEWMARKET. ONT— North York Exhibi- 

n|??- weWm&It^^^ 

^•te° C B 2 C° 5 secT- ^ KCai? ' ^ = 
NORWICH, ONT— North Norwich Fair. Oct 
12 and 13. Wm. Falrley. secy 

^o W a 4 «o 0NT £S OT V? 1 . 0a ? ada "UtottlOB 
Asaociation. Sept 14 to 22, 1900. ' Wm 

rm^Si't ,lr S;J, K McMahon, secy. 

OWEN SOUND. ONT.-Owen e SouS- Fair 
„ Sept. 11 to 13. A. G. McKay secv 

P fcS:^' and*^™^*™ 9 E-iibition. 
S!"ShePpa^ i'ecy 680 - V""**™' »"«-: F. 

'^^^^O^ea^SecV^" ^ * 

^o^w^rwafker^^ ^ " 
^FExwfPtS^s^V^^'^^Oen- 
ttal Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin, pres.; W. J. Green, secy, and treaa. 



P m T ? N 'r. ONT— Prince Edward County 
(Ont.) Fair. Sept. 26 and 27.. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. B 

P n™F ^ T ^ ON ^- South GrenvUle A E ricul- 
ttiral Society. Sept is and 20. 1900. G T 
Howard, Prescott. Ont., pres.; R. S. Throop 

PrS^w' S D J- vlco pre8 - : T - «• MelvUlS; 
Pre6CDtt. Ont. secy. 

RENFREW, ONT— South Renfrew Exhibi- 

secy: Pt " 2T and 2S - Robert McLaren, 

R 2^P I ° 1 ND - .^AN-^Oarleton County Agrt- 
S th"! % ie *-^ s °Pt- u *fd IS. 1900, 
5 U §. h s - Co, 11 ?. Ottawa. Ont. pres.; Wm. 
MoElroy. Richmond. Ont secy 

ROCKTON ONT— World's Fair. Oct. 9 and 
10. David Bell, secy. 

SAULT STE MARIE, ONT— East Algonia 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
son, pres.; Wm. Brown, secy.-treas 

SHELBOURNE, ONT— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
ts. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, seev. 

SHERBROOKE QUEBEC— Canada's Great 
Eastern Exhibition. Sept 2 to 8. Hon J 
Mcintosh, pres.; w. M. Tomlinson,. treas. 
ana secy. 

S V« C01 ?i ONT— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

STAYNER. ONT— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 
9 and 10. Archie Hill. secy. 

S ^I^ OR P'„ ONT -- Nortn Pertl » ™*- Oct. 
2 and 3. J. Brov.-n, secy. 

s To i 0H A S v 01 r. T ;- s i- JODn5 Fair - Se Pt- ii 

to Id. A. N. Deland, secy. 
STRATHROY, ONT— West Middlesex Exhi- . 

bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evansfsecy 
STUTTON, ONT— Georgina and North Gwil- 

Iunburg Fair. Oct 11 and 12. P. McCle - 

ian, secy. 

THREE RIVERS, QUEBEC— Association Ag- 

?? . 1 ?K D 1 U o,S U8 S ic J, Des Trois-Rivieres. Sept 
6 to 16, 1900. H. Caron. M. P. P.. St Leon 
pres.;«. D. Hebert. Three Rivers, mgr ' 

W ,^J. I IM - C P E - ONT— West Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. F. Marr? secy 
VANKLEEK HILL, ONT.-County of Pres- 

F V^^IVT 31 ^? Ciety " Se Pt- H to 13- 
F. w. Thistlethwaite, secy. 

WALKERTON. ONT— Northern Exhibition 
Sept. 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel secv 

WALLACETOWN. ONT— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5 E. J 
Clark, box 35, secy. *»-•■. 

WBLLESLEY ONT— Wellesley and North- 
east Hope. Sept. 12 and 13, 1900. A M 
Plsher, Amnbree, Ont, pres.; Geo. Bell- 
inger. WeMeslPy. Ont. secy. 

^ ATFORD, ONT— East Lambton Fair. Oct 

WHITBY,' ONT— Ontario and Durham Hxhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

W «°? DB . RII i QB ' ONT— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T P 
«r W ".ll™' secy - : N - c - Wallace, treas. ' ' 
WOODSTOCK. ONT— North Riding of Ox- 
JS™i glanaford^and East Oxford Agricul- 
^ Tal ^ ^ tr - Se Pt- 26 to 28. 1900. Valen- 
tine Picht, pres,; F. H. Dent, Woodstock, 
Ont, vice pre..; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock, 



Addition.? I Shows. 

■w1Wl A: i s r c 2 me sl,ow - Se P l - n «»« i2. 

A1LANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair 
Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin 
secy. ' 

CHICAGO. ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. 1900. R. Z. Herrick 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.-Union Stock Yards. Deo. 1 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle. Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to -4 
Monte Green, promoter, Grand Hotel Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY MO— Home Product Show 
September, 1900. ,Mr. Winsborough, secy 

KANSAS OITY. MO— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct. 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK NY— Automobile Show. Nov. 
"a!Va 4 iac 9 e! New ar Y C o U r S k Nathan ' Gra " d Ce "" 

Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND. O— Cleveland Kennel Club. 
C. M. Munhall. secy. 

DA ^* A . S ' «r E ?; _ ^ tate Pair - D °S Show. Oct. 
9 to 13. W. II. Gaston, pres.; Sidney Smith. 

DANBURY CONN— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt 

PHILADELPHIA. PA— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24 M A^ 
Vite, secy. 



P R i»ITRI-STATE FAIR 

GCTTEIWBCRG, N. J., 

SEPTEMBER 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22. 

$7,000 for Races. $10,000 Premiums. 

Ml fl W A Y I We wa " t the bfcgest k i nd of M i.I- 
iTllll VVA I f wa >"- p nces low to suit cvenoiie 
J We expect 100.000 visitors 

-* Ca ," °L " rite JAMES M. REILLY. Sfcretarv' 
764 Broad St.. Newark. N. J., or P. T POiVHRS 
220 Broadway, New York •"''•'•' "» « K ». 



OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS 

ROVING FRANK'S GYPSIES ! 

KWS'S? coming 
music by .the Gypsy O-chestra. The only real 
"SrS" 1 Greater than ever. FRANK B. 
HLBIJ., Manager, Atlantic City, N J. 



WflNTFH to '*••>• Ba^e Ball Tivoli slot 
; K. L. ABBOTT. Spartanburg. S C. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD— Pure Fo„S Exposition. 
nixrHAMTn B v ild i? B ' Baltimore. Oct. g to i.1. 
BINGHAJITON, .\. \— Industrial Exposi- 
arV™., ^ 4 " 2 to r '- IIel "-y S. Martin, secy. 
BUFFALO. N. Y— Pan American ExposlUon. 

MaT 1 ™ to V ov - !• mi - Jonn G. Mllburn. 
pres.: Edwin Fleming, secy. «»»urn. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina. In- 

^ er ^ e and West Indian Exposition. Dec. 

1. 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. AVagner 

pres. o . 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN— Morris County 
T,FT X f . S i t '°S„J ept - 25 to 28- E. J. Dill, sec/ 
DALLAS, TEX— State Exposition. Sept 29 

to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B 

Adoue. treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 
KANSAS CITY. MO— Home Products Etpo- 

sit.on. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon. 

pres.: R. W. Hilliken, vice pres.: W C 
i A\lSf^», roush> seoy '- JOBD H - Powell, treas] 
LONDON ENO.. EARL'S COURT— Women". 

International Exposition. 1900. Imre Ki- 

ralfy. manager. 
MILWAUKEE, WIS.-Industrial Exposition 

bept 8 to Oct 13. John C. Koch, pres j 

a n d- g ^n D -| IS m 5r V ' Ce Pr63 - : A " Trum P ff . ^cy. 

S OonT I MM WASH r-l»tern a tional Exposi- 

ST. JOHN. N B— St. John Exposition. Sept 
±-i to if. Charles A. Everett, secy 

S ^i; 0t X S -. MO ,- St - Lo,lis Exposition, About 
Sejit 24 to Nov. 13. w. J. Atkins, gen. 

S pos?t?o^ S 1903 IO - WOrld ' 3 ^national Ex- 
T M^, D ?902°~ OhiO Centennlal Exposition. 



WANTED 




Grand Carnival & Street Fair 



OTTUmWA, IOWA, 

September 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 

!o„ -t W 4°s"it AI ' r ' KINDS - Pri "'^es for Sale From 50,0™ , to ,00.000 people In attendance dn.lv. 
— Address: C. GEO. HAMILTON , Ottumwa, Iowa. * 

WANTED AT ONCE I 



Trained Animal Show and Minstrels Under Tent ! 

Fair WW occupy.Searty J Lfi!r«^S a t i™&%j%»\lgl« Vt&VfJgS; 

BRIDGES SMITH. Uaoon Oa. 



THE BILLBOARD 



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m**t 



m*a*m***t 



THE SURVIVAL S& FITTEST. 



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Capital and Merit, with Honesty, 
has obtained for 



The. 



New E^ngland ^ •* •* 

— \ 

& <£ <£ Carnival Co. 



Contracts completely covering the Principal Cities of the South, 

including : 



Memphis, Nashville, JacRson, Knoxville, 

Atlanta, Savannah, Jacksonville, Pensacola, 



Augusta, 
New Orleans. 



KNOCKING! 

Of the most energetic Rind failed to interfere with the Avalanch of success that 
met with the efforts of The International Exhibition Company in contracting for 
this Great Carnival Company. 



To Ye AH: 



Si'WiSJS: ATTENTION ! 

The New England Carnival Company has the contract to supply all of the Midway attrac- 
tions at. Cincinnati during The Big Fall Festival. 

YE ALL KNOW 

That this is the Biggest thing on the map this season. Come to see us, and we will SHOW you. 
If there are any other ENTERPRISING CITIES in the South, that intend holding Carni- 
vals and wish to obtain a GUARANTEED FINANCIAL SUCCESS, they can negotiate for time 
and terms for THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION, by addressing : 

DR. C. D. GRAY, 

Contractor General. 



Elks' Club, MEMPHIS, TENN. 



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-feu. 



£».«!.* ■',} "CHISON, KAN.— Corn Carnival. Sept. 20. 
l'-y.\.i -J .^UJSNS, GA--pjsireet Jj'ajr and Carnival. 






ate not fixed. 

V LANTIC CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 

V rfrvai. Oct. S to 13. Lester 1,. Tilden, secy. 
•■ if>TIN, MINN.— street Uair and Carnival. 
,iriPt. 25 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 

-,.- .,.._- p^eedy and C. F. Cook, secys. 
li'i^i i,t\T^ BVUAjB - ILL.— street Fair Committee. 
■ly\i= c fi l-trtI«Tfll« Commercial Club. Sept. 10 to 15 
>"K'- '•!.■- 3*- Alben Hucke, Belle vine, HI., pres.; 
* l :% J-l *< 8. Halstead, Belleville, JUL, treas.; Cbas. 
i^t'r J . i - Fletoohblen. Belleville. 111., secy. 
V 1 '\W\\ Li BTHEL, ME.— Riverside Park Assona.ion 
i«, V"*- SeDt - u to 13 - Wm - E - Abbott, secy. 
l>$i;\;f .JFFTON, IND.— free Street Fair, sept. 
V:- i? I % m to *°- *• v - L - Garrett, pres.; Jas. R. 
■»* .?»•%: i JSnnett, mgr. ; John \v. Tnbolt, secy. 
IVr 1 ^ !in? TON ' MASS.— Old Ladies' Home Society 
11} '&V ! f &•*■■• at c "y Ha »- Oct. 9 to 1L 
h* -.■??. ■SrSNPORD, CONN.-Big Branford Fair. 
"u". ':>M,.i(,,T^Pt. 18 to 20. Harry Cushman, room 605, 

sj*BKfc¥. ir^ 18 * National Bank,'-New Haven, Conn. 
|HMiHr ; ;i P'DGEPORT, cow N.— Centennial Anniver- 
f.y*i.H-! t J( -ry. Nov. 12. 

P8*ltr.:ii "TI^BR, MO.— Street Fair." Sept. 25 to 28. 
S««.« ;lt ' (t^NSVILLE. IA.— Monster three-day picnic. 
&vb\ J-ii'Wpt. 11 to 13. 

i Jii'<L'" BDON1A ' O— Caledonia. Free Fair. Sept. 
Si- 'iSi'" pl-S^" 1 14 " C ' D ' Res,er - Pres-; W. W. Burt, 

J'WDEN, ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair ana 
Wtanden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Address 

"fcretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 

.., f .'-.Sl-t'ripftERON, MO.— Street ra.r. Sept. 11 to 14. 
lit" «!a'< ''In: **• Green . Pres.; N. L. Adams, vice pres.; 
Ktff f» ~! ?! ^ G - Sa in, secy.; Clark Packard, treas. 
Kj5':»:-'! •J«NEJLTON. 1ND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 
tkS'SJj-J* J. Early, secy. 

iftaifipfr^n'ON, MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
TSmS'-' : ' l *i 6 - Dr - H - B - Turner, pres.; F. C. Mills- 
ff|* SejOugh, secy.; W. F. Hodges, treas. 
Fskyk ' » JftLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 
teSSj' 1™S. H. C. Norcross, secy. 
Kr|||.:-"! fj*LETTSBURG.-KY.— Street Fair, Carni- 
?, : #l]&' '$t, tt and Farmers' Reunion. Sept. 19 to 22 
EF4S''* , '* ftward G - Davidson; pres.," S.D. Bromley 
E Ssl'&' »??8? r - : Gus - w - Hampton, treas.; Harry G. 
IS.lK^f^JOircum, secy. 

Vs3$r;^: T '**SKlLL. Is. Y. — Francis N. "Wilson Fire 
tiSi' \:i M - No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 
f-;.S»- : Jjr|n»AB RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
if » -;:i*lr. Oct 1 to S. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 
v . \ A '-?■=>£«- Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 
m*,-£ 'S7 B £ 1 ' LAKE . MICH.-Street Fair. Sept. 
i.s;';pf i** Z*- T. M. Rushton. pres.; H. A. Stev- 
L l-'!& I--;,!*, treas.: Carl Stroebel. secy. 
**■& .-: » MBERSBCRG. PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
{ >C 4|; OBal. Sept 18 to 20. J. H. Oechert. pres.; 

?'fc'»L-H r A^hS5! mnt0II ' sec »'- : B B - Holler, treas. 
;;.?) *if^TTANOOGA. TENX.— Masonic r'air. 
Ik'*'r * l " il~ S^.iJ° 12 - NobI e F- Martin, mgr. 
m M£'-t\<IOTOPA. KAN.-Reunion and F^e Street 
« ':-!.%' I.'i tr. Oct. 1 to «. Jos. 
*l\Vv . Vi'I^es: A. R B2II. secy 






Craft, mgr. of pr v- 

, , , - ||i'll£JNNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival 
|5:L' [.Wt. 19 to 29 E. T. Zeigler. gen. mgr, 
rft.-r h:^*»on House. Cincipjati. 
li if t;«WF 1 !f US ' GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Ziii* ',. KJ 9 to NoT - 3 - R- O. Howard, 
fIE»';J!i«I H - Chappell.'vice pres.; T. J. 



THE BILLBOARD. 



; j ^treet Fairs aad Carnivals. 

• jJLENE, KAN— Fall Carnival and Street 
• a 3#ir. Oct. 3. J. is. Biewtr, pres.; E. B. 

. * r»a!ott, secy. 

'P^ENB, KAN.— Abilene Corn carnival. 

1 >;pt. 20. I. T. Prandergast, pres.; E. H. 
i^prney, Becy- 

jjjRON, O. — Elks' Exposition and Carnival. 
- jfept- .3 to 15. Address Elks' Entertainment 

2 |ionimittee, Akron. O. 

'»;« j ,'BANY, GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
,v3. « f ,il. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 

:'Ji i • 1 ,^cy. 

^i*' t ^BERT LEA. MINN.— Freeborn County 
:i;?i , i, Vjreet Fair and Autumn Carnival. Sept. 
W,'* , i -J^ to 15. C. A. Ransom, secy. 
'?>;) - ,■* .3ERT LEA, MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
-V-,jl a ' „air. Sept. 13 to 15. W. F. Gage, pres.; 
-,s'\ :P 1 J 2- A. Ransom, secy.; F. W. Barlow, treas. 
2WA ;?. BCQUERQUE, N. M.— Great Street Fair 
*»:!: J ' nd Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. 

r ilEXANDRIA, IND.— Milwaukee Avenue 
C Utreet Fair. Sept. 3 to 26. 

• IMA, NEB.— Alma Street Fair. Sept. 12 to 
-lie. W. A- Myers, secy. 

J ^toKA, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 
!, Eddress Lock Box 40, Anoka, Minn. 

► IjCANSAS.ClTY, KAN— The Arkansas City 

l "arvfist Home. Oct a to 5. M. F. Phillips. 

(iDn'I mgr. 



EMPORIA. KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28.. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 
Candless, secy. 

EUREKA, CAL.— Street Fair. Sept. 13 to 22. 
FARIBAULT, MINN.— Street Fair and Car- 

nivah Under auspices or fraternal orders. 

Sept. 10 to 15. G. L. Smith, pres.; P. II. 
"White, secy. 

FAYETTE, MO.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 28. John Freeman, pres. ; Lee Crews 
secy. 

FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct.' 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, 
pres. and gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, treas.; 
A. E. Edie> secy. 

FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival Association. Sept. 25 to 28. Geo. 
H. Stehlin, pres.; J. M. "Williams, secy.; 
"W. Bridgeford, vice pres. ; John A. Bris- 
Ian, treas. 

FREMONT, NEB.— Big Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 10 to 16. 

FULTON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
E. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser. vice pres.: 
J. R. Penn. secy.: W. C. Harris, treas. 

GAINESVILLE, GA.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Oct. 16 to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres.; 
A. A. Wortnam, secy. 

GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Merchants' Associa- 
tion Street Fair. Oct. 16 to 20. A. A. 
"Wortnam, secy. 

GALLATIN, MO. — Street Fair. Sept. IS to 22. 
GIBSONBURG, O.— Street Fair. September. 
GIBSON CITY, ILL.— Old-Fashioned Corn 
Carnival. Oct. 2 and 3. 



CANES^BADGES 



bit the market. 



Just completed, the best selling Campaign and Kair Cane 

Sfreetmen and Fair Followers, Send 10c in Stamps and we will send 
you Two Styles of these Canes. 

4S-Our CAMPAIGN BADGKS will also be winners. 



THE WM. BECK & SONS CO., 

10 and 12 Garfield Place, CINCINNATI, 0. 



Manufacturers of all kinds of 
-CAMPAIGN GOODS. 



Great 



WANTED -ATTRACTIONS OF ALL KINDS— 

1 OK THE 

West Virginia Exposition- State Fair 



To be Held at WHEELING, SEPT. 10 to 14. Open at Night fur the First Time. 

NOTIHVG TOO GOOD FOR US T IS WAR. A reasonable price clnrged for sn^ce in the Midi. 
For Privilege*. Address GEOBOE HOOK. S<-c'>\ \Vhe.|irg. \V. V». 



MODESTO, CAL,.— Street Fair. 
■ fixed. 



Date not 



ores. ; 
Hunt, 



• !»i; 



i^»ir.: Geo. S. Peeot. treas. 
i : fr ,JMBDS - WIS.— Columbus street taT 
"j*; "«t? Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4 \V 
u f J^ilS? 11 * P res -: John Topp. vice pres.; 
i! afi- S h ,? eIer - tItas - A - M - Bellack, secy.; 
v 2S£*~ Williams, mgr. of amusements. 



'p:;;Iji'.'"a#SA, CAL.— Cclusa Ladles' Fair. OcL 6 

4 ,'»r. \ DELE. GA.— Street Fair. September 
■ -;S. -1. WNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
,'iti -.- jj-Harkness, secy., treas. 
::"/*;« ,'tb VILLE. VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
[.Fite; ISM* 1 - Oct. I to S. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
*Ki '=* lfi- e - Va -- director gen"I. 
Il^jil*! 8 CITT, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 

St i Is iTON, KY.— Pt-rrrt Fair snl Cnrnival Spp 
U !ft K*bP IQ. BC ■ 

i;i yton . Ky. 

i tyfUNIAK SPRINGS. FLA— De Funiak 






^.o 10. B C. Patterson; Mgr.. 90S Hirst ave 
=>ton, Ky. 
FUNIAK 
ftji'fWfet Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
:j.:t™ i,. Cawtbon, pres.; W. T. May, rice 

treas. 
- ..a. reet F a'r- Sept. 13 

U|! ^ vnrilL.— ^ GO - Knowlts. _siwry. 



FVi-iit*9.A "• Cawtnon, pres.; 
JEM = "It*-: R. W. Storrs. secy.-i 
l" " r , '<■> -fo SISON '. O.— Free S:re< 

P 'ht '^ ^hr&- Geo. Knowlts. r<m: 

i*2? f' r fS5^ R - IA.— Dexter Street Fair >ssocia 
*?f -»'. Jtr- Se P t - 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 

* 'in -if '■? tfe- T*"rton. tr-x*. : A. B. Kastman. secy. 

■En 2 -I'iJJilRK, O.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 5 to 

IrlMfi't 1 - W. Kinpybury. secv. 

I«K :,-i# a 3HT. ILL.— Flreet Fair. Sept. 1. 
*? 'f.8* XL. CLAIRE. WlS.^Carnival and Street 
3 t* *■'*■■• O"*- 2 to 6 - J - N '- Signor. mgr. 

I^i'3.* i T «ART. IND.— RIks - Street Fair and Car- 
'[»'' I '*' *n»» n*k n***-mn <t!vaw »*m> t»t-:*« 



n r « 



'!"»I. Dr. De Garmo Grey, mgr. Write 
'"•dates. 

!• .WORTH. ME.— Old Home Celebration. 
* of Sept. 13. Chas. Drummery, pres. 
.: JT, WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 



GRAND JUNCTION, COL.— Peach Day Cele- 
bration. Sept. II to 13. 

GRATVILLE. ILL.— rMrst Annual Carnival 
and Street Fair. Sept. 11 to 15. C. H. Ox- 
man, pres.; W. A. Mussett, vice pres.; Nat. 
March, treas.; T. P. Hoover, secy. 

HARRISBURG, ILL— Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. Willis, secy. 

HARTFORD CITY, IND.— Street Fair. Sept. 
10 to 15. 

HEALDSBCRG. CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C.iKeene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 

HOUSTON, TEX. — Fruit. Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

HOWELL, MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28. R. B. McPherson, secy. 

HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept. 18 to 22. O. R. Pierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
Hall, secy.; C. C. Please, treas. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Maccabees' Parade and 

Carnival. Sept. 12. 
JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 

Celebration. Oct. 5 to li E. E. Conrath. 

secy. - 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Show. 
September. 

KEOKUK. IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.: 
J. H. Finigan, treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOX, IND.— Business Men's Free Street 
Fair. Sept. 12 to 15. J. P. Whitson, pres.; 
A. H. Knosman, treas.; Wm. Solliday, secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' Free Street Fair and Trades 
Carnival. Oct. 10 to 12. J. C. Sterchi, 
pres.; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
hart, secy. 

LA FAYETTE. IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

LONDONVILLE, O.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
3 and 4. J. A. Lingen, pres.; J. P. Eow- 
man, secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Midway Carnival. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Ford Smith, pres. 

LOUISIANA. MO.— Street Fair. Sept. a to 8. 
E. A. Parks, chairman of amusement com- 
mittee. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept. 
17 to 29. H. V. Conn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee: Frank Fehr. dir. gen'l. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secv. 

LOVBLAND, COL — Loveland free "street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres. ; 
O. H. Patterson, seey.: R. S. Coe. troas. 

MACON, GA.— Tabernacle Fair. Sept. 20. 
MACON. GA. — Macon Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 

«,P*»V 

MACON, MO.— Big Free Barbecue. Sept. 12 
and 13. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct. 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MARLETTE. MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept- 
is to 21. C. C. Hubbell. secy. 

MARSHALL. MO.— Street Fair. Sent. 10 to 
15. Joseph Hamill. pres.: H. H. Downing, 
vce prps. : M. P. Lvons. asst. secv. 

MARYVTLLE, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 
17 to 20. 

MASOX, wtck-.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans. 
ores.: W. M.McCrossen. vice pres.; F. 
Denomore, lr»as.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MATTOOX, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 
13. Thos. M. Lytle. secy. 

McDON'ALD, PA.— French Fair. Sept. la. 

MEMPHIS. TENN— Elks' Carnival and 
street Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 
e'en. merr. — - 

MF.TROFOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept. IS to 22. 1900. C P. Treat, nrea.: 
W- A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 

MIDDLESBOROUGH, KY.— Grand Fair and 
Carnival. Pe D t. 12 to 15. J. L. ManrinK, 
pres. ; Ray Mocs. vice pres. ; H. H. Sprague, 

treats : T. R Friehv pecy 

MIDDLETOWN. CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 

♦ J cn rift 10 and 11. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— "Ya e Markt" Carni- 
val and Fest'val: South Side. Sept. 10 to 14 

MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 
Sept. 26 to Oct- i. 



CITY, MO.— Street Fair. 



Sept. 10 to 



MONTGOMERY 

Sept. 19 to 22. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Street Fair. 

15. Barney Schmidt, pres. 
NASHVILLE. TENN.— Carnival and Street 

Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 

Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 

Gray, mgr. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Fall Festival. About 

September. L. C. Garrabrant, pres. 
NEVADA. MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct- 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 
NEW CONNERSTOWN, O.— Race Meet and 

Fall Carnival. Oct. .1 to 5. 
NEWFIELD. ME.— Ramchackle Park Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 18 to 20. W. H. Strow. pres. ; 
G. T. Wilson, secy. 
NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 

Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 
NEWTON, KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 
NORTH PLATTE, NEB.— Street Fair. Sept. 
3 to 9. Warren L. Lloyd, mgr. 

ODESSA, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. 
Chas. R. Creasy, pres.; Bate C. Drummond, 
secy. 
OLNEYVILLE, R. I.— St. Anthony Society "s 
Fair. Oct- 19 to 29. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P. 
Getz, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres. ; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 

OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimb'e, 
secy. 

OTTUMWA, IA.— Colossal Agricultural and 
Industrial Carnival. Sept. 17 to 21. C. Geo. 
Hamilton, secy. 

PENDLETON, ORE.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. About Sept. 18 to 24. 

PETERSBURG, IND.— Free Street Fair and 
Merchants" Carnival. Sept. 10 to 15. Hud- 
speth & Williams, mgrs. 

PLAINVIEW, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 18 
and 20. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— Elks Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 4 to 15. .7. M. Long, secy.; 
E. W. Rowe, pres. ; E. Ehrman, vice pres.; 

_ A. D. Charlton, treas. 

PUEBLO. COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

6. Asbury White, pres.; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 
QUINCY, ILL.— Striet Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 
READING, PA.— Street Fair and Carnival. A. 

C. Burton, mgr. Sept. 3 to 8. 
RED WING, MINN.— Free Street Fa'r and 

Agricultural Society. Sept. 2> 10 27. C. 
" W. .Barber, pres. : C. S. Sultzer, secy. 
ROSEBURG. ORE —Street Fair. Sept. 17 

to 19. C. H. Hilderbrand. pres. 
RUSHVILLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 
RUTIIVEN, IA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Sept. 5 and 6. F. H. Giddings, secy. 
SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 
S.ALINA. KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 

Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Klf.ball pres.; Fred 

H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 

Oscar Seitz, treas. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Admission Day 
Celebration. Sept. 8 to 11. General Con- 
ference Committee. G. A. Newhall, Frank 
H. Vail, Henry S. Martin, etc. . 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Carnival. Sept. 7 
to 11. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct. S to 13. 11. II. 
Main. secy. 

SARATOGA. N. Y-— Saratoga Floral Associa- 
tion. Sept. 4 to 6. Spencer Trask. pres. 

SAVANNAH. GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 

- not fixed. 

S'-HALTA; MO.— Street Fair, auspices of n. 
P.'C E. Sept. 11 to IS. P. L. Potter, wy. 

SENECA. KAN.— Free Street Fair. Vcpt. 26 
to 28. 

SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sent. 18 to 20. John Thcim. scry. 

SIOUX CITY. IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 

1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr.; A. D. Bcnll, 
spcv. 

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.— Street Fair and Base- 
ball Carnival. Sept 17 to 23. M. J. Mar- 
ley, mgr. 
SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— The Sleepv Ey« 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 10 to 17. 1900. 
G. W. Barnes, pres.; J. P. Bertrand, treas.; 
H. G. Hays, secy. 



SLEEPY EYE. MINN.— Maccabee Carnival 

Huston G. Hayes, secy. 
SI ' l,KA *E. WASH.— Industrial Exposition 

and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street -Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.-Ilcd Men's Day. Sept 
1. W. L. Myers, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. MASS.-Hibernians' Bazar 

Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, cha.rmaii 

committee on arrangements. 

SPRINGFIELD, MO.— Elks Street Fair and 

.Carnival. Scot. 3 to 8. C. O.' Smith, secv. 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair 

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Sep- 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

THOMPSONVILLE, MICH.— Street Fair 

Sept. 12 to 14. c. F. Jones, secy. 
TIMONIUM, JID.-B5 Timonium Fair, nine 
miles from Baitiircre. Sept. 4 to s. Col 
W. D. Westlake. 215 N. Front street, Balti- 
more. Md .secy. 
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Ca nival. 0~t. 8 to 13. W A 
Collier, prss.; M. L. Tucker, secy. 
UT1CA, N. y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 

Frederic A. Thcmas. secv. 
VEEDERSBUUG. iND.-Eleventh Annual 
bireet Far. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. ■ ,M 
Berry, prrs. : Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 
VENTURA, CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 2 to fi. L. W. Buckley, d r. genM. 
WASHINGTON, IND— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 1 to fi. Cicero Eskridge 
pres.; L. II. O'Donnell. secy.; R. C. Davis 
treas.: Jo. Gordon, pr viiegis; Logan Hor- 
rall. eh. amusement com. 
WELLINGTON, KAN— Sumner Countv Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival.. Sept. 18 to" 22 J 
W. Haughey. secy. 
WHITEHALL, ILL.-Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

■•>. Robt. Luther, adv. act. 
WICHITA. KAN.-Carnival sin-1 Fall Fen - 

}', aI V, °. ct - ' to fi - Chas - G - Conns, pros. ; 
II. C. LockM'ood, secy. 

WINONA. MINN —street Fair and Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 11 to 14. O F 
Burlmgame, chairman: John Rose, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM. N. C.-Semi-Centennin! 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E Webb 
secy. . ' 

WULCOTT. IND.— Street Fair. Sept. 13 and 

14. E. Spencer, secy. 
YO , At L U - M - TEX— Street Fair Nov. S to 10. 

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Races. 



ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair 
Racea. Oct. 17 to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BALTIMORE. MD.-Prospect Park. Sept. 11 
to 14. Gentlemen's Driving Park. Sept. 18 
to 21. Electric l'ark. Sept. 25 to 28. 

BBNNINGS, (WASHINGTON, D. C.)-Nov. 
17 to 30. _ 

BLUE GRASS RACING CIRCUIT-Geo. 
Sturgeon, Princeton, Mo., pres.; R. e.- 
Lowry. Seymour, la., secy. Harris, Mo., 
Aug. 20 to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 to 
31; Lineville, la., Sept. 3 to .7; beymour. 
la.. Sept. 10 to 14; Centerville, la., Sept. 
17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 28; Char- 
lton, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia. la., Oct. 8 to 
12; Lamonl, la., Oct. 15 to 19. 

URANCORD, CONN— Aug. 23, Sept. 3 and 
4, Sept. 18 to 20. Oct 17 and 18. 

BROOKLYN, N. Y.— Sept 10 to 20. 

CADIZ, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.- 
Wllltamspbrt, Sept. 11 to 14; Hugbesvllle. 
Sept. 18 to 21; Lewisburg, Sept. 2» to 1 28. 
Milton, Oct. 2 to 5; Bloomsburg. Oct. 9 to 12. 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
Wheeling. W. Va., Sept 10 to 14: Woods- 
fleld. Sept. 4 to 6; St Clairsville, Sept o to 
T- Smyrna, Sept 12 to 14: Moundsville. 
8ept. 18 to 21; Smitbfield, Sept. 26 to 28; New 
Martinsville, Aug. 21 to 24; Middlebourne. 
Aug. 28 to 31: Cadis, Oct. 2 to 4. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Sept. 24 to 26. 

COLUMBUS, IND.— Sept. 11 to 14. 

DALLAS. TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 

DANBURY, CONN— Oct 2 to 5. 

DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park. 
Sept 25 to 28. Walter S. Faires, secy. 

DOVER, DEL.— Fairview Park. Oct. 2 to 4. 

DOVER. N. H.— Sept 17 to 21; Sept. 25 to 27. 
A. N. Brown, secy. 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct.- 22 to Nov. 3. 

FORT ERIE. ONT.— Sept. 1 to 22. 1900. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— Oct 9 to 12. 

FREMONT, O.— Oct. 3 to 6. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Indanapolis. 
Sept 17 to 22; Hamline. Minn.. Sept. 3 to S. 
Milwaukee. Wis., Sept. 10 to 15; Terre 
Haute. Ind., Sept. 24 to 29; Spr.nsfield, 111., 
Sept. 24 to 29. 

GREENSBCRG, PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

HAMILTON. O— Oct. 1 to 5. 

HAWARDEN. IA.— Races. Sept. 20 to 22. 

LEBANON. O.— Sept. IS to 21. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct 3 to 13. 

MAD RIVER AND MIAMI VALLEY RAC- 
ING CIRCUIT OF OHIO— Dayton, O., 
Sept. It to 11. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Sept. 11 to 31. 

MARYVILLE, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Sept. 10 to 15. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Oct 2 to 5. 

PAKKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet. 

HAUING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska. Speed Association. Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont. Hastings. Friend. Aurora. Central 
City Kearney. Osceola. Red Cloud. Nelson. 
Hubbell, Geneve. Seward, Lincoln. Beatrice. 
Every week from June 20 t» Oct 20. W . P. 
P McCreary, Hastings, Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrene. Hastings, Neb., secy. 

SALEM, ORE.— State Fair Races. Sept. li to 
22. W. H. Wehrung, pres.; A. Bush, treas.; 
M. D. Wisdom, secy. 
• SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 

SHEEPSHEAD BAY. N. Y.— Aug. 25 to Sept. 
15. 

SHOHARIE. N. Y— Sept. 17 to 20. 

SMITHFIELD. O— Sept. 26 to 28. 

SMYRNA. O— Sept. 12 to 14. „.„.„_ „,„ 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT. — In connection with fairs. Atlanta. 
Ga Oct 17 to 27: Valdrosta, Ga.. Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3: Waycross. Ga.. Nov. 6 to 10: 
Tbomsonville Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville. Fla., dates not fixed. 
ST. LOUIS. MO.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Cleburne. Ti.x., 
Sept. 13 to 15: Denton, Tex.. Sept. 13 to 22: 
Dciinison, To-.. Sept. 21 to 23: Dal'a'. T x. 
Sepl. 29 to Os-t 11: Corsicaim, Tex.. Oft. 
K, to 19: San Antonio. Tex., 0:t LO to Nov. 
:i: Houston, Tex.. Nov. 10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA, GA— Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. 
WASHINGTON. PA.— Sept. 2S to 28. 

WHEELING. W. VA.— Sept 10 to 14. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire— Oct. 24. 

Cesarewitch — Oct 10. 

Dewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 

Doncaster St. Leger— Sept. 12. 

Jockey Club Stakes ($50,000)— Sept. 27. 

Manchester November Handicap— Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct. 12. 



Poultry Shows. 

ASHLEY. O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stork 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge: W. T. Linn, secy. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

AUSTIN. TEX.— Nov. 2S to Dec. 1. II. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Urigancc, secy. 

BATTLE CHEEK. MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

IIEACH CITY. O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sertion. Nov. 26 to 2S. 11. A. Bridge, 
Midge: W. II. Raff. secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4. 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass.. secy. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Jan; 15 to 19. 1901. Arthur 
It. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 



CAREY, O.— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 

Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave. 

judge: J. L- Yqhe. secy. 
CARL1NVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 

zS to Dec. 1. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 

Messrs. Holden. Tucker and Myers, judges; 

E. E. R.chards. secy. 
ClliCAGO, ILL. — Nat.onal Fanciers' Associa- 

ton. Messrs. Ziiumcr. Butterlield, Rigg, 

Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 

Br.dge, Taylor aud- Tucker, judges; Fred 

L. Kimmey, secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 

secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l mgr. 
DAYTON, O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 19U1. D. T. Heim- 

i.eh, judge: Theodore Faulstich, secy. 
DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 

Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 
EAST LIVERPOOL, O— Dec. 28 and 2». 

Frank Miller, judge. 
EAjST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 

D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 

secy. 
ELMIRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association. 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 
ERIE PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 

Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 

Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
gott, judges; A. E. Blethen, secy. 
FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stock 

Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 
GF.NBVA, O— Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 

Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to la. Henry 

Hunger, secy. 
GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 

and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 

A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Fanciers' Association 
'of Ind.ana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 

J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 

secy. 
JEFFERSON, IA.— Poultry Show. Sept. 11 

to 15. 1900. D. H. GrlmaU. pree.; P. O. 

Brown, secy. 
JOHNSTOWN, N. Y— Adirondack Poultry 

Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Br.dge, David a. 

Nichols. A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott, F. B. 

Zmmer, H. J. Quilhot. J. H. Drevenstedt, 1 

judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 
KALAMAZOO. MICH.-Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to ^8. 

H. A Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr. secy. 
LA CROSSE, WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 

Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 22. 
. LA PORTE. IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 

Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 
LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LOGANSPORT, I.^D--" 005 '" 1 ?""^, a » d , 

Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 

D. Brandt, secy. 
LYNN. MASS.-Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. B. Atb- 

erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and K. 

D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secy. 
MATTEAWAN, N. Y-— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 

29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector MUIs- 

paugh, secy. . 

MriADVlLLE. PA— Meadville Fanciers' Club. 

Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 

judges: H. L. Lamb, Cambridge Springs, 

Pa., secy. 
MIAMISBURG. O— Miami Poultry Associa- 

t'en. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 

judge; S. B. Groby. secy. 
MT VERNON, O.— Knox County Fanciers' 

Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 

George H. Brown, secy. 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 

8. C. G. Hinds, secy. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.f-Keystone Poultr*-, 

igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 

to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 
ROCHESTER. N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 

and Pigeon Associaton. Jan. 10 to li, 1901. 

W. O. Ingle, secy. 

HOKKORD. ILL.— Northern Illinois Polliiy 
Association Exhib.tlon. Jar. 7 to 12, 15in. 
V. S. Horner, pres.: Bert. R. Luca?, •«■'.* 1- 
der?. 111., secy. 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 
Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to Jb. 1901. 
James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndv, 

-secy. 

SAN JOSE. CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 
17. E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. 

SHELBY. O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge cf poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of p.gecns aud pet stock; L. L. Dove, 
secy. 

ST PAUL, MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19. 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfield, Hold and Tucker, judges; II. F. 
Huelster. secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.-^Sycnmore Toultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge: Earl R. \\ Ill- 
inois, secv. 

TOLEDO! O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
Dec 22 to 26. D. .1. Lambert, judge d poul- 
try. F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
pet stock; Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. IS to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T. 
H. Inman. .secy. 
VAN WERT, O.— Van W T ert Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 5. 1901. D. J. 
Kohli. judge: C. E. De.tter. secy. 
WALDEN. N. Y-— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
Hivcr Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2a. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge: Hector Mills- 
pnugh, secy. 



WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. S to 12, 1901. 
J. H. Bowden, secy. 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
c.ers' Association. Dec. 18 to 21. Sharp 
Butterlield, judge; D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD, O— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 

WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O., 
tecy. 

YORKVILLE, ILL— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs, secy. 



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CHARLTON, MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct 6. . 

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WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
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FARMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
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FITZWILLIAM, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN,- N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. 11. 

KEENE. N. H. — Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 26. . 

LACONIA, N. H.— Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept 24. 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
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PELHAM, N. H. — Hillsboro County Pomona. 
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TROY, N. H. — Cheshire County Pomona. 
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WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
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WEST RINDGE, N. H— Cheshire County Fo* 
imona. Oct 5. - 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

"WILTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
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• ,£ AKRON, O.— Lakeside Park. Randolph Park 
Summit Lake Park. 



.* «j« n ih bans rariL. 

j e ALBANY, N. Y.— Lagoon Island, Weber' 

: n Park. 

it . Duck Farm Hotel, Central Park. 

\ ij ALLENTOWN, PAJ— Manhattan Park Rit- 

I- », tersvUle), Dorney's Willow Grove Park, 

i i, Duck Farm Hotel. Central Park. 



'.">. AX.TOONA, PA— Lakenwmt Park. 



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;' ,• 5 ANN1STON. ALA.— Oxford Lake Park. 

r ! SI A ,>• b ASBURY PARK, N. J.— Schnitzleris ] 
■; i?-£ *i S Wheel and Palace Caroussel. 
'i W i ." r ASHLAND, KY— ClirTeside Park. J. W. 
•V{:« H j Mayo, mgr. 
•' l 3 ATCHISON, KAN— Forest Park: Ry. Sum- 



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l K — -«— «.w~., *u>.... A-uicoi. nun, xvj. auiu- 

(?V mer Park., Atchison Ry., Light & Power 
I i Co.; J. A Bendure. mgr. 

• 'ATLANTA, GA.— East Lake Park, Lakewood 
Park, Exposition Park. 



>■:] .^ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Columbia Garden, 

lu ■ , e Fortescue Pavilion. Doyle's Pavilion, 

i'™-f'M Young's Pier. Casino Garden, Guvenator's 

'». a ; 5 * Summer Theater. 



Iv-f-E E | J f ':) AUBURNDALE, MASS.— Morumbega Park 
»■'•••• i i'i AUSTIN, TEX.— Zoo Park Pavilion, Hyde 
. I i Park Pavilion. 

i AYLMER, QUE.— Queen's Park. 

'.BALTIMORE, MD.— Deer. Park, Fairy Grove, 






'iV; , ,,; > Woodside Park, Electric Park. Floods Park. 
: : i» s t ; 'i i Riverview Park, Hollywood Park. Meetera 
■■■■|'!i< Park, Hamberg's Park. Diamond Point 
Park. 



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ft; BATH. ME— Merrymeetlng Park. • 
^BATTLE CREEK. MICH.— Gull Lake Park. 



C °o R n I paA'. N - T - Palnte ' 1 p °"t Park, Bron- 
COTTAGE CITY. MASS— Lagoon Heights. 
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA.-Lake Manawa 
COVINGTON. KY.— Lagoon. 
C p£fc AI ' LA ^ KE ' CONN.-Crystal Lake 
°TW^ TEX.-Cycle Park and Summer 

S^^^F^^»€/S e , 9 R f 
Garden.' Lucas^oVT^rt'L^esfdVp^f 
DiDHlMK-^h-RIversid^Park. . 
™f 2S4? 1 ' MASS.— Gorman's Theater 
DEFIANCE. O.-I 5 Iand-Eark ; T F? a p. r EIH0tt. 

°w:r W r, rb WATER GAP, N. J— p. L. & 
DENVER,' COL.-Chester Park, Cycle Park 

ieacn 3 ' E " tCl1 GardeI ^ sSShStS 

DF^wrwSkr - H «»«*lotile Park. 

SL MO £ NE ?' IA — Ball Park, D. A. Kooker 
nPTk7.TS r0 ^. er Wooas Auditorium. K - OOKer ' 
DETROIT. UlCH.-atacK-B Riverside Part 
DOVER, N. H.-Central Park 
DUBUQUE. IA-St^wart^ Krk 
DULUTH. MINN.— HJii.Top Casino. - 
HAST AUBURN, ME. -Lake George Park. 

i?fril- lj f£ ,S - ^" J --«rie R. R. Co. 
ELGIN. ILL— National Park, Railway Park 

F- MI SA»„ N - J— Hawick Glen Park, Harry 
Par? f V \t B ,'^ amton ' -JJ- Y -: Eldridgl 
dens." Ll " le - mE ?" : Queen Ci 'y C^- 

BVANSyiLLE, IND. -Cook's Park 
i£f? S l TION - PA-Exposition Park • 

^SPSSS^S^Sff-p* co,. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.-Pinehurst Park- Wha 
torn Park. Fitehburg & Leominster St RyT 

B? N "sMIT"H*AS,y i8 t- A , a,, " HB Park " 
mgf ' ARK.-Park, Chas. E. Taylor, 

U- t$Zm I !S D --%»'i°son' 8 Park 



MAOON, <M — Crump's Psrk. 
MANCHESTER, CONN.— Laurel Park 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Lake Ma^anboiilr. Pnrlr 

* A SS^'*S ?fACH-L?D g 1 EK^ rk 
Oriental Hotel Co. 

MANSMff h ii n ,H iT° r ^fI d J aeecb Theater. 
MANSFIELD. O.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

Heineman Park 
MAfiCUS HOOK. PA.-Cheeter Park. 

ma 5™^,.°- Cnurcu street Theater. 
Marinette, WIS.-Lakeside Park, Mari- 

Blossom Grove, Riverside Park. 
MAYSVILLfc, KY.— Electric Park. 
McKEESPORT, PA— Versailles Park. 

MEDFORD. MASS.-Mystic Park, Combina- 
tion Park. 



ilif-it h 'i^ Qoguac LakcTpark 
f-1'i»' Il 1 JBAY CITY. MICH 




■Lake View Park, East 



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... iiSi.SjiijBIRMINGHAM, ALA. 

'n'i- r ]iS Lako Park 

"' » Vjili BOSTON. MASS.-Charles Rever Park, Ca- 
; ,»ft ,mo ' Nantasket Beach. Crescent Beach, 

i- , • : .ijl '■: f,? in A °{ Pine s. Oak Island. Mystic Park 

'It** - -if'. * Medford ). Combination Park. The Chutes. 

\ ti% i'? BBUU>FOKD . PA— Clarkdale Park. 

\W> d : '' 'JBKANTFORP, CAN.— Mohawk Park 

M [ V" "tU ; 'BBANFORD.CONN.— Branford Driving Park. 

' j'^"'^' " ' H a "T Cnshman, New Haven, Conn., secy. 

tvki JssiBRArn^EBORO, VT.— Brookside Park. 

| -ji; \\ 1 1 jBRIDOEPORT. CT— Pleasure Beach. 

M; ;: 4 ;; "BRISTOL. CONJT.-Lake Compounce. 

lift "l j:' BROCKTON. MASS.-Hi 6 h!and Park. 
KF;r*' ,,BRC)OKXAND ' N ' Y — Vanderveer Park 
M <% »rj BR , 00 f 1 ''^ N - Y.-uimer Park, Brighton 

it't'rl-l" Sf* 00 ' R'dgewood Casino. Bellevue Park 

il'!;;^ i : -tr g J ™ wood „ Beaclt ' Kenmore Park, Crystal 

*!•£■' 1$ fsltnd) Hendcrso,1 ' s Music H ali (Coney 

if t ** :: '^592?J' :rN ' N * T.— Museum. Garden. 
I*. "I ^^SS^ ^ T -i eI1 ^e Park, Elmwood 

Ft-' >J If 1 J*!^* w o°dIawn Beach. Lein's Park, Ger- 
lm4 cJ T s"^Erea a cn. R09f ""^ K ^° Te Park ' 
L ; [ri:J-- -BURLmGTON. IA-Otter Island Park, Fer- 
51" > "f 4,^L^ neeI Park - Opera House Cafe. 
[Af t jr.g^TTE. MONT.-Coiumbia Gardens. 
UV'i • ^t^ 0, ^^-Suburban Park A Holliday, 
W->J?: .-.CAMBRIDGE. MASS.-Charles River Park 

t\ V * iSfSSS?' N - J--Stockton Park 
*!; f. iJCANTON. O— Summer Garden. 

t'^'VliS^JS^^PA.— Cave Hill Park . . . .' 

Lun-J j)fHA!RIiESTON, S. C.-Chieora Park.- 
|-"'<:1 H r,2HARLOTTE, N. Y.-Harris Summer Thea- 
l/ti ir. ]l f ter > Ontario Beach Park 
■S't '?: T ' laBAJtLOTTE. N. C— Eaita Park ' 

^h.:£ . I3HBSTER. PA.— Llndeuthorne-Park. 
Mi'P &f I £ ICAG . '., ILL ; — EIectric Park - Fort Sheri- 
M^N II l 8 ^ ??™ (near Ft - Sheridan). Chicago 
fi , t r «Ji i ! . Water Chutes and Midway, E. P. Simpson 
m A-y\ *;' mgr - Academy of Music, 85 S. Halsteld st -* 
' : ""1 / SL 1 " 1 ? 8 ^ 6 Park ' Bismark's Garden Ferris 
Pi ■>« V ^^ fi 1 " 11 : Sans Souci - Alfred Russell 8? 
i-|'*i: , 1 W ^f tan St° B st -= Masonic Temple' Roof Gar- 

prj !e u Cincinnati. o.-Lago 0n . m. c. Anderson 

WtV* 'liJ^f 6 " 011 ' mgr -' The Zo °- Red Bank Park 
*M-i> la^^B^f™' IND.-Tuxedo Park. J. c 

H- .ft S^Sug.'cEcaJo 6 Chamb6r °< C — 
^fe| i'E 1 ^^^- .^Sc^c^rk- 

m* V. ^B^pir? 6 - 3 - Geausa ^^ ^£ 

5bl ? ^LINTON, IA._Joyce Park. Henry F San 
pf: Z ^ Ker. Lyons la., mgr..- The Schutzen" Park 

pill 1 : i|OHOES. N. Y.— Slup Street Park. 
I « .£ ^SOLTJMBIA, PA-Chickie's Park . 

r b 4 -oL^JIfA- ^a --^"?'? Park Casin »- 

Is5" ? 4 S'OLrainl' n A "^- 0rth Hi « h,an <J Park. 
K t SP »?T' , i MB . US ' O.— Minerva Park. Olentnn^. 
"*'• ••« ; . : ? p , a 5' Gr f, at Southern Roof Garden; CoHin? 
: Garden. Great Southern Roof Garden 

^SSSSftr. 1 ^ H i-Co"tocook River Park. 
. -2JSS?*5J. O.— Lake View Park. 
; ■£ jOMBT ISLAND. N. Y.-The Chutes. 

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^Ters^k. 11 "' TEk -G™°ewald Park, Ty- 

galion, O.— Seccanim Park 
c^^f^ 1 ' TEX.~Olympia Garden. 
GALT, CAN.— Idlewild Park. 
GARDNER, MASS.— Crvftal Lake Park 
GLENS FALLS. N. Y.-^cGremr Park 
GRAND LEDGE. MIMI. - GraTd"^^ Park. 
-J. 0. Mudge. mer. ■'■■"■'■*■ ' 

G ^ ND d R ^ p!dS - MICH.-Reed Lake. Ro- 
mona Park. Godfrey's Summer Pavilion 

G w^ E i N JAY WIS.-Street. Railway Park- 
Washington Park, O. Fiedeler mS- ,lrK - 

GRE^^rtr^r ^«- -Terrat er B S? Q - Casino 
GREENIY OOD LAKE, N. J — Erie R ^nfiH 
GimmiE. OKUA.~Ldana Pa?™ R ' R " C °- 
%n%?SSS RG - N - '-"Casino. 

"palmoT BEACH ' ^^H^mPton Beach 

H p R r? IS « TOG ' P 4— , Paxtau e Park. Midway 
Park, Reservoir Park.. . 

"^vt^^g^ 1011 -^- Par k ar V, . Me- 
HAVERHILL'. MASS.— Pines." : 
£™ Y ££Sl MASS— Mountain" Park. 

PailT TEX.— Magnolia Park, Forest 

• "JE' 1 ' IND.-GIen Park (near Evans- 

K-^Pr9X- °— Rye B9acI > Resort. 
INDIANAPOLIS. IND— Broad Ripple Park 

ITHACA. N. Y.— Ren wick Park. 

- JACKSON. TENN— Highland Park 

D^far?mgV N " Y -CeIoron Park. Jule 

. S^S^AP^IJJ^— Electric Park. 
"pirk AS Tr C w£ ■" a M0 — ^ East Side Electric - 

- TTo r ost^ a rk V, " ard ' mgr - : Fai ™o^t Pa rk. 

K HuE r Park PeC,1Stein & NagerS Garflen - 
KEUKA LAKE. N. Y.— 

' ra B^ S h r r 0: m8 i NT - Lon5 IsIand pa * : Joseph 

L Sprfn A gl A p S ark. TEX - ~ ^^ Snlphw 

LANCActIr- P A !5rr Pen TracHon "o- 
f n n=^? ?r ^ PA-— Conestoga Park Theater 
(opera), McGrann's Park. 

LANSING MICH— Grand Ledge Park. Has- 
beu Park; Leadley's Park, iFving S.'FoH. 

LA PORTE. IND.-Tuxedo Park: J. c Christ- 
man, Metropolitan Block, Chicago pres 
LAWRENCE. MABS— Glen Forest 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN. - Electric Park 
Leavenworth Park. ' *"arn, 

^ A rriS^, PA — Mt GretDa Pa >-fc- 

LEOMINBTER. MASS.— Leominster Park. 

™ IS J OJ J- ME-Grove Park. 
Park °— Hoover ' s Park, McCullough's Lake 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Lincoln Park 

L TTLE ROCK. ARK-ParkChas. E. Tay- 
lor, mgr.: Glenwood Park Theater 

L ° S ANGELES," CAL-Fiesta Park; - L. A. & 

nfx ml^Park T ■ - - LIO,1 Q «*». *■». Phde- 

L dH[e S park MASS ^ LakeView Park ' ^Hlow- 
LUDLOW. KY.— Lagoon 

VZ.°?S V ? G : VA— Westover Park; River- 
mont Park Auditorium. * 

X^4 * r ASS.-Wlllow Park Theater, Gor- 
ilfn n ta 9 n| U Srk. r Theat6r ' °~««t,.fiW«>* 



MEMPHIS. TENN— East End Park. 
MERIDEN, CT— Hanover Park 

M t I a U ge I Tl'eater N - N " Y - Midwa > Pa ^- Cot, 

MIDDLETOWN. CT.— Lakeview Park 
MIDLAND BEACH— sStln llland, N. Y 
r>. Y. Traction Company. 

M i L 'T A ,V KEE ' WIS— Coney Island Park, O. 
F. Miller, mgr.; Blatz Park, Schlitz Park, 
National Park, Base Ball Park, Whiteflsh 
Bay, Central Park, Shooting Park. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— Lake Harriet Pa- 
vilion. 

MINERAL WELLS, TEX— Hawthorne Pa- 
vilion (near Ft. Worth). 

MOBILE, ALA.— Monroe Park. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— Highland Park. 

MONTREAL, CAN.-Queen's Park, Sohmer 
Park. Arena. 

MORTIMER, O. (near Findlay)-Norris Park 
and Pavilion. William Norris. owner and 
mgr. 

MT. CLEMENS. MIOH.-Monroe Garden. 
MT. VERNON. O— Hiawatha Park 
MUSKEGON, MICH— Lake Michigan Park. 
NAHANT, MASS.— Casino Theater. 
NANTASKET BEACH.. MASS— Hotel Nan- 
tasket Music Hall. 
NAKRAGANSETT PIER, R I 
NASHVILLE, TENN— Glendale Park, Y. C 

Alley, mgr. ; Shelby Park. 
NEVADA, MO.— Lake Park Springs. 

Harry C. Moore, propr. 
NEWARK. O— Idlewild Park. 
&US I S & J&. GA --- Pearl Spring Park; Walter 
NEW BEDFORD, MASS— Buttonwood Park 
NEW BRITAIN, CT— White Oak Park. 
J-BWBGRG, N. Y.-Glenwood Park. 
5SS BUR I PORT ' MASS.— Salisbury Park. 
NEW OASTLE. PA.— Cascade Park " 

NEW HAVEN. CONN— Winchester St. Rail- 
way Park; Israel A. Kelsey, West Haven 
Conn., mgr New Open-Air Seaside Thea- 
ter; Israel A. Kelsey, West Haven, Conn., 
mgr. Elm City Park; Jos. E. Hubinger. 840 
Chapel st. 
NEW. ORLEANS, LA.— West End, Athletic 

Park, Audubon Park, City Park. 
NKWVYOKK CITY, N. Y— Koster & Bials, 
Casino Roof Garden, Grand Central Palace 
Koof Garden, Lion Palace Roof Garden 
Venetian Terrace Roof Garden, Cherry 
Blossom Grove. Riverside Park. 
NORFOLK; VA— Ocean view Park, Atlantic 
».5£™ l ; n \ B .H£ kroe Beach, Hotel Chamberlain. 
££££§ AMPTON. MASS— Meadow Park. 
NORTH BEACH. L. I., N. Y.-Erbs' Casino 
- NORWICH, CONN— Cliff Terrace? R M 
Powers, prop.; Sachem Park, A. Wilson 
Snow, amusement director, 51 Broadway 
OAKLAND. OAL— Oakland Park ° aawaj " 
OAKLAND BEACH. R. I. 
OCEAN CITY. N. Y— New Ocean Pier 

• oc , BA . N VIBW .VA— Ocean View Park (near 
Norfolk). ■■.— . 

OGDEN, UTAH— Glenwood Park; W C 

Weaver, mgr. 
OLEAN. N. Y.— Riverhurst Park. C. C Mo- 

rian, mgr. • 
OMAHA. NEB.— Mullen's Garden 
2^1^51°' N - ^--Ontario Beach Park. 

ORANGE. MASS.— Central Park. 

RtS£2f\ H -„ W 1f-7f it,zens ■ Traction Co. 
OSWEGO,. N. Y— Oswego Beach. 

°T,T A ?" A '.P NT -— Can - Victoria Park, Ottawa 

Electric Railway. 
OTTUMWA", IA— Orpheum Summer Park 

Theater. 
OWOSSO, MICH.—Caledonia Park. 
PABUOAH. KY— La. Belle Park. 
PAINTED POST. N. Y— Bronson Park 
PARKBRSBURG. W. VA— Terrapin Park 
PARIS. ILL— Reservoir Park 
PATERSON, N. J—Passaic Falls Park. East 
Side Park (city), West Side Park (city); 
Scheutzen, Saal Bros., mgrs.; Idlewild 
Park, Traction Company. 
PEAKS ISLAND. ME— Underwood Springs 

Park. ° 

PBNSACOLA, FLA— Kupfriean's Park. 
PEORIA. ILL— Central Park, The Alps 
Prospect Heights Park, Glen Oak Park- 
Pfeifer s Pavilion, c. G. Pfeiter. mgr. ; 
Stony Hill Garden; Stoecker's Summer Gar- 
den. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA— Willow Grove Park 
Centra] Park, Baseball Park, Woodsirte 
Park. Neshanning "Park, Torresdale Park 
Washington Park. Chestnut Hill Park 
PHILLIPSBURG. N. J.— Cedar Park 
PIQUA, O— Midway Park. 
PITMAN rntOVE. N. J.— Alceynn Park 
PITTSBURG, PA— Kennywood Park Monon- 
gahela Street Ry. Co.. Jas. G. Ransom 
mgr., 512 Smithfield st.: Oakwood Park 
John Harris, West End Traction Co.. mgr.- 
Schenley Park, Oakum Park, Calhoun Park. 
Oak Hill Park. 
PORTLAND. " ME.— Riverton Park, Under- 
wood Springs Park, Cottage Park. 
PORTLAND, ME— Gem Theater. 
ESSJJi'AND. ORE.— Hawthorne Springs Park 
PORTSMOUTH, VA— Columbia Park 
POTTSTOWN. PA-Ringing Rock" Park, 

Tumbling Run Pavilion. 
POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y— Darrow Park 

Upton Lake Park. Riverside Park 
PROVIDENCE, R. I— Rocky Point. Crescent 
Park, Roger Williams Park, Dan's Park 
Blackstono Park. 
KK E x B ^°' T c P L -- Lake Jtflnnequa Pavilion. 
CJinNCj. TLL— Baldwin Park, T. S. Raldwin 
mgr.; Highland Park, Harry H. Franklin' 
mgr. • 

READING, PA— Carsomla Park, Driving 
Park - 



R Lyn S nK E ' MASS - Polnt °' P'nea (near 

RICHMOND. VA— Putnam's Summer Gar- 
den, Broad Street Park, Auditorium, Jeffer- 

Street Park . ^ Ath ' eUC Park ' Maia 
RICHMOND, IND— Glen Miller. 
Roc-KVILLB. CONN.- Pleasure Park 
Rochester, n. Y.-Ontario Beach. New 

Culver Park, irondequoite Park 

ROCKAWAY BEACH, L. I., N. Y.-Delm- 
lino s Casino. ueim- 

ROCKFORD. ILL— Harlem Park. 
ROCKLAND, ME.-B.oadway Pavilion Thea- 

ROCKVILLE. CONN.— Snipsle Park 
ROCKY POINT, R. I. 

Mr. Harrington, mgr. 
ROME, GA.— Moberly Park 
ROUND BAY. MD.-11.& O. Short Line Ry Co 
SAGINAW. MICH.— Riverside Park 
SALEM, MASS— Salem Willows. Dana and 
mcr^Lre^" 10 ' 1 - CaSiD °' «°™an's Vm' 
SALISBURY BEACH. MASS— Pavilion 
SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH— Saltair Beach 
Lagoon, Salt Palace. Calders Park ' 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX— Muths Garden 
SAN DIEGO. CAL.-S. D. P. B. & S J R y 
!AN DU #£ Y K.°;r C ,? dar Poi "' °™ve. ■■" 

SAVaXSPA N ^ . Y -P»«>n Gsnlen. 
Park ' GA — Tivoli Pack. Thunderbolt 

SCIO, O— Pavilion Theater 
IM^ T r?-S' r A - Laurel "I" Park. 
^JS 4 ' L - l — Add - Ma "»B« of Lyceum • 
aLATTLE, WASH.-Le.ehI Park, Madison 

-NECA A ^g^V^^u g a« a ' KaS - 

shio BhAt;H ' S - Ij- X- Y.-Munley's Ca- 

SOUTH *AKMI.\GHiAM, MASS— Wayside 
SOUTH NORWALK, CT-Roton Point The- 

IpOKA < ^ E ^ D ^ MAS ^- Suburban P ""- 
sroKANE, wassH.— Natatarium Park 

8tatS°mI A^i7 H J Kl l! a,ld P 3 ^- 

toiATLN IbLAND, N. V— Boynton Beach 
Nei^rk)™' N " J -"*»Ia»d Park (near 

S To D e k S a EI KL- MC ?^ Add . ress °' T - Crawford. 
■ AthfetTc Park.' Controny. Krug Park,' 

ST. LOUIS.. MO— Bellevue Garden's Koer 

?V.re 5 st G p r a d rk n 'lS'! d> '5 e P»« ■«« CtatS; 
p^l- o k '. H'Shlands: Southern Electr.c 
rark. Suburban Garden: Meremac ■ HlKh 

S Park PA p J a^ C e 1 S;r ra,IU ^^ C °»° 

*• W. Deboe, mgr. 

STOCKTON. OAi..-st. Elec Rv r-„ 

SYLVAN BEACH. NEW YORK^' 

SYRACUSE. N. Y— Electric Park Vaiw 
Theater; Lakeside Park. Chas Loot S?y es 
gstion. mgr.; Kirk-wood Park. Elmwood 

T tric P Co. FLA - DeSo "' P a "<. Tampa Elec- 



Henrj- G. Bradlee. mgr. 
Taunton, mass— Nippenicket Park riiin, 

ton Rock Park. Sabbatia Park 
TOLEDO HA UT I E - t ,M S--Byo« Garden Theater 

?e L r E p?e sq u7^, k e e ^ CaSin °' Farm Thea - 
™SU f f- AdfeKSO - T - Cntwforil,- 

TRENTOV- N ,N T- Han,an ' s p °'"t- Munro 
ParkTfet.; i"~ S 5 n <? B Lak « Park, New 

TBfVv M V T" ° arf Street Park - ! 

TMrXir^ Y -^r La ^° oa Island. 

V,X'tS N - N - V.— Casino. • 
I CA J. „ Y — Summit Park. Utica Park 
m™a Park 5 " 10 ParK n ° ch «'" Park. El- 

> -LDOSTA.' GA.—Pine Park A T Vo.„- c 

VINCENNES, IND-Fairview Park "° ors - 

• A. G. Traube. mgr. 

WAplTw L ,K;n MA , SS ,- Wakefl ' >Id Park. 
WARSAW. IND.— Lake Side Park 

W wh«I NG 72. N -.*\ C-Marshall Hall Park. 
^ iT 00 ^ Purk (f°rmerly Glen Sligo) Co- 
R, m n' a PV- Lawrence 'summer Garden 
Buena Vista. Chevy Chase Lake Eureka 
»n„ r „V C °l, 0red 2' Notloy.H.II (colored) Clfes- 
aD « ako „Beach, River- View Park- Cabin 
John's Bridge Park. Glen Echo Park 
WASHINGTON, IND— Street Railway Park 
WATERBURY, CT-Lakewood Pnrkf Bent 
Jaco'u,s I : a n, e gr GrOVe: t0reSt P- k ^n 

W ^asrajs : P?r k v - scib " ts s —" 

WATKINS GLEN. N v . ' 
WEBB CITY, MO— Olymnla Park 
WEBSTER, MASS-B™Fcon Pa pa r k. Beaver 

WT^'rllr."- MASS -Waronocco Park, 
WHEELING, W. VA— Wheeling- Park' -Mo- 
zart Park. Pleasant Valley Park! Bade? & 
Maurer. mgrs. . 

W pW,I B i 1 KA J? LAKR - MINN'— Wlldwood 

w P t r i , A«Bn rt » h J r ^ Park '- Wnltc Bpnr Boach: 
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Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. -25.. 

The eleventh annual convention of the 
United Bill Posters". Assoc. atlon 'of the United" 
K.ngdom was held' at the Windsor Hotel. 
Glasgow .Tuesday, Aug. 21. Three hundred 
members, with their* wives and friends, were 
present. 

J. M. McDonald & Son, Robert Beiih and 
John Locke, three of the largest bill posting 
Dims in Glasgow, were the geutltmsn who 
looked to it that the visiting members wanted 
for nothing pertaining to their comfort du.- 
ing their sojourn. 

John Bruton. the president, opensd up the 
business of the convention, after wish ng all - 
the members good. luck and a royal time. 
The membership showed a list of 571, an in- 
crease of three members during the year. 

The organization's trade Journal, "The Bill 
Poster." has passed its th rtcenth year, and 
ba3 greatly^ improved during the past year. 

The great?and important work. accomi.-l shed 
by a Parliamentary committee was - the es- 
tablishment of a precedent In Parliament. 
Several bills antagcmiz.ng the bill posting in- 
dustry have, during the past year, been 
brought before Parliament, and they have 

been fought to a finish, the victory being 
won by the Bill Posters* Association, but 
not without able work and an expenditure of 
good sized sums of money. Opposition from 
all 'sources was not clever enough to down 
the English bill posters' Parliamentary com- 
mittee. The London Bill Posters' Associa- 
tion bad contributed largely, both with 
money and able assistance. 
Capt. R. A. Jackson, of Liverpool, was 



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r- E ■! F ii elected president for the year of 

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. r . — ... 1301, and 

f (. Bailee W. B. McMillan, pf Greenock, vice 
L' 'I 1 ' president. Captain Jackson returned thanks 



; f>j| . ,f *J Bailee W. B. McMillan, pf Greenock, 
I'll -* - l r? president, was detained at his borne, 



to the aflsoc.atlon, - and regretted tiie fact 
] that Bailee W. B. McMillan, the new vice 

unable 



Hjsi^l ',-1, to attend the meeting through illness. "Walter 
'i Ti'i- J 1 *? HH '» ot London, moved that a teegram. be 
"■ ttV x T i» : sent to Mr. McMillan, notifying him of his 



•bank and in hand £86 Ms.; sundry debtors, 
£o» 6s. 2d.", all of which is good; office fur- 
niture, etc., nearly £60. The expenditure 
during the year has been very heavy indeed, 
owing to the fighting against the various bills 
in Parliament. The legal charges in these 
cases alone have cost over £220, towards 
which the London Bill postei-3' Association 
has given a donation of £50. 

The next business was the election of pres- 
ident for 1901. The chairman, Mr. Bruton, 
proposed Capt. Jackson, of Liverpool, which 
nomination was carried by acclamation. The 
incoming president then took the chair and 
returned thanks. Although they all knew he 
* was a" silent man; they knew he would do his 
best. He thereupon proposed Bailee Mc- 
Millian. of Greenock, for the vice chair, but 
regretted to inform them that Mr. Mclliillian 
was not able to J>e_with them to-day, being 
' seriously ill? r . ' " ''.'■'' " "• • 

Mr. Sheffield, of Birmingham, proposed that 
the auditors be reappointed at a fee cf 15 
guineas. Carried. 

Douglas, Isle cf Man. aad Brighton. Sussex, 
contended for the' next' annual meeting, the 
vote standing: Douglas 56, Brighton 5J. 

It- was also decided -that all bills should be 
in doukle-crcwn sheet sizes, so as to encour- 
age Eymmetry in ailing in a station, and 
that they be in 4, 8, 12, 16, 32, 48 or 64 sheets. 

Mr. Fletcher suggested that contracts 
shvuld be dated midway between receipt cf 
bills and sending off marked list and that no 
advert ser should he allowed to select any 
■ position or any station and that contracts for 
onn month should be charged at a higher 
rate. Mr. Bartlett Durham advised that 
no list should be given at all for a 
menth's order. Grime, of Manchester, sup- 
ported. Mr. Banks, cf Spilsby, stated that 
he d d not see why he should allow printers 
10 per cent commission on dated work, but it 
was the general opinion that printers were 
entitled to it. seeing that they collected and 
guaranteed the money. Mr. McArthur, of 
Dundee, thought that direct advertisers were 
cut entitled to d scounts. and he thought it 
should only be allowed to bona fide contract- 
ors. Mr. Sheldon, cf Leeds, in winding up - 
ths d'ecuesicn, moved that it be a recom- 
mendation to the committee to take tnese 
matters into serious censiderat'on and that 
a request be sent to any advert : ser who uses 
brcken sizes that he be respectfully asked to' 
"*'-~t the recognized sizes cf paper. Minutes 
of the meeting we.e than read and confirmed, 
atd the cenven.icn terminated. 



election. Moved by Mr. Hill and seconded 

by J. O. Rodgers, or Belfast, that a vote of 
thanks be tendered to John Bruton. the re- 
tiring president, ' for his " excellent se' vices 
during the past year, and that he be elected 
on the committee by, acclamation, wircn was 
done. Walter Hill, of London; Mr. Blakey, 
of Bolton, and Mr. Johnson, of South 
..Shields, were also elected to serve on the 

...,>?f committee. 

J.u Si Douglas, Isle of -Man. was selected as the 



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bti'W z .t'. t ' Place or meeting for 1901. Mr. Sheldon hit 

f-V-'iJ jsjTj the nail en the head by raising a d scussion 

si'f-V fi*r regarding paying commissons to mus"-rooin 

JtV'Hj'lC advertising agents, believing that all agents 

'•fi jlj i.S*E should be members of the associaton; also, 

* J-L' i'tp^-t tnat paper should- be more uniform as re- 

-■»• - gajflg 8 ; ze> ajj^ tnjt short term contracts be 

V s charged a higher, rate than:; long time con- 

I tract*, and tljat no lists be given for a one 

month's contract. Mr. Banks said he could, 

ISr ll-ir not see why printers were allowed 10 per 

|M * cent, commissions. Mr-- McArthur was of 

i -J.*, the opinion that direct' advertisers were^ndt" 

;~ii''B tuititled to a commission, and that onlV bona 

, J'"E fide contractors were. Mr. Sheldon; brLeeds. 

•i'iii" J i moved the new committee give this matter 

>ii I - J serious thought. . ". ii-.i- ■ . 

' Precisely at noon .^Tuesday, Aug. 21, . the 
t- L j. IB members of the United "Bill Posters of Great 
v, ,|- < Britain and their friends assembled at the 
?t ■ 3 'li ' B muniefpal buildings,: to which the Lord Pro- 
V't •' ; t V0Et had issuea an Invitation to view, and on 
-. i. li r J arriving at the council chamber and occupy- 
. 'if; i". V: in ^ seats, they were Informed that the ladies 
5H:"I t«-'' and gentlemen were now magistrates of the 
iViS c:ty c ' Glasgow (loud laughter). The Lord 
"f* Provost welcomed the visitors to the ancient 
ti: O c ty cf Glasgow, and trusted that the'-vis't 
lr!^pt would be most pleasant: ; Mr. Bruton. th 



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'vi 4 l : 3" president, in reply, thanked the. Lord. Provost 

X, ji I for his remarks of welcome, and could as- 

K If" *.i-v- sure. his. lordship that the members were 

[>M'3 . 'J5 rreatly gratified, as he was informed that he 






Kit I !, 5 '-'• '*" hed rut off a visit to' the South to recive 
•jtK.'fi U:pl them there that day. His lordship cheerfully 



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reEpcnc>£d, and then invited them to view the 
apartments, many ' of which were private: 
The party vfs'ttd the different rooms cxd 
hpils. in which were- maiiy- works cf iart, 
whirh were greatly admired. 

The extraordinary, general meeting of mem- 
bers was called to "order at 1:30 p. m. at the 
Hotel. The general meeting was 
ex-Bailee Graham, who stated that 
, , -,. » g : - ass uuues were exceedingly light, as the Lord 
vt *•* t.'JI Provost had already welcomed them that 
' I ''2- ' ?- mern-'eg. However," he thought Cey m'sht 
1 ;».' ;A all learn seme tips of artiste decoration from 
i-jt? lit I", ij, the wsy bill posting was done in Glasgow — 
*Wi ^ i iit «' ven tile members from London (laughter). 
t:E* :t'S*J| *•** l ~" cotiM say as an advertiser was that 
' f his paper obtained greater publicity by b : Il 
* *t could by any other, means, 



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* * p;~ to advert se in the Clyde- district. 

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this occas : on 

t was on -all hands- conceded, simnlv 

rfp-*t. pnd thr-rcasbly' -carried ont under 

iQthe d'recticn and supervision of Messrs. I. : 



Power of Painted Signs. 

. In 1S49 Jacks & Ruff kept one cf the. larg- 
est jewelry establishments in Frisco. Jacks 
— one' of the funniest fellows living— .be.ng 
well-known and universally popular, in ord-sr 
to let new arrivals among his heme acquaint- 
ances know he was around, had his name, 
i-uiaski Jacks, painted in large cap.tals on a 
sheet cf tin and nailed up beside the doer. 
- tine day a tall, yellow-haired, - sun-crowned 
P.ke entered and acccsted Mr. Run* with, 
""cay, stranger, I want to take a look cf 
tt'im. new-fangled things cf youra." "What 
things, sir?" "Why. them Pulaski Jacks." 
..uy, that," said Mr. Ruff, laughing, "is 
•ny partner's name. Jacks & Ruif ; name's 
Pulaski — Pulaski Jacks — see?" "No," said 
P.ke,. "is it? "Well, looks like, darned if I 
knewed it, though; I swar I didn't know as 
• .toe'ywas boot-jacks or jack-asses; ho! ho!" 
. And taking another good, long look at the 
i^.' object cf his cur.osity, he traveled. Jacks 
is- took that tin thing down. 

-.A EolEmn-Icokmg fellow, with a certain air 
. cf dry humor about tfrd corners of his mouth, 
stepped, one"! day '.into the tailoring establish- 
ment cf Call & Tuttle, Boston, and remarked 
to the clerk in attendance, saying: "I want 
to tuttle." "What do you mean, sir?" in- 
quired the astonished official. "Well," re- 
joiced he, ' "I want to tuttle — noticed your 
mv.tatlcn over the door, so I called, and npw 
- I should like to tuttle!" He was ordered to 
leave, which he did with a look of angry 
wonder, grumbling that it seemed hard to be 
resttrained after. an express invitation. 

A. newspaper correspondent, while walking 
down Pennsylvania avenue, was Sorely mys- 
i ned by a medestt little sign stand. db in the 
window cf a neat little shop. The sign bore, 
In gayly-painted letters, the legend, "Wash- 
ington Lad'es' Depository." Looking within. 
he descried two ladies neatly dressed and 
busily engaged in sewing. Hat in haud, he 
reverently entered, and with intense polite- 
ness, addressed one cf the ladies as follows: 
"j-icdam, I perceive by your sign that this 
Is . the depository for Washington ladiec. I 
.•.m going to the North for a few days, and 
should b'e pleased to leave" my wife in your 
charge, tut I den't know if by your rules 
.you could receive her, as she: is a Balt.mcrs 
•woman." -A slight tittering sound like "te- 
be." escaped from one of the ladies, but the 
cider cf the twain, by a strong-minded ef- 
fect, holding in, replied: "Sir, you have made 
a mistake. This is the place where the' So- 
ciety cf Washington Ladles deposit their 
wcrk to be edld for the benefit cf the d's- 
tressed natives of the island. cf Don Owars." 
or words to. that effect. Gravely did ho bow, 
solemnly begging pardon-, and putting en' h's 
hat,', walked off, followed ty a sound from 
the depository, as cf -an autumnal brook, 
gurgling and babbling gayly over, its pebbly 
ted in a New England forest. 

ALLEN E. IIAKBAUGH. 
Mill Ren. Fa., Sept. 10. 







;:3ijras3 cf the meeting was In connect T cn- with 
:"?£the anneal rcpc'rt:-and .balance sheet. It is 
i*; rt the eleventh, report cf the United Assccia- 
'»v t'ons- A copy has been sent to every mera- 
,*J*ber. The report shows that the liabilities are 

il v £296 15s. Sd., while the assets are cash in 



The official returns of the police census of 
Cincinnati have been completed. Th3 re _ or; 
fbows that th-? population of Cincinnati is 
240.458. and that the increase since 18)5 Is 
. 14.70 per C3nt. in steed of 9.77. as the Fe.i3ral 
enumerators reported it. The- enumeration 
by the blue coats further shows that ty add- 
ing to the actual populat'on those non-res'- 
dents. dependent upon the city, the result 
wilt be an aggregate population of 422,343. 



Coca Cola's Extensive Display. 

A recent issue of Printers' Ink contains a 
lengthy interview with the secretary of the 
Coca Cola Company, of Atlanta, Ga., anent 
that concern's extensive and persistent ad-, 
vertising, and his declaration regarding the 
poster and paint method of publicity are 
worthy of attention. They are as follows: 
"Outdoor display is a mo3t important realm e 
with us. We started painting in 1899. We are 
investing $30,000 in painted signs annually. 
This year we painted Kentucky, Tennessee, 
Alabama, Mississippi, Lou s.ana, Texas, Ar- 
kansas, Florida and Georga, securing the lo- 
cations as near the center of large cities as 
possible. We have some very large signs 
that are calling forth much comment. Our 
jpainted signs are, as a rule, on Bide walls, 
and the cost to us four and one-half cents > 
per square foot. Our twenty-two traveling 
salesmen inspect and .report to us the loca- 
tion and condition of our adve>t.slng. Next 
came posters. We are covering the Atlantic 
and Southern States thoroughly, putting out 
2C0.000 sheets at a cost for printing and post- 
ing of five cents per sheet per month, or for 
our season of live months about $ 0,000. We 
use four styles to fit the different -boards— a 
single-sheet in two colors, a two-sheet in 
three colors, an eight-sheet in our well- 
known red and black, and a sixteen-sheet in 
black and yellow. Our salesmen carry the 
posters with tbem in large trunks, and at the 
opening of the season they contract with 
local bill posters to cover each city where 
our goods are on sale. We are pleased with 
poster advertising. So are the local dis- 
pensers." 



entirely full. So be did no advertising here. 
We have distributed recently for The Bos- 
ton Medical Institute, The Carlstadt Medicine 
Co., Lydia E. Plnkham Co. and The Molton 
Agency, besides local firms. We are to be- 
gin d.stnbuting country routeB the last of 
September, we have four b.g contracts 
now. It will be our first work in that line. 
Wishing "The Billboard" continued and in- 
creased popularity, we are respectfully, 

GOODIN & WARDEN. " 



HiHsboro, Tex., Happenings. 

To tho Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Not seeing anything in your val- 
uable paper from this part ot the Lone Star 
State, -will let you know what I am doing 
at this time. Business has been fair all the 
year. I have done work for the following 
firms lately: American Tobacco Company. 24 
12-sheets, 120 2-shcets, Old Virginia Cheroots; 
Prickly Ash Bitters, 2 32-sheets, 2 16-sheets. 
Curran & Cc; Colorado Southern Railway. 8 
16-Eheets: $om W. Hoke, 5 8-sheets. 5 4-sheets 
Early Bird Tobacco: Drummbnd Branch. 
Continental Tobacco Company, 10 8-sheets, 25 
2-Eheets; and have 176 sheets on boards for 
B'.'ffaio B ; H'o Wild Weet Show, which ex- 
hibits at Waco, Oct. 17. Have 10 4-sheots for 
Garland Steves, from American Posting Serv- 
ice, Chicago, and will do the posting- for the 
cpera house, which opens Sept. 24. Have d's- 
tr'buted 4.r(i6 books for Boston Med'cal In- 
stitute; 1,000 samples, K. & L. Tea, Seawnet 
Chemical Ccirpany, St. Louis; 2,000 books, 
Washington Medical Institute, through Will 
A. Molten; 2.CC0 L. E. Plnkham books; and 
bavo just signed contract !with Thatcher 
Med'cal Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn., to adver- 
t'E© HII and Bosqus Count'es, besides sev- 
eral ether ccntractE for fall work. Am adding 
250 feet mere beards ten feet high and 15 3- 
Fbeets. £0 1-sheet boards, which it will, take 
tc-.accomircdate my Increasing business, the 
velum? cf wh'ch I attribute to the bill post- 
on;' friend, "The Billboard." 

J. S. PHILLIPS. 



McKinr.ey, Tex., Matters. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear SIr--We make little no : se and do lots 
ot work. Our bus'ness'lB growing steadily. 
We hewn in the fall of 1S97 In a small way, 
and now wc have a plant and are doioK a 
business that ws rrs justiv proud of. Our 
boards are built substantially and In modern 
p.tyle. We use ten-foot -matched flooring and 
built tha boards eighteen inches from the 
ground. At present we. have on our .board3 
piper for The American Tobacco Co., The 
Continental Tobacco Co., The Carlstadt 
"cdicine Co., Early B"rl Tobacco, Denlson 
Pa'r. and one local firm be-stiles the Oo'ra 
T'ou^n posting. Buffalo BHI.'s Wild West 
Show's advance man was here last week 
and wanted two hundred sheet Fpace to ad- 
vertise his show for Dallas, Tex., but we 
had no space to offer him, our boards being 



Corinth, Miss , Comments. 



Bryan, Tex, Briefs. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:", . 

Dear Sir— Bryan is a live wide-awake city 
of upwards of 5000 inhabitants and the best 
town between Houston and Dallas on H. & 
T. R. R. The I. & G. U. R. R. has just 
been completed to Bryan on August 30, and 
our merchants showed themselves in cele- 
brating the occasion. I had all the work 
myself and four helpers could do for Boston 
Medical Institute and Will A. Molton. dis- 
tributing books, etc. I have had my boards 
full all summer. I have 500 running feet 
of boards, situated in different locations, on 
Main street and also have 10 6-sh'eet, 2Q.- 3- 
shect and 200 1-sheet boards: These -are also 
full. I have posted for the following during 
summer; viz., . American Tobacco Co.,' Con - 
finental Tobacco Co., J. H. Zeland & Co.. 
Curran Bill Posting Co. of Denver. The O. 

J. Gude Co.. The Sam W. Hoke Co., Coca-Cola 
Co., Velvet Starch Co. and' also have two 
Bryan firms interested and billing against . 
each other, and I sell them their paper. I 
don't wait for business to come my way. 
I get different advertisers fn,m "The B1I- 
boar.l" and write the parties for work and- 
an^thing I can do for them, and invariably I 
get what I ask fo-. If I doa't get the work 
I get a "reply saying ' my name has been 
place-! upon the : r books, and when they have 
anything coming my ..way, they would ra- 
ir ember me. I couldn't do without "The 
Billboard" at any price. 

JOHN B. MIKE. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have distributed lately through 
traveling representatives for Dr. Thacher 
L-.ver Medicine, Chattanooga, Tenn.; St. Jo- 
seph's Liver Regulator, Chattanooga, Tenn - 
helped distribute and tack signs for Pearllne' 
have on band for distribution samples of Mc- 
Gee Baby Elixir and tacking signs, Mayneld 
Med. Co.. Mayfield Ky.; Dr. E. E. Suther- 
land Med. Co., Paducan, Ky. Expect work 
soon from Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, O • 
Chattanooga Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn' 
Posted for Continental Tobacco Co., New 
York, Drummond Natural Leaf and Star To- 
bacco. Tacking for same: Good Luck and 
Star. Muslin signs, through traveling men 
Got some excursion work for Forepaugh & 
Sells Bros.' circus now. They show Jack- 
son, Tenn., September 19. Some traveling 
men do their own tacking, Lyon Coffee and 
R. J. R. Tobacco. Tacked some for War 
Eagle Cheroots. I enjoy reading "The Bill- 
board," for it Is always full of news. 

W. E. PATTON. 



Waterloo, Wis., Waifs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard'" 

Dear Sir— Since my last report I have made 
a distribution for the Boston Med.cal Insti- 
tute, Chicago; also distributed 5C0 samples of 
Nine O'clock Washing Tea, for F. H. Spur- 
rier, Grand Rapids, Mich. ; posted 8 sheets 
for the Pillsbury Milling Co., Minneapolis 
Minn.; po3ted 8-sheets at Sun Prairie, Mar- 
shall and Waterloo, for the Hampden Wa'ch 
Co., Canton, O.; posted 8-sheets advertising 
"Salome," for Shaver & Blake, Cedar Rap- 
Ids, la., and posted 200 sheets for the Dolge 
County Fair, Beaverdam, Wis. I hope to see 
work even more lively, as I have space to 
hold 200 sheets standing emptv right now 
Opposit'on posted paper Tor the Dane County 
Fair. "Down with them." I have the best 
plant in the State for a small city. 

JOHN LEAVER. 



Jeliico, Tenn., Jots. 

To tho Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— The Cooper & Co. '8 Shows were 
here Sept. 4 and gave two performances, and 
I am glad to say that.it was the best little 
show that ever appeared here. They had a 
b g crowd, and everybody was well pleased. 
Their troupe cf JapB and their trio or acro- 
bats and about fifteen other features, were 
hard to beat anywhere. All of their stall 
were perfect gentlemen, especially Mr. Hen- 
nessey, the general manager. 

My plant here is growing right along. I 
have been talking to tho town authorities, 'j 
and they are go ng to see about licensing 
this town. Then I will have a good bill post- 
ing plant here right away. I wish success 
to "Tho Billboard." THOS. BELL 



Elgin, III., Events. 

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To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear. Sir— I am so busy posting and distrib- 
uting that I hardly know where I am at. I 
have kept three men and three boys busy all 
summer, and now that my theatrical busi- 
ness has opened up, I am busier than ever; 
never had so much work a* I have had the 
last year, and It is constantly increasing. 
Vie have had the Wallace's Circus and Gen- 
try's Dog & Pony Show' tlvis season; also, 
the Ament Show. My bill : boards are full 
all tho time. I am Just now. erecting a dou- 
ble-deck board opposite the Elgin National 
Watch Company's plant, 210 feet long, and 
when It is completed It will be one of the 
best In the West FRED. W. JENCKS. 



Nawark, 0., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard::" 

Dear Sir— In your last issue I notice a let- 
ter from B. McFarland, of this city, stating 
he had posted forty 3-sheets for Ohio State 
Pair. This paper was posted on barns, 
forms, sheds and "any old place," "and was 
to run 30 days. However, , in 15 days the 
paper was covered. But still he closes bis 
letter by saying, "Advertisers, tet me hear 
from you, I'll treat you right!" The above 
facts con be verified by writing the Assist- 
ant Secretary, Oh'o S_te Fair. I write thlB 
In justice of the advertiser.' Don't be mis- 
lead. x W. W. RUGG, 

The only billposter in Newark. 



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Box Office Sharps. 



"If a man in the box office depended upon 
his salary alone he would not wear d.amonds, 
l.ve at the best hotel and have a dozen suits 
of clothes," remarked one ot a group of 
gentlemen, who were talking of ticket sell- 
eis, as they sat in front of the Copeland 
Theater, says the Topeka Journal. "1 have . 
heard that in some of the popular placss of 
amusement in the East the privilege of sell- 
ing tickets is paid for. I do not know that 
the statement is true, but I do know that It 
Is very probable. You can readily appieci- 
ate this if you have ever purchased a ticket 
at the box ofllce and forgotten the change. 
1 have heard men say who have been in the 
business that in a good' theater the 'rake-off' 
amounts to several hundred dollars a month. 
Of course, if any money is. left at the win- 
dow it belongs to the ticket seller, as he has 
to account only for the number of^-tickets 
taken at the door, and If there is a good 
crowd and a rush he is bound to gat the best 
of it, even if he is perfectly honest, and does 
not attempt to 'short change' any one. Many 
people will get in line, approach the window 
and call for the number of tickets they de- 
sire. When the tickets are received they 
take them and the change. If there is any, 
and walk on without thinking of the money. 
A large majority of the people are careful; 
they know how much the tickets should cost, 
and count their change; but the number who 
do not is surprisingly large. If there is a 
great rush, as there usually is at a c' reus 
ticket wagon, it is very easy for the ticket 
seller to short change the buyer. Even In 
small theaters the 'rake-off' Is quite an item 
to" the man in the box office. I know a 
young man who managed an opera house in 
a Kansas town of not over 8,000 inhabitants, 
and he told me that his revenue from tne 
office averaged ?3 for every entertainment 
that was given in the house durng the time 
he had control of It. That will g ve you 
some idea of what it would amount to in 
a house where the average attendance n'ghtly 
would be 2,000, as it is in n:any of the cities. 
The same young man that I spoke of ma_e 
a neat th:ng in another way. He vouli buy 
up all the plugged n.jkels from the men 
who had slot machines, and put them out in 
change' at the box office. Th s coull be easily 
done, as no one was over known to catch him 
at It, and every time the house was opened 
he passed .out a number of them. He did 
not tell me what he paid for tha plugged 
money, but said the scheme paid from £0 to 
75 cents a night." 



A Veteran in Vaudeville. 



James A. Castle, the theatrical agent who 
d.-o'd in a'cab in Chicago. Sept. 3. while being 

. ven to his home at 420 East' "Thirty-fourta 
street, was one of the earliest promoters of 
vaudeville In the West. He was the propri- 
>>cr cf the old Olympic on Clark street, and 
brought out many performers who afterward 
secured considerable fame. Among these were 
Edd.e Foy,_ John Burke and John Gilbert. 
His business had grown to such proportions 
rf late years that a few months ago it was 
found necessary to form a syndicate to con- 
trol als various enterprises in Chicago, Cin- 
c nnnti, St. Louis, Pittsburg and Louisville. 
Mr. Castle's son, George, has been the actual 
head of the combination for some time. It 
controls the Olympic, Haymarket, Chicago 
Opera House and Ferris Wheel Park, in Chi- 
cago. Mr. Castle was born in Connecticut in 
1820. Thirty years ago he removed to Toledo. 
O., where be conducted a wholesale flour and 
feed establishment for a number cf years, 
after which he started, a railroad hotel and 
eating-house on the Northwestern Railroad at 
Dunlap, la. He located in Chicago sixteen 
years ago. Mr. Castle's death was entirely 
.unexpected. Tony Aroado, a friend, was in 
the cab with him at the time, and when he 
fell back in the -seat it was thought that he 
brd only fainted. A physician was summon- 
ed, and it was found that' death had been 

Instantaneous. Heart disease is supposed to 
have been the cause. The body was cremated. 



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able- bills taken down Saturday last. Detect- 
ive Wappensteln was detailed to call on Man- 
ager James Fennessy, of the People's Theater, 
and a heated interview is said to have oc- 
curred. 

Experts assign the reason for the bad busi- 
ness done by many Midway companies this 
year to the fact that they "knew it all" this 
spring, and would not do business and pay 
a salary and percentage to skilled nun, sucn 
as general agents of circuses, to go out ahead 
of them. In the spring or winter, and make 
all necessary contracts for them; but on the 
other hand, they thought that the c.ties were 
going to Oght with each other In their en- 
deavor to get them. They have been sadly 
disappointed. 

Dr. C. D. Gray is certainly the undisputed 
king of carnival and street fair promoters, 
and he Is simply working wonders in the 
South. In conjunction with the New Eng- 
and Carnival Company he has booked a num - 
ber of good cities for fall exhibitions on cer- 
tainties, some of which we submit in route 
form as follows: Cincinnati to Memphis, 
Memphis to Nashville, Nashville to Jackion, 
Jackson to Winston, N. C, Winston to 
Knoxville. Tenn., Knoxville to Augusta, with 
very good prospects for Atlanta, Savannah, 
Jacksonville , and Pensacola, Fla., Nsw Or- 
leans, Galveston, Houston, ' Shreveport, Hot 
Springs and Little Rock. 

Secretary R. A. Halley, of the Nashville 
(Tenn.) Street Fair and Fall Carnival Asso- 
ciat'en, writes as follows: "In the last issue 
cf "The Billboard' appear two* notices of en- 
tertainments to be given at Nashville, Tenn., 
and each contains an error, as there is but 
one series in prospect. That is the street fair 
and fall carnival to be given by the Retail 
Merchants' Association and managed by them 
and their committees without the assistance 
of any party not a member of the Retail Mer- 
chants' Association. We have closed a con- 
tract with the New England Carnival Com- 
pany, the same which furnishes the Midway 
at Cincinnati, to fill up the amusement end of 
the show." 

Last week. In Columbus, O., Local Union 
No. 12, National Alliance of Stage Employes, 
adopted resolutions declar ng that the the- 
aters of Columbus are not unfair to organ- 
ized labor. They cite as proof of this as- 



closely, as it does, on the suit of a young 
lady, Miss Abigail Robertson, to prevent her 
employers using her picture for advert. s.ng 
purposes, which suit was granted. It is con- 
tended that an actress' picture is public 
property, but inasmuch as Mrs. Kraus has 
retired from the stage, the quest. on ar ses 
whether that does not make her picture her 
own to do with as she will.- 



To Prevent Sale of Passes. 



The Boston Theater has at last hit on a 
plan that In a measure prevents the selling 
of passes, given in exchange for plac ng lith- 
ographs in windows. Tbey issue a due bill 
in this form: 

"This is not good for admission. Issued to 
,for tickets for privi- 
lege of displaying ...... lithographs in win- 
dow at , and will be void if 

bills are torn down or covered." 

This note is at the bottom : " 

"Mail this order, with a self -addressed 
stamped envelope to A. T. Worm, business 
manager, and tickets will be sent you by. 
mail." 

This is printed on the back: 

"Owing to the- fact that dishonest persons 
have been In the habit of misapplying ths 
advertising tickets of this theater, the man- 
agement has adopted this system for the pro- 
tection of the rightful owners of ticke'.s." 



Kokomo's New House Opened. 



Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 6— (Special.)— Kokomo 
opened a new $30,000 opera house to-night, 
known as -the "S'.pe Theater," with "The 
Minister Extraord nary," an operatic produc- 
tion. It was well put on and well received. 
The house was filled with $5 and $10 tickets, 
a guarantee made good by the public as an 
inducement for the construction. "The Min- 
ister Extraordinary" is by an Indiana au- 
thor. 




en 



MODEL METHOD OF ADVERTISING A FAIR. 

The above is a photograph of the Advertising Route Wagons which are being used in <he inter- 
„,.. ot the Southern State Fair This picture was taken jntt as the wagons were slatting out ai-out 
a fortnight ago. The poster behind the wagon is a 24-shc^t Bryan stand thai the bojs have just 
put up. These wagons tiavel constantly through the state until the opening day of the hair, post- 
ing bills and distributing advertising matter. "1 he Southern Inter-State Fair will i*st thioughout 
the country aud in tne larger cities about 180 000 sbrets of paper. This method of advertising, 
having wagons built especially for the purpose, conveniently arraneed so as to hold paper at^l 
equipment, and tending a niauagf r and bill] oster with each wagon, is scme» hat new in the South. 



Send the money with I hi- order. None Mat 0. 0. D. 
Tie AoniaiUaa Itltbo. «©., Newport, Ky- 



Gossip. 



Frank L. Jones and John H. Ren'.gen. les- 
sees of the Academy of Music at Chelsea. 
Mass., are now the owners of the Boston Job 
Print, at A Aiden street, Boston, ones owned 
by the late John Stetson. 

. Melbourne MacDowell, the husband of the 
late Fanny Davenport, has lost his bride of 
a few months ago, Mrs. Wllhelmina Maria 
Brahman. The woman, whose secret marri- 
age to the actor in June last was strenuously 
denied at first, and afterward publicly ac- 
knowledged, leit her husband at the Brevcort 
House in New York, Sept. 6, after a stormy 
scene. It Ib said that e-he has gone to her 
parents' home In Baltimore. 

Chief ot Police De'.tsch, of Cincinnati, has 
' called the attention cf his men to an old or- 
der, still in effect, demanding that all ob- 
jectionable posters be removed. He says the 
department will rigidly enforce It. Because 
of the order, Lieut. Wateon had all objectlon- 



sertion that these theaters employ union la- 
bor, pay union prices, and therefore can not 
be justly characterized as unfair. The mu- 
sicians, who have ^declared the theaters un- 
fair, asked the moral support of the Trades 
and Labor Assembly, and also that a com- 
mittee be instructed to call on Manager 
Ovens, of the High Street Theater, and as- 
certain his side of the controversy. Manager 
Ovens claims that the "Humpty Dumpty" 
company, wh'ch played at the Grand Opera 
House, has an orchestra of Its own. and 
that they are members of organized labor, 
and affiliated with the American Federation 
of Labor. He also stated that the pianist at 
the High Street Theater is a member ot the 
union. The Musicians' Union will hold an- 
other meeting, but it is not known what ac- 
tion will be taken. 



An Actress' Photo. 



M. A. Kraus, ot New York, has brought suit 
against a Baltimore medical company to re- 
strain It from us ng bis wife's photograph 
as an advertisement. The lady whosi p"cture 
was used is Mrs. Anna Belmont Kraus. a 
former actress and a beautiful woman. The 
Baltimore firm used her photograph as an 
advertisement, but was warned to des st by 
Yt. Kraus. It claims to have secured Mrs. 
Kraus's concent to the uss ot the photograph 
through a lawyer, and has a a'gned docu- 
ment, said to be signed by Mr. Kraus, giv ng 
it the right to such use. Mr. Kraus denies 
having signed any such document, and was 
under the Impression that the medical com- 
pany had d'scontinued the use ot the pic'ure 
until be saw it In several magaz'nes. eHnce 
the suit. The case is of interest, following 



The Georgia Squabble. 



The Atlanta Journal recently published 
two letters in regard to the Atlanta Fa r 
Association, claiming that Atlanta would 
soon hold a State fair. One of these letters 
was from A. T. Moore, manager of the State 
fair at Vaidosta, in which he scores the At-, 
lanta peope tor claiming that that city would 
hold a State Fair. In closing his letter to 
the Atlanta people Mr. Moore says: "The e 
is one thine that we can accomplish by 
united effort, that all of Atlanta's maneuvers 
can not prevent, and that is for the entire 
society and the working force of the fair 
to enter into the work with a zeal and deter- 
mination to make the Georgia State Fair so 
far surpass the Atlanta Fair, especially in 
the agrcultural features, that Atlanta people 
will be satisfied to refer to theiis after ours 
is over as the Fulton County Fair. Only 
sixty more days remain in which to accom- 
plish this. Now is the tme to begn, and 
November 4 is the only safe time to' stop." 

T. H. Martin, secretary of the Southern 
Interstate Fair Association, replies to Mr. 
Moore's letter at some length, and says that 
no such claim has ever been made by the 
Fair Associat'on of Atlanta, and in conclu- 
sion says: "In conclusion, let me say that 
the management of the Southern Interstate 
Fair is not in the slightest degree antago- 
nistic to the existence, or to the m>nagem.nt, 
of the Georgia State Fair at Vaidosta. "We 
hope that they will be entirely successful in 
every way. Certainly, if we can do any- 
thing to promote the success of that fair. 
It will be willingly and cheerfully done.. Vai- 
dosta is in the midst of a splendid country; 
her citizens are energetic, progressive and 
successful, and tbey have the best wishes of 
this association." 



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fltllMGB 9 .-. 

^Doings. 



A Shattered Bucolic. 



Far from the. city heat I speed- away - 
To cool, scauestcred nooks; where patur| 
rules, ' - 

Where d.mpling. brooks . run- on ' .in - tunef 

. play,-- • .■••- 

The str.fe cf oity's toil lies far. behind, . 
Hew calm and peaceful nse -the- tcrldlj 
h.lls! ". «• , - - - - - -. . --.-. 

When lo! the hand of progress here I find 
In glarin'gvadsot-scme new ; >live» pills. >• 

In yonder stream a head of solemn "kine^ 
Stands knee-deep in the- water's cool' en 
brace,- "• .*■■- ■' ' *■ - * • *~ J ' ; - • 
Here is a picture cf "content divine-' ' ; 
Berieath ' the* .clouds that 'heaven's -arel 
' enlace. "''•""".' ■•:"' ""■' " ■ 
Praise be! I see not here the"ruthless"band1 
or that transgressor- and. bis- sordid 'ilklj 
But stay! around each cow there' runs 'ar- band 
"We eat" tJco's Saltr it makes -a grrmlesi 
milk.** . . .. ~, 

..'"-';■"'» 1 : -• . ■ * '< ' 

Ah, well! I head tne Jii 'ybt •shady lane,_ 
1*11 fihd'sorae place or die in the' attempt; 

This world is large, .1 .shall net seek in va.i; 
Something "cf Nature's: fcface must be ex 

- empt.- - —- — -.-— -r_— -:-:— - 

Ah! here comes a Phyllis from the dale; 

I lift my hat. my heart a-swell with hop^ 
Alack! what's this upon her milking-pall*f 

"Gccd-mornlng! have'yotf-uscd'-tne Sud-Su 
Soap?" 

Is thcrs a fence, a solitary rock' 

Net known of this, ungodly, reveier, - 
Who. with his pots of paint, 'and brush, doej 
mock.-- ..-I. v.t •-. c- 

The weary eyes of every travele*-? 
Peter, when time no longer shall endure. 

When heaven's studded portals open 'wide, | 

Ar.d ccraes: this scenic artist, oh,* be sure 

Ycu make him leave his pots cf paint oui 

: s'de!-. - .-■■ -.-».- *; f.it. '-*;'': 1 

: —Harold Macgrath in Syracuse 'Herald 



Chat. 



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The successful merchant knows that ne^j 
In importance to having what people want, 
telling them that he can gratify their desire 
The same care that is used in getting or mat 
ing things for the public to buy should be del 
voted to the preparation cf the announce) 
mcnt3 concerning the same. The man wh 
knows what he is talking atout can alway 
make an impression. j 

The distribution of photo-t'ekets, makin 
a complimentary discount offer, is a sourd 
of no small income to the distributors in tlf 
large cities of the East, -and our Weste j 
brethren should enclose stamps to either 
Young, 17 Union Square, New York Citji 
The Beekford Stud-o, « Winter streei 
Boston, for a. "form." and get a local photos, 
rapher to try the plan. It is bound to or" 
business to most any good gallery, as tj 
coupon tickets distributed are supposed to 
worth $3— that is the holder is entitled: 
"one dozen high-grade Imperial cabinets 
one life-size platinum carbonette,-. all fori, 
the pr:ce without these coupons being 
The scheme is somewhat similar to the sell 
ing of photo club tickets at 25 cents eacf 
which has been worked up and down and r 
around by good-looking girls and. some 
were not so good looking. > *\^ 

A tale is told on one of the delegates, 
the convention at Detroit that is tellabll 
He was of course from, probably, Indiana 
anyway, from some remote region whet 
they have no signs reading "Shoes -sole 
while you wait behind a. screen," made r 
impression on his. mind. So the morning > 
the second day, when he went to putT*on 1 
' shirt -it was so limp and soiled -he wonder 
.if he couldn't find a sign that read "ShlrJ 
done up while you wait," and started of 
with it under his arm. He looked so "shee 
ish" with his coat buttoned up to his .cl- 
ou such a -warm day that a policeman hailJ 
htm. and oil that saved the young Hoosif 
from arrest. and taking a ride "bareback" 
the station was-the lucky thought of showl-j 
his room key to the officer and asking that] 
telephone message be sent to the clerk at t 

Griswold House, to say J G. C — '■ — — 

pt-hn'ng there and wiy-. a member In 
standing of the I. A. of D. 



Next Thing to It. 

M'Idred— Have you ever been wcocd by j 
man in a shirt waist? I 

AVce— No: but once when I was visiting of 
cf the museums the bearded, woman tried 
fl;r; with me. * 

MAGNETIC TACK HAMMERS I 

Just the thing tor tackine tin »nd c«rdlh<»»rd algnj 
Every distributor should have one. Prices, w Id 
double extension baiiilK 32 inches iong, each, B.ir 
triple extension handWa. 42 inches Ions, each, «J 
Send the monev with t he ord er. None Bent C. O. J 

THE DONAiDSON LTTHO. CO., Newport, I 



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• OUR ENGLISH COUSINS. 

The conference dinner of tlie United 
Bill Posters' Association of Great 



•'!.', n f Britain, which took place at the Wind- 
lifH*'";! - ' sor Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, im- 

Lvt'it ■*■■(■ 



-mediately after the business session 
pf the regnlar annual convention, was 
^n exceptionally enjoyable affair. For, 
iin addition to the dainty, appetizing 
^nd epicurean impulse that brought 
U '■'•?' ;, T ^ De ' ar S e assemblage around the fes- 
r«vv"|i'?i Jtive board, there was also a feast of 
Mj-i.jPji^ Jl reason and flow of soul that will cer- 
¥¥■%■ Sefb Jainly meet with a cordial responsive- 
w;)" 1 4 ,, i: 1 5 less l* 1 tne breasts of bill posters 
r||)t.l;,>i Mironghout the world. After the usual 

Tpii'i '•!■'? 9oyaI and patriotic *— •*- *•- J ' - 
rK' 'rat 

tt-jj: i:t' ^uly pledged, Counci 
UtiVi* i'-t* 1 ^ 
Kl •" :•• r 1 * 5t brief sketch of the history of bill 

t\\* V'*. posting, referring to the improved 



Hi- f-.i 



toasts bad been 
Councillor Grakani gave 



■status of the members of the trade 

I s. 



11' 1*3 i-' 

.?>:?, :-'<■ ind dwelling at some length upon its 

r! r > -, ■. educative influences. To his mind. 

ers on the public 



I. - ' (intE 

j: : !jj *y-Z v.iecorative post 

J>1:V ,lr i iittcardings were object-lessons in art 

CiV'- He c:o every boy and girl passing along 

Ft' *" i'.C P 

Fi' : '; ! r.l- che streets. The association was based 

"• f '• J.- piipon the strong principle of helping 

prK.'-iljf st he *eak, and during the past year 

£'Vi- - -C fc?° fewer than seventeen corporations 

tf^f Iff re 18 '* endeavored to obtain acts of Tar- 

Hi ; !' ,; *',! T r r amen l- giving them power to regulate 

^uildings and hoardings. This em- 



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1 bc >fcasiz.ed the necessity of their asso- 

r;3 ^-iatlcn keeping a close watch on cor- 



=1 'i S^orations, and safegnardin 



their in- 
, .... ,.....»w. In responding, Walter Hill, 
Jfjii ';.•'(,. tb 'f London, said they found them- 



";:ere»ts. 

all 



t V *"elves attacked on every side by coni- 



v-ttf 

.. 3 i »i' > • ilnations banded together to do them 

tbi, = 



. l"p'.arm. He was glad- to say, however. 



Ftf t £■ : ,r " : ** ' n union there was strength, and 
VA-t ''iltbjiie association gave another proof of 
t[j ?;{ anJje aptness of the old proverb that in 
ft' ;.J jr t ne* multitude of counsels there was 
h.k'x ', theafety. They had many and varied 
•*' -<t er iterests to deal with, and it was 



V i< *3, 



aU. But he was happy to say that in 
the work of the association they had 
had gratifying results, which he at- 
tributed to the strong basis upon 
which it was founded. Sentimental- 
ists and faddists bad done their best 
to end the existence of bill posters, 
and those well-meaning, but ill-in- 
formed people had had sufficient in- 
fluence to get their views placed be- 
fore municipal and corporate bodies, 
and even before Parliament. Fortu- 
nately, however, they had not attained 
their desires, and he would suggest to 
them that their efforts would be bet- 
ter extended in relieving poverty and 
diminishing crime. 



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ometimes difficult to reconcile them 



According, to "Newspaperdom," a 
street fair, held recently in Sacra- 
mento, Caf:, was highly successful, the 
management attributing its success to 
the work of bill posters and special 
agents, ignoring entirely the work of 
the newspapers, in which no -space 
was purchased, but which gave freely 
of notices. This cool assumption so 
worked open the "Sacramento Record- 
Union,"' that it proceeded to read the 
managers of the fair enterprise a lec- 
ture en ingratitude iu general, and ig- 
norance of the value and application 
of advertising in particular. 



At a recent meeting of the Colorado 
Editorial Association, one of the mem- ' 
bers contributed a paper which con- . 
tamed some very pertinent, and truth- 
ful remarks which any honest and 
broad-gauged editor should appreciate. 
Speaking of the manner in which the 
editorial department of any publica- 
tion should be conducted, he said: 
"First of all, I would get at the truth 
at all hazards. If the trutli hurts your 
adversary, of course, yon will tell it 
out Icr.d and plain. If it hurts your 
side of the case, tell the truth also. 
Trutli will win in the end. It is a 
tting to be loved, and not to be feared. 
TLc editor is presumed to lie a wise 
man, thoroughly conversant with the 
current tappeuings and conditions. 
His deductions and comments are val- 
uable. I would not allow an editor to 
cheapen his writing 'try warping aurt 
twisting his expressed views to tit the 
dictates of any person, party or clique. 
No party is all gocd or all had. The 
old adage of giving the devil his due is 
applicable. If there lie gocd in any- 
thing, elevate it: if there be eviL decry 
it; if there be vulgarity, suppress it, "if 
possible. The world is better for not 

knowing too much along .certain 
lines. 

* « * 

Advertise one thing at a time, de- 
scribe it in the way you would if you 
were trying to sell this same thing to 
a customer in the store— simple, plain, 
easily-understood language. 



Comments. 



When will the New York squabble be pulled 
off? 

Charles Miller, the well known bill poster 
posting plant at Putnam. Conn. 

"Red Raven Splits" have made tbeir ap- 
pearance on the bill boards of the East. 

- Mike Kubn, of John Kubn & Son, city bill 
posters ot Hamilton, O., is a Spanish war 
vet. 

It has been decided by the Government to 
prolong the Paris Exposition unt-1 the end of 
November. 

In Boston, this season, the theaters are 
using 4-sheet dates. The figures alone occu- 
pying t:.'o full sheets. 

Newspaper agencies are gradually drifting 
Into the bill posting field as solic tors, and 
they should be welcomed. 

Pettengill & Co., of Boston, Mass., have 
filed application for certificate as official so- 
l.citors in the Associated Bill Posters. 

Joh-n Chapman is wearing a self-complacent 
smile lately. A stork visited his house early 
in the month and brought a bouncing baby 
s:n. 

Now that Charlie Hager has got his hand 
in at piaywriting, he will probably produce 
a bill posters' comedy, with Sam Pratt cast 
for the leading role. 

There is doubt expressed in some quarters 
as to whether the next annual meet : ng of 
-the Associated Bill Posters will be held in 
San Francisco after all. 

The R. A. Mathews Advertis'ng Ag2noy, 16i - 
LaSalle street, Chicago, put out The Adver- 
tisers' Aid, and it is a halpful little helper 
for the helpless advertiser. ■ 

Some one has discovered a striking facial 
resemblance - between Maj. Henry Tyner, of 
Springfield, O., and Gen. Sin Ting Fung, the 
Boxer chief, of Pei Ho, China. 

L. E. Richardson has purchased the t> : ll 
and theatrical manager of Miamis^iurg, O., 
was a "Billbcard" caller, Sept. 5. He re- 
ports that business in his town is in a flour- 
ishing condition. 

It may be well to call Sam Pratt's atten- 
tion to the fact "that Harry Munson, Alex. 
Clark and Billy Lowden are st'll in bus'nssa 
in New York. And so are O. J. Gude, Mike 
Shine and a few others. 

Mr. G. A. Conant, who quickly rolled up a 
fortune, in giving boys a real time, ticking 
watch for disposing of a dozen or so packets 
of "Blueine," is opening branches in Eng- 
land, and will operate them on the same plan. 

. Fitch's official A organ is -a very pulchri- 
ttidlnous affair in its vari-colored attire, but 
that is all. Some of the : stockholders, it is 
whispered, are already beginning to look 
with alarm at the swelling tidal wave of ex- 
penses.. 

Fan Roblson always was a great entertain- 
er. Ht recently welcomed a bogus European 
count, wth a shirt: /front full of melals and 
badges,.:to Quakertown's Broad St est Dapot 
to the mixed tunes of a $7 curbstone or- 
chestra.. 

From a globe trotter who has ju-t returned 
home, after doing the Paris Expos. ton, it is 
learned that the -trip can not he made .for 
much less than $1,000. and hcS now th nks tha 
same sum 'could be spent with more satisfac- 
t.on in America. 

For ;h:s magnificent mismanagemsnt of 
The Bill Poster, the associat'on has awarded 
the "Roarer" J500, while the debts contract- 
• ed by tha money juggler have been ignored, 
except the Sl.700 ot the Rivers'de Pr-nting Co. 
which it was impossible to dodg;. 

Geo. Bleiste'n, who is at' the head of the 
Monrrouth Courier poster prlnt'ng plant at 
Buffalo, is cha-rn-an of the committee on 
publicity of the Pan-American Expos ton, 
and is doing some efficient preliminary work 
in advertising the great event of 1901. 

The new management or the B. T. Babb'tt 
Best Soap business are go ng to di away with 
chromos and premium schemes, :and resi t to 
legitimate advertising. Some samplng will 
be done, but the appropriation w'll be ex- 
pended: ma r nly in newspapers and posters, 
with not a few bulletins. 

Messrs. Furlow and Jones have boueht the 
bill posting, card tacking and distr.buting 
business from Mr. Chas. Lingo, at Amerlcus, 
Ga., and are now the only licensed bill post- 
ers In that city. They write that they will 
conduct their business in such a way that 
Ibe same will be entirely satisfactory to 
customers. 

The Midway at tha Pan-Amer'can Exposi- 
t'on. to be held at Buffalo next year, will be 
the mo3t extensive agg egat on or amusement 
features ever brought together. Among the 
lan;a concessions is that of tile "Streets of 
Mexico," p'esenting a graphic picture of 
Mexican l'fe. A re'taurant, serving na'va 
d'shes, w'll have tables out of doo-s on the 
plaza, and a full military Mex'can bani will 
discourse mus'c. 

The ConnellEville (Pa.) News cf Aug. 30 
raye: ."A. E. Harbaugh. the art'stic sign 
pa'cter cf Mill Run, is in Connellsville at 
present, do'ng ecme wcrk along his line. His 
s'gns are fast getting a ren"tat*on fcr the'r 
cr'g'nality." That town is Harbaugh's head- 
c-rrters, frcm whence he rad'ates to points 
along the ra'lroad I'nes, lettering walls, roefs 
rrd iprre toard3 proVdcd frr the purpose. 
The ccmpl'ment is a deserved one. 

R. H. Forgrave's "Beys and Bums" com- 
pany, and C. H. Sr""r!ock has Jo'ned It. 
^r=at guns! Carry the news to Dubourg, of 
Ccr'nth. Miss. "It's an III wind" from Fcr- 
grave that buEted Harbaugh's sails "that" — 
it is to be trusted — "doesn't blow any good." 
The millenial dawn shines. Harbaugh will 
eat bis straw hat. Success to the new enter- 



prise! "Hands and hearts together joined, 
peace and plenty we shall find"— (adapted). 

The advance posters of the Pan-American 
Exposition are making their appearance on 
the boards in some of the larger cities. It 
is a 1 sheet, one-color affair, and represents 
the electric tower. Applications : for posting 
should be made to the Director of Publicity, 
222 Eilicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y., and stat- 
ing besides the price the longest length of 
time a showing can be had. The cites in 
which exhibitions are to be held this fall and 
winter are to' be billed heavily. 

"Tookie's" Lyceum, of Rockport, Ind., 
of which Samuel Cook is manager, write 
that they distributed 16,000 booklets for Will 
Molton, of the Washington Medicine Com- 
pany, at Southern Indiana fairs, and are 
ready for more orders for the Huntingburg 
and Boonville (Ind.) Fairs, which are both 
to be held Sept. 10 to 15. They also have 
posted 80 sheets of cigar paper for 4am Hoke, 
of New York, and 70 sheets for the American 
Posting Service, of Chicago, advertising the 
Courier Journal Cigar. Tookie & Cook are 
up to it. Their service is guaranteed. 

Many attempts - have been made to utilize 
the political campaign in advert. sing, and a 
gelatine concern thought they had a bright 
idea in evading the law in Nsw Ycrk against 
stringing banners devoted to advertising, so 
they arranged with leagues of both pait.es to 
string banners In many of the lead ng streets. 
They had sure enough profiles of the candi- 
dates, but the lettering was all in praise of 
the food product: so the papers, who are very 
watchful of late, and disdain all forms of ad- 
vertising excepting, in newspapais, rased 
such a rumpus that- the banners had to come 
down. 
. . Frederick J. Sampson, of N. W_ Ayer & 
Sons, of Philadelphia, has accepted a posi- 
tion with the Hungerford & Darrel Advertis- 
ing Agency, of Baltimore and Washington. 
Mr. Sampson has had extensive experience 
in all branches ot advertising. Some of the 
"copy" prepared by him, which has attracted 
attention, includes Hires' Ruut Beer, Wasn- 
burn Crosby Flour, Lewis Shoes, Uneeda 
products, Eiffel Tower Lemonade, Patton 
Paints. As an originator of crisp and result- 
bringing advertising matter and schemes, 
Mr. Sampson has been widely successful, and ■ 
will undoubtedly strengthen the forces of the 
Hungerford & Darrel Agency. 

The question whether Lord & Thomas, the 
well known newspaper advertising agency 
of Chicago, will be admitted to the list of 
official solicitors of the Associated Bill Post- 
ers, is expected to be brought up for final 
decision at the meeting of the . executive 
board, to be held at the Hotel Bartholdi, New 
York City, next Monday. Favorable action 
is predicted, notwithstandng the voc'ferous 
screech which Roar.ng Robert emitted when 
the matter was first introduced a£ Atlantic 
City. This time the Roarer may rantlngly 
detonate until his rhinoceros sk'n" turns 
purple, but It will be ot little aval, as the 
most influential members of the board would 
welcome the admission of Lord & Thomas, 
for the simple reason that a good soliciting 
firm is sorely needed in Chicago. 

Will A. Molton is certa'nly correct when 
he rerers to a peculiar phase of the distrib- 
uting business in the following words: "We 
have heard several distributors whom we 
know to be strictly honest say that It did not 
seem to them that it did them any good to 
be honest with their customers, for as soon 
as they asked a living price for tne:r serv- 
ices, then their customers, would give the 
work to irresponsible competitors, who s'm- 
ply wasted and destroyed the matter. But 
uiese same competitors get twice as much 
business, and as they did not go to hardly 
any trouble or expense to distribute the mat- 
ter, they made good money, while the honest 
distributor was turned down on account of 
asking a fair price for honest work: th's has 
put many an honest distributor out of busi- 
ness; h.s serv.ces were not recognized." 

The proposed excursion down to Clyde, 
which was expected to be a great social fea- 
ture Of the B.itish Bill Posters' convention, 
at Glasgow, resulted in -a damp d-sappolnt- 
ment. The members met early at St. Enbck's 
station, and proceeded to Greenock by rail, 
and having embarked on the Mercu.y, it theu 
staited to ran hard, and continued through- 
out the whole trip, eight hours, without in- 
termission. To be on deck was impossible, 
so over 200 members were huddled into the 
saloon like sardines in a box. The Scotch ' 
mist covered the hills and mountains so 
nothing could be seen. The time was passed 
by singing snatches of popular songs, prin- 
cipally "Soldiers of the Queen," and all were 
glad when they arrived back at Greenock and 
took a special train for Glasgow at 6 p. m. 
The arrangements, made for photographing 
the party could not be carried out. on ac- 
count of the fog, nor did the excursionists 
land at Ormisdale, as arranged. 

Although the conference of the United B'H 
Posters' Association, held In Glasgow, was 
carried on with closed doors— for perfectly 
good reasons, no doubt — the members of th b 
recently-established organization succumbed 
to the usual corporate weakness ot Indulging 
in a little d.nner, says the Glasgow News. 
And at this little dinner they were consid- 
erate enough to make their "raison d'etre" 
fairly clear. The mam purpose of the- asso- 
c'at'on, we gather from the speeches, is to 
protect bill posters from "sentimental ats and 
lad'l sts, who have tor some years past done 
their best to put. an end to the existence of 
bill posters," and to establish a claim to be 
"treated as an honorable business , calling, 
closely allied to the enterprise and trade and 
commerce of the country." These- are per- 
fectly justifiable objects — though we confess 
we now learn for the first time that any- 
body ever proposed to stamp the bill poster 
out of existence. The calling of the bill- 
poster Is not an honorable calling alone— it 
la highly useful, and If conducted on proper 
l'nes can in itself serve as a definite public 
benefit. 



Tlffi BILLBOARD 



Cent Shows. 



The Kane-Dubbs Controversy. 



The following letters from J. M. J. Kane, 
of the Robinson's Shows, and C. E. Dubbs, 
city bill poster of Springfield, Mo., afford 
very entertaining reading and are self-ex- 
planatory: 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Trusting that you are not preju- 
diced, hoping that it is the aim of "The 
Bill Board" to do justice to all, and an- 
ticipating that there are others who wield 
a pen and are blessed with rubbered imag- 
inations, I send you a copy of a letter in my 
possession which speaks for itself. As we 
must admit the agent of the high class shaw 
was first on the field at Spr.ngfield, Mo., 
and secured every foot of Mr. Dubbs' boards, 
it is only natural that I, who followed the 
agents of said show, should naturally feel 
elated at getting -a signed expression from 
the city bill poster, of Springfield, acknowl- 
edging that though I did not use a fcot of 
his hoardings, I was enabled to get a better 
display than either Wallace or Buffalo B.ll. 
I might remark that I have other letters 
much stronger and signed by prominent 
citizens to support my claim that John Rob- 
inson's Ten B.g Shows simply scooped the 
highest class and* sent Buffalo William back 
to Kansas. A newspaper publishes news, 
so let your many readers know that John 
Robinson, in spite of the admonition of the 
Franklin-Wallace Company turned people 
away as early as 2 o'clock in the afternoon 
and at 8:30 at night in Wichita, Kan., 
August 20. I believe both shows will do a 
good business here, but I know John Rob- 
inson will take in twice the amount of 
money. Robinson's price of admission is 
invariably SO cents; the high-class show 
charges 25 cents, a slight difference. 

J. M. J. KANE. 
Springfield, Mo., Aug. 23. 

The following is a copy of the acknowl- 
edgement, though not a true copy of the 
original, which Billposter Dubbs signed: 

"You cannot look - any place in Spring- 
field. Mo., but you see '28 and John Robin- 
son.' He has the best display by far of any 
ot the other shows advertised in this city. 
"C. E. DUBuo." 

When Mr. Kane's letter was forwarded 
to Mr.-Dubbs for confirmaUon and approval, 
It promptly elicited a lengthy and spicy re- 
sponse, which is as follows: 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have your favor enclosing Mr. 
Kane's communication to "The Bill Board." 
The acknowledgement which Mr. Kane 
says is a copy of the original he has in his 
possession has been slightly "rubbered," to 
use his own phrase. Mr. Kane came to me 
at the. Metropolitan hotel, in this city, just 
-before leaving, and asked me if I would 
sign for him a simple statement saying "that 
one could not look any way on the main 
streets ot Springfield without seeing ban- 
ners with the date 28th and John Robinson 
Show*.* I told him I would not sign any- 
thing ' that was liable to bring me into a 
controversy. He said he did not want to 
use It for that purpose. I then signed as 
above explained, anything added to which 
was "rubbered." I have been told since that 
Kane went to William Waugh, the livery- 
man, and others to get a statement. Now, 
if you wish to publish Mr. Kane's statement, 
you ■. are perfectly at liberty to do so, pro- 
vided you also publish my statement in full. 
I regret to be compelled to enter this con- 
troversy, and the only way to do is to g.ve 
a true and unbiased statement in regard to 
the different shows and their showings on 
bill boards and barns. W. E. Franklin con- 
tracted for the bill board space and closed 
all of his contracts with me long before any 
of his advance men were on the ground, 
long before it was known that the Rob- 
inson show was coming into this terri- 
tory. The same contracts were made by 
Louis E. Cooke, of the Buffalo Bill show, 
by letters and telegrams. I have an under- 
standing with the Wallace show, Buffalo BUI 
and other big shows that I must have their 
date and contracts months in advance to .en- 
able me to arrange my commercial billing?, 
so as not to conflict, and also with the lot 
which I am using all through the season for 
other attractions. The Robinson people came 
in without a moment's warning, consequently 
I had no room for them. Mr. Kane went 
to bannering the city, and the Wallace people 
were at It too, and it was done to a finish 
by both, from chimney tops to ground floors, 
every place you could see the Wallace 
"Blues" and the "Robinson "Reds" in ban- 
ners. The Wallace people had over four 
thousand sheets on the boards on prominent 
thoroughfares, in addition to numerous 
daubs and ninety-five per cent of the win- 
dows, and one hundred one-sheet boards. The 
Robinson people built one new board hold- 
ing 63 sheets, opposite the post office,' aext 
to a double-decker of the Wallace, 180 sheets. 
Robinson had 960 sheets on daubs and cheese 
cloth, sides of buildings, and 40 S-pheet 
boards, making a total of 1,270 sheets of paper 
all told. The Wallace show came August 
24th, and showed to full capacity both per- 
formances, weather being line. The Robin- 
son show came August 28th and showed to 
tall capacity both performances. An every* 



thing blowed down at Boliver, the 27 men- 
ageries had to use only side walls, and big 
top was so damaged at Boliver, reserve top 
two-thirds size had to be substituted, cutting 
down capacity below the Wallace shows fully 
two thousand seats or more. The "King Sol- 
omon" side uses space for at least one 
thousand, and the ends were shortened about 
1500 seats. So much for the two shows. It 
would be folly to say the Robinson shows 
"scooped the mghest class and sent Buffalo 
William back to Kansas." The Buffalo Bill 
people put up two thousand sheets of paper, 
covering that much of Wallace paper the 
morning of August 25, and replaced all win- 
dow lithographs with Buffalo Bill paper and 
covered one hundred one sheet boards and 
bannered the city and country routes before 
going back to Kansas. The Wallace shows 
gave universal satisfaction - and were voted 
by the people to have had the neatest, pret- 
tiest and cleanest parade and the highest 
class circus, barring none. Every act was 
a feature and not a dull moment from start 
to finish. The Robinson show made a longer 
parade with their big tableau cars and dens, 
outnumbering the Wallace parade only. The 
parade was not so clean and well arranged 
as the Wallace shows. The Robinson circus'" 
performance, outside of the trained ele- 
phants. King Solomon, and Green the Rube, 
who really was the feature of the show, was 
simply fierce. Such was the expression of 
the people who attended both shows and 
paid their money and have a right to express 
themselves. Now, Mr. Editor, if you think 
I have deviated from the truth one jot or 
iota, I will make it good with affidavits from 
among the majority of prominent citizens. 
1 have been forced by Mr. Kane to. make the 
foregoing statement, and I assure you I have 
done it without malice or bias, as I have no 
axe to grind with anyone in the show bus'.- ' 
ness. I have the only lot and the bill boards, 
and they pay me a stated price for the 
ground and 3 cents per sheet per week for 
every sheet of paper posted on my boards or 
any place else in this city, and they all 
know it and can make their contracts one 
year in advance and have no grumbl.ng with 
no unfriendliness to anyone. I have received 
the best of treatment from Mr. Wallace and 
Mr. Johnnie Robinson, and lastly my young 
friend, Mr. Kane. I hope by years of ex- 
perience he will cease to be so impetuous 
for I shall always befriend him. 

Sincerely plain old man, 

C. E. DUBBS. 
. Springfield, Mo., Aug. 31. 



'Frisco Awaits Ringlings. 

It is a popular delusion that the circus is 
the small boy's delight, and that its devotees 
are largely confined to the ranks cf the grow- 
ing youth, says the San Francisco Bulletin. 
To quote a colloquialism, this is only a 
"stall." The man of mature years says he 
is going to the show to take his boy, and 
mater familias jollies herself into the belief 
that she is adding to the sum total of her 
daughters' education by giving them an op- 
portunity to see the wonders of the zoo- 
logical world in the menagerie. But. as a 
matter of fact, the staid heads of .'amilies 
enjoy the circus just as much as the incon- 
sequential youth— perhaps a little more so 
for the sake of the memories it excites. They 
may talk ot the "gold old days" of one-ring 
circuses, and sigh for the one-feature rider 
and the talking clown, but they wouldn't 
cross the street to see the circus of twenty- 
five years ago. if by any possibility it could 
be reanimated into existence. As a matter 
of fact, a modern amusement institution, 
such as Ringling Brothers' Circus, the big 
arenic exhibition, that is to exhibit in San 
Francisco for eight days, beginning Wednes- 
day, Sept. 19, is an evidence of the progress- 
ivenees of the times and the inevitable Amer- 
ican spirit of expansion. Ten or twelve years 
ago such a show would have been impossible. 
If at that time the prediction had been made 
that a circus would ever expand to such an 
extent aa to require five trains of double- 
length cars to transport its paraphernalia, or 
would ever utilize the services of a thousand 
people and 500 horses in Its operations, it 
would have seemed a flight of imagination. 
But that is what Ringling Brothers' Circus is 
doing to-day. How such an immense insti- 
tution can be moved from city to city, often 
in a single night, and made a profitable in- 
vestment, is one of the marvels of the show 
world. The only explanation Is in the fact 
that the drawing power is very great, and 
that its merit and magnitude compel the 
support of the public. The performance is 
described as novel and original to an un- 
usual degree, while every department of the 
snow Is on such a mammoth scale as to ex- 
c'te constant comment. The very multiplicity 
cf the attractions offered is a matter for com- 
ment and adm'ration. First, there is the 
free street parade, which inaugurates the en- 
gagement. Wednesday morning, Sept. 19 
This procession Is described as a most bril- 
I'ant display. Then comes the scries of per- 
formances, each of which will be equally 
complete and novel. These include a gorgeous 
m'litary spectabie, presented as an introduc- 
t'on to the ring show, but very striking and 
effective in itself. Then there Is a .great ring 
show presented by three hundred European 
and American acrobats, gymnasts, riders and 
specialists; a great trained animal display. 
Introducing O'Brien's sixty-one-horse act, 
Souder's famous elephant comedians, and 
many other trained-animal features: an ex- 
citing series of Roman hippodrome and mod- 
ern steeplechase and flat races: a mammoth 
menagerie, with rare wild animals brought 
from all parts: of the world; a horse fair, 
with 500 magnificent horses, and a host of 
other attractions of an equally striking char- 
acter. Interest in the coming of the show 
has already been aroused to an exceptional 
degree, and a successful engagement is con- 
fidently looked for. 



Gossip. 



Harris Bros.' Wagon show was stranded in 
Indian Territory. 

The advance car of Harris* Nickel Plate. 
Circus arrived in Urbana, O.. Sept. 4. The 
show made its appearance there Sept. 14. 

The Nashville. Chattanooga St. Louis Ry. 
recently quoted S1C95 per run to the Fore- 
paugh-Sells show, which was cheerfully re- 
fused. 

Westlake's Carnival cf Novelties has met 
with great success so far this season, and 
they will next show at the fairs in Pennsyl- 
vania. 

The steady increase by railroads of their 
hauling rates has become a serious question. 
Some action should be taken to put a stop 
to prohibitive rates. 

Theodore Wecker, of Kennedy Brothers' 
Wild West Show, was thrown from a horse 
at the fair grounds at Carmi, 111., Sept. 7, 
and killed. He was from Owensboro, Ky. 

Charles Russell, the old-time acrobatic 
clown, who died in poverty in St. Louis, Sept. 
5, was the first man to turn a double back- 
ward somersault from the shoulders of one 
man to the shoulders of another. 

W. W. Cole arrived from Europe, Sept. i. 
Mr. Cole is looking exceedingly well after 
his summer abroad. He says that bus ness 
with the Barnum & Bailey Shows is great, 
all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding. 

A man who died Sept 5 at the St. Louis 
Hotel. St. Louis, Mo., where he was known 
as Charles Russ. has been identified by 
friends who knew him years ago as Charles 
Russell, a famous acrobat and clown, at one 
time P. T. Barnuma' leading attraction. 

Complaints are piling ic from the South 
relative to the prohibitive rates that are 
charged circuses by the railroad companies. 
Particular offenders in this regard are said 
to be the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis, 
the L. & N. Southern and the I. C. 

The Geo. W. Ely Show is now playing in 
the northwestern part of the State of Illi- 
nois, and the weather has been fine. The 
result was packed houses for them every 
night. They will start South in a few days, 
and will ship from St. Louis Oct. 20 for 
Louisiana. 

Hall, Long & Eldon's Shows closed the 
season at Eaton, Ind.. Aug. 18. ■ The show 
will next season be known as Hall & Long's 
Consolidated Shows, and wil be greatly en- 
larged, wth a brand new outfit. Harry Eldon 
will take out a dog and pony circus under 
canvas next season. 

Prof. M. S. Record, the famous trick bi- 
cyclist, writes to "The Billboard," asking the 
whereabouts of Lemon Bros.' show and their 
future route. He says that Manager J- B. 
Miles, of the Industrial school for boys at 
Eldora, la., is also anxious to correspond 
with the Lemon Bros. 

The Mitchell's Big Pavilion Show closed 
a season of seventeen weeks Aug. 25, at 
Clarksburg, W. Va. The season was' the 
most . successful the show has ever known, 
and it will go out next year enlarged to 
double the present size, and with an equip- 
ment entirely new in every department. 

According to the Marietta Register, Harris' 
Nickle Plate Circus arrived at Marietta. O., 
Sept. 5, and gave an exhibition in the after- 
noon and again at ni£ht to good-sized crowds 
on the old circus lot. The show is one of the 
old style one-ring circuses, but gives one of 
the best performances for the money ever in 
the city. W. H. Harris, the proprietor, is an 
old circus man, and knows how to handle 
big and little shows. The parade was clean 
and contained many novel features. 

The following anonymous communication, 
was recently addressed to the editor of "The 
Billboard" from Claremore, Ind. Ter.: "We 
have just finished trimming the Wallace 
Show to a stand-still, but understand Frank- 
lin is not satisfied yet. Ask Mr. Wallace's 
nephew. He was over to visit us, and saw 
to his sorrow the enormous business we did. 
I don't suppose you will publish this, but it 
is for your own information. We have got 
twelve more cars, two more elephants, twelve 
more camels, eight more cages, fourteen more 
tableau wagons, sixteen more horses than 
Mr. Wallace. You forgot this in- your com- 
parison article. We're too busy counting 
money to write any more." 

One of the greatest difficulties that the 
managers of the great modern circuses have 
to contend with is the death ot acrobatic 
equestriennes. Not one girl out of a thousand 
who essays the art ever achieves success, and 
not one out of a hundred of those who suc- 
ceed ever attain eminence. In all the world 
there is probably not more than bait a dozen 
who are considered truly great. At the head 
of this little coterie of celebrities stands 
beautiful Blanche Reed, this season under 
engagement to the Great Wallace Shows. In 
point of poise, grace, dash and daring ag'lity 
her riding simply defies all description. Noth- 
ing she does looks difficult, nor appears in- 
deed to require effort. She is secure and as 
much at home in her unstable position on 
the heaving, bounding back of a galloping 
horse as is a society belle on a ball-room 
floor. 

Now that the Sipe Dog and Pony Circus 
has settled down at the park in Indianapolis, 
Ind., for a week of excellent business. It is 
interesting to look into the history of some 
of the chief actors in this large and miscel- 
laneous company, says the "News." Jim 
the big monkey, besides being the ugliest of 
the group of performing apes, is the most po- 
lite and orderly. Jim came from South 
America, being found drifted ashore there by 
the captain ot some steamship. It seems 
there had been a wreck, and Jim escaped on 
a part of the wreckage, being found tied 
to the debris. He was released, brought to 
New York, and from there found, bis way 



through the country aa the property ot a« 
traveling Italian, wbo sold him to the show] 
proprietors. Jim Is especially valued because! 
when other monkeys get loose and climb, upf 
the main pole of the tent and into other ln-i 
accessible places of escape, Jim is sent out oul 
the hunt. He never. fails to bring back the! 
culprit. Jim is liked particularly by the! 
ponies, whom he delights, to ride. * 



Seats Collapsed. 

Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 6— (Special.)— During! 
the production to-night of the Battle ot Ma-S 
nila, by a fireworks company. In the base-] 
ball park, a secton of the amphitheater, 751 
feet in length, collapsed, and injured a num- 
ber of people. Among the Injured enough' tog 
need attention of doctors' are the following:! 
Clara Noble, Lincoln, spine' injured. serlou»-| 
Mrs. R. H. Wolcott, Lincoln, back badly! 
hurt; S. T. Butler, Lincoln; A. Naderhosli 
University Place; Miss Crawford. Univeraityl 
Place'; Mrs. Lewis, Lincoln; J. C. Latwortb.1 
Crescent, la., and J. M. KIrkwood. Crescentj 
la. Possibly a dozen others suffered, * 
their injuries are not so serious. 



Emporia, Kan., Events. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" • 

Dear Sir— The Wallace Shows paraded and! 
played In a heavy rain here August SL but! 
oia a fair business, notwithstanding. The! 
show was well billed, using a large amount! 
of news boards, and their Donaldson posters! 
loomed up in style. The entire show are! 
nice people to do business with from start tol 
finish, and the only "kick I have is they wore! 
out my last copy of "The Billboard." Anf 
sent regards to "The Billboard.*' 

FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Routes. 

BARNUM & BATLEY.— Strasburg, Ger- 
many, Sept 15 to 17: Colmar. Sept. 18; Muhl-f 
hausen, Sept. 19 and 20; Karlruhe, Sept. zzi 
and 23; Stuttgart, Sept. 24 to 27; Heldelsburg,] 
Sept. 28. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Char- 
lottesville, Va., Sept. 15; Culpepper, Va., 
Sept. 17: Warrenton, Va., Sept. 18: Manassas. 
Va., Sept. 19; Front Royal, Va.. Sent 20: 
Woodstock, Va., Sept. 21; Harrisonburg. Va., 
Sept. 22. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Ottum-J 
wa, la.. Sept 17; Keokuk, la.. Sept 18; Quln-f 
cy. 111.. Sept. 19; Louisiana. Ho.. Sept 20: 
Mexico, Mo.. Sept. 21; Marshall, Ho., 
Sept 22. 

COOPER & CO. SHOW:— Athens, Tenn..| 
Sept. 12; Cleveland. 13; Daiton, Ga.. 11: j 
Rome, 15; Gadsden, Ala., 17; Birmingham, 
18 and 19; Bessemer, 20 and 21. 

- FOREPAUGH-SELLS'.— Alton. 111., Sept] 
11; BellvUle, Sept 12; Murphrysboro. Sept J 
13; Cairo, Sept 14; Union City, Tenp-.J 
Sept. 15. 

GLICK'S.— Van Wert, O., Sept 11: Hock- 
ford, Sept 12; Celina. Sept-13; Coldwater, | 
Sept 14; Lewisbnrg, Sept 15. 

GOLLMAR BROTHERS* SHOW.— Melville.) 
111.. Sept. 17: Saybrook. III.. Sept 18: Colfax.! 
III.. Sept. 19 ; Lexington, 111 , Sept 20; Bl Paso,| 
III, Sept. ii ; Hinonk, 111, 8ept 22; Lacon,: 
111, Sept. 24.. 

HARRISON BROS.' SHOW.— Lincoln, III, 
Sept. 12; Havana. 13: Buebn^ll, 14: Hon-] 
mouth, 15; Ft. Madison, la., l\: Mt Pleas- 
ant, 18; Fairfield, 19; Ottumwa, 20; Oaka- 1 
loosa, 21. ' 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— West] 
Union, la. Sept 13; Oelweln. la, Sept. 14; 
Waterloo. la. Sept 15; Waverly, la, Sept. I 
17; Hampton. la, Sept. 18; Algona, la. Sept] 
19; Mason City, la. Sept 20. 

SELLS ft GRAY'S— Pueblo, Col, Sept. 11; 
Denver, Sept 12; Cripple Creek, Sept 13. 

SIG. SAUTELLE'S.— Centerville, Md, Sept 
11; Denton, Sept 12. 

WALLACE SHOWS.— Connersville. Ind, 
Sept. 13; Hamilton, O, 14; Newport. Ky, 13; 
MaysviHe, 17; Huntington, W. Va, 18; Park- j 
ershurg, 19; Wheeling, 20; Hannington, 21; 
Uniontown, 22. 

WELSH BROS.'— Hamburg, Pa, Sept 11; | 
Birdsboro, Sept ii. 

WESTLAKE'S CARNIVAL— Middleton. Pa, 
Sept 11 to 14; Cbambersburg, Sept 17 to a. I 

WHITNEY'S— Milan, HIch, Sept 11; Brit-j 
ton. Sept 12; Dundee, Sept. 13; Haybee, 8ept.[ 
14; Charleton. Sept 18. 




THE BILLBOARD 




Department. I 




Mistakes of Committees. 



-:»;,a ■ - ; This is now the harvest time of the 1 car- 
• - i.n j *■». ilval companies, this being the filth year for 
«j< . i * ,-treet fairs, and they all seem to have chosen 
| * c the same dates, in looking over the list, we 
5 E 3nd: that twenty-six cities and towns have 
it Sbosen the last- week in September, and flfty- 
jive cities have the first week in October- It 
*s evident ithere" will be a shortage some place, 
iinless some of the cities change their dates. 
Many of the Midway companies that have 
seen out on the road this season -have met 
with d-sasters,> owing "to the weather and to 
she indifferent ways the exhibition depart- 
ment or trades display- organized by the mer- 
chants had been conducted. They have not 
devoted sufficient time to getting, up exhib- 
its, consequently the burden of success has 
seen upon the shoulders of the shows. In 
%nany^ eases the failures have been set down,: 
Jnd righteously so, at the door of commit- 
tees, whohave endeavored, to get up street 
lairs in a week or ten days; because it is a 
gnoral .impossibility to cover correctly the 
one hundred and one details necessary In the 
Sreliminary work of a street- fair. It requires 
inore than this time to properly "advertise the 
fstreet fair, and a street fair not properly 
Advertised is very often a failure; One very 
jrieyous mistake the committees have made 
this year is the slowness of their- action re- 
garding the settling of dates. They grow en- 



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thusiastic over their own city, and then be- 
come egotistical, and think all they; have to 
..-., . : 'f tto is to announce the date and the conces- 
,y E tf fl Sionaires and showmen, will flock to them. 
• ; ffi J f ■ ffhey seem to- forget that the whole proposi- 
riWV i lion is on percentage. base, and showmen and 
pKliV- ' -v"; toncessionaires will, look after their own In- 
IM-Wi't'l* terests first, and choose the cities that bave 
lei-*;" 1 ■ I ); j«, e shortest railway Jumps and. the largest 

cities have been compelled ; to 

Jehaifge-their dates in the West, -for the rea- 



Bll'4' :< iE' r" fiopulation. 
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K r -'f iciiii cSre on committees would adopt the same tae- 
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■'-V s ; -buy or sell their goods, they -would obtain 

" cker results, enable themselves to adver- 

tne. attractions that they.; could, obtain 

rl and at less ^expense, by iiulelt uprto- 

date business methods. In many cities this 

• "• i a lot 

failure 

fto the street fairs, and one failure does more 

harm: to the cause than three successes can 

I'fcU" 'si tfovercome. ...... 

JiiV I)i. t " The columns of this journal contain a list 
*!■' 'j-1 1 SJef *&* carnivals and street fairs, which is 
„ ! £!?iia noper* to announce the dates cf carnival and 
ii"U : l w !f Street fairs throughout America free of cost, 
W&'t'irr -nana we sincerity hoDe that the committees 



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lit J "jg ii ; V, date business mexnoos. in many cme 
l»f.',:v':Step Reason the committees have acted like 
iil-"fi :;ii tcf school hoys; the result has been a I 

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X" nd we sincersly hope that the committees 
ill adopt business tactics and conduct their 
cifairs upon business lines, so that carnivals 
tfand street fairs: will remain a medium for 



'■'■» -'"'i.l e*usiness purposes for years, to come. 
'■i-js^StHe The Grand Ledge of Iowa, I. O. O. F-. - 
3 'III '*»: mmeets at Keokuk, la., on Oct. 16 to 18, and 
t ;iS' r -i ' sipreparations are being made for an attend- 
|!W •-"¥ • since or at" least 5,000 people. The local lodges 
*!£i--ffj; mare asing every effort to make the meeting a 
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A Wonderful Escape. 

Nashua. N. H., Sept. 4.— (Special.)— The 



t: li;C Jtlo.000 people who attended the second ^day ct 



jthe Nashua; -Fair "got their money's worth' 

-,„ ri . J^if they cared for sensation- Prof, and Mrs. 

"1* W : fl'-» 'E~ L- Stafford, aeronauts, had a narrow es- 

yt f>' --ii v su 'cape from death. Just how high the balloon 

T S CSwas when llrs. Stafford cut loose with her 

r r."narachute no one knows, but man and woman 

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f : Ui i' ^By what seemed almost a miracle, he became 
K4fl . Jentangled in the ropes of his own parachute 
£•'«-"' w'and landed on top of Mrs. Staffcrd*s.- He 
\i'u \S. w i struck a few feet from the edge of his wife's 
fiK 1 ■ l"*paxachute and clung for his life. For a sec- 
.*''» <i S^ond it looked as if both must fall, for Mrs. 
(Jth» -''■-• ^Stafford's parachute was descending rapidly 
a l«?i»| ^Sunder Its double load. Just then Stafford's 



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Cleveland's " Home Week." 

Cleveland. O.. Sept 10.— (Special...)— A novel 
celebration. Is proposed for the purpose "of 
properly acknowledging the Forest City's 
greatness. The Business Men's Convention 
Iieague has set out to make arrangements 
for a "Home Week." during which time 
elaborate and suitable entertainment wiirbe 
prov'ded. The Idea of Home Week is that 
during that time, the thousands of people 
scattered all over the country and who are 
proud to claim Cleveland' and -the Western 



Reserve as the place of their birth, will re- 
turn to the "old home" at a time when they 
•have every reason to be proud of their birth- 
place. - The convention league thinks that 
now of all times is a time for jubilation. If 
all the former sons and daughters of Clever- 
land and the Western Reserve can be gath- 
ered together at one time a monster crowd 
is pictured, and the fame of the metropolis of 
Ohio will thus be heightened all over the 
country. The time agreed upon for the cele- 
brat.on is some time in October. Low rates 
will be secured on all railroads, so that the 
expense of "making a trip home" will be 
thereby considerably lessened. 

If the plans for the celebration go through, 
the metropallis will have one of the liveliest 
weeks in her history. The city will be in 
holiday attire all the week. The city's flag 
will float frcm Forest City homes and busi- 
ness blocks in countless numbers, exhibits of 
industries, bands -will play and a monster 
fireworks celebration may be adopted as a 
. :ing climax to proclaim that Cleveland is 
proud of herself. 



Notes. 



Lei~'sburg; Tenn., will have a street fair 
Oct 6. 

Colon'a Juarez, Mex., is to have an agricul- 
tural fair. 

The dates for the Rome (N. T.) Fair are 
Sept. 24 to 28. 

The Flushing (Mich.) Fair will be held 
Sept. 26 to 28. 

A No. 1 county fair at Chaska, Minn., 
Sept. 27 to 29. 

CarJington, O., will have a street fa'r Oc- 
tober 15 to 18. 
• The Montgomery (Ala.) Street Fair will be 
held Oct- 15 to 20. 

* The citizens of La Rue, O., are endeavoring 
to have a street fair. 

The date of the Abilene (Kan.) Carnival has 
been changed to Oct. 3. 

The street fair to be held at Evanston, 111., 
is likely to.be a great success. 

The Savannah (Ga.) Street Fair and Carni- 
val will be held Nov. 5 to 17. 

A street fair will probably be held some 
tme this fall at Terre Haute. Ind. 

The Columbus (Wis.) Street Fair this fall 
will be bigger and better than ever. 

The work of preparing for the Columbus 
(Ga.) Street Fair is being pushed very rap- 
idly. 

The St. Joe County Agricultural Society 
will hold its fair at Mendon, Mich., Oct 23 
to 25. 

The people of Hickman County, Tenn., have 
decided to hold a fair at Centerville, Tenn., 
-Oct. 3. 

The district fair to be held at La Porte, 
Ind.. this year promises to be better than 
ever before. 

Circumstances predict a great success for 
the fair, to be held at Sonora, Cal., in the 
near future. 

A carnival -will probably be held at Phoe- 
nix, Ariz., for the dedication of the new CapU 
tol Building. 

It is now an assured fact that the cotton 
carnival to be held at Griffin, Ga., will be a 
great success. 

The Erie County Agricultural Soeiety will 
hold Its annual fair at Hamburg, N. T., 
Sept 11 to 14. 

The street "fair committee of Uttumwa, la., 
bras decided on Sept 17 to 22 for the dates 
of the carnival. 

■""v? Central Arkansas Fair Association will 
hold a fair at Morrilton, Oct 16 to 20. N. T. 
Hawkins, secretary. 

This year's carnival at Athens, Ga., will be 
given on Oct 1 to 6, instead cf Oct. 9 to 13, 
as originally announced. - 

The business men of Odessa, Mo., have 
formed a street fair association, and will 
hold a fair Sept 19 to 22. 

A great program has been fixed for the 
agricultural fair, to be held at Santa Bar- 
bara, Cal., Sept 19 to 22. 

The Waynesburg Fair Association offers 
$4,500 in premiums for trials of speed at its 
fair, to be held Sept 18 to 21. 

The Kewaunee County Agricultural Society 
will hold its twenty-seventh annual fair at 
Milwaukee, Wis., Sept 27 to 29. 

The Salina. (Kan.) Street Fair is being ad- 
vertised by attractive bills. That town is a 
pusher, and promis*"" a big show. 

The State Fair i • .e given at Salt Lake 
City, XTtah, in Oct, promises to surpass all 
similar exhibits given in the past 

A great bazaar will be given for the benefit 
of the Sisters of Mercy, at Louisville, . Ky., 
during the two weeks following Oct 15. 

M. F. Wiedemann, of Burlington, la., has 
the contract for decorating the street at the 
Keokuk Street Fair, and also at Peoria. 

It has been decided to hold the Yamhill 
County Street Fair, McMinnville, Ore., Sept 
27. 28 and 29, under a large canvas pavilion. 

There is every reason to believe that the 
proposed mid-winter carnival at El Paso, 
Tex., In January, will be a pronounced suc- 

• cess.; 

The great free street fair to be held at 
Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 15 to 20, Is attract- 
ing attention in the surrounding country and 
cities. 

The annual fair of the Golden Gate Fair As- 
sociation will be held on the Everyville Race 
Track, beginning Sept. 22 and continuing 
seven days." '• 

A good, clean attraction, should -correspond 
with the Emporia Free Street Fair. Harry 



McCandliss, secretary. Nothing allowed that 
is not strictly clean. 

The fourth annual agricultural fair and 
horse show of the Beacon Valley, Conn., 
grange, will be held at the Beacon Valley 
Driving Park, Sept. 18 and 19- 

The Pueblo (Col.) Free Street Fair matters 
are progressing finely. The wheels of all the 
departments are in motion, and every day 
seems to add to their momentum. 

A street fair is to be given at Marlon, O., 
some time in October, in charge of Will S. 
Heck, and if any profits accrue they will be 
donated to some charitable object. 

The leading business men of Maryville, Mo., 
are bard at work, and are taking great in- 
terest in their fair, which will be held at that 
place the second week in October. 

the officers of the Otsego County Agricul- 
tural Society intend to make the coming fair 
to be held. at Cooperstown more attractive 
uia'u any previous event in Alabama. 

Arrangements are rapidly being perfected 
for the fair that is to be held at San Jose, 
Cal.. under the auspices of the Santa Clara 
Valley Agricultural Socity, Oct 5 to 12. 

The people of Graham County are prepar- 
ing to hold a fair at Thatche, Ariz., this fall. 
It is a good move, and will no doubt result 
in great benefit- to the upper Gila valley. 

The State Board of Agriculture of Ohio is 
seriously considering making the annual 
State fair a two weeks' exposition' in the 

future, rather than merely a fair running for 
five days. 

The twenty-sixth annual fair of the Red- 
wood County Agricultural Society will be 
held at Redwood Falls, Minn., on Sept. 19 to 
21. A large number of special premiums will 
" be offered. 

Get ready for the street fair at Veedersburg, 
Ind., Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. It will be a hummer. 

Tire business men of Laingsburg, Mich-, 
have decided to hold a three days' carnival 
Sept. 18 to 20. 

Sioux Falls (S. D.) citizens are making 
great preparations for the Oriental Midway 
street fair and base ball tournament, to take 
place at Sioux Falls during the week com- 
mencing Sept. 17. 

The Milwaukee Avenue Merchants" Associ- 
ation of Chicago, 111., will give a fall festi- 
val the first two weeks in October, which they 
say will eclipse anything of that kind ever 
given in that city. 

The Franklin County Fair at Sheldon Junc- 
tion, Vt, which was definitely postponed at 
the suggestion of the State oBard of Health, 
owing to the smallpox scare, will be held 
Sept 19, 20 and 21. 

The San Jacinto (Cal.) Valley Horticultural 
Club is planning to give another fair. It is 
to be held Nov. 2 and 3, and the members are 
endeavoring to make this show the best ever 
offered to the public. 

A poultry show will be one of the features 
of the Keokuk Street Fair. It is in charge 
cf the Lee County Poultry Association, and 
they will build a booth and exhibit fancy 
poultry and Belgian hares. 

Goshen, Ind., contemplates having a street 
fair this year, and the Goshen citizen is re- 
calling all that was attractive to him at the 
world's fair. A meeting is to be called, and 
the matter thoroughly gone over. 

The managers of the annual county fair, 
which meets in Bad Axe, Mich., each fall, 
are sparing neither pains or money to make 
the thirty-first annual fair, which meets 
Sept. 25 to 28, the banner exhibition. 

Prof. T. H. Flowers, proprietor of the 
American Balloon Company, of Boston, 
Mass.. writes that this season has been a 
most successful one. and that he has been 
booked for performances continuously. 

Preparations are being made for the great 
"Ak-Sar-Ben Carnival, to be held at Omaha, 
Neb., during the week of Sept 24 to 29. They 
say it will be the biggest, warmest and live- 
liest week ever known west of the Missouri. 

L. A. Goodman, secretary of the Missouri 
State Horticultural Society, has reeclved a 
letter from the Paris Exposition, announcing 
-the awarding of the sixth consecutive prize 
to Missouri in a competitive exhibition of 
apples. - 

Davenport, the high-wire walker, baB been 
engaged for the Keokuk(Ia.) Free Street Fair 
Sept 25 to 29, and gives two performances 
each day, afternoon and evening. He gave 
h'"s act there last year, and was their best 
feature. 

Sept 15 to 17 will be great days in the 
Old Pueblo. Mexican independence will be 
celebrated in true style. The committees in 
charge are working bard to make the cele- 
bration a success, and there is no doubt that 
they will succeed. 

For the big street fair and carnival, to be 

held at Chambersburg; Pa., on September 18, 

19 and 20, preparations are in progress, and 

. indications point to a most successful affair. 

A street fair will probably be given this 
fall at Evanston,- 111. 

In South Chicago, 111., during he week of 
Sept. 17, a big street fair and carnival will 
be given under the auspices of nine Knights 
of Pythias lodges, comprising the nineteenth 
district of the Grand Domain of Illinois, and 
the Thirty-third Ward Improvement Associa- 
tion. 

The directors of the Arkansas State Fair 
Association, through Secretary Bloom, closed 
a contract with the Cotton Beit Brass Band 
for music during the six days of the fair— 
Oct. 22 to 27, inclusive. The band is a good 
one now, under the skillful leadership of 
Prof. Lemaire. 

The New Bern (N. C.) Fair, under the aus- 
pices of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game 
and Industrial Association, will be held No- 
vember 12 to 17, inclusive. Arrangements 
have begun early for the event, and It la pro- 



posed to make it the most successful fair ever 
held in New Bern. " 

The executive committee of the carnival to 
be held by the Los Angeles (Cal.) Athletic 
Club during the week beg.nning Sept. 24, has 
arranged with the Western Street Fair and 
Exhibition Company to exhibit Its midway 
shows, which were features of the Sacra- 
mento and Stockton fairs. 

Great preparations have been made for the 
Shakopee Sre'e Street Fair and Carnival, to 
be held at Shakopee, Minn., Sept. IS to 20. 
The committee has been diligently at work, 
and un to the present time has secured at- 
tractions which have never before been wit- 
nessed in this section of the State. 

The date for the opening of the agricultural 
fa.r at San Francisco, Cal., was changed to 
Oct. 8. This is the date selected at first The 
d. rectors had later agreed to make the date 
Oct. 1, but they reflxed the original date— Oct. 
S. The committees ure getting down to work, 
and the indications are that the fair will be 
a great success. 

The dates for the Hartford City (Ind.) 
Street Fair are September 25, 26, 27 and 28. 

The North Dakota State Fair will be held 
at Mandan on the 18th. 19th and 20th of Sep- 
tember. Three days and every day will be 
a big day. The raciug will begin Tuesday 
afternoon, and all the best goers in the State 
will be entered. 

The New England Carnival Company has 
been engaged by the Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
This is one of the best carnival companies on 
the road, and will be a great drawing card 
for out-of-town visitors. Mr. J. W Pontius, 
one of the owners, is in town looking over 
the ground. This company has booked some 
excellent towns in the South, where prospects 
for big business are excellent. 

The fair at Flint, Mich., by the Genesee 
Agricultural Society will be held Oct. 2 to 5. 

The Cardington (O.) Free Street fair for 
1900 promises to be the largest and best ever 
held there, and that is saying a good deal, 
for the reputation of that city for big and 
gocd fairs Is widespread. The fair will be 
held three days, instead of two. as formerly, 
and the dates are set for Oct. 16 to 18. 

Labor Day was observed at Keokuk, la., 
with a celebration in charge of the trades 
and labor unions of the city. Games, amuse- 
ments and a bicycle road race were given on 
Main street, three brass bands furnished the 
music, -and ah industrial- -parade was one of 
tne features. Addresses were .made at the 
park by D. J. O'Connell, of Burlington, and 
Senator O. F. Berry, of Illinois. Quite a num- 
ber of strangers attended. 

The twentieth annual reunion of the 
Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and the 
Kanawha Division will take place at Fay- 
etteville, W. Va., on Sept. 20. Many Ohio, 
West Virginia and Indiana regiments will be 
represented. President and Mrs. William Mc- 
Kinley have been invited to attend, and De- 
partment Commanders Montfort of Ohio, 
and Bradley, of West Virginia, and the old 
paymaster. Gen. B. R. Cowan, will be pres- 
ent. 

According to all reports a great many 
horsemen are getting their animals ready for 
exhibition at the coming Louisville show. 
The entries close Sept- 20, and by that time 
the officers of the association expect to have 
the classes pretty well filled up. Those who 
desire information about entering their 
horses are invited to call or address the of- 
fice of the association, where they w.ll be 
provided with all kinds of printed matter and 
verbal information. 

The Avon Ulb) Fair Association has Just 
closed one of the most successful and satis- 
factory fairs in its history, it being clean, 
entertaining and enjoyable from start to fin- 
ish, and the management has every assur- 
ance that it will receive the support of the 
entire community in the undertaking next 
year. This fair has set the pace for pro- 
ducing novelties each year, in the way of 
attraction and athletic sports, and can feel 
very proud of the results.- 

The Ottumwa Agricultural-Industrial Carni- 
val will give the people of Iowa one solid 
week of pleasure with the following attrac- 
tions: Five bands of music, elegant free stage 
shows, the monster Hagenbeck Wild Animal 
Show, Ararat's famous all nations, Lester & 
Kent's cyclorama, the beautiful Ameta, the 
golden fountain, the Miller family, Guth's 
famous Midway carnival, the Indiana boy, 
Mrs. Murphy, the monkey aeronaut and bal- 
loon ascensionist, the bush girl, the two-head- 
ed girl, and others too numerous to men- 
tion, and the great and only W. F. Cody, 
Buffalo Bill, on Monday, Sept. 17. Their 
premium list is a great one. 

Dr. C. D. Gray, of the International Exhi- 
bition Company, has arranged for a tour of 
carnivals in the South, commencing at Mem- 
phis, Tenn., the first week in October under 
the auspices of the Elks; the second and third 
weeks of October at Nashville, under the 
auspices of the Retail Merchants' Associa- 
tion; in the fourth week In October at Jack- 
Eon, Tenn , under the auspices of the Elks. 
The New England Carnival Company, of Can- 
ton, O., has contracted for supplying Mid- 
wavs to those cities. The company will pro- 
ceed from Tennessee into Alabama, Georgia. 
Florida, Texas and Arkansas, closing at Hot 
Springs with a- big carnival and street fair. 



STREETMEN \mMM 

■ We bare Utuud law atid Impoalug liifllarae of the 
PrexideDtial Candidate-,' 

BOODEVELT. | MTKVKJMOW. 

They are as inchei wide and « lochei MfB; lltbygrai*"! 

In bright colon ; jnsl Ihe thins to aell at fain, «re« ""•■ """ 

niuuiln ii, etc. Retail prloe, zoeenU each. . 

12 for t .90 SO for $>M SOOfcr f<H° 

25 for 1.76 100 for S.t5 SOOfcc «*> 

Siudtbe money with the order. Hon* ant 0. 0. P. 

THE DONALDSON LXTH0. 00., Ktwport, Ky. 



THE 6lLLR0A*f> 



] LIST OF FAIRS. 

S This list is revised and corrected week- 

9 ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 

• send in theirdates at the earliest possible 
A moment after they are claimed, and to 
A notlfy, v us promptly as to any change. 

• Rosters and dates are published abso- 

• lately Free of Charge. 

2 Copyrighted 1900. All rights reserved. 



ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Nove nber 1 to 10. j. M. Falkner 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 20. 

ARKANSAS. 

CAMDEN, ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
'M. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

Ci .KivSViLLE, ARK. — Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

MORRILTON, ARK.— The Central Akansas 
Fa.r Association. Oct. 16 to 20. N. T. 
Hawkins, secy. 

PINK BtUKf. ARK— State Fair. Oct. 22 to 
27. W. H. Laugford, pres. ; H. F. West- 
brook, supt; R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

CRESCENT CITY, CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association, sept. 2o to 28. V. W. 
Finch, secy. , 

EUREKA, CAL.— Ninth District Agricultural 
and Mechanical Fair. Sept 17 to 22. J. F. 
Quill, pres. ; W. L. Lambert, secy. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 

Oct. 13 to 21. F. C. Teed, secy. 
MARTINEZ, CAL.— County Fair and Races. 

Sept. 18 to 22. A. B. McKenzie, secy. 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair. Sept 24 to 29. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr. pres.; I. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J, Kelly, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 
Edward Casey. San Andreas, Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., and SAN MATEO, 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept 24 to 
Oct 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. M. Egan, secy.. 

SAN JOSE. CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, sacy. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL. — Chrysanthemum 
Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SANTA MARIA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair. 
Oct 4 to 6. A. W. Cox. secy. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL.— District Fair. Oct. 8 
to 14. 

SONORA, CAL.— Fair. September. Dates un- 
decided. 

STOCKTON, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 17 to 22. 

lUlaKis. Cal. — Disiri. t and citizens' Fair, 
Last week in Seot. A O. Wishon, sec 

YREKA, CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct 3 to 7. 

VENTURA, CAL— Agricultural Fair and • 
Races. Last week In September. 

COLORADO. 

DURANGO, COL.— County' Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. 9 to 12. ' John Pearson, supc 

GLniNWOOD, COL.— Farmers' Cluu District 
Fair. Sept 19 to 22. C. B. Sewell, pres., 
Carbondaie; C. D. Fuller, secy.; L. R. 
Willets, Basalt 

MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE, COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

CONNECTICUT. 

BEACON VALLEY, CONN.— Naugatuck Fair. 

Sept. 18 and 19. F. S. Truesdell, pres. ; F. M. 

Cuudee, secy. 
BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 

Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 
BRAN FORD, CONN.— The Bran ford Agricul- 
tural and Horticultural Society. Sept. 18 
' to 20. E. Doolittle, pres.; j. P. Callahan, 

secy.; W. R. Foote, treas. 
BROOKLYN, CONN.— Windham County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Joseph 

B. Stetson, secy. 
CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 

Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 
DANBUKY. OONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 

pre*.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 

secy. '.-'-.",■■ 
EAST GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. October. C. 

H. Hanchett, pres. ; W. H. Gay, secy. 
GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 

O. Beach, pres.; C. H. Demlng, secy. 
GUILFORD, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 

H. Lee, pres. ; S. Spencer, secy. 
HARWINTON, CONN.— Fair. October. Thos. 

Q. Hogan, pres.; A W. Buell, secy. 
HUNTINGTON, CONN.— Union Agricultural 
. Society. Sept 18 and 19. C. J. Wakeley, 

pres.; S. L. Palmer. Shelton, Conn., secy. 
MADISON. CONN.— Fair. Oct 3. S. A. 

Scranton. pres.: Edward N. Willard, secy. 
MERIDEN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. 
- W. Collins, pres.; -Geo. W. Fairchild, secy. 
NANGATUCK. CONN. — Beacon Vallev 
. Grange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 

1». T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Gander. 

««mv.: E. A. HotchklSB. treas. 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 

time In November. Bli Whitney, pres.: 

Robt,. Veltch, j r „ secy. " 



NEWTOWN, 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. H. 
McCarthy, Newtown. Conn., secy. 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fair. - Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

ROCKVILLE, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
Ed. F. Badmibgton, secy. 

SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 
C. Z. Gary, secy. 

SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres. ; A N. Graves, secy. 

UNION, CONN.— Enheld Fair. September. 
Ohn T. Olmstead, pres.; M. .'amilton, 
secy. 

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Wallingford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 and 27. D W 
Ives, secy. 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Oct Tto"4 
S. F. Willard, pres.; c. C. Harris, secy. 

W 1L.L1MANTIC, CONN.— Willlmantic Fair 
Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 
27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 

WINDSOR, CONN.-Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
pres.; G. W. Wrisley, secy. 

WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

WOODSTOCK, CONN.— South Woodstock 
Fair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Bowc-u, pres.; 
H. W. Hibbard, secy. 

OJSORGIA 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Interstate Fair 

Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Mil nil. 

LAURENS, GA.— County Fair. Oct. 4 and 5 
H. B. ■ Gritton, mgr. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct 
'j9 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Wayeioss Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

B *>IS». IDAHO— State Fair. Oct 8 to 13. J. 
S. BoSttTt Boise. Idaho, secy. 

LEWISmn*. IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.: Vy". A Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

ALEDO. II, L.— .Mercer County Agricultural 
Society. Wept. IS, 19, 20 and 21. I9u0. G. 

«7 v ^. w,1II ? ms ' Box 346 « Aledo. LI., secy. 

CARLlNViLLE, ILL.— Mancoupin Coun'y 
Fair. OH. 2 to 5. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 

CAKROL^iTON, ILL. — Greene County Fair 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
N. Cberrill. treas.: John tf. Scntt. nory 

CHARLESTON, ILL.— Coles County Fair 
Sept. 18 to 22. W. O. Glassco, secy. 

CLEAR CREEK, ILL.-Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. Frank E. 
Smith, secy. . *""""■ "■• 

DANVERS, ILL.— Rock. Creek Fair. Sept 18 
to 21. John S. Popple, secy. 

EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair 
Oct 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. w. 
Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee. 

GALENA, ILL.— Jot. Daviees County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. Wm. T. 
Hodson, Galena, HI., pres.; H. B. Chetlain 
Galena, 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray. Ga- 
lena, Ul., treas.; Wm. Barnex, Gtdeno, 111., 
■ecy. 

GOLCONDA. ILL.— POpe County Fair. Oct 
3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 

JULIET, ILL.— Will uoumy Fair. Sept. 18 
to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kellev 
secy. ■" 

MARION, ILL.— Williamson County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept 18 to 2L Joab 
Goodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M. 
Kern, treas. 

MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 

McLEANSBORO, ILL.— Hamilton County 
Fair. Sept 17 to 21. J. W. Jones, secy. 

MEMPHIS, ILL— Fair. Sept. 11 to 14. 

MURPHSYBORO, ILL.— Jackson County Fair 
Association. Sept 25 to 28. P. H. Eison- 
mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treas.; J. J. 
Penny, secy. 

NEWPORT, ILL.— Sept 24 to 29. 

NEWTON, ILL.— Jasper County Fair. Sept 
18 to 21. Florent Faller. secy. 

PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct 2 to 
€. (in. H. MrCnrd. secv. 

PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL— Perry County Fair 
Oct 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. 

SHELBYVILLE, ILL.— Horse Fair. Sept. 13 
to 22. . . 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State Fair. 
Sept. 24 to.29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson. pres.; 
B. H. Brainerd, treas.; W. C. Garrard, secy. 

INDIANA. 

1NGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct 

9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. 

Goodale, 
BEDFORD, IND.— Lawrence County Fair. 

sept (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 

secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres. 
BOURBON, IND.— Bourbon- Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwln, Bourbon, 

UnL, pres.: L. Johnson. Bourbon, Ind.. 

treas.: B. W. Parka, Bourbon. Ind.. seoy. 
BREMEN. IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct 

9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 

John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; 

Edward Heckman. secy. 
.LAY CITY, IND.— Fair. Sept. 10 to 14. 

Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper, 

ores. 

CROWN POINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 

tural Society. Oct. 2 to 6. A. A. Bibler 

«»».. Jlrmrn Point Ind. 
EVANSVILLE, IND.— Tri-State Fair. acpt. 

17 to 21. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm- 

stedt, treas.: R. L. Akin. secy. 
FORT WAYNE, IND.-Allen County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 9. 
FRANCESVILLE, IND.— Francesville Street 

Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6. E. D. Knotts, 

pros.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burnett. 

treat. 
HUNTINGTON, IND.— Old Fashioned County 

Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 

Robt. Slmoaton, prei. 



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INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Indiana State Fair. 
Sept 17 to 21, 1900. Aaron JoneB, pres.l 
Chas. Downing, Indianapolis, ind., secy.; 
J. W. Lagrange, treas. 

KENDALLVILLE, IND.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, pres.: G. P. 

AInandar. secy. 

LINTON. IND. — Greene County Fair. Sept 

17 to 21. " 
NEWCASTLE, IND.— St. Joseph County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. L. C. Eg- 
bert, pres.; A. H. Compton, secy. 

>• .-. » foRT, IND.— Fair. Sept 24 to 29. E. 

S. Aikman, secy. 
PORTLAND, IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept 

24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. O. Hardy, 
secy. 

HICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 
Sept 24 10 28. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 
loe Stevenson, secy. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Vieo County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. F. I jams, pres.; Chas. Ji. 
Dunin. secy. 

VINCENNES, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack. pres.: J. M. House, 
secy. : H. A Foulks. treas. 
IOWA. 

AFTON, IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

AuEL, IA.— Dallas County Fair. Sept 18 to 
21. J. H. Dwight secy. 

ALGOKA, IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
Algona. la., pres. ; £. P. Keith, Algona, la., 
vice pres.; W. H. Bailey. Algona. la., treas.; 
G. F. Peek. Algona. la., secy. 

AUDUBON, IA.— Audubon County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to a*. G. W. Hoover, 
pres.; R. C. Spencer, secy.: H. W. Wilson, 
tr»mm 

CENTERVILLE, IA.— Appanoose County 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 1900. R. M. Hicks, 
pres. ; J. C. Ashby, treas. ; H. A. Russell, 
secy. 

CHARITON, IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. Wm. Housholder. secy. 
CLARION, IOWA.— Wrlgnt County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 to 21. 19001 W. C. 
Brown, Clarion. Iowa. secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 
M to 28. H. K. Evans, secy. ■'.% , 

DE WITT. IA — Clinton County Agricultural 
Society Fair. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. L. S. 
Harrington, secy. ■ . - 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5. J. J. Klopp, 
secy. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton. treas.; J. E. Brooke, 
secy. 

HAMPTON, IA.— Franklin County Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. D. C. Mallory, secy. 
INDIANOLA. IA.— Warren County Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. E. B. Dowell. secy. 
IOWA CITY.- IA.-<Johnson County Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 27. 
KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marlon County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 
MANCHESTER. IA.— Delavan County Agri- 
cultural Soeiety. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. A. S. 

Coon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 

tor, Oneida, la,, vice pres.; L. 3, Gates, 

Manchester, la., treas.; E. J. Conger. Maa- 

rth-wtpr. T*.. spot 
MECHANICSVILLE. IA.— District Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. A. F. Fairchild. secy. 
MILTON. IA.— District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

E. O. SvDhers. secy. 
MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 

Fair. Date not fixed. 
NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
4. J. F Mnrt'n. secy. ' 

ORANGE CITY, IA.— Sioux County Fair. 

Sent. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr. secy. 
PELLA. IA.T-Lake Prairie District Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 
PRRRY. IA.— Perry District Fair Association. 

Si>Dt. 24 to 27. Josiah Petty, secy. 
RED OAK. IA.— Montgomery County Fair. 

Sept. 24 to 28. Wm. Thomas, pres.; D. B. 

Gunn, secy. 



RHODES, IA— Eden Dist Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20. W. A. Nichols. Wate 
Center, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbourne, 
treas.; H. M. Weeks, secy. 
STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.— Straw liorrr 
Point District Fair Association. Sept 18 
to 21. Ira L. Cole, pres.; H. W. Scofield, 
■ secy.; G. H. Scofield. treas. 

TOLEDO, IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin. pres.; A. G. 
Smith, secy.; H. G. Sbanklin, treas. 

VINTON. IA.— The Benton County Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept 18 ton, 1900. Watt 
Gaasch, pres.; J. B. F. Bunten, vice pre*.; 
G. D. McEIroy. treas.: J. E. Marietta.- secy. 

WAUKON, IA.— Allamakee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 18 to 20, 1900. S. TrI Op- 
fer, Waukon, la., pres.: P^ S.Narum.* V?au- 
kon, la., vice pres.: T. J. Kellelrar. Waukon, 
la., treas.; Curl M. Beeman, Wauitoa, law, 
mtrr. and secy. - jr 

WHAT CHEER. IA. -District Fair. Sept 17 
to 20. T. O. Leam-. secy. ..-."-. 

WILLIAMSBURG. IA.— District Fair... Sept 
25 to 28. F. C. Rock. secy. , 

WILTON JUNCTION, LA— Wilton Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Sept 18 to' 20..'" W.'D. Harris, 
Rpotr " -.*> * 



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LOUISVILLE. ALLEGHANY. PITTSBURG. 

DETROIT. BELVILLE, 

And a nnmbar of other Cltloa. 

^^ THtry WERE ALL BANNER CITIES. 



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"HOT AIR STATEMENTS 
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Ye do NOT control all tbe Leading Fairs tbis Fall, for tbe 
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•i I if ; ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 
* ' • I Oct 1 to S. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 

: '. BURDEN, KAN.— Eastern Cowley Fair Asso- 
l elation. Sept. 19 to ZL. J. M. Henderson, 
i aeey. 
li ;»••,-;: .', • BOBLINOTON. KAS.— Coffey County Pair 
W?Y |'H Association. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet, 
BtSi.-tK 1 /-' ■ ' P>«*-: 8- D. W<wver. treas.; J. E. Wood- 
tlm . >J. I : tort. mct. 
>)>'■" If '" .'CLAY CENTER, KAN.— Clay County Fair 
>'i'. : < k [■ * Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
Hf J l',t i seer. 

:*'«? •■>!; 7>{ v COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 
teij'.-'lnj jj Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

„ .Sii 1 ?^ TFBANKFOKT, KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
rt i'S^ ;i : ' elation. Sept. 25 to 28. C W. Branden- 

&i£ >k t bunt - * ecT - 

K iljril-!, -J GARDEN CITY, KAN.— Finney County Fair 
h\i'SI-ri I Association. D. A. Mima, secy. 

&#]vrh 3 ? LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 

f i*SV ::i i. t elation. C. Griesa, secy.. 
&$' *3' J] MOUND CITY. KAN.— Lion County Fair As- 
t|! •*» 1 ] i> socIatioiL. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 
RffcJ.'i J NBWTON. KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 -to 5. 

i'vli Ij*i ■# D. J. T. AxtelL, gen. mgr. 

MM'Wa J NORTON. KAN.— Norton Fair and Park As- 



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sociatlon. Sept. 19 to 2L L. Miller, secy. 
t,,W:: "I :- H M_ F. Garrtty, pres. 
'■i'":f r i: l 4 fOTTAWA, KAS.— Franklin CountyAgricultu- 



ral Society. Sept. 18 to U. B. C. McQues- 



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t : *en, Ottawa, Kas. . secy. 
*ir » --,, f> r'AOLA, KaN.— Miami County Agricultural 
»tii * '"'if aaa Kenbsnleal Association. Sept. 23 to 28. 
■'■ ",i _-\ ri C. F. itenson. prna.; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 

ff-;*'}r 1 g: Jos.' P. Trickett, secy. 

tfffil l-J yRILEY, KAN.— Riley County Agricultural 
/S:jii":.n Society. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. : Worboys, 

fcl » ■■*•-■ -C. B BAlStA. KAN.— Sallna County Agricultural. 
Horticultural * Mechanical ' Association. 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 
TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy.' 

KENTUCKY. 

,•-. , ■*- J GLASGOW. KT.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 22. J. T. 

i- 1 ^ it U GUTHKIB, KT.— Fair. Sept. II to 8. Geo. 

Mf if- P- HSNDBRSON. KT.-Oreat Trl-CouofjF Ftar. 
U.ii K-r h? Sept. 25 to ». Jacob Zimbro. Jr., secy. 
nJii: " f « ' HOPKINSVnJLB, KT.— Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

■#;!£-. itfS to so. 

, f i " HORSE CAVE, KT— Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

S* »»"• •-'l.'vBT. KV. -Tbe Robertson County 

, . i. Fair. Sept. IS to 18. W. J. Osborne, secy. 

: I, Ij OWEN8BORO. KT.— Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to 

-ta ■.' SZ- Huch Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit- 

% } b i tie. aeey. - 

•- ' •- OWENTON. KT.— Owen County Fair. 

28 to- 2J. E. Bambrldse, secy. 






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MAINE. 



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H, p » ACTON. MB— Shapleigh and 

M' "? Oct. » to U. F. K. Bodwell. 

^ " ANDOVER, ME.— North Oxford Agricultural 

!E ta pajp. gept. js and jo. Geo. O. Huse, secy. 

<•?■" BELFAST. ME.— Waldo County Fair. Sept. 

* Ci' 18 and IS- B. H. Conant, secy. 
n - t BLTJEHHX. ME.— Hancock County Agricul- 
' ' tural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Nahum Hinckley. 
*" secy. 
P : BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept. 

- SS to 27. 
-.£ I !• T * DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 
.iSflfc =-. I/i Oct 2 to 4. 

i'0,2-£; M-. 25^ 27. 

, ,al 7 EDEN, MB.— Eden Agricultural Society. 

1'jj K re ~ : Sept. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood. secy. 

-' ' °f* EXBTER, ICE.— West Praoiimot AsricuKural 

f£, Society. Sept. 21 to 27, 1980. B. P. Hob- 

■ 'P' b««d. Stetson, Me., prea.; J. E. Jerwett, Ex- 

• H5 atmr. Me., secw. 

< b 4? FRBTBURG, ME.— West Oxford Fair. Sept. 
,< *V 26 -to W. " 
1 : HANCOCK, MB.— Hancock County Fair. 

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HARRISON. ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J. M. 

Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; 'J. 

Orin Ross, secy. 
LIBERTY. ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 

Moody, secy. 
MADISON, ME. — Somerset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. J. F. 

Witlree, secy. 
MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 

Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 

Dickert, secy. 
NEW FIELD. ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 

H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 
PEMBROKE, MB.— Washington County Fair. 

Sent. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy. 
RICHMOND CORNER, ME.— Farmers' Club 

Fair. Sept. 25. 
SOUTH MADISON, ME.— South Kennebec 

Society. Sept. 18 to 20. Chas. F. Achorn, 

Coopus Mills, pres.; Jasper S. Gray, treas.; 

Arthur N. Douglass, Chelsea, secy. 
SOUTH PARIS, ME. — Oxford County Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 20. 
SOUTH WINDSOR, ME.— South Kennebec 

Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass, 

Chelsea, Me., secy. 
TOPSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 

Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 

Royer, secy. 
UNION, ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 

Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. E. 

E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas.; 

Geo. C. Hawes, secy. 
UNITY, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 

September. E. B. Hunt, secy. 
UPPER GLOUCESTER, ME.— New Glouces- 

ter-DanTille Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 
WEST CUMBERLAND, ME.— Farmers' Club 

Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 
WEST FARMINGTON, ME.— Franklin Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon, 

secy. 

MARYLAND 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy." 

FREDERICK CITT, MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. 
Frederick CHy. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 
16 to 19. John L. Cost, supt- 

MASSACatTSBTTS. 

AMESBURT, MASS. — Amesbury-SalUbury 
Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 25 and 26. A. M. Lyman, 
Montague, Mass.: T. R. Hill. secy. 

BARRB, MASS.^Worceater County West Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900. 
Austin F. Adams. Barre Plains, Mass., 
pres.; Jeewe Allen. Oakham, Mass.. vice 
pres.; Charles N. FoHansby, Barre, Mass., 
treas. ; Matthew Walker, Barre, Mass., secy. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson. Brockton. Mass.. pres.; B. B. Grover. 
Brockton. Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son. Brockton, Mass., treas.; Basils San- 
ford, Brockton. Maes,, secy. 

CUMMINGTON, MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept 
25 and 26. 

DANVERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

GREAT HARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonic 
Fair. Sent. 26 and 27. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Franklin Fair. Sept. 
19 and 20. 

HINGHAM. MJASS.— Hrngham Agricultural 
and Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 
1900. Bbed L. Ripley. Hingham Centre, 
pres.; Hon. John D. Long, Washington, d. 
C, -rice pres.; Reuben Sprague. Hincrmu 
Centre, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley, Hinj" 
Centre, mgr.: WllUam H. Thomasv 
Baon, Maas., secy. 

MARSHFIELD. MASS.— Marshfleld Fair. 
Sept. 19 to 21. 

MIDDLESEX, MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 

NBWBURTPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 



NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 
lin Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 

PALMER. MASS.— Eastern Hampton Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. F. D. Bar- 
ton, secy. 

PEAUOUlf, MASS.— Essex Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept. IS to 20. G. L. Meyer, Hamilton. 
Mass.. pres.; J. M. Danforth, Lynnfleld 
Center, secy.; G. L. Streeter, Salem, treas. 

ROCKVIL.L.K, MASS.— Fair. Sept. 18. to 20. 
Mr. Badmington, secy. 

SO. FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— South Middlesex 
Fair. Sept. 18 and 19. 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27 
to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. secy. 

SPENCER, MASS.— Spencer Fair. Sept. 20 
and 2L - 

TAUNTON, MASS.— Bristol County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900; Edward 
H. Temple, Taunton, Mass., pres.; Horatio 
H. Hall, Taunton, Mass., rice pres.; E. 
Clarence Holt, Taunton, Mara., treas.; Ger- 
trnde WHliauie. Tauntnn, Mass.. secy. 

WESTMINSTER, MASS.— Annual Cattle 
Show. Sept. 28. 

WEST TISBURY, MASS.— Vineyard Fair. 
Sept. 18 and 19. 

MICHIGAN. 

ADRAIN, MICH.— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 24 to 28. H. H. Ferguson, 
secy. 

ALBION, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
Park Association. Sept.- 25 to 28. J. Frank 
Church, secy. 

jiLPBNA, MICH.— Twenty-third Annual Fair. 
Alpena County Agricultural Association. 
Sept. 19 to 21. Walter Gavagan, pres. ; G. 
V. Waldron, secy. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH— Washtenaw Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell, 
Yp&ilanti, Mich., pres.: Jennie Buel, secy. 

ARMADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural so- 
ciety. Oct. S to 6. John McKay, Romeo, 
Mich., pres.; R. V. Edwards, Armada, 
Mich., treas.; A. ' J. Freeman, Armada, 
Mich., secy. 

BAD AXE, MICH.— Huron County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. John Hunt. 
Vlrona Mills, Mich., pres.; Geo. W. Clark, 
secy.; G. E. Thompson, treas. 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
Sherman, treas. : F. I. Wixoni. secy. 

BRIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct 9 to 12. Stur- 
berg & Case, mgrs. 

CARO, MICH.— Tuscola County Farmers" 
Fair. Sept 18 to 21. F. B. Hansford, secy 

CALEDONIA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Fair 
Association. Oct 8 to 6. Wm. McCrodan, 
pres.; Charles H. Klnsey, secy.; D. P. 
Hale, treas. 

CASS CITY. MICH.— Tuscola, Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct 2 to 5, 1900 
Henry Dodge, Elmwood. Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. Campbell, Cass City. Mich., treas.: A. N. 

CHARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secy- 
• CHIPPEWA, MICH.— Chippewa- and Mack- 
inac Agricultural Fair. About Oct. 28 and 
29. Hugh Carr. pres. ; John A. Taylor, secy. 

ELKTON, MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct 10 and U. 

FLINT, MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
Society's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
Stewart pres.: E. H. Rankin. Jr.. secy. 

FOWLBRVTLLIB, MIOH.— Fowlerrille Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to E. 1900. C. L. 
Gordon. Fowlerrille. Mich., pres.; D. C. 
Carr, Fowlerrille, Mich., secy.; Fred. Cufan, 
TViwUrvlHe. MIc*k. trees. 

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Tbe Michigan 
State Fair. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. M. P. An- 
•Iwfuin. ores.: T. H. ButterSeld, secy. 

HASTINGS, MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer. secy. 

HILLSDALE, MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct 1 
te *, C W. Terwilllger, seey. 



HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker. pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
secy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

IMLAY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
kin, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones, Imlay City. Mich., treas.; F. Raths- 
burg, Imlay City, Mich., secy. 

IONIA, MICH.— Ionia DiBtrict Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres. ; Eldon P. Mains, treas. ; E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

.!«■• k.-on. MICH.— Fair. Sept 25 to 29. 

MARSHALL. MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, - 
Bante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.; T. J. Shipp. treas. 

IMtRQUETTE. MIOH.— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. 
E. B. Palmer. Marquette. Mich., pres.; 1L 
E. Asire, Marquette, Mich., secy.; C. H. 
Call. Marquette, Mich., treas. 

MBNDON. MICH.— St Joe County Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. 

MIDLAND, MICH— Midland County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 3 to E. Jaa. O. Cu1t«, 

UILFORD. MICH.— Milford Fair Association. 

Sept 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J. 

Flrldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treas. 
MUSKEGON, MICH.— Muskegon County Fair. 

Sept 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, secy. 



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tober 1. 

MINNESOTA. 

ALBERT LEA,' MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept 26 to 28. T. V. 
Knatvold, pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
W. Barlow, treas. 

BIRD ISLAND, MINN.— Reuville County 
Fair. Sept ID to 21.- H. H. Goke. secy. 

CHASKA, MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
sociation. Sept 27 to 29. Fred Ureiner, 
pres.; F. O. Linenfelser, treas.; T. Craven, 
secy. 

CANBY, MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
i<air. Dates undecided. 

CURRIB, MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct 4 and S. W. H. Mellen. 
pros.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie, 
seoy. 

MONTEVIDEO. MINN.— Chippawa Coun y 
Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. C. P. Silvemale. p.es.; 
Chas. E. Barber, secy. 

NEW L'LM, MINN.— Brown County Fair. 
Sept. 20 to 22. Fred. Crone, prea.; Henry 
N. Somsen, secy. 

REDWOOD FALE.S, MINN.— Redwood Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 1» to 21. 

WINONA, MINN.— Fair. Sept. II to 14. 
John KcBe, secy.; O. F. Burlmgame, pres. 

WORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races. September. 

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VICKSBURG. MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 

F. H. Andrews, secy. 

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ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

CALIFORNIA, MO.— Mainteau County Fair. 

Sept 18 to ZL H. Bascom Hardy, secy. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

glemann. secy. 
CKEVB COEDR LAKE, MO.— St. Louis 

County. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering, 

pres.: Floyd Brooks, secy. 
DEXTER. MO.— The Stoddard County Agrl 

cultural Society. Sept 26 to 29. 1900. L. P 

Jailers, secy. 
HIGGINSVILLE, MO.— Farmers' Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. J. T. Willis, pres.; 

S. J. Kleinschmidt 
LOCKWOOD, MO.— Dade County Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. 
PARIS, MO.— Monroe County Fair. SepL 18. 
ST. L.OU1S, MO. — St. touts Fair Association. 

Fair. Oct 1 to "S. Robt Aull, pres.; Jos. 

A. Murphy, secy. 

MOST TANA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treas.; P. D ."Uouueil, 
aeey. 

K EBB ASK A. 

AINSWORTH, NEB.— Brown County Agri- 
cultural Association Fair. Sept. 20 io 22. 
D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles, 
treas. : B. B. Mastick. secy. 

ALBION, NEC.— Boone County Agricultural 
Association. Sept 19 to 21. 19U0. H. C. 
Kiesler, St Edwaid. Neb., pres.; J. O'Neil, 
Albion, Neb., vice pres.; Job. Green, Albion, 
Neb., areas.; H. C. Brooks, Albion, Neb., 



ALLIANCE. NEB.— Alliance Racing Associ- 
ation. Sept. 17 to 22. 

AUBURN. NEIi.— Nemaba County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 21. J. W. Darrah. secy. 

AUKORA. NUB. — Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. T. A. McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treas.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy 

BAS8ETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
8oolety. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BEAVER CITY. NEB.— Furnas County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. J. T. Nicksrson, secy. 

BBOTRiAND, NEB.— Phelps county Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 5, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
aerotti, prea. ; Alt. Andrews, vice pres. ; C. 
-.: Gibbon*, secy.: R. P. Larson, treas. 

CARSON CITY. NEV.— Ormsby County Fair. 
Sept 24 to 29. 

CLAY CENTER, NEB.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

FRANKLIN, NEB.— Franklin County Fair. 

" Sept 26 to 28. W. E. Ewlns. secy. 

HARTINQTON, NEB.— Driving and Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon, 
secy. 
' IMPERIAL.. NEB.— Chase County Fair. Oct. 
1 to 6. P. W. Scott, secy. 

LOUP CITY. NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
Oct 8 to 10. 

MINDEN, NEB.— Kearney County Fair. Sept. 
19 to 21. 

NELSON. NEB.— Nuckolls County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 21. W. O. Boadley, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 

BJBD CLOUD, NUB.— The Red Cloud- Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. J. 
L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
OraMH, Red Cloud. Neb., vice prea.; O. W. 
gow. Red Cloud. Neb., tree*.; D. J. Meyers, 
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STOCKVILLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag- 
ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900 
Li. H. Cheney, secy. 

TECUMSEH, NEB.— Annual Johnson County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 2S. Mr. Robb, secy. 

WAHOO. NEB.— Sept. 17 to 22. Address John 
Winter. 

YORK, NEB.— York County Fair Sept 18 
to 21. Q. W. Bemis, secy. 

WEVADA 

RENO. NEV.— State Fair. -?.»pt 17 to 22. 
L. Bevier. secy. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 

and 27. 
BRISTOL,, N. H.— Bristol Fair Association. 

Sept. 18 to 20. 

HEW JERSEY. 

BURLINGTON, N. J— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

GUTTENBURG, N. J.— Great TrI-State Fair. 
North Hudson Park. Sept. 17 to 22. E. F. 
C. loung. Jersey City, pres.: Robert Davis, 
Jersey City, treas. : P. T. Powers. 220 Broad- 
way, New York, gen. supt.; James M. 
Reilly, secy. 

TunyvrON, N. J;— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly. Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L. 
Salor, Trenton. N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser. Trenton. N. J., treas.; Mahlon R. 
Maxgerum. Trenton, N. J., secy, and mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.— New Mexico Terri- 
torial Fair Association. Sept 18 to 22. W. 
V. McCrelght pros, and aeey.; Arthur Ev- 

•rttt tMUW 

5.0SWKLL, N. M.— Rosweli Fair Association. 

Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 

M. Atkinson, secy. 
SPRINGER, N. MEX.- Union Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. 

NEW YORK. 

AFTON, N. Y.— Fair. Sept 18 to 21. Q. W. 

Seely, secy. 
ALBION. N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Sept 

20 to 22. Hervy Blocd, pres.; G. W. Ough, 

secy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept 17 to 20, 1900. Daniel 
Harris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. E. 

Mrown. seMr. 
BATH, N. T.— Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept 24 to 28, U00. C. A. Shultt, 
pres. and aeey. 



BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

BRISTOL. CENTER, N. Y-.— Farmers' and 
Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept 21 
and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy. 

BROOKFIELD. N. Y.— Brookfield Madison 
County Agricultural Society. Sept 17 to 20. 
N. A. Crumb, secy. 

CANANDAIGUA, N. Y.— Ontario County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 20, 1900. 
C. P. Whitney. Orleans, N. Y., pres.; Homer 
Iteed. vice pres.: Jaa. S. HIckox. trees. 

COBLESKILL. N. Y.— Cobleskili Agricultural 
Society. Sept 24 to 27. 1900. O. F. Nelson, 
Cobleskili. N. Y.. pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar. 
Cobleskili, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst. 
treas.; J. V. Guernsey, secy. 

COOPERSTOWN. N. Y.— Otsego County Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20 

DRYDEN. N. Y.— Dryden Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Dupton, 
Dryden, N. Y., pres. : Geo. Cole, Dryden, 
N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler. Dryden, 
N. Y., treas.; J. B. Wilson. Dryden, N. Y.. 
secy. 

DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending, secy. 

DUNKIRK. N. Y.— Chatauqua County Agri- 
cultural Society Fair. Sept 11 to IS. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oct 
1 to 5. 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 

LOCKPORT, N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 24 to 23. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls. 45 Main st. Lockport N. Y., secy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 

MALONE. N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 
Sept 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. secy. 

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y.— Orange County Fair. 
Sept. 11 to 14. - 

MONTICELLO, N. Y.— Sullivan County Fair. 
Aug. 28 to 31. ' 

MORRIS. N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 
Oct 2 to 4. 1900. T. O. Duroe. New Lisbon, 
N. T., pres.; D. I. Lawrence, Morris, N. Y„ 
♦»•«».: D C. winton. Morrta. N. T.. amy. 

NAPLES, N. Y-— Union Agricultural Society. 
Sept IS to 20. 

NEWARK. N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 
Society. Oct: 4 to 6. 

OSWEGO PAI/LS. N. Y.— The Oswego County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. 
W. W. Loomis. Oswego. N. Y., pres.; Ed- 
ward r>uirk, Fulton, N. Y., treas.; Fred'k. 
G. Soencer. Fulton. N. Y.. s*cy. 

PALMYRA. N. Y.— Palmyra Fair Association. 
: Sept 20 to 22. 

PENN YAN, N. Y.— Yates County Fair. Sept 
19 to 21. Ira R. Brundage, pres.; H. R. 
Brown, secy. 



PERRY, N. Y.— Silver Lake Agricultural an! 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. . . % 

POTTERSVILL.E, N. Y.— Glen Dale Union 
Agricultural Society. Sept. IS to 21. C. Ei 
Benedict, Schroon Lake, N. Y-, prea:; Willi 
lam H. Taxon, Chestertown, N. Y., vie* 1 
pres.; James A. Skiff, Pottersvllle, N. Y.-j. 
secy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersvllle. N. Y.j 
treas. « 

POTTSDAM, N, Y.— Fottsdam Agricultural Af 
Horticultural Society. Sept 18-2L. Merriw 
Wheeler. Pottsdam, N. Y., pres.; B. Tf 
Scott. Pottsdam, N. Y-. vice pres.; H. Ei 
Thompson. Pottsdam, N. Y., treas.: H. Si 
Wilson, Pottsdam. N. Y.. secy.; Gteo. Bj 
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REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agrtcul{| 
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RICHFIELD SPRINGS. N. Y-— Richflel* 
Porin^s Agricultural Society. Sept 24 v. 

2S. M. O. Towne, pres.: G. T. Brockwaji- 
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William P. Dayton. 

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<>iX>HE, N. Y — Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 
: ^jr- to 28. 

tOHOHAHIE, N. T.— Schoharie County Ag- 
t t rlcultaral Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. F. 
' . ?j. Klncaley. aecy. 

> * t'HBRBURNE, N. Y.— Sherburne Driving 
.-Cii Park and Agricultural Association. Sept- 
Ix'X'to 28. K. Daniels, prea.; Chas. L. Car- 
^IJrier, aecy. 

. • ji. YRACUSE, N. Y. — Onondaga County Fair. 

■ f a Oct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
fir' prea.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, aecy. 'and 

i f "MENON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Socl- 

• if ety. Oct. 3 and 4. L. A. Uriswold, secy. 

1 JiSATERLOO. N. Y-— i Tha Seneca County Ag- 
i.i ricultnral Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 

• f; Nugent, aecy. '. 

• fjMUx'JG PLAINS, N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
"i f 9. James Hopkins, prea.; Joseph B. Lee, 
J t: traaa.; ft, B. Long; aecy. 

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J iltsUBLINGTON. N. C— Th« Alamance Fair. 
Vh' t Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, aecy. ■ ■ - 
t S :, A«BTTB!VUXB, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
■(■ ri& tar Watson, prea.; Q. W. Lawrence, aecy. 
« : -- ?:??and trass. 

3EBNSBOKO. N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
.5.' Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindlcy, 
■ ,,r : pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

; |;J ;;*EW BERNE, N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 

- j!js; Nov. 12 to 17. Til Dann. pres. ; Geo. 

Kr-SK 'if tl: Green, secy. 

irfir ,:i*,aiALBlOH, M. C— North Carolina State Ag- 

ik'ii • I*' rleultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27, 1900. 

v ft: C * .^ Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N." C, prea.; 

|.i.-:' '/fe'C B. Denson. treaa-: Joseph E. Pogua, 

w --,ifc I : .-jS aasr- 

'-W ; a jsYBaUDOK, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 

'■>-,'}■ fflf'tfi Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 

Iji'lJ.' I r if 1_ T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas. ; 



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RJUlE fi ! iip- W. B. Green, secy. 
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{(&~\i-i§ NOT. 3." J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
fi&" * h' VJ- auar- and mgr.; Thos. Mo "" 

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Kt:< ii'iKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
|, "! ' * ft Society. Oct. 2 to 6. G. C. Stanford, 



Boston, O.. prea.; Qt W. Brewster, treaa.; 



£E :fl I Albert Hale. aecy. 



. |lTHSNS^ O.— Athens County Fair. Sept. 26 



f>'*isl 'i * *° W. _E._G._ Biddison, pres.; W. Scott, 
Mat;-;-' 






f treaa.; C H. Porter, secy. 
'HbLLBFONTAINE. O.— The Logan County 

- - - - - - - 2 to 5, 1900. 



Sa ? ii' ; :',:'; ' Agricultural Society. Oct. 
riIii; < 5'!:- ! ' asnaw C. Miller, Belleftmta. 
<"'.-''■} Jasa> L. Makenison. Dearaff. 



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Bellefontalne. O., pres.; 

. Mat L. Makenison. Degraff. O., vice pres.; 

IT. B. Nlvaa, Bellatontaine, O.. treaa.; E. 

" *■*. rHiiiili'il«lii BoHafontalnn. O.. secy. 

'IKREA, O.— West Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
_:,y > eiety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulpn, Dover, 
Hi? ' O., prea.; 'W. J. Foots, StrongviUe, treaa.; 



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c 1 lQ.iL Stone. Berea, aecy. 



't 'ViJif-P- JtoWUNQ GREEN. O.— Wood County Fair. 
tS*l : ;lf : : > Sept. 26 to 28. W. S. Haskell, secy. 



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,'IDCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pros.; O. W. Miller, secy.; M. Auck, treas. 

'JAD1Z. O. — Harrison Ooumy Agricultural 
Oct. 2to 4. 1900. A. T. EUlot, 



IIS?? 

"=»-■ '"■■• 9 Sbortcrsefc, O., pros.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 



pres.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz, 
G. MUliken, Cadiz, O., secy.; 



Mft? R'. 3 dale.'O., vice 
-.fe:K4'»h r O-. treaa.; J. 
R&fe-T^'v J- O. MUliken. mgr. 
W|i ttf <I JlANFTEU). O.— Mahoning County Fair. 
i|M'{r».l i Sept. 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
■fa'**,i »wi"' 4 aacy 

Iftfi ; :ri 3 rJAHBOLLTON. O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
BXS&K?' f tnral Society. O/st. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smelts, 
IllSfc IMI ; « Jr., pre*.; C. A. Tate, aecy.; T. J. Salts- 




Jf! t-\t a' doty. Sept. 17 to XL, 1900. Frank Mitch «• I. 

['■■'J. ■ r ci ■attm, O.. prea.; John J. Kayior. Baton. 

!'i.**< ij> F O., vice prea.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, O., 

tjs*-"" c- treaa.: -Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O.. s<"cr- 

,--'■'% 'v*± * TOIDLAY. O.— Hancock County Agricultural 

fii'f- "^ i» Soeiaty. Sept. 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snyder, 

yl Si l' if ft prea.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demland. 

fv.V' in s « ■•«▼- r 

... r FREMONT, O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct. 
Vsiiri r^ 2 to 5. J. C. Overxnyer. secy. 
ferrS ---'t rt IT'TOW. O —Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 
KliS- tsX wJEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 
K'&'E- a- ° ct ibL J. W. Hedrick. RusselvUle. 
:fi» earrr. 

i IAMIL.TON, O.— Fiftieth Annnal. Goldes 

' ' Jabllsa of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 

, to 5, 1900. J. A. Slade. pres.; W. B. Wal- 

1 lacea^reas.: W. A. Shafor. secy. 






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. n iiuiutiiiiiit u.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 2*. 
(.'it I-.-* M. Birdsall. secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas.; 
5 fe • ' h» Wm. H. Ha rter, ores. 

ra fr S LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct. 

fir* Tj Zi 10 to 13. W. Martaln, pres.; C. B. Whiley, 

tlS. W gi treas.: W. T. McClenagaan. secy. 

Si'- '4 fi-HBANON. O.— Warren County Fair Associ- 

,Um .. „ ation. Sept. 18 to XL Huse Bone, pres.: 

|KfS'ir »■„ Oao. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham, 



JHA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 2*. 
i« i _J Wm. Busier, pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 
-* •'*- ZT B. Bowersock. secy. 

p . MARIETTA, O.-^-Washington County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 



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3|; » r --" 18 to 2L H. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff. vice 
?!**. i-' »J prea.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. McCon- 

f ' S^fjaAKION, O.— Manon County Fair. Sept. 25 
" « It ?„ to 28. J. E. Wadda)!. aecy. 



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Ifr ^>|iiIl^«AB.Y8vTIJLB, O.— Virion "Oounftr Asrlcol- 
J%i«?.I ?5. twral Socltr. Oct. 2 toj. 1900. John C. 



rii ^ : S. Klatoer, Miiford Centre. O.. pres.; JV*n K. 
PI? < f - i. «v Dodca, New California, O., Tics prea.; C. S. 
**•"'* J Jh5 SSSaa, Maryarffiev O., tree*.; M. M. 
^-*g5' Ti mi» Hi V«r*«fna. O-. ancy. 

L< < tAYSVILLE, O.—tmion County Fair. Oct. 
1 1« i. W. H. Titsworth. aacy. 



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MT. OILEAD, 0.— Morrow; County Fair. Oct. 
2 to 6. O. J. Miller, secy. 

NEWARK, O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6,. 1900. F. B. Dudgeon, 
Wilken Run, prea.: A. J. Crilly. traaa.: J. 
U. Karniar. iuwr. 

NEW LEXINGTON, O.— Perry County Fair. 
Date not fixed. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy. 

OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dies,* pres.; J. S. Stuckey. secy. 

OTTOKEE. O.— Fulton County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 18 to 21, 1900. A. F. Shaf- 
fer, Wauseon. O., pres. ; L. Buxton, Am- 
brose, O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake, Wtau- 
seon. O.. treas.; Tiros. Mikesell, Wauseon, 
O., secy. 

PAULDING, O.— Paulding County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. Lafayette Paul- 
ua, Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson, 
secy.; W. H. Yant, treas.' 

PEEBLES, O— Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 

POMEROY, O.— Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18 
ton. P. B. Stanberry, pres.; J. W. Sha- 
ver, secy.; John McQuigg, treas. 

PORT CLINTON, O.— Ottaw County Fair.' 
Sept. 18 to 20. T. W. Payne, pres.; G. H. 
Hyde, treas.; J. H. M. Ricfiie. secy. 

PORT ONION, O.— Ottawa County Fair. Sept. 
18 to 20. J. H. McRichie. secy. 

RICHWOOD, O.— Richwood Jri-County Fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
Robert Smith, treas.; C. H. Huffman, secy. 
.ROCK SPRINGS, O.— Meigs County Fair, 
•apt. IS to XL J. w. Hhaver, Pomeray, 
aacy. 

SARXHSVILLE, O.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy. 

SMlTHFtELL-, O.— JeSersou County Fair. 
Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.;" 
C. McKmney, treas.; J. Hayen, secy. 

SOMERSET,. O.— North Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. 

SYCAMORE, O. — Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. U 
to' 19. 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A 
Klahn, treas.; F. R. Gnibb, secy. 

TROI, O.— Miami County D'atr. Sept. 24 tc 
. ■■ 35. .' W. I.- lanney. sacy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— Wyandot County 
Agricultural Society. -Sept. 18 to ai. ~ 

Hare, pres.; Oscar Billhardt, secy.; W. JT 
Lowry. treaa. 

WA**AKON'ETA, O.— Auglaize Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. 1900. L. H. Stuva, St. 
Mary's. O., pres.; J. T. Van Horn, New 
Hampshire, O., vice pres.; T. E. Bowoher, 
Buskland, O., treas.; A. E. Schaffer, Wapa- 
koneta, O.. aecy. 

WASHINGTON, O.— Guernsey County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 28. H. D. McCuIIock. secy. 

WAUSEON. O.— Fair. Sept. 18 to ZL A. F. 
Shaffer, pres. ; W. A. Blake, treas. 

OREGON. 

"ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 

20. 
BAKER CITY, ORE.— Fair and Race Meet 

Oct. 3 to 5. 
BiiKNS, ORE.— Harney County Fair. Sept. 

17 to 22. J. J. Donegan, pres,; H. E. 

Thompson, secy. 
PENDLETON, ORE.— Fair. Sept. 18 to 22. 
SALEM, ORE.— State Fair. Sept. 17 to- 

22. W. H. Wehrung, Hillsboro, pres.: A. 
' Rush. Salem, treas.: M. D. Wisdom. sp"v. 
SUMPTER, ORE.— Fair and Race Meet. S2pt. 

26 to 29. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

ALLENTOWN, PA.— The Great Allentown 
Fair. Sept. IS to a, 1900. Hon. Jeremiah 
Roth. Allcntown. Pa_, pres.; Robt_ R. Hit- 
ter, Eckerts. Pa., vice pres.; A. W. De 
Long, Allentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Mohr, 
secy, aad mgr. 

BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee. 
pros.; J. Scott Corll, treas.; William L 
Bichoitz, secy. : W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

F.LGOMSBURG, PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

BURGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct 
2 to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 
Stavenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 

CARLISLE, PA. — Cumberland County Fair 
Sept 25 to 28. 

CAKMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair. 
Oct 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

DALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agr.cultural 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 

DAYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, pres.; E. Morrow, Eecy.; C. 
W. Ellanberger, treas. 

FANKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
Agricultural Scciety. Sept 19 to 21. W. N. 
Reynolds, secy. 

FORKSVILLB, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 6. 0. 
N. Mnlvneanx, Millview, Pa., secy. 

HANOVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt pres.; T. 
J. Little, treaa.: M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD, PA.— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 
27. E. is. J ones, secy. 

UU OHESVILLE. PA. — Muncy Valley Farm- 
era' Club. Sent 18 to 21. 1900. Theodore A. 
Boom, Hugbeeville, Pa., pres.; Hon. Peter 
Reed, Hugbesville, Pa., treaa.: A. C Henry, 

TTtl» l llMi" l l1^. P«.. FWT. 

KUTZtOWN,' PA— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 
B. Esaen. secy. 

LANCASTER, PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 
Week of Oct. 8. 

LANCASTER, PA.— State Fair. About Sep- 
tember. Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Demming, 
secy. 

LBHIGHTON. PA.— The Carbon County In- 
• aimtrial Society. Sent. 25 to 28. 1900. Henry 
MHler, Lefctetoton. Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man. Lehighton, Fa., treas.; C. W. Bower, 
Tj*li *!rtrm pa.-, serv. and mgr. 

LEWTSBURG, PA.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Socity. Sept 25 to 28. C. Willard 
OMt Bncknell. Pat. secy. 

HtlMCnBLD. PA.-4I*n«nald Fair. Sapt * 
to U, 1*00, W. P. Austin. Maoaflald, Pa., 

MEADE, PA.— Meade Camp Guards, No. 16, 
S. of V., Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. L Geo. 
F. Eckert;Geo. P. McLean, secy. 



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MERCER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. John 
B. Mowry, secy. 

HILTON. PA.— Milton Fair. Oot 2 to 5, 
1900. Edwin Paul. Milton. "Pa., secy. 

MONTROSE, PA.— Susquehanna County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. W. A. 
Titsworth,- secy. 

NAZARETH. PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. F. F. Gar- 
net, pres.; J. J. Mans, aecy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier. treaa. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept 27 to 29. 

OXFORD, PA.— Chester County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Countv 

Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. 
PORT ALLEGANY, PA.— McKean County 

Fair. Sept 18 to 21. 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrus T. Fox, secy.; Miiford N. Bitter, 
treaa. 

STONEBORO, PA— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4, 1900. J. J. Blatt, 
Sandy Lake; Pa., prea.; R. P. Cann, treaa.; 
G. H. Fowler, secy. 

roWANDA, PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. E. J. 
Ayers. Towanda, PaL, pres.; W. T. Horton. 
Towanda, Pa., treas.; Ben]. Kuykendalt. 
Towanda. Pa., sacy. 

TUNKHANNOCK, PA.— Wyoming County 
Fa.r. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. Reynolds, 
secy. 

CNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

WASHINGTON. PA.— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. Tept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres. ; J. S. Forsythe. secy. ; 
J. S. Eagleson, treaa. 

WAYVKSBURO. PA.— Fair. Sept 1* to 21. 

YORK, PA— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Wolf. 
Pa., pres.: C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin. 
aacj 

YOUNGWOOD, PA.-=The Westmoreland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept 18 to 21. D. B. 
Fisher. MtPleasant Pa., pres.; M. P. Shoe- 
maker. Greensburg. Pa., treas.; W. F. Holt- 
xer. Greensburg. Pa., secy. 

EHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I.— Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT. R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA. S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 23 to 26. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOTJTa DAKOTA. 

MILTON. S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

VERMILION, S. DAK.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept. 
18 to 21. E. JL Dawson, secy. 



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ALEXANDRIA, TENN.-Fair. Sept. 20 to 23. 

Rob Roy, secy. 
COLUMBIA. TENN.-Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. B. 

S. Thomas, secy. 
CONCORD. TENN.-Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 
COOKVILLE, TENN.-Fair. Sept. 27 to 30. 

L. P. Giliem, secy. 
HARR1MAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 
KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
LIVINGSTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 
LONDON, TENN.-Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.-Fair. Out. 23 to 26. 
ROCKWOOD, TENN.-Fair. Oct. 10 to 19. 
TRENTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 10 to 14. 
WATERTOWN. TENN.-Fair. Sept. IS to 16, 



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ABILENE, TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treas.: J. H. P.ckens. aecy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct 14. 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton, Dallas. Tex., prea.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue. Dallas, Tex.. 
treas. 

DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey, secy. 

DENTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept 19 to 22 W 
E. Smoot. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG. TEX—QIIlespis County 
Fair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagan. aecy. 

HOUSTON, TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO. TEX.-Jack County. Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6. W. H, Greu. ores.: 
SU. Stork, treas.; H. A Wilis, ^icy. P ' 

MARQUEZ. TEX.— Marques Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.: Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

PALESTINE. TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Not. 
3. Vovlea P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.: 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vanoe. San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA. TEX Southwest Texaa Fair Aa- 

soclation. Oct S to 6. L: D. Heaton. pros.; 

Theo. Buhler. treaa.: L. N. Hofar. aacy. 

TJTAW. 

SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH.-Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct t 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. • 

VE«*MOWT. 

ERATTLEBORO. VT.— Valley Fair. Sept. 
26 and 27. 

EAST HARDWICK. VT.— Caledonia Grange 
County Fair. Sept. 29. 

HAVEN, VT.— Western Agricultural Fair. 

Sept. 18 to 21. 

NORTHFIELD. VT.— Dog River Valley Coun- 
ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. 

TUNBRIDGE. VT.— Union County Fair. Oct 
2 to 4. 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sent 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. S. 
Eaton, sacy. 

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VIRGINIA. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

FAKMV1LLE, VA.— Fair week ot Oct. s. 
W. G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington, 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice, secy. 

FKBDISK10K8BURG, VA — Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
26 to 27. 1900. E. D. Cole. Fredericksburg. 
Va., pres.; S. J. Quinn, Frederlckstrarg, 
Vs., treas. and secy. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy." 

WINCHESTER, VA.— The Shenandoah Vaa- 
ley Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 22, 
1900. Oharlei Rouss. N. Y. City, pres.; E. 
G. Hollls. Winchester, Secy.; dark H. Pur- 
call. Frad«riok. traaa. 

WASHINGTON. 

COLFAX, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. 25 to 
29.; Charles McKenzie. sec'y. 

DAVENPORT, WASH.— Second Annual Fair 
ot the Lincoln County Fair Association. 
Sept. 25 to 29. J. H. Nicholls, mgr. 

MT. VERNON, WASH.-r-Skagit County Fair. 
Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. 

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.— Whatcom County 
Fair. Date not flxed. J. W. Clark, pres. 

NOKTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinion State 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn, secy.; 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

PUVALLUP. WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. L. A. Chaniberlin, pres.; 
J. P. Nevins, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. ■ Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead, 
pres.; W. E. Hawley, eecy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH.— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

ALLIANCE. W. VA.— Fair and Race Meet 

ADout October. 
MuuMJaviLLci, W. VA.— Ohio Valley Fair. 

aepi. is 10 2U. l.'N. Houston, pres.; J. B. 

HlcKs, treas.; S. M. Steele, secy. 
VkuiuA, W. VA. — Lewis county Fair. 

Sept. 2d to 27. R. H. Hall, pres.; Frank 

Wuelan, secy. 

WISCONSIN. 

ANTIGO. WIS.— Fair. Sept M to 20. Fred. 

Hayssen. 
Uaivaouu, WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. S. 

A. Pelton, Reedshurg. 

BbttiaM, wis. — ir'air. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. 
Willi*. 

BEAVK.-R DAM, WIS.— Dodge County Fair 
Association. Sept 24to 28. 1*00. W. A. Van 
uraui, tionoiui. Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace, 
fox. Lara, Wis., vice pree.; C. W. Harvey, 
beaver uam, bevy.; it. a. Drak. Beaver 
Dam, Wis., treas. 

BLACK KiVtiU FALLS. WIS.— Jackson 
county rair. Sept 2u uud 21. 

BUsCOiiEL, Wilis. — fair. Oct S lot. F. C. 
Mumey. 

CfcUAKtfORQ, WIS.— Ozaukie County Agri- 
cultural society. Sept 17 to 19, lauu. Wm. 
H. Rtntlemau, pres.; L. E. Schroeder, 
treaa.: J. Dietrich, aecy. 

DOUUEVILLE, WIS.— fair. Sept 18 to 21. 
W. J. Davey. 

DUKANU, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 2T to 29, lSwu. E. J. Uyan, 
prea.; W. B. smith, treas.: J. Dorwin, secy. 

EAO CLAIRE, WIS.— Combined Street Fair, 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct 2 to 6. 

ELKHORN, Wis.— Walworth County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 18 to 2L W. H. Al- 
drlcb. ires.: U. L. Harrington, secy. 

ELLSWORTH, WIS.— Fair. Sept 19 to 21. 
E. S. Doolittle. 

EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Kxh.b.t Dec. 27 to 29, 
1900. 

FRIENDSHIP, WIS.— Adams County Agri- 
cultural Abs'n. Sept. 18 to 20. F. M. r'lt- 
kins, Arkdale, Wis., pres.; L. N .Morse, 
Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B.ng- 
bain, aecy. 

ORANTsbURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 2S. 
And. A. Anderson. 

HORTONVlLLu;. WIS.— Fair. Sept 26 to 
17. H. T. Buck. 

^BFTERSON, WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 6. J. 
L-- Kaarnay. 

MADISON. WIS.— Fair. Sept IS to U. Bu- 
cana Bhapard. 

NsjW LONUON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept 26 
to 28. 1900. A. KoloIT, prea., E. H. Ramm, 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 
21. O. J. Williams, prea.; J. W. McCoy, 
trmu. : J. A. Huehoa. nwi 

OCONTO, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 6. 

PORTAGE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to ZL. J. 
E. Jones. 

RICE LAKE, WIS.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. E. 
N. Bowers. 

RICHLAND CENTER. WIS.— Richland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. 
H. M. Boch. Richland. City. Wis., prea.; 
C. A. Matthews. Ulrica, Wis., vice bres.; 
J. M. Keys. Rclhland Center, treas.; W. F. 
J. Fogo. Richland Center, secy. 

8EYMOUR. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuran. 

SHAWANO, WIS.— Shawano County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. M. J. Wall- 
rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, aecy.; F. O. 
Perry, treaa. 

SUPERIOR. WIS.— Douglas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. L. 
Bsrrlck. West Superior, Wis., prea.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon Springs, Wis., vios pres.; 

B. L. Can. West Superior. Wis., treaa,; W. 
. w. w*M), ftiiDertor. Wla.. secy. 

VIROQUA, WIS.— Verron County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith, 
pres.; John W.. Mills'. Sprlngvllle, Wis.. 
trM«.! F. W. Al exander, secy. 

W1A.UTOMA, WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 28 to 28. 1900. Gil- 
bert Temrant, Wautoma, Wis., pros- Geo. 
P. Walbur, wautoma. Wis,, traaa.; w. R. 
Scsr*?. Waaugn*, WU., wot. 



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WEST BEND, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 19 to 21. W. 

P. Rlx. 
WEST SALEM, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 

F. H. A. Nye, secy. 
WEYAUWEGA, WIS.— Fair. Sept. J8 to 21. 

David Wafler. 

CANADA. 

ALMONTE, ONT.— North Lawark Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 27, 1900. John 
Forxytxte, Cedar Hill, Ornt. pree.: James 
Robertson, Almonte. Out., treas.; Wm. D. 
McEwen. Almonte. Ont. secy. 

AYLMER, ONT.— Aylmer's Great Fair, East 
Elgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 ts 
20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy. -treaa.; A. A. 
Leslie, pres. 

BEACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BRADFORD, ONT.— Bradtsrd Exhibition. 

Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 
BRAMPTON, ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 
BRANTFORD, ONT.— Fair. Sept. 15 to 20. 
George Hately, secy. « 

BURFORD, ONT.— Fair." Oct. 10 and 11. Al- 
bert Foster, secy. 

CALidDOKlA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP, ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2 

and 3. John Argue, secy. 
CaluuA, ojm'T. — fiaidimand County Fair. 
Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Sheppard, secy. 

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND— Queens 
County Agricultural Association Industrial 
Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 
F. L. Hazard, pres. ; Chas. Smallwood, secy. 
l.iatHAM, ONT. — Peninsular Fair. Oct 9 , 
to 11. 

CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT. ONT.— Penin- 
aular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick. pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson, 
sacy. 

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.— Great Northern Ex- 
hibition. Sept 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence, 
pres.: W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer, 
box 837, secy. 

DRUMHO, ONT.— Blenheim Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 and 26. R. S. Martin, Prince- 
ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
Telfer, secy. 

DUNDAS. ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
Oct 4 and 5. J. M. Knowles, secy. 

EAST SIMCOE, ONT.— East Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
son, secy. 

BMBRO, ONT.— West Zorra and Embro Fair. 
Oct 4. 

FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct U and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 
Oct. 2 and_*3. ; R. J. Sprbnde. secy. 

FLOS, ONT^fFlos Agricultural Society. Oct. 
2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

GODERICH. ,ONT.— The Great Northwestern 
Exhibition.' Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell, 
secy. 

GUELPH, ONT.-Central Fair. Sept 18 to 
20. William Laidlaw. secy. 

HALIFAX, CAN.— Nova Scotia Provincial 
Exhibition Commission. Sept 12 to 20, 1900. 
Hon. J. W. Longley, Halifax, N. S-, pres.; 

D. R. Clark, Halifax. N. S.. treas.;' J,' E. 
Wood. H.ilfPx. w. S.. «*▼. 

K MLOOPS, B. C— Agricultural Exhibition. 
Sept 26 to 28. J. T. Robinson, secy. 

KEMPTVILLE, ONT., CAN.— Oxford Town- 
ship Agricultural Fair. Sept. 27 and 28. J. 
C. Ruthford, pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 

LINDSAY, ONT.— Central Fair. Sept 20 to 
22. James Keith, secy. 

MARKHAM, ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct 3 to 5. W. H. Hall, secy. 

METCALFE. ONT.— County of Russell Ex- 
hibition. Sept 26 and 27. P. Saver, secy. 

MORDEN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 27 and 28, 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 
son, prea.; J. Oilchrist secy.-treas. 

NAPANEK ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 
Sept 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S.. secy. 

NEWMARKET, ONT.— North York Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 18 to 20. Wm. Keith, secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— Provincial 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 
minster, B. C, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct. 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

OSHWEKEN. ONT.— Indian Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. 

OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 
Oct. 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

P.tJSLEY, ONT.— Centre Bruce. Exhibition. 
Doat. 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 

E. Sheppard, secy. 

PARIS. ONT— North Brant Fair. Sept 25 
and 28. H. C. O'Neall, secy. 

PERTH, ONT.— South Lanark Fair. Sept IT 
to 19. W. T. Walker, secy. 

PETERBOROUGH. ONT.— Peterborough Cen- 
tral Exhibition. Sept 18 to 20. F. H. Dob- 
lin. pres. : W. J. Green, secy, and treas. 

PICTON. ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Fair. Sept 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

PRESCOTT. ONT.— South Grenvtlle Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 18 and 20, 1900. G. T. 
Howard. Prescott. Ont, pres.: R. S. Throop. 
PrescoR, Ont.. vice prea.; T. R. Melville, 
Pn»oott. Ont. secy. 

RENFREW. ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren. 

ROCKTON, ONT.— Worlds Fair. Oct 9 and 
in. David Bell. secy. 

SAULT 8TE. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct I and 3. J. Daw- 
son, nrra.: Wm. Brown, aecy. -treaa. 

SHELBOURNH. ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy. 

SIMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

BTAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 

» and 10. Archie Hill. secy. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct 
2 and 8. J. Brown, secy. ■ - ■ 

STRATHROY. ONT.— West Middlesex Exhi- 
bition. Sept. 17 to 19. David Evans, secy. 

STUTTON. ONT.— Georglna and North Gwll- 
lunburg Fair. Oct U and 12. P. McClel- 
laa, l«cy. 



WEST SIMCOE, ONT.— West Simcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. F. Marr, secy. 

WALKERTON, ONT.— Northern Exhibition. 
Sept 18 and 19. W. G. Stovel. secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONTI— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 5. E. J. 
Clark, box 35, secy. 

WATFORD, ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct 
2 and 3. 

WHITBY, ONT.— Ontario and Durham Exhi- 
bition Association. Sept. 17 to 19. John 
Burns, secy. 

WOODBRIDGE. ONT.— Woodbridge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard' Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy. ; N. C. Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK. ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford, Blanaford and East Oxford Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. Valen- 
tine Fieht, pres.: F. H. Dent, Woodstock. 
Ont, vice prea.; R. A Lawtell, Woodstock, 
Ont., aecy. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Pure Fed Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct & to il. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposi- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Henry S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. 1. 190L John G. Mllburn. " 
pres.: Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. O— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec. 
1, 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
pres. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 
Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 
Adoue, treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Expo- 
sition. Sept 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon, 
pres.; R. W. Hilliken, vice pres.; W. C. 
Winsborough, secy.; John H. Powell, treas.. 

LONDON, ENG., EARL'S COURT.— Women'a 
International Exposition. 1900. Imra Kl- 
ralfy, manager. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 
Sept 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 
E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumpff, secy, 
and gen'] mgr. 

SEATTLE, WASH. — International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

ST. JOHN, N. B.— St. John Exposition. Sept. 

!•"> to 19. Charles A. Everett, secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Exposition. About 

.Sept 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 

mgr. 

ST>LOUIS, MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— International Exposition. 
June 1, 1904. 



Additional Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horse Show. Oct 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick, 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to-8.- .-.-..:■ 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement- Show.' Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter, Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Heme Product Show. 
September, 1900. ,Mr. Winsborough, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace, New York. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 

C. M. Munhall, secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair, Dog Show. Oct 

9 to 13. W. H. Gaston, pres.; Sidney Smith, 

secy. - 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Great Apple Car- 
nival and Agricultural Show. Oct 10 and 
U. W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heavey. 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A 
Vite, secy. 



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Oct 23 toil 



ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. 

T. H. Martin, secy. 
DES MOINES, IA.— Horse Show W.i 

Chase, gen. mgr. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Horse Show. Dates 

decided. Gen. John B. Castleman. prel. 

Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent JMt- 

sheler, secy. 7 

PITTSFIELD, MASS.— Lenox Horse Show. at. fl 
Highlawn Farm. Sept. 21., m 

WINSTON-SALEM, N: C— Horse Show. Oct 
30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb. secy. 



Pomonas. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept 29. . 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. "~ 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona- 
Dec. 22. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
..Nov. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct. 6. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER. MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct 27. 

MAINE. £ 

PIFSTON. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 

VASSALBORO. ME.— Kennebec • Porno 
Nov. 14. . ; 

NEW HAMPSTrsV. >, 

acworth, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 

Oct 13. i; 

BEDFORD, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct 3. Wl 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Bo- 
mona. Oct 24. - 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct 20. 

FABMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

FITZWILLIAM, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct H. 

KBENB, N. H.— Cheshire County Pomona. 
Sept. 26. 

LACONIA, N. H.— Belknap County Pomona- 
Sept 24. 1 ' 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct 12. 

PELHAM,- N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct 17. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct 6. 

WEST RINDGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po, 
mona. Oct 5. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct 16. 

WILTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 



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WANTED SI GEORGIA STATE FAIR] 

October 29lti to November 4th, 

Some high-class Midway attractions. Privileges L 
and concessions for sale. fH 

Addres; ■ 



A. T. MOORE, Manager. 
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BIG SELLERS 



AT FAIKS SCOTT'S 

ELECTRIC BELTS. 
INSOLES and INHA- 
LERS. Sells at 25c to 
Jt-oo-profit 75 per cent. Circulars famished 
for distribution with your address on. Sei d 
stamp for samples. Mail Order Firms, Street 
Fakirs and Distributors supplied. 
Address, 

REBUS CO. Cohoes. N. Y. 

MUSTACHES— Fast sellers at Carnivals, Stree I 
Fairs. County Fairs and all celebrations. 
Samples, ioc. For prices, write. 

A. MERRELL. lonia.^dich. 

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»» f * » > ■-• U Machines and Electric 

Crap Tab'.e. Addres- -— ----- ■•«■». 

E. L. ABBOTT, Spartanburg, S C. 



WANTED-TE«T SHOWS! 

On percentage basis, for Farmers' Free Street 
Fair, at Effingham, III., Oct. 3. 4, 5 and o. 
Good people only need apply. Wiite H. O. 
ADAMS. Secretary, at once. 



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Nevada, /V\o.,Street .Feuri 

CARNIVAL AND HOME PRODUCT EXPOSITION, 
First*@lass Midway Shows for Pree Midway .| 

Streets of Cairo, with Turks; Trained Horse Lunette, Electric Theatre. Trained Wild Animalj 
Show, etc. Also, wanted few more Specialty Teams for German Village and Free Shows. 

For Concessions aad Prl¥ll»g»s. WRITE QUICK. 



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Jackson, . Knoxville, 
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Augusta, 
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Of the most energetic kind failed to interfere with the Avalanche of success that 
met with the efforts of The International Exhibition Company in contracting 
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The New England Carnival Company has the contract to supply all of the Midway attrac* 
tions at Cincinnati during The Big Fall Festival. 

YE ALL KNOW 

That this is the BIGGIST THING ON THE. MAP this season. Come to see us, and we will 
show you. 

If there are any other Enterprising Cities in the South that intend holding Carnivals and 
wish to obtain a GUARANTEED FINANCIAL SUCCESS, they can negotiate for time and 
terms for THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION by addressing : 

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Street Fairs and Carnivals. 

ABILENE, KAN.— Fall Carnival and Street 

Fair. Oct. 3, J. E. Brewer, pres. ; E. B. 

Malott, secy. 
ABILENE, KAN.— Abilene Corn Carnival. 

Sept. 20. I. T. Prendergast, pres.; E. H. 

Forney, secy. ■ 

AKRON, O.— Elks' Exposition and Carnival. 

Sept. 3 to 15. Address Elks' Entertainment 

Committee, Akron, O. 
ALBANY, GA— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 

secy. 
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— Great Street Fair 

and Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. 
ALEXANDRIA, IND.— Milwaukee Avenue 

Street Fair. Sept. 3 to 26. 
ANOKA, MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 20 to 22. 

Address Lock Box 40, Anoka, Minn. 
ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— The Arkansas City 

Harvest Home. Oct. 2 to 6. M. F. Phillips, 

gen'l mgr. 
ATCHISON. KAN.— Corn Carnival. Sept. 20. 
ATHENS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 1 to 6. M. H. Skalowskl, chairman 

conn. com. 
ATLANTIC CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 

n.val. Bet.. 8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy. 
AUSTIN. MINN.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Sept," 2S to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D. 

Sheedy. and C. F. Cook, secys. 

BLUFFTON, IND.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
18 to 20. I. V. L. Garrett, pres. ; Jas. R. 
Bennett, mgr:; John W. Tribolt, secy. 
BOSTON; MASS.— Old Ladies' Home Society 

Fair, at*3ity Hall, Oct. 9 to 11. 
BRAN-FORD. CONN.— Big Branford Fair. 
Sept. 18 "to 20. Harry Cushman, room 605, 
First National Bank, New Haven, Conn. 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
sary. Nov. 12. 
BolLER, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 
CAMDKN, ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair and 
Camden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouacbita Valley Fair Association. 
CANNKLION, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 

L. J. Early, secy. 
CANTON. MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
to 6. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.: F. C. Mills- 
paugh, secy.: W. F. Hodges, tre&s. 
CARLYLE. ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 

to 6. H. C. Norcross, secy. 
CATLETTSBURG, KY.— Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Farmers' Reunion. Sept. 19 to 22. 
Howard G. Davidson, pres.; S. D. Bromley, 
, mgr.; Gus. W. Hampton, treas.; Harry G. 

HarcuD, secy. 
C«.l;A-ltL. N. Y-— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

Co.'No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 
CEDAR RAFIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 
a L. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 
CENTRAL LAKE. MICH.-Street Fair. Sept 
K to 27. T. M. Rushton. pres. : H. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.: Carl Stroebel, secy.. 
CHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 18 to 20. J. H. Dechert. pres.; 
Jas. A. Hamilton, secy.; B. B. Holler, treas. 
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.— Masonic Fair. 

Oct. 1 to 12» Nob!? F. Martin, mgr. 
CHETOPA, KAN.— Reunion and Fiee Street 
Fal,r. Oct. 1 to 6. Jos. Craft, mgr. of pr.v- 
ileges; A. R. Bell, secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept. 1» to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House, Clncinaati- 
COLUMBIANNA, O.— Street Fair. H. O. 

Newell, secy. 
COLUMBUS. GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, nres.; 
L. H. Chappell, vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 
se-iy.; Geo. S. Pecojt, treas. 
COLUMBUS, WIS.— Columbus Street Fair 
and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 
. C. Leitscb. pre*.: John Topp, vice pres.: 
J. R. Wheeler, treas.: A. M. Bellack, secy.; 
C. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 
COLUSA, CAL. — Cclusa Lad:es* Fair. Oct. 6 

to IS. 
CORDELE. GA.— Street Fair. ■ September. 
CORNWALL. ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 

G. Harkness, secy.-treas. 
DANVILLE. VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
noke. Va.. director gen'l. 
DAVIS CITY. IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster. 

secy. 
OB FUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.-De Funlak 
Street Fair Association. Sept 28 and 29. 
W. L. Cawtbon, pres.; W. T. May, vice 
pres.; R. w. Storrs. secy.-treas. 
DEXTER. IA.— Dexter Street Fair- Associa- 
tion. Sept 26 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.; 
T T,. Patton. trnui.: A. B. Eastman, secy. 
DWIQHT. ILL.-Street Fair. Sept 1. 
EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Carnival and Street 

Fair. Oct 2 to 6. J. N. Slgnor, mgr. 
ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 
RLROY. WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 
EMPORIA, KAS.— Emporia Street Fair. 8eot 
26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 

KtiRRKA. CAT.— Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 2*. 
FAYETTE. MO.— Free Street Fair. Seot. 26 

to 28. John Freeman, pres.'; Lee Crews. 

■cc.v. 
FITSONBURG. ONT.— Big Fair. Oct. 2 and 

^ Mai»r'cp McMabon. secy. 
FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 

Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. s. A Williams, 

rre« cd gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, treas.; 

A. E RdV. serv. 
FRANKFORT. KY.— Free Street Fair and 

r-ir«'v»i Association. S«pt V* to 28. Bra. 

H. Stehlln, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.; 

W. BrMgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 

FREMONT, NEB.— Big Street Fair and Car- 

"•"•I Sent 10 to 16. 
FI'LTOlfv MO.— Street Fa'r. Sept. 2fi to 2s. 

V.. L«<tV. ores.: T. W. Tt»««*r. vice pres.: 

,T w Pnt.n .prv • w. C Hnr-'«. tr<»a*. 
GSTiMESVlLLE, TEX.— Street Fair ft Cnrn'- 

val. o<-t. 16 to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres. ; 

* A. Wnrthsm, secy. 
OALLATIN. MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 18 to 22. 
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GIBSON CITY, ILL.— Old-FaBhioned Corn 
Carnival. Oct. 2 and 3. 

HARRISBURG, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. Willis, secy. 

HEALDSBURG, CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres. ; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 

HOPKINSVILLB, KY.— Elks' Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 25 to 29. T. G. Littlehals. 
chairman ex. com. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

HOWELL, MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28. R. B. McPherson, secy. 

HUDSON, MICH.— Hudson Free Street Fair 
Association. Sept 18 to 22. O. R. Fierce, 
pres.; Henry Kellogg, vice pres.; Henry C. 
Hall, secy.; C, C. Please, treas. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Jonestown Centennial 
Celebration. 'Oct. 5 to 7. B. E. Conratb, 
secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Show. 
September. 

KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept 25 to 29. Jobn Nagel, pres. ; 
J. H. Finigan, treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' FresvStreet Fair and Trades 
Carnival. Oct -Hf to 12. J. C. Sterchi, 
pres;; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
bart, .secy. 

LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

LONDONVILLE, O.— Free Street Fair. Oct 
3 and 4. J. A. Lingen, pres.; J. P. Bow- 
man, secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Midway Carnival. 
Sept.. 24 to 29. Ford Smith, pres. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept. 

17 to* 29. H. V. Cobn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee; Frank Fehr, dir. gea'I. 

LO"ISVIL.LE, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secy. 

LOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. G. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. tr»as. " 

MACON, GA.— Tabernacle Fair. Sept 20. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MARLETTE. MICH.— Free Street Fair. Sept 

18 to 21. C. C. Hubbell, secy. 
MARYVILL.E", MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 

T7 to 20. 

MASON. MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, . 
nres. ; W. . M. McCrossen, vice pres. ; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MATTOON, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 
13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy. 

MEMPHIS. TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 
Street Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 
gen. mcrr. 

METROPOLIS. ILL.— Free Street Fair. 
Sept 18 to 22, 1900. C. P. Treat pres.: 
W. A. Fitch, treas.; S. B. Kerr, vice pres. 
and serv. 

MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion Ort 10 and 11. 

MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 
Smt 26 to Oct 4. 

MODESTO, CAL.— Street Fair. Date not 

MONTGOMERY CITY, MO.— Street Fair. 
Pent 19 to 22. • 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, under auspices, of Retail Business 
Men's Association. Oct 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, mgr. 

NEVADA. MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 8 to 14. L. Oppenhelmer, mgr. 

NEW CONNERSTOWN. O.— Race Meet and 
Fall Carnival. Oct. 3 to 6. 

NEWFIELD, MB. — Ramcbackle Park Asso- 
c'ation. Sept 18 to 20. W. H. Strow, pres. ; 
G. T. Wilson, secy. s 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fa'r Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 

NEWTON. KAN^-Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

ODESSA. MO.— Street Fair. Sept 19 to 22. 
Chas. R. Creasy, pres. ; Bate C. Drummond, 
secy. 

OI.NEYVILLE. R. I.— St Anthony Society's 

Fair. Oct 19 to 29. 
OMAHA. NEB— Kn'gbts Ak Sar Ben. Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept 24 to 29. T. P. 
Gets, fp-" 
OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
«***v. : Alfred Millard, treas. 

OTTAWA, ILL.— Ottawa Street Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble. 



CANES 




O— mTMWA. IA.— Colossal Atr'culturKl »n«i 
'"diirtrlal Carnival. Sept. 17 to 21. C. Geo. 

Wnm'ltnn. Hecv. 

PENDLETON. ORE —Street Fair and Carni- 

*-<.! »v...-t s"»-» '8 to 24. 
PLA1NVIEW. MINN.— Street Fair. Sept. 19 

p»>il 70 
PUEBLO. COT.— Free Street F»'r Oct. a to 

fi >*hurv Wh'te. pre*.: Jos. D. Glass, secy. 
■""VOV TT.l,.— otr-et ""'a'r. Oct. 1 to 5. 
Run WIVO. MWV.— Fr»e Sti— t Ffl'i- ard 

Agricultural Socie'y. ' Sent 21 .to 27. C. 

W Horner, rr<»« : C. J3. Sulttpr. secv. 
ROSFflUFO. OWF, _ street Fa'r. Sept 17 

tc 10 C W Wldcrrrw^c: i>res. 

Rr>,<-sviT.T,K. tli. — <-trect FVr end Carnival. 

Sept. IS to fl. W'll P." TV'l. sec-*. 
ROttWEU. N. M — Street Fair. O'-t. 8 ♦<> «. 

- 1 W Stccknrd. p»'"t amusements. P.- O. 

*•— Rf 7. Roswell. N. M. 
prow^rTT.T.E. TND — Freo StKept Fa'r. 
BAwrnxiF. mo.— =lrpcf Fs'r Dnt« net "ved. 
F "T »va WAV — F-c e Stro-t F B 'r A"«OClflHnn. 

Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. K'^ball nres.: Fcnfl 

W. Ou'ncpv. vice pres.; John Bishop, secy,; 

Oscar Selts, treas. 



Just completed, the best selling Campaign and Pair Cane on the market. 

Strealmen and Fair Followers, Send fOe in Stamps and we will send: 
you Two Styles of these Canes. 

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Manufacturers of all kinds of 
-CAMPAIGN GOODS. 



TROUPE OF SHOWY, PERFORMING HORSES. 

CHErtf FOK enSH. Great Attraction for County Pairs. 

Addrois, JAS. B. HARE, The Zoo. Atlantic City, H. J. 



SAN JOSE, CAL. — Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct 8 to 13. H. H. 
Ma-n, secy. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Elks' Street Fair. Dates 
not fixed. 

SENECA, KAN.— Free Street Fair. Sept 26 
to 28. 

SHAKAPEE, MINN.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 18 to 20. John Theim, secy. 

SIOUX CITY, IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 

1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr. ; A. B. Beall, 
secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.— Street Fair and Base- 
ball Carnival. Sept 17 to 23. M. J. Mar- 
ley, mgr. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. . 

SPRINGFIELD. MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 
Oct 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, .chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct i 
to 13. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Carnival. Oct 8 to 13. W. A. - 
Collier, pres.; M. L. Tucker, secy. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 

VEEDERSBURG. IND.— Eleventh Annual 
Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. W. 
Berry, pres.; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 

VENTURA, CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dlr. gen'l. 
WASHINGTON. IND.^-Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 1 to 6. Cicero Esfrridge, 
pres. ; L. H. O'Donnell. secy. : R. C. Davis, 
treas.: Jo. Gordon, privileges; Logan Hor- 
rall.ch. amusement com. 

WELLINGTON, KAN.— Sumner County Jubi- 
lee and Wheat Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22. J. 

. W. Hanghey, secy. 

WHITEHALL, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
5. Robt Luther, adv. agt. 

WICHITA. KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val. Oct 1 to 6. Chas. G. Cobns, pres.; 
H. C. Lockwood, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

YOAKUM. TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman: J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 

Conway — J. F. Clark. Box 92. 

CALIFORNIA. 

tfureka— W. H. Mathews, 636 2d at 
GEORGIA. 

Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 

Columbus, Ga.. Girard & Phoenix City. Alt — 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. dough, 42 River at. 
East St. Louis — H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. * Diet Co. 
Pekin — Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st 
Rockport — Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, 'mgr. 

IOWA. 
Burlington — A. E. Dreier. 1211 Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Beall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher. 98 Chapin at 
New York— New York B. P. Co. 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 

Fostoria— W. C. Tirri'l & Co.. nfi W. T-ffin st 
Uhrlchsvllle— Twin City Bill Posting Co.. at 

L'hrichsville and Denlson. Address Uhrichs- 

ville. 0. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49. 
; Johnstown— Goo. E. Updagrava ft O*. 

CANADA. 
A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings at, Tu- $ 

couver, B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas, Box 1129. 

Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. P. Clark, Box oi. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum. S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Des Moines— W. W. Moore 225 4th st 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York BHI FoflttOK O*. 

OHIO. 
Middletown -Anthony H. Walbnrg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schults. 

PENNSYLVANIA^ 
* Tohnstown— A. Adair. 
New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 



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goods of your manufacture. Write him for par- 
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of Oswego. N.Y., 

licensed CityBill- 

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and JOBBERS. 

264-266 E. Madison St.Cbleago. 

Our Leading Lines for Street Men : 

Canes. Jewelry, Packet Ksives, Re- 
tarn Balls, Campai{a Ooeds. 

A Sample of Oar Prices : 

No. 5 Rubber Balls, gr.S2.40 
No. 10 " •• " 3.88 

No. is " ■• " 3 so 

Heavy Rubber String. 

In skeins or In fti DC 
chains, per lb ..- #liOU 

Street Men. Fish Posh! 

Mei, Fair Workers, 

Spladlc Mei, 

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save money. 

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General Catalogue. 




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Absolutely NO goods will be sbipped 
CO D. with> ut a cash deposit of at least 
one quarter the amount of order. 

Each separate CO.D. order must be 
accompanied by this amount 
. No more than one order will be shipped 
on one depo-it. 

If ion want to order (roods by tele- 
graph, send vour deposit ahead by mail; 
or else your telegram will be held until 
your deposit is received. 

We will not diviatc from this rule, and 
you will wive time and money by com- 
plying with these- conditions before or- 
dering. 

If you order according to these instruo S 
ti"ns, your roods will be shipped the 5 
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AMESBURY, . MASS. — Firemen's Muster. 
Sept. 26. - ■■'.■- 

ANACONDA, MONT.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Sept. 18 and 19. Jacob Loeb,- 
Helena, Mont., secy. 

ANTIETAM, MD- Reunion 124th Regiment 
Pennsylvania, Volunters. Sept. 17. John 
W. Marshall. , Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 

ATCHISON, KAN.— Atchison Corn Carnival. 
Sept. 19 and 20. E. U. Howe, Atchison 
Globe, Atchison, Kan., secy. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Surgical ft Gyne- 
cological Association. Nor. 13. W. E. B. 
Daria, M.D.. Birmingham. Ala. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Ancient Illustrious 
Order of Knights of Malta. Oct. 16 to 28. 

. Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
Arch st. Phils. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— American Fraternal Insur- 
ance Union. State Assembly. Sept. 25 and 
26. Dr. C. A. Kendall, 316| Pearl St., Buffalo, 
N. Y.,'secy. ----- > i 

BATTLE CRKEK, MICH.;— £lvlc Philanthrop- 
ic Conference. October^ * S. Shenn, 45 
Stanley Terrace. Chicago,' 111., secy. 

BELLOWS FALLS, VT.— Reunion Windham 
County Veterans' Association. Sept. 15. 

BELLWOOD, PA.— Reunion 54th Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteers. Sept. 19. D. R. Bryan, 312 
Market St., Johnstown, Pa., secy. 

B1NGHAMTON, N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 16 to 17. 1940. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— General Assembly of 
the* Knights of ~ Labor. Nov. 13. J. W. 
Hayes. 43 B st. N. W., Washington, D. C. 

BLOOMINGTON. IND.— Indiana University 
Republican Club's Jubilee" and Pow-wbw. 
Sept. 28. 

BOAZ. ALA. — Alabama. M- E. Conference. 
Dec. £. 

BOSTON, MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
gress. M. W. Sackett, Meadville, Pa., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta. 
October. 

BOSTON, MASS.— International Seamen's 
Union of America. December, ISO*. • 

BOSTON, MASS;— American Flag Protectors' 
National Convention. Oct. 1. Augustus 
Bedford, 43 Mils: St., Boston, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS. — Coopers* International 
Union of N. A. Oct. 8. James A. Coble, 
Ml Elizabeth it.. Kansas City, Kan. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Society of Arts and Crafts. 
Spring. 190L Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con- 
gress >t, Boston. Mass. _ 

BOSTON,. MASS.— Ancient Accepted Scottish 
Rite;' Supreme Council. Sept. 19. Clinton 
F-. Paige, 133 Steward" Bldg., New York 
City. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Railway Associ- 
ation. Oct. 24. W. F. Allen, 24 Park Place, 
New York City, secy. ■ -.:■-.. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Freight Claim Association. 
Oct. 3. Wa^en. P. Taylor. Richmond. V a -• 






BOSTON, MASS.— American Flag Protect- 
ors' National Convention. Oct. 1. August 
Bedford, 43 Milk St.. Boston, Mass., secy. 

BUEFALO. N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to a Geo. W. Tucker. 
Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

BUFFALO. N. Y. — American Association of 
General Passengers and Ticket Agents' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16, 1900. A. J. Smith, Cleve- 
' land, O. 

BUFFALO, N. Y-— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to 11. ~ Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia. Pa., secy. 

BURLINGTON, IA.— Congress of Religions.. 
October. 

CAMBRIDGE, NEB.— G. A. R. Reunion. 
Oct. 1 to 6. G. W. McKean, adjutant. 

CEDAR RAPDDS, IA.— Races. Oct. 3 to 6. 
G.t'K. Barton, mgr. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— American . Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14, 
19ff L W-' M. McFadden. West Liberty, la, 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. — Grand Lodge of Iowa. 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday In 
April,' 1901. J. G. Graves. Lock Box 15. 
Cedar Rapids. la., secy. 

CHAMBERSBURG, PA.— Knights of Malta 

' Gra nd Cb mmandery. Sept. 17. . 

OSANUTE, KAN. — Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday in 
Max. IDOL Mrs. Georgia Notestlne, Hianra- 
tinw Kan., secy. 

CHARLESTON. S. C— League of American 
Municipalities. Dec. 12 to IS. B. F. Gilkl- 
son, New York City, N. Y., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— International Associa- 
tion of Fire Engineers. Oct. 9 to 12. H. A. 
HiHs. "Wyoming, O.. secy. 

CHATTANOOGA. TBNN.— Holston M. E. 

Conference. Oct. 10. 
SHATTANOOGA. TBNN.— Reunion of Span- - 
r ish-American "War Veterans. Oct. 8 to 12. ■ 
IHICAGO, ILL.— Christian Workers' Conven- 
tion. Sept. 19 to 26. H. W. Pope, 80 Insti- 
tute Place, Chicago. 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick, 
Chicago-, III., secy. 

CHICAGO," ILL.— American Orificial Sur- 
geons' Association. Sept. 19 and 20. G. M. 
Ri chard. Detroit. Mich., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Bohemian Catholic Central 
Union. Sept 26. F. Lindelar, 66 Jewett st., 
Cleveland. O. - 
CHICAGO, ILL.— International Automobile 

Exposition. Sept. 22. ■ 
CHICAGO. ILL. — Proprietary Association of 
^Ttifliica-.-Sept. 10 to. 15. Joseph Leerning, 
73 Warren st-. New York City, secy. 



CINCINNATI, O.— American Boiler Manufac- 
turers' Association. Sept. 18 to 20. J. D. 
• Farasey, Forest St. and N. Y., P. & O. Ry., 

Cleveland, O. 
CINCINNATI, O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
CINCINNATI, O.— General Grand Chapter of 
Royal Arch Masons of United States. Sept. 
•25. Christopher Fox, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
CLEVELAND, O.— Prison Wardens' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 15 to 17. Phil. H. Dora, Cleve- 
land, O. 
CLEVELAND, O.— National Prison Associa- 
tion of United States. Sept. 22 to 26. John 
L. Milligan. Allegheny, Pa., secy. 
• CLEVELAND, O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon- 
geley, 600 Fenn. ave., Washington, D. C, 
secy. 
CLEVELAND, O. — Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. - S. C. Fishel, 
192 Clark St., Chicago, 111., secy. 
CLEVELAND, O.— National Baptist Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to 16. 
CLEVELAND, O.— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 
CLEVELAND, O.— National Prison Chap- 
lains' Association. Sept. 15 to 17. Rev. C. 
L. Winget, Columbus. O. 
CLINTON, ILL.— Reunion 107th Illinois Vol- 
unteer Regiment. Sept. 19 and 20. 
COLUMBUS, O. — Reunion 1st Ohio Volunteer 

Cavalry. "Sept. 20. 
COLUMBUS, O.— State Bankers' Association. 

Sept. 19 and 20. 
COLUMBUS, C. — State Embalmers' Associ- 
ation. September. Mrs. M. J. Fisher, Co- 
lumbus, O., secy. 
CONCORD, N. H.— Jr. O. TJ. A. M. State 
CounciL Sept. 19. John H. "Noyes, Plais- 
tow, N. H. 
CONCORD, N. H.— Democratic Tenth District 
: Senatorial Convention. Sept. 28. 
CONCORD, N. H. — Epworth League Conven- 
- tion. Sept. 26 and 27. 

CROMWELL, IND. — Lawton Memor'al Serv- 
ice and Reunion of 30th Regiment, lr-d. 
Vol. Sept 20. J. N. Ohlwine, sacy. 
DECATUR, ILL.— Reunion 116th Illinois Reg- 
iment. Sept. 20. John Scott, Decatur, HI., 
secy. _ 

DauaS, TEx. — Concatenated Order Hoo 
Hoo. Oct 9. J. H. Balrd.Nasbville. Tenn., 
secy. 
■ DEKALB, ILL.— Luther League State Con- 
vention. September. F. L. Sigmund, Car- 
thage, 111., secy. 
DELAVAN, WIS.^American Farmers' Insti- 
tute Association- Dec. 16 to 17, 1900. F. E. 
Dawley, Fayetteville, N. Y-, pres. 
DENVER, COL.— American Gas Light Asso- 
. ciation. Oct. 17 and 18. A. E. Forstall, 58 

William st. New York City, secy. 
DENVER, COL.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commander}-. Sept 20. H. A. Lee, 31 State 
Capitol, Denver, Col., secy. 
DENVER, COL. — Royal Arch Masons Grand 
Chapter, Sept. 20. Ed. C. Parmelee, Den- 
ver, Col., secy. 
DENVER, COL. — Order Eastern Star Grand 
Chapter.: Sept. 21 and i:. sirs. Eliza S. 
Cohen, box 1026, Colorado Spr-ngs, -..Col.,- 
. secy. 

DENVER, COL. — Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June, 1902. 
Marlon Lawrancs. Toledo. O., secy. 
DEIS MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, Order of 

the Eastern Star. Oct. 24. 
DES MOINES, IA-— Epworth League State 

Convention. Oct 25 to 28. 
DBS MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Teachers* As- 
sociation. Dec. 30. 
DES MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, A. A. M. 

Oct 18. 

DBS MOINTI8. IOWA— Brotherhood of Loco- 
motive Firemen. September. ttUO. . F. W. 
Arnold. PaorU. Ill- seey. 
DETROIT, MICH.— Reunion of Annies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900. . 
Gen. A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, O., secy. 
DETROIT, MICH.— National Railway Mail 
Service Benevolent Association. October, 
1900. N. H. Nichols, Cleveland, O., secy. 
DETROIT, MICH.— Federation of Commercial 

Schools, December, 1900. 
DETROIT, MICH.— American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec 18 to 30. Charles H. Hull, 
Ithaca. N. Y. 
DETROIT, MICH.— National Railroad Master 
Blacksmiths' Association. Sept 18 to 2L 
A. L. Woodworth, Lima,. O. 
DEXTER, ME.— Maine Sunday School Asso- 
- ciation. Oct 16 to 18. Rev. H. W- Kim- 
ball. Skowhegan, Me. 
DULUTH. MINN.— German Catholic Benevo- 
lent Society's onvention. Sept 23 to 21. 
Geo. Gerlach, pres.; St Paul, M:nn.; Geo. 
Graft. St. Paul. Minn., secy. 
DURANGO, COL.— Elks' Grand Conclava. 

Oct 13. 
EASTON, PA.— Reunion 9th N. J. Volunteer 
Regiment. Sept. 19. Gen. J. M. Drake, 
Elizabeth. N. J., secy. 
ELLSWORTH. ME.— One Hundredth Anni- 
versary of City of Ellsworth. About Oct. 
2to 4. L. F. Giles, chairman! of committee 
on arrangements. 
ELMIRA, N. Y.— Reunion 107th N. Y- Vol- 
unteers. Sept 17- Arthur S. Fitch, Elm'.ra, 
N. Y.. secy- 
EMERSON, IA.— Reunion Mills County OM 

Soldiers' Association. Sept. 18 to 20. 
EMPORIA, KAN.— Emporia Street Fa'r. 
Sept. 26 to 28. E. B. Pawcett, Emporia, 
Kan-, secy. - ■ 

EMPORIA. KAN.— Seventh Day Adventists, 

State Camp Meeting. . Sept 20 to 30. 
EVERETT, WASH —Northwest Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct 10 to 12* Rev. Wm. E. Ran- 
dall. Tacoma, Wash., secy. 
FAIRMOUNT. MINN.— State Butter and 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2. 
FALL RIVER. MASS.— State Committee. Y. 
M. O. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode In- 
land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong, 767 
Tremont st. Boston, Mass. 
FAYETTEVILLE. W. VA.— Reunion 12th 
Regimeant O. V. I. Sept. 18. Josian Hol- 
brock. Lebanon, O-, secy. 
FINDLAY, O.— International Brotherhood Oil 
and Gas Well Workers. Oct. 8. 



FORT FAIRFIELD, ME.— Field Day -of 3d 
Battalion, 2d. Regiment, Patriarchs Mili- 
tant, I. O. O. F. Oct 3 and 4. C. K. 
Weeks, Rockland, Me., dept comman-ler. 

FORT RECOVERY, O.— Reunion 40th Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. Sept- 19 and 20. F. M. 
McLaughlin, Portland, lnd., secy. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Reunion 157th Indiana 
Regiment Sept. 12 and 13. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Red Ribbon Meeting. 
September. Oeorge D. Connor, Wayne Ho- 
tel, secy. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Union Veterans' Le- 
gion, National Encampment. Sept. 10 to 
15. 

FT. WAYNE, IND.— Un".on Veterans' Legion. 
Ladies' National Convention. S;p.einber 
Sirs. M. B. Tuxbury, Wilmingtim, Ddl., 
secy. 

FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 
secy. 

FKtiuBRICK CITY, MD.— United Brethren 
Church of United States and Europe, Cen- 
tennial Celebration. 1901. 

FKEEMONT, MICH.— Reunion Michigan Vet- 
erans' Association. Sept. 17 to 22. E. E. 
G.ddings, Freemont, Mich., secy. 

GARDNER, MASS.— Reunion Twenty-first 
Massachusetts Regiment. Aug. 23. Jonas 
R. Davis, Gardner. Mass. 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— State Convention 
of Church of Christ Sept 17 to 21. 

GREAT FALLS, MONT.— Order Eastern Star, 
Grand Chapter. Sept 21. 

GREAT FALLS. MONT. — Royal Arch Masons 
Grand Chapter. Sept. 18. 

GREAT FALLS, MONT.— Knight Templars 
Grand Commandery. Sept 17. Edward D. 
Neill. box 666. Butte, Mont, secy. 

GREEN BAY, WIS.— Wisconsin Congrega- 
tional Churches. Sept. 18 to 20. Rev. J. M. 
A. Spruce, Green Bay, Wis., secy. 

HACKBTTSTOWN, N. J.— Reunion 15th N. J. 
Volunteer Association. Sept. 20. S. W. 
Gordon, secy. 

HADDAM. KAN.— Modern Woodmen Log 
Rolling. Sept. 28. J. H. Yoder, secy. 

HALIFAX, N. S.— Nova Scotia Provincial Ex- 
hibition. Sept 12 to 20. J. E. Wood, Hali- 
fax, N. S., secy. 

HAMILTON, ONT.— Canadian Ticket Agents' 
Association. Oct 10. E. De la Hooke, Lon- 
don, Ont, secy. 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Eastern - Tennessee 
Horticultural Society. September. 

HARTFORD, CONN.— National Insurance 
Commissioners' Association. Sept. 19 and 20. 

HARTSVILLE, PA.— Reunion 104th Reg.ment 
Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sept. 20. E. S. 
Mcintosh, 1641 Huntingdon St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa., secy. 

HELENA, MOx^lT.— State Populist Conven- 
tion. SfiDtember. . 

HINGHAM. MASS.— Hand Engine Tourna- 
ment Sept. 25. 

HINGHAM, MASS.— Firemen's Muster. Sept. 
25. 

HOBART, IND.— Indiana State Dairy Asso- 
ciation. December. H. E. VanNorman. 
Lafayette, lnd. 

HOLLY, COL.— Harvest Heme Festival, in 
the fall. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion Second Kan- 
sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 26. S. A. 
Houston. Lawrence, Kan., secy. 
15. F. E. Con?" n*k!»v, Kan., secy. 

B..JCHINSON, KAN.— G. A. R. State Re- 
union. Sept. 22 to 29. Geo. W. Veale, To- 
peka. Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion of Second 
Kansas Volunteer Association. September. 
S. .A. Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Standard Chester 

White Association. January, 1901. J. C. 
Bridges. Balnbridge. lnd. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Assistant Physicians 
of Hospitals for Insane. Last week In Sep- 
tember. Irwin H. Leff. Pontiac, Mich. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Live Stock 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Reunion 6th Indiana 
Regiment Sept. 18. Wm. H. Doll. 1532 
Garfield Place. Indianapolis, lnd., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Association 
of Democratic Clubs. Oct 3. W. R. Hearst, 
pres. . ~£»?*. 

INDIANAPOLIS; IND.— Military Order of the 
Loyal Leglcn. Oct. 10. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND— Slack Cooperage 
Manufacturers' Association of U. S. No*. 
21 and 22. M. A. Moore, Milwaukee, Wis., 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Inspectors of Indus- 
tr'al Bulldines. September. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct 16 to 19. T. C. Pen- 
in^nn. 2020 Ptat«» «t, Chlcaeo, III 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Supreme Lodge, Na- 
tional Reserve Association. October. A. 
G TJe-htrwr. 306 Baird Bldg.. Kansas City. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— State Photographers' 

Associat'on. Sept. 19 to 21. - 
KENDALLVILLE, IND.— International De- 
laino Merino Sheep Record. Oct. 10. U. C. 
Brcuse, Kendallville, lnd., secy. 



KEOKCK.IA.— Grand Ledge of Iowa, I. O. 
O. F. October 16 to 18. 

KEOKUK, IA.— Tenth Reunion Crocker's 
Iowa Brigade. Sept 26 and 27. C. P. 
Birge, chairman: Ed. S. Carter, secy. 

KINGSTON. N. Y.— Reunion SOth N. Y. Vol- 
unteers. Sept. 17. Wm. Vallette, Kingston, 
N. Y., secy. 

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y.— Lake Mohonk In- 
dian Conference. Oct. 10 to 12. 

LANSING, MICH.— Reunion 4th Michigan 
Cavalry Association. Sept. 15. H. A. Back- 
us, 809 Brooklyn ave., Detroit, Mich., secy. 

LARAMIE. WYO.— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Ledge. Sept. IS. C. S. Greenbaum, Lara- 
m.e, Wyo., secy. 

LAURA, O.— Reunion 110th Regiment Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. Sept. 19. M. C. Jones, 
Patty. O., seey. 

LEBANON. PA.— Susqul-Centennial of Leb- 
anon, Pa. Sept 23 to 30. 

LB MARS, IA.— N. W. German M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept. 20. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— I. Or O. F. Grand 
Ledge. Oct. 16. D. L. Bradley, Caldwell, 
Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct. 16. Minnie Priest Dunton, Lew- 
istcn, Idaho, secy. 

LEXINGTON, MASS.— Reunion 35th Resi- 
mental Association. Sept. 17. John N. 
Maise, Lexington. Mass., secy. 

LEXINGTON. TENN.— Central Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 11. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Grand Lodge, Degree ot 
Honor of Nebraska. Oct 2 and 3. Miss 
Teresa Hempel, 141 S. 12th st 

LIVINGSTON, MONT.— tate Firemen's Asso- 
ciation. September. 

LONG BEACH, CAL.— Southern California 
Veterans' Association. September. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Southern California 
M. E. Conference. Sept. 19, 1900. 

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Church Fair, given for 
benefit of Sisters of Mercy. Oct 15 to 27. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 
of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright 15 
Mercer st. Cincinnati. O. 

LOUISVILLE, - KY.— American Associated 
Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- 
Dermott, Chicago, 111. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Association of 
Obstetricians and Gymnologists. Sept 18 
to 20. Rufus B. Hall, M.D.. Cincinnati, O., 
pres. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Federation of 
Labor. Dee. 5, 190O. Frank Morrison, 423 
G st, Washington, D. O. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Roadmarters' Con- 
vention. Nov. 13. 1900. J. B. Dickson, secy.. 
Sterling. 111. 

MACON, MO.— Old Soldiers' Reunion, under 
auspices of G. A. R. Oct 2 to 4. F. A. 
Jones, pres. 

MANITOWOC, WIS.— Chicago German M. E. 
Conference. Sept 27. 

MARSHALL, TEX.— M. E. Conference. De- 
cember 5. 

McKEESFORT, PA.— Pittsburg M. E. Con- 
ference Sent ?6. 

MTDDLEiBORO, MASS.— Jr. O. U. A. M. 
State Council. Sept. 18. Martin M. Weed. 
113 R'j'th st. Leom'nster. Mass.. secy. 

MIODLETOWN. CONN.— Sate Universalis! 
Convont'on. . September. 

MTDDLEBURG. PA .— M'ddleburg Centennial 
Celfbrat'op. Sent. 20 and 21. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Western Traveling 
Fre'eht Aeents' Association. Sept. 28. F. 
M. Dav. Davenport. la., secy. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— State Undertakers' As- 
sociation. Sept. 19. Geo. L. Thomas, Mil- 
waukee. Wis., secy. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— National Association 
of Local Fire Insurance Agents. Aug. 30 
nnd 31. Frank r: Holmes, 196 LaSalle St. 
OWi-aen. III. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— National Master Horse 
Phorrs' Protect' ve Association. Oct. 8 to 
13. W. J. Moore. Pittsburg. Pa., secv. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN— Rathbone S'strrs 
Orand Temple. Sent. 18. Mrs. Lulu M. 
Stantcn, Applcton, Minn., secy. 

~ flTTRBeTICNS. 

MONTGOMERY FREE STREET FAIR, 

OCTOBER 15 TO 20. 1900. 

Tlie Stree' Pair here la«t vcar was slid *v r\\ 
f b«» the ni-eent nionry-m«lce'- in thr South, 
ivrcentaee attraction* nnd first-class Midway 
and Animal *ihn»^« ran address 

I.. L. OH.BERT. Sec'y Montgomery. Ala. 



THE BILLBOARD 



BRISTOL, TENN., CARNIVAL 

Wants a Midway or Special Attraction for 
OCTOOE: R 4, S and 6,1900 
Exclusive privilege eranted. Address. 
OLIVER TAYLOR. Charge of Amu«enienU 



FOR SALE *™> WANTED — 

The St. Joseph County Agricultural Society will hold its next Annual Fair at 

CENTERVILLE, MICH., OCTOBER 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1900. 

This is the Fiftieth Anniversary, and we expect from 30.000 to 50 0-0 people to attend. We run 
her wide oo-n and travel high, wide and handsime. Any and all Pnvllt gi-s for 5«le. 

WANTRD— All the latest L!vlao -Songs and nances and Attractions of All Writs We will not rob you 
for the privileges. Our races are all Sioo.oo puritrs Address all communications to 

CHAS. S. HOVEY, Soo'y, Canlervllle, Mloh. 

WANTED Grand CarnTvalT Street Fair 

OTTUWllA/A, IOIA/A, 

September 17, IS, 19, 20, 21 and 22, 

SIOWS OF ALL KIND?. Privileges for Sale. Prom 50,000 to 100 oio people in attendance daily. 
Don't miss it. Address : C. GEO.HAM1LTON, Ottumwa, Iowa. 



MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— Western Surgical 

s%dA Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 

28. G. H. Simmons, M.I)., 61 Market st, 

Chicago, 111. 
MONROEVILLE, O.— Reunion 101st Regiment 

O. V. I. Sept. 20. R. E. Curngan, Tiffin, 

O., secy. 
MONTPELIER, VT. — State Legislature 

Meete. Oct. 3. 
MONTPELIER, VT.— Grand Court Vermont 

Toga. May, 1901. John F. Roche; 37 Henry 

at, MbntDeller. Vt, secy. 
MOKGANTOWN, W. VA.— State Grand Lodge 

Pythian Knights. Oct. 12 to 15. 
MUNCIE, IND.— Knights Golden Eagle Grand 

Castle. Sept. 18. Ross Boone, Muncle, lnd., 

secy. 
MUSKEGON, MICH.— Michigan Federation 

of Labor. Oct 9 and 10. 

Nashville, tknw.— a. 0. U. w. Grand 
Lodge. Sept 30. J. H. Thompson, 411Vs 
Union st, Nashville, Tenn. 

NAtfHVILLB. TENN.— Knights and Ladles of 
Honor. First Tuesday after the third Moo- 
4»y. April, 1901. Henry Butunberg, 2*8 2d 
wl,, Memphis. Tens., secy. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
tie Club, annual meeting. December, 1900. 
D. 8. William*. Nashville, Tenn.. secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— A. O. U. W. Grand 
Ledge. Sept. 18. J. H. Thompson, 411'^ 
Union st, Nashville, Tenn., secy. 

NEWARK. N. J.— Brotherhood of the Union 
Grand Circle. Sept. 17. L. E. Sbeppard, 412 
Carteret st, Trenton, N. J., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— independent O.d^r Forest- 
ers, High Court. September. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— A. O. V. W., Grand 
Lodge. September. O. K. Gardner, 2201 
Wylle bt., Pittsburg, Pa. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— B. Y. P. U. Of Con- 
necticut Oct 15 and 16. H. A. Edgcomb, 
Groton, Conn. 
NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Geological Society ot 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Fairchlld. Roch- 
ester, N. T., secy.' 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Connecticut Teach- 
ers' Association, Annual Convention. Oct 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge- 
port, Conn. 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven Coun'y 

Horticultural Soc'ety. Nov. 14 to 11. 
NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15. 
NEW HAVEN. CONN.— C. F. A. U. State 
Convention. Sept 18. Rev. Walter J. Stan- 
ley. Hartford. Conn., pres. 
NEW LONDON. CONN.— Reunion 21st Conn. 
Volunteer Veterans' Association. Oct 2. 
B. E. Smith. Willimant'c. Conn. 
NEW WHATCOM. WASH.— State Sports- 
men's Association Tournament Sept. 20 to 
Oct. 10. J. L. Stangroom, New Whatccm, 
Wash., secy. 
NEW YORK, N. Y.— American Electro-Ther- 
apeut:c Association. Sept. 25 to 27. Geo. E. 
Bill, Harr'sburg, Pa., secy. 
NEW YORK. N. Y.— Carriage Builders' Na- 
tional Association. Oct. 16 to 18. H. C. 
McLear. Wilmington. Del., secy. 
NEW YORK, N. Y —International Associa- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. F. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 
NEW YORK, N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st. New York City, sscy. 
NEW YORK. N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24. Marcus Nathan, New York City, 
secy. 
NORFOLK, NEB.— North Nebraska M. E. 

Conference. Sept. 19. 
NORTHAMPTON. PA —Republican County 

Convention. Sent 22. 
NORTHF1ELD. MINN.— General Congrega- 
tional Association State Convention. Sept 
18 to 22. Rev. S. W. Dickinson, 472 Laurel 
ave.,. St. Paul. Minn., secy. 
NORWALK, O.— Reunion 55th Regiment Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. Sept. 19 and 20. Col. 
C. P. W'ckham. Norwalk, O.. secv. 
NORWICH. CONN.— State Council of O. U. 

A. M. May. 1901. 
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA —National 
Paint, Oil and VarniEh Atsoclat on. Oct. '.' 
to 11. J. M. Peters," New York City, N. Y., 
secy. 
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— National 
Paint. Oil and Varnish Association. Oct 
9 to 11. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. 
Y., secy. 
OSWICHEE. ALA.— Eastern Alabama Union 
Order of Land Fellows. Sept. 18 to 23. A. 
■Bv Edwards. Salem, Ala., secy. 
OTTUMWA. IA.— Celebration of Emancipa- 
tion Day by Colored Peoole. Sept 22. 
OURAY. CAL.— Rathbone S'sters Grand Tem- 
nle. Septomber. Eliza A. Gardner, box 588, 
Boulder, Col. 
Bouiuer, Cci. 
OWOSSA, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 
PARKERSBURG, IA.— Reunion Butler Coun- 
ty Veterans' Association. Sept. 20 and 21. 
PEKIN, ILL.— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy..' 
Kankakee. 111. 
PEORIA, ILL.— National Association of Post- 
masters. Sept. 25. 
PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Eastern Maintenance 
of Way Association. Middle of September. 
v C. Stowell. Ware, Mass. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Penna Christian En- 
deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Thco. Mc- 
Donald, secv. 
P*"I.\DELPHIA, PA— Amercan Brother, 
hoed of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 
ber, 1900. 
PHILADELPHIA. PA.— International Y. M. 
C. A.. Railroad Department. Convention. 
Oct IT to 14 Chas. R. Tow«on. 41st st. 
and Westminster ave.. Philadelphia. Pa., 
srey. 
PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Legion of the R«-d 
Cross Grand Council. Sent. 18. C. C. Smith, 
1261 N 10th st.. Philadelphia. Pa., secy. 
PHILADELPHIA. PA.-Jr. O. U. A. M. Stale 
Coimr'l. Sept. 18. E. S. Deemer, box 76C, 
Ph'lndelnh'e. Pa., fecy. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA— D. of A. State Coun- 
cil. Sent. 20. 
Pl'OBNIX, ARIZ.-Arisona Mission M- E. 
Conference. Sept 26. 



PIQUA, O.— Reunion 11th Regiment O. V. I. 
Sept. 17. H. R. Howard, Point Pleasant, 
W. Va., secy. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— National Trade and Labor 
Alliance. Sept. 20. W. J. Eberle, 12 Hoff 
st, Allegheny, Pa., secy. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— American Humane Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to 12. Francis H. Rowley, 
Brookline, Mass., secy. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— National Association, Mu- 
nicipal Electricians. Sept. 25 and 26. Henry 
Cottell, 11. Wareham st, Boston, Mass., 
secy. 

PLYMOUTH, MASS.— Congress of General 

Society of Mayflower Descendants. Sept. 15. 

Richard Henry Greene, Plymouth, Mass., 

secy. 
PORTLAND, ME.— State Woman's Suffrage 

Association. Sept. 19 to 21. 

PORTSMOUTH. O.— Fifty-sixth O. V. I. Re- 
union. Sept. 18. 
PORTSMOUTH, O.— Reunion 1st Regiment 
Ohio Heavy Artillery. Sept. 18. H. U. Mil- 
ler, Jackson, O., secy. 
PORTSMOUTH, 0— Reunion 56th O. V. I. 
Regimental Association and 53d, 91st, 18th, 
36th and 39th Ohio Infantry. Sept. 18. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct 17 and 18. Edgar O. 
Kinsman, D.D.S., 15 Brattle Sq., Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 
READING, PA.— State- Magistrates' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 18. Francis C. Clemson, Read- 
ing, Fa., secy. 
READING, PA.— State Magistrates' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 18 and 19. 
REIDSVILLE, N. C— North Carolina M. E. 
. Conference. Oct 11. 

RICHMOND, IND— Reunion 8«h Indiana 
Regimental Association. Sept. 19 and 20. 
Chas. Untttank, Richmond, lnd., secy. 
RICHMOND, VA.— Tri-State Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolina* and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Midle of February, 1901. 
Paulus A. Irving. M.D.. 301 W. Grace st 
RICHMOND. VA— Daughters of America. 

Oct 2. Julia Tipton. Deonlson. O. 
RICHMOND. VA.— The Brotherhood ot St 
Andrew. Oct 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 
Rn-HMOND, VA.— I. O. O. F. Sovereign 
Grand Lodge. Sept 17 to 22. J. F. Grant 
Baltimore, Md., secy. 
RICHMOND, VA.— I. O. O. F. International 
Press Association. Sept. 18. John W. fiour- 
let Concord, N. H-, secy. 
RICHMOND. VA.— National Baptist Conven- 
tion (Colored). Sept. 12 to 18. E. W. D. 
Isaac, Nashville. Tenn., secy. 
Ri^-.AiOND, VA. — American Bankers* Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 2 to 4. Jas. R. Branch; 20 
Broad street, New York City, N. Y. 
RICHMOND, VA.— National Hardware Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley, Philadel- 
phia Pa., secy. 
RICHMOND. VA.— I. O. O. F. International 
Press Association. Sept 18. John W. 
Bourlet, Concord, N. H., secy. 
RUTLAND, VT.— New England Waterworks 
Asscciation. Sept. 19 to 21. Willard Kent, 
Narragansett Pier, R. I., secy. 
RUTLAND, VT.— New England Water Works 

Association. Sept 19 and 20. 
SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' - 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland. O., secy. 
SALEM. MASS.— Annual Reunion and Parade 
rf Essex County G. A. R. Posts. Sept. 15. 
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— National Live 
Stock Association Convention. Jan. 15 to 
18, 1901. 
SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
of America. Dee. 3. 1900. John T. Wilson, 
O. C. St Louis. Mo. 
SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brown-wood, Tex.; J. H. Truett, White- 
wrigfrt Tex. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 190L Rev. 
a. L. Hntchlns. 
SAN JOSE. CAL.— Mexican Independence 
Day. Sept 16. A. Castro, pres.; J. D. 
Canelo, secy. 
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.— State Haymakers' 
Association. Sept. 22. Edward J. Boyd, 370 
Bleeeker st. New York City, secv. 
SCRANTON. PA.— United Brotherhood of 
Carpenters and Joiners. Sept 18. P. J. 
McGuire, Box 884. Philadelphia, Pa. 
SEWARD, NEB.— Seventh Day Adventists, 
State Conference. Sent 12 to 25. J. F. Beat- 
ty, 1505 E St.. Lincoln. Neb., secy. 
SEWICKLEY, PA.— Reunion 63d Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteer Regimental Association. Sept. 
20. Gilbert A. Hays, 331 Fourth av., Pitts- 
bure;. Pa., secy. 
SMITH CENTER. KAN.— Reunion Smith 
County Old Settlers. Sept 17 to 22. H. R. 
Stone. Smith Center. Kan., secy. 
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Firemen's 

Muster. Sept 27. 
SPENCER. IA.— Northwest Iowa M. E. Con- 
ference. Pent 26. - 
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Live Stock 

Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to IK. 
SPRINGFIELD.- ILL.— Illinois Millers' State 
Association. First Wednesdav in Decem- 
ber. P. M. Keyht. Hlehland. 111. 
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— State L'.ouor Dealers" 
Prrtect'v- Assc'at'cn. S*i>t. IS and 19. Jns. 
Gre'n. lfH» Rnndolnh *=t., Chicago. Ill, secy. 
F" "1NGFIBLD. MASS.— American M'sVo-- 
»ry Assoc'at'on. Oct 23 lo 25. Philip S. 
*">Tm. ppcv. 
SPPTNCFIELD. MASS — Reunicn 27th Massa- 

r*"FPUs Wee'r^f-nt. Sent 20. 
S-A.^poRnviLLF. N. v.— Reunion 12Sth N. 

V.. Volunteers. Sent H. 
STFVRNSVTI.lt-!. »'ONT- 1. O G. T. Grind 
Lo-io-e. sentemrer. J. A. Long3'aff, Aaa- 
imvtTb. Mont., recv. 
STH.T.WATT-R. MINN.— Renn'nn St Crn'x 
v-tiey Old SetMrrs' Asso-'»t*on. Sept. 19. 
Adam Marty, Stillwater, M'nn., secv. 
S-r .if)"N, v. B.— «»t John Fxno«'t'on. Sc>t 
10 to 19. Chas. A. Everett, St. John, N. B., 

— Off. 

ST. JOSEPH. MO.— Knights of Maccahwa rf 
Missouri. Second Tuesdav. Mar. 1901 A. 
Segger, 1620 Front ay.. Kansas City. Mo. 



ST. LOUIS, MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
Trackmen of America. First Monday in 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive st, St 

Louis, Mo. 
SI. LuuiS, M.O.— Association of Railway Su- 
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oct 

16. S. F. Patterson. Concord. N. H- 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Retail Dealers' Association 

of Vehicles and Implements of United 

States. Oct 3. J. R. Wright, Domphan. Mo. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— American Board of Com. 

for Foreign Missions. Oct. 9. S. B. Capen, 

Boston, Mass., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Knights of Father Matthew 

Supreme Council. Oct. 15 and 1'6. Thos. 

F. Bcwdern, 1803 Lccust street, St. Louis. 

Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Protestant Episcopal 

Church Missionary Council. Oct 23 to 25. 

S. T. Copeland, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 

Nov. 13. C. O. Tilton, West Milwaukee, 

Wis., secy. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Old-Time Telegraphers' 
Association and U. S. Military Telegraph 
Corps. Sept. 17 to 19. H. C. Hope, St 
Paul, Minn., pres. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, I. 
O. O. F. of Minnesota. January, 190L S. 
E. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Delta Upsilon Fraternity 
National Convention. Oct. 18 and 19. Eben 
W. Cutler, 310 Ostrcm ave., Syracuse. N. Y., 
secy. 

TOLEDO, O-— I. O. F. High Court. Sept. 18 
to 20. L. Robechect. 91 Water st. Cleve- 
land, O., secy. 

TOLEDO, O— National Convention, G. A. R 

1903. 
TOPEKA, KAN.— Musical Festival. Opening 
of new auditorium. Sept 24 to 29. T. J. 
Anderson, secy. 
TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1900. Mrs. F. J. 
Barker. Manchester. N. H.. secy. 
TRENTON. N. J.— Reunion 14th Regiment If. 
J. Volunteers. Sept. 19. Hon. Jas. C. Tay- 
lor, Trenton, N. J. 
UNION HILL, N. J.— Order of True Friends. 
Oct 2. Morgan R. Clark, 163 Metropolitan 
Av., Brooklyn. N. Y. 
UTICA, N. Y.— Annual Sldepath Convention. 

Sept 20 and 21. W. W. Canfield, secy. 
VALDOSTA. GA.— Valdosta Exposition. Oct 
30 to Nov. 2, 1900. A. Moore, Valdosta, Ga„ 
mgr. 
VN'rA, I. T-— Territorial Press Association. 
September. B. F. Jobe. So. McAllister. L 
T., secy. 
WAGONER, I. T.— Reunion of Blue and Gray 
and Spanish- American Soldiers. Oct 3 to 

WAKEFIELD, MASS.— Firemen's Field Day. 

Oct 23. Chief Cade. mgr. 
WARDEN, QUE.. CAN.— I. O. G. T. Grand 
Ledge. Sept. 19 and 20. S. R. Wallace, 
Warden, Que., secy. 
WARWICK, R. I.— State Liquor League. 
September. John F. Quinn, C»n. Falls, R. 
I., secy. 
WASHINGTON. D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14.. John Trlzn- 
Ible, 514 F st. 
WASHINGTON. D. C— United Supreme 
Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rita of 
Masons: also. Imperial Grand Council, 
Mystic Shrine. Oct 3 to 6. Magnus L. 
Robincon. 606, S. Washington St. Alexan- 
dria, Va. 
WASHINGTON. D. C— Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Seeslon. April 19. 1902. James 
Mortimer. Montgomery. N. Y.. secv 
WASHINGTON. D. C— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 
WASHINGTON, D.' C— Good Samaritans' 

Nat'onal Grand Lodge. Sept 29. 
WASHINGTON. D. C— Union Veterans' Na- 
tional Encampment. Oct 2 to 5 
W • SHINGTON. D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
Nst'onal Granire. Nov. 14 John Trimble. 
514 F street. Washington, D. C. secy. 
WASHINGTON. D. C— American Institute of 
Ar^bit^cts. December. Glenn Brown, secy. 
WASHINGTON, D. C— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M. 
• Fry, The Temple. Chicago, secy. 
WATSONTOWN. PA.— Reunion 131st Regi- 
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sept. 17. 
John R. Conner, Watsontown. Pa., secv. 
WAUPUN, WIS.— Reun'on 3d Wisconsin Vet- 
eran Infantry Association. Sept. 18. O. W. 
Page, Wau pun , Wis., secy. 
WAU9AU. WIS. — Northeastern Association 
and the North-western Association. Oct IB. 
Carl Mathie. supt of the former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pres. of the latter. 
WELLINGTON, O. — Ohio Branch Interna- 
tional Order of the Klnes Daughters and 
Sons. Oct. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams. 36 w. Iflfh ave.. Columbus. O. 
WESTBORO, MASS.— Firemen's Master. Oc- 
tober 8. 1 



WHEELING. W. VA--Grand Lodge, I. O. 

Red Men; May 1 to 7. 1901. 
WHEELING, W. VA.— Knights of .Golden I 
Eagle, Grand Castle. Sept 24. E. L. Br- 
ans, 422 Granite Block,- St Louis. Mo.. 
secy. 
WnjiilTA, KAN.— state Sportsmen's Tour- i 
nament September. Geo. Pasham, Wichl- ] 
ta. Kan., secy. . \ 

WILLIAMSTOWN. PA.— C. T. A. U. Stats 
Convention. September. John J. Kllraln. 
Williamstown. Pa., secy. 
WILMINGTON, ILL.— Reunion 100th Regt- I 
ment Illinois Veterans' .-.soclation. Sept 
20. Capt Stewart. Wilmington, 111., secy. 
WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lodge, K. ot P. 

of. Kentucky. Oct 23 to 25. 1900. 
WORCESTER. MASS.— Clam Barton Tent 
No. ». D. of V.. at Gl A. R. Hall; SS Peart 
-at. First and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren, 140 Chandler 
St.. Worcester, Mas*. 
YOUNGSTOWN. O. — Grand Council of Okie, 
Foresters of America. Second Tuesday is L 
May, 190L Thos. L. Hopkins, 1403 Harvard 1 
mi-. Cleveland. O.. secy. ia 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Knights of the Golden 1 
Eagle, Supreme Castle. Oct ( to 1L F. m 
C. Williams. Youngstown. O. . if 

ZANESV1LLE, O.— Knights of Honor Grand m 
Ledge, Sept. 18. E. W. Rakestraw, Toledo, 1 
O., secy. 



Additional Fairs. 

,ASHCROFT, B. C— Fair. .Oct 2 to S. 

CANTON. ME.— Fair. Sept 25 to 27. 

CASCO. ME.— Fair. Oct 2 to 4. 

CHELSEA. IND. TER.— Chelsea Fair Asso- 
ciation's County and District Fair. Oct 3 
to 5, C. H. Hawkins, pres.: John P. 
Drake, first vice pres.; W. J. Strange, sec- 
ond, vice pres.; C. W. Poole, secy.; B. H. 
Hester, asst secy.; John D. Scott, treas. . 

DELTA, B. C— Fair. Sept 28 and 29. 

ENDERLEY. B. C.-Falr. Sept 23. 

FARM1NGTON. ME.— Fair. Sept 18 to 20. 

FULTON. MO -Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 

GLADWIN, MICH.— street Fair. Oct 3 and 4 

IRON RIVER. MICH.— Iron County Agricul- 
tural Scciety Fair. Sept 19 and 20. 

LANGLEY. B. C— Fair. Sept 26. 

LOUP CITY. NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. W. R. Mellor. secy. 

1WEXICO. MO.— Fair. Sent 26 to 29. 

MISSION CITY, B. C— Agricultural Fair. 
Sept 20. 

MONTGOMERY CITY. MO.-Falr. Sept 18 
to 20. 

NANAIMO. B. C— Fair. Sept 20 and 2ll 
NEW GLOUCESTER,* ME.— Fair. Sent. 25 
and 26. 

NORTH BRANCH, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 26 

ONEKAMA. MICH.— Manistee County Agri- 
cultural Society Fair. Sept 18 to 20. 

ORINDTON. ME— Fair. Sept 19 to 21. 

PITSTON. ME.— Fair. Sept 23 to 27. 

SALMON AR1N, B. C— Fair. Sept 20 and 2L 

SANTA ;FE, N. M.— New Mexico Horticultu- 
ral Fair. - Oct 3 to 5. J. D. Sena, secy.. 
Santa Fe. 

VERNON, B. C— Sept 26 and 27. 

Additional Street Carnivals. 

BRISTOL. TENN.— Carnival and Street Fair. 

Oct. 4 to 6. J. H. Winston, pres.: Oliver 

Taylor, manager amusements: Lindsay 

Bunting, secy. 
CHARLESVILLE, IND.— Corn Exhibition. 

Oct 1. Lane & Son. mgrs. 
EVANSTON. ILL.— Business Men's Street 

Fair. Sept 17 to 22. William Stacey. pres.; 

R. L. Leffingwell, vice pres.; William S. 

Lord, treas.; J. Ernest Lukey. secy. 
MARLETTE, MICH.— Street Fair. Sept 18 

to 21. 
MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Carnival. Oct 9 to 

12. W. H. Evans, secy. 
MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Montgomery Street 

Fair. Oct 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H. 

C Dav'dson, vice pres.: N- Lobman. vlce- 

pres ; C. G. Abercrombie, vice pres.; L. L. 

rs'Ibert secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 
NASHVILLE. TENN.— Street Fair and Fall 

Carnival, nnder management of Retail Mer- 
chants' Association. Oct 9 to 20. L. C. 

Garrabrant chairman of street fair com. 
PORT JERVIS. N. Y.-^treet Fair. Oct 8 to 

12. W. H. Nearpass, pres. ; Dr. C. W. 

Banks, vice pres.: F. N. Mason, treas.; Mer- i 

ritt C. Speidel, secy. 

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BILLPOSTER and DISTRIBUTOR. 

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Pop. Jamaica. N. Y , anc suburbs. 
35.000. Rates: Posting, 3 cents per 
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standing.. Names inserted every 'issue 
for $4 00 peryear, 3 times a month for 
$2 00 per year, every other week $2. 00 
per year, once a month fi 00 per year. 

ALABAMA. 

Birmingham — Sheldon . McMnrray. 1412 6th it. 
.Montgomery— O. F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA. 
Phoenix— Phoenix B. P. Co., 104 N. Center. 

ARKANSAS. 
.Conway— J. F. Cl*rk. Box 92 

CALIFORNIA.. 

Los Angeles— F. W. Sablchl. 
Oakland— William B. Porter, 408 10th at 
San Francisco) — Owens, Varney & Green. 
Santa Cruz— L A. Danlela. 9 Locust st 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles JB." P. Co. 

CANADA. 

Ottawa, Out.— Alex. Jacques, 116- Osgood St. 

COLORADO. 

Aspen— John B. Ledan. 
Colorado Springs — Curran B. P. Co. 
Denver— Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence at 
Pueblo— The Curran. Co.. 114 Santa Fe ar 

. CONNECTICUT. 

New Haven— new Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s 
Morwalk— J. F. Buxton. . 

FLORIDA. 

Jacksonville— Florida Dlrtrib. Co.. Box 53. 

GEORGIA. 



Americas— Chaa. Lingo,. 105, Forsyth at. 
Columbus— Edw. Bridger, (address Atlanta.) 
Atlanta— Edw. Bridzer, boS Temple Coun. 
Augusta — Chas. R. Ro» land. 303 Jackson sL 
Savannah— J. B. Campos, 220 Whitaker at. 

ILLINOIS. 

-Aurora— B^Marvin A Sonl 

Belleville— L E. Tiemann, 508 S. High St . 

Btoomingbaa— M. W. Cooper, 318 Locust St. 
Carlinvflle. Macoupin County— A. J. Turner. 
Centralia— Jos. K. nrfter. 106 E " Broadway. 
Chicago— John A. Clongb. 42 River aC 
Danville— Frank P. Myere. 
Daeator— William Mutton.- 826 Calfax it. 
Bast St. Louis -H.-H ■ I>r»tnar 
fclvanston— American B. P._Co. (Chicago). 
Highland Park— G.'Rdney ft Son. (Waukegan) 
Lincoln— W. K. Maxwell. n.i'Kickapcio -t 
Mattoon— F. G. McPlierson, 1200 Richmond 
• Ave.- - - -.---. ...--.■ 
Mollse— R. H. Taylor, care Windsor HoteL 
Pontiac— Lee Collins. 112 E. Reynolda St.- ■. 
Roehelle— Chaa. A, HIzer.' 

IDAHO.* 
Boise — R. G. Spaulding. u6 B. Bannock st. 

" INDIANA. 
Bmteavttle— BatesvOle Advertising Co. 
Coiumbua— Walter Doup 
Kkhaxt—D. B. Carpenter. S2B S. Halo St. : 
Rvan&ville— rEvansvilie . J^isttibutiug Co., 317 
: -Dpper First st. "^ r' ■ 

Ft Wayne— W..H. Case. i«.N Miner st. 
'Frankfort— Chaa. Goodpastor. 
Ooahen— Chaa. Kruu. Zltt S. 7th st 
Qraaaeaatie— John W. Cobpn-. 24 * 2S S. Ind. 
Harttord City— Chas. W. Abbott. Box 165; ' 
Huntington— Kd. Harter City Bill Foster: 
' Indianapolis— Ceo. W. Vanayckle, 114 S. Ilia. 
Jafferaonvi:le— L. H. Ramsey. "Lexington. Ky. 
Kokomo— H. E. Henderson.' 42 N. Main sL 
LaFayette— LaFayette- Bill PosL & Dist. Co. 
LaPorte— W. C. Miller, 620=Maln'st- 
■ ■"•' Chicago. ■•-■"".''." 

Lebanon— James S. Setver. W. North St. 
Logansport— Cbas. Scblelger. as 6tb st. . 
■Madison— James A. O'DonnelL-Box 644. 
Marlon— Jcbn L. Wood." 920 S. Branson st. 
Mitchell— W. M. Mnnson. Jr. - * 

Muncie— Geo W. Vansvckle. Rontn x. **. O *tldg 
Peru— Chas. W. Statesman. P.-O. Box 114. 
Plynto-rth— Opera Hon*- B. P. & l»i«t fo. 
South Bend— J. N. Schwartz, Box 309. 
Bhelhyvilie— T. F. Charee.A Son. 
Terra Haute — Jas. M. DIshon. 29 S. 6th at. 
Union Ci y— Fd..R_ Thnston: tz««. Waluutst- 

.- ; D«>L*N_.TEBJRITQRXu__ . 

Pmreell— G. W. Brown. 

IOWA. 
BurilngtOD— A. E. Dreier. 1211 Sumnrer street" 
Cedar Rapids— W. S. Bye. 720 S. 5cn su 
Clinton— H. F. Sanger. 511 S. M st. 
Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols. 16 N. Maui at. 
DesMoines— Chas W. fHri*. i;« R.DesMoine. st 
Dubuque— A. Leonard, 830 Locust st. ' 
LaMara— Wm. O. Light. 
Koux aty— A. B. Beau. 

». Mad i so n County— Arthur Gordon. 
KANSAS. 

'tchlson— X. G. Shaffer. S16 Commercial st. 

Sfllp Junction City— Herman Delkei 

Leavenworth— C B. Hatha wa v. ion Osage st. 
Newton — L. 1^. Dickey Adv. Co 
Psr«nns — Howard Groves. Lock Pox 124. 
Wichita— E. L. Martline. mer . Opera House. 

KENTUCKY. 
Frankfort— Geo. W. Reock. 334 Conway at. 
Henderson— Jas. L. Lambert, jr., TLi 2d 
Lebanon— R. L. Neabltt. -. c -.. 
'axmgton—L. H. Ramsey. 122 E. Main at. 



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-i-ralsville— Falls City B. : P. Co. (Lexington). 
Newport— Ci. H.Ottiujr »» Monmoulh st. 

Owensboro-Owensboro Bill Posting Co. 



LOTJIHANA. 

Alexandria— T. N. Carnahac, Box SM. 

..Baton Rouge— Alfred O. DevUIe, 516 Main st. 

New Orleans— J. Garllck, 631 Commercial PI. 

Shreveport— Ed. H. Seaman. . 

MAINE. 

Bangor— Thomas W: Burr, "47 KAmmond. 
Bath — Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln at. 
Mechahle Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Box 41. 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore— John H. Jones, 238 S. Mount St. 
cor. McHenry at. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Attlebbro— Abel W. Gilson, 12 Holman st. 
Beverly— Luther Cahoon. 44 Cabot st. 
Boston— J. Donelly's Sons. 7 Knapp st. 
Brockton— W. F. Gurney, 12 Elbridge Place. 
Fall River— Chas. A. Page, H01 Plymouth av. 
Lawrence — I. S. Worcester, 246 Essex St. 
New Bedford— A. E. Hathawa». 100 Pleasant, 
Newburyport— W. A. & S. M. Noyes. 
Taunton— A. B. White. <6 Ootunet «. 

MICHIGAN. 
-Albion— W.C. Eslow. 
Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White st. 
Ann Arbor— Chas.- Strong, 208 E. Huron st. 
Battle Creek— E. R. Smith. 6 E. Main. 
Bay CltyrfcC. J. BloomOeld, 2U 6th av. 
Beaton Harbor— Fve & shaft". 289 High st. 
Cheboygan— A. J'. Finn. 64 Duncan av. 
Ithaca— Jam^ Donaldson. 
Jackson— Stereneon & Solomon. 115 Mich. st. 
Kalamazofj— J. E. McCarthy. 108 Portage at. 
Manlstee-*-Mrs. J. W. Tennant. 
Muskegon— Peter P. Steketee, 38 E. Walton at. 
Pontiac — Samuel J. Burgess.' 68 Green sL 
Port Huron— Bennett Bill Posting Co. 
Saginaw— E. D. -Moore. 334 N. -7th at. - 

MINNESOTA. 
Austin— P. H. Zender.A Co., 406 Mill st. 
Dulutki— J. W. Palmer. 

MISSISSIPPI 
Corinth— W. B. Patton. Box 164. 

MISSOURI. ■> 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union St. 
DeSoto— John Lirisley Downer. 
Kansas City— Joseph Reid. 14 E.. Missouri Av. 
Stanberry— J- H. Patterson. Box 301. - ■ 

St. Joseph— A. J. Avery. Tootle Theatre. 
St- Louis— The Voll& W6K Adv. Co: 

NEBRASKA. 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

Lincoln— F. C. Zehruhg. 1145 O St. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Camden— Temple Bill Posting Co. . 
Hackensack— Hackenssck BUI Posting Co.- 
Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 
Jersey City— J.- F.- O'Mealla." 27 Montgomery: 
Newark— E. M. Slocomb. 369 Market st • 
:Patterson— Patterson BUI Post. Co., 5 Rampo. 
Red Bank— L. O. Summersett. 
Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet,. 123 E. State, st- 

NEW MEXICO. 

Albuquerque— Trie Hudso-i B B; Co. ;■:■ 

East Las Vegaa— Chas. Tamme; 
.NEW YORK. 

Albany— Albany .B. P. & Dist. Co. '• 

Bauvia— Albert R. Perry. 3S Jackson st 

Bingbamton — Abbott StCastnrr.- 
- Brooklyn— The American; BUI P.' A Dist. Co. 

Buffalo— Whltmler ft Fll brick. 200 Wash'n at. 

Canandaign .— Wm K ."Uusher-, 98 Cbapin »t. 

Cortland— Wallace Bros. 

Etmlta— Cnu. r.Ivrr, Mb Sullivan su 

Fulton— Wm. Cook." Lock Box 41. 

Gleveraville— Olln §. Sutllff. 62 Orchard st. 

Glens" Falls— A. M. Cheesebro, 91 South at, 
L . Jamestown — Castner (4 Co. 

Lockport— Staats* BUI Post. A Dist. Co. 

Little Falls— Norrb ft Kingsbury. 1 W. Main. 

Mlddletown— Tbos.. Kain, 88 South st. 

Mount»Vernoii^starr Bro«.. .752 Franklin »t«; 

Niagara Falls^-Mrs. C. .Clayton, 21 Thomas. 

Dgdensburg— E. M: Bracy. 

Olean— The Olean Bill Posting Co. 

Oneonta— A. L. Caulkin«. . ■ • ' 

Rochester— Frank J. Ffek, 67 North at. 

Rome— A. W. JopUn. U6' First at. 

Salamanca— C. R. Gibson. - ' 

Schenectady— Harry F. Miller. 611 Chapel at. 

Syracuse — Geo. C. Costner. •>?> Wontgomervst. 

Saratoga Springs— E. L. "Williams. " 

Tonawanda— Whltmler ft Fllbrlck: 

Whitehall— S. Lamnhron. Box 132. 

Tonkers— W. L Mildrnm A Co. - 

NEVADA. 
Virginia City— John H. Dunlap, Box 24. 

NORTH CAROLINA., 
Elizabeth City— R. E. Blark. Box 38. 
Grecnsboro-Dr. J. W. Griffith. - 

OHIO." 

Akron— Brraa ft Co."; 12S S." Main. 

Bellefontaine— The Union A«1V Co.. 116 S. Main 

Bycyrus— F. R. Myers. 236 N. Spring st. 

Canton— H. C. Barber. Grand Opera House, ' 

Clnelnnatl— W. H. Stetnbrenner. 619 Main at. 
_Circl^ville-T Bapghmari Bp -s. 

Coiumbua— F. Altman A Son, 640 E. Main"" sL 

Conrneaut— A C Ehillins. Vain «t 

Cleveland— Bryan * Go.. 17-19 High st. 

Daytorr-Bryan &TX)., 123 E." Fourth st. 

Delphoa— Chaa. A. Hood. 

Ffndlay— P. B. Oliver. _ 
. Hamilton— Gro. W.Riely. Bnx^i ^ 

Iroriton— H. C. CrossTey. 109 N. 5th st, 

Lima— W.' C. Tlrrlll ft Co., 216 W. Market st. 

Loaan^-F. A. Kopoe. ' 

Manslleld'-^E. R. Endley ft Co.. iX. '..'. 4rh «t- 

Marysvnie— C. L. Lane 

Martins Ferry— AJW.Rader (Wheei:ng,W Val) . 

Middletown — Ruckles S Karnri.y 

ML -Vernon— Haymes Bros.. Public Square. 

Portsmouth— R. W. Lodwlek.irs W. 3d «t. 

Plymouth— Opera House B: P. & Dist. Co. 

Sidney— Chas. P. Rodgera. BSO Ms In ^ St. 

Springfield— H. H. Tyner. 22 N. Race st. 

Toledo— Bryan ft Co.. 513 Str Clair st 

Troy— (i. A Brannan. *"W. Main at. 

Wooater— Geo. Kettler. eg W. I^irwlll.st. 

Zanesville— England Bros. 2i N.'sth rt{ 
- OREGON. T . '.-• 

CorvaHls-G. W. Blrbam,Msln sL. Box IMS. - 

McMlnnville— G. F. Bahgaaser ft Co.. Box SL 

Portland— John T. Wllllama. 346 Morrison \ 

Boseburg— Adv. Agency,- H..G. Householder. 



OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 
El Reno— W. I. Goff. 
KlngHsher— Wm. A. Nortbup, tit 8. Main St. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Allegheny— Twin Cities • Dist. Agcy.. Pittsburg. 

Allentown — N. E. Worman, 532 Hamilton su 

Beaver Fails— C. Fflgar Myers, 1425 ?th av. 
. Bradford— M. K. Walker. 130 Mechanic su 

Carbondale— J. O'Hearn, 15 Main at. 

Caribsle— Win. .M. Meloy Co.. Box 49. . 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union st. 

Conuellsvllle— Clowes Adv. ft Dist. Co. 

Doylestown— RlchUTd S. Heffner,Box 288. 

Dunmore— Xeese ft Long. 

Eaaton— F. H. Walser, -Bank and Pine ats. 

Franklin— Alexander Bradley. 4 13th st. 

Hallatead— James S. Claxton & Co. 

Harrliburg— Arthur C. Toung. 18 N. Third it 

Indiana— Harry K. Apple, 709 Philadelphia st 

Lancas ter— Howard M. Sodor*. 137 Church St. 

McDonald', Wash. Ca— Bert McCartney. 

Mansneld— W. D. Huated Adv. Co. <7 aiatn St. 

Natrona — E. L Russell. 

New Castle— J. G. Loving. City B. P. Co. 

Oil Citv— H, A.. Taylor. Bllxzard Block 

Philadelphia— American Bill Posting Co. 

rlttsburg,— TWiuA/itics liist A^en«-v. 

PltUton— R. E. Hankee, IS S. Main St. 
'Pottstown — J. E. Amole. 

Pottsville— Chas. L. Weiss. 40 B. Bacon sL 

Readirg— Reading Distributing Co. 

Scranion — Reese J« Lnng. 31s I.indon st. 

Wllkesbarre — M. H. Burgunder. 
.Wllllamsport— S. M. -Bond. Cherry and Rural 

RHODE ISLAND. 
Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer t" . 

SOCTH CAROLINA. 
Sumter — Toung & Berry. 

" . SOOTH DAKOTA. 
Madi£on— Louis H. WHlhite - 
TENNESSEE. 
Chattanooga— H. S. Holmes. 16 E. 7th at. 
•Jelllco— Thos- Brtl. Box 78.- 
- Nashville— Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 

TEXAS. 
Beaumont — 'Welcome Rollina, Box 374. 
Brownsville^- Valle & Bro Adv. Co. ' 
Calvert— J. P. Caslmir. Main st. 
Galveston— J. K. Howard. Box 134. 
Holl«!trn — Moreali & I udtke..Foi ChtjIIoI ave. 
Sherman— j: Long; 117 East Side Square. 

VIRGINIA. 
-Alexandria— C. D. Wright." Washington. D. C. • 
Charlottesville — F. I. Paoli; 210 N. «ihst 
Vewport News— Henry H. "Harper 
Portsmouth— S. C. Draper. 805 Washington si. 
Roanoke— W. L, Robertson, Box 297. 
Staunton— J. H. Bell. 
-Winchester— Cornelius Glbbens. Lock Box 64. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Clarksburg— "W. L: Dleson.Pike and 3d ats. 
.Martlnsburg— F. C. Bi.ker. 246 Queen st 
Wheeling— A. W." Rader. 9th at- and Alley O. 

WISCONSIN. 
Fnnd du Lsr— P. B. Hahar. 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley Adv. Co. 
Janesvllle— Peter U Myrro. - 
-La Crosae — Aug. "Erlckson Jt Co.; 331 Pearl aU 
Menomonie— The Scbwehh B. P. & Adv. Co 
Milwaukee^-Waltpr D. .DIxybn." 657 29th sb. 
Oshkosh— J. -E. Williams. 24 High st- 
Rarlne— W. C Tlede. 335 Mnln at. 
Sheboygan— B, J. Kempt, 731 Penn. av. 
^Taterloo — .Tno. Leaver,. 24 Monroe st. 
We?t Superior — J. W. Palmer, 2002 Ohio ave. . 

WYOMING. 

Laramie— H. E. Root. Opera House. 

'■'.-' WASHINGTON. 
Colfax-^-Ceo. H-'I^nnox. 
North Yakima— Bryson ft Hauler. Box ill. 



)■ LIST QF 

DIST Rl BUT O RS 

United States & Canada 



This Listappears inonihly and 'sOpen.to 
All. Any ilistributprs n^riie inserted 

for Ji 00 a year. 

' ALABAMA 
Clayton— B. F. Valentine. 

" .'■• "ARKANSAS ' 

Hot Springs— A. W, Thomas, -224V* Central av 

• CALIFORNIA 
Los Angeles — Los 'Angeles Bill Posting Co 
t,ob Aneeles— Wltshire Posting Co. 
Oakland — W. P. Bllis Dirt. Agency, 471 9 lb st. 
San Luis Obispo — Harry Gear. 

COLOtAOO. 
Denver.— Colorado Bill Posting Co., 1013 17th 
Lesdville— John Colman. 204 W. 7th st 
Salida — Pbln. B. Davis. Box 266. 

.COXNE«*TICl T. 
.Vow Hartford — Arthur Cadoret- 
Mrrid^n— H. L. Redman. 120 Crown st. 
Waterbury— J. A. T<>«"f. R x 1058. 

DHLAWARK. 
WllmlngtoD— Wilmlngt'D DIs. Co.. 824 Orange. 

DISTRICT Of COLUMBIA 
Washington— M. H.' Gaff, 646 Plckford Place. 

■ . " >:. e. ; .- . . 

GEORGtA. 
Atlanta— Joseph L.'.'AlIord, 271 Cooper st. .'J 



ILLINOIS. 
. Lincoln— Houier AdT. Co.. 610 Broadway. 

. Metropolis— Will lam E. Ware. 
Normal— Dillon ft Fogle, 195 -Towne. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
St. Charles— E. LaDue. Lock Box 214. 
Waukegan— G. Runey ft Bon. 

.INDIANA. 
Bloomington— L. E. Krenger, 100 College ave. 
Corydon— Wm. Roose, Jr. 

Crawfordsville— H. M. Mclntire, 704 Fremont st. 
Elwood— O. H. Toney ft Son. 
Hammond— Frank B. Gero. 
LaFayette— Opera House B. P. Co. 
New Albany— R. K. Brown. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebrlng. 
Union City— L. D. Bell. 

IOWA. 
Elkader— B. F. Falkenhelmer. :■'*•" '" 

KANSAS. 
Abilene — J. M. Looker. Box 984. 
Harper— J. H. Thompson, Box 186. 
Lawrence — Jobn T. Sprague, 623 Mass. -st. 

KENTUCKY. 
Bellevue— Ottlng ft Son. (Add. Newport. Ky.j 
Dayton— Otting ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.) 

LOCI^IANA 
Donald«onvil1e — Landry & Israel . Box 2ji 
New Orleans— W. J. Brodie, 117 Decatur st. 
MAINK. 
.Ellsworth— Ellsworth Bill PosUng Co. '"■.* 

■ - MAXYLAND. 

Baltimore— John J. Sterner. 1741 -E. Lombard 
Easton— John R. Thompson. 

,'i'. MASSACHUSETTS - 

Boston— R. D. Leonard, 228 Tremont at. 
■Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont at. 
Lowell— Chaa. L. Lowe. 201 Middlesex su 

ITxbridee — Wm. AV. Kamesv, Box 16* 

Worcester— E. H. Smalllng, U5 Austin street. 

MICHIGAN. 
Detroit— Bondy DlsL Agency. 132 Shelby si 
Hancock— Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197. - «''••-. . 
Otsego— Frank M. Denel. 
Owcsso— B. F. Darling, District Agency. 

MISSISSIPPI. 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hinick 

MlaSOUKI. 
Chillicothe— C. W. Coon, Box 4^:. 
Chiilicotht— Z. B. Myers. 423 E. Jackson st. 

NEBRASKA. 
-Fremont— Jos. F. Stein. 317: Main su ■ 
Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526 N. street 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. - 
Dover— Lewis A. Hanson. ' '.- : 

. ,„ NEwVoRK. 

Hudson— RoberfM. Terry. 306 Warran st 
Gainesville— H.HuIen, B. P. V|. Dist. Co. 
Oneida— Allen G. Stone. . . 
Oswego— Jos. A. Wallace. 
Rochester— J. E Stroyer. 278 E. Main st- 
Saratoga Springs— Coblan Bill Posting Co. 
Utica— C. Herman Sch rader, 63 Nellson at ' 

NORTH DAKOTA. ~ 

Wahpeton— B. M. Buckmlnstet - 

Or IO. 
Bowling Green— A. H. Tonker. II W. Wooata* 
Columbus — Central Ohio'Dlstrlbutlng Agenvy 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagana. 
,L->-don— w F Krll-y. 
Toledo— T. S. Crliley, 358 Missouri st 
.brbana— C. O. Taylor, 128 K. Court au 

"-■ OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 
Guthrie— Okla. Adv. ft Dist. Agency, Box 260. 

Gutbrle — G. W. Foster, L. B. 266. 

Guthrie— G. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. 
Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

PENNSYLVANIA, 
Carlisle— Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret st 
Emlenton— W. L. Pierce. 110 Main at 
Greenville— Jas. L. Laird. 42 Mercer st 
Mineravllle— Robert S. Kear. ' '" 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Member I. A. D.) 
Punxsutawney— G. W. Moore ft Co., Box 166 
Reading— Wm. D. Cooke. 
Titusville— I. H. Thomas. ISO N. Brown at 
.Wllllamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 

' WTI.MA-MSPOKT. PA.-GKO. H. BUBB. CITV 

BILLPOSTER AND r.RN'T. OUT.MlOR 

. ADV.-AGENT FOk. ALL .LYCOMING. CO. 

RHODE ISLAND. 

Providence— New EnglaWd Bulletin Sign Co. 

SODTH CAROLINA.-, ..-;*, : 
Columbia— R. S. Marks ft Co.. 1425 Gates at 
•Sumter— R." M. " Jones. ■>'"--•- ' x 

•• -~ : -.,- ;.tennfssfb. ~- - . "■".-■. ['.;; y 
Columbia— Jas. Y.. Holm. ',..'' ^ 
"Pulaski— A. M.Notgrasa. .-'-"?] 

" ? " : TEXAS. ' 
Gaine-vilie— H. Hui.n H. >.& Dlal.'Cn.V 
Hnimion— Thus. P. O'Leary, mi )'apnnl av. 
Houst.n- Morgan Kt l.u<tke. 801 : Ci>|>itol ave. 

VERMONT. 

Bennington— Henry Dletel, 226H Depot at 
yiurllngton-P. H. Ward; 151 Maple «u 
W«ltV Rl»»e— O f! C.rartnr* 

Berre^-Central Vermont B.. P. Co. - 
Burlington — Central Vermont B..P. Co. 
Eerex— Crntral Vermont B. P. Co. 
Montnellcr — Central Vermont B. P. Co. . ",'U 
St. Albant — Ce>4n>l Vermont B. P. Co. 
WaUrbury — Central Vermont B. v p. Co., ; ; 

■ ■ WH-iT VIRGINIA * 

Fairmont— Fisher B. P{ ft Adv. Co. * ; ? ; 

WISCONSIN. 
lAke Geneva— W. H. Parmalee. 
Watertown — F. C. . Volckmahn. Bex 184. 

CANADA 
a; F. Morris, manager. 10 Le'euvre Bloeg. 

Vancouver. B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas, Bo» UJf. 




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Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— The bill posters of the country 
have had their eyes on Des Moines for the 
past thirty days, and 1 have promised to 
write up the local conditions, but before go- 
ing into It I want to place myself, squarely 
before the readers-of your vulnerable paper. 
For years I have known all parties con- 
cerned, and count . thenv. among v my best, 
friends, and 1 shall not make -one statement 
unless I can prove iC -or it 1b absolutely 
proved to me. Yet i. shall give both parties 
a full chance, and will only write facts, for 
I play no favorites. But in all if rankness I 
will admit I lean a little towards "Uncle 
Billy" Moore, but not .enough" to* make me 
topple over. ; ;,-': ■ . - .jf .... 

To-day I called on Mr. -John J. Curran. 
who is manager for . Chamberlin & Kindt, 
Iowa State Posting Service, who took me out 
in a rig and showed me hlaTtiilant, the -di- 
mensions of which I give below in full, .as . 
I. personally measured the same. All loca- 
tions are made of steel, and jnust say,. 'for... 
construction, the finest I ever saw. Charlie ■ 
Kindt Is bill poster and manager of " the 
opera house at Davenport, la, - Frank- Cham- 
berlin is the same in Burlington, la.. They 
started in here thirty' days ago to put up an 
opposition plant against W- W. Moore, who 
has been a bill posteriin this city for. thirty 
years, and this is wfi^t I found, .constructed: 
Twenty-eight locations;' consisting in all of 
1.(586 running feet- r- . 

My opinion Is not desired in this matter In 
regards to opposition, nor will I give it. But 
again I will say the new plant is a fine one, 
and some of the locations are excellent. Be- 
sides, what has been built' Mr. Curran. tells 
me he has four gangs of carpenters at work, 
and in ten days will have 565 more feet built. 
They have now leased 1*271. feet in thirteen, 
localities. This does not figure In the 565 . 
feet which will be built In the next ten days; 
Mr. Curran. Is an old? Cincinnati boy, and at 
one time was with Bum Chapman. He, also. . 
is owner of the largest bulletin plant- in - 
Iowa. I was Informed that they have net 
yet got the franchise from- the Iowa State ■. 
Bill Posters** Association, but expect it on - 
the 28th of this month. Before leaving this-' 
end of the deal I want to say that I was 
surprised to find such good feelings existing 
between all parties, and it seemed that no 
one wants to take advantage of the' others.^ 
The fact Is, It looks like "a home- party. Here . 
is a pointer to bill posters? In the- steel Is* 
a certain amount of_acid,; which must -be got 
out before posting, or It will eat" the; paper; •- 
and the way to get it out is to .season It .by 
allowing the sun and rain to curje^-tt • for 
about one week. Mr. Curran had learned ■ 
this lesson In St. "Louis, and tq^-Iook at, the 
smoothness of his paper on the steel should ; 
gladden the heart of any bill poster.- 1 think 
I am stuck on steel from this out. " ~. ; 

Shut up, you knockers. W- W. Moore, fa- 
miliarly known as "Uncle Billyh" has been Bill 
poster in this city for twenty-eight years- 
He built and. managed the. first, theater in 
Des Moines, and -ran it thirty years. His 
boards to-day amount to 8.000 ruining feet, 
■with not a difference of 200 feet either"way; . 
all boards are twelve feet high, and, says" 
"Uncle," "I will have fully 12,000 feet by the 
time the snow flies." -* ^ 

At present he has 130 locations,: and is 
grasping for more. Now. I don't think that, 
is bad for a town of" 70,000 population. Xiast ~ 
December, as I sat in Charley Bryan's office 
in Cleveland, Mr. Moore's plant was men-, 
tloned. When Mr* BryaB-sald^the.plsmt was 
no good and not up^to-date. I agreed with ■ 
Mr. Bryan, in regard to." the up-to-dateness, 
i£ he meant to compare Moore's with his 
own plant. Well. -Charley." -yours- Is not con- 
sidered up-to-date by some,-whom I. could-: 
name. But what ot' that "T" Ton run. yqnr, 
plant to suit yourself, anqV not this some ones 
else. Suppose Mr. "Moore Hdoes^ use a" push 
cart to carry his -paste" and. paper, does that' 
hinder the paper Irohr remaining on'" the 
boards for the time contracted? Whose busi- 
ness Is It If he does go a mile out of. -his" 
way, when he only wanted to go across the 
street? The association- says he cuts priees: *■ 
Well, he Is not the only one. I have a 
memorandum book half full of names of ./. 
members of the association who do it, aria 
would publish the list only 2 it would cause 
too great a stench. I have never, antagonized 
the association, and will leave It to any bill 
poster In the country 'It I. have ever pulled 
or worked with an opposition. Al. Bryan, 
put this In your pipe and smoke it. But in 
this case. 1 am on the grounds to sell post- 
ers if I can. and to write facts if I dare. And - 
I do dare, as I have given each plant just, 
-what it deserves. ana\£that is the-' amount *of~ 
boards. And now! Yes. and how who is go-' " 
ing to get the State membership? Is any one ~ 
so foolish as to ask that question? I should 
have stated that "Uncle" does not belong to 
the State association, neither does the oppo- 
sition,* but both have got in appl'cat'ons. but 
which will win out? Why^ of course you can 
see who. Mr. Moore will be "done out" of 
his plant' by losing the membership. On the - 
28th of this month the State association will 
meet, and this question will come up. By 
that time the opposition will have 2,251 feet 
of boards, while Moore will have 8,000. On 
what will hinge eligibility of the applicants?" 
Charley Bryan's up-to-dateness or the 
amount of boards?- I- wonder if I am "top-' 
pling over." I wish Editor Mac would let 
me do a little "cussing," Say, Sam W, Soke 



contracted with Moore for a three months' 
showing, and sent in the paper, but before it 
was up Jam tried to countermand- and give 
the paper to Chamberlin & Kindt. But they 
didn't get it. "Uncle" told Curran that he 
would give him the paper if he would leave 
his leg behind as security. Well, I have said 
my little piece, and it is now up to you. You 
have paid your money and can now take 
your choice. Which will it be, "Uncle" or 
Chamberlin?" 

Marshalltown, la.— Ike C. Speers is the bill 
poster; also secretary of the Iowa State Bill 
Posters' Association. Ike has 2,500 running 
feet of boards in his town of 13,000 inhabi- 
tants. A good showing to fill him up would 
be 35 24-sheets, 40 8-sheets and 1,500 1-sheets. 
He also manages the opera house, and the 
best looking lady, who is his wife, in the 
State. The only thing about this town is — 
well, of course, it is too small for Ike! Does 
he believe in expansion? Yes, with both feet. 
Only, he wants to expand himself. Tou see, 
Ike has been spoiled, for in his younger days 
he managed two winning stars, and it goes 
against 7 the grain to be forced to settle down 
in such' a mudhole. ^1 proved to him -that he 
was making" $4,000 per year. But he waved 
me aside and said, "Goosey, what's that for 
me?" I had forgotten for a moment who 
this man was. He introduced me to the 
prettiest woman I ever saw, just ten minutes 
before train time. Wouldn't that kill you? 
He came to this city eight .years ago. when 
it had seventeen feet of boards, and has 
made a winner out of his plant and theater. 
Good luck to Ike. • Tours truly, 

.:•.;•:- ." M. L. IiBVYNE. 



Salt Lake City Sayings. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir-^Our busy season is now on full - 
blast. The State Fair and the great Mormon 
-Conference opens next month, and our local 
theaters' opened this month. Henry Miller 
Company opened to phenomenal business in 
"The Only Way." The old Salt Lake The- 
ater, one of the most comfortable and unique 
"houses in the United States, built by Brig- 
-ham Toung when Omaha was tar West, nails 
were $50 a keg. and had to be hauled by ox 
teams from, the Missouri" Hiver." Thus, our 
theater is put together mostly with wooden 
pins, and yet to-day one can not refrain 
-from saying, upon- viewing the house, "how 
beautiful.'.' Its seating capacity is 1,800, four 
"circles,- and the entire ceiling is: visible from 
all parts of the' house. All theatrical people 
love to play at this house and the public 
'.take pride in sustaining and patronizing this 
place. G. "D..-.Bypei7' the manager, is thor- 
: 'dughly persuaded~as to the results of copious 
bill, posting, yet he says that commercial' 
^posters have taken': somewhat- from the. ef- 
fectiveness of show printing. Our fair opens 
on Oct. 2, 3, 4 and 5. 150,000 paid admissions 
... last year, and'the prospects, are for consider- 
: ablymore this year. We successfully bid for 
the exclusive privilege of advertising in this 
big . institution. This includes big painted 
~ sign cards, banners, bill posting and distrib- 
' uting. The Latter Day Saints, _or. Mormons, 

- hold -their conference here next, month,'- when 
a great influx of peopletwill come. into this 
city, similar only to the Mecco of the Jews. 
The citizens open wide their doors -to enter- 
tain this vast gathering; the .hospitality of 
whlch^people Is proverbial;.- We have lately 
added -Ogden City to our plant, a. thriving, 
prosperous town on the Weber River, "the 
terminal of the Southern -Paeifi'c* Railway. I 
was very glad to see you -at" Atlantic City. 
Your aggressive criticism will result In good, 
so long as you confine it to bill posters them- 

- selves, with no other motive than the weed- 
ing out of chaff and the exposing of ulterior " 

. or unfair- methods among bill -posters. Do 
not imoune motives from mere suspicion if . 
you.. would have the favor of the craft, but. 
like' "Davy Crockett, " be s"ufre that you are 
right; then go ahead. A. H. Searles and wire, 
of Denver, spent a week with us.. He is sec- 
retary of the Rocky. Mountain Association; 
"also the secretary of "the Curran-Co. I pre- 
sume that he' will write and give' "The Bill- 
' -'board" the result of his " impressions. . Any 
, way,, we enjoyed their, visit. Your paper is 
much ..sought after, particularly on account 
-of Its . list- of fairs, carnivals and general 
-. amusement directory; We keep it'.on file, and 
;-- at the -«ame .time suggesftbat -the local peo- 
~-$le Interested in its contents subscribe for 
^the same. . Best regards, and : hoping to see . 
you en route -to Frisco in 1901. - " 

ROBT. D. ANDERSON. 



Chicago's Billboard Crusade. 



Chicago, Sept.' .lo-^(SpecIal)— Judges of the 
Circuit Court have been called Ion to "decide 
whether the City ..Council can legally limit 
[the size-at-bill^boards. and exact a , license 
fee from the- companies erecting them. The 
American Posting Service, successor.. to the 
American Advertising and Bill Posting Com- 
pany, has filed 4 petition asking that the 
"city - authorities, : i^and particularly Building 
- Commissioner Andrevrs, be. restrained " f rom- 
interfering In any., way with the bill board 
owned by it at 578 East Sixtieth- street. The 
complainant declares that It 'has -invested a 
large amount in the business of erecting and 
maintaining bill boards in -various parts of 
the city, and that the present outstanding 
contracts aggregate over $200,000. Should the 
ordinance he enforced, the petitioner asserts 
that the business of the American Posting 
Service would be irretrievably ruined. The 
objection to the validity of the ordinance is 
based on the allegation of the bill that "the 
ordinance is unjust, unreasonable, discrimi- 
nating special legislation, unconstitutional 
and void, and works confiscation of "prop- 
erty without due process of law." Several 
days ago notice was served on the company 



by Commissioner McAndrews to tear down 
the offending bill board. The petition for the 
injunction of the court was filed to fore- 
stall any action by the commissioner to de- 
stroy the board. 



Williamsport, Pa., Waifs. 



To the Editor' of "The Billboard:" 

The past two weeks have been busy ones 
for me and my force of hustlers. Besides tak- 
ing care of all vork for the opera house have 
handled tacking of cards and banners for the 
American Tobacco Co., passed books and cou- 
pons for the Akron Cereal Co., placed signs 
for the S. R. Firl Co. ; also passed books and 
put up signs for F. J. Cheney Co. down the 
entire county by putting a book in .each 
house for the Washington Medical Institute ; 
posted hat bills for three our local dealers, 
and shoe posters for four leading shoe men; 
also-covered the county with 2-sheets for the 
"Singer Sewing Machine Company, and 8- 
■ sheets for Continental Tobacco Co. Had a 
shipment of S and 2-sheets, the first work 
from N. W. Ayer & Son, setting forth. the 
merits of Hire's Root Beer. I now have other 
contracts with the firm. Celluloid Starch 8- 
sheets have been a good runner on my boards 
this season. Quaker Oats and Pettijohn pa- 
per have had a three, months' run here. The 
chewing gum people seem to have a hustle 
for this city, as three different firms run on 
my boards the past month — Kola Co., Ohio 
Gum Co. and Beeman. The Omega Oil Co. 
used 3-sheet locations until this week. We 
are now doing the city and entire county 
with posting for the American Tobacco Co. 
My hustling distributors are hard at it. put- 
ting a sample box of Celluloid Starch in 
every house in this city. They have their 
own men who do this work, but in this city 
it was placed in my charge. Good work al- 
ways tells the tale. Tours for success, " 

GEO. H. BUBB. 



Newport, Ark., News. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" . 

Dear Sir— My bill posting business has in- 
creased double this season. My most liberal 
patrons are the Continental Tobacco. Co., 
Aznerican Tobacco Co. and Prickly Ash Bit-- 
. ters Co. I have also done posting for A, B, 
C Beer, sent by the American Posting Serv- 
ice. I have on the boards a tpresent Old 
Virginia Cheroots, Duke Cigarettes, sent by 
Mr. Wm. O. Sullivan, of Little Rock; Dnim- 
mond Natural Leaf Tobacco; Yucatan Chill 
Tonic, German Liver Powder, from Carlsted 
Medicine Co. Have distributed for Dr. Miles 
Medicine Co. Lydia E. Pinkbam Med cine Co... 
Peruna, The Carlsted Medicine Co.' .The John 
Robinson Circus was here on Sept. 6. It was 
the best show here for years. It gave uni- 
versal, satisfaction. The tent was packed 
notwithstanding it came about one month be- 
fore the cotton season was open. They post- 
ed 100 sheets. Murphey's Masquerade opens 
the opera house on Sept. 18; Mahara's Min- 
strels follows on Sept. 21, with "Where is 
Cobb?" on Sept. '25. I. own all the boards and 
do all the posting ■ for the opera house, of 
which Mr. . B. Doherty has been manager 
for years. JOHN CLARIDGE. 



Clarksburg, W. Va., Comments. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
;-. Dear Sir — The month of August and tip to 
date of this month have, been the busiest 
months I have had in the past five years. 
I have. had since the first- of August, Sparks' 
[Circus,— Herrmann, the Great, Field's Min- 
strels,. West Virginia . State Fair, Wheeling, 
W. Va.: Clarksburg Fair, "Prince of India" 
Cigar; Robert Downing. Sept. 10; Myrkle & 
Harder, Sept. 3; I|oyt's "A Trip to China- 
town, 14th;..the Wallace Circus, 24th; Vogel 
& Deming's Minstrels, 25th. I found Mr; D. 
F.-Lynch, contracting agent for the "Wallace 
Shows, an unusually pleasant gentleman to 
-contract with: also found Mr. Frank- Ross- - 
-. man, boss bill poster on No. 1 car, as nice 
a gentleman as you would' wish to do busi- 
ness with.' I have just recently had twenty 
new 3-sheet boards made out of flooring lum- 
ber, and 130 feet 'of five-foot high boards. 
Have in the hill room Old Virginia Cheroots 
and Guyer Hats, and more in sight. Con- 
tracting agents for circuses and like attrac- 
tions would do well to correspond with me 
as far in - advance as possible. - so I can ar- 
range my commercial billing. 

B. P. HOLDEN. 



Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Points. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have established a bill posting, 
distributing and card tacking plant the past 
week hi the city of Hudson, N. Y.. having 
erected twelve new bill' boards, from seven 
to fifty-two feet in length, all ten feet high, 
of, matched pine lumber. I have secured the 
bill posting for the Hudson Opera House, 
under the management of Lisk & Deeley, and 
Heindrick Hudson Hall, under the manage- 
ment of Mr. A. M. Deeley. The title of tiie 
new firm is Sprenger's Outdoor Advertising 
Service, Sprenger & Myers, city bill posters, 
Hudson, N. Y. It is our aim to give to the 
national advertisers and the citizens of Hud- 
son. N. Y.; prompt and reliable service: 
something they never have had under the 
old firm, M, F. SPRENGER. 



Billboards Stolen. 



The Columbus Bill Posting Company, of 
Columbus, O., distributed 250 circus boards 
on High street, after midnight, Sunday, Sept. 
9, and a couple of" hours later some one 
drove along in a wagon and gathered up the 
same. The company claims to have the 
names of the miscreants, and have applied 
for warrants for their arrest on the charge 
of theft. The boards were covered with bills 
of shows to appear at the Grand and High 
Street this week. Since the boycott of the 
Musicians' Union has been on many mer- 
chants have refused .window space to the 
lithographers of the above playhouses, and 
as a result boards were resorted to. Man- 
ager Chenneli, of the company, says he will 
make it hot for some one. 



Gainesville, Tenn., Gleams. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" : 

Dear Sir— I never missed a paper so much 
in my life as I did "The Billboard" last 
Sunday. I always leave it in the reading 
room of our lodge (B. P. .O. E.), and the 
whole gang are anxious to see what the 
"show world" is doing, so please continue to 
send it to me. On Oct. 10 I will have 1,000 
running feet of choice bill boards, ten and 
eleven feet high, on which to post com- 
mercial paper, and as our big free -street fair 
comes Oct. 16 to 20, a thirty days' showing 
would be seen by at least 60,000 people, and 
the price for posting will be the same as be- 
fore. PAUL GALLIA. 



Franklin, Va., Facts. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — As an advertising section South- 
east Virginia can not be excelled. It is al- 
most new ground for bill posting and d s- 
tributing. The class of people are mostly 
farmers, and are in very good circumstances, 
but a plain people, not easily taken in by a 
bogus ad. of any kind, and when once fooled 
will not accept anything else from the same 
source. As the advertiser , learns the real 
value of this large territory, and its possi- 
bility for good returns, he will no longer hes- 
itate to patronize its people. 

ROSS I. LEARY. 



Santa Cruz, Cal.; Smiles. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Business has been very good with 
us this- summer. During the month of Au- 
gust the following paper -was on our boards: 
Mennen's Baby Powder, ELi Belmont Cigars. 
Levi Strauss' Overalls.. King V Cigar, Ran- 
ler's Beer, A, B, C Beer and Quaker Oats. 
Ringling Bros.' Circus was billed here on 
Sept. 5, to show on Sept. 28. We are well 
satisfied with the returns we get from our 
ads. in your paper. L. A. DANIBLS. 



THE BILLBOARD 



Jamaica, L. L, Jots. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Business is picking up very fast 
at present. The theatrical I season has now 
begun, and with several local jobs my boards 
are fast filling up. Posters for the Queens 
and Nassau counties fall fair, which opens 
at Mineola on Sept. 25 for fiye days, has been 
placed before the eyes of the people. Many 
new attractions are advertised. Both presi- 
dential candidates are booked to appear. 

CHAS. WOOD. 



Emporia, Kan., Events. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Buffalo Bill's first advertising 
car was here Sept. 12, in i charge of Mr. 
Hedges, with Oliver Lister as boss bill post- 
er. Mr. Louis E. Cooke joined the car here, 
and spent the day with, them. Owing to bad 
weather and a shortage of men they had to 
hire a couple of local men' to help "smear 
the dope." All good fellows, and send their 
regards to "The Billboard." 

FRED; R. CORBETT. 



It is related that certain worthy English 
villagers of a century ago looked aghast 
when their chief shopkeeper sent out by post 
printed lists of the price of his goods. They 
predicted his financial ruin, because of his 
reckless and unheard of indulgence In the 
luxury of advertising. But with things abund- 
ant they are no longer luxuries, and the 
tradesmen's announcements are now both 
common and necessary. The public's esti- 
mate of the value of advertising has im- 
mensely changed since the disquieted Britons 
first read printed business announcements. 
In these days the grave financial disasters 
once predicted for the advertiser commonly 
befall the merchant who does not advertise. 



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Horrible Railroad Wreck. 



• Duncan Clarke's female minstrel troupe 
met with a frightful accident at Mounds, 111., 
on the afternoon of Sept. 12. Their special 
car was wrecked, and nine of the company 
were killed and six were injured, four so 
seriously that their recovery is a matter of 
doubt. It was the breaking of a car wheel 
that resulted in almost obliterating the min- 
strel aggregation. Clarke is widely known in 
the procession, especially in variety circles. 
The company showed at Chester, 111., Sept. 
11, and was billed for a performance at 
Mound City the following evening. The car 
belonging to the troupe was attached to the 
Illinois Central fast mail train, and was 
wrecked just after it entered the- yards at 
Mounds, three miles from their destination. 

Those killed outright were Alice Williams, 
Oily Enright, Ella Patterson, Pat Patterson. 
These were so seriously injured that they 
died within a short time after the wreck: 
Marguerite Compella, Anna Bell, Betty Ruby, 
Kitty Howard, Faith Hamilton. The injured 
are Ettie Foy Elliott, May Martin, Otis Well 
and Duncan Clarke. They were taken to the 
hospital at Cairo, 111. Two others were 
slightly injured, but' declined to go to the 
hospital. "Kid" Barry was the only one in 
the company who escaped unhurt. As the 
car wheel broke the car veered around to 
the right, and the rear end struck a switch 
engine on a parallel track. This demolished 
the end of the car, and the wreckage was 
thrown along the track for 100 feet. The 
switch engine lost its smokestack and pilot, 
and was otherwise damaged. 
. Pat Patterson, who was killed outright, was 
the negro cook. He was thrown against the 
switch stand, and his body was terribly 
mangled. His wife, Etta, was fearfully bat- 
tered. A large piece of wood had been driven 
through her right shoulder when the car 
swung against the engine, and her body was 
terribly cut up with broken glass from a car 
window. Another of the women bad her 
back broken, and died without regaining con- 
sciousness. A man named Klido, the con- 
tortionist of the troupe, stopped off at Car- 
bondale, and escaped injury. It is claimed 
the accident was the result of a flaw in the 
wheel, which was broken in two. A large 
crowd went to the scene of the wreck, and 
rendered what little aid was possible. Betty 
Ruby and Kitty Howard died at Mounds, and 
Faith Hamilton expired at Cairo, on reach- 
ing the hospital. The dead were taken in 
charge by the coroner of Pulaski County. 

Duncan Clarke will probably recover, as 
bis injuries were slight. 



May Jail Managers. 



When the next session of the New York 
State Legislature begins an effort will be 
made to obtain the passage of a bill under 
which theatrical managers who owe members 
of the profession money may be committed 
to Ludlow street jail under a body execution. 
The bill is being drawn by members of the 
Theatrical Protective Union, and reads that 
managers who owe sums of $50 or under may 
be arrested and locked up. Mr. Kelly, of the 
Theatrical Protective Union, spoke long and 
earnestly for the proposed bill at the meet- 
ing of the Central Federated Un;on. on Sspt. 
4, and the bill was fully indorsed by that 
organization. 



Send the money with the order. None Kent C. O. t>. 

Tb« Poonldnon fclttao. CO., Newport, Hy. 



Boston Budget. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Ail the theaters are now open ex- 
cepting the Hon is Street Theater, which 
opens the first Monday In October. Lyceum 
Theater Company is the attraction. "The 
County Fair," with Neil Burgess, has been 
rejuvenated, and occupies the boards of the 
Park Theater. They have been doing well. 
"The Dairy Farm" still continues at the 
Tremont. . "Women and Wine" is dong a 
good business at the Boston Theater. "The 
Angel of the Alley" is announced for next 
week at the Opera House. They have fine 
paper out, and it is well billed. The prin- 
cipal opening Monday will be Peter Daley in 
"Hodge Podge Company." He is a big fa- 
vorite in this town, and I have' no doubt will 
play the capacity of the theater during h's 
engagement. The principal event of the week 
has been the opening of the new Music Hall. 
They have advertised strongly the fact that 
they are not controlled by the trust. " The 
vaudeville entertainment that they ' put on 
was one of great merit, and they have played 
to the capacity of their new house during 
the week. Their hustling, bustling methods 
will succeed in at least dividing the vaude- 
ville patronage of the city with Keith, who 
has long maintained the monopoly. 

Among the advertisers on Donnelly's bill 
boards I notice Pan-American Exposit'on, 
Buffalo, 9-shects; J. W. Wilbur, real estate, 
pictorial, 8-sheet; Leopold Morse & Co., a 
leading home clothier, g-sheet; In-er Seal. 8- 
sheet; Pearson's Magazine, 8-sheet; Holmes. 
Luce & Co., furniture. 8-sheet. The bill 
boards are looking clean and up-to-date. 

A. Tuxon Worm now has charge of the 
"Mont? Crlsto" production. This will be un- 



questionably the big event of this season. 
Wc anticipate that they will play to the ca- 
pacity of the theater during their few weeks' 
engagement. Boston Theater is the place for 
such shows as this. Our friend Mr. Worm Is 
a most congenial kind of gentleman and a 
hustler at bis work. There are few men who 
understand their business better. 

Charlie Harris ,the advertising agent of the 
Boston Theater, has had his mustache taken 
off, and looks like an actor. This is Charlie's 
twenty-fifth season, and it seems as if he 
would serve a life sentence with Eugene 
Tompkins. You ought to see Donnelly's bill 
posting parade of twelve wagons in the La- 
bor Day procession. They were the talk of 
the town. 

Johnnie Hogarty is here in advance of 
Pete Daley. Johnnie is one of the most con- 
genial hustling agents we have at the pres- 
ent time. He is also one of the boys. 

I notice a new bill board opposite the Cas- 
tle Square Theater which belongs to Don- 
nelly, and in my opinion it is one of the best 
that Boston ever had, and will be in great . 
demand by managers piloting different at- 
tractions. Very truly yours. 

THE KNOCKABOUT. 



Poster of Historical Interest. 



For some days past an interesting picture 
has been displayed on the south side of the 
Walker Opera House, and many people have 
stopped to inspect it, says the Champaign 
(111.) Gazette. It speaks a familiar language 
to every person who has paid any attention 
to negro minstrelsy, as nine people out of 
every ten have. The picture is, at a rough 
guess, about 7x15 feet in size, and represents 
the graduates from Haverly's School of Min- 
strelsy. It is the representation of a school 
in session. There stands Haverley, at the 
teacher's desk, explaining to the pupils how 
to do it, and near him sits Charlie Frohman, 
studying arithmetic; in other words, trying 
to figure out how to make it pay. Dan All- 
man is seated on the floor, under the teach- 
er's desk; he has evidently- been a bad "boy. 
The seats of the pupils are nearly all full, 
and they are an interesting lot -of students. 
The public knows them like a boolc— a good 
deal better than some books. They include 
Lew Scully, Fred. Wright, Billy Emerson, 
Ben Cole, George Thatcher, Hugh Dougherty, 
Lew Dockstader, Frank Cushmah, Francis 
Wilson. Larry Dooley, Bob Slavin. Primrose 
and West. Carroll Johnson, Johnny Queen, 
Milt Barlow, and several others. It is an 
entertainment in itself to look them all over. 
The paper on the bill boards is usually of 
the most transient interest, but this picture 
could safely be laid away as something worth 
keeping and certain to be of interest in after 
years. 



Theatrical Posters. 



Troubles would appear ♦•■ come in waves, 
says the London "Bill Poster," and at the 
present moment the whole country seems to 
be deluged with posters chiefly of a character 
more or less damaging to the bill posting 
trade, inasmuch as they portray plays of an 
ultra-sensational character that are appear- 
ing at different theaters in the provinces. 
The Censorship Committee have been very 
busy of late and, as our members are aware, 
have condemned several flagrant and ghastly 
pictures that have been commented upon 
most severely in different parts of the coun- 
try. It will be seen from the following ex- 
tract that corporate bodies are becoming alive 
to the scandal, and are considering the advis- 
ability of refusing to renew the licenses of 
those theaters that identify themselves with 
this class of poster, in order so far as lies 
in their power to mitigate this crying evil: 

Some of the theatrical posters which have 
been recently appearing in the streets of Old- 
ham were strongly 'condemned by several 
members of the Watch Committee of the 
borough at their r..eeting on Wednesday, at 
which the lessees of the local theaters had 
their licenses renewed. Councillor Jackson 
Brierley, the chairman, described them as 
neither educational nor elevating, and said 
that in his opinion they appealed to the worst 
passions of human nature. One. for instance, 
represented a staircase fight with flretongs, 
champagne bottles, plates and jugs, all cov- 
ered with blood. Replying for himself and 
colleagues, Mr. Ernest Dottridge, lessee of 
the Colosseum, said he perfectly agreed with 
the chairman's views. As the posters be- 
longed to the traveling theatrical companies 
it was almost useless for local managers to 
interfere with them, but he promised to ra'se 
the matter at the next meeting of the mana- 
gers' Association. — Manchester City News. 

We venture to express our thanks to the 
various corporations that are beginning to 
take protective steps in this matter, as we 
do consider that the exhibition of these pic- 
tures is a most serious and ^dangerous weapon 
to place in the hands of our enemies. We 
have been drilling this into the minds of our 
readers for a period of years, and we are 
strongly of an ODinion that a very great deal 
of the stigma that is attached to our busi- 
ness, both by corporate bodies and the public 
generally, is fostered by the horrible produc- 
tions referred to. As an instance that not'ee 
is being taken throughout the country the 
following extract will show: 

Again, how many of us have seen little 
children gather around some theatrical poster 
in which children of a larger growth are de- 
picted In the act of righting the'r "wrongs" 
In their own way by violent use of firearms or 
cold steel? Can such teaching make for good 
in the lives of these mites, whose surround- 
ings at home are probably not what they 
might be? Are the city fathers— to use a kind 
old term— blind to the barm which may. be 
done by bills of that class, in which human 
sin and folly are blazoned forth in a form 



that is bound to live in childish memory, and 
perhaps to mould the childish thoughts. — 
Glasgow Evening Citizen. . 

Doubtless other towns that lie along the 
route of- these traveling companies (the own- 
ers of these objectionable posters) will be 
placarded with these bills, unless some of our 
members will send up to the secretary of the 
association one of the productions, when a 
Censorship Committee will be at once sum- 
moned, and if in their wisdom they deem it 
unadvisable to post the bill, then every mem- 
ber of the association will be so notified. In 
order to protect our members, in addition to 
this, where it is necessary, no expense will be 
spared, even to incurring the cost of produc- 
ing and distributing process blocks of the 
poster itself. To obtain the opinion of the 
Censorship Committee thereon will not cost 
the bill poster one penny of expense, and it 
would be a great deal better, where there is 
the least doubt existing in the minds of any 
of .our members, if they will avail themselves 
of the advice and opinion of the experienced 
gentlemen constituting the Board of Censors. 
We make no apology for reiterating what we 
have said on previous occasions, as it is with- 
in our knowledge that it is the display of 
those posters above referred to that has called 
forth so much hostility to our business, and 
has been mainly responsible for the creation 
of the association known by the initials N. S. 
C. A. P. A. ' 




Gossip. 



Maude Courtney, the popular vaudeville 
singer, has been compelled to cancel -all her 
dates up to Nov. 1, on account of tonsill.tls. 

Welch Bros, will put out an Irish farce, 
entitled "Finnegan's Upper Ten." They want 
an agent. Address 309 Perry street, Buffalo, 
N. Y. 

The Vaudeville Association expects to have 
a fight on its hands in Pittsburg, as Harry 
Williams' Academy of Music has not yet 
been captured by the trust. 

Versailles. Ky.. Sept. 16-(Special).— Ver- 
sailles women, tired of doing without theat- 
rical amusement, have started a movement to 
organize a stock company to build an opera 
house. Shares have been placed at $10 each. 

Charley Evans, who was "Old Hoss" 
Hoey's partner in "A Parlor Match," made 
his bow in New York, last Monday evening, 
as the manager of the new Circle Music Hall, 
which is at Broadway and Sixtieth street. 
The house is run something on the order of 
Weber & Fields' Music Hall, but an inno j 
vation is promised for the special matinees 
to ladies and children, when smoking-wlll.be 
prohibited. Mr. Evans and W. D. Mann, who 
was with him in the Herald Square, will 
manage the house, and they promise some 
good vaudeville shows, modeled after those 
which are given in like houses in Paris and 
London. 

Walter Jones has finally taken unto him- 
self a wife in the person of Mrs. B. G. Pul- 
sifer, a wealthy widow of Chicago, with 
whose name his has been linked in the public 
press for several months. It will be grati- 
fying to know at last that Walter is married, 
for since his rapid rise to fame as a tramp 
In Rice's "192," he has been engaged by ru- 
mors and about to wed several ladies, run- 
ning in rank from the peerless Lillian Rus- 
sell down to Miss Norma Whalley, a comely 
British miss, who came here as a chorus 
girl, but afterward starred in vaudeville 
with Mr. Jones. Mrs. Pulsifer is reported to 
have money to burn, and will employ it in 
exploiting her husband as a star in a new 
piece. 

Charles Miller, who was employed &t the 
High Street Theater, Columbus. O., as the 
piano player, was expelled from the Mu- 
sicians' Union for playing in a theater at 
which union musicians are not employed, but 
this Manager Ovens says is the fault of the 
union. He says he is ready and anxious to 
employ union musicians, and wants no oth- 
ers. Mr. Ovens said: "We have none but 
nion men employed about the theater, and 
want no others, if we can get them. If we 
can't, then we are entitled to the option of 
employing whom we please. At the present 
time all our men are members of some union, 
and when we first wanted a piano player I 
offered the position to a union man. but he 
declined it. I then looked for other union 
men to play the piano, and after employing 
one man for a few days secured Mr. Miller, 
who was a member of the Musicians' Union, 
and he received union wages for ^lis work. 
After he commenced to work for us. the lo- 
cal union passed a resolution to the effect - 
that there should be not less than seven men 
employed in the orchestra, dictating how 
many we should employ, but there is noth- 
ing in their constitution and by-laws on this 
point." The stage hands will hold a meeting 
and, it is said, will take -ome action con- 
demning the attitude of the Musicians' Union. 
They will elect delegates to the Trades and 
Labor Assembly, who. it is said, will be in- ■ 
structed to notify that body that their union 
does not consider the Columbus theaters un- - 
fair to organized labor, as they are employ- 
ing nothing but union men. 



Stubb — Yes, all the conductors on the hew 
road are strong men of circus fame. 

Penn — But what is the object in having 
such strong men? 

Stubb— To raise the car windows.— Buffalo 
News. 



"Why. Dolly, Where's Marie? I thought 
you were playing circus." "Well, she got 
mad and went home 'cause I wouldn't give 
her any peanuts. I was the monkey and she 
was the tiger, and tigers don't eat peanuts." 
—Harper's Bazar. 



istr.butors' 
^Doings. 



Williamsport, Pa., Weaving 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— It has been some time since! 
have heard from me, and so I will justil 
that for the past two months there has '» 
no distributing done in this city exceif 
Iitle done by the opera house people. I 
just completed a distribution for the I_ 
Kay Medical Co.. and I hardly got thrill 
with the work when the druggists were 
ing calls for the medicine. This shows 
the work was done right, and the advertii 
matter was being read. This is the ,1 
time that the Dr. B. J. Kay Medical 
have done any distributing in this city, 
we did for them the best we possibly cL 

.. (with men only). Our county fair open:! 

; to-morrow, and I am doing the distribrj 
there, as soon as the fair closes I will t 

^on Kid-ne-oids. I have signed several 
"tiacts already, and I am expecting n_ 
Everything looks very bright for plentj 
work this fall, and I. am going to give 
advertiser the very best service that I 
sibly can. I am now doing the worlL 
most all the leading advertisers that dol 
tributing in this city, and I am in receijl 
several fine recommendations from advel 
ers, like the Dr. David Kennedy corporal 
who have reasons to know what .theyj 
sayinK. My services must be appreciated 
a distributor. I have numerous other lea 
of recommendation. S. M. BOxJ 



South Bend, Ind., Squibs.] 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I wish to hereby notify all; 
tributors against doing work for James ;L 
lock & Co.. Chicago, III., manufacturers 
Wisdom Granulated Soap. My experfii 
with them has given me more wisdom jg 
I can dispose of for the coming centuryjT 
the first place, in distributing the samplf 
did thiee times as much as I agreed to; 
1 furnished a rig. and- their inspector. I " 
Palmer, a man from Minnesota, went 
for half a day, and then made compl£ 
that it was too tiresome to ride. He was! 
isfied that the work : was being well 
When through he said for me to hire 
to take him over the city to look overj 
work before he would O. K. the bill. I 
see how he could ride if it was too tiretj 
to ride in the first place. I have been trj 
for some time to get my money. I recel 
part, of it. The rest I will never get. M 
vise all distributors to get their monejj 
advance, and to look out for Palmer, of . 
nesota. Respectfully. 

J. N. SCHWARTl 



Cold Facts vs. Wind. 



Exaggerators have credited several An,^ 
can houses with the courage to annually! 
pend sums ranging from half a million j 
million dollars in advertising, but 1C 
doubtful if any One American house even] 
out much more than $500,000 in a sit] 
year, with the possible exception- of one : 
cern, which may have run above the : 
million figure during the initial year o| 
advertising campaign in America. The 1) 
general advertiser, with hardly two dozen 
ceptions, limits his advertising appropruf 
to about $50,000 a year, and the average? 
eral advertiser does not expend much 
than : from $25,000 to $30,000 annually, 
can probably count on the fingers of J 
hand : the advertisers who actually use 
than' a quarter of a million a year.— 
York Mail and Express. 



Samples. 

Although the progressive house of I 
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart. Ind., do ,co4 
erable distributing, they wrap up and 
10.000 circulars daily during eight montT 
the year. - 

Distributors would receive more patrol 
from the large concerns if more relii 
could be placed in their work. It costs 
a thousand to get Uncle Sam to ha 
printed matter, and it can be done for ] 
thousand by distributors: yet many firms 
the postage and mail because of the certq 
of the circulars reaching readers. 

The use of. a "saying" in correspond 
often touches the spot quicker than a I 
of Its. and ands. A distributor who had ] 
politely answering the letters of a hag _ 
advertiser who claimed he bad got n^ 
turns from the work was astonished by 
slang: "Returns cut no ice. I want 
dough." And he got it by return mail. I 



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OFFICIAL ORGANS. 

The. changes that have been -wrought 
the varied fields of journalism dur- 
S the past decade have been mani- 
>ld and almost marvelous. Most of 
tem have also, owing to the increas- 
g commercialism of the populace and 
*e consequent evolution of custom, 
jen materially imperative. Not the 
ast important change obsevable has 
; »en the rapid decadence of that class 
* journals which are accustomed to 
;rvilely set forth the capricious be- 
jsts, the prejudicial policies and fav- 
itism of the organized representa- 
|res of any certain line of endeavor, 
gardless of facts and the news value 
'. matter suppressed which ought to 
j open to public attention and investi- 
ition. These publications are corn- 
only yclept official organs. 
The modern spirit of newspaper wof% 
:ay be summarily outlined in these 
ords: "Get at the bottom of facts, 
id print the news in a concise and in- 
resting style." Whether that news 
ay be, directly or indirectly, beneficial 
;• injurious, is a secondary matter— an 
ter consideration. "What the people 
>mand, and what they are justly en- 
Ued to, is an apt and ready chron- 
Ung of events just as they transpire, 
ae measuring-out process, the weigh- 
g in the balance of justice or the 
•nrt investigation may come after- 
ards. 



Just as the daily press once depenfleil 

a considerable extent upon so-called 

tolitical pap" for its main artery of 

istenance, so were the weekly and 

bnthly journals— official organs of 

•mething or other— subsidized and ac- 

lally dominated by their news-sup- 

•essing constituents. To-day these 

'Stems are not successfully in vogue 

M'r] tl" any widespread degree, for custom,' 

te'v :« tf§ 

K ■•■:-. 1 be presenting the predominant senti- 

■j-^ ent of the reading public, looks 
1 



askance at such connivance. Nowa- 
days any publication that aspires to 
attain great snccess, must first of all 
be actuated by a spirit of independence 
and self-rreliance. Its editor must be 
capable of comprehending accurately 

and thoroughly, of diligently digging 
after facts and of presenting his de- 
ductions in a deliberate and fearless 
manner. Never should he permit the 
selfishness or flattery of outsiders to 
stultify his principles or warp his -writ- 
ings. For the sake of commercial ad- 
vantage not even should the smallest 
news item be sacrificed. 



Comments. 



* * * 

It is just as important to know when 

and how to attack evil, to point out 

error, as it is to mete out well-merited 

applause. 

* * * 

THEATRICAL NOVELS. 

The bill boards are beginning to 
look like illustrations of familiar 
fiction, for, as the "New York Sun" 
observes, the most remarkable feature 
of this theatrical season is the num- 
ber of plays founded on popular books 
that are brought forward to grace or 
disgrace the stage. Those persons 
who have avoided the favorite novels 
.of recent months will be compelled 
to make the acquaintance of their 
heroes and heroines or virtually stay 
away from the play-house altogether. 
In most cases it is clear that the main 
thing from the box-office point of 
view is that the title has already be- 
come familiar, and accordingly it is 
largely a matter of name, and many 
of those who have read the books will 
want to see the plays. It is likely 
that they will be very much surprised 
in several instances to end that little 
is left of the original plot or original 
lack of plot. It will be necessary for 
the dramatist to give his imagination 
free scope in the matter of rearrang- 
ing the puppets in the show so as to 
produce the desirable love story and 
all the rest of it. Unhappy endings 
will be suppressed, and those which 
end nowhere will be supplied with the 
desirable and conventional termina- 
tion. All of this will involve a consid- 
erable change in 'the characters and 
their relation to one another, for the 
point of view of dramatist and novel- 
ist is seldom, identical. Meanwhile 
the novelist ought to be very happy, 
as a large reading public is" only the 
prelude to a large theatrical public. 
Of course, it would be strange if any 
one .should sit down to write a story 
and at the same time keep one eye 
on the theatrical possibilities. 



A dispatch received from the Erie Litho- 
graphing and Printing Company, just as we 
are going to press, brings the glad intelli- 
gence tbat their lithographing plant was prac- 
tically unharmed by Sunday's Are, while the 
printing department was only partially de- 
stroyed. 



Clarence E. Runey was in Boston Sept. 10 
and 11. 

A severe storm in Chicago. Sept 11, worked 
havoc with the bill boards of the Windy City. 

Burton, of Richmond, . Va., has his boards 
crowded with "Old Virginia Cheroot" paper. 

Dulany & -Wadsworth are city bill posters 
and managers of the opera bouse at Perry, 
Okla. 

R. C. Campbell, through O. J. Gude, is 
spending $5,000 in paint for Lion Coffee in 
Chicago. 

Ben Wallace, of circus renown, was a livery 
man in a small Indiana town only a few 
years ago. 

John P. Church, of the Standard Emboss- 
ing Co., of Chicago, was a "Billboard" call- 
er, Sept. 15, 

Only one of all the bill boards Joe Howard 
had in Galveston remained standing after the 
awful storm. 

C. C. Roberts, of Bowling Green, O., writes 
to deny that he is a member of the Bill Post- 
ers' Alliance. 

John 2ang, of Scranton, Pa., contemplates 
embarking in the bill posting and distribut- 
ing business. 

Charlie Pilbrick, of Buffalo, N- Y„ returned 
last Saturday from an extended trip to To- 
ronto, Canada. 

The Poster Printers' Association will soon 
open an office in New York. John P. Church 
will be in charge. 

According to recent reports the Ringling 
, boys are doing some record-breaking busi- 
ness out along the Pacific slope. 

$am W. Hoke continues to increase his 
office force, and the inference is natural that 
the volume of his business grows apace. 

The society of Mutual Self Admirers met at 
the Hotel Bartholdi, New York City, last 
Monday, and gave a revival -performance. 

To the average Buckeye bill poster Sam 
Hixon. of Piqua. and Billy Wolf, of Dayton, 
look like cheesecloth-bound editions of each 
other. 

Bob Gunning, of Chicago, is still the king 
of all out-door advertising men. His work 
during the past six months has been phe- 
nomenal. 

Bob; Anderson, of Salt Lake City, will very 
likely establish a first-class bill posting p!ant 
at Ogden, Utah, in addition to his present 
big concern. 

Gude never flings a hammer. He conquer- 
eth his enemies by plausible* half promises, 
apparently sincere smiles and a multitude of 
popping corks. 

It is said that the municipal authorities of 
Cleveland, O., are beginning to give Bryan 
& Co. considerable trouble in regard to the 
license question. 

A newcomer in the field is the cocoa house 
of J. H. Barker & Co., 87-93 Bedford avenue, 
Brooklyn, N. Y., who intend extending their 
business westward. 

The North Star Shoe Co., Minneapolis, 
Minn., will advertise extensively on the bill 
boards this fall. Bill posters should address 
W. W. Heffelflnger. 

Hugh May, secretary of the Los Angeles 
Bill Posting Co., has been confined in a Cali- 
fornia hospital .for several weeks with an at- 
tack of typhoid fever. 

All the gates of the Queen City are open 
and all roads lead thither this week, for that 
stupendous spectacular event, the Fall Fes- 
tival, is now at its height. 

A proposition favorable to distributors all 
over the States is being made by the Dates 
Co., 502 Portland street., Boston, and it will 
be well to communicate with them. 

J. Max Foster's bill posting ambitions have 
been chilled, and he has retired from the 
field, leaving A. B. Beall the undisputed mas- 
ter of the Sioux City situation, as of yore. 

What a bonanza distributors would have if 
some of the publishers of story papers would 
again commence the distribution of sample 
copies by the million, as they did a few years 
ago. 

D. E. Preil & Co., Saginaw, Mich., manu- 
facturers of a linament. expect to expend 
$10,000 in sampling - and advertising in the 
northern tier of States the coming fall and 
winter. 

There is every prospect of a decrease in 
price of paper during the coming fall and 
winter, but it is not probable that the rates 
will get back to where .they were a year or 
two ago. 

All of the employes of the Donaldson Litho. 
Co. attended the afternoon performance of 
The Great Wallace Shows, Sept. 15, the oc- 
casion of the first visit of the show to New- 
port, Ky. , 

The Poster Artists' Union claims 94 per 
cent, of the poster artists of America. They 
are actively engaged in obtaining recognition 
for their association from the various poster 
printing houses. 

Avery 'L. Rand, 92 Slimmer street, Boston, 
is known as "the large edition printer." mak- 
ing a specialty or advertising matter in 
quantities. He does the work of some of the 
largest advertisers in the land. 

W. A. Northup is the hustling bill poster, 
distributor and sign painter of Kingfisher, 
Okla., which is the center of the greatest 
nrimary wheat market in the world. King- 
fisher has a population of over 5,000. 

W. & H. Walker, the big soap and candle 
house of Pittsburg. Pa., are getting esti- 
mates on 8-sheets and 2-sheets. They will 
deal direct with bill posters, who should ad- 
dress Jas. P. Welsh, advertising manager. 

The Erie Litho. Company's plant at Erie, 
Pa., was badly damaged by Are Sept. 16. It 



was Sunday afternoon, and the origin of the 
conflagration is a mystery. The loss 1b esti- 
mated at $50,000, fully covered by insurance. 

The Continental Tobacco Co., of New York, 
will post in every town of 500 population and 
over in the South within the next three 
months. The work will be placed through 
the Bernard Advertising Agency, of Savan- 
nah,' Ga. 

N. W. Ayer & Son, of Philadelphia, seem 
to be the most active of the official solici- 
tors. C. E. Runey, of the latter concern, is 
digging up quite a large amount of new busi- 
ness. He is ably assisted by his lieutenant, 
Mr. E. E. Vreeland. 

L. N. Wynkoop, who was the bill poster at 
Owosso, Mich., died recently. W. L. St. Clair, 
who had charge of the business for several 
months in connection with the deceased, will 
continue the work, Mrs. Wynkoop keeping 
her late husband's interest. 

The great Twentieth Century Exposition, 
that opens in Boston October 1, is to have 
grand "give-aways" daily, and to the first 
two thousand ladies purchasing an admission 
ticket before noon time on any day Will re- 
ceive an elegant souvenir free. 

The Motor Vehicle Advertising Co. has 
been organized at Saco, Me., for the purpose 
of manufacturing and dealing in advertising 
devices, with $100,000 capital stock. The of- 
ficers are: President, Geo. H. Kimball, . of 
Concord, N. H.; treasurer, Silas Hayes, of 
Boston. 

Distributors who are handling work for C. 
I. Hood & Co. will take a personal interest 
in the news from Lowell, Mass., stating that 
the Hood farm made almost a clean sweep 
at the New England Fair, taking all the 
prizes for Berkshire pigs and most of ■ the 
premiums offered for Jersey cattle. 

Imagine a meeting of the board of directors 
of the Associated Bill Posters being held 
without the gracious presence, the cool ad- 
vice' and fervid oratory of George Leonard 
and Teddy Stahlbrodt. Then think of broiled 
lobster without dressing, and Hamlet with- 
out a ghost. 

Harry E. Stoops, president of the South- 
eastern Bill Posters' Association, has ap- 
pointed J. D. Burbridge. of Jacksonville, Fla.. 
and C. C. Parsons, of Tampa, Fla., a special 
committee, with instructions to investigate 
the condition in every town of over 500 popu- 
lation in Florida, and get all data as to the 
bill posting facilities. 

The fashion sheets of the various paper 
pattern concerns, which are issued monthly 
and supplied to dry goods merchants, can 
generally be distributed on a standing order. 
In most large cities the pink leaflets that 
women prize so highly are turned over to a 
distributing agency the day they are received, 
with instructions to put them out immedi- 
ately. 

Among those whom Secretary Bernard, of 
the Associated Bill Posters, have instructed 
to withdraw their names from the American 
Bill Posters' Alliance, -under veiled threat of 
being expelled from the Associated, are the 
following, who have acquiesced to boss pres- 
sure: Samuel D. Hunter, Steubenville. O.; 
H. M. Ernst, Atchison, Kan., and Doak 
Aydelotte, Tullahoma, Tenn. 

W. L. Douglas. Brocton. Mass.. has com- 
menced his fall campaign in advertising, and 
bill posters nearby any of his various branch 
stores, scattered all over the States, should 
let the local managers know, when they, can 
give his big 24-sheet stand a good showing." 
The poster gives a good view of the factory, 
tannery and warerooms, not omitting, of 
course, the "head" of the immense business, 
and the originator of advertising shoes at 
a stated price. 

During the storm which struck Toledo, O., 
on Sept. 11, the yacht "Mirza," a Sli-footer, 
belonging to Bryan & Co., the well known 
bill posting firm, was beached near the water- 
works. A crew tried to save her, but was 
unsuccessful. They added anchors, but the 
wind was so strong that the boat was driven 
down the river, and the men who were at- 
tempting to save the craft were obliged to 
wade ashore. She is beached across a log, 
g"d ca rries four tons of ballast. 

In a letter from Los Angeles, Cal.. under 
date ot Sept. 1, H. Gaylord W.Ishire says: 
"I paid my two tines, one of $40 and one of 
$25 this week. The other cases were dis- 
missed, and this now closes the bill posting 
war in Los Angeles, and it will never be re- 
opened by me. We only used the upper decks 
for painted signs, and already I was flnd.ng 
it difficult to secure renewals of contracts. 
Paper is better than painted signs, and the 
advertiser knows it. I will hereafter not so- 
licit painted signs, and let the business die 
a natural death." 

The Chicago Federation of Labsr has taken 
notice of the bill board question by adopting 
a resolution, which provides that its legis- 
lative committee shall invest gate and inquire 
into the reasons why the city collector has 
failed to collect the licence due upon the bill 
boards.. The resolution was Introduced by 
George Thompson, of the cigar makers. It 
declared that the bill board trust is "making 
thousands of dollars from bill boards, and 
he calls on the legislative committee to make 
an Investigation. The committee will com- 
mence work at once. 

Here are a list of towns which, according 
to "Practical Advertising," are in need of a. ' 
bill poster, who will not only render decent 
service, but will answer correspondence, and 
at least try to convince advertisers that they 
are willing to make an effort to fulfill their 
claims ot being a bill poster, viz.: Bain- 
bridge. Quitman, Waycross. Dublin, Gaines- 
ville. Washington, Sandersvllle, Cuthbert, 
Ft. Gaines. Ft. Valley. LaGrange, Talla- 
poosa, West Point, Milledgeville, and nu- 
merous others in Georgia, while in Alabama, 
Mississippi, Florida, North and South Caro- 
line, the number of. towns of two to ten 
thousand population, which have absolutely 
no bill poster, is alarming. 



Hi* BJLLBOAM 



In tie tent held their breath. At a signal 
from Russell the rubber bands were released, 
and he was shot through the air Just like an 
arrow. He sailed out and down, and caught 



Gossip. 



^^ I •"»»• -n« sauea out anu aown, and caught 

7* A 44 4 PliAlHA X the swinging trapeze, and then turned a 

f PHI %HfllIlX m a °"bie somersault through the air and al.g3- 

W>IVI V'/VlrV* « ed on a platform in front of the reserved 

d seats. But for an accident in Maiiiann Smnm 



Sensation in Sells' Scandal. 

Columbus, O., Sept. 12— (Special).— Peter 
Sells, the millionaire showman, is charged 
with the attempted assassination of his w.fe, 
in an affidavit sworn to by "Star" Chambers, 
an elephant keeper, formerly in Mr. Sells' 
emp]oy. Not long ago Mr. Sells sued his 
wife, Mary, for divorce, on the statutory 
grounds. The case has not yet come to trial, 
the attorneys for both sides seeking delay in 
order to heap up affidavits. The climax was 
reached to-day, when Mrs. Sells' attorney 
filed the Chambers affidavits, charging tne 
husband with deliberately plotting the mur- 
der of his wife. According to Chambers' 
sworn statement he was employed by Peter 
Sells to kill Mrs. Sells and her alleged para- 
mour, William Bott. The crime, he says, 
was not to be committed in the broad light 
of day, nor were the two to be not.fied of 
their impending doom. They were to be 
given a quick and deadly poison, and, ac- 
cording to the testimony of Chambers, the 
two were to die while spending an evening 
together. Chambers, in his testimony, said 
that up to May of this year he was employed 
by the Sells Brothers as elephant keeper, but 
left the show in Boston, Mass., and came to 
Columbus. Since that time he has been in 
the employ of the Union Transfer Company. 
While the circus was in winter quarters here 
last winter, he claims, Peter Sells came to 
him and asked him to assist in killing Mrs 
Sells and Mr. Bott. This was about five 
weeks after the suit tor divorce was filed. 
Chambers states that Mr. Sells told him that 
he (Sells) was satisfied that Mr. Bott was 
still calling on Mrs. Sells, and he wanted it 
proved to the world that the. chargas made 
ny him in his petition were true. He wanted 
them found in such position that no denials 
could be made. According to the plot, as told 
by Chambers, he was to secure a certain 
poison, and at an opportune time he was to 
pay a visit to the home of Mrs. Sells. He 
was to enter the basement, where he would 
find a quantity of bottled beer stored, and 
which was constantly being used. Chambers 
was to uncork one or two of the bottles 
which were on ice and place in them the 
pp'son. The beer would then be drank by 
Mrs. Sells and her lover, and they would die 
together. The poison would have immediate 
effect, as Mr. Sells wanted them found both 
in the same room. The plot was explained to 
Chambers in detail. Chambers alleges that 
he agreed to carry out Mr. Sells' wishes, and 
promised to place the poison in the beer. He 
did not do so at once, and a short time later, 
he claims, Louis Sells called on him and 
wanted to know why -he did .not carry out 
his brother's wishes. Chambers claims he 
told Louis the time had not arrived for the 
commission of the deed. During the month 
-du SB* atj 'smieio sjeqmuqa' jaqmaooa 10 
proached several times by both Peter and 
Louis Sells, and each time he put them off. 
When the time came for the opening of the 
season of 1900 Chambers claims it was too 
late for him to carry out Mr. Sells' wishes, 
even if he desired. The story of Chambers is 
?u n . le 2J >y . Mr - SelIs ' attorneys. They claim 
that Chambers was discharged in Boston for 
being drunk, and after being discharged as- 
saulted Louis Sells and was arrested. He 
was fined and afterward came home. They 
claim there is no foundation whatever for 
his charges. 

It is very likely that the allegations are 
entirely false, as Billy Chambers, or "Star 
Kid. as he is generally known, has a de- 
cidedly shady reputation, and his veracity, 
to say the least, is questionable. .Peter Sells 
■is known as a high-minded, honorable gen- 
tleman, and It is presumed that no one in 
the show business will credit the charge 



ed on a platform in front of the reserved 
seats. But for an accident in Madison Square 
Garden, New York City, his human arrow 
act would undoubtedly have made him fam- 
ous all over the world. During this perform- 
ance at Madison Square Garden the bow was 
released before Russell was ready for his 
plunge, and he fell to the ground. He was 
ill with brain fever for two or three months, 
and when he recovered from this illness his 
mind was affected. The fall ruined his ca- 
reer, as no circus manager was willing to 
take the responsibility of allowing a man of 
unsound mind to take his life in his hands 
in performing such a dangerous feat. Russell 
always said that an enemy of his was re- 
sponsible for his fall. It seems that Russell 
and the star female bareback rider were in 
love with each other, and an Italian aciobat 
named Rossini was jealous. Ross ni had been 
heard to threaten Russell, and ?.ussell was 
warned to be on his guard. Immediately af- 
ter the accident Rossini disappeared, and 
Russell was never able to find him, although 
he never gave up the search. He vowed that 
he would kill Rossini if he ever found him 
At the time of his death Russell had nearly 
reached his sixtieth year." 



Wallace Visits Newport. 

The Great Wallace Show was in Newport, 
Ky., Saturday last for the. first time in its 
history. It was the best circus Newport has 
had for years, said the crowd, after wit- 
nessing the performance. "Why, they had 
everything that was on -the bills, and more, 
too! 

Such treatment of the puSlic is not the 
general run of circus experience, and there- 
fore doubly enjoyable. The circus procession 
is always an important part of the day, and 
this one was a gorgeous pageant. For the 
student of animal life the menagerie is 
the star feature, the collection of animals be- 
ing decidedly representative. Each animal 
has its coterie of admirers, and each is 
worthy of attention. 

To the lover of horse flesh the horses are, 
of course, the great distinguishing feature, 
while to the circus lover the ring perform- 
ance offers a positive contradiction to the 
asssertion that all circus exhibitions are 
alike. The performance of the family of ani- 
mals-an elephant, pony, monkey, bear, 
hound— is itself an elegant contradiction of 
the worn-out saying. The Stirk cyclists, th- 
Fortunis in their horizontal bar comedy. 
Prof. D Alma, with his trained dogs and 
monkeys, which did everything but talk- 
while the Nelsons, in family acrobatics, are 
so decidedly clever that the extreme diffi- 
culty of their performance is almost lost 
sight of in the finish and ease of its presen- 
tation. But appreciation of each and every 
feature is not necessary. The show is good 
all through, from the street parade to the 
annex. The attaches of the show were cour- 
teous to their patrons. : and did everything 
they could to make the- performance enjoy- 
able. They were pleased with Newport, and 
Newport was certainly pleased with their 
show. 



A Docile Lion. 



Reminisences of Russell. 

Charles Russell, the former acrobat and 
clown, who died in poverty in St. L ouis , re . 

n?niVj4 Wa8 .£ he .!? an whom p - T - Barnum ex- 
ploited as the "Human Arrow," twenty odd 
years ago. He was paid an enormous salary 
ror the act which was featured above every- 
thing else In the show. The bill boards in 
iiJ2 S ti. dBy « Dlc ' u r ed Russell flying through 
i™„ a 'iT' afteI : b^ng shot from a mammoth 
cross-bow. which attracted many thousands 
to the circus. One who witnessed the cele- 

& d ptfo C n oTitf Umea KiVeS ^""'"'^ 
"The 'Human Arrow' performance was a 

tT» n ,»n f , U, V h .. rll, , lDe th '"8- A™SS ftOpVf 

the tent, about sixty feet from the ground 
was suspended a mammoth cross bow, which 
?£?. e ^ n con 8' r ucted under Russell's direc- 
tion. It was like any.iOther cross-bow. only 
i°£^ a ^ .l tro ". 8er ' S^P' tDat a Polished 
t£2?JS!£ £? p i ace of tbe S™ove that holds 
;T.j^L ro ^ The bow was constructed of steel, 
ana tne propelling power was procured from 
two rubber cables about as thi?k as a man™ 
r£i« RuB8e » ?as H>e arrow. He took' hU 
fit "^ on *? e , board ' with hls Head pointed 
%Z,J* a A s *L ln S In B trapeze, about forty feet 
aW £ y a S d about twe nty feet lower than the 
h?» fliJS?f? everything was in readiness for 
SiL ? 5 * through the air. all the lights save 
i b £ 8e J n ! me 2 lately above bln » were lowered! 
?il. tbe band stopped playing. While Russell 
tested the apparatus the suspense was felt by 
every spectator. When he placed his feet 
Malmrt.the rubber It seemed that evewbodV 



Par-.s, Sept. 16— (Special).— Pleasure seekers 
at Chartres are having a good laugh at La 
boulue, a former danseuse of the Moulin 
Rouge, but now a lion tamer, who at the 
present time is showing her travel ng menag- 
erie in that town. One of the lions, the one 
that roars loudest, shows his teeth and seems 
most ready to spring at her when she en- 
ters the cage, yesterday, got loose and walked 
majestically toward the barber shop across 
the road, where the door was slammed in his 
face. He then wandered down the street past 
tw,° c , niIllr en without even looking at them. 
A little further on he was patted on the head 
by an old lady, who, taking the king of the 
forest for a dog, remarked, "What a splendid 
beast! The alarm was given, and a regular 
lion hunt commenced. Gendarmes' arrived 
with rifles: tradesmen turned out with re- 
volvers, and the excitement was intense. 
Master Leo seemed to know what was going 
on for he walked calmly into a mattress 
maker s shed and lay down in a corner. The 
doors immediately were closed, and La 
Goulue was sent for. She arrived with two 
men and an immense packing case into 
which the animal was coaxed without ap- 
parent difliculty. The people of Chartres are 
now beginning to think that the lion is not 
such a terrible animal after alL especially 
La Goulue s. " 



Norris & Rows are negotiating with Doc 
Colvin for two baby elephants. 

The Sells Gray Circus showed at Kingfish- 
er, Okla., Sept. 17, to big business. 

"The Billboard" can always be obtained at 
the news stand in the Sturtevant House. New 
York. 

The F. J.Taylor Shows closed the season 
suddenly, and shipped to winter quarters at 
Creston, la. 

Mollie Bailey's Show was In Northern 
Texas during the hard blow at Galveston, 
and escaped with little damage. 

J. P. Fagan is again under the doctor's 
care in Chicago. The operation on his ear 
failed to effect a permanent cure. 

T. B Long has joined the ad ranee force 
of the Buckskin Bill Wild West, succeeding 
Col. Sam Dawson as manager of No. 1 car. 

For some reason or other red lemonade has 
become a scarce article around circuses this 
season. But the antique peanut still sur- 
vives. 

Sam Dawson quit the Buckskin Bill Shows 
unceremoniously, September 8, and proceeded 
to New York, where It is reported his Wife 
is very ill. 

Billy Sells writes that while business has 
been big in Texas, the license is too high fdr 
a show the size of the Sells-Gray outfit. He 
says they are going back to Kansas fast. 

The steam calliope of the Wallace Circus 
stopped during the parade at Newport, Ky., 
in front of the Donaldson Lithographing Co., 
and serenaded the employes, and received a 
monster ovation in return. 

The Wallace Shows encountered a very 
heavy wind storm at Danville, 111. They did 
not blow down, but the canvas was badly 
torn, and they thought best to abandon the 
night show and pack up early. 

It j s reported that the Sells-Gray Shows 
did a splendid business in New Mexico. Ru- 
mors have also reached us that Wm. Sells 
has patched up the long standing differences 
existing between himself and his uncles. 

George Taylor, local agent of the Society 
5 r .. Prevention, of Cruelty to Animals, at 
Ppttsville, Pa., had the Copes Wild -West 
Show stopped at Orwlgsburg, on account of 
the cowboys putting muriatic acid on their 
horses hind legs to make them rear. 

a T ,\ B ;> Lon . s, „ f ,° r many y ears bandmaster of 
bens Bros." Shows, but for the past four 
years engaged in mercantile pursuits at Cir- 
cleville. O., is about to re-enter the profes- 
sion. Both he and his wife are tired of busi- 
ness, and Theo. longs for the old life. Theo 
says his brother is very ill with diabetes. 

J. M. J. Kane, advance agent of Robinson's 
Circus, has extended to Richmond (Va ) 
Lodge of Elks, on behalf of Mr. Robinson 
an invitation to attend the big show, when 
it spreads its canvas there October 1. Mr 
Robinson is an Elk, and has taken this op- 
portunity to compliment his Richmond breth- 
ren. 

Writing to the editor of "The Billboard." 
from Maysville, Ky., the day after the Wal- 
lace Shows played at Newport, Press Agent 
Ed Knupp cheerfully remarks: "I made the 
train all right last night, but oh! what a 
headache this morning. I wish I had twenty- 
one drinks of Dan Robinson's one-year-old 
rye just for a bracer." 

„ Say .?. tb ^ Wi °bita Eagle, in its issue of Aug. 
31: If there were wanting any evidence that 
the wheat crop in Kansas, along with the 
Republican administration, has brought pros- 
perity to this country, it was amply supplied 
at the great Wallace Circus yesterday. A 
thousand were turned away in the afternoon 
and nearly, as many at night. This is the 
5r?f e sucn a thiD S ever occurred in 
Wichita, and so far as known never occurred 
in Kansas before. 

Two large audiences crowded th« tents of 
Campbell Bros.' Circus, at Albuquerque. N. 
M. The parade in the morning, according to 
the local press, was possibly not up to- ex- 
pectation, but the fault lay with the expec- 
tation and not the show. Campbell Bros 
are not the Ringling Bros, or Wallace, or 
the Forepaughs, but they are gentlemanly 
people, who conduct a circus that is well 
worth going to see. The performance is clean 
and in many instances very cleverly exe- 
cuted. The tumblers are up to the average 
seen. The menagerie is not the least enter- 
taining feature of the circus, and the trick 
elephant is about the best of them all. So 
far as known, there is an entire absence of 
sharks," and for this the Campbell Bros 
should be highly commended. 



his band chariot twelve handsome Jet blad 
■nd for his dens and other wagons, dar 
grays: these, intermingled with his finetfi 
ougbbreds, makes one of the most impoi 
parades ever witnessed. Each year new sti 
is added, but each time the same breea 
selected, until to-day Mr. Wallace stai 
Wiffiout a peer as a judge of horses. $ 
making up of the different teams is also] 
object lesson to the eye, uniformity in 
and color always predominating. Well a 
it be truthfully advertised, 'The finest hor 
of any show in the world.' To see the Wj 
lace horses reminds one of being present! 
the great horse fair." the painting of wl 
made the late Rose Bonheur famous, m 
display of horses is worth any one's time* 
witness, and should be seen by every farnf 
in the land, as he would soon see the advl 
tage of breeding horses uniform in size 
color. Mr. Wallace's circus is like bis hor 
the best and finest the world ever saw ' 



Forepaugh-Sells' Clowns. 

o T, ne &re at feature of' the Forepaugh a 
Sells Bros, circus is the record-breakli 
number of clowns. They are twenty-five f 
the funniest fools that James A. Bailey coJ 
nnd in Europe, or the arenlc humor 
America could supply. They lend conUra 
ous laughter and delight, and fill the if 
m S5 se , hi PP°<irome tent almost to bursti! 
H 11 [ esl \. and , incomparable amusement! 
the lightest and liveliest kind. The mad-d 
music of their unique and inimitable "Sd 
se 'L Ban<1: thelr astonishingly eccentric 
redhot .games of base ball, foot ball a 
golf: their races, acrobatic feats, rlvalri 
and carricatures of current fads, follies 
pastimes hit the solar plexis of popular t 
preciation everywhere and every time Tba 
created a furore in Madison Square Gardi 
and scatter more than enough mirth and su 
shine for the millions wherever they go 



Brown Absconds. 

HiTvH'i B T2S?^ wbo bad tbe train with tj 
Buckskin Bill Shows, absconded at L*xinf 

h !^ Ky '- SeP .V 6 ' Wltb * 135 - wbicl » waTgivl 
c\ t> to Pay the transportation on the C.f 
2' iv 1 !: He Ba ve h's residence as 106 5 
Fourth St.. Dayton. O. Manager Sid Terri 

2,m re . a / eward . of ** for information whll 
will lead to nis arrest and conviction, f 

I S .-^ e f cr i ,> S d .f l f a I e teet te n inches "in heigl 
spare of build, dark complexion, with da? 
hair and black mustache. Mr. Terrell claii 
df Ited"* 8 overdrawn. at the time 



Scaffold Fell. 



William Metz and Joe Rosenthal, two b'll 

SS^ rS ™ "V Ci Tn. No - *' ot tbe Forepaugh-Sells 
snow, met with a severe accident, Tuesday, 
hept. 11. at Chattanooga. Tenn. They, were 
both on top of a scaffold, billing one of 
Stoops high double decks. Rosenthal, In at- 
tempting to move the stage plank, slipped, 
owing to the stage being covered with paste, 
and in so doing grabbed the under ladders, 
and caused the whole scaffold to fall, throw- 
ing both of them to the hard pavement, cut- 
ting three large gashes on Rosenthal's fore- 
head, requiring a dozen stitches to be taken 
Metz received a severe shock and wrench of 
the knee. The two men were driven at once 
to their car where their wounds were dressed 
by a physician. Every attention was shown 
the injured men by their car manager. Mr. 

Sm e «. Tbe5r Ieft oa . the bl " ew torKa^ 
vilie the same evening. 



Wallace's Magnificent Horses. 

'.'The Indiana Farmer," a well known agri- 
cultural journal, thinks the Wallace Circus 
is a horse show in itself. -Concerning the 
Great Wallace Shows, the "Farmer" has this 
to say: "Time. Intelligence, patience and 
perseverence are necessary in the collecting 
together of 200 head of horses, such as may 
be seen and are in daily use of the Great 
Wallace Show. The proprietor of this show, 
i E. Wallace, is an In'dianian. and is proud 
of this distinction; while on the other hand 
the people are equally proud ot Mr. 'Wallace, 
for what he is doing in showing our farmers 
and people generally the beauty and advan- 
tage In having good horses. When Mr. Wal- 
lace conceived the idea of entering the cir- 
cus business, he was also determined to pur- 
chase the best horses for draft purposes; as 
well as for use in ring and races, and with 
this end in view, he chose for his type of 
horse for draft the Percheron, the ideal draft 
horse, and for bis races the Kentucky thor- 
oughbred, and with this end in view he has 
collected together over 200 head of the finest 
hones the world, ever »aw, Ho selected tor 



Routes. 

CAPT. W. D. AMENT'S SHOW-Decatti 
Ala.. Sept. 20 to 22; Birmingham. Ala. Set! 
24 to 26. * 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S— Mulbausen. »»• 
many. Sept. 19 and 20; Karlsruhe, Sept. 
and 2S; Stuttgart, Sept. 24 to 27; Heidleburj 
Sept 28; Mannheim, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1; Kalj 
crlautern, Oct. 2; Mainz, Oct, 3 and 4. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST- Buer 
Vista, Va., Sept. 24; Lynchburg, Va., Sep; 

fi.? ed £ ord D CI S r ' Va - Se Pt- 26; Roanoke, vS 
Sept. 27; Rockymount, Va., Sept. 28; Mai 
t.insville, Va., Sept. 29. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— IW 
City, Mo., Sept. 24; St. oseph. Mo., Sept 
Marysville. Kan., Sept 26; Sallna, Ka^, 
Sept 27; Junction City, Kan., Sept 28; Col 
cordia, Kan., Sept 29. 

FOREPAUGH - SELLS BROS— Jacksol 
Tenn.. Sept 19; Paducah, Ky., Sept 20; Heft 
derson. Ky., Sept 21; Madisonvllie, Kyi 
Sept 22. . * 

HARRIS NICKEL PLATE SHOWS— L, 
gansport, Ind., Sept 18; Kokomo, Ind.,. Sep 
19; Shelbyyille, Ind., Sept 20; Columbus, Ind 
Sept 21; Madison, Ind., Sept 22. 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— Algonfi 
la.. Sept 19; Mason City, la., Sept 20; Brit 
la.. Sept 21; Spencer, la.. Sept 22. 

RHODA ROYAL— Port Chester, N. „ 
Sept 19; Mamaroneck, Sept. 20: Mt Verno 
Sept. 21; New Rochelle, Sept 22. 

RINGLING BROS." SHOW— Vallejo, Ca. 
Sept 17; Oakland, Cal.. Sept 18; San Ftai 
Cisco, Cal., Sept 19 to 26. 

JOHN JgOBINSON'S SHOWS-Columbu 
Ind., Sep£-21; Madison, Ind., Sept 22; Ford™ 
ville, Ky., Sept. 24; Hardinsburg, Ky., Sepl 
25; Owcnsboro, Ky.. Sept26; Henderson. Kyi 
Sept 27; Evansville, Ind., Sept 28; Boone 
ville; Ind., Sept 29. 

SIG. SAUTELL'S— Princess Anne, Md 
Sept 19; Cresfield, Sept 20. 

THE WHITNEYS^-PIymouth, Mich., Sepj 
19; Northheld, Sept. 20; South Lyons, Sepf 
21; Novi, Sept. 22. 

WELCH BROS.' R. R.— Parkeraburg,- 
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'. L. Oppenheimer is enthusiastic over 
■ prospects for a fine fair at Faribault, 
a. Nearly all their booths have been sold 
1 and indications are that there will not 
me left by the time the carnival opens. 

- railroads have extended their low rates 
i a radius of 200 miles, and the manage- 
t is advertising the ~ territory covered 
i thoroughly. The "carnival is being held 
jr the auspices of eight different lodges, 
i as each has a separate day assigned, 
i are vying with one another, each try- 
to make its day the best. About sixty 
cles will take part in the flower parade, 
jing it the grandest pageant of the kind 

- given in the Northwest. The great pa- 
is each day will take place in the foie- 
l. thereby giving the people a chance to 
ad the shows in the afternoon. This will 

;■» the visitors congregated in the busl- 
. section during the greater part of the 
. and will be more beneficial to the mer- 
its. 



A Prominent Agriculturist. 



ie accompanying is a good likeness of 
lk P. Bennett, president of the Middle- 
East Agricultural Society, of Massachu- 
<}. Mr. Bennett was born in North Cam- 
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In the spring of 1886 he became the 
lng editorial writer onr tire Boston Daily 
^ertiser. "As a .financial;, writer for many 
ts over the signature of "E. & O.E.," 
:. ^ecame widely known. In Aprils 1887, he. 
f i blished the , American Wool Reporter, 
( ,I£b has now., become the American Wool 
Cotton Reporter, the leading textile Jour- 



[ilE -H«; l lot the country. In 1891 he established the 
j : >ted States Investor. Mr. Bennett has of- 
i for his papers in Boston, New York, 
ladelphia, Chicago, Washington, San 
aciseo and London, and has a large force 
[.•orrespondents and traveling agents cov- 
:-g every section of the United States. He 
[iso the publisher of the American Cloth- 
f and Shepherds* Bulletin of -the National 
61 Growers'- Association, and is the owner 
(.'Bennett's Information Agency, whose 
[lion respecting alt kinds of securities are 
jerly sought for by private investors, 
,ks, bankers and brokers. Mr. Bennett is 
% vice president of "the National Wool 
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ry fraternal organization of importance. 
; Bennett has served six terms in the leg- 
Jture. He carried successfully through: the 
iislature of 1893 the act upon which the 
tadid metropolitan park system of. the 
urbs of Boston is basefl, and his services 
'chairman of the rapid transit committee 
« recognized by his associates by the pre- 
cation of a thoroughbred Southdown ram, 
ch was brought from Kentucky and pre- 
ted to Mr. Bennett upon the floor of the 
'se, to be used in his' famous Maine flock 
sheep. He is the largest sheep owner in 
v England. Mr. Bennett removed to Sau- 
' in 1S95, and has represented that section 
jhe legislature for the past two years, he 
des upon a famous old homestead of sixty 
is. His estate contains two of the finest 
most famous avenues in Massachusetts, 
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lish country seat. This homestead partially 
comprises land taken up by bis ancestor, 
-Samuel Bennett, who came over in the ship 
James in 1635, and was one of the first three 
settlers in Saugus. 



Notes. 



FRANK P. BENNETT. 



Montana will probably have a State Fair 
this fall. 

Missouri will probably hold a State Fair 
this fall. 

Lafayette, Ind., will have a carnival Sept. 
24 and 25. 

RockvilIe( Ind.) business, men are agitating 
a street fair. 

A great success is expected of the Chaska 
(Minn.) Fair. - 

Crawfordsville (Ind.) will hold its street 
fair this year. 

The Ellsworth (Me.) Merchants' Carnival is 
to be a good. one. 

The Bradford County (Pa.) Fair will be 
held Sept. 25 to 28. 

Columbus Junction, la., is preparing for its 
big fair and carnival. \ 

The Whitman County Fair will be held at 
Colfax, Ore., Sept. 25. 

A carnival will probably be given at Alton, 
Mo., some time in October. ... 

The Old Farmers* Fair, at Newport, Ind., 
Sept. 24 to 28, will be a hummer. 

Oct. 8 to 10 has been decided upon as the 
time for the Maryville (Mo.) Fair. 

Oct. 8 to 18 has been decided upon as the 
time for the Marysville (Mo.) Street Fair. 

The people of Kansas are taking great in- 
terest in the carnival, to be held at Salina. 

The carnival to be held at Abilene, Kan., 
Oct. 3, promises to be better than last year. 

The women of Emporia, Kan., are taking 
great interest in their street fair, to be held 
Sept. 26 to 28. 

The Machinists' Industrial Fair, to be held 
at Columbus, O., Sept. 24 to 29, promises to 
be a great event. 

The Cotton Carnival, to be held at Griffin, 
Ga.. promises to be one of the big events of 
the State this fall. 

The Princeton (Ind.) Street Fair will be 
conducted on a clean, moral .and law-abiding 
basis or not at ail. 

The Brighton Fair this year is expected to 
be one of the best ever held on the grounds. 
It will open Oct. 10. 

The sixth annual session of the Calhoun 
County (W. Va.) Fair will be held at the 
Fair Grounds, Oct- 2 to 5. 

The fourth annual Mattoon (III.) Free 
Street Fair will be given Oct. 10 to 14, on a 
more elaborate scale than ever. 

The "Washington (Ind.) Street Fair and Car- 
nival is a sure go, and all steps will be taken 
immediately to insure it success. 

Walla Walla (Ore.) Fruit Fair will be held 
from Oct. 1 to. 7, inclusive. The management 
is making extensive preparations. 

Secretary G. M. Trimble, of the- Ottawa 
(111.) Street Fair Association, announces that 
the street fair has been declared off. - 

Doc Allen, general manager of the Elks' 
Street Fair at Jackson, Tenn., is doing some 
very clever and extensive advertising. 

The Hancock County Fair, to be held in 
Ellsworth, Me., Oct. 2 to 4, will be by far 
the best ever held by the association. 

The Knoxville (Tenn.) Carnival, to be held 
Oct. 10 to 12, is now expected to be the 
greatest event ever held at that place. 

The Alabama State Fair, at Birmingham, 
will be. he'd, Nov. 1 to 10, and as preparations 
will begin at once a great success is expected. 

Denison, Tex., will bold her second annual 
fair Sept. 25 to 28. Denison has a way of 
"doing things", that insures success to the 
fair. •-' ■ 

The Bedford County Agricultural Society 
has distributed bills advertising the fair, 
which will be held at Bedford, Pa., Oct. 2 
to 4. r 

The next" annual fair of the Cbippewa 
County Agricultural Society will take place 
on the new Fair Grounds at Montevideo, 
Minn., 

Xjafayette, Ind., will hold its first borse 
show on the occasion of the second annual 
Business Men's Carnival, which will be held 
Sept. 24 to 29. 

The Perseverance Band, of Lebanon, Pa., 
have arranged to bold a fair some time in 
November, the date of which has not yet 
been decided upon. 

The annual fair of the Athens Agricultural 
Society will be held at Athens, O., Sept. 25 
to 27. It promises to be one of the most in- 
teresting ever held. 

Dr. De Garmo Grey, who has promoted and 
managed fairs and expositions all over the 
English speaking world, was born and raised 
in Covington, Ky. 

Charles A. Cheney, .of Covington, Ind., 
would like to know the whereabouts of Chas. 
Lagardo as early as possible. He wishes to 
furnish a fair date. 

The Central Coursing Club, of Mankota, 
Kan., was so successful with their last meet- 
ing tbat they have decided to hold another 
meeting Oct. 16 to 18. f 

Printed matter advertising the Marquette 
County Fair, -which -will take place at Mar- 
quette. Mich.. Sept. 26 to 28, has been dis- 
tributed in Champion: 

A monster street fair will be given at Mari- 
nette, Wis., Sept., 1901. It Is proposed to 
make it one of the largest affairs of the kind 
ever held in the State. 



Arrangements have been made for a fair, 
to be held at the St. Elizabeth (Col.) School 
Hall, from Sept. 25 to 29, for the benefit of 
St. Clara's Orphanage. 

The Seymour (Wis.) Fair, Sept. 27 to 29, 
promises to be the best fair ever held in 
Seymour. The officers have spared no pains 
to make it a grand success. 

The street fair to be held at Terre Haute, 
Ind., will open Oct. 8 with a general mas- 
querade. Every one appearing on the streets 
will be asked to wear a mask. 

Preparations for the great Alabama State 
Fair, to be held in Birmingham this fall, are 
moving smoothly along, and nothing seems to 
be in the. way of a brilliant success. 

The Pottawatomie County Fair and Driving 
Association, of Shawnee, Mo.; capital stock 
$10,000. The association will hold annual 
county fairs, the first being this fall. 

The largest barns on the Indiana State 
Fair Grounds are being made ready for the 
hundreds of race horses that wilt be seen on 
the track during fair week, beginning Sept. 
17th. 

The Androscoggin Valley Agricultural So- 
ciety will hold their annual fair Sept. 25 to 
27. Great preparations are being made, and 
it will be the best show in the history of the 
society. 

As the time for the Industrial Fair, by the 
Genesee Agricultural Society, to be held at 
FHnt, Mich., Oct. 2 to 5, inclusive, approach- 
es, interest in it grows among the farmers 
and others. 

Jake Baker's good two-year-old bay colt, 
John R. Allen, by Tenny, out of Favorite, 
dropped dead at the old Kentucky Associa- 
tion course in Lexington, Sept. 15. He burst 
a blood vessel. 

The managers of the Clinton County Fair, 
at St. John, Mich., have arranged with Prof. 
Douglas, the prince of Oriental hypnotism 
and mind reading, to give exhibitions of his 
wonderful skill. 

The Corn Carnival and three days' races, 
at Monticello, 111., for October are a settled 
fact. A petition was to-day circulated, and 
more money than necessary to insure ex- 
penses was raised. 

The Louisville Horse Show will be held 
Oct .15 to 19, inclusive. Judging from the ap- 
pearance of the prize list, copy of which we 
have just received, it will be a credit to the 
State of Kentucky. 

The Michigan State Fair, to be held at 
Grand Rapids, Sept. 24 to 28, begins the sec- 
ond half century of State fairs, and the man- 
agement will spare no effort to make it the 
largest and best yet held. 

It now looks as if the committee on decora- 
tions for the celebration of the 250th anni- 
versary of Middletown, Conn., which occurs 
in October, intends to carry out its work on 
a somewhat elaborate scale. 

At a meeting of the Bristol (Tenn.) citi- 
zens, held to consider the question of a fall 
carnival, enough interest was shown to make 
it probable that an event of that kind will 
be held in Bristol this year. 

The ninth annual fair of the Dundee (N. Y.) 
Fair Association will be held on the Fan- 
Grounds in Dundee, Oct. 2 to 4, and all signs 
point to one of the largest and most success- 
ful exhibitions ever held in the county. 

Warsaw, Ind., will have a street fair dur- 
ing the second week in October. It is to be 
hoped the plans will not share the fate of 
those of Goshen's hustlers, who wished to 
give a similar carnival there this month. 

The -Newport (Ind.) Fair will be held this 
year from Sept. 24 to 29. Every farmer in 
the county has been invited to enter some of 
his products, and a special effort is being 
made by tbe officers to have the biggest fair 
yet. 

The Turners are making active prepara- 
tions for the annual fair, which will be held 
at Davenport (la.) Turner Hall on Nov. 28 
to Dec. 2. The members of tbe society are 
anxious to make the affair a thorough suc- 
cess. 

The .great free street fair and carnival, to 
be held at Danville, Pa., is now an assured 
success, and as all preparations are complete 
there is no reason why it should not be tbe 
greatest event of tbat kind ever held at that 
place. 

The annual Douglas County Fair will be 
held in connection with the Oriental Car- 
nival, to be given at Omaha, Neb-, by the 
Knights of Ak Sar-Ben. Sept. 24 to 29. Every 
feature of a regular county fair will be of- 
fered. 

The St. Charles Agricultural Association 
has announced a two days' racing at the 
Fair Grounds in Winona, Minn., on Sept. 27 
and 28. If the weather is favorable a large 
crowd is expected, and a good time Is guar- 
anteed to all. 

Arrangements have been completed for the 
largest fair ever held in the Sierra Madre 
country. The fair will take place at Colonla 
Juarez, Mex., sixteen miles from Casas 
Grandes. Tbe dates fixed for the fair are 
Sept. 29 and 30. 

The executive committee is working and 
planning for tbe coming fair at Harford, Pa., 
Sept. 26 and 27, intending to make it fully 
equal if not better than the fairs of the past. 
Improvements are being made on the build- 
ings and grounds. 

The grounds now are in excellent condition 
for the Illinois State Fair, Sept. 24 to 29. All 
the permanent improvements undertaken this 
year have been completed, and the grounds 
are ready now for the erection of the tents, 
booths and pavilions. 

For the past few weeks the business men 
cf Lincoln, Neb., have been working on the 
project of holding a street fair. The great 
success of tbe fair of last fall caused a gen- 
eral desire among local merchants to hold a 
similar festival this year. 



Progress is being made with the prelimi- 
nary details of the Morristown Field Club 
Horse Show, to be held at the Morristown 
Driving Park, . Morristown. N. J., Oct. 11 to 
13. and In another week nearly all tbe ar- 
rangements will be completed. 

In addition to the complete up-to date ex- 
hibits in tbe various buildings, the Portland 
(Ind.) Fair has secured the most exciting spe- 
cial feature ever exhibited on a fair ground, 
tbe daring and captivating Sllvinls family, 
each day of the fair. Sept. 25 to 28. 

Veedersburg. O.; is making arrangements- 
for a street fair, to be held Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. 
A considerable sum of money has been 
raised to defray the expense of the fair, and 
it is stated that a majority of the citizens are 
enthusiastically working for the event. 

The Nebraska State Fair, headquarters were 
removed from the Lindell Hotel, Lincoln, to 
the Fair Grounds, where they will remain 
until the exposition is over. - Tbe officers are 
overloaded with business, and work is going 
on all over the grounds and in every build- 
ing. 

One of the most Interesting races at the 
Rockville (Conn.) Fair next month will be the 
four-minute special, tbe winner to be the one 
finishing the nearest to four minutes. It is 
exciting considerable interest among tbe 
owners of "three-minute" ones in that vi- 
cinity. 

The fair at Nazareth, Pa., which will be 
held Oct. 2 to 5, promises to be one of the 
greatest ever held there. The races will sur- 
pass those of other years, and arrangements 
have been made for daily amusements. The 
display of live stock and fancy articles will 
be unexcelled. 

The Salina (Kan.) Street Fair Association 
has sent out premium lists for their annual 
fair, which has been set for Sept. 24 to 29. 
They have already secured fourteen special 
features, and in addition there will be a live 
stock show, fruit, vegetable and all kinds of 
machinery displays. 

The officers of the Port Huron (Mich.) Fair 
are putting forth an extra effort to make this 
year's fair the best ever held here. The 
dates of the fair this year are Sept. 25 to 27. 

The business men of Covington, Ind., have 
raised a large sum of money for a street 
fair, to be held Oct. 9 to 12. 

The Thirty-second District Agricultural As- 
sociation have decided to hold a race meet- 
ing and agricultural fair at Santa Ana, Cal., 
from Oct. 17 to 20, inclusive. This meeting 
will precede the Los Angeles Fair, and it is 
expected that some of the best racers in the 
State will be there. The track is in splendid 
condition. 

The sixth annual meeting of the Union Fair 
at Spinger, N. M., comprising the counties of 
Mora, Taos, Union and Colfax, will be held 
in Springer on Sept. 25 to 28. The associa- 
tion is offering more purses than ever before, 
as well as premiums. The inducements given 
out arc expected to draw better racing stock 
than ever before. 

The work of preparing for the Columbus 
(Ga.) Street Fair, Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, inclus- 
ive, is being pushed rapidly and systematic- 
ally. The fair management has just closed 
a contract with the Columbus Military Band 
to play during fair week, and will also em- 
ploy another one, thus providing splendid 
music for the fair. 

The big Dodge County Fair, to be held at 
Beaver Dam, Wis., Sept. 24 to 28, promises 
to be one of t*"«s best county fairs ever held 
in the State, ai J. Is the only five days' county 
fair in the State. Among the features will be 
a wrestling match between the "Terrible 
Turk," champion of the world, and J. J. 
Rooney, champion of America. 

The program Kansas City will present to 
her guests at her fall festival and carnival, 
during the first week in October, will be very 
brief. The entertainments will be well up to 
the high standard Kansas City has always 
maintained, and the people of the city hope 
that many thousands of her neighbors will 
come for a visit and stay all week. 

The carnival which is to be held in Athens 
Oct. 1 to 6 promises to eclipse anything of its 
kind ever given in Georgia. The streets of 
Athens will be illuminated by scores of arc 
lights, and giant searchlights will sweep the 
principal business streets of the city. Fancy 
illuminations will add to the beauty of the 
scene, and one will imagine himself in fairy- 
land. 

The managers of the Stoneboro (Pa.) Fair 
Association have engaged the: Buhl Independ- 
ent Rifles, of Sharon, Pa., for each day of 
their fair, Oct. 2, 3 and 4. They will give 
their silent drill, consisting of over 270 
moves, without a command, on the stage In 
front of the grand stand. They will also 
give entertainments on different parts of the 
grounds in fancy marching and drill. 

All the Catholic churches and societies of 
Denver. Col., will unite in a great festival, to 
be given - from Nov. 15 to Dec. 1, for the 
benefit of tbe Cathedral building fund. The 
fair will comprise many very novel features. 

Secretary Mark Tucker, of the Tuscaloosa 
Street Fair, has received the contracts for 
several more attractions for Tuscaloosa's Au- 
tumn Carnival, which is set for the week of 
Oct. 8 to 13. The attendance at this year's 
fair promises to be very good Indeed. 



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A ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 

A send in theirdates at the earliest possible 

A moment after they are claimed, and to 

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ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. November 1 to 10. J. M. Falkner 
chairman: John W. O'Neill, secy. 
.MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Pair. Oct. 16 to' 20. 

ARKANSAS. 

CAMDEN, ARK. — Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
20. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

C1AKK.SV1LLB, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

MORRILTON, ARK.— The Central Akansas 
Fair Association. Oct. 16 to 20. N. T. 
Hawkins, secy. 

PINE BCUFF, ARK.— State Fair. Oct. 22 to 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt. : R. M. Knox, treas.; H. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CAL1FOBBIA. 

CRESCENT CITY, CAL.— Del Norte Agricul- 
tural Association. Sept. 2ti to 28. D. W. 
Finch, secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 21 to 29. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

SALINAS, CAL;— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, (ires.; 1. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly f secy. 

SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
. C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 

Edward Casey, San Andreas, Cal., secy. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., and SAN MATEO, 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct. 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. M. Egan, secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Chrysanthemum 
Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SANTA MARIA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair. 
Oct. 4 to 6. A. W. Cox, secy. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL.— District Fair. Oct. 8 
to 14. 

TULARE." Cal.— District and Citizens' Fair, 
Last week in Sent. A. G. Wishon, sec. 

YREKA, CAL— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

VENTURA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

COLORADO. 

DURANGO. COL.— County Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. 9 to 12. John Pearson, supt. 

MONTE VISTA. COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE, COL.— Western Slope Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

CONNECTICUT. 

BERLIN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 

Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 
CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 

Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 
pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 
secy. 

EAST GRANBY. CONN.— Fair. October. C. 

H. Hanchett, pres.; W. H. Gay, secy. 
GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 

O. Beach, pres. ; C. H. Demlng, secy. 
GUILFORD, CONN.— Fair. Sept. 26. Wm. 

H. Lee, pres. ; S. Spencer, secy. 

HARW1NTON. CONN.— Fair. October. Thos. 

Q. Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell. secy. 
MADISON, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3. S A 

Scranton, pres.; Edward N. Wlllard. secy. 
MERIDEN, CONN.— Fair. September. B. 

W. Collins, pres.; Geo. W. Falrchlld, secy. 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 

time in November. Ell Whitney, pres.: 

Robt Veltch. Jr.. secy. 

NEWTOWN. CONN.— The Newtown Agricul- 
tural Fair Company. Sept. 26 to 27s 1900. 
•T. E. Piatt. Redding Ridge. Conn., pres.; 
8. J. Botsford, Newtown, Conn., vice pres.; 
H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; p. H. 
McCarthy. Newtown, Conn., secy. 

ORANGE, CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

SIMSBURY. CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 
C. Eno, secy. 

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — Stafford 
Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 
O. z. Gary, secy. 

SUFPIELD, CONN.-Falr. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

U «J. 0N W, C 9. NN — Bnneld Falr - September. 
?lll T ' 01ni »'«"d. Pres.; M. Hamilton, 
secy. ' 



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WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Walllngford Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W. 
Ives. secy. , 

WETHERSFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2* to 4. 

S. F. Wlllard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy. 
WILLIMANTIC, CONN.— WiUlmantlc Fair 

Association. Dates changed to Sept. 25 to 

27. M. E. Lincoln, secy. 
WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 

pres.; G. W. Wrisley, secy. 

WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

GEORGIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Martin. 

LAURENS, GA.— County Fair. Oct. 4 and 5. 
H. B. Gritton, mgr. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

Waycross, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOIsa. IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. bogaxt. Boise, Idaho, secy. 

LEWIBTO!*. IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. .W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

CARLINVILLE. ILL.— Manccupin County 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 

CARROLLTON, ILL.— Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 

CLEAR CREEK, ILL.— Magnolia Grange Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. Frank E. 
Smith, secy. 

EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair 
Oct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W. 
Gravenhorat, chairman privilege committee. 

GALENA, ILL.— Jot. Davleas County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. Wm. T 
Hodson, Galena, 111., pres.; H. B. Ohetlain. 
Galena, 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray Ga- 
lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Baroer, Galena. 111., 
secy. 

GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct. 

3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 
MARTINSVILLE, ILL.— Clark County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 
"MURPHSTBORO. ILL.— Jackson County Fair 

Association. Sept. 25 to 28. P. H. Eison- 

mayer, pres.; Willard Wall, treas.: J. J. 

Penny, secy. 

NEWPORT, ILL.— Sept. 24 to 29. 
PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
C Geo. H. McCord. secy. 

PtNCKNEYVILLE, ILL.— Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy. 
SPRINGiFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State Vmlr. 

Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson, pres.; 

B. H. Brainerd, treas.; W. C. Garrard, secy. 

IH DIANA. 

ANGOLA. IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. 
Goodale. 

BEDFORD, IND.— Lawrence County Fair. 
Sept. (undecided). Geo. W. McDaniel, 
secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres. 

BOURBON. iND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 
Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin. Bourbon, 
itra., pres.; L. Johnson, Bourbon. Ind.. 
treas.; B. W. Parka, Bourbon, Ind.. secy. 

BREMEN. IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 
John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.; 
Edward Heckm&n, secy. 

CROWN POINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. A. A. Bibler 
secy., Crown Point. Ind. 

FRANCESVILLE, IND.— Francesvllle Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. E. D. Knotts, 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 
treas. 

HUNTINGTON. IND.— Old Fashioned County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
Robt. Simonton. pres. 

KKNDALLVILLE. IND.— Noble County Fair. 
Sept 24 to 28. O. F. Johnston, pres.; G. P. 
Alexander, aver. 

NEWPORT, IND.— Fair. Sept 24 to 29. E. 
S. Aikman, secy. 

PORTLAND. IND.— Jay County Fair. Sept 

24 to 28. John Smuck, pres.; C. 0. Hardy, 

secy. 
RICHMOND, IND.— Wayne County Fair. 

Sept 24 to 2S. w. W. Zimmerman, pres.; 

Joe Stevenson, secy. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Vigo County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. I jams, pres.; Chas. R. 
Duflln, secy. 

VINCENNES; IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack. pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulks. treas. 

INDIAN TEBRIIORY. 

CHELSEA, IND. TER.— Chelsea Fair Asso- 
ciation's County and District Fair. Oct 3 
to 5. C. H. Hawkins, pres.; John P. 
Drake, first vice pres.; W. J. Strange, sec- 
ond vice pres.; C. W. Poole, secy.; B. H. 
Hester, asst secy.; John D. Scott, treas. 

IOWA. 

AFTON, IA.— Union County Fair. Oct 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

ALGONA, IA.— Kossuth County Agricultural 
Soolety. Sept 25 to 28, 1900. C. A. Lewis, 
Alcona. Ia-^prea.; B. P. Keith, Alcona, la., 
vkw pres.; W. H. Bailey. Algona. la., treas.; 
G. F. Peek. Alcona, la., secy. 

CHARITON, IA.— Lucas County Fair. Sept 
26 to 28. Wm. Housholder, secy. 

CORYDON. IA.— Wayne County Fair. Sept 



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ESTERVILLE, IA— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. ..Oct 2 to S. J. J. Klopp, 
secy. 

GREENFIELD, IA.— Adair County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. F. Mor- 
ris, pres.; D. Heaton, treas.; J. E. Brooke, 
secy. 

IOWA CITY. IA.— Johnson County Fair. 
6ept 24 to 27. 

KNOXVILLE, IA— Marion County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

MANCHESTER. IA.— Delavan County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept 26 to 28. 1900. A. S. 
Coon, Manchester. la., pres.; J. W. Reec- 
tor, Oneida, la., vice prea.; L. J. Gates, 
Manchester, la., treaa.; E. J. Conger, llan- 
ob oot ar. la., secy. 

MECHANICSVILLE, IA.— District Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. A. F. Fairchild, secy. 

MISSOURI VALLEY, IA— Harrison County 
Fair. Date not fixed. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

PELLA, IA.— Lake Prairie District Fair. 
Sept 25 to 28. Chas. Porter, secy. 

PERRY, IA— Perry District Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 27. Josiab Petty, secy. 

RED OAK, IA. — Montgomery County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 28. Wm. Thomas, pres.; D. B. 
Gunn. secy. 

TOLEDO. IA.— Tama County Fair. Sept SB 
to 28, 1900. W..J. Ualin. pres.; A. G. 
Smith, secy.; H. G. Shanklln. treas. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— District Fair. Sept 

25 to 28. F. C. Rock, secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN— Harvest Home. 
Oct. 1 to 6. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 

BURLINGTON, KAS.— Coffey County Fair 
Association. Sept 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet, 
pre*.; S. D. Weaver, -treas.; J. E. Wood- 
lord, secy. 

CLAY CENTER, KAN.— Clay County Fair 
Association. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops, 
secy. 

COUNCIL GROVE. KAN.— Morris County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill. secy. 

FRANKFORT. KAN.— Frankfort Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept 25 to 28. C. W. Branden- 
burg, secy. 

GARDEN CITY, KAN.— Finney County Fair 
Association. D. A. Mima, secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Grlesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NEWTON. KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell. gen. mgr. ' 

*AOLA, KAN.— Miami County Agricultural 
and Mecbsnlcal Association. Sept. 15 to 28. 
C. F. tienron, pros.; J. F. Donahue, treas.; 
Jos. P. Trlckett. secy. 

SALINA, KAN.— Salina County Agricultural, 
Horticultural .A Mechanical Association. 
Sept 25 to 28. W. B. Wallace, secy. 

TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation.. Oct 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy. 

KBWTiJCKY. 

HENDERSON. KY.— Great Trl-County Fair. 

Sept 25 to 29. Jacob Zlmbro, Jr.. secy. 
HOPK1NSVILLE. KY.— Elks Fair. Sept 25 

to SO. 
HORSE CAVE. KY.— Fair. Sept 2S t6 2». 
OWENTON, KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept 

26 to 29. E. Bambrldge, secy. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shaplelgh and Acton Fair. 

Oct 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 
BRISTOL MILLS, ME.— Bristol Fair. Sept 
25 to 27. 

CANTON, ME— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
CASCO, ME.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 
DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 

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EAST PITTSTON, ME.— Plttston Fair. Sept 
25 to 27. 

EXETER, ME.— West Penobscot Agricultural '• 
Society. Sept S to 27, 1900. B. P. Hub-: 
bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. B. Jewett, E»-i 
eter. Me., secy. 

FREYBURG, ME.— West Oxford Fair. Sept 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Aa- 
ricultural Society. Oct 9 and 10. J. H. ; 

Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.: J. 

Orin Ross, secy. 

LIBERTY. ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 
Moody, secy. 

MADISON, ME. — Somerset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fair. Oct 3 and 4.. J. F. 

Withee, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct 21 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickert. secy. 

NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 
H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 

NEW GLOUCESTER, ME;— Fair. Sept 25 
and 26. .* 

PITSTON, ME.— Fair. Sept 25. to 27. 
RICHMOND CORNER, ME.— Fannera' Club 
Fair. Sept 25. 

TOPSHAM. ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct 9 to 11. W. S. 
Royer, secy. 

UNION. ME.— North Knox Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Sept 25 to XI. S. 
E. Thurston, pres.; H. W. Grinnell, treas. ; 
Geo. C. Hawes. secy. 

UNITY, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 
September. E. B. Hunt secy. -* 

UPPER GLOUCESTER. ME.^New Glouces- 
ter-Danville Fair. Sept. 25 and 26. 

west Cumberland, MB.— Farmers* Club 

Fair. Sept 25 and 26. 

MARYLAND 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 9 to 12. Jas." W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— Tbe Frederick 
Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefar 
Frederick City. secy. . ^^ ."""V 

HAGERSTOWN. MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct 
16 to 19. John L. Cost, supt 



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MESBURY. MASS. — Amesbury-Salisbury 

Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 
AMHERST, MASS.— Hampshire Agricultural 
c Society. Sept. 2S and 26. A. M. Lyman. 
f Montague. Mass.: T. R. Hill. secy. 

•JARRE. MASS.— Worcester County West Ag- 

• riculturel Society. Sept. 27 and 28. 1900., 

* Aaatln F. Adams. Barre Plains. Mass.. 
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i r Society. Oct. 2 to S, 1900. Hon. H. W. 
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S Brockton, Mass.. -vice pres.: E. M. Tbomp- 

i son, Brockton. Mass.. tress.: Basils San- 

f ford. Brockton. Mass.. secy. 

v'UMMINGTON. MASS.— Hillside Fair. Sept. 

; 25 and 26. 
ifi'DANVERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agrlcul- 
1 tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to~29.. 



3RKAT BARRINGTON, MASS.— Housatonic 
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^INGHAM. MASS.— Bingham Agricultural 
,.. ,. - _i and Horticultural Society. Sept. 25 and 26, 
•v- '"P C(j I* *- Bbed L. Ripley. Hlngbam Centre, 
-3 ' * P**-: Hon - Mta D - LooS' Washington. D. 
;i :; ,[:' r * C.. vice pres.: Reuben Sprague. Hlngham 
:-'-■■•;;- j ;t Centre, tree*.; Sbed L. Ripley. Hlngham 
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MIDDLESEX, MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
t cultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29. 
tNBWBURYPORT. MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
$■ ricultural Fair. 

Northampton, mass— Hampshira-Frank- 
, iln Fain Oct. 3 and 4. 
JODTH WBTMOUTH, ' MASS.— WeymoQth 
t Aarlenltural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27. 
.£«■>**, T. L. TirrelL Nssb. P. O.. secy. 
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ADRAIN. MICH— Lenawee County Fair As- 
sociation. Sept. 24 to 2S. H. H. Ferjuson. 
,' »seT- 

ALBION, MICH.— Albion Fair and Driving 
I -Park Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. Frank 
: Church, secy. 

LNN ARBOR, MICH.— Washtenaw Fair Aa- 
soclatlon. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell, 
Tpsilantl. Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel. secy. 
LRHADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural S6r 
elety. Oct. S to 5. John McKay, Romeo. 
Mich., pres.: R. V. Edwsrds. Armada. 
iMiahw tress.; A. J. Freeman. Armada. 
jMlcfc.. secy. 

IAD AXE. MICH.— Huron County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 2>. John Hunt, 
yirona Mills, Mich., pres.; Gee. W. Clark, 
secy.; C E. Thompson, tress. 
IANCROFT. MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.; R. 
Sherman, tress.: F. I. Wlxoni. seer. 
IRIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
berg ft Case, mgrs. 

ALSDONIA. MICH.— Caledonia Union Fair 
sseoelstisn Oct. ttoi. Wm. McCrodan, 
prea.: Charles H. Klnsey. secy.: D. P. 
Hale, tress, 

ASS Cm, MICH.— Tuscola, Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6, im 
Henry Dodge, Elmwood, Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. CampbelL Cass City, Mich., treaa.; A. N. 
Ale. asar. 

HARLOTTE. MICH.— Eaton County Agrt- 
•ultural Society. Oct. 2 to S. J. H. Gal- 
lery, prea.; Jasv H. Brown, t r ess.; Geo. 

r'errT. seey. 
HIPPEWA, MICH.— Chippewa and Mack- 
inac Agricultural Fair. About Oct. 28 and 

$,. Hugh Carr, pres.; Joan A. T«ylor, secy. 



ELKTON, MICH.— Elkton . Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct. 10 and 1L 

FLINT, MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
Society's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
Stewart, pres.: E. H. Rankin. Jr.. secy. 

FOWLBRVILLE. MICH.— Powlerrtlle Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. C. L. 
Gordon. Fowlerville. Mich., pres.: D. C. 
Carr, Fowlerville. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn. 
Fowlerville. Mich., tress. 

GLADWIN, MICH.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— The Michigan 
State Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. M. P. An- 
derson, pres.; L H. Butterfleld, secy. 

HASTINGS. MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer, secy. 

HILLSDALK. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 
«• S. C. W. Tarwilliger. secy. 

HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker. pres.: L. T. Kanters, 
secy.; H. Lindens, tress. 

IMLAY CITY. MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
kin, Imlay City. Mich., pres.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treaa.; F. Raths- 
burg, Imlay City. Mich., aecy. 

IONIA, MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treaa. ; E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

JACKSON. MICH.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. 

MARSHALL, MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
Bante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur. 
secy.: T. J. Shipp. treaa. 

HSCRQUETTE, MTOHl— Marquette County 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28. 190U. 
B. B. Palmer, Marquette. Mich., pres. 
E. Aslre, Marquette, Mich., secy. 
Call, Marquette, Mich., treaa. 

ME3NDON, MICH.— St. Joe County Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. 

MIDLAND. MICH.— Midland County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 3 to 5. J as. G. Culvai, 



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MILVORD. MICH.— MUford Fair Association. 

Sept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman. pres.: J. 

Fleldon, secy.; J. T. Watkins, treaa. 
NORTH BRANCH, MICH.— Fair. Sept. 26 

to 28. 
ST. JOHNS, MICH.— Clinton County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgerald, secy. 
STOCKBRIDGE. MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to U. 

E. J. Cain, secy. 

YASSAR, MICH.— Tuscola County Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. R. S. Weaver, Watronsville, 
Vieh.. secy. 

TALE, MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober L 

MIWNBSOTA. 

ALBERT LEA. MINN.— Albert Lea Street 
Fair Association. Sept. 26 to 28. T. V. 
Knatvold. pres.; C. A. Ransom, secy.; F. 
W. Barlow, trees. 

CHASKA. MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Grelner. 
pres.; F. G. Llnenxelser, treaa.; T. Craven. 
«*rv 

CANBY. MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
Fa ir. Dates undecided. 

CURRIB. MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 4 and 5. W. H. Mellen, 
prea.; A. Currie, Sr., treaa.; N. Currie, 

MONTEVIDEO. MINN.— Chippewa County 
Fair. Sept. 26 to 28: C. P. Silvernale, pres. ; 
Chas. E. Barber, secy. 

WORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and' Races. September. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

VICKSBURG. MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural. Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
aitlon. Nov. IS to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 

F. H. Andrews, wcy. 



MISSOUE1. 

ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 
- not fixed. 
CAFE GIRARDEAU, MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

glemann. secy. 
CREVB COEUR LAKE. MO— St. Louis 

County. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering, 

pres.: Floyd Brooks, secy. 
DEXTER, MO.— The Stoddard County Agri 

cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 29, 1900. L. P. 

Jeffers, secy. 
FULTON, MO— Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 
HIGGINSVILLE, MO.— Farmers' Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. J. T. Willis, pres.; 

S. J. Kleinschmidt. 
MEXICO, MO.— Fair. Sept.> 26 to 29. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Fair Association. 

Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt- Auil, pres.; Jos. 

A. Murphy, secy. 

HONTANA. 
BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
H. W. Rowley, treaa.; P. D O'Donnell, 
aecy. 

HBBBASKA. 

AURORA, NEB.— Hamilton County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. T. A- McKay, 
pres.; T. E. Williams, treaa.; B. F. Isa- 
man, secy 

BASSETT, NEB. — Rock County Agricultural 
Society. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, trees.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BERTRAND, NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
atrom, pres.; Air. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
i. Gibbons, secy. ; R. P. Larson., trees. 

CARSON CITY, NEV— Ormsby County Fair. 
Sept. 24 to 29. 

CLAY CENTER. NE5.— Clay County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B. W. 
Campbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas.; 
O. C. Williams, secy. 

FRANKLIN, NEB.— Franklin County Fa'lr. 
Sept. 26 to 28. W. E. Ewlng. secy. 

IMPERIAL, NEB.— Chase County Fair. Oct. 
1 to 5. P. W. Scott, secy. 

LOUP CITY. NEB.— Sherman County Fair. • 
Oct. 8 to 10. 

OMAHA, NEB.— The Douglas County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 

HDD OLOUD, MB.- The Red Cloud Inter- 
state Fair Association. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. J. 
L. Miller. Red Cloud. Neb., pres.; S. M. 
CraMH. Red Cloud. Neb., vice prea.; 0. W. 
Dow. Red Cloud, Neb., treaa.; D. J. Meyers. 
Red Cloud. Neb., secy. 

TECUMSEH. NEB.— Annual Johnson County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26 
and 27. 

NEW JERSEY. 

BURLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

TKiBNTON. N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. Gen. Richard 
Donnelly. Trenton, N. J., pres.; Wm. L- 
Salor. Trenton. N. J., vice pres.; Rudolph 
V. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treaa.; Matolon R. 
Margerum. Trenton. N. J., aecy. and mgr. 

NEW MEXICO. 

5.0SWELL, N. M— Roawell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. AtkinBon. secy. 

SANTA FE, N. M.— New Mexico Horticultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to G. J. D. Sena, secy., 
Santa Fe. 

SPRINGER. N. MEX.— Union Fair. Sept. 
25 to 28. 



NEW YOBK. 

BATH. N. T. — Steuben County Agricultural 
Fair. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. C. A. Shultx. 
pres. and secy. 



BINGHAMTON, N. Y.- 
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COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Coblesklll Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 24 to 27. 1900. O. F. Nelson. 
Coblesklll. N. Y.. pres.; Hon. J. S. Pindar 
Coblesklll, N. Y., vice pres.; M. D. Borst, 
treas.; J. V. Guernsey, secy. 

DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association. 
Oct. 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending. secy. 

ELMIRA. N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oct- 
1 to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann. secy. 

LOCKPORT. N. Y.— Niagara County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept. 24 to 28. Ruthven 
Kill, Orangeport, N. Y., pres.; C. L. Nich- 
olls, 45 Main st., Lockport, N. Y-, aecy.; 
J. M. Woodward, treas. 

MALONE. N. Y.— Franklin County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. Walter J. Mallon. secy. 
MORRIS. N. Y.— Morris Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 4. 1900. T. O. Duroe. New Lisbon. 

N. T., pres.; D. I. Lawrence. Morris. N. Y.. 

treaa.: D. C. Wlnton. Morris. N. Y.. aecy. 
NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

PENN YAN, N. Y.— Yates County Fair. Sept 
19 to 21. Ira R. Brundage, pres.; H. R. 
Brown, secy. 

PERRY, n. Y— Silver Lake Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

RICHFIELD SPRINGS. N. Y.— Rlchfleld 
Serines Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to 
26. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockway, 
treas.: Fred. Bronner. Richfield, N. Y., secy. 

ROME, N. Y.— Oneida County Fair. Sept. 24 
to 28. 

SHERBURNE. N. Y.— Sherburne Driving 
Park and Agricultural Association. Sept. 
25 to 28. E. Daniels, pres.; Chas. L. Car- 
rier, secy. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. Stephen Thornton, Syracise. 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
tress, 

VERNON. N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 3 aud 4. L. A. Grtswold. secy. 

WATERLOO. N. Y.— The Seneca County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. Edward 
Nugent, secy. 

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y.-Falr. Sept. 24 to 
29. James Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
treas.; B. B. Long. secy. 



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BURLINGTON, N. C.— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C— Cumberland Coun- 
ty Agricultural Society. November. Wal- 
ter Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
and treaa. 

GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley, 
pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

NEW BERNE, N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 
Nov. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Geo. 
Green, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. O— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore, N. C, pres.; 
C. B. Denson. treas.: Joseph E. Pogue. 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

eTINBTON-SALEM. N. O— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
e asy, and mgr.; Thos. Moslin, treas. 

OHIO. 

AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. G. C. Stanford, 
Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.; 
Albert Hale. secy. 

ATHENS. O.— Athens County Fair. Sept. 26 
to. 27. E. G. Biddison, pres.; W. Scott, 
treas.; C H. Porter, secy. 

BELLEFONTA1NE, O.— Tire Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. 
Isssr C. Miller. Bellefbntaine, O.. pres.; 
Mtja L. Makemson, Degraff, O., vice pres.; 
•?• R. NIvod, Bellolontnlne, 0., treas.; & 
wet. Chamberlain. Belletontsdne. O.. seoy. 

BEREA, 6.— West. Cuyahoga Agricultural So- 
ciety. Sept. 25 to 27. Wm. Diddulph, Dover. 
O.. pres.; W. J. Poots. Strongville. treas.; 
O. R. Stone. Berea, secy. 

BOWLING GREEN. O.— Wood County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 29. W. S. Haskell, secy. 

BUCYRUS. O.^-Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael. 
prea.; G. W. Miller, secy.: M. Auck. treas. 

CADIZ. O. — Harrison County Agricultural 
Association. Oct. 2tt> 4, 1900. A. T. Elliot, 
Shortcreek, O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope- 
dale, O., vice pree.; S. R. Hamilton. Cadis, 
O.. treas.; J. G. MUliken, Oadls, O., secy.; 
J. G. MUliken. mgr. 

CANFIELD, O— Mahoning County Fair. 
Sept. 26 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory, 
aecy. 

CARROLLTON, O— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smelts. 

Jr., prea.: C. A. Tate, secy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

CINCINNATI. O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 

COSHOCTON, O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural 8oclety. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. J. P. 
Darling. Nellie. O., pros.; R. Boyd. Coeboc- 



DELAWARE, O.— Delaware County Fair. 

Sept. 26 to 28. S. H. Cleveland, pres.; L. 

Slack, treas.; W. S. Pollock, secy. 
FREMONT. O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct. 

2 to 6. J. C. Overmyer. secy. 
GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick. Russelville. 

secy. 

HAMILTON. O.— Fiftieth Annual. Goldea 
Jabllee ot the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
to E, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas. ; W. A. Shafor, secy. 

HICKSVILLB, O.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. F. 
M. Blrdsall. secy. ; Geo. D. Simson, treas. ; 
Wm. H. Harter, pres. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct. 

10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; C. B. Whiley. 

treas.; W. T. McCIenaghan, secy. 
LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 26 to 21. 

Win. Rusler. pres.; Geo. Fetter, treas.; T. 

B. Bowersock. secy.' 

MARION. O.— Marion County Fair. 8ept. X 
to 18. J. B. Wadds.ll, aecy. 

MARYBVILLE, O.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. John C. 
KlaXDer, Mllford Centre, O., pres.; John K. 
Dodge. New California, O.. vice pres.; C. S. 
Chapman, Maryeviile, O., treas.; M. M. 
Tttawortti. MarysviUe. a. secy. 

MAYBVILLE. O.— Onion County Fair. Oct. 

1 to i. W. M. TlUworth. asey. 

MT. GILEAD. O. —Morrow County Fair. Oet. 

2 to 5. O. J. Miller, aecy. 

NEWARK. O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wllken Run, pres.: A. J. Crilly. trees.: J. 
M. Farmer, aaey. 

new LEXINGTON, O.— Perry County Fair. 
Date not fixed. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy. 

OTTAWA. O.— Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
dies, pres.; J. S. Stuckey. secy. 

RICHWOOD, O.— Rlchwood ^"ri-County Fair 
Co.. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, prea.; 
Robert 8mlth, treas.; C. H. Huffman, secy. 

■MITHFIELD, O.— Jefferson County Fair. 
Sept 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.; 
C. MeKlnney. treaa. ; J. Hayen, secy. 

SOMERSET. O.— North Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechllng. secy. 

•YCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. U 
to 19. 1900. F. W. Hurd. pres.; O. A 
Klabn. treaa.; P. R. Gnlbb. secy. 

TROT, O.— Miami County Fair. Sept M te 
tt. w. I. Tenney. secy. 

WAF1AXONBTA, O.— Auglaize Agricultural 
Boetety. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stuva, St 
Jf^T"", O.. pre*.; J. T. Van Horn. New 

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WASHINGTON, 6.— OuerBMy County Fgir. 
Bept 26 to 28. H. D. McCullock. aecy. 

OBEGON. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 
20. 

BAKER CITY, ORE.— Fair and Race Meet 
Oct. 3 to 5. 

SUMPTER. ORE.— Fair and Race Meet. Sept 
26 to 29. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

BEDFORD, PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Corll, treas.: William I. 
Eicholts. secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

KLOOMSBURG. PA.— Columbia County Fair. 

Oct 9 to 12. A. N. Yost secy. 
BURGBTTSTOWN. PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 

Fair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct 

2 to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P. 

Stevenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas. 
CARLISLE, PA.— Cumberland County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 28. 
CARMICHABLS, PA.— Green County Fair. 

Oct. 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

DALLAS, PA.— Dallas Union Agricultural 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 

DAYTON, PA.— Dayton Agricultural and Me- 
chanical Association. Sept 25 to 28. W. 
C. Marshall, prea.; B. Morrow, secy.; C. 
W. BUenberger, treas. 

FORKSV1LLE, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. O. 
N. Molyneaux, Millview, Pa., secy. 

HANOVER, PA.— Hanover Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Sept 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T. 
J. Little, treas. ; M. O. Smith, secy. 

HARFORD. PA— Harford Fair. Sept 26 and 
27. E. is. Jones, secy. 

KUTZTOWN. PA— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. J. 
B. Essen, secy. 

LANCASTER, PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 
Week of Oct. 8. 

LANCASTER, PA.— State Fair. About Sep- 
tember. Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Demming, 
secy. 

LBHJOrrrON, PA— The Carbon County In- 
dustrial Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. Henry 
Miller, Letrighton. Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink- 
man, LeUghton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower. 
LenlgSrton. Pa., secy, and mgr. 

LEWISBURG. PA.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Socity. Sept. 25 to 28. C. Willard 
Oldt Bucknell, Pa., secy. 

MANSFIELD. PA— Mansfield Fair. Sept X 
to 21. 1900. W. P. Austin. Mansfield. Pa.. 



MEADE. PA.— Meade Camp Guards, No. 16. 

S. of V.. Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. L Geo. 

F. Eckert; Geo. P. McLean, secy. 
MERCER, PA.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. John 

B. Mowry, secy. 

MILTON, PA.— Milton Fair. Oct 2 to C. 
1900. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., secy. 

NAZARETH. PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 5: F. F. Ger- 
net pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier, treas. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 
OXFORD, PA.— Chester County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 28. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Countv 
Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. 

READING. PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County. Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.; 
Cyrus T. Fox. aecy.; Milford N. Ritter, 
treaa. 

STONEBORO. PA— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. J. J. Blatt. 
Sandy Lake. Pa., pres.; R. P. Cann, treaa.: 
G. Hi Fowler, aecy. 

TOWANDA, PA.— Bradford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 25 to 28. 1900. E. J. 
Ayere. Towanda, Pa,, pres.; W. T. Horton, 
Tewanda, Pa., treaa.: Ben}. Kuykendai:. 
Towanda. Pa,, aecy. 

UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

WASHINGTON. PA— Western Pennsylvania 
Agricultural Association. 3ept 25 to 28. J. 
M. Thomas, pres.; J. s. Forsythe. secy.; 
J. S. Eagleson. treaa. . 

YORK, PA.— York County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan, Mt Wolf, 
Pa., pres.; C. H. Mayer, treas.; E. Chapin, 
•eoj. 

BHODE ISLAND. 

NEWPORT, R. I.— Newport County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Sept 25 to 27. Edward 
Anthony, secy. 

RIVER POINT. R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic. R. I., 
secy. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA. S. O— State Fair ot South Car- 
olina. Oct 29 to Nov.* 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria. S. O, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. O— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 28 to 26. N. D. Hannsu, aecy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON, S. D.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 

secy. 

TBNNBSSSS. 

ALEXANDRIA, TENN.— Fair. Sept 20 to 23. 
Rob Roy, secy. 

COLUMBIA, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. B. 

S. Thomas, secy. 
COOKVILLB, TENN— Fair. Sept. 27 to 30. 

L. P. Gillem, secy. 



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HARRIMAN. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 
KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
LIVINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 
LONDON, TENN.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 
ROCKWOOD. TENN.— Fair. Oct 16 to 19. 
TRENTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct 10 to 14. 

TSXA8. 

ABILENE, TEX.— Weat Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treaa.: J. H. Pickens, secy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct 14. 1900. W. H. Gee- 
ton. Dallas. Tex., prea.: Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.: J. B. Adoue. Dallas. Tex., 
treas. 

DENISON. TEX.*— Denison Driving Park and 
Fair Association. Sept 25 to 28. Walter 
S. Fairey, secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX—- Gillespie County 
Fair. Sspt 20 to 24. L. Hagen. secy. 

HOUSTON, TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. • -__ 

JACKSBORO, TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres. ; 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ. TEX.— Marques Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 5. F. M. Amos, pres. ; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs, secy. 

PALESTINE, TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Voviea P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.: 
J. C. Frost. San Antonio,' treaa.; John M. 
Vance, San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA. TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to 6. L. D. Heaton, prea.; 
Theo. Buhler. treaa.; L. N. Hofer. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 

VERMONT. 

BRATTLEBORO, VT.— Valley Fair. Sept. 

26 and 27. 
EAST HARDWICK, VT.— Caledonia Grange 

County Fair. Sept. 29. 

TUNBRIDGE, VT.— Union County Fair. Oct 
2 to 4. 

WOODSTOCK, VT.— Windsor County Agri- 
cultural Fair. Sept 25 to 27. H. C. Lock- 
wood, pres.; C. H. English, trees.; J. S. 

. Baton, aeey. 

VIRGINIA. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

FARMVILLE, VA.— Fair week of Oct 8. 
W. G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington. 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice. secy. 

FREDERICKSBURG, VaT— Rappahannock 
Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept 
26 to 27. 1900. E. D. Cole. Fredericksburg. 
Va., prea.; S. J. Qulnra, Fredericksburg, 
Va., treaa. apd secy. 

NORFOLK. VA— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

WASHINGTON. 

COLFAX, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. as to 

29. Charles McKenzie. sec'y. 
DAVENPORT. WASH.— Second Annual Fair 

of the Lincoln County Fair Association 

Sept. 25 to 29. J. H. Nicuolls. mgr. 
MT. VERNON. WASH.-^Skagit County Fair 

Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. 
NEW WHATCOM. WASH.— Whatcom County 

Fair. Date not axed. j. w. Clark, prea. 



NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.- Washlnton Statal 

Fair. Sept 24 to 29. T. B. Gunn. secy.;? 

J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet treas 1 
PUYALLUP. WASH.— Valley Fair Associa- I 

tion. Oct 4 to 6. L. A. Chamberlin. pres.: 

J. P. Nevins, secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane IndustrisI Ex- 
position. Oct 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead 
pres.; W. E. Hawiey. secy. 

WAL %^_ WALIjA ' WASH.— Walla Walla Val- II 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van da ; 
Water, secy. 

"WEST VIRGINIA 

ALLIANCE. W. VA.-Fair and Race Meet 'i 
About October. - 

WESTON. W. VA.-Le*ls County Fair. 
Sept. 25 to 27. R. H. Hail, pres.: Frank 
Wbelan, secy. 

WISCONSIN. 

BARABOO. WIS.— Fair. Sept 25 to 28. 8 
A. Pelton. Reedsburg. 

BERLIN, WIS.— Fair. Oct. 1 to A CM. 
Willis. 

BEAVER DAM, WIS.— Dodge County Fair j 
Association. Sept 24to 28. 1900. W. A. Vaa 



Brant, Horican. Wis.. pres.i A. L. Wallace. 
J 10 * L»r«. Wis., vice prea.; C. W. Harvey. 
Beaver_Dam, seoy.; fi. B. Drak. Beaver 



Dam. Wis., treaa.' 

BOSCOBBL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F. C. 

Muffley. 

DURAND. WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept 27 to 29. 1900. E. J. Ryan. 
prea.; W. B. Sm ith, treaa.: J. Dorwln. secy. 

EAC CLAIRE. WIS.— Combined Street Fair. 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct 2 to 6. 

EUGENE. WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit Dec. 27 to 29 
ma - - . :.*A*« 

ORANTflBURG. WIS.— Fair. Sept 26- to 2a. 
And. A Anderson. 

HORTONVTLLE. WIS._Fair. Sept 2$ to 
1 7. H. T. Buck. 

JBFFBR80N. WIS.-Fair. Oct 2 to I. J. 
L. Kearney. 

NEW LONDON. WIS.— New London Agricul- 
tural and Industrial Association. Sept 21 
to 28, 1900. A. Roloff, pres., B. H. Ratam. 
treas.; Henry Cannon, secy. 

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tr Agricultural Society. Swpt- 25 to 28. 1900. 
H. M. Boob. Richland. CHy. Wis., pres.; 
C. A. Matthews-, Itlrlca, Wis., vice pres.; 
J. II. Ken. Rcihland Center, treas.; w. F. 
J. Fogo, Rlcbland Center, seey._ 
EYMOUR. WIS.— Fair.. Sept 25 to 28. H. J. 
VanVuren. 

nUPERIOR, WIS.— Douglas County Agrlcul- 
! turat Society. Sept. 25 to 38. 1900. Q. L. 
Herrick, West Superior, Wta., pres.; Nick 
Lucius, Solon Springs, Wi»., vice pres.; 
I- L- Cass, West Superior, Wis., treas.; W. 
H. Webb. Superior. Wis., seer. 
nAUTOMA, WIS.— Waushara County Agri- 
cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1990. Gil- 
bert Temrant, Wautonm, Wis., pres.; Geo. 
P. Waibur, Wautoma, Wis., treas.: W. H. 
3a.. 1 " -wkntoma. Wis., secy. 
jfrBST SALEM, WIS.— Fair. Sept. 36 to 28. 
F. H. A. Nye, secy. 



CANADA. 

' LMONTH, ONT.— North Lawark Agrl cul- 
tural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. 1900. Jobs 
Forartte, Cedar Bill. Out., pres.; James 
Robertson, Aimente. Out., trees.; Win. D. 
McBweo. Almonte. Ont.. secy. 
SHCROFT, B. C— Fair. Oct 2 to. 5. 
KACHBURG, i»NT.--North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct .4 and S. John Brows, secy. 
RADFORD. ONT.— Bradfrrd Exhibition. 
Oct 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. '""'. ;. . ' 

RAMFTON, ONT.^-County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

URFORD. OKT.— Fair. Oct. 10 and 11. Al- 
bert Foster, secy." 

ALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct 11 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

: !ARP, ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct 2 

A and 3. John Argue^ secy. 

!:AYCGA, ONT.— baldimand County Fair. 

, Sept 25 and 2S. J. W. Sheppard. secy. 

-HARLOTTOTOWN. P. K. ISLAND-^Queens 

'County Agricultural Association Industrial 

i Exposition and Horse Fair. Sept 24 to 28. 

|F. L. Hazard, pres.; Chas. Smallwood, secy. 

hHATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair; Oct 9 

f to 11. 

,UTY OF CHATHAM. KENT. ONT.— Penln- 

. solar Fair. West Kent Agricultural Socl- 

f sty. Oct 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick, pres.; 

. K. O. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson, 



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•IEI.TA. B. C— Fair. Sept. 28 and 29. 
PRUMBO. ONT. — Blenheim Agricultural 'So- 
. eiety. Sept 2S and 2S. R. S. Martin. Prince- 
5 ton, pres.; W. Simpson, vice pres.; T. S. 
t Teller, secy. 

^itJNDAS. ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
K Oct t and 5. J. M. Knowles, secy. 
*AST SIMCOE. ONT.— East Slmcoe Agricul- 
i tural Society. Sept 24 to 26. A. B. Thomp- 
l son, secy. 

'JMBRO, ONT.— West Zona and Embro Fair. 
.-Oct 4. 

i?JNDERLEY. B. C— Fair. Sept 23. 

ifERGOS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
*j Oct 11 and 12. J. J. Craig-, secy. 
rjLESHORTON; ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 
T Oct 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 
J LOS. ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct. 
J 3 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

i:4MLOOPS, B. C.— Agricultural Exhibition. 

fSept 26 to 28. J. T. Robinson.' secy. 

.iEMPTVIIiDE, ONT., CAN.— Oxford Town- 

jT ship Agricultural Fair. Sept ZT and 28. J. 

,: C. Ruthford, pres.; Angus Buchanan, secy. 

AANGLEY, B. C— Fair. Sept 26. 
IE/' itJlARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Cous- 
\5^r i f'y F « lr -' Oct 3 to B. W. H. Hall., secy. 
»*,* ii: Ri 'iETCAIjFE, ONT.— County oit Russell Ex- 
fpiH iJl^hlbiUon. Sept 26 and 27. P. Sayer, secy. 
f 1-5 a ;HOEDEN, CAN.— Morden Agricultural Sod- 

' «tr. Sept 27 and 28. 1900. J. F. Hutchin- 

t son, pres.: J. Gilchrist secy.-treas. 

'rAFANEE. ONT.— Lennox Agricultural Fair. 

.1 Sept- 24 to 26. S. Ming, V. S., secy. 

;"EW WESTBJINSTER. B. C— Provincial 

. Fair. Oct 2- to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 

'| minster, B. C, secy. 

irORWICH, ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

ISHWEKEN, ONT.— Indian Fair. Oct 3 to 5. 

1TTERV1LLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 

1 Oct 5 and 6- Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

'aJSLSF, ONT.— Centre Bruce Exhibition. 
Csgt. 25 and 2C Geo. Chambers, pres.; F. 
K. fbeppard, secy. 

'ARIS. ONT.— North Brant Fair. Sept 25 

I and 2«. H. C. 0"NealI, secy. 

ICTON, ONT.— Prince Edward County 
(Ont) Pair. Sept. 26 and 27. Thomas Big- 
mar, secy. 

tENPREW. ONT.— South Renfrew Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren, 

. secy. 

[OCKTON. ONT.— 'World's Fair. Oct 9 and 
10.- David Bell. secy. 

AULT 8TB. MARIE." ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
son, pres.: Wdk. Brown, secy.-treas. 
HELBOURNB, ONT.— Shelbourne Exhibi- 
tion. Sept 25 and 26. Ik C. Dunbar, secy. 
IMCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct 
16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

TATNBK, ONT.— North Slmcoe Fair, 
and' 10. Archie Hill, secy. 



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tht(TRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct 
2 and 3. J. Brown, secy. 
TUTTON, ONT.— Georglna. and North Gwll- 
lunburg Fair. Oct 11 and 12. P. McCIel- 
lan. secy. 

ERNON, B. C-^Sept 26 and 27. 



WEST SiMCOE. ONT.— West Slmcoe Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28. F. Marr, secy. 

WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 . and 5. E. J 
Clark, box 36, secy. , 

WATFORD, ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct 
2 and 3. 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbrldge Fair. 
Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 

• Wallace, secy.; N. C. 'Wallace, treas. 

WOODSTOCK, ONT.— North Riding of Ox- 
ford. Blanaford and East Oxford Agricul- 
tural Society. Sept 26 to 28, 1900. Valen- 
tine Fleht. pres.; F. H. Dent. . Woodstock, 
Oat, Ttee pres.; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock. 
One. secy. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals. 

ABILENE, KAN.— Fall Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 3. J. E, Brewer, pres.; E. B. 
Malott, secy. 

ACKSON. TENN.— Elk"s Free Street Fair. 
Oct 15 to 20. Alt. Bensinger, chairman; B. 
F. Allen, gen. mgr. 

ALBANY, GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
secy^ ■ 

ALEXANDRIA, IND.— Milwaukee Avenue 

Street Fair. Sept 3 to 26. 
ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— The Arkansas City 

Harvest Home. Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips, 

gen'I mgr. - 

ATHENS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 1 to 6. M. H. Skalowski, chairman 
conn. com. 

ATLANTIC. CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct-8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy. 

AUSTIN, MINN.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Sept, 26 to 28. Chas. L. West pres.; J. D. 
Eheedy. and C. F. Cook, secys. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Old Ladles' Home Society 
Fair, at -City Hail. Oct. 9 to 11. 

BRIDGEPORT. CONN. — Centennial Anniver- 
sary. Nov. 12. 

BRISTOL, TENN.— Carnival and Street Fair. 
Oct 4 to 6. J. H. Winston, pres.; Oliver 
Taylor, manager amusements; Lindsay 
Bunting, secy. 

BUTLER,; MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 23 to 28. 

CAMDEN,' ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair and 
Camden. Carnival. Oct 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 

CANNEJC/rON, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 

. L... J. Early, secy. '. 

CANTON, MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct 2 
to 6. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres. ; P- C. Mills- 
paugh, secy.; W. F. Hodges, treas." 

CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 
to 6. H. C. Norcross, secy. 

CATSKILL, N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 
Co. "No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.; 
O. If. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy. 

CENTRAL LAKE. MICEL— Street Fair. Sept 
35 to 27. T. M. Rushton, pres.; H. A. Stev- 
ens, treas.; Carl Stroebei, secy. 

CHARLESVILLE, IND.^Corn Exhibition. 
Oct 1. Lane & Son, mgrs. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. 
Oct 1 to 12. Noble F. Martin, mgr. 

CHETOPA, KA"N.— Reunio? and Free Street 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Jos. Craft mgr. of priv- 
ileges; A. R. Bell, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sept 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House, Cincinnati. 

COLUMBIANNA. O.— Street Fair. H. O. 
Newell, secy. 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres. ; ' 

L. H. Chappell, vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 
secy.; Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 
COLUMBUS. WIS.-<!olumbus Street Fair 
and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 
C. Leitsch, pres.; John Topp, vice pres.; 
J. R. Wheeler, treas.; A. M. Bellack, secy.; 
C. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 

COLUSA, CAL,.— Colusa Ladles' Fair. Oct 6 
to 13. 

CORDELB, GA. — Street Fair. September. 

CORNWALL. ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
G. Harkness, secy.-treas. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
noke, Va., director gen'I. 

DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 
secy. 

OB FUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.— De Funlak 
Street Fair Association. Sept 28 and 29. 
W. L. Cawthon, pres.; W. T. May, vice 
pres.; R. W. Storrs. secy.-treas^ 

DELAWARE. O.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 8 to 13. George A. Orieble, 
gen. manager. 

DEXTER. . IA.— Dexter Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 25 to 27." J. C. Scoles, pres.; 
I. L. Patton. treas. : A. B. Eastman, secy. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct 2 to 6. J.*-N. Signor, mgr. 

ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 

ELROY, WIS.— Fair. . Oct 2 to 4. 

EMPORIA, KA8— Emporta Street Fair. Sent 
26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc- 
Candless, secy. 

FAYETTE, MO.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 28. John Freeman, pres.; Lee Crews, 
secy. 

FITSONBDRG, ONT.— Big Fair. Oct. 2 and 

3. Maurice McMahon, secy. 
FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 

Carnival. Oct 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, 

pres. and gen. mgr,; H. B. Sails, treas.; 

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FRANKFORT, KY.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival Association. Sept 25 to 28. Geo. 
H. Stehlin, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.; 
W. Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris- 
lan, treas. 

FULTON, MO.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 to 28. 
E. Levy, pres.; T. W. Rasser, vice pres.; 
J. R. Perm-, secy. ; W. C. Harris, treas. 

GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Street Fair & Carni- 
val. Oct. 16 to 20. , J. T. Leonard, pres. ; 
A. A. Wortham, secy. 

GIBSONBURG. O.— Street Fair. September. 

GIBSON CITY, ILL,.— Old-Fashioned Corn 
Carnival. Oct 2 and 3. 

HARR1SBURG, ILL.— Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. Willis, s*cy. 

HEALDSBURG. CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 

HOPKINSVILLE, KY.— Elks' Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 25 to 29. T. G. Llttlebals, 
chairman ex. com. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. ' 

HOWELL, MICH.Free Street Fair. Sept. 25 
to 28. R. B. McPherson, secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath, 
secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Show. 
September. 

KEOKUK, IAi — Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres. ; 
J. H. Finlgah. treas.: E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' FresJjStreet Fair and Trades 
Carnival. Oct 19 to 12. J. C. Sterchi. 
pres:; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
hart, secy. 

LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carn«- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

LONDONVILLE, O.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
3 and 4. J. A. Lingen, pres. ; J. P. Bow- 
man, secy. 

LOS ANGELES, • CAL.— Midway Carnival. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Ford Smith, pres. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept 
17 to' 29. H. V. Conn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee; Frank Fehr, dir. gen'I. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secy. 

LOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado- Exposition. 

Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe, treas. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Hon. Blrdges Smith, 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. 3. E. WUUs, treas. 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Carnival. Oct. 9 to 

12. W. H. Evans, secy. 
MARYVILLE, MO— Street Fair. About Oct. 

17 to 20. 

MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres.; W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MATTOON, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 

13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy. 
MAYFIELD, KY.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct 11 to 13. Rupert C. Wright, secy. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 
Street Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 
gen. mgr. 

MIDDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct 10 and 11. 

MILLERSBURG, O. — Maccabee Grand Carni- 
val. Sept 26 to 29. D. G. Hartman, gen. 
manager. 

MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 
Sept. 26 to Oct 4. 

MODESTO, CAL.— .Street. Fair. Date not 
fixed. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Montgomery Street 
Fair. Oct 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.: H. 
C. Davidson, vice pres.: N. Lobman. vice 
pres.; C. G. Abercrombie, vice pres.; L. L. 
Gilbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 
Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, mgr. 

NEVADA, MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 

NEW CONNERSTOWN, O.— Race Meet and 
Fall Carnival. Oct 3 to 5. 



NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 

NEWTON. KAN.— Gigantic -Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell. gen. mgr. 

OLNEYVILLE. R. I.— St Anthony Society's 
Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P. 
Gets, secy.. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 

PENDLETON, ORE.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. About Sept. 18 to 24. 

PORT JERVIS, N. Y.-Street Fair. Oct 8 
to 12. P. J. Caudy, secy. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
6. Asbury White, pres. ; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 

RED WING, MINN.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Society. Sept. 25 to 27. C 
W. Barber, pres.: C. S. Sultzer, secy.' 

ROSWELL, N. M.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. 
J. W. Stockard, supt. amusements, P. O 
Box 507, Roswell, N. M. 

RUSHVILLE, IND.— Free Street Fair. 

SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SALINA. KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 
Sept 24 to 29. Jas. A. Kimball preB.; Fred 
H. Quincey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.: 
Oscar Seitz, treas. 

SAN JOSE, CAT..— Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Grand Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 5 to 17. Geo. D. 
Benson, director general, Danville, Va. 

SENECA, KAN.— Free Street Fair. Sept. 26 
to 28. 

SIOUX CITY, IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 
1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'I mgr.; A. B. Beall, 
secy. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPARTANBURG. S. C— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 22 to 27. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD. MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar 
Oct 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct 8 

to 13. 
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 

Agricultural Carnival. Oct. 8 to 13. W. A. 

Collier, pres.; M. L. Tucker, secy. 
UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 

Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 
VEEDERSBURG, IND.— Eleventh Annual 

Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. M. 

Berry, pres.; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 
VENTURA, CAL- Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'I. 
WASHINGTON, IND.— Free Street Fair and 

Carnival. Oct. 1 to 6. Cicero Eskridge, 

pres.; L. H. O'Donnell, secy.; R. C. Davis, 

treas.; Jo. Gordon, privileges; Logan Hor- ' 

rail, ch. amusement com. 
WHITEHALL. ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

5. Robt. Luther, adv. agt. 
WICHITA, KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val. Oct. 1 to 6. Chas. G. Cohns, pres.; 

H. C. Lockwood, secy. 
winston-salem, N. c— Seml-Centennlal 

Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 

secy. 
YOAKUM. TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 

H. Trlbble. chairman: J. W. Cook, seey.: 

W. L. Johnston, treas. . 

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charge the data of all notable events, which 
areltkely to attract large fumcourses of people 
to any one particular city and for this reason 
prove of importance to advertisers, showmen, 
streetmen, general passenger agents, etc. 
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ALBEKT LEA, MINN.— Y. P. S. C. EJ State 
Convention. Oct. 18 to 21. Geo. P. Magill 
Owatonna, Minn., secy. 

ALTON. ILL.— W. C. T. U. State Convention. 
Oct. £ to 12. 

AMESBUBY, -. MASS. — Firemen's Muster. 
Sept. 26. 

APPLETON, WIS.— Wisconsin M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. 3. 

argos, IND.— Reunion Twelfth Ind ana Cav- 
alry. Sept. 2tt and 27. 

ATLANTA, G A.— Southern Surgical & Gyne- 
cological Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B. 
Davis, M.D.. Birmlneham. Ala. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Atlanta M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 
Convention. Nov., 1900. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— State Baptist Con- . 
vention. Oct., 1900. Rev. D. Dewolf, New- 
ark, N. J., secy. 

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.— Ancient Illustrious 
Order of Knights of Malta. Oct. 16 to 28. 
Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
Arch St.. Phlla. , 

AURORA, NEB.— W. C. T. U. State 'Conven- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 16. Mrs. E. M. Cobb, Yo.k, 
Neb., secy. 

BATAVIA, N. Y.— American Fraternal Insur- 
ance Union, State Assembly. Sept. 25 and 
26. Dr. c. A. .Kendall, 316 Pearl St., Buffalo, 
N. Y., secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Civic Philanthrop- 
ic Conference. October. S. Sherm, if> 
Stanley Terrace. Chicago, 111., secy. 

BELLEFONTA1NE. O.— Ladies of Golden 
Eagle Grand Temple. Sept. 23 to 2T. 

BELLEFONTAINE, O.— Knights of Golden 
Eagle Grand Castle. Sept.. 25 to 27:' 

BERRA, O.— North Ohio M. E. Conference. 
Sept. 26. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 15 »o 17- 1900. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.-Hace Celebration. 
Sept. 27. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— P. O. of A. National 
Camp. Oct. 23 and 24. G. S. Maurer, La- 
velle. Pa., secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— General Assembly of 
the Knights of Labor. Nov. 13. J. W 
Hayes, 43 B St. N. W.. Washington. D. C. 

BLOOMDALE. O.— Reunion 144th O. V. L 
Association. Sept. 26. 

BLOOMINGTON, IND.— Indiana University 

■ Republican Club's Jubilee and Pow-wow. 
Sept. 28. 

BOAZ, ALA.— Alabama M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. 

BOONVILLB, N. Y.— Epworth League Utica 
-District Convention. Sept. 25 "and 26." 
BOSTON, MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
gress. M. W. Sackett, Meadville, Pa., secy. 
BOSTON, MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta. 
■October. . 

BOSTON, MASS.— International Seamen's 

Union of America. December, ISO*. .'■'"'. 
BOSTON, MASS.— American Flag Protectors' .: 
- National Convention. Oct. 1. Augustus 

Bedford, 43 Milk st, Boston, Mass., secy. 
BOSTON, MASS. — Coopers* International 
. Union of N. A. Oct. 8. James A. Cable, 
54* Elizabeth av.. Kansas City. Kan. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Society of Arts and Crafts. 
Spring; 1901. Henry L. Johnson. 272 Con- , 
cress aL. Boston. Mass. ' 

BOSTON, MASS.— Reunion Forty-seventh- '- 
Massachusetts Regiment. Sept. 23. 

BOSTON. MASS.— A. and I. O. K. of M., ' 
Grand Commandery. Sept. 25. John W. : 
Hicks. 606 Tremont St., Boston, Mass., se:y. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Twentieth Century Exposi- 
tion. Oct. L 

BOSTON. MASS.— Woman's Board of Mis- 

; sions or Congregational Church. Nov.,1900. 

BOSTON, MASS.-,Slgma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
ternity. Dec. 27: to 30. Howard P. Nash, 
Northport, L. I., N. Y-, secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Railway Associ- 
ation. Oct. 24. W. F. Allen, 24 Park Place, 
New York City, secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Freight Claim Association. 
Oct. 3. Warren P. Taylor, Richmond, Va., 
secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Flag Protect-" 

ors* National Convention. Oct. 1. August 
. Bedford, 43 Milk St.. Boston, Mass., secy. 
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— I. O- G. T. Grand 
Lodge. Sept. 25. Mrs. Florence Screen, 
Box 38, Cheshire, Conn., secy. 
BROOKLYN, ; N. Y.i-National Union of 
Young Men's Catholic Associations. Sept. 
25 and 27. E. P. Gallagher, Mt. Airy and 
Sprague sts., Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 
Bucyrus. Reunion 49th Regiment O. V. V. I. 

Sept. 27. 
BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
- elation. Oct. 9 to 1L Geo. W. Tucker, 

Philadelphia. Pa., pres. 
BUFFALO. N. ?. — American -Association of 
General Passengers and Ticket Agents' As- 
sociation. Oct. IS, im. A. J. Smith, Clavt- 
lasd, O." * - 



BUFFALO, *}. Y.— American BotUera' Asso- 
ciation. Oct 9 to U. Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 

BURLINGTON. IA.— Congress of Religions. 
October. 

BUTLER, MO.— Reunion Old Setters of Bates 
County. Sept. 25. C. E. Boxley, Butler, 
Mo., secy. 

CALAIS. ME.— W. C. T. U-- State Conven- 
tion. Sept. 25 to 27. C. M. Dow, Portland, 
Me., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE.IA.— United Brethren in ChKst, 
Des Moines Conference. Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. 
Geo. Miller. Box 64. Carlisle, la., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE. MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Portland, Conn., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE^ NEB.— G. A. R. Reunion. 
Oct. 1 to 6. G. W. McKean, adjutant. 

CARNEGIE, PA.— Reunion 62d Pennsylvania 
Volunteers. Sept. 27. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Races. Oct. 3 to 6. 
G. K- Barton, mgr. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— American Poland - 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14 ' 
19ffiL W. M. McFadden. West Liberty. Ia. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa. 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday in 
April, 1»0L J. G. Graves. Lock Box 15, 
Cedar Rapids. la., secy. 

CENTERVILLE, MD.--Epworth League, 
Eastern District Convention. Oct., 1900. 
Rev. E. C. Simfleld, Chestertown.Ind., pres. 

CENTRALIA, ILL.— Reunion Forty-eighth 
Illinois Regiment. Sept. 27. 

OHANOTE, KAN.— Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W.' First Wednesday in 
May. 190L Mrs. Georgia Notestine, Hiawa- 
tha. Kan., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— League of American 
.. Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F Gilkl- 

son. New York City, N. Y., secy. 
CHARLESTON, S. C— International Associa- 
tion of Fire Engineers. Oct 9 to 12 HA. 
Hills, Wyoming, O., secy. 
CHARLOTTE, N. C— Associate Reformed 
Synod or the South Nov. ,9. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-Society of the 
Army of the Cumberland. Oct. 9 to U. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Holston M E ' 
Conference. Oct. 10. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Reunion of Span- 
ish-American War Veterans. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Christian Workers' Conven- 
tion. Sept 19 to 26. H. W. Pope, 80 Insti- 
tute Place, Chicago, ill., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick. 
Chicago, 111., secy. • 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Tuberculosis, Cl"matology 
and Hydrology Forum. 'Nov. 6 and 7. Dr. 
Thos. Bassett Keys, 92 State St. Chicago, 
III., secy. ( 

CHICAGO, DLL.— Order of Select Knights, 
Grand Legion. Sept 28. J. J. Detrich, Chi- 
cago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Northwest Fire Underwrit- 
ers' Association. Sept 26 and. 27. S. S 
Wagner, Ass'n Bldg. Chicago. 111., secy. 
CHICAGO, ILL.— Rock River M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. S.- 
CHICAGO. ILL.— Bohemian Catholic Central 
. Union. Sept 26. F. Lindelar, 56 Jewett St. 
Cleveland. O. 

CHRISTIANSBURG. VT.— East Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 18. 

CINCINNATI. O.— Anointed High Pr'ests 
Ohio Council. Sept. 25. E. Hagenbuch, Ur- 
bana. O., secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15. 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 
^CINCINNATI. O.— General Grand Chapter of 
r Royal Arch Masons of United States. Sept 

25. Christopher Fox. Brooklyn. N. Y. 
CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— West Virginia M. 

E. Conference. Sept. 26. 
CLEVELAND. O —National Pr'son Associa- 
tion of U. S. Sept 22 to 26. Rev. John L 
Milligan, Allegheny. Pa., secy. 
CLEVEIiAND. 0.— National Prison Associa- 
tion of United States. Sent. 22 to 26. John 
,L. Milligan, Allegheny, Pa., secy. 
CLEVELAND. O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
7 soeiation. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon- 
geley, 600 Penn. ave., Washington, D. C. 
*. secy. 

CLEVELAND, O —Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Associat'on. Nov. 13 to 15. S. C. Fishel 
192 Clark St., Chicago, 111., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— National Baptist Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to 16. 

CLEVELAND. O.— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON, IA.— Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en Precept SuDreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D.. Peck, Clinton. la., secy. 

CLYDE, N. C— Blue Ridge M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct 4. 

COLUMBUS. NEB.— Catholic Kniehts of 
America State Convention. Oct 16. John 
Graf, Columbus, Neb., secy. 

COLUMBUS. O.— State Embalmers* Associ- 
ation. September. Mrs. M. J. Fisher. Co- 
lumbus, O., secy. 

CONCORD. N. H.— Knight Templars Grand 
Commandery. Sept. 25. George Perley, 
Cleaves. Concord, N. H., secy. 

CONCORD. N. H.— Republican Tenth Dis- 
trict Convention. Sept. 27. 

CONCORD. N. H.— Congregational Churches 
State Convention. Sept. 25 to 28. Rev. Geo. 
H. Reed. Concord, N. H.. secy. 

CONCORD, N. H.— State Firemens' Asso?ia- 
• tion." Sent. 28. Frank M.'Frisselle, Man- 
chester. N. H.. secy. 

CONCORD. N. H.— Democratic Tenth District 
Senatorial Convention. Sept 28. 

concord, N. H.— Epworth League Conven- 
tion.- Sept '26 and 27. 



CROOKSTON, MINN.— North Minnesota M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 3. 

DALLAS, TEX. — Concatenated Oraer Ho* 
Hoo. Oct 9. J. O. Baird, Nashville, Tenn.. 

' secy. 

DANBURY, CONN. — Banbury Agricultural 
Society Dog Show. Oct 2 to 6. ' Jas. Mor- 
timer, Banbury, Conn., secy. 

DARLINGTON, - S. C.— South Carolina M. E. 
Conference. Dec. 12. 

DAYTON, O.— Charities and Corrections 
State Conference. Oct., 1900. Joseph P. 
Byers, Box 581, Columbus, O., secy. 

DE KALB, ILL.— Luther League State Con- 
vention. September. F. L. Sigmund, Car- 
thage, 111., secy. 

DELAVAN, WIS.— American Farmers' Insti- 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17, 1900. F. E. 
Dawley, Fayetteville, N. Y-, pres. 

DENVER, COL.— American Gas Light Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17 and 18. A. E. Forstall, 58 
William St., New York City, secy. 

DENVER, COL.— National Funeral Directors' 
„. Association. Oct. 10 and 11. H. M. Kil- 
patrick, "Elmwood, 111., secy. 

DENVER. COLO.— State Homeopathic So- 
ciety. Sept 25 and- 26. Edwin J. Clark, 
Steele Block. Denver, Colo., secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Western Funeral Directors' 
Association. Oct 8 and 9. F. B. Watere, 
8th and Santa Fe ave., Denver, Col., secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June, 1902. 
Marion Lawrence. Toledo. 0., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, Order of 
the Eastern Star. Oct. 24. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Epworth League State 
Convention. Oct 25 to 28. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Teachers' As- 
sociation. Dec. 30. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, A. A. M. 
Oct 18. 

DES MOINES. IOWA— Brotherhood of Looo- 
motlv* Firemen. September, 1900. F. W. 
Arnold. Peoria, 111., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Reunion of Armies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900. 
Gen. A. Hickenlooper. Cincinnati, O., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— National Railway Mail 
Service Benevolent Association. October, 
1900. N. H. Nichols, Cleveland. O.. secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Federation of Commercial 
Schools, December, 1900. 

DETROIT, MICH.— American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 30. Charles H. Hull. 
Ithaca, N. Y. 

DEXTER, ME.— Maine Sunday School Asso- 
ciation. Oct 16 to 18. Rev. H. W. Kim- 
ball, Skowhegan, Me. 
PULUTH. MINN.— German Catholic I'enevo- 
" lent Society's onvention. Sept. 23 to 25. 
Geo. Gerlach, pres.: St. Paul. Minn.; Geo. 
Graff, St. Paul. Minn., secy. 

DUNDEE, MICH.— Reunion Fifteenth Regi- 
ment Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Sept. 
26. Chas. Brown, Dundee, Mich., secy. 

DURANGO, COL.— Elks' Grand Conclave. 
Oct 12. 

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL,. — National Firemen's 
Association of U. S. Oct 5 and 6. 

EI.X GARDEN, W. VA.— A. O. Knights of 
Mystic Chain. Select Castle. Sept. 2S. J. 
E. Aronhalt, Elk Garden, W. Va., secy. 

ELLSWORTH, ME.— One Hundredth Anni- 
versary of City of Ellsworth. About Oct. 
2to 4. L. F. Giles, chairmam of committee 
on arrangements. 

EMPORIA, KAN.— Emporia Street Fair. 
Sept. 26 to 28. E. E. Fawcett, Emporia, 
Kan., secy. 

EMPORIA. KAN.— Seventh Day Adventists, 
State Camp Meeting. Sept. 20 to 30. 

ENID, • OKLA.— Oklahoma M. E. Conference. 
Oct. 18. 

ESCANABA. MICH— W. C. T. U. Twelfth 
District Convention. Sept. 26 to 28. Mrs. 
E. L. Parmenter, Menominee, Mich., secy. 

ESTILL SPRINGS, KY.— National Fox Hunt- 
ers' Association. Nov. 12. 

EVERETT, WASH.— Northwest Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct. 10 to 12. Rev. Wm-. E. Ran- 
dall, Tacoma, Wash., secy. 

FAIRMOUNT, MINN.— State Butter and 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2. 

FALL RIVER, MASS.— State Committee, Y. 
M. O. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode Is- 
land. Oct 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong. 767 
Tremont st. Boston, Mass. 

FINDLAY, O.— International Brotherhood Oil 
and Gas Well Workers. Oct. 8. 

FLEMINGSBURG. KY.— Kentucky Presby- 
terian Synod. Oct. 8. 

FORT FAIRFIELD, ME.— Field C r of 3d 
Battalion. 2d Regiment, Patrarcns Mili- 
tant I- O. O. F. Oct. 3 and 4. C. J5. 
Weeks. Rockland. Me., dept commjnler. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Red Ribbon Meeting. 
September. George D. Connor, Wayne Ho- 
tel, secy. 

FT. WAYNE, IND.—Un'on Veterans' Legion 
Ladies National Convention. Saptember 
Mrs. M. B. Tuxbury. Wilmington, Del., 
secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— United Brethren 
Church of United States and Europe. Cen- 
tennial Celebration. 190L 



GALE9BURG, iLL.-Dentai Society Twelfth 
District Convention. Sept. 25. Dr. Mayhee 
Galesburg, 111., secy. ' 

GRAND FORKS. N. D.— State Bar Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25. 

GUTHRIE. OKLA.— W. C. T. U. Territorial 
Convention. Oct. 2 to 4. Dorothy Cleve- 
land, Anadarko, Okla., secy. 

HADDAM. KAN.— Modern Woodmen Lo E 
Rolling. Sept 28. J. H. Yoder, secy. 

HAMILTON, O.— Reunion 167th Ohio Volun- 
teer Infantry. Sept. 29. Geo. A. Van De 
Graff, 401 East ave., Hamilton, O.. secy. 

HAMILTON, ONT— Canadian Ticket Agents' 
Association: Oct. 10. E. De la Hooke. Lon- 
don, Ont, secy. 

HAftRIMAN, TENN.— Eastern Tennessee 
Horticultural Society. September. 

HARRISBURG, PA.— Pennsylvania Presby- 
terian Church Synod. Oct., 1900. Rev. Dr 
Chambers, Harrisburg, Pa., secy. 

HELENA, MONT.— State Populist Conven- 
tion. September. 

HINGHAM, MASS.— Hand Engine Tourna- 
ment. Sept. 25. 

HINGHAM, MASS.— Firemen's Muster. Sept. 

25. ' » 

HOBART, IND.— Indiana State Dairy Asso- 
ciation. December. H. E. VanNorman 
Lafayette, Ind. 

HOLLY, COL.— Harvest Home Festival, In 
the fall. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— South Texas Hay Associ- 
ation. Oct. 2. J. T. Lacey, Pearland, Tex 
secy. 

HUTCHINSON. KAN.— Reunion Second Kan- 
sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 26. S. A. 
Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion Second Kan- 
sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 12 to 15 
F. E. Canan, Oakley, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.-G. A. R. State Re- 
union. Sept. 2i 10 29. Geo. W. Veale To- 
peka, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion State Veter- 
ans' Volunteer Association. Sept. 24 to 29 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.-Reunlon of Second 
Kansas Volunteer Association. September. 
S. A. Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

Indianapolis, IND.— Standard Chester 

White Association. January, 1901. J C 
Bridges, Bainbrldge. Ind. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Assistant Physicians 
of Hospitals for Insane. Last week In Sep- 
tember. Irwin H. Left, Pontlac, Mich. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Live Stock 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Association 
of Democratic Clubs. Oct 3. W. R. Hearst 
pres. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Military Order of the 
Loyal Legion. Oct. 10. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— American Public 

Health Association. Oct 22 to 26. Dr. C. 

O. Probst, Columbus, O., secy. 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Slack Cooperage 

Manufacturers' Association of U. S. Nov. 

21 and 22. M. A. Moore. Milwaukee. Wis.. 

secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Inspectors of Indus- 
trial Buildings. September. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct 5 to 7. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Y. P. C. T. U. National 

Convention. Sept 28 to 30. C. Dean, 1119 

The Temple, Chicago, 111., secy. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— National Christian 

Woman's Board of Missions. Oct. 11 to 13. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— National Convent on of 

the Christian Church. Oct. 12 to 19. Wm. 

F. Richards, Kansas City, Mo., secy. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— American Hereford 

and Shorthorn Breeders' Association Show. 
Oct 16. 

KANSAS CITY, MO— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct 16 to 19. T. C. Pen- 
ington, 2020 State st. Chicago. 111. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Supreme Lodge. N»- 
ttone! Reserve Association. October. A. 

G. Llgbtner. 306 Baird Bldg.. Kansas- City. 
KENDALLVILLE. IND.— International De- 
laine Merino Sheep Record. Oct. 10. U. C. 
Brouse, Kendallville. Ind., secy. 

KEOKUK, IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa, I. O. 

O. F. October 16 to IS. 
KEOKUK. XA.— Tenth Reunion Crocker's 

Iowa Brigade. Sept. 26 and 21. C. P. 

Birge, chairman; Ed. S. Carter, secy. 



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LA' GRANDE, ORE.— Knight Templars Grand 
' Commandery. Sept. 27. J. F. Robinson, 
Eugene, Ore., secy. 

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y.— LBjce Mohonk In- 
dian Conference. Oct. 10 to 12. 

LEBANON, PA.— Susqut-Centennial of Leb- 
anon, Pa. Sept. 23 to 30. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— I. O. O. ' F. Grand 
■Lodge. Oct. 16. D. L. Bradley, Caldwell, 
Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct 16. Minnie Priest Dun ton. Lew - 
iston, Idaho, secy. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— State Bankers' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 26 and 27. S. Bridges, 243 W. 
Main St., Louisville, Ky., secy. 

LEXINGTON, TENN.— Central Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 11. 
- LINCOLN, NEB.— Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of Nebraska. Oct. 2 and 3. Miss 
Teresa Hempel, 141 S. 12th st 

LITITZ, PA.— County Sunday-School Conven- 
tion. Oct. 11. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— Y. M. C. A. State 
■•■■• Convention. Oct. 4 to 8. Fred Fox, Pine 
Bluff, Ark., secy. 

LIVINGSTON, MONT— tate Firemen's Acso- 
ciation. September. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— State Federation of 
Labor. Sept. 25. J. W. Peters, South Bend, 
Ind., secy.- , . / 

LONG BEACH, CAL.— Southern California 
Veterans' Association. September. ■/ 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Southern California 

M. E. Conference. .Sept. 19, 1900. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Y. M. I. Grand Council. 

"Sept. 30. Geo. JV Lautz, Louisville, Ky., 

secy. "" 

LOUISVILLE, KY-— Church Fair, given for 

benefit of Sisters of Mercy. Oct. 15 to 27. 
LOUISVILLE, : KY.— Associated Labor Press 

of America. Dec. I?. S. S. Bohbrigbt, 15 

Mercer st, Cincinnati. O. 
LOUISVILLE, - KY.— American Associated 

Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- 

Dermott Chicago. III. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— American Federation of 

Labor. Dec. E. 1900. Frank Morrison. 423 

G it., Washington. D. C. 
LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Roadmasters' Con- 
vention. Nov. 13. 1900. J. B. Dickson, secy.. 

Sterling. D.1. 
MACON, MO.— Old Soldiers' Reunion, under 

auspices of G. A. R. Oct 2 to 4. F. A. 

Jones, pres. 
MANITOWOC, WIS— Chicago German M. E. 

Conference. Sept 27. 
MARIETTA, PA.— County G. A. R. Reunion. 

Oct. 9. 

MARSHALL, TEX.— M. E. Conference. De- 
cember 5. - 

MARSHALLBERG, N. C— Atlantic Mission 
M. E. Conference. Oct. 5. ' 

McKEESPORT, PA.— Pittsburg M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept 26. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Tennessee M. E. Con- 
ference. Oct. 18. . 

MIDDLETOWN, CONN— State Universalis! 
Convention. September. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Western Traveling 
Freight Agents' Association. Sept. 28. F. 
M. Day, Davenport, la., secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Agricultural 
Press League. ' Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Marco 
Morrow, 1712 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111., 
■ secy. ' 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— National Master Horse 
Shoers' Protective Association. Oct. 8 to 
13. W. J. Moore. Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Sept. 25. Fred E. Wheaton, 
Minneapolis, Minn., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN— National Council of 
Women. Oct. 16 to 18. Kate W. Barrett, 
Washington, D. C. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Wesuru Surgical 
and Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market St., 
Chicago. 111. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
the Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
win G. Weed, Jacksonville. Fla.. secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— State Legislature 
meets. Nov. 13, 1900. 

MONTPELIER, VT. — State Legislature 
Meets. Oct 3. 

MONTPELIER, VT.— Grand Court Vermont 
Togm. May, 1901. John F. Roche. 37 .Henry 
st, Mbntpeller, Vt, secy. 

MONTREAL, QUE.— Canadian Roadmasters' 
Association. Oct. 17. J..J)rffikVater. Ca- 
nadian Pacific, Winchester, Ont., secy. 
S. A. Housten, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

HOEGANTOWN, W. VA.— State Grand Lodge 
Pythian Knights. Oct. 12 to 15. 

MT. AYR, IA. — Reunion Ringgold County O d 
Settlers' Association. Sept_22. S. W. Kel- 
lar, Mt. Ayr, la., secy. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Michigan Federation 
of Labor. Oct 9 and 10. 

M USKOGEE, I. T.— W: C. T_ U. Territorial 
Convention. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs. L. E. 
Harsha, Muskogee, I. T., secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— A. O. V. W. Grand 
Lodge. Sept 30. J. H. Thompson. 411% 
Union St., Nashville, Tenn. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights and Ladles of 
Honor. First Tuesday after the third Mon- 
day, April, 1901. Henry Buttenberg, 248 2d 
st. Memphis. Teron.. secy. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
tle Olub. annual meeting. December. 1900. 
T> 8. Williams. Nashville. Tenn.. secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— independent Older Forest- 
ers. High Court. September. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— A. O. U. W , Grand 
Lodge. September. - O. K. Gardner. 2201 
Wylle av., Pittsburg,. Pa. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— B. Y. P. U. of Con- 
necticut Oct. 15 and 16. H. A. Edgcomb, 
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NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Eairchild, Roch- 
ester, N. Y., aecy. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Connecticut Teach- 
ers' Association, Annual Convention. Oct. 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge- 
port, Conn. / 

NEW HAVEN, CONR-New Haven County 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to 16. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. /Nov. 14 and 15. 

NEW LONDON, CONN.— Junior O. U. A. M. 
State Council.- Sept 25. R. E. Osborn, 19 
Well ave., Danbury, Conn., secy. 

NEW LONDON,' CONN.— Reunion 21st Conn. 
Volunteer Veterans' Association. Oct. 2. 
B. E. Smith. Willimantic, Conn. 

NEWPORT, KY.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Sept. 26 and 27. Miss N .H. Ross, Louis- 
ville, Ky., secy. 

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.— State Sports- 
men's Association Tournament. Sept. 20 to 
Oct. 10. J. L. Stangroom, New Whatcom. 
Wash., secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— American Electro-Ther- 
apeutic Association. Sept. 25 to 27. Geo. E. 
Bill, Harrisburg, Pa., secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Carriage Builders' Na- 
tional Association*. Oct. 16 to 18. H. C. 
McLear, Wilmington, Del., secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— International Associa- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. F. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st. New York City. secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24. Marcus Nathan, New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY— College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors' Convention. Dec, 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage, New York City, secy. 

NORTH TONAWANDA. N. Y.— Genesee M. 
E. Conference. . Sept. 26. 

NORTONVILLE, KAN.— Northeast Kansas 
Jubilee. Oct. 2 to 4. A. J. Perry, secy. 

NORWALK, O.— Reunion 25th Regiment Ohio 
Vet. Vol. Inf. Sept. 27. James R. Smith, 
Station B, Toledo, O., secy. 

NORWICH, CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
Sons of Connecticut. Oct. 10 and 11. 

NORWCH, CONN.— State Council of O. U. 
A. M7 May, 1901. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National 
Paintj Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 9 
to U. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. Y., 
secy. • 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National Pa'nt 

Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 9 to" 11. 

J. M. Peters, New York City, secy. 
OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— American 

Traveling Passenger Agents' Association. 

Oct. 8 to 10. S. Van Duzen, St. L. & S. F. 

R. R., Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.-National 
Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 
9 to 11. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. 
Y., secv. 

OMAHA. NEB.— State Bankers' Association. 
Sept 25 and 26. 

OTTUMWA. IA.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
. vention. Sept. 25 to 27. Miss Jennie E. 
Catlin, Fairfield, la., secy. 

OSAGE, IA.— Upper Iowa M. E. Confersnce. 
Oct. 3 to 1C. J. G. Van Ness, 206 W. Main 
St., Marshalltown, la., secy. 

OSWICHEE, ALA.— Eastern Alabama Union 
Order of Land Fellows. Sept. 18 to 23. A. 
B. Edwards, Salem, -Ala., secy. 

OURAY, CAL.— Rathbone Ssters Grand Tem- 
ple. September. Eliza A. Gardner, box 588, 
Boulder. Col. 

OWATONNA. MINN.— Minnesota M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept. 26. 

OWEGO, N. Y.— Reunion 137th Veterans' Vol- 
unteer Association. Sept. 23. Capt. Geo. H. 
Douglass, Candor. N. Y., secy. 

OWOSSA, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— W. C. T. U. State 
Convention. Sept. 26 to 28. Miss Francis 
Davidson. Parkersburg. W. Va., secy. 

PATERSON, N. J.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Sept. 25. 

PEKIN, ILL.— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy., 
Kankakee. 111. 

PEORIA, ILL— National Associat on of Post- 
masters. Sept. 25. 

PEORIA, ILL.— National Association of Post- 
masters. Sept. 25. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Eastern Maintenance 
of Way Association. Middle of September. 
F. C. Stowell, Ware, Mass. 



PHILADELPHIA, PA— Perina Christian En- 
deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc- 
Donald, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— American Brother- 
hood of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 
ber, 1900. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— International Y. M. 
C. A., Railroad Department, Convention. 
Oct. 11 to 14. Chas. R. Towson, 41st si. 
and Westminster ave., Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 

PHOENIX, ARIZ.— Arizona Mission M. E. 
Conference. Sept. 26. 

PINE BLUFF, ARK.— Arkansas State Fair. 
Oct. 22 to 27. M. E. Bloom, Pine Bluff, 
Ark., secy. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— American Humane Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to 12. Francis H. Itowley, 
Brookline, Mass., secy. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— Exposition. Sept 5 to 
Oct. 20. 

PITTSBURG, PA. — National Association, Mu- 
nicipal Electricians.- Sept 25 and 26. Henry 
Cottell, 11 Wareham st, Boston, Mass., 
secy. 

PLYMOUTH. PA.— Wyoming Baptist Associ- 
ation. Sept. 25 to 27. Rev. B. F. McGee. 
147 S. River st, Wilkesbarre, Pa., secy. 

PORTLAND, ME.— State Woman's Suffrage 
Association. Sept. 19 to. 21. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— Western Norwegian and 
Danish M. E. Conference. Oct. 4. 

PORTSMOUTH, O.— Reunion E6th O. V. I. 
Regimental Association and 53d. 91st, 18th. 
36th and 39th Ohio Infantry. Sept. 18. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs. M. A. Bab- 
cock,- Providence, R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.— Protestant Episcopal 
Congress. Nov. 13 to 16. ; Rev. Thos. R. 
Harris, Scarboro, N. Y., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct 17 and. 18. Edgar O. 
Kinsman, D.D.S., 15 Brattle Sq., Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 

PUNXSUTAWNEY. PA.— K. G. E. North- 
western Reunion. Sept 25. John Long, Ho- 
ratio, Pa., secy. 

PUTNAM, CONN.— French-Canadian People 
of New England and New York. - Sept 2j 
and 27. Hector Duvcrt, Putnam, Conn., 
secy.-:' 

REIDSVILLE. N. C— North Carolina M. 6.. 
Conference. Oct. H. 

RICHMOND, VA.— State Firemens' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 26 to 28. L. E. Lookabill, Roa- 
noke, Va., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Tri-State Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolinas and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va." Midle of February. 190L 
Paulus A. Irving, M.D., 301 W. Grace st 

RICHMOND. VA.— Daughters of America. 
Oct 2. Julia Tipton. Denrtson. O. 

RICHMOND. VA.— The Brotherhood of St 
Andrew. Oct 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 

RICHMOND, VA. — American Bankers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct 2 to 4. Jas. R. Branch, 20 
Broad street. New York City. N. Y. 

RICHMOND, VA— National Hardware Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley. Philadel- 
phia Pa., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— I. O. O. F. International 
Press Association. Sept. 18. John W. 
Bourlet Concord, N. H.. secy; 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 

SALEM, MASS.— Reun'on Twenty-th'rd Mas- 
sachusetts Regimental Association. . Sept. 
28. W. Welch. Salem, Mass.. S3cy. 

SALEM. ORE.— N. P. German Mission Con- 
ference. Sept. 27. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— National Live 
Stock : Association Convention. Jan. 15 to 
18, 1901. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
of America. Dec. 3. 1900. John T. Wilson. 
G. C„ St Louis. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Austin M. E, Confer- 
ence. Dec. 13. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Trxas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten. . 
Brownwood, Tex.: J. H. Truett White- 
wright, Tex. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Prot»stanf Kpisco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 19 1. Rev. 
C. L. Hutchins. 

SANTA FE. N. M.— New Mexico Erigl'sh Mis- 
sion M. E. Conference. Oct. 4. 



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- - SANTA FE, N. M.— New Mexico Spanish 
Mission M. E. Conference. Oct U. 
SEWARD. NEB.— Seventh Day Adventists. 

- State Conference. Sept 12 to 25. J. F. Beat- 
ty, 1505 E st, Lincoln, Neb., secy. 

SEWICKLEY. PA.— Reunion 63d Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteer Regimental Association. Sept 
20. Gilbert A. Hays, 331 Fourth av., Pitts- 
burg, Pa., secy. . 

SIOUX PALLS, S. D.— Dakota M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. 3. 

SOMERSET, PA.— Churches or Christ 'in 
Western Pennsylvania. Sept 26 to 28. T. 
E. Crambert, 351 Spahr st, Pittsburg, Pa., 

: secy. 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Firemen's 
Muster. Sept 27. 

SPENCER, IA.— Northwest Iowa M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept. 2*. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Live Stock 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Millers' State 
Association. First Wednesday in Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt. Highland. I1L 

c. rUNGFIELD, MASS.— American Mission- 
ary Association. Oct 23 to 25. Philip S. 

Mcxcm. secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. O.— National Improvement 
League. Oct 10. 

STEELTON. PA.-U. B. Church Conference. 
Sept. 26 to 30. Rev. Z. A. . Weldler, Read- 
ing, Pa.; secy. 

STEVENSVILLE. MONT.— I. O. G. T. Grand 
Lodge. September. J. A. -Longstaff. Ana- 
conda, Mont., secy. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Knights of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1901. A. 
Segger, 1620 Front av.. Kansas City. Mo 

S1\ LOUIS. MO.— Brotherhood 'of Railway 
Trackmen of America. First Monday In 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive st, St 
Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Association of Railway Su- 
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oct 
16. S. F. Patterson. Concord. N. H. 

ST LOUIS. MO.-RetalI Dealers' Association 
of Vehicles and Implements of United 
States. Oct 3. J. R. Wright. Domohan. Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— American Board of Com. 
for Foreign Missions. Oct 9. S. B. Capen 
Boston, Mass., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.-Knights or Father Matthew 
Supreme Council. Oct. 15 and 16. Thos 
F- Bowdern, 1803 Locust street, St Louis. 
Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO— Protestant Episcopal 
Church Missionary Council. Oct. 23 to 25 
S. T. Copeland, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO— Railway Signaling Club. 
Nov. 13. C. O. ' Tilton, West Milwaukee. 
Wis., secy. 

ST. PAUL. MINN.— Grand Encampment" L 
O. O. F. of Minnesota. January. 1901. , s. 

- E. Ferree. Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 
SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Delta Upsiion Fraternity 

National Convention. Oct.- 18 and 19. Eben 
W. Cutler, 310 Ostrcm ave., Syracuse, N. Y., 
secy. 

TALLAPOOSA. GA.— Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. 

TOLEDO, O— I. O. F. High Court Sent 18 
to 20. L. Robechect, 91 Water Bt, Cleve- 
land, O., secy, i 

TOLEDO, O— National Convention, G. A. R, 

1903. .--..- • 

TOPEKA. KAN.— Musical Festival. Opening 
of new auditorium. Sept 24 to 29. T. J. 
Anderson, secy. 

TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association.. October, 1900. -Mrs. F„J. 
Barker. Manchester. N. H-. secy. 

UNION HILL. N. J.-Order of True Friends. 
Oct 2. Morgan R. Clark, 163 Metropolitan 
Av., Brooklyn. N. Y. 

UTICA," N. Y.— Annual Sidepath Convention. 
Sept 20 and 21. W. W. Canfleld, secy. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Valdosta Exposition. Oct 
30 to Nov. 2. 1900. A. Moore, Valdosta, G*.. 
mar. . 

VICTORIA. TEX.— West Texas M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 19. 

VINTON, IA.— Reunion Benton County Vet- 
erans' Assocation. Sept 23 and 27. E. H. 
Colcord, Vinton, la. ;. secy. - - ■_. 

VNTA. I. T-— Territorial Press Assoc'atlon. 
September. B. F. Jobe, So. McAllister, I. 
T., secy. " 

WACO, TEX.— Southern German M. E. Con- 
ference. Nov. 29. 

WAKEFIELD, MASS.— Firemen's Field Day. 
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WAGONER, t. T.— Reunion of Blue and Gray 
and Spanish-American Soldiers. Oct. t to 

WARRENSBURG, MO Reunion Un'ted Con- 
federate Veterans of Missouri. Sept. 28. 

WARRENSBURG, MO.— Sons of Veterans, 
State Reunion. Sept. 27 and 28. 

WARWICK. R. I.— State Liquor League. 
September. Jobn F. Quinn, Cen. Falls, R. 
I., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble, 514 F st. 

' WASHINGTON. D. C— United Supreme 
. Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of 
Masons; also. Imperial Grand Council, 
Mystic Shrine. Oct. 3 to 6. Magnus Li. 
Robinson, 606, .3. Washington St., Alexan- 
dria. Va. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Sons of Rerelutlon 
Triennial Session. April If, UOJ. James 
Mortimer. Montgomery. K. Y., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylle. Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Good Samaritans' 
National Grand Lodge. Sept. 29. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Union Veterans' Na- 
tional Encampment. Oct. 2 to 5. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Not. 14. John Trimble, 
514 F street. Washington, D. C. secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Centennial Celebra- 
tion, Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec.. 1800. Dr. R. G. Wylle, 
Williamsburg, Pa.. Secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. Dec.. 1900. Glenn Brown, 
Washington, O. C, secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. De-jitaber. Glenn Brown, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C.— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M. 
Fry, The Temple, Chicago, secy. 

WASHINGTON. *IA.— Reunion Twenty-fifth 
Iowa Veterans. Sept. 28. J. W. Garner, Co- 
lumbus Junction, la., secy. 

WATSONTOWN, PA.— Reunion 131st Regi- 
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sept. 17. 
John R. Conner, Watsontown, Pa., segy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Wisconsin Presbyerlan 
Synod and Woman's Synodical Missionary 
Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. S. Wilson, 400 
Cottage St.. Merrill. Wis., secy.. 

WAUPUN, WIS-— Reunion 3d Wisconsin Vet- 
. efan Infantry Association. Sept. 18. O. W. 
Page, Waupun, Wis., secy. 

WAUSAU. WIS-— Northeastern Association 
and the No rthwe s t e rn Association. Oct. 15. 
Carl MatMe. rapt of the former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pre*, of the latter. 

WAYNESBORO, GA.— Savannah M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 13. 

WELLINGTON, O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters. State Branch. Oct.. 1900. Mrs. D. W. 
Wlllison, 36 W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O., 
secy. 

WELLINGTON. O.— Ohio Branch Interna- 
tional Order ot the Kings Daughters and 
Bona. Oct.. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams, 26 W. 10th av*.. Columbus. O. 

WESTBORO, MASS.— Firemen's Master. Oc- 
tober 8. ,, 

WHEELING. W. VA.— NaUonal Tobacco 
Workers" Union of America. Sept. 24. E. 
Lewis Evans, 422 Granite Block. St. Louis. 
Mo., secy. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Grand Lodge, L O. 
Red Men. May 1 to T. 1901. 

WHEELING. W. VA.— Knights of Golden 
Eagle. Grand Castle. Sept. 24. E. L. Br- 
ans. 422 Granite Block. St- Louis. Mo., 
•ecy. . 

WICHITA. KAN.— State Sportsmen's Tour- 
nament. September. Geo. Pasham. Wichi- 
ta, Kan., seer. 

WILLIAMSTOWN. PA.— C. T. A. U. State 
Convention. September. John J. Triir»in x 
Wllliamstown. Pm.. neey. 

WILMINGTON, ILL.— Reunion 100th Regi- 
ment Illinois Veterans' ^sociation. Sept. 
20. Capt. Stewart. Wilmington, 111., secy. 

WINCHESTER. KT.— Grand Lodge, K. of P. 
of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 25. 1900. 

WINONA. MINN.— State Conference of Char- 
ities and Correction. Oct. 1 to 3. G. G. 
Cowie. St. Paul, Minn., secy. 

WORCESTER. MASS.— American Ant'quarian 
Society. Oct.. 190O. Chas. P. Adams, Lin- 
coln. Mass.. secy. 

WORCESTER. MASS.-Clara Barton Test 
No. » D. of V.. at G. A. R. Hatt. 38 Peari 
•C First and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren. 140 Chandler 
at. Worcester. Masa. 

TOUNGSTOWN. O.— Grand Council of Ohio. 
Foresters of America. Second Tuesday la 
May. 1NL Thoa. L. Hopkhis." 1402 Harvard 
■C. Cleveland. O.. secy. 

TOUNGSTOWN. O.— Xalghte of the Golden 
Eagle. Supreme Castle. Oct. * to XL W. 
C. Williams, Toungstown. O. 



Races. 

ATLANTA, OA.— Southern Interstate Fair 

Races. Oct. IT to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Gentlemen's Driving 

Park. Sept 19 to a. Glectrio park, Sept. 25 
to 28. 



BENNING8. (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— Nov. 
17 to M. 

BLUB GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
Sturgeon, Princeton, Mo., pres.; R. E. 
Lowry, Seymour, la., secy. Harris, Mo., 
Aug. 20 to 24: Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 to 
31; Seymour, la., Sept. 10 to 14; Centerville, 
la., Sept. 17 to 21: Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 
28: Chariton. la.. Oct. 1 to 5: Albia. la.. 
Oct. 8 to 12: Lamoni, la., Oct. 15 to 19. 

BRANCORD, CONN— Sept. 18 to 20, Oct. 17 
and 18. 

CADIZ, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 

Hughesville, Sept. 18 to 21 ; Lewisburg. Sept. 
25 to 28; Milton, Oct. 2 to 5; Bloomsburg, 
Oct. 9 to 12. 

CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 

Moundsville. Sept. 18 to 21: Smithfleld. 
Sept. 26 to 28: New Martinsville, Aug. 21 to 
24; Middlebourne, Aug. 28 to 31; Cadiz, Oct. 
2 to 4. 

COBLESKILL, N. Y.— Sept. 24 to 26. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept. 29 

to Oct. 14.' W. H. Gaston, pres. 
DANBURY, CONN.— Oct. 2 to 5. 
DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park. 

Sept. 25 to 28. Walter S. Faires. secy. 

DOVER, DEL.— Fairview Park. Oct. 2 to 4. 

DOVER, N. H.— Sept. 17 to 21; Sept. 25 to 27. 
A. N. Brown, secy. 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct. 22 to Not. t. 

FORT ERIE, ONT.— Sept. 1 to 22. 1900. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— Oct. 9 to 12. 

FREMONT, O.— Oct. 3 to 6. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— Indianapolis, 
Sept. 17 to 22; Terre Haute. Ind'.. Sept. 21 
to 29; Springfield, 111., Sept. 24 to 29. 

GRBBNBBURG, PA.— Sept. 25 to 28. 

HAMILTON. O.— Oct. 1 to 5. 

HAWARDEN, IA.— Races. Sept. 20 to 22. 

LEXINGTON. KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 

MANSFIELD. O.-^Sept. 11 to 31. 

MARYVILLE, O.— Oct 2 to 5. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Oct. 2 to 6. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet. 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association, Circuit: Blair, 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora^ Central 
City, Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloudy Nelson. 
Hubbell. Geneva. Seward-. Lincoln. Beatrice, 

- Every week from Jnne 20 to Oct. 20. W. P. 
P. HcCreary. Hastings. Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrens, Hastings, Neb., secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 

SMITHFIELD, O.— Sept. 26 to 28. 
SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 
Ga.. Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta, Ga., Oct. 29 
to Not. 3; Wavcross, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
Thomsonville Ga.. Brunswick, Ga., and 
. Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Oct. 2 to 5. 
TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Denton, Tex., 
Sept. 19 to 22: Dennison. Tex., Sept. 25 to 
28: Dallas. Tex., Sept. 29 to Oct. 14: Cor- 
sicana, Tex.. Oct. 15 to 19: San Antonio, 
Tex.. Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Houston, Tex., Nov. 
10 to 17. 
VALDOSTA. GA.— Oct. SO to Nov. 2. 

WASHINGTON, P.A Sept- 25 to 28. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire— Oct. 24. 

Ceearewitch — Oct. 10. 

Dewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 

Jockey Club Stakes (850.000)— Sept. 27. 

Manchester November Handicap— Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct- 12. 



Poultry Shows. 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Not. 27 .to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; W. T. Linn. secy. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

AUSTIN, TEX.— Not. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK. MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, Judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY, O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W. H. Raff, secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19. 190L Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., ; secy. 

CAREY, o.— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 
Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave. 
Judge: J. L Yohe. secy.* 

CARLINVILLE. ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. L 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E. E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Fanciers* Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmer, Butterfleld. RIgg, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt. Pierce. 
Bridge. Taylor and Tucker, judges; .Fred 
L. Kimmey, secy. 



CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 
secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l mar. 

DAYTON, O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 1901. D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

BAST LIVERPOOL, O.— Dec. 28 and 2». 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 
secy. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 

ERIE, PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 
Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
gott, judges; A. E. Blethen, secy. 

FITCHBURG, MASS.— Fitcbburg Poultry 
Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A. C. 
Hawkins and H. B. May, judges; W. E. 
Bennett, Fitchburg,. Mass., secy.: I. C. 
Greene, Box 703, Leominster. Mass.. adv. 
agent. Send card for premium list, now 
ready. 
FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 

GENEVA, O. — Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 

Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henry 

Munger, secy. 
GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 

and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 

A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Fanciers' Association 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 
J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 
secy. 
JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.— Adirondack Poultry 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, David A. 
Nichols. A. F. Pierce. Geo. Burgott, F. B. 
Zimmer, H. J. Quilhot, J. H. Drevenstedt, 
judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 
KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec 24 to 2s. 
H. A. Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 
LA CROSSE. WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 

Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 22. 
LA PORTE, IND.— Not. 27 to Dec. 1. Thet. 

Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 
LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 

Pet Association. Dec 24 to 31. 
LOGANSPORT, IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 
LYNN, MASS.— J" 3. 1 to 4, 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 
D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secy. 
MATTEAWAN, N. Y-— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 
MEADVILLE, PA.— MeadTille Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott, and others, 
judges; H. L. Lamb, Cambridge Springs, 
Pa., secy. 
MIAMISBURG, O.— Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Not. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby, secy. 
MT. VERNON, O. — Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Not. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy: 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 

8. C. G. Hinds, secy. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. U. 
to 15. J. Bmlen Smith, secy. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry • 
and Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to 17, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 
ROKKORD, ILL.— Northern Illinois Poultry 
Association Exhibition. Jan. 7 to 12, 1501. 
F. S. Horner, pres. ; Bert. R. Lucas, ilelvi- 
dere, "111., secy. 
SAGINAW, MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 
Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to 26. 1901. 
James A. Tucker, Judge; Edward Arndl, 
secy. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 

17. E. Van Every, Edenvale. Cal., secy. 
SHELBY. O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2. 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 
secy. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfleld, Hold and Tucker, Judges: H. F. 
Huelster, secy. 
SYCAMORE, O. — Sycamore. Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, Judge; Earl R. Will- 
iams, secy. v 
TOLEDO, O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
Dec. 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert, judge of poul- 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
pet stock; Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 
UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt.; T. 
; - H. Inman. secy. 

VAN WERT. O.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 5. 1901. D. J. 
Kobli. judge; C. E. Detter, secy. 
WALDEN. N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 29. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector MUIs- 
paugh, secy. 

WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry 1 and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
J. H. Bowden, secy. .' 

WAUSEON. o".— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. • Dec. 18 to SL SBarn 
Butterfleld, judge; p. Q. Teeters, secy.- 



WEST MANSFIELD. O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 

WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O., 
secy. 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs. secy. 



THE BILLBOARD 



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Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Pure Food Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. 8 to 11. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposi- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Henry S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. J, 1901. John O. Mtlbura. 
pres.; Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian- Exposition. Dec. 
I, 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
pres. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 
Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 
Adoue, treas. ; Sidney Smith, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Expo- 
sition. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon, 
pres.; R. W. Hilliken, vice pres.; W. C. 
Winsborough, secy.; John H. Powell, treas. 

LONDON, ENG., EARL'S COURT.— Women's 
International Exposition. 1900. Imre Ki- 
ralfy, manager. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 
Sept. 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 
E. J. Lindsay, vice pres. ; A. Trumpfl, secy, 
and gen'l mgr. 

SEATTLE. WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Exposition. About 
Sept. 24 to Not. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 
mgr. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— International Exposition. 
June 1, 1304. 



Additional Shows. 

ATLANTA, *GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick. 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY. HO.— Home Product Show. 
September, 1900. .Mr. Winsborough, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct. 16 to 26.' 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace, New York. 



STREET FAIR MANAGERS X'r n £*.t" 

BEVOLVIkC JADOEB. STATUARY ACT. PERCH aid 
SUCK WIKE, including stilts and bicycle on 
wire. Only a few weeks open. Address, 

WILL KBIGLBY, DuQuoin.Iil. 




Pomonas. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON, MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HADLET, MASS. — Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

HANSON. MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona, 
Dec. 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Not. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South— 
west Pomona. Oct. 6. 

SOUTH HADLEY. MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Oct. 11. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pjmona. Oct. 27. 

MAINE. 

NORTH AUGUSTA, ME.— Kenebec Pomona! 
Oct. 10. 

PIFSTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

VASSALBORO. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

ACWORTH, N. H Sullivan County Pomona. 

Oct. 13. 

BEDFORD. N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct. 24. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 

FARMINGTON, N. H.— Eastern New Hamp- 
shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

FITZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H.— Hillsboro County 
Pomona. Oct. 11. 

KEENB, N. H.— Cneshlre County Pomona. 
Sept. 26. 

LACONIA, N. H.— Belknap County Pomona. 
Sept. 24. 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 12. 

PELHAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 17. 

WASHINGTON, N. H.— Sullivan County Po- 
mona. Oct. 6. 

WEST RINDGE, N. H.— Cheshire County Po. 
mona. Oct. 6. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H.— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 

WILTON, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
Sept 25. * 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 
C. M. Hunhall, lecy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair, Dog Show. Oct. 
9 to 13. W. H. Gaston, pres.; Sidney Smith, 
secy. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Great Apple Car- 
nival and Agricultural Show. Oct. 10 and 
1L W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heavey, 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 
Vite, secy. 



Horse Sbows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 
T. H. Martin, secy. '■'• 

DES MOINES. IA.— Horse Show W. P 
Chase, gen. mgr. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Horse Show. Dates un- 
decided. Gen. John B. Castleman. pres. : 
Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent Alt- 
sheler, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. O— Horse Show. Oct. 
30 to Not. 3. G. E. Webb, secy. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 

Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
GEORGIA. 

Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Brldger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 

Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City. Ait— 
Edw. B. Brldger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. dough, 42 River at. 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. ft Dlst Co. 
Pekln— Standard BUI Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 

Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson it. 
Rockport— Toggle Lyceum, s. Cook, mgr. 



IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Bcall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison-<;ity Bill Posting Co. 
MASSACHUSETTS. 
. Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 
NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NKW YORK. 
Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher. 98 Chapln st 
New Yofk— New York B. P. Co. 
Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 
OHIO. 
Fostoria— W. C. Tin-ill & Co., 116 W. Tiflln St. 
Uhrichsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 
Uhrichsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 
ville. O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49. 
CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st, Van- 
couver, B. C. 
Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box 1129. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
• ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Des Moines— W. w. Moore 225 4th st. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison — City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons — George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 

New York City— New York Bill Posting Co. 

OHIO. 
Middletown— Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Schtiltx. 

PBNNSYLVANIA.1 
New Castle— The 3. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 



Distributors' Tips. 

The following is a revised and up-to-date 
list of reliable firms who are constantly send- 
ing out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
have his name on their list: 

ARKANSAS. 
The Guarantee Medical Co.,- Hot Springs. 

i CALIFORNIA. 

California Fig Syrup Co., 392 Church street, 
San Francisco. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Sawyer Medical Co.. 138 Middle street. 

Bridgeport. 

Prof. F. C. Fowler, Moodus. e 

Kickapoo Medical Co., New Haven. J* 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

A. O. Bliss & Co., 37 B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. 

M. A. Winter Co., 614. EleTenth street, 
Washington. 

GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co., Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
German-American Med. Co.. Kankakee. 
Green-May Medical Co., Bloomingtoh. ' 
H. E. Bucklin & Co., 265 Michigan avenue. 
Chicago. 

J. P. Dieter Co., 163 West Washington 
street Chicago. 

M. A. McLaughlin Co., corner Quincy and 
State streets, Chicago. 
A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

E. G. De Witt & Co., 205 LaSale ayenue. 
Chicago. 

Roy Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Providence Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Pabst Chemical Co., Chicago. 
Hanson's Ready Recovery Co., Chicago. 
Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 

INDIANA. 
Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral 
Springs. 
Dr. Miles' Medical Co., Elkhart. 
Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 
Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indlanapo- 

The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 
Van Camp Co., Indianapolis. 
Dr. N. C. Davis, Indianapolis. 

IOWA. 
I. C. HuWnger & Co.* Keokuk. 



KANSAS. 
The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 
Wilson Drug Co., Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 
Acme Chemical Co., New Orleans. 

MAINS. 
Dr. Thomson Medicine Co., Calais. 
Gould & Whipple, Portland. 

MAELAND. 

Emerson Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street, 
Baltimore. 

A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
. timore. 

Nelaton Remedy Co., 11 E.' German street, 
Baltimore. 

Chas. A. Vogeler Co., 300 W. Lombard, Bal- 
timore. 

Victor Remedy Co., Frederick. 

Winkelman-Brown Drug Co., Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. 
J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell. 
Chas. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. 
Novelty Plaster Works, Toutville. •' 
Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 
C. L. Graves & Son, Boston. 
E. C. Cowdry Co., Boston. 

MICHIGAN. 

Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 

Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 

Coonley Medical Co., Detroit. 

The Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit 

Dr. Goldberg, 291 Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street 
Detroit. 

Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit. 

Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co., Elizabeth and 
Woodward avenue, Detroit 

Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., 26 Congress 
street Detroit 

J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsburg. 

Stuart Co., Marshall. 

La Harpe Pattern Co., Grand Rapids. 

I. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. 

MINNESOTA. 
Pillsbury- Washburn Flour Mills Co., Min- 
neapolis. 
Kondon Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Louis. 
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St 
Louis. 
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.. St. Louis. 

MONTANA. 

Newbro Drug Co., Butte. ; 

NEBRASKA. 

Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. 
NEW JERSEY. 

Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 
NEW YORK. 

J. W. Brant Co., Albion. 

Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. 

Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. 

W. H. Comstock, Morristown. 

Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 

Hutton Remedy Co.. Buffalo. 

Dodd's Medical Co., 658 Ellicott Square. 
Buffalo. 

Foster, Milburn & Co., 293 Michigan street, 
Buffalo. 

Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street, Buffalo. 

R. T. Booth Co., Ithaca. 

Dr. D. Kennedy Corporation, Kingston. 

Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy. 

Allen Olmstead, Leroy. 

S. C. Wells- & Co., Leroy. 

Frank O. Reddish, Leroy. 

Bright's Chemical Co., Little Falls. 

American Tobacco Co., Ill Fifth avenue. 
New York City. 

B. T. Babbitt, 82 Washington street. New 
York City. 

Colgate & Co., 55 John street. New York 
City. 

F. E. & J. A. Greene, 35 W. Fourteenth 
street. New York City. 

Frederick Boyer, 36 Maiden Lane: New 
York City. 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co., 113 
Williams street. New Yorl City. 

Geo. W. Munro, 23 Vanderwater street. New 
York City. 

Pond's Extract Co., 76 Fifth avenue. New 
York City. 

Abbey Effervescent Salt Co., New York. 

Dr. Radway & Co., New York City. 

Seely & Co., New York City. 

A. M. Bininger & Co., New York City. 

Tarrant & Co.. New York City. 

R. & G. Corset Co., New York City. 

Health Food Co., New York City. 

New York Condensed Milk Co.; New York 
City. - 

Sam W. Hoke, New York C'ty. 

J. L. Prescott & Co., 90 West Broadway, 
New York City. 

Jas. Pyle & Son, 436 Greenwich street. New 
York City, r 

Scott & Browne, corner Pearl and Rose 
streets. New York City. 



Seville Packing Co., 77 Hudson street, Ne 
York City. , 

Tarrant & Co., 100 Warren street New York 
City. 1 

Dr. Louis Weigert Co., 136 Liberty street! 
New York City. f 

The Velvet Silver Soap Co., 31 Nostrand 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

Franklin Manufacturing Co., 131 Bu 
. street, Rochester. . 

Dr. Williams' Medical Co., Schnectady. 

A. N. Wright & Co., Syracuse. 

Merrell-Soule Co.. Syracuse. 

Dr. B. J. Kay, Saratoga Springs. 

OHIO. 

R. Pretsinger & Bro., Dayton. 

Drs. Hess & Clark, Ashland: 

Dr. W. S. Burkhart, 121 E. Seventh street: 
Cincinnati. • 

Golden "Specific Co., Glenn Building, Cln ; 
cinnati. 

India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta. 

Coffee and Spice Co., Columbus. 

Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 

Dr. Harter Medical Co.. Dayton. 

Akron Cereal Co., Akron. 

Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., 241 We: 
Fourth street, Cincinnati. 

Bayer Medicine Co., 1706 Adams street To ; 
ledo. 

Cheney Medicine Co., 1212 Adams strt 
Toledo. 

PENNSLVANIA. 

Climax Liniment Co.. Titusville. 

Miller Soap Works, Lancaster. 

Dr. Chase Co., 224 N. Tenth. PhiladelphlL 

Dobbins Soap Manufacturing Co., 119 Sout 
Fourth. Philadelphia. 

Dr. David Jayne & Sons. 242 Chestnu 
street Philadelphia. 

; H. H. Munyon's Remedy Co.. 1505 Arci 
street. Philadelphia. 

Fels & Co., Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia. 

Hand Medicine Co., Philadelphia. 

Merchants' Association, Williamsport. 

P. C. Tomson & Co., 25 Washington avenu 
Philadelphia. 

J. H. Zeillin & Co., 306 Cherry street Phi 
adelphia. 

Hostetter & Co., 59 Water street Pittsbu 
TENNESSEE. 

Thatcher Medical Co.. Chattanooga. 

New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

Chattanooga Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 
Pabst Brewing Co., 917 Chestnut street. Mil; 
waukee. 
Dr. Snoop Family Medic.'je Co., RacrM. 



Additional Fairs. 

ATKINSON, N. H.— West Rockinghai 

Grange Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. 
CLAREMONT, N. H.— Sullivan Count; 

Grange Fair. Oct. 2 ahd 3. 
FAYETTEVILLE. N. C— Cumberland Count; 

Agricultural Society. Nov. 7 to 9. Walte 

Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, am 

treas. 

FENWICK, ONT.— Pelham County Fair. Ocl 
10 and 11. 

HARTFORD, KY.— Hartford Fair. Oct 4 to 

LEBANON. PA.— Lebanon Valley Fair Asso 

elation. Sept. 25 to 28.' 
MERIDIAN, MISS— East Mississippi an 

West Alabama Fair Association. Nov. 1 

to 24. Sam Greenwald, pres.; E. L. Robin 

vice-pres.; Chasf W. Bailey, secy.; H. G 

Meyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald. 

L. Robins, C. J. Hyde, H. G. Meyer, Ch 

W. Bailey. 
MONTPELIEH. IND.— Montpsllrr Drivln 

Club Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. C. L. Smith, sec; 
NETHERBY, ONT.— Union Fair. Oct 2 and 
NORFOLK, VA.— Virginia State Fair. Oct. 

to 5. W. D. Dillon, secy. 
RICHMOND. VA.— Farmers' Fair Associa] 

tion. Oct. 22 to 26. Felix M. Jones, secy. 
RIDGEWAY, ONT.— Berti County Fair. Sepl 

2T and 28. 
STANSFORD. ONT.— Stansford Fair.' Oct. 

to 8. 
ST. CATHARINES. ONT.— Lincoln Count; 

Fair. Oct. 4 to 6. 
THGROLD. ONT.— Thorold Fair. Oct. 1 and 
WAINFLEET, ONT.— Wainfleet gair. Sep: 

2S and 29. 
WELLAND. ' ONT.— Welland County FaiJ 

Oct. 16 and. 17. 

Additional Street Carnivals. 

FUL.TON. MO.— Fulton Street Fair. Sept. 

to 28. J. R. Penn, secy. 
GLADWIN. MICHl— Gladwin Street FaiJ 

Oct. 3 and 4. 
LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Carnival. Oct. 

and U. 

SPARTANBURG, S. C— Street Fa'r and CaJ 
nival. Oct 22 to 27- Arch. B. Calvert, presj 
John F. Wilson, seey. : W. ' E. Burnettf 
tr°as. 



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ALABAMA. 

Anntston— L, Q. Jones. 
Birmingham— Theiss * Smith. 
Blrrofngham— G. F. McDonald. 
fZarton— Valentine Bra*. 
Oreonabero— D. W.- Taylor, 
MOBILE— Mobile BUI Posting Co. 
■hefleld— H. B. Elmore. 

, " ARKANSAS. 
Arkadelphia— Myal Greene.' 
Marianna— J. H. Grove. City BUI Poster. 
MenticeUo—B. M. Gardner. BUI Poster. 
Newport— John Claridge. 
Plae BInff— Chas. Senyard. 
Stuttgart— CoUler * Kleiner. 
Taxarkaaa— Lemly Bros. 

"", .. v CALIFORNIA. 

■akere&doA-B. B, Crain. 
Ban aLois Obispo— Harry Gear. 
Eureka— Eureka BUI Posting Co. 
Las Angeles— WHahlra Posting Co. 
Madera— P. L. Grace. . 
H a i e a tar-Wm. B. Daunt. ■ 
Meaterej— Cbas. F. Clenrord. 
Ora nge T . M. Totrot 
Orevflle— John R Wldener. 
Red Bluff— W. O. CrandaU. 
Redwood Cit\ — George West. 
Sacramento— W. A. Caswell, Bill Poster and 

Distributor. .... 
Sacramento— W. A. CasweJI, B. Poster ft DIsL 
Salinas City— O. H. Bullene. 
San Francisco — Owens. Varney & Green. 
Santa Barbara— W. J. Stafford. 
Santa Crux— L. A. Daniels. 
San Diego— San Diego Bill Porting Co. 
lasts Maria-^Geo. W. Brown. 

- P-aorar- John Ore. 

! rruekee— A. H. Prentiss. •-•-■• 
i railelo— M D. Neild. 
: ? Woodlanw— Dleta A Glendlnning. _ 
i COLORADO. 

Acnea— John 'B. Ledou. L. Box 395. 
I Colorado SpringB— The Curran Co. ~~ ■ 

• Cripple Creek and Victor— Qui en 3. P. Co. 
DsnTer— The Colorado BUI Posting: Co. 

t Denver— ^-The Cnrran Co.. 1728 Lawrence at. 
f - -Fort CoKlns— Ft. ColUns B. P.-& DIst. Co. 

Grand JuneL— The Haskell 'BUI Posting Co. 
': . Paablo-r-Tha Cnrran Co.. 11* Santa Fa Aye. 

CONNECTICDT. 
i Danbnry— Fr»d- A. Shear. . 
$ New Haren— New HaTen BUI Posting Co. 

* Norwalk— Harry B. Bussing, C. B. P. 
,,. Putnam-L. M. Keith. 

FLORIDA. - 
t rrnandlna— J. B^ Gordon. HalL 

• - Lake City— Lewts F. Thompson. 

GKOKGIA.'' 
, Albany— Albany BUI Posting Co. ■ • 

1 Athaaa— H. J. Rowa; •■-■-- 
X ■ ASaoba— Atlanta Adv. Agency, 38% Peactatree. 

- Aagaata— C. K. RowlandX-Clty' BUI Poster.. 
, CarroUton — Kuna * Perry. - 

i ■atontoa— W.'T. Reld.-Jr; 
*- Madlaos-Len. C. Baldwin. 
MiUedxe-fllle— W. M. Smith. 

- Newnan— E. H. Bowman. Co. 

IUAHO. 
; Boise— Spanlding B. P. tDirt. Co. 
1 Boise— Capitol B. P. Co., J. A. Pinney. mgr. 

• Lewiston— Alney C. Elliott - 

I Poeatello— Geo. Daab. Baz 272. 

*.; Wal lac e Ed. B. Carlton. 

» Weiaet — W. W. Cowlna. - 

" ILiOAOIS. " , - • 

. Atlanta— lb**. WUlUms. rf r 

• BeUerllle— L. B. Tiemann. BUI Poster and 
i Distributor, SOS S. High street. 

' BelTidere— Fred. Wiffln. '. 

, Calro-Gos Osterloh. City BUETpostar. 

.' Carbonaale-J. B. Toler. 3T ■ 

>. Cutralta— Joseph E. Hefter. ' -•- . 

■'■ Cbleaio— Chicago BUI Posting Co. 

Elgin— Fred. W. Jcncks. 

Farmer City— W. 8. Young. . 
I OalTa— F. IC. Brown * Son. 



THE BILLBOARD 



(Hamea and, addresses of blllpoeters are insert- 
ed in the directory at theCollcming raUs: Every 
week, U per year; three, weeks per month: t% 
per year; every o- her week, fa per year; once a 
month, si per year. Name and address togethet 
to occupy one line only.) 



Henry— Fred. S. Schaefer. 

HUlBboro — Duncan C Best. 

Jacksonville— G«». W. Stark. A Boa. ' 
icon— Arno E. Anske. ' 

i Harps— C. E. HiUIer. Box 114. 
leomb— Fred. Smith, 438 N. Dudley at. 



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kUrshaU— Victor Janney. 

Msttoon— McPherson~ Bros. 

Mendota— Msndota Bill Posting "Co.. (Ltd'-) 

Metropolis— Wm. E. Ware. 

Mound City— E. P. BssteMay. 

ML Sterllnjr- George A. Fowler 

Normal— Dillon & Fogle,. J9» towns.. 

Olney-~-H. C. Rush A Co Box Gs. 

Orlonr-*. S. Dosenberry. 
. Ottawa— Ottawa Bill Posting Co. 

Pehto— Standard Bill Posting: Co 

P»lcln— Tazewell County Adv. Co. 

B^ti— Peru B. P. & Diet. Co., Box 74. '• 

Petersburg— The Bishop-. Rill Posting Co." 
I PootUe-rLee Collins. Ill E. Reynolds street ' 

Sandwlcbr-W»ltrr • Btfcbn. 

Shelbyvfllo^-Col. C. Gowdy. City BUI Poster 
r TaylorvUIe— Oi.G. Young. 

' TnseoTa— F." C.; Bssgett. 

, Vienna— P. A. Jnhnron, 

' Winchester— Cyrus' K, Reynolds, C. B. P. 

INDIANA ' , 
i Anderson— Ww Funk/'B. P. and Dist. « 
Ataea— CharlaaE Flnfrnek 
BateevUIe— Buteavfllo Adv^rtlMne' Co 
Broetcston— Jawf>s 'W Tlrnwn B1TI 7#>«t»r 
Bleomlncton— Blbomlncton Bill Posting Co. 
OaBBOItna— E. E. JBammlnw ' 
Crown PMnt— Chan. E. Smith.' . 
» Danville^-L Pinders \ 

Etwood— .T*nw»i*- Borst; 
Bvan"viH»-'Evansvnie Ttm Posting Co. 
Fort Wayne^-Tmnpl* Dm Posting Co 
Fort Wavne— EL Wayne City B.T. Co. 
Iwwter— Robert Baafltoa. 



' DIRECTORYe 

Frankfort— Wm. T. Freaa. City BUI Poster. 
Frankfort— Henry WolL 
Goahen—Chaa. Kuru. Box Tet, 
Greenaburg— Fred. Salts A Sons. 

Greencastle— J. W. Cooper. 
Hartford CIty-C. W. Abbott. 
Huntington— Ed. Hartet 
Kokomo— H. E. Henderson. 
Lafayette— Lafayette Bill Postua Ofc 
LaFayette— Opera House B1U Posting Co. 
La Grange— F. D. Ruiek. 
Liberty— Jaa. R. WUson. 
Logansport— Chas. E. Schlelger. 
Madison— Murphy * Rhoton.Clty BUI Poatara. 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson. Jr. 
Oakland City— O. M. Stone. 
Peru— Chas. W. Statesman. 
Portland— Link Klkendall, City and County 
Bill Poster, Distributor and Sign. Tacker. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebring. 
Rennse1aer*-George W. SpIUer. 
RuahviHe— Jaa. H. Carr i Son. Leek Box 44. 
Seymour— W. A. Carter & Son. 
Cnion City— Ed. R. Thurston. • 

Union City— L. D. Bell. 
Vlncennea— Vlncennes BUI' Posting Ce. ' 
. Wabash— Barter Bros. " ■ • -- 

Watprloo— Fred. J. RIckard. 

Whiting— Smaller ft Garvin. 

Winamac— K. O" Bnrroughs- Box 476. ■ - ■ 

Wortilngton— J; E. Calland. 

.- INDIAN THRRITORvl ' ' 

South McAlester— E. K. Orawley. 

IOWA. 
Bloomlleld— Lon F. Smith'. Box 201. 

• Calmer— GUbert N. Olson. 

" Council Bliilfs—C. W. Nichols, 16 N. Main sL 
DesMoinesr-W. W. Moore (licensed DIst. 
DenlBon— B. D. Stevers. 
Dows—R. L; Allen, Box 18L- 
FL Madison— Elliott Alton. 
Grlnnell— Geo. R. Clifton. Jr.. 1010 West at. 
Harlan— Amasa Croslar. 
Indlsnola— J. S. Martin. 

- Newton— ^Arthur Lister. 
Jefferson— H. A. White. . 
Nrvada— Story- County Advertising Ce. • 
New Hampton— R. Ri Garrsr. 

. Osceola— S. B. Delk. ... 

Shenandoah— C. L. Hoover. 
■"ipton^-Grant E. Ingham. 

. KANSAS. 

Abilene— John M. Looker. 
. Caldwell— Clyde R. Van Meter & Co. 

• Coffeyville— H. Hollinger. 

Garnett— F. L. Mahan, City BUI Poetor. 
Great Bend— Chas. VanciL BUI Poster and 

Distributor. -Owns all- boards in clt>. 
Great Bend— Mayers Broa. 
Harper— J. H. Thompson. Box 186. 
Hutchinson— Kansas Bill Posting Co. 
Junction City— Herman Delksr. . 
Lawrence — Irving Hill, mgr. 
Parsons— Howard Graves. L. B. 1H. 

.KENTUCKY. . 

Bardstown— Joseph Applegste. 
Danville— Boyle Nichols. ' 
MadlsonvUle— J. E. Mullennlx. 
Newport— Ottirg ft Son. 
Owensboro — owensboro Bill Posting Co. 
Richmond— The Richmond BUI Posting Co. 
ShelbyvUIe— T. S. Baxter ft Son, Box S3*. 
Winchester— Perry Bros. 

'..LOUISIANA. 
Alexandria— F. H. Carnabah. 
Morgan City— P. B. Ghirardi. 
Shreveport— Ed. Seaman. 
Thtbodaux— American BUI Posting Co. 
' j .-MAINE. ■■ 

Oexter— Chaa. F. Edgsrly. 
Eaatport— Jaa.- Ai Muldoon. " 
Ellawortai— Ellswortt Bill Posting Co. 
WatervlUejrS. H. Chaae. 

' . 4 ~ ■*-,. ...v MARYLAND. 

Brunswick— Chas. E. Butler. 

Easton— John R. Thbmnson^ 

. . MASSACHUSETTS 

Clinton— Geo. S.' Gibson. 
'. Danvera— W. W, Waaeneld: 
. Gloucester— Richard Connors. . 
- Haverhm-^J. F.' West. 

Leominster — C 6, Brown 6S Mechanic st. 
■' liynri— C:ty Bill Pbstlng-Co. 
, Mlddleboro— E. H. Blake. 

- Palmer— NeweU 8. Taylor. Box KM. 
"-Taunton— Taunton B. P. Co.. 45 Cohannet sL 

«Westboro-=F. H; Sandra BUI PosUng Co. 
'Worceater— WUton BUI Posting Co. - 
Worcester— Flske Bros.. 43 Waldo St. 

. .'":.'■.''".-• MICHIGAN. 

Alpena— R. Nolan. 

Cadillac— Charles I. Spenoer. 

Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 

Detroit-r-Walker ft Co. 

Dowagiac— Leckie Bill Posting Co: -' 

Irarand— P.'A Rlveti 
. East Tawas— H. C. Bristol. . 

Fentbn— L.^8. Field. City Bill Poster. 

Flint— Martin ft Hyatt Adv. Co. 

Hart— Fred. N. Harris. Jr." .-:' 
. Ithaca— James Donaldson. - -' 

Kalamazoo— B. A. Bush, City BUI Poster. - 

Marine Pity— Hnnt * Perrin. 

Milan— The W. B. Redman B. P. -ft D. Co." 
. Or,P(ro— Frank .M. Deuel. 

Psiw Paw— R. B. Sherm»n..TtUl Poster. ' : 

Sanlt St». Marie— Jas. W. Troyer. 

Sturgls— D. A. Osborh. " 

MINNESOTA. 

Au«tin— P. H. Zender ft Son. 

Bratnerd— J. B; Stlnehaur. 

Fairmonnt— Warren Lewis. 

Faribault— J. Flrik BUI Posting Co. 

Minneapolis— Breslsuer Bill Posting Co. 

Northfleld — F. J. Couper. 

Owat«-nna — Auditorium Bill Posting Co. 

Red Wlng-rJ. C. Jndee. Citv Bill Poster. 

Rpdwosx) Pisllj. — Frank L. farp«T>tej 

Rochester— J. C. Judge. Citv Bill Poster, 
istil'wster— Peter LrtHner. City BUI Poster. 
»L Charlea— E. H. Ingham. 
SL Cloud— Davidson Advertising Ce, 
. SL. Peter— H. J. Ludeke. Jr. 
Wtonsbago City— G. S. Waldrea. 



MISSISSIPPI. 



Jackson— Joe Brown. 

Meridian— L. D. Hotter,- Licensed City B. P. 

Natchez— F. G. Pellettleri. 

StarkvUle— W. D. Cochran. " 

Vicksburg— James McQuiggan. 

Yazoo. City— D. Wolersteln. 

MISSOURI. 

BaonvUle— rFrank Gordan. 
Brunswick— Price Ewing. 
Carthage— Carthage Bill PosUng Co. 
Oentralia— Centralia B. Posting Co., Box 107. 
ChUUcothe— Z. B. Myers. 
DeSoto— Leon Herrlck. 
Fnlton— C. O'Beirne. - 
'Harinibal— J. B. Price. 
tSlrksvllte— Wm. Allen Smith. 
.>Macon<rFred. C. Parker. 
Marceline— C. F. Long. 
Mexico— Hatton ft Clendenln. 
Mnberly— P. Halloran, 223 Clarke at. 
Odessa— Jim Waddle. 
Stanberry— J-. H. Patterson. Box 30L ■ 
St. Charles— J. N. Mittelberger, mgr. 
Webb City— Webb City & Cartsrvilie Aiv. Co. 

NEBRASKA 

Broken Bow— B. R. Purcell. 
Central City— H." C. Martin. 
Chadroh— R. W. Gaylord. 
Columbus- John. Wlnkelmsn. 
Fremont— M. M." Irwin. 
Lincoln— Zebrung-Clty -BUI Posting Co. 
Nebraska City— J. WIer ft Son. 
North Platte— Warren Lloyd. " 
Superior— H. Bossemeyer. 
-York— Gus A. Stapleton. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Exeter— Jas. D. P. Wlngate. 
•Laconia— J. F. Harriman. 



NEW IERSHY. 

Atlantic City— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Camden— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Clayton — Wm. H.. Jacobs. 

Hackepsack— Hackensack Bill Posting Co. ' 

Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 

Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealia. 

Newark— Newark BUI Posting Co. 

PalerFon-^Paterson BUS Posting Co. 

Plalnlleld— A. L. Force. - 

Red Bank— M. P. Sherman. E Broad aL 

NEW MEXICO 

Alourquerque — The Hudson B. P. Co. 
East Las Vegas— Chas. Tamme. Box 34. 

NEW YORK. 

Albany— Albany B. P. ft Adv. Co.. SB Beaver. 
BaldwinsvUIe— Jaa. E. Cunningham, Box 18>. 
Brooklyn— American BiU Posting Co. 
Elmlra— E. L. Johnson, Mgr. Globe Theater. 
Fulton and Oswego Falls— wm. Cook. 
Glens Falls— A. M. Cheeaebro. 41 South sL 
Jamaica — Chaa. Wood. 

Johnstown and Gloversvflle — Olin S. Sutliff. 
Lockport— Staats B.P. &Dist. Co. 
Matteawan— W. S. Dibble. 
Middletown— Thos. Kain,- fW South at. 
New York City— Reagan & Clark, 21 Ann sL 
New York— A. Van Beuren. 128 4th ave. 
NorwIch-tO. F. Bre»d. 
' Olean— Clean BUI Posting Co. . 

- Schenectady— C. R. BenedlcL . 
; Yonkere-^Vv. L. MUdrum. 12 Warurton av. 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

. Asheville— Asheville Advertising Agency. 
Charlotte — J; L. Brown. 
Greensboro — ^J. W. Griffith. .225% Elm. 
Lumberton — Geo. G. French. 

- Reldsvllle— R. M. B. Ellington. '. -^ - - ' ■ • 
Wilmington— S. A. Sehloss. - 

;.. Winston— Wm.T..Pfohl... . 

NORTH DAKOTA. . - 

Valley City— Smith' Decorating Ce. 
Watapeton — B. M. Buckminster. 

'-.-/'■ OHIO. 

Ada— S. W. Rayl, BUI Poster and Distributor. 
Akron — Bryan & Co., 125 -Main St.- ~ ■ 
BeUalre— Fltton BUI Posting Co. 
Brtlefoqtaine— Frank Wtoitehdll. .. . 

• Blufftoh — Alven E. Temple. 
Bowling Green — Commercial Bill Posting Co. 
Bucyrua— Frank R. Myers. 
BuUer— W. L. HIssongV 
Canal Dover— John H. Fox ft Bro. 
Canal Dover — Tuscarawas Dist. & B. P. Co. 
ClrcIevUle— Baughman. Bros. 
Cleveland— Bryan ft Co.. High and Middle sts. 
Columbus — Columbus Bill 'Poetmgi.Co. 

, Coshocton— Frank P. Hwuu. 
Crestline — W. J. Carney. —»<••* 

Dayton— Bryan ft Co. ' - 
Denance— J.-P. Elser. ••'• 
Lelpalc— J. S. Peach. ' 

• Fos'oria— «v C; 'tir.'ili 
Lisbon— Edgar D. Lieehteaettae. i 
Logan — F. A. Koppe. 
Mansfield— E.R.. Endly ft Co. 
Marietta — Kueraer ft Thomas. 
Middletown— E. O. PsrneL 
ML Vernon— L. N; Hesdlngtoa. 
Nelaonvllle— W. S. Runion. .- 
Norwalk— J. M. Harkness. 
Portsmouth— R. W. 'Lodwlek. 
South . Chsrjeston— F. M: Heaten. 
Springfield— H. H. Tyner ft Co. 
Steubenvillc — Samuel I/. Hunter. 
Toledo— Bryan ft no., SlzKl. Clalr st. 
Van Wert-^J. W. W%ires & Co., 503 Park PL 
Wellington— L." W. Ely. 
Washington C. H.— Smith ft Vincent 
Sanesvllle— England Bros.. 31 N. Fifth St. 

OKLAHOMA Tl RRITORV. 
GutJirte— G. W. Foster.- Lock Box 2««. 
Kingfisher— Northup B. P. & Dist. Co. 

'.''.. OREGON. 
Ashland— Chaa. H. Gillette. 

Astoria— T." S. Simpson ft Son: 

Baker City— W. Newell; 
McMiimvIMe — G. F. Bangasser ft Co. 
Portland-N.W. B. P. ft D. Co., Ult Morrison. 



PENN8YI.VANIA. 

Aahland— Frank H. Walte. 

-Bethlehem— Groman B. P. ft Dist. Co. 

Butler— H. J. Dougherty ft Sons. 

Carlisle— Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomtret aL 

ConnellavUle— R. G. Cnrran. . 

Cambridge Springe— H. W. Wllber ft Ce. 

Emlenton— W. It. Pierce. 

Greenaburg— R. G. Cnrran. 

Greenville— J. S. Laird. 

Hanover— Harry C. Nalll. 

HarriBburg— Markley ft Appell. 

Johnstown— Flood City BUI PosUng Ca. 

Lebanon — Chas. A. Oliver. 

Lykena— H. B. Matter. 

Mansfield— The W. D. Husted Adv. Ce. 

Minersville— Mlnersvllle Adv. Co.. L. B ttL 

McDonald— Bert M. McCartney. 

Meadvllle— Gee. Knox. 

MJIton— A. J. Blair. 

Philadelphia— The Bill Posting Sign Co. - 
- PIttston— Pittston B. P. Co. 

Scranton— Reese ft Long. 

Sunbury— Sunbury .Bill Posting Co. 
-Washington— A. B.- Means, 31 W. Chestnut sL 

Wellsboro— A. H. Dartt ft Co. ' 

Wllkesbarre— Wllkesbarre Bill PosUng Co. 

Wllllamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 

RHODE ISLAND. 

Providence— Old Colony B. P. Co. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Charleston— Chaa. W. Keogh. 

Columbia— R. S. Marks* Co., 1425 Gates st 

Georgetown— R. Chas. -.Griggs.' 

SODTHJJAKOTA..; 

Madison— Louis H. Wflihlte.' J'{ : - >"■ 
Sioux Falls-Sioux. Falls B. P..Q& 

TENNESSEE.;/ : \" ! ' . 

. Athens— O. M. West BUI -Posting Co. 
Bristol— Border City BUI PosUng Co. 
. Covington— Howard N. Holshouser. Box 4S7; 

Jelllco— Thos. Bell. l. v. * 

Knoxvllle— Southern B. P. Co. 

- Pulaski— Pulaski Bill-Posting Co. "'-.*■-' 
Pulaski— A. M. Notgrass. • ^ 

-.; Dnlon City— Oscar. R.'Crewi 
Westmoreland— J. M. Louthan. 

- -- -'-TEXAS"-' -"■.''"-'.' ■''£'■ 
Abilene— R.L. Ralph. - 

bastrop— Chss. P. Ziegenhals. y. 

Beaumont— Welcome Rollins; *t 

, Brownsville— Valle ft- Bros. Adv. Ce. * : 
Brownwood— Hiram H. Thomas. -''--" 

Bryan— John B.Mike. . - 

■ Calvert— James Hooks. 
Clarksville— Chas. O. Gaines. 
Cuero— Richard Harris; Box SL 
Dallas— Geo. Robinson. 

Flatonla— The Moore B. P. ft Adv. Co. -,:'■'■'■'.''- 
Gainesville— Paul Gallia. . ' :. ' 

Galveston— J. E. Howard. «17 Poitofflce SL 

- HUIsboro— J. S. Phillips. 
Houston— C. T. Slvalls. Box SM. 
Lampasas— Jim Mace. 

L lm -* sa — Alvin Brown. 
Laredo— Eugene Sloan. 

Martin— Ike Jamb* .... 

McKinney— Goodin ft Warden, Box 201. 
San Angelo— Sam: Smith. Box 112. 
Sherman— J, Long.- 117 East Side Square. 
SmithvUIe— D. E. Coin, 
Waco— Louis Sternkorb, lis S. 4th SL 
;_• -Whltewrlet— Nller Lewis. 

VERMONT. 
: Barre— Central Vermont B.P. Co. 
. Burlington— B. B. P. Co.; Mrs. W. K. Walker. 

Montpelier— Central Vermont B. P. Co - 
, Newport— E. H. Norris. 
Sprimrfield— Gebrge H. Stiles.- 

- Waterbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. •' 

; : iX r '~~ r: ■"; ' VIRGINIA^' ■' '" '"■-.,'. 

' Alexandria— J. M. Hill ft Coi'~ 

- Bedford-'Clty— Wm: W. Haydeav 
Culpeper— J. C. Williams. ; 
Franklin— Ross I. . Leary. v - - 
Roanoke— City. Bill Posters. 
Staunton — Wm. Glenn. 
Wo^dbtuck— Chas. M. LnujfMin. 

•-WASHINGTON 
fh-halls— City B. P. ft Dlstl Co., Box at*. 
ColE« H. A. Hnlin. 
-Daytoh— Day's- Advertising Co. 
Pullman— M. T. Chapman. 
Puyalluc— Geo. M. Acly. 
Snokomlsh— W. P. Shaforth. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Fairmont— Fisher B. P. and Adv. Co'.' • 
Huunufcion— Will A. Russell. : 1 

Terre Alta— S. E. Stewart. - 
Wellsburg-^A. B. Noland,.Box SSS. 
Wbeeling— A. W. Ruder. 8th and Alley C. ■* 





Vol. XII, No. 22 



CINCINNATI, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1900. 



PRICE 10 CENTSl 
PER YEAR, *4.oc 



■ -' i WISCONSIN. 

Elkhbrn— Byron U. Button. ' ' ""' 
FL Atkinson— Chaa. B. Roger*. ■■ 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley AdvrCo. - 
Janesvllle— Peter L. Myers. >' 

Kaukauna— J. D. Live.- i - 

Menominee— The Scbwehm B. P.;ft«Ad««£ 
Menominee— W. S. Schmidt. *■ - 

Oshkosh— J. E; Williams. v - "'?%:» 
Richland Centre— J. H. Coatee. ..-' - 
Sturgeon Pey— B. Hahu. mgr..- opera house. . 
Waussu— C. S. Cone. A^ ! 

Waterloo— John Leaver. :^^ 

WYOMING. \ 

Larsmle— H: E. Root City B. P., epera house. 
Sherldanr-B. C. LeRoy, t»H N. Main SL 

■'. ; - '*■'' CANADA";-'^' '[.,'- t: : , ' i ' "' : 
Chrrlottestown, P. E. I.— P. E. I. Adv.-Co. 
Montreal— St. Lawrence Add. Co., 8 St, James. 
Niagara Falls. Ont.— N. Falls n.. .P. ft D. Ag. 
Ottawa, Ont.— Alex Jacques, 116 Osgood bL '■ 
Plcton— H. J. Graham. 
St. Johns— J; Bouchard. ; 

Sherbrooke,. Que.— F. H. Leech. 
Vnneouver. B. C— A. F. Morris; mgr. 
Windsor— Windsor B. P.;& DlBt. Co., Box 87, 

TERRITORY. .OH HAWAII. 
Honolulu— win Preettdge. 
Honolulu— Pioneer Adv.- Co,, Box. 4J4. , 




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been left pennjless and -dependent. .The gen T 
erosity of his fellow craftsmen is appealed 
to, and to this end "The Billboard"' has es- 
tablished a fund for Ihls relief. Those de- 
siring to contribute to 'this fund should send 
their donations without delay to the office of 
"The Billboard" Publishing Co., Cincinnati, 
O. A list of the contributors, with the 
amount given; will be*, printed in these col- 
umns. The following donations have already 
been made: I 

John' Chapman Company, Cincinnati $10 00 

"The Billboard" Pub. ;Co., Cincinnati.. 10 00 
O. P. Faircbiia, Covington, Ky 10 00 



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To the Editor lor "The'Biilboard:" 

Dear Sir— My wife and I left Denver via the 
Denver & RiojGrande Ky. on Saturday, Aug. 
IS, at 8 p. ml On Sunday morning, after 
leaving Malta; I strolled into the smoking 
car, and was surprised <1o meet John Colman, 
the Lcadville ! bill poster, and a party of 
friends, going' trout fishing. They went as 
far as Wolcott; where ttey left the train, but 
as yet 1 have not hearS what luck they had. 
We passed through Gleowood Springs at 9:20_ 
Though it was Sunday, the streets were 
crowded with jpeople, who bad come to one 
of the leading summer. resorts of Colorado to 
spend their vacation. ."We arrived at Grand 
Junction at noon, and -was met at the depot 
by E. A. Haskell, president of the Rocky 
Mountain Bill 'Posters' Association, 'and Mrs. 
Kelly, the wife of J. C. Kelly, who in 1883 
was business manager of Gilmore's Zoo at 
Indianapolis. -As they both bad counted on 
us taking dinner at their houses, we were in 
a quandary to: know how to get along with- 
out offending : either of them; so we con- 
cluded at last that my wife would accom- 
pany Mrs. Kelly home, while I went with 
Haskell. After dinner Haskell hitched up his 
team and four-seated rig. and. accompanied 
by bis wife and two- children, took my wife 
and myself out driving. We drove all over 
the town and. through several fruit farms 
and I don't know when 1 had seen so much 
fruit before. !The trees were loaded down 
with fruits of: different kinds, and on quite 
a number of trees we noticed several branch- 
es were broken, as they were not strong 
enough to bear, the loads they had grown. He 
also drove us over to the beet sugar factory 
and we were shown through it and explained 
the working of the several processes"' by a 
very, obl.ging. employe. 1 found the bill 
boards in Grind Junction well fllled with 
commercial work, and all work blanked in in 
first-class style, and will recommend Grand 
Junction as a town where the outdoor ad- 
vertiser gets full value for his money We 
left Grand Junction at midnight for Salt 
Lake City. At Tucker, which we passed 
about i o clock Monday morning, we saw 
two cinnamon bears, that the stat'on agent 
had captured. He had them chained to a 
post near the depot. • We were due to arrive 
in taalt Lake City at 8:30 Monday morning 
ff V ?.? wnen we got within about Ave miles of 
, :1 the city we were delayed by the breaking of 
, ; one of the driving rods of the engine, and 
-It, had to wait there tilt they sent an engine 
.-from the city to take us in, where we ar- 
'«'»; r» at T U °' clock - We were met here by 
" .i 1 "' n , Anderson, the vice-president of 
the Rocky Mountain Bill Posters' Associa- 

■ lion and his brother. Scott Anderson, of the 
'I Western Bill Posting Co- They took us to 
•• .», eir "Others house, where- we had dinner 

-..After dinner we looked, for accommodations 

■ ; S U j was * °' < -' Ioc k before we were able to 
i'"S? f fc otei that had any vacant rooms, as , 
■the city was overcrowded with tourists. As 
■we had .brought our bicycles with us we 

.concluded we would go riding early Tuesday 
morning; so we started out early, accom- 
►r^l C o b f R A *" Anderson, and visited Lib- 
, V?Z £ ' c ? ont y Building, the Tabernacle 
I and other points of interest throughout the 
':$}?• i x- eS, fer « ve 5 ln e we were guests-of 
5? ;- J ' , lv - Sh an>. State, handicapper of the 
National Cycle Association, and witnessed 
Hm*?} £ , od fas i races at U»eir b'cy-'e track 
jmitt „r w™/' T 5Y hav<t an ei 8ht-lap track 
„-^ t? -j od '. and haTe races every Tuesday 
S^ F K ia , ar msa V The n, S ht we »«e there 
Jr.^J m -S- a . n a " d,c n<» of about 7.000 spec- 
ulators. Wednesday afternoon we went out to 
Pine great Salt Lake, accompanied by Scott 

wff*"^".? D r d r 5 '*. "^ R " L ' Anderson and 
wfe.. Salt Lake is distant about fourteen 
, t^iles west of the city, and is ninety miUs 
Biorte: and forty-five miles wide 

;;»J£? rS - ,,a , r , we v !? ited ">« Loogan. a resort 

Jbont eighteen miles north of the city Here 

,hey have a lake of fresh water, a bear Dit 

& ind quite a collection of wild animals: also 

•t track where they can hold athletic sports 

S2 5-°^ e raC . es - Thnr «'='y night we visited 

be Tabernacie again, and listened to the 

:noir rehearsal and organ recitaL Words 

ail to describe the organ recital. It Is sim- 

>ly grand, and a person to appreciate it must 

,<e there to hear it Imagine an auditorium 



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capable of seating 10,000 people, and being at 
one end of it and hearing a pin dropped at 
the other end. 

Friday, it being stormy, we did not ven- 
ture out much, except to visit several- new 
points of interest in the city— the "Eagle 
Gate Brigham Youngs Grave," "Tithing 
Yard, -Lion" and "Bee Hive" houses, and 
the Amelia Palace." Saturday we visited 
the State penitentiary. Saturday night we 
witnessed Pain's "Battle of San Juan" and 
fireworks at the base ball park. Sunday we 
went to Ogden, accompanied by Bob Ander- 
son and his wife. Anderson and myself took 
°?f . wheels wiUl "s, and were thereby en- 
abled to cover the. town in good shape. We 
found the bill posting plant there in terrible 
bad shape, and don't wonder that Ogden has 
a black eye among the advertisers. The pa- 
per on the boards there was posted in a very 
_ careless manner. .There was_no effort made 
to make it look attractive, and" T~ddub~t'~if 
they know what it means when you speak of 
blanking in the work. The bill boards were 
old and dilapidated, and looked as though no 
effort had been made to keep them up In 
good shape. Boards were broken out of sev- 
eral of them, and the paper posted on them 
looked very shabby. Ogden is badly in need 
of a good, live bill poster. 
-Monday we visited "Calder's Park," where 
Bob Anderson took two pictures of. myself 
and wife and his wife and baby, r would 
send them to you, but he has written on the 
bottom of one. "We have carefully removed 
the bottles and glasses. See how groggy 
Searles looks?" Calder's Park is a resort 
reached by the electric lines, and is in the 
southern part of the city. Here they have 
a fresh water lake, with a bridge across it, 
a dancing pavilion, theater and a half-mile 
race track. After leaving here we visited Ft. 
Douglas, from where we had to hurry to our 
hotel, to get ready to leave oh the 8 p. m. 
train. The bill posting plant of the Western 
Bill Posting Company is all O. K. Their 
boards are built of good seasoned, tongued 
and grooved lumber, and were well filled with 
commercial work, both local and national. 
Their boards are well scattered throughout 
the city, all car line showings, and paper was 
well blanked in, and the boards looked very 
attractive. They are contemplating branch- 
ing out in their business, embracing sign 
bulletins, such as we have in Denver, and 
also building plants in Ogden, Logan, Park 
City and Provo. My wife and I can not thank 
the Anderson boys enough for the way they 
entertained us while' with them, and we re- 
gretted very much we could not make our 
stay longer. We arrived hime Tuesday night 
Aug. 2?. at 11 p. m. feeling well rested and 
in the best of health. When I got on the 
scales the following morning I discovered I 
had gained ten pounds in weight while I had 
been away. A. H. SEARLES. 

Denver, Col., Sept. 10.- 



for him, and will do what I can for the old 
fellow, notwithstanding I am pretty close to 
Chamberlin, Kindt & Harrington. But I was 
thinking, what will I do when I want some 
one to weep over me. Here is a clipping from 
the Iowa State .Register: 

"Uncle Billy Moore, the old reliable bill 
poster for the past thirty years, has con- 
tracted for 250 rolls of galvanized steel plate, 
to cover part of his present plant and the 
new boards he will erect. This will be the 
only city in the West that is using steel 
plate for covering bill boards, which w.ll 
make them fire-proof. He intends to cover 
his entire plant with steel plates." 

"Uncle Billy" tells me that the steel which 
would cover a 100-foot board costs just $9.69. 
So if that is the case I fail to see where it 
cost $1.S0 a foot. To-day, in conversation 
with T .W. Henry, manager of the H. H. Co., 
_he_said:_Some time ago (did not give date) 
I sent to Mansfield, O., 1,200 samples and 500 
1-sbeets, to be posted, and not even one in- 
quiry did I get from it. I don't mean to 
say that the distributor did not distribute or 
the bill poster did hot post, but in all my ex- 
perience I never heard of such a thing. Yet 
'tis almost impossible not to get some re- 
turns from such an advertisement. Mind, I 
said almost! 

St. Joe, Mo.— St. Joe Bill Posting & Ad- 
vertising Co.. C. U. Philley and G. F. Olen- 
dorf, proprietors. I was sorry to find my 
old friend, A. S. Avery, had left the firm 
permanently and gone to California, Mr. 
Olendorf taking his place. This firm runs 
two theaters, the Tootle and Lyceum. The 
bill posting plant consists of 7,000 feet of 
boards; and is managed by A. J. Rynerson, 
who is on the move right lively, getting up 
more boards, as he expects "Uncle Sam" to- 
announce the census of this town to be 100.- 
000 this year. Yet he has all he can handle, 
as he wants 50 2-i-sheets, 100 8 sheets and 
1,500 l-sheets to make a showing. Mr. Ph'lley 
tells me he will, next month, run a stock 
company at the Lyceum, which will not be 
billed, thereby allowing greater ' space for 
commercial work on his boards. He reports 
work very good all through the summer, and 
was filled up. Local merchants are on the 
"bum," and will be glad to get out of town. 
Yours truly, M. L. LEVYNE. 



Misleading and. False. 



Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Not that I wish this letter to be 
a repetition of the last one, or to make my- 
self tiresome. I would like to add a few lines 
more in regard to Des Moines. Boardings 
made of ship box lumber cost 25 cents a 
foot, while galvanized steel cost J1.80. That 
• is what the new plant is putting up here. 
In my last letter 1 only mentioned the actual' 
number of feet these people had -up. I did 
not take into consideration . the amount that 
was about to go up. as I wished to lat the 
readers of "The Billboard" know just what 
was here. That Chamberlin & Kindt will 
put up a good plant goes without "saying, as 
a lot of bill posters have had their eyes -on 
Des Mo.nes for a long time. I wish to say 
though, the new people won't have a cinch 
in getting membership, unless Charley Bryan 
comes on. which I expect he will, and if he 
does, then it is all clay with "Uncle Billy." 
Strange thing is, I can't find out where the 
meeting is to be held, or when, positively. 
Some say Oiraha. Why Omaha, which is out 
of the State? . 

Won't have a cinch? You ask why? Some 
bill posters have expressed their opinion 
quite emphatically against managers "of open 
houses. Nichols, of Council. Bluffs, was 
strongly against the new firm when I talkei 
to him in Detroit. Besides Chamberlin and 
Harrington have laid themselves liable to 
have the words "trust" and "grasping" at- 
tached to them, on account of their Pekin 
and Galesburg deals. Come to think of it, I 
wonder, if N'.chols" kick is because Counc I 
■ Bluffs is on the circuit, and one of the eleven 
towns in which Chamberlin has an opera" 
, house. I wonder if Nichols posts for the 
opera bouse?. Come, sir, write and let the 
readers of "The Billboard", know how you 
• stand, for you spoke long and loud at De- 
troit, which was a surprise to me. after a~ 
certain conversation we had. ' But let us see 
what votes Chamberlin can expect. Burling- 
ton. Davenport— I was going to say Iowa 
City, but I don't, think the. bill -poster is, a 
member— Ottumwa, Cedar Hapids, - Dubuque, 
Sioux City, Mason City. Marshalltown (won't 
vote). Boone. Clinton. Osknloosa. That is ail 
I know that will be a cinch : and with the 
assistance of Charley Bryan I think he will 
win out, and that is another cinch. I could 
not hide.my feelings of sympathy this morn- 
ing as I shook "Uncle Billy" Moore's hand 
and, mistaking the cause, be said: " "What's 
the matter. Levyne: didn't you get a letter • 
from your Cincinnati girl?" 

You. see,, after one has had a pet hobby for 
28 years, 'tis bard to give up, and the "old 
man" feels tt keenly. On Sept. 11 Mr. Moore - 
wrote to the president of the Iowa State i 
Bill Posters' Association, applying for mem- 
bership, and enclosing a check for $10. in ; 
payment or the same. This letter he sent by 
registered mail, and be showed me the re- 
ceipt; But he won't get ttr-Yet if -I -lose I1» - 
go down with roy flag stfll Hiring. I told 
"Uncle Billy" that he had better carry his 
nag with him day and night, as h** may have - 
to Use It at any old tithe. Teg', -I* am sorry 



Here is a sample of the slush that news- 
papers are publishing against the bill post- 
ers of the country. This clipping is taken 
verbatim from a recent issue of The Com- 
mercial Tribune, of Cincinnati, O., viz.: 
"That blot on the landscape, the unsightly 
bill board, is having its day in many of the 
larger cities. An ordinance is pending in 
Kansas City forbidding advertising on 
boards, and in Chicago a measure has been 
passed and is being tested, which requires a 
fire-proof bill board of limited area, and set 
back from the lot line. Recently a crusade 
was started against unsightly bill boards in 
Indianapolis, and on this subject the Press. 
. of that city says: 'Many cities are enacting 
ordinances confining bill boards to certain lo- 
calities, or requiring that they be. set back 
: a certain distance from the street Some of 
the larger cities, like Philadelphia, do not 
tolerate them at all. Certainly noth'ng could 
be conceived that serves so effectively to 
mar the beauty of a city and give it a cheap 
and tawdry appearance. Probably no other 
city in the country suffers from this nuis- 
ance in greater degree than Indianapolis, ani 
it is growing worse instead of better.' Peo-ls 
who travel Gilbert avenue and Vine street, 
in this city, appreciate the force; of the ar- 
gument made." 
V-- The clipping only serves one useful pur-, 
pose; -It shows to what venal depths some 
newspapers-will descend. It is false and mis- 
leading in every -particular. • 

The Associated Bill Posters' Protective Co. 
has come to a standstill in the-matter of new 

members. It looks as if the b 5 M po3ters^s f 'll 
out intend to remain out. They are deaf.,, 
alike to jollies and persuasion. When th"» 
gang tries threats and bluffs it is l.kely that 
they will still remain unmoved. 



Hunt s Opera House here Oct. 11, and from 
this time on our boards will be principally 
covered with theatrical paper; but we will 
still be able to give the service that we 
contract for. We have contract With Thach- 
er Medicine Co., of Chattanooga, Tenn to 
distribute 10,000 pamphlets, Oct. 1; have just 
finished 1,500 for L. Gerstle & Co., of Chatta- 
nooga, with a number bt other firms to dis- 
tribute for in the next few weeks. With best 
wishes for "The Billboard," we are very 
truly yours, SMITH BROS. 



THE BILLBOARD 



Newark, 0., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I notice in your issue of Sept. 15 
that ' Mr. Rugg wrongfully accuses me of 
covering forty 3-sheet stands of Ohio State 
Fair paper. I posted the 40 stands on boards 
in good conspicuous localities, and ail were 
up twenty days, when the coming of a show 
necessitated the covering of ten of them. I 
immediately notified the secretary, and told 
him to send ten renewals, and I would post 
them in other places, and he replied by say- 
ing that they were out of paper and could 
not send any more. By the wav, fifteen 
stands are still up yet, and the fair is long 
past. I think they got a service far superior 
to Canby, Ach & Canbv, who gave Rugg 
their distributing here (samples of Common 
Sense Baking Powder) to the care of two 
! small boys, the eldest not over 16. who threw 
them on porches, etc. I write this in justice 
to Messrs. Canby, Ach & Canby. Advertis- 
ers, if you have any distributing or county 
bill posting for this section, place it with me 
who has carried the sack over three years, 
and be assured of honest service. 

B*. McFARLAND. 



Laramie, Wjo., Lines. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Everything Is booming here: 
boards all covered, and paper here to be put 
up as soon as that on boards is dead. Plenty 
of distributing coming In. and. what is best 
of all, I never have lost a customer in either 
line of business. Been busy all summer, and 
also reseated and generally fixed up the 
opera house; opened with big house Sept. 17. 
Think I'll have to build more boards, as the 
shows threaten to come in fast, and my com- 
mercial paper must not be crowded. Am aw- 
fully glad Mr. Steinbrenner is still on deck 
in the I A. of D. at his old place. Regards 
to Mr. C. E. Runey, and hope he will re- 
member I am the bill poster of Wyoming, 
and on deck at all times. Yours for the glue 
H. E. ROOT. 



Galveston, Tex , Glooms. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
.-■ Dear Sir— I presume you have -read what 
has happened in Galveston before this. I 
barely managed to save mvself and three 
small children. My plant is a complete 
wreck, my billboards all blown down and 
washed into the sea. two wagons, one cart, 
tools and clothing all gone. All I have left 
is the land my home once stood on. I am 
penniless and with no means to rebuild my 
plant, unless some of my brother bill posters 
tray come to my ass'stance and help me out. 
My loss is from $6,000 to $8,000. Perhaps you 
might help me through the columns of your 
paper. If you can do so I shall ever feel 
grateful to you for whatever vou can ac- 
complish for me. J. E. HOWARD. 



Death of . Mrs. "Rugg. 

Mrs. Minn'e F. Rugg. wife- of Mr. Wesley 
W. Rugg, citv bill poster of Newark, 6 , died 
Sept. 16, at the home of her father, Mr. A. 
Swartz, in Zanesville. Mr3.- Rugg had been 
ill for a long time, and ten weeks ago was 
taken to the home of 'her "father, where she 
has been s'nee. The cause of her death was 
a complication of diseases, and she has' he°n 
a great sufferer. The deceased leaves a hus- 
band and one child, Helen, aged 10 year*, 
besides a father, mother, four broth -rs and 
two sisters. The funeral took place. Wo-lncs- 
day - afternoon. Sept. 19. from, the home rf 
her father in Zanesville, interment being 
made in Woodlawn Cemetery. > 



Seymour, Ind.. Squibs. 

-To .the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Our boards are all full of paper 
fcr c:nclnnatlT^aJJ Festival, Ind anapolis Pall 
Carnival. Louisvrfte" T «lks' Carnival. Terre 
Haute Grand Circuit Races, Duke's M xture 
»rd Sweet Caporal Cfgarettes. We alto have 
on hand Friends - Oats, Quaker Oats, Chicago 
.-iy News, with Henry George and Tom 
Mcore C gar paper to put up as soon as we 
have space for same. We have had no e'reus 
here this season, but one little wagon show. 
Have been expecting Wallace or Forepaugh- 
Pells. bi't dor-'t k«™vWiK> r o'th»r will »»• 
here before the close of the season or not. 
^ ours truly, -^ W. A. CARTBR- 



Gainesville, Ga , Gleams. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear .S r— We see your paper states In Us 
last issue that, according to "P'ract'cal Ad- 
vertising." there ore several Georgia towns 
that- need bill posters who will renler decnt 
fi?rv r ce. answer correspondence, e'c. among 
which l'st appears the name of Ga'ncsviile. 
We do not kne^- where "Practical Advbrfs- 
ing" gets its information, but will say that 
we defy them to- name a s'ngle instance 
where we have failed to give the service con- 
tracted for. or have failed to answer anv 
correspondence- in -reference, tn. bu^.'nfss. We 
now have on our boards 250 sheets for the 
Southern Interstate Fair; 125 sheets for the 
Athens Carnival, and quite a lot of commer- 
cial paper. A! G. Field's Minstrels open 



Morgan City, Ala , Gleams. 

To the Ed'tor of "The Illllbonrd:" 

Dcnr Sir— September being the opening 
month of the season of different kinds of 
nmuaeincnt, thcators. shows, etc., here, I 
have decided to put up three large advertis- 
ing honnlK. to do nil sorts of bill poit'ng and 
also to use one for permanent hand-painted 
■ ndf. Heretofore I did my nostlng on any 
and nil plnces lo be had for the purpose. But 
the taking out of n license for the privilege 
.w'll, or rourso, protect me, nnd make it a 
little profllnble nlao. Trusting th's may be 
or Interest to you, ns well ns to bill posters 
cisowhere. I r?main, yours fnlfi'u'ly, 

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Springer in a Street Row. 



At Broadway and Thirty-seventh street. 
New York, last week, a big crowd watched 
John H. Springer, lessee and manager of the 
Grand Opera House, and Eugene Robinson, 
bis former partner, engage in a fierce ex- 
change of fisticuffs that was not governed 
by any rules, and lasted until the men, with 
clothing awry and very much out of breath, 
were parted by a policeman, who took them 
prisoners to the West Thirtieth street sta- 
tion. There has been bad blood between the 
men for some time. Robinson was leaning 
against a lamp post in the shade of the 
Marlborough Hotel, talking to Frank Good- 
win, a theatrical manager, when Springer 
crossed Broadway. Robinson says the next 
thing he knew Springer struck him in the 
face. They clinched, and rushed each other 
back and forth across the sidewalk. "L.ar!" 
and "Robber!" were words they freely ex- 
changed with blows. Goodwin tried to drag 
them apart, but could not. Rialto habitues 
collected in large numbers, and cheered on 
the fight until the policeman interfered. They 
were arraigned before Magistrate Hogan, in 
the Jefferson Market Police Court, where 
they made counter-charges of assault against 
each other, and each said he was in the 
right. Robinson lives at No. 243 West Forty- 
fourth street, and Springer gave his resi- 
dence as Fort Washington avenue and 181st 
street. They were formerly in business with 
Harry C. Miner, in the Springer Lithograph- 
ing Company, Springer being president of the 
company. Robinson says Springer got the 
most -of the profits of the concern. There 
was trouble, and Springer was forced out. 
This occurred four years ago. "I've been 
telling ever Since," said Robinson, "that he 
robbed me." Springer said that he had 
heard the stories, and that was the reason 
he had . pumnieled Robinson. He then told 
Magistrate Hogan that Robinson kept a poker 
room in West Forty-fourth street, and had 
taken much of bis money across the green 
table. Each said he could bring witnesses to 
court to prove that he was the aggrieved per- 
son, and the magistrate decided to wait and 
hear them. He adjourned the case, paroling 
the prisoners. 



Appetite Bankrupts Her. 



Miss Corono Riccardo, who played the 
Egyptian Princess in "Ben Hur" last winter, 
and who last appeared with Robert Mantell's 
company, filed a petition in bankruptcy on 
May 6, in whicb she named the Gillen Print- 
ing Company as her pr.ncipal cred.tor. Ever 
since the petition was filed th:s company has 
been trying to get Miss Riccardo before, a 
referee, to find out, through an examination, 
what its chance is to recover the $9'X> ow.ng 
to it for lithographs. Miss.R'ccardo appeared 
last week before Morris T. Wise, the referee, 
and was questioned by an attorney. Miss 
Riccardo admitted that she got $100 a week 
during her seven weeks' "Hen Hur" engage- 
ment, but declared that she had no money 
left. 

"I am a good enter," she said, and she 
testified that it cost her *7 a dar for her 
meals. She had a bank account once, she 
said, but all the money bad beea drawn out 
and spent. 

"Where is your check stub book?" asked 
the lawyer. .' : ": >'M* •".'". - 

' i used it to write a diary in." 

"I call UDon you to produce it." 

"Indeed I will not," Miss Riccardo ex- 
claimed, "and no one can force me to do so." 

Miss Riccardo's sole assets, she declared, 
consisted of a pair of earrings, a pair of 
sleeve buttons, a silver ring, a stillctto and 
three gowns. The gowns, she said, were 
worth only $15 each, and living cost her so 
much, she declared, that she had been un- 
able for two years to buy any new dresses. 

"This is one of the three," she said, re- 
ferring to the gown she wore, "and vou ran 
see it Is all out of style. They wear them 
short now, and this is long." 



Manager Heck's New Move. 



Manager Will S. Heck, proprietor of Heck's 
Wonder World and. Theater, on Vine street, 
Cincinnati, has another venture in prcpa-a- 
tion. It is nothing more nor less than the 
organization of a first-class dramat!c stock 
company. This company will play in all th? 
. leading cities of the Ohio Valley during the 
. coming season, opening Nov. 5 at Newcastle. 
Ind. Those who are acquainted with Man- 
ager Heck, and h's reputation as an amuse- 
ment caterer, will unnn'mously agree that 
; this, like everything else he undertakes, wl'l 
bo a brilliant success. His long experience 
in . theatrical work, his thorough consc!en- 
tlousness In the matter of presenting worthy 
attractions, give the assurance in the first 
place that this company will be one of the 
best that was ever orgnn'zed. He has, in 
fact, booKed nearly all the members of the 
company already. It will be headed by 
Messrs. Patrick Miles and Frederick Ireland, 
the well known actors and authors, who have 
been topliners on the vaudeville stage for 
(be past men years, The/ are both talented 



actors, and thoroughly familiar with all lines 
of dramatic work. They will be supported 
by a company of brilliant and versatile ar- 
tists. In making up the personnel of the 
company it has been Manager Heck's aim to 
secure people who could present with equal 
success a melodrama, a romantic drama, a 
farce comedy or an operetta. It is also re- 
quired of all people in this company that they 
shall do first-class specialties. With such a 
powerful organization, backed by a man of 
such enterprise, energy and experience as 
Manager Heck, there is every reason to be- 
lieve that wherever the company appears the 
S. R. O. sign will have to be put out on the 
first night, and remain out continuously. The 
company will play week stands, presenting 
a repertoire of standard plays, upon which 
Manager Heck is compelled to pay heavy 
royalties. AH productions wilt be presented 
with special and magnificent scenery, which 
is now being painted under the supervision of 
Mr. Frederick Ireland, who will be manager 
of the company. The members of the com- 
pany will meet in this city in a few days, 
and rehearsals will begin at once. Opera 
house managers throughout the Ohio Valley 
who secure this splendid dramatic aggrega- 
tion may consider themselves extremely for- 
tunate. While the work of booking up the 
company was only begun a few weeks ago, a 
large number of time has already been filled; 
in fact, applications for the. company are 
pouring in so rapidly that it will be but a 
short while until the season is booked solid. 
As aforesaid, the company will open the 
season at Newcastle, Ind., Nov. S. Manager 
Heck is also making a complete change in 
his Cincinnati house. He is transforming the 
second floor into a new theater, where his 
vaudeville shows will hereafter be given, and 
-putting in a dramatic stock company on the 
ground floor. This company will be under 
the management of Mr. Lester R. Franklin, 
the well known actor and author, who will, 
during the coming season, present a series 
of standard plays to the patrons of Manager 
Heck's Cincinnati house. 



Gossip. 



De Forest Davis is ahead of Harry Ward's 
Minstrels. - . . 

B. Payton is in advance of Blaney's big 
spectacular production, "Across the Pacific." 

All the playhouses in Cincinnati were 
crowded to the doors during Fall Festival 
week. 

The Fifty-first Iowa Band gave a concert 
at Tipton, la., Saturday, Aug. 15, to a crowd- 
ed house. 

H. C. Lex is doing splendid work in ad- 
vance of that powerful : melodrama, "Wine, 
Women and Song." 

Pat Chappelle's "A Rabbit's Foot" com- 
pany has closed. He writes that he has had 
his manager, Mick Roberts, arrested. 

Sam Harrison is advance agent for the new 
comedy. "My Daughterrin-Law," in which 
Herbert Kelcey and Effle "Shannon are co- 
stars. : --^v-.. . - '- .^ 

Ed F. riavis has a copy of "The Billboard" 
forwarded to him every week. He is making 
for the Pacific Coast with celerity and dis- 
patch. 

Belle Archer, the actress, succumbed to 
nervous prostration at Warren, Pa., Sept. IS, 
and died two days later without regaining 
consciousness. 

Matt Thiel. the noted baritone, of Tipton, 
la., is arrang'ng to put a company on the 
road by Oct. 15. First-class people can se- 
cure engagements by addressing him. 

Complaint has been made about the scarc- 
ity of fl st-class entertainments in Central 
and Southeastern Iowa. It is said that good 
attractions can draw well in these sections. 

Information is wanted of George Gow, a 
lithographer, who was born in Paisley, Scot- 
land, 41 years ago. Any information of h'tn 
will be thankfully received at the office of 
"The Billboard." 

J. Saunders Gordon, proprietor and man- 
ager of the Schumann Grand Concert Com- 
pany, of Chicago, was a "Billboard" caller. 
Sept. 22. Mr. Gordon says the outlook this 
season is very encouraging. 

The Greve Lithographing Company, of Mil- 
waukee,' have won a gold medal at the Paris 
Exposition' for a four-color and gold bronze 
poster of Elsie de Tourney, designed by her 
representative, E. G. Hinebaugh. 

The Performer is the name of a new weekly 
dramatic publication, which promised to 
make its initial appearance Sept. 27. Its of- 
fice Is at 116 East Eleventh street. New York. 
E. A. Schatz is manager, and Al Frankle 
editor. 

'■" Owing to trouble among the players the 
Minister Extraord'nary Comic Opera Com- 
pany d'sbanded at Coshocton, O., Sept. 23. 
Manager Harry Weber, of Indianapol's, paid 
ail salaries, and presented each performer 
with railroad transportation to their homes 
in New York and Ind'anapolis. 

George Lederer has filed suit against Man- 
ager A. H. Chambcrlyn for $20,000. alleged to 
be due him for royalties on various Casino 
productions that Cbamberlyn put on in Bos- 
ton when be was ms»iag!ng the Columb-a 
Theater in that city. - The case comes up for 
an enrly henr'ng in New York. 

Frank W. Haines, .the well-known theat- 
r'enl mnnnger of Decatur, 111., d ! ed at the 
r>ewev San'tar'um. Wauwatosa. Wis., Sept. 
19, where he had been undergoing treatment 
for nervous dlseas". Mr. Haines was about 
50 years of age. He was one of the oldest 
theatrical managers in the West, and was 
known by theatrical people all over the 
country. 

A d'spatcb from Louisville. Ky., says John 
T. and Annie A. Macauley have brought suit 
against JpIid Colgan jor SSOO, alleged tp be 



due on a two years' lease on Macauley's The- 
ater, dating from June, 1898. The rental was 
$9,000, to be paid in installments of $300 each. 
It is claimed the last three installments were 
not paid. Macauley's Theater. is Louisville's 
oldest and most historic playhouse. 

It is almost an assured fact that Owosso 
Sunday theatrical performances at Toledo, O., 
will be revived this season by the Preachers' 
.Union. That body held a meeting last week, 
and, while no formal action was taken with 
regard to Sunday theaters, many of the mem- 
bers talked it ove^-- before the meeting was 
called to order. They expressed themselves 
as favoring the closing of theaters on Sun- 
day, and some appeared to be anxious to roll 
up their sleeves and go into the old .fight 
with renewed vigor. 

It looks as if the influx of foreigners next 
season on the vaudeville stage will; be un- - 
usually heavy, for it is whispered in inner 
circles that the Vaudeville Association man- 
agers are not to be caught by the White; Rats, 
next season, should a wholesale departure 
from their houses be decided upon by the 
performers. As a result of this move it is 
said that within the past fortnight fully 100 
foreign acts have been booked for next sea- 
son in this country, and that as many mere 
are being negotiated with. 

Judge Bischoff, in the Supreme Court of 
New York, has appointed James R. Kifnan 
receiver of the Greater New York Amusement 
Company, which until a few months ago 
managed and operated the New York Thea- 
ter. He was appointed upon the application 
of the Union- Surety and Guarantee Company, 
which holds unsatisfied judgments for $1,200 
against the company. The Union Surety and 
Guarantee' Company states that the Greater 
New York Amusement Company has a large 
number of unsatisfied judgments standing 
against it, and; that all efforts to bring about 
a liquidation of the indebtedness has failed. 

Otto H. Kurtz, the well-known vaudeville 
artist, noted for his juggling prowess and 
his impersonation of the Mexican vaquero, 
writes to "The Billboard" from South Bend, 
Ind., as follows: "I've been reading "The 
Billboard' regularly all season, and- have had 
many valuable tips from its pages. The 
brigher class of variety boys realize it pays 
to keep posted, and are 'getting next* to your 
paper. By keeping close to the latest in- 
formation concerning parks, fairs and great 
doings, I have not lost a week since spring, 
and my pocket has the proper kind of a lin- 
ing. After winding up the street fairs, I sail . 
next November for Germany, being booked 
at the Wintergarten, Berlin; Apollo, Nu- 
remberg, etc. May be able to send you occa- 
sional' notes about how they advertise 
abroad." 

The irrepressible amusement purveyor Gen. 
B. F. Keith, who owns a chain of play-houses 
In New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Prov- 
idence, and has just acquired a theater in 
London, does not believe in posters or lith- 
ographs, although he runs vaudeville per- 
formances which are generally advertised as 
sensationally as the watch and ward societies 
will permit. During the season. Lockhan's 
Baby Elephant played the Keith circuit, but 
would accept terms only on the condition 
that he -was allowed to use lithographs and 
do a little posting. The first was used mod- 
erately, and the bill sticking was confined to 
"gutter snipes," but even this small amount 
of sidewalk publicity greatly increased busi- 
ness at the houses in each city and went to 
prove the well-known fact that posting pays. 



Baltimore Briefs. 



To the Editor of" "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have just received a letter from 
the L. E. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn, 
Mass., stating that I may receive their books 
for distribution the last of this month. This 
firm is a heavy advertiser, with three to four 
distributions a year. Business has been some- 
what dull, though I had some distributing for 
Dr. A. R. Sines. Ashland, Ky. I put up a 
lot of framed signs, advertising Palmo Tab- 
lets for the S. R. Feil Company, Cleveland, 
O., last month. 1 have fair prospects of 
plenty of work this fall and spring. Several 
new firms have written- me for estimates, etc. 
I have a large store on- the- opposite corner 
from me. Though it is an .additional ex- 
pense, yet the place will giveTne more space 
to handle advertising matter; and would be 
pleased to hear from many advertisers. Many 
of Baltimore's citizens will testify to my hon- 
est and judicious distributing. It you have 
not been served right, call on me. I am an 
enthusiast on distributing, and like it just 
as well as good grub. I'se ready. Sincerely, 
Sept. 18, 1900. JNO. H. JONES. 



Howard Needs Help. 



Poor Joe Howard, the well known bill post- 
er of Galveston, Tex., has been left abso- 
lutely penniless by the recent calamity that 
befell that city. Fortunately, he did manage 
to save his wife and three little children 
from a terrible fate, but all that they now 
have left in the world is the barren ground, 
whereon their once happy homestead stood. 
In a sad and imploring letter, on another 
page of this issue. Joe beseeches his com- 
rades and friends to hasten to his assistance. 
He is sorely in need of financial aid. and it 
, is hoped that the generous spirit of the fra- 
.ternity. of which he has long been an hon- 
ored and respected member, will manifest it- 
self in the shape of a handsome purse, to be 
donated to the unfortunate bill poster and 
h's family in their hour of distress. Mr. 
Howard intends to still remain a resident of 
Galveston, where he believes the future pros- 
rects are bright. He Is of the opinion that 
Galveston will be at least 25 per cent, greater 
"pity than it was inside of the nest flye years. 



The Picturesque and Grotesque] 

From the aesthetic view-point, no sighf 
was more impressive than the National Roar) 
at all seasons. The romantic, poetic and paf 
triotic shared alike the enjoyment of iti 
sounds and scenes with hearts responsive t& 
thrilling emotions or sentiments. Constructed 
by authority of Congress, this once "King 
of Highways" covers historic ground made! 
memorable by the names of Generals Bradl 
dock and Washington. (In'Favette CountyJ 
Pa.) 



The road from Baltimore to Wheeling bji 
way of Cumberland was unsurpassed in Ira 
means for entertainment in the great numi 
ber and excellence; of ; its inns .or taverns! 
those of the mountain d. vision dotting thd 
line cf road at intervals of a mile. Inviting 
as they seemed, the gayly-painted sign board! 
with golden letters allured the tired, hungrjj 
traveler with premise of rest and good cheers 
The imposing s.gn boards mounted upon higbf 
strong -posts along, the way bore finely paintl 
ed p.ctures or portraits, and aside from thJ 
letter.ng, the general appearance of the haul 
d.wcrk, the writer has been told, wa| 
"mighty fine"— a partial list of names 
sent. mental sound is here given; let the readf 
er imagine the pictures: "The Maypole 
"Hand in Hand,"; Shady ; Bower," "IndiaiL 
Spr.ng." "Hancock." "House of Nicodemus.'i 
"Temple of Juno." -"The Bull's Head." "Thf 
Swan." "Constitution." "The Gals' House,' 
"The White GooEe," "The Golden Swan, '9 
"The Valentine," "The Buck," "Gen. Anf 
drew Jackson," "The Globe," "The Cros| 
Keys," '"The; Indian Queen," -"The Mermaid,' 
"The Rising Sun." "Tha Fountain,"- etd 
There were many styled "The National. 1 
"The United States." etc. We purpose!] 
omit colloquial names of- public places like 
"The Sheep's Ear" at "The Turkey's "Nest. ■§ 
There were many strange names for tavl 
ems, and many cf- the very best of genial 
hosts had surnames equally as ludicrous. Thi 
exact locality is not here essential. For inl 
stance, the Widow Ashkettle, a landlady; 
kept a good house. Her forte was. not if 
making'lye, but in setting a good clean taf 
ble. Thomas Thistle, a landlord with a some] 
what rasping name, had a smooth tongue, 
mild manner, and furnished excellent enter! 
tainment. Of John Slack, another landlord 
cid wagoners were accustomed to say, 
was Slack at night and tight in the morning,1 
meaning that he was cheerful and clevei 
when they "put up" with him in the evening! 
and close and exacting m the morning whe| 
bills were payable. Widow Turnbull kep 
tavern next to Mrs. Ashkettle. A Mr. Gosi 
lm was not "green." as his name would seed 
to indicate. He knew his business as a tav 
era-keeper, and made- money. George Pan 
cake, another innkeeper did not always feed 
bis customers with pancakes, although flan] 
nel-cakes and spring chickens had an envij 
able reputation on the road in : those days, ; 
also were the toothsome buckwheat cakes 
highly praised ^ by Henry Clay. Silver Gill 
Allan well knew the ways of the road, anf 
was a competent caterer. Old wagoners werl 
accustomed to lay: aside their coin to paf 
bills at Gilfillan's tavern, under a belief tha 
he coveted silver because of his Christia 
name. ' 

The beer of the present day was likely the 
unknown, while the current coin of the roaj 
was the big copper cent, the "flppenybit," 
small Spanish coin of the value of six and 
half cents. There were American quarte 
halves and dollars; Mexican and SpaniBf 
milled dollars were more plentiful. 

Before the erection of "The Summit 
House" on top of Laurel Hill. Mollle Calhouf 
kept a small beer and cake shop at tha 
point, and displayed upon her sign board thf 
following quaint legend: 
"Out of this rock runs water clear; 
'Tis soon changed into good beer; 
Stop, traveler, stop, if you; see fit. 
And quench your thirst for a fippenybit.'" I 
Near the same place, on the hill above Mon 
roe. William Morris,; once a well-known ani 
popular tavern-keeper, put up an imposing 
sign, inscribed on. the west side with thf 
words, "Welcome from the West," and 0£ 
the east side, "Welcome from the East.! 
Travelers crowded into the house to enjoa 
its good cheer. It would do if business mej 
to-day would use welcoming signs as wefl 
as they do smiles and words. Samuel School? 
field, an early tavern-keeper, an old Vir 
ginian, pleasantly remembered on account i 
his staunch patriotism, displayed- on his slg 
board the motto, "Our country, right 
wrong." Passing again into pleasantry, it 
recorded, strange as may seem the coined 
dence, that James Piper, of Uniontown, Pal 
in 1801 kept a tavern at the sign of "Thl 
Jolly Irishman," while William Merrimaf 
kept another house just at the time in- th 
■ same town. What inspiration the suggestion 
afford the* pictorial sign painter— two merrj 
men, one is a jolly Irish "Piper." There ar 
many more things belonging to the grotesqu 
and picturesque. The vim, life and energy'* 
the National Road, its fine horses harness) 
to flying stage-coaches and heavily lade| 
wagons, the jolly drivers, the incident 
mirtb or accident, all form a beautiful stori 
enjoyable in the extreme to showmen an 
fair men and all readers of "The Billboard! 
when told by ALLEN" E. HARBAUGH. f 

Mill Run, Fayette Co., Pa. 



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CAUSE OF CRUSADE. 

Ever since the formation of the Pro- 
tective Company, which was effected 
j ostensibly as an auxiliary to the Asso- 
; ciated Bill Posters, but which, in real- 
• ity has in view the eventual absorption 
; of the latter organization^ the impres- 
; sion has gone abroad and has mot with 
general public credence, that a bill 
s posting trust, formidable in magnitude, 
: has found an existence in the country, 
and thrives lnstily. As a matter of 
; fact, this impression is only partly cor- 
rect, for the entire bill posting inter- 
ests of the country have certainly not' 
been successfully syndicated as yet, 
and the great, gigantic and oetopian 
trust is, therefore, at best merely in 
its swaddling robes. Little doubt is 
entertained, however, that it was the 
original intention and plain purpose of 
the projectors of the protection pretext 
to get within their grasp as rapidly as 
possible the practical control of the in- 
dustry^ 



f . '• While the rapacity of these most 
**»! S enial and plausible schemers has by 
9£ no means been sated with sanguinary 
/•; success, it must be- conceded that they 
p did manage, with the proverbial short- 
Si sightedness of inordinate greed, to not 
only accomplish a nebulous notoriety, 



ing tie seeds of opposition and invit- 
ing municipal clashes and legal con- 
tests. ' 

Many of the newspapers of the conn- 
try, aside from the Question of com- 
mercial rivalry, which has induced not 
a few of them to exhibit the envenom- 
ed fang, bitterly attack and denounce 
the bill posting craft because their na- 
tional body is governed by close and 
discriminatory regulations and pos- 
sesses apparent trust tendencies. 
* * * 

Can a bill posting trust under exist- 
ing circumstances be successful? The 
answer to this, question is one which 
quite a few of the bold, conspiring ex- 
perimenters would like to hear affirm- 
atively explained by a well-informed 
and competent observer. But "The 
Billboard," authority on all complicat- 
ing bill posting questions, regards the 
matter as wholly inadmissible within 
the bounds of argument. There never 
can be a steel-ribbed, asbestos-lined 
bill posting trust in America, for the 
business is not robust enough to stand 
for it. Never was opposition so strong- 
ly and persistently entrenched in so 
many localities as it is to-day. This 
condition must unquestionably be erad- 
icated before a trust can be dreamed 
of, and it has never heretofore been 
successfully combated, and we do not 
believe it ever will. Opposition grows 
steadily and mightily, and wherever it 
appears, it increases and benefits the 
outdoor advertising service at least 
one-hundred-fold. There is an abund- 
ance of testimony from all sides to con- 
firm this statement. So what chance 
is there for a bill posting trust? 



Comments. 



The bill posting trust is beginning to reap 
the whirlwind. 

Bill posting 'is the axle-grease that makes 
the wheels of trade revolve. 

"Al Bryan Arrested" looks laughable in 
print, and sounds like a bit of belated news. 

An ordinance, very obnoxious from the bill 
posters' standpoint, has been passed in Chi- 
cago. 

It is beginning to dawn on the bill poster 
at large that about the best friend they have 
is "The Billboard." 

The Brown, Eager & Hull Co., of Toledo, 
O., wil use 3-sheets extensively throughout 
Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. 

Space on the bill boards throughout the 
country is at a premium. These are pros- 
perous times for the bill poster. 

Words, fraught with plain and portentious 
facts, are the only weapons that can pierce 
the prickly pachyderm of Roaring Robert. 

Pratt's so-called protective project is sim- 
ply an undisguised trust, the most flagrant 
features of which are rawness and rapacity. 



fel fflE t pi bnt aIso to bring about certain strange 
filfh J lit and reactionary conditions which 



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threaten to retard, temporarily at least, 
< s ; the progress of the business. 

As an illustration of this statement, 
behold the bitter and aggressive oppo- 
sition against the bill boards that at 
present agitates many of our large 
cities and which apparently is develop- 
ing into a general crusade. There is 
[J deep-rooted prejudice behind this 
imovement, and a great portion of this 
jpopular prejudice is born of a belief 
'Jthat all the outdoor advertising inter- 
ests have been entrusted to the griping 
►.and blighting tentacles of a lecherous 
trust Nothing has served to attract 
the attention of people, of all classes, 
jjto a closer scrutiny and study of the 
(bill poster and his methods than the 
ambitious, selfish and monopolistic 
aims of the alleged Protective con- 
cern. Nothing, therefore, has been 
more potent and instrumental in sow- 



Speaking of trusts brings to mind an 
interesting fight that is on in Nebraska 
between what is known as the ready- 
print trust and an independent concern' 
organized under the auspices of anti- 
trust country editorial workers. The 
battle has raged hot and furious for 
over three years— with an unbroken 
series of successes for the anti-trust 
enterprise. The most serious complaint 
which party papers make is the cen- 
sorship over their news columns. All 
that class of news which tends to show 
the correctness of certain political 
principles is kept out of these papers 
and the columns are filled with what 
the trust is pleased to term non-parti- 
san news, which is without pith or 
point and has no bearing whatever on 
the great questions agitating the minds 
of the American people and which they 
are forced to settle either according to 
an intelligent understanding or igno- 
rantly. These anti-trust editors are 
practicing what they preach, and in so 
doing have forced the ready-print trust 
to stand with uncovered head in front 
of every little print shop in the State. 
All the tactics, both brutal and entic- 
ing, have been employed by the trust 
to win these publishers back and to 
crash out competition, but they stand 
resolutely by their guns, and "we will 
never surrender" is the answer they 
hurl back at every overture from the 
trust. 



In pointing out the fact that pre-election 
threats and promises are simon-pure poli- 
tics, the New York World recalls one of the 
greatest bluffs the late P. T. Barnum ever 
made. In 1884 Barnum announced that he 
would sell all his property, at Bridgeport, 
Conn., for fifty cents on the dollar in case 
of Cleveland's election. When Cleveland was 
elected Barnum was asked to "make good," 
but he preferred to hold, on to the property. 



"Deacon Burr" read the "Sorrows of Sa- 
tan" "last month, and now gees to church 
regularly, wh.ch is a fortunate thing for the 
pastor. - 

Jas. L. Hill, of Nashville, though out of 
the bill posting business, advises us that he 
will continue the distributing, sign-tacking 
and lithographing business. 

Consolvo & Cheshire, the well known bill 
posting firm of Norfolk, Va., have purchased 
the bill posting plant at Newport News, Va"., 
of which G. B. Brookes was manager. 

It was O. P. Fairchild that saved the day 
for Steinbrenner at Detroit- If it had not 
been for the "Grand Old Man" of Covington, 
there would have been another secretary 
sure. 

The New Spencer Medicine Co., Chatta- 
nooga, Tenn., want estimates on the number 
of 12-sheets, 3-sheets and 1-sheets required 
to post the State of Georgia. We wonder if 
any two solicitors will agree. 

George B. Fisher, the veteran distributor 
of Omaha, Neb., has been the- recipient of 
considerable praise in the Omaha press for 
stopping a runaway last week, ana thereDy 
savmg the life of a lady and child. 

The Illinois" Advertising & Distributing Co., 
of Chicago, has been incorporated with a 
capital or v 2,5dO; outdoor advertising and dis- 
tributing. Incorporators— Albert Beaumont, 
Alfred \V. Rasmussen and Albert Medaris. 

Every artist in the employ of The Donald- 
son Lithographing Co. walked out on strike 
on Monday, Sept. 24. The Donaldsons refused 
to recogmze the Poster Artists' Association. 
The b:g concern was still running at the 
time of going to press, and had a new force 
in process of organization. 

Every bill poster who has a grievance of 
any kind should instantly make known h s 
tioubles to Messrs. Gude, Pratt and O'Mealia, 
who have practically donned the ermine.as 
they were formally installed as dignified 
members of a law committee by the bill post- 
ing trust magnates in New York last week. 
J. D. Boering, of Washington, 1). C, was 
a "Billboard" caller Sept. 22. Mr. Boering 
was accompanied on his Western trip by h.s 
wiff. It is rumored that'he may succeed 
Harry Merkle as manager of the Bryan & 
Co. plant at Dayton, O. Merkle, it is claim- 
ed, is going to Detroit shortly, to manage 
the opposition fight for Bryan aga.ust 
Walker. 

The fight over the bill board ordinance in 
Cleveland, O., began in earnest Sept. 18, 
when Al Bryan, the head of the local bill 
posting concern, was arrested on the charge 
of violating the bill board ordinance, he 
was charged with erecting a hill board on 
Woodland avenue, in violation of the ordi- 
nance. Patrolman Ruddock made the arrest. 
Al was bailed out at once. 

H."Gaylord Wilshire, the progressive bill 
poster of Los Angeles, Cal., who is the So- 
cial Democratic candidate for Congress of 
the Sixth District of California, has issue i 
a very interesting circular on the subject of 
"Imperialism," in which he roughly scores 
both Bryan and McKinley for the separate 
foreign policies which the latter, p.oposcs 
and which the former pursued. . 

Talk about disappointment, chagrin and 
disgust. The faces of distributors gave evi- 
dence of these feelings when they beheld for 
the first time a copy of the tiny leadet, se- 
lected as official organ at Detroit. One of the 
members, of the board of directors openly as- 
serts that an effort will be made at a forth 
coming meeting to repudiate the action of 
the Detroit assemblage, as far as the official 
mouthpiece is concerned. Is professional dig- 
nity at stake? 

The American- Bill Posting Service, of Chi- 
cago, is having a few serious troubles of its 
own. Mayor Harrison has issued orders to 
the police to arrest any one found trying to 
re-erect any bill boards along the Lake Shore 
drive that have been blown down by the 
storm of Sept. 11. "These boards will stay 
down until the persons des ring to replace 
them obtain a permit," said the mayor, "and 
I'll see that they get no permit." Bow-wow! 
What has become of Robert, the Roarer's 
much-vaunted political pull? 

Hugh May, the holder of the open golf 
championship for the Pacific Const, d!ei, 
Sept. 18, or typhoid fever at the California 
hospital. Los Angeles, Cal. Mr. Mav had 
been sick for three weeks, and the dangerous 
nature of the disease, complicated as it was 
with pneumonia and hemorrhage of the bow- 
els, made his recovery doubtful for quite a 
time. He was a fine-looking young fellow, 
the typical well-bred young Englishman, and 
was immensely popular with a host of 
friends. He was II. Gaylord Wilshlre's pri- 



vate secretary. He had no relatives in this 
country. 

When the I. A. of D. convention adjourned 
at Detroit last July Mr. Ramsey was clamor- 
ous for an investigation of the merits of his 
dispute with the Morrow Co., of Springfield. 
A committee was appoointed to go to Louis- 
ville and look into matters. Ramsey prom- 
ised them an early appointment. He told 
them he would notify them at an early date 
when to come. Weeks and months have 
elapsed since then, but Ramsey has not in- 
vited the committee to come. It is too late 
now. Kven if the committee was to go to 
Louisville the matter is ancient history, it 
could not had out anything. What is the 
natural inference? We think all fa r-minded 
people will conclude that Mr. Ramsey d.d 
not want an investigation. 

William Clowes, the gentlemanly manager 
of Clowes' : Advertising & Disir.uuting Co 
at Connellsville, Pa., known as a corespond- 
ent of "The Billboard," is past sixty-five 
years of age, and previous to nis embarking 
in the advertising Dusiness was a successful 
practicing physician. Dr. Clowes lately was 
employed to watch at the bedside of a man 
who belonged to five different secret soc.eties. 
'the patient being down with typhoid fever, 
arose from bed early one morning and tried 
to leap from a window. Dr. Clowes endeav- 
ored to prevent him, whereupon the patient 
turneu his attention to his guardian and 
nuise, threw him upon the bed and beat him 
with his fisls. Dr. Clowes is br.dly cut about 
the head and body, and had (Sept. 4) one eye 
bandaged out of sight, but is not seriousiy 
injured otherwise. The patient was Alex. 
\»aahington, who died Sept. 10, just six days 
afterward. Clowes has a valuable fleid in 
the d.stnbuting business, and is a hustler. 
Seme of the members of the Protective are 
beginning to ask questions. They want to 
know what the ult.mate end of the organi- 
zation is. It is beginning to dawn on them 
that the story about its being devoted to so- 
liciting is to a very large extent a "stall." 
Soliciting is a very profitable portion of 
Gude's business, and, for the matter of that, 
of Pratt's, too. It is unlikely in the extreme 
that these gentlemen will ever allow the As- 
sociated Bill Posters' Protective Company to 
develop along lines that would impair or cur- 
tail their earnings, even if they were content 
to remain passive and allow it to take it» 
own course; it is even still more unlikely that 
they would go down in their pockets to bu.id 
up an organization which is an avowed rival 
No— not Gude. He is not built that way. 
And slick, sly and slippery Samuel? Not in 
a thousand years! As the "company" went 
out of the arbitration business with the 
Stahlbrcdt deal and will not be allowed to 
seriously take up soliciting, the question is. 
what is it going to be? Echo answers. 
"What?" ? ? ? 

In announcing the advent of their new 
magazine. "The World's Work," Doubleday, 
Page & Co.. say: "The price will be 25 cents 
a number, J3 a year. We thought of selling 
•The World's Work' for 10 cents, .but we 
abandoned the idea, because we could not 
work it out and publish the kind of maga- 
zine we wanted without asking the advertiser 
to pay most of the bills and all the profit-" 
Th«re is much truth in the observation, as 
the action of Harper's Monthly would indi- 
cate. The initial edition of "The World's 
Work" will be 40,000, for which the following 
advertising rates are asked: Full page, $90; 
half page, f»5; quarter page, $25; per line, 
agate, 60 cents; US insertions, 20 per cent dis- 
count; £ insertions, 10 per cent, and 3 Inser- 
tions, 5 per cent. Three pages used within a 
year entitle the advertiser to the 20 per cent 
discount. Special position rates upon appli- 
cation. When one studies these rates he is 
constrained to believe that the regard for tha 
advertiser professed by "The World's Work" 
Is— well, tempered with seir-consideration. 
The new magazine will have a department 
devoted to advertising, and will "treat the 
suoject each month in short or long para- 
graphs, as the occasion requires, but without 
the use of dry facts or statistics." 

A buzzard brings the news from Chicago 
that Col. Burr Hotib.ns has "sc9n visions," 
and has even passed through the lugubrious 
experience of hear.ng the "warning rat.lo." 
His. virile, figorous and virtuous nature has 
actually biihed up agaiust a sepulchral 
shock. About two mouths ago. 'tis said, 
the colonel suddenly felt an elongation of 
the heart, and as he had never experienced 
such a feeling before, and fearing that en- 
largement might also thr 11 his veins with 
symptomatic sympathies, a physician was 
called in. The medico, being wise In his pro- 
fession, quickly diagnosed the case, and 
Ihraw a good scare into the venerable but 
vigorous cx-circus magnate. The result was, 
the colonel hied himself to the wools. Here 
he remained, calm and thoughtful as Moses 
In the desert, until he no longer heard the 
bell a-dingling in his ears. Then he re- 
turned to Chicago, his religious nature, wh ch 
was ever strong since youth, broadened wth 
a solemnity and profundity equaled only by 
his intensity. Last week he gave J400 to the 
North Shore Congregational Church, of Chi- 
cago, and for this display of religious mag- 
nanimity has been elected a deacon. For 
six weeks he has lived a most abstemious, 
pious and austere life, rigorous and right- 
eous as a monk. During that time he has 
not touched coffee, nor anything else calcu- 
lated to excite or enliven his once fervid 
temperament, and it is not likely, whispercth 
a little bird, that Ch'cngo's great bill post- '■ 
ing millionaire will soon again plunge into ' 
the varied joys and pleasures to which hu- 
manity is heir, the overindulgence of which 
br ngs the n ghtmnro of nervous prostrafon. 
Referring to his religious sentlmcntalism the 
colonel, in a recent letter, hopcfullv re- 
marks: "Wouldn't lt.be a great note' If I 
bought my way through the gate St. Peter 
Is guarding so carefully, and left the rest of 
you virtuous ducks standing on the out- 
side?" Many churches nre being built In the 
Windy City, and the colonel has a long bank 
roll. 



THE BILLBOARD 



Cent Shows. 



Ringlings Capture 'Frisco. 

San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 22. — Ringllng 
Bros.' Circus met with a royal reception 
when it opened an eight days' engagement 
here on Wednesday night, Sept. 10. Not only 
was the immense tent packed but thousands 
were turned away. It was the first local ap- 
pearance of the famous circus, and no show 
ever -visited California with greater prest.ge 
nor has any enterpr.se of the k.nd ever 
equaled the Ringling's in popular favor as 
well as In cost. The show is in fact tre- 
mendous. More than 1,000 employes are o'n 
its pay-roll; 500 horses are in its stables, and 
it has the largest hippodrome tent ever erect- 
ed. There were three rings, a great stage 
and a racing track a quarter of a mile long 
under the big circus canvas. Seating accom- 
modations : were provided for $15.iiU0 people. 
In the menagerie there was a collection of 
wild animals said to be the costliest and 
rarest in America. One feature of this me- 
nagerie serves to bear out this claim — name- 
ly, twenty-five elephants. This is the larg- 
est herd in captivity. A group of these have 
been taught wonderful tr.eks by Prof. Lock- 
hart, who has gained a world-wide fame as 
an educator of these monster beasts. He 
makes them dance, play musical instruments 
and actually go through the details of a 
farcical skit. Of course their method is 
rather rough, but for all that it shows their 
wonderful sense. Another lot has been taught 
by Herr Souder to play brass instruments, 
so a .simple tune is produced, although the 
sound is almost deafening. These animals 
perform so quickly that the whole act does 
not take more than fifteen minutes. Another 
star feature was "John O'Brien's Sixty-one 
Horse Act." Mr. O'Brien is an old circus 
man, well known as a successful trainer of 
horses, and this act is his greatest achieve- 
ment. Sixty-one beautiful horses, without 
bit or bridle, were made to do his bidding 
and perform wonderful things. The climax 
of this act- is a pyramid tableau, with Mr. 
O'Brien a-horseback on a platform fifteen 
feet above the ground, and ranging around 
this apex at distances of a few test are other 
platforms, on which the horses adjust them- 
selves and evolve a beautiful picture. Ring- 
ling Bros.' parade is over two miles in 
length, and is a great free show, which for 
the time being makes one forget there is 
such a thing as a national elect.on. 



Performer Sues Bill Poster. 



Frank B. Myers, city bill poster of Dan- 
ville, III., and Chris J. Lcverenz. an amuse- 
ment promoter, of the same place, have been 
sued by Charles G. Kilpatrick, the One-Iegge 1 
trick bicycle rider, who managed a carnival 
there a couple of weeks ago. The plaintiff 
claims that Chris J. Leverenz promised to 
give him J100 cash if he would take attrac- 
tions to Danville and hold the carnival, the 
only stipulation being that Kilpatrick would 
give out return checks to the th'rsty indi- 
viduals who desired to leave the grounds 
long enough to get a drink at the road house. 
Kilpatrick claims he lived up to his agree- 
ment, and instructed his gatekeepers to al- 
low anybody who wished to go to the road- 
house to pass out and in at the gate as 
much as they pleased, after onee buying an 
entrance ticket. He also gave Leverenz the 
popcorn privilege and the pop pr.vilcge ins'de 
the" grounds. Kilpatrick also claims* that 
Will Leverenz. propr ! etor of tho roal house, 
agreed to give him 10 per cent, of the re- 
ceipts of the place during the week of the 
carnival, but after it was over refused to 
do so. The suit against C. J. Leverenz is 
for $100 damages. The suit against Frank P. 
Myers and his surety. B. E. Bandy, i\ for 
J200 damages. The plaintiff claims that he 
placed J350 In the bank, to cover his adver- 
tising bill with Mr. Myers. u with the agree- 
ment that it was to be paid to him after the 
carnival was over. He claims that on the 
second day of the carnival Messrs. Myers 
and Bandy swore out a writ of attachment 
for a bill of $450, which Mr. Kilpatrick was 
forced to pay. he alleges, in advance of the 
time stipulated by contract. 



Reply to Nay Mikels. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I notice in a recent issue of your 
paper an article headed "Nay Mikels Duped." 
Since the article makes a direct attack on 
my personal reputation, I feel that I am jus 
titled In answering it. though I know that 
such baso vituperation from such irresponsi- 
ble parties has very little effect on the relia- 
ble readers of your valuable paper. Now. as . 
to the statements made by this "gay" Nay 
Mikels, "the would-be actor," he asserts first 
that he sent me $18 or $20 worth of advertis- 
ing matter. As to that assertion. If he wants 
It I can get the affidavit of a man who hung 
the paper— Rush P. Crawford, of Sullivan, 
who furnishes such references as General 
Agent Ferguson, of Pawnee Bill's Show, or 
H. A. Mersey, of tho Continental Tobacco 
Company, that ho never received as many as 
one hundred sheets, and nearly all of these 
were pieces the said Mikels had worked some 
advertising company for as samples, and to 



which he had pasted date sheets. Mr. Craw- 
ford will also make affidavit that all of his 
"variety" sheets were posted. As to his 
jumping from South Bend to Farmersburg, I 
will tay that we are in no way connected 
with his acrobatic performances, and did not 
lay cut his route. Good judgment would 
have made his appointments closer together. 
Now, as to my making excuses, etc., that is 
absolutely false. The time he saw me first 
was about 4:30 p.m. the evening before the 
meeting. And before he knew what our 
crowd could be he began to put up the usual 
tak.r's song, that he thought I ought to come 
down in the rent of the hall, and 1 gently re- 
minded him that when I offered him to open 
the hall for 30 per cent or for $10 in cash, he 
asked to have it for $10, and now we would 
stay by our agreement. Now, as to taking 
'"all of the box-office receipts," that is a lie. 
The facts are these, and I can back the same 
by affidavits from responsible parties. The 
crowd was slim. There were about 32 pay- 
tickets at 20 cents each. While. Mikels ana 
h.s assistants were standing in the presence 
cf spectators and had opportunity to see, I 
went to the ticket office and told the man 
selling tickets to give me $5, which he d.d. 
Thtre was then left in the office more than 
$1, so Mikels lied when he said I took "all 
the box-office receipts." 1 am now, and have 
been ever since, in Sullivan, Sullivan County, 
Ind. So I have never skipped out. Mikels 
still owes me $5, which he has never onered 
to pay, but on the contrary, tried to intim- 
idate and blackmail me out of $3 by sending 
me threats at different times. The $5 I got 
from the box-office receipts were mine, and 
Mikels knew it. Those who are acquainted 
with the doings of "cheap .skates," who have 
no hesitation to stoop to any low and dirty 
trick to try to filch money from people on 
any pretext, have seme idea of the veracity 
cf Nay Mikels and his class. I am now and 
will be for three years, deputy clerk of the 
c.rcuit Court here. I can furnish good refer- 
ences from people of all classes, and have 
no fear cf cards from the wily Nay Mikels. 
And ''that is the kind of a scoundrel Curry 
is," and "Nay Mikels may advertise him far 
and wide." Very jovially yours, 

JOHN A. CURRY. 
Sullivan, Ind., Sept. 27. 



Gossip. 



How Wallace Started. 



Dwelling upon the enormous success of the 
Wallace Shows, a writer in the Wichita Eagle 
devotes two columns to. the subject, in which 
appears the following well-merited tr.bute to 
the great executive power that dominates the 
gigantic enterprise: "The thing which ap- 
peals to one most strongly is the fact that 
behind it all and through it all is the domi- 
nation of one executive mind, which holds 
every part of its office, and restricts and pro- 
pels its motion as strictly as chilled steel 
and doub'e bolts. This mind is Mr. Wallace 
himself. Sixteen years ago he was running 
a livery stable in Peru, Ind. A straggling 
circus, wending its uncertain way . overland, 
stranded in that town. He had horses, and 
helped them on their way. Later they 
stranded again. The affair was sold at auc- 
tion. Wallace bought it in and put it in a 
loft. Later he secured another circus. Then 
he started out. He had an overland circus, 
a wiggling, hobbling affair, that existed from 
town to town. But there was an executive 
mind hammering this little procession into ' 
shape. There was a master' hand saving the 
pennies. Year by year the procession be- 
came longer. Soon a few cars were secured, 
and the country roads knew it no more. 
Soon, under a mind that worked with it by 
day and night, it was on the highway to suc- 
cess. Then came the era of sixty-foot cars, 
the era of expensive beasts, fortunes tied up 
in the rhinoceros and giraffe. And so it goes 
through the country, a perfectly moving ma- 
chine, the result, not of opportunity, luck or 
fancying fortune, but the product of a single 
mind, whose passion it is and whose purpose 
it is to keep it rolling in cumulative accre- 
tions, until it now stands in the world the 
biggest, best show that ever whirled its glit- 
tering heart of gold and fire and tinsel before 
the eyes of a fascinated public." 



A Comparison. 

To illustrate the rapid ana extensive 
growth of the circus business I will relate the 
following: A very tew years ago there waa 
an old gentleman living at Deiavan, Wis., at 
the age of ninety-four. In his youth he waa 
a daring trapeze performer, and at ona tuna 
owned, in partnership with a man named 
Sam Sttckney, a circus as large as was moat 
circuses of that day. This old gentleman, 
Mr. Buckley, visited my show, and, in course 
of conversation, asked what my expenses 
were. I told him about $3,000 a day: at this 
he smiled and related how, on one occasion, 
be had been buying some horses tor Ilia SHOW, 
when his partner, Stlckney, came to him and 
said: 'Look here, Buckley, we've got to quit 
buying horses, or the first thing we know our 
expenses will be $60 a day, and yon know we 
can't afford that." — W. C. Coup, In the Sat- 
urday Evening Post. 



Letter List. 



We forward letters without waiting' to ad- 
vertise them when we are sure of reaching 
tho party to whom they are addressed. When- 
ever a letter Is advertised in this list, it is 
because we do not know the whereabouts of 
the addressee. 

R. C„ Johnson. 



H. W. Link. 



L. W. Wnshburn. 
Sara Pickett. 
Wm. Kibble. 



A. Fuller. 
H. S. Rbwe. 
Lewis Balwln. 



Gentry's Dog and Pony Show made good 
money at Milwaukee during State Fair week, 
Sept. 10 to 15. 

Sam Dawson writes that he quit the Buck- 
skin Bill Shows on account of the severe ill- 
ness of his wife. 
Doc Colvin writes that Gentry's No. 4, at 
'Milwaukee, and the No. 1, at Chicago, are 
both doing big business. 

- Hugh Harrison, of the Harrison Bros.' 
Show, is down with typhoid fever at Lin- 
coln, 111. His wife is with him. 

Gentry's Dog and Pony Show played to 
splendid business in Chicago during the three 
weeks' engagement, which closed Sept. 22. 

Rumors of a sensational switch and change 
cf route on the part of the Robinson Shows 
were rife at the time of going to press this 
issue. 
The opposition between the Wallace and 
, Robinson shows at Richmond, Va., waxes 
hot. Harvey for the Wallace shows; Kane 
for the Robinson's. 

G. H. Hines. the able insurance adjuster 
with the Wallace Shows, severed h.s connec- 
tion with that well-known organization at 
Parkersburg, Sept. 19. 

General Agent W. E. Ferguson, of the 
Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show, is reported 
to be seriously ill in Nebraska. . His wife 
has been summoned to join him. 

Johnnie Baker, the famous rifle shot with 
Buffalo Bill's Wild West, and Olive Burgess, 
non-professicnal, of Holyoke, Mass., were 
married in Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 10. 

J. R. W. Hennessey sued the Southern 
Railroad for $5,000, and got $S84 on a quick 
compromise. Air pipe broke and spilled the 
people around considerably, incidentally 
standing Pop on his head. 

These few facts present a fair idea of the 
mammoth proportions of the Ringling Bros.' 
Shows: The capital invested is $3,700,000; 
their employes outnumber a regiment of in- 
fantry, and their actual daily expenses are 
$7,400. 

."The Billboard" is the circus paper of the 
country. The demand for it fully warrants 
us in making the assertion. The most won- 
derful thing about it all is that it has es- 
tablished itself In the new field within the 
short space of five months. 

Giles Pullman, general agent of Harrison 
Bros.' Shows, while convalescent at Otsego, 
Mich., suffered a relapse, which almost car- 
ried him off. He is mending again, but 
slowly, and it will be several weeks yet be- 
fore he is able to resume work. 

C. C. Wilson writes that Hamilton, O., 
Sept. 17, was the 73th and last day in Ohio 
of the Nickel Plate Shows. He avers also 
that though only two days behind Wallace. 

and with the weather very cold, tbey packed 
them in the afternoon and turned them away 
at night- 
Hugh O'Neill, known- as "Buck" O'Neill, 
formerly one of the best known cowboys of 
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, gave an ex- 
hibition of shooting on a Brooklyn trolley 
car, last week, that caused a stampede 
among the passengers. He emptied two re- 
volvers, smashed the car lights and put holes 
in the roof. He was arrested and fined $15. 

A telegram has been received at the Cin- 
cinnati Zoo from W. H. H. Graham, United 
_§tates Consul at Winnipeg, Man., which 
states that two female and one male moose 
have been shipped to Cincinnati. The ani- 
mals were held for three weeks by the Ca- 
nadian government, as it is a violation of the 
law to ship live specimens out of that coun- 
try. 

The Rio Grande Bill's Wild West and Hip- 
podrome Show have met with the best of 
success so far this season. Engagements are 
reported to be plentiful for the late fairs 
through the South this fall, and the proba- 
bilities are that they will be out until the 
last of November. They have a race stable 
In connection with the attraction, and are 

filling the races at all engagements when 
there are short horses. 

James Atkins, a bill poster, employed by a 
circus^company, has been arrested at Hollis- 
ter, Cal., on a charge of burglary. He en- 
tered the baggage car of the Hollister train 
at night, and took a gold watch and chain, 
also a hat. belonging to the conductor. He 
was suspected, and the sheriff of Santa Cruz 
was telephoned to meet the train on which 
Atkins was a passenger. The watch was 
found on him. He was held to answer on a 
charge of grand larceny. 

Charlie Robinson, whose return from the 
Yukon country was announced in these col- 
umns, went to Lexington, Ky., last week, 
with his devoted little wife. They were ac- 
companied by his three nieces, the daughters 
of John Robinson II. head of the celebrated 
e'reus family, lately returned from Paris. At 
Lexington they met John Robinson III, who 
is in charge of the circus of that name, and 
a reunion followed. They will take a two 
weeks 'tour through Kentucky, West Vir- 
ginia and Alabama. The show is doing a " 
splendid business. 

John Murphy, the man who was charged 
with assaulting James Gallagher, boss can- 
vasman with the Gentry Dog and Pony Show, ■ 
with intent to do serious bodily injury, when 
the Gentry people showed at Ashland, Wis., 
last July, was found not guilty by the jury, 
after being out only forty-five minutes. The 
testimony showed very plainly that Murphy 
stabbed the complaining witness over the 
heart. There was no conflict of the testi- 
mony in respect to this. The knife nearly 
pierced the heart. Murphy was drunk, how- 
ever, and was provoked into stabbing Gal- 
lagher by being knocked down by tht latter. 
The jury must have thought that knocking 
down with the fist was sufficient provocation 
for using a knife, for tbey found the defend- 
ant not guilty, in direct opposition to the 



testimony as it should have been construed 
in accordance with the judge's charge. 

J. M. J. Kane, advance agent of John Rob- 
inson's Circus, met with an accident on Sept. 
16, which resulted in a number of severe ' 
burns on his hands, and threatened ' for a 
time the destruction of the car in which he 
was traveling. Mr. Kane left Richmond, Va.. 
Saturday morning, Sept. 15, with a force of 
bill posters, in ihe car known as advance 
car No. I. which is a costly affair, artistically 
painted outside, and which had been iu the 
shops at Richmond a few days being over- 
hauled. At i'rovidence Forge, while the 
train was speeding along, one of the men 
noticed flames shooting up on the side of 
the car. A bucket brigade was formed, and 
the blaze was soon extinguished. Had it 
gained any headway it is possible that the 
circus paper inside of the car, said to bs 
valued at $10,000, would have been destroyed. 
A merry circus war was waged last week 
in Richmond, Va., between rival press agents 
representing the famous Gentry Show and 
the John Robinson Circus. It started by the 
account which appeared in the papers of the 
runaway of a horse and wagon, caused by 
the Gentry band, while playing on parade. 
J. M. J. Kane, one of the' old-timers, ahead 
of the Robinson Show, wanted his show to 
get ail that was coming to it in the way of 
notoriety, if not more, so he immediately in- 
serted in the earliest issues an article, say- 
ing that the runaway skate had been pur- 
chased by his show, and was being taught in 
a certain barn iu town to stand on his head, 
and guarantees to have the act ready in time 
to be given when the outfit got to town. This 
information, however, was soon set at naught 
when Hugh E. Hoffman, the jovial young 
press representative of the Dog and Pony 
Show, strolled into a newspaper office and 
declared that a deal had been consummated 
whereby the John Robinson Circus had been 
absorbed by the Gentry Brothers, and will 
be carried along as a side show next season. 



Routes. 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S SHOWS— Mann- 
heim, Germany, Sept. 29 to Oct. 1; Kaiser- 
lautern, Germany, Oct. 2; Mainz, Germany, 
Oct. 3 and 4; Darmstadt, German, Oct. 5; 
Wiesbaden. Germany, Oct. 6 and 7: Frank- 
furt, Germany, Oct. 8 to 14. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Roa- 
noke, Va., Sept. 27; Rocky Mount, Va., Sept. 
28: Martinsville, Va., Sept. 29; Winston-Sa- 
lem. N. C. Oct. 1; Mocksville. N. C, Oct.. 2; 
Statesville, N. C, Oct. 3; Newton, N. C. Oct. 
4; Hickory, N. C, Oct. 5; Marion. N. C, Oct. 
6; Asheville, N. C-, Oct^, S; Marshall, N. C, 
Oct. 9; Newport, N. C, Oct. 10; Morristown, 
N. C, Oct. U. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW— 
Marysville, Kan., Sept. 26; Saliua, S^it. 27. 

GEO. S. ELY'S SHOW— Golden, III.. Sept. 
26; Mound City, Sept. 27. 

FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROS.' SHOWS— 
Columbus, Tenn., Sept. 26; Pulaski, Sept. 27; 
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 28; Anniston, Sept. 

29. ....- - , 

HARRIS" NICKEL PLATE— Owensboro, 
Ky., Sept- 28; Henderson. 27: Evansville, Ind., 
28; Booneville, 29; Jasper, 30. 

HARRISON BROS.— Creston. la.. Sept 26: 
Clarinda, 27; Red Oak. 28; Nebraska City, 29; 
Auburn, 30; Falls City, Oct. 1. 

HARRISON BROS.'- SHOW— Red Oak, la., 
Sept. 2S; Shenandoah, la., Sept. 29; Nebraska 
City, Oct 1: Auburn, Oct. 2; Fall City. Oct. 
3; Tecumseh, Oct. 4: Beatrice. OcL 5: Cite. 
Oct. 6; Fairmount, Oct. 8. 

LEMON BROS.' SHOW— Marshall. 111., 
Sept. 26; Lawrcnceville, Sept- 27: Grayville, 
Sept. 28; Vienna, Sept. 29; Washington (Ind.) 
Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. 

NORRIS & ROWE— Ardmore, I. T.. Sept. 
26; Gainesville, Tex., Sept. 27. 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST SHOW— 
Rock Rapids, la., Sept. 26: Sioux Falls, S. D., 
Sept. 27; Sheldon. la., Sept. 28: Cherokee 
Sept. 29. 

RHODA ROYAL SHOWS— Newton, N. J.. 
Sept- 26; Hackettstown, Sept. 27. 

RINGLING BROS.* SHOWS-San Jose. Call 
Sept. 27: Santa Cruz. Cal.. Sept. 28: Salinas. 
Cal.. Sept. 29: Sacramento. Cal.. Oct. 1: 
Stockton, Cal., Oct. 2; Merced, Cal., Oct. 3; 
Fresno, Cal., Oct. 4; Visalia, Cal., Oct. 5; 
Bakersfield, Cal., Oct. fi; Santa Barbara, Cal.. 
Oct. 8. 

THE GREAT WALLACE SHOWS— Pied- 
mont, W. Va., Sept. 26; Cumberland, ; Sept. 
27; Martinsburg, Sept- 28: Hagerstown. Md., 
Sept. 29: Washington, D. C, Oct- 1 and 2; 
Alexandria, Va., Oct. 3; Fredericksburg, Oct. 
4; Richmond, Oct- 5; Newport News, Oct. 6. 

WESTLAKE'S CARNIVAL— Chambersburg, 
Pa., Sept. 21; Hanover, Pa., Sept 24 to 28. 

WHITNEY'S SHOW— Birmingham. Mich.. 
Sept. 26; Utica. Sept. 27; Rochester, Sept 28; 
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Negligence of Committees. 



« the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
Dear Sir— I noticed an article in a recant 
:ue of "The Billboard" regarding the "Mis- 
kes of Committees." I can sincerely in- 
rse the sentiments you express therein, re- 
rding the actions of business men. who are 
pointed on a committee for street fairs, 
d I must say that, with* their numerous 
ber mistakes, they commit a very griev- 
s one, and that Is, inattention to their 
.. - rrespondence. I am a showman and not a 
siness man, but I have been taught, since 
' ]rly youth, that a successful business insti- 
Uon always answered promptly all of its 
1 rrespondence, especially letters from peo- 
j with whom they were directly connected; 
- . d if a showman is not directly connected 
lid an absolute necessity to street fair com- 
ttees, I do not know who is. The show- 
-j , m and the concessionaires are not depend- 
;t for a living upon street fairs, for he ex- 
1 ^ed before they were thought of, arid he 
j III very likely remain after they are gone. 
' t d they will be soon finished, unless busi- 
"33 men and committees adopt different tac- 
. s. I have written positively twenty-live 
j iters to cities in the South, regarding time 
•■ my attractions. In some cases I have 
ittcn two and three times to different peo- 
..,.' in the same city, connected with societies 
',' I associations, and they have not had 
;,- -nmon courtesy enough to answer a single 
' 3. It has been almost as bad in the West 
i ring the summer, but nothing like th"s. 
: ; strikes me that business men are depand- 
v s upon showmen and concessionaires to fur- 
■vf h them the attractions by which they are 
I lbled to induce visitors to come to their 
:*:.> es; but not only this, they receive a good, 
j' hstantial dividend from them; and why is 
^> that they have not. the politeness to aar 
if'zr, yes or no, to letters regarding their 
:_■ ;n business? I have been a reader of "The 
j, ilboard" for several years, and I consider 
-- :>f as great a value to the societies, lodge? 
it 1 associations as it is to the showman, and 
1 >incerely hope that the many readers of 
p':lr Journal will call the attention of this 
^ ~y great mistake of committees and their 
*,sretarles. Yours very truly. 

i'ii JOHN W. WATSON. 

il. ttumwa. la.. Sept. 20. 



i The Balloon Cineograma. 

'erhaps the most unique spectacle offered 
I.-he Paris -Exposition is the Balloon Cineo- 
"ia. It is built on the principle of a cyclo • 
ja, and the spectator, after mounting 
f>ugh the central shaft of the apparatus, 
Js himself on a platform formed to sug- 
it the basket of an enormous balloon. 
e've him spreads out the body of the 
oon itself, which is skillfully joined 
j to the sky-blue roof. AH arounl 
; spectator is to be seen the sides 
;i city public square, the result of blended 
;ures cast by ten moving picture machines 
:n the circular walls. As these moving 
fnre machines are put in action a slight 
Jrer is felt in the car, and the scenes be- 
to change, unfolding the same panorama 
would see if slowly ascending in a bal- 
>. The effect is said to be marvelously 
Jstie. and "passengers" almost invariably 
;>me dizzy. Thirteen hundred feet of films 
I used in each of the ten cinematographs 
produce the mimic journey to the clouds 
the return, and to take these films the 
lal Journey was of course made, carrying 
r a ton of apparatus. 



Notes. 



Madison. Wis., will have a great street 
carnival during the last week of October. 

Roachdale. Ind., will have a Pall Pair- and 
Corn and Pumpkin Carnival. Oct. 23 and 26. 

CiUzens of Petulama, Cal., unanimously 
Toted to try and secure Petulama County Fair 
this .fail. 

Very property, the first construction in the 
State Fair grounds at Sedalia, Mo., is a bet- 
ting pit. 

The Terre Haute (Ind.) Street Fair, to be 
held Oct. 8 to 13, will be one of the best of 
the State. 

There will be a great fruit display at the 
Utah State Fair, which will be held at Salt 
Lake City. 

The people of Kansas City, Mo., are now 
looking forward to the Karnival Krewe as 
a great success. 

Jackson, Tenn., will have an Elks' Free 
Street Fair and Carnival Oct. 15 to 20. Dr. 
C. D. Gray, secy. 

The people of Seymour, Ind., will prob- 
ably hold a street fair and carnival some 
time near Oet. 15. 

The Birmingham (Ala.) State Fair will be- 
gin Nov. 1 and continue to the 10th, and it 
is to be a great- one. 

According to the county fair advertise- 
ments, there are some thirty or forty record- 
breaking tracks in Missouri. 

Paris, 111., announces the date of the Edgar 
County Agricultural Society's fair for Oct. 2 
to 6. A big time is expected. 

The citizens of Tanktown, S. D., have 
planned to give, a Tree strest carnival during 
every night of the State Fair. 

The Washington State Fair Commisson 
have decided to hold its Fair at North Yo- 
kima, which had been abandoned. 

The Griffin (Ga.) Carnival is booming right 
along, and on Oct. 6 Griffin will show visitors 
what can be done in the way of a fest.val. 

The International Live Stock Exhibition, to 
be held in Chicago, 111., the first week in 
December, promises to be an immense affair. 

The carnival to ha teli at Knoxvire, Tenn.. 
is expected to be the most successful event 
the merchants of that place ever witnessed. 

The State Fair will be held in Valdosta. 
October 29 to November 4. and the Interstate 
Fair in Atanta will be held October 10 to 27. 

Grand Junction, Col., will have a big Peach 
Day in connection with- the county fair. Over 
5,000 visitors from the mountain towns are 
expected. 

The people of Birmingham, Ala., are taking 
great interest in the selection of the queen 
of the Sower parade, to be held on the 10th 
of October. 

The citizens of Arkansas City, Kan., will 
hold their Harvest Home Oct. 2 to 5, and Mr. 
M. F. Phillips has secured many' attractions 
for the event. 

The annual conference of the Latter Day 
Saints will be held at Dow City, la., Sept. 28 
to Oct. 7. The attendance last year aver- 
aged 3,000 daily. 

Owing to the crop failure surrounding Vic- 
toria. Tex., the Southwest Texas Fair Asso- 
ciation will not hold its fair, which was to 
be held "rom Oct. 3 to 5. 

The farmers and merchants of Albany, Ind. 
and vicinity will give a fall carnival, begin- 
ning Oct. 2 and continuing through Oct. 6. 
A large crowd is expected. 

The Great Western Circuit races scheduled 
to begin at Des Moines, la., yesterday were 
postponed on account of the heavy condition 
of the track, because of rains. 

The work of raising funds for the Marion 
(O.) Street Fair and Carnival has been com- 
menced, and unless all signs fail the show 
-will be given the week of Oct. 9.. 

"Improvement" is the watchword of tha 
women at Ellensburg. Wash. They are en- 
deavoring to start a movement in favor of a 
street fair at that place this fall. 

The people of Nortonville, Kan., are busy 
making preparations to entertain the largest 
crowd in the town's history, at the North- 
eastern Kansas Jubilee, Oct. 2 to 4. 

Plans for the Pueblo (Col.) Street Fa ; r are 
progressing nicely, and a number of attrac- 
tions for the free shows, which will do con- 
tinuous performances, have been booked. 



kind ever given in that City. Excellent faces 

of all kinds have been' provided. 

Commercial travelers' will perhaps have a 
special day at the Pendleton (Ore.) Street 
Fair. It goes without saying that if "the 
boys" take hold of this they will make it go, 
for they never fail when they attempt any- 
thing. 

Oakland, Cal., wants a street fair, if held 
under practical management of a committee 
of representative business men. No profes- 
sional management wanted, because they say 
it brings a balance on the wrong side of- the 
ledger. 

That the "German Day" celebration, which 
takes place at Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 8, bids 
fair to become a notable event, is now well 
assured, as all the German societies of 
Wheeling and vicinity have become interest- 
ed in the affair. 

New Whatcom, Wash., has organized a 
fair association, and will hold annual ses- 
sions. The corporation has purchased a fine 
site, and a company has been organized wi.h 
a capital stock of $10,000, shares of a par 
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jiachdale^ Ind., will hold a street fair, 
iikeport, Cal:, will hold a fair, Oct. 3 to .6. 
tie Dallas (Pa.) Fair will be held Oct. 

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;;xico. Mo. 
| 9 to 12. 

, «e dates of the fair at Fayetteville. N. C. 
IJNov. 7 to 9. 

idar Vale. Kan., will have a fair and 
j meet, Oct. 3 to 5. 

Jte Street Fair and Carnival at Terre 
i-i a- -^ . Jte will be a great one. 
" v: I '{e carnival to be held at Covington, Ind., 
, i ' fpir an assured success. 

at i i9 dates fixed for the Leavenworth (Kan.) 
pi] ! fciyaj are Oct. 10 and 11. 

Je Pittsfield (Me.) Agricultural Fair has 
2 postponed until Oct. 2 to 1 
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pfe street fair to be held at Nashville, 
;., is now an assured success. 

JlinvIHe. III., will hold its Semi-Centen- 
iExpoaition and Fair Oct- 2 to 5. 

» Oppenheimer. as usual, scored another 
;ing success at Faribault, Minn. 

•'■3 people of Wichita. Kan., are hard at 
,-' for their carnival and fait festival. - 



Mexico, Mo., has decided to hold a four 
days' street fair, beginning Oct. 2, and in 
the neighborhood of $2,000 has been sub- 
scribed to the fund being raised for that pur- 
pose. 

— The. features of the fair at Vlcksburg. Miss.. 
Nov. 13 to 17, will be Military Day. Floral 
Parade, Bench Show, the biggest Poultry 
Show in the South, and numerous other at- 
tractions. 

w.Jf ' s 1 aJn '08t an assured foct that Owosso 
(Mich.) will have a free street fair in Oc- 
tober. The committees having the rasing of 
the necessary funds are meeting with great 
success. . . 

The largest guarantee fund ever raised in 
the South has been subscribed for the Athens 
(Ga.) Street Fair and Carnival. W C Tur- 
ner is secretary. His address is Box 187. 
Athens, Ga. 

Maine and New Hampshire each had an 
Old Home Week this fall, when- former resl- 
? e . n «f of these States returned amid much 
jollification renewed acquaintances and 
visited relatives. 

The Kane County Fair Association, which 
holds Its annual fair at Batavia, 111., expects 
greater success this year than ever before. 
Their prospects are exceptionally brilliant. 
See dates in list. 

Evidently the people of Cedar Rapids, la., 
a f e , B P? rln e no expense to make their car- 
nival, Oct. 1 to 6, better than anything of toe 



The Macoupin County Agicultural Society 
will hold their fair at Carlinville, III., Oct 
2 to 5. Kemp Bros.' Wild West Show will be 
a feature of the fair. The indications now 
are that this year's fair will be the most 
successful ever held in the county. 

The date of the New Riegel (O.) Street 
Fair has been changed to Oct. 10 instead of 
the 4th. The change was made because the 
Attica Fair is on during the first date se- 
lected. Indications point to a big day and 
an immense crowd if the weather is pro- 
pitious. 

Many cities, towns and villages over the 
country could pattern after the New Eng- 
land "Old Home Week" by holding reunions. 
A gathering of Buckeyes in most any 
.part of the West would surprise even the 
natives by its magnitude if it was properly 
advertised. 

Merchants and citizens of Painesville, O.. 
decided to hold a street fair this season. The 
dates are October 9 and 10. The prospects 
are that this fair will be a record breaker. 
Painesville was one of the: first i-nraa in li.e 
State to hold street fairs, but there was none 

here last season. 

The Macon (Ga.) Street Fair, given under 
the auspices of the mayor and city council, 
promises to be a big event. The fair is to be 
held in the middle of one of the main busi- 
ness streets, 180 feet wide, making more than 
a full half-mile of sights, besides the numer- 
ous side-shows, parades, etc. 

Col. W. D. Westlake, of Baltimore, Md., 
has a Midway of six different shows, which 
travels in the Colonel's own special train of 
six cars. So far this season business with 
his "Carnival of Novelties" has been great. 
The shows are now playing the circuit of 
fairs in Pennsylvania; later they will go 
South. 

On Oct. 8 to 13, Inclusive, the county fiesta, 
fair and street carnival will be held at San 
Jose, Cal. The* management proposes to de- 
part materially from the old line district 
fair, and add features that will make the 
show lively, interesting and worth coming a 
long way to see. The best features of the 
old district fairs will be revived. 

Alton, 111., will have a trades carnival dur- 
ing the third week in October. A queen of 
the carnival will also be selected from among 
Alton's fair ladies. The business men of Al- 
ton intend to make the carnival one of the 
largest events ever held in the city. Both 
the streets "of the city and the Mississippi 
River will be used for their purposes. 

A plan different from that of last year has 
been adopted by the Columbus (Ga.) Street 
Fair officials, this time for the select'on of 
the flower queen. A committee was appoint- 
ed, who will announce the appointment of 
some twenty maids of honor. These maids 
of honor will themselves select the queen 
who will be known as "the queen of the 
floral carnival." Last year the selection was 
made by popular ballot. 

The agricultural, horticultural and other 
erhibits of the State's resources at Salem, 
Ore., will prove a revelation of the marked 
prosperity of Oregon at the present time. 
The management has provided for good mu- 
sic; it has offered the largest purses for 
horse racing, and its actions have been dom- 
inated wholly by the effort to make the State 
fair of 1900 one of the most creditable out- 
of-door exhibits ever shown on the coast. 



The Athens (Ga.) Carnival.which opens Oct. 
1 and lasts until Oct. 6, is assuming big pro- 
portions. It will be one of the largest car- 
nivals ever held In the South, and will be 
•witnessed by thousands of people throughout 
north Georgia. Athens never was more thor- 
oughly united in any affair. Her people have 
put up the necessary money to make the car- 
nival a success, and nothing but the best at- 
tractions have been secured. It will be a 
week of great enthusiasm. 

The Tacoma (Wash.) Elks are now dis-. 
rusting the proposition of giving a carn'val 
at Tacoma. next year, based on the same 
linos as that of Portland, Ore., excepting 
that new features will be added. It is un- 
derstood that the matter will be taken under 
consideration at the earliest meetings of the 
order, and that, should the suggestion meet 
with the approval of the members, plans will 
be immediately laid for the greatest carnival 
in the history of the Northwest. 

Members of St. Joseph's Church congrega- 
tion of Ishpeming, Mich., are making ex ten - 
. Blve preparations for the fair they propose 
giving this fall for the purpose of raising 
money to pay off the indebtedness standing 
since the church was built, some years ago. 
The fair will commence on the 15th of Oc- 
tober and will last at least a week, and 
possibly two. The ladies are getting a good 
start In the advance sale of tickets for 
chances on articles of different kinds. 



Frank Fitzgeraid, the cream 6tty bill post- 
er, writes that the "Jahrmarkt," or German 
street fair, which was held in Milwaukee 
early in the month, was the grandest finan- 
cial success that ever happened in that part 
of the country. Frank Bostock, who had the 
privileges, averaged nearly $3,000 per day 
and the promoters were not called upon to 
pay a penny of the guarantee. The Wiscon- 
sin State Fair, which was held in Milwaukee 
during the same week, was also a success. 

Watcrbury, Conn., is to have an agricul- 
tural fair this year. This is a new notion 
in Waterbury, and indicates an ambition on 
the part of the Brass city to emulate the 
neighboring town of Wolcott, which always 
has an October exhibition of tbe products of 
its soil and the handiwork of its women 
Watertown, which is another neighDur of 
Waterbury, used to do that sort of thing 
and have some "hoss trots" thrown in to 
boot, but the custom went to seed a few 
years ago. 

After two successful annual street fairs the 
citizens of Buffalo Center, la., reulizmg that 
their location was such as to annually insure 
good crowds for some kind of fall festivities 
have organized an association, under the 
name of Buffalo Center Driving Park and 
District Fair Association, have bought 
ground, laid out and graded a fine race track 
and are fast completing a fine set of fair 
buildings for their first annual district fair 
to be held Oct. 2, 3 and 4. Everyth.ng points 
to a big success. 

The Georgia State Fair, to be held at Val- 
dosta, promises to be a wonderful success. 
A large force is at work on the new build- 
ings, and the frames going up on all parts 
of the commodious grounds Indicate that 
Pine Park will be a city in itself when the 
work is finished. The buildings already there 
are beyond doubt the largest and best of 
any owned by a local fair association, and 
with the additional buildings now in course 
of construction. Valdosta's fair grounds will 
equal those found anywhere. 

War has been declared in Ohio between 
fair associations of Springfield and Troy 
Springfield and Troy are in the same fair 
c.rcuit, and Springfield had her fair Aug 21 
to 24, and then rented her grounds for a race 
meeting during the date set aside for Troy 
Sept. 25 to 28. At its meeting, recently, the 
Miami County board decided that such action 
merited retaliation, and accordingly made an 
appropriation for war. An attorney has been 
employed, also a detective agency, to secure 
the punishment of every vioiat on of Slate 
laws during the Springfield meeting. 

The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- 
road is preparing to celebrate the fiftieth an- 
niversary of the running of its first train, on 
£• ,??' J 901 ' The -• ne between Milwaukee 
and ./aukesha. a distance of about twenty 
miles was the first opened, and was tbe nu- 
cleus from which the extensive system of the 
Milwaukee Road grew. The company to-day 
operates 6,390 miles of road, and has several 
extensions in course of construction. It has 
about 25,000 employes and 50,000 cars and en- 
gines of all kinds. The celebration may take 
place in Milwaukee. 

,T T I ,e , 5° ard ot directors of the Terre Haute 
(Ind.) Street Fair Association has decided to 
open the fair Monday, Oct. 8, which is the 
same date as the opening of the fall carnival 
at Indianapolis and the street fair in Mat- 
toon, tt-.in a general masquerade. Every one 
who appears on the streets will be asked to 
wear a mask or a costume. The building 
committee has decided to erect a manufactur- 
ers hal , which Is to be 250 feet long. This . 
nan will not be on the same street with the 
merchants' booths, which, this year, are all 
to be of the same size. Secretary Smith re- 
ported that the railroad companies have 
agreed to a one fare round trip rate. 

A dispatch from Anoka, Minn., says the 
voting contest for queen of the carnival was 
one of the most exciting ever wltnaesed In 
that part of the State. On Sept. 15 the cov- 
eted place was in easy reach of the three 
favorites. Miss Minnie Hutchlns, Miss Rus- 
sell Pease and Miss Marie Veight. Two min- 
utes before the voting closed. $100 placed to 
Miss Veight s credit gave her the victory. 
She received 29.593 votes. Miss Pease was 
next with 18.890 votes. The committee real- 
ized over 1600 from the contest It is reported 
that It will donate $200 of It to the Galveston 
relief fund. The Street Fair Association of- 
fered $o0 for a bride to take the woman end 
Of a public wedding, with a groom ready in 
waiting.- ', 

-Headquarters of the Trl-State Fair AsEO-i'- 
atlon, which was recently organized, have 
been opened at Grove and Henderson streets. 
Jersey City. N. J. The association was form- 
ed for- the purpose of injecting new life Into 
the State Fairs. A number of Newarkers a e 
interested in It. A large force of clerks are 
at work perfecting the plans prepared for the 
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est grade. It is expected that the Trl-State 
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LIST OF FAIRS. 

This list is revised and corrected week- 
ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 
send is their dates at the earliest possible 
moment after they are claimed, and to 
notify- us promptly as to any change. 
- Rosters and dates are published abso- 
lutely Free of Charge. 

Copyrighted 1900. All rights rescrvttL 



ALABA.UA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Novenber 1 to 10. j. M. Kalfcucrr 
chairman: John W. O'Neill, secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 20. 

ARKANSAS. 

- CAMDEN. ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
20. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

Cl -KK.SV1LLE. ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward. secy. 

MORRILTON. ARK.— The Central Akansas 
Fair Association. Oct. 16 to 20. N. T. 
Hawkins, secy. 

PINE BLUFF. ARK. —State Fair. Oct. 12 to 
27. W. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; R. M. Knox; treas. ; M. B. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. Jos. 
Diamond, secy. 

SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7/ Date not nxed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SAN ANDREAS, CAL..— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 
C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 

" Edward Casey. San Andreas, Cal.. secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL., and SAN MATEO. 
CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 
Oct 6. 

SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CAL.— Sixteenth Dis- 
trict Agricultural Association Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. M. Egan, secy. 

SAN JOSE. CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, sacy. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Chrysanthemum 
Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SANTA MARIA. CAL.— Agricultural Fair. 
Oct. 4 to 6. A. W. Cox, secy. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL.— District Fair. Oct. 8 
to 14. 

TULARE. Cal. — Distri t and Citizens' Fair, 
Last week in Scot. A. G. Wishon, sec 

YREKA, CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

VENTURA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair and 
Races. Last week in September. 

COLORADO. 

DURANGO, COL.— County Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. 9 to 12. John Pearson, supt. 

MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

MONTROSE, COL,.— Western Slope- Fair. 
Latter part of September. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. ■ Jos. D. Glass, ' 
secy. 

COWNBOriCUT. 

BERLIN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. H. 
Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy. 

CHESTER, CONN.— Fair. September. W. J. 

Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy. 
DaNBURY. GONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Riindai, 

pre*.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 

secy. 
EAST GRANBY. CONN.— Fair. October. C. 

H. Hanchett. pres.; W. H. Gay, secy. 
GRANBY, CONN.— Fair. September. George 

O. Beach, pres.; C. H. Demlng, secy. 
HARWINTON. CONN.— Fair. October. Thos. 

Q. Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 
MADISON. CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3. S. A. 

Scran ton, pres.; Edward N. Willard, secy. 
MERIDEN. CONN.— Fair. September. B. 

W. Collins, pres.; Geo. W. Falrchild, secy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 

time In November. Eli Whitney, pres.; 
Robt Veltch. Jr.. secy. 
ORANGE. CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 

W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 
SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 

C. Eno, secy. 
STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. — Stafford 

Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 

C. Z. Gary, aecy. 
SUFFIELD. CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 

pre*.; A. N. Graves, secy. 
UNION, CONN.— Enfield Fair. . September. 

Olln T. Olmstead, pres.; M. Hamilton, 

••cy. 
WETHERSF1EL.D. CONN.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

8. F. Willard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy. 
WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth. 

pres.; G. W. Wrlsley, secy. 
WOLCOTT, CONN.— Wolcott Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. 10. E. M. Upson, secy. 

GKOBOIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 

Oct. 10 to 2j. T. H Martin. 
LAURENS. GA.-County Fair. Oct. 4 and 6. 

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VALDOSTA, GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOIS4& IDAHO— State Fair. .Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. Bogart. Boise, Idaho, secy. 

LEWI&TOW, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh, 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

CARLINVILLE. ILL.— Mancoupin County 

Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Geo. J. Castle, secy. 
CARROLLTON, ILL.— Greene County Fair. 

Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 
EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W. 

Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee. 
GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct. 

3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 
MARTINSVILLE. ILL.— Clark County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy. 
PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

>. Geo. H. McCord. secy. 
PINCKNEYVILLE. ILL.— Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 5.- R. J. Rushing, secy. 
SPRINOFIELD. ILL.— Illinois State F«lr. 

Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson. pres. ; 

B. H. Brainerd. treas.: W. C. Garrard, secy. 

IHDrANA. 

VNGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton. pres.; A. W. 
Goodale. 

BOURBON. IND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin. Bourbon, 

md», pres.; L. Johnson. Bourbon. Ind.. 

treas.; 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, treaa.; 

Edward Heclumut, secy. 

CROWN POINT, IND— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. A. A. Bibler 
secy.. Crown Point. Ind. 

FRANCESVILLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 6. E. D. Knotts, 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 
treas. 

HUNTINGTON, IND.— Old Fashioned County 
Fair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.; 
Rnbt. Simonton, pres. 

MONTPELIER. IND.— Montpelier Driving 
Club Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. C. L. Smith, secy. 

NEWPORT. IND.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 29. E. 
S. Aikman, secy. 

TERRE HAGTB. IND.— ViEo County Fair. 
Sept- 24 to 29. W. P. I jams", pres.; Chas. JL 
Duffln, secy. 

VINCENNBS, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack, pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.; H. A. Foulka. treas. 

INDIAN TEBKIIOBY. 

CHELSEA. IND. TER.— Chelsea Fair Asso- 
ciation's County and District Fair. Oct. 3 
to 5. C. H. Hawkins, pres.; John P. 
Drake, first vice pres.; W. J. Strange, sec- 
ond vice pres.; C. W. Poole, secy.; B. H. 
Hester, asst. secy.; John D. Scott, treas. 



IOWA. 

AFTON, IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

ESTERVILLE, IA.— Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to E. J. J. Klopp. 
secy. 

KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

MISSOURI VALLEY. IA.— Harrison County 
Fair. Date not fixed. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY. KAN.— Harvest Home. 
Oct. I to 6. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 

garden city, KAN.— Finnay County Fair 
Association. D. A. Mlzas, -secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY, KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. OcL 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

TRIBUNE, KAN.— Greeley County Fair As- 
sociation* Oct. 2 and 3. I. B. Newman, 
secy. 

KENTUCKY. 

HARTFORD, KY.— Hartford Fair. Oct. 4 to 7 
HENDERSON. KY.— Great Trl-County Fair. 

Sept. 25 to 29. Jacob ZImbro, Jr., secy. 
HOPKINSVILLE, KY.-Elks Fair. Sept. 25 

to 30. 

HORSE CAVE, KY.— Fair. Sept- 26 to 29. 
OWENTON. KY.— Owen County Fair. Sept. 
26 to 29. E. Bambridge. secy. 

MAINE. 

ACTON, ME.— Shaplelgh and Acton Fair. 

Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 
CASCO, ME.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 

DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland A«- 
rlcultural Society. ' Oct. > and 10. J. B 

Chut*, pres.; Jamea Thomas, treas.; j. 

Orin Ross. secy. 

LIBERTY,* ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 
Moody, secy. 

MADISON, ME.— Somerset County Agricultu- 
ral Society's Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. J. F. 
Wlthee. secy. 



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MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 26. Geo. B. 
Dlckert, secy. 

NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 

H. Straw, pres.; G.' T. Wilson, secy. 
TOPSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 

Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 

Royer, secy. 
unity, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 

September. E. B. Hunt, secy. 

MARYLAND 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 
IS to 19. John L. Cost, supt. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

AMESBURY. MASS. — Amesbury-Salisbury 
Fair. Sept. 27 to 29. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob- 
inson, Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grover. 
Brockton, Mass., vice pres.; E. M. Thomp- 
son, Brockton, Mass.. treaa.; Basils San- 
ford, Brockton. Mass., secy. 

DANVERS, MASS.— Middlesex East Agricul- 
tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to 29. 

MIDDLESEX. MASS.— East Middlesex Agri- 
cultural Association. Sept- 26 to 29. 

NBWBURYPORT. MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 
lin Fair. Oct 3 and 4. 
SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Weymouth 
' Agricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. XI 
to tf . T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O.. secy. 

MICHIGAN. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell. 
Ypsilanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel. secy. 
ARMADA. MICH.— Armada Agricultural Eo- 
. ciety. OcL 3 to 6. John McKay. Romeo. 
Mich., pros.; R. v. Edwards. Armada. 
Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman, Armada, 
Mich., secy. 

BANCROFT. MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
" ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pros. ; R. 
Sherman, treas.: F. I. Wixoni. aecy- 

BRIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
berg & Case, mgrs. 

CALEDONIA, MICH.— Caledonia Union Fab 
Association. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. McCrodan 

Sf.; Charles H. Klnsey. sacy.: D. P. 
ale, treas. 
CASS CITY, MICH.— Tuscola. Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. 
Henry Dodge, Elmwood, Mich., pres.; Wm. ■ 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treaa.: A. N. 
Ala. mmcT. 

CHARLOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas - a«o. 
A. Perry, secy. 

CHIPPEWA, MICH.— Chippewa and Mack- 
inac Agricultural Fair. About Oct. 28 and 
». Hugh Carr. pres. : John A. Taylor, secy. 

ELKTON. MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct 10 and lL 

FLINT. MICH.— Genesee County Agricultural 
Society's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. W F 
Stewart pres.; E. H. Rankin. Jr.. secy. 

FOWLERVILLB. MICH— FowlervUle Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. 1900. C. L. 
Gordon. FowlervUle, Mich., pres,: D. C 
Carr. FowlervUle. Mich., secy.; Fred. Ouhn. 
FowlervUle. Mich., treaa. ^^ 

HASTINGS, MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer, secy. >'■-.. 

HILLSDALE. MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct 1 

«• a. C. W. Tarwillutor. sacy. 
HOLLAND. MICH.— South Ottawa and West 

Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct 9 to 

It. H. Koviker, pres.; L. T. Kantera. 

ttcy.i H. Lindens, tteai. «""""■• 



IMLA ?o CI . TT ' M ICH.-Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. 1900. M. J. Has- 
km, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr G W 
Jones, Imlay City, Mich., treas.; F. Ratha- 
burg, Imlay City. Mich., secy. 

IONIA, MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saraaac 
Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.- E A. 
Murphy, eecy. 

JACKSON, MICH.— Fair. Sept 25 to 29. 

MARSHALL. MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 2 to 5. Wm. Foster. 
Bante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 

MENDON, MICH.— St Joe County Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. 

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct 9 to LL 
E. J. Cain, aecy. 

YALE, MICH.— Agricultural Fair. About Oc- 
tober 1. 

MINNESOTA. 

CHASKA. MINN.— Chaska Agricultural As- 
■ oc,,U ??'„ SeDt - w to a - Fred Greiner. 
pres.; F. G. Linenfelser, treas.; T. Craven, 

CANBY. MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
Fair. Dates undecided. 

CURRIE MINN.-Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct 4 and 6. W. H. Mellon. 
»«•.; A. Curris, sr., treas.; N. Currla, 

WORTHINGTON, MINN.— Nobles County 
Fair and Races.. September. 

MISSISSIPPI 

MERIDIAN. MISS.-East Mississippi and 
West Alabama Fair Association. Nov 19 
to 24. Sam Greenwald, pres.; E. L. Robins 
vice-pres.; Chas. W. Bailey, secy.; H G 
- Meyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald E 
L Robins, C. J. Hyde. H. G. Meyer, Chas. 
W. Bailey. 

VICKSBTJRG. MISS.-West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secjr. : 




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Biltural Society. Sept. 2S to 29. 1800. L. P 
-•Iters, Beer. 
1 ' LTON, MO— Fair. ' Oct. D to 13. 
IXICO, MO.— Fair. .. Sept. 26 to 29. 

LOUIS, MO.— St. Loafs Fair Association, 
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■ jianus, auni.- xellowstone Fair 
[tation. Oet 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.; 
% -W. Rowley, treas.; T. D -O'Donnell, 
'fey. 

i BEBBASEA. 

JSSETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
bolety. September. J. H. Putnam. Cuba, 
*eb., pre*.: J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Tlllllps. secy. 

rWTRiAND, NBB.— Theipe County Fair As- 
^datten. Oct. 2 to S, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
rtretn,. pres.; AM. Andrews, vice pres.: C. 
tf. Gibbons, secy.: R. P. Larson, treas. 
rRSON CITY, NEV.— Ormsby County Fair, 
sept. 24 to 29. 

'AT CENTER, NEB.— Clay County Agri- 
<ultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29. B. W. 
•ampbell, pres.; H. E. McDowell, treas. ; 
jt. C. Williams, secy. 

IMPERIAL, NEB. — Chase County Fair. Oct. 
r, to 5. P. W. Scott, secy. 

{.UP CITY, NEB.— Sherman County Fair. 
<*ct 8 to 10. 

-XAHA, NEB. — The Douglas County Agrl- 
;4iltural Society. Sept. 24 to 29. 

2CLOUD, NBB.— The Red Cloud Ioter- 
' Fair Association. Oct. 2 to B. 1900. J. 
-» stiller. Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M. 
jaUBl, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G. W. 
jbw. Red Cloud. Neb., trees.; D. J. Meyers. 
pesVCSevd. Neb., secy. 

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iAREMONT, N. H.— Sullivan 
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;' JtRLINGTON, N. J.— The Burlington Coun- 
r ' r V Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

V\ NEW MEXICO. 

i> iswjsLL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 

*»*ict 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
:»-".. Atkinson, secy. 
j j*. NTA FE, N. ii.— New Mexico Horticultu- 
' -''t-il Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. J. D. Sena, secy., 

2j' anta Fe. 

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i-sJGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
![.{ . S. Martin, Sec. 

-;NDEE, N. Y.— Dundee Fair Association, 
fjct. 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending. secy. 
IffUIRA, N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oct. 
""'C-to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 
( !fCRIS, N. Y.— Moms mr Association. 
} Jist. 2 to 4, 1900. T. O. Duroe, New Lisbon, 
£;f J . T., pres.; D. L. lAwrence, Morris, N. Y 
r ^sssw: D. <i 'WlatBa. Ilorrii. N. ¥..-M«r. 
b'.WARK. N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultural 
J ;#clety. Oct. 4 to 6. 

r ; . IRY. N. Y. — Silver Lake Agricultural and 
S; echanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3. 

\BD CORNERS. N. Y.— Gorham Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

fflACTJ8E. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fair. 

',;Pt. 2 to 6. Stephen Thornton, Syracuse, 
•,■•«.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, and 
t sss. 

t, aNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Soci- 
-•;3r. Oct. 2 and 4. L. A. uriawold. secy. 
fcilTE PLAINS. N. Y.— Fair. Sept. 24 to 
,.' , Jamas Hopkins, pres.; Joseph B. Lee, 
, m; E. B. Long, sscy. 

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jJlLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair, 
f ■■,:■; it, 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

• fETTEVILLE, N. C.-Cumborlana County 
I sricultural Society. Nov. T to 9. Walter 
trjatson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, and 



BOWLING GREEN. O.— Wood County Fair 
Sept. 25 to 28. W. S. Haskell, secy. 

BUCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMichael, 
pres.: G. W. Miller; secy..- M. Auck. treas. 

CAT1I2. O.— Harrison County Asricultural 
Association. Oct 2to 4, 1900. A. T. Elliot 
Shortcreek. O.. pres.; W. V. Scott, Bope- 
diale, O., vice pres.; S. R. Hamilton. Cadis. 

?"*n t, 15S', ; «i, J - G * Miullren . t****. O., secy.; 
J. G. Mllliken. mgr. 

CARROLLTON, O.^Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smelts, 
Jr., pres.; C. A. TaTe, aecy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

CINCINNATI. O.— Fall Festival. Sept 1» to 
29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin- 
nati, general mgr. 

COSHOCTON. O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. J. P. 
Darting, Nellie, O., pres.; R. Boyd. Coshoc- 
ton, sacjr. 

FREMONT. O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct 
2 to S. J. C Overmyer. secy. 

GEORGETOWN, O.— Brown County Fair. 
Oct 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick. Russelviile. 
secy. 

HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual, Goldcs 
Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
to 5, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
lace, treas.: W. A. Shafor, secy. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct 
10 to 13. W. Martain, pres.; C. B. Whiley. 
treas.; W. T. McClenagaan, secy. 

UARYSVILLB, O.— Union County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 5. 1900- John" C. 
Kintner. Milford Centre. O.', pres.; John K. 
Dodge, New California. O.. vice pres.; C. S 
Chapman, Marysville, O., treas.; M. M. 
Tttswordi. Marysvllle. O.. secy. 

MAY8VDLLE, O.— Union County Fair. Oct 

1 ta s, ■W. M. Titrnworth. aaey. 

MT. GH,EAD, O.— Morrow County Fair. Oct 

2 to B. O. J. Miller, secy. 

NEWARK. O.— Licking County Agricultural 
Society. Oct 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon. 
Wilken Run, pres.: A. J. Crilly. traas.; J. 
M Farm«r. wpy 

NEW LEXINGTON. O.— Perry County Fair 

* Date not fixed. Chas. C. Chappelear, secy. 

OTTAWA, O.— Fair. Oct 1 to 6. A. P. San- 

dles. pres.: J. S. Stuckey, secy. 
RICHWOOD, O.— Richwood 'Jri-County Fair 

Co. Oct 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 

Robert Smith, trees.; C. H. Huffman, secy. 
SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair. 

Oct 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling,- secy. 
SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct H 

to 19. 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A. 

Klahn. treas.; P. R. Gnlbb, secy. 
WAPAKONETA. O.— Auglaize Agricultural 

Society. Oct 2 to S. 1900. L. H. Stuva. St 

Marrs, O.. pros.; J. T. Van Horn. New 

5*2?™?*!. O., vlee pres.; T. E. Boweher. 

Buekland. O., treas.; A. E. Sohaffer. Wapa- 

koaeta. O., secy. 

OHEGOK. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 

BAKER CITY, 
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t*2ENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
wociation. Oct 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley, 
ies.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

I-W BERNE, N. C— Fair and Race Meet 
5X>v. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Geo. 
reen, secy. 

i^EIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 

;:ultural Society. Oct 22 to 27, J900. 
Fjiarles McNamee, BUtmore. N. C, pres.; 

, B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 

%"*• 

fLDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Ijjricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 

;: T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.: 

','. B. Green, secy. 
:'«TON-SALEM. N. C— Piedmont Park 

junty. Horse Show and Fair. Oct 29 to 
,; »T. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb. 

ty. and mgr.; Thos. Moslin. treas. 



OHIO. 

O. — Summit County 



>;JON, O.— Summit County Agricultural 
* ciety. Oct 2 to 6. G. C. Stanford, 
,«ton, O.. pres.; G. W. Brewatar, treaa.; 
jfcsrt Hals. secy. 

iLEWSTTMNB,- O.— Thw Logan County 
CTicultural Society. Oct. 2 to S, 1909. 
use C. MSIer, Belleftnitalne, O., pres.; 
«e I.. Maksmsod, Degraff. O., vies pres.; 
. R. Nlveo. BeUefostalne, O., treas.; M. 
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SUMPTER. ORE.— Fair and Race Meet Sept 

PEIfNSUXVAHIA. 

BEDFORD. PA.— Bedford County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4. David W. Lee, 
pres.; J. Scott Coril, treas.: William L 
Eicholts. secy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

BLOOMSBCRO, PA.— Columbia County Fair 
Oct » to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

BURGETTSTOWN, PA.— Forty-fifth Annual 
Fair, Onion Agricultural Association. Oct 
J to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkln. pres.; R. P. 
Stavenson, secy.; W. Bi Linn, tress. 

CARMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair 

-- Oct 10 and U. C. W. Barkman, secy. 

DALLAS, PA. — Dallas Union Agricultural 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Will Norton, secy. 

FORKSVILLE, PA.— Fair. Oct 3 to 6. O. 
N. Molyneaux. Mlllview. Pa., secy. 

LANCASTER. PA.— Lancaster County Fair. 
Week of Oct 8. . 

LANCASTER. PA.— State Fair. About Sep- 
tember. Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Deinming. 
secy. 

LEBANON, PA.— Lebanon Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. Sept. 25 to 28. 

MEADE, PA.— Meade Camp Guards, No. 16, 
S. ot V., Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. 1. Geo. 
F. Eckert: Geo. P. McLean, secy. 

MILTON. PA.— Milton Fair. Oct 2 to S. 
19W. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., secy. 

NAZARETH, PA.— Northampton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct 2 to 6. F. F. Ger- 
net pres.; J. J. Mans, secy.; J. R. Rem- 
hemier. treaa. 

NEWCASTLE. PA.— Fair. Sept 27 to 29. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia County 
Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. 

READING, PA.— Agricultural and Horticul- 
tural Association of Berks County, Reading 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.: 
Cyrus T. Fox, asey.; Milford N. Hitter, 
traas. 

■TONEBORO, PA.— Mercer County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct 2 to 4, 1900. J. J, Blatt. 

2f B S r ^ k 7 *■*" *"**■'• «• r - Cuii traas. ; 
O. H. Fowler, secy. 

UNIONTOWN, PA.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm. 
W. Parker, secy. 

T0 5 K - 1"*- - Tork County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to S. J. H. Wogan. Mt Wolf, 
Pa., prss.; 0. H. Mayer, trsas.; a. Chspln, 



RHODE ISLAND. 

RIVER POINT. R. I.— Pawtmat Valley Agri- 
cultural Association of Kent County. Sept 
26 to 29. John F. Deering, Arctic, R. I., 
aecy. 

SOUTH CABOLINA. 

COLUMBIA,- S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomarla, S. C, aecy. 

LEXINGTON. S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 22 to 21. N. D. Hannsn, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON. S. D.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 



sociation, 
secy. 



Sept 27 to 30. 



Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 

TBHNESSEE. 

COLUMBIA, TENN.-»-Fair. Oct 3 to 7. B. 
S. Thomas, secy. 

COOKVILLE, TENN.— Fair. 
L. P. Oillem. secy. 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct 9 to 12. 
KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. . Oct- 2 to 5. 
LIVINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 
RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. 'Oct 23 to 26. 
ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 
TRENTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 10 to 14. 
TEXAS. 

ABILENE, TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 26 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres.; 
Henry James, treaa.: J. H. Pickens, s.cy. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct 14, 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton, Dallas. Tex., pres.: Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. 

HOUSTON, TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO. TEX.— Jack County J Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.; 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A. Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 6. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

PALESTINE, TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovies P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio,'. trees.; John M. 
Vance, San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to G. L. D. Heaton, pres.: 
Thso. Buhlar. traas.: L. N. Hofer. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to e. Tohn R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Seat. scy. 



VERMONT. 

EAST HARDWICK, VT.— Caledonia Grange 
County Fair. Sept. 29. 

TCr: BRIDGE, VT.— Union County Fair. Oct. 

2 ' , 1. 

VIRGINIA. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

FAKMV1LLE, VA.— Fair week of Oct S 
W. G. Venable. pres.; W. G. Dunnington. 
vice pres.: S. P. Vanderslice. secy. 

NORFOLK. VA.— Virginia State Fair. Oot 2 
to 5. • W. D. Dillon, secy. 

NORFOLK; VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 
RICHMOND. VA.— Farmers' Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 22 to 26. Felix M. Jones, secy. 

WAaHIWGTOIf. 

COLF.VX, WASH.— County Fair. Sept. ■>*, to 

29 Charles McKenzie. sec'y. 
DAVENPORT, WASH.— Second Annual Fair 

nf the Lincoln County Fair Association. 

Sept. 2» to 29. J. H. Nicholls, mgr 
MT. VERNON. WASH.— Skagit County Fair 

Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson, pres. '. 

NEW WHATCOM. WASH.— Whatcom County 

Fair. r>ntp not flxfrt. J. w. Clark. pr*«. 

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.— Washinton State 

F al £ i ept - M to »• T - B - Cunn. oecy." 
J. M. Baxter, pres.; Matt Bartholet, treas. 

PUVALLUP, WASH— Valley Fair Associa- 

V on 4 ?. ct -; 4 to 6 - L - A - Chamberlin, 
J. P. Nevraa. secy. 



pres. ; 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead, 
pres.; W. E. Hawley. secy. 

WALL ^.y rAL,LA ' WASH.— Walla Walla Vai- 
■•y Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

ALLIANCE, W. VA.— Fair and Race Meet 
About October. 



WISCONSIN. 

WIS.— Fair. 



Oct. 1 to 4. C. M. 



BERLIN, 

Willis. 
BOSCOBEL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F. C. 

Muffley. 

DURAND, WIS.— Pepin County Agricultural 
Society. Sept. 27 to 29, 190U. E. J. Ryan, 

pres. ; W. B. Smith, treas. : J. Dorwln. asey. . 
EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Combined Street, Fair. 

Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct 2 to 6. 
EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 

Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29, 

1900. 

JCFFKBSON, WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to S. J. 
L. Kearney. 

OCONTO, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 5. 

CANADA. 

ASHCROFT, B. C— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

BKACHBURG, ONT.— North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

BRADFORD, ONT.— Brassard Exhibition. 
Oct. 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRAMPTON. ONT.— County of Peel Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 and i. Henry Rob- 
erts, secy. 

BL'RFORD. ONT.— Fair. Oct 10 and 11. Al- 
bert Foster, secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. U 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CARP, ONT.— Huntley Exhibition. Oct t 
and 3. John Argue, secy. 

■ ■"AT1IAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair. Oct 9 
to 11. 

CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnick, pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treaa. ; Henry Robinson, 
saey. 

DELTA. B. C— Fa!r. Sept. 28 and 19.- 
DUNDAS. ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 

Oct. 4 and 5. J. M. Knowles, secy. 
EMBRO. ONT.— West Zorra and Embro Fair. 

Oct. 4. 

FENWICK, ONT.— Pelham County Fair. Oct. 
10 and 11. 

FERGUS. ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 

Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 
FLESHORTON, ONT.— Fleshorton Exhibition. 

Oct. 2 and 3. R. J. Sproude, secy. 

FLOS. ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct 
2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 

MARKHAM. ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. W. H. Hall, secy. 

NETHERBY. ONT.— Union Fair. Oct. 2 aud 3. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C.-Provinclal 
Fair. Oct 2 to 5. W. H. Keary, New West- 
minster, B. C, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct 
12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 

OSHWEKEN, ONT.— Indian Fair. Oct. 3 to 5 

OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair 
Oct 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 

ROCKTON. ONT.— World's Fair. Oct t and 
10. David Bell, secy. 



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RIdGEWAY, ONT.— Bertl County Pair. Sept. 

27 and 28. - . - 

STANSFORD, ONT.— Stansford Fair. Oct. 6 
to 8. 

ST. CATHARINES, ONT.— Lincoln County 
Fair. Oct. 4 to G. 

BAULT 8TS. MARIE, ONT.— East Algonla 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. J. Daw- 
sen, pre*.: Wm. Brown, secy.-treaa. 

S1MCOE. ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
16 to IS. J.- Thos. Murphy, secy. 

BTAYNER, ONT.— North Slmcoe Fair. Oct 

I and 10. Archie Hill, secy. 

STRATFORD, ONT.— North Perth Fair. Oct 

1 and 3. J. Brown, secy. 

8TUTTON, ONT.— Georgina snd North Gwll- 
lunburg Fair. Oct 11 snd 11. P. McClsl- 
lan, ssey. 

THOROLD, ONT.— Thorold Fair. Oct. 1 and 2. 

WAINFLEET, ONT.— Wainfleet Fair. Sept. 

28 and 29. 

WELLAND. ONT.— Welland County Fair. 
Oct. 16 and 17. 

WALLACBTOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 6. E. J. 
Clark, box SB. secy. 

WATFORD. ONT.— East Lambton Fair. Oct 

2 and 3. 

WOODBRIDGK. ONT.— Woodbrldre Fair. 
Oet IT and IS. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treas. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals. 

ABILENE, KAN.— Fall Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 3. J. E. Brewer, pres.; E. B. 
Malott. secy. 

ACKSON, TENN.— Elk's Free Street Fair. 
Oct 15 to 20: Alt Bensinger, chairman; B. 

F. Allen, gen. mgr. 

ALBANY. GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
secy. 

. ARKANSAS CITT, KAN.— The Arkansas City 
Harvest Home. Oct 2 to S. M. F. Phillips, 
gen'l mgr. 

ATHENS, GA.-^Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 1 to t. M. H. Skalowski, chairman 
conn. com. 

ATLANTIC CITY, IA.— Street Fair and Car- 
n.val. Oct-8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy. 
BOSTON, MASS. — Old Ladies' Home Society 
Fair, at«City Hall. Oct 9 to 11. 
\ BRIDGEPORT, CONN. — Centennial Anniver- 
sary. Nov. 12. 
BRISTOL, TENN.— Carnival and Street Fair. 
Oct. 4 to G. J. H. Winston, pres.; Ol.ver 
Taylor, manager amusements: . Lindsay 
Bunting, secy. 
CAMDEN. ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair ana 
Camden Carnival. Oct 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 
CANKEJ/TON, 1ND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 

U.^ J. Early, secy. 
CANTON. MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
tot: Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F. C. Mills- 
paugh, secy.; W. F. Hodges, treas. 
CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct 3 

to 6. H. C. Norcross, secy. 
CAT8XILL, N. \y.— Francis N. Wilson Firs 

Co. 'No. 5. Oct 27 to 30. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct 1 to (. Geo. K. Barton, p:es.; 
O. L. Miller, treaa.; Alex. Charles, secy. 
CHARLESVILLE, IND.— Corn Exhibition. 

Oct 1. Lane & Son, mgrs. 
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. 

Oct. 1 to 12. Noble F. Martin, mgr. 
CHETOPA. KAN.— Reunion and Free Street 
Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Jos. Craft, mgr. of pr.v- 
Ueges; A. R. Bell, secy. 
CINCINNATI. O.— Cincinnati Fall Festival. 
Sspt U to 29. E. T. Zelgler, gen. mgr., 
Gibson House, Cincinnati. 

COLUMBIANNA, O.— Street Fair. H. O. 

Newell, secy. 
COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres.; 

L. H. Chappell, vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 

secy.; Geo. S3. Pecot, treas. 

COLUMBUS, WIS— Columbus Street Fair 

and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W. 

C. Leltsch. pres. : John Topp. vice pres.; 
- J. R. Wheeler, treas,; A. Ml Bellack, secy.; 

C. H. Witliams, mgr. of amusements. 
COLUSA. CAL.— Colusa Ladles' Fair. Oct. 6 

to 13. . 
CORDELE, GA.— Street Fair. September. 
CORNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 

G. Harkness, secy.-treas. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nlval. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
noke, Va., director gen'l. 

DAVIS CITY, IA— Street Fair. Cally Foster 
secy. 

OB FUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.— De Funlak 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29. 
W. . L. Cawthon, pres. : W. T. May, vice 
pres, ; R.- W. Storrs, secy.-treas. - 

DELAWARE, O.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. - Oct. 8 to 13. ' George A. Grleble, 
gen. manager. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct 2 to-6. - J. N. Slgnor, mgr. 

ELKHART. IND.— Elks' Street Falrjind Car- 
nival. Dr. De Qarmo Gray, mgr. ~\^^ 

RLROY, WIS.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 14. . . ^\ 
FITSONBURG, ONT.— Big Fair. Oct. '2 and 

3. Maurice McMahon, secy. 
FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct 16 to 20. S, A. Williams, 
pres. and gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, traas.; 
A, B. Bdla, ■•07. 



GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Street Fair & Carni- 
val. Oct 16 to '20. _ J. T. Leonard, pres.; 
A. A. Wortham, secy. 

GIBSONBURG, O.— Street Fair. September. 

GIBSON- CITY, ILL.— Old-Fashioned Corn 
Carnival. Oct 2 and 3. 

GLADWIN, MICH.— Street Fair. Oct. io and ii 

HARRISBURG, 1L1>.— Street" Fair. Sept 26 
to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. Willis, secy. 

HEALDSBURG, CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. 

HOPKINSVILLE, KY.— Elks' Fair and Car- 
nival. Sept. 25 to 29. T. G. Littlehals, 
chairman ex. com. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to- 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. 

JOHNSTOWN, . PA.— Jolmstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct 5 to 7. B. E. Conrath, 
secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Show. 
September. 

KEOKUK, IA.— Third Annual Street Fair and 
Carnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.; 
J. H. Finigah. treas.; E. F. Carter, secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Merchants' and Man- 
ufacturers' FreeJStreet Fair and Trades 
Carnival. Oct 18 to 12. J. C. Sterchi, 
pres=; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
hart, ,secy. 

LA FAYETTE, IND.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept. 24 to 29. Geo. Seeger, Jr., chair- 
man of advertising committee. 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Carnival. Oct 10 
and 11. 

LONDONVILLE. O.— Free Street Fair. Oat. 
3 and 4. J. A. Lmgen, pres.; J. P. Bow- 
man, secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Midway Carnival. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Ford Smith, pres. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Elks' Street Fair. Sept. 
17 to' 29. H. V. Conn, chairman advertis- 
ing committee: Frank Fehr. dir. gen'l. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secy. 

LOVBLAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
G. H. Patterson, secy.: R. S. Coe. treas. 

MACON, GA.— Macon Street Fair and Carni- 
val. Sept 24 to 29. Hon. Birdges Smith, 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct 6 and 7. J. E. Willis, treas. 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA— Carnival. Oct. 9 to 

12. W. H. Evans, secy. 
MARYVILLE, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 

17 to 20. 

MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres.: W. M. McCrossen, vice pres.; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MATTOON, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 

13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy. 

MAYFIELD. KY.— Street Fair and Carnival. • 

Oct. 11 to 13. Rupert C. Wright, secy. 
MEMPHIS, TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 
Street Fair. Oct 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 
gen. mgr. 
M1DDLETOWN, CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. , Oct 10 and 11. 

MILLERSBURG. O.— Maccabee Grand Carni- 
val. Sept. 26 to 29. D. G. Hartman, gen. 
manager. 
MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 
Sept. 26 to Oct 4. 

MODESTO. CAL.— Street Fair. Date not 
fixed. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Montgomery Street 
Fair. Oct. 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H. 
C. Davidson, vice pres. ; N. Lobman, vice 
pres.; C. G. Ahercrcmbie, vice pres.: L. L. 
Gilbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 
Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, mgr. 

NEVADA. MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 

NEW CONNERSTOWN. O.— Race Meet and 
Fall Carnival. Oct. 3 to 5. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 

NEWTON. KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 
Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 
Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

OLNEYVILLE, R. I.— St Anthony Society's 
Fair: Oct 19 to 29. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Knights Ak Sar Ben, Orient- 
al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P. 
Gets, secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Musical Festival. Sept 3 to 
30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase, 
secy.; Alfred Millard, treas. 

PORT JERVIS, N. Y.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 12. P. J. Caudy, secy. 

PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 
6. Asbury White, pres.; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 

KOSWELL, N. M.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. 
J. W. Stockard. supt amusements, P. O. 
Box 607. Roswell, N. M. 

RUSHVILLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 

SARCOXIE, MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SALINA. KAN.— Free Street Fair Association. 
Sept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. Klrahall pres.; Fred 
H. Qulncey, vice pres.; John Bishop, secy.; 
Oscar Seitz. treas. 

SAN JOSE, CAL. — Street Fair, In connection 
with County Fair. Oct 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main. secy. 

SAVANNAH, GA— Grand Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 6 to 17. Geo. D. 
Benson, director general, Danville, Va. 





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SIOUX CITY, IA.— Interstate Festival. Oet. 
1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr.; A. .i. Smit.i 

secy. 
SLEEPY EYE. MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 

Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPARTANBURG, S. C— Street Fa ! r and Car- 
nival. Oct. 22 to 27. Arch. B. Calvert, pras.; 
John F. Wilson, secy.: W. E. Burnett. 
tr«>as. 

SPOKANE. WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.— Street Fair. About 
September. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 
Oct 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

STILLWATER, MINN.— Street Fair. Sep- 
tember. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Octr 8 
to 13. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Carnival. Oct. 8 to 13. W. A. 
Collier, pres. : M. L. Tucker, secy. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 

VEEDERSBURG. IND.— Eleventh Annual 
Street Fair. Oet. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. Al. 
Berry, pres. ; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 

VENTURA. CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l. 

WASHINGTON, IND:— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct 1 to 6. Cicero Eskridge, 
pres.; L. H. O'Donnell, secy.; R. C. Davis, 
treas.; Jo. Gordon, privileges; Logan Hor- 
rall, ch. amusement com. 

WHITEHALL, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

5. Robt. Luther, adv. agt. 
WICHITA. KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val. Oct. 1 to 6. Chas. G. Cohns, pres.; 
H. C. Lockwood, secy. 
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennlal 
Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

YOAKUM, TEX— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman: J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



LONDON, ENG.. BARL'S COURT.— Women's 
International Exposition. 1900. Imre Ki- 
ralfy, manager. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 
Sept. 8 to Oct 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 
E. J. Lindsay, vice pres. ; A. Trumpff, secy, 
and gen'l mgr. 

SEATTLE. WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— St Louis Exposition. About 
Sept. 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 
mgr. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position. 1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— International Exposition. 
June 1, 1904. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Pure F0u4 Exposition. 
Cyclcrama Building, Baltimore. Oct S to i7. 

BINGHAMTON, N. T.— Industrial Exposi- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Henry S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO. N. T.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. 1. 1901. John G. HUbura. 
pres.: Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec. 
1. 1900. to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
pres. 

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.— Morris County 
Exposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill. secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 
Adoue. treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO— Home Products Expo- 
sition. Sept. 20 to 26. Geo. L. Brinkmon, 
pres. : R. W. Hilliken, vice pres. : W. C. 
Winsborough, secy.; John H. Powell, treas. 



Additional Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horse Show. Oct 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrlck. 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati. O. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Home Product Show. 
September. 1900. ,Mr. Winsborough, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace. New York. 

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a65. Assorted colors 4 00 

1. White Rattan Switches 40 
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WHISTLING BALLOONS. 
Gross in Box. 
No. Per Gross 

45. Assorted colors — $ 2 OP 
S5. Assorted colors... 2 25 
60. Assorted colors... 2 T5 

S3. McGinir 3 So 

1G0. Serpents 3 25 

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Walking Canes. Cheap Jewelry. 
Pocket Knives, Pickout Prizes, 
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MSfOtt MASS.-A. and I. O. K. of M 
t»rand Commandery. Sept. 25 John w 
Hicks. 606 Tremont st, Boslon? Mal£ , sec?." 



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ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Y. P..S. C. E. State 
jlConvention. Oct. 18 to 21. Geo. P. Magill 
JOwatonna. Minn., secy. ^ 

s .- • f LTON . ILL —Western Catholic Union Su- 
W <« r 5 • preme Council. Oct. 17 to 19. Patrick Ma- 
?!M '-V'tt ijjsuire. 435 E. 8th St.. secy. 
ife 1, i ItON. t ILL.-W. C. T. U. State ConvenUon. 

,./^i}i ; it TOO ? A - PA.-Pythian Sisterhood Grand 
&, '<*■ /6?pl mDl y- ° ct - 3 - Mrs. Geo. White, 115 E 
n\ ll; ' r^ifth ave., Altoona, Pa., secy. 

f J ,£jg 5 ^ca A -ocu^ DaueMers of Liberty s,ate 

;|MES. IA.— Patrons of Husbandry State 
grange. Oct. 9. E. A. Hill, Green Moun- 
■'jjain, la., secy. 

•J ^PLETON. WlS.-Wisconsin M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. 3. 

■ !«GOS, IND.— Reunion Twelfth Indiana Cav- 
* j Hlry. Sept. 26 and 27. 

/5HEVILLE. N. C— Mississippi Valley Med- 
5 Jcal Association. Oct. 9 to 11. Dr H E 
j iifTuley, 11 W. Kentucky St., LouisTil'le, ky " 

• tjsecy. 'si 

fpORIA, ORE.— Knights of Pythias, Grand 
.i^odge. OcL ». L. R. Stenson, Salem, Ore 

/ ;<iecy. 

r/jTHENS, GA — I. O. G. T. Grand LodKe 
'Set. 9. John M. Miller, secy. "«>8 e - 

\J. s^LANTA, GA.— Southern Surgical £ Gyne- 

Xi'floglcal Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B. 

i^s jaris, M.D.. Birminsham. Ala. 

• ii^NTA, GA.— Atlanta M. E. Conference. 

r.jpec. 6. 

f JjTLANTA, GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 

S t Convention. Nov.. 1900. 

-,'LANTIC CITY. N. J.-State BapUst Con- 
OenHon. Oct. 1900. Rev. D. Dewoif, New- 

f'lrs, N.^J., secy. 

| ;*LANTIC CITY. N. J.-Ancient Illustrious 
t-, ^rder of Knights of MalU. Oct 16 to 28 
9 V*? G ray, northeast corner Broad and 
i" Srcn at.. Phiia. 



B ?i!I° ^Mf 88 — twentieth Century Exposl- 

*%?£?*} "ASS— Woman's Board or Mis- 
sions of Congregational Church. Nov 1900 

B ?» S ™S N ' MASS.-Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
ternity. Dec. 27 to 30. Howard P Nash 
Northport. I,. I.. N. Y., secy" ' 

B ?Hl? N 'o M . A S?-^ merIca ' 1 Ka«way Associ- 

SSw a r«S?c&.^- A,Ien - 24 

B ^ T °f ' "ASS— Freight Claim Association. 
?«f. Warren p " Ta y' or . Richmond, Va.. 

B ory°^H„ MA , S §.- American Flag Protect- 
ors National Conventon. Oct. 1. Aueost 
Bedford, 43 Milk st. BostonrMas^.. tec| 



s ( ; j Jeb.. secy. 

;i] LTIMORE. MD.— NaUonal Retail Liquor 
*; 'ealers Association. October. R. J Holle 
ij-jfcheller Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 
Il-NGOR, ME.-I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
, Sent Oct 3. Benj. C. Stone, Portland. 
|^l»e., secy. 

iftiXTAVIA, N. Y.— American Fraternal Insur- 
ffynce Union, State Assembly. Sept 25 and 
i* Dr. C. A. Kendall. 316 Pearl st, Buffalo. 
*sj- Y., secy. 

J.TTI.B CREEK, MICH.— Civic Philanthrop- 
J5jc Conference. October. S. Sherm, 45 
.!,1i#anley Terrace. Chicago, UL; secy. 
;j[ itLLEFONTAINE, O.— Ladies of Golden 
: j-i^agle Grand Temple. Sept 25 to 27. 

«f LLEFONTAINE. O.-Knights of Golden 
■ • ysgle Grand Castle. Sept 23 to- 27. 
*jiLOIT KAN.-W. C. T. U. SUt^ Conven- 
6 jon Oct 9 to 12. Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, 
,;'ge Loup, Kan., secy. 

i£«EA O.— North Ohio M. E. Conference. 

;* : tpt. 26. 

'jSGHAMTON. N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
j>i?nT«ntion. Oct 15 to 17. 1900. 
IpaGHAMTON, N. Y.-Race Celebration. 

^GHAMTON. N. Y.-A. O. Knights of 
Itjivstie Claim. Oct 9. R. B. Smith, secy 
4|;GHAMTON. N. Y.-P. O. of A. National 
."*""- „° ct - s and 24. G. S. Maurer, La- 
;. j,'lle. Pa., secy. 

('JMINGHAM. ALA.— General Assembly of 
tf j,e Knights of Labor. Nov. 13. J W 

**7». 43 B st N. W.. Washington, D. C.' 
IfpOMDALE. O.— Reunion 144th O. V I 

-jsociation. Sept. 26. 

iiOOMINGTON. ILL.-Christian Missionary 
[.onyention. Oct 2 to 5. E. A. Gilliland, 
■;'4inton, UL, secy. 

fpOMINGTON, IND.-Indiana University 
.republican Club's Jubilee and Pow-wow 
'Npt 28. 

=jftZ, ALA.— Alabama M. E. Conference 
:jec. 6. • 

fSB, IDAHO.— State Medical Society. Oct 
|and 5. Dr. Ed E. Moxey, Gladwell, Ida., 

W. ' 

|3TON, MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
jjess. M. W. Sackett, MeadviUe, Pa., secy. 



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V ' Si w.oKBn, meaaviue. Fa., secy. 

':' ! 3tON, MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta. 



titober. 



! ; 'jf TON, MASS.— International Seamen's 
rt£,iion of America. December, 190i. 



ItoN, MASS.— American Flag Protectors' 
'itional Convention. Oct. L Augustus 

EJdford, 43 Milk st, Boston, Mass., secy. 
iTON, MASS. — Coopers* International 
4ton of N. A. Oct. 8. James A. CaM& 
|; Eltesbeth it.. Kansas City, Kaav 
,*tr01t m MASS.— Society of Arts and Crafts, 
■toe. 1S0L Henry L. Johnson. 272 Con- 
,4s« at, Boston, Mass. 

, jrON. -MASS.— Reunion . Forty-seventh 
:,lssachusetts Begiment Sept 23. 



BRADFORD, O.-Reunion 152d Ohio Volun- 
teer Infantry. Oct 4. David Putnam, Ger- 
man. O.. pres. 

BROOKLYN. N. Y.-National Union of 
•X°2 n § Men J Catholic Associations. Sept. 
H™ nd ^ E P. Gallagher. Mt Airy aid 
. Sprague sts., Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 

Bucyrus. Reunion 49th Regiment O. V. V I 
Sept. 27. 

B H. PFALO •-?• T - — American Bottlers' Asso- 
DhV°J-, ^° ct - 9 to U- Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia. Pa., pres. *»«^.<s«, 

B 2!SSJft, N - Tf— American Association of 
Gsneral Passengers and Ticket Agents' At' 
ffiSlfo. ' Oct - ls ' , » 0, >- a. j. SmTtt. ci.^«L 

bdpfalo, N. Y.— Mystic Order Veiled 
Prophets Enchanted Realm Supreme Coun- 
cil. October. S. S. Smith, Hamilton NY 
secy. *. . ' * 

BUFFALO, N. Y.-C. M. B. A. Supreme 
Council. Oct. 9. C. J. Hickey. Brookly^! 
■W. i., secy. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.-American BotUers' Asso- 

Sl a .V°J 1 -, v 0ct -~ 9 to ^ Ge <>- W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., secy. »«.»»r, 

B Octobe*r GTON ' IA -- Con Sress of Religions. 

CALAIS, ME.-W. C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Sept 25 to 27. C. M. Dow, Portland. 
we., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE.IA-- ^United Brethren in Chrst 
Des Moines Conference. Sept 26 to Oct. 1 
Geo. Miller, Box 64, Carlisle, la., sscy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-American Ornitholo- 
gste Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Portland. Conn., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, NEB.-C, A. R. Reunion 
Oct 1 to 6. G W. MeKean. adjutan™ 

CAMDEN N. J.— Women's Foreign Mission- 
ary Society, N. Y. Branch. Oct 9. Mrs i J 
M. Knowles, Newark, N. J., secy. 

C A M P EN . N - J-— Epworth League. Camden 

D , lstr i?lr Co , nv f DtIon - ° ct - u - Lewis Z. No- 
ble, 30 N. 34th st. Camden, N. J., secy! 

CARNEGIE, PA.— Reunion 62d Pennsylvania 
Volunteers. Sept 27. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Races. Oct. 3 to 6 
G. K. Barton, mgr. 

"rSii 11 „ RAI ? I 2 S ' "..-American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14 
140L W. M. McFadden. West Liberty, la. 

C v%£ t R * P . IT> fL IA - Gnn ' 1 Lodge of lows,, 
P^S"*",.. ' ^Mwr. Second Tuesday In 
April. M0L J. G. Graves, LockBoi « 
Csdsx Rapids. la., secy. ' 

CENTERVILLE, IND.-Reunion 57th Indiana 
Regiment Oct 3 and 4. Dr. H. Tifson 
secy. ■ . ' 

CENTERVILLE. MD.^-Epworth League. 
Eastern District Convention. Oct. 5oo 
Rev. E. c. Simfleld, Chestertown.Ind., pres! 

CENTRALIA, DLL.— Reunion Forty-eighth 
Illinois Regiment Sept 27. - 

. CHAMPAIGN. ILL.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs 
He nry T. Rainey, Carrollton, 111., secy; " 

OHANUTE. KAN-Grand Lodge, Degree of 
5!S° , ;i5 A '„ a U A W ' Kr»tW^Inesdiy In 
Ssf'K^" Georgia Notestine. HlsW 

C ^S£PT<S N ' S ^C— League of American 

Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F Gilkl- 

son. New York City. N. Y.. secy. 
CHARLESTON. S. C— International Associa- 

S?, n o^J 1 ™ Engineers. Oct 9 to 12. H. A. 

Hills, Wyoming, O., secy. 

CHARLOTTE, N. C.-Associate Reformed 
Synod of the South. Nov. 9. ="»«««>u 

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA — W C T IT 
State Convention. Oct. 3 to 5. Mrs. Wnu 
C. Payne. Charlottesville, Va.. secy 
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.-Tri-State Medical 
Association. Oct. 11 to 13. Frank L. Smith. 
Chattanooga, Tenn„ secy. 
CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Society or the 
Army of the Cumberland. Oct. 9 to 11. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Holston M E 
Conference. Oct. 10. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Reunion of Span- 
ish-American War Veterans. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Christian Workers" Conven- 
J , » n '«? e,,t - M to 26 - H - W. Pope, 80 Insti- 
tute Place, Chicago, III., secy. 

C ?L C AC?' ILL,— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick. 
Chicago. 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Tuberculosis, Climatology 
and Hydrology Forum. Nov. 6 and 7 Dr 
Thos. Bassett Keys, 92 State st, Chicago, 
111., secy. ■ 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Order of Select Knights, 
Grand Legion. Sept. 26. J. J. Detrich, Chi- 
cago. 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Order Eastern Star Grand 
Chapter. Oct. 2. Mate L. Chester, 921 Park 
ave., Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Northwest Fire Underwrit- 
ers Association. Sept 26 and 27. S. S. 
Wagner. Asa'n Bldg. Chicago. III., secy. 



CHICAGO. ILL.-Rock River M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. 3. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Bohemian Catholic Central 
Union. Sept. 26. F. Lindelar. 56 Jswatt St. 
Cleveland. O. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS.— P. M. I O O 
F., Department Council. October. Alex" 
Johnson, Chippewa Falls, Wis. 

CHRISTIANSBURG, VT.-East Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 18. 

CHURNBUSCO. IND.-Reunion 129th Regi- 
ment Indiana Volunteers. Oct. 4. Paul 
Jorey. Ligonier, Ind., secy. 

CINC^^ATI. O.— Anointed High Priests. 
Ohio Council. Sept. 25. E. Hagenbuch, Ur- 
oana, O., secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.-Ths Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 

CINCINNATI, O.— General Grand Chanter of 
Royal Arch Masons of United States. Sent 
25. Christopher Fox. Brooklyn. N. T 

CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— West Virginia M. 
E. Conference-. Sept 26. 

CLARKSVILLE. TENN.-Christian Church 

fatate Convention. Oct. 8 to 12. 
CLEVELAND, O.— National Prison Associa- 

*»i"-.| Sept. 22 to 26. Rev. John L. 

Milligan. Allegheny. Pa., secy. 

CLEVELAND. O—National Prison Associa- 

i 10n «°f. Dnited . S , ta V es - Se Pt- 22 to 26. John 
L. Milligan. Allegheny. Pa., secy. 

CLEVELAND. O.— NaUonal Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon- 
geley, 600 Penn. ave., Washington D C 
secy. *' 

CLEVELAND, O.— Reunion 41st Ohio Veteran 

S > S?IS? r I » nfa J?. try -. ° ct - 3 - W. R. Sucellie, 
16 Middle st, Cleveland, O., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. S. C. FIshel. 
192 Clark st, Chicago, 111., secy. *™ ue1 ' 

CLEVELAND, O.— National BapUst Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to 16. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters and Butchers' AssociaUon. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON, IA.— Northeastern Iowa Teachers' 
Association. October. Supt Bostwick, 
secy. . ' 

CLINTON, TA.-Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en Precept Supreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D. Peck, Clinton. la., secy. 

C ^?'7 )N ' . N -. J-^-Central New Jersey Bap- 
tist AssociaUon. Oct .10 and 11. Rev. S. J 
Skeyington, Clinton, N. J., secy. 

CLYDE,_N. C— Blue Ridge M. E. Confer- 
enc6. Oct. 4. • 

COLUMBUS, NEB.-Cathollc Knights of 
America State Convention. Oct. 16. John 
Graf, Columbus, Neb., secy. 

COLUMBUS. Q.-State Embalmers' Assoe 1 ,- 

fumous. S P . t< S ec b y r - "* ^ *" ^^ <^ 
COLUMBUS GROVE. O.-Fifteenth Annual 
Reunion of the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infan- 
try. Oct 18 and 19. 

CONCORD, MICH.— Universalists' State Con- 
vention Oet 9 to H. Rev. Lee S. McCol- 
lester, Detroit Mich., secy. »".w»i 

CONCORD N. H.-Knight Templars Grand 
Commandery. Sept 25. George Perley, 
Cleaves, Concord, N. H., secy. 

C ^°9 RD ^ N ; n H -T Re - bek o ah State Assembly. 
Oct 9 and 10. Annie Rogers, Nashua N 
w., secy. 

CONCORD. N. H.-I. O. O: F. Grand En- 

.chSerfN. H^secy. J08ePh Kidder ' MM " 

C °^°^ D ' N « H — Republican Tenth Dis- 
trict Convention. Sept 27. 

- C «E?,?n D ' N „ H — C° n Bregatlonal Churches 

State Cnnvention. Sept. 25 to 28. Rev. Geo" 

H. Reed, Concord, N. H., secy 

CONCORD, N. H.-State Firemens' Associa- 

c^ster^H*; sec? nk M " Fri8ae » e ' M - 

C ?^ OI gpt N 2^7d BP 2 7 WOrai Lea8Ue C ° n "°- 
CONNERSVILLE. IND.-Reunion 69th Indi- 
ana Regiment. Oct. 4. Preston Cates, secy 

C 5P°, KS . T0N ' MINN.-North Minnesota M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 3. 

DALLAS TEX.— Texas Kennel Club Bench 
Show. Oct 9 to 13. Sydney Smith, dIXs. 

x vA'i secy. 

DA o^H. S ' TE ^T- S „ tate Eclectic Medical As- 
sociation. Oct. 9 and 10. T. G. Downs, 
Galveston, Tex., secy. "«wua, 

D hJ£ A ?L TBX^ncatsnated Order He* 
Hoo. Oct ». J. H. Balrd. Nashville. TennV, 

D w?„Y^T: CONN.-Danbury Agricultural 
Society Dog Show. Oct 2 to 6. Jas. Mor- 
timer, Danbury, Conn., secy. 

DARLINGTON S. C.-South Carolina M. E. 
Conference. Dec. 12. 

"^TP 1 ?; ,°— Charities and Corrections 
State Conference. Oct., 1900. Joseph P 
Byers. Box 581, Columbus, O. secy 

D r E „ R i, N R' ME— s t»te Universalist S. S. 

■8ffi8^..?*r Rev - L - w - ^o-. 

"SSKUJM-SS. ^ eop i e ,ss 25S» 

Trefethen, Portland. Me., secy 



DE KALB. tLL— Luther League State Con» 
ventlon. September. F. L. Slgmund Car- 
thage, 111., secy. 

DELAVAN, WIS.— American Farmers' Insti- 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17, 1900. F B 
Dawley, Fayettevllle. N. Y.. pres. ' ' 

DENNISON, O.— Reunion 69th Regiment Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. Oct 10 and 11. O. D 
Billings, Medina. O.. secy. 

DENVER, COL.-Y. P. S. C. E. Convention. 
Oct. 4 to 7. Rev. David N. Beach, secy. 

DENVER, COL.— American Gas Light Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17 and 18. A. E. ForsUU. 58 
William st. New York City, secy. 

DENVER, COL— National Funeral D rectors' 
Association. Oct 10 an* U. H, U. KU- 
patrick, Elmwood, 111., secy. ^^ 

DENVER^ COL.— Western. Funeral Directors' 
AssociaUon. Oet 8. and S-. F. B. Waters 
8th and Santa. Fe ave.. Denver, CoL, secy.' 

D 5 I i^ ,sR ' COL.— Tenth International Sunday 
Befaool Convention. Pmtwbly June, uol 
Marlon Lawrance. Toledo. O.. secy ^^ 

DBS MOINES. IA.-Grand Chapter. Order of 
the Eastern Star. Oct 24. 

DBS MOINES. IA.— Epworth League State 
Convention. Oct. 25 to 28. •"•<•» 

DBS MOINES, IA.-Iowa State Teachers' As- 
sociation. Dec. 30. 

DES^MOINES, IA.-Grand Chapter, A. A. M. 

!)■• MOIKBl. IOWA-Broth.rhood of Loeo- 

Ar^7R25.?hL. 8 2.r ,,W - "^ '• W " 

DETROIT. MICH.— Reunion of Armies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October. 1900 

_G*n. A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati. O secv 

DETROIT. MICH -National Railway' MaH 
SS7 lc 5. Benevolent AssociaUon. October. 

„»?0-„N. H. Nichols. Cleveland. O.. secy 

DETROIT, MICH.-FederaUon of CommercUU 
Schools, December. 1900 ^^™ 

DETROIT. MICH—Amerlcan Economic As- 
sociaUon. Dec. 18 to JO. Charles H. Hull. 
itnaca, N. T. 

DEXTER. ME.-Maine Sunday School Asso- 
^{•on. Oct 18 to 18. Rev. H. W. KJm- 

: ball, Skowhegan. Ms. 

DOW C J T , Y ' IA.— Annual Conference of Later 
Day Saints. Sept 28 to Oct. 7. 

DULUTH MINN.-State Federation of Wo- 

SI n S K c i? b |- °^: 3 . to 5 - Mrs - H - N - M «»- 
ble. 515 E. Second st. Duiuth. Minn., secy 

DULUTH. MINN.-German Catholic l'enevo- 
lent Society's onventlon. Sept S3 to 25 
Geo. Geriacb, pres.; St Paul, Minn.; Geo. 
Graff, St Paul. Minn., secy. 

D S^J E S', MI CH.-ReunIon Fifteenth Regi- 
ment Michigan Volunteer Infantry. Sent 
26. Chas. Brown, Dundee. Mich., secy. 

DURANGO. COLu-Elks' Grand Conclave. 

EASTON, PA.— German Society of Pennsyl- 

J a Sj. a D ° ct - - - H " M " M - R'enards, Lrt- 
anon. Pa., secy. 

EAST ST LOUIS. ILL.-NationaI Firemen's 
AssociaUon of U. S. Oct. 5 and 6. 

E \£ . GA S? EN ' o W .' VA--A. O. Knights of 
Mystic Chain. Select Castle. Sept 25 J 
E. Aronhalt. Elk Garden. W. Va.. secy. 

ELLSWORTH. MB.— One Hundredth. Anni- 
versary of City of Ellsworth. About Oct 
2to 4. L. F. Giles, chairman of commutes 
on arrangements. 

EI,woo Si "J*— Fourteenth, Annual Reunion 
of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry. Oct 12. 

EMPORIA. KAN.— Emporia Street Fair 
Sept. 26 to 28. E. B. Fawcett. Emporia. 
Kan., secy. 

EMPORIA. KAN.— Seventh Day AdventlsU. 

state Camp Meeting. Sept. 20 to 30. 
ENID, OKLA.-Oklahoma M. E. Conference. 



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ESCAnABA, MiCH— W. C. ¥. V. Twelfth 
District Convention. Sept. 26 to 28. Mrs. 
E. L.Parmenter. Menominee. Mich., secy. 

ESTILL SPRINGS, KY.— National Fox Hunt- 
ers' Association. Nov. 12. . 

EVERETT, WASH.— Northwest Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct. 10 to 12. Rev. Wm. E. Ran- 
dall. Tacoma, Wash., secy. 

PAIRMOUNT. MINN.— State Butter and 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2. 

PALL RIVER, MASS.— State Committee, Y. 
M. C. A. of Massachusetts and Khode Is- 
land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong, 767 
Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 

P1NDLAY, O.— Northwestern Ohio Eclectic 
Medical Association. Oct. 9. C. E. Stadler, 
West Cairo, O., secy. 

FINDLAY, O.— International Brotherhood Oil' 
and Gas Well Workers. Oct. 8.'^ 

FLEMINGSBURG. KY.— Kentucky Presby- 
terian Synod. • Oct. 8. 

FLINT. MICH.— Epworth League Flint Dis- 
tr.ct Convention. October. Miss Lulu Hole, 
. Howell, Mich., secy. 

POUT FAIRFIELD, ME.— Field Day >>f 3d 
Ei.ttalion. 2d Regiment, Patrar<;hs Mili- 
tant, I. O. O. F. Oct. 3 and 4. C. K. 
Weeks, Rockland, Me., dept. comnun-Ur. 

FT. WAYNE ,IND.— State Baptists' Conven- 
tion. Oct 9 to 14. C. A. Asterlin, secy. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Red Ribbon Meeting. 
September. George • D. Connor. Wayne Ho- 
tel, secy. 

FORT WAYNE. IND.— B. Y. P.U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 9 to 14. Dr. G. D. Case, Terre 
Haute, Ind., secy. 

FT. WAYNE, IND.— Union. Veterans' Legion, 
Ladies' Nat.onal Convention. Szptember 
Mrs. M. B. Tuxbury, Wilmington, Del., 
secy. 

FRANKLIN FALLS, N. II.— O. U. A. M. 
State Council. Oct 2. Frank O. Loring, 
Milford". N. H.. secy. 

PREDRICKS, VA.— Reunion 133d Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers. October. Dr. Dav.s, 
Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— United Brethren 
Church of United States and Europe, Cen- 
tennial Celebration. 1901. 

GALESBURQ, ILL.— Dental Society Twelfth 
District Convention. Sept. 25. Dr. Mayhee, 
Gaiesburg, 111., secy. 

GALVESTON. TEX.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 9.. Mrs. Laura B. 
Hart, San Antonio, Tex., secy. 

GONZALES, TEX.— Reunion Survivors Ter- 
ry's Rangers. Oct. 9 to 1L J. F. Miller, 
Gonzales, Tex., secy. 

GRAND FORKS. N. D.— State Bar Associa- 
tion. Sept. 25. 

GREENVILLE, O.— Reunion Ninety-fourth 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. . Oct. 4. H. I. Ar- 
nold, secy. 

GUELPH, ONT.. CAN.— V. P. S. C. E.'-^E>ro; 
vincial Convention. Oct: 2 to 4. Rev. J. 
W. Hindley, Guelph, Ont. secy. .-:« 

GUTHRIE. OKLA.— W. C. T. U. Territorial 
— Convention. Oct. 2 to 4. Dorothy Cleve- 
land. Anadarko, Okla., secy. . 

HADDAM. KAN.— Modern Woodmen Log 

Rolling. Sept 28. J. H. Yoder. secy. 
HAMILTON, O.— Reunion 167th Ohio Volun- 
teer Infantry. Sept. 29. Geo. A. Van De - 
Graff, 401 East ave., Hamilton, O.. secy. 

HAMILTON, ONT.— Canadian Ticket Agents' 
Association. Oct. 10. E. De la Hooke, Lon- 
don, Ont, secy. 

HARRIMAN. TENN.— Eastern Tennessee 
Horticultural Society. September. 

HARRISBURG. PA— Pennsylvania Presby- 
terian Church Synod. Oct., 1900. Rev. Dr. 
Chambers, Harrisburg, Fa., secy. 

HELENA, ARK.— Daughters of Confederacy. 
Oct. 10 to 13. Mrs. Francis Coolidgc. secy. 

HELENA, MONT.— State Populist Conven- 
tion. September. . 

HINGHAM, MASS.— Hand Engine Tourna- 
ment. Sept. 25. 

HIGHLAND, N. Y.— Epworth League New- 
burg District Convention. Oct. 3 and 4. 
Rev. J. L. Hartsock. secy. 

HOBART. IND.— Indiana State Dairy Asso- 
ciation. December. H. B. VanNorman, 
Lafayette. Ind. 

HOLLY, COL.— Harvest Home Festival, in 
the fall. 

HOLYOKE. MASS.— Women's Christian Tem- 
perance Union of Massachusetts. Oct. 1G to 
29. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— South Texus Hay Associ- 
ation. Oct. 2. J. T. Lacey, Fearland. Tex., 
secy. 

HURLEYVILLE. N. Y.— Reunion 143d New 
York Regiment. Oct. 10. Chas. A. Smith, 
Box 121, Monticello, N. Y., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion Second Kan- 
sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 26. S, A. 
Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion Sacond Kan- 
sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 12 to 15. 
F. E. Canan. Onkley, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.-G. A. R. State Re- 
union. Sept. 22 to 29. Geo. W. Veale. To- 
peka, Kan., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion State Veter- 
ans'. Volunteer Association. Sept. 24 to 29. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion of Second 

' Kansas Volunteer Association. September. 
S. A. Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Standard Chsster 

White AssociaUon. ^January. 1901. J. C. 
Bridges, Balnbrldge, Ind. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Assistant Physicians 
of Hospitals for Insane. Last week In Sep- 
tember. Irwin H. Lett, Pontlac, Mich. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— National Live Stock 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 



iNDlANAPOLiS, IND— National Association 
of Democratic Clubs. Oct. 3. W. R. Hearst, 
pres. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Military Order of the 
Loyal Legion. Oct. 10. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— American Public 
Health Association. Oct. 22 to 26. Dr. C. 
O.'I'robst, Columbus, O., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Rathbone Sisters 
Grand Temple. Oet. 2. Miss Lizzie Collins, 
Warsaw, Ind., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— W. R. C. 7th District 
. Convention. Oct' 2. Miss Lizzie Spahr, 171C 
Ash St., secy. 

•INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Knights- of Pythias 
Grand Ledge. Oct. 3 and 4. Frank Bowers, 
sec-y. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Grain Deal- 
ers' Association. Nov. 20. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Slack Cooperage 
Manufacturers' Association of U. S. Nov. 
21 and 22. M. A. Moore* Milwaukee, Wis., 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Inspectors of Indus- 
trial Buildings. September. 

IT'IACA, N. Y.— Reunion 7Uth Regiment N. 
Y. Veteran Volunteers. Oct. 4. D. B. Way, 

secy. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 

Celebration. Oct. 5 to 7. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— Y. P. C. T. U. National 

Convention. Sept. 2S to 30. C. Dean, 1119 

The Temple, Chicago, 111., secy. 
KANSAS CITY, MO.— National Christian 

Woman's Board of Missions. Oct. 11 to 13. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.-.Nafonal Convent on of 
■ the Christian Church. Oct. 12 to 19. Wm. 

F. Richards. Kansas City, Mo., secy. 
KANSAS CITY, KAN.— I. O. R. M. Great 

Council. Oct. 15 to 17. C. A. Wolf, 1125 
Atchison st. Atchison. Kan., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Missouri Valley Homeo- 
pathic Association. Oct. 2 to 4. H W 
Wistoon, St. Joseph, Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Modern Brotherhood of 
America. Oct. 10. E. C. Elliott, Tipton, 
la., secy. 

KANSAS ClTY. MO.— American Her-ford 
and Shorthorn Breeders' Association Show. 
Oct 15. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct. 16 to 19. T. C. Pen- 
lngton, 2020 State st, Chicago, III. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Supreme Lodge, Na- 
Uonal Reserve Association. October. A. 

G. Llghtner. 308 Baird Bldg., Kansas City. 
KEENE. N. H.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 

t'on. Oct. 3. Mrs. L. M. Griffin, Keene, N. 
H., secy. 

KENDALLVILLE. IND.— International De- 
laine Merino Sheep Record. Oct. 10. U. C 
Brouse, Kendailvilie, Ind., secy. 
KEOKUK. IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa, I. O 

O. P. October 16 to 18. - 
KEOKUK, IA.— Tenth Reunion Crocker's 
.Iowa Brigade. Sept. 26 and 27. C. P. 
Birge, chairman; Ed. S. Carter, secy. 
LA GRANDE, ORE.— Knight Templars Grand 
.Commandery. Sept. 27. J. F. Robinson, 
; Eugene, -Ore., secy. 

LAKE MOHONK. N. Y.— Lake Mohonk In- 
..." d&h Conference. Oct. 10 to 12. 

LA ; PLATA, MO.— State Universalist Conven- 
tion. October. S. S. Carrette, Kirksville, 
.Mo., secy. 

LEBANON, PA.— Susqul-Centennial of Leb- 
anon, Pa. Sept 23 to 30. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 15. D. L. Bodley, Glad- 
well, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON. IDAHO— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. D. L. Bradley. Caldwell. 
Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct. 16. Minnie Priest Dunton, Lew- 
istdn. Idaho, secy. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— State Trotting Horse 
Breeders' Association. Oct. 2 to 13. H. W. 
Wilson, secy. ' 

LEXINGTON, KY.— State Bankers' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 2B and 27. S. Bridges, 243 W. 
Main St., Louisville, Ky., secy. 

LEXINGTON, TENN.— Central Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct 11. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 4 to 7. Miss Amy Clark, Bea- 
trice, Neb., secy. ' 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Women's Clubs of Nebras- 
ka. Oct. 9 to 11. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Christian Endeavor Con- 
vention. Oct. 4 to 7. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Women's State Missionary 
Union. Oct, 2 and 3. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Nebraska U. P. Church 
Synod. Oct. "2 to 5. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Woman's Synodical Mis- 
sionary Society. Oct. 2 to 4. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of Nebraska. Oct 2 and 3. Miss 
Teresa Hempel. 141 S. 12th st 

LITITZ, PA.— County Sunday-School Conven- 
tion. Oct. 11. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— State Reunion of 
Confederate Comrades. Oct. 9. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK:— Y. M. C. A. State 
Convention. Oct. 4 to S. Fred Pox, Pine 
Bluff, Ark., secy. 

LIVINGSTON. MONT.— tate Firemen's Asso- 
ciation. September. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— State Federation of 
Laboi. Sept. 25. J. W. Peters, South Bend, 
Ind., secy. . 

LONG " BEACH, CAL.— Southern California 
Veterans' Association. September. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Southern California 
M. E. Conference. Sept. 19, 1900. 



LOS ANGELES, CAL— Good Roads Meet. 
Oct. 24 and 25. 

LOS ANGELES, " CAL.— Roadmasters' Con- 
vention. Nov. 13, 1900. J. B. Dickson, secy.. 
Sterling. 111. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Y. M. I. Grand Council. 
Sept. 30. Geo. J. Lautz. Louisville, Ky., 
secy. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— G. U. O. of O. F. Na- 
tional Convention. Oct. 2 to 6. C. H. 
Brooks, 602 Spruce st, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 to 11. W. H. Graham, secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Church Fair, given for 

benefit or Sisters of Mercy. Oct. 15 to 27. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 

of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright, 15 

Mercer st, Cincinnati. O. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Associated 

Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M." lie- 

Dermott, Chicago, 111. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— American Federation of 

Labor. Dec. 5, 1900. Prank Morrison, 423 

G st. Washington, D. O. 
LYNDONVILLE, VT.— I. O. O. F. Grand 

Ledge. Oct. 10 and 11.' E. Campbell, Lyn- 

donville, Vt, secy. 
MACON, MO.— Old Soldiers' Reunion, under 

auspices of G. A. R. Oct. 2 to 4. F. A. 

Jones, pres. 

MANITOWOC, WIS.— Chicago German M. E. 
Conference. Sept. 27. 

MARIETTA, PA.— County G. A. R. Reunion. 
Oct. 9. 

MARION, IND.-Reunion 75th and 101st Regi- 
ments. Oct. 4 and 5. Joe Leiifestjv secy. 

MARSHALL, MICH.— Reunion Second Mich- 
igan Cavalry. Oct. 10. 

MARSHALL, TEX.— M. E. Conference. De- 
cembers. 

MARSHALLBERG, N. C— AtlanUc Mission 

M. E. Conference. Oct. 5. 
MARYSVILLE, TENN.— Presbyterian Synod 

of Tennessee. Oct. 2 to 5. 

McKEESPORT, PA.— Pittsburg M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept 26. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Tennessee M. E. Con- 
ference. Oct 18. 

MERIDEN, CONN.— Y. P. S. C. E. Conven- 
tion. Oct. 5 to 7. H. C. Lathrop, Williman- 
tic. Conn., secy. 

MIDDLETOWN. CONN.— State Universalist 
Convention. September. . 

MIDDLETOWN, N. J.— Y. P. S. C. E., Mon- 
mouth County Convention. October. Chas 
Roberts, secy. 

MILTON, N. H.-I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 3. Florence Little, West Concord, N. 
H., secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Western Traveling 
Freight Agents' Association. Sept. 28. F. 
-M. Day, Davenport la., secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— I. O. G. T. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 2. F. H. Sporleder, Wauwa- 
tosa. Wis., secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Agricultural 
Press League. Oct. 31 to. Nov. 2. Marco 
Morrow, 1712 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111.. 

secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Master Horse 
Shoers' Protective Association. Oct 8 to 
13. w. J. Moore. Pittsburg, Fa., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— State Woman's Suf- 
frage Association. Oct. 9 and 10. Dr 
Ethel E. Hurd, secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Knights of Pythias 

Grand Lodge. Sept. 25. Fred E. Wheaton, 

Minneapolis, Minn., secy. . 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— National Council of 

Women. Oct. 16 to 18. Kate W. Barrett, 

Washington, D. C. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— Western Surgical 
and Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market st. 
Chicago. HI. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
the Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
win G. Weed, Jacksonville, Fla., secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— State Legislature 
meets. Nov. 13, 1900. 

MONTPELIER, VT. — state Legislature 
Meets. Oct. 3. 

MONTPELIER, VT.— Jr. O. U. A. M. State 
Council. Oct 3. F. Hawley, Norwich, Vt, 
secy. 

MONTPELIER, VT.— Grand Court Vermont . 
Toga. May, 1901. John F. Roche, 37 Henry 
st, Montpeller. Vt, secy. 

MONTREAL, QUE.— Canadian Roadmasters' 
Association. Oct. 17. J. Drinkwater, Ca- 
nadian Pacific. Winchester, Ont, secy. 
S. A. Houston. Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

itORGANSTOWN. W. VA.— Thirty -second 
Annual Convention. Knights of Pythias, 
Grand Lodge cf West Virginia. Oct. 9. 

MORGANTOWN. W. VA.— State Grand Lodge 
Pythian Knights. Oct. 12 to 15. 

MT. STERLING. KY.— Y. P. S. C. E. Fourth 
District Convention. Oct. 5 to 7. Miss Mar- 
garet Jones, secy. 

MT. STERLING, KY.— Fourth District Chris- 
tian Endeavor Convention. Oct. 5 to 7. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Michigan Federation 

,»of Labor. Oct 9 and 10. 

MUSKOGEE. I. T.— W. C. T. U. Territorial 

Convention. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs. L. E. 

Harsha. Muskogee, I. T., secy. 
NASHVILLE, TENN.— A. O. U. W. Grand 

Lodge. Sept 30. J. H. Thompson, 411% 

Union st, Nashville, Tenn. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Knights and Ladles of 
Honor. First Tuesday after the third Mon- 
day, April. 1901. Henry Buttenberg, 248 2d 
at.. Itsmpbts. Teno.. secy.' 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Knights of Honor 
Grand Lodge. October. John L. Molen 
Nashville, Tenn., secy. 



NABHVILLE, TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
tle Club, annual meeting. December, 1900. 
D. S. Williams. Nashville. Tenn.. secy. 

NEW BRAUNFELS, TEX.— Southern Phila- 
telic Association. October. E. Gerl.ch, 
New Braunfels, Tex., secy. 

NEWARK. N. J.— State Presbyterian Synod- 
ical Society. Oct. 11. Mrs. Chalmers Mor- 
ton, Princeton, N. J., secy. 

NEWARK. N. J.— Independent O.dcr Forest- 
ers, High Court September. 

NEW CASTLE. PA.— State Fireman's Con- 
vention. October. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— A. O. U. W , Grand 
Lodge. September. - O. K. Gardner, zzul 
Wylie av., Pittsburg, Pa. 

NEW HAVEN, - CONN.— B. Y. P. U. of Con- 
necticut Oct 15 and 16. H. A. Edgcomb, 
Oroton. Conn. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec. 26.- H. L. Fairchiid, Koch- 
ester, N. Y., secy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Connecticut Teach- 
ers' Association, Annual Convention. Oct. 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge- 

. port, Conn. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven Coun y 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to 15. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15. 

NEW LONDON, CONN.— Junior O. U. A. M. 
State Council. Sept 25. R. E. Osborn. 19 
Well ave., Danbury, Conn., secy. 

NEW LONDON, CONN.— Reunion List Conn. 
Volunteer Veterans* Associat:on. Oct. 2- 
B. E. Smith, Willimantlc, Conn. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA. O.— Reunion Fifty- 
first Ohio Regiment Oct 11. S. A. Con ell, 
secy. 

NEWPORT. KY.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Sept. 26 and 27. Miss N .H. Ross. Louis- 
ville, Ky., secy. 

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.— State Sports- 
men's Association Tournament Sept. 20 to 
Oct 10. J. L. Stangroom, New Whatcom, 
Wash., secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— American Electro-Ther- 
apeutic Association. Sept 25 to 27. Geo. E. 
Bill, Harrisburg, Pa., secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— American Insti- 
tute Marine Underwriters. Oct. 1. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— National" Retail 
Carriage and Harness Dealers* Association. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Wm. Rankin, Troy, N. Y., 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— Catholic Women's 
Benevolent Legion. Dec. 26, 1900. Miss An- 
nie O'Connor, 117 E. 23d St., New York City, 

secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Carriage Builders' Na- 
tional Association. Oct 16 to 18. H. C. 
McLear. Wilmington, Del., secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Intem.aUohaI Associa- 
tion Tor Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. F. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa., 
se'ey. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26»Ferry st. New York City, secy. 

NEW YORK, NVY— Automobile Show. Nor. 
14 to 24/ Marcus Nathan, New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY— College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors' Convention. Dec, 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage. New York City, secy. 

NORTH TONAWANDA, N. Y.— Genesee M. 
E. Conference. Sept 26. 

NORTONVILLB. KAN.— Northeast Kansas 
Jubilee. Oct. 2 to 4. A. J. Perry, secy. 

NORWALK, O.— Reunion 25th Regiment Ohio 
Vet Vol. Inf. Sept. 27. James R. Smith, 
Station B, Toledo, O., secy. 

NORWICH. CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
Sons of Connecticut. Oct. 10 and 11. 

NORWICH, CONN.— State Council of O. U. 
A. M. May. 1901. 

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— National 
Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. Oct 9 
to 11. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. Y., 
secy. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA— National Pant 

Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 9 to 11. 

J. M. Peters. Now York City, secy. 
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— Amercan 

Traveling Passenger Agents' Association. 

Oet. 8 to 10. S. Van Duzen, St. L. & S. F. 

R. R.. Pittsburg. Pa., secy. 
OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— National 

Paint. Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 

9 to 11. J. M. Peters. New York City. N. 

Y.. secv. 
OLNEY, ILL.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Union. 

Oct 4 to 7. Mary A. Crane. 927' Y. M. C. 

A. Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 



RTTRflgTlOrVS. 

MONTGOMERY FREE STREET FAIR, 

OCTOBER 15 TO 20. 1QOO. 

The Stree ^air here la«*t year was said bv all 
to be the biggest money-maker in the South. 
Percentage attractions and first-class Midway 
and Animal Shows can address 

L. L. OILBERT, Sec'y. Monteomery. Ala. 

WAMTPn- QUICK! 

Atlantic, Iowa, Street Fair and Carniial, 

OCTOBER 9 TO 13. 1900, 

Comedy Tngglers, Good Punch Man. Contor- 
tionist, clean Midway or Side Show concessions, 
and any other good attractions suitable for 
Street Fair. Write or wire te-ms. 

LESTER L. TILDEN, Sec'y. 



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>MAH V, NEB.— Improved Live Stock Breed- 



if~ I I '•■ ers . 3 ,V" e Association. October. E. J. Rus- 
•*l't ' seH » Herman, Neb 

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secy. 

&MAHA, NEB.— State Bankers' Association. 
<h !»ept 2a aud 26. 

jiSAGE, IA.— Upper Iowa M. E. Conference. 
* Oct 3 to 10. J. G. Van Ness, 206 W. Ma.n 
*C St., Marshalltown, la.," secy. 

IfSWICHEE, ALA.— Bastern Alabama Union 
I . Order of Land Fellows. Sept- 18 to 23. A 
;;B- Edwards. Salem, Ala., secy. 
JyTTAWA, KAN.— Reunion Pennsylvauians of 

l Franklin County. Oct. 12. Dr. V. "K Law- 
. Jrence. Ottawa, Kan., secy. 

•TTUMWA, IA.-Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
-,: ventton. Sept. 25 to 27. Miss Jennie E. 

£Catlin, Fairfield, la., secy- 

JURAY. CAL.— Kathbone S sters Grond Tem- 

jlple. September. Khza A. Gardner, box 5X8 

f Boulder, Col. 

lWATONNA, MINN.— Minnesota M. E. Con- 
sference. Sept. 26. 

; 5 WEGO, N. Y.~ Reunion 137th Veterans' Vol- 
J ffunteer Association. Sept. 2i. Capt. Geo H. 
■• fDouglass, Candor, N. Y., secy. 

jjfWOSSA, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 

*«ventlon. Nov. 13 to 15. 

'JU.RKBRSBURG, W. VA.— W. C. T. U." State 
•' IKConvention. Sept. 26 to 28. Miss Francs 
irlDav.dson. Parkersburg. W. Va., secy. 
."-ATERSON, N. J.— Order Eastern Star 
^'iGrand Chapter. Sept. 25. 
IjfeKIN. ILL. — Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
-Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy 
^Kankakee. 111. 



.teORlA. ILL.. — National Associct on of Pcst- 
*'t=maslers. Sept. 2j. 

/gORIA, ILL.— Reunion 108th Regiment Illi- 
t %io;s Volunteers. Oct. 11. John E. McDer- 
rj itoott, Peoria, 111., secy. 

'jEORIA, ILL.— National Association of Post- 
i masters. Sept. 25. 

teOTONE. ILL.-Y. P. S. C. E. Keystone 
i :*League Convention ot the Evangelical 
i", gChurch. Oct. 2 to 4. Miss Emma L. Muer- 
F'!J<p.er, Naperville, 111., secy. 

> ->BILADELPHIA. PA.— Eastern Maintenance 
. 'of Way Association. .Middle ot September. 

.' S". C. Stowell, Ware, Ham. 
•i jJi ll "».r>fc : L,*'iiiA, Va.— rendu. Christian En- 
;.* *deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc- 
jij-aJonald, secy. 

' .friiLADEljPHIA, PA.— American Brother- 
it- tiood of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 
J „ber. 1900. 

r -JilLADELPHIA, PA.— Shepherds of Bethle- 
'.' inem Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. Eva A. 

> ItWyckoff, 53 Cooper St.. ■• Camden, N. J 
) Jsecy. 

f illLADELPHIA, PA.— International Y. M. 
i iC. A., Railroad Department, Conventioii. 
f tOct. 11 to 14. Chas. R. Towson, 41st su 
• sand Westminster ave., Philadelphia, Pa., 
tjt'secy. 

Sj: r -10ENIX. ARIZ.— Arizona Mission M. E. 
iWjConference. Sept- 26. 

| r .NE BLUFF, ARK.— A. O. U. W. Grand 
j„]Lcdge. Oct. 9. H. L. Cross, Benton ville, 
pjXrk.. secy. .....'■ 

7 r, N ? BI -UFF. ARK.— Degree of Hono* Grand 

I i {.Lodge. Oct. 9. Miss Mattie Irwin, Stutt- 
, ! V^art, Ark., secy. 
'(jlJNE BLUFF, ARK.— Arkansas State Fair. 

J l-Oct. 22 to 21. M. E. Bloom, Pine Bluff. 

Js^rk., secy. 

^jSrTSBURG, PA.— American Humane Asso- 
i Ration. Oct. 9 to 12- Francis H- Rowley, 
*. ^rookline, Mass., secy. 
» JTSBURG. PA.-^-Exposition. Sept. 5 to 

J;VCt- 20. 

If F TSBtrRG - PA.— National Bridge and 
rfi^ptructural iron Workers' Convention. 

.'*" r * ?J : I; oTTSBURG, PA.-State Retail Grocers' As- 

ifrifcl ' !f t ocia . tion - ° ct - — - Albert Kaiser, 14 S. 
|i| *- c *h Jenth St.. Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

lyl'li' f -'vi TSBURG - PA.— Reunion 5th Pennsylvania 



.,. -;v«TaBURG, PA.— Reunion 5th Pennsylvania 
, 'SAT? eavy ArtiHery Association. Oct. 11. J . S 
> tfK'-Qoshorn; 508 Penn BIdg, Pittsburg, Pa. 
y*ecy. . 

pf« f ,. e*. .^TTSBURG, PA.— National Association, Mu- 
** Si' V r'l'iieipal Electricians. Sept. 25 and 26. Henry 
5»i*( Jii-ottell, 11 Wareham st, Boston, Mass., 



■iecy. 

VAIXFIELD, N. J.— C. B. L. State Council. 



Bs.5 VC fi ;|jpct_- 9. J. J. Ghegan, 313 Belleville ave.. 
Ij's.-'E* irf"t* ewark - N. J., secy. 

fc* ^r 3 .F^XMOUTH, PA.— Wyoming Baptist Associ- 
Mte V1.< *" ij-tion. Sept. 25 to 27. Rev. B. F. McGee 



-i*T S. River St., W^ilkesbarre. Pa., secy. 

iONTIAC. ILL.— Reunion Thirty-ninth Illi- 
I oois Volunteers. Oct. 3. N. H. Jenkins 
-»ecy. 

bi j&T , DEPOSIT, MD.— Reunion Snow's 
-Maryland Battery Association. Oct. 6. Hi- 
^jam T. Brown. Colora. Md.. secy. 
i,j*RT HURON. MICH— Order Eastern Star 
jSrand Chapter. Oct. 10 and 11. W E 
iUrown, Lapeer, Mich'., secy. 
•fiRTLAND, ME— State Woman's Suffrage 
Association. Sept. 19 to 21. 

litTLAND. ORE.— Western Norwegian and 
^■•anish M. E. Conference. Oct. 4. 
^RTSMOUTH, O.— Reunion 56th O. V I 
Regimental Association and 53d, 91st, 18th 
rj.jjth and 39th Ohio Infantry. Sept. 18. 
^aUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.— Reunion 150th Reg- 
V- gment Veterans' Association. Oct. 11. Geo 
%£- Williamson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., secyl 

'fjSSIDENT, PA.— Reunion 121st Regiment 
Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 10. Capt. J. *M. 
i^lapp, LakewoodV N. J., secy. 
IjOVIDENCE, R. I.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
ization. Oct, 3 and 4. Mrs. M. A. Bab- 

r^ck. Providence, R. I., secy. 
EVIDENCE. R. I.— Protestant Episcopal 
vongress. Nov. 13 to 16. Rev. Thos. R. 
^arris. Scarboro, N. Y., secy. 



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PROVIDENCE, R. I.— State Sunday School 
Convention. Oct. 2 and 3. James H. Smith, 
i Westfield st.. Providence, R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct. 17 and 18. Edgar O. 
Kinsman, D.D.S., 15 Brattle Sq..- Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 

PUN'XSUTAWNEY, PA.— K. G. E. North- 
western Reunion. Sept 25. John Long, Ho- 
ratio, Pa., secy. 

PUTNAM, CONN.— French-Canadian People 
of New England and New York. Sept. 2o 
and 27. Hector Duvert, Putnam, Conn., 
secy. 

RACINE, WIS.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Conven- 
tion. Get. 4 to 7. Ellis M. Hughes, Racine, 
Wis., secy. 

RAWLINS, WYO— P. M. I. O. O. F. De- 
partment Council. Oct. 10 and U. A. F. 
Thode, Rawlins, Wyo., secy. 

RAWLINS, WYO.— I. O. O. Fl Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 10 and 11. Louis Miller, Box 679," Lar- 
amie, Wyo., secyw 

READING. PA.— Reunion 88th Regimental 

Memorial Association. Oct. 5. Samuel G. 

Boone, 1053 Oley st., Reading, Pa., secy. 

REIDSVILLE, N. C— North Carolina' M. fc. 
Conference. Oct. 1L 

RICHMOND, IND.— Municipal League of In- 
d.ana. Oct. 10 to 12. 

RICHMOND, VA.— State Firemens' Associa- 
tion. Sept. 26 to 28. L. E. Lookabill, Roa- 
noke, Va., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Tri-SUt« Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolina* and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Midla of February, 1901. 
Paulus A. Irving, M.D., 301 W. Grace at. 

RICHMOND, VA. — Daughters of America. 
Oct. 2. Julia Tipton. Dennison. O. 

RICHMOND. VA.— The Brotherhood of St 
Andrew. Oct. 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 

R.l.iMOND, VA.— American Bankers* Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 2 to 4. Jas. R. - Branch, 20 
Broad street. New York City, N. Y. 

RICHMOND, VA.— National Hardware Asso- 
c.ation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley, Philadel- 
phia Pa., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA— I. O. O. F. International 
Press Association. Sept. 18. John W. 
Bonrlet, Concord, N. H., secy. - 

ROCHESTER, IND.— Reunion of the Forty- 
fourth Indiana. Oct. 16 and 17. 

RUSHVIL.L.E, IND.— Reunion 68th Regiment 
Indiana Vol. Infantry." October. Geo. W. 
Foreman, Napoleon, Ind., secy. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 

SALEM. MASS.— Reunion Twenty-third Mas- 
sachusetts Regimental Association. Sept. 
28. W. Welch, Salem, Mass., secy. 

SALEM. ORE.— N. P. German Mission Con- 
ference. Sept. 27. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— State Medical 
Association. Oct. 4 and 5. J. C. E. King, 
Salt Lake City, Utah, secy. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— National Live 
Stock Association Convention. Jan. 15 to 
18, 190L 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen - 
of America. Dec. 3. 1900. John T,' Wilson. 
G. C„ St. Louis. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Austin M". E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 13. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Tfxas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brownwood, Tex.; J. H. Truett, White- 
wright, Tex. 

SANTA BARBARA. CAL.— Southern Califor- 
nia Dental Association. Oct. 8 and 9. L. 
i-'. Ford. 307 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, 
Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 1SJ1. Rev. 
C. L. Hutchins. 

SANTA FE, N. M.— New Mexico English Mis- 
sion M. E. Conference. Oct. 4. 

SANTA FE. N. M.— New Mexico Spanish 
Mission M. E. Conference. Oct. 11. 

SEWARD, NEB.— Seventh Day Adventists, 
State Conference. Sept. 12 to 25. J. F. Beat- 
ty, 1505 E St., Lincoln, Neb., secy. 

SEWICKLEY, PA.— Reunion 63d Pennsylva- 
nia Volunteer Regimental Association. Sept. 
20. Gilbert A. Hays, 331 Fourth av., Pitts- 
burg, Pa., secy. 

SIOUX FALLS, S. D.— Dakota M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct. 3. 

SOMERSET, PA.— Churches of Christ In 
Western Pennsylvania. Sept. 23 to 28. T 
E. Crambert, 351 Spahr st., Pittsburg. Pa., 
secy. 

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— Firemen's 
Muster. Sept. 27. 

SPENCER, IA.— Northwest Iowa M. E. Con- 
ference. Sept. 26. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs 
Association.' Oct. 2 to 5. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— State Plumbers' Associ- 
ation. Oct- 1 to 15. H. C. Burns, Spokane, 
Wash., pres. " 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— State Anti-Horse- 
Thief Association. Oct. 10. H. D. Giger 
secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Live Stack 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-IIIInois Millers" State 
AssocUUIon. First Wednesday In Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt, Highland. III. "^ BIU 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— American Mission- 
ary Association. Oct. 23 to 25. Philip 3. 
Moxom. secy. 

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STEELTON, PA.— U. B. Church Conference. 
Sept. 26 to 30. Rev. Z. A. Weidler, Read- 
ing, Pa., secy. 

STEVENSVILLE. MONT.— I. O. G. T. Grand 
Lodge. September. J. A. Longstaff, Ana- 
conda. Mont. secy. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 5 to 7. Miss Christian K. 
Cameron, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Knights of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1901. A. 
Megger, 1620 Front av.. Kansas City. Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
Trackmen of America. First Monday In 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive st, St 
Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Association of Railway Su- 
perintendents ot Bridges and Buildings, uct 
16. S. F. Patterson. Concord. N. H. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Retail Dealers' Association 

•( of Vehicles and Implements ot United 

States. Oct 3. J. R. Wright. Domphan, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— American Board of Com. 
for Foreign Missions. Oct. 9. S. B. Capen, 
Boston. Mass., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Knights of Father Matthew 
Supreme Council. Oct. 15 and 16. Thos. 
F. Bowdern, 1803 Locust street, St. Louis, 

Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Protestant Episcopal 

Church Missionary Council. Oct 23 to 25." 

S. T. Copeland, St Louis, Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 

Nov. 13. C. 0. Tilton, West Milwaukee. 

Wis., secy. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, I. 

O. O. F. of Minnesota. January, UOL S. 

E. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 
SYRACUSE, N. Y.— Delta Upsilon Fraternity 

National Convention. Oct. 18 and 19. Eben 

W. Cutler, 310 Ostrom ave., Syracuse, N. Y., 

secy. 

TALLAPOOSA, GA.— Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Woman's Relief 
Corps District Convention. Oct. 9. Mrs. 
Guley Burges, U01 North 9th st, Terre 
Haute, Ind., secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— I. O. F. High Court. Sept 18 
to 20. L. Robechect, 91. Water St., Cleve- 
land, O., secy. 

TOLEDO. O.— I. O. O. F. High Court. Oct 
9. L. Robecheck, 91 Water st, Cleveland, 
O., secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— National Convention, G. A. R 
1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 to 11. D. W. Kent, secy. 

TOPEKA. Kan.— I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment. Oct. 8 to 11. Will J. Russell, Kan- 
sas City, Kan., secy. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
- Oct 10. Miss Evelyn Bradford, Concordia, 
Kan., secy. 

TOPEKA, KAN— Musical Festival. Opening 
of new auditorium. Sept 24 to 29. T. J. 
Anderson, secy. 

TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1900. Mrs. F. J. 
Barker, Manchester. N. H., secy. 

TRENTON, N. J.— Epworth League Trenton 
District Convention. October. Rev. N. J. 
Wright, secy. 

UNION HILL, N J.— Order of True Friend* 
Oct 2. Morgan R. Clark. 163 Metropolitan 
Av., Brooklyn. N. Y. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Annual SIdepath Convention. 

Sept. 20 and 2L W. W. Canfield. secy. 
VALDOSTA, GAi— Vsldosts. Exposition. Oct. 

30 to Nov. 2, 1900. A. Moore. Vaiaost*. Ga.. 

mgr. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— West Texas M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 19. 

VINTON, IA.— Reunion Benton County Vet- 
erans' Association. Sept. 2d and 27. E. H. 
Colcord, Vinton, la., secy. 

VNTA, I. T.— Territorial Press Association. 
September. B. F. Jobe, So. McAllister, I. 
T., secy. 

WACO, TEX.— Southern German M. E. Con- 
ference. Nov. 29. 

WAGONER, I. T.— Reunion of Blue and Gray 
and Spanish-American Soldiere. Oct 3 to 
6. 

WAKEFIELD, MASS.— Firemen's Field Day. 
Oct. 23. Chief Cade. mgr. 

WARREN, O.— Reunion 6th Ohio Cavalry. 
Oct. 2. 

WARRENSBURG, MO.— Reun'on Unted Con- 
federate Veterans ot Missouri. Sept. 28. 

WARRENSBURG, MO— Sons ot Veterans, 
State Reunion. Sept. 27 and 28. 

WARWICK, R. I.— State Liquor League. 
September. John F. Quinn, Cen. Falls, R. 
1., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble. 514 F St. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— United Supreme 
Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite ot 
Masons; also. Imperial Grand Council, 
Mystic Shrine. Oct. 3 to 6. Magnus L. 
Robinson, 606, S. Washington st, Alexan- 
dria, Vs. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Section. April It, 1902. James 
Mortimer. Montgomery. N. Y.. secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C.— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Good Samaritans' 
National Grand Lodge. Sept. 29. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Union Veterans' Na- 
tional Encampment. Oct. 2 to 6. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Nov. 14. John Trimble, 
(14 F street, Washington, D. C. tier. 



WASHINGTON. D. C— Centennial Celebra- 
tion, Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec, 1900. Dr. R. G. Wylie, 
Williamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. Dec, 1900. Glenn Brown, 
Washington, D. C, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. December. Glenn Brown, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M. 
Fry, The Temple, Chicago, secy. 

WASHINGTON, IA.— Reunion Twenty-flfth 
Iowa Veterans. Sept. 28. J. W. Garner, Co- 
lumbus Junction, la., secy. 

WATERTOWN,- N. Y.— Universalists' State 
Convention. October. Rev. B. B. Gibbs, 
Watertown, N. Y., secy. 

WATSONTOWifr, PA.— Reunion 131st Regi- 
ment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Sept 17. 
John R. Conner, Watsontown, Pa., secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS— Wisconsin Presbyerlan 
Synod and Woman's Synodical Missionary 
Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. S. Wilson, 400 
Cottage St., Merrill, Wis., secy. 

WAUPUN, WIS.— Reunion 3d Wisconsin Vet- 
eran Infantry Association. Sept 18. O. W. 
Page, Waupun, Wis., secy. 

WAUStAU. WIS.— Northeastern Association 
and the Northwestern Association. Oct is. 
Curt Mathto, supt of the former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pres. of the latter. 

WAYNESBORO, GA.— Savannah M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 13. 

WELLANDPORT, ONT., CAN.— Agricultural 
Society Show. Sept 25 and 26. D. C. 
Holmes, Wellandport, Ont, secy. 

WELLINGTON, O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters, State Branch. Oct, 1900. Mrs. D. W. 
Willison, 36 W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O., 
secy. 

WELLINGTON. O. — Ohio Branch Interna- 
tional Order of the Kings Daughters aud 
Sons. Oct. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams, 36 W. lOtb a**.. Columbus. O. 



-Firemen's Muster. Oe- 



WESTBORO. MASS.- 
tcber 8. 

WESTFIELD, MASS.— New England Label 
League Conference. Oct 3. W. J. Dolan, 
98 Retreat ave., Hartford, e'bnn., secy. 
WEST LIBERTY, IA.— Reunion 35th Iowa 
Volunteer Infantry. October. Robert D. 
Bodman. Muscatine, la., secy. 
WHEELING. W. VA.— National Tobacco 
Workers' Union of America. Sept 24. E. 
Lewis Evans, 422 Granite Block, St. Louis, 
Mo., secy. 
WHEELING. W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I. O. 

Red Men. May 1 to 7. 190L 
WHEELING, W. VA.— Knights ot Ooldsa 
Eagle, Grand Castle. Sept 24. E. L. Br- 
ans, 422 Granite Block, St Louis, Mo., 
secy. 
WICHITA. KAN.— Anti-Horse Thief Associ- 
ation. Oct. 10 to 12. John W. Wall, Par- 
sons, Kan., secy. 
WICHITA, KAN.— State Sportsmen's Tour- 
nament September. Geo. Pasham. Wichi- 
ta, Kan., secy. 
WILKESBARRE. PA.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. Oct 1. Geo. W. ■ 
Biemer, Clarks Summit, Pa., secy. 
WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— State Federation of 
Women's Clubs. Oct. 9 to 11. Mrs. Hugh 
L. White, 525 W. Fourth st, Willlamsport. 
Pa., secy. 
WILLIAMSTOWN, PA.— C. T. A. V. SUU 
Convention. September. John J. Kllrain, 
Williamstown, Pa., secy. 
WILMINGTON, DEL— F. & A. M. Grand 
Ledge. Oct. 3. Wm. W. Black, Jr., Lau- 
rel, Del., secy. \ 
WILMINGTON, . ILL.— Reunion 100th Regi- 
ment Illinois Veterans' .-.soclation. Sept 
20. Capt. Stewart. Wilmington, HI., secy. 
WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lodge. K. of P. 

of Kentucky. Oct 23 to 25. 1900. 
WINONA. MINN.— State Conference of Char- 
ities and Correction. Oct. 1 to 3. G. G. 
Cowie. St. Paul. Minn., secy. 
WORCESTER. MASS.— Airerlcan Antiquarian 
Society. Oct., 1900. Chas. F. Adams, Lin- 
coln, Mass., secy. 

WORCESTER. MASS.-Clam Barton Tent 
No. 3, D. ot V., at G. A. R. Hall, 35 Pearl 
st First and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren, 140 Chandler 
st, Worcester, Mass. 

XENIA, O. — Reunion Green County. Ohio, 
Ex-SoHiers' and Sa'lors 1 Marine Associa- 
tion. Oct. — . Mrs. Samuel Manor, secy. 

YOUNOSTOWN. O.— Grand Council of Ohio. 
Foresters of America. Second Tuesday In 
May. 1901. Thos. L. Hopkins. 1102 Harvard 
st. Cleveland. O., secy. 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Knights of the Golden 
Eagle, Supreme Castle. Oct. » to 11. F. 
C. Williams. Youngstown. O. 



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Poultry Shows. 

AMSTERDAM, N. Y.— Union Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec 12 to 15. Wm. 
Phillips. Jr., secy. 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; W. T. Linn, secy. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate Fair, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

AURELIA, IA.— Aurelia Poultry Assoc'at'on. 
Dec. 19 to 22. H. B. Green, secy.; J. L. 
Todd, judge. 

AURORA. ILL.-'Aurora Poultry Assoc'at'on. 
Dec. 7 and 8. W. M. Smith, secy.; D. T. 
Heimlich and F. H. Shellabarger, judges. 

AUSTIN. TEX.— Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
. Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY, O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W. H. Raff, seey. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass.. secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Association. 
Dec. 12 to 19. J. D. Flummer, B.rm.ngham, 
secy. 

BLOOMINGTON, O.— Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. W. 

J. Jefferson, secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. 
BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. Arthur 

R. Sharp. Taunton. Mass.. secy. 
BURR OAK. KAN.— Nov. 27 to 30. A. J. 

Benbow, secy.; C. H. Rhoies, judge. 
CANTON. O.— Poultry Show. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. 

James C. Meekers. secy.; Ben T. Meyers, 

judge. 
CAKKiT, O. — Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 

Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave, 

judge; J. L. Yohe, secy. 

CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. 1. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E. E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Z.mmur, Butterfield, Rigg, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Br.dge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. Kimmey. secy. 
CHICAGO. ILL.— Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. Messrs. 
Zimraer. Butterfield. Riggs, Russell, Wal- 
den. Drevenstedt, Bridge. Taylor ani Pierce, 
judges; Fred. L. Kinney, secy. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Jan. 14 to 17. A.C. Bro:ks, 

secy. : B. N. Pierce, judge. 
CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 
secy. 

COLUMBIA CITY, IND.— Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. S. 

B. Lane, judge; H. Carver, secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— Southwestern Assoc'ation. 

Dec. IS to 21. T. L. Lawhon, secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 

Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 

secy, and gen'l mgr. 
DAN BURY. CONN.— Western Connecticut 

Poultry Association. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. F. 

Borman. secy. 

DAVENPORT, IA.— Dec. 4 to 7. A. L. Peter- 
son, secy. 

DAYTON, O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 1901. D. T. Heim- 
I ch. judge: Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Dec. 17 to 22. C. H. Gre- 
goire, secy.; A. B. Shaner, judge. 

EAST LIVERPOOL. 0— Dec. 28 and 2>. 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE. O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 
secy. 

ELGIN, ILL.— Elgin Poultry Association. 

Dec. 25 to 28. C. P. Russell, cor. sec; B. 

N. Pierce, judge. 
ELMIRA. N. Y.— Blmlra Poultry Association. 

Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 
ERIE, PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 

Poultry. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 

Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 

gott, judges; A. E. Bletben, secy. 
FAYETTE COUNTY. MO.— Missouri State 

Associat : on. Dec. 10 to 14. C. E. Codding, 

Scdalla. Mo., pres. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.— Fitchburg Poultrv 

Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A. C. 

Hawkins and H. n. May, judges; W. E. 

\ Bennett, FitchburK, Mass., secy.: I. C. 

Greene, Box 703. Leominster. Mass., adv. 

agent Send card for pieniium list, now 
ready. 
FT. COLLINS, COL.— Jan. 2 to 5. 1901. C. E. 
Lull, Ft. Collins, secv. ; C. II. Rhodes. 
Judge. 

FORT WORTH, TEX.— Dec. 11 to 14. J. E. 
Randall. N secy. 

FRANKFORT. IND.— Dec. 17 to 22. S. B. 
Lane, judge; v D. V. Malsh, secy. 

FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 

GALENA, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 22. F. H. Hoelt- 
Ing, secy. ; Geo. WVHnlden, judge. 

GALESBURG. ILL ^Galcsburs Poult-y As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. Burt Repine, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

GALVESTON, TEX.— Galveston Association. 
Dec. 3 to 7. J. J. Hanna, secy.; E. Dun- 
Btan. judge. \ 

GARDEN CITY. MO— Nov. 27 to 29. J. Cart- 
wright, secy.; Southard, judge. 



GENEVA, O. — Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 
Pet Stook Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henry 
Munger, secy. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 
A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

GREAT BEND, KAN.— Jan. 23 to 29, 1901. J. 
H. Jennison, secy. ; F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Greenfield Score Card 
Poultry Club. Dec. 11 and 12. T. E. Marsh, 
secy. ; I. K. Felch, judge. 

HENRY, ILL.— Henry Poultry Association. 
Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. G. Griffith, secy.; S. 
H. Shellabarger, judge. 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Poultry 
Association. Dec. 19 to 21. Geo. Auler, 
. secy. ; S. B. Lane, judge. 

HOOPESTON, ILL.^-Dec. 17 to 19. F. H. 
Ayres. secy.; S. H. Taylor, judge. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Fanciers' Association 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 
J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 
secy. 

IOWA CITY, IA.— Iowa City Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec. 18 to 22. B. A. 
Wickbam, secy. ; E. M. Pierce and Jame3 
Tucker, judges. 

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.— Jacksonville Poultry 
Club. Dec. 10 to 12. Chas. Reynolds, secy., 
and D. T. Heimlich, judges. 

JEFFERSON, IA.— Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. P. O. 
Brown, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.— Adirondack Poultry 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Br.dge, David a. 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott, F. B. 
Zimmer, H. J. Quilhot, J— H. Drevenstedt, 
judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2s. 
H. A Br.dge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 

KEOTA. IA.— Nov. 20 to 23. Keota Poultry 
Association. A. C. Smock, secy.; F. H. 
Shellabarger. judge. 

KIRKSVILLE, MO.— North Missouri Poultry 
Association. Dec. 3 to 7. F. M. Bucking- 
ham, secy.: D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— La Crosse Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 17 to 21. E. H. Hoffman, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 
Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 22. 

LADOGA. IND.— Jan. 5 to 15. 1901. D. A. 
Stoner, judge; Frank Gill, secy. 

LANARK. ILL — Lanark Poultry Ass-cation. 
Jan. 1 to 4. 1901. E. D. Leland, secy.; D. 
T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA PORTE. IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec 1 Theo. 
Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
- Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Arkansas S. P. Asso- 
c'ation. Dec. 5 to 11. A. G. Russell, secy.; 
N. L. Hutchinson, judge. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 

LUVERNE, MINN.— Luverne Poultry Associ- 
ation. Dec. 18 to 20. N. R. Reynolds, secy. ; 
F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

LYNN, MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 
D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secj. 

MACOMB, ILL.— Dec. 24 to 29. William I. 
Knowles, secy.: Chas. McClade, julge. 

MARSHALLTOWN. IA.— Marshal'town Poul- 
try Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 19)1. H. C. 
Hansen, secy.: W. S. Russell, judge. 

MASON CITY, IA.— Mason City Poultry As- 
soc'at'on. Dec 11 to 14. S. B. Johns, S3cy.; 
F. II. Shellabarger, judge. 

MATT EAWAN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley Foul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugb, secy. 

MAZON, ILL — Mazon Poultrv Association. 
Nov. 29 to 31. O. P. Bennett, secy.; W. S. 
Russell, judge. 

M k:\DV1LLE. PA— Meadville Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges: H. L. Lamb, Cambr.dge Springs, 
Pa., secy. 

MIAM1SBURG, O.— Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby, secy. . 

MONROE, N. C— Shelby Poultry Assoc'a- 
t'on. Dec. 4 to 7. R. L. Simmons, Shelby, 
N. C, secy. 

MOUNT PULASKI, ILL.— Mount Pulaski 

Poultry Association. Dec. I to 7. W. J. 

.Lincoln, secy.: F. H. Shellabarger, juige. 
MT. VERNON. O.— Knox County Fanciers* 

Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 

George H. Brown, secy. 
NEWTON. KAN.— Harvey County Poultry 

Show. Dec. 3 to 8. C. M. Glover, secy.: W. 

S.' Russell, judge. 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 

8. C. G. Hinds, secy. 
OAKLAND CITY. IND.— Dec. 10 to 15 S. B. 

Lane, judge; L. B. Ouslcr, asst. secy. 
OXFORD, O.— Oxford Poultrv Club. Nov TO 

to 22. D. Gath. secy.; B. N. Perce, judge. 
PA1NESVILLE. O.— Paincsv'lle Poul'ry anl 

Pet Stock Assntvation. II. Z. Brainard, 

secy.: Charles McClave. judge. 
PANORA, IA.— Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 

20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, secy.; W. S. Rus- 
sell, judge. 
PERRY. GA. — Houston County Assoc'at'on. 

Nov. 27 to 30. W. Hcmmlngway, secy.; D. 

M. Owen, judge. 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 

igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 

to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 



POSEYVTLLE, IND.— Wabash Valley Poul- 
try Association. Dec. 17 to 22. D. A. Ston-- 

er, judge. 
PRINCETON, ILL.— North Central Poultry 

Association. Dec. 10 to 14. S. L. Smith, 

secy.: W. S. Russell, judge. 
RIDGE VILLE, IND.— Dec. 26 to 29. S. B. 

Lane, judge; S. E. Fraze, secy. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 

.and Pigeon Association. .Jan. 10 to 17, 1901. 

W. O. Ingle, secy. 
ROKKORD, ILL— Northern Illinois Poultry 

Association Exhibition. Jan. 7 to. 12. 1901. 

F. S. Horner, pres.; Bert R. Lucas, iielvi- 

dere, HI., secy. . 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 

Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. 

James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndu, 

secy. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 

17. E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. 
SHELBY, O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 

Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 

Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 

judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 

secy. 
SOUTH BEND. IND.— The Northern Indiana 

and Southern Michigan Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Charles Mclntyre, 
• secy. ; James A. Tucker, judge. 
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— Middlesex 

Poultry Fanciers* Association. Dec. 17 to 

2C. W. A. Mandell, secy.; C. A. Ballou, 

and D. J. Lambert, judges. 
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O— Belmont County 

Fanc.ers' Association. Dec. 17 to 21. J. W. 

Riley, secy.; Charles McClave, judge. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— Missouri State Fair. Oct. 

1 to 6. Jos. A. Murphy, St Louis, Mo., 

secy. ;• 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 

Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. Messrs. 

Butterfield, Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 

Huelster, secy. 
SUXBURY, O.— The Sunbury Poultry and 

Pet Stock Association. Nov. 19 to 21. B. 

Kempton, secy.; H. A. Bridge, Judge. 
SVCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 

Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 

22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. Will- 
iams, secv. 
TEXARKANA, TEX.— Texarkana Associa- 

t.on. Dec 18 to 22. Heber Vaughan, secy. 

TOLEDO, O. — Toledo Fanciers' Association. 

Dec. 22 to 26. D.J. Lambert, judge of poul- 

li, ; K. M. Gilbert, judge of p.geons and 

pet stock: Geo. K. Mueller, secy. 
TORRINGTON. CONN.— Torrington Poultry 

Association. Nov. 27 to 30. C. E. Young, 

secy. ' 

UPPER SANDUSKY. O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 

E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T. 

H. Inman, secy. 
VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 

Stock AsEcciation. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 

Kohli, judge: C. E. Detter, secy. 
WABASH, IND.— Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. A. B. 

Shaner, judge; B. F. Clcmans. secy. 
WAKEFIELD, R. I.— Dec. 4 to 7. G. L. Kent, 

pres. 
WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 

River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to •£». 

C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 

paugh, secy. 
WARREN, PA.— Jan. 8 to 12. 1901. J. H. 

Bowden, secy. 
WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 

Pet Stock Associaticn. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 

J. H. Bowden, secy. 
WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 

cers' Association. Dec. IS to 21. Sharp 

Butterfield. judge: D. C. Teeters, secy.- 
WEATHERFORD, TEX.— Parker County As- 
sociation. Dec. IS to 20. F. L. Marshall, 

secy. 

WELLINGTON, O— Wellington Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 21. C. L. Warren, 
secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD, MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24. 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges: E. L. Richardson, secy. 

WESTCHESTER. PA.— Westchester Poultry 
and Piceon Assoc'ation. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 
Fred. D. Reid. secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD, O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. G. F. Plotner. secy. 

WESTERLY, R. I.— Rbode Island Poultry 

Assoc'at'on. Dec. 12 to 15. H. S. Bnocock. 

Providence. R. I., secy.: C. A. Ballou. A. S. 

St'lliran and J. F.Crangle, judges. 
WILLIAMSBURG, IA— Iowa S'ate Show. 

Dec. 26 to 3". W. R. Long, secy.; W. S. 

Russell and F. H. ShellabirRer, judges. 

WINONA. ILL. — Jan. 7 to 9, 1901. Otis Mont- 
gomery, secy.; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

WOOSTER, O. — Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London. O.. 

••r-y. 

WOODSTOCK. VT — Venront State Poultry 
!>nd Pet Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 4. 
John S. Eaton, secy. : F.M. Howes, supt. ; 
H. B. May and H. S. Ball, judges. 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
c'at'on. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs. secy. 



Races. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire — Oct 24. 

Cesarewitch — Oct 10. 

Dewhurst Plate — Oct. 25. 

Jockey Club Stakes ($50.000) — Sept 27. 

Manchester November Handicap — Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct. 12. 



ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fat 
• Races. Oct. IT to 27. T. H. Martin, secy 
BENNINGS, (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— No 

17 to 30. 
BLUE GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Gi 
Sturgeon, Princeton. Mo., pres.; R. 
Lowry. Seymour, la., secy. Harris. Mo. 
Aug. 20 to 24; Princeton. Mo.. Aug. 27 ti 
31; Seymour, la., Sept. 10 to 14; Centerville 
la., Sept. 17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 21 t 
28; Chariton, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la 
Oct. 8 to 12; Lamoni. la., Oct. 15 to 19. 

BRANCORD, CONN.— Sept. 18 to 20, Oct. 1 
and 18. 

CADIZ, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.- 

Hughesville, Sept. IS to 21; Lewisburg, Sep' 
25 to 28; Milton, Oct. 2 to 5; Bloomsburi 
Oct. 9 to 12. 
CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY 
Moundsville, Sept. IS to 21: Smitbtlel< 
Sept. 26 to 28; New Martinsville, Aug. 21 tj 
24: Middlebourne, Aug. 28 to 31; Cad.z, Oc 
2 to 4. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair Races. Sept 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 

DANBCRY, CONN— Oct 2 to 5. ' 

. DENISON, TEX.— Denlson Driving Pari 
Sept 25 to 28. Walter S. Faires. secy. 

DOVER. DEL.— Fairview Park. Oct. 2 to 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.-Oct 22 to Nov. J. 

FORT ERIE. ONT.— Sept 1 to 22. 1900. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— Oct 9 to 12. 

FREMONT. O.— Oct 3 to 6. 

GREAT WESTERN CIRCUIT— IndianapoR 
Sept 17 to 22; Terre Haute. Ind.; Sept. 
to 29: Springfield. 111.. Sept 24 to 29. 

HAMILTON. O.— Oct I to 5. ' 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Sept 11 to 31. 

MARYVILLE, O.— Oct. 2 to 5. 

NORFOLK. VA.^-Oct 2 to 6. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— N. 
braska Speed Association, Circuit: BlalL 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora, Centn 
City, Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelsoi 
Hubbelt, Geneva, Seward. Lincoln, Beatric 
Every week from June 20 to Oct 20. W.J 
P. McCreary. Hastings, Neb., pres.; A. I 
Farrens. Hastings. Neb., secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Oct 20 to Nov. 3. 

SMITHFIELD, O.— Sept. 26 to 28/ 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CII 
CUIT. — In connection with fairs. Atlant 
Ga.. Oct 17 to 27; Valdrosta. Ga., Oct. : 
to Nov. 3: Waycross, Ga., Nov. 6 to H 
Thomsonville Ga., Brunswick,. Ga., — 
Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

ST. LOUIS, MO— Oct. 2 to 5. 

TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Denton. Tex 
Sept. 19 to 22; Dennison. Tex., Sept. 25 
28; Dallas, Tex., Sept. 29 to Oct. 14; Co: 
slcana. Tex., Oct. 15 to 19: San Antonii 
Tex.. Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Houston, Tex., No- 
lo to 17. 

VALDOSTA, GA.— Oct 30 to Nov. 2. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Clu*j 
C. M. Munhall, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX— State Fair, Dog Show. Oel 
9 to 13. W. II. Gaston, pre:.; Sidney Snutf 
secy. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agriculttir 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, sup 

LEAVENWORTH. KAN.— Great Apple Cad 
nival and Agricultural Show. Oct 10 anl 
11. . W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heave j 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Philadelphia 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. 
Vlte, secy. 



Horse Shows. 

ATLANTA. G A.— Horse Show. Oct 23 to 2 

■T.'-H. Martin, secy. 
.BROOKLYN. N. Y.— Parkway Driving Clul 

Oct. 9 to 12. W. C. Allen, secy. 
DES MOINES. IA.— Horse Show W. 

Chase, gen. mgr. 
C OS"-II N. N. Y.^-Orange Cocn:y Horse Sho\ 

Oct 6. G. A. Elston. secy. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Horse Show. Dates ui 
decided, i Gen. John B. Castlexnan. pr<* 
Thurston Ballard, vice pres.: Brent AI 
shelfr, secy. 

MORR1STOWN. N. J.— Morristown Fie 
Club Meet. Oct. 11 to 13. N. S. Blitz, sec 

WINSTON-SALEM. N. C— Horse Show. 0( 
30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb. secy. 



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CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony" Pomona. 

HADLEY. MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO. MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec, 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nor. 24. 

SODTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. Oct. 6. 

SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Oct. 11. 

WEST BRIDGBWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pjmona. Oct. 27. • 



MAINE. 

NORTH AUGUSTA. ME.— Kenebec Pomona. 
;*- Oct. -10. 

!. >J PIPSTON. ME— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

■■■ -6 VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona, 
it Nov. 14. 

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i 'ii ACWORTH, rt H.— Sullivan. County Pomona. 

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D :£ BEDFORD, N.? H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 
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n shire Pomona. Oct. 4. 

H F1TZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
»i mona. Oct. 16./ 

* FRANCESTOWN, N. H.-Hillsboro County 
-•> Pomona. Oct. 11. 



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i J-;J PBLJIAM, N. H.— Hillsboro County Pomona. 

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;I „ ARKANSAS. 

;^J|| Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92. 

;J- CAI.IFORNTA. 

gtlnrtlut-W. H. Mathews. 636 2d at 
GEORGIA. 



1 1 4 Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Brldger's Ad- 
•ps vertisins Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg- 
rj^CoIumbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, Ait — 
? *'* ?? w - B - Br '<Jser's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 



;* ILLINOIS. 

f 1 Chicago— John A. Clough, 42 River at. 

IJEast St. Louis— H. H. Dwmar. 
E J.GainesviUe— H. Hulen B. P. & Dist. Co. 
^Pekm— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 

f tMarion— John L. Wood. 920 S. Branson st 
flfiRockport— Tookie Lyceum. S. Cook. mgr. 
IOWA. 



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» IrBurllngton— A. E. Dreier. 1211 Summer street. 
• ;iJ3ioiuc City— A. B. BoalL 

'<* .KANSAS. 

iAtchison-City Bill Posting Co. 
;,i> MASSACHUSETTS, 

^rockton— John V. Carter. 288 Belmont it. 
'C NEBRASKA. 

M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 



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;:CanandaIgua— Wm. p. Mosher. 98 Chapin at 
|/New York— New York B. P. Co. 
Ij^Jgdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

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j£«ostoria— \V. C. Tirrill & Co.. n6 W. T-ffin st. 



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ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark, fox 91. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Des Moines— w. w. Moore 225 4th st. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York BUI Posting Co. 

OHIO. 
Middletown -Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville — Win D. Schultz. 

PENNSYLVANIA.! 
* Johnstown— A. Adair. 
New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co. 



»#£'l«*"H'e— Twin City B II Posting Co. ot 
5 Lhricbsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 
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|»jCarlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 

^•: Johnstown— Geo. E. Updegrave ft Co. 

CANADA 

iJA. P. Morris, manager. Hastings st. 
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Distributors' Tips. 

The following is a revised and up-to-date 
list of reliable firms who are constantly send- 
ing out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
have' his name on their list: 

ARKANSAS. 

The Guarantee Medical Co.. Hot Springs. 

CALIFORNIA. 

California Fig Syrup Co., 392 Church street, 
San* Francisco. 
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CONNECTICUT. 

Sawyer Medical Co., 138 Middle street. 
Bridgeport. 

Prof. F. C. Fowler, Moodns. e 

Kickapoo Medical Co., New Haven. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

A. O. BKss & Co.. 37* B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. 

• M A Winter Co., 614 Eleventh street, 
Washington. 

GEORGIA. 
Swiffs Specific Co., Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
German-American Med. Co., Kankakee. 
Green-May Medical Co., Bloomington. 
H. E. Bucklin & Co., 265 Michigan avenue. 
Cn cago. 

=.i . P >J? icter Co ' 163 WcBt Washington 
street, Chicago. -. 

M. A. McLaugbHn Co., corner Quincy and 
Sute streets, Chicago. 
A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

E. G. De Witt & Co., 205 LaSale avenue. 
Chicago. 

Roy Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Prcvdcnce Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Fabst Chemical Co., Chicago. 
Hanson's Ready Recovery Co.. Chicago. 
Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 
INDIANA. 

Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral 
Spr.ngs. 

-Dr. Miles" Med'cal Co., Elkhart. 

-lcdanapolis Brewing Co , Indianapolis. 

.Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- 

The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 
•Van Camp Co., Indianapolis. 
Dr. N. C. Davis, Indianapolis. 

IOWA, 
il. C. Hubinger & Co.. Keokuk. 

KANSAS. 
The W. W. Gavitt Co.. Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 
Wilson Drug Co.. Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 
Acme Chemical Co., New Orleans. 

MAINE. 
Dr. Thomson Medicine Co., Calais. 
Gould & Whipple, Portland. 

MARLAND. 
Emerscn Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street. 
Bait. mere. 

A. O. P.ison, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
t more. 

Neiaton Remedy Co., 11 E. German street 
Balt.mcrc. 

Chas. A. Vcgeler Co., 300 W. Lombard. Bal- 
timore. 

V.ctcr Remedy Co., Frederick. 

Wjikelman-Ercwn Drug Co., Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Lydla E. P.nkham Medical Co., Lynn. 

J. C. Ajrer & Co.. Lowell. 

Chas. I. Hoed & Co., Lowell. 

JVovelty piaster Wprfcs, TpHfyJlJe, 



Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 

Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 

C. L. Graves & Son, Boston. 

E. C. Cowdry Co., Boston. 
MICHIGAN. 

Pope"s Medical. Co., Charlotte. 

Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 

Coonley Medical Co., Detroit. 

The Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit. 

Dr. Goldberg, 291 Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street, 
Detroit. 

Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit. 

Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co.. Elizabeth and 
Woodward avenue, Detroit. 

Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., 26 Congress 
street, 'Detroit. 

J. D.Bean & Co., *Edwardsburg. 

Stuart Co., Marshall. 

La Harpe Pattern Co., Grand Rapids. 

I. B. Fcrd Co., Wyandotte. 
MINNESOTA. 

Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., Min- 
neapolis. 
Kondon Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Louis. 

Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. 
Louis. 

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.. St. Louis. 

MONTANA. 

Newbro Drug Co., Butte. 

NEBRASKA. 
Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 

. NEW YORK. 
J. W. Brant Co., Albion. 
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. 
Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. 

W. H. Comstoek, Morristown. 

Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 

Huttnn Remedy Co.. Buffalo. 

Dodd's Medical Co., 658 Ellicott Square. 
Buffalo. ; >v 

Foster, Milburn & Co., 293 Michigan street, 
Buffalo. 

Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street, Buffalo. 

R. T. Booth Cor, Ithaca. 

Dr. D. Kennedy Corporation, Kingston. 

Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy. 

Allen 'Olmstead, Leroy. • 

S. C. Wells & Co.. Leroy. 

Frank O. Reddish, Leroy. 

Brlghfs Chemical Co., Little Falls. 

American Tobacco Co., ill Fifth avenue, 
New York City. 

B. T. Babbitt,. 82 Washington street. New 
York City. 

Colgate & Co., 55 John street. New York 
City. 

F. E. & J. A. Greene, 35 W. Fourteenth 
street, Ntw Ycrk City. 

Frederick, fioyer, 36 Maiden Lane, New 
York City. 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co., 113 
W.ll.ams street. New Ycri City. 

Geo. W. Munro, 23 Vanderwater street; New 
York City. 

= Pond's Extract Col, 76 Fifth avenue. New 
York City. 

. Abbey Effervescent Salt Co., New York. 

Dr. Radway & Co., New York City. 

Seely & Co., New York City. 

A. M. Bininger &- Co., New York City. 

Tarrant & Co., New York City. 

R. & G. Corset Co., New York City. 

Health Food Co.. New York City. 

New Ycrk Condensed Milk. Co., New York 
City. 

Jam W.- Hoke, New York C'ty. 

J. L. Prescott & Co., 90 West Broadway. 
New York C.ty. 

Jas. Pyle & Son, 436 Greenwich street. New 
Ycrk C.ty. 

Scott & Browne, corner Pearl and Rose 
streets. New Ycrk City. 

Seville Packing Co., 77 Hudson street. New 
\crk City. 

Tarrant & Co., 100 Warren street. New York 
City. 

Dr. Louis Weigert Co., 136 Liberty street. 
New York City. 

The Velvet Silver Soap Co., 31 Nostrand 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

Franklin Manufacturing Co., 191 Burr 
street, Rochester 

Dri Williams' Medical Co., Schncctady. 

A. N. Wright & Co., Syracuse. 

Merrcll-Sculc Co., Syracuse. 

Dr. B. J.' Kay, Saratoga Springs. 
OHIO. 

R. Pretzinger & Bro., Dayton. 

Drs. Hess & Clark, Ashland." 

Dr. W. S. Burkhart. 121 E. Seventh street 
Cincinnati'. 

Golden Specific Co.. Glenn Building. Cin- 
cinnati. 



Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 
Dr. Harter Medical Co., Dayton. 
Akron Cereal Co., Akron. 
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., 241 West 
Fourth street, Cincinnati. 

Bayer Medicine Co., 1700 Adams street, To- 
ledo. 

Cheney Medicine Co., 1212 Adams street. 
Toledo. 

PENNSLVANIA. 

Climax Liniment Co., Titusville. 

Miller Soap Works, Lancaster. 

Dr. Chase Co., 224 N. Tenth, Philadelphia, 

Dobbins Soap Manufacturing Co., 119 South 
Fourth, Philadelphia. 

Dr. David Jayne & Sons, 242 Chestnut 
street, Philadelphia. 

H. H. Munyon's Remedy Co., 1505 Arch 
street, Philadelphia. 

Fels & Co., Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia. 

Hand Medicine Co., Philadelphia. 

Merchants' Association, Willlamsport. 

P. C. Tomson & Co., 25 Washington avenue, 
Philadelphia. 

J. H. Zemin & Co., 306 Cherry street, Phil- 
adelphia. 

Hostetter & Co.. 59 Water street. Pittsburg. 

TENNESSEE. 
Thatcher Medical Co.. Chattanooga. 
New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 

Pabst Brewing Co., 917- Chestnut street, Mil- 
waukee. 
Dr. Snoop Family Medicije Co., Rarlke. 



Additional Fairs. 

AKRON. O.— State Grange. Dec. 11 to 14. 

Eugene F. Crang, secy. 
ARTHUR, ONT.— Arthur Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 
BRUSSELS. ONT.— Brussels Fair. Oct. 4 and 

5. 

CAKLINVILLE. ILL.— Semi-Centennial Ex- 
position and Fair. Oct. ! to 5. Casper J. 
Zengcrle, secy. 

CEDAR VALE, KAN.— Cedar Vale Fair. Oct. 
3 to 5. 

DUNNVILLE. ONT.— Haldimand County 

Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 
FORDW1CH, ONT.— Fordwich Fair. Oct. 6. 
LAKEPORT. CAL.— Twelfth District Fair. 

Oct. 3 to 6. A. M. Reynolds, secy. 
MERIDIAN," MISS.— East Mississippi Fair 

Association. Nov. 19 to 24. Chas. W. 

Bailey, secy. 
ROACHDALE, 1ND.— Fall Fair and Corn 

and Pumpkin Carnival. Oct. 25 and 26. C. 

J. Wood, pres. ; Beit Harrison, secy. 
SANTA ANA, CAL.— Thirty-second District 

Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 17 to 20. 

THAMESFORD, ONT.— East Missouri Fair. 
Oct. 9. 



Additional Street Carnivals. 

ALBANY, IND.— Merchants' Street Fair and 
Carnival; Oct. 2 to 6. 

. ALTON, ILL— Trades Carnival. Third week 
week in October. 

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— Oct. 8 to 13. 
CARLINV1LLE, ILL.— Exposition and Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 5. 

COVINGTON IND.— Street Carnival and 
Product Show. Oct. 9 to 12. Geo. II. May- 
er, secy. 

DECATUR, ILL.— Elks' Street Fair. Latter 
part of October. Geo. E. Miller, secy. B. 
P. O. E. 

GALESBURG, ILL.— Great Free Street Carni- 
val. Oct. 15 to 20. R. G. Chappell, secy. 

JACKSON, TBNN- Elks' Free Street Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Alt. Bensinger, chairman; 
•B. F. Allen, gen'l mgr. • 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Carnival. Oct. 10 
and 11. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Great Street Carnival. OcL 
1 to 6. C. A. Robbins, chairman amuse- 
ments, Lincoln, Neb. 

MADISON, WIS.— Madison Street Fair and 
Carnival. Last week in October.' 

MEXICO, MO.— Free Street Fair.' Oct. 9 to 
12. E. H. Carter, secy. 

OPELIKA. ALA.— Great Autumn Jubilee. 
.-• Oct. '23to'27: A. B. Ware, chairman. 

ORANGEBURG, S. C— Fall Festival. Nov. 
13 to 15. 

PEORIA, ILL.— Great Corii Carnival. Oct. 1 
to 10. 

WdnlTril »TRREr 1'Altt ATTRACTIONS. 
IlnlllLU ~«ic«obcr a*d to 27th. High 
cUss ncls for >tr< et p'tuf- tins Midway, t-lc. 
e-.nc-ssion* for ntW. w-ite Amii.Tmtnt Coni- 
mitt.-.-. Simtlnitbiirg's (.urn val, Spattaubtirc, 
S0111I1 Carolina 

STREEf?AiHlND CARftlVAL 



India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta. 
Qettt? and Spice Co,, gpjujgbus, 



GAINEnVILLE. TtX , Ort 16 to 20 

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Additional Conventions. 



ABBEVILLE, GA.— Grand United Order Wise 
Men of the East. Oct. 10 to 12. 

ADRIAN, MICH.— Reunion 11th Michigan 
Cavalry. October. Mayor Willard Stearns, 
Adrian, Mich., secy. 

AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, MICH.— Im- 
ported Black Top Merino Sheep Breeders' 
Association. Oct. 10. O. M. Robertson, 
Eaton Rapids, Mich.,- secy. 

AMERICUS. GA.— F. & A. M. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9. John M. Miller, Athens, Ga., secy. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-^New Jersey Pres- 
byterian Church Synod. Oct. 16 and 17. 
Rev. W. A. Brooks, Trenton, N. J., secy. 

BASIL, O.— Ohio Reformed Church Synod.' 
Oct. 3 to 8. John V. Tusslng. Basil, O., 

secy. 
BENZONIA, MICH.— Y. P. S. C. E. Eleventh 
District Convention. Oct. 10. H. B. Wood- 
ward, Benzonia, Mich., secy. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Binghamton Indus- 
trial Exposition. Oct. 2 to 5. H. S. Martin, 
Binghamton, N. Y., secy. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— P. O. S. of A. State 
Camp. October. Dr. A. P. Yelvington, 
Binghamton, N. Y., secy. 

BLACKWELL, KAN.— Northeastern Soldiers' 

Reunion Association. Oct. 2 to 4. 
BOSTON, MASS.— National Vessel Owners' 

and Captains' Association. Oct. 3. B. R. 

Freeman, 95 Commercial St., Boston, Mass , 

secy. 

BOSTON. MASS.— State Republican Conven- 
tion. Oct. 4. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Reunion Billings Family. 

Oct.' 11. Sanford W. Billings.aSbaron, Mass., 

secy. : ,,ii -vh 

BOSTON, MASS.— Last Makers* Association 

or the U. S. Oct. 25 and 26. Fred. Drew, 

Brockton, Mass., secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— State Oyster Grow- 
ers' Association. Oct. 9. - 

BROKEN BOW, ' NEB.— State Baptists Con- 
vention. Oct. 8 to 12. C. W. Brinstad, 2219 
Spruce St., Omaha. Neb., secy. 

BURLINGTON. VT.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 10. P. J. Cowles, Bur- 
lington, Vt., secy. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street. 

Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Alex. Charles, Cedar 

Rapids, la., secy. 
CHATHAM. N. J.— Reunion 27th New Jersey 

Regiment. Oct. 3. Manning C. Broadwell, 

Chatham, N. J., secy. 
CHEYENNE, WYO.— State Medical Society. 

Oct. 9. Dr. I. R. Swlgart, Laramie City, 

Wyo., secy. 
CHICAGO, ILL.— F. & A. M. Grand Lodge. 

Oct. 2 to 4. J. O. Clifford, 624 Main St.. 

Wheaton, Til.,- secy. 
CHICAGO, ILL.— National Good Roads As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 to 22. 

CHICKAMAUGA, GA.— Reun'on 17th Ohio 

Regiment. .Oct. 5 to 10. O. B. Brandt, Ca 

rol. O.. secy. 
CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS.— I. O. O F. Grand 

Encampment. Oct. 9. L. O. Holmes, Bara- 

boo, Wis., secy. ... 

CINCINNATI. O— Order Eastern Star Grand 

Chapter. Oct. 10. Ella B. Shearer, Marys- 

ville, O., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Royal and Select Master 
Grand Counc'l. Oct. 3. Wm. E. Eavens, 
Chillxothe, O , secy. 

COLUMBUS. O.— R. A. M. Granl Chapter. 
Oct .3. Levi C. Goodate. C ncinnati. O 

CONCORD, MICH.— Y. P. C. U. Un'vsrsal'st 
Church State Convention. Oct. 10. Geo. B. 
Rogers, Decatur, Mich., secy. 

CONCORD, N. H.— I. O O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 10. Joseph Kidder, Box 91, Manches- 
ter, N. H., secy. 

DALLAS. TEX. — State Jewelers' Protective 
Association. Oct. 10. 

DAYTON. O.— W. C. T. U. State Convention. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

DES MOINES. IA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Counc I. October. Estella Wake- 
land, MyBt'c, la., secy. 

DES MOINES. IA.— W. C. T. U. St--te Con- 
vent'on. Oct. 10 to 12. Mrs. Florence M, - 
ler. East Grand ave., Des Moines. la., secy. 

DIOHTON, MASS.— Loyal Temperance Le- 
g on State Convent'on. Oct. 13. Mrs. Helen 
G. Rice, 19 Bainbridge St., Boston, Mass., 
secy. ..' 

EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Street Fair and Good 
Road Convent'on. October. J. M. Slgnor, 
Eau Claire, Wis., secy. 

ELSWORTH. ME.— Elsworth's 100th ' Anni- 
versary Celebration. October. L. F. Giles, 
Elsworth, Me., secy. 

EIWOOD, O— Reun'on 8th Cavalry Oh'o 
Volunteers. Oct. 2. Judge D. W. Comstosk, 
Richmond. O.. secy. 

FALL RIVER. KAN.— I. O G. T. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 2. Geo. FuIIenwider, Eldo- 
rado, Kan., secy. 

GETTYSBURG, PA.— Reun'on Bat'erles F 
and G, Flr<<t Regiment Reserve Volunteers, 
fens of Pennsylvnn'a. Oct. 13 and 14. 
Luther Selders, 1106 Sprucre sL. Reading, 
Pa., secy. 
.GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Rounlon 2 st Mich- 
igan Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 4. 
GUTHRIE. OKLA.— I. O. O. F. G-»n-1 En- 
cairpment. Oct. 9. J. B. Mav. El Reno, 
Okla. 

HARTFORD. CONN— P. M. I. o. O. F. De- 
• partment Council. October. 
HUNTSVILLE. MINN.— Reunion OH S-ttlers 
Association. Oct. 10. W. T, A«sHp, H H Dt?- 

rJJJe, Mp., secy, 



INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Knights and Ladies 

of Honor Grand Lodge. Oct. 2. Walter B. 

Hassan, Jeffersonville. Ind., secy. 
JERSEY CITY, N. J.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 

Convention." Oct. 11 and 12. Arthur E. 

Farrier, 51 Bentley ave., Jersey City, N. J., 

secy. 

JOLIET, ILL.— State Letter Carriers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 3. A. S. Glass, Joliet, 111., 
secy. 

KITTANNING, PA.—Reunion 48th Pennsyl- 
vania Regimental Association. Oct. 12. 
Will A .Lowery, Butler, Pa., secy. 

LACROSSE, WIS.— Order Eastern - Star 
Grand Chapter. October. Helen M. Laflin, 
Milwaukee, Wis., secy. \ 

LANSING, MICH.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
October. Ida M. Davis, Lansing, Mich., 
secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Friends' Church Con- 
ference. Oct. 9 .to 19. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Knights of Pythias Grand 

Lodpe. Oct. 9 to 12. Will H. Love, 1208 O 

St., Lincoln, Neb., secy. 
LINCOLN, NEB.— Superintendents and Prin- 
cipals of Grammar Schools. October. 
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— United Confederate 

Veterans' State Encampment. Oct. 9. John 

F. Caldwell, Elmo, Ark., secy. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Southern California 

Homeopathic Medical Society. Oct. 10. 

Dr. H. M. Bishop, Los Angeles, Cal., secy. 
LOS GATOS, CAL.— Patrons of Husbandry 

State Grange. Oct. 2. Miss Laurola S. 

Woodhams, Santa. Clara, Cal., secy. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.-G. U. O. of O. F. Grand 

Lodge. Oct. 2 to 7. 
MANCHESTER, N. |L— I. O. R. M. Great 

Council. Oct. 11. James F. White, Box 504, 

Dover, N. H., secy. 

MARIETTA. PA.—Reunion G. A. R. Central 
Association. Oct. 11 and 12. 

MARLBORO, MASS.— American Federaton 

of Labor State Branch. Oct- 1 to 3. 
MASON CITY, IA.— League of Municipalities 

State Convention. Oct. 11 and 12. J. M. 

Redmond, Cedar Rapids, la., secy. 
MATTOON. ILL.— Street Fair Association. 

Oct.' 3 to 6. James H. Clark, Mattoon, 111., 

secy. 

McMINNVILLE, TENN.— Confederate Veter- 
ans State Divisions. Oct. 10 and 11. Hon. 
M. V. Whltson, McMinnville, Tenn., secy. 

MIDDLETOWN. CONN.— Middletown's 250th 
Anniversary Celebration. 'Oct. 11 and 12. 
Wm. F. Hennebecker, Middletown, Conn., 
secy. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS. — Knights Templar 
Grand Commandery. Oct. 9. 

MONTEVIDO. MINN.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 13. Rev. F. P. Leach, Roch- 
ester. Minn., secy. 

MORGANTOWN. W. VA.— Knights of Pyth- 
ias Grand Lodge. Oct. 10. Maner Jenkins. 
Piedmont, W. Va., secy. 

MT. TAMALPAIS. ;CAL.— Reunion of Kim- 
ball Family. Oct. 6. John S. Kimball, 
San Francisco, Cal., secy. 



MUNCIE, IND.— Reunion 9th Indiana Caval- 
ry. Oct. 2. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— American Federation 
of Labor State Convention. Oct. 9 and 10. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 2. Mary I. Pullen, Arlington, N. J., 
secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Brotherhood of Andrew 
and Philip National Convention. Nov. 16. 
C. Ej Wyckoff, Irvington, N. J., secy. 

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Epworth League 
District Convention. Oct. 10. W. E. Kug- 
ler, New Bedford, Mass., secy. 

NEWCASTLE. PA.— State Fireman's Associ- 
ation. Oct. 2 to 5. J. H. Crown, Newcastle, 
Pa., secy. 

NEWKIRK, OKLA.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 9. J. S. Collin, Guthrie, 
Okla.. secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— I. O. G. T. 
Grand Lodge. October. Rev. W. J. Brown, 
Nanaimo, B. C, secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Roentgen Society of the 
United States. Dec. 13' and 14. 

NORMAL, ILL. — Illinois Ex-Prisoners of 
■War Association. October. Matt C. Cun- 
ningham, Normal, 111., secy. 

NORWICH, CONN.— American Federation of 
Labor, State Convention. Oct. 9. P.-H. 
Conley, Danbury, Conn., secy. 

NORWICH. CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
Sons State Convention. Oct. 11 and i'l 
Miss Lucy Geer, 35 Park St., Norwich, 
Conn., secy. 

OAKLAND, CAL— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9. Wm. J. Newman, 812 Fifteenth St., 
Oakland, Cal., secy. 

OWOSSO, MICH. — Reunion Company G, 3d 
Michigan Cavalry. October. S. H. Alhton, 
Owosso, Mich., secy. 

PHOENIX. ARIZ.— A. O. U. W. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9. 

PITTSBURG, PA— Daughters of King Na- 
tional Convention. Oct. 10 to 12. 

PITTSFIELD, MASS. — State Sunday School 
Convention. Oct. 2 to 4. 

PORT CHESTER, N. Y.— Rathbone Sisters 
Grand Temple. October. M. E. LeCount. 
2447 Eighth St., New York City, secy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.— Epworth League 
Kingston District Convention. Oct. 10 and 
11. Rev. J. H. Lincoln, Prattsville, N. Y., 
secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. October. Cora A. Aldrich, Providence, 
R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 10. S. Penrose Will- 
iams. 114 Narragansett ave.. Providence. R. 
I., secy. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Reunion of Third Missouri 
Cavalry Regiment. Oct. 7. John Wessels, 
1626 York St., Quincy, III., secy. 

RARITAN, N. J.— Reunion 13th Regiment 
Veteran Volunteers. Oct. 7. Christopher 
Ehni. Raritan, N. J., secy. 

RATON. N. M.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 and 10. J. S. Howells, Raton, N. M., 
s ecy. 

RAWLINS, W r YO.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 13. Louis Miller, Laramie, 
Wyo., secy. 



RICHMOND, IND.— State Municipal League. 
Oct. 10 to 12. C. W. Germ, Richmond. Ind., 
secy. 

ROCK ISLAND, ILL— Northwestern Branch 
Woman's Foreign Missionary Soc.ety M. E. 
Church. Oct. 9 10 13. .Mrs. R. E. Clark, 
7t!0 Touhy ave., Rogers Park, Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

SANTA BARBARA. CAL.— Southern Cali- 
fornia Dental Association. Oct. S and 9. 
Lewis E. Ford, 307 S. Broadway. Los An- 
geles, Cal., secy. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— 5". & A. M. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 9. G. Johnson, San Francisco, 
Cal., secy. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. October. Mrs. C. M. Ayres, 540 
N. Fourth st., San Jose. Cal., secy. 
SANTA FE. N. M.— Territorial Republican 
Convention. Oct. 3. J. D. Hughes, Santa 
Fe. N. M.. secv. 
SCOTIA, NEB.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge.; 
Oct. 10 and 11. Emma J. Hedges, 53 Burr 
Block. Lincoln, Neb., secy. 
SIOUX CITY, IA.— Northwestern Iowa Ho- 
meopathic Society. Oct. 3 and 4. Dr. A 
P. Bowman, Sioux City, la., secy. 
SIOUX CITY, IA.— State' Librarv Associa- 

t on. Oct. 10 to 12. 
SPICELAND, IND.— Reunion 36th Indiana 

Regimental Association. Oct. 4. 
SPOKANE, WASH— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct. 2 to 16. W. E. Hawley, Spo- 
kane, Wash., secy. 
SPOKANE, WASH.— Fire Chiefs' Pacific 
Coast Association. Oct. 2 to 5. Chief H. 
W. Bringhurst. Seattle. Wash., secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— National Hoisting En- 
gineers' Association. Oct. 9. F. J. Moore, 
Springfield, 111., secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— State Fireman's Conven 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. H. H. Mitchell, Clinton, 
Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS. MO.— Order Railroad Telegraph- 
ers National Convention. Oct. 8. H. B. 
Perham. St. Louis. Mo., secy. 
ST. LOUIS. MO. — American Warehousemen 
Association. Oct. 17 to 19. Walter C. Reld 
:ii E. 42d street. New York City. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— Royal and Select Mast 
ers Grand Council. Oct. 8. Thos. Mont- 
gomery. SL Paul, Minn., secy. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— R. A. M. Grand Chapter. 
Or-t. 9. Eben E. Corliss, Fergus Falls 
Minn., secy. 
VtiliDKRSBJRG, IND.— Woman's Rclle 

Corps D'strict Convention. October. 
WACO. TEX.— Southwestern Interstate Ex- 
position and Jubilee. Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1901. 
Sol. Hirshberg, Waco, Tex., secy. 
WAMEGO, KAN.— State Fireraens' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 and 5. W. Puckey, Clay Cen- 
ter. Kan., secy. 
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Women's Veteran Re- 
lief Union National Convention. Oct. 2. 
Ada B. Johnson, Binghamton, N. Y., secy. 
WATSEK-A, ILL.— Reunion 76th Illinois Vol- 
unteers. Oct. 11 and 12. Maj. Geo. C. Har- 

:i- ! "«rton. Wnteplra, III., secv. 

WEST FARMINGTON. O.— Women's R»M«f 
Corps. Thirteenth District Convention. Oct. 
11 and 12. Lena B. Goddard. Conneaut, O. 
secy. 

ZANESVILLE. O.— State Library Associa- 
tion. October. 



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for. J400 per year, 3 times a month for 
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per year, once-'af-month $1 00 per year. 

ALABAMA. 

Birmingham— Sheldon McMurray. 1412 6th V». 
Montgomery— G..F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA. ' ' ' ' . 

'Phoenix — Phoenix B_ Pv Co., -104 N.vCenter.' 
ARKANSAS. 

Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92 

^AilFORKiA.- 

Los Angeles— F. W. SdblchL^* 
Oakland— William B~ Porter£408 10th st • 
San Francisco— Owens, Varfleyfe Green! . 
Santa Cruz— L. Ar Daniels. FiLoi-ust si • - ~ 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co. 

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Colorado Spririgs-Mtarran B." P. Co. r ■■■-'- 
-Denver— Cnrran_.Cov 172a .Lawrence ;st . - 
Pueblo— The Curran Co.. 114" Santa Fa av 

"' -'*., ''".■■/ CONNECTICUT.'. ~ 

New Haven— New Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadows 
Norwalk— J. ' T. Buxton. - 

FLORIDA.- ..": ; 

Jacksonville— Florida" Dlstrtb. Co., Box E3v 

.. ' GEORGIA. .-. :--',.-.: -:-vT 

' Amarlena— Chaa. Llnko. 106 Forsyth -jit- 
Cblumbus— Edw. Bridger, ■ (address Atlanta.) 
Atlanta — Kdw.r Bri<l<ei , oonTtrmplc cokk. . 
AuRU>ti— Chas. R.Ro- liind^jo^ Jacksson stl 

-Savanuah— J. B- Campos, 220 Whitakcr ot 

* ILLINOIS. 

Aurora— B.IUrvIa *"8on. 

Belleville -L "t riemano, 508 S. High St. ; 

Koomlngtrm — M. W." Cooper. 318' Locust st. 
' CarllnvUle. Macoumn County— A» Jj^njrutu". 

Cenlraha—i&^K- rafter.' 100 K Broadway. 

Chicago— John A. CInngh. 42 River St. 

-DaBvUle-^Frank, P. Myers.' *.;"""', 
' Deeitnr— V» lllhun7Hutton»S26 Calfax . at. ' 

East St. E.ou'sj-h.h IV. mar .; .:" 

Kvanston— American B. P. Co. (Chicago). 
'Highland'. Park— Q.~ Kuneyft. rion/lWaukeganl - 

Lincoln— W K. Maxwrli. irnvti-kap-^.. .t -\ 

Mattoon — F. G. McFfaerson, 1200 Richmond 

Uoltne-^-R. II. Taylor, care Windsor Hotel. 
Pontlae— Lee Collins. 112 EL Reynolds at. 
RoekeUa— Chaa. A. Hlzert 

* ' IDAHO. 
Boise — R. G. Spaulding, 126 E. Bannock st. 

INDIANA. 

Bateavflle— Bateavllle Advertising Co. . 

ColumtiuB — Walter Doup 

Bkaart— D. B. Carpenter, 625 S. Main st. 
. BvanKvilic — Kvausvilie ' feistiibutiug (To., 317 
Upper Firtt A. 

Ft Wayne— W. H. Case-. 74 N MinecaL'' 

rraakf art— Chaa. Ooodpastor. .. 
. Ooshen— Chas. Kruti. -no s. 7th at 

<>raMpastl»— John W. Conner. 24 * 2* S. Ind. 

Hartford City— Chaa. W. Abbott. Box 166. 

Hnntiimt«n— K.J Htrter Ctv Wll.h»ter. 

Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyrkle. 114 S. Ilia. 
Jellersonvl.le — L. H. Kamsey. Lexington. Ky. 
Kokomo— H. EL Henderson. 42 N. Main st. 
LaFayette— La Fayette Bill Post. *- Disc Co. 
LaPorte— W. C. Miller, 630 Main St. 

Chicago. 
Lebanon— James S. Selven w: North at. 
Losansport— Cdrs." 8rhI»-lKer.. 215 Bth st. 
Madison— James A. O'Donnell. Box 644. 
Uarlon — Jr-hn l._ Wood. S20 3. Branson st. 
Mitchell— Wl M. Munson. jr. 
Mnncie-Oco Wi^Van^vcU I— . »«o«i -s. p. o Rld^ 
Pern— Chas. W.Srntesman. P. O: Box 114. 
1'1\ month — Opera Hoik- k. »»"& iiw> ''o - 
Snuth Bend— J. N. Schwartz. Box 309. - 
3helbyvltie— T- F. Chafee ft Son. 
T»rre Hante — Jas. M. nishon. 29"«S. Bth st. 
Union Ciy — F«l R-TViai-ii. 171 ^ Walnutst. 

: INDIAN TBRRITORT. 

>flrcell— O. W^_Brown. 

'. . IOWA. 
Biirttagton— A.E. Dreier. 12U Summer street. 
Cedar Rapids— W. ^. Bye. 720 S.'otn su 
Clinton— H,- P. Sanger. 511, S. M st. 
Council Bluffs— C W. Nichols. 16 N. Main st. 
nesMoin"B— Ch-»« W '•rr*'. i«»K r>e«Moine- »t 
Dubuque — A. Leonard, 830 Locust St. • 
LeMars— Wn> . O. Light. 
Moux City— A. B Beall. 
^'■taesst. MadtSflK fAnnty— Arthur Oordan. 

KANSAS. 
Atrtaleon — 1. O. Shiffer. 316 Commercial st. 
'unction rity— Herman Delket 
I^a"enw» rlh-C: B "nthnwav ton Osage sL • 
Vewton— T- L . Dickpy Adv. Co 
Persons— ITn^vard rir^ve*i. L'ict **otc 174. 
Wichita— E. L. Mart line rner . Opera Jlou^e. 
KBaJTOCKT. 



Frankfort— Geo. W. Reork. 334 Conway st. 

Henderson— Jaa. L. Ijimbert. Jr.. Sid 2d. • 

l^bannn— R. L. Nesbltt. 

l*xlnrton— T». K. Ramsey. 122 jj. Main at. 

loulsvllle— Falls C'ty B. P.'- Co. (Lexington). 
,<f_ "•'cww — G-.-H.-OtHne 509 Mon^iomhst • - 
M Owasahon— Owsnsbpro Bill Posting Co. 
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LOtmiANA. 
Alexandria— T. N. Carnahar.. Bex 3W. 
Baton. Rouge-Alfred O. .DevUle, 51C Main at 
New Orleans— J. Garlics, 63* Commercial PI. 
SbxeTeport— Ed. H. Seaman. 
-••.--• MAINH. 

-TBangor-^TlKimaa W. Burr; 47 -HABttmoBd. 
Bath — Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln at. * 
Mechanla Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Box 41. 

:' " " "MARYLAND. - 

BalUmors— John H. Jones, 23S S. Mount St.: 

cor. McHenry at. - ,r 
.•■-.■*-•,•■;.". MASSACHUSETTS. 

Attlebbro— ABel W. eilaon, 12 Holman at. 
Beverly— Luther Cahoon, 44 Cabot st. 
; Boston-J. Donelly/s Sons. 7 Knapp st- 
. 5 r ^y o Jtr w ..F..Our,nej.:l2.ElbrIdge Place. 

Fall 'River— Chaa. A. Page, 1101- Plymouth ay. 
" « wrencfc-I-.S.' Worcester, 216 Essex st. 

- New Bedford— A. E. Hathawav, 100 Pleasant. 
• • Newburyport4i-W. -A. &S. M: Noyes. ' 

Taunton— A. B. Wnita. 46'Uouauei at 
: - " v ."-'-'- " :i - ■ MICHIGAN. 
.- Albion— W. C Eslow. 
• ATpena— R. Nolan. 123 White at. - 
' .Ann- -Arbor— Cnas. Strong;. 208 E. Huron st. 

Battle Creek— E. R. Stnlth. 6 B. Main. 
. Bay- Clty-K!.- J. BloomOeld. ai oth av." 
. -Be jton. Harb-ir^l-v^ *i sh .R.^Sq nigh st. 

Cheboygan— A. 4- Finn.. 54 Duncan av. 
■ .-Ithaca^rJanva Donaldson. 

Jackson— Stefeneon & Solomon; US Mich. st. 

Kalamazoo— J. K. McCanby, 108 Portage at. 
.' Manlstee^-Mrs. J. W. 'Tennant-' 

Muskegon— Peter. P.,Steketee.' 38 B. 'Walton, at. 

- Pontiac— Samuel J. -Burgess. 68 Green sL' 
.-Port Huron— Bennett Bill- -rosting Co. 

. Saginaw— E. D. Moore. 334 N. 7th st- 

. MINNESOTA. 
' Austin— P. H" Zender ft Co.. 406 Mill at. 
^DuluV— J. W. Falmer 

. . - MISSI8SIPPL.. 

{ Corinth— W. H. Patton. Box 164. 
: i . ' . . MISSOURL 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz.210 Union St. 
"DeSotb^->lohn Lrotley Downer. 
." Kansas City— Joseph Reid,- 14 E. Missouri Av. 

- Staribcrry— J- : H. Patterson. Box 301. 
~ St.: Joseph— AJ J, -Avery. Tootle Theatre. 

St Louis— The VollA Wolf Adv. Oo. 

' NEBRA8KA. ' 

■ Fremont— M.M. Irwin. " 
Lincoln— F. C.:Zehrans. 1146- O St. 

....... -' new jerset: " '.-".- 

-Camden— Temple Bill. Posting Co. 
nHaekensack— Haekenssrk BUI Posting Co. 

"Hoboken— Hoboken" Bilt Posting Co. 

Jersey City— JiF;. O'Meaila. -Z7 Montgomery. - 

Newark.— E. -M.- Slocbmb. 369 Market st. 
""Patti-rson— Patterson Bill Post. Co., 6 Rampo. 

Red. Bank— L. O. Summersett. -'.''. 

Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet. 123 E. State st 

-NBTW, MEXICO. 
.AlhMquerqne—Tht- Hudson B B. Co. , 

.'least iiaa Vexas— Chaa. Tamme. 
'.'-"-:. - - ^«BW YORK:.- .- •:.;..:'■, 

Albany— Albany B'. P. & Dist. Co. 

Hauvla— Albert K Perry. » Jackson -at. ' 

Binj;hamtoii^AlilK>tt 4fc \.u.<»tiiT. 

Brnnfct yn — Tha-AmerJcaa P HI P ft Put. Co. 

Buffalo— Whtunler ft FUbrlck, 200 Wasb'n st. 

Canandatgu-.— Wm h >.o-.her, 98 Chapin »i. 

Cortland— Wallace Broa 

aasmra— Chaa. F. r:>rry. 160 Sullivan at. 

rnltn— Wea, Cook, Lock Box 41. 

OloversvUle— Olln S.- Sutllff. 62 Orchard St. 

Qlana Falls— A. M "Cheesebro, 91 South st. 

Jamestown— Castnerjfc fa. .. 

Lockport— Staan>' Bill Post, ft Dist- Co. 

Llttla Falls— Norrls ft Kingsbury. I W. Mala. 

Mlddletown— Thos. Kaln. 88 South st- 

Mount Vernon — <tarr Hro«.. -?S2 FranVlin sve. 

Niagara Falls— Mrs. C Clayton. 21 Thomas. 

Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

Olean— The Olean Bill Posting Co. 
.One^nta — A. I, 'Caulkif*. . 

Mochester— Frank J. Flsk. 67 North st. 

Kui...t— a. w. jwpiin. tie First su 

Salamanea^rC. R. Gibson. 

SehenecUdv— Harry. P. Miller. 611 Chapel st. 

Svracn«e— 0«^~C« r't^tner »?r Moutgomervst 

Saratoga Springs— E. L. W : Il'ams. ' '-£ 

: Tonawanda— Wolunler ft Fllbrlek. ■ 
Whitehall— P. Lannhton. Box 132. 

Tonkersrr-W. L. Mlldrum ft Co. 

. NEVADA. • 
Vlrafate Clty^-John H. Dunlap. Box 34. 
'r -NORTH CAROLINA. 

ElfaabethClty— R. E. Black; Box 38. 
Greensboro— Dr. J. W. Oriffith. 

, ■•'■■ '■"""•'■ OHIO. -^ 

. *Sron— Br.aa * Co.. 126 S. Main's 
-Bellefontaine— The (Tnion Vdv Co . ttfi S. Main 
Bucrrus— F. R. Myers.- 236 .N. Spring st. 
Canton— M. C. Barber. Grand Opera House. 
rtnHnnaU— W. H. Stelnbrenner. 619 Main at. 
Gtl- rllle— Hauahmau Bros. . - i 

.Columbus— F. Airman, ft Son. 640 K. Main St. 
Coniieaiit — A C. PhiMios. Main «t" . . 
Cleveland— Bryan ft Co.. 17-19 Hlrh st. 
Darton — Bryan & Co.. 153 E. EXTurth st. 
Detpkoa— Chaa. A. . Hood. * 
FIndlay— P. B.. Oliver. 
'Hamilton— G?ro„Jcv.Rietv. Box t^t 
Irontbn— H, C". Crossley.' 109 N. Bth sL 
Uma— W. C. TlnElU ft Co.. 216 W. Market St. 
Lecan — F. -A. Kopne. 

Mansfield— E. R. Endley & Co., 2K ./. 4th st. 
Marvsvllle — c. L Lane 

Mart'ns Ferry— A.W.Rader (Wheellng.W Va.) 
Viddlrtown^RncVleslk. Karnt-T. --..*'.. 

ML Vernon— Haymes Bros.. Public Square. 
Portsjnonth— H. W I^odwlek. ]t«-W So it. "s 
Plvmontn— Opera Horse B:-r>'& niBt Co. 
8laner— Chas. P. Rodgers. S50 Msln si. 
Sprlngfleld— H H Tyner. 21 N: Rgre at 
Toledo— Rn»aTi * Co.. BIS St Clair st. 
Troy^a^ A Brsnnsn. 9 W. Main st. 
waoster— ttti. Kettler. *8 W. I^irwlll st. 
Zanesvilte— England Bros, jr N.^h.!.! 

ORSJOON 
CnrvaHle— Q. W. Bl Khem. Main at;; Box 13H. 
McMlnnvIIle— G. F. Banaasser-ft Co.. Box St- 
Portland— John T. Wlniams. 346 Mofflun ' ' " 
Roseburg— Adv. Agency, H. O. Housebolijer. 



OKLAHOMA TmuUTOKY. 
El Rene— W. I. GoS. 
Kingfisher— W». A. Northup, 111 I. Main at 

PENN8TLVANIA. 

'.Allegheny— TwfnCiUea Dist Agcy.Plttsourg. 

Allentown— N. E. Worman. SS2 Hamilton. *u 

Beaver Falls— C. Pdgar Myers. 1425 7th av. 

Bradford— M. K. Walker, 130 Mechanic St. 

Carbondale — J. O'Hearn, 16 Main st. 
. Carlisle— Win. M. Meloy- Co.. Box 49. 
JColumbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union St. * 

Conuejlsvllle— Clowes Adv. ft Dist Co. 
, Doylestown— Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. 
3 Dunmore— Reese ft Long. 

■Kaston— F. H: Walser. Bank and Pine ata. 
' .Franklin— Alexander Bradley, 4 t.tth st. 

Hallstead— James 8. Claxton ft Co. - 
- HarTlabnrg— Arthur'C. Young. 18 N. Third st 

Indiana— Harry K. Apple. 709 Philadelphia st 
■. T*neaster-T-Tloward "M. Sorters.- 1S7 CJmreh'at 

Mo Donald." Wash. Co.— Bert McCartney. 

Mauslleld— .W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 17 Maln-av 

Natrona— ^E. L Russell. , 

NewCastle^-J.-G. Loving, City B. P. Co. 

Oil Cltv— H A- Taylor." Blizzard BIo<-r 
i Fhiladelpnlai-American Bill Posting Co. 

Piustmrg Twin ■ me* iitst Aeen v. 
: Pltuton— R. E. Hankeo, 16 S. Main at. 

P9ttstown — -4i-^. Amole. ^ -.*..-■ 

Pottsvllle— Cbas. L. Weiss. 40 E. Bacon'at 
Reading— Reading Distributing Co 
.St'ramon— Reese.» l^ng. ^i<; l.iuilon St. 
. Wilkesbarre-^M- H. Burgunder. 
Willlamsport-— 3. M. Bond. Cherry and Rural. 

^ : RHODE ISLAND. 

Pawtucketr-J. E.'McMahon. 43 Summer i. . 

•'-"■- • SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Sumter — Young ft Be'rry, 

. " SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. WHlhltt 



• TENNESSEE. 

Chattanooga— H. 8. Holmes. 16 B. 7th st 
' Jellico— Thos. Boll. Box 78. 
Nashville— Nashville Dist & Adv. Co. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 

TEXAS. 

Beaumont— Welcome Rollins, Box 374. 
. ; Brownsville — Vatle&'.hro Adv. Co 

Zfslvertrf^J. P. Castmlr. Main st. 
. OalveglonM. E. Howard. Box 134. 

H-.tKion— Moieaii it I'udtke S01 Cafilol ave: 

Sherman— J. Long. 117 Bast Slda Sauara.' 

T .VIRGINIA^ 

' Alexandria— C. D. Wright Washington. D. 0. 
Charlottesville — F. I Psoli. -am-N" 41b st 
Vewpor* Ncws^ — Henry H. . Harpei 
Portsmouth— S. C. Draper. 905 .Washington at 
Roanoke-^W. L. Robertson, Box 297. 
Staunton— J. 'H. Bell. . . '. T ' . 

Winchester — Cornelius Glbbens, Lock Box (4. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
r'Clarksburg— W. L. Dleson.-Plke and 3d ata. 
Martlnsburg— F. C. Bilker. 246 Queen St. 
Wheeling— A. W. Rader. *th st. and Alley C. 

;....." "WISCONSIN. 

^'ond on "l»r-^>.- B: Haber. 

^Green Bay — Fcx ; River Valley Adv. Co. f 

^"Jsnesvllle — Ketrr L. Myers. 

-Lm Ciusse^-Aug. Eili ' hs i u i ft- Co.r-Ml' Pearl at 
■tfenomonie— The Schwehn B. P. ft. Adv Ctr 
Milwaukee — Walter D. Dix^on. 657 ! 29th at 

, Oshkn-b-J. E. Williams. 24 High st 

Racine— W. P. Tlede. S2S M»ln st ! 

Sheboyitan— E. J. Kempt 7S1 Penn. av. 
Waterloo — .Tno. Leaver, 24 Monroe st. 
West Superior— ). W. Palmer, 3002 Ohio ave. 

WYOMING. "-';"' 
Laramie — H. E. Root, Opera House. 
• ■ . WASHINGTON. ; 

Colfax^-Geo. H. Lennox. 
.North Yakima— Bryson ft Hauser. Box ML . 



LIST OF 
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United States & eatiada 



ILLINOIS. .■.'.' 
Lincoln— Houser .Adv. Co., 610 Broadway. 
Metropolis— Wdlllam E. Ware. 
Normal— Dillon & Fogle. 195 Towns. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
St Charles*- E. LaDue. ' Lock Box 114. 
Waukegan— G. Runey ft Son. 

. INDIANA; 

Bloomington— L. E. Krenger, 100 College ave. 

Corydon — Wm. Roose, ]r, 

Crawfordsville— H. M. Mclntire, 704 Fremont st 

Elwood — O. H. Toney A Son. 

Hammond— Frank E. Gero. 

LaFayette— Opera House B. P. Co. 

New Albany— R. K. Brown. 

Portland— Geo. D. Sebrlng. 

Union City— L. D. Bell. 



This List ap;>ears inonthly and isOpen to 
■ ' All. j Any distributors nnme inserted 
for $ 1 00 a year. . ', 

.ALABAMA ; 

Clayton— B. F. Valentine. .' 

j* ■ • 

ARKANSAS. V ! 

Hot Springs— A. W. Thomas. 224^4 Central av 
CALIFORNIA i ., 

Los Angeles— Ix>s Angeles Bill Posting Co 

t<is Aneeles-^-WllBhlre Postlnr Co 

Oakland— W. P. Bliss Dirt. Agency. 471 9th st 

San Luis- Obitpo— Harry Gear. 

COLO 'a. no. i 

..Dertver.— Colrtrado Bill Post Ins Co., 1013 17th 
l.ssdvllle— tnbn Colman, 204 VI. 7th sit 

.__ Salida— Phiu. B. Davis.- Box 266. j 

COVNB«"TICCT. •■' ' 
V«.w Hartfor4— A rthtir Cadoret. ; 

MfridrnrrrHL. Rrdman. 120 Crown st 
Walerbury— 1. A Neer. n x io,t8. 
7 \ •' DKL^WARP. 

Wilmington— Wllrningfn Die. Co;. ntiOranga. .- 

i: DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA. I 

Warhtngton— M. H. Gaff. 646 Plckford Place. 

K. E. .!,... 

— GBORGTA: —-—••* 

Atlanta— Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper at . 



IOWA. 

Elkader— B. F. Falkenhelmer. ^,, . .; " 

V KANSAS. 1 "*'. 
Abilene— J. M. Looker. Box 984. 
Harper— J. H. Thompson, .Box 186. 
Lawrence— John T. Sprague, 623 Mass. at, ^ 

• ' JKENTIICKY. ■ ,: •'■ ':l 
Bellerue— Ottlng A Bon. (Add. Newport 7 K>> 
Dayton— Ottlng-ft 8on. (Add. Newport, .Ky.) 

LOdMANA 
Donald«onviller-l.andry & Israel Box 7. ji 
New Orleans- i -W.'-J. Brodle. 117 Decatur st 

■ MAINK. ' 

-Usworth— Ellsworth Bill Posting Co. 

MARYLAND. . 
Baltimore— John J. Sterner, 1741 E. Lombard 
Eaiton— John R. Thompaon>. 

MASSACHnSETTS. r 

-Boston— R. D, Leonard, 228-Tremont at 
Brockton— John V.' Carter; 288. Belmont st' 
Lowell— Chaa: L: Lowe. Ml Middlesex st. 
Uxbrtdee — Wm. W-. Hsmnv, Box 363 
Worcester— E. H. Smalllng, USAuitin street. 
MlCHIGAN.i 
. Detroit— Bondy Dist'. Agency. 132 Shelby st 
Hancock— Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197. 
Otsego— Frank M. Denel . 
Owosso^-B. F. Darling, 'District Agency. 

" 'MISSISSIPPI. '-'. 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hlnlck 5 

MISSOURI. -_-.,. ," J 
Chillicothe— C. W. Coon. Box 41S. -, , : i*- ; : 
cmilicomc-z. B.-Myers. 423 B. Jackson "at. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— Jos. F. Stein. -317 Main at, ' 
Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526^N. street ' x !, . , 

'■' NEW HAMPSHIRE. ■'''■--. %j' 

Dover— Lewis A. Hanson. ." ; u'.:-i-- 

: ■ "nhw. vork. ■■"■'. k.-j "'■:;.:,,;; 

Hudaan— Robert H- Terry. SOS Warrsn at' 

• Gainesville— H. Hiilen, B. P. VI.' Dist Co. 
■ Ottelda— Allen O. Stone. 

Oswego— Jos. A. Wallace. 
- Rochester— J. E "Stroyer. 278 E. Main at '- 
Saratoga Springs— Conlan Bill Posting Co. 
', utlca— C. Herman Schradcr. 63 Neilsun st - 

- NORTH DAKOTA.' ^v 

Wahpeton— B. M. Buckmlnster. _'':. . . 
Ohio. '- 

Bowling Green— A. H. Tonker. 18 WL Wooator 

Columbus — Central Ohio - Distributing Agency 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagana. -, 
London- W F'Kellev. 
, Toledo— T. S. Crllley, 358 Missouri st. 
Urbana— C. O. Taylor, 12t K. Court s k 

OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 
Guthrie— Okie. Adv. ft Dist. Agency. "Box 260. 
Outhrle— G. W. Foster. L. .B. 26H. 
Guthrie— a. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. 
Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

. -. PENNSYLVANIA 
Carlisle— Geo. Cramer. 133 W. Pomfrst st 
Emlenton— W. L. Fierce. 110 Main st 
Greenville— Jas. L. Laird. 42 Mercer st 
Mlnersvllle— Robert S. Kear. 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Member I. A. D.) 
Punxsutawney— G. W; Moore ft Co.. Box 1M 
.Reading— Wro. D. Cooke. 

• TItnsville— I. H. Thomas, 130 N. Brown at 
Willlamsport— Oeo. H. Bubb. 

WILLI AMSPDRT, PA.— GEO H. BUBB. CITY 
BILLPOSTER AND OHN'L OUT-HOOR 
ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO. 
RHODE ISLAND , 

Providence— New England Bulletin Sign Co. 

SOUTH .CAROLINA. 
Columbia— R. S. Marks ft Co.. 1436 Gates at 
Sumter— R. M. Jonea. 

-> TBNNBS3FE. 

Columbia— Jas. Y. Helm. •■■ ■ ~- 

Pulaski— A. M. Notgraai. ; 

'k, - < TEXAS. "C. 

Gaine^vilic^H. Hnlru B. H. ft Di«tfCn. 
Houston— ThriaT P. O'Leary. KOI t'apltol av 
Hoiistin- Morgan & l.ucitke. 801 Capitol ave. 

VERMONT. -7, 

Bennington— Henry Dletel. 2284 Depot at 
Aurllngton-P. H. Ward. 161 Mapls st. 
Walt's Rivar — o o Crnvfnrd ""•■ . 
Berre— Central Vermont B. P. Co. """< 
Buillngton — Central Vermont B. P. Co, " * . 
Et*ex— Crntral Vermont B. P. Co. r. 

Montopll-r— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
St. Alhan? — Cej-*rel Vermont B. P. Co. 
Wnu-rbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. ' .. 

WKSTVIRniMA :...-^" 
Fairmont— Fisher B.F. * Adv. Co. 

\. WISCONSIN. . '. -''.."/ 
Lake Geneva— W. H. Parmalee. ■■-.:■ 
, Watertown— P. C. Volckmann. Box. 184. . 
CANADA . 

A. F Morris, manager. 10 Lefeuvra Bloek. 

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LOTJIilANA. 
Alexandria— T. N. Caroahar.. Box 3*6. 
Baton Rouge— Alfred O. Deville. 516 Main st 
New Orleans— J. Garllck. 63*' Commercial PI. 
Shreveport— Ed. H. Seaman. 
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Bangor— Thomas W. Burr; 47-R-vmmond. 
Bath — Edwin L. Emmons, 33 Lincoln st. ' 
Mechanic. Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Box 41. 

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Birmingham— 8heIdon McMurray, 1412 5th ?*v. 
Montgomery— G.. F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA.. ' ' ! : 

- Phoenix— Phoenix B. P„ Co.. 104 N. .Center.' 
:."■_•' '. ." ABJtANSAS. . " . ' 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92 - • 

- CALIFORNIA. - 

Los Angeles— F. W. SablchLl-" " 
Oakland— William B; Porte«j'408 10th st - 
San Francisco— Owens, Varaey& Green. .; 
Santa Cruz— L. A. Daniels. IfLovnsl st 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co. 

"."/, .•"/;■ " ! Canada.. Vr." r " : 

Ottawa. On*.'— Alex. Jacques. 116 Osgood st. 

"COLORADO. . " 

Aspen— John B. Ledan. 
Colorado Springs^s-euTrau B.~F. Co. 
Denver— Curran Co., 1729 .Lawrence st. - 
Pusblo— The Curran -Co., lie- Santa Fa st 

CONNECTICUT. 

New Haven — New' Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s 
' Morwalh— J.. F. Buxton. - : 

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Columbus— Edw. Bridger, -f address Atlanta.) 

Atlanta- — -Kciw. Bridge*, con T«:imp1c>iomi.. .. 
Auanst*— Chas. k.-Ro- land.-30.^ Jackson st! 
^.Savanuah-~J. R. Campos, 22oWbitakcr.at 

* ILLINOIS. 

Aurora— B. UarrlB -£ Son. 
■Bellexllle— L t Tiemann, 508 S. High St : 

Bloomington— M. "W". Cooper, 318 Locust st. 

Carllnville, 'Macoupin County— A. J.'-Turuei". 

Centraha— lo^.'K. f.*fter; iiu6 K Broadway. 

ChlcaKo — John A." Clonph. 42 -River st- 

DanviHe— Frank. P. Mjers. 
" TJseattu^-^ Ultem^ruttanF826 Calfax it. 
. East St. Loirs— H-.-H I>-«inar * .-■;. 

tivanston— American B. P. Co. (Chicago). 

HI«W»nd"Park4or Koney'St ^6n. (Waukegan) / 

Lincola^W K. Msixwrli. iri-Kipk»p..v_.t , \ 

Mattoon— F*. G. McPherson. 1200 Richmond 

! Molme-^-R. H. Taylor, care Windsor HnteL 
Pontlac— Lee Collins. 112 E. Reynolds st. 
Roekelle— Cbaa. A. Hiien 

■ ■'.■ .*.. IDAHO.:. 

Boise— R. G- Spauldi-ie. 126 E. Bannock st. 

\ .■-.-■. INDIANA. 
Bateernie— Batesvilie Adrertlslns; Co. 



Beverly— Luther Caboon, 44 Cabot st. 
Boston— J. Donelly's Sons. 7 Knapp st. 
2 r ?P^? n ^" w - F -.Murney,.lZ. Blbridge Place. 
Fail River— Cbas. A. Page, 1101 Plymouth av. 
Lawrence^I..S.: Worcester, 216 Eksex st. 
New Bedford— A. B. Hathawav. I no Pleasant. 
Newburyporti-W. A. &"S. Ml 'Noyes. 
Taunton— A. B. While. 46Conaual SL 

- " - -•': MICHIOAN. 
. Albion— W. C." Eslow. 

- Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White it. • 
', Ann -Arbor— Cbas. Stroirg. 208 E. Huron st. 

Battle Creek*-E. R. Smith. 6 B.-Mam. 
-•" Bay City-^C. J. Bloomfleld. 211 Stb av. 
. .Be.jton. Harr»>r— hvr St tih -ff. jSq ni B h st. 

Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. .54 Duncan .av. 

• Ithaca— Jarrns Donaldson. 
JacksoD— Stereneon & Solomon, 11S Mich. St. 
Kalamazoo— J. 15. McCarthy, 108 Portage su 

' ManlBtee^Mrs. J. W.'Tennant.' 

MuskeKon— Peter. P.,Steketee,"38 B. Walton. at. 
'- Pontiac— Sanitiel J.- Burgess. 68 Green st' 

• - Port Huron— Bennett' Bill Costing Co. ' 

. . SaRinaw— E. U. Moore, 334 N. 7th St. 
_. MINNESOTA. ''.'.'' 

Austin— P. H. Zender * Co.. 406 'JI1II st. 
.— Dulufc»— J; W.. Palmer 

MISSISSIPPI.: 
"' Corinth— W. BL Patton. Box 164. 
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Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union st. 
" "DfSoib— John Lineley Downer.- 
/Kansas City— Joseph Relet, 14 E. Missouri Av. 
- Stanherry— J.- H: Patterson; Box 301. 
~ St. Joseph— A: J, Avery. Tootle Theatre. 
■ St. Louis— The Voll' & Wolf Adv. Co. 

NEBRASKA. . '"' 

^Fremont— M. M. "Irwu»: " 

Lincoln.— F. C- Zehruns. 1145 O st. 
..-..'_. - .NEW JERSEY. 
^-Camden— Temple Bill Posting Co. 
., Hai-kpnsack — Haekensark Bill Posting -Co. 
" Hoboken— Hoboken" Bill Posting Co. 

Jersey CltyTrfc F., O'Mesiia. -27-. Montgomery. - 
. Newark— E.M.- Siocomb. 369 Market rt. 
""Rittf»r»on^ — Patterson Bill Post. Co., 6 Rampo. 

Red. Bank— 1m. O. Summersett. 

Trenton— Bayard Van Fleet. 123 E. State st. 



OKLAROMA TKRRITORT. 
■I Reno— W. I. OoB. 
Klntosher— W*a. A. Northup. Ill U. Main st. 

PXNNSTLVANIA. 
-; Allegheny— Twin Cities' Dist. AgcT., Pittsburg. 
AKentown— N. E. Worman. 532 Hamilton, sl 
Beaver Fails— C. J !V lBar Myers, 1425 7th av. 

Bradford— M. K. Walker. 130 Mechanic St. 

Carbondale— J. O'Hearn, 15 Main st. 

Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy Co.. Box 49. 

Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union st ? 

ConaellBvlIle— Clowes Adv. ft Dist. Co. 

Doylestown— Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. 
'-. Dunmore— Reese A Long. 
••Eastdh— F. H. Walser, Bank and Pine sU. 

Frankiln— Alexander Bradley. 4 nth st. 

HaBstead— James 8. Claxton ft Co. 

Harrtsburg— Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st. 

Indiana— Harry K. Apple. 70* Philadelphia st 

T.anrsster^Wowsrd M. Snders 137 ChnrohsL 

McDonald," Wash. Co.— Bert McCartney. 

Mausfleld— W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main -at. 
Natrona— E. L. Russell. , 

NewCaStle^-J.-G. Loving, City B. P. Oo. 

Oil Citv— H A. Taylor.' Blizzard Rlni-lt 
.- Philadelphia— American Bill Posting Co. 

Pittsburg Twin ■ itie?. tiist Aven v. ■ 

Plrtston— R. E. Hankee. 15 S. Main St. 

PotUtown — J. E. Amole. •■-'.y 

PottsTlile-TCbas. L. Weiss. .40 B. Bacon st. 

Reading— Reading Distributing Co 

.iv-ranion — Ker>e7» I^nR. it< l.linloll St. 
. .wnkesbarre-^M.. H. Bnrgunder. 

Willlamsport— S. M. Bond. Cherry and Rural. 

, RHODE ISLAND. 

N Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer i. . 
SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Sumter — Young & Berry. 

- ■ SOOTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. Wfllhltt . 
' ' TENNESSEE. 

Chattanooga— H.S.' Holmes. 16 E. 7th St. 



-NEW, MEXICO. 
-"^All>Tiq«erqne—Th«- Hudson B B. Co. 
• Kaai Las Vegas— Chits. Tamme. 
.- -- '-* - JHKWTORK;.- ... 
f. Albany — Albany B. P. & Dist. Co. 
v Batavia— Albert H. PWrry. 39 Jackson -st. ' 
--. Binenamtoii-rAlilrfitt &«.ast mr. 

Brooklyn— The Ametlpin Blll-E— ft-JMst— Co. 
Buffalo— Whltmler ft FUbrlck, 200 Wasb'n at. 
Canandaign^— Win 1- v.u.^titr, gs Chapiil at. 
Cortland— 'Wallace Bros. 
Brnnra— Chaa. F. r:->rry, ISO Sullivan st. 
Fultan— Wsa. Cook. Lock Box 41. 
Oloversville— Olin S.- Sutllff. 62 Orchard st. 
Olens Falls— A. M. Cheeseuro, 91 South st. 



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Elkhart— D. B. Carpenter,. 525 S. Main st. 

Evan»viiic— Kvausvuie ■ Listtibuting t:o., 317 
Upper Fit>t su 

Pt Wayne— W.H. Casr-i 24 NMiner^fc' 

Frankfort— Cbas. Goodpastor. -^ 

. Ooshen— Cbas. Krutz. 1!]0 S. 7th St. ' - 

araeaeajitio— John W. Cnorwr. 24 ft 26 S. Irid. 

Hartford City— Chas. W. Abbott. Box 165. 

Hnnttu*t"n — rtd H-rter Citv B>|1 r»»tcr. 

Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyckie, 114 S. Bla. 

JeffersoavI;Ie — L. H.- Ramsey, ;LexInffton.'Ky. 

Kokdmo — H-'E. Henderson. 42. N. Main st_ 

LaFayette— La Fayette PHI Post. &- IJisu Co. 

LaPdrte— W. C. Miller, 620 Main j*. 
Chicago. — - 

Lebanon— James S. ■ Server.- W.. North st. 
Logansport— ChasvSehlelRer. 2IS fith st. 
Madison— Jajmea- A- O'Donnell. Box AM. 
Marlon— Jr-Hn 1^. Wood. 820 8. Branson St. 

Mitchell— W. : M. Munson. Jr. 

Muncie-fJeo Wt3ta*»«vcklr-. »«i"i t. r-.o Rldg 

Peru— Cbas. W.^Smtesman^p. 0:r Box 114. 

Plvmonih— OperaTloiK- ». P"& nU» '"o;'- - 

SnutB Bend— J. N. Schwartz, Box 309. 

Shelfcyvtlie— "It- F- Chafe* ft Sdb. 

T»rre Haute— 3s«. M. Dishon. 29iS. 5th st. 

rjnio'n ci'y-^Fft n. ,f lm>trn. 174 «| walnutst." 

:..' " rNBTAN .TERRJt6rT. 
T-oreell— a. WiiRrown. 

■'•""-■; " : - Iowa 

Burlington— A. E. Dreier. 1211 Summer street. 
Cedar Rapids— W. S. Bye. 720 S.' 5th at. 
Clinton— IV F. Sanger. 511. S. 2d st. 
Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols. 16 N. Main St. 
T>es\foin-s — Cln«" W 'Mt^. t«> R r>e<sMoiiie. at . 
Dubuque— A. Leonard, 830 Locust st. . 
LeMars— Wm . O. Light. 
Woux City— A. B Beall. 

^nmtttrmmt. Vadfsnn fnnwty- — Arthur Oordon. 
. KANSAS. 

Atchison — I. G. Shitfer. 31B Commercial st. 
tnnctlon City— Herman Delkei 
Lea^wflh-C B "athntvav 1012 Osage st 
.u Vewton-r-r. L Dfrkey Adv. Co 

■ fs Pwr^vis — Upward. CSr^ves; X*"Cfc »*o^ T^4. 

j'J Wichita— E.L-MartHne;9Tier.OperaJIoH.«e. 
vj KENTUCKT. ■'■■'."'.:■ '"";-■. 

e ( C Frankfort^-Gec. W. Reoefc 334 Ccjiway St. 
■h Wenderaon— Jaa. L. Lambert. Jr.. 216 Id. 
V Lebanon— R. L. Nesbttt. 
.* firxlnrton— L. H. Ramsey. 122 B. Main st. 
I? i.inisville— Falls C'ty B. P.'-Co. (Lexington). 
*f* Kewtwrt — G-.'Tfs-Ot*Hic- 5np-Mon«"r»rrirrst - '- 
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Lockport— Staats - Bill Post, ft Dist. Co. 
Littla Falls— Noyrls ft Kingsbury. 1 XV. Mala. 
Middletown— Thos. Kaln. 88 South st- 
Monnt Vernnn— starr Hrr».. ^s2 Kr»nlriin »»«. 
Niagara Falls— Mrs. C Clayton, n Thomas. 
Ogdensbnrg— E. M. Bracy. 
Oiean— The Olean Bill Posting Co. 
...One«mta— A. I. Caitlkir*. . 
"Rochester— Frank J. Fisk, 67 North st. 
tuini^— a. w. j.tpiin. lie First at. 
Salamanrarr-C. R. Gibson. 

Srnenectadv— Harry F. Miller. Sli Chapel st. 
ftvracnw- — rj<»*,-<^ r^«tiw .->> Montgomervst. 
Saratoga Springs— E. L. W'D'ams. " 

Tonawanda— Whltmler ft Fllbrirk. • 
Whftehall— P. Lamnhrbn. Box 132. .' 
Tonker s, W . L. MIMram ft Co. 

NEVADA. 
Virginia, City— John H. Dunlap. Box 34. 

■V * 7NORTH CAROLINA. 
Elizabeth "City— R. E. Black. Box 38. 
Greensboro- Dr. J. W. Griffith. 
■;■"■' .;'-.. - : . ""' ' ,OHIO. 

*»ron— Brvaa ft Co., 126 S. Maln\ 
: Bellefontaine— The Union \'<lv Co . tt6 S Main 
Bucyrus— F. R. Myers,' 236 N. Spring st. 
Canton— M. C. Barber. Grand Op»r. House. 
rinMhTiatl— W- H. Steinbrenner. B19 Main at. 
. Ctrjcl- vHIe-^Ranahman- Bms. 
.Columbus— F. Altman.ft Son, 640 B. Main St. 
Coniieant— A C. Pliillifts. Main ««' 
Cleveland— Bryan ft. Co.. 17-19 Hljrh st. 
Dayfom — BTyan ft Co., 123 E. Bonrth st. 
Delphos— Chaa. A. Hood. * 
Ftadlay— P. B. Oliver. 
Hamilton— Geo. v W.Rie1v. Box rtt 
Irontdn— BV C- iCrossIey.' 109 N. 5th st. 
Lima— W. C. TIrriU A Co.. 21« W. Market st. 
Logan— F. A. Kopne. 

Mansfield— E. R. Endley ft Co.. 23; ./. 4th st 
Marvsvlile — C. L Lane 

Mart'ns Ferry— A-W.Rader »WTieci:ng,W, Va.) 
Middletown — Rnrfrles&. Marn«-t. 
Mt Vernon — Hayrnps-Pros.. Public Square. 
Pertsrnnnth— R. W Txidwlck. 11*-W S3 it. "■•, 
Plvmoiith — Opera HoPpeB:PT'& rest Co. 
Sidney— Cbas P, Rodirera. S5» Main »t. 
"SprlnBfleld— H. H Tyner. 22 N- Rare st. 
Tntedo— Bryan * Co.. 513 St Clair st 
Troy^=0.,A Brsnnsn. » W. Main St. 
Monster— <7»n. K^ttl^r. SX W. Larwlll st. 
Zanesvilie — England Rro":. ar N.'sth i-t 

OREGON 
Cnrvallls— Q. W. BtKham. Main sL.-Box 135. 
McMlnnville — G. F. Bangasser^ft Co.. Box St. 
Portland— John T. Williams. S4« Morrison 
Roseburg— Adv. Agency. H. G. Householder. 



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Nashyilie— Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co. 
Union City— Oscar R. Crews. 
TEXAS. 
. Beaumont— Welcome Rollins, Box 274. 
.BrownKville — VaMe & hro Adv. Co 
Ealvertril. P. Caslmlr. Main st 
. .Galveston^J. E. Howard, Box 134. 
'H'«««tnn— Moiawti it I'udtke >'oi 'Cnrilci aye: 
Sherman— J. I-ong, 117 Eaat Side Square. 

virginiaIs 

' Alexandria— C. D. Wright. Washington. D. O. 
, Charlottesville— F. I Paoli. 2>n-N 4th st 
Vewpor* News^ — Henry- H.Harpei 

- Portsmouth— S. -C. Draper. 905 .Washington at. 
' Roanoke-^W. L. Rbhertabn, Box 297. 

Staunton— J. H. Bell. '.'"; 

' Winchester— Cornelius Glbbens. Lock Box 64. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 

- .-Clarksburg— W. L. Dleson.-Plke and 3d sta. 
. Martlnsburg— F. C. Bhker. 246 Queen st 

Wheeling— A. W. Rader. 9th st and Alley C. 

;..';' ' "WISCONSIN. ' 

"''•ond rln'Tjie— p.- B: Hahe'r.. ; 

;Green Bay— Fcx River Valley Adv.' Co. > 

-^Jiin^»v1Ue — mrr l~ Mynr*. 

— La Cro»se=- AuK. Eili - ks ii n ft - C«.rMr{ Pearl st 
Mpnorocnit^The Schwehn B. P. A.Adv C& 
Milwaukr-e— Walter D. Dlxcon. S57!29th at 
Oshko«h— J. K. Williams. 24 Hiah st 

- Rscinp—w. C. Tlede. 325 Msln »t : 
Sheboygan— E. J. Kempt. TXl.Penn. 4W. 
WMf.rlnp — Jno. Tjpaver, 24 Monroe st. 
West Superior — I. W. Palmer, 3002 Ohio ave. 

WYOMTNO. - J 
Laramie — H. E. Root, Opera House. 
WASHINGTON. ; 

Colfax — Geo. H. Lennox. 
.North Yakima— Bnrson ft Haustr, Box 611. . 



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AL»BAMA ; 

Clayton— B. F. Valentine. I 

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Hot Springs— A. W. Thomas. 22454 Central av 

CALIFORNIA. \ 

Los Angeles— Los Angeles Bill Posting Co 
T.ns AncPlps— WIlBhlre Posting Co 
Oakland— w. F. Bliss Din. Agency, .171 9th St. 
San Luis-ObUpo — Harry Gear.- 

Cnr,0'A.no. , j 

_ Denver.— Colrtrado Bill ; Posting Coi, 1013 17th 
Leadvilie— John Cnlnian. 204 W. 7th st 

.. Saiida— Phiti. B. Davis: . Box 266. ' 

COVNEfTICPT. .'■" • 
v « Hartford— Arthur Cadoret. j 

Mrridvij^H L. RriSroan. 120 Crown st. 
Waterbury— J. A Neef. n x icifS. 

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Wllmlngton^-.WIl|nlogt'rj TMs. Co;. K24:Orange. 

;; district |OP cor.ttMBiv i 

Washington— M. H. Gaff, 646 Plckford Place 

K.. E. ; ' ' 

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Atlanta— Joseph L. Aiford, 271 Cooper st. 



ILLINOIS. 
Lincoln— Houser. Adv.. Co., 610 Broadway. 
Metropolis— William E. Were. 
Normal— Dillon & Fog]e, 195 Towns. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
St. Charlpgv-K. LaDue. Lock Box 214. 
Waukegan— Q. Runey ft Son. 

■ . inwanaI. . 

Bloomington— L. H. Krenger, loo College ave 
Corydon— Wm. Roots, Jr." . 
Crawfordsville— H. M. Mclntire, 704 Fremont st 
EI wood— O. H. Toney A Son. -.. 
Hammond— Frank B. Oero. 
LaFayette— Opera House B. P. Co. 
New Albany— R. K. Brawn. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebring. 
Union City— L. D. Bell. 

IOWA. . 

Elkader— B. F. Falkenheimer. ,,. -"• 

-. KANSAS.** , 
Abilene— J. M. Looker. Box 984. 
Ilarper— J. H. Tiranrpeon, ,Box 186. 
Lawrence— John TV Sprague, 623 Mass. st ■'.; 

• -'-.KENTnoKY. ; ;.,.,. :" : -''V*i"} 
Belleyue— Ottlng ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.i 
Dayton— Ottlng-ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.) 

LOriMANA 
Donaldv>nville— l.andry & Israel Bonn 
New Orleans— W.^J. Brodle. 117 Decatur st 
•_j : - "MAINK. 

. ilsworth— Ellsworth 'Bill Posting Co. 

MA-YLAND. 
. Baltimore— John J. Sterner, 1741 E. Lombard 
Easton— John R. Thompson:- 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
.Boston— R. D, Leonard, 228-Tremont st 

• Brockton— John V: Carter, 288 Belmont st. 

• Lowell— Chaa. Li Lowe. 201 Middlesex st. 
Uxhrtdge— Wm. W- Kamesv, Box S63 
Worcester— K. H. Smalling, U5 Austin street. 

MICHIGAN.- 
. Detroit— Bondy DtsL. Agency, 132 Shelby St. 
Hancock— Jas. W. Troyer.' Box 197. 
Otsego— Frank M. Denel ■ 

- Owosso^-B/ F. Darling; 'District Agency. 

~ . Mississippi;' 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hinick 

MlnSUUKI. -;v/:;. 

Chillicotbe— C. W. Coon. Box 4IS. i .j ^ : 
. Chillicoihtr-Z.B.-Myers. 423 E. Jackson st 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— Jos. F. Stein. -317 Main st ' : 
Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526 N. itrest 

NEW HAMPSUIRB - *' ■,.& 
, Dover— Lewis A Hanson. . ^ _.'.;■•• 

■ -NEW YORK. :. 

Hudson— Robert at Terry. 306 Warren at 

• Gainrsville^-H. Hulen, B. P. VI." Dist. Co. 

• Oneida— Allen G. Btone. 
Oswego— Jos. A. Wallace. 

- Rochester— J. E Stroyer. 278 B. Main st 
Saratogs Springs— Conian Bill- Posting Co. 

, Utica — C. Herman Schrader. 63 NeUson st - 

• NORTH DAKOTA.' i 

Wahpeton— B. M. Buckminrter. 

Ohio. '.,-■'"- ■■-■ 
Bowling Green— A. H. Yonker. U Wl Woestst 
Columbus— Central Ohio -Distributing Agency 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagana. - 

-London— W F' Kcll^v. 

. Toledo— T. S. Crilley, 358 Missouri st. 
: Urbana— C. O. Taylor. 126 s). Court n. ■ ' 

OKLAHOMA TERRITORY/ 
Guthrie— Okra. Adv. ft Dist. Agency. Box 260. 
Guthrie— G. W. Foster, L. B. 26B.' 
Guthrie— G. W. Foster. (Lock Box 266. 
Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

■ '.. PENNSYLVANIA* 

Carlisle— Geo. Cramer. 133 W. Pomfrst at 

gEmlenton— w. L. Pierce; 110 Main st 
reenville— Jas. L. Laird. 42 Mercer at 
[Inersvilla— Robert S. Kear. 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Member I. A: D.) 
. Punxsutawney— G. . VT. Moore ft Co.. Box 164 
.Reading— Wm. D. Cooke. 
. Titnsrllle— I. H. Thomas, 130 N. Brown at 
Willlamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. 

.WILI.IAMSEORT, PA.— GKO H. BUBB. CITY 

. ^ BILLPOSTER AND GKN'L OUT-I>OOR 

-- ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LVCOMING CO. 

RHODE ISLAND 

Providence— New England Bulletin Sign Co. 

SOUTH .CAROLINA. 

Columbia— R. S. Marks ft Co., 1428 Gates at, 
Sumter— R. M. Jones. 

. ; j TENVESsFE. 

Columbia— Jaa. T. Helm. ' . """" 

Pulaski— A. M. Notgraaa. >' 

k, ■ -■ TEXAS. 'i': 

Gaine>viiie»^H. Hnlrn B. p. fit DistlCo. 
Houston— Thos; F. O'Leary. Wl Cariltol-a* 
Houston -Morgan ci l.untke. 801 Capitol ave. 

VERMONT. 

Bennington— Henry Dletel. 225H Depot st 
Aurlington— P. H. Ward. 151 Maple st 

Waifs R'yor — n r" Crnvfnrd ■«. . 

Berre — Central Vermont B. P. Co. "" •'•'.^ 
Butllngton— Central Vermont B." P. Co. 
Es*ex— Crntral Vermont B. P. Oo. 
MontnrliT— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
St. Alhnnf — Cej-«rcl Vermont B. P. Co. 
Wntrrbury — Central Vermont B. P. Co. ' • 

' WR-tT VIRGINIA 
Fairmont— Fisher B. p. ft Adv. Co. ,"■ 

WISCONSIN. . '.";': ',~ r 
Lake Geneva — W. H. Parmalee. 
Watertowa— P. C. Volckmann. Box. 184. 
CANADA 

A. F. Morris, manager. 10 Lafsuvra Bloak, 

Vancouver. B.C. - » 

Montreaj-C. J. T. Thomaa, Box it*. 




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established for the relief of J. E. Howard, 
the bill poster, who was rendered homeless 
and helpless by the Galveston disaster. 

The Joh-n Chapman Co., Cincinnati, O. .$10.00 

"The Billboard" Pub. Co 10.00 

O. P. Fairchild, Covington. Ky 10.00 

G. H. Otting & Son. Newport, Ky: 10.00 



Walker & Co.. Detroit. Mich 

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To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have been intending to write 
you for a long time, but kept putting it off 
from day to day. 1 felt a little bit "off" to- 
day and stayed at home, or possibly I would 
not be writing you now. I am getting along 
pretty well down here. Business, is fairly 
good, but I expect it will be much better as 
things get more settled. X have had a world 
of changes since I last saw you. but one 
thing I am glad cf is. that I am married. 
We get along tine, and get all the pleasure 
there is in l.fe down bere. I would like to 
have an hour ox two's chat with- you over a 
cold bottle and a small bird. 1 could tell you 
lots of funny things that happened while you 
were lit the Philippines, and I know you 
wo'?ld enjoy some of them very much. 

I have got bill posting plants in six cities 
and if the country ever does come to the front 
— which; I am: sure it roust— I think I will 
have valuable property. 1 expect we will 
have a Cuban government here shortly, but 
1 don't believe it will last long. Uncle Sam 
will have to come back again eventually. We 
are having considerable yellow fever here this 
it .summer. T lost the foreman of my carpenter 
jjSljj gang about a month ago with the fever. It is 
"a lovely disease, and don't give you the hor- 
rors to thick about it. ' You mzry be perfectly 
well to-day.- to-morrow you ara deathly s.ck. 
and in three or four days you are either well 
or«buried. No lingering and no pain. And, 
speaking about pain. 1 have net hud the 
"shifty movement" but twice since v I have 
been, in Cuba, a-nd they were very m : ld af- 
fairs, nothing like that attack I had. coming 
down frcm St. Paul with you once on-an old- 
fashioned sleeper. About the only beverage 
we indulge in here are Scotch high balls and 
gin rickeys. Gin fizzes den't go— too prone 
to- give one the "shifty movement." 

Cuba is not a bad place at all, and I must 
sa7 I like it, but I wilt like it better when 
business* gets so that 1 can affcrd to leave it 
about two months every summer. Possibly 
next ■summer will see me_!a that position. 
I have made very poor progress Iearn'n-; 
Spanish. Of course I can speak it a little 
when I am compelled to. . but I am net a suc- 
cess at it by any means. Mrs. Hood picked it 
up very fast, but then she could speak French 
before she came here, which helped her out 
considerably. I expect to be in New York 
next month and possibly may have to visit 
Louisville; if I do I will surely come to Cin- 
cinnati and spend a day with, you and my 
old friend*. Will Donaldson. . 

The* appearance of- militarism has almost 
disappeared from here, and much to every 
one's satisfaction. When we had about 40.000 
troops here, and three-fourths cf them vol- 
unteers, it was a d'sgrace to the flag. I 
have seen mere of soldier life since I have 
been here than I ever saw in my whole life 
before, and I trust it will never be my mis- 
fortune to see as much again. I would not 
be a soldier if I could be a major general to- 
morrow. 1 enclose you a. few" photos fcr your 
own use, giving a slight Idea of some things. 
They are not good, as I took them myself and 
printed them myself.' With kindest regards 
and 1 best wishes for your welfare from my- 
self and wife. I beg to remain, sineerely vour 
old friend. CHARLES B. HOOD. 

Havana', Cuba, Sept. 20. 






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To the EditoS of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir- Atchison-. Kan.. b«s a population 
of 18,000. H. 3*. Ernst, the bill poster, has 
3.000 feet cf boards and also an opposit r on 
plant. For <a good shewing Gfteen 21. 
40-80. 1.000 1-sheets is what- he wants. I 
found Mr. Ernst to be a bustler, for he drop- 
ped) his work and took roe around to the 
merchants, and we worked like beavers for a 
fpw hours. *Ir. Ernst posts in forty small 
towns besides, and be has a good country 
route. W- H. "Van Etten- Is manager for the 
opposition and) the opera bouse. He called on 
me at my hotel, told me he- had 2,000 feet of 
boards .and would like to- get some work. -1 
informed blm that President Bryan would ob- 



ject to it, so had to pass him aside. You see, 
Air. Editor, I have to be careful, as Toledo, 
O., is such a "good" town to sell posters in, 
that should I not pat Al. and Charlie on the 
back they won't allow me in their city. But " 
thaC is the smallest part of it. Why, AI 
would never drink with- me again! for he d.d 
refuse in .Detroit. Hal 

Leavenworth., Kan. — Brooks & Co. are city 
bill posters and distributors. Population 22 - 
O00; town has 2,000 feet of boards. Is that 
enough said? No; for listen to this: Although 
established twenty-five years ago. Brooks will 
sell out. cheap. Then, by the Lord Harry' 
let some one come in here quick. He aiso 
has an opposition. Can you wonder? This 
will be a good town for some hustler. If 
any one wants to get pointers, write me, in 
care of the Donaldson Litho Company, New- 
port, Ky. :.■.....'.'■. 

Kansas City, Mo— "Lou" and "MeH" Hud- 
son just showed me a list of locations (not 
complete), with 281 boards, any one of which 
will take a 28-sheet. Buffalo Bill posted this 
town, and I was surprised to see to what ex- 
.. x, ., ut Mr - c °oke, general agent for Buf- 
falo Bill, told me that his agents could not 
resist the temptation, and that is just what 
this plant is— "Temptation." No other eity 
in- the United tSates has the amount of center 
locations as this Kansas City. Population. 
2o0,000. withi 30.000 running feet of boards! 
Meil told me if the opposition he had last 
winter, and as it is an "old chestnut," I shall 
not repeat it. But Hudson bought out the 
Dcctor's plant in February, and is now wish- 
ing for another sucker to come in, as it is 
cheaper to buy out oppositions than to build, 
so he says. These people are still sore at 
Eames, W. T. Morgan's salesman, who work- 
ed) with the opposition, and I would advise 
Mr. Eames to steer clear of Kansas C ty in 
the future. Not that I want it- Oh, no! for 
,1 find the merchants a million years behind 
time. AI. Bryan will please note this. 

I visited Buffalo Bill's Wild West one night,' 
but as every one was busy counting money. 



Gainesville, Tex., Gleams. 



To the Editor of "The Bill'ooard:" 

Dear Sir — I never enjoyed a paper so much 
in my life as I do "The Billboard." I always 
leave it in the reading room cf our ledge 
(B. P. O. E.), as the whole gang are anxious 
to see what the "show world" is doing, so 
please continue to send it to me. On Octobir 
10 I will have 1,000 running feet of choice bill- 
boards, ten and eleven feet high, on which 
to post commercial paper, and as our big 
tree street tair comes Oct. 16 to 20, a thirty 
days* showing would be seen by at least 60,000 
people, and the price fcr posting will be the 
same as before. PAUL GALLIA. 



" Chinese Question Settled." 



This is the title of an extremely official- 
looking document,, designed as an advertis- 
ing folder by the Gunning system of Chicago, 
which is causing considerable comment be- 
cause cf the unique and daring treatment of 
a strictly up-to-date subject, which is also 
cleverly and tastily arranged typograghi- 
caliy. According to Gunning's Chief of Pro- 
motion and Publicity the booklet is being 
mailed to all general advertisers, and also to 
the prominent statesmen.of the country, from 
the President down, on account of its possi- 
ble pacific and diplomatic value, as he says 

The names given the different envoys, he 
explains, were not intended as cariatures 
upon anyone prominent in public life in those 
countries. An attempt was made to hit .off 
some national peculiarity, but this is some- 
what far-fetched in many in stances. No in- 
troduction to these characters is necessary, 
for every one interested in advertising knows 
them well; yet the following dramatis per- 
sonae may assist; 




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I could get no pointers. But what a howl 
went up because I did net have any more 
ihan ojie "Billboard" -with me. I told them 
to gat tbe "Clipper" and for that they would 
net give roe any lemonade, and T sure was. 
thirsty: They used seventy-five bales of straw 
to seat the people, as all other seats were 
sold. It tcok so - long to count the money 
that they were delayed getting out of town. 
Yours truly, M. L. LEVYNE. 



Ellsv/orth, Me., Epistle. 



To- the Editor of "The Billboard:". 
- Dear Sir— For the first time since we have 
been subscribers to your valuable journal 
we send you a few items for publication. We 
have on our boards at present five 24-sheet 
Sherwin-Williams' paint, two 16-sheet, three 
8-sheet and one 36-sheet Quaker Oats, twenty 
2-sheets Dr. Pierce's Medical Discovery, 100 
l-sheets J. H. P. Cigar. 1,250 1-sheet local 
Merchants' Carnival and Hancock County 
Fair, 100 1-sheets Bluehill Fair, 100 1-sheets 
Cherryfleld Fair, all of the theater work. 
We have made distributions this month, as 
follows: 27.000 programmes for Merchants' 
Carnival, 25,000 booklets for Washington Med- 
ical Inst'tute of Chicago t! -ough Molton's 
agency, 20,000 dodgers for li.jal merchants. 
Have tacked 85 tin signs and 25 cloth banners 
for Sherwin-Williams paints, 50 wooden signs 
fcr Heath & Milligan paints. Wo have made 
contracts with Drs. Miles. C. I. Shoon, 
Penma. and have one with tbe Koenig Medi- 
cine Company undtr advisement. Business 
never was better than It is at present, and 
the outlook is very bright. With best wishes 
for "The Billboard," we are yours respect- 
fully. 

ELLSWORTH BILL POSTING CO. 



Mr. B. Good, Brent Good. Carter Medicine 
Company. 

Mr. E. Beamour, E. B. Mower, advertising 
manager American Cereal Company. 

Mr. Frederick W. Garland, F. W. Gardner 
Michigan Stove Company. 

Mr. Harrick Raymer. H."L. Kramer, Ster- 
ling Remedy Company. 

Mr. Archie Kunning, R. J. Gunning. 

As is quite evident the treatment of this 
perplexing Chinese problem is on the opera 
bcuffe order, but there is also a strong under- 
current of serious purpose.. While this is a 
a decided departure from the advertising lit- 
erature in circulation it is hoped that Gun- 
ning's object of adding his quota to the 
"gayety. of nations" will be understood, and 
that this will in some measure condone its 
"far-fetchedness." 



The Crusade in St. Paul. 



St Paul, Minn., Sept. 25— (Special).— Build- 
ing Inspector Haas; of this city. Is getting 
In readiness for a crusnde against the pro- 
prietors of bill boards. He has written to the 
corpo--atfon attorney, stating that noliccs 
have been sent to the bill board men to re- 
move several of their signs. The notices 
have been productive of no results, and the 
building inspector has asked the city attor- 
ney concerning the proper course to pursue! 
Assistant Corporation Attorney Hobbart Is 
preparing an opinion on the subject. Instruct- 
ing the building inspector that the proper 
course to pursue is to swear out .warrants 

against the owners of boards maintained con- 
trary to the law. The building inspector has 
concluded that It Is about time to 1 assert h's 
authority in the matter of bill boards. Most 
of the companies ignore the provisions of 
the law In part, and others wholly. Bonrds 



have been put up at different times during 
tne season, and in all parts of the city, with- 
out the formality of securing permits. One 
member of the bill board fraternity even 
t.eui so lar as to assume that he did not 
have to secure permits, and has erected sev- 
eial boards in accordance with his idea of 
the law. The City Council has made its at- 
titude apparent by requesting a report on 
the Dill Duards in the city, ana in the action 
of the board of aldermen ordering the re- 
moval of an obnoxious board on university 
avenue. Apparently the private citizens are 
beginning to lose patience. Recently, two 

large- boards on University avenue, near 
liuinlin avenue, were cut down. The sup- 
ports were sawed from under them, and the 
boards were found the "next morn. ng flat on 
the ground. One large board was recently 
put up along the sidewalk on Sixth street be- 
tween Wabasha and Cedar streets. On the 
plot of ground hidden by that board about 
fifty others' of varying sizes were manufac- 
tured, evidently for use in other parts of the 
city, and will be put up unless positive ac- 
tion is taken by the city authorit.es. 



Emporia, Kan., Events. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Buffalo Bill's Advertising Car 
No. 2, in charge of Mr. Rill, With Mr. Fra- 
zier boss bill poster, was here Wednesday, 
and finished posting and bannering the town. 
Mr. Rill is another of the royal good fellows 
one meets with, in this business, and has a 
fund of good stories and reminiscences always 
at 'hand. This has been a banner month with 
me; my boards are clear full and several good 
orders held over. I have en the boards now 
900 sheets, Buffalo Bill; 240 sheets. Star To- 
bacco, Continental Tobacco Co., N. Y.; 150 
sheets. Bull Durham, American Tobacco Co., 
N. Y.; 25 5-sheets Prickly Ash Bitters, and 
ever 500 sheets for my local merchants, who 
ara advertising mere than usual on account 
cf the big street fair. I have 6,000 booklets to 
put out during the fair for Will. A. Molton 
and 5,000 for Boston Medical Institute, so I 
am as busy as I wish to be. 

FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Johnstown, Pa.,Jots. 



To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 

Bear Sir— Have joined the I. A. cf D., and 
think it a very good tb ng. We have the 
Centcnn:al Celebration contract fcr bill post- 
ing, of 2,000 3-sheets. including six counties; 
100 4-sheets of Drawing Room Tea; 20 3- 
sheets. Physical Culture, from 'jam W_ Hoke: 
20 :i-sheets. Dr. Bruess' Liniment, of Chi- 
cago; 1,090 sheets local work; 100 1-sheeis, 
"Mog'c Yeast." Put out. 42,000 booklets for 
the Boston Medical Inst'tute at four county 
fairs: 45.000 booklets for Paul & Gurlitt, : of 
P.ttsburg. Pa., advertising aiolher's Oats and 
Mother's Flcur: 6.000 bocks for tile St. Jacob's 
Institute; 6,000 fcr the CSicago Medical Ds- 
pensary; 5.000 pamphlets fcr . the Breman 
Med cine Co., cf Altccna, Pa.; 6 000 booklets 
fcr the Mason Chenvcal Co.; 7.500 booklets 
fcr Jota Morrow &,Co.: 10,000 booklets, lo- 
cal. Have also contracts with Pcruna Drug 
Cr. and Werner's SpTp. Qrre Co. Verv truly 
XT- 1 " 3 - GEO. E. UPDEGRAVE. 



Clarksburg, W. Va., Capers. 

Tc the Ed:tcr cf "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Wallace Shows played here Sep- 
tember 24 and were seen by, 14.000 people 
Tbe show was exceptionally good, not a bad 
cct on the programme. The verdict of all 
who saw the show, "Was the best they had 
ever seen." One of the' leading newspapers 
here devoted a whole column to praising the 
stow. They are a nice lot of people to do 
business with. Dusiness here continues good. 
Have on the boards now: Old i Virginia Che- 
roots, Guycr Hats. Humanic Shoes and Gen- 
■ try's Dog and Pony Show. Frank Rossman, 
who had the paper on car No. .1 of the Wal- 
lace show, is now with the Gentry show, and 
a better billposter' and general good fellow 
never put up a stand of bills.' Wishing the 
•Billboard" the success it deserves I am 
yours very truly, b. P. HOLDEN. 



Hugh May Laid to Rest. 

T.he simple and solemn service of the Epis- 
copal Church- was read over, the body cf 
H"Kh May, former secretary of the Wilshire 
Bill Posting Company at Koscdale Cemetery. 
Los Angle.es, Cal., Sept. 21, a' large con- 
course cf friends paying their sad tribute to 
his mortal remains. Fifty of his fellow-mem- 
bers of the Los Angeles Country Club stood 
by him on his last earthly journey. The 
pallbearers were his closest friends— H. G. 
Wilshire, Nat Wilshire. E. K. Benchley. 
of Fullerton, Hugh Vail. Joseph E. Cook 
and R. H. Hay Chnpmnn. Rev. E. W. Meany 
officiated. Many beautiful floral pieces were 
sent by friends, including those from the di- 
rectors of the Los Angeles Country Club nnd 
the employes of the Wilshire Blllposting 
Compnny. 

BILLPOSTERS' PASTE BRUSHES. 

J»fl moil desirable * totting Itruih made. HV carr* 3 brand*. 

"DONALDSON." "" "* 

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exprvMly r»r u*, ami Is riitly 
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New York News. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Bear Sir— Business in the theatrical line 
just at present is at a low ebb in the Bast. 
"Kigbt Bells'' played in Boston at the Grand 
to standing rcom only. Flo Irwin, in "Miss 
Kidder," did very badly in Jfo-ladelphia at 
tne Auditorium. The show will just about 
close in Pittsburg. "The Cadet G»rl" played 
to bad business- in Philadelphia, and is 
said to be two weeks behind on salary. Gus 
Hill's "Royal L.'lhput.Rnt" is a bit and a 
big show, playir* 1 - to good business. Gus 
Hill's new prcdu^T«n, "Lost in the Desert,"' 
Is rehearsing and' going to be one cf the 
best he has ever put on the road. Ollie 
Mack has dissolved partnership with Jim 
Flynn, and b.s show, Murray and Mack, in 
"Shooting the Ctiutes," is a success, and 
played to big business in one-night stands 
on their first week in Pennsylvania. They 
opened to capacity at the Auditcrium f Phil- 
adelphia, Sept. 24. They have thirty-five peo- 
ple in the company, and tbe show goes in 
great style. William Bonnelli and Rose 
St ah I. in their new piece, "An American 
Gentlemen," under the management of W. 
G. Butterfield, bad a fine house at Hoboken 
Sept. 24. The piece is splend.d and should 
be a great money-maker. One of the big 
successes at the Star Theater, New York, this 
season ib "Reaping the Whirlwind." written 
by Owen Davis, under the management of 
John M. Cook. They played to big business, 
and repeated the same at the National in 
Philadelphia. "Arizona" bas been doing a 
big business at the Herald Square Theater, 
New York, and has caught on in great shape. 
Andrew Mack, in "The Rebel," is also play- 
ing to immense business at the Academy of 
Music, New Ycrk. 

JOHN P. CHURCH. 



Capricious Fate. 

Denver, Colo., Sept. 30.— (Special.)— A trav- 
esty of fate is the d.scovery of gold' under 
the Tabor Opera House, bunt by the late Sen- 
ator Tabor, who spent $1,200,000 in its erec- 
tion-, then lost it in the crash which swept 
away his fortune of $10,000,000. An artesian 
well being drilled alongside the opera house 
struck ore at a depth of 380 feet to-day. 
Rock began to drop out cf the drill tube 
which John B. Mitchell, who was stand.ng 
by, recognized" as gold ore. Pieces cf the 
rock were taken to an assay er. If the ore 
proves in quality and quantity worth mining 
a shaft may be sunk in the heart cf Denver. 
The property on which the opera house is 
located is valued- at $500,000 and the block at 
twice as much mere, so that it is the most 
valuable undeveloped claim in the world. It 
would be strange if it should be found that 
Senator Tabor, who died penniless, should 
have overlooked under h's very feet a for- 
tune beneath the building which bears his 
name. 



Averse to Female Garb. 



St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 30.— Four months cf 
'wearing dresses and wig on the vaudeville 
stage caused liftcen-year-old Frank Florence 
to become weary cf theatr cal l.fe. His preju- 
dice against g.rl's clothing grew with his 
every appearance as "Miss Frankie Florence, 
the girl acrobat," and his discontent- with his 
lot reached such a pitch last Sunday night 
that he left the other members of the "Flor- 
ence troupe," an Exposition Music Hall at- 
traction, and is now* supposed to be back In 
his old haunts in "Newsboys' Alley," Chi- 
cago. As a result of the boy's departure the 
acrobatic company cf which he was a mem- 
ber is idle this week, and Colonel Hopkins 
has been obliged to substitute another at- 
traction in his exposition show. First-class 
boy acrobats are rare, and those who are 
willing to wear female attire on the stage 
are still rarer. Ed Florence, the manager 
of the troupe, whose wife. Zella Florence, 
is related to the missing boy, intends. to leave 
for Chicago, and he is confident he will bring 
the lad back with' him. and that the com- 
pany will be able to resume work at Music 
Hail next week. 



Made Her Escape. 



Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 28.— Miss Gertrude 
Cnghlan, who is playing the title part In 
her father's dramatizat'on of Thackeray's 
"Vanity Fair," was obliged to leave the Yates 
Hotel In a rather unusual way. Under the 
escort cf Clerk Luke N. Minahan and John 
Reed, treasurer of her company. Miss Cogn- 
lan r.cdc from fcer rocm to the ground floor 
In the freight elevatrr. hurr'ed through an 
alley and took a closed carriage for the New 
York Central etat'en. .She alighted pt. the 
Franklin street entrance, accc""pan'cd by 
Messrs. .Minahan and Reed, and was about 
to make for the 9:55 train going West, when 
Mr- Mlnnhnn's sharp eyes detected a" stocky 



man In a light gray suit and a larger man 
with an enormous mustache going toward 
the same train. The presence of these same 
two men at the Yates was the cause of Miss 
Ccghlan's flight through the alley. The two 
men were Harrison Grey Fiske, editor of the 
New York Dramatic Mirror, and his attorney, 
W. H. Kling. Mr. Fiske is the husband ot 
Minnie Maddern - .ske, who is the star of 
another version of "Vanity Fair." Both men 
looked as though they had spent a bad night, 
and the circumstance of the case verify tikis 
conclusion. They were here to stop Miss 
Cogblan's alleged' infringement of Mrs. 
Fiske's rights. Mr. Minahan escorted Miss 
Cogblan through yards and smuggled her on 
to the Auburn train, which left at 10 o'clock. 
Messrs. Fiske and Kling stayed on the 9:55 
train, and thus were defeated In their prin- 
cipal object, which was- to detain Miss Cogh- 
lan in Syracuse so that the performance of 
her play could not be given in Rochester to- 
night. The entire Vanity Fair company- left 
on an earlier train for the Flower City. 



wages barely sufficient, pushing onward and 
upward, attaining at last the dignity of farm- 
ers or governors: anyway, bearing the proud 
title of "freeholder," which James G. Blaine 
said in bis celebrated eulogium of Garfield, 
"has been the patent and passport of self- 
respect with" the Anglo-Saxon race ever since 
Horsa and Hengist landed on the shores of 
England." ALLEN E. HARBAUGH. 

Mill Run, Pa. 



Death of "Kid" Hanner. 



In tbe Hurly Burly. 



The National Road hod its variety, as all 
the ways of life have, and this variety added 
sp.ee to it, and gave it much, if not all, of its 
havor. Such was the temper of the times 
that, incredible as some Incidents may now 
seem to a majority of persons, very common 
s.ghts in the early history of the road evoked ' 
no express-ion of surprise or words of cen- 
cure. 

Wagoners, white and black, stopped over 
night at the same taverns, but never sat down 
together at the same table. A separate table 
was invariably provided for the colored wag- 
oners, a custom in thorough accord with the 
public sentiment of tbe time, and seemingly 
agreeable to the colored wagoners them- 
selves. 

There were two classes ot wagoners, the 
"regular" and the "sharpshooter." The reg- 
ular had no other pursuit. The sharpshooters 
were for the most part farmers who hauled 
when freights were highest. There was jeal- 
ousy between the two classes. There was a 
certain kind of esprit de corps among the old 
regular wagoners. Such were well attired, 
and clean in person and in conversation. As 
a class, they were robust, hardy, honest and 
jovial. They were generally fond of sport, 
and mostly tried to "put up" where a lana- 
lord was a fiddler, so that they could take a 
hoe-down. Of the wagoners, David Harr was 
a good fiddler and William Keefer was a good 
dLucer. and these two warmed the" bar-room 
cf many an old tavern between Baltimore and 
Wheel.ng. in the good old days when every 
mile of the National Road bristled with ex- 
citement. ... 

Henry Puffenberger, a "regular" ^givenito 
. bluster. ng, but not a vicious man, and Jateb 
Brealcron, a "sharpshooter," met one flay 
on the road and indulged in a wrangle about. .. 
the right of way. strings of fresh broken ..*&■'■ 
stone on either side left but a narrow passage- 
where the meeting occurred. "Old Puff." de- 
manded of Breakiron with an air of author- 
ity that he. should "turn out." Breakiron de- 
clined with a spirit of resistance. After an 
exchange of angry words, "Puff." inquired 
cf Break-iron bis name, and be answered, "My 

name is Breakiron. That," said Mr. Pj^-"* 

"is a hard name, but you look harder than 
your name." "1 am as hard as my name," 
sad Mr. B., "and what is your name?" 
" 'Puffenberger,' " was the reply. "That," 
said Breakiron. "is a windy name." "Yes," 
rejoined Puffenberger, "but there is THUN- 
DER in it." After this explosion of wit the 
contestants compromised, shook hands, and 
passed without colliding. 

Tbc-mas Corwin-. the famous Ohio statesman 
and pouular orator of the olden time, was a 
wagoner who drove over tne National Road. 
One of the rallying cries in the campaign 
that. resulted in his election as Governor was 
"Hnrrih fcr Tom Corwin, the wagoner boy!" 
On one occasion while he was a member of 
Congress, he passed over tbe road in a "char- 
tered" coach. with Henry Clay, and stopped at 
an old stage tavern. The landlord was fond 
of entertaining guests, and particularly ar- 
dent In catering to: distinguished travelers. 
He had seen Mr. Clay before, and knew him. 
The tall form of Mr. Corwin attracted his' at- 
tention, and he noted specially bis swarthy 
complexion, heard bis companions call him 
"Tom," and supposed he was the servant of 
the party. Corwin divined the landlord's sus- 
picion, and acted accordingly. He stood back. 
AH drank first, and when the party dined, to 
a*d the illusion of the old landlord, Corwin 
sat alone at tbe side table. Clay calling out, 
"How are you getting along, Tom?" After 
d'nner fragrant, fine cigars were served. 
The landlord banded one with his fingers, 
saying. "Take a cigar. Tom?" When ready, 
Mr. Clay took Mr. Corwin's arm and ap- 
proaching the landlord, sard. "Mr. Blank, 
permit me to introduce the Hon. Thomas 
Corwin, of Ohio." Blank was thund°r-struck, 
and his mortification knew no hounds. 

Observing bis mental agony, Mr. Corwin re- 
stored him to equanimity by saving: "It was 
Ml. a joke. Mr. Blank; do not, I beg you, in- 
dulge in the slightest feeling of mort'ncatfbn. 
I expect to be back this way before long, and 
will call again to renew acquaintance, and 
take another good dinner with ynv." 

It would be an impossible task to toll rf 
."'1 tfcie old wpwners rf the National Road. 
Thev numbered thoi'srWls. ""»"> m-*t <-r >*.n~i 
have gone to scenes beyond the boundaries 
<-f t'me. The'r fine, large, sleek, s'newy 
p^rpps. with hmnd' and fc«»vv Kqri.">. H'tcK- 
ed to large wagons, and as if seemingly to 
r'd. there were bull-dogs with collars tied at 
t>>« rpnr rf thp'r wagon*. A taam cf f'x 
l"re-°. ben"t'f"l Mack Ft>""r->s - — ,v '~ >••■- 
'-'ret'en cf all who saw them. We have In 
tbe story of these and other old wagoners ex- 
amples of the possibilities for achieverae"*. 
Poor boys, starting In life a? wagoners, with 



William H. Hanner. who lived at 218 Mag- 
nolia street, Cincinnati, met' a terrible death 
at Henderson, Ky., Saturday afternoon, Sept. 
29. Hanner was an aeronaut known as "Kid" 
Hanner, and had been making balloon ascen- 
sions at county fairs throughout the country. 

He was engaged as an attraction at the Tri- 
County Fair at Henderson. There was a 
large crowd present to witness the feat which 
he had performed successfully many times 
before. There was a brisk breeze blowing 
when the ballooon was cut loosoe, and as 
Hanner swung out on the trapeze the wind 
carried 1 it toward a clump of trees near the 
fair ground fence. The balloon cleared the 
trees, but the trapeze caught in the top 
branches of a seventy-foot elm and Hanner 
lost his hold. He fell to the ground and was 
horribly crushed. Bystanders rushed to h'm 
and carried him to a nearby tent, but he ex- 
pired in a very few minutes. 



Claims he was Duped. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I write to call your attention to 
a "dead-skin" and robber, by the name ot 
L. Freeman Little, secretary of the Owens- 
boro (Ky.) Fair. On July 20 I got our news- 
dealer to send and get me one of your pa- 
pers, to get a list cf, as I thought, responsible 
fairs in the country. I wrote to all the fairs 
that had racing, to buy the bookmaking priv- 
ilege. I wrote to L. Freeman Little to buy 
his privilege. He wrote me back that at their 
fair last year (1S99) they had on- four books — 
two grand stand books, one field book and 
one auction seller; and he would sell the 
exclusive privilege fcr $1,000 cash. I answered 
him, and told him that if it was true that 
they had fcur bocks on last year I would take 
the privilege. t On Aug. 6 1 sent him $100 de- 
posit, and when I was to arrive in Owensboro 
—Sunday, Sept. 19—1 was to' pay $400. I got 
there on Sunday and paid him $400 more, 
making $500 cash before I started in. And 
after I looked around, I found out that there 
never had been a bookmaker on the ground 
before. I went to him and asked him what 
he meant by telling me they had four books 
before. He said he thought there would be 
business. He took my money, knowing there 
was»ever bookmaking before on the grounds 
and-5tne' people d-'d- not even know how to bet. 
Why". T -could not handle even $10 to a race,' 
ahd that after'giving ud $500. It is iust this. 
i was buncoed oe*.of the money. It is just 
this .way: I can never again trust a secretary. 
I supposed every piace-you advertised was re- 
soons<ble. If he had tSd me the truth about 
it, why. It would have been all r'ght. He 
just robbrd me out cf $750. I bad to bring 
s'x men from Washington-. D. C, and was 
made a fool of I think it is no more than 
right you should expose him. I expect next 
year to advertise in yc"r nnntr. Your* truly. 
EDWARDS DESSAU. 



Gossip. 



Dorothy Morton made her vaudeville debut 
in New York September 24 at Koster & 
Bial's. 

The performance of the Passion Play, 
which began at Oberanumergau, Germany, 
May 24. ended October 1. 

Edwin P. Hilton, local manager for Messrs. 
Miller & Wittig. of St. Paul, Minn., and at 
the Dewey, in Minneapolis, resigned his po- 
sition Sept. 22, to accept a position in the 
East. 

Ed. Anderson, brother of Manager M. C. 
Anderson, of the Columbia and Walnut Street 
Theaters, Cincinnati, has secured the farce, 
"A Bell Boy," and will strengthen the piece 
with a number of new vaudeville acts. 

Val. Boshell. who bas served in various ca- 
pacities for Jacob Litt for nearly sixteen 
years, is no longer the advertising agent of 
the B'3o», in Milwaukee, but is now connect- 
ed with L'.tt's house in St. Paul, Minn. 

Manager A. H. Wocdhull, the well-known 
burlesque magnate, has wired his friends 
from Dayton, O., September 27, entering his 
perFcnal den'al cf the stories that he was 
dead. Mr. Wocdhull was quite sick, but he 
refused to die. and wants it known that he 
is recovering nicely. 

The new vaudeville house on St. Clair 
street, cpnosite the Valentine. Toledo. O.. will 
cpen its doers to the miblic on Oct. 15. Man- 
ager Garson asserts that nothing finer in the 
line cf a vaudeville bouse can be seen In the 
cr-ntrv, and prom'ses that he will give To- 
ledo the hest I'ne cf vaudav'lle business that 
tbe city has ever witnessed. Eugene Ford 
will be the resident manager. 



He Did'nt Get It. 



"Do you pass the profess'on?" inqu'red the 
laipst shade, as it paused before St. Peter. 
"What line?" Inquired the Saint- 
"Megaphone soloist." 
put he didn't get in, 




istribmors' 
^Doings. 



Chicago Chat. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I wish you would publish this 
fcr the benefit of all honest distributors, 
billposters, manufacturers and inspectors, in 
answer to Brother Scmwartz's letter. First, 
he ela.ms to have gotten too much wisdom. 
I believe he got up against the wrong wis- 
dom when he went up against James Tul- 
lcch & Co. I can recommend Mr. James Tul- 
loch (cf Wisdom Soap Powder fame) to all 
honest distr.butors. to the Associated Bill- 
posters, to all manufacturers and to all in- 
spectors and whoever else does any ' distrib- 
uting, sign-tacking, etc., for James Tulloch 
& Co. Tney can have no fear about getting 
their money, if the work is honestly done, 
acccrd.ng to- contract. I have seen letters 
and a receipt in full for all moneys due 
Brother Schwartz, so you see he has got lots 
of wisdom, when he tries to get out side 
parties to collect a bill for him. when said 
bill had been paid some time before. I hon- 
estly believe Brother Schwartz is in the 
wrong. Respectfully yours, 

J. A. CLOUGH. 



Milwaukee, Matters. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear S.i^-The Pabst Brewing Company here 
is getting out 1,000,000 booklets for distribu- 
t.on. They prefer Feister's Registered List. 

B. J. Joohsen, soap manufacturers here, 
have also got up a line catalogue, that will 
be for free distribution. 

Wells. Richardson Company, Burlington, 
Vt.. will not do any distributing this season. 

The Milwaukee Jahr Market was a success. 
One street was covered with booths for ten 
blocks. It was estimated the attendance in 
the evenings was not far from 50,000. Bo- 
stock's- Shows were one of the features. 

The Wisconsin State Fair, recently held in 
Milwaukee, was a financial success- There 
were some very fine exhibits from the Van- 
derbilt Stock Farm. — 

Walter D. Dixon, Milwaukee's greatest dis- 
tributor, seems to have corralled the dis- 
tributing business in Milwaukee. .' He will 
place over 1,000,000 pieces there this' year. 
GAMBRINUS. 



Williamsport, Pa., Waifs. 



To the Editor ofViThe Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — 1 notice in your issue of Sept. 22 
a few notes from the city sent by a party who 
claims no distributing was done here in the 
past two months except by b.m and the opera 
noure people. I wish to say I am the "opera 
house people" he refers to. And as' to other- 
d.stributing matter going out, the gentleman 
must have been in lim-oo or asleep* for' the. 
past two months, as the following is only a 
partial list of the people we have done" work 
for in that time: Passed 8,000 books for F. 
J. Cheney Co. ; 10,000 books for the Akron- Ce- 
real Co.; 20,000 books for the Washington 
Medical Institute; 10,000 samples for Celluloid 
Starch Co.; 8,000 circulars for the D. Maurer 
& Son Co., of Philadelphia; 5,000 circulars for 
Fraser Tablet Co. This is not so bad, is it? 
If the complainant will ca*ll at our plant, 
wo will show him what a pile of distributing 
looks like. We are at it every day, and have 
orders enough' to keep our men busy for the 
next month. Two of my men were kept busy 
at the county fair placing a book in the hands 
of every man, for the Washington Medical 
Institute. And as for recommendations, I 
have been in the business here for the past 
eighteen- years and have them, piled up here 
from the best houses in the country. I get 
them from nearly, every house I do work for., ] 
Copies will be sent to any house that cares 
to see them, as I am here for business, and 
am doing it to the satisfaction of all. Good 
wcrk always tells; that 'is the reason I am 
gett'ng it in this city. If we don't do the 
wcrr are are both the losers- Yours for suc- 
cess. GEORGE H. BUBB. 



A writer In "The Bill Poster," of London, 
England, classifies poster artists in four 
groups: "Those wto achieve art and adver- 
tisement; those -who achieve art and not ad- 
vertisement: those who achieve advertise- \ 
Went without art, and those who achieve i 
neither the one nor the other. To the first ' 
class belong a few. to the second none, ' to 
the third many, and the number of the fourth 
Is legion." 



MAGNETIC TACK HAMMERS!; 

Just the thing for tackine tin and card board Bigns.-. 
Every distributor should have one. Prices, witiu 
double extension handle, 32 inches long, each, £••»; ' 
triple extension handles. 42 inches lone, each. f2ja% 
Send the money with the order. - None sent U. O. V-. , 
THE DONALDSON UTHO; CO., Ne-ff-port, Ky.' 



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Saturday, October 6, (900. 



GRUMBLING GANGSTERS. 



£*.{*»? oppose the admission ot any more 

' • - newspaper agencies to membership as 

official solicitors of the Associated 

Bill Posters. Furthermore, it has 

been quietly tipped off that these 

same millionaire myths of monster 

b monied Biirages are very sorry— ryes, 

.urbexl, in fact — because at 

thoughtless and unguarded 

* ! |!,moment they 'condecended to admit 



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j.trf the PhiladelpMa firm of N. W. Ayer & 
"l? Son to the graces of their g-ood-fel- 
! *j * lowship and a chance to' scramble 



?i^'l ?|i sjfi ivith their own sacred selves in the 

contest for big contracts. And by 

r i ;J: the same token, the . Philadelphia 

| ;»|- firm has scrambled successfully and 

||J{ dug up a nice line of new business. 

■ ?!■' i,^ But » ' o! because of this the monster 



f'0 of jealousy now lumbers his lobstered 
*■*' way upon the scene and hoists the 
!S1k! flag of streaked yellow. 

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ii;J^ The Aver establishment has been 

J~ '£ • ' '.* too perniciously active for business, 

,3s and the result of their efforts too de- 

'jj-J cidedly profitable to suit that 

of magnates who 



15 charmed circle 

have become inured to the habit 

;,£i of commanding- puppets. Therefore, 

lg,* the mandate, surreptitious^- but none 
C\ the less effectively, goes forth that 
jy the Ayer people and others of their 

U*s 3fc are not really needed in the bill 

5ii posting business. 

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Hi SE Such folly! Such nonsense and 
..!;; coarse-grauied stupid ityt What mat- 
■g ters It from what- source business is 
jyt secured so long as it is legitimately 
*f obtained. And what does the bill 
!r .I posting industry demand more ur- 
9f gently-' and imperatively than a score 

** sr ^ at least oL-aaditional soliciting firms 
r* p{ the reliable and energetic type? 

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"The Billboards's" position on the 
question of solicitors has too often 
been repeated to be misunderstood. 
We believe that the more solictors 
that, are engaged in digging up busi- 
ness the mo,reJ>enefits will be reaped 
by the craft. Our advocacy* of this 
point has already met with the ap- 
proval and support of the rank and 
file of the fraternity. Yet a few lit- 
tle demi-gods, rapt up in their own 
axe-grinding selfishness, can set the 
will of the majority at defiance on this 
important matter as well as all oth- 



HELPING HOWARD. 

Ever since "The Billboard" direct- 
ed public attention to the distress- 
ful condition of Bill Poster Howard, 
left homeless and helpless by the 
Galveston disaster, much good has 
been accomplished and a considera- 
ble sum of money even has already 
been forwarded to his relief. Judg- 
ing from the movement now on foot 
a sufficient amount will eventually be 
raised so that the unhappy Galveston 
bill-sticker can re-erect a plant 
equal at least to the one that was 
swept, away by the storm. As an il- 
lustration of the efforts that are be- 
ing put forth in his behalf, read the 
following letter, which has recently 
been addressed by President Charles 
. Bryan, of the Associated Bill Posters, 
to members of the craft in general: 
To members: — At a meeting of the 
board of directors held at New York 
City, September 17, the Galveston sit- 
uation was discussed. Nothing had 
been heard of our member in that 
city, and no one knew if he had sur- 
vived the awful catastrophe which 
had swept away the lives of so many 
of his towns-people. Efforts were 
made to get a telegram through to 
him without success. The board au- 
thorized the president to expend five 
hundred dollars for the immediate re- 
lief of "Mr. Iloward, if it should be 
found that he -/ns ji'ive a?i:i in need. 
T line i n.-struct<vi our ireasurcr lo for- 
ward five hundred dollars to Mr. 
Howard, and am also advised by our 
Chicago member that they have tele- 
graphed one hundred, dollars to Mr. 
Howard. This six hundred dollars will 
provide for present necessities, but 
-vx'ill not enable our member to again 
establish his plant, and place him in 
a position to earn a living for his 
wife and little ones. The association 
as a bodj 1 - has done what it can and 
it must how devolve upon the individ- 
ual members to do what they can in 
the way of subscriptions to a fund 
to be turned over to our unfortunate 
member, and to place him on his feet 
agvin and enable him to continue his 
business. The cause is a most 
worthy one, and I sincerely trust that 
you will give your financial aid, for 
such amount as you can afford to de- 
vote to this cause. As this is a mat- 
ter that requires quick action, I trust 
that you will not delay. 



Comments. 



Distrust the trust schemers.- 

Troublesome times threaten the bill posting 
trust. 

Hasn't Pitch spent all the first assessment 
yet? Sloy boy! 

Was Gude forced, or did he push himself in 
the Protective project? 

Some excellent bill board locations in New 
York are owned by Shine & Co. 

Mr. Gude's attention is politely referred to 
the fact that there is a distinction between 
diplomacy and duplicity. 

Horrible thought! But, oh! what a display 
of financial pyrotechnics there would be if 
Roaring Robert had Pitch's job! 

They say that Joseph Sickles, attorney-at- 
iaw, is financially interested with 0. J. Gude 
to the extent of $10,000. "Well— ta! ta! 

"The pocket edition of Mark Hanna" is the 
way a Western bill poster refers to "Browmie" 
Pratt in connection with the bill posting 
trust. 

The American Posting Service, of Chicago, 
has wired $100 to Joe Howard, of Galveston, 
Tex., to assist him in re-establishing his 
plant. 

Paul P. Schaefer, vice president of the big 
Chicago bill posting plant, has fully regained 
Ms .health and is once more at his desk, busy 
as a beaver. 

The Associated Bill Posters contributed $300 
for the benefit of their comrade, Joe Howard, 
who tost all his earthly possessions in the 
Galveston' calamity. 

Chamberlin's chain of theaters is operating 
against him among the bill posting fraternity 
of Iowa in. his fight against "Uncle Billy" 
Moore; of Des Moines. 

The great flourish of brotherly love which 
Gude and Pratt profess for each other before 
the common 1 herd might lead a stranger to be- 
lieve they were ill-mated twins. 

The Cream City Bill Posting Company has 
not contributed any funds to the Protective 
concern as yet. Many other signers cf the 
project are still "guessing things over." 

The Hudson Broe., proprietors of the Kan- 
sas City Bill Posting Company, are about to 
remove their offices to an elegant suite at No. 
17 East Seventh street, Kansas City, Mo. 

Gude supports the trust in a chicken-heart- 
ed -way, although outwardly be is profusely 
and eloquently loyal to the octopus. The New 
York Bill- Posting Company is not a serf of 
the magnates. 

Genial and gentlemanly . Charles B. Hooa, 
of Havana, Cuba, still holds a trump card, 
the recollection of which- causes a twinge of 
uneasiness to a certain former business asso- 
ciate of Chicago. 

H. G. Ellmore. who was formerly one of 
Cbas. B. Hood's poster salesmen in Chicago, 
was a "Billboard" caller Sept. 29. Mr. Ell- 
more Is now a salesman for the Wilbur Seed 
Mead Company, of Milwaukee, Wis, 

Prank P. Stoops, of Chattanooga, Tenn., 
brother of Harry E. Stoops, president cf the 
Southeastern Bill Posting Association, spent 
several days in Cincinnati during the past 
week on a business trip,' and was a "Bill- 
board" caller. 

Latest reports from Dayton, O., indicate 
that Harry Merkle is not going to Detroit, 
after all. He may possibly go to Des Moines, 
la., before spring, as that is where, rumor 
says, he expects to land next. Harry is a 
valuable man wherever he goes. 

In St. Louis, it is said, there is no evidence 
to show that P. G. Stout has re-established 
himself in the bill posting business. It is 
generally understood, however, that he has 
his card out as a bill posting contractor. Yet 
positive proof Is lacking on this point. 

The population of Glasgow, Scotland, is 
much less than that of Brooklyn, N. Y., yet 
four bill posting plants have peacefully plied 
the'r daily pursuits and waxed rich in tbe 
Scotch city, while the. trust permits only one 
to exist in. tbe big Long Island town. - 

None of the big poster printing houses in 
Cincinnati have "repcgnized" the Poster Art- 
ists' Association. The strike at Donaldson's 
is en the wane, and the whole thing w'll 
peter out shortly. The artists dd not even 
succeed in giving an imitation cf men of 
brawn. i; 

Liverpool, EnglandRbas a population about 
equal to that of BostoAV. Mass.. but the Eng- 
lish city .can- boast of af least four mammoth 
bill posting plants, all £ cf which are long- 
established and wealthy concerns. Owing to 
the trust in this country, Boston has but one 
recognized plant. 

In reality,. Roaring Robert is mere deserv- 
ing of pity. than censure, if his peculiarly 
embarrassing position were rightly under- 
stood. This is admitted even by those who 
are closely associated with him, and accounts 
in a great measure for hlis many flukes and 
white-flagging episodes. 

And now that the comfort of religious en- 
thusiasm has checked "Deacon Burr's" men- 
tal depression and banished the demon of 
frght from his physical system, he apologet- 
ically attr ; butes his recent tilt with Dame 
Nature to the excessive use of tobacco. Won- 
der .what pipe he's been smoking! 

The Rfdman Distributing Company, of Mi- 
lan. Mich'., has entered the bill post'ng field 
bv buying out an ormosition plant and Joining 
the Michigan Bill Posting Association. They 
rnpert th»t the'r hoards are 1m tlrst-class 
shape, and that business in the distributing 
and posting departments Is very good. 

Treasurer Charles A. Hinech, of the Cin- 
cinnati Fall Festival Association, has made 
a report, in which he. says: "The cash bal- 
ance in the hands of . the ' treasurer is, suffi- 
cient to insure the return of the notes given 
by the guarantors, and a handsome surplus 



will remain as a basis for the Festival of 
1S01." 

James Gilbert Stickney, city billposter of 
Tallapoosa, Ga., writes to complain about 
the list ot alleged unreliable billposters fur- 
nished by "Practical Advertising," in which 
his town was included. He says the state- 
ment does him great injustice, as he has a 
first-class plant and renders excellent service. 

The advertising in Munsey's is not only 
falling off in quantity, but it is also deterior- 
ating in class and character. In view of the 
fact that Munsey's still has by far the largest 
sale of any of the ten-centers on the stands 
one is forced to conclude that there is some' 
force to the advertising agents' knock, after 
all. 

Some well-known bill posters who visited 
Cincinnati during the Fall Festival were Maj 
Henry H. Tyner, of Springfield, O.: Charles 
B. Kodgers and wife, of s.dney, o. ; Frank 
F. Stoops, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mike 
Kuhn, of Hamilton, O.; R. W. Lodwick of 
Portsmouth, O.: George Campbell, of George- 
town, O., and. Hamilton, of Maysville, Ky. 

Some distributors are fond of asserting 
that Steinbrenner is financially interested In 
the Bmghajnpton circular,- which he helped 
to push into the sink-hole of ofllclal organry. 
Rodent! ••Steiimy" has troubles enough dis- 
tributing such leaflets without shouldering 
the responsibility of their manufacture 
However, his vanity may be appeased in a 
few free pages of advertising. 

Can it be possible that Gude is envious of 
the laurels of popularity which Dr. J. w 
Gnfiith, of Greensboro, N. C, won at Atlan- 
tic City by his brilliant eloquence and supe- 
rior sanity? 'Tis said in New York that 
whenever the name of the scholarly South- 
erner is mentioned within O. Jay's bearing 
the latter rather belittlingly and scornfully 
refers to him as "That Doctor." 

Whenever the question of dollars and cents 
is an issue in the office of the American Post- 
ing -Service, of Oh.cago, it Is said that Burr 
Robbins instantly steps forward and tempo- 
rarily assumes the positions of president, sec- 
retary, treaurer, general manager and board 
of directors. But at other times be is as un- 
obtrusive and retiring as a country bill poster 
on his first visit to an annual convention. 

One important development at the recent 
meeting cf the bill posting trust magnates 
in New York is the fact that the gangsters 
intend to oppose the admis&t.on of any more 
newspaper agencies, as solicitors in the bill 
posting field. Tbe great success made by N 
W. Ayer & Son haa. in fact, Jerked an awful 
fright into tbe timid bunch of afraid-of-each- 
others, and now they are very, very- sorry 
they admitted the Philadelphia firm, who are 
brsnging thousands cf dollars to the many 
bill posters' pockets, of which tbe magnates 
are jealous-. 

Lcrd & Thomas, of Chicago and New York 
the only advertising agency represented at 
the Par,s Exposition, have been awarded the 
Grand Prize— highest honor— for their unique 
and interesting map, which has received most 
favorable mention frcm the press and public 
This exhibit was shown in the Liberal Arts' 
Department. American advertising methods, 
as exemplified In the Lord & Thomas display 
showing, as it does, another reason for Amer- 
ican supremacy in the commercial world, 
have awakened great Interest among mer- 
chants of all civilized nations. 

Two more billposters were arrested at 
Cleveland, O.^ Sept. 19. on the charge of vio- 
lating the billposting ordinance. They were 
Wilham H. West and John Tozer, employes 
of Bryan & Co. The men were in the act 
of erecting a billboard sixty-four feet by 
twelve feet in dimensions, comprising 76S 
square feet, which is 718 feet more thaH the 

™ W ^J S E ^i d to allow ' when th « a"est was 
made. The arresting patrolmen, however, 
o-d not k no W that a test case was pending 
ww" Ce C °", rt - ^'""theless. they say that 
whenever and wherever the ordinance is be- 
ing violated arrests will bo made. 

W. L. Taylor, who makes the finest pictures 
that appear in "The Ladies' Home Journal "" 

l?\£t »£ aI " fe , that eveI ^ artist areSms 
™„ « ne |i hc r seeks nor accepts work frcm 
?£m i",' vP e bas an a B r eed income from the 
Philadelphia magazine, and as this is a gen- 
erous amount he has nothing in the way of 

hSm^f. t w W ? r 7 M S' Hie Iives in an M«s«e 
Z%?X £ ^"effy. Mass., in the top story of 
fnn^i.M *"" M" ftadlo- His work is care- 
fully laid out for him by his editor for an en- 
tire year in. advance, and he works at it only 

na*ii.i ,e i n f t? B at ma Dest ' Otherwise, he 
paddies in his canoe or walks. He has no 

£ m ?„! mp .? s . e<S u I? a bim wlren hlB work shall 
be turned In. He generally uses up the best 
or two months to paint a sinsle p'cturc. Few 
art.sts have really a more ideal l'fe. 

.w ?' s J"l rI ? ck ' of wnoln H was announced 
that he bad Joined R. H. Forgrave's "Boys 
and Bums company, in a recent letter to 
fi"i.f - Ha r ba "B l >. say: "The allegation is 
false, and the alligator knows It." It is 
doubtful if there ever was such a company 
ever headed by Mr. Forgrnve. The whole 
story Is mythical. Mr. Spurlock further says. 
I imagine I am a sign painter, notwithstand- 
ing I have been criticised many a t:me. I 
have never worked for Gunning or any other 
big sign painter. I have had three cr four 
men nnpiy to me for work this summer who 
claimed they had worked for Gunning, 'Hoto' 
or G"d^, and after putting them to work they 
would nrorped to Fhow mo that I did not have 
the richt idea, and tlwv would show mo how 
Gunning does, and while I had mv doubts 
about tho resemblance— some of Gunning's 
work I have seen— I was inclined to ni'ow 
thvm to work at lenst n day before r d'R- 
charged them and painted the s'ens over It 
mnv be thnt the*«* nre come of Mr. Fc-- 
rrnvo's "Boys ond Bums." and if so. I will 
tnke brick anything I havo paid aeninst Mr. 
P. on that score. I nm do'ng nothing but 
sign-work now, nnd am trving to b» n jrood 
one. so that T enn pet a 1oh with Mr. For- 
grave nnd write for the trade Journals." 



THE BILLBOARD 



Cent Shows. 



The Circus Woman. 



Once upon a time, not so very long ago. the 
embid.ment ot all that is wicked in the mas- 
culine way was supposed' to be represented 
by the dashing black-mustached member ot 
a minstrel show. During the same prehis- 
tor.c per.cd there dwelt a companion piece 
to the social outlaw aforesaid in the minds 
of mammas. cf eligible sons. And this bogey 
was labeled "The Circus Woman," says a 
writer in the San Francisco Bulletin. 

The Miustrel Man and the Circus Woman! 
These two typified the extremes of social de- 
pravity. Did your neighbor's daughter, 
madam, promenade the streets of your little 
town with the jauntily attired one whose bold 
face was blacked o' evenings— you knew that 
the silly girl's feet had touched the first rung 
of the ladder which leads down, down and 
out of, social sight. Was your friend's son, 
my good sir, d.sc-overed hanging about the 
circus vans— that son, I mean, who was no 
longer child enough to be troubled by the 
fascination cf the sawdust-packed ring and 
the savage glories of the menagerie— you re- 
joiced ".a your individual good fortune that 
your own boy. at least, was not giving over 
to shameless worship of the outlandish circus 
woman. We have changed all this; or, 
rather, circumstances have changed it fcr us. 
Vaudeville is partly to blame; that hybrid 
theatrical creature whose mother was a 
comedienne and whose father was an acrobat. 
Vaudeville is the missing link between the 
stage and the sawdust triple-ring. Vaude- 
ville has dragged down the one and elevated 
the other. Vaudeville and hard work have 
done the thing. As the capacity to be 
amused has become jaded among end-of-the- 
ccntury people; as the tendency to require 
more of one's entertainers has brought about 
a struggle for existence among the amuse- 
ment-makers, the circus woman, fully as 
much- as any one else, has bowed to the law, 
in nature as in art, which decrees the sur- 
vival of the fittest. The circus woman has 
become a specialist. The circus woman has 
outlived the period when she was a piece of 
showy furniture in a tawdry parade, a Jill 
of all* circus trades, and by sheer hard work, 
by becoming a mistress of agility, an artist 
in equilibrium— in short, by learning to do 
best what others can only do well, she has 
raised her rank and outlived her reputation. 

I have had the pain of meeting in their 
dressing rooms various stage people of dif- 
ferent degrees of dramatic elevation. I never 
saw the circus woman as anything but a mar- 
vel of i human mechanism till the Ringling 
Brothers: performed the. last great miracle of 
living up to circus promises. Last week 1 
met the circus woman. And she isn't the cir- 
cus woman at all. She's a child; a simple, 
unaffected, amiable little creature, pleased 
at a small compliment as a child would be, 
and lacking — delightfully lacking — in the 
veiled, sophisticated sarcasm with which the 
clever actress meets her natural enemy, the 
interviewer.; or the unbounded, fatuous van- 
ity which the stupid one displays. As to the 
unholy associations which once put these 
women beyond the pale in conservative wom- 
en's estimation,- as to the feminine horror 
of the circus dressing room, relinquish- the 
lingering, long-loved prejudice, my dear 
madam. And if you want to : be shocked, I 
pray you avoid the canvassed, circular, earth- 
. flavored green room, where I spent yesterday 
afternoon with twenty-two women in (and 
out cf) tights of various hues and diverse ma- . 
terials. As a sensation, I warn you, the cir- 
cus woman is a failure. 

This tented dressing room may he about 
twenty cr thirty feet in diametar. Its roof is 
the great canvas that stretches over both 
men's and women's dressing rooms and the 
outer corridor, where the leading equine 
stars are undergoing stage make-up at the 
hands of \ many grooms. In this matter of 
mnke-up, again the circus woman is a disap- 
pointment. When you hear the envious, dis- 
illusioned spectator of many circuses explain- 
ing to the disheartened child at his side that 
iho spangled, satin-clad hour! he sees is 
merely a berouged, "bedizened old woman, 
break boldly in upon the conversation and 
b'd the hero-worshinirie- youth : take heart 
cf grace. These cb*ld-tlVe women have lips 
a bit artificially reddened. Even Oko Haen- 
hara. the little nlne-vear-old Japanese child 
turnbler. has a bit of rouge upon her thin. 
snv'Ung lips. Tiut for the grotesquely black- 
ened eyes and the paint laid on with a shame- 
less generosity go not to the e'reus women. 
P=ek rptlier the foremost character in Amer- 
ica to-day. and the whilom society lady be- 
come a vaudeville star. 



Beno, The Snake Eater. 



This is how Beno, the snake cater, came 
to be "It." It was a question of necessity 
purely on. both sides. Everybody Is by this 
time pretty well acquainted with the person- 
age called "Bosco," tbe widejy heralded mon- 
ster, supposed to have been captured In Aus- 
tralia, and who, according to the barker of 
.the New England Carnival Company. Is a 

pronounced "It," who cats snakes front 
choice. But there are wheels within wheels 
In the Carnival Company, and many myste- 
ries, with which' the outside world Is not ac- 



quainted. The fact of the matter is that the 
anginal "Bosco" is not with the show at an. 
buuie montns. ago there was a "Bosco," out 
lie got sick and was left at a way station in 
me iuKe rtg.on to recuperate, it was ex- 
corouer Attenuate, of Canton, the "spieler," 
wno vouchsaied all the information, wntcn- is 
to-erclore omciai. Now it seems tnat tnero 
v»as a hanger-on with the company namtd 
Beno. , 

"■Jieno," says Dr. McQuate, "is only a 
plain, unfortunate, rummy guy, who used to 
cat twice a week before . he took to snakes. 
Beno is the fellow who a few years ago spent 
a lew weeks at the, Cincinnati Hospital, lie 
had' picked out a pleasant method of making 
a liv.ug. Ail he Uid was drink all kinds of 
poisons, drive awls in his head ' and allow 
b.mseif to be crucified in museums over the 
country. He is the gent that would stand 
upun a platform and have spikes driven 
through his feet and -hands for *2 a day. The 
spiKes hurt him just as bad as they would 
hurt any of the spectators had they gone 
tnrough the same performance. Put Beno nad 
ntrve ana' was anxious to eat three times 
a day, and have a little booze for himself 
occitbiunaliy. He joined out with our show, 
but his act was too strong, and the people 
wouldn't stand for it, so he became a useless 
attache of the combination, and was allowed 
to sleep and eat wherever he could. Many 
times we thought we had lost him. Up in 
Minnesota this summer he got drunk and 
went to sleep on the steps of the car and 
fell off. He was picked up by the authorities 
of a little Minnesota town, and) when found 
was still asleep, he had not been injured, 
and to the surprise of everybody he turned 
up at the next town where we snowed; none 
the worse for wear. It happened that Bosco 
took sick, but even before this he bad gone 
to Colonel Pontius, the manager of the snow, 
and told him that he had Bosco skinned a 
block eating snakes, and had his applicat.on 
into for the job, in case it was ever unincum- 
bered. When Bosco took sick there was con- 
sternation all through the show. We bad 
billed the snake eater, and we had to bave 
one at any cost. Suddenly Pontius' thougat 
of Beno, and a short search about the boxes 
outside the tents discovered the rummy as 
usual asleep. He was awakened and booked 
for two weeks, and a more highly elated fel- 
low I never saw. Hie was placed in the pit 
for trial, and all the help gathered round to 
see how he would carry himself in the den 
of vipers. "Well, he surprised everybody. 
When he sat down among the rattlers the 
first thing he said was: 'These snakes are 
not fussy enough,' and with that began box- 
ing the hissing serpents about. In a few mo- 
ments the pit was a sibilant mass of seeth- 
ing horrors, and suddenly one big, brown rat- 
tlesnake sunk a fang into his hand. Beno 
placed his hand to his mouth and instantly 
drew out the poison deposited there, and 
then grabbing the snake bit its head off. By 
this time all the help had skipped away. 

" 'You'll do,' said Pontius, with a gasp, 
and frcm that time on Beno was the accepted 
snake eater. . 

"Well, a revolution in the person of Beno 
followed. Prom a meek Lazerene he became 
a swell-chejjted' gent, with all the pomp of 
one who owned a proprietary interest in the 
show. The first mistake he made was soon 
after he took upon himself the duties of the 
omciai snake eater. We showed at a little 
town in Wisconsin, and the attendance was 
very light. I don't believe we took in over 
$50. But every farmer who paid 10 cents and 
came in wanted to see Beno decapitate a rat- 
tlesnake. You see, we get the rattlesnakes 
at a certain place in Colorado. By the time 
they reach us they cost ■ about jl.50 each. 
Beno thought it was incumbent upon him to 
please every patron cf the show and the fa- 
talities that day in the snake pit threatened 
the show with bankruptcy. We took in, as 
1 said, $50, and Beno bit off the heads of 
ahout *S8 worth of snakes. Colonel Pontius 
called him up on the green carpet and he got 
an awful lacing, and after that he contented 
h'mself wth killing a reasonable number of 
snakes a day. But there was trouble ahead. 
Beno was on the pay-roll, and felt his im- 
portance and began immediately to demand 
his sovereign rights— that of dining at the 
general mess. One day he loomed up at the 
eating tent. 

" "What are you doing here?' asked the 
cook. 
■-..-■'." 'I am poing to eat here,' he replied. 

" 'lJ— d if you do.' respondpd' a chorus of 
voices, and' as Reno nressed his claims, and 
enme on you cught to have seen the scramble. 
Every man took to his heels. Finally Beno 
was assigned to n table by himself, and there 
he eats to this day. Ah. a lovely gentleman, 
that Beno!" — Cincinnati Enquirer. 



Seeking Relatives. 



Chillicothe, Ohio, Sent. 26.— All efforts to ' 
locate the relatives cf Edward Comstock, the 
showman who died here as the result of a 
rattlesnake bite, have proved futile, and he 
will be buried by the township authorities. 
He had stated that his home was at Indian- 
apolis, and that he was formerly employed by 
the Smithsonian Institute as - a snake catcher 
in South America, but beyond that nothing 
Is known of Mm. His companion in the 
snake show business, a man named Tullls. 
claims to have picked Mm up in a saloon 
at Dayton some eight weeks ago and knew 
nothing about his relatives. When Comstock 
was bitten by the rattler he showed no un- 
easiness, saying thathe had been bitten num- 
berless times before. He prescribed- tbe treat- 
ment, but for once it tailed to work. 



W. P. Pinkston, the famous scenic artist of 
St. Louis,' who designed nnd painted many of 
the most attractive floats for tho Cincinnati 

Fall Festival, was a "Billboard" caller Oct. 1. 



Gossip. 



George H. Hines and wife are at Hot 
Springs, Ark. 

The Wallace shows played Richmond, Va., 
Friday, Oct. 5. 

It is said that W. E. Ferguson is recover- 
ing. His wife is still attending him. 

E. M. Burk has all tbe railroad contracts 
fcr the Wallace shows closed up to the end 
of the season. 

Walter L. Main arrived home at Geneva, 

O.. Sept. 20. lie will spend tbe winter in 
Southern California. 

Frank Rossman, the boss billposter, has 
quit Wallace's car No. 1 and joined Gentry's 
Llog and Pony Show. 

Dan Robinson-, general agent of the Buck- 
skin Bill shows, wants more' billposters. Ad- 
dress care of Donaldson's. 

The railroads of Texas do not want shows 
at any price. All their motive power is re- 
quired to move the cotton crop. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West closes Its season at 
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 3. W. W. Cole is at 
present accompanying the show. 

The herd of four educated elephants which 
John Rcbinson purchased two -months ago 
has become a feature of the show. 

Owing to the Galveston disaster, Buffalo 
Bill will play four days at New Orleans, in- 
stead of three, as orig.nally intended. 

Norris & Rowe's big trained animal show 
played at Dallas, Tex., Monday, Oct. 1, for 
the benefit of the Galveston storm sufferers. 

Giles Pullman has finally recovered from 
his long illness at Otsego, Mich., and has 
gene to his home. 42 Woodell street, Buffalo, 
N. Y. 

J. P. Fagan was a "Billboard" caller Sep- 
tember 26. His health is much improved, but 
his ear still requires dressing by a physician 
daily. 

Colonel Castello, of the Pawnee Bill show, 
reports that that organization will close its 
season in Califcrnia November 1 and ship to 
Australia. 

Maginley's West Indies Show can be ad- 
dressed at 209 E. Fourteenth street. New York 
City. It will tour Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and 
Porto Rico during the coming winter. 

I. A. Walder, 821 Fourth street, Sioux City. 
Iowa, wants to hear from his son, who at last 
accounts was a billposter on the No. 1 car 
cf F. E. Smith's Great Syndicate Circus. 

J. P. Pagan has been re-engaged by the 
Forepaugh-Sells Shows for the season of 190i. 

W. R. Musgat bas finished his season ahead 
cf the Wallace Shows, and will entertain of- 
fers for the winter. 

The last of McCormick Bros.' Circus and 
Menagerie pulled in to Lancaster, O., Sept. 26, 
and, as the company was going out of the 
business, disposed- of its property at that 
place. The show has disbanded. 

Roaring Robert considered himself "big 
pumpkins" when he was a circus programmer 
and afterwards an, agent. Few people know, 
however, that when he was general agent 
Adam Forepaugh- compelled him to take 
vouchers for his telegrams. 

Edward Comstock, manager of a snake 
show, was bitten by a rattlesnake at Chilli- 
cothe, O., last week and died in terrible 
agony. His hand and arm swelled to an 
enormous size. Every known antidote was 
tried without avail. He was changing the 
snakes and put bis hand into a box, when 
the rattler bit him. He had handled snakes 
for years. • 

We gather from the Lancaster (N. Y.) "En- 
terprise" that the town of Elma, N. Y., has 
incorporated a circus organization with some 

of the first citizens of the town as - directors. 
What they are going to do with it Is not said, 
ncr who is to act as clown. Perhaps they 
have dug up a new meaning for the word, but 
they can not shake off the character that has 
hung to it since the days of the old Roman 
circus. So they had better not use it as a 
church auxiliary. . 

George Whittlesey had a remarkable es- 
cape from death at Lafayette. Ind.. Saturday 
afternoon, September 29, while making a bal- 
loon ascension. When 3,000 feet high he cut 
loose, the parachute opening nicely after a 

drop of 50 feet, when the sandbag used in 
overturning the balloon broke loose and fell, 
striking the parachute on top and closing it. 
Whittlesey fell fully 500 feet with lightning 
speed before the parachute reopened, after 
which he landed safely in the meadow ad- 
Joining the Carnival Midway Grounds. Peo- 
ple -were awe-stricken when the bag struck 
the parachute, the bag passing on down and 
missing the daring aeronaut by a close mar- 
gin. 

Last season when Ringling Bros', circus 
exhibited for the first time in the Puget 
Sound cities, rumors of the magniture of the 
show and its modern, up-to-date exhibitions 
reached the South- Pacific Coast, and there 
was a prevalent Idea that a new arenic star 
had arisen in the East. At that time unau- 
thorized announcements were made In the 
dramatic newspapers that California would 
be included in the show's itinerary. This was 
an error, but simply an error in time. Last 
fall arrangements were completed for an ex- 
tensive tour of California, as well as return 
engagements In the northern coast cities. 
The latter have recently been visited for the 
second time with pronounced success, and • 
the show is now making its advent upon Cali- 
fornia soil for the first time. 

Rice's famous dogs and ponies have not 
lost a day since the season opened in Cleve- 
land. C, early in April, -with the Great Ori- 
ental Carnival Company. They were the spe- 
cial feature of this attraction until the com- 
pany changed hands in Chicago In July. 

Then the Juvenile actors were quickly hooked 



solid until October, playing to the best ot 
houses and being the special feature, with 
hearty endorsement, with return dates, as the 
tree attraction in front of the Des Moines 
State Fair, grandstand; St. Joseph, Mo., 
new-fashioned lair; Bedford, Iowa, Ottumwa, 
Omaha Street Fair, Carlyle, 111., Vmcennes, 
lnd., and other prominent places and in each* 
and every instance the acts were endorsed 
in the highest possible manner, both by the 
fair associations, street fair managers, press 
and public. 

X. W. Wittman and Ed' Barry, agents for 
a patent medicine firm, -and who have been 
running a lree show in Newport, Ky., as an 
advertisement to assist them in disposing of 
taeir goods, were arraigned before County 
Judge Brown and a jury last week on a 
charge of practicing medicine without a li- 
cense, preferred by members of the County 
Board of Health. Tire State failed to prove 
that they had been prescribing, and they were 
acquitted. Newport physicians declared after 
tbe tr.al that tney would take the case be- 
fore the grand jury. On the other band, 
Barry and Wittman are threatening to -file 
suit against the doctors who originated the 
prosecution. Newport doctors have attacked 
Dr. J. S. Cassidy, State Inspector of Drugs, 
on the ground that he went to Newport-undei* 
orders to investigate the medicine sold by 
Wittman and Barry, and, finding that they 
were old friends of his, took the stand at 
their free show and boosted their medicine 
to the people. By order of Mayor Nelson, of 
Newport, the medicine men have been pre- 
vented from giving street performances. 



Circus Attached. 



Dixon, Bowers & Dixon, circus managers, 
closed the season at Watertown, N. Y., .Sept. 
22, by giving a performance which was very 
satisfactory. After the show was over, Lester 
L. Rose, of Cooperstown, sheriff of Otsego 
County, presented himself and attached all 
the goods belonging to Dixon. Bowers & 
Dixon, to secure a chattel mortgage for J700 
held by Richard Freeman, a business man of 
Cooperstown. It seems that during the first 
two months of the season the circus played 
in hard luck and- found it necessary to give a 
mortgage to a man named Darling for sixty 
days. Darling, who is a show man, wanted 
two secure the outfit and 'tried to close the 
circus at Cooperstown, when Mr. Freeman 
came to the rescue. Since leaving Coopers- 
town, the circus has been playing to crowded 
tents during a trip through the Catskills and 
Adirondacks and had partially paid Mr. Free- 
man what they owed him. As Dixon, Bowers 
& D.xon were on the "square," they tele- 
Efapned Mr. Freeman that they would close 
at Watertown. Mr. Freeman sent the sheriff, 
who attached the property, consisting of a 
tent, nine wagons, seats, and eighteen work 
horses, which will be sold. The trick dogs, 
ponies, mules and horses belong to Mr. 
White, of Baltimore, who shipped his animals 
to that city. . . 



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BARNUM & BAILEY'S GREAT SHOWS—! 
Damstadt, Germany, Oct. 5, Wiesbaden, Oct. ] 
6 to 7; Frankfurt, Oct. 8, 14. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Newton, 
N. C, Oct. 4; Hickory, N. C. Oct- 5; Marion. 
N. C, Oct 6; Ashville, N. C. Oct 8: Mar- 
shall, N. C, Oct. 9; Newport, N. C, Oct. 
10; Mdrristown. N. C, Oct, U; Knoxville, 
Tenn., Oct 13. 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Pitsburg, 
Kan., Oct. 4; Joplin, Mo.. Oct. 5; Springfield, 
Oct. 6; Oklahoma City.' Ok., Oct, 8; Gaines- 
ville, Tex., Oct 9; Fort Worth, Tex., Oct. 10; 
Dallas, Tex., Oct. 11; Greenville, Tex., Oct. 
12; Paris, Tex., Oct. 13. 

FOREPAUGH-SELLS SHOWS— Chattanoo- 
ga, Tenn., Oct. 3; Anderson, Ala., Oct. 4; 
R,ome, Ga., Oct. 5; Knoxville, Tenn., Oct. 
6; Bristol, Tenn., Oct. 8; Pulaski, Va., Oct. 
9; Marion, Va., Oct 10; Roanoke, Va., Oct. 
11: Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 12. 

HARRIS' NICKL.E PIRATE SHOWS— BelhJ- 
ville. 111., Oct. 4; E. St. Louis, 111., Oct. 5. 
Murphysboro, III., Oct. 6: Cairo, II.. Oct- 8- 
Columbus, Ky., Oct- 9; Union City. Tenn.. 
Oct. 10; Hickman, Ky., Oct. 11; Martin, Tenn., 
Oct. 12; Dresden, Tenn., Oct- 13. 

HARRISON BROS'. SHOWS— Fairmount,- 
Neb., Oct- 8; Aurora, Neb., Oct. 9; Grand 
Island, Neb., Oct. 10; Kearney, Neb., Oct. 11; 
Hastings, Neb., Oct- 12; .Red Cloud, Neb., 
Oct. 13. 

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST— Knoxville, 
la.; Fairfield, Oct. 6. 

RINGLING BROS.' SHOWS— Fresno. Cat 
Oct. 4; Vlsaiia;- Cal., Oct- 5; Bakersfield, Cat 
Oct. 6; Santa. Barbara. Cat, Oct. 8; Los An- 
geles, Cal.,' Oct. 9 and 10; Santa Ana, Cal. 
Oct. U; Pomona, Cal., Oct. 12; San Bernar- 
dino, Cal./Oct. 13. 

THE GREAT WALLACE SHOWS— Wash- 
ington, D. C, Oct. 1. 2; Alexandria, Va., 

3; Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 4; Richmond, 
Va.. Oct. 5; Newport News. Va., Oct 6: Nor- 
folk. Va.. Oct, 8; Portsmouth, Va.. Oct », 



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Cincinnati Is certainly entitled 1 to plume 

herself with pride for the great Fall Festival, 
which- closed amid a crowning triumph of 
splendor and magnificence last Saturday 
night after ten days* of pomp, pleasure and 
festivity, was one of the grandest and most 
successful affairs of the kind ever held in this 
country. In every sense of the word it sur- 
passed even the most sanquine expectations 
of its promoters, and was universally voted 
an unparalleled triumph— financially, artisti- 
cally and in point of attendance. To be-g.n 
to do Justice to the many great events, such 
as parades, attractions, illuminations and 
crowded streets, in the brief description to 
which we are limited, is simply impossible. 
Probably the most resplendent and impres- 
sive feature of the carnival was the pageant 
of trades and- industries that passed through 
the streets of the Queen City Wednesday aft- 
ernoon, Sept. 26. The floats in line were 
the handsomest and costliest the best arti- 
zans could design-, and did honor and glory 
to their creators. Cincinnati has had many 
parades and pageants, but never in the his- 
tory of all these glittering displays did any 
outshine this one. Twenty-five trades were 
represented nv floats on which no expense 
had been spared, for one and all were bent 
on capturing the prize of SLOOO in gold offered 
by the Pall Festival Association. As much 
for the honor cf being the prize winner, as 
for the grid, did all compete — for an honor 
it can be • -:-f koned to be the first in that mag- 
nificent cfcplay. When- it was ail over and 




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the parade had dispersed discussion was Kfe 
as to the winner. Every one had a favorite 
picked for tire prize, and even the Judges 
themselves took plenty of time in making 
the award. As the judges said, it was no 
easy task, but finally it was decided that the 
gorgeous float of the Cincinnati Associated 
Lithographers be awarded the prize. The 
text of the decision- follows: 
Mr. c. B. Braunsteinv President Fall Festival 
Association: 

Dear Sir— Your committee appointed to 
award the prize for the most artistic and de- 
scriptive float in the trades display parade 
respectfully awards the same to the Cincin- 
nati Associated Lithographers. Very re- 
spectfully submitte d. 

HARVET E. HANNAFORD, 
HARRY D. CRANE, 
JOSEPH _E- DURRELL. 

Judges. 



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The Lithographers' float came fifth in the 

line, a. shining and gorgeous sight, that 

. , evoked applause. Its advance was heralded 

»ij by a knight in black armor, bearing a yel- 

J*| low banner, from the top of which- depended 

?J| yellow cords held by boys. Then came an 

*3 escort of eight mounted knights in black ar-- 

J;S mor bearing shields with, yellow trimmings. 

51, The float was anr allegorical treating of the 

ijt subject of lithography. The father of the art, 

. JJI Aloys Senefelder— of whom a large medallion 

>?{ reposed In. the center — was being honored 

M and crowned- with- flowers by a woman; garb- 

M ed In white, and her two attendants. Ten 

,v| columns of gold at each; of the four corners 

vf of the float supported the golden roof, while 

; | over all there were decorations In black and 



yellow. The advance in the science of the 
art was depicted by a lithographic stone, at 
which worked a man, the legend 1900 being 
conspicuously displayed. H. L. Br.dwell and 
Paul Jones, of the strobridge Company, and 
Sculptor Meienberg, of the Art CIud, did the 
work. All the costumes, and there were 
scores, were made to order. Riding beside 
the i.cat were outriders carrying shields con- 
taining the names of the big engraving con- 
cerns of Cincinnati, such as StroDr.dge, Don- 
aldson, The Enquirer, Henderson, MacBrair 
and- the Eagle, all of which establishments 
were contributors to the prize-winning float. 

The floral parade, which was witnessed by 
more than half a million- people Friday 
morning, Sept. <28, was gorgeous in the ex- 
treme, - and has never been excelled in Amer- 
ica or elsewhere 'for that matter. 

Cincinnati's great Fall Festival for 1901 is 
already an assured fact. 



Defends the Committees. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I read the communication of Mr. 
John W. Watson, dated Ottumwa, la., with 
much interest. He complains of the fact 
that committeemen _and secretaries of street 
-fairs are inattentive in their correspondence 
with showmen. He particularly directs bis 
criticism against cities in the South, where 
in many instances be has not bad the cour- 
tesy of a single line in reply. 

I must say that I was surprised at Mr. 
Watson's experience, and am wondering what 
character vt entertainment he offers to street 
fairs that fails to elicit a response. My own 
experience has been radically different. In 
the week of October 15 to 20 we will hold a 
street fair at Montgomery which I do not 
hesitate to say will gather together the big- 
gest number of people that will assemble 
this year in the South upon a similar occa- 
sion, excepting perhaps the carnival at New- 
Orleans. In securing attractions and side 
shows for this -fair I have been put to no end 
of trouble and expense by the failure of 
parties owning these attractions to reply to 
iny communications. In some instances there 
has been perhaps a failure to receive my 
letters, but in the main it must be simply 
carelessness and inattention. Ai.d all this 
goes to prove what? That Southern business 
men are not business like? No. That the 
managers of side shows and attractions are 
icd.fferent? No. Simply that in every part 
of the ceuntry and in every trade and pro- 
fession men are found who are un-business 
like in their work. Secretaries do not control 
this exclusive privilege. Yours trulv. 

L. L. GILBERT. 
Secretary Street Fair Association. 
Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 28. 



Prizes Awarded. 



Paris, Sept. 30. — The jury of final appeal 
in the Exposition awards has- finished its 
work. The statement prepared for the United 
States committee shows that . America re- 
ceived the highest number of awards of any 
nat:cn save . France, and that she also re- 
ceived more awards in each classification, ex- 
cept grand prizes, in which Germany secured 
a greater- number. These figures, excepting 
fcr France, follow: 

Grand prizes — 

United States 215 

•Germany ." ..... . 236 

Russia 209 

Great Britain 183 

Gold medals — 

United States 547 

Germany 515 

Russia 346 

Great Britain 406 

Silver medals — 

United States 593 

Germany .. .................... 575 

Russia 411 

Great Britain 517 

. Bronze medals- 
United States 501 

Germany 321 

Russia .. ....321 

Great Britain 410 

Honorable mention— 

United States 348 

Germany T.. 184 

Russia 208 

Great Britain 208 



Notes. 



The Leavenworth (Kan.) Carnival will be a 
great one. 

St. Brig'd, Cal., will hold a cburcb bazar 
Oct. 6 to 20. 

The carnival to be held at Marion, O., is 
going to be a hummer. 

Madison. Wis., will hold a stree'Mair the 
tb£rd week in October. 

There will be a Merchants' Carnival at Al- 
ton.. III., Oct. 17 and 18. 

The Marion County (III.) Fair will be held 
at Salem, 111., Oct. 9 to 12. 

Oct. 23 and 24 are the dates of the Imlay 
City (Mich.) Fair, instead of Oct. 2 to 4. 

Painesville (O.) citizens have decided to 
bold a two-days' street fair, Oct. 10 and 11. 

Preparations are being made for a street 
fair and carnival at Madison, Wis., Oct. 15 
to 20. 

Great preparations are being made for the 
Indianapolis (Ind.) Carnival, to be held Oct. 
8 to 13. 



The dates now fixed for the Pennsylvania 
State Fair, to be held at Lancaster, are Oct. 
9 to 12. 

The St, Louis (Mo.) Fair Association- is 
meeting with great success for their fair, 
Oct. 1 to 6. 

The Fairbaven (Wash.) Fair Association is 
putting its grounds in excellent condition for 
its next fair. 

Extensive preparations are being made for 
the free street fair to be held at Delaware, 
O.. Oct. 8 to 13. 

Unless all signs fail, Covington, Ind., will 
have a monster street carnival and product 
show. Oct. 9 to 12. 

Durand, Miehi, will have another free street 
carnival this year, as the one last year was a 
pronounced' success. 

The Cedar Rapids (la.) Carnival, which will 
be held Oct. 1 to 6, will this year be larger 
and grander than ever. 

The Sacramento Valley Fair Association is 
meeting with great success for their fair, to 
be held at Colusa, Cal. 

The date of the Marshall County Business 
League Fair to be held at Lewisburg, Tenn., 
has beeni changed- to Oct. 10. 

The catalogue and premium list of the 
Johnson County (Ark.) Fair is out. The fair 
dates this year axe Oct. 9 to 12. 

The members of the Santa Rosa (Cal.) Dis- 
trict Fair Association are all working hard 
for the success of their fair. 

The Indiana State Fair, held at Indianap- 
olis last week, had more and better exhibits 
than ever before in its history. 

With pomp and pageantry, circumstance 
and great variety, the city of Danville, Va., 
will celebrate, from Oct. 1 to 6. 

All arrangements for the big street fair and 
carnival to be given at Marion, Mo., are now 
complete, and a great success is expected. 

The Washington. State Fair, held at North 
Yakima during the week of Sept. 24, was the 
greatest event of its kind ever held in the 
State. 

A street fair will probably be held at Sel- 
lersburg, Ky., in- October. If given, it will be 
by the Red Men and the Commercial Club 
of the town. 

Although it is supposed to be dead, capital- 
ists from -Chicago, III., have been looking 
over the' route of the proposed DeKalb and 
Sycamore electric fair. 

The famous Oriental Midway has been se- 
cured as an attraction at the Walla Walla 
(Wash.) Fruit Fair, and will be open during 
each day of the exhibit. 

Peoria, 111., will hold its second annual corn 
exposition and carnival on Oct. 4 to 13, in- 
clusive, this year, and will outdo its mag- 
nificent success of last year. 
All the Catholic churches and societies in 

Denver, Col., will unite in a great festival to 
be given from Nov. 15 to Dec. 1 for the ben- 
efit of the Cathedral building fund. 

Extensive preparations are in progress for 
the church fair to be given at St. Mary's 
Catholic Church, of Louisville, Ky., Oct. 8 to 
10, and it will no doubt prove a successful 
event. 

The ladles of Martinshurg, W. Va.. will 
hold a bazaar and give a series of entertain- 
ments for the benefit of the Martinsburg Pub- 
i c J- brary, beginning Oct. 23 and ending 
Oct. 27. 

The celebrated Hamilton (Mich ) town fair 
will be held Oct. 11 and 12. It will be the 
twenty-fourth annual meeting of this organ- 
ization, and its reputation gains luster with 
every passing year. 

The bench dog show during the Dallas 
(Texl) Fair will continue from Oct. 9 to 13, 
and the entries closed Sept. 25. Owners of 
fine dogs in Houston are getting them in 
readiness for the occasion. 

Farmers In the Brown County (O.) and Ma- 
son County (Ky.) White Burley Tobacco Dis- 
tricts are notified that in January, 1901, the 
Board of Trade in Maysville, Ky., will hold 
its second big Tobacco Fair. 

Crawfordsville, Ind., will hold a street fair 

and corn carnival during the week of Oct. 15. 

The San Angelo (Tex.) Fair, to take' place 

Oct. 17 to 19, promises to be one of the most 

attractive stock shows of the season. 

The Business League of Lewisburg, Tenn., 
has decided to change the date of the street 
fair from Oct. 6 to Oct. 10. About $200 in 
premiums has been secured by the league, 
which insures the success of the fair. 

With the weather' prophet favorable to the 
enterprise, nothing but success should again 
crown the Galesburg (111.) Street Fair, to be 
held Oct. 16 to 20. Every indication points 
to a fair cf profit to the city and of Interest 
to the people. 

The people of Gallatin, Tex., are making 
great preparations for a street fair under 

the management of the Commercial Club, on 
Oct. 26 and 27. One hifndred very valuable 
prizes have been offered on blooded stock, a 
number of farm products, etc. 

Entries for the Utah State Exposition, to be 
held at Salt Lake City, are coming in at a 
rapid rate. There is every reason to believe 
that they will largely exceed in number those 
of a year ago. The fair officials are very much 
gratified with the showing thus far made. 

The great Bloomsburg (Pa.) Fair, it is said, 
will be second to none in the State of Penn- 
sylvania. From the present outlook, the man- 
agement expects to have a larger and better 
exhibit than ever before. Nothing has been 
spared to make It a great success. A large 
addition- has Just been built to the grand 
stand. .The attractions secured are novel and 
up to date. 

The Laudervale Fair, to be held at Bir- 
mingham, Ala., Oct. 10 to 14, promises to be 
the largest event since Its organization seven 



years ago. The four days of racing with good 
cash prizes, is attracting a good many horse- 
men from other sections, and there will be 
some fast going, as the competition will be 
lierce. Horses from- Tennessee and North 
Alabama have been entered, and the new rac- 
ing stable now being built will be taxed to 
shelter the various strings that will take part 
in the various events. 

The Company K., O. V. I., boys are boom- 
ing the street fair to be held at Delaware, 
O., with all their strength, and that town 
was never so well advertised as it is being 
now. The big Fourth of July celebration 
three years ago indicates d.mly in comparison 
with the coming street fair, and although the 
town was crowded that day from the minia- 
ture efforts put forth by the committee if it 
is a standard by which to calculate for the 

K boys' carnival, Delaware never even could 
imagine such a crowd- of people. 

The board of trade and the business men 
of Phoenix, Ariz., are agitating thequesticn 
cf another carnival for Phoenix this winter 
The benefits to the city of the carnival last 
year were so marked that a popular clamor 
has already begun- for a duplication of the 
celebration- during the coming winter. There 
is more reason for a celebration of the kind 
this season- than ever before. A greaer in- 
flux of tourists than usual is anticipated, and 
a carnival would so materially add to the at- 
tractions of that pretty winter city that many 
Eastern people could be induced to visit the 
place solely for the purpose of witnessing 
the wild West features of an Arizona gala 
day. 

The Street Fair at Montgomery, Ala., Oct. 
15 to 20, will make its music a special fea- 
ture. The enterprising management have 
engaged the Murphrysboro, 111., band of 
twenty-five pieces and the famous American 
band of Chicago of thirty pieces, and they 
will come to Montgomery augmented by the 
performers in their free attractions from 
Chicago and local friends cf the bands in both 
places on a special train all the way from 
Chicago gaily decorated with banners and 
streamers advertising the Street Fair. Need- 
less to say, the big -crowd at Montgomery will 
receive a splendid musical treat in these 




ARTIST C. H. BRIDWELL, 

Of The Strobridge Litho Co , whose workman- 
ship on the Lithographers' Float, in the 
Cincinnati Fall Fotival Parade, 
contributed materially to 
winning the prize 
of $1.00000. 



bands, and mirth, jollity and good humor 
will prevail during the entire carnival. 

"Beautiful Jim Key," who took In more 
money than any other show at the Expert 
Exposition last fall in Philadelphia, is re- 
peating his great success at the Pittsburg 
imposition. They are actually unable to ac- 
commodate the thousands who throng the 
place, although they are able to accommodate 
500 every half hour. As usual. It is under the 
auspices of the Humane Society. He is un- 
doubtedly one of the greatest attractions in 
the country to-day. A. R. Rogers, his owner, 
is to be congratulated on his great success. 
Another of Mr. Rogers' beBt shows— for he 
has quite a number of them— is his Naiads of 
the Fountain, an electric fountain with fire 
and serpentine dances. At one stand (at St. 
Joe, Mich.) its receipts were over J500 In the 
three days. This beautiful attraction will be 
at Memphis and Nashville with the New 
England Carnival Company's attractions. 



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ALABAMA. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Nove nber I to 10. /. M. Faltuer 
chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— Fair. Oct. -IS to 20. 

ABKANSAS. 

CAMDEN, ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
20. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

CI ^KK-SVILLE, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 3 to 12. A. M. Ward, secy. 

MORRILTON, ARK.— The Central Akansas 
Fair Association. Oct. 16 to 20. N. T. 
Hawkins, secy. 

PINE M.UI--F. ARK..— Ma'.; Fair. Oct. 22 to 
27. W. K. Langford, yres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt.; R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA.. 

LAKEPORT. CAL.- — Twelfth District Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 6. A. M. Reynolds, secy. 
L.OS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 

Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 
SALINAS, CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not nxed. 

J. D. Carr, pras.: J. B. Iverson, treau. ; 

John J. Kelly, secy. 
SAN ANDREAS, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 6. 

C. A. Werle, Mokelumne Hill, Cal., pres.; 

Edward Casey. San Andreas, Cal., secy. 
SANTA ANA, CAL.— Thirty-second District 

Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 1" to 20. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., and SAN MATEO. 

CAL.— Fair at Tanforan Park. Sept. 24 to 

Oct- 6. 
SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 

Main, secy. 
SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Chrysanthemum 

Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 
SANTA MARIA, CAL.— Agricultural Fair. ; 

Oct. 4 to 6. A. W. Cox, secy. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL.. — District Fair. Oct. S 
to 14. 

YREKA, CAL.— Siskiyou County Agricultu- 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. 

COLORADO. 

OURAN'GO, COL.— County Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. 9 to 12. John Pearson, supt. 

MONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. Jobu Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

COJTNECriCUT. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 

Society. Oct. 1 to 6, 1900. S. H. Rundai, 

pres.; J. W. Bacon, treas.; G. M. Rundai. 

secy. 
EAST GRANBY. CONN.— Fair. October. C. 

H. Hanchett, pres.; W. H. Gay, secy. 
HARWINTON, CCNN.— Fair. October. Thos. 

Q. Hogan. pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Flower Show. Some 

time in November. Ell Whitney, pres.; 

KobL Veltch. Jr.. secy. 
ORANGE. CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 

W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 
SIMSBURY, CONN.— Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo. 

C. Eno, secy. 
STAFFORD SPRINGS. CONN. — Stafford 

Springs Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10. 

C. Z. Gary, secy. 
SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 

pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 
WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 

pres.; G. W. Wrisley, secy. 

GEORGIA 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 101027. T. H Mirtin. 

LAURENS, GA.— County Fair. Oct. 4 and 5. 
H. B. Grittcn, mgr. 

VALDOSTA, GA— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29 to* Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOISfl. IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. LiDemrt. Boise. Idaho, secy. 

LEWIrKTHI, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. Klttenbaugh. 
pres.: W. A. Austin, secy. 

ILLINOIS. 

CARLINVILLE. ILL.— Seml-Centennlal Ex- 
position and Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. Casper J. 
Zengerie, secy. 

CARROLLTON. ILL.— Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 

EFFINGHAM, ILL.— Farmers' Free Fair. 
Oct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W. 
Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee. 

GOLCONDA, ILL.— Pope County Fair. Oct. 
8 'to 6. Barney Phelps, secy. 



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PARIS, ILL.— Edgar County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

C. Geo. H. McCord. secy. 
PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL.— Perry County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to S. R. J. Rushing, secy. 

INDIANA. 

ANGOLA, IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 

9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. 

Goodale. 
BOURBON, iND.— Bourbon Fair Association. 

Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin, Bourbon, 

ibdv, pres.; L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind.. 

treas.; B. W. Parka, Bourbon, Ind.. secy. 

BREMEN, IND.-Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 
John Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treaa.; 
Edward Heckman, secy. 

CROWN POINT, IND.— Lake County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2. to 5. A. A. Bibler. 
secy.. Crown Point. Ind. 

FRANCESVILLE, IND.— Francesville Street 
Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5. E. D. Knotts, 
pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett, 
treaa. 

MONTPELIER, IND.— Montpalicr Driving 
Club Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. C. L. Smith, secy. 

ROACHDALE, IND.— Fall Fair and Corn 
and Pumpkin Carnival. Oct. 25 and 26. C. 
J. Wood, pres. ; Bert Harrison, secy. 

VINCENNES, IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
13. M. J. Niblack, pres.; J. M. House, 
secy.: H. A. Foulka. treaa. 

INDIAN TBBBIIOBY. 

CHELSEA, IND. TER.— Chelsea Fair Asso- 
ciation's County and District Fair. Oct. 3 
to . 5. C. H. Hawkins, pres. ; John P. 
Drake, first vice pres. ; W. J. Strange, sec- 
ond vice pres.; C. W. Poole, secy.; B. H. 
Hester, asst. secy.; John D. Scott, treas. 

IOWA. 

AFTON. IA.— Union County Fair. Oct. 2 to 
5. J. L. Pollock, secy. 

ESTERVILLE, IA. — Emmet County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. J. J. Klopp, 
secy. 

KNOXVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 
Fair. Date not fixed. 

NEVADA, IA.— Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to 

4. J. F. Martin, secy. 

KANSAS. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— Harvest Home. 

Oct. 1 to 6. M. F. Phillips, mgr. 
CEDAR VALE, KAN.— Cedar Vale Fair. Oct. 

.3 to 5. 
GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finnsy County Fair 

Association. D. A. Micas, secy. 

LAWRENCE. KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Newton Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 
D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 

KESTUCKr. 

HARTFORD. KY.— Hartford Fair. Oct. 4 to 7. 

MAINE. 

ACTON. ME.— Shapleigh and Acton Fair. 

Oct. 9 to 11. F. K. Bodwell, secy. 
CASCO, ME.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 4. 
DAMARISCOTA, ME.— Lincoln County Fair. 

Oct. 2 to 4. 
HARRISON, ME.— Northern Cumberland Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 9 and 10. J. M. 

Chute, pres.; James Thomas, treas.; J. 

Orin Ross, secy. 
LIBERTY. ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 

Moody, secy. 
MAPLETON, ME.— ^The Aroostock County 

Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 23. Geo. B. 

Dickert, secy. 
NEW FIELD, ME.— Ramschackle Fair. W. 

H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 
TOPSHAM, ME. — Sagadahoc Agricultural and 

Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 

Royer, secy. 
UNITY, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 

September. E. B. Hunt, secy. 

MARYLAND 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C Keefer. 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct- 
16 to 19. John I*. Cost, supt. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

NEWBURYPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 

NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Hampshire-Frank- 
lin Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. 

MICHIGAN. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH.— Washtenaw Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Campbell, 
Ypsllanti, Mich., pres.; Jennie Buel. secy. 

ARMADA, MICH.— Armada Agricultural So- 
ciety. Oct. % to 6. John McKay, Romeo. 
Mloh.. pres.; R. V. Edwards. Armada. 
Mich., treas.; A. J. Freeman, Armada. 
Mich., secy. 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct. 10 to .12. B. D. Block, pres. ; R. 
Sherman, treas. ; F. I. Wlxoni. secy. 

BRIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
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CALEDONIA. MICH.— Caledonia Union Fail 
Association. Oct. 8 to 6. Wm. HcCrodan, 

S-e*.; Charles H. KInsey, secy.; O. P. 
si*, treas. 

CASS CITY. MICH.— Tuscola, Huron and 
Sanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to S, 1900. 
Henry Dodge, Elmwood. Mich., pres.; Wm. 
J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.; A. N. 
Ala. sacy- 

CHARtiOTTE, MICH.— Eaton County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to S. J. H. Gal- 
lery, pres.; Jas. H. Brown, treas.; Geo. 
A. Perry, secy. 

EliKTON, MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct. 10 and lL. 

FLINT, MICH. — Genesee County Agricultural 
Society's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F. 
Stewart, pres.: E. H. Rankin, jr.. secy. 

FOWLBRVILIJE, MICH.— Fowlerville Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. 1900. C. L. 
Gordon, Fowlerville, Mich., pres.; D. C 
Carr, Fowlerville. Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn. 
Fowlerville. Mich— trees. 

HASTINGS, MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer, secy. 

HILLSDALE, MICH.— Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1 
to S. fi. W. Tarwilligar. secy. 

HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker, pres.; L. T. Kanters, 
sscy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

IONIA. MICH.— Ionia District Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac, 
Mich., pres. ; Eldon 1 . Mains, treas. ; E. A. 
Murphy, secy. 

MARSHALL. MICH.— Calhoun County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. Wm. Foster, 
Bante Creel, Mich., pres.; Wm. H. Arthur, 
secy.; T. J. Shipp, treas. 

MBNDON, MICH.— St. Joe County Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. 

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 1L 
E. J. Cain, secy.* 

MINNESOTA. 

CANBY, MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
Fair. Dates undecided. 

CURRIK MINN.— Murray County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 4 and E. W. H. Mellcu. 
pre*.; A. Currte, Sr., treas.; N. Curria. 
»«*jr. 

Mississippi, 

MERIDIAN. MISS.— East Mississippi and 
West Alabama Fair Association. Nov. 19 
to 24. Sam Greenwald, pres. ; E. L. Robins, 
vice-pres. ; Ctaas. W. Bailey, secy.; H. G. 
Meyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald, E. 
L. Robins, C. J. Hyde, H. G. Meyer, Chas. . 
W. Bailey. 

VICKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MISSOUBI. 

ALBANY. . MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU. MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

giemann. secy. 
FULTON, MO.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St Louis Fair Association. 

Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt Auil, pres.; Jos. 

A. Murphy, secy. 

MONTANA. 

BILLINGS, MONT.— Yellowstone Fair Asso- 
ciation. Oet. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres. ; 
H. W. Rowley, treas.; P. D .O'Donnell, 
••cy. 

WEBBASKA. 

BAS8ETT, NEB.— Rock County Agricultural 
Soolety. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba, 
Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T. 
Phillips, secy. 

BBRTRAND. NEB.— Phelps County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. A. J. Sand- 
atrom. pre*.; Alt. Andrews, vice pres.; C. 
<3, Gibbons, secy.; R. P. Larson, treas. 



IMPERIAL, NEB.— Chase County Fair OcJ 
1 to 5. P. W. Scott, secy. T 

LOUP CITY, NEB.— Sherman County Fair 
Oct. 8 to 10. 

RED CLOUD. NBB.— The Red Cloud -uk. 
■tat* Fair AssoclaUon. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. 

L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. 

Orabili, Red Cloud, Neb., vice pres.; G 

Dew. Red Cloud, Neb., treas.; D. J. Mej 

Bad Cloud. Neb., secy. 

NSW JEBSEY. 

BURLINGTON. N. J.— The Burlington Coun 
ty Fair Association. Oct. 3 to 5. 

JinSW MEXICO. 

- ROSWELL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Associatiorj 
Oct 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; 
M. Atkinson, secy. 

SANTA FE, N. M.— New Mexico Horticulttj 
ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. J. D. Sena, secy 
Santa Fe. 

NEW YOBK. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Fair. Oct- 2 to 6. 
a. S. Martin, Sec. 

DUNDEE. N. Y.— Dundee Fair Associatio 
Oct. 2 to 4. H. B. Harpending, secy. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Chemung County Fair. Oc 
1 to 5, 1900. Geo. McCann, secy. 

MORRIS. N. Y.— Morris Fair Associatio 
Oct. 2 to 4, 1900. T. O. Duroe, New Llstm 
N. Y-. pre*.; D. I. Lawrence. Morris. N. T^ 
tMaut: D. C. Wlntoo. Morris. N. Y.. aecr. 

NEWARK, N. Y.— Warrensburg Agricultur 
Society. Oct. 4 to 6. 

REED CORNERS, N. Y. — Gorham Agricu 
tural Society. Oct 4 to 6. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Onondaga County Fal 
Oct. 2 to 6. Stephen Thornton, Syracm 
pres.; N. H. Chapman, Syracuse, secy, ax 
tress. 

VERNON, N. Y.— Vernon Agricultural Sbc 
•ty. Oct. 3 and 4. L. A. Griswold. secy, 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON. N. C— The Alamance Fal 
Oct- 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE. N. C.— Cumberland Counl 
Agricultural Society. Nov. 7 to 9. Walti 
Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, 
treas. 

GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fi 

Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindlc. 

pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 
NEW BERNE. N. C— Fair and Race Mei 

Nov. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; G 

Green, secy. 
RALEIGH. N. C— North Carolina State 

ricultural Society. Oct- 22 to 27, 

Charles McNamee. Blltmoire. N. C, p; 

C. B. Denson. treas.; Joseph E. Pi 



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WELDON, N. C.— ftoanoke and Tar ftivet 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Not. 
2- T. L. Enry. pres.; J.J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. ' 

■TKgrON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Not. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb. 
—mr. and mgr.; Thos. Moslin. treas. 

OHIO. 

^N. O.— Summit County Agricultural 
fceloty. pot. i to 6. G. ^Stanford, 
Bjjton. O.. pras.; G. W. BrewsUr. treaa.; 
Albert Bale. aecy. 

AK20N, O.— State Grange. Dec. 11 to 14 
Eugene F. Crang, secy. 

MLLBPOKtain*, o— The Logan County 
Agricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. 
■ame C. Miller. Betlsfontaine, O.. pres.; 
U. Makomson, Desraff. O., vice prea.; 
ft S- Nivao, Belief ontalne. O., treaa.: B. 
■t. OauBberUio. BalMoatalna. O.. mot. 
BUCYBUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMicbael, 
prta.; G. W. Miller, sec?.: U. Auck. treaa. 
CADIZ. O.— Harrison County Agricultural 
Aaaodatlon. OcL12to 4, 1900. A T. Elliot, 
aiortcreek, O.. praa.; W. V. Scott. Hope- 
*■*•• °-. ▼*«• Pr«B.; S. R. Hamilton. Cadtx. 
O.. treaa.; J. G. Mtlliken, Cadiz, O., aecy.; 



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■SCARROLLTON. O.— Carroll County Agrlcul- 
2 tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz. 

:£ Jr.. pre*.; C. A. Tafe, aecy.; T. J. Salta- 
ijt man. treaa. 

COSHOCTON. O.— The Coshocton County Ag- 
rtouHnal Society. Oct. » to 12. 1S00. J. P. 
Darting Kallla, O.. prea.; R. Boyd. Coaboo- 

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* SfBMONT. - O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct. 

* » »» 6. J. c. Orermyer. aecy. 

£ GEORGETOWN. O.— Brown County Fair. 
J| OeL 1 to 6. J. W. Hedrick, KusselTllle, 

.{HAMILTON, O.-FUtieth Annual, Coldea 
, *. 5 Jubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oct 1 
»","** J° 5 > 1M0 - J- A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wal- 
- -Sji l*ee. treas.: W. A. Shafor, secy. 
• ; ifi LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct. 

• W 10 to 13. W. Martaln, pres.r C. B. Whilev. 

• •-•* treaa.; W. T. McCIenagnan. aecy. 



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S^Lf^ijS;' ° cfc 2 to 6 > I 3 ™- John" C. 
■'■;■■ \\T '■?, £5¥? er t MHford Centre. O., pres.; John K. 
'I; I " ••£■ £?*■•" ™ ew California, O.. vice pres.; C. S. 
' '!'■£ Chapman, Maryevllle, O., treas.; M. M. 
•j Tmnrortfe. Ilaryarllle. C. aecy. 
t -feMATaWltLBI. O.— trnlon County Fair. Oct. 
' ?,- » ta, «. W. M. TiUwortn. aacy. 
J i.':llT. G ILRAD . C— Morrow County Fair. Oct. 
;.•,*• « to *. O. J. Millar, secy. 
f^WfWARK. JD-- Licking; County Agricultural 

* »* Sf,i? ty -„ 0,:t - 2 to A WW- F. R Dudgeon. 
H Wllken Run, prea.; A. J. CriUy. traaa.; j! 
;'_;* m. Tmnnmr w aacy. 

{> %NKW LEXINGTON. O.— Perry County Fair 
j;' Date not taea. Chas; C. Chappelear, secy. 
; i OTTAWA. O.— Fair. Oct 1 to 6. A. P. San- 
i = "*"• Pre-: J- S. Stuckey. secy. 
.. ii«ICHWOOD. O.— Richwood Vri-County Fair 
i-f: £°i. 2*% 9 .Jf ^ 13 * > - c - D - Sidle, prea.: 
Robert 8mith, treaa.; C. H. Huffman, aecy! 



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y .,* SOMERSET. O.— North Perry County Fair 
f,<^ Oct 17 to 19. C. H. Mecnlins, secy. 
~iJ*T C A .y° 5 5r O-— Srcamore Fair Co. Oct U 
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O., treaa.; A. S. gctoaffar. Wapa,- 

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OREGON. 

JAOTHLOPB. ORB.-Distrtct Fair. Oct 16 to 
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, I ! «"S2!1 » U> ; ^-B'Mora County Agrieul- 
, ■ A «oral Society. Oct 2 to 4. David w: Lee. 

S ImT : , J' Scott ^ orl1 ' tre "»-- William I. 
ffi Eleholta, aecy.; W. S. Arnold, mgr. 

-c-i 5 : ';!S ° t *- » to U. A. N. Tost, secy. 
;?#t lr ;i«OKO»TTSTOWN. PA.-Forty-flftli Annual 
^Vrfl'iJ f*& P»lon Agrleultural Aaaociatlon. Oct 
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r, : Stareuoa. secy.; W. B. Unn. treaaT 

« qA ^ M i CHA F LS ' PA-Green County Fair 
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r;,«EADE, PA^-Meade Camp Guards, No. 16, 
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.j: *^ Eckert; Geo. P. McLean, secy 

i*-i*ST°?i.J ,jL - MIlton F »«r- Oot 2 to S 
Htfii M *' "E^wto Paul, Milton. Pa., secy 

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CNtONTOWN, PA.-Fair. Oct 3 to 5. Wm. 
w. Parker, secy. 

T °5? : ' ^" A - — Torlc County Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 1 to 5. J. H. Wogan. Mt Wolf. 
Pa., pros.; c H. Mayer, treaa.; E. Chapin, 

SOUTH CAHOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way. Pomaria. S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct 23 to 25. K. D. Hannan. secy. 

SOTJTH DAKOTA. 

MILTON. S. D.— Fair. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MITCHELL, s. DAK.— Mitcnell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan 
secy. ' 

TENNESSEE. 

COLUMBIA, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 3 to 7. B 
S. Thomas, secy. 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 

KINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 

LIVINGSTON, TENN.— Fair. Oct 4 to 7. 

RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

TRENTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct 10 to 14. 

TEXAS. 

CORSICANA. TEXAS— Fair. Oct 15 to 19 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept 29 to Oct. 14, 1900. W. H. Gas- 
ton. Dallas. Tex., pres.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex., 
treas. • ■ ->.■■■ 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

JACKSBORO. TEX.— Jack County Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 2 to 6. W. R. Greu, pres.: 
Sil. Stork, treas.; H. A Wills, secy. 

MARQUEZ, TEX.— Marquez Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to -5. F. M. Amos, pres.; Sidney 
Myers, treas.; Dr. E. O. Boggs. secy. 

PALESTINE, TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovies P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost. San Antonio.' treas.; John M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy. 

VICTORIA." TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 3 to 5. L. D. Heaton, prea.: 
Theo. Buklar. treas.: L. N. Hofar. secy. 

UTAH. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri- 
cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct 2 
to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; Septimus 
Sears, secy. 



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TUNBRIDGE, VT.— Union County Fair. 
2 to 4. 

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DANVILLE, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

FA RMyiLLE, VA.— Fair week of Oct 8. 
VV. G. Venable. pres.; W. G. Dunnington. 
vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice. secy. 

NORFOLK, VA.— Virginia State Fair. Oet. 2 
to B. W. D. Dillon, secy. 

NORFOLK, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.-Farmers' Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct 22 to 26. Felix M. Jones, secy. 

WASHINGTON. 

MT. VERNON. WASH.— Skagit County Fair 
Oct 4 to 7. H. R, Hutchinson, pres. 

NEW WHATCOM. WASH.—Whatcom County 
Fair. Date not fixed. J. W. Clark, prea. 

PUYALLUP WASH.-Valley Fair Associa- 
V°"i ct - * to ft. L. A. Chamberlin, pres.; 

J. P. Nevins, secy. - 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct 2 to 16. E. D. Olmstead 
pree.; W. E. Hawley, secy. 

WALLA WALLA, WASH— Walla Walla Val- 
ley Fruit Fair. Oct 1 to 7. C. F. Van de 
Water, secy. 

"WEST VTBGINIA 

ALLIANCE, W. VA.— Fair and Race Meet 
About October. 

■WISCONSIN. 

BERLIN, WIS.— Fair. Oct 1 to 4. C. M. 
Willis. 

BOSCOBEL, WIS.— Fair. Oct 3 to 5. F C 
Muffley. 

EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Combined Street Fair 
^Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. 

EUGENE. WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29 
1900. ' 

JMTHRSON. WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to E J 
id. Kearney. 

OCONTO, WIS.— Oconto County Fair. Oct. 
3 to 5. 

CANADA. 

ARTHUR, ONT.-Arthur Fair. Oct 3 and 4 
ASHCROFT. B. C— Fair. Oct 2 to 5. 
BBACHBURG, ONT.-North Renfrew Fair. 
Oct 4 and 5. John Brown, secy. 

B S£ DF ,°? D „', ONT.-B«*»rd Exhibition. 
Oct 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

BRUSSELS. ONT.— Brussels Fair. Oct. 4 and 



BURFORD. ONT.— Fair. Oct. 10 and 11. Al- 
bert Foster, secy. 

CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair. Oct. Dl 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. - 

CHATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair. Oct. 9 
to 11. 

CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jaa. Chinnick, pres.; 
R. G. Fleming, treaa.; Henry Robinson. 
aecy. 

DUNDAS. ONT.— Wentworth Industrial Fair. 
Oct 4 and 6. J. M. Knowles, secy. 

EMBRO, ONT.— West Zorra and Embro Fair. 
Oct 4. 

FENWICK. ONT.— Pelham County Fit. Oot 

10 and 11. 
FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 

Oct. 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 
FLOS, ONT.— Flos Agricultural Society. Oct. 

2 to 4. W. A. Smeath. secy. 
FORDWICH, ONT.— Fordwich Fair. Oct. C. 
MARKHAM, ONT.— Canada's Greatest Coun- 
ty Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. W. H. Hall. secy. 
NETHERBY, ONT.— Union Fair. Oct. 2 and 3. 
NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C— Provincial 

Fair. Oct 2 to 5. W. H. Keary. New West- 
minster, B. C, secy. 
NORWICH. ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct. 

12 and 13. Wm. Fairley, secy. 
OSHWEKEN, ONT.— Indian Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. 
OTTERVILLE, ONT.— South Norwich Fair. 

Oct 5 and 6. Alex. McFarlane, secy. 
ROCKTON, ONT.— World's Fair. Oct. 9 and 

10. David Bell, secy. 
STANSFORD, ONT.— Stansford Fair. Oct. G 

to 8. 
ST. CATHARINES, ONT.— Lincoln County 

Fair. Oct 4 to 6. 
SIMCOE, ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 

16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 
6TAYNER, ONT.— North Simcoe Fair. Oct 
9 and 10., Archie Hill, secy. 
STUTTON, ONT.— Georgina and North Gwil- 

lnnburg Fair. Oct 11 "and 12. P. McCIel- 

lan. secy. 
THAMESFORD, ONT.— East Missouri Fair. 

Oct. 9. 
WELLAKD, ONT.— Welland County Fair. 

Oct. 1G and 17. 
WALLACETOWN, ONT.— West Elgin Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct 4 and 6. E. J. 

Clark, box 36, secy. 
WOODBRIDGE. ONT.— Woodbridgs Fair. 

Oct 17 and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treas. 



Street Fairs and Carnivals. 

ACKSON, TENN.— Elk's Free Street Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Alt. Bensinger, chairman; B. 
F. Allen, gen. mgr. 

ALBANY. GA.— Street Fair and Hay Carni- 
val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mcintosh, 
secy. 

ALBANY, IND.— Merchants' Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 2 to 6. 
- ALTON, ILL.— Trades Carnival. Third week 
week in October. 

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.— The Arkansas City 
Harvest Home. Oct 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips, 
gen'l mgr. 

ATHENS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 1 to 6. M. H. Skalowski, chairman 
conn. com. 
-ATLANTIC CITY. IA.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct.- 8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden. secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Old Ladies' Home Society 
Fair, at 'City Hall. Oct. 9 to 11. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
sary. Nov. 12. 

BRISTOL. TENN.— Carnival and Street Fair. 
Oct. 4 to 6. J. H. Winston, pres.: Ohver 
Taylor, manager amusements; Lindsay 
Bunting, secy. 

CAMDEN, ARK— Ouachita Valley Fair ana 

Camden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 

CANNELTON, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 
L. J- Earry, secy. 

CANTON". MO.— Canton Street Fair. Oct. 2 
to 5. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F C. Mills- 
paugh, secy.; W. F. Hedges, treas. 

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— Oct. 8 to 13. 
CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Exposition and Fair. • 

Oct. 2 to 5. 
CARLYLE, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 

to 6. H. C. Norcross, secy. 
CATSlJILL. N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 

Co. 'No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA. — Carnival and Street 

Fair. Oct 1 to C . Geo. K. Barton, pies.; 

C. L. Miller, treas.: Alex. Charles, ecv. 
CHATTANOOGA. TENN.— Masonic Fair. 

Oct 1 to 12. Noble F. Martin, mgr. 
CHETOPA, KAN.— Reunion and Free Street 

Fair. Oct.^1 to 6. Jos. Craft, mgr. of priv- 
ileges; A. R. Bell, secy. 



COLCMB1ANNA. 6.— Street Fair. H. 6 
■ Newell, secy. 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival 
Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres. : 
L. H. Chappell. vice pres.; T. J. Hunt' 
secy.; Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 

COLUMBUS, WIS;— Columbus Street Fair 
and Carnival Association. Oct. 2 to 4. W 
C. Leitech, pres.; John Topp, vice pres • 
J. R. Wheeler, treas.; A. M. Beilack, secy' : 
C. H. Williams, mgr. of amusements. 

COLUSA, CAL.— Colusa Ladies' Fair. Oct. 6 
to 13. 

CORNWALL. ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J 
G. Harkness, secy.-treas. 

COVINGTON. IND.— Street Carnival and 
Product Show. Oct. to 12. Geo. H May- 
or, secy. 

DANVILLE. VA.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. D. Benson. Roa- 
noke, Va.. director gen'l. 

DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster 
secy. ' 

DECATUR. ILL.— Elks' Street Fair. Latter 
part cf October. Geo. E. Miller, secy. B. 
P. O. E. 

OB FUNIAK SPRINGS, FLA.-De Funiak 
Street Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29 
W. L. Cawthon. pres.; W. T. May. vice 
pres.; R. W. Storrs. secy.-treas, 

DELAWARE, O.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 8 to 13. George A. Grieble 
gen. manager. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 2 to 6. J. N. Signor. mgr. 

ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 

ELROY. WIS.— Fair. Oct 2 to 4. 

FITSONBURG. ONT.-Big Fair. Oct. 2 and 
3. Maurice McMahon, secy. 

FORT SMITH. ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, 
pres. and gen. mgr.: H. B. Sails, treas.; 
A. R. Edie. secy. 

GAINESVILLE. TEX.-Street Fair & Carni- 
val Oct. 1£ to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres.: 

A. A. AVortham, secy. 

GALESBURG, ILL.— Great Free Street Carni- 
val. Oct. 15 to 20. R. G. Chappell. secy. 
GLADWIN, MICH.— Street Fair. Oct loan! u 
HEALDSBURG, CAL.-Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Kcene, pres.; F W 
Cook, secy. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Carnival. Oct. 8 to 
12. D. M. Parry, pres. ■ 

JACKSON, TENN.— Elks' Free Street Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Alf. Bensinger, chairman; 

B. F. Allen, gen'l mgr. 
JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial: 

Celebration. Oct 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath f 
secy. •-;■>- 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Home Products Showvfe 
September. ; . J r 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Merchants' and Man-^' 
ufacturers' FreeVStreet Fair and Trades' 
Carnival. Oct. 10 to 12. J. G. Sterchl 
pres:; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. H. Kep- 
hart, .secy. • 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Carnival. Oct 10 
and 11. 

LINCOLN. NEB. — Great Street Carnival. Oct 
1 to 6. C. A. Robbins, chairman amuse- 
ments, Lincoln, Neb. 

LONDONVILLE, O.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
3 and 4. J. A. Lingen, pres.; J. P. Bow- 
man, secy. 

LOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
Fair and Northern Colorado Exposition. 
Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres - 
G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 

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MAD1S6K, Wis.— Madison Street Fair and 
Carnival. Last week in October. 

MANCHESTER, TENN.— Manchester Street 
Fair. Oct. 6 and 7. J. B. Willis, treas. 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Carnival. Oct. 9 to 

12. W. H. Evans, secy. 
MARYVILLE, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 

17 to 20. 

MASON, MICH.— Mason Street Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Lawton T. Hemans, 
pres.: W. M. McCrossen. vice pres.; F. 
Densmore, treas.: Col. L. H. Ives, secy. 

MATTOON, ILL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 

13. Thos. M. Lytle. secy. 
MAYFIELD, KY.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 11 to 13. Rupert C. Wright, secy. 
MEMPHIS, TENN.— Elks' Carnival and 

Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray, 

gen. mgr. 
MEXICO, MO.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 

12. E. H. Carter, secy. 
M1DDLETOWN. CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
tion. Oct. 10 and 11. 
MITCHELL, MINN.— Corn Palace Festival. 

Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. 
MODESTO, CAL.-iStreet Fair. Date not 

fixed. 
MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Montgomery Street 

Fair. Oct. 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H. 

C. Davidson, vice pres.; N. Lobman, vice 

pres.; C. G. Abercrombie. vice pres.; L. L. 

Gilbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 
NASHVILLE, TENN.— Carnival and Street 

Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 

Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 

Gray, mgr. 
NEVADA, MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 
NEW CONNERSTOWN, O.— Race Meet and 

Fall. Carnival. Oct. 3 to 5. 
NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 

Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. 
NEWTON, KAN.— Gigantic Carnival and 

Free Street Fair, combined with great Har- 
vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition. 

Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. mgr. 
OI.NEYVILLE. R. I.— St. Anthony Society's 

Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 
OPELIKA; ALA. — Great Autumn Jubilee. 

Oct. 23 to 27. A. B. Ware, chairman. 
ORANGEBURG, S. C— Fall Festival. Nov. 

13 to 15. 
PEORIA, ILL.— Great Corn Carnival. Oct. 1 
■to 10. 
PORT JERVIS, N. Y.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 

to 12. P. J. Caudy, secy. 
PUEBLO, COL.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

6. Asbury White, pres. ; Jos. D. Glass, secy. 
QUINCY. ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 1 to 5. 

ROSWELL, N. M.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. 

J. W. Stockard. supt. amusements, P. O. 

Box 507, Roswell, N. M. 
RUSHVILLE, IND.— Free Street Fair. 
SARCOXIE, MO. — Street Fair. Date not fixed. 
SAN JOSE, CAL. — Street Fair, in connection 

with County Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 

Main. secy. 
SAVANNAH, GA.— Grand Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 5 to 17. Geo. D. 

Benson, director general. Danville. Va. 
SIOUX CITY, IA.— Interstate Festival. Oct. 
1 to 6. Will H. Beck, gen'l mgr.; A. A. Smith 

secy. 
SLEEPY EYE. MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 

Huston G. Hayes, secy. 
SPARTANBURG. S. C— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 22 to 27. Arch. B. Calvert, pres.; 

John F. Wilson, secy.; W. E. Burnett. 

tr°as. 
SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 

and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 

Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman - 

committee, on arrangements. 

TERRK HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Carnival. Oct. 8 to 13. W. A. 
Collier, pres.; M. L. Tucker, secy. 

UTICA," N. Y.— Street Fair. Dates not fixed. 

Frederic A. Thomas, secy. 
VEEDERSBTJRG, IND.— Eleventh Annual 

Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. M. 

Berry, pres.; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 
VENTURA. CAL.— Street Fair and Carnival. 

Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l. 
WASHINGTON, IND.— Free Street Fair and 

Carnival. Oct. 1 to 6. Cicero Eskridge. 

pres.; L. H. O'Donnell, secy.; R. C. Davis, 

treas.; Jo. Gordon, privileges; Logan Hor- 

rall, ch. amusement com. 
WHITEHALL, ILL.— Street Fair. Oct. 3 to 

5. Robt. Luther, adv. agt. 
WICHITA. KAN.— Carnival and Fall Festi- 
val. Oct. 1 to G. Chas. G. Cohns, pres. ; 

H. C. Lockwood, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM. N. C.-Seml-CentenniaJ 

Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 

secy. 
YOAKUM, TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 

H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 

W. L. Johnston, treas. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Pure Food Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. 8 to 17. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Industrial Exposi- 
tion. Oct. 2 to 5. Henry S. Martin, secy. 

BUFFALO. N. T.— Pan American Exposition. 
Hay 1 to Nov. 1. 1801. John O. Hllbura, 
prea.; Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South' Carolina. In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Deo. 
1. 1900, to May SI, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
prea. 



DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept. 29 
- to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 
Adoue, treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 

LONDON, ENG., EARL'S COURT— Women's 

International Exposition. 1900. Imr* Ki- 

ralfy, manager. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 

Sept. 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 

E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumptt, secy. 

and gen'l mgr. 

SEATTLE. WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

SPOKANE. CAL— Industrial Exposition and 
Fruit Fair. Oct. 2 to 16. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Exposition. About 
Sept. 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 

mgr. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position. 1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN— International Exposition. 
June 1. 1904. 



Additions I Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. 1900. R. Z. Herrick, 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock YardB. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show: Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct. 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace. New York. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 
C. M. Hunhall, aecy. 

DALLAS, TEX. — State Fair, Dog«Show. Oct. 
9 to 13. W. H. Gaston, pres.; Sidney Smith, 
secy. 

DANBURY, CONN— Danbury Agricultural 
Society. Oct. 2 to 6. J as. Mortimer, supt. 

LEAVENWORTH. KAN.— Great Apple Car- 
nival and Agricultural Show. Oct. 10 and 
11. W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heavey, 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 
Vito, secy. 



Horse Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 

T. H. Martin, secy. 
BROOKLYN. N. Y.— Parkway Driving Club. 

Oct. 9 to 12. W. C. Allen, secy. 
DES MOINES, IA.— Horse Show W. P. 

Chase, gen. mgr. 
COSHEN. N. Y.— Orange County Horse Show. 

Oct. 6. G. A. Elston. secy. 
LOUISVILLE. KY.— Horse Show. Dates un- 
decided. Gen. John B. Castleman, pres.; 

Thurston Ballard, vice pres. ; Brent Alt- 

sheler, secy. 
MORRISTOWN, N. J— Morristown Field 

Club Meet. Oct. 11 to 13. N. S. Blitz, secy. 
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Horse Show. Oct. 

30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb. secy. 



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MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HANOVER, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Sept. 29. 

HADLEY. MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

HANSON, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS.-OW Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. 

SOUTHBRIDGE, MASS.— Worcester South- 
west Pomona. OcL 6. 

SOUTH HADLEY. MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Oct. 11. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER. MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct. 27. 



MAINR. 

NORTH AUGUSTA. ME.— Kenebec Pomona. 
,Oct. 10. 

PIFSTON. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dee. 12. 

VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

ACWORTH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 13. 

BEDFORD, N. H.— HUlsboro County Pomona. 
Oct. 3. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.-Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct. 24: 

CORNISH, n. H.-Sulllvan County Pomona. 
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ABBEVILLE. GA.— Grand United Order Wise 
Men of the East. Oct. 10 to 12. 

ADRIAN, MICH.— Reunion 11th Michigan 
Cavalry. October. Mayor Wiliard Stearns, 
Adrian, Mich., secy. 

AGRICULTURAL- COLLEGE, MICH.— Im- 
ported Black Top Merino Sheep Breeders' 
Association. Oct. 10. O. M. Robertson, 
Eaton Rapids, Mich., secy. 

ALBERT LEA. MINN.— T. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 18 to 21. Geo. P; Maglll, 
Owatonna. Minn., secy. 

ALTON. ILL.— Western Catholic Union Su- 
preme Council. Oct. 17 to 19. Patrick Ma- 
guire, 435 E. 8th St., secy. 

ALTON, ILL.— W. C. T. U. State Convention. 
Oct. 9 to 12. 

ALTOONA, PA.— Daughters of Liberty State 
Council. Oct. 9. 

AMERICUS, GA.— F. & A. M. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9. John M. Miller, Athens, Ga., secy. 

AMES, IA.— Patrons of Husbandry State 
Grange. Oct. 9. E. A. Hill, Green Moun- 
tain, la., secy. 

ASHEVILLE, N. C— Mississippi Valley Med- 
ical Association. Oct. 9 to 11. Dr. H. E. 
Tuley, U W. Kentucky St., Louisville, Ky., 
secy. 

ASTORIA. ORE.— Knights of Pythias, Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 9. L. R. Stenson. Salem, Ore., 
secy. 

ATHENS, GA.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9. John M. Miller, secy." 

ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Surgical & Gyne- 
cological Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B. 
Darla. M.D.. Birmmeham. Ala. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Atlanta M. B. Conference. 
Dec 6.. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 
Convention. Nov., 1900. 

ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.— New Jersey Pres- 
byterian Church Synod. Oct. 1G and 17. 
Rev. W. A. Brooks, Trenton, N. J., secy. 



Bfiis I '- i « ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— State Baptist Con- 
Ri-'J 1 ?!''■•' Ventura. Oct, 1900; Rev. D. Dewolf, New- 
B:ft i r.'^M; ark, N. J., secy. 



ATLANTIC CITY. N.tJ.— Ancient Illustrious 
Order ol Knights oE Malta." Oct. 18 to 28. 
■J -> ! Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
*£ Arch it. Phlla. 

"W AURORA. NEB.— W- C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 16. Mrs. E. M. Cobb, Yoik. 
Neb., secy. 



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BALTIMORE. MD.— National Retail Liquor 
Dealers' Association. October. R. J. Holle, 
Scheller Bldg., Chicago, III., secy. 

BASIL, O.— Ohio Reformed Church Synod. 
Oct. 3 to 8. John V. Tussing, Basil, O., 
secy. 



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BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Civic Phllanthrop- 
i, 1 1 ic Conference. October. S. Shenn, 4S 
■$;£- Stanley Terrace. Chicago. 111., secy. 

51 BELOIT, KAN.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 

^ r",;~: tion. -:Oct 9 to 12. Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, 
^| L«' Loup, Kan., secy. 

j W BENZONIA. MICH.— Y. P. S. C. E. Eleventh 
: ;W, District Convention. Oct. 10. H. B. Wood- 
■'t 1 ^. i "ward. Benzonia, Mich., secy. 

Ji3.'BDKJHAMTON, N. Y.— Y." P. S. C. E. Stat« 
VJ.*f Ooht«»Uoii. Oct. 15 to 17. 1900. 

LiS. 1 BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— A. O. Knights of 
yj Mystic Claim. Oct. 9. R. B. Smith, secy. 

* BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—Binphamton Indus- 
?_ trial Exposition. Oct. 2 to 5. H. S. Martin, 
;; Binghamton, N. Y., secy. 

...Jt BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— P. O. S. of A. State 
ss Csaip- October. Dr. A. P. Yelvington, 



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jWj Binghamton. N. Y.,secy. 

1 '» BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— P. O. of A. National 
l':£l Camp. Oct. 23 and 24. G. S- Maurer, La- 
t'3 velle. Pa., secy. 

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JS| th» Knight* of Labor. Nov. 13. J." W. 
I Baye*. 4} B at N. W.. Washington, D. C. 

,,,.., BLOOMINGTON. ILL.— ChrisUan Missionary 
; .W:. Convention. Oct. 2 to 5. B. A. Gilliland. 
j^|? Clinton, III., secy. 

£; BOAZ, ALA.-.-Alabama M. E. Conference. 
fc§i " " Dec. 6. 

■U, BOISE. IDAHO-— State Medical Society. Oct. 
4 and 5. Dr. Ed E. Mosey, Gladwell, Ida., 
secy. 



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National Fraternal Con- 
/;■ gresa. M. W. Sackett, Meadville, Pa., secy. 

yi BOSTON. MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta. 
S^ October. 

ri, BOSTON, MASS.— International Seamen's 
JS? Union of America. December, 1909. 

i-^is.life BOSTON. MASS.— Coopers" International 
,;'V r± Ubsob of N.A- Oct 8. James A. CaMe, 

: ,' H> Btob eOi av.. Kaosas Oity, Kao. 



BOSTON, MASS.- Society of Arts and Crafts 
Spring, ijol Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con- 
•veas art., Boston. Mass. 

BOSTON, MASS.— State Republican Conven- 
tion. Oct. 4. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Woman's Board of Mis- 
sions of Congregational Church. Nov.,1900. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
ternity. Dec. 27 to 30. Howard P. Nash, 
Northport, L. 1., N. Y., secy. 

BOSTON^ MASS.— Reunion Billings Family. 
Oct. 11. Sanford W. Billings, Sharon, Mass., 
secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Last Makers' Association 
of the U. S. Oct. 25 and 26. Fred. Drew, 
Brockton, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Railway Associ- 
ation. Oct. 24. W. F. Allen, 24 Park Place, 
New York City, secy. 

BRADFORD, O.— Reunion 152d Ohio Volun- 
teer Infantry. Oct. 4. David Putnam, Ger- 
man, O., pres. 

BRIDGEPORT. CONN.— State Oyster Grow- 
ers' Association. Oct. 9. 

BROKEN BOW. NEB.— State Baptists Con- 
vention.' Oct. 8 to 12. C. W. Brinstad, 2219 
Spruce St., Omaha, Neb., secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to II Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., pres.. 

BUFFALO, N. Tf.— American Association of 
General Passengers and Ticket Agents' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16, 1900. A. J. Smith. Cleve- 
land. O. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.— Mystic Order Veiled 
Prophets Enchanted Realm Supreme Coun- 
cil. October. S. S. Smith, Hamilton, N. Y., 
secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— C. M. B. A. Supreme 
Council. Oct. 9. C. J. Hickey, Brooklyn, 
N. Y., secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to 11. Geo-. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 

BURLINGTON. IA.— Congress of Religions. 
October. 

BURLINGTON, VT.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 10. P. J. Cowles, Bur- 
lington, Vt-, secy. 

CAMBRIDGE. MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Portland, Conn., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE. *NEB.— G. A. R. Reunion. 
Oct. 1 to 6. tj. W. McKean, adjutant. 

CAMDEN, N. J.— Women's Foreign Mission- 
ary Society, N.. Y. Branch. Oct. 9. Mrs. J. 
M. Knowles, Newark, N. J., secy. 

. CAMDEN-. N. J.— Epworth League, Camden 
District Convention. Oct. 11. Lewis Z. No- 
ble, 30 N. ^th st, Camden, N. J., secy. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Races. Oct. 3 to 6. 
G. K. Barton, mgr. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. ' IA.— American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14, 
190L W. M. McFadden, West Liberty, la. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Carnival and Street 
Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Alex. Charles, Cedar 
Rapids, la., secy. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa. 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday In 
April. 1901. J. G. Graves. Lock Box IS, 
Cedar Rapids. la., secy. 

CENTERVILLE. IND.— Reunion 57th Indiana 
Regiment. Oct. 3 and 4. Dr. H. Tifson, 
secy. 

CENTERVILLE. MD.— Epworth League, 
Eastern District Convention. Oct., 1900. 
Rev. E. C. Simfleld. Chestertown.Ind., pres. 

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs 
Henry T. Rainey, Carrollton, 111., secy. 

OHANUTB. KA>N.-Grand Lodge, Decree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday in 
May, 190L Mrs. Georgia Notestine, Hlawa- 
t±Ja» Kara., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— League of American 
Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F. Gilkl- 
son. New York City, N. Y., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S.' C— International Associa- 
tion of Fire Engineers. Oct. 9 to 12. H. A. 
Hills, Wyoming, O., secy. 

CHARLOTTE, N. C— Associate Reformed 
Synod of the South. Nov. 9. 

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.— W. C. T. U 
State Convention. Oct. 3 to 5. Mrs. Wm. 
C- Payne, Charlottesville, Va., secy. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Tri-State Medical 
Association. Oct. 11 to 13. Frank L. Smith, 
Chattanooga, Tenn., secy. 

CHATTANOOGA.. TENN.— Society of ' the 
Army or the Cumberland. Oct. 9 to 11. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Holston M. E. 
Conference. Oct. 10. 

CHATTANOOGA. TENN.— Reunion of Span- 
ish-American War Veterans. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CHEYENNE. WYO.— State Medical Society. 
Oct. 9. Dr. I. R. Swigart, Laramie City, 
Wyo., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 

Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrlck, 

Chicago, 111., secy. 
CHICAGO, ILL.— Tuberculosis, Climatology 

and Hydrology Forum. Nov. 6 and 7. Dr. 

Thos. Bassett Keys, 92 State St., Chicago, 

111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Northwest Fire Underwrit- 
ers' Association. Sept 26 and 27. S. S. 
Wagner, Ass'n Bldg, Chicago. 111., secy. 



CHICAGO. ILL.— F. & A. M. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 2 to 4. J. O. Clifford, 624 Main St., 
Wheaton, III., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Good Roads As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 to 22. 

CHICKAMAUGA, " GA.— Reunion 17th Ohio 
Regiment. Oct. 5 to 10. O. B. Brandt, Ca- 
rol, O., secy. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Encampment. Oct. 9. L. O. Holmes, Bara- 
boo, Wis., secy. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— P. M., I. O. O. 
F., Department Council. October. Alex. 
Johnson. Chippewa Falls. Wis. 

CHRISTIANSBURG. VT— East Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 18. 

CHURNBUSCO. IND.— Reunion 129th Regi- 
ment Indiana Volunteers. Oct. 4. Paul 
Jorey, Ligonier, Ind., secy. 

CINCINNATI. O.— Order Eastern Star Grand 
Chapter. Oct. 10. Ella B. Shearer, Marys- 
ville, O., secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 

CLARKSVILLE, TENN.— Christian Church 
State Convention. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CLEVELAND, O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon- 
geley, 600 Penn. ave., Washington, D. C. 
secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. S. C. Fishel, 
192 Clark St.. Chicago, 111., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O— National Baptist Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to 16. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON, IA.— Northeastern Iowa Teachers' 
Association. October. Supt. Bostwick, 
secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en Precept, Supreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D. Peck, Clinton. Ja., secy. 

CLINTON,- N. J. — Central New Jersey Bap- 
tist Association. Oct. 10 and 11. Rev. S. J. 
Skevington, Clinton, N. J., secy. 

CLYDE, N. C— Blue Ridge M. E. Confer- 
ence. Oct 4. 

COLUMBUS. " NEB.— Catholic Knights of 
America State Convention. Oct. 16. John 
Graf, Columbus, Neb., secy. 

COLUMBUS, O.— State Embalmers' Associ- 
ation. September. Mrs. M. J. Fisher, Co- 
lumbus, O., secy. 

COLUMBUS GROVE. O.— Fifteenth Annual 
Reunion of the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infan- 
try. Oct. 18 and 19. 

CONCORD. MICH.— Y. P. C. U. Universalist 
Church State Convention. Oct. 10. Geo. B. 
Rogers, Decatur. Mich., secy. 

CONCORD, MICH.— Universalists' State Con- 
vention. Oct. 9 to 11. Rev. Lee S. McCol- 
lester, Detroit, Mich., secy. 

CONCORD, N. H.— I. o. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 10. Joseph Kidder, Box 94, Manches- 
ter, N. H., secy. 

CONCORD, N. H— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 9 and 10. Annie Rogers, Nashua, N. 
H-, secy. 

CONCORD. N. H.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment Oct. 9. Joseph Kidder, Man- 
chester, N. H., secy. 

CONNERSVILLE, IND.— Reunion 69th Indi- 
ana Regiment Oct. 4. Preston Cates. secy. 

titALLAS. TEX.— State Jewelers' Protective 
Association. Oct. 10. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Texas Kennel Club Bench 
Show. Oct. 9 to 13. Sydney Smith, Dallas, 
Tex., secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— State Eclectic Medical As- 
. sociation. Oct 9 and 10. T. G. Downs, 
Galveston, Tex., secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Concatenated Order He* 
Hoo. Oct. 9. J. H. Balrd, Nashville, Tenn.. 
secy.- 

DANBURY. CONN.— Danbury Agricultural 
Society Dog Show. Oct 2 to 6. Jas. Mor- 
timer, Danbury, Conn., secy. 

DARLINGTON, S. C— South Carolina M. E. 

Conference. Dec. 12. 
DAYTON, O.— Charities and Corrections 

State Conference. Oct., 1900. Joseph P. 

Byers, Box 581, Columbus, O., secy. 

DAYTON. O— W. C. T. V. State Convention. 
Oct. 2 to 4. 

DEERING. ME.— State Universalist S. S 
Convention. Oct. — . Rev. L. W. Coons. 
Pittsfleld, Me., secy. 

DEERING, ME.— Young Peoples Christian 
Union Convention. Oct — . Miss Abble C. 
Trefethen, Portland. Me., secy. 



DE KALB, ILL.— Luther League State Con- 
vention. September. F. L. Sigmund Car- 
thage, 111., secy. 

DELAVAN, WIS.— American Farmers' Insti- 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17, 1900 F E 
Dawley, Fayetteville. N. Y., pres. 

DENNISON, O.— Reunion C9th Regiment Ohio 
Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 10 and 11. G. D 
Billings, Medina, O., secy. 

DENVER. COL.— Y. P. S. C. E. Convention. 
Oct. 4 to 7. Rev. David N. Beach, secy. 

DENVER, COL.— American Gas Light Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17 and 18. A. E. Forstall 58 
William st.. New York City, secy. ' 

DENVER, COL.— National Funeral D rectors- 
Association. Oct. 10 and 11. H. M Kil- 
patrick, Elmwcod, III., secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Western Funeral Directors' 
Association. Oct. 8 and 9. F. B. Waters 
8th and Santa Fe ave., Denver, Col., secy! 

DENVER, COL.— Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June laoi 
Marlon Lawrence. Toledo. O.. secy. ' 

DES MOINES, IA.-Grand Chapter, Order of 
the Eastern Star. Oct 24. 

DES MOINES, IA.-Epworth League State 
Convention. Oct. 25 to 28. 

DES MOINES, IA.-Iowa State Teachers' As- 
sociation. Dec. 30. 

DES MOINES. IA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. October. Estella Wake- 
land, Mystic, la., secy. 

DES MOINES. 1A.-W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct 10 to 12. Mrs. Florence Mil- 
ler, East Grand ave., Des Moines. la., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, A. A. M. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Reunion of Armies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900. 
Gen. A. Hickanlooper, Cincinnati, O., secy! 

DETROIT. MICH.— National Railway Mail 
Service Benevolent Association. October 
1900. N. H. Nichols, Cleveland, O., secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.— Federation of Commercial 

Schools, December, 1900. 

DETROIT, MICH.— American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec 18 to 30. Charles H. Hull 
Ithaca, N. Y. 

DEXTER, ME.— Maine Sunday School Asso- 
ciation. Oct 16 to 18. Rev. H. w. Kim- 
ball, Skowhegan, Me. 

DIGHTON, MASS.— Loyal Temperance Le- 
g on State ConvsnMon. Oct 13. Mrs. Helen 
G. Rice, 19 Bainbridge st, Boston, Mass., 
secy. 

DULUTH. MINN.— State Federation ot Wo- 
men's Clubs. Oct 3 to 5. Mrs. R. N.-Mar- 
ble. 515 E. Second st.. Duluth. Minn., secy. 

DURANGO, COL.— Elks' Grand Conclave. 
Oct 13. 

EASTON. PA.— German Society of Pennsyl- 
vania. Oct. — . H. M. M. Richards, Leb- 
anon. Pa., secy. 

EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL— National Firemen's 
Association ol U. S. Oct. .5 and 6. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.-Street Fair and Good 
Road Convention. Oetoher. - J. M. Signor, 
Eau Claire. Wis., secy. 

fl^HT LlBERTY-^gr 

AFTER OCTOBER 15th. 

. rice's famous logs and ponies. - 

For Fairs, Vaudeville or Minstrel. This stock 
makes gnoil and stands in a class alone. »ar 
above other so-called attractions of similar 
nature Address, PROF. CIIAS. E. KICK. 
New Albany, Ind. 

ELKS' FAIR AND CORN FESTIVAL 

PI QUA, OHIO, OCTOBER 22-17. 

Ail Under Roof. Benefit City Hoipltsl Fund. 

Concessions can n w be had. Big Midway. 
Big guarantee fund. 



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ALLIANCE FAIR. OCTOBER 10. 11.12 AND 13. open da> and uigi.t. 

Address, GEO. P. DORMAR, Alliance, Ohio. 



ELSWORTH, ME.— Elsworth's lOflth Anni- 
versary Celebration. October. L. F. Giles. 
Eisworth. Me., secy. 

ELWOOD. ILL.— Fourteenth Annual Reunion 
of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry. Oct. 12. 

ENID, OKLA.— Oklahoma M. E. Conference. 
Oct. 18. 

ESTILL SPRINGS, KY.— Natonal Fox Hunt- 
ers' Association. Nov. 12. 

EVERETT, WASH.— Northwest Baptist Con- 
• veution. Oct. 10 to 12. Rev. Wm. E. Ran- 
dall. Tacoma, Wash., secy. 

FAIRMOUNT, MINN.— State Butter and 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2. 

FALL RIVER, MASS.— State Committee, Y. 
M. C. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode Is- 
land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong. 767 
. Tremont st. Boston. Mass. 

FINDLAY, O.— Northwestern Ohio Eclectic 
Medical Association. Oct. 9. C. E. Stadler, 
West Cairo, O., secy. 

FINDLAY, O.— International Brotherhood Oil 
and Gas Well Workers. Oct. 8. 

FLEM1NGSBURG. KY.— Kentucky Presby- 
terian Synod. Oct 8. 

FLINT, MICH. — Epworth League Flint Dis- 
tr.ct Convention. October. Miss Lulu Holt, 
Howell, Mich., secy. 

POUT FAIRFIELD, ME.— Field Day of 3d 
Battalion, 2d Regiment, Tatr'archs Mili- 
tant, 1. O. O. F. Oct. 3 and 4. C. K. 
Weeks, Rockland, Me., dept comman-ler. 

FT. WAYNE ,IND.— State Baptists' Conven- 
tion. Oct. 9 to 14. C. A. Asterlin. secy. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— Red Ribbon Meeting. 
September. George D. Connor, Wayne Ho- 
tel, secy. 

FORT WAYNE, IND.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 9 to 14. Dr. C. D. Case, Terre 
Haute, Ind., secy. 

FREDRICKS, VA.— Reunion 133d Pennsyl- 
vania Volunteers. October. Dr. Davis, 
Pittsburg, Fa., secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— United Brethren 
Church of United States and Europe, Cen- 
tennial Celebration. 1901. 

GALVESTON, TEX.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 9. Mrs. Laura B. 
Hart, San Antonio, Tex., secy. 

GETTYSBURG, PA.— Reunion Batteries F 
and G. First Regiment Reserve Volunteers, 
Corps of Pennsylvania. Oct. 13 and 14. 
Luther Seiders, 1106 Sprucre st, Reading, 
Pa., secy. 

GONZALES, TEX.— Reunion Survivors Ter- 
ry's Rangers. Oct. 9 to It J. F. Miller. 
Gonzales, Tex., secy. 

GRANi) RAPIDS. MICH.— Reunion 2!st Mich- 
, igan Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 4. 

GREENVILLE, O.— Reunion Ninety-fourth 
Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 4. H. I. Ar- 
nold, secy. 

GUTHRIE, OKLA— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 9. J. B. May, El Reno, 
Okla. 

GUELPH. ONT.. CAN.— Y. P. S. C. E. Pro- 
vincial Convention. Oct. .2 to 4. Rev. J. 
W. Hindley, Guelph, Ont, secy. 

GUTHRIE. OKLA.— W. C. T. U. Territorial 
Convention. Oct. 2 to 4. Dorothy Cleve- 
land, Anadarko, Okla., secy. 

HAMILTON, ONT.— Canadian Ticket Agents' 
Association. Oct 10. E. De la Hooke, Lon- 
don. Ont, secy. 

HARRISBURG. PA.— Pennsylvania Presby- 
terian Church Synod. Oct., 1909. Rev. Dr. 
Chambers, Harrisburg, Pa., secy. 

HARTFORD. CONN.— P. M. I. O. O. F. De- 
partment Council. October. 

HELENA, ARK.— Daughters of Confederacy. 
Oct. 10 to 13. Mrs. Francis Coolidge. secy. 

HIGHLAND. N. Y.— Epworth League New- 
burg District Convention. Oct. 3 and 4. 
Rev. J. L. Hnrtsock, secy. 

HOBART, IND.— Indiana State Dairy Asso- 
ciation. December. H. E. VanNorman, 
Lafayette, Ind. 

HOLLY. COL.— Harvest Home Festival, In 
the fall. 

HOLYOKE. MASS.— Women's Christian Tem- 
nerance' Union of Massachusetts. Oct. 16 to 
29. 

HUNTSVILLE, MINN.— Reunion Old Settlers 
Association. Oct. 10. W. T. Austin. Hunts- 
ville. Mo., secy. 

HURLEYVILLE. N. Y.— Reunion 143d Now 
York Regiment Oct. 10. Chas. A. Smith. 
Box 121. Monticello. N. Y., secy. 

HUTCHINSON, KAN.— Reunion of Second 
Kansas Volunteer Association. September. 
S. A. Houston. Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Standard Chester 
White Association. January, 1901. J. C. 
Bridges. Bainbridge, Ind. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Live Stock 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Military Order ot ths 
Loyal Legion. Oct. 10. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— American Public 
Health Association. Oct. 22 to 26. Dr. C. 
O. Probst, Columbus, O., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 3 and 4. Frank Bowers, 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Grain Deal- 
ers' Association. Nov. 20. 



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INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Slack Cooperage 
Manufacturers' Association of U. S. Nov. 
21 and 22. M. A. Moore, Milwaukee, Wis., 
secy. 

ITHACA. N. Y.— Reunion 76th Regiment N. 
Y. Veteran Volunteers. Oct. 4. D. B. Way, 

secy. 

JERSEY CITY, N. J.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct! 11 and 12. Arthur E. 
Farrier, 51 Bentley ave., Jersey City, N. J., 
secy. 

JOHNSTOWN, PA.— Johnstown Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 5 to 7. 

KANSAS CITY, MO— National Christian 
Woman's Board of Missions. Oct. 11 to 13. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Nafonal Convention of 
the Christian Church. Oct 12 to 19. Wm. 
F. Richards. Kansas City, Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, KAN— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct 15 to 17. C. A. Wolf, 1125 
Atchison St.. Atchison. Kan., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Missouri Valley Homeo- 
pathic Association. Oct. 2 to 4. H. W. 
Wistoon, St. Joseph. Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Modern Brotherhood of 
America. Oct. 10. E. C. Elliott, Tipton, 
la., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— American Hersford 
and Shorthorn Breeders' Association Show. 
Oct 16. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct 16 to 19. T. C. Pen- 
lngton. 2020 State st, Chicago, HI. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Supreme Lodge, Na- 
trona! Reserve Association. October. A. 
O. Lightner. 306 Balrd Bldg., Kansas- City. 

KENDALLVILLE, IND.— International De- 
laine Merino Sheep Record. Oct. 10. U. C. 
Brouse, Kendallville, Ind., secy. 

KEOKUK. IA.-Grand Lodge of Iowa, I. O. 
O. F. October 16 to 18. 

KITTANNING. PA.— Reunion 48th Pennsyl- 
vania Regimental Association. Oct. 12. 
Will A .Lowery. Butler. Pa., secy. 

LACROSSE, WIS.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. October. Helen M. Laflin, 
Milwaukee. Wis., secy. 

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y.— Lake Mohonk In- 
dian Conference. Oct. 10 to 12. 

LANSING. MICH.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
October. Ida M. Davis, Lansing, Mich., 
secy. 

LA PLATA. MO.— State Universalist Conven- 
tion. October. S. S. Carrette, Kirksville, 
Mo., secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Friends' Church Con- 
ference. Oct. 9 to 19. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct 15. D. L. Bodley, Glad- 
well, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. D. L. Bradley, Caldwell, 
Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct. 16. Minnie Priest Dunton, Lew- 
iston, Idaho, secy. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— State Trotting Horse 
Breeders' Association. Oct. 2 to 13. H. W. 
Wilson, secy. 

LEXINGTON, TENN.— Central Tennessee M. 

E. Conference. Oct 11. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Lodge. Oct 9 to 12. Will H. Love, 1208 O 
st, Lincoln, Neb., secy. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 4 to 7. Miss Amy Clark, Bea- 
trice, Neb., secy. 

LINCOLN. NEB. — Superintendents and Prin- 
cipals of Grammar Schools. October. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Women's Clubs of Nebras- 
ka. Oct. 9 to 11. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Christian Endeavor Con- 
vention. Oct. 4 to 7. 

LINCOLN, NEB.— Nebraska U. P. Church 
Synod. Oct 2 to 5. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Woman's Synodical Mis- 
sionary Society. Oct 2 to 4. 

LITITZ, PA.— County Sunday-School Conven- 
tion. Oct 11. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— State Reunion of 
Confederate Comrades. Oct. -9. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— Y. M. C. A. State 
Convention. Oct 4 to 8. Fred Fox, Pine 
Bluff, Ark., secy. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— United Confederate 
Veterans' State Encampment. Oct. 9. John 

F. Caldwell, Elmo, Ark., secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Southern California 
Homeopathic Medical Society. Oct 10. 
Dr. H. M. Bishop, Los Angeles. Cat. secy. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Good Roads Meet. 
Oct. 24 and 25. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Roadmasters' Con- 
vention. Nov. 13, 1900. J. B. Dickson, aecy.. 
Sterling. 111. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.-G. U. O. of O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 2 to 7. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— G. U: O. of O. P. Na- 
tional Convention. Oct 2 to 6. C. H. 
Brooks, 602 Spruce st, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 to U. W. H. Graham, secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Church Fair, given for 
benefit of Sisters of Mercy. Oct IS to 27. 



LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 
of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright 16 
Mercer st, Cincinnati, O. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— American Associated 
Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- 
Dennott, Chicago, III. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Federation of 
Labor. Dec. E, 1900. Frank Morrison, 423 
Q st, Washington, D. G. 

LYNDONVILLE, VT.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Ledge. Oct. 10 and 11. E. Campbell, Lyn- 
donville, Vt, secy. 

MACON. MO.— Old Soldiers' Reunion, under 
auspices of G. A. R. Oct 2 to 4. F. A. 
Jones, pres. 

MANCHESTER. N. H.— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct 11. James F. White. Box 504. 
Dover, N. H., secy. 

MARIETTA, PA.— Reunion G. A. R. Central 
Association. Oct. 11 and 12. 

MARIETTA, PA.— County G. A. R. Reunion. 
Oct 9. 

MARION, IND.— Reunion 75th and 101st Regi- 
ments. Oct 4 and 5. Joe Lenfesty, secy. 

MARSHALL. MICH.— Reunion Second Mich- 
igan Cavalry. Oct. 10. 

MARSHALL, TEX.— M. E. Conference. De- 
cember .5. 

MARSHALLBERG, N. C— Atlantic Mission 
M. E. Conference. Oct. 5. 

MARYSVILLE. TENN.— Presbyterian Syncd 
cf Tennessee. Oct. 2 to 5. 

MASON CITY, IA.— League of Municipalities 
State Convention. Oct 11 and 12. J. M. 
Redmond, Cedar Rapids, la., sscy. 

MATTOON. ILL.— Street Fair Association. 
Oct 3 to 6. James H. Clark, Mattoon, 111., 
secy. 

McMINNVILLE, TENN.— Confederate Veter- 
ans State Divisions. Oct. 10 and 11. Hon. 
M. V. Whitson, McMinnville. Tenn.. secy. 

MEMPHIS. TENN.— Tennessee M. E. Con- 
ference. Oct. 18. 

MERIDEN. CONN.— Y. P. S. C. E. Conven- 
tion. Oct 5 to 7. H. C. Lathrop, Williman- 
tic. Conn., secy. 

MIDDLETOWN. CONN.— Middletown's 250th 
Anniversary Celebration. Oct 11 and 12. 
Wm. F. Hennebecker, Middletown, Conn., 
secy. 

MIDDLETOWN. N. J.— Y. P. S. C. E.. Mon- 
mouth County Convention. October. Chas. 
Roberts, secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS— Nat'onal Agricultural 
Press League. Oct 31 to Nov. 2. Marco 
Morrow, 1712 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

MILWAUKEE. ; WIS. — Knights Templar 
Grand Commandery. Oct 9. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS— National Master Horse 
Shoers' Protective Association. Oct 8 to 
13. W. J. Moore. Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— State Woman's Suf- 
frage Association. Oct. 9 and 10. Dr. 
Ethel E. Hurd, secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.^-National Council of 
Women. Oct. 16 to 18. Kate W. Barrett, 
Washington, D. C. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Western Surgical 
and Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market st, 
Chicago. III. 

MONTEVIDO, MINN.— B.Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 13. Rev. F. P. Leach, Roch- 
ester, Minn., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
the Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
win- G. Weed, Jacksonville, Fla., secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA— State Legislature 
meets. Nov. 13, 1900. 

MONTPBLTBR. VT.— Grand Court Vermont 
Toga- May, 1901. John F. Roche. 37 Henry 
st. Mbutpeller, VC, secy. 

MONTREAL. QUE.— Canadian Roadmasters' 
Association. Oct 17. J. Drinkwater, Ca- 
nadian Pacific. Winchester, Ont, secy. 
S. A. Housten, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

MORGANSTOWN. W. VA.— Thirty-second 
Annual Convention, Knights of Pythias, 
Grand Lodge of West Virginia. Oct. 9. 

MORGANTOWN. W. VA.-State Grand Lodge 
Pythian Knights. Oct 12 to 15. 

MORGANTOWN. W. VA.— Knights of Pyth- 
ias Grand Lodge. Oct 10. Maner Jenkins, 
Piedmont, W. Va., secy. 

MT. STERLING. KY.— Y. P. S. C. E. Fourth 
District Convention. Oct. 5 to 7. Miss Mar- 
garet Jones, secy. 



MT. STERLING. KY.— Fourth District Chris^ 
tian Endeavor Convention. Oct 5 to 7. 

MT. TAMALPAIS, CAL.— Reunion of Kim-I 
ball Family. Oct 6. John S. Kimball J 
, San Francisco, Cat, secy. 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— American^ Federation 
of Labor State Convention. Oct 9 and 101 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Michigan Fedaratoij 
ot Labor. Oct 9 and 10. 

MUSKOGEE, I. T.— W. C. T. V. Territcr-a| 
Convention. Oct 3 and 4. Mrs. L. El 
Harsha, Muskogee. I. T., secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights and Ladles 
Honor. First Tuesday alter the third Mon 
toy. April. 1901. Henry Buttenberg, 248 " 
■c, Memphis. Tenn.. secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights cf Hono 
Grand Lodge. October. John L. Molei 
Nashville, Tenn., secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat 
•Us Club, annual meeting. December, 
D. S. Williams. Nashville. Tens., secy. 

NEW BRAUNFELS. TEX.— Southern Phlla 
telic Association. October. E. Gertcl 
New Braunfels, Tex., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Brotherhood of Andrexj 
and Philip National Convention. Nov. 16; 
C. E. Wyckoff, Irvington, N. J., b:c/. 

NEWARK, N. J.— State Presbyterian Syncd 
ical Society. Oct 11. Mrs. Chalmers Moq 
ton, Princeton, N. J., secy. 

NEW BEDFORD. MASS.— Epworth .Leagul 
District Convention. • Oct. 10. W. E. Kugl 
ler. New Bedford, Mass., secy. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— State Fireman's Con 
ventlon. October. 

NEWCASTLE, PA.— State Fireman's Associl 
ation. Oct 2 to 5. J. H. Crown, Newcastle 
Pa.,: secy. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— B. Y. P. U. of Col 
. nectlcut Oct 15 and 16. H. A. Edgcomtli 
Groton, Conn. ^^ 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Fairchlld, Roch 
ester, N. Y., secy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Connecticut Teacl 
ers' Association. Annual Convention. Oc 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge 
port. Conn. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven Count 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to 16. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Horticultural Socli 
ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15. 

NEWKIRK. OKLA.— Knights of Pythi 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 9. J. S. Collin, Guthrii 
Okla., secy. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Reunion Fiftjl 
first Ohio Regiment. Oct 11. S. A. Conef 
;secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C— I. O. G. 
Grand Lodge. October. Rev. W. J. Browij 

Nanaimo, B. C, seeyi. 

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.— State Spdrl 
men's Association Tournament Sept. 2Q 
Oct 10. J. L. Stangroom, New Wnatcoi 
Wash., secy. 

NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— National ReU 
Carriage and Harness Dealers' Associatio 
Oct. 15 to -20. Wm. Rankin, Troy, N.. K 
secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Roentgen Society of Ufj 
United States. Dec. 13 and 14. 

NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— Catholic Women 
Benevolent Legion. Dec. 26, 1900. Miss A: 
nie O'Connor, 117 E. 23d st. New York Cil 
secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Carriage Builders' Na- 
tional Association. Oct 16 to 18. H. " 
McLear, Wilmington, Del., secy. 



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NEW YORK, N. T.— International Associa- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. p. Humphrey, Philadelphia. Pa- 
secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers* Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st.. New York City, secy.. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Automobile Show. Not. 
14 'to 24. Marcus Nathan. New York City, 
•ecy. 

NEW YORK CITY— College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors' Convention. Dec., 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage, New York City. secy. 

NORMAL.. ILL.— Illinois Ex-Prisoners of 
War Association. October. Matt C. Cun- 
ningham, Ni. mal. III., secy. 

%■ NORTONVTLLE. KAN.— Northeast Kansas 
| ' Jubilee. Oct, 2 to 4. A. J. Perry, secy. 

t NORWICH. CONN.— American Federation of 
:•-( Labor. State Convention. Oct. 9. P. H. 
Vi Conley, Danbury, Conn., secy. ■■.'."- 

j I NORWICH, CONN.- Kings Daughters and 
£ Sons State Convention. Oct. 11 and 12. 
T;, Miss Lucy Geer, 35 Park St., Norwich, 
f: Conn., secy. . 

. ,5 NORWICH, CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
, j? Sons of Connecticut. Oct. 10 and 11. 

ii NORWICH, CONN.— State Council of O. TJ. 
4' A. M. May, 1901. 

i> OAKLAND. CAL.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
.»? Oct. 9. Wm. J. Newman, 812 Fifteenth St., 
■ft? Oakland, Cal., secy. 

gi OLD POINT COMPORT, VA.— National 
*'. Paint. Oil and Varnish" Association. Oct. 9 
'-'; to 1L J. M. Peters, New York City, N. Y„ 
■'I; secy. 



* OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National Paint 
4 Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 9 to 11. 



J..M. Peters, New York City, secy. 



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h OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— American 
*•„ Traveling Passenger Agents' Association. 
,• »: Oct. 8 to 10. S.Van Duzen, St. L.- & S. F. 
• J; R. R., Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

•vIoLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National 
'li Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 

3 to 11. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. 

Y., secy. 

.• ': OLNEY. ILL.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Union. 
r jf Oct. 4 to T. Mary A. Crane, 921 Y. M. C. 
.j p A. Bldg., Chicago, HI., secy. 

'. jr OMAHi. NEB.— Improved Live Stock Breed- 
t y ; era' State Association. October. E. J. Rus- 
j ,?!•; sell. Herman. Neb... secy. 

i! U OSAGE. IA-— Upper Iowa M. E. Conference. 
.»,*• Oct. 3 to 10. J. G. Van Ness, 206 W. Main 
<• *t,; St., Marshalltown, la., secy. 



PITTSFIELD, MASS.— State Sunday School 
Convention. Oct. 2 to 4. 

PORT CHESTER, N. Y.— Rathbone Sisters 
Grand Temple. October. M. E. LeCount 
2447 Eighth st,. New York City, secy. 

PORT DEPOSIT, MD.— Reunion Snow's 
Maryland Battery Association. Oct. 6. Hi- 
ram T. Brown, Colora, Md-, secy. 

FORT HURON, MICH.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 10 and ll.« W. E. 
Brown, Lapeer, Mich., secy. - . 

POCGHKEEPSIE-, N. Y.— Reunion 150th Reg- 
iment Veterans' Association. Oct. 11. Geo. 
H. Williamson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., secy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.— Epworth League 
Kingston District Convention. Oct 10 and 
11. Rev. J. H. Lincoln, Prattsville, N. Y., 
secy. 

PRESIDENT, PA.— Reunion 121st Reg'ment 
Volunteer Infantry. Oct. 10. Capt. J. M. 
Clapp, Lakewood, N. J., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 3 and 4. Mrs. M. A. Bab- 
cock, Providence, R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Protestant Episcopal 
Congress. Nov. 13 to 16. Rev. Tbos. R. 
Harris, Scarboro. N. "Y., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. October. Cora A. Aldrich, Providence, 
R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct 10. S. Penrose Will- 
iams, 114 Narragansett ave.. Providence, R. 
I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct 17 and 18. Edgar O. 
Kinsman, D.D.S., 15 Brattle Sq., Cam- 
bridge, Mass. 

QUINCY, ILL.— Reunion of Third Missouri 
Cavalry Regiment. Oct. 7. John Wessels, 
1626 York St., Quincy, III., secy. 

RACINE, WIS.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 7. Ellis M. Hughes, Racine, 
Wis., secy. 

RARITAN, N. J.— Reunion 13th Regiment 
Veteran Volunteers. Oct 7. Christopher 
Ehni, Raritan, N. J., secy. 

RATON, N. M.— I. O. O. F_ Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 and 10. J. S. Howells, Raton. N. M., 
secy. 

RAWLINS, WYO.— I. O. O. P. Grand En- 
campment Oct 13. Louis Miller, Laramie, 
WyoV, secy. 

RAWLINS, WTO.— P. M. I. o. O. F. De- 
partment Council. Oct 10 and 11. A. F. 
Tbode, Rawlins, Wyo., secy. 



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Wffi'} % : !". J(| vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 
li'-!*! 3 1 V'rOWOSSO, MICH.— Reunion Company G, 3d 

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rfg Michigan Cavalry. October. S. H. Alliton, 
pf Ji Owosso, Mich., secy. 

VK-PEKIN. ILL— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
£>£- Association. In October. Leon Hay, seer.. 
/ y Kankakee. DL . . . 

..,, . ♦gg'PEORIA, D^L.— Reunion 108th Regiment H1I- 
flp j rS» nois Volunteers. Oct. IL John E. McDer- 
{•&. mott, Peoria, DL, secy. 

j 'i PEOTONE, ILL.— Y. P. S. C. E. Keystone 
*. ^ League Convention or the Evangelical 
| J-, Church. Oct 2 to 4. Miss Emma L. Muer- 
'*j ner, Naperville, III., secy. 

X r ■ PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Penna Christian Bn- 
''-•g deavor Union. NOV. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc- 

j| Donald, secy. ■'■•--■ : ■ ■ 

;i^|PHILADELPHIA, PA.— American Broth er- 
*( : x hood of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 



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i'- 5 PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Shepherds of Bethle- 
r;*i hem Supreme Lodge. Oct' 25. Eva A. 
WK,. Wyckoff, 53 Cooper st, Camden, N. J., 
'j &■ secy. - 

; * i PHILADELPHIA. PA.— InternaUonal Y. M. 
?t*< C. A.. Railroad Department, Convention. 
J,£; Oct. U to 14. Chas. R. Towson, 41st su 

"si and Westminster ave., Philadelphia, Pa., 

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■: PINE BLUFF, ARK.— A. O. U. W. Grand 
,i* Ledge. Oct 9. H. L. Cross, Bentonville, 
Ark., secy. 

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m PINE BLUFF, ARK— Degree of Honor Grand 
iV- Lodge. Oct 9. Miss Mattie Irwin, Stutt- 
;£?• gart, Ark., secy. 

^.PINE BLUFF. ARK.— Arkansas State Fair. 
,ft Oct 22 to 27. M. E. Bloom, Pine Bluff, 
jfiL Ark., secy. 

;,?PITTSBURG, PA.— American Humane Asso- 
,%! ciation.' Oct 9 to 12. Francis H. Rowley, 
ffi- Brookline, Mass., secy. 



y PITTSBURG. PA.— EzposiUon. Sept. 5 to 
£* Oct 20. 

fSf.PITTSBURG, PA.— National Bridge and 
&* Structural Iron Workers' Convention. 

P"|Jf,p; Oct 22. 

ETTTSBURG, PA.— State Retail Grocers' As- 
f S- sociatlon. Oct. — . Albert Kaiser, 14 S. 
™& Tenth st. Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

^flPITTSBURG. PA.— Reunion 5th Pennsylvania 
J | Heavy Artillery Association. Oct.: IL 3. S. 
■fr Goshorn, 508 Penn Bldg, PittsbUrg, Pa., 
fj| secy. ■ -'■ 

ftpITTSBCRG. PA.— Daughters of King Na- 
W tlonal Convention. Oct. 10 to 12. 
>I?LAINFIELD, N. J.— C. B. L. State Council. 
ig Oct 9. J. J. Ghegan. 313 BelieviUo ave., 
; i Newark. N. J., secy. 



READING. PA.— Reunion 88th Regimental 
Memorial Association. Oct 5. Samuel G. 
Boone, 1053 Oley st, Reading, Pa., secy. 

REIDSVILLE, N. C— North Carolina M. K,. 
Conference. Oct U. 

RICHMOND. IND.— State Municipal League. 
Oct 10 to 12. C. W. Germ, Richmond, Ind., 
secy. 

RICHMOND, IND.— Municipal League 'of 'In- 
diana.. Oct 10 to 12. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Trt-State Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolina* and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Mldle of February, 190L 
Paulua A. Irving, M.D.. 301 W. Grace it 

RICHMOND, VA.— The Brotherhood of St 
Andrew. Oct, 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 

RICxtMOND, VA.— American Bankers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 2 to 4. Jas. R. Branch, 20 
Broad street. New York City, N. Y. 

RICHMOND, VA-— National Hardware Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley, Philadel- 
phia Pa., secy. 

ROCHESTER, IND.— Reunion of the Forty- 
fourth Indiana. Oct. 16 and 17. 

ROCK ISLAND, ILL.— Northwestern Branch 
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society M. E. 
Church. Oct 9 to 13. Mrs. R. E. Clark, 
760 Touhy ave., Rogers Park, Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

RUSHVTLLE, IND.— Reunion 68th Regiment 
Indiana Vol. Infantry. October. Geo. W. 
Foreman," Napoleon, Ind.. secy. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH— State Medical 
Association. Oct 4 and 5. J. C. E. King, 
Salt Lake City, Utah, secy. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.--National Live 
Stock Association Convention. Jan. 15 to 
18. 1901. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
of America- Dee. 3. 1M0. John T. Wilson. 
G. C„ St. Louis. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Austin M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 13. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brown-wood, Tex.; J. H. Truett, Whtte- 
wright, Tex. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Southern Califor- 
nia Dental Association. Oct 8 and 9. L. 
E. Ford, 307 S. Broadway, Los Angeles. 
Cal., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 190L Rev. 
C. L. Hutchins. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— F. £ A. M. Grand 
Lodge. Oct 9. ^..Johnson, San Francisco, 
Cal., secy. " , 



SAN JOSE, CAL.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. October. Mrs. C. M. Ayres, 540 
N. Fourth st, San Jose, Cal., secy. 

-SANTA BARBARA, CAL.— Southern Cali- 
fornia Dental Association. Oct. 8 apd ■ 9. 
Lewis E. Ford, 307 S. Broadway, Los An- 
geles, Cal., secy. - j. 

SANTA FE. N. M.— New Mexico English Mis- 
sion M. E. Conference. Oct. 4. 

SANTA FE, N. M.— New Mexico Spanish 
Mission M. E. Conference. Oct. 11. 

SCOTIA. NEB.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 10 and 11. Emma J. Hedges, 53 Burr 
Block, Lincoln, Neb., secy. 

SIOUX CITY, IA.— State Library Associa- 
tion. Oct.. 10 to 12. 

SIOUX CITY. IA.— Northwestern Iowa Ho- 
meopathic Society. Oct. 3 and 4. Dr. A. 
P. Bowman, Sioux City, la., secy. 

SPICELAND, IND.— Reunion 3Gth Indiana 
Regimental Association. Oct 4. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct 2 to 16. W. E. Hawley, Spo- 
kane, Wash., secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Pacific Coast Fire Chiefs 
Association. Oct. 2 to 5. 

SPOKANE. WASH.— Fire Chiefs' Pacific 
Coast Association. Oct 2 to 5. Chief H. 
W. Bringhurst, Seattle, Wash., secy. 

SPOKANE. WASH.— State Plumbers' Associ- 
ation. Qct. 1 to 15. H. C. Burns, Spokane, 
Wash., pres. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— State Anti-Horse- 
Thief Association. Oct. 10. H. D. Giger 
• secy. * 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Nafonal Hoisting En- 
gineers' Association. Oct. 9. F. J. Moore 
Springfield, 111., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Live Stock 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Millers' State 
Association. First Wednesday in Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt, Highland, 111. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— American Mission- 
ary Association. Oct. 23 to 25. Philip S. 
Moxom, secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Reunion 10th Ohio Bat- 
tery. Oct. 4. S. J. Knatt. secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. O.- National Improvement 
League. Oct. 10. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct 5 to 7. Miss Christian K. 
Cameron, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

SIVJOSEPH. MO.— Knights of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May 1901 A 
Segger, 1620 Front av., Kansas City, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
' Trackmen of America. First Monday in 

December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive at. St 

Louis. Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Association of Railway Su- 
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oct 
16. S. F. Patterson.. Concord. N. H. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— American Board of Com 
for Foreign Missions. Oct 9. S. B. Capen. 
Boston. Mass., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Knights of Father Matthew 
Supreme Council. Oct 15 and 16. Thos 
F. Bowdern, 1803 Locust street, St. Louis. 
Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Order Railroad Telegraph- 
ers National Convention. Oct 8. H B 
Perham, St Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— American Warehousemens' 
Association. Oct 17 to 19. Walter C. Reid 
32 E. 42d street. New York City. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— State Fireman's Conven- 
tion. Oct. 4 to 6. H. H. Mitchell, Clinton, 
Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Protestant Episcopal 
Church Missionary Council. Oct. 23 to 25 
S. T. Copeland, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 
Nov. 13. C. O. Tilton, West Milwaukee. 
Wis., secy. 

ST. PAUL. MINN.— Royal and Select Mast- 
ers Grand Council. Oct. 8. Thos. Mont- 
gomery, St. Paul, Minn., secy. 

ST PAUL, MINN.-R. A. M. Grand Chapter. 
Oct. 9. Eben E. Corliss, Fergus Falls. 
Minn., secy, 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, I. 
O. O. F. of Minnesota. January. 1901. S. 
E. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y— Delta Upsilon Fraternity 
National Convention. Oct. 18 and 19 Eben 
W. Cutler, 310 Ostrom ave., Syracuse. N Y 
secy. . 

TALLAPOOSA. GA.— Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. 

TERRE HAUTE. IND.— Woman's Relief 

Corps District Convention. Oct. 9 Mrs 

Guley Burges, 1101 North 9th st, Terre' 
Haute, Ind., secy. 



TOLEDO, 0.— National Convention. Q. A. ft. 
1903. 

TOPEKA. KAN.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 to 11. D. W. Kent, secy. 

TOPEKA, Kan.— I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment. Oct. 8 to 11. Will J. Russell. Kan- 
sas City, Kan., secy. 

TOPEKA. KAN.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct 10. Miss Evelyn Bradford. Concordia 
Kan., secy. 

" TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1900. Mrs. F. J. 
Barker, Manchester. N. H., secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.-Epworth League Trenton 
District Convention. October. Rev. N J 
Wright, secy. 

VALDOSTA. GA:— Valdosta. Exposition. Oct 
30 to Nov. 2, 1900. A. Moore. Valdosta, U*. 
mgr. 

VEEDERSBURG. IND.— Woman's Relief 
Corps District Convention. October. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— West Texas M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 19.' . 

WACO, TEX.— Southern German M. E. Con- 
ference. Nov. 29. 

WACO. TEX.— Southwestern Interstate Ex- 
position and Jubilee. Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1901. 
Sul. Hirshberg. Waco. Tex., secy. 

WAGONER, I. T. — Reunion of Blue and Gray 
and Spanish-American Soldiers. Oct 3 to 
5. 

WAKEFIELD, MASS.— Firemen's Field Da» 
Oct. 23. Chief Cade, mgr. 

WAMEGO, KAN.— State Firemens' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 4 and 5. w. Puckcy, Clay Cen- 
ter, Kan., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble, 514 F st 

WASHINGTON. D. ' C.-Unlted Supreme 
Council Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of 
Masons; also. Imperial Grand Council 
Mystic Shrine. Oct. 3 to -6. Magnus L 
Robinson, 606. S. Washington st, Alexan- 
dria, Va. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Seulon. April 19, 1902. Jams* 
Mortimer. Montgomery. N. Y., aecy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Union Veterans' Na- 
tional Encampment. Oct. 2 to 5. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Nov. 14. John Trimble, 
514 F street, Washington. D. C. secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Centennial Celebra- 
tion, Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec, 1900. Dr. R. G. Wylie 
Williamsburg, Pa., secy. * 

WASHINGTON. D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. Dec, 1900. Glenn Brown 
Washington, D. C, secy. 



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WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. December. Glenn Brown, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M. 
Fry, Tho Temple, Chicago, secy. ">' 

■ WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Universallsts' State 
Convention. October. Rev. B. B. Gibbs, 
Watertown, N. Y., secy. 

WATSEKA, ILL.— Reunion 76th Illinois Vol- 
unteers. Oct. 11 and 12. MaJ. Geo. C. Har- 
rington, AVatseka, 111., secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Wisconsin Presbyerian 
Synod and Woman's Synodical Missionary 
Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. S, Wilson, 400 
Cottage St., Merrill, Wis., secy. 

WAUSA'U,- WIS. — Northeastern Association 
and the Northwestern Association. Oct. ii>. 
Carl Matble. supt. of the former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pres. of the latter. 

WAYNESBORO. GA.— Savannah M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 13. 

WEST FARMINGTON, O.— Women's Rslicf 
Corps. Thiltccntli llistrtct Convention. Oct. 
11 and 12. Lena B. Goddard, Colineaut, O., 
secy. 

WELLINGTON, O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters, State Branch. Oct., 1901. Mrs. D. W. 
Willison, 36 W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O., 
secy. 

WELLINGTON, O.— Ohio Branch Interna- 
Uonal Order of the Klngi Daughtera and 

Bona. Oct.. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams, 30 W. 10th- ave.. Columbus. O. 

WESTBOItO, MASS.— Firemen's Muster. Oc- 
tober 8. 

WEST LIBERTY, IA.— Reunion 35th Iowa 
Volunteer Infantry. October. Robert D. 
Bcdman, Muscatine, la., secy. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I. O. 
Red Men. May 1 to 7. 1901. 

WICHITA. KAN.— Anti-Horse Thief Associ- 
ation. Oct, 10 to 12. John W. Wall, Par- 
sons, Kan., secy. 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA.— State Federation of 
Women's Clubs. Oct. 9 to 11. Mrs. Hugh 
L. White. 525 W. Fourth st, Williamsport. 
l'a., secy. 

WILLIAMSTOWN, PA.— C. T. A. U. Stato 
Convention. September. John J. Kilrain. • 
Williamstown, Pa., secy. 

WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lodge, K. of P. 
of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 25. 1900. 

WORCESTER. MASS.— Atrerican Ant'qua'im 
Society. Oct., 1900. Chas. F. Adams, Lin- 
coln, Mass., secy. 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Clara Barton Tent 
No. 3, D. of V., at G. A. R. Hall, 35 Pearl 
st. First and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren. 140 Chandler 
»u, Worcester, Mass. 

XENIA. O.— Reunion Green County. Ohio. 
Ex-Soldiers' airl Sailors' Murine Associa- 
tion. Oct. — . Mrs. Samuel Manor, secy. 

YOTJNGSTOWN. O— Grand Council of Ohio, 
Foresters of America. Second Tuesday In 
May.- 1901. Tbos. L. Hopkins. 1402 Harvard 
■t.. Cleveland. O.. secy. 

YOUNGSTOWN, 0-— Knights of the Golden 
Eagle, Supreme Castle. Oct. » to 11. F. 
C. Willlasis. Youngstown. O. 

ZANESVILLE, O.— State Library Associa- 
tion. October. 



Poultry Shows. 

AMSTERDAM. N. Y.— Union Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec. 12 to 15. Wm. 
Phillips, Jr., secy. 

ASHLEY, O. — Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; W. T. Linn. secy. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Southern Interstate 7alr, 
Poultry Show. Oct. 12 to 19. T. H. MarUn, 

secy. 

AURELIA, IA.— Aurclia Poultry Ass3C"at"o?i. 
Dec. 19 to 22. H. B. Green, secy.; J. L. 
Todd, judge. 

AURORA, ILL.— Aurora Poultry Assoc'at'on. 
Dec. 7 nnd 8. W. M. Smith, secy.; D. T. 
Heimlich and F. II. Slicllnbargcr, judges. 

AUSTIN, TEX.— Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Briguncc, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK. MICH— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY. O.— Sugar Creek Toultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 t 2S.H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W. H. Raff. secy. 

BEVERLY. MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
I.ott, Pcabcdy, Mass.. secy. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— Alabama Association. 
Doc. 12 to 19. J. D. Flummcr, B.rm.ngham, 
secy. 

BLOOM INGTON. O.— Jan. S to 12. 1301. W. 
J. Jefferson, secy.; S. U. Lane, julge. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Muss., secy. 

BURR OAK. KAN.— Nov. 27 to 20. A. J. 
licabow, scey. ; C. II. Khota, judge. 

CANTON. O.— Poultry Show. Jan. I to 4. 1901. 
James C. Mcokers, secy.; lien T. Meyers, 
Judge. 

CAREY, O.— Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 
..Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave. 
judge; J. L. Yohc. secy. 



CARLINVILLB, ILL.— Poultry Show. Not. 
28 to Dec. 1. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E. E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. ' Messrs. Ztmmer, Butterneld, Rigg, 
ftussell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Bridge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. Kimmey, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. Messrs. 
Zimmer. Butterneld, Riggs, Russell, Wal- 
den. Drevenstedt. Bridge. Taylor and Pierce, 
judges ; Fred. L. Kinney, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Jan. 14 to 17.' A. C. Brooks, 
secy. ; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 
secy. 

COLUMBIA CITY, IND.— Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. S. 
B. Lane, judge; H. Carver, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Southwestern Assoc'ation. 
Dec. 18 to 21. T. L. Lawbon, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas' State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gec'l mgr. 

DANBURY. - CONN.— Western Connecticut 
Poultry Association. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. F. 
Borman, secy. 

DAVENPORT. IA.— Dec. 4 to 7. A. L. Peter- 
Son, secy. 

DAYTON. O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14. 1901. D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

DUBUQUE, I A.— Dec. 17 to 22. C. H. Gre- 
goire, secy.; A. B. Shaner, judge. 

EAST LIVERPOOL. O.— Dec. 28 and 2s. 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11. 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 
secy. 

ELGIN, ILL.— Elgin Poultry Association. 
Dec. 25 to 28. C. P. Russell, cor. sec; B. 
N. Pierce, judge. 

. ELMIRA, N. Y.— BImira Poultry Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1." W. P. Oolvin, secy. 

ERIE, PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 
Dec. 4 to S. II. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
gott, judges; A. E. Blethen, secy. 

FAYETTE COUNTY, MO.— Missouri State 
Association. Dec. 10 to 14. C. E. Codding, 
Sedalia, Mo., pres. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.— Fi'chburg Poultry 
Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A. C. 
Hawkins and II. B. May. judges; W. E. 
Bennett, Fitchburg, Mass.. secy.; I. C. 
Greene, Box 703, Leominster, Mass., adv. 
agent. Send card for premium list, now 
ready. 

FT. COLLINS, COL.— Jan. 2 to S, 1901. C. E. 
Lull. Ft. Collins, secy.; C. H. Rhodes, 
juage. 

FORT WORTH, TEX.— Dec. U to 14. J. E. 
Randall, secy. 

FRANKFORT. IND.— Dec. 17 to 22. S. B. 
Lane, judge; D. F. Maisb, secy. 

FRESNO, CAL— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Kov. 15 to 17. 

GALENA. ILL.— Dec. 17 to 22. F. H. Hoelt- 
ing, secy.; Geo. W. Holden, judge. 

GALESBURG. ILL.-Galesburg Poult-y As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. Burt Repine, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

GALVESTON, TEX.— Galveston . Association. 
Dec. 3 to 7. J. J. Hanna, secy.; E. Dun- 
stan. Judge. 

GARDEN CITY, MO.— Nov. 27 to 29. J. Cart- 
wright, secy. ; Southard, judge. 

OKNBVA, O.— Geneva Poultry, Pigeon and 
Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henry 
Munger. secy. 

GOSHEN. IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry' 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 
A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

GREAT BEND, KAN.— Jan. 23 to 29. 1901. J. 
H. Jennisoti, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge. 

GREENFIELD. MASS.— Greenfield Score Card 
Poultry Club. Dec. II and 12. T. E. Marsh, 
secy. ; I. K. Fclch, judge. 

HENRY. ILL. — Ilenrv Poultry Association. 
Jan. 1 to 1, 1901. W. G. Griffith, secy.; S. 
II. Shellabarger, judge. 

HOMER, .ILL.— Champaign County Poultry 
Association. Dec. 19 to 21. Geo. Auler, 
secy. ; S. B. Lane, judge. 

IIOOPESTON, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 19. F. H. 
Ayres. secy. ; S. H. Taylor, judge. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Fanciers' Association 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. P.erce and 
J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 
secy. 

IOWA CITY, IA.— Iowa City Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec. IS to 22. B. A. 
Wlckhnm, secy.; E. M. Pierce and James 
Tucker, judges. 

JACKSONVILLE. ILL.— Jacksonville Poultry 

Club. Dec. 10 to 12. Chas. Reynolds, secy., 

nnd D. T. Heimlich, judges. 
JOHNSTOWN, N; Y.— Adirondack Poultry 

Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, Dav'.d a. 

Nichols, A. F. Pierce. Geo. Burgott, F. B. 

Zimmer. H. J. Quilhot, J. H. Drevenstedw 

judge; IL S. Wcmple, secy. 



JEFFERSON. IA.— Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. P. O. 
Brown, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

KALAMAZOO, MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2s. 
H. A. Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 

KEOTA, IA.— Nov. 20 to 23. Keota Poultry 
Association. A. C. Smock, secy.; F. H. 
Shellabarger, judge. 

KIRKSVILLE, MO.— North Missouri Poultry 
Association. Dec. 3 to 7. F. M. Bucking- 
ham, secy.; D. ~T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— La Crosse Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 17 to 21. E. H. Hoffman, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 
Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 22. 

LADOGA, IND.— Jan. 5 to 15, 1901. D. A. 
Stoner, judge; Frank Gill, secy. 

LANARK. ILL. — Lanark Poultry Association. . 
Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. E. D. Leland, secy.; D. 
T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA PORTE, IND. — Kov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 
Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— Arkansas S. P. Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. A. G. Russell, secy.; 
N. L. Hutchinson, judge. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23. 1901. Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 

LUVERNE, MINN.— Luverne Poultry Associ- 
ation. Dec. 18 to 20. N. R. Reynolds, secy.; 
F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

LYNN, MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4, 1901 W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R. 
D. Craft, judges: Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secy. 

MACOMB, ILL.— Dec. 24 to 29. William I. 
Knowles, secy.; Chas. McCIade, judge- 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Marshalltown Poul- 
try Association. Jon. 2 to 5, 1901. H. C. 
Hansen, secy.; W. S. Russell, -judge. 

MASON CITY, IA.— Mason City Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec. 11 to 14. S. B. John3, s;cy. ; 
F.-H. Shellabarger, judge. 

MATTEAWAN, N. Y.— Walkili Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

MAZON. ILL — Mazon Poultry Association. 
Nov. 29 to 31. O. P. Bennett, secy.; W. S. 
Russell, judg3. 

MEADVILLE. PA — Meadvllle Fanciers' Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges: H. L. Lamb, Cambr.dge Springs, 
Pa., secy. * 

MIAMISBURG. O.— Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion- Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. II. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby, secy. 

MONROE, N. C— Shelby Poultry Associa- 
tion. Dec. 4 to 7. R. L. Simmons, Shelby, 
N. C, secy. 

MOUNT PULASKI. ILL.— Mount Pulaski 
Poultry Association. Dec. 4 to 7. W J. 
Lincoln, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger, jujge. 

MT. VERNON. 0-— Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secyi 

NEWTON. KAN.— Harvey County Poultry 
Show. Dec 3 to S. C. M. Glover, secy.; W. 
S. Russell, judge. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 
S. C. G. Hinds, secy. 

OAKLAND CITY, IND.— Dec. 10 to 15. S. B. 
Lane, judge; L. B. Ousler, asst. secy. 

OXFORD, O.— Oxford Poultry Club. Nov 20 
to 22. D. Gath, secy. ; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

PAINESVILLE. O.— PainesvUle Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. H. Z.: Brainard, 
secy.; Charles McClave, judge. 

PANORA, IA.— Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 
20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, secy.: W. S. Rus- 
sell, judge. 

PERRY. GA.— Houston County. Assoc'at'on. 
Nov. 27 to 30. W. Hemmingway, secy.; D. 
M. Owen, judge. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 
to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 

POSEYVILLE. IND.— Wabash Valley Poul- 
try Association. Dec. 17 to 22. D. A. Ston- 
er, judge. 

PRINCETON, ILL.— North Central Poultry 
Associat'on. Dec. 10 to 14. S. L. Smith, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

RIDGEVILLE, IND.— Dec. 26 to 29. S. B. 
Lane, judge: S. E. Fraze, secy. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Asscciation. Jan. 10 to 17, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 

ROKKORD. ILL.— Northern Illinois Po'iluy 
Association Exhibition. Jan. 7 to 12. ISOi. 
F. S. Horner, pres.; Bert. R. Lucas, ,'telvi- 
dere, 111., secy. 



SAGINAW, MICH.— Saginaw \Poultry and 
Pigeon Association. Jan. 21\to 26, 1901. 
James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndi, 
secy. * 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. \nov. 14 to 
17. E. Van Every, Eden vale, Cal., secy. 

SHELBY, O— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
. Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 
secy. .; 

SOUTH BEND, IND.-The Northern Indiana 
and Southern Michigan Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Charles Mclntyre, 
secy.; James A. Tucker, judge. 

SOUTH BEND, WIS.— Poultry Show. Dec. 17 
to 22. 

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM," MASS.— Middlesex 
Poultry Fanciers' Association. Dec 17 to m m 
20. W. A. Mandell, secy.; C. A. Ballou, If 
and D. J. Lambert, judges. H 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O.— Belmont County 1 
Fanciers' Association. Dec. 17 to 21. J. W. *^* 
Riley, secy.; Charles McClave, judge. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Missouri State Fair. Oct. 
1 to 6. Jos. A. Murphy, -St. Louis, Mo., 
secy. - 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. Messrs. 
Butterneld, Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 
Huelster, secy. 

SUNBURY, O.— The Sunbury Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Nov. 19 to 21. B. 
Kempton, secy.; H. A. Bridge, Judge. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Peti 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. Will- 
iams, secy. 

TEXARKANA, TEX.— Texarkana Associa- i 
t:on. Dec. 18 to 22. Heber Vaughan, secy. 

TOLEDO, O— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 1 
Dec 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert, judge of poul- I 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
pet stock; Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 

TORRINGTON. CONN.-Torrington Poultry I 
Association. Nov. 27 to 30. C. E. Youne 
secy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.-The Upper Sandus- 1 
ky Poultry Association. Dec 18 to a. A. J 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson. supt.; T. f 
H. Inman. secy. 

VAN WERT. O.— Van. Wert Poultry and Pet! 
Stock Asscciation. Jan. 1 to 5, 190L D. J. 
Kohli. judge: C. E. Better, secy. 

WABASH, IND.— Jan. 15 to 19, 1901. A. B. 
Shaner, judge; B. F. Clemans. secy. 

WAKEFIELD, R. I.— Dec. 4 to 7. G. L. Kent 
pres. 

WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkili Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to Z> 
C. F. Rcckenstyre, judge; .Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

WARREN, PA.— Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. J. H. 
Bowden, secy. 

WARREN. PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stcck Association. Jan. S to 12, 190L 
J. H. Bowden, secy. 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
cers' Association. Dec. -18 to 21. Sharp 
Butterfleld. judge: D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WEATHERFORD. TEX— Parker County As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to -20. F. L. Marshall 
secy. 

WELLINGTON. O.— Wellington Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 21. C. L. Warren 
secy. - 

WEST BROOKFIELD. MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24. 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 



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and Pigeon Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 
Fred. D. Reid, secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD. O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge: 
Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. 

WESTERLY, R. I.— Rhode Island Poultry 
Association. Dec. 12 to 15. H. S. Babcock 
Providence, R. .1., secy.; C. A. Ballou, A. S. 
Stillman and J. F. Crangle, judges. 

WILLUMSBTOG, IA.— Iowa State Show 
Dec. 26 to 30. W. R. Long, secv.; W. S 
Russell and F. H. Shellabarger. judges. 

WINONA. ILL.— Jan. 7 to 9* 1901. Otis Mont- 
, gomery, secy.; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

-WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
5- 22. 190L Chas. McClave. New London. O., 
secy. 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Vermont State Poultry 
■ and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 4. 
1 John S. Eaton, secy.; F.M. Howes, supt.; 
H. B. May and H S. Ball, judges. 

YORKVTLLE. ILL.— Torkville Poultry Asso- 
i ciatlon. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F. Hobbs. secy. 



Races. 



ATLANTA. SA. — Southern Interstate Fair 
t ., Race*. Oct. IT to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

% BENNINGS. (WASHDXGTON, D. C.)— Not. 
f, IT to SO. 

£ BLUE GRASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
f Sturgeon. Princeton. Mo., pres.; R. B. 
I; Lowry. - Seymour, la., secy. Hams. Mo., 

,.5; Augr. 20- to 24; Princeton, Mo., Aug. 27 to 
2'.-: 31; Seymour, la.. Sept. 10 to 14; Centervllle, 
■Jr"» la., Sept. 17 to 21; Corydon, la., Sept. 24 to 
'£■■■ 28; Charlton, la.. Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la.. 
• 1 > Oct 8 to 12: Lamoni. la.. Oct. IS to 19. 

hJBRANCORD. CONN.— Sept. 18 to 20. Oct. 17 

■•^■;- and 18. 

,ff 3ENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 

"%:; Hughesville, Sept. 18 to 21; Lewisburg, Sept. 
'"'• 25 to 28; Milton, Oct. 2 to 5; Btoomsburg, 
:<f • Oct 9 to 12. , 

fl CIRCUIT OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY— 
,_: MoundsvIHe. Sept 18 to 21: Smithneld, 
■ (.'' Sept. 26 to 28; New Martinsville, Aug. 21 to 
( '. 24; Hiddlebourne, Aug. 28 "to 31; Cadiz, Oct. 

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HAMILTON. O.— Oct 1 to 5. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— Oct 3 to 13. 
£:if.llARYVILLE. O.— Oct 2 to 5. 
'•"£) NORFOLK. VA.— Oct 2 to 5. 
! ; ■! 'ARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet 

't'MJOCSa, CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
£* braaka. Speed Association. - Circuit: Blair. 

, ~. Fremont. Hastings, Friend, Aurora. Central 

f f-': City. Kearney. Osceola. Red Cloud. Nelson. 

;»#*. Hubbell. Geneva. Seward. Lincoln, Beatrice. 

I t£ • Every week, from June 20 to Oct 20. W. P. 
,$ P. McCreary, Hastings. Ne*., pres.; A. H. 
;jS FarreM. Hastings, Neb— aecy. 

\. ?AN ANTONIO. TEX.— Oct 20 to Nov. 3. 

f fc: OUTHERN INTERSTATE RACIXG C1R- 
*i CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta. 
»S. Ga., Oct 17 to 27: Valdrosta, Ga.. Oct 29 

feVI'to Not. 3; Waycross. Ga'.. Nov. _6 to 10: 

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J J. Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

£ ST. LOUIS. MO.— Oct 2 to 5. 



•EXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Denton, Tex., ' 
Sept. 19 to 22; Dennison. Tex.. Sept 25 to 
28; Dallas. Tex., Sept 29 to Oct 14; Cor- 
s'cana. Tex., Oct. 15 to 19: San Antonio, 
Tex.. Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Houston, Tex., Nov. 
10 to 17. 



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^•eaarewitca— Oct. 10, 
•Sjewhurst Plate— Oct. 25. 
jSranchester November Handicap— Nov. 24. 
.,'jltiddle Park Plate— Oct 12. 
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, jp 5t of reliable Arms who are constantly send- 
%JB out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
,!jlj ive his name, on their list: .. 

H« ARKANSAS. : 

4t , ■ 

,11 The Guarantee Medical Co.", Hot Springs. 

?■§. CALIFORNIA. 

^.■California Fig Syrup Co., 392 Church street, 
% at Francisco. •' ■ : 



CONNECTICUT. 



Sawyer Medical Co.. 138 Middle street, 
Bridgeport. 
Prof. F. C. Fowler. Moodus. e 

Klckapoo Medical Co., New Haven. 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

A. O. BHss & Co.. 37 B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. 

M. A. Winter Co., 614 Eleventh street, 
Washington. 



GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co.. Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

German- American Med. Co., Kankakee. 

Green-May Medical Co., Bloomington. 

H. E. Bucklin & Co., 265 Michigan avenue, 
Chicago. 

J. P. Dieter Co., 163 West Washington 
street Chicago. 

M. A. McLaugnlin Co., corner Quincy and 
State streets, Chicago. 

A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

E. G. De Witt & Co.. 205 LaSale avenue. 
Chicago. 

Roy Medical Institute, Chicago. 

Providence Medical Institute, Chicago. 

Pabst Chemical Co., Chicago. 

Hanson's Ready Recovery Co., Chicago. 

Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 

INDIANA. 

Sterllng Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral 
Springs. 

Dr. Miles' Medical Co., Elkhart. 

Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 

Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- 
lis. 

The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 

Van Camp Co., Indianapolis. 

Dr. N. C. Davis, Indianapolis. 

IOWA. 

L C. Hublnger & Co., Keokuk. 

KANSAS. 

The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 

Wilson Drug Co., Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 

Acme Chemical Co.. New Orleans. 

MAINE. 

Dr. Thomson Medicine Co., Calais. 
Gould & Whipple, Portland: 

MARLAND. 

Emerson Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street, 
Baltimore. 

. A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
timore. 

Nelaton Remedy Co., 11 E. German street, 
Baltimore. 

Chas. A. Vogeler Co., 300 W. Lombard, Bal- 
timore. 

Victor Remedy Co., Frederick. 

Winkelman-Brown Drug Co., Baltimore. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 
Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. 
J. C. Ayer & Co.. Lowell. 
Chas. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. 
Novelty Plaster Works.. Toutville. 
Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 
C. L. Graves & Son, Boston. 
E. C. Cowdry Co.. Boston. 

MICHIGAN. 
. Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 
Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 
Coonley Medical Co., Detroit 
The.Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit 
Dr. Goldberg, 291 Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street, 
Detroit 
Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit 
Dr. A, B. Spinney & Co., Elizabeth and 
Woodward avenue, Detroit 

Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., 26 Congress 
street Detroit 
J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsbnrg. 
Stuart Co., Marshall. 
La Harpe Pattern Co., Grand Rapids. 
L B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. 

MINNESOTA. 

Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., Min- 
neapolis. 
Kondon Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St Louis. 
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. 
Louis. 
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., St- Louis. 



MONTANA. 
Newbro Drug Co., Butte. 

NEBRASKA. 
Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 
NEW YORK. 

J. W. Brant Co., Albion. 

Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. 

Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. . 

W. H. Comstock, Morrlstown. 

Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 

Button Remedy Co.. Buffalo. 

Dodd - s Medical Co., 658 Elllcott Square, 
Buffalo. 

Foster, Milburn & Co., 293 Michigan street, 
Buffalo. 

Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street, Buffalo. 

R. T. Booth Co., Ithaca. 

Dr. D. Kennedy Corporation, Kingston. 

Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy. 

Allen Olmstead, Leroy. . . 

S. C. Wells & Co., Leroy. 

Frank O. Reddish, Leroy. 

Bright'a Chemical Co., Little Falls. 

American Tobacco Co., Ill Fifth avenue. 
New York City. 

B. T. Babbitt, 82 Washington street. New 
York City. 

Colgate & Co., 55 John street. New York 
City. 

F. E. .& J. A. Greene, 35 W. Fourteenth 
street. New York City. 

Frederick Boyer, 36 - Maiden Lane, New 
York City. 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co., 113 
Williams street. New YorL City. 

Geo. W. Munro, 23 Vanderwater street, New 
York City. 

Pond's Extract Co., 76 Fifth avenue, New 
York City. 

Abbey Effervescent Salt Co., New York. 

Dr. Radway & Co., New York City. 
• Seely & Co., New York City. 

A. M. Bininger & Co., New York City. 

Tarrant & Co., New York City. 

R. & G. Corset Co., New York City. 

Health Food Co., New York City. 

New York Condensed Milk Co., New York 
City. 

Jam W. Hoke. New York City. 

J. L. Prescott & Co., 90 West Broadway. 
New York City. 

Jas. Pyle & Son, 436 Greenwich street. New 
York City. 

Scott & Browne, corner Pearl and Rose 
streets. New York City. 

Seville Packing Co., 77 Hudson street. New 
York Oity. ', 

Tarrant & Co., 100 Warren street New York 
City. 

Dr. Louis Weigert Co., 136 Liberty street. 
New York City. 

The Velvet Silver Soap Co., 31 Nostranfl 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

Franklin Manufacturing Co., 191 Burr 
street Rochester. 

Dr. Williams' Medical Co., Schnectady. 

A. N. Wright & Co., Syracuse. 

Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse. 

Dr. B. J. Kay, Saratoga Springs. 

OHIO. 

R. Pretzinger & Bro., Dayton. 

Drs. Hess & Clark, Ashland. 

Dr. W. S. Burkhart, 121 E. Seventh street, 
Cincinnati. 

Golden Specific Co., Glenn Building, Cin- 
cinnati. 

India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta. 

Coffee and Spice Co., Columbus. 

Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 

Dr. Harter Medical Co.. Dayton. 

Akron Cereal Co., Akron. 

Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., 241 West 
Fourth street, Cincinnati. 

Bayer Medicine Co., 1706 Adams street, To- 
ledo. 

Cheney Medicine Co., 1212 Adams strict, 
Toledo. 

PENNSLVANIA. 

Climax Liniment Co., Titusvllle. 
Miller Soap Works, Lancaster. 



Dr. Chase Co., 224 N. Tenth, Philadelphia, 

Dobbins Soap Manufacturing Co., 119- Souti 
Fourth, Philadelphia. 

Dr. David Jayne & Sons, 242 Chestnut 
street, . Philadelphia. 

H. H. Munyon's Remedy Co., 1505 Arch 
street, Philadelphia. 

Fels & Co., Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia. 

Hand Medicine Co., Philadelphia. 

Merchants' Association, Williamsport. 

P. C. Tomson & Co., 25 Washington avenut, 
Philadelphia. 

J. H. Zeillin & Co., 306 Cherry street, Phil- 
adelphia. 

Hostetter & Co.. 69 Water street, Pittsburg. 

TENNESSEE. 
Thatcher Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 
Pabst Brewing Co., 917 Chestnut street, Mil- 
waukee. 
Dr. Shoop Family Medic! je Co.. Rat? »e. 



Additional Horse Show. 



CHICAGO, ILL. — Chicago Horse Snow Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. James H. 
Moore, pres.; W. Vernon Booth, first vice 
pres.; Jcbn C. King, second vice pres.; Mor- 
timer Levering, secy. ; Arthur G. Leonard, 
treas. 



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WANTFfl STREET FAIR ATTRACTIONS, 

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cUss acts for street platforms. Midway. t»c. 
Concessions for sale. Write Amusement Com- 
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Additional Conventions. 



ADA, O.— Reunion ESd Regiment, O. V. I. 
Oct. 11 and 12. 

ALBION, MICH.— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 19 to 24. Miss Mary B. Stew- 
ard, 440 Jefferson av.. Detroit, Mich., secy. 

ARCADIA, O. — Reunion 57th Regiment, O. V. 
I. Oct. 17 and 18. O. K. Miller, Arcadia, 
O., secy. 

ASHLAND. KY.— Young People's Christian 
linden vor Convention. Oct. 5 and 6. 

ASTORIA, PA.— Rathbone Sisters Grand 
. Temple. Oct. 20. 

AURORA, ILL. — Northern Illinois Dental So- 
ciety. Oct. 17 and IS. Dr. J. J. Reed, Rock- 
ford, 111., secy. 

AURORA, I'LL.— State Building League Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 16. B. G. Vasen, Quincy, Ill- 
secy. 

EANGOR. ME.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 15. Grace B. Walton, Belfast, Me., 
secy. 

BANGOR. ME.— I. O. O. F., Grand Ledge. 
Oct. 16. Benj. C. Stone, Portland, Me., secy. 

BAY CITY. MICH.— I. O.O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. IS to 18. D. C. W. Mason, 614 Mid- 
land St., W. Bay City, MCch., secy. 

BEI.LFOUNTE, O.— Reunion 110th Pennsyl- 
vania Regiment. Oct. 15. G. W. Buck, 810 
2d av., Altoona, Pa., secy. 

BETHLEHEM, PA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. Oct. 16 and' 17. Oscar 
l-\ '~I:itlt.T, Bethlehem. Pa., secy. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 15 to 17. H. A. Kinports, 
New York, N. Y., eecy. 

BLUE POINT, N. Y.— Southern N. Y. Volun- 
teer Infantry, Firemans Association. Oct. 
16 and 17. Jas. H. Downing, 391 Gold St., 
Brooklyn, N. Y., secy. : 

BOSTON. MASS.— Reunion Ex-Prisoners -of 
War, State Association. Oct. 17. C. H. Col- 
gate, State House. Boston, Mass., secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 16. H. O. Case, 33 Pearl 
st., Hartford, Conn., secy. 

BUTTE, MONT.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 15. Alice Butler, Helena. Mont., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union. Nov. 13 to 15. John H. Sage, 
Portland; oCnn., secy. 

CAMDEN. N. J.— Shepherds of Bethlehem, 

Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. E. A. Wycolr, 
53 Cooper St., Camden, N. J., secy. 

CANTON. ILL.— Y. M. O. A. Interstate Con- 
vention. Oct. IS to 21. L. A. Bowman, 60S 
A&s'n Bide;., Chicago, III., secy. 

CENTRALIA. ILL.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
venticn. Oct. 15 to 19. Frank Mosher, De 
Kalb, III., secy. 

CENTRALIA. ILL.— General Baptist Associa- 
tion State Convention. Oct. 15 to 18. Rev. 
L. I). Osborn, Centralia, 111., secy. 

CHARLESTON. S. C— I. O. G. S. and Daugh- 
ters of Samaria. State Convention. Oct. 16. 
W. II. Rutherford, box 86. Columbia, S\ C. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Reunion 26th 111. Infantry 
Veterans Association. Oct, 17 and 18. S. 
Noble, Bloomington, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL. — National Wagon Manufac- 
turing Association. Oct. 30. II. M. Kin- 
ney, Winona, Minn., secy. 

CUICAGO, ILL.— American Hereford Cattle 
Breeders' Association. November. C. R. 
Thomas, Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 7. Thos. Mc- 
Farlane. Harvey, HI., secy. 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.— State Retail Mer- 
chants' Association. Oct. 15 and' 16. Y. C. 
Stroebcl, 2747 Eoff St., Wheeling, W. Va., 
secy. 

CLEVELAND. O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. Oct. If. to 19. 

CC'LDWATER, MICH.— Kings Daughters, 
State Branch. Oct. 17 to 19. Mrs. C. B. 
Whitney, Detroit, Mich., secy. 

COLUMBUS, O.— hgnKistTcmSHRD mfwyti 

COLUMBUS. O.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commniidery. Oct. 15 and 16. John Nel- 
f.cii Cell, Dayton, O., secy. 

COLUMBUS. O.— Reunion Slst Ohio Volunteer 
Inrantry. Oct. 18 and 19. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Photographers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 3 to 5. Frank Lelrcr, Fort 
Worth, Tex., secy. 

DANVILLE. ILL.— Knights cf Pythias Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. L. D. Coshiin, Danville, 
111., secy. 

DAVENPORT, IA.— Woman's Home and For- 
eign Missionary Society. Oct. 16 to 18. J. 
C. McClintock, 612 Seventh St., Sioux City, 
In., secy. . 

DAYTON, O.— Reunion 34th O. V. I. Oct. IS. 
Oct. IS. Allen T. Miller, 113S Home av., 
Dayton, O., pres. 

DENNISON, O.— Reunion 9Sth Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Oct. 10. 

DENVER. COL.— Rebekah- State Assembly. 
Oct. 15. Mrs. E. V. L. Beggs, Denver, Col., 
secy. 

DBS MOINES. IA.— State Woman's Suffrage 
A88ocintion. Oct. 16 and 17. Mrs. Ilia L'.ght 
Taylor, Des Mollies, In., secy. 



DES MOINES, IA.— Royal Arch Masons 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 16 to 19. Alt. Win- 
gate, Des Moines, la. 

DEXTER, ME.— State Sunday School Associ- 
ation. Oct. 16 to 18. Rev. B. A. Mason, 
Dexter, Me., secy. 

EATON, O.— Epworth League Dayton District 
Convention. Oct. 19 and 20. 

FALL RIVER. MASS.— Y. M. C. A. State 
Convention. Oct. 16 and 17. R. M. Arm- 
strong, .167 Tremont St., Boston, Mass., 
secy. 

FLINT, MICH.-— State Baptist Convention. 
Oct. 16 to 19. 

FRANKFORD, IND.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 19 to 23. Mary E. Balch, In- 
dianapolis, Ind., secy. 

FRANKLIN. IND.— Reunion 1st Indiana Bat- 
tery, 18th- Indiana Regiment and 8th 1 Ind'ana 
Regiment. Oct. 19. C. C. Smith, Winches- 
ter, Ind., secy. 

FREEPORT, ILL— Northern Illinois Bee 
Keepers' Association. Oct. 16 and 17. S. 
H. Herriek, box 264, Rockford, HI., secy. 

GLASS, TENN.— Warren-McDcnald Camp 
and Con-federate Veterans' Reunion. *.ct. 5 
and 6. 

GUTHRIE, OKLA.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 18. Lillie Gregorie, Guthrie, Okla., 
secy. 

GUTHRIE. OKLA.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 17 to 19. G. W. Bruce, Guthrie, Okla., 

secy. : 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 17 to 19. Mrs. Emma B. Karr, 
Harrlman. Tenn., secy. 

HARTFORD, CONN.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 16. Leopold de Leeuw, 
Hartford-, Conn 1 ., secy. 

HAVERHILL, MASS.— Y. W. C. A. State 
Convention of Mass. and R. I. Oct. 9 to 11. 
Mrs. Chas. H. Coffin, Haverhill, Mass., 
. secy. 

HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.— W. C. T. V. 
State Convention. Oct. 16 to 19. Frances 
W. Graham, Lockport, N. Y., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Daughters of Poca- 
hontas Great Council. Oct. 18. Mrs. Hattie 
M. Hopkins, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct. 16. Thomas G. Harrison, box 
136, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

JACKSON. GA. — Progressive Brothers and 
Sisters cf Light. Oct. 17 to 20. 

JOL1ET, ILL— I. 0. G. T. Grand Ledge. Oct. 
9 to 11. R. J. Haslett, Rockford, 111., secy. 

KANSAS CITY. KAN.— Daughters cf Poca- 
hontas Great Council. Oct. 16. 'Mrs. Louise 
Crcwder, Emporia, Kan., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— U. R , Knights of Py- 
thias. State Encampment. Oct. 15 to 15. 
Jnc. H. Holmes, Columbia BIdg., St. Louis, 
Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Knights of Pythias, 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 15 to 19. J. H. Holmes, 
Columbia Bldg.. St. Lcuis, Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Rathbone Sisters Grand 
Temple. Oct. 15 to 19. Mrs. G. E. Ray- 
mond, Springfleld; Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, KAN.— Select Knights Grand 
Legion. Oct. 16. Ed. H. Wheeler, Kansas 
City, Kan. 

KEOKUK. IA. — Rebekah - State Assembly. 
Oct 16 to 19. Miss S. Elizabeth Matheney, 
Keokuk, la., secy. 

KEOKUK, IA.— I. O. O. P. Grand Encamp- 
ment. Oct. 16 to 19. W. T. Holmes, Des 
Moines, la., secy. 

KEOKUK. IA.— I. O. O. F-, Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 16 to 19. W. T. Holmes, Des Moines, 
la., secy. 

KEWANEE, ILL.— Military Tract Medical 
Association. Oct. IS and 19. Dr. C. B. Hor- 
rell, Galcsburg, 111., secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— Rebekah State As- 
sembly. Oct. 16. Lizzie Barry, Nashville, 
Tenn., secy. 

KNOXVILLE. TENN.— Woman's Tennessee 
Press Club. Oct. 29 to 31. 

KNOXVILLE. TENN.— Southern Homeopath- 
ic Association. Oct. 21. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
»- Ledge. Oct. 1 to 19. 

KOKOMO, IND.— Reunion 34th Indiana V. I. 
Oct. 11 and 12. C. B. Potter, Lincoinviile, 
Ind., secy. 

LAFAYETTE. IND.— Reunion 12Sth Regi- 
ment. Oct. 10 and 11. 

LANSING. MICH.— Rcun'on 28th Michigan 
Infantry. Oct. 17. H. H. Cornell, Lansing, 
Mich., secy. 

LEWISBURG, W. VA.— State Breeders' and 
Wool Growers' Association. Oct. IS. C. C. 
Brown, Charleston, W. Va.. secy. 

LIGONIER. IND.— Reunion 44th- Ind'ana Vol- 
unteers. Oct 16 and 17. Frank W. Willis, 
Waterloo, Ind., secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— F. & AM. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. H. B. Grant, Louisville, 
Ky., secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.^D. A. R. State Confer- 
ence. Oct. 16 and 17. Mrs. W. L. Lyons, 
Louisville, Ky., secy. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Episcopal Missionary.. 
Council. Oct. 21. 

McKBESPORT, PA.— Daughters of America. 
State Council. September, 190J. 



MAYSVILLE, KY.— Daughters of Rebekah, 
State Assembly. Nov. 26 and 27. Mrs. M. 
Schwartz, prest. ; Mrs. Kate Anderson, New- 
port, Ky., secy. 

McPHERSON, KAK.-B. Y. P. U. Convention. 
Oct. 16. Rev. W. A. Elliott, Newton, Kan., 
secy. 

McPHERSON, KAN.— State Baptist Conven- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 19. E. B. Meredith, 2022 
Walnut St.. Kansas City, Kan., secy. 

MERIDEN, CONN.— W. C. T. U. State Re- 
union. Oct. 16 to 18. Mary W. Andrew, 
Stamford, Conn., secy. 

MEXICO, MO. — Reunion Audian County Pio- 
neers. Oct. 9. .. 

MILTON, DEL.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 12. Miss C. M. Hance, Wil- 
mington-, Del., secy. 

MONTEVIDEO, MINN.— State Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct. 10 to 14. Miss E. E. Grimes, 
Minneapolis, Minn., secy. 

NEENAH, WIS.— Reunion Winnebago Co.. 
Veterans Association. Oct. 11 and 12. H. 
E. Coats. Neenah, IWs., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Knights of Honor, Grand 
Ledge. Oct. 17. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— State Teachers' Con- 
vention. Oct. 19. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— American School 
of Railroad Superintendents. Oct. 18. C. A. 
Hammond, Mt. Vernon, N. Y.r.seey'.-.M 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— State School 
Beards Association. Third week in October. 

Dr. H. E. Schmidt, White Plains, N. Y., 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY. <S. Y.— National Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers' Society. 
Nov. 15 and 16. 

NORMAN, OKLA.— State Sunday School As- 
sociation. Oct. 17 to 19. Arthur Wharton 
Perry, Okla., secy. 

NORTH MANCHESTER. IND.— G. A. R. 
State Reunion. Oct. 10. James R. Ross, 
secy. 

OSKAiLOOSA, IA.— Reunion 7th Iowa Infan- 
try Volunteer Assocation. -Oct. 10 and 11. 
Jchn A. Baer, Oskalocsa, la., secy. 

PEEKSKILL, N. Y.— Reunion Harris Light 
Cavalry Association, 2d New. York Volun- 
teers. Oct- 19. Arch. Mackeneer, Pceks- 
k.11, N. Y.. secy. 

PEORIA, ILL.— Knights and Ladies of Honor 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 16. Charles Prochazka, 

: Jh-, Pecr.a, III., secy. 

PLEASANT LAKE, IND.— Reunion 74th Reg- 
iment Indiana Volunteers. Oct. 11 and 12. 

PORTLAND, ORE.— State Pharmaceutical 
Association. Oct. 8. A. W. Allen, Port- 
land, Ore., secy. 

PORTLAND. ORE.— Western Norwegian and 
Danish M. E. Conf. Oct. 4. 

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.— Staje Baptist Sunday- 
School Convention. Oct: 16. :■■ Winfleld G. 
Hubbard, Wilton, N. H., 'secy* 

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.— B. Y. P. U. State 
Convention. Oct. 17. Rev. C. A. Tenney, 
Newport, N. H., secy. 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct. 16 to IS. Waldo E. Board- 
man, 184 Boylston St., Boston, Mass., pres. 

REDDING. CAL.— I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment. Oct. 16. Wm. H. Barns, San Fran- 
cisco, Cal., secy. 

ROANOKE, VA— Jr. O. U. A. M. State Coun- 
cil. Oct. 15 and 16. T. B. Ivery, box 556, 
Petersbury. Va., secy. 

RUTLAND, VT.— State Medical Society. Oct. 
19 and 20. Dr. D. C. Hawley, Burlington, 
Vt., secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Order Eastern Star. Grand 
Chapter. Ott. 16. Mrs. Kate J. Williots, 
64 Flood Bldg., San Francisco. Cal., secy. 

SANTA CRUZ, CAL.— I. O. O. F. High Court. 
Oct. 16. W. H. Perry, 30 Bryson Block, Los 
Angeles, Cal., secy. 

SCOTTSBURG, IND.— Reunion 38th Indiana 
Regiment. 

SEYMORN, CONN.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas, Great Council. Oct. 17- Mary L. Da- 
vis, 733 State St.. New Haven,. Conn., secy. 

SHARON, PA.— Reunion 57th Regiment Pa. 
Veterans Vol.. Oct. 19. T. J. Gillespie, 
Sharon. Pa., secy. 

SHELBY, MICH— Epworth League. Grand 
Rapids District Convention. Oct. 19 to 2i. 
Geo. A. Studley. ,44 Euclid av.. Grand Rap- 
ids, Mich., secy. \ 

SOUTH ACTON. MASS.— Reunion 26th Mas- 
sachusetts Regimental Association. Oct. IS. 
D. H. Hall, South' Acton, Mass., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— American Oxford- 
Down Sheep Association. November. W. 
A. Shafer, Middletown, O., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Epworth League Spring- 
field District Convention. Oct. 18 and 19. 
J. A. Myers, Springfleld, O., secy. 

STAUNTON, VA.— United Confederate Veter- 
, ans' Grand Camp. Oct. 12 to 14. Lewis 
Harman, Staunton, Va., secy. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.- Order Eastern Star Grand 
Chanter. Oct. 19. J. R. Parson, 109 8th St.. 
St Louis, Mo., secy. 

''• SUNE •" Y. PA.— Epworth League Danville 
District Convention. Oct 17 to 19. Miss 
Olive Thompson. Danville, Pa., secy. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y.— Reunion 9th New York 
Heavy Artillery. Oct. 19. Frank Tallman, 
29 Clark st, Auburn, N. Y., secy. 

TARENTUM, PA.— Reunion Uth Regiment 
Penna. Reserve Association. Oct. 17. 

TRENTON. N. J.— Reunion 14th N. J. Vol. 
Infantry. Oct. 19. 
Claremont N. H., secy. 

WACO. TEX.— State Baptist Miss, and Edu- 
cational Convention-. Oct. 17. M. M. Rog- 
ers, La Grange. Tex... secy. 

WARREN, O.— Reunion S6th Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Oct. 18. M. J. Sloan, Warren. 
O., secy. 

WARREN, O— Reunion 105th Ohio Volunteer 

Infantry- Oct IS and 19. William Wallace, 
. Warren, O*. secy: / 

WASHINGTON, D. C— W. C. T. U. District 
Convention. Oct. 17 and-18. Mrs. Clinton. 
Smith, 720 Ninth st, Washington, D. C. 
secy. ' ' i >.* 

WAUSAU, WIS.— N. Ei and N. W. Teachers' 
Association. Oct. 12 and 13. 

WAYNESBURG, PA.— Reunion 140th Penn- 
sylvania Regiment. Oct. 9. 

WILKESBARRE, PA.— Daughters of Ameri- j 
can Revolution, State Convention. Oct 18 
and 19. 

WILMINGTON, IND.— Epworth League Dear- ! 
' born Co. Convention. Oct. 17. 

WOODSVILLE. N. H.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 19. C. B. Spofford, 

YORK, NEB.— Rebekah State Assembly. Oct. 
15. Lucy Barger, Hebron, Neb., secy. 

YORK. NEB.— I. O- O. K-, Grand Encamp- 
ment Oct IS. J. P. Gage. Fremont. Neb., 
secy. 

YORK, NEB.— P. M., I. O. O. F.,. State En- 
campment Oct 17. N. B. Htnn, box 284, 
Omaha, Neb., secy. 



Additional Fairs. 



BELCHERTOWN, MASS.— Belchertown Ag- 
ricultural Fair. Oct. 10. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. Oct 
1 to 13. 

DENVER, COL.— Catholic Churches and So- 
cieties' Fair. Oct. 8 to 10. - 

HAMILTON. MICH.— Hamilton Fair Associ- 
ation. Oct. 11 and 12. . . 

IMLAY CITY, MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society Fair- Oct 23 and 24. M. J. 
Haskin. Imlay City. Mich., prest; F. Raths- 
burg. Imlay City, Mich., treas.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones. Imlay City, Mich., secy. • - 

LAMAR, ARK.— Johnson County Fair. "Oct 
9 to 12. 

LANCASTER, PA.— Pennsylvania State Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. Mr. Young, prest; Mr. Dem- 
ming. secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Catholic Churches Fair. 
Oct. 8 to 10. 

SAN ANGELO, TEX.— San Ange'lo Fair. ' 
Oct. 17 to 19. 

ST. BRIGID, CAL.— St. Brigid's Church Ba- 
zar. Mechanics' Pavilion. Oct 6 to 20. 
not fixed. " 



Additional Street Carnivals. 



BLOOMFIELD. IND.— Big Street Fair. Oct 
28. H. M. Wright, promoter. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Chattanooga j 
Spring Festival Association. May 7 to 12 
T. T. Wilson, prest: J. C. Howell, vice- 
prest; Bernard E. Lovcman. secy.; W. A. i 
Sadd, treas. 

COVINGTON IND.— Street Carnival aad Pro-1 
duce Show. Oct. 9 to 12. George H. Mayer, f 
secy. 

C AWFORDSVILLE, IND.— Street Fair and| 
Corn Carnival. Week of Oct. 15. 

GALESBURG. ILL.— Galesburg Street Fair. 
Oct. 16 to 20. R. G. Chappell, prest; C. Hj 
May. vice-prest; J. H. Holmes, secy.; J. j 
W. Plain, treas. 

LEAVENWORTH', KAN.— Apple Carnival.! 
Oct. 10 and 11. 

LEWISBURG. TENN.— Business Men's Street! 
Fair and Carnival. Oct. 10. 

MADISON. WI&— Street Carnival. Oct. lo| 
to 20. W. H. Huppeler, chairman. 

MARTINSBURG. W. VA.— Ladles' Bazar. 
Oct 23 to 27. 

MAYSVILLE. KY.— Brown County (O.) and. 
Madison County (Ky-> Tobacco Fair. Jan- 
uary, 1901. 

MERIDIAN. MISS.— Big Carnival and Street! 
Fair. Nov. 19 to 24. Samuel Greenwald.f 
y prest; Charles W. Bailey, secy. 

*P"AINESVILLE. O.— CCtiiens* 
Oct 10 and 1L 

PEORIA. ILL.— Corn, Exposition and Carni-j 
■ val. Oct 4 to 13. 

PETERSBURG. PA.— Colored People's Fair 
and Colored Show. Oct. 6. 

PIQUA. O.— Elk's Fair and Corn Festival. 
Oct. 22 to 29. H. Kampf. secy.; W. P. Rice, 
treas. 

9ALLERSBURG. 
Fair. October. 



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SUMMER GARDENS. 



CORNING, N. T.-P«lntad.»M^I 
■son Park.. i_ ■ - T ..:,:. -;'r.;.;-^,.- 

COTTAGE CITY. MASS.— Lagoon Heights. 

COUNCIL BLU.FFS. IA.— Lake Manawa. 

COVINGTON, KT.— Lagoon. : 

crystal lake, CONN.— Crystal Lake 
Park. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Cycle Park 
Theater. 



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i AKRON, O.— Lakeside Park, RandolpteT'arki 

I -"Summitr Lak9 Park. - • ^ .- 

Island, Weber 'a 



ALBANY, N. "Y.— Lagoon 

. Park. • • -■'"" ■'■*'-'.- ■., j. 

Duck Farm Hotel; Central-Park.-; . 
ALLENTOWN.- PA_— Manhattan Park Rlt- 
tersvtlla). Doraey's Willow Grove Park, 
Duck. Farm Hotel. Central Parki. -' 
ALTOONA. PA.— Lakemont Park. V 
ANNISTON.'A^Q^rfordlSake park. 
ASBCRY PARKi*"^^J.— Schnltzlet'a Ferris 

Wheel and PalaJSpCarousseL \ 
•ASHLAND, Ky.-^-CBlfesIde Park.'. J. W. 
Mayo, mgr. ^-. v ; ' ■^-:- : -:■■■„', 

IATCHISON.X&AN.— Forest Park! .Ry. Sum- 
mer Park., Atchison Ry., Light &. Power 
. Co.; JT. .'A. Bendare. mgr. - 
ATLANTA. GAi— East" Lake Park, Lakewood 

"Park; .Exposition Park. - ; 
ATLANTIC CITY. N- J;-^eolumbta • Garden, 
Fortescue Pavilion, Doyle's Pavilion, 
• Young**- Pier, Casino Garden, Guvenator a 
\ Summer Theater. ... 
AUBUBNDALE. MASS.— Mornmbega Park. 
{AUSTIN, -TEX.-^-Zoo Park Pavilion, Hyde 
; Park Pavilion. 
,'• Y lATLMER, QUE.r-Qneen's Park. \ 
'■ >t fa/UjaOMOB&i&D.—Veer Park, Fairy Grove, 
i ^:T%ibTiside«¥arlE; Electric Park. Flcods Park, 
; ij! f *RiTerviewi Park, Hollywood Park; Meetera: 
-•-St -Park, Hamberg'a -' Park, Diamonds Point 
■<■(■". Park...: .-._'.;.-■• Z. •",' ■■■■ >~~ ■--..' -.? 
' *r; BATH. MB.— Merrymeetlng'Parl.. 
i : P B&TTLE CREEKS MICH.-^GuIl Lake Park. 



mac Lake Park! 
BAY feirrY, MICH— Winona Beach Park. 
?:: SBRGBBT BEACH; L. L,- N. -.'-'.- Resort. 
^.^INGHAMTO^rN^Y.^-^Casino^rPark. 



-E. Clark; mlgr.-; Ross Park,. J. P. B- 
mgr.; ElmiGarden. 



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» irBIHMINGHAM/ALA;— Lake Iriew Park. East- 

; ^" ! Late Park. - J - . I .< ' . .Ll.". : . ' ■■ ■ 

& lr: '-BOSTON, MASS.— Charles Bever Park.. Ca- 
l -i. - cino, Naatasket Beach,- ^Crescent Beach, .- 
Point of PEnea. "Oafls&Ktfc Mystic IParfc- 
(Medford), Combination. Park," The Chutes. 

* i|BIt4X>FORD. PA>-rCtok*iIe' iPark. 

•| " BRaStFORD, CAN.— Mohawk Park. 

4;.«RANFORDvCONN.-^Branford Driying.Park. . 
" :/i. '. 'Htarry Cushmanr New HaTyen; Conn., secy. 
f V ; ^RATTfLgBORO.rT'^.^Br.bokEide Park. " ' " 
^•te'feRIDGEPORT4.-(#f r — PieasS-eaBMch." *; _. 
< If* (BRISTOL,. CONNi^-Lake 0->m*fe!unee. 

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BROOKLAND, N. T^-VanWetveer .ParkgA .- 
■ 5 ?> BROOKLYN. N.^Y:— Ulmer Park*Brightbn»* 
1 '\&Z:- Beach, RIdgewood Casino; BelIeinie" r Park. 
1 V- ■ ^Smwctod " Beach-;: Kenmcra Park. . Crystal — 
'i-'** JBeaJcSu^Henderson's ; Music Hall tConey - 
■■';*■■ Istendj. : " ■• - ...■■■ 

»' X- JBEOOKLYN. N. Y.— Museum Gaxdeni 
t'tt; SCEFALO.;:N- Y.— Begevue ;Park. Elmwood- 
h *" : Beach. Woodlawn Beach; JLein> Park.'GeT- : 

nian-Anxer.can Ktcf vardcn,:Kenmcru P-rk, 
I,;. Crystal Beach. • •' "** '■-""- * 

* i BURLINGTON. IA.— Ottef Island Park," Fer- 
ris Wheel Park, Opera Bouse Cafe. 



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w^IjBCTTE. MONT.— Columb"^. Gardens! 

t » CAIRO. ILL.— Suburban Park. -A. Holjiday, 

11-^ ^-mgr.' ■ ■ v.r-'S ■-'■ ' : v -- - •'■--' "•■ 

'; j CAMBRIDGE. MASS.— Charlea.RIver Park. 

lylj CAMDEN. N." J.— Stockton Pa k. . '. ; ' c ' 

,':.> CANTON; O.-^Summer- Garden. - - 

J irf CARLISLE. EA.-- r Oave Hm Parlr . 

*?. CHARLESTON. S.. C— Chicora Park. 
', 'yCHARLOTTE, N." : Y.— Harris : Summer Thea- 
'.•?' ter, Ontario Beach Park. .' -..'.." 

!i ifduXPJjyTTB. N. ~C— Litia park- V, 

; "CHESTER. PA.— Llnd«;^i.hcrne Park. 
* j* i 21MCAGO. ILL— Electric Park. FortJ3he*¥t- 
;,: dan Garden (near Ft Sheridan). C&.cago 
I «*t ' Water 'Chutes and M.dway; E. P. Snnpson,- 
L i"l iubx.. Academy cfMua-c^ S5 S. Haistead sir;' 
:*.V Sunnyside 'Park, _Blsntark*s Garden, Ferr:s 
fi ' Wheel Park; Sans Sonci, Alfred Russell'. S7" 
$A Washington St.; Masonic Temple Reef Gar- 

,«s; .den... - . ■ i ■ ■ ■■'-.,-. . . 

ii'lciNCINNATL 6.— Lagoon,- M. C. Andere-Jn,: 
':»?r mgr.: Chester Park; Concy_ Island, L T. 
•* -. Anderson, mgr.; The Zoo. Red Bank Park.t 

kte?bLEAR : LAKB, IND.-=-^ Tuiedo Parki J. C. 
•'♦-]'.:' Christman, mgr., 916 Chamber of -Com- 
'^ft- merca BIdg,- Gh^agor. . - •' ~ "■• ■ --.-■-- 

h* CLEVELAND, O.— Euclid Beach Park, Gar- - 
ya -^1 drn Theater; I^ike V:ew.Park. T Scen'c Park, ■;' 
^* - -Ralncrlh's Garden, Geauga j^ake, Manhatv" ; - 

;|§ lf"tan- Beach; Park; -' ' •■ . - .. , "■>"-- 

WjBLIJETON, IA.— Joyce Park. "Henry ; FI San- : 
if& t-JEer." Lyons.-Ial , ;~ rog rT; .-The- Schutzen' Park.' 
'irff German Shooting Society,."" Lyons. "la.. 
'€$ propra. . .. _ - - : .... _ ' ; ;, -..';_ .... 

iJtlfr'OTTOES. ifc Y.^-KTup Street Part ' 
<ii rOLUMBIA, PA.-^Chick?e - s Park. : 
jm ■O^ITMBIA;? S.* C.— "Hyatt's Park Casino. 
'% "Or.TJVBUS. ;SA.-^-Norfb. HiKhlnnd -Park. " 
"C)i:OT.trMBUS.O.— Minerva Park. 01.»n*ansy 
fll.-Park. Great Soiithern Roof Garden. Collins' 
J^.* Garden.- Great:- Sbulhern" Roof Garden. 
t§ -ONCORD,. N^ H.— Contocoofc' River Park." 
*! X»SN«AUT. O— Lake View Park. 
I »NBY ISLAND, N. T.— The Chute*. 



BANBURY. CT.— Kenoeia Park. ' .-' 

DARTaSORD. WIS.— Terrace Beach. 
DAVENPORT, IA.^Shutaen Park. 
DAYTON, O.— Fairview Park, Sander's Roof 

Garden, Lucas Grove- Park, Lakeside Park. 
DECATUR. ELL— Riversfd* Park";-*--* 
DEDHAM, MASS.— Gorman's Theater. 
DEFIANCE, O.— Island Park; F. P. Elliott, 

mgr.- 
DELAWARE WATER GAP, N. J.-^Dl L. & 

W. R. R. 
r, DENVER, COL. — Chester Park, Cycle Park. 

Chutes Park. EHtch Gardens, Manhattan 

Beach ... 

DERBY. CT.- Heusatonie Park. ■-'■ 

DBS MOINES, IA.— Ball Park, D. A. Hooker. 

mgr.; Crocker Woods Auditorium. " -"-s- 
DETROIT, MiCh. vatocVa Riverside Park. 
DOVER, N. H.— Central Park. 
DUBUQUE, IA.— Stewart's Park. . 
DULUTH, MINN.-jUill-Top Casino. 
EAST AUBURN, ME. -Lake George Park. 
BAST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH— Reed Lake. : 
EAST ST. LOUIS. ILL. --Edgemont Park. 
EASTON.t PA^^Jand Park^ 
ECHO LAKjB3N?J.-Erie R. R. Co. 
ELGIN, ILL.— National Park, Railway, Park. 
.ELMDZA,. N./y:— Rorwick Glen Park, Harry 

F. Dixey, '•'' Binghamton, N. Y.; Eldndge 

Park, E. M. Little, mgr.; Queen City Gar- . 

dens. - . - - • - - - • 

EVANSVILLE, IND.— Cook's Park. 
' EXPOSITION. PA.— Exposition ^ Park. 

FALL RIVER, MASS.— Rlgliton Rock Park, 
Lincoln Park, Mount Hope Park. 

FRANKFORT, KY.— Cove Spring Park. Col. - 
:W. H. Fremont, mgr. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.— Pinehurst PaTk; "Wha- 
lom Park, Fitchburg & Leominster St. Ry. 
-Co. ..' ,-..-.- 

FOND-DU-LAC, WIS. -Athletic Park. 

FT. SMITH, ARK.— Park, Chas. E. Taylor, 
mgr. ■':"_■ '■■•.-. - 

FT WAYNE. IND;- -Re oirison's Park. - 

FT. WORTH. TEX.— Grunewaid Park, Ty- 
lers' Park. 

GALION, O.— Secranim Park. 

GALVESTON, TEX.-- Olympia Garden. 

GAT/T..CAN.— Idlewild Park. 

ninrvNER. MASS.— CrvstAl Lake Park. 

GLENS FALLS. N. Y.— MeGreeor Park. 

GRAND LEDGE. MICH. - Grand Ledge Park. 
Jt S. Mudge, mgr 

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Ree"d Lake. Ro- 

, mqna Park. Codfroy's Summer Pavilion! ' "'■ 

GREEN BAY, WIS.— Street Railway Park; - 

--Washington Park, O. Fiedeler, togr. 

GREEN LAKE.: WIS —Terrace Heai-h Casino. 
,_■ GREENWOOD LAKE. N. J.— Erie R-" R. . Co. 

G UTHRI Er OKLA.-Mand Park. 

GUTTENBURG. N. I. - CiSilK). 
HAMILTON.'. O.— Llr.'atriiKbld Park. 
HAMPDBX, ME.-^Hiverride Park. 
HAMPTO>f BEACH, N. . H.— Hampton Beach 

Pavilion. • 
HAHRISBURG, PA.— Paxtaug Park. Midway 
. Park. Reservoir Park. - 

HARTFORD, CONN.— Address P. J. Casey, 
"Sprin.e^Teld, Mass ; "Werder's Park. 
.-HASLETTS. MICH.— Pine Park. Wm. Mc- 
Giverbr. mgr. 
HAVBRHILL; MASS.— Pines. 
^.HOI.TOR-R. MASS — Mountain: Park. . 
HOT:. SPHTNGS. ARK.— Whittlneton Park. 
-HOUSTON, TEX.— Magnolia Pafk, "Forest 
'Park. 
HOWELL, IND.— Glen Park (near Evahs- 
. viHsi. -.... "■' 

I'.TOOV O— Rve B-ach Re-sort 
INDIANAPOLIS. JND:— Broad Ripple Park. 
TOx-a i«mnn. N YS-We't Shore R, R. "Co. 
ITHACA. N. Y.— RenwfAk<Park. 
i.«rir«nv' T*VN.— HlgWatrdi.rark. 
ifrr-mmiM ,.FI>A .— CrystsrT Roof Garrton 
JAWRSTOWK, N. Y.— Celoroo Pai-k*^ Jule 

-D«?Irpnr, -(.T. '. "-'... 

K»?.«V»7no Mtm— TjiVe V|»w Casino. '"•^ PADUOAH, KY.— La, Belle Park. 



CONN.— Laurel Park. 
MANCHESTER-: N. H.— Lake Maasabeelc Park. 
MANHATTAN BEACH-Long laland, N. Y. 

. Oriental Hotel Co. • - 
-MANISTEE, MICH-— Orchard Beech Theater. 
MANSFIELP^afeMansneld Park, Sherman- 

MiASCUS^wB&PA'.— Chester Park. 

MAR1ETTA,-D,*-Church Street Theater. 

MARINETTE, "WIS.— Lakeside Park, - Marl- 
Blossom Grove, Riverside Park. 

MAYBVILLh. KY.— Electric Park. ' 

McKBESPORT, PA ^Versailles Park. 

MEDFORD, MASS.— Mystic Park, Combina- 
tion Park. *"■■ . ■■■.' ; • 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— East End Park. 

MERJDEN; CT.— Hanover Park. 

M1DDLETOWN, N. Y-— Midway Park, Cot- 
tage Theater. ._ , 

MiDDLETOWN, CT.— Lakevlew Park. - 

MIDLAND BEACH.— Su-ten island. - N. Y. 

".N. Y.' Traction Company. " 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Coney Island Park, O. 

F. Miller, mgr."; Blatz Park, Schlitz Park, 

-National Park, Base Ball Park, -Whiteflsh 

Bay, Central Park, Shooting Park. ._.; 

MINNEAPOLIS, aMINN.— Lake Harriet Pa- - 

.Tilion. ...... '.:ivL ■ ■: 

MINERAL WELLS, TEX.— Hawthorne Pa- . 

yilion (near Ft. Worth). ,. ....,' 

MOBILE, ALA.— Monroe Park. 
MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Highland "Park. " 
MONTREAL, CAN.-r-Queen - s . Park,. Sohmer 

park. Arena. ! 

MORTIMER, O. (near Findlay)— Norris Park 

and Pavilion. William Norris, owner and 

-"'mgr.':':'. "" ~ ~ "; ~~ " ' ". 

MT; CLEMENS, MICH.— Monroe Garden. 
Wr.. VERNON. 0.— Hiawatha Park. 
MUSKEGON. MICH.— Lake Michigan Pa*. ' 
NAHANT. MASS.-^Casino Theater. '. ^. . 

NANTASKET BEACH"., MASS.— Hotel Nan-gi: Fark " 

tasket Music Hall." • >*f SEDALIA; MO. 

nakkagan sett pier, r. l > ~* ' " 

JNASHVILLE, TENN.— Glendale Park, Y. C.^ 

Alley, mgr.; Shelby Park. 
NEVADA, MO.— Lake Park. Springs. 

Harry "C. Moore; propr. 
NEWARK. O.— Idleiwild Park. 
NEWNAN, GA.— Pearl Spring Park; Walter 
NKW 'BEDFORD. MASS.— Buttonwood Park, 
NEW BRITAIN, CT.— White Oak Park. 
NEWBURG, N. Y^— Glenwood Park. 
NBWBURYPORT, MASS.— Salisbury Park, 
NEW CASTLE, PA.-^3ascade Park. ■-,.--"' - 
NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Winchester St Rail- 
*»i»y "i-ark; Israel A. Kelsey, West Haven, 
X;onn.," mgr.. .-New Open-A*r Seaside Thea- 
"ter; iBrael A.. Kelsey, West Haven, Conn., 
mgr. -Elm City Park; Jos. E. Hubinger, 840 
Chapel -st- . -,.-•: 

NEW ORLEANS, LA:— West End, Athletic 

Park, Audubon Park, City Park. 
N>,\V YORK CITY, N. Y.-^Koster & Bial's, 
Casino -Roof Garden,; Grand Central Palace 
Root Garden, Lion Palace Roof Garden, 
Venetian-^Terrace. Roof Garden, Cherry 
- "Blossom Grove. Riverside Park. ■.' 
NORFOLK, VA.r^Oceaj>view Park, Atlantic 
■Garden. Buckroe Beach, Hotel CnamherJaln. 
NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Meadow Hark " "" 
NOKTH -BlSACH. L. L, N. -Y.—Erbs' -Casino. - 
NORWICH,- CONN.— Cliff Terrace, . R. M. 
"Powers,, prop.; Sachem "Park, A. Wilson ■ 
Snow, amusement director, 51 Broadway. 
OAKLAND, CAL— Oakland Park. 
OAKLAND BEACH. R. I. 
OCEAN CITY. N. Y.— New Ocean Pier. 
OCEAN VIEW ,VA.— Ocean View Paik (near 

Norfolk). '' " -'■ '■ ' "'" ■'...- . , i 

OGDEN* -UTAH— Glenwood Park; W. N^ 
Weaver, mgr. . . t 

OLEAN, N. Y-— Riverhurst Park. C.,C. Mo- . 

riap..mg r. -;.." ^ 

OMAHA, ' NEB.— Mullen's : Garden. 
ONTARIO.- N. Y.— Ontario- Beach Park. ; 
ORANGE; MASS.— Central -Park. 
09HK0SH. WIS.-<i|Mzens' Trortjon Co. 
OSWEGO, N. Y. — Oswego Beach. ;- ; ; 
OTTAWA, ONT.— Can. Victoria Park, Ottawa 

Electric RailwajrT — .- ■•" " - ""'*:,: 
OTTUMWA,. IA. — Orpheum. Summer ". Park • 

Theater. . ' 

OWOSSO. MTCH.-rCaledoala Jark.. . ' . . 



MASS.— Point of Pinal (near 



•F'^rK-iKWTT n.L.-'-'^Iw'rlr. p»>k. 
IT-.VSAS" CTT-Y. MO- Kast- S'de EIrctr'c 
P»rk. H. W.IIard. mgr. ;• Fairmount Park, 
Fp »- o '-^t T*?rk.' 
K"OKK»C. T'A.— Pechstein &. Nagei's Garden. 

H"h*neer Park. 

KEUKA- L*KB7-N. Y.' — - 

KIVGSTON. ONT— Long Island Park; Joseph 

-Fro'nW. rtgr. ■ '- ' - • ■• 

LAVHASAS. TEX. — ..Hancock Sulphur 

Springs Park. . 

T «»">P-»PT^rt. MASS— Ppn VrarMon. Oo. 
LANCASTER. PA.— CcnprtogaVPark Theater' 
-(operal.* McGrann's' Park. • '-. v . 
LANSJNG. MICH —Grand 'Ledge Varic. Has- 
,'bett Park; Leitdley's Park, Irving S.-. Fogg, 
•mgr. 
L"A POR^E IND.— Tux-d->Park: J. C Cbrl t- 

man, Metropolitan Blcck, Chicago, pres. 
LAW^tRNCE. 'MASS.^Olen-pbrest. — ' .-.-' 
LEAVENWORTH, KAN. — Electric " Park, 
Leavenworth Park. " ... .... 

LEBANON. -PA.— Mt Gr«-tnp Park. - 
LEOins-STER. MASS.— Leominster Park. 
LEWISTON, ME.-Grore Park. 
LIMA O.— Hoover/s Park, McCulIough's Lake 
-Park. ' ' ".' ' ": - 

T.TVTT>LN. NEB.— IlTi«.ln ParV 
LITTLE ROCK. ARK— Park. Chas. E. Tay- 

J'-r. ncr.; Olenwof^i- Park Theater. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL:— Fieita Park; L. A. & 

P. Ry. Co. .•■..' 

rnvn wD»vf!n N j —proa^nf Bay p.-rk.' 
L-OUISVILLE. KY.— Lion. Garden Park. Phoe- 
nix Hill Park. 
LOWELL. MASS.— Lak'evlew Park, Willow- 

dale Park. 
LTTnLOw. "KT— Lagoon. " " ~ 

LYNCHBURG. VA.— Westover Park, River- 

mont Park Auditorium. .' ••-.- - •• 
LYNN. MASS.— Willow Park Theater,. "Gor- 
man's Summer Theater, Crescent Gardens, 
Suntang Park. 



BABSTED POST, N. Y— BrontpnVPsrk. 
PARfcRReBURG. W. VA.^-Terrapln Park. ' 
PART^SRtL.^ReeervoIr Park: -•-•'-- 
PATERSON^N. J:— Passaic Falls Park, East 
" ' Side Park (cH»)-r.West Side Park (city).; 
Scbeutzen, ■ SaaI*fiSDS, jngrs.; Idlewlld 

. ParV. TrpctVn CompSnyS 7 ! " ~ ' ' .:■ 
PEAKS ISLAND, ME.— USata^rood- Springs 

-Park.:.U" ■''"..-..•-.'..:■ .' "'"^H." 

PBN»AC©I>: FLA.— KupfHwi.n's P**«v - 
PEORIA. „ ILL -^Central, Perk, Tbe^Alns, 



REVERB, 
" in). 

OND, VA.— Putnam's Summer Gar-, 
^road Street Park, Auditorium, Jeffer- 
SRoof Garden, Athletic Parte "Main' 
Street Park. ,;f.^ i.^, .... --.'»: 

• RICHMOND, IND.i^Pn Miller; 
.ROCJKV^LLB. CONifi^pieasure, P$*k. > 
ROCHESTER; N-^Y.— Ontario Beaqh, New 
- CUIver ,Park, Irondequolte Pa.rk. L 

ROCKAW$ir k 'JBfeACH, L. I., u N. Y.— beim- 

lin'o's :Casmo r 
ROCKFORD, ILL^Har^om Parkl ? : 
ROCKLAND, MB.-«to'adway Pavilion Thea- 
ter. -...'■■ H •" 

ROCKVBULE. CONN^eiilpsle Park. ' '•'■ 

ROCKY POINT, R. I. 
- Mr. Harrington, mgr;. -. - 

ROME, GA.— Moberly Park. 

ROUND BAY. MD.- H.& O. Short Line Ry. Co. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Riverside Park. 

SALEM, MASS.— Salem 'willows, Dana and 
Parker's' Pavilion, Casino, Gorman's Sum- 
mer Theater. ".- 

SALISBURY BEACH. . MASS.— Pavilion. 
' SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Saltair Beach, 
Lagoon, Salt Palace, -Calder's Park. " 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Muth's Garden. 

SAN DIEGO, CAL.— S. D. P. B. & S. J. Ry. 

SANDUSKY, O.— Cedar Point Grove..-- • 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.— Paul Boynton 
"Chutes, Pres:d:o Athletic Park, Glen Park. - 

SARATOGA, N.Y.— Palm Garden. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Tivoli Park, Thunderbolt 
•Park. . 

-SCJIO.O.— Pavilion Theater. 

SORAKTON; PA.— Laurel Hill Park. 
^sBEA CLIFF, L. I. — Add,- M-auager of Lyceum. - 
^SEATTLE,'. WASH.— Leachi Park, Madison ' 

-O. T. Crawford. Topeka.Kas. 
_SENECA FALLS. N. Y.-rCayuga Park. 
"-S".UHi'iLA GLEN, N. Y— ErieR. R. Co. 

- SKOW'HBGAN. ME.— Lakfwoud-Grove. 

- SOUTH BARTONVILLE. ILL.-Casino. 
SOUTH BEACH," S." I., N. Y.— Munlcy's Ca- '.. 

sino. : . - ;: - ":. 

SOUTH BEND. IND.— Springbook Park. - 
SOUTH.;" FARMLNGHAM, - MASS.— WaytHdo. 

.... •.<Par»p^ -..-. .....-_ t .".■.' -■"• ' \-- "■ ■-.■'■ 

; SOUTH. NORWALK, CT,— Roton Point The- 
.. ater. '..%.:,*■■ ; -'".-'-.... 

" SPRINGFIELb,; MASS.— Suburban . Park. 
.SPOKANE, WASH.— Natatarium :Fark. 

STAUNTON. VA.^rHlgMand Park. ! , 
STATEN-ISLAND,-"N. i":— Boynton Beach; r 
ST. CLOUD, N. J.— Highland" Park,i(n«at'W 
-Newark). ' - ■ .. " • - r 

ST. JOSEPH; MO.— Address V0r,T. Crawford. 
Topeka, Kan. ; Lake Controhy, Krug Park* ., 
Athletic -Park. . ^ " _; - 

^.ST- LOUIS, MO.^Bellevuo Gardens;"^ Roer- " 
" ncr's Garden, Klohdyke Park -and 1 Chutes"; " 
1-crest Park, Highlands; SoiithcratElestric " 
"Park, Suburban Garden; Miircmac, High--' " 
.-lands;. -Mannibn -Park,. '. Delmar Gardens, 

Uhr.g's Cave, Athletic Parkv:: 
ST; 1 PAUL, MINN -l 5 a5ii:"~Garaeri," Cce:»' « 

.Park, Palace Garden. 
ST. THOMAS, CAN.— Pinafore Lske Park. 
STOCKPORT, N. Y.— Fern Side Park. 
-.- F. W:i Deboe, mgr.' - r " : 

STOCKTON. OAL. — at. Elec. Ry-..^. 
SYLVAN BEACH. NEW. YORK; 
S.YRACUSE. . N. Y.— Electric Park, Valley 
Theater; Lakeside Park, Chas. Loof. Styles"' 
... -Station, mgr:;- Kirkwood Park,i Elmwood 

Park. -.. ----:', " ---?:-'. . 

TAMPA, FLA — DeSoto. Park. Tampa Elee- 
.tric Co_ ■-■■■'.. 
Henry G." Bradlee. mgr. : 
TAUNTON, MASS.— Nippcnirket Park, Digh- 
-fciv "Rock Park", Sabbstia" Park;" 

THJRRE HAUTE, lND.r— UIJou Garden Theater 
TOLEDO, O.— Lake Erie Casino, Farm Thea- 
ter, Presque -Isle. 
TOPEKA.' KAN:— Address "O.-T. Crawford: - 
"Garfield- Parkf- ."*■'■ ■"■■■ 

TORONTO, ONTJ^-Hanlnn's Point, Munrb 
TRENTON, -N. J— Spring Lake Park, New 

Park Theater, Broad' Street Park. 
TROY. N. Y.— Lagoon Island. 
UNION. N. T.— Casino: 

UTICA. N.Y.— Summit Park. Utlca Park. 
-Brand's: Casino Park, ' Rochester Park, El- 
mlra Park. 'i- - 

• r.D.OSTA. GA— Pine Park.' A. T. Moore. 
VINCENNES. IND^Fairvlew Park. " 

^ --A-. G: Traube, mgr., - 
WAKEFIELD. MASS.— Wakefield Park. 
WARSAW. IND.— Lake Side Park. - 
WASHINGTON, D. C— Marshall -Hall iPark, ' 



Prospect- Heights Park, Glen Oak Parif-^ vv^,shiimuton, d. C— Marshall -Hall Park 
Pfe'fer's Pavilion, C. -G. Pfeifer. mgr.; '»^Wildwood, Park. ^^ (formerly_Glen Sligo). Co 



Btony. Hill Garden ; Stoecker's Summer Gar- 
.fl»n. . :'».",:." ". .... ..-,.. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA".— Willow Grove Park. 
Central Park. Baseball Park," Woed"i'de 
-Park, j^eshanplng- Park." Torresdale Park,- 
"« r a^l< ! pgton Park, Chestnut Hill Park. 
PHTLLIP9BURG. N, J.r-Cedar Park. 
PIOUA. O.— Midway PaTk: 
.imwiv CTOVB. K. J — A'lovnn Park. 
PITTSBURG. PA.— Kennywood Park. Monon- 
. gahcla -Street. Ry.- Co,,- Jas. G. Sansom,- 
' mgr., 512 Sm'thFeM st. :" Oakwood Park, -. 
"John Harr's,. West End Tract'on Co., msr.; ' 
- Snhcp'ev Park: Oakum Park, Calhoun Park. 
-Oak Hill Park. 
PORTLAND. .ME.— R'verton Park. Under- 

wocd Spr'ngs Park, Cpltpge Park.- 
P,OHTLANT». ME —G«-m Theater. 
POpTT.AND. ORE— Hawthorne RnHngs Park.1. 
PORTSMOUTH, -ZV-A.— Cnlun^ila Pnrk. ? 

POTTSTOWN. PA.— Ringing Rock Park, 

Tvr»>M'i7Jr.Ri,n..p aJ rIl^ >n . ... . ..■'_■' 

POUGHKEEPSIE. N. Y.^-Darrow Park, 

• Unton Lake Park." Rivers'de Park. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Reeky Point. CreFcent 
-Park, Roger Williams Park, Dan's -Park, 
- PiprVptono Park. : •- - -. - 

PUEBLO, COL.— Lake Mln'neqiia Pavll'on.' 
QIIIB-CY TLL— Baldwin Park, T. S. Baldwin, 

mgr.; Highland. Park,- Harry H. Franklin, 

mgr. 
READING, PA.— Carsomla Park, Driving- 

Park. 



■*Lyviiawo( 
-IhtnbJaPark, Lawrence Summer ■ Garden," 
Buena-vyista. Chevy Chase Lake." Eureka 
Park (colored), Notley Hall (colored), Ches- 
'apeake Beach.^River View Park. Cabin 
John's Br'dce Park^Glen Echo Park. ■ 
WAPHTN'GTON, IND.— Street Railway Park. 
WATERBURY. CT.— Lnkcwdcd, Park, Biille- 
view Lake Grove; Forest Park, . Jean 

WATERTOWN.' N. Y.— Seiberfs Sununer - 

Grrdrn. Gleii Park. , -■:•'■., ."' 

WATKINS "GLEN; N. v. ' 
WEBB CITY, MO— Olympia Pork. ' 
WEBSTER, MASS.— Beacon Park, Beaver 

■ Prrk. •=>.-.- 

tvvoTrii-T.n.. »'APS-W.iroiio«o Vnrlt. 
WHEELING, W. VA.— Wheel 'ng Park. Mo- 

aart Park. Pleasant Valley Park, Bader :& 

"Mn^'rrr, mers. ,v 

WHITE BEAR LAKE. MINV — W'irtwnnd. 

Park, Lake Shore Park, White Bear Bench. 
WIIJjTAMSPORT PA.— VslianHHii ParV ; 
WILMINGTON. DEL — Shellncrt Park;; Bran- ' 

dyw'.ne Park. Summer Park.' --* -'■,:# '"' V 
"wmprn .-can.— -Riv.fr Park, Elm Park, i 
WINSTON-SALEM, N..C— Piedmont Park. 
WORCESTER, MASS.— Lake Quinslgamond 
-Park. ... 

YONKBRS. N. Y.—Yonkphi Pleasure Park:,. > 
YOUNGSTOWN, 0.— Iddra Park, Mlllcreek 

Park. .; --- 

YORK. PA.— Highland Park. 
ZANESVILLB, Q.-Qrant Park, Maplewood 




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Galveston bill poster, are still gradually com- 
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The John Chapman Co., Cincinnati, 

"The Billboard" Fub. Co-/ 

O. P. Fairchild, Covington', Ky 

G. H. Otting, & Son, Newport, Ky. 

Walker & Cc. Detroit, Mich 

The Donaldson Litho. Co., Newport, 

W. H. Donaldson... 

A. M. Donaldson » 

E. R. Endly, Mansfield, : 

John Clandge, Newport. Ark 

Harvey B. Smith, Washington £•.- H., 

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Iowa State Meeting. 



The annual meeting uf the Iowa Bill Post- 
ers' Assoc. at io a was held at Council Bluffs, 
bept. 28. The outy real important question 
introduced for consideration was the Ues 
Moines franchise, wh.ch, was coo tested for by 
W. \V. Moore, who has been tne city bill 
poster for thirty years, and Chamberlin & 
Kmdt. non-resident owners .of a theatrical 
circuit, who opened up an opposition against 
Moore* a few months ago. All reports con- 
cede that it was a very hard fight. President 
Beall, it is claimed, had made some kind of 
a deal for an- Interest in' the Moore plant, 
providing he delivered the franchise, and he 
came near doing it- The final vote was 10 to 
9t and Chamberlin had four of the ten up his 
sleeve on account of franchises in four dif- 
ferent Iowa cities. 

-It was the most exciting meeting the Iowans 
ever held. The president in the chair was 
doing absolutely all the- talking on one side 
in the partisan fight for Moore, while Frank 
Chamberlin had the pleasure of doing all the 
talk in his own interest, and it was hot. par- 
liamentary rules being thrown to the dogs. 

It Is said that Chemberlin was told a half 
dozen times that it did not make a blamed 
bit of difference about parliamentary rules, or 
what the national association or anything 
else thought about it; that the president of 
the Iowa Association was running the meet- 
ing, and that was alt there was to it. Shades 

of O'Mealia! If the national body could only- 
have bad a photograph of this subordinate 
meeting! How it would emulate their souls 
to still more narrow-minded conquests! Al- 
though "Uncle Billy*' Moore was defeated he 
will still continue in the bill posting field in 
Dea Moines. The venerable gentleman is the 
oldest bill poster fn Iowa, and has a hcst of 
friends throughout the State. 



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Levyne's Letter. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— On my arrival in Sedalia, Mo., 
I found that Gentry's Dos & Pony snow. No. 

* 4, had captured the town ahead of me. F_ H. 
Gentry, owner; Harry Ewens. treasurer: 
Claiborne Clay, press agent; Dave G. Markel, 
ring ma^er; .Frank. Robertson, master ot 
transportation; Danny Hoyt, band leader, and 
H- S. Franklyn, steward- It consists cf four 
cars, 64 pontes, three baby elephants, 28 
monkeys and 36 dcgs. Frank is adding to his 
show every chance he can get, and the ver- 
dict of tb*e town was that he gave a nice, 
clean show, and was appreciated up to the 
last hour he was in the town. One thing I 
-would like to mention particularly, and that 
is Mr. Gentry's capacity for Bermuda onions 
and Chili, for he kept Charley Graham busy 
for two hours dishing it out. They are go- 
ing down in Texas, and for some unaccount- 
able reason I forgot to get the route. I 
found the whole show to be first-class and 
entirely free from grafters. 

And now a word for bill posting: I ran in 
to another nest of opposition, and this is the 
situation: "Dr." (?) H. W. Wocd for six- 
teen years ran the opera house and bill post- 
ing plant. No, he didn't. It ran itself— ran 
itself right into the bands, cf an opposition. 
In my conversation with the Dr. (?) I found 
him profoundly ignorant of everything con- 

- nected with bill posting. He would never 
join the association, and. in fact, d ; dn't know 

why — only just wouldn't do it, that's- all! 
His- home merchants don't seem to have a 
good word for him-, and that to me speaks 
volumes. 

Last year a young man. Frank Monroe, 
took it into his mind that the Dr. (?) wasn't 
doing right, and money could be made by 
giving good service. So he went in with one 
of the most influential men of the town and 
built a gocd plant and got membership in the 
association. And there- ye are! 

The" town has 20,000 population, and Monroe 
has 1.800 runnins feet of boards, and is get- 
tins nte competitor's locations right along. I 
wish this boy luck, as he is full of energy 
and is a hard worker and would like smne 
of my friends to send him some paper. This 
is a. good town; has four railroads, and each 



THE BILLBOARD 



§ Rill Posters' § 
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The Howard Fund. 



one has its shops here. Besides, there are 
numerous manufacturing establishments. I 
sbouid have said that Monroe has forty lo- 
cat-ons. Yours truly, 

M. L. LEVYNE. 



Curran Fights Hard. 

. There was plenty of evidence of a coming 
legal uattie, says a Denver newspaper, when 
tue -eleven suits brought Dy the city against 
tne Curran Bill Posting & Distributing Com- 
pany were called before Judge K. \v. Steele 
in tne county, court. After tue attorney's ta- 
bles bad oeen covered with tne papers in the 
cases and tne lawyers had adjusted ^the.r 
spectacles, the dear was seen to open and a 
cieru: wita two o.g stacKs ot books under .his 
arms entered. He was scon followed by an- 
other b.g consignment cf legal lore and then 
the battie oegan. The eleven cases had been 
tr.ed in a lower court and live of the cases 

\*ere appealed Dy the city, tne Curran. Com- 
pany appealing the other six. The testimony 
was tas.cn up with the nrst four cases cf the 
e.ty. The hrst case cons.dered was. the one 
charging that the defendants bad v.olated the 
c.ty cru.nance in failing to keep the grounds 
around the bill board at Fifteenth and Wel- 
toc streets in a good sanitary condition. Po- 
l.cemen Hunter and Hendnx testified to find- 
ing an accumulation of filth and trash around 
f the beards at the time complaint was made, 
. and the defendant brought in the plea that 
the ground belonged to other parties and was 
not leased by him, and that he was not re- 
sponsible for its condition. The city attor- 
ney made the point that the company was 
exerc.smg a privilege granted by the ordi- 
nances, and was therefore bound to make 
such terms with the owner or lessee of the 
land as would permit him to comply with 
the ordinance. The lawyers said this was the 
bone of contention in all of the cases and 
after— considerable argument tbat question 
was left open until authorities could be con- 
sulted. The second case concerned the bill 
board at the northeast corner cf Thirteenth 
street and Broadway, where cordwoody was 
piled up to the back of the boards. The city's 
case was made out on the grounds that it was 
a violation of the fire ordinance and a menace 
to the safety of the city. Curran testified 
that the wood was- piled there when he leased 
the land, but it was proven that it was not 
the same wood and that it had. frequently 
been moved. The third case was a violation 
cf the health ordinance at eleventh and 
Broadway by the accumulation of filth. Judge 
Steele will not render an opinion until the 
testimony in all the cases has been heard. 



Libel Suit for $5,C0O. 



New Haven, Conn., Oct. 2.— (Special.)— A. 
Van Beuren and Samuel Pratt, constituting 
the New Haven Bill Posting Company, were 
to-day made defendants in a suit for {5,000 
for alleged libel. The plaintiff is Guy O. 
Ackerman, of New York, now connected with 
the American Tobacco Company. He was at 
one time with the bill posting company,- but 
left the service of the company and went to 
New York. Ackerman bases the present suit 
upon a letter which he says was written to 
the American Tobacco Company by Pratt and 
Van Beuren. alleging that Ackerman was 
short in his accounts. Ackerman declares 
that the statements were false and were made 
with malicious intent. The suit is brought 
by Attorney Louis E. Jacobs-, and is return- 
able to the Superior Court. 



Howard of Galveston. 



On the frcnt page cf this issue is an ex- 
: cellent likeness of Joseph E. Howard, the 
unfortunate Galveston bill poster, who lost 
all that he pessescu in the world, except wife 
and tl^ree little ones, in the awful hurricane 
cf Sept. 8 last. This picture vi es taken ex- 
pressly for "The Billboard" a few days after 
the storm, and gives an idea cf how Howard 
looked after he got out of th» water. The 
blue shirt and overalls which he is still wear- 
ing are the only clothes he had left. "I have 
not had a coat," he writes, "to put on since 
I came out of the water. Money is indeed a 
very scarce article here at present." 



Notes. 



Cbas. Hultquist, the eminent designer and 
lithographic artist, heads the new force of 
artists at the Donaldson Litho. Company. 

A London cable says that the British syn- 
d : cate which recently tried to secure control 
of the Camp Bird gold mines is now seeking 
to acquire control of the American Cereal 
Company, and has authorized -Mr. Barber, 
president of the Diamond Match Company, to 
deposit £700,000 with a Chicago bank to buy 
cereal shares at- £3T> each. 

The combined lithographing interests cf 
Cincinnati were represented ?t a banquet at 
the Business Men's Club, Saturday evening, 
Oct. 6. which was g'ven by those who par- 
ticipated in the Festival pageantry parade. 
The rthoerapbers, it will be remembered, 
won the first prize cf $1,000 in gold for the 
Prest float ! n th's parade, and Saturday night 
was the t'me selected for jollifying over the 
evpnt. The affair was a most felicitous one,, 
p-rf hro»'ebt together renr e sentatives rf one 
of the prime industries cf the Queen City. 



Iron'.oa, 0., Items. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have not been very busy adver- 
tising this summer. I helped Geo. S. Mciiee 
put out Dr. Pierce's -memorandum books and 
samples (pills) at Ironton and Ashland, Ky., 
the latter part of August and -first part cf 
September. We put out 2,200 at this place 
and 800 at Ashland. Mr. McGee is one of the 
nicest men I ever worked fcr, and I will be 
only too glad, to see him come back again. 
His automobile created quite a sensation, it 
being tbe first one to come to town. Quite 
s number of people were favored with a r.de, 
which they enjoyed very much, thanks to the 
kindness of Mr. McGee. I am now putting 
out 3,000 books for tbe Lydia E. Finkham 
.Med.i Co.; and expect, some cf Dr. Miles* ad- 
vertising in every day. Also expect to do 
some sampling for the Elliott Bakery Co., 
Columbus, O., and have contracted to do some 
dstributtne and sampling for Canby, Ach 
& Canby, Dayton. O., in the near future. 1 
have written to several new firms about work, 
but haven't had t'me to hear from them yet. 
The Arbuckle Coffee Co. 's traveling man and 
the Northwestern Yeast Co. 's man did some 
sampling and distributing here the other day. 
They hired some boys to help them. The 
Swift's Specific man, Atlanta, Ga., did -ionic 
distributing of a pamphlet, 4 by 6 inche ■■•. He 
hired two colored boys to help him. Wallace's 
Show is billed here for Oct. 15, the work be- 
ing done last Saturday by their own men. 
Yours very truly, H. C. CROSSLEY. 



covering at Baxter Springs. The Toyarows 
were free attractions, and although they only 
appeared twice, they won great applause. The 
bower parade will come oif Wednesday, Oct. 
3— same day that Buffalo Bill's Wild West is 
here. I distributed 12,000 booklets to men 
only at the fair, and have 3,000 from Dr. Ed- 

. son Institute to put out at the "Bill" Show. 
Next year will try again, and unless we 

' meet with another "frost," will eclipse all 
premises for this year. Respectfully, 

FRED. R. CORBETT. 



Faj'ette. Mo., Facts. 



To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — I have done the following work 
the past thirty days: Posted two 24-sheets. six 
12-sheets, twenty-five 1-sheets on Star To- 
bacco for Continental Tobacco Company. New 
York City; five 8-sheets and twenty-seven 
2-sheets cf W. P. Corset: fifteen 2-s'heets 
Dittman Shoes, both through I. L. Keller, 
local merchant; four 3-sheets, two 2-sheets 
and sixteen 1-sheets cf Friend's Oats fcr 
Muscatine Oatmeal Company, Muscatine, la.; 
seventy-five 1-sheets for F. C. Corset, 
through I Cohn, local; five 8-sheets New York 
L>'fe Cigar, for James W. Scudder & Co., St. 
Louis; put up 10 signs for Pabst Chemical 
Company, Chicago, 111.; distributed 1,000 
books for Lydia E. Pinkham, Lynn. Mass , 
and 5,000 peices for the Boston Medical Insti- 
tute, Chicago, 111., during our street fair. 
We selected a bad week for our fair. It rain- 
ed every day but the last. Still we had big 
crowds. Fr.day it rained all day, but we had 
fully 5,000 people in town. The flower parade 
had to be postponed unt'l October 2. The 
town was ammed full, and everybody said it 
was the best they ever witnessed. The fair 
was a success- anyway. Tbe president in- 
formed me that they were $200 to the gecd. 
We will have a big one next year. Watch- us. 
Yours very truly, LEE HOLLADAV. 



Ardmore, I. T., Affairs. 



To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— W. R. Burnitt, c.ty bill poster, 
is at heme on a visit. Mr. Burn.tt travels fcr 
the National White- Lead Company. Mr. 
Nichols, Burnitt's gentlemanly manager, has 

on the boards: Rosco & Holland; & 

Pringle's comnined m.nstrels; Buffalo Bill's 
Wild West Show, Curtiss Com. Co., Syndicate 
Shows, Norris & Rowe's Dog & Pony Show, 
"Silk Soup," "Drummond" Tobacco and 
some other small paper. J. E. Hamilton, pro- 
prietor cf Hamilton's Exclusive anoe store, 
has started to posting; he had a boy take old 
shoe boxes and' make him about thirty 1-sheet 
boards. Over these he paEted a 1-shect, ad- 
vertising "Walk-Over Shoe." They are la- 
beled on back, "Hamilton No. — ." They 
won't stay up long, as everybody likes "whit- 
tling wood," and already seme are carved up. 
Norris & Rowe's Trained Animal Show v s- 
ited Ardmore last week. Theiy are all O. K. 
Didn't arrive in town soon enough to give a 
matinee, but their tent couldn't hold the 
crowds that bought tickets for the evening 
performance; people were sitting around on 
the race track and even up to the sides of the 
ring. They give a good show. The great (?) 
English-Amer'can Syndicate Shows exhibited 
in Ardmore, Wednesday, Sept. 19. They also 
had a big crowd at both afternoon and even- 
ing performances. This show did not come 
up to ^ the standard, as was .expected. The 
crowds were woefully disappointed. Every 
Wednesday for the last three or four weeks 
there has been a show here. Rosco & Hol- 
lands' and Pringle's Combined Minstrels 
show here next Wednesday. The great 
Ga'nesville Free Street Fa'r bee'ns Oot. if! 
and closes Oct. 20. This is a crackerjack fair 
association. It has been well advertised In 
this part of Indian Territory. 

M. H. SENYAH. 



Emporia. K»n., Events. 



To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Our street fair, which came off 
brre laEt week, was a "damp failure." It 
..rained all week until Saturday, which was a 
fne day, but awfully muddy. The privilege 
shows were "the German Village, Mr. Gei'ss- 
1t, manager; Tschundi's Moving Pictures; J. 
W. Parson, with a Enake eater, who nleased 
the people, although not as good as "Bosco," 
who recently lost his arm, and is now re- 



Jacksonville, Fla., Jottings. 

To (he Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — The Jacksonville Bill Posting & 
Advertising Company has at present a first- 
class plant — as good as any city in tne South 
New boards are being built as fast as the de- 
mands come, which was surprisingly heavy 
during the past twelve months. Our bill 
boards are now occupied by thirty-five stands 
Favorite Salt; 10, Quaker Oats; 15, Old Sara- 
toga Whisky; -25, Continental Tobacco Co.; 10, 
Pr.ckly Ash Bitters: 300 sheets of Valdosta 
Far: 15, O. K. Coffee; 30, Mennen's Baby 
Powder; also, tacking 1,500 signs of Speckled 
Beauty Tobacco. I read .with much pleas- 
ure your newsy items in the weekly "Bill- 
board." I intend letting your readers know 
regularly just what we are doing in the bill 
posting line. Yours very -truly, 

J. D. BURBRIDGE. 



Kokomo, Ind., Kinks. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— A. S. Oswalt and Wm. Funk, of 
Anderson, have been here several weeks try- 
ing to force H. E. Henderson to sell them 
h.s bill posting plant. To this end they of- 
fered to do the posting for the new Sipe The- 
ater for one cent a sheet, but Mr. Hender- 
son secured the contract from Mr. Sipe, in 
face of this ruinous competition, and Messrs 
Oswalt & Funk will probably be on their 
knees to several owners of bill board privi- 
leges, pleading to be released from their con- 
tracts, upon which they made partial pay- 
ments. Mr. Henderson has recently made 
extensive improvements to bis bill posting 
plant, and now controls 2,300 feet of full- 
sized boards and several hundred small 
boards. NEMO. 



Galveston, Tex., Gratitude. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear S.r— I can never sufficiently thank you 
and the noble men who are coming to my as- 
s.stance so manfully and unselfishly in our 
hour of need. My wife, children and myself 

will never forget their kindness, and it is our 
prayer to Gcd- that they may never have such 
an experience as that which the people ot 
this city passed through on Sept. 8. I have 
been working on the relief committee here 
s nee tbe storm, so that I do not need for 
feed. I have ordered lumber to De shipped in 
from the mills, which I expect in a week or 
ten days, when I will commence rebuilding. 
Again thanking you for your great kindnes*. - 
I am yours very truly, 

J. E. HOWARD. 



Westmoreland, Tenn., Wreaths. 

To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— There Is going to be a street fair 
at Gallatin. Tenn., Oct. 25 and 26. which will 
be the first trial that this county has ever 
given to a street fair. Atractions are wanted 
for It. Full particulars can be obained by 
wr.ting Sam Anderson, secretary of Com- 
mercial Club, Gallatin, Tenn. John Robin- 
son's Show will be at Gallatin Oct. 13. They 
have billed heavily, and will have a good 
crowd. They have posted all over the coun- 
try, as well as city. I enjoy "The Billboard" 
more than any paper I take. Wishing you 
and 'The Billboard" success, I remain, yours 
respectfully, j. M. LOUTHAN. 



Fulton, N. Y., Features. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Tbe Nestle Food plant Is com- 
pleted and In full operation; it covers seven 
acres cf ground, and employs 500 people. We 
have - about twenty-five oth?r Industries, 
among them being the Fulton Worsted Mills. 
They employ about 1,200 people. 

I have just disposed of my baggage trans- 
fer line. All I have now on my hands is the-, 
bill posting and distributing business, and 
can g<ve first-class service to all my patrons, 
and advertisers, as I devote all my time and- 
attention to it. Yours very truly, 

WILLIAM COOK. 



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Actor Shot by Bully. 



Huntington, W. Va., Oct. 7.— At 2 o'clock 
this morning William J. McCaully, either ot 
Philadelphia, Pa., or Camden, N. J., was shot 
and instantly killed in this city by Pearl 
Newman. The murder occurred at the home 
of Dorsey Brown, a woman. McCaully was 
an actor With Bartlett and May, who are 
playing "A Woman in the Case." The show 
was at Davis' Theater, and after the per- 
formance lust night McCaully and several 
other actors went to the home of Dorsey 
brown. They were all seated in an upstairs 
room drinking beer, when Newman, who was 
a lover of the Brown- woman, appeared at 
the door and demanded admittance. This was 
at first refused, but he was later allowed to 
enter. He was invited to drink some beer 
with the crowd, but he replied: "No, 1 am 
not dnnklng to-night, but 1 am here to raise 
h — 1." At th»s remark McCaully arose and 
said: "No, let's have no trouble; sit down 
and enjoy yourself." Newman grabbed a 
beer-glass and threw it toward McCaully, but 
the latter dodged it and it was broken against 
a door-facing. McCaully rushed toward New- 
man, pleading with him to be quiet. New- 
man backed a couple of steps or more, pulled 
a revolver and fired, the bullet entering Mc- 
Caully's left breast. He threw bis hand to 
his breast, turned toward his. -companions in 
the room and said: "Boys, he has killed me." 
McCaully never uttered another word, but 
fell on a couch and expired a minute later. 
Newman has been a rather reckless charac- 
ter since the close of the Spanish-American 
war. During that period he was a private in 
the Second West Virginia regiment. Of late 
he had been working as a longshoreman here 
and was frequently in trouble. McCaully 
joined the "Woman in the Case" company 
at Chicago eleven weeks' ago. The manager 
of the company states that he was a very 
quiet man, and that he had talked with him 
but little. 



Curtis Hard Up. 



Maurice B. Curtis, of "Sam'l of Posen" 
fame, filed a petition in bankruptcy in the 
U. S. District Court at St. Paul, Minn.. Oct. 
6. His liabilities were placed at J177.3SS aJ 
and assets at $25. The unsecured claims of 
his liabilities are placed at J116.7J6.72. One 
opal scarf pin, valued at J15, and one green 
stone scarf pin of $10 represent his assets. 
Some years ago Mr. Curtis shot and killed 
a policeman in San Francisco, for which he 
was prosecuted, and the expense incurred in 
defending himself was heavy. There is in the 
schedules an enormous list of personal debts 
contracted in New York City, Philadelphia, 
Boston, Chicago. Seattle, San Francisco ana 
in many northern cities. The number of his 
dramatic creditors Is large, and the debts 
due them are for "professional services," ur 
for borrowed money. Tbe total of his obliga- 
tions to doctors and l«vrj-ers is heavy, and 
there are large bills for merchandise. 



In the Hurly Burly. 

Stage-driving was quite a lofty calling, and 
the acme of many a young man's amoition. 

Excitement followed in the wake of all the 
coaches along the National Road. Their ar- 
rival in the towns was the event of e«ch day, 
so regular in transit, the exact hour of the r 
coming was known without aid of watch or 
clock. Relays at intervals of twelve miles 
were quickly made, without the driver leav- 
ing his seat. The horses used were showy 
and superb. Mr. Stockton, of the "National 
Road Stage Company," had a strain called 
the "Murat" and another known as the 
"Winfiower," which have become extinct, but 
many expert horsemen contend that they have 
not, in later days, been surpassed for nerve, 
beauty or speed. Stockton had a race with 
a horse and buggy against a locomotive be- 
tweeen the "Relay House" and Baltimore, 
in which he cmno out ahead. During Van 
liuren's presidency, arrangements were made 
by tbe Stockton line to transmit a message 
with more than ordinary celerity. Redding 
Bunting, agent of that company, received the 
document at Frederick, Md., and sitting with 
the driver to superintend, they drove to 
Wheeling. 222 miles. In twenty-three hours 
and thirty minutes. Changes of drivers and 
horses were made at the usual places. In 
ms Bunting rivaled, if he d'd not surpass, 
the feat of rapid transit. He drove the great 
mail conch from Cumberland to Wheeling, 

« if-h carried the message of President Polk, 
officially proclaiming that wnr existed be- 
tween the United Stntes and'Mexico. and cov- 
ered the distance of 131 miles In twelve hours. 

James- Recslde, "Land Admiral," formerly 
a wagoner, was a rival stage line proprietor 
and was the most extensive mail contractor 
JVi °? United States, employing more than 
1.000 horses mid 400 men. He owned most of 
the lines runnlnit out of Philadelphia and 
New York. In 1830 he bought the Interest of 
im. .. * Venver between Cumberland and 
Wheeling. Arranging everything anew, he 



named the lines "Good Intent." Once, in 
Pctstitng aiong a street in rmladeipn.u. 111 
company witu Col. iticuara to. jonnson, vice 
preo.atui oi tne unma states, some scanet 
uioiq v>as omervea in a tanor s wiuuow, 
wu.ca pronipiea ^oi. Johnson to say: -itee- 
s.ue, as your coacnes are an red, >ou ougat 
to wear a red vest," Kees.aer._pi.ea: -i 
will get one if you will." "Agreed,-- sa.d 
jonnuon. jjong as tney Uvea, Dota wore 
vests and neckc.es oi scanet colors. Jason 
i-ooy kut sent out on tne road oy Mr. Kee- 
s.o-e. tie was so expert as a driver, it was 
sa.a "ne couid turn Ois team ana coacn on 
a Silver dollar." He was a gooa musician, 
and piayed well on the bugle. Dr. Tnayer, 
a renowned Circus proprietor, commenced 
anving stage on the -National Road wnen 
eighteen years ot age, previous to l&m. jonu 
buck was one of tne oldest and oest stage 
anvers on tne road. Wnen Uen. Lafayette 
visitea tne town of Washington, Pa., it was 
assigned to buck to drive tue coacn in whicn 
tne mustr.ous visitor entered the town. 'Inat 
was in Ibzb. Buck subsequently became tne 
sen.oT meniDc-r or the nrm ot duck, l«yon & 
\voif, contractors, who built most of the locks 
and dams on the Muskingum River in On.o. 
Tn.s nrm was called tne "Menagerie com- 
pany, on account of the names oi its meiu- 
uers. David Bonebraker, whose name would 
import otherwise, was a careful driver, and 
never during his whole service d.d ne ureak 
a bone of man or beast. 

As many as twenty four-horse coaches have 
been counted in line at one time, and it is 
a sincere belief that the stage lines of the 
National Road were never equailea in sp.rit 
and dash on any road, in any age or coun- 
try. There was one mail coach tnat was es- 
pecially imposing. On its glided sides ap- 
peared the picture -of a post-ooy, with flying 
horse and norn, and beneath it in gilt let- 
ters, this awe-mspmng inscription: 

"He comes, the herald of a noisy world; 
News from all nations lumbering at his 
back." 

There was one Peter Burdine, a driver on 
the "Good Intent" line, noted for his dashing 
qualities, who gave vent to his fidelity in 
tnese words: 

"If you take a seat in Stockton's line, 
You are sure to be passed by Pete Burdine." 

William Willis, noted as a fast driver on 

the Stockton line, on one occasion overtook 
and passed Burdine on the way, which gave 
r:se to this taunting rhyme: 

"Said Billy Willis to Peter Burdine, 
" 'You had better wait for the Oyster line. ' " 
This was an express of springless wagons 
which was derisively called also the "Shake- 
guf line. 

A coach in which Henry Clay was proceed- 
ing to Washington, D. C, was upset upon a 
Pile of limestone in Uniontown. The driver 
had his nose broken by the accident. Mr. 
Clay was unhurt, and upon being extricated, 
be facetiously remarked: "Gentlemen, this is 
mixing the Clay of Kentucky with the hme- 
stone or Pennsylvania." On another tr.p Mr. 
Clay was upset and slightly injured. Being 
conveyed to a tavern, a loquacious old physi- 
cian sought to relieve" the distinguished suf- 
ferer. Prescribing brandy, the doctor began 
the recital of an old joke, meanwhile filling 
a glass, and seeing it would be a long story, 
Mr. Clay interrupted by suggesting that he 
be permitted to drink- the brandy and rub the 
glass over his wounds. Claysville, in Wash- 
ington County. Pa., was named after the im- 
mortal, idolized champion of the road. In 
Claysville, some time during the forties Dan 
Rice, after his circus stranded there, exhib- 
ited a "learned" pig in Basil Brown's tav- 
ern. Dan was charged by Brown with steal- 
ing an overcoat, jailed, tried and acquitted. 
Soon after, Dan appeared with a new circus 
in that town, and sang an 'original song in 
the ring. The thrusts at Brown were sarcas- 
tic and severe, and much enjoyed by local 
hearers. 

When Jenny Lind made her first profession- 
al visit to the United States, she returned 
with her company east over the road in 
"chartered" coaches of the Stockton line. P. 
T. Barnum, the great, singer's manager, was 
with her. When the coaches pulled up at 
"Boss" Rush's, at Farmington. for break- 
fast, a bystander asked one of the drivers: 
"Which one is Barnum?" the driver petu- 
lantly replied: "Oh. I don't know Barnum 
from the devil." Instantly, Barnum alighted 
and said, "I am Barnum. The driver is 
right; it is hard to tell Barnum from the 
devil." 

- Of other illustrious names, Al. G. Field, 
we are proud to own. of great minstrel fame, 
first saw the light In Fayette Co., Pa., at or 
near Brownsville, along the line before he 
dropped his "hat." Hon. James G. Blaine, 
the statesman, was born over the Mononga- 
hela. at West Brownsville, in Washington 
County. 

ALLEN E. HARBAUGH. 

Mill Run, Pa. 



terest in the Bon Ton, spoke freely of the 
matter. He said: 

"The Bon Ton Theater has never put out 
any posters that could be considered objec- 
tionable. Every sheet of. paper placed about 
the city advertising performances at our 
house has been carefully examined before it 
is given into the hands of the bill, poster, and 
none is issued that might shock those of the 
finest feelings." 

"How about the pictures of ; women in 
tights?" 

"We do not consider the pictures of women 
in tights immoral. Those that are put on the 
boards are reduced to the minimum of con- 
spicuousness. They are not half as shock- 
ing as pictures of women showing their skirts 
raised. I have never heard a complaint of 
our pictures and tbe order issued ts all 
wrong." 



Gossip. 



Posters must be Modest. 



Jersey City. N. J., Oct. 10.— (Special.)— Dr. 
McGill, president of the board of police com- 
m'ssioners, has notified T. W. Dinkins, man- 
ager of the Bon Ton Theater, that those post- 
ers which might be considered objectionable 
must be removed from public view. Mr. Din- 
kins has done as requested, and there are 
now only pictures in full-length costumes 
Bnd boards covered with plain printing. Dr. 
McGill said he had heard many adverse crit- 
ic'sms cf many of the posters placed about 
the cltv. He had himself intended to take 
some steps in the matter, but his action was 
hastened by the protests recently made to 
him. Frederick Klein, who has a large in- 



J. H. McNamara is advance agent for "Be- 
cause She Loved Him So." 

John Magle is in advance of the famous. 
Whitney production of "Quo Vadis." 

AI H. Woods is in advance of Terry Mc- 
Govern and "The Bowery After Dark." Mr. 
Wood says that McGbvern is as big a suc- 
cess as an actor as a pugilist. 

It is reported that the body of the late 
Charles Coghlan, which haa reposed in a 
receiving vault of Lakeview Cemetery, Gal- 
veston, Tex., was washed away by the recent 
storm and has not been recovered. 

Louis Aldrich, who made a snug fortune in 
Bartley Campbell's play of Western mining 
1-fe, "My Partner," and retired, is to revive 
the old drama next season and tour the coun- 
try under the management of David Belasco. 
A. M. McPhail. who was the general con- 
tracting agent for the Wallace Shows during 
the circus season about to close, is now agent 
for the Blaney & Vance Amusement Com- 
pany, and is in advance of "A Female Drum- 
mer." 

William Gibbons, advertising agent for the 
Pike Opera House, Cincinnati, was stricken 
with heart disease Saturday, Oct. 6, while en- 
gaged in taking tickets at the gallery door 
and died shortly after. He was about thirty 
years of age, and is survived by a wife and 
family. 

George V. Hobart. the humorist, who has 
written the librettoes of several musical com- 
edy successes in recent years and also con- 
tributed letters written in the low Dutch 
dialect to one of the Eastern papers over the 
nom de plume of "Dinkelspiel," is confined 
to his home in New York City, and is report- 
ed in a serious condition as the result of 
overwork. 

Col. Johi. T>. Hopkins, manager of Hop- 
kins' Tteatir, Chiccgo, and of the Hopkins' 
theatrical circuit, is under arrest on a war- 
rant sworn out by his wife, charging him 
with bigamy. The specific allegation in the 
complaint on which the warrant was issued 
alleges that on Oct. 2 of this year, Col. Hop- 
kins, being then married to Rosetta R. Hop- 
kins, married and took to be his wife Jen- 
nie Gumpertz, alias Jennie -Melville, of the 
vaudeville team of Melville and Stetson. ' 
Anna Held is an adept in the art of adver- 
tising. At Paris she bought the finest trous- 
seau of lingerie that was- at the exposition. 
She paid- $760 for it, and it took the first prize 
— the most equisitely embroidered fine linen 
which the best looms of the world and the 
most expert needle-women of Europe could 
produce. She also bought the trousseau that 
received • the second prize. This one was 
known as the "blue suit," on account of its 
wealth of blue ribbons, and cost $453. The 
Cost of both; was $1,213, a tidy sum, but a 
small part cf the amount cleared by "Papa's 
Wife" last season. 

Jennie Eddy, a neat little vaudeviller, is 
now making a tour in the West singing coon 
songs; but next season is to star in her own 
show as -the heroine of a melodrama. Her 
• grandfather was Edwin Eddy, for years Ed- 
win Booth's support, and Mrs. Judab, the 
leading stock actress in California twenty 
years ago, was her grandmother. "Bill" Wor- 
rell, the first American circus clown, was 
also her grandfather, and George S. Knight, 
of "Over the Garden Wall" fame, was her 
uncle. Irene Worrell and the famous Wor- 
rell sisters were Miss Eddy's aunts.' The lat- 
tery made her first appearance on the stage 
when she was but two years old. In her act 
she first appears without the black paint, and 
then for the coon songs changes costume ana 
blacks up in one minute and fifty-two sec- 
onds. Sne is assisted by two youthful Rus- 
sian Jews, who take the part of pickaninnies. 
Mile. Adele Purvis Onri. the well-known 
vaudeville artist, who has created such a sen- 
sation on both continents in her quaint and 
unique Oriental juggling and dancing feats, 
while, standing on a perpetual revolving ball, 
has been re-engaged for one more week at 
Hopkins" Grand Opera House, Memphis. 
Tenn. This will make her ninth week on the 
Hopkins' circuit. Mile. Onrl will then play 
four or five weeks of street carnivals. She 
is assisted by little Tsuda, In Japanese whirl- 
wind tumbling. Mile. Onri has also succeed- 
ed in securing Wilbur I* Ferris, the well- 
known expert electrician and promoter of 
new stage effects. Through Mr. Ferris, Mile. 
Onri will have most beautiful stage settinss. 
Marcus A. Mayer, erstwhile manager for 
Sarah' Bernhardt, Adelina Patti and Olga 
Notherscle. and now directing the tour of 
Mary Mannering in "Janice Meredith." was 
in Toledo. O.. Oct. 2. arranging for Miss Man- 
nering's engagement at the Valentine on Oct. 
15 and- 16. Mr. Mayer conducted Olga Nether- 
sole's toi-r last year. In "Sapho." and at the 
close of the season he had to sue the actress 
for his compensation. He savs he thinks 
that Mary Mannering has a solend s d play In 
the dramatization of "Janice Meredith." 



m ntsiribufors' 
i*/. ^Doings. 

Meridian, Miss., Mention. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Business in general is good, whl 
the weather is very warm. I have the fo 
lowing paper on my boards: Early Bird' T; 
bacco, 10 8-sheets, 15 4-sheets, by Jam ■» 
Hoke, of New York; Star Tobacco, 5 "2 
Sheets. 10 12-sheets: Continental Tobacco O 

Mennen's Baby Powder, 15 8-sheets by 
Van Beuren & Co.: Prickly Ash Bitters l 
13 16-sheets, 12 5-sheet streamers, 100 
sheets; Drummond's Natural Leaf, 15 
sheets. 30 2-sheets. Continental Tobacco 6 
Montgomery street fair, 2 12-sheets' 3 
sheets. 27 1-sheets. by the Tisdale Bill Pos 
ing Co.; Abbey's .Salts, 6 16-sheets. 5 8-sheet 
a 4-sheets, by W. W. Seeley & Co., Ne 
York; Key West Cheroot, 300 1-sheets. TT 
Mer.dian Minstrels show here Oct. 4 M 
r.d:an is to enjoy another big fair Nov. 19 
t .T - fair managers say they will have t 
?.. i alr cver heId in tn 's vicinity. Mr. Chs 
W. Bailey, secretary, and Mr. Sam Gree 
wald. president, are not letting anything : 
by that will please the people. The secreta 
is an accommodating and up-to-date gentlt 
man and would be pleased to hear from fai 
people in all lines of business. Wishing 
much success, yours truly. 

L. D. HOFFERI; 



Sunbury, Pa., Smiles. 

To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 
- D .?2£ si I — As Sunbury has been represente 
in The Billboard" by two local bill poster 3 
now for a distributor's showing. Sunbury 
an up-to-date city, with a population ot 1» 
000. It is the county seat of Northumberlan 
?.?f. nt .^' m ? ,nce September I have put out fo 
Will H. Molton, 16,000 pieces; Dr. Miles 5W 
Boston Med. Inst., 4,000; Mother's Oats, 4.000 
Kidneoids. 9,000: Hand's Medicine Co., 3,001 
I have contracts at follows: 10,000 for Di 
Chase; 9 000 for Peruna Drug Co., 6.000 fo 

P !5?, P "t' 1 S- 000 tor Foster-Milburn Co! 
3,o00 for Kondon Mfg. Co. I am also gettin 
my merchants in the mood for distributing 
I am trying to do my fellow-men good an 
am gaining their confidence. This is my re 
cipe for Confidence Pudding: Take 3 gallon 
of confidence. 1 peck of international agree 
ment 1 quart gold standard. 7 tablespoons 
ful of prosperity, 2 quarts of sound mone 
and 1 pound of prosperity. 

ALVIN N. WHITLOCK. 



Newport, hrk., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Since my last letter to you 
have posted 200 sheets for Prickly Ash Bitter 
Company, 26 sheets for Friends' Oats, 30 I 
sheets for Palmer's "Ten Nights in a Ba 
Room;" rented Prof. Gentry's Dog & Pon? 
Show 600 sheets, through their agents. Prim- 
rose & Pomroy. Also distributed 1,500 book; 
for Lydia B. Pinkbam Med. Co. Please cor 
rect error which appeared in issue of Sept 
22. You have it, lm sheets posted by Johi 
Robinson's Circus, and it should be 1,000 
enclose check fcr $::. which please forward ti 
J. E. Howard, bill poster of Galveston, Tex 
Trusting that many other bill posters wil 
contribute, I am yours respectfully, 

JOHN CLARIDGB. 



Art in Vegetables. 

High art in vegetables and- fruits is a nev 
industry. So far as is known, it has its brigli 
in Chicago, and the first evidence ot it ha! 
been observed in various shop windows an( 
groceries of the Windy City. There are somi 
artistic specimens in the shape of busts, ag 
ricultural implements and baskets farmed o: 
these materials have proved effective adver- 
tisements for the enterprising merchants. Th« 
creators of these novelties are three yount 
men with a knowledge of art and sculpture 
In one window a good representative of at, 
old feudal baron was shown. Green corn it 
the ear, with parsley in the interstices 
formed the n^ck, shoulders, breast and arms 
and radishes served as bulbous red buttons 
A cabbage was the head, bunches of grapei 
the hair, plums the eyes, potatoes the nosi 
and ears, a silt In the cabbage was thi 
mouth, and corn silk was employed as i 
beard. At a distance cf perhaps twenty-fiv< 
feet it looked not unlike the real article. I* 
took tbe young men about an hour to erect it 
and they received $2 for their trouble. 



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BILL, POSTING BRALXS. 
It has been claimed that tlie mem- 
bers of the Beard of Directors of thi- 
Associated Bill Posters are appaiuted 
to their positions by virtue of the fact 
that they are the actual brains of -the 
business. And it Is further under- 
stood that most of these exalted lum- 
inaries manage to ban? on to their 



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§.|W high official niches from year to year 

j|i«n because they have consummated a 

1! ?'! rubber-tired, automobilic corner cu the 

, S"grey matter" market. 
."& %| Though there is less truth than hu- 
ts ; .,i ip; ■-! mor i n these assertions, they afford an 
BW ' I • ;*i interesting study. Think, for instance, 
I ^Mwhat a. tremendous strain on the nien- 
«?i%8tal equilibrium of this little bunch 



7 r" there must be, when they are con- 
■> if "J stantly eiisagetl in fixinjr up each oth- 
; pier's crooked fences. And what if, now 
[ i. ,', and then, the o'erweening spirit of sel- 
• ,- j fishness should cause these amiable 
I gentlemen to jolt up against each 
•" ^ i other, half-accidentally, and a few 



■&<$ t Ktf* pints of brains are scattered around 



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vi ••iters not, for these mighty magnates 

5. i have brains to burn and blow awav. 



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Yet, according to an eminent phren- 
f £ ^fc^i ologist, their cornered brain-power is 
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'< : slightly congested and individually de- 

*. t fective; in other words, weak in sp:>ts. 

t'%2 This same authority ij responsible for 

1 j i: the information that both lobes in the 

*-! thinking apparatus of a certain dwarf- 

;• ish New York bill posting boss have 

i^j permanently bulged out his fo'castle 

:t?i]front beyond all hat-fitting propor- 

i^| tions. Another big, fat Xew Yorker is 

'Sffi said to garnish his brains at will into 

#|a mask, which fits inio bis handsome 

&•? face unobservedly. The bumps on the 

fjjj I head of the Chicago crow-eater, whost 

p* S Moff anger can rise to such a strident 

tsjl pitch that he is frequently ih danger 

V'of swallowing his false teeth, are pro- 

jMnouneed to be swelling sore-spots re- 

|%f suiting from the many falls he expo- 

ynrienced by being tossed into the air. 



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A large slice of brains was chopped 



^tjjoff that magnetic circle of the mag- 
jPi nates when two time-honored mem. 
■Sobers of the directors' board were 
; iihearttessly deposed at Atlantic City. 



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Yet competent observers are of the 
opinion that the brain market would 
scarcely fluctuate if five more of these 
self-glorifiers were to drop into ob- 
livion. Their substitutes would have 
little difficulty at least in bringing 
more honor, fair-mindedness and gen- 
uine merit to the executive councils. 



Listen to the following rsmarks from 
"The Ohio Merchant," published at 
Cleveland, O., in regard to the recent 
bill board crusade in the Forest City: 

"A nonsensical and unjust warfare 
is being waged in Cleveland against 
bill boards. Xot long ago an ordi- 
nance was passed by the city council 
prohibiting the erection of any K 
board containing more than fifty 
square feet, and within the past week 
several arrests have been made for 
violations of this enactment. The val- 
idity cf the ordinance is to be tested in 
the courts. We predict that ultimate- 
ly the owners of the bill boards will 
win. The ordinance itself is a direct 
violation of the rights of property. If 
the city council is vested with the au- 
thority to limit the size of bill boards, 
erected upon private property, it also 
has ihe authority to prescribe the dl- 
iiis'nsians of every building which may 
be put up in Cleveland. Xo one will 
admit this for a minute. A man Tias 
the right to do what he pleases with 
his own, provided always that he daes 
not maintain a public uuisauL-e. A 
inoperty owner has just as much right 
to lease or to sell his land for the erec- 
tion of a till beard as he has for the 
hii'lding cf a business blcck or a pri- 
vate residence. It is simply a question 
of negotiation between the property 
owner and the bill poster. With that 
tjuesticn neither the city council nor 
the public have anything to do. That 
there is a demand for bill boards is 
proved by tiieir extensive and con- 
stantly increasing use, md among the 
most liberal patrons of this form of 
advertising are the manufacturers and 
sellers of food products. The Cleve- 
land ordinance would practically bar, 
not only all wholesale grocers, but all 
other advertisers from seeking public- 
ity, by this means, because the small- 
est posters in use are 10 by 7% feet in 
dimensions, and those ordinarily em- 
ployed are 20 by OM feet. Xo food 
manufacturer, wholesale grocer, the:ik 
rical manager, or any other business 
man doing general advertising, could 
afford to have separate posters 5 by 
feet, especially printed to fit' tht- 
boards stipulated by the Cleveland or- 
dinance. Consequently, this citj 
would have to be passed by and all re- 
tail dealers would suffer because of 
the advertising which nearly every 
new food product receives on the 1 
boards. This warfare is being carried 
on by one or two daily newspapers 
which have the mistaken idea that 
their advertising business is being in- 
jured by the bill posters, and by a few 
cranks who claim that their delicate 
and aesthetic senses are offended by 
the displays on the boards. 



Dr. Griffith, the popular bill poster of 
Greensboro. N. C. is a dent.st by profession, 
having graduated from a college in Phila- 
delphia in 1877. Besides the regular practice 
of his profession, in which he was engaged 
for years at Greensboro, he also managed the 
opera bouse. Something over a year ago he 
entered the outdoor advertising business, 
in which he has justly won d : st!nct!on. The 
doctor ie a native of North Carolina! and is 
about, forty-two years of age. 



Comments. 



Fresh opposition is developing in a number 
cf towns. 

<Gude can not always tout himself as ^ the 
per^onihcacon cf good Datura. ' 

Harvey B. Sru.th, of Washington Gsurt 
-House, O., was a •'ii.liooard - ' caiicr Oct. 5. 

Another fake circus agent has been cap- 
tured in Tennessee. Sau, Koo.scn, pie^^J 
tune notice. 

'TiS said that among thieves even there is 
a moral "ooiigation ci hci-cr." bo wny not 
among solicitors? 

Charlie Filtr.ck, cf Buffalo, N. Y., is 
mourning the less of a l.iue cuugnter, who 
u.cd very suddenly. 

A rumor reached this office last week that 
J. uaiiard carfoil had made guoa im last cf 
n.s shortage to the assoc.at.oii. 

It is quietly whispered that ?amW. Hoke 
cut quite a o.g cnunk cf ice in connect. on 
With the squauDle lor lueiauersa.p at uea 
Moines. 

The Furcell Mill & Elevator Company, Pur- 
ceil, lnd. Ter., is us.ng one-shetts to adver- 
Lse lir. fcrantz Cbaktug l?o**d3r and tx.ga 
tatent Flour. • 

Many cf the "small .fry" bill posters wao 
signea tne ±rotect-ve pretext are oeg.nn.cg 
to leel mat they were roped m, and ure t.-.- 
ccd.ngly sorry. 

Rumcr says that Fitch is trying to collect 
the second assessment lor tne rru„ective pro- 
ject. yu;te a number have la.itd 10 pay tne 
i.rst installment yet. 

It is rumored that Gcde had Ramsey ap- 
pointed a memoer ct the executive ccmui.ti>.e 
uecau&e of h.s env.aole reputat.cn tor pay- 
ing n.s deots promptly. 

Gossips say that Geall was promised an 
interest in "Uncie Billy" niccre's plant at 
lies Moines if he succeeded in dci.ver.ng tne 
goods at the Counc.l biuBs meet.ug. lie 
lought I.ke an Apache, but failed. 

W. S. Pruden, formerly city bill poster of 
Geneva, O., wno recently removed; to Savan- 
nah, Ga., has purchased a halt-interest in 
tne bill posting plant at Mou.ie, Aia , ana 
\* .11 remove there some time th.s month. 

Harvey Smith brought a rsd l.ght with him 
from Yvash.ngton Court Hcute en his recede 
v.sit to Cincinnati, and exhib.ted it n.gai 
and day. Several Boon companions also cuu- 
tnbuted their share cf illum.nat.ng paint. 

The society for the promotion cf the "cb- 
. ligation cf noncr" is sa.d to have been or.g- 
inated for the purpose cf shielding and pru- 
tecung the rate-cutting magnates who dwell 
w.thin: the narrow little c.rcle cf the bosses. 

"Uncle Billy" Mocre, cf Des Mc.nes, la., 
made apphcat.on tor membership in the Iowa 
Bill Posters' Association on l?*tu. 3 last ana 
again on Sept. 14. On both occasions, how- 
ever, he received the deaf ear and maroie 
front. 

The signing cC the "obligation cf honor" 
by Kcar.ng Kcbert was an event that snould 
have been celebrated in jicghng ver.se and 
commemorated in monumental brass. No , 
wonder Paul Schacffer took s.ck and "Dea- 
con Burr" is willing to sell out. 

Frank Chamberlin's circuit cf opera houses 
is located in the following Iowa and Illinois 
towns: Davenport, Burlington, Peor.a. Keo- 
kuk, Iowa C-ty, Qumcy, Hauuibal, Council 
bluffs, Ottumwa, Mol.ae, Gaiesburg. No won- 
der Beall fought him tooth and na.l. 

That superabundance of seed nature which 
exudes frum the gen.al treat cf Oscar Gude, 
more or less superlic. ally, has been env.ed 
and admirLd by thousands, and few indeed 
are they who have been able even occasion- 
ally to cause him to drop these precious char- 
acter.stics. 

M. M. Irwin has sold his plant at Fremont, 
Neb., to A. A. Nehrbas, who is assisting M.ss 
Para Love to manage her own theater. Nehr- 
bas has joined the Tr.-State AsEociatica, and 
is putting up some new boards. He is sa.d 
to have ifaO.ouO to back ir.m up, and will socu 
have the best line of boards in the coun- 
try for a town of 12,000. He premises to g,ve 
satisfaction to all. 

It must jolt the jaws cf the bosses to be 
compelled to accept an insert advertisement 
for their offic.al crgan from N. W. Ayer & 
Son, one side of which is devoted to a ser.es 
of strong arguments, supplemented by p.cto- 
nal potency, in favor of the newspaper meth- 
od of advertising. And the -picture primer is 
supposed to "talk bill posting" and noth ».j 
else. How about this, Mr. Fitch? 

"Caught with the Camera" is the title cf a 
very pretty and interesting brochure wnich 
was especially designed for "The Billboard" 
by Fred. Corbett, c.ty bill poster cf Em- 
poria, Kan. It contains pbotcs and condensed 
descriptions cf the recent Emporia Street 
Fairy which, however, failed to meet with 
the success that it deserved and was antici- 
pated, on account of the stormy weather. 

Harry Stoops now cccupies one of the 
in the Southern Hotel building, and Harry 
swellest offices in Chattanooga. It is located 
with- his bill stickers and handsome office 
furniture has just moved in. Some circus 
agents say that the genial Harry looks like 
a high-born, foreign potentate as he sits at 
h's desk behind three rows of brass railings. 
That's right. Stoops; give your business the 
dignity it deserves. 

The Illinois State B'll Posters' Associat'on 
held its annual convention Sept. 27 In the 
office cf W. J. Horn, in Springfield. III. 
After the routine business was transacted, 
officers for the ensuing year were elected. 
W. J. Horn was made president: O. J. John- 
son, of Gaiesburg. vice nres!dent: It. C. 
Campbell, of Caicaero, secretary, and Frank 
P. Myers, cf Danville, treasurer. • The meet- 
ing was attended by thirty delegates. 



It is said that legal steps will be taken to 
remove the seal cf the. University of Chicago 
from a brand of Philadelphia whisky. Re- 
cently officials of the university discovered 
that the official seal, which is stamped on all 
the diplomas of the graduates and, on all uni- 
versity legal, papers, had- been adopted for 
advertising purposes by the Lawrence Mc- 
Cormick Distilling Company, of Philadelphia. 

At the annual meeting cf the Iowa State 
Association, h'eld In Council Bluffs. Sept. 28. 
the franchise for the c.ty of Des Moines was 
g.veo the Iowa Post.ng Service. "Uncle 
Billy" Mccre was up there, and is reported to 
have taken his defeat very nicely. He is a 
clever old gentleman, and certainly has done 
the best he could for Des Moines, but under 
very adverse conditions. 

According' to a Chicago special, the report 
cf the investigation of the inspectors who 
have been taking the measurements of the 
bill boards in their districts for the past 
two weeks is being made out. The principal 
violators cf the ordinances are said to be the 
American Bill Posting Service, the Gunning 
system, the Cusack system and several of the 
large opera house owners. The report will be 
given to the city collector, who will proceed 
to collect the amount .per square loot cf fine 
prescribed by the ordinance. 

Owners of the bill boards throughout the 
city cf Cleveland were brought before the 
board of equalization recently and questioned 
in regard to the value of thelf signs. Oil i«- 
vestgation it was discovered that the bill 
board men had never paid a cent cf tax fcf 
their beards, thoi'gh many of the largci" sign's 
cost several hundred dollars to build. Presi- 
dent G. W. Beck, cf the board, said: "Tlie 
bill boards cf this city will go on the tax list 
for at least $15,000. It has been an oversight 
that the property cf these companies has flat 
been placed on the tax list before." 

It is said that Ned Donnelly, cf Boston, and 
Charlie Ames, cf Providence, are having the.r 
hands full try.ng to straighten out tne bill 
pesting squabbles in the New England Staten. 
Kaceni reports ind.cate that the Spr.ngheld 
i>-li Posting Company, of Springfield, aiass., 
ms.sts on continuing their opposition aga.nst 
F.ske Eros., in Worcester, wh.ie over in Con- 
necticut, Jenning Bros,, of Br.dgeport, have 
cstabl.sned an oppos.t.on 'against the asscca- 
t-cn member in Hartford. If Sam Pratt don't 
keep his eyes sharply/peeled scmebody is l.a- 
bie to Etart an oppos.t.on in New Haven. 
Then leck out for squalls, fcr such a bold 
act would prod the l.ver cf the bosses. 

That "obligation cf honor" business, which 
the official solicitors of the association have 
been called upon to sign, is the' richest and 
racieEt joky that the bill posting fraternity 
and the general advertisers have ever been 
inv.tcd to laugh at. Cred.t Roaring Robert 
with its authorship, just to preserve the 
properties ,and you have the ground-work fcr 
a most r.sible farce, especially so, in the 
1 ght cf his Snydcr-Catsup experience of a 
few years ago. 

Says a California exchange: "The San 
Francieeo crd.nance ostensibly directed at 
high bill beard fence, is as funny as a dwarf 
.seven feet high. It limits such fences to a 
■'height of twenty feet. Had a provision been 
inserted requir.cg them to be not less than 
ten feet high the thing would have been 
rounded out as a practical joke on the pub- 
I c. The sardonic humor cf the thing lies in 
the fact that this ordinance was framed in 
response to a popular demand for the restric- 
t.cn cf bill board fences to a height of five 
feet. So far as the objectionable features of 
the nuisances are concerned, it matters lit- 
tle whether the fence be twenty or thirty 
feet high. The San Francisco public is sim- 
ply be.ng "joshed" by the board cf super- 
visors." 

"The Alliance." a Republican weekly, pub- 
lished at Valley City, N. D., recently con- 
tained the fellowing: "A local bill poster or- 
dered from the Donaldson Lithograph Com- 
pany, Newport, Ky.. twenty-four McKInley 
and Roosevelt and twelve Bryan and Steven- 
son posters, 28 by 42 inches. He sold the 
McKinley and Roosevelt posters for $4.50 be- 
fore he had taken them from the express of- 
hce. The Bryan and Stevenson posters he 
tried to sell to the local Democratic club for" 
$2.50. They said they'd take them and they 
were left for a week— with the bill. But whew 
they found out that the State Central Com- 
mittee was sending posters out free, of course 
they hedged, and the bill poster sold the 
whole wad for $1 to a Republican farmer and 
thanks his lucky stars he was able to get rid 
of 'em for that money." 

The venerable "Van" and the slippery Sam 
sre preparing to swallow a little indigestible 
morsel of litigation not usually found on their 
bill of fare. Guy O. Ackerman, formerly 
manager of the New Haven Bill Posting Com- 
pany, has instituted a suit for $3,000 against 
his erstwhile employers to recover damages 
fsr alleged slander. The plaintiff alleges that- 
on June 29 last at New York the defendants 
published In a letter addressed to George 
Arcnts, Jr.. manager of the all-tobacco de- 
partment of the American Tobacco Company 
at 111 Fifth avenue, the following words con- 
c-rning the plaintiff: "Mr. G. O. Ackerman. 
who wan. connected with us for several year* 
in Npw York, snd for the past two years and 
a half in New Haven as mnnager of our busi- 
ness there, tn'snrinroprinted our funds to h's; 
own iifc in New Hnven during the past eight 
i-cinths. nmnitnt'ng to a sum over $2,000." 
The raid publ'cation Is pronounced false and 
malicious and the platnUff savs he has been 
scr'ously damagrd hv the publication. Ack- 
erman pur'-hp^ed the bill posting business 
frrm JrFrph Blakeslee and later on a com- 
r!, nv was formed comnosed of Van Beuren. 
Pratt * Ackerman. The first two furnished 
the capital, and Ackerman. who Is an exper'- 
enccd man. took choree of the 'business.. He 
was to recp'vo In ndditlon to a salary a per- 
centage of. the profits and was to nay a -cer- 
tain "amount each week for stock In the con- 
cern. Ackerman claims Ije lived up to bjBj 
part of the contract. ' 



Cent $i»w$. 

Bogus Agent Arrested. 



Chattanocga, Tenn., October 5 (Special.)— 
A man g.v.ng his name as Sterns was ar- 
rested on board the Alabama Great Southern 
train at the Central Depot here last night, 
just before it pulled out tor Birmingham. The 
arrest was made by the police at the instance 
of J. M. J. Kane, general press agent cf the 
John Robinson Show. Sterns was lodged in 
ja. I, and the police believe they have made 
an important capture. On the afternoon of 
October 4 a strange man called at the Chat- 
tanocga Feed Company's office and intro- 
duced himself as S. C. Sterns, and stated 
that he was the general agent for Buffalo 
Bill's Wild West Show, and wanted to make 
a contract for feed. The proprietor, Bart 
Glenn, immediately commenced to talk busi- 
ness with the fellow and succeeded in obtain- 
ing an order for the following amount cf 
feedstuff: 300 bushels cf oats, 20 tons of hay, 
3 tons cf chopped feed, 3 tons of bran. The ' 
Fcrepaugh and Sells Circus, which played 
here omy a few days ago, only used $1CS 
worth of feed, and the Robinson Circus only 
uses $250 worth of , feed. But Sterns' bill 
amounted to $800, and is enough to feed the 
animals cf every crcus on the read fcr one 
day. After taking such a big order, Mr. 
Glenn began to get suspicious, and told the 
man to get a contract and sign for the feed. 
He began to look in his pockets and could not 
find his papers, but left and said he would 
go to the hotel, procure them and return 
shortly. He left the store and went to the 
South Chattanooga Savings Bank and there 
got the young lady stenographer to write out 
a contract. He then returned to the store 
and signed up the contract. It is said that 
he borrowed some money from Mr. Glenn on 
the strength of the contract. At any rate,- 
after he left the store Mr. Glenn became 
more suspicious than ever and telephoned to 
Harry Stoops, the city bill poster, for infor- 
mation, and asked if Buffalo Bill's agent was 
In town, whereupon Mr. Stoops said if he was 
he knew nothing at all of it. At the same 
time Mr. Stoops received the telephone mes- 
sage, Mr. Kane was present and said he could 
lay tvs hands on the man in short order. It 
was then that the two proceeded to the Cen- 
tral Depot, procured a policeman, and began 
a search of the trains. The much-wanted 
man was found asleep aboard the Alabama 
Great Southern train, which was about to 
pull out for Birmingham. He was promptly 
arrested and taken to police headquarters, 
where he registered as Sterns, refusing to di- 
vulge his initials. Mr. Kane stated positively 
that Sterns has never been connected with 
any show. He sa'd that Louis E. Cook, gen- 
eral agent of Buffalo Bill's Show, had several 
months ago offered $100 for his arrest. He 
states that the man has several aliases, viz: 
Day, Franklin, Clark and Sterns. Continu- 
ing, Mr. Kane said: "I was accosted in Nash- 
ville by the fsllcw and was told by him that 
he was the agent for Robinson's Circus. I 
saw that he was a smooth fellow. I showed 
him who I was, and at the same time told 
him he had better watch out. When I heard 
cf his work here I well knew who to look 
fcr." Sterns will be held by the police. 



In the Circus Green Room. 



In an extended article about circus women, 
particularly those with the Ringling Shows, 
a writer . in the San Francisco "Bulletin" 
says: Down with the ignorant, the out-cf-date 
cynic! Verily. I know of many a circus wom- 
an who, Instead of being befriended by the 
long distance of tent auditoriums, could well 
meet the cr.tical, double-barreled stare cf 
opera glasses and lorgnette. 

But the most surprising cf the revelations 
cf the circus green-room Is that which con- 
tradicts preconceived notions as to woman's 
inability to keep the peace when living close 
to many feminine neighbors. One would 
hardly recommend the circus 'dressing-room 
as just the place for a lecture to masculinity 
tenacious of arguments belittling womankind. 
But imagine, if you can, twenty-two women 
in this one tent; each of them possessed of 
just enough space for her trunk and a few 
feet of standing room beside it. Imagine each 
of these stripping herself with an uncon- 
scious, business-like, almost childish lack of 
shame, and changing her clothes with tt 
quick, practiced hand, sometimes but once, 
of tener twice and three times during tne per- 
formance. Yet never a hint of disorder In 
these close quarters; and, stranger still, nev- 
er a bit of discrimination. Madame Noble, 
who rides so superbly the great white buck- 
ing stallion, has her corner for her trunk 
and her few feet of space not a whit more 
advantageously chosen than her less talented 
sisters of the ring. No leading-lady's private 
dressing-room. No leading lady's preroga- 
tives. Nary a maid for any of these lithe- 
limbed women, who button their bodices in 
the back, and who slip off their own "slops" 
— sort of rude sandal worn over the delicate 
kid slippers In the dressing-room to protect 
them from the dirt— at the entrance to the 
ring, and slip them on again as, flushed and 
panting, they come from seven to ten minutes 
of hard, bard work In the ring. 

You'll not get one of these women to admit 
that she feels the' smallest pang ot apprehen- 



THE BILLBOARD 



sicn when tuu whistle blows and her turn 
ccmes to pats through the narrow canyas 
ccrr.dcr to the entrance where the horses 
Loit madiy in' and out. Allie Jackson leans 
over to pat her great chestnut, Mizpau, 
wh-.ch she has ridden fcr e,ght years. Miss 
Jchnscn draws en her white gauntlets; Moi- 
l.e, the r.der in yellow satin with a dozen 
li.msy, white petticoats shcrt enough for a 
g.rl cf ten, touches her bodice wnere her 
money is pinned in a chamois bag. 

Minnie Fischer, of the strong jaw, rubs her 
little feet in the chalk-box. Little Oko, her 
small, brown fist clutching the dime some 
friend has given her, bends her supple little 
body back and forth in quick, impromptu re- 
hearsal. Millie Tournour adjusts her satin 
clcak which she is to drop a moment later 
when she reaches the middel ring. Only 
Madame Noble, as she mounts the big white 
stallion as lightly as a sea-gull takes position 
en the waves cf the bay, glances out of the 
ccrncr cf her eye at the unfriendly animal's 
great, sullen eye, and then is led off toward 
the ring, where the treacherous stallion, 
which she always distruc's. behaves like the 
gentlest of Shetlands under the threat of her 
voice and her whip. 



Training of Dogs. 



"The training cf dogs does not begin with 
the.r puppy nocd, as seme persons may sup- 
pose," tuys Fred Heroert, whose troupe cf 
trained animals has delighted large aud.- 
enccs ra all parts cf the country. A deg is 
much like a cnild, and 1 und success in 
treacng it in the same way. A child learns 
to taiit or waiK. by constant repetition cf 
wcrds cr by constantly being shown how to 
do a th.ng, and it is much tne same with a 
cog. You can net teach a small baby to 
waik any more than you can teach' a puppy 
to Decome a good acting dog. Of course, tne 
puppy may learn some things, but I find that 
dogs are Dest trained after they reach their 
growth, and that is at the age cf a year and 
a naif cr two years. Patience is required, 
and no whipping— only kindness. It is a mis- 
take to think that dogs can be trained by 
constant whipping. The whip is only used as 
a means cf punishment after they have, 
learned a trick, and then because of some 
bad habit which the dog may pick up. The 
t.me cf training depends much on the intel- 
ligence cf the dog." 

Pointing to a snaggy black dog, Mr. Her- 
bert said it took him six months of constant 
work to teach that little fellow -to die when 
he shoots him with' a pistol. The dog drops 
at the sound of the shot, and not before. Then 
he wriggles about the stage in realistic con- 
vulsive death threes, and finally sinks down 
with a sniff, apparently lifeless. To teach 
another dog to climb a ladder which extends 
to the top cf the theater and dive from a 
platform at the top into a net held by four 
men required less time than for the other 
trick, because the dog seemed to take to the 
work at once. It is Mr. Herbert's belief that 
any dog can be trained in some way. In his 
exper.ence of over a quarter of a century 
with his trained pets he says he has found 
but one that he could not teach something. 
That one used to drop asleep and fall off its 
cha:r when sitting in the circle of performers, 
until its trainer gave it up as a bad job. 

The treed of dog matters not to Mr. Her- 
bert, who gets just as much success from 
thcroughbreds as from mongrels, although 
the latter are supposed to be brighter. He 
picks up dogs here and there, sometimes pay- 
ing a fancy price for what proves to be a 
worthless dog cr buying a bright animal for 
a email sum. He does not breed his dogs, ex- 
cept one variety of Spanish poodles, of which 
he is said to be the. sole owner in this coun- 
try. The youngest member of this family, a 
little fellow, rides upon the stage in a baby 
carriage pushed by another dog in nurse's 
costume. The smallest member of this in- 
telligent family of dogs is a little black and 
tan that looks like a toy. Excellent care is 
taken of the dogs, to which is attributed the 
good health of some of the performers who 
have been retired from active service at 
twenty-five years cf age. Trained dogs live 
longer than any others, says Mr. Herbert, 
and he knows of only one that ever went 
mad. His hands and arms and those of the 
two men who travel with him to take care 
of his pets show many scars from bites and 
scratches, but no serious trouble has ever re- 
sulted from these injuries. Every other day, 
no matter what the condition of the weather, 
all the dogs get a bath' in warm water and 
soapsuds. When they come out of the bath, 
seven or eight are huddled upon a blanket, 
with another blanket tucked about them, 
when body heat soon dries their wet coats. 
Their diet is varied from dog biscuit to soup, 
and includes vegetables. That the dogs are 
happy and well treated is shown by the 
briskness with which they do their tricks as 
they are called out upon the stage and by 
that infallible thermometer of dog feeling— 
an upheld tail. 



Horse shows are very popular events 

wherever they are given, and as the fancy 
for fine stables is on the increase in this 
country, they will continue for many years 
to satisfy both society and a horse-loving 
public. In England, where the horse-show 
Idea came from, it has become as much a 
part of the calendar as the seasons, and there 
is nothing talked about in the British Isles 
except the coming horse shows. In America- 
there Is nothing more pleasing to any society 
or public than a good, up-to-date horse show, 
and those to be held at Chicago. 111.: Louis- 
ville, Ky.: Kansas City. Mo.; Brooklyn. N. 
Y. ; Atlanta. Ga.: Des Moines. la.: Goshen. 
N. Y.; Morrlstown, N. J.; Winston-Salem, N. 
C, are assured successes. - 



Gossip. 



Walter L. Main still has considerable circus 
property for sale at Geneva, O. 

A conservative estimate cf B. E. Wallace's 
earnings on the season places them at vTd.UUO. 

It is rumored that Geo. Aiken may do the 
railroad contracting for the Wallace Shows 
next season. 

The Robinson Show and the Gentry Show 
play Chattanooga, Tenn., day and date Oct. 
22. Hot time! 

Wm. Sells* step-father died in the insane 
asylum at Topeka, Kan., Sept. 28. His wife, 
nee Mrs. Ad. Sells, survives him. 

Hugh Harrison is still at St. Clara's Hos- 
pital, Lincoln, Neb., but is greatly improved. 
The fever has about run its course. 

The new elephants for the Norris & Rowe 
Shows arrived at New York, Oct. 3. H. S. 
Rowe was on hand to receive them. 

Robt. Nelson, Jr., cf the famous Nelson 
Family, acrobats, is in the Hillsdale (Mich.) 
insane asylum, and his wife has applied for 
a divorce. 

Burns, Hanus and Lusher started out about 
ten days ago from Antigo, Wis., for a two 
months' stand with a dog and pony show. 
Theyopened up in Mattoon. 

Louis E. Cooke, general agent of Buffalo 
Bill's Wild West, left New Orleans last week 
tor Oklahoma. Pawnee Bill is playing in. 
that territory, but Buffalo William Is not. 

The No. 1 Car of the Wallace Shows used 
twenty-two tons and 800 pounds of Hour dur- 
ing the season of 1900. These figures are 
taken from W. R. Musgat's report, and are 
correct. 

The No. 1 Car of the Wallace Shows closed 
the season at Circleville, O., Oct. 3, and waa 
paid off at Columbus, O., Oct. 4. Car No. 2 
closed at Circleville, O., Oct. 8, and was paid 
off the same day. 

W. E. Franklin is negotiating with John 
Philip Sousa. If the outcome is successful, 
Sousa's Band will be heard and appreciated 
by an entirely cllc-ntel and the cause of good 
music will revive -.: great uplifting among 
the masses. 

Robinson's Circus gave two tnoai taioyable 
performances at Richmond, V? , .Oct. 1, and 
two immense audiences applauded the vari- 
ous features of the entertatr.ment. There 
were no special "headliners," but as a real, 
old-fashioned circus performance the : Bhow 
was a success. 

The Sells-Forepaugh Show played to enor- 
mous business throughout the South, reach- 
ing beyond the limit of their canvas almost 
everywhere. Especial red-letter days were 
those at Knoxville, Chattanooga and Bir- 
mingham. Moreover, the show gave univer- 
sal satisfaction and won column after col- 
umn of the most flattering press notices. 

Owing to a bad haul at Lawrence, Kan., 
Buffalo Bill's Wild West did not arrive at 
Emporia, Kan., Oct. 2 until 1 o'clock p. m., 
and of course failed to give the afternoon 
performance. At night, however, they played 
to a packed canvas. The whole adjacent coun- 
try was in attendance, as two of the best pa- 
rades of the street fair were held over till 
that day. 

The employes of Forepaugh and SelU 
Bros.'Circuscelebrated a wedding at the show 
grounds in Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct. 3. One of 
the circus queens was married to a "king of 
the air." The entire army of employes were 
present, and the ceremony was one of the 
most " interesting circus features ever seen. 
A Justice of the Peace united the "blush- 
ing bride" and "the handsome bridegroom" 
under the spreading canvas, while the clowns 
and freaks of all sorts added their felicita- 
tions. There was quite a celebration at the 
expense of the management. The bridal tour 
was begun with the trip to Knoxville with 
the circus. . 

A. C. Wilson, writing frqm New Ulm, 
Minn., says: "F am pleased to "inform you 
that Rio Grande Bill's Wild West has just 
finished an engagement with the fair at New 
Ulm, where we were treated like princes by 
the secretary and treasurer of the associa- 
tion. The last day cf the fair was Saturday. 
Sept. 22, and at 7 o'clock it began raining and 
continued all day. The next day being Sun- 
day and New Ulm being an "open" town, 
about eighty miles from Minneapolis, we pro- 
posed to play the whole attraction of twenty- 
one acts free of charge. The day opened 
beautifully. We made a full street parade in 
costume about noon, and at 2 p. m. we haa 
2,000 people on the grounds." 

Says the Antigo (Wis.) Republican: "In 
the balmy . month- of May an aggregation un- 
der the mysterious cognomen of B.. B. & 
H., took the road for fame and fortune. But. 
alas! Wet days and dry days were too much 
for the boys, and In two months this embryo 
circus returned with its management sadder, 
wiser and poorer, and, although it was paint- 
ed a decided blue it returned bluer 'than it 
had left. History sometimes repeats itself, 
and Antigo has a case in point. In the early 
days of September a second B. B. & H. ag- 
gregation was launched and many a one con- 
cerned viewed Its prospects through rose-col- 
ored glasses. But again two months will see 
the end and again this second B. B. & H. 
will disband, sadder, wiser and bluer if pos- 
sible than, the first. This last is not a circus 
—such an insinuation would be unkind— the 
initials simply are used to designate the 
Bryan. Bohmrlch and Hill Club organized 
some time since, and the above is merely a 
prophecy. 

There is a curious murder case in Wash- 
ington, B-. C. James C. Lanckton, alias J. C. 
Lone, who is described on the circus posters 
as "the American Hercules," is accused ot 
faking the life ot a woman named Bettie L. 
Wren, with whom he bad relations, and the 
only witness Is her sister, a paralytic, who 



can not write, talk, hear cr walk. She wai 
an aosolutely helpless creature. She was i 
tne room at the time Lanckton is suppose 
to have commuted the assault from whici 
tne woman d.ed, but there is no way b* 
*>nich sne can communicate her knowledge 
Lanckton is somewnere in the neignoorhooi 
ii s.xiy-uve years of age, and has perlormei 
in c.rcuses for thirty-six years with* the ex 
cept.on cf six years, when he served as a sol 
a.er during the war in the Ninth Indiana In 
fantry, having enlisted at Logansporc. Hi 
has been with' every circus of fame since h^ 
was a boy— with' John Robinson, Dan Rice 
Barnum, and during the present summer witl 
Forepaugh. He has been celebrated Tor feati 
of strength, and balances a plow on his chi: 
has lifted two horses, and was famous as . 
cannon-ball tosser. He has appealed to th< 
Grand Army of the Republic to come to hii 
relief. His case Is now being investigated. 



A Circus Clown. 



The circus clown dates his origin back t 
the very beginning of the circus itself, an 
from time immemorial he has been, one 
the most important features. During thi 
growth, development and improvement he ha 
by no means been left behind. He is funnle: 
now, and can do more tricks than ever before 
In the old days one clown sufficed to satisf 
the demands of the show-goers, but now i 
takes twenty-five to forty of them for the bi 
circuses. Nowadays the clown who could no 
do anything but grin and drive a donkey tba 
played a tattoo with his hind heels on thi 
dashboard of a little cart, could not get a jo' 
in ten years. He has to be versatile or loo 
for some other position. Clowns have to 
great masters In the "knockabout" act. l> 
they were not, there would be a few doze: 
broken hones every afternoon and evening 
The more kicks, blows and knock-downs th 
clown receives, the greater the glee and hap 
pines* of the audience. So the gentle jeste; 
must be a past master In the art of fallin 
down and pretending to give and receiv 
bone-breaking blows. Sometimes the pr< 
tense gag won't work, and the real thing h&sx 
to take its place. The clown resorts to tbm 
science of padding. He puts enough pads un" 
derneath his loose-fitting garments to protec 
him even in a railroad wreck. 'When thU! 
accoutred the clown is beaten, kicked ani 
clubbed until the audience shrieks itself Inti 
tears, and the clown is none the worse o 
But the acrobatic work is only a small pa., 
of the clown 'b performance. You can scarce 
ly find a humorous phase of life which- th< 
clowns do not touch, or a heroic featun 3 
which they do not brulesque. Every charac- 1 
ter of any interest whatever is Imitated— po- 
licemen, politicians, capitalists, speakers, mo 
sicians and artists are given attention whlc] 
delights the crowd, for one of the things 
which most pleases an American audience Ii 
to see some one else made fun of. So popula: 
have become the clown features of a bl| 
circus that men are beginning to have rival 
and competitors in the field that are not ti 
be sneered at. ~ 



Routes. 

BARNUM & BAILEY'S GREAT SHOWS- 
Frankfurt, Germany. Oct. 8-14: Wurzburg 
Oct. 15 and 16; Bamberg. Oct. 17; Nurnburg 
Oct. 18 to 21; Ingolstadt, Oct. 22; Augsburg 
Oct. 23 and 24; Munchen, Oct. 23 to Nov. 7. 

GEO. S. FLY'S CIRCUS— Batchtown. 111. 
Oct. 11; Grafton, Oct. 15. 

BUCKSKIN BILL'S WILD WEST— Morris 
town, N. C, Oct. 11; Knoxville, Tenn., Oct 13 

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST— Dallas 

Tex., Oct. 11; Greenville, Oct. 12; Paris, Oct 

13: Sherman, Oct. 15; Corsicana. Oct. 16 

Waco, Oct. 17; Temple, Oct. 18; Austin, Oct 

,19; San Antonio, Oct. 20. 

FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROS.'— Lynch 
burg, Tenn., Oct. U; Danville. Oct. 12 
Greensburg, N. C, Oct. 13; Salesbury. Oct 
15; Concord. Oct. 16; Charlotte. Oct. 17; Gas 
tenia. Oct 18: Spartanburg, Oct. 19; Green 
. ville, Oct. 20. 

HAAG'S SHOW— Buffalo. Tex.. Oct. 8; Kee 
chi. Tex., Oct. 9; Oakwocds. Tex., Oct. 10 
Crockett. Tex.. Oct. 15. 

HARRISON BROS.* SHOWS — Kearney 
Neb., Oct. 11; Hastings, Oct. 12; Red Cloud 
Oct. 13; Superior. Oct. 15; Concordia, Kan. 
Oct. IS; Albine. Oct. 17; Salina, Oct. 18; Me 
Pherson. Oct. 19; Hutchison, Oct. 20. 

RINGLING BROS.' SHOWS— Santa Ana 
Cal.. Oct. 11: Pomona, Oct. 12; San Bernar 
dino, Oct. 13. 

THE JOHN ROBINSON SHOWS— Franklin 
Tenn.. Oct. 12; Gallatin. Tenn.. Oct. 13; Nash 
TfiHe. Tenn.. Oct. 15; Lebanon, Tenn., Oct. 16 
Shelbyville. Tenn., Oct. 17; Tullahoma, Tenn. 
Oct. 18; Fayettsville, Tenn., Oct. 19; Winches 
ter. Tenn., Oct. 20; Chattanooga, Tenn., Oct 
22: Gadsden, Ala., Oct. 23; Birmingham. Ala. 
Oct. 24. 

THE GREAT WALLACE SHOWS— Peter 
burg, Va., Oct. 11; Lynchburg, Oct. 12; 
Radford, Oct IX . ... 



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Christian Endeavorers. 



if The Christian Endeavorers, of Cincinnati, 
;are much pleased over their success In se- 
Scuring the next ■international convention. 
| This great gathering, which will bring about 
350.000 visitors to the Queen City, is practic- 
jally assured, the only condition made by the 
■ ^International Executive Committee being 
'Vlfthat satisfactory arrangements shall be made 
iffwith the railroads. Cincinnati cinched her 
* ^Jreputation with religious conventions by the 
»^|low rates given by the railroads to the Bap- 
x]4tists and Christians in their great conven- 
r itions last October and July, and it is safe 
:!'; |to say that the gathering of Endeavorers 
* Jnext July will not only be the largest . re- 
;»i|ligious convention ever held in Cincinnati, 
>ut the largest convention of any kind, with 
be exception of the Grand Army of the Re- 
>gja>ublic. The total membership of the Inter- 
^Tnational Young People's Society of Cbrist- 
►*J|'an Endeavor numbers more than 3,000,000. 
JTsCThere are six branches,- as follows: The 
^fYoung People's, which is the parent 'organi- 
sation; the- Junior, the Intermediate, the 
Mothers, the Senior and the Parents. Of 
hese there are about 43,000 societies in the 
rnlted States, about 3.800 in Canada and 
2,000 in foreign lands. Such an organization 
an easily get up a convention of 50,000 peo- 
le, and in several instances the attendance 
h* (has gone over 70,000. The central location of 
- ^.Cincinnati will insure a good crowd, although 
fact that the last convention was held. 
London, England, will hurt the Queen 
as many of those who would have come 
year spent so much on the trip to the 

country that they will not feel able to 

,'jvf |make another trip so soon. 

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':■!;{ One of the most curious of duels was the 
^'balloon duel" m France, which was fought 
.' *■ jn 180S. The combatants were M. de Grand- 
*|fej>re and St. le Pique, who* had quarreled — 
i bioout a lady, of course. This lady was one 
,- guile. Tirevit, an actress of the Imperial 
' j.lJpera.' On the appointed day M. de Grand- 
bre entered the car of one balloon with his 

• ■ second, and M. le Pique, w*kh his second, 
".".'mounted the other in the Garden of the 
''H:STuillenes, before an immense crowd of ad- 
i 'miring spectators. When all was ready the 

ropes were cut, and the balloons shot up- 

* f ward for a distance of about half a mile 
kbove the earth. The wind being light, they 

were able to keep the* distance of about eighty 
^ajyards between eaeh_other with which they 
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An Aerial Duel. 



f'St?"'™"' ° n rcacllin B the agreed altitude the 
J -j^**5ignai to fire was given. M. le Pique missed, 
|-j-sSj>ut M. de Grandpre's ball went through the 
**ilk of the other balloon, which immediately 
; f sollapsed. The car descended with frightful 

I *e£ ^velocity, and both M. le Pique and bis sec- 
; .._' iond were dashed to pieces. The balloon of 
s^ ;ihe victor .continued to ascend, and M. le 
|Grandpre came bat-k to earth some leagues 
if *S from Paris. 

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Poultry Exhibits. 



ft- Mbit for the sake of showing his birds to the 
' S*S (fowl-loving public, deriving- no benefit from 
. l*,it? Or perhaps to pay entry fees, thus help- 
's : -?ng the show along No;, a genuine fancier 
^ £ .'exhibits not at a small county, fair where the 
.-^Competition is possibly nothing more than 
; j-»J Hung-hill birds and mud-hole ducks. Where 
K*n$|£he committee selects as judges three or four 
*\m farmers who pass their judgment on and give 
''ijMthe nicest looking bird (in their estimation) 
fisi. first-premium card: shape and color not 
e i; |:onsiaerea. For their pay. they (the judges) 

ir*~^3re invited* to dinner and perhaps a glass or 
-i±- ; ,1 — pop. Remember now. in the above I am 
j^'inot bearing reference to State fairs. No, 
^Ij^ain, an ideal fancier exhibits at a city show 
'j-sffffhere there is strong competition, whether it 
!m.p & a comparison or score card show. It will 
a^teie in some variety or section the keenest of 
'3 she keen. A fancier exhibits* to win for one 
retiring; and if he is a fancier of the "fancier 
i*Wype" and don't exhibit at least one show 
Jt. jacli winter, the first thing you will hear is. 
fe'fth, he is a "has been," or, he is afraid of 
V bucking- up against the real thing. Now. as 
ij: sirds are near perfection, and after a breeder 
'^S^evotes his time to selecting, yarding, rear- 
ming, culling ana taking risks and trouble in- 
gil'dent thereto, he is? surely entitled to suita- 
•jj fie compensation in the show room, and he 
i frill be rewarded if his stock can stand the 
ii'Bompetition of any show room to-day; as each 
*«&?ear finds it "hotter." It can not be too 
rwitronglj' impressed- that a fancier can not 
*,f Jeap where he has not sown; that is another 
Jj*£!eason: why he exhibits; because, ir he exhib- 
it is winning birds at a good show, the return 
ij| yill be the exact, if not more in proportion. 
np what he expended in express, entry fees, 
"C* gte. The fancier- exh ibits to ' advertise, to 
Jt|"feH, to educate beginners, to get his name- 
*}. ,-stablished as a reliable breeder and the fan- 

m . . ■ 



cier that is honestly working for name linked 
with better birds, and an exhibitor's share 
of ribbons, keeps continually at it. He 
should not exhibit one winter and miss the 
next; if he did, some other enterprising fan- 
cier would receive more orders. Exhibiting 
is an- indication that your stock will stana 
competition; that you sell eggs from the bird 
you exhibit, (not borrowed) bred and own. 
The names of prominent exhibitors stand as 
pre-eminent as do the exhibitors of fine 
horses at New York, Chicago or Pittsburg. A 
fancier should win toadvertise, so let us pass 
to advertising. Why does a fancier adver- 
tise ? This may be answered comparatively 
well by, why should he not? Persons of 
other vocations advertise- There are poultry 
journals and papers devoted to poultry as 
are papers devoted to other business. Making 
glassware is art; breeding fancy poultry is 
art; a fancier does not have to advertise in 
newspapers, (although I have a magazine in 
which there appeared last summer a large 
poultry advertisement of a breeder of one va- 
riety). A genuine fancier selects a good, 
clean, up-to-date paper, and let me say right 
here, that some fanciers may be alarmed at 
the rapid growth of poultry papers in this 
country, fearing that they spring up so sud- 
denly that they can not exist. Nonsense— 
the more good new poultry papers, the bet- 
ter; something new is found in/all papers and 
journals. This country to-day is so far in 
advance of others that we can not afford to 
let the poultry press take a back seat. They 
are the energy of the show room, the fan- 
cier's guide: they are his best advertising 
-medium, by which he makes his sales: and 
you will notice that some fanciers try to 
keep their names before the public, for, as 
P. T. Barnum said, "stlcK-to-it-iye-ness" 
will bring you out in advance of others. Ad- 
vertise, and advertise you must. Noah of 
fold was a great advertiser: he advertised for 
weeks that on a certain day he would sail 
for somewhere in the unknown waters (to 
come) in his large boat, the "Ark," and to 
purchase tickets early and avoid the rush. 
Those who did not believe in advertising fail- 
ed to secure tickets and consequently were 
left in the'water for forty days; perhaps 
without umbrellas or even bathing suits, as 
it were; the. most of them could not swim, 
so took to the trees- and are supposed to be 
sitting there yet waiting the appearance of 
an advertisement- stating the boat would re- 
turn. They will, it is hopee, read the adver- 
tisement with interest. 

Moral: Advertise, read other advertise- 
ments, buy and then exhibit. 

ARTHUR THOMAS. 
East Liverpool, O. 



Notes. 



Effingham, I1L, held a successful street fair 
Oct. '4 to 7. 

The Barton County Pair was held Oct. 3 to 
5 at Great Bend, Kan. 

The Elks of Decatur, 111., will give a street 
fair, commencing Oct. 15. 

• The Whitman County Fair, held at Colfax, 
Wash., was a great event. 

The national council of women will meet at 
Minneapolis, Oct. 23 to 25.. 

The Terre Haute (Ind.) Street Pair will be 
the best ever given at that place. 

The North Yakima (Wash.) Fair was one of 
encouraging success in every way. 

The annual street carnival at Spartanburg, 

S. C. will take place Oct. 22 to 27. 

A Merchants' and Farmers* Carnival will be 
held at Cordele, Ga., Oct. 10 to 12. 

Cincinnati gets the International Christian 
Endeavorer Convention In August, 1901. 

The Merchants* Carnival at Bennington, 
VL. Sept. 21 and 22. drew large crowds. 

The Elks of Piqua, O., are arranging to 
hold a street fair in that city Oct. 22 to 27. 

The Coshocton (O.) County Fair will be 
held Oct. 9 to 12. Robert Boyd is secretary. 

The county fair at Pindlay, O., Sept. 18 to 
22. drew good crowds. The vaudeville bill 
was fair. 

The York County Agricultural Society held 
its annual exhibition at York, Pa., on Oct. 2 
to 6, with great success. 

The Royal Marine Band cf.Italy has been 
engaged for the Spokane (Wash.) Industrial 
Exposition, Oct. S to 16. 

The St. John (N. B.) Exhibition Association 
closed the most successful fair- ever held un- 
der its auspices, Sept. 19. 

All preparations for the Gainesville (Tex.) 
Street Fair are now complete, and it prom- 
ises to be a great success. - 

The East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Game and 
Industrial Association will hold a fair at New 
Bern, N. C., Nov. 12 to 17. 

Dr. G. W. Nye is connected with Col. I. N. 
Fiske in the promotion of the tatter's street 
fair and carnival enterprises. 
" A great success is expected of the Craw- 
fordsville (Ind.) Street Fair and Corn Carni- 
val, to be held Oct. 15 to 20. 
. A Carnival of Nations will be held next 
April by the Merchants* and Manufacturers' 
Association of Los Angeles, Cal. 

Great preparations' are under headway for 
the big cattle show, to be held in the stock 
yards at Chicago, 111., in December. 

The Kitsak County Fair, held at Pleasant 
Beach. Wash-.. Sept. 14'and 15, was a success 
in every particular except attendance. 

The Chambersburg (Pa.) Street Fair, held 
Sept. 18 to 20, went off with a whirl. The 
attractions were good, and tremendous crowds 
were in attendance... 



The movement for establishment of a fair 
at Platteville, Wis., is likely to be success- 
ful. The plan is to organize with not less 
than $10,000 cash capital. 

The Macon (Ga.) Street and Agricultural 
Fair opened Sept. 24 with bright prospects. 
The week was filled up with numerous 
amusements to entertain the crowd. 

The Yarmouth (N. Y.) Agricultural Soci- 
ety held their annual fair last week. One of 
the special attractions was Prof. Hampton 
and his troupe of trained dogs and cats. 

The Willimantic (Conn.) Fair, Sept. 25 to 
27, was largely attended. The business men 
failed to take interest in the fair this year, 
so it was not so attractive as in former years. 

Preparations for the horse show to be given 
by the Orange Riding and Driving Club in 
the club house on Halsted street. East 
Orange, N. J., on Oct. 25 to 27, are now in 
progress. 

Representatives of social organizations of 
Illinois outlined plans for the horse show to 
be held at the Coliseum, Chicago, 111., Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3. Headquarters will be opened at 
the Leland Hotel. 

The forty-sixth annual session of the In- 
ternational Typographical Union is now a 
part of history. We now begin to gather mat- 
ter for the forty-seventh, which will be held 
in Birmingham, Ala., in August, 190L 

The -Elks' carnival and street fair at Mem- 
phis, Tenn., last week was a gigantic suc- 
cess, financially and artistically. The New 
England Carnival Company supplied the Mid- 
way attractions, and played to $15,000 on the 
week. 

Col. I. N. Fiske, the well-known street fair 
promoter, has entirely recovered from the 
surgical operation he underwent at Toledo, 
O. He lost thirty-seven pounds, but still 
looks fine. He was a "Billboard" caller 
Oct. 6. 

A sportsmen's carnival will be held at Chi- 
cago, III., early in February. Some of the 
most prominent business men . of -Chicago are 
backing the project. The idea is to have a 
great exhibition of game, fish and sports- 
men's goods. 

The directors of the Palestine (Tex.) Fair 
Association met recently and perfected ar- 
rangements for the coming fair to be held 
there Oct. 16 to 19. Numerous prizes were of- 
fered for the races, which will be the best 
seen in East Texas. 

A large mineral display will be made at the 
Alabama State Fair, to be held in Birming- 
ham, Nov. l to 10, and it is intended to* pre- 
serve the display and send it to Buffalo next 
year for exhibition at the Pan-American Ex- 
position, in that city. 

The Nashville (N. Y.) Street Fair and Fall 
Carnival, Oct. 9 to 20, promises to be the best 
ever held there. L. C. Garrabrant is chair- 
man of arrangements for the Retail Mer- 
chants' Association, and he is sparing no 
pains or expense to have the best attractions 
obtainable. 

Al Zeno. .a contortionist engaged in playing 
county fairs, and a girl named Daisy Cole 
whom he had induced to leave her home in 
Athens County, were arrested at Cbillicothe. 
O., and taken to Athens, where he will be 
made to explain his conduct and relations 
with the girl. 

The Piedmont Horse Show, Street Fair and 
Carnival will be held at Windston, N.C., Oct 
29 to Nov. 2. No expense is being spared to 
make it even: a greater success than that of 
last year. Several good attractions have 
been secured for the Midway and carnival. 
G. E. Webb is secretary. 

Geo. D. Benson, director general of the 
Danville (Vt.) street Fair and Carnival 
writes under date of Oct. 5, saying: "The fair 
here has been a great success. Crowds un- 
precedented." Mr. Benson will take charge of 
the Savannah (Ga.) Carnival exclusively 
The dates are Nov. 5 to 17. 

The people of Johnston, Pa., celebrated 
the centennial anniversary of their city Oc- 
tober 6 to 8, and great crowds were in attend- 
ance. The daylight entertainments comprised 
thanksgiving services, loan exhibits, speeches 
and parades, while the nights were made 
pleasant with- music and fireworks. 

The Jacksonville (Fla.) carnival week in 
November promises to be the greatest affair 
that city has ever had. Ten thousand dol- 
lars will be spent irr entertaining the people. 
Great attractions in the way of special Mid- 
way shows, etc., have been promised, and 
there will be many interesting features. 

^*l^,5 e G £ Im ° Gray, of the International 
Exhibition Company, has contracted malarial 
fever at Memphis, and will go to Hot Springs 
Ark., for a rest, after a short visit to his 
home in Kansas City. S. C. Haller will rep- 
resent his interests in the International Ex- 
hibition Company in its Southern circuit. 

The Elks* lodge of Savannah, Ga., has about 
completed preliminary arrangements for the 
big street carnival and fair to be given In 
Savannah in November. Nearly all the space 
In the fair building, which will be located in 
the park extension, has been taken, and 
many new and interesting features are prom- 
ised. 

Everything goes to show that the second 
annual fair and exposition to be held under 
the auspices of the San Antonio Interna- 
tional Fair Association, at San Antonio Tex 
Oct. 20 to Nov. 2. will be one of the largest 
expositions ever held in the South. Prepa- 
rations for the big event will be complete 
when the gates are thrown open. 

k.*?! ***■£- ch f. nc f. Chica s° (I") Society has 
had to show itself at a horse show In three 
years is to be given this fall, and If elabo- 
rate arrangements count for anything, noth- 
iiuiiU." be ' ackln S to insure an excellent 
exhibition. Arrangements have been com- 
pleted and officers have been chosen who 
mean to put their hearts and souls into the 
snow. 



Those who are bending their best energies 
towards the success of the sixth annual Kan- 
sas City (Mo.) Horse Show are meeting with 
gratifyang encouragement, and there is an 
early and enthusiastic interest shown, not 
only among horsement, but the public gen- 
erally, which betokens the largest and best 
event of the kind that has been given in 
the West. 

The sixth annual exhibit of the Sycamore 
Fair Company, of Sycamore, O., Oct. 16 to 19, 
promises to eclipse all past efforts of the or- 
ganization. Each succeeding year the Syca- 
more fair has shown marked improvement 
over its predecessor, and although only five 
annual exhibits have been given the com- 
pany has gained a wide reputation for its 
ability to successfully entertain the crowds. 

The Elks of Jackson, Tenn., are making 
elaborate preparations for a street fair, to be 
held Oct- 15 to 20. A press committee has 
been appointed to take care of and entertain 
visiting newspaper men, and a royal good 
time is promised them. Maids of honor rep- 
resenting Nashville and other cities will be 
appointed, and this fact should elicit the in- 
terest of citizens generally and especially the 
Elks. -t 

The National Association of Bridge and 
Structural Iron Workers of America will/ hold 
its annual convention in Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 
23. The convention will last about four 
days, and the delegates will represent about 
15,000 workers. About thirty-two locals !are 
affiliated with the national association, and 
there are ten locals throughout the county 
that bave announced their Intention to affili- 
ate with the convention, especially Chicago, 
which is one of the largest In the country. 

The Inters-a e Fair at Trenton, N. J., under 
the manager, nt of the new secretary, Mah- 
lon Margeru„f, closed its most successful 
meeting Sept. 28. The vaudeville features 
were particularly strong and consisted of the 
Monte Myro Troupe. Dave Meirs, the Dil- 
worth Family. Walkedo Diving Horses, Wolf 
and Millon, Mouliere Sisters, Speck Brothers 
the Flying Werntz Family, Ryder and Dry- 
ver. Fourchere, Harrison and Hill's Sheet ■ 
Iron Band. This part of the fair was under 
the management of William Tayler. 

As the time approaches for the big Mont- 
gomery (Ala.) Street Fair— Oct. 15 to 20— 
things are taking on a lively hue. The board 
of directors of the association meet every 
week, and the various chairmen of commit- 
tees are busily at work in the line of their 
business. Every day some new feature of in- 
terest develops, and there can be no question 
that the fair will gather together the largest 

attendance this year of any Southern State 
excepting only the Marti Gras carnival in 
New Orleans. 

Great interest in social and general circles 
attends the announcement of the big horse 
show that is to be held in Chicago, 111., this 
fall in the new Coliseum Building on Wabash 
avenue, the dates finally selected being Oct. 
29 to Nov. 3. Not only have assurances been 
received of the hearty and unanimous co- 
operation and participation of local society, 
owners of fine horses and equipages and many 
social-sporting organizations, but word has 
been received by the promoters from many 
people in different parts of the country an- 
nouncing their Intention of making exhibits 
and attending the exhibition. 

The World's Fair at Chicago, the Nash- 
ville Exposition, the Paris Exposition and 
the active efforts in behalf of tire Pan-Amer- 
ican show at Buffalo in 1901 have not taken 
the honors of the Queen City from her. The 
people in a very large radius of territory look 
to Cincinnati for their autumn entertainment. 
The Fall Festival, which came to a close last 
Saturday night, and which embraced expo- 
sition features, has been a pre-eminent suc- 
cess. It attracted many thousands of visitors 
and interested the people of Cincinnati them- 
selves. The crowds in attendance have been 
very large. It has stood the severe test of 
business judgment. It has made money. 
Or, rather, it has easily produced a surplus 
as a nucleus for a bigger and better show 
in the future. It has imposed obligations on 
the active men of Cincinnati which they will 
Joyfully redeem In the future. Cincinnati is 
no less enterprising because it is conserva- 
tive. 

Arrangements are already being talked over 
by .the business men of Cincinnati for an 
enormous Fall Festival next year, and it is 
safe to say that the world will hear more of 
Cincinnati in the next year than it ever heard 
before. Already the people, who, tn the be- 
ginning, d.d not favor the Festival, have 
changed their minds. They have climbed 
.into: the band wagon in order not to be left, 
and will work shoulder to shoulder with those 
who are responsible for the remarkable af- 
fair just ended. The decision of the Festival 
Directors to withdraw has been the subject 
cf a great deal of favorable comment, because 
of the magnanimity of their action, and has 
bad a good effect on the others, but every- 
body feels that they should remain and lend 
their efforts again. Everybody is now pull- 
ing together, and past jealousies and bick- 
erings have been forgotten. Altogether the 
op.nion prevails on every hand that the out- 
look for Cincinnati is better in every way 
than it has been for ten years. 



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! LIST OF FAIRS. 

S This list is revised and corrected week- 

A ly. Secretaries are urgently requested to 

m send in their dates at the earliest possible 

S moment after they are claimed, and to 

S notify us promptly as to any change. 

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ALaBA-MA. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. Nove nber 1 to 10. J. M. Falkner 
chairman: John W. O'Neill, secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 20. 
ARKANSAS. 

CAMDEN. ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
20. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

CI.ARKSVILLE, ARK.— Johnson County 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. A. M. Ward. secy. 

LAMAR, ARK.— Johnson County Fair. Oct. 

9 to 12. 
MORRILTON, ARK.— The Central Akansas 

Fair Association. Oct. 16 to 20. N. T. 

Hawkins, secy. 

PINB BLUFF. ARK— 5 tat; Fair. Oct. 22 to 
27. W. K. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 
brook, supt. ; R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CALIFORNIA. 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
Oct. 13 to 21. F. G. Teed, secy. 

SALINAS. CAL.— Monterey Agricultural As- 
sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed. 
J. D. Carr, pres.; J. B. Iverson, treas.; 
John J. Kelly, secy. 

SANTA ANA. CAL.— Thirty-second District 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 17 to 20. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, sacy. 

SANTA BARBARA, CAL.. — Chrysanthemum 
Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SANTA ROSA, CAL— District Fair. Oct. 8 
to 14. 

ST. BRIGHJ, CAL.— St. Brigid's Church Ba- 
zar, Mechanics' Pavilion. Oct. 6 to 20. 
not fixed. 

COLORADO. 

OURANGO, COLt. — County Fair and Race 
Meet. Oct. 9 to 12. John Pearson, supt. 

MONTE VISTA. COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
Arthur, secy. 

PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
secy. 

cosrsEoricuT. 

EAST GRANBY. CONN.— Fair. October. C. 
H. Hanchett. pres.; W. H. Gay. secy. 

HARWINTON. CONN. — Fair. October. Thos. 
Q. Hogan. pres.: A. W. Buell, secy. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Flower Show. Some 
time in November. Eli Whitney, pres.; 
Kobt. Veltch. Jr., secy. 

ORANGE. CONN.— Fair. Date not fixed. 
W. S. Woodruff, pres.; A. D. Clark, secy. 

SUFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo S. Knox, 
pres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

WINDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
pres.; G. W. Wrisley, secy; 

GEORGIA. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Oct. 10 to 27.. T. H Mirtln. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Georgia State Fair. Oct. 
29- to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

WAYCROSS, GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. -Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

BOIS& IDAHO— State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J. 
S. iiojjtfL, Boise. Idaho, secy: 

LEWISrOtT, IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
tion. Oct. IS to 20. W. F. Kittenbaugh. 
pres.; W. A. Austin, secy. 

II.LIROI-.. 

CARROLLTON. ILL.— Greene County Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy. 

INDIANA. 

ANGOLA. IND.— Steuben County Fair. Oct. 
9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W. 
. Goodale. 

BREMEN, IND.— Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct. 
( to 12, 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society. 
John Huff, pre*.; John T. W«1m, treu. ; 
Edward Heckman, secy. 

MONTPELIER, IND.— Montpelicr Driving 
Club Fair. Oct. 10 to 12. C. L. Smith, secy. 

ROACHDALB, IND.— Fall Fair and Corn' 
and Pumpkin Carnival. Oct. 25 and 26. C. 
J. Wood, pres. ; Bert Harrison, secy. 

VINCBNNES. IND.— The Knox County Agri- 
cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to 
II. M. J. Nlblack. pres.; J. M. House. 
Mcy.; H. A. Foulka. traaa. 



IO WA. 

KNOSCVILLE, IA.— Marion County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.— Harrison County 
Fair. Date not fixed. 

KA.W3A.3. 

GARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finnsy County Fair 
Association. D. A. Minis, secy. 

LAWRENCE. KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
ciation. C. Griesa, secy. 

MOUND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
sociation. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

MAINE. 

LIBERTY, ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 
Moody, secy. 

MAPLETON, ME.— The Aroostock County 
Potato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B. 
Dickert, secy. 

NEW FIELD, ME— Ramschackle Fair. W. 
H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 

TOPSHAM, ME.— Sagadahoc Agricultural and 
Horticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S. 
Royer, secy. 

UNITY, ME.— North Waldo Fair. About 
September. E. B. Hunt, secy. 

MARYLAND 

BELLE AIRE, MD.— Harford County Agri- 
cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc- 
Nabb, secy. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.— The Frederick 
Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Keefer. 
Frederick City. secy. 

HAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. Oct. 
16 to 19. John L. Cost. supt. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

NEWBURYPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
ricultural Fair. 

MICHIGAN. 

BANCROFT, MICH.— Bancroft Fair Compa- 
ny. Oct. 10 to 12. B. D. Block, pres.jlR. 
Sherman, treas.; F. I. Wlxom, secy. 

BRIGHTON, MICH.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. Stur- 
berg & Case. mgrs. 

ELKTON, MICH.— Elkton Agricultural So- 
ciety Fair. Oct. 10 and 11. 

1IAMILTON. MICH.— Hamilton Fair Associ- 
ation. Oct. 11 and 12. 

HASTINGS. MICH.— Barry County Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L. 
Beamer, secy. 

HOLLAND, MICH.— South Ottawa and West 
Allegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 
12. H. Koviker, pres.; X* T. Kantera, 
aacy.; H. Lindens, treas. 

IMLAY CITY. MICH.— Imlay City Agricul- 
tural Society Fair. Oct. 23 and 24. M. J. 
Hasktn. Imlay City, Mich., prest. ; F. Rathfc- 
burg. Imlay City. Mich., treaa.; Dr. G. W. 
Jones. Imlay City. -Mich., s'aey. 

MBNDON, MICH.— St. Joe County Agricultu- 
ral Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. 

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 1L 
E. J. Cain. secy. 



MINNESOTA. 

CAN'BY. MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
Fair. Dates undecided. 

MISSISSIPPI. 

MERIDIAN, MISS— East Mississippi and 
West Alabama Fair Association. Nov. 19 
to 24. Sam Greenwald, pres.; E. L. Robins, 
vice-pres. ; Chas. W. Bailey, secy. ; H. G. 
Meyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald. E. 
L. Robins, C. J. Hyde, H. G. Meyer. Chas. 
W. Bailey. 

VICKSBDRG. MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, secy. 

MISSOURI. 

ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 

not fixed. 
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— County Fair and 

Park Association. Oct. 9 to 13. E. H. En- 

glemann. secy. 

FOLTON, MO.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 13. 

NEW MEXICO. 

ROSWELL, N. M.— Roswell Fair Association. 
Oct. 9 to 12. G. A. Richardson, pres.; W. 
M. Atkinson, secy. ' 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

BURLINGTON. N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEV1LLE. N. C.-Cumberland County 
Agricultural Society. Nov. 7 to 9. Walter 
Watson, pres. ; G. W. Lawrence, secy, and 
treas. 

GREENSBORO, N. C— Central Carolina Fair 
Association. Oct. 9 to 12. J. Van Lindley. 
pres.; J. H. Walsh, secy. 

NEW BERNE. N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 
Nov. 12 to 17. Win. Dann, pres.; Geo. 
Green, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Sooiaty. Oct. 22 to 27. 1900. 
Charles McNamee. Blltmore. N. C. pres.: 
C. B. Denson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogue. 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 



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aTINSTON-SALEM, N. C.— Piedmont Park* 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres. ; G. H. Webb, 
secy, and mgr.; Thos. Moslin. treas. 

OHIO. 

AKUON, O.— State Grange. Dec. 11 to 14. 
Eugene F. Crang, secy. 

BUCYRUS, O.— Crawford County Agricultu- 
ral Society. Oct. 9 to 12. J. A. McMlchael. 
pres.; G. W. .Miller, secy.: M. Auck, treas. 

CARROLLTON, O.— Carroll County Agricul- 
tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smelts, 
Jr., pres.; C. A. Tafe, mcy.; T. J. Salts- 
man, treas. 

coshocton, o. — The Coshocton County Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. » to 12. 1100. J. P. 
Darling. Nellie, O., pres.; R. Boyd, Coshoc- 
ton, aacy. 

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfield County Fair. Oct 
10 to 13. W. Martaln, pres.; C. B. Whiley. 
treas.; W. T. McClenaghan, secy. 

RICHWOOD, O.— Richwood Tri-County Fair 
Co. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.; 
Robert Smith, treas.; C. H. Huffman, secy. 

SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. U 
to 19. 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; O. A. 
Klahn, treaa.: P. R. Gnlbb. secy. 

OBEQOIT. 

ANTELOPE. ORB.— District Fair. Oct IS to 
20. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

BLOOMSBURG. PA.— Columbia County Fair. 
Oct t to 12. A. N. Yost, secy. 

CARMICHAELS, PA.— Green County Fair. 
Oct. 10 and II. C. W. Barkman. secy. 

LANCASTER, PA.— Pennsylvania State Fair. 
Oct. 9 to 12. Mr. Young, prest.; Mr. Dem- 
ming, secy. 

MEADE, PA.— Meade Camp Guards, No. 16, 
S. of V., Falr^ Nov. 24 to Dec. L Geo. 
F. Eckert: Geo. P. McLean, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia County 
Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. v" 

SOUTH CABOMNA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 

. way, Pomaria. s. C. secy. 

LEXINGTON. S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 22 to 26. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MITCHELL. S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. • 

TBNNSSSR8. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. Oct. 
1 to 13. 

HARRIMAN, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. 

RHEA SPRINGS. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 23 to 26. 

ROCKWOOD. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

TRENTON. TENN.— Fair. Oct. 10 to 14. 

TEXAS. 

CORSICANA. TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle. secy. < 

DALLAS, TEX.— ^ Texas State Fair Associa- 
tion. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14, 1100. W. H. Gee- 
ton. Dallas, Tex..' pres.; Sidney Smith. Dal- 
las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue. Dallas. Tex., 
treas. 

HODSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Not. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

PALESTINE. TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 



SAN ANGELO, TEX.— San Angelo Fair. 
Oct. 17 to.-;i9. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX. — San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct. 20 to Nor. 
3. Vovies P. Brown, San Antonio, pres.: 
J. C. Frost. San Antonio,' treas.; Jobs M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy., 

. VIRGINIA. 

DANVILLE. VA.— Central Carolina Fair As. 
sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy, 

NORFOLK, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

RICHMOND. VA.— Farmers* Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 22 to 26. Felix M. Jones, secy. 

WASHINGTON. 

NEW WHATCOM. WASH.— Whatcom County 
Fair. Date not fixed. J. W. Clark, pres. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Spokane Industrial Ex- 
position. Oct 2 to It. B. D. Olmstead. 
pres.; W. E. Hawley, secy. 

WEST VXBGIRIA. 

ALLIANCE, W. VA.— Fair and Race Meet 
About October. 

WISCONSIN. 

BAD CLAIRE, WIS.— Combined Street Fair, 
Carnival and Agricultural Fair. • Oct 2 to 6. 

EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit Dec 27 to 29. 
1900. 



CANADA. 



BRADFORD. 
Oct 22 to 24. 



ONT.— BreJfcrd Exhibition. 
G. G. Greene, secy.* 



BURFORD, ONT.— Fair, 
bert Poster, secy. 



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Oct 11 
Oct 9 



CALEDONIA, ONT.— Caledonia Fair, 
and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy. 

CHATHAM, ONT.— Peninsular Fair, 
to 1L 

CITY OF CHATHAM. KENT. ONT.— Penin- 
sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci- 
ety. Oct 9 to 11. Jas. Chlnnlck. pres.; 
R. Q. Fleming, treaa.; Henry Robinson, 
secy. 

FENWICK, ONT.— Pelham County Fair. Oct 1 

10 and 11. ' 

FERGUS, ONT.— Center Wellington Fair. 
Oct 11 and 12. J. J. Craig, secy. 

NORWICH, ONT.— North Norwich Fair. Oct 
12 and 13. Wm. Falrley, secy. 

SIMCOE, ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct 

16 to IS. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

STUTTON. ONT.— Georglna and North Gwll- 
lunburg Fair. Oct 11 and IX. P. McClal- 
lan. secy. 

WELLAND, ONT.— Welland County Fair. 
Oct. 16 and 17. 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbrldge Fair. 
Oct IT and IS- Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wallace, secy.; N. C. Wallace, treaa. 




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DECATUR. ILL.— Elks* Street Fair. Latter 
part of October. Geo. E. Miller, secy. B. 
P. O. E. 

DELAWARE, O.— Free Street Fair and Car- 
,' t i.i. nival. Oct. 8 to 13. George A. Grieble, 
J£|L gen. manager. 

IS';** ft ELKHART, IND — Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
|T " : !Sf3f nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 

35! i- - li 5*F0RT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 

8??t*l Carnival. Oct. IS to 20. S. A. WiUiama. 

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hi' Oct. 15 to- 20. Alf. Bensinger, chairman; B. 

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ALBANY, IND.— Merchants' Street Fair and 
t'[ CarnlvaL OcL 2 to 6. 

j. ALTON,_ILL. — Trades Carnival. Third week 
«:'' week in October. 

■V J ATLANTIC CITY, IA-— Street Fair and Car- 
''*,.. nival. Oct.- 8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy. 

1-1 BLOOMFIELD, IND.— Big Street Fair. Oct. 
",;.} 28- H. M. Wright, promoter. 

j .BOSTON, .MASS,— Old Ladies' Horns Society 
r i( ' Fair, at«2ity Hall. Oct. 9 to U. 

J'i 'BRIDGEPORT, COiW.— Centennial Anniver- 
jii|i sary- - Nov. 12. • 

;:•?]] CAMDEN, ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair and 
it Camden. Carnival. Oct. 15 to* 20. Address 
vjji secretary, Ouachita. Valley Fair Association. 

h ilCANNELTON, IND.— B. M. A. Street Fair. 
' '.: |{ L._ J. Early, secy. 

'pCAPE GIRARDEAU, MO.— OcL 8 to 13. 

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.*■" ji CATSKILL, N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Firs 

K : \j JCa.' No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. - 

!,fi*CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. 
•r K ° ct * 1 to 12 " Nob,e F - Mar tin, mgr. 
'% liCOLUMBIANNA, O.— Street Fair. H. O. 

tiii Newell, secy. 

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■ l-i COLUMBUS. GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
*: !j Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres.; 
I?i jl L. HZ Chappell, vice pres.; T. J.- Hunt, 
j; it secy, r Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 



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* Hi J CORNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
l^ll G. Harkness, secy.-treas. -■•:-■■ 

■{ COVINGTON, IND.— Street Carnival and 
Product Show. Oct. 9 to 12. Geo. H. May- 



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W j-CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.— Street Fair and 
': S f . Corn Carnival. Week or Oct. 15. 

¥•1 DAVIS CITY.- IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 



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jjji.' •;'•[' !•'!»• A. E. Edle, secy. 

Bp!L ! '"t& : 'i»^ GAINESVILLE. TEX.— Street Fair & Carnl- 
i-#.1*;l'f P ; i to 1 - ° ct - 16 to Z"- J - T - Leonard, pres;; 
'' i I ?jf X A. A. Wortham, secy. 

; wJ ( fi J i«GALESBURG.'ILL.— Galesburg Street Fair. 
<T- : 't?'i a Oct- 16 to- 20. R. G. Chappell, prest.; C. H. 
frJ.fEsl* May, vice-prest.; J. H. Holmes, secy.; J. 
>;p|j W. Plain, treas. • 

iCl§j GLADWIN* MICH.— Street Fair. Oct. io and n 

a* * HEALDSBURG. CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
'** Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F: W. 






Si* 1 Cook, Becy. 

i? fc HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
- - - - Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 



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«j*;pJ JACKSON, TENN.— Elks' Free Street Fair. 
i»yt'i Oct. 15 to 20. Alt. Bensinger, chairman; 
, f ■ B. F. Allen, gen'l mgr. 



w'f KANSAS CITY, MO— Home Products Shaw. 
: S^i| September. .'". 

.*„ "IkNOXVILLE, TENN— Merchants' and Man- 
> %i £ ufacturers' Frea^, Street Fair and Trades 
•SjW. Carnival. Oct. 10 to 12. J. C. Sterchi. 
: » ''- % pres.; W. H. Hall, vice presv; W. H. Kep- 
'fh-i i, hart, .secy. 

='l«iBuEAAnSNiWORTH, KAN.— Apple Carnival. 
; ! |-'4% Oct. 10 and 11. 

I'afALOVELAND, COL.— Loveland Free Street 
^^ Fair and Northern Colorado -Exposition. 



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Last of September. W. C. Stiles, pres.; 
O. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas. 



• 01 MADISOi*. 'WTS. — ^Street Carnival. Oct. 15 
'.*«? to 20. W. H. Huppeler, chairman. 

Oct. 9 to 

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its E-- MARYVILLE, MO.— Street Fair. 

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f?*:; §» MATTOON, 1X»L.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 
5jf|> 13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy. 

*ifl4*^MAYFD3LD, KY.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
* "c^Ut! Oct. 11 to 13. Rupert C. Wright, secy. 

S.PMAYSVILL13, KY.— Brown County (O.) and 



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f ? Madison County (Ky.> Tobacco Fair. 
3jl| nary, 190L 

?5#|i MERHMAN, MISS.— Big Carnival ; and Street 
'""»*< Fair.. Nov. 19 to 24. Samuel Greenwald, 



;*i prest; Charles W- Bailey, secy. 



1? S MEXICO, MO.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 9 to 
yfcvj 02. E. H. Carter, secy. 

^Slje' MIDDLETOWN. :CT.— Anniversary Celebra- 
JU tlon. Oct. 10 and 1L 

s4f MODESTO, CAL.-Street Fair. Date not 

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MONTGOMERY, ALA— Montgomery Street 
Fair. Oct. 15- to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H. 
C. Davidson, vice, pres,; N. Lobman, vice 
pres. ; C. G. Abercrombie, vice pres. ; L. L. 
Uilbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Carnival ' and Street 
Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 
: Men's Association. Oct 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, mgr. 

NEVADA, MO.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 8 to 14. L. Oppenheimer, mgr. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Free Street 
Fair. Oct 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy. - 

OLNEYVILLE, R. I.— St. Anthony Society's 
. Fair. Oct 19 to 29. 

OPELIKA, -ALA— Great Autumn Jubilee. 
Oct. 23 to 27. A. B. Ware, chairman. 

ORANGEBURG, S. C— Fall Festival. ' Nov. 
13 to 15. 

PAINESVILLE, O.— Citizens' Street Fair. 
Oct. 10 and 11. 

PEORIA, ILL.— Corn Exposition and Carni- 
val. Oct. 4 to 13. 

PIQUA, O.— Elk's Fair and Corn Festival. 
Oct. 22 to 29. H. Kampf, secy.; W. P. Rice, 
treas.- : ; >' - * -- 

PORT JERVIS, N. Y.— Street Fair. Oct 8 
to 12. P. J. Caudy, secy. 

ROSWELJ,, N. M.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. 
J.. W. Stockard, supt amusements, P. O. 
Box 507, Roswell, N. M. 

RUSHVTLLE. IND.— Free Street Fair. 

SALLERSBURG, KY.— Sallersburg Street 
Fair. October., i 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Street Fair, in connection 
with County Fair. Oct 8 to 13. H. H. 
Main, secy. 

SARCOXIE. MO.— Street Fair. Date not fixed. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Grand Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 5 to 17. Geo. D. 
Benson, director general, Danville, Va. 

SLEEPY' EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPARTANBURG. S. C— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct 22 to 27. Arch. B. Calvert, pres. ; 
John F. Wilson, secy.; W. E. Burnett 

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SPOKANE, WASH.— Industr:*l Exposition 
■and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt 

SPRDMGFD3LD, MAS ^.—Hibernians' Bazar. 
Oct 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

TERRE HAUTE, IND.— Street Fair. Oct. 8 
to 13. 

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.— Free Street Fair and 
Agricultural Carnival. Oct. 8 to 13. W. A. 
Collier, pres.; M. L. Tucker, secy. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Street Fair. Daira not fixed. 
Frederic A. Thomas, secy, 

VEEDERSBURG, IND.— Eleventh Annual 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. Ai. 
Berry, pres.; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 

: WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennial 
Street Fair. Oct 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. -/ 

YOAKUM, TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas/ 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Pure Food Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct 8 to 11. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Twentieth Century Expo- 
sition. Oct. 1 to 27. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 

May 1 to Nov. 1, U0L John Q. MJJburn. 

pres.; Edwin Fleming, secy. 
CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec. 

1, 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 

pres. 

DALLAS, TEX.— State Exposition. Sept 29 

to Oct 14. W. H. Gaston, pres.; J. B. 

Adoue, treas.; Sidney Smith, secy. 
LONDON, ENG., EARL'S COURT.— Women's 

International Exposition. 1900. Imrs Ki- 

ralfy, manager. 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— Industrial Exposition. 

s>ept 8 to Oct 13. John C. Koch, pres.; 

E. J. Lindsay, vice pres.; A. Trumplt, secy. 

and gen'l mgr. 

SEATTLE. WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

SPOKANE. CAL.— Industrial Exposition and 

Fruit Fair. T>ct 2 to 16. ." 
ST: LOUIS, MO.- St Louis- Exposition. About 

Sept 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 

mgr. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— World's International Ex- 
position, 1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— International Exposition. 
June 1. 1904. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 

C. M. Munhall, secy. 
DALLAS, TEX.— State Fair, Dog Show. Oct 

9 to 13. W. H. Gaston, pres. ; Sidney Smith, 

secy. 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.— Great Apple Car- 
nival and Agricultural Show. Oct. 10 and 
XL W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heavey, 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 
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Additions I Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horse Show. Oct 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick, 
Chicago, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct IS to 26. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
■ 14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace. New York. 



Horse Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 
T. H. Martin, secy. 

BROOKLYN, N.. Y.— Parkway Driving Club. 
Oct. 9 to 12. W. C. Allen, secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Horse Show W. P. 
Chase, gen. mgr. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Horse Show. Dates un- 
' decided. Gen. John B. Castleman, pres.; 
Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent Alt- 
sheler, secy. 

MORRISTOWN, N. J.— Morristown Field 
- Club Meet Oct. U to 13. N. S. Blitz, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Horse Show. Oct 
30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, secy. 



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MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON, MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HADLEY, MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

HANSON. MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. Oc- 
tober 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Dec. 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. 

SOUTH HADLEY, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Oct. 11. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct 27. 

MAINE. 

PIFSTON. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

ACWORTH, N. H. — Sullivan County Pomona. 

■■ Oct 13. 

BENNINGTON, N. H.— Hlllsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct 24. 

CORNISH, N. H.— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct 20. 

FITZWILLIAM. N. H.— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct 16. 

FRANCESTOWN, N. H.— Hlllsboro County 
Pomona. Oct U. ' 

MUNSONVILLE, N. H— Cheshire County Po- 
mona. Oct. 12. 

PELHAM, N. H.-HilIsbero County Pomona. 
Oct. 17. 

WILMOT FLAT, N. H— Merrimack County 
Pomona. Oct. 16. 



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Conway— J. F. Clark. Box »». 

GEORGIA. 

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. East St. Louis — H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dist. Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 

Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson it. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mar. 

IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Beail. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont at 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 

Canandaigua— Wm. F. Mosher, 98 Chapln at 
New York— New York B. P. Co. 
Ogdensburg — E. M. Bracy. 

OHIO. 
Fostoria— W. c; Tirrill & Co., Ii6 W. Tiffin St. 
USrichsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 

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PENNSYLVANIA. 
Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 4>. 

WISCONSIN. 
West Superior — C. A. Mirshall, West Superior 
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A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings St., Van- 
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Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas. Box IIS*. 



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ARKANSAS. 
Conway — J. F. Clark, Box 91. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Rockport— Tookie Lyceum, S. Cook, mgr. 

IOWA. 
Des Moines— W. W. Moore 22s 4th st. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill.' 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York BUI Posting Co. 

OHIO. 
Middletown— Anthony H. Walb^rg. 
Zanesville — Wm. D. Schults. 

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ABBEVILLE, GA.— Grand United Order Wise 
Men of the East. OcL 10 to 12. 

ADA, O.— Reunion 23d Regiment, O. V. I. 
Oct. 11 and 12. 

ADRIAN, MICH.— Reunion 11th Michigan 
Cavalry. October. Mayor Wiilard Stearns, 
Adrian, Mich., secy. 

ALBERT LEA. MINN.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 18 to 21. Geo. P. Magill, 
Owatonna, Minn., secy. 

ALBION, MICH.— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 19 to 24. Miss Mary B. Stew- 
ard, 440 Jefferson' av„ Detroit, Mich., secy. 

ALTON, ILL.— Western Catholic Union Su- 
preme Council. Oct. 17 to 19. Patrick Ma- 
guire, 435 E. 8th St., secy. 

ALTON. ILL.— W. C. T. U. State Convention. 
Oct. 9 to 12. 

ARCADIA, 0.— Reunion 57th Regiment, O. V. 
I. Oct. 17 and IS. O. E. Miller, Arcadia, 
O., secy. 

ASHEVILLE, N. C— Mississippi Valley Med- 
ical Association. Oct. 9 to 11. Dr. H. E. 
Tuley, 11 W. Kentucky st., Louisville, Ky., 
secy. 

ASTORIA, PA.— Ratbbone Sisters Grand 
Temple. Oct. 20. 

ATLANTA, GA— Southern Surgical & Gyne- 
cological Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B. 
Davia. M.D.. Birmingham. Ala. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Atlanta M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 
Convention. Nov., 1900. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— New Jersey Pres- 
byterian Church Synod. Oct. 1C and 17. 
Rev. W. A. Brooks, Trenton, N. J., secy. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— State Baptist Con- 
vention. OcL, 1900. Rev. D. Dewolf, New- 
ark, N. J., secy. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— Ancient Illustrious 
Order ot Knights ot Malta. Oct. 16 to 2S. 
Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
Arch at, Phila. 

AURORA, ILL.— State Building League Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 16. B. G. Vasen, Quincy, 111., 
secy. 

AURORA. ILL.— Northern Illinois Dental So- 
ciety. Oct. 17 and 18. Dr. J. J. Reed, Rock- 
ford, 111., secy. 

AURORA. NEB.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 16. Mrs. E. M. Cobb, Yoik. 
Neb., secy. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— National Retail Liquor 
Dealers' Association. October. R. J. Holle, 
Scheller Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Civic Philanthrop- 
ic Conference. October. S. Sherm, 4i 
Stanley Terrace, Chicago, 111., secy. 

BANGOR, ME.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 15. Grace E. Walton, Belfast, Me., 
secy. 

BANGOR, ME.— I. O. O. F-, Grand Lodge. 
■ OcL 16. BenJ. C. Stone, Portland, Me., secy. 

BAY CITY. MICH.— I. O. O. P. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 16 to 18. D. C. W. Mason. 614 Mid- 
land St.. W. Bay City, Mich., secy. 

BELLFOUNTE. O.— Reunion 110th Pennsyl- 
vania Regiment. Oct. .13. G. W. Buck, 810 
3d av., Altoona, Pa., secy. 

BEI.OIT, KAN.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 9 to 12. Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, 
Le Loup, Kan., secy. 

BETHLEHEM, PA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. Oct. 16 and' 17. Oscar 
F. Ritter, Bethlehem, Pa., secy. 

BINOHAMTON, N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. B. State 
Convention. Oct. IE to 17. 1900. 

BINOHAMTON. N. Y.— P. O. S. of A. State 
Camp. October. Dr. A. P. Yelvington, 
Binghamton, N. Y., secy. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Oct. 15 to 17. H. A. Kinports, 
New York, N. Y., secy. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— P. O. of A. National 
Camp. Oct. 23 and 24. G. S. Maurer, La- 
velle, Pa., Becy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— General Assembly of 
the Knights ot Labor. Nov. 13. J. W. 
Hayee. 43 B sL N. W., Washington, D. C. 

BLUE POINT, N. Y.— Southern N. Y. Volun- 
teer Infantry. Firemans Association. Oct. 
16 and 17. Jas. H. Downing, 391 Gold St., 
Brooklyn, N. Y., secy. 

BOAZ, ALA.— Alabama M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. 

BOSTON, MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
gress. M. W. Sackett, Meadville, Pa., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Ancient Dames ot Malta. 
October. 

BOSTON. MASS.— International Seamen's 
Union of America. December, 19M. 



BOSTON, MASS.— Society of Arts and CraXU. 
-Spring, 1901. Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con- 
arew at, Boston. Mass. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Woman's Board of Mis- 
sions of Congregational Church. Nov., 1900. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
ternity. Dec. 27 to 30. Howard P. Nash, 
Northport, L. I., N; Y., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Reunion Ex-Prisoners of 
War, State Association. -Oct. 17. C. H. Col- 
gate, State House. Boston, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Reunion Billings Family. 
Oct. 11. Sanford W. Billings, Sharon, Mass., 
secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Last Makers' Association 
of the;U. S. OcL 25 and 26_ Fred. Drew, 
Brockton, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Railway Associ- 
ation. Oct. 24. W. F. Allen, 24 Park Place, 
Now York City, secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 16. H. O. Case, 39 Pearl 
St., Hartford, Conn., secy. 

BROKEN BOW, NEB.— State Baptists Con- 
vention. Oct. 8 to 12. C. W. Brinstad, 2219 
Spruce St., Omaha, Neb., secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 9 to 11. Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— American Association of 
General Passengers and Ticket Agents' As- 
sociation. OcL If, 1900. A. J. Smith. Cleve- 
land. O. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Mystic Order Veiled 
Prophets Enchanted Realm Supreme Coun- 
cil. October. S. S. Smith, Hamilton, N. Y., 
secy. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.— American Bottlers' Asso- 
ciation. OcL 9 to 11. Geo. W. Tucker, 
Philadelphia, Pa., sei-y. 

BURLINGTON, IA.— Congress of Religions. 
October. 

BURLINGTON. VT.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. OcL 10. P. J. Cowles, Bur- 
lington, VL, secy. 

BUTTE, MONT.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
OcL 15. Alice Butler, Helena, MonL, secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union. Nov. 13 to 15. John H. Sage, 
Portland, oCnn., s§cy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Portland, Conn., secy. 

CAMDEN, N. J.— Shepherds of Bethlehem. 
Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. E. A. WycoC, 
53 Cccper st., Camden, N. J., secy. 

CAMDEN. N. J.— Epworth League. Camden 
District Convention. Oct. 11. Lewis Z. No- 
ble, 30 N. 34th St., Camden, N. J., secy. 

CANTON, ILL.— Y. M. O. A. Interstate Con- 
vention. Oct. 18 to 21. L. A. Bowman, 609 
Ass'n Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. IS and 14, 
1901. W. M. McFaddra. West Liberty. la. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa, 
Knlghta of Honor. Second Tn— day In 
April. U0L J. G. Graves. Lock Box IB. 
Cedar Rapids. la., secy. 

CENTERVILLB, MD.-— Epworth League, 
Eastern District Convention. Oct., 1900. 
Rev. E. C. Simfield, Chestertown.Ind., pres. 

CENTRALIA, ILL.— General Baptist Associa- 
tion State Convention. Oct. 15 to 18. Rev. 
L. D. Osborn, Centralia, 111., secy. 

CENTRALIA, ILL.— B. Y. P. U. State Con* 
vention. Oct. 15 to 19. Frank Mosher, De 
Kalb. 111., secy. .- 

OHANUTE, KAN.-Grand Lodge;. Decree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday la 
Mar. MOL Mrs. Georgia Noteeake. Hlawm- 
tis*» Kan*, aec j. } 

CHARLESTON, S. C— League oft American 
Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F. Gtlkl- 
son. New York City, N. Y., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— I. O. G. S. and Daugh- 
ters of Samaria, State Convention. Oct. 16. 
W. H. Rutherford, box 96, Columbia, S. C. 

CHARLESTON. S. C— International Associa- 
tion ot Fire Engineers. OcL 9 to 12. H. A. 
Hills, Wyoming, O., secy. 

CHARLOTTE, N. C— Associate Reformed 
Synod of the South. Nov. 9. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN— Tri-State Medical 
Association. Oct. 11 to 13. Frank L. Smith, 
Chattanooga, Tenn., secy. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Society of the 
Army of the Cumberland. Oct. 9 to 11. 

CHATTANOOGA. TENN— Reunion of Span- 
ish-American War Veterans. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— International Live Stock 

Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick. 

Chicago, III., secy. 
CHICAGO. ILL.— Tuberculosis, Clmatology 

and Hydrology Forum. Nov. 6 and 7. Dr. 

ThoB. Bassett Keys. 92 State sL, Chicago, 

III., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 7. Thos. Mc- 
Farlane, Harvey, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Hereford Cattle 
Breeders' Association. November. C. R. 
Thomas, Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Wagon Manufac- 
turing Association. Oct. 30. H. M. Kin- 
ney, Winona, Minn., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Reunion 26th 111. Infantry 
Veterans Association. Oct. 17 and 18. S. 
Noble, Bloomington, 111., secy. 





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CHICAGO. ILL.— National Good Roads As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 to 22. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.— P. M., I. O. O. 
P., Department Council. October. Alex. 
Johnson, Chippewa Falls, Wis. 

CHRISTIANSBURG. VT.— East Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 18. 

CINCINNATI. O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg. 

CLARKSBURG. W. VA.— State Retail Mer- 
chants' Association. OcL 15 and' 16. Y. C. 
Stroebel, 2747 Eoff sL, Wheeling, W. Va., 
secy. 

CLARKSVILLE, TENN.— Christian Church 
State Convention. Oct. 8 to 12. 

CLEVELAND. O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. OcL 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon- 
geley, 600 Penn. ave., Washington, D. C, 
secy. 

. CLEVELAND, O.— Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. S. C. Fisbel, 
192 Clark St.. Chicago. 111., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— National Baptist Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to 16. 

CLEVELAND. O.— National Spiritualists' As- 
sociation. Oct. 16 to 19. 

CLEVELAND. O.— Amalgamated Heat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON. IA.— Northeastern Iowa Teachers' 
Association. October. SupL Bostwick. 
secy. 

CLINTON, IA.— Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en PrecepL Supreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D. Peck, Clinton, la., secy. 

CLINTON, N. J.— Central New Jersey Bap- 
tist Association. Oct. 10 and 11. Rev. S. J. 
Skevington, Clinton, N. J., secy. 

COLDWATER, MICH.— Kings Daughters, 
State Branch. Oct. 17 to 19. Mrs. C. B. 
Whitney, Detroit, Mich., secy. 

COLUMBUS, NEB.— Catholic Knights of 
America State Convention. Oct. 16. John 
Graf, Columbus. Neb., secy. 

COLUMBUS, O.— Reunion 81st Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Oct. 18 and 19. 

COLUMBUS, O.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commandery. OcL 15 and 16. John Nel- 
son Bell, Dayton, O., secy. 

COLUMBUS GROVE, O.— Fifteenth Annual 
Reunion of the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infan- 
try. Oct. 18 and' 19. 

CONCORD, MICH.— Universalists' State Con- 
vention. Oct. 9 to 11. Rev. Lee S^. McCol- 
lester, Detroit,. Mich., secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas Kennel Club Bench 
Show. Oct. 9 to 13. Sydney Smith, Dallas, 
Tex., secy. 

DANVILLE. ILL.— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. L. D. Coshlin, Danville, 
III., secy. 

DARLINGTON, S. C— South Carolina H. E. 

Conference. . Dec. 12. 
DAVENPORT, IA.— Woman's Home and For- 
eign Missionary Society. Oct. 16 to 18. J. 

C. McClintock, 612 Seventh St., Sioux City, 

la., secy. 
DAYTON. O.— Reunion 34th O. V. I. OcL 18. 

Oct. 18. Allen T. Miller, 1138 Home av., 

Dayton, O., pres. 
DAYTON. O.— Charities and Corrections 

State Conference. OcL, 1900. Joseph P. 

Byers, Box 581, Columbus. O., secy. 
DEERING. ME.— State tlnlversallst S. S. 

Convention. OcL — . Rev. L. W. Coons, 

PittsBeld, Me., secy. 
DEERINO, ME.— Young Peoples Christian 

Union Convention. Oct. — . Miss Abbie C. 

Trefethen, Portland, Me., secy. 



DELAVAN. WIS.— American Farmers' Instil 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17, 1900. F. 
Dawley, Fayetteville, N. Y-, pres. 

DENNISON, O— Reunion 69th Regiment Onli 
Volunteer Infantry. OcL 10 and 11. G. Djii 
Billings, Medina, O., secy. 

DENVER, COL— Y. P. S. Or E. Conventiot 
Oct. 4 to 7. Rev. David N. Beach, secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Rebekah State Assembl 
OcL 15. Mrs. E. V. L. Beggs, Denver, Col. 
eecy. 

DENVER. COL.— American Gas Light Asso 
ciation. OcL 17 and 18. A. E. Forstall, 5 
William St., New York City, secy.- 

DENVER, COL.— National Funeral D rector. 
Association. OcL 10 and IT. H. M. Kll 

Patrick, Elmwood, 111., secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Tenth International Sunda 
School Convention. Probably June, Moj 
Marion Lawrence. Toledo. O.. secy. 

DES MOINES, IA— Grand Chapter, Order o 
the Eastern Star. OcL 24. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Epworth League Stati 

Convention. OcL 25 to 28. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Teachers' As 
soclation. Dec. 30. 

DES MOINES. IA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. October. Estella Wake 
land, Mystic, la., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— W. C. T. U. State Con 
vention. OcL 10 to 12. Mrs. Florence Mi«- 
ler, East Grand ave.. Des Moines, la., secy 

DES MOINES, IA.— State Woman's Suffrage 
Association. Oct. 16 and 17. Mrs. Ina Ligb 
Taylor, Des Moines, la., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Royal Arch Masoni 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 16 to 19. Alf. Win^* 
gate, Deg Moines, la. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Grand Chapter, A. A M. 

OcL 18. ■ 

DETROIT, MICH.— Reunion of Armies of tht 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900. 
Gen. A. Hickenlooper. Cincinnati, O.. secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.— National Railway Mallf! 
Service Benevolent Association. October. 
1900. N. H. Nichols. Cleveland, O., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Federation of Commercial 
Schools, December. I960. 



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iATON. O. — Epworth League Dayton District 
j- Convention. Oct. 19 and 20..' 

flAlT CLAIRE, WIS.— Street Fair and Good 
|JRoad Convention. October. J. M. SIgnor, 
ffEau Claire, Wis., secy. 

iSLSWORTH. ME.— Elsworth's 100th Aunt- 
s' versary Celebration*. October. L. F. Giles, 
}t Elsworth, Me., secy. s 

fjILWOOD, ILL.— Fourteenth Annual Reunion 
g of the Ninth Indiana Cavalry. Oct. 12. 

.'iNID, OKLA.— Oklahoma M. E. Conference. 
J Oct. IS. 

STILL. SPRINGS, KY.— National Fox Hunt- 
ers' Association. -Nov. 12. ■-..-.. 

sv k.'VERETT, WASH.— Northwest Baptist Con- 
i*£g vention. Oct. 10 to 12. Rev. Wm. E. .Ran- 
; dall, Tacoma, Wash., secy. ' • 

j| f]?AIRMOUNT, MINN.-^-Stete Butter and 
jg-ifc Cheese Makers* Association. Not. 1 and 2. 

Sjfi-ALL RIVER, MASS.— Y. M. C. A. State 
j?| Convention. Oct 16 and 17. R. M. Arm- 
H strong, 167 Tremont St.. Boston, Mass., 
.' , j] secy. 

fs^ti'ALL RIVER, MASS.— SUte Committee, Y.' 
, 3$ **• C. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode Ia- 
.'.,%§ land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong. 767 
v/sV Tremont •*•• Boston. Mass. 
j <B f?LINT, MICH.— State Baptist Convention. 
%yd% Oct. 16 to 19. 

f : :St JVlINT, MICH.— Epworth League Flint Dis- 
L d I tr - ct Convention. October. Miss Lulu Holt, 

Howell,. Mich., secy. 
-, ft 1 ?T _ .-WAYNE ,IND.— State Baptists' Conven- 
l % J tion. Oct. to 14. C. A. Asterlin, Becy. 

if |?ORT WATNE, IND.— Red Ribbon Meeting. 
-J i' a September. George D. Connor, Wayne Ho- 
5b.'"4tJj te»~secy. 

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i 1ETROIT, MICH.— American Economic ~As- 
; soclatlon. Dec. IS to SO. Charles H. Hull, 
r Ithaca. N. T. 

>EXTER, MB.— State Sunday School Associ- 
ation. Oct. 16 to IS. Rev. E. A. Mason, . 
r . I Dexter, Me., secy. 

1 5EXTER, ME.— Maine Sunday School Asso- 
•• ' ciatlon. i Oct. 16 to- 18. Rev. H. W. Kim- 
ball, Skowhegan. Me. 

HGHTON. MASS.— Loyal Tefoperance Le- 
,. v gion State Convention.. Oct. "iZ. Mrs. Helen 
•' f G. Rice, 19 Bainbridge at., Boston, Mass., 
a\. secy. 

tTJRANGO, COL.— Elks* Grand Conclave. 

■^fyoct 13.. • .-..••"-.■ 

;.' -? 1ASTON, PA.— German-Society of Pennsyl- 
;: 5J vania. Oct. — . H. M. M. Richards, Leb- 
anon, Pa., secy. 



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$vf-ii\ ' :*1 vention. Oct. 9 to 14. Dr. C. D. Case. ' 

v"'=iiSlI Haute - ! [nd -» secy - 

* • I f sVrANKFORD. IND.— W. C. T. V. State Con- 
ij-rl « ?.i|y* vention. Oct 19 to 23." Mary E. Balch, In- 

•f'l I F J: -SS dianapolls, Ind., secy. 

t? ( *;^| ft-'RANKLIN. IND.— Reunion 1st Indiana Bat. 
"'* fj-x's tery, 18th Indiana Regiment and 8th> Ind.ana 
f VJ% Regiment Oct 19. C. C. Smith, Winches- 

"••tiK'ter, Ind., secy. 






Si'STlEEPORT, ILL.- Northern Illinois 
?;!? Keepers' Association. Oct 16 and Yi 



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1 --if H. Herrick," box 264^ Rockford, 111., secy. 



fft-SKEDRICKS, VA.— Reunion 133d Pennsyl- 
t $ vania Volunteers. October. Dr. Davis, 
t: -• . Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

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Vr -HIEDERICK CITY. MD.— United 

• ,' .1 Church of United States and Eu 
-J ?.. $j tennlal Celebration. 190L 

/ -r= *3ALVESTON, TEX.— Order Eastern Star 
k.'Jj-i, Grand Chapter. Oct. 9. Mrs. Laura B. 
rjSX! Hart. San Antonio, Tex., secy. 

f'i J3ETTYSBURG, PA.— Reunion Ba'ttefies F 

* £k an ^ G» First Regiment Reserve Volunteers, 
^viT?; Corps of Pennsylvania. Oct 13 and; 14. 

iJ«tj* Luther Seiders, U06 Sprucre st, Reading, 



ij Pa., secy. 

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'tg j3LASS, TENN.^Warren-McDonald Camp 
irr-IS and Confederate Veterans* Reunion. \*ct. 5 
rjg_;5 and 6. ' ~ 

~s 'GONZALES. TEX.— Reunion Survivors' -Ter- 
■ M& Tys R^'ngers. Oct 9 to It J. F. Miller, 
^|-^*jJ|r-Gonzales. Tex., secy. 

'-tJkfcTHRIE. OKLA.— Rebekah State Assembly. 



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HSSUTHRIE, OKLA.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
i'Vil.Oct 17 to 19. G. W. Bruce, Guthrie, Okla., 
; * k*~ secy. ' • " *. 

.' ' HARRIMAN. TENN.— W. C. T. U. State Co#. 
%4 1? yention. Oct. 17 to 19. Mrs. Emma B. Kaftv 



1^ Harriman, Tenn., secy. 



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a'V EHARTFORD, CONN.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
iffft chmpment Oct 16. Leopold de Leeuw, 
3g Hartford, Conn-., secy.. 

?£ ^HARTFORD. CONN.— P. M. I. O. O. F. De- 
5?ift partment Council. October. 



« fBAVERHILL, MASS.— Y. W. C. A. State 
,-iJf Convention of Maasi and R.L 



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liafHELENA, ARK.— Daughters of Confederacy. 
'/![% Oct 10 to- 13. Mrs. Francis Coolidge, secy. 



iHOBART, IND.— Indiana Stat* Dairy Aaso- 
g ciatlon. December. H. EL VanNormas, 
Lafayette-. Ind. - 

If'SHOLYOKE, MASS.— Women's Christian Tem-" 
jij perance Union of Massachusetts. - Oct 16 to 
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HOLLY, COL— Harvest Some Festival, in' 
the fall. 

HORNELLSVILLE, N. Y.— W. C. T. U.! 
State. Convention. Oct. 16 to 19. Frances 
W. Graham, Lockport, N. Y., secy. ; 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Daughters of Poca- 
hontas Great Council. Oct. 18. Mrs. Hattie 
M.: Hopkins, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Standard' Chester 
WMte Association. January. 190L J. C. 
Bridges, Bainbridge, Ind. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Live Stock 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— American Public 
Health Association. Oct. 22 to 26. Dr. C. 
O. Probst Columbus, O., secy. . 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Grain Deal- 
- era' Association. Nov. 20. 

•INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct. 16. Thomas G. Harrison, box 
136, Indianapolis, Ind.; secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Slack Cooperage 
Manufacturers' Association of V. S. Not. 
21 and 22. M. A. Moore, Milwaukee, Wis., 
secy. 

JACKSON. GA.— Progressive Brothers and 
Sisters of Light. Oct. 17 to 20. 

JERSEY CITY, N. J.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
• Convention. Oct 11 and 12. Arthur E. 

Farrier. 51 Bentley aye.. Jersey City, N. J., 

secy. 

JOLIET. ILL.— I. 0. G. T. Grand Lodge. Oct 
9 to U. R.~j: Haslett, Rockford, 111., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— National Christian 
Woman's Board of Missions. Oct. 11 to 13. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— National Convent" on of 
the Christian Church. Oct. 12 to 19. Wm. 

F. Richards, Kansas City, Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, KAN— Daughters of Poca- 
hontas Great Council. Oct 16. Mrs. Louise 
Crowder, Emporia, Kan., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO— U. R., Knights of Py- 
thias,' State Encampment. Oct. 15 to 19. 
Jno. H. Holmes, Columbia Bldg., St. Louis, 
Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Knights of Pythias, 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 15 to .19. J. H. Holmes, 
Columbia Bldg., St. Louts, Mo., secy. - 

KANSAS CITY,' MO.— Rathoone Sisters Grand 
Temple. Oct 15 to 49..s'-Mrs. G. E. Ray- 
mond, Springfield; Mo., seoy. 

KANSAS CITY, KAN:-^SeIect Knights Grand 
Legion. Oct 16. Ed. H. .Wheeler, Kansas 
City, Kan. 

KANSAS CITY, KAN.— I. O. R. M. Great 
. Council. Oct 15 to 17. C. A. Wolf, 1125 
•Atchison st, Atchison. Kan., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Modern Brotherhood of 

America. Oct 10. E. C. Elliott, Tipton, 
la* secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— American Hereford 
and Shorthorn Breeders' Association Show. 
Oct IS. . ,. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— American Street Rail- 
way Association. Oct 16 to 19. T. C. Pen- 
ington, 2020 SUte st. Chicago. I1L 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Supreme' 'Lodge. Na- 
tional Reserve Association. October. A. 

G. Llghtner. 306 Baird Bldg., Kansas City. 

KEOKUK. lA.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
Oct. 16 to 13. Miss S. Elizabeth Matheney, 
Keokuk, la., secy. 

KEOKUK, IA:— I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment Oct.. J6 to 19. W. T. Holmes, Des 
Moines, Ia.7 secy. 

KEOKUK, lL^-I. O. O. F., Grand Lodge. 
Oct 16 to 19.. W. T. Holmes, Des Moines, 
la., secy. 

KEOKUK, IA^-Grand Lodge of Iowa, I. O. 
O. F. October 16 to 18. 

KBWANEE,Tn.L.— Military Tract Medical 
Association. Oct 18 and 19. Dr. C. B. Hor- 
. rell, Galesburg, 111., secy. ' - ■- 

KITTANNINGi: PA.— Reunion 48th Pennsyl- 
vania Regimental Association. Oct 12. 
_ Will A .Lowery, Butler, Fa., secy. 

KNOXVILLE,* TENN.— Rebekah State As- 
sembly. Oct 16. Lizzie Barry, Nashville, 
Tenn., secy. ~ ; 

KNOXVILLE^i' TENN.— Woman's" Tennessee 
Press Club. Oct 29 to 3L 

KNOXVILLE. T-EJNN.— Southern Homeopath- 
ic Association. Oct 21. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
,- Lodge. Oct.; .1 to 19. 

KOKOMO, IND.— Reunion 34th Indiana V. I. 
Oct H and. 12. C. B-. Potter, Lincolnville, 
Ind., secy.'>* 

LACROSSE, WIS."— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. ; October. Helen M. Laflin, 
Milwaukee, Wis:, secy; 

LAFAYETTE. IND.— Reunion . 128th Regi- 
ment. Oct 10 and U. " 

LAKE MOHONK, N Y~— Lake Mohonk In- 
dian Conference. Oct. 10 to 12. 

LANSING, MICH.— Reunion T8th Michigan 
Infantry. Oct 17. H. H. Cornell, Lansing, 
Mich., secy. 

LANSING, MICH.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
October. Ida M. Davis, Lansing, Mich., 
secy. ' 

LA PLATA, MO.— State Universalist Conven- 
tion. October. S. S- Carrette, Kirksville, 
Mo., secy. 

LAWRENCE, KAN.— Friends' Church Con- 
ference. Oct 9 to 19. 



LEWISBURG, W. VA.— State Breeae*s" and 
Wool Growers' Association. Oct. 18. C. C. 
Brown. Charleston, W. Va., secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO.— I. O. O. F, Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 15. D. L. Bodiey, Glad- 
well, Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Oct 16. D. L. Bradley, Caldwell, 
Idaho, secy. 

LEWISTON, IDAHO— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct. 16. Minnie Priest Dnnton, Lew- 
iston, Idaho, secy. 

LEXINGTON, KY.— State Trotting Horse 
Breeders' Association. Oct. 2 to 13. H. W. 
Wilson, secy. 

LEXINGTON, TENN.— Central Tennessee M. 
E. Conference. Oct. 11. 

LIGONIER, IND.— Reunion 44th Indiana Vol- 
unteers. Oct 16 and 17. Frank W." Willis, 
Waterloo, Ind., secy. 

LINCOLN, NEB— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Lodge. Oct 9 to 12. Will H. Love, 1208 O 
st, Lincoln, Neb., secy.. . 

LINCOLN. NEB. — Superintendents and Prin- 
cipals of Grammar Schools. October. 

LITITZ, PA. — County Sunday-School Conven- 
tion. Oct U. .» 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Good Roads Meet. 
Oct. 24 and 25. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Roadmaaters* Con- 
vention. Nov. 13, 1900. J..B. Dickson, secy.. 
Sterling. IB. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 9 to 11. W. H. Graham, secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Church Fair, given for 
benefit of Sisters of Mercy. Oct 15 to 27. 

LOUISVILLE, • KY.— F. & A. M. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 16. H. B. Grant, Louisville, 
Ky., secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— D. A. R. State Confer- 
ence. Oct 16 and 17. Mrs. W. L. Lyons.' 
Louisville, Ky., secy. . 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Episcopal " Missionary 
Council. Oct. 21. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 
of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright. 15 
Mercer st, Cincinnati. O. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Associated 
Labor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- 
Dermott, Chicago, .HI. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Federation of 
Labor. Dec. 5, 1900. Frank Morrison, 421 
G at, Washington, D. C. 

LYNDONVILLE, VT.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 10 and 11. E. Campbell, Lyn- 
..donville, Vt, secy. 

MANCHESTER, N. H.— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct 11. James F. Wnite, Box 504, 
Dover, N. H., secy. 

MARIETTA, PA.— Reunion G. A. R. Central 
Association. Oct 11 and- 12. 

MASON CITY,- IA.— League of Municipalities 
I State Convention. Oct. 11 and. 12. J. M. 
r Redmond, Cedar Rapids, .la., secy. 

MAYSVILLE, KY.— Daughters of Rebekah. 
State Assembly. Nov. 26 and 27. Mrs. M. 
Schwartz, prest; Mrs. Kate Andersen, New- 
port, Ky., secy. 

McEHERSOX KAN.— State Baptist Conven- 
tion. Oct. 15 to 19. E. B. Meredith, 2022 
Walnut St., Kansas City, Kan., secy. 

McPHERSON, KAN.— B. Y. P. U. Convention. 
Oct. 16. Rev. W. A. Elliott, Newton, Kan., 
secy. 

McKEESPORT, PA.— Daughters of America, 
State Council. September, 1901; 

McMINNyiLLE, TENN.— Confederate Veter- 
ans State Divisions. Oct 10 and 11. Hon. 
M. V. Whitson, McMinnville^ Tenn., secy. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Tennessee M. E. Con- 
ference. Oct 18. : 

MER1DEN, CONN— W. C. T^ U. State Re- 
union. Oct 16 to 18. Mary W. Andrew, 
Stamford, Conn., secy. 

MEXICO, MO.— Reunion Aud&n County Pio- 
neers. Oct 9. ^_ 

MIDDLETOWN. CONN.— Mlddletown's 250th 
Anniversary Celebration. 'Oct 11 and 12. 
Wm. F. Hennebecker, Middletown, Conn., 
secy. " r „- 

MIDDLETOWN, N. J.— Y. P^'s.'c. E., Mon- 
mouth County Convention. October. Chas. 

* Roberts, secy. 

MILTON. DEL.— W. C. T. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 12. ' Miss C. M. Hance, Wil- 
mington. Del., secy 



MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Agricultural 
Press League. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Marco 
Morrow, 1712 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Master Horse 
Shoers' Protective Association. Oct 8 to 
13. W. J. Moore. Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— National Council of 
Women. Oct. 16 to 18. Kate W. Barrett, 
Washington, D. C 

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Western Surgical 
and Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market st, 
Chicago. 111. 

MONTEVIDEO, MINN.— State Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct. 10 to 14. Miss E. E. Grimes, 
Minneapolis, Minn., secy. 

MONTEVIDO, MINN.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 13. Rev. F. P. Leach, Roch- 
ester, Minn., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
the .'Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
win G. Weed, Jacksonville, Fla., secy. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— State Legislature 
meets. Nov. 13, 1900. 

MONTPBLIER, VT. — Grand- Court Vermont 
Toga. May, 1901. John F. Roche. 37 Henry 
■t. MbmtDeller. Vt., secy. 

MONTREAL, QUE. — Canadian Roadmasters' 
Association. Oct. 17. J. Drlnkwater, Ca- 
nadian Pacific, Winchester. Ont, secy. 
S. A. Housten, Lawrence, Kan., secy. 

MORGANTOWN, W. VA.— State Grand Lodge 
Pythian Knights. Oct. 12 to 15. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights and Ladles of 
Honor. First Tuesday after the third Mod- 
4ay, April. 1901. Henry Buttenberg, 248 2d 
•c, Memphis. Teno.. secy. 

NASHVILLE. TENN.— Knights of Honor 
Grand Lodge. October. John L. Molen, 
Nashville. Tenn.. secy. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
tie Club, annual meeting. December, 1909. 

D. 8. Williams. Nashville. Tenn.. secy. 
NEENAH, WIS.— Reunion Winnebago Co. 

Veterans Association. Oct. 11 and 12. H. 

E. Coats. Neenah, iWs., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Knights of Honor, Grand 
Lodge. Oct. 17. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Brotherhood " of Andrew 
and Philip National Convention. Nov. 16.- 
C. E. Wyckoff, Irvington, N. J., secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— State Presbyterian Synod- 
ical Society. Oct. 11. Mrs. Chalmers Mor- 
ton, Princeton, N. J., secy. 

NEW BRAUNPELS, TEX.— Southern Phila- 
telic Association. October. E. Gerl.ch, 
New Braunfels, Tex., secy. 

NEW CASTLE, PA.— State Fireman's Con- 
vention. October. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— B. Y. P. U. of Con- 
necticut Oct 15 and IS. H. A. Edgcomb, 
Groton, Conn. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Fairchlld. Roch- 
ester, N. Y.. secy. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— Connecticut Teach- 
ers' Association, Annual Convention. Oct 
19 and 20. Miss Bessie E. Home, Bridge- 
port, Conn. 

NEW HAVEN. CONN.— State Teachers' Con- 
vention. Oct.- 19. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven Coun'.y 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to IS. 



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Using BUTTON'S. All kinds; any size; any 
price. Special designs to orJer on short no- 
tice. Send for samples and prices. Capacity, 
loo.ooo buttons daily. 

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AFTER OCTOBER 15th. 

RICE'S FAMOUS COCS AND PONIES, 

For Fairs, Vaudeville or Minstrel. This stock 
makes Kood and stands in a clas<3 alone, far 
shove other so-called attractions of similar 
nature. Addrtss, PROF. CHAS. B- RICE 
New Albany, Ind. 



INDIAN FOOT POWDER- 



The great 
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Sore, Aching and Sweaty Feet. Sent to any 
part of 'the United States or Canada for 35c, in 
postage stamps or money order. 

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AT LIBERTY^ 



After Oct. 15 until Nov. 5, for Street Fairs and Carnival Dates. 

Managers have privilege of selecting either of Mile. Onri's 
Acts and Little Tsuda. Over $10,000 Invested In Costumes. 

PROGRAMME OF ACTS 

FIRST ACT.— HISS ONRI, as •• THR GEISHA '• in hc-r quaint and unique " Oriental Jupgling 
and Balancing Feats," while standing on a perpetual revolving ball. assiMed by LITTI.B TSUDA. 
To conclude with her original Spherical Serpentine Oancc. "1-UCK ENCIR LING THE GLOBE." 
LITTLE TSUDA. as an Kvil Spirit, in Whirlwind Tumbling, with colored light effects Time of 
act, twenty minutes. 

SECOND ACT.— MISS ONRI in Graceful Pcsing. as " Fquipolse." on a sliver chord, assisted by 
LITTI.B TSUDA. To conclude with the Celestial Globe Dance, •• A Gleam of Light," with spark- 
ling light display LITTLE TSUDA.. as the Goblin, with Stereopticon Pictures of Interest, 
projected ny Arthur Schneider, Rlecttician 

THIRD ACT.— LITTLE TSUDA, the Wonder, introducing Chair and Pedestal Pyramids. 
Time of act. ten minutes. 

Address, W. L. FERRIS, Care Hopkins' Qrsnd Opera Home, Memphis, Tens. 



THE BILLBOARD 



NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15. 

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.— Reunion Fifty- 
first Ohio Regiment. Oct. 11. S. A. Conell, 
secy. . 

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C— I. O. G. T. 
Grand Lodge. October. Rev. W. J. Drown, 
Nanaimo, B. C, secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— National Retail 
Carriage and Harness Dealers' Association. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Wm. Rankin, Troy, N. Y., 
secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Roentgen Society of the 
United States. Dec. 13 and 14. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Carriage Builders' Na- 
tional Association. Oct. 16 to 18. H. C. 
McL-ear, Wilmington, Del., secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— Catholic Women's 
" Benevolent Legion. Dec. 28, 1900. Miss An- 
nie O'Connor, 117 E. 23d St., New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— American School 
of Railroad Superintendents. Oct. 18. C. A. 
Hammond, Mt. Vernon, N. Y., secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— State School 
Boards Association. Third week in October. 
Dr. H. E. Schmidt, White Plains, N. Y., 
secy. 

NEW YORK .CITY, N. Y.— National Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers' Society. 
Nov. 15 and 16. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— International Associa- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich... F. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st, New York City, secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Not. 
14 to 24. Marcus Nathan, New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY-College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors' Convention. Dec, 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage, New York City, secy. 

NORMAL. ILL.— Illinois Ex-Prisoners of 
War Association. October. Matt C. Cun- 
ningham, Normal, 111., secy. 

NORMAN, OKLA.— State Sunday School As- 
sociation. Oct. 17 to 19. Arthur Wharton 
Perry, Okla., secy. 

NORTH MANCHESTER. IND.— G. A. R. 
State Reunion. Oct. 10. James R. Ross, 
secy. 

NORWICH. CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
Sons State Convention. Oct U and i2. 
Miss Lucy Geer, 35 Park st, Norwich, 
Conn., secy. 

NORWICH, CONN.— Kings Daughters and 
Sons of Connecticut Oct. 10 and 11. 

NOR1T1CH. CONN.— State Council of O. U. 
A. M7 May. 1901. 

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.— National 
Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. Oct. 9 
to 1L J. M. Peters, New York City, N. Y., 
secy. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National Paint 
Oil and Varnish Association. Oct 9 to U. 
J. M. Peters, New York Gity, secy. 

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA.— National 
Paint, Oil and Varnish Association. Oct 
9 to 1L J. M. Peters, New York City, N. 
Y-, secy. 

OLNEY, ILL.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Union. 
Oct. 4 to 7. Mary A. Crane, 927 Y. M. C. 
A. Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Improved Live Stock Breed- 
ers' :3tate Association. October. E.J.Rus- 
sell, Herman, Neb., secy. 

OSKA'LOOSA. IA.— Reunion 7th Iowa Infan- 
try Volunteer Association. Oct. 10 and 11. 
John A. Baer, Oskaloosa, la., secy. 

OTTAWA. KAN.— Reunion Pennsylvanians of 
Franklin County. Oct 12. Dr. V. E Law- 
rence, Ottawa, Kan., secy. 

OWOSSA, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 

OWOSSO, MICH.— Reunion Company G, 3d 
• Michigan Cavalry. October. S. H. Alliton. 
Owosso, Mich., secy. 

I'EEKSKILL, N. Y.— Reunion Harris Light 
Cavalry Association, 2d New York Volun- 
f < T?, rs -.. 0et " 19 - Arch. Mackeneer, Peeks- 
kill, N. Y., secy. 

PEKIN, ILL.— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy.. 
Kankakee. 111. =«-*-. 

PEORIA ILL.-Knlghts and Ladles of Honor 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 16. Charles Prochazka. 
Jh., Peoria, III., secy. 

PEORIA, ILL.— Reunion 108th Regiment IIII- 

™°„ff « un , tee ^-, ° ct - "• Jonn E - McDer- 
mott, Peoria, 111., secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Penna Christian En- 
deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc- 
Donald, secy. 

P " IL . AD ELPHIA. PA.-American Brother- 
' b 19M Unl °a. Supreme Circle. Octo- 

*h™ AD e ELPHIA ' PA.-Shepherds of Bethle- 
hem Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. Eva A. 
Wyckoff, 53 Cooper st, Camden, N. J., 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.-Internatlonal Y. M. 
n'rf /. Ral ' roa d Department, Convention. 
?„£ U t0 I 4 ' Cnas - R - Towson. 41st st. 
secy Westmlnster av e-. Philadelphia, Pa., 

''or? ?. L V PF i, A ?K-Arkansas State Fair. 
Ark., secy. M " E> Bl00m> PlDe Bluff - 



PITTSBURG, PA.-Amerlcan Humane Asso- 
ciation Oct. 9 to 12. Francis H. Rowley, 
Brookllne, Mass., secy. 

PI TTSBURG, PA.-ExposItIon. Sept. 5 to 

PITTSBURG, PA.-National Bridge and 
Structural Iron Workers' Convention. 
Oct. 22. 

PITTSBURG, PA.-State Retail Grocers' As- 
sociation. Oct. — . Albert Kaiser, 14 S. 
Tenth st. Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

PITTSBURG,' PA.-Reunion 5th Pennsylvania 
Heavy Artillery Association. Oct. 11. J S 
Goshorn, 508 Penn Bldg, Pittsburg. Pa 
secy. . 

PITTSBURG, PA.-Daughters of King Na- 
tional Convention. Oct. 10 to 12. 

PLEASANT LAKE, IND.-Reunion 74th Reg- 
iment Indiana Volunteers. Oct. 11 and 12. 

P ? RT CHESTER, N. Y.-Rathbone Sisters 
^7 n p. T. e . mpl . e - ,° ct0Der - M. E. LeCount, 
2447 Eighth st. New York City, secy. 

PORT HURON, MICH.-Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 10 and 11. W E 
Brown, Lapeer, Mich., secy. 

PORTLAND. ORE.-State Pharmaceutical 
Association. Oct. 8. A. W. Allen, Port- 
land, Ore., secy. ,«•»■. 

PORTLAND. ORB.-Western Norwegian and' 
Danish M. E. Conf. Oct. 4. 

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-State Baptist Sunday 
School Convention. Oct. 16. Winfield G 
Hubbard; Wilton, N. H., secy. 

PORTSMOUTH, N. H.-B. Y. P. U. State 
Convention. Oct. 17. Rev. C. A. Tenney. 
Newport, N. H., secy. J ' 

POUGHKBEPSIE, N. Y.-Renn'.on 150th Reg- 
^ e Sl.Y et£rans ' Association. Oct. 11. Geo. 
a. Williamson, Poughkeepsie, N. Y., secy. 

PRATTSVILLE, N. Y.-Epworth League 
Kingston District Convention. Oct 10 and 
11. Rev. J. H. Lincoln, Prattsville. N Y 
secy. , -, 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Protestant Episcopal 
Congress. Nov. 13 to 16. Rev. Thoa. R. 
Harris. Scarboro. N. Y.. secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.-Rebekah State Assem- 
bly October. Cora A. Aldrich, Providence, 
R. I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.-Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct. 16 to 18. Waldo E. Board- 
man, 184 Boylston st., Boston, Mass., pres. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.-Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 10. S. Penrose Will- 
iams, 114 Narragansett ave.. Providence, R. 
I., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.— Northeastern Dental 
Association. Oct 17 and 18. Edgar O. 

?rtdg'e 1 . a M.£ D - SL ' B BratUe "*• Cm - 

RAWLINS. WYO.-I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct 13. Louis Miller. Laramie 
vvyo., secy. " 

RAWLINS, WYO.-P. M. I. O. O . F De- 
partment Council. Oct 10 and 11. A F 
Thode, Rawlins, Wyo., secy. ' ' 

R oT L ?^ S ' TlPr 1 - °- O. F. Grand Lodge. 
, 10 „ and u - L <>uis Miller. Box 679. Lar- 
amie, Wyo., secy. 

REDDING, CAL.-I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment Oct. 16. Wm. H. Barns. San Fran- 
cisco, Cat, secy. 

REIDSVILLE, N. C—North Carolina M. B,. 
Conference. Oct 11. 

R I?? S ?P ND> IND.— SUte Municipal League. 
Oct. 10 to 12. C. W. Germ, Richmond; Ind 
secy. * * 

RICHMOND, IND.— Municipal League of In- 
diana. : OCt. 10 tO 12. 

RICHMOND VA.-Tri-SUts Medical Asso- 
ciation of the Carolinas and Virs^nlss. 
Richmond. Va. Midle of February. 1901. 
Paulus A. Irving. M.D., 801 W. Grace st. 

RICHMOND. VA.-Ths Brotherhood of St 
Andr S w ; „° ct - M to M - Carleton Montgom- 
ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City. 

RICHMOND, VA.— National Hardware Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley. Philadel- 
phia Pa., secy. 

ROANOKE. VA.-Jr. O. U. A. M. State Coun- 
cil. Oct. 15 and 16. T. B. Ivery. box 556, 
Petersbury, Va., secy. 

ROCHESTER, IND.-Reunion of the Forty- 
fourth Indiana. Oct. 16 and 17. . 

ROCK ISLAND, ILL— Northwestern Branch 
Woman s Foreign Missionary Society M. E 
Church Oct 9 to 13. Mrs. R. E. Clark, 
760 Touhy ave., Rogers Park, Chicago. Ill 
secy. ■ 

RUSHVILLE, IND.-Reunion 68th Regiment 
Indiana Vol. Infantry. October. Geo W 
Foreman, Napoleon, Ind., secy." 

RUTLAND, VT.^State Medical Society. Oct 
19 and 20. Dr. D. C. Hawley. Burlington,' 
Vt, secy. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetexky. 
Cleveland, O., secy. 

SALT ,_ LAKE CITY - UTAH.—National Live 
?(J°^L™ soc,atlon Convention. Jan. 15 to 

15, 1901. ' 
8*?. ANTONIO. TEX.-R.Uway Traekm.s 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.-Austin M. E. Confer- 

8 ™«™ TO ;J".?' TE X.-Baptiat General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baton 

wrtghTT^L ™' : X H - Truett ^ ™*-' 



SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.-Frotettaht Episco- 
pal church Convention. October, U3L Rsv. 
C. L. Hutchins. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— W. C. f. U. State Con- 
vention. October. Mrs. C. M. Ayres, 540 
N. Fourth st, San Jose, Cal., secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Order Eastern Star, Grand 

E na , pter .- J**- ie - Mre - **** J - Willlots, 
64 Flood Bldg., San Francisco, Cat, secy. 

SANTA CRUZ. CAL.— I. O. O. F. High Court 
Oct. 16. W. H. Perry, 30 Bryson Block, Los 
Angeles, Cat, secy. 

SANTA FE. N. M.— New Mexico Spanish 
Mission M. E. Conference. Oct 11. 

SCOTIA, NEB.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 10 and 11. Emma J. Hedges, 53 Bun- 
Block, Lincoln, Neb., secy. 

SCOTTSBURG, IND.-Reunion 38th Indiana 
Regiment. 

SEYMORN, CONN.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas, Great Council. Oct 17. Mary L. Da- 
vis, 733 SUte st. New Haven, Conn., secy. 

SHARON, PA.— Reunion 57th Regiment Pa. 
Veterans Vol.. Oct. 19. T. J. Gillespie, 
Sharon, Pa., secy. 

SHELBY, MICH.— Epworth League, Grand 
Rapids District Convention. Oct 19 to 2i. 
Geo. A. Studley, 44 Euclid av.. Grand Rap- 
ids, Mich., secy. 

SIOUX CITY, LA..— state Library Associa- 
tion. Oct. 10 to 12. 

SOUTH ACTON, MASS.— Reunion 26th Mas- 
sachusetts Regimental Association. Oct. 18. 
D. H. Hall, South Acton, Mass., secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.-Fire Chiefs' Pacific 
Coast Association. Oct. 2 to 5. Chief H 
W. Brlnghurst, Seattle, Wash., secy. 

SPOKANE, WASH.-SUte Plumbers' Associ- 
ation. Oct. 1 to 15. H. C. Burns, Spokane. 
Wash., pres. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— American Oxford- 
Down Sheep Association. November. W 
A. Shafer, Middletown, O., secy. 

SP ,?, IN . GFIELD ' ILL.— State Anti-Horse- 
Thief Association. Oct 10. H. D. Gie'er 
secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Live Stock 
Breeders' Association. Nov. IS to 15. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Millers' Stats 
Association. First Wednesday in Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt Highland, 111. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— American Mission- 
ary Association. Oct 23 to 25. Philip S. 
Moxom. secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. O.— Epworth League Spring- 
field District Convention. Oct 18 and 19 
J. A. Myers, Springfield, O., secy. 

STAUNTON, VA.— United Confederate Veter- 
ans' Grand Camp. Oct. 12 to 14. Lewis 
Harman, Staunton, Va., secy. 

ST. JOSEPH. MO.-KnIghta of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1901. A. 
Segger, 1620 Front av.. Kansas City, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Order Eastern Star Grand 
Chapter. Oct 19. J. R. Parson, 109 8th st. 
St Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST i_ I '9? IS ' MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
Trackmen of America. First Monday In 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive st. St 
Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Association of Railway Su- 
perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oet 
16. S. F. Patterson. Concord. N. H. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Knights of Father Matthew 
Supreme Council. Oct 15 and 16. Thoa 
F. Bowdern, 1803 Locust street St Louis. 
Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— American Warehousemens' 
Association. Oct 17 to 19. Walter C. Reid, 
32 E. 42d street. New York City. 

ST n>. *£^J?', "O.-Protestant Episcopal 
Church Missionary Council. Oct 23 to 26 
S. T. Copeland, St. Louis, Mo., secy."' 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 
Nov. 13. C. O. Tilton, West Milwaukee. 
Wis., secy. 

ST. PAUL. MINN.-Grand Encampment L 
O. O. F. of Minnesota. January, 190L 8. 
E. Ferree. Globs Bldg. Minneapolis. 

SUNBURY. PA^-Epwortb League Danville 
District ConvenUon. Oct 17 to 19. Miss 
Ouve Thompson:- Danville, Pa., secy. 

SYRACUSE. N. Y.— Reunion 9th New York 
Heavy Artillery* Oct. 19. Frank Tallman, 
29 Clark st. Auburn, N. Y., secy. 

S I RACU ? B - N - Y — Delta Upsilon Fraternity 
National Convention. Oct. 18 and 19. Eben 
W. Cutler, 310 Ostrom ave.. Syracuse. N. Y 
secy. * 

TALLAPOOSA, GA.— Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. » 



TARENTUM, PA.-fteunlon 11th Regimen J 
Penna. Reserve Association. Oct 17. 

TOLEDO. O.-Natlonal Convention. O. A. R. 

TOPEKA, KAN.-I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge 
Oct. 9 to 11. D. W. Kent, secy. \ 

TOPKKA. Kan.-I. O. O. F. Grand Encamp- 
ment Oct. 8 to U. .Will J. Russell; Kan- 
Bas City, Kan., secy. 

TORONTO. ONT., CAN.-Bousehold Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1800. Mrs. F J 
Barker, Manchester, N. H.. secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.— Reunion 14th N. J. Vol. 
Infantry. Oct 19. 
Claremont, N. H., secy. 

TRENTON, N. J.-Epworth League Trenton 
District ConvenUon. October. Rev. N J 
Wright secy. 

VALDOSTA. OAi-Valdosta Exposition. Oct 
tOto Not. *, UOO. A. Moors. Siwdosti, «£ 

VEEDERSBURG, IND.— Woman's Relief 
Corps District Convention. October. 

VICTORIA, TEX.— West Texas M. E." Coa- 
ference. Dee. 19. 

WACO. TEX.— Southern German M. E. Con- 
ference. Nov. 29. 

WACO. TEX.— State Baptist Miss, and Edu- 
cational Convention. Oct. 17. M. M. Rog- 
ers, La Grange, Tex., secy. 

WACO. TEX.— Southwestern Interstate Ex- 
position and Jubilee. Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 190L 
Sol. Hiishberg, Waco, Tex., secy. 

WAKEFIELD. MASS.— Firemen's Field Day. 
Oct 23. Chief Cad«, mgr. 

WARREN, O.— Reunion 86th Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Oct 18. M. J. Sloan, Warren, 
O., secy. 

WARREN,, O.— Reunion 105th Ohio Volunteer 
Infantry. Oct 18 and 19. William Wallace. 
Warren, O., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— The Order of the P»- 
S 0B W Huabsndrjr. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble, 614 V it 

^FAJBHINOTON D. C.-Soas of Rsvelutisa 
Triennial Session. April 1*. 1KB. James 
MorUBwe, Msoigomsry. N. *.. secy- 

WASHINGTON. D. C.-National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie. Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Nov. 14. John Trimble, 
. 614 F street Washington. D., C. secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C.-Centenn'al Celebra- 
tion. Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec, 1900. Dr. R. G. Wyte. 
Williamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Amerlcan Institute of 
Architects. Dec.. 1900., Glenn Brown. 
Washington, D. C, secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— W. C. T. U. District 
Convention. Oct. 17 and 18. Mrs. Clinton 
Smith, 720 Ninth st, Washington. D. C 
secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C.-j-Amerlcan Institute of 
Architects. December. Glenn Brown, ssey. 

WASHINGTON. D. C.-W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M- 
Fry. The Temple. Chicago; secy. 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Unlversalists' State 
Convention. October. Rev; B; B. Gibbs. 
Watertown, N. Y., secy. 

WATSEKA. ILL.— Reunion 76th Illinois Vol- 
unteers. Oct. 11 and 12. Mai. Geo. C. Har- 
rington. WaUeka. 111., secy. 

WAUKESHA, WIS.— Wisconsin Presbyerian 
Synod and Woman's Synodlcal Missionary 
Society. Oct 9 to 12. Jas. S. Wilson. 400 
CotUge st, Merrill, -Wis., secy. 

WAU8AU. W18.-Nortbeastern Aasociatiom 
and the Northwestern Association. Oct. is. 
Carl Msthie, supt otths former, and M. H. 
Jackson, pres. of tbs latter. 



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' Association. Oct. 12 and 13. 

'.'■ WAYNESBORO. GA;— Savannah M.-E. Con- 
Jf ference. Dec. 13. 

]t WAYNESBURG. PA.— Reunion 140th "■ Penn- 
>■ sylvania. Regiment- Oct~ 9. 

?> .WELLINGTON, O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters,- State Branch. Oct., 1900. Mrs. D. W. 
Willison, 36 W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O., 
secy. 

f ; WELLINGTON. O. — Ohio Branch Interna- 
; tional Order of the King* Daughters and 
f Bona. Oct, 1900. Mrs. Florence H. WU1- 
{ , lams, SS W. 10tb ave.. Columbus. O. 

1< WEST FARMINGTON, O.— Women's Relief 
' . Corps, Thirteenth District Convention. Oct. 
;.' 11 and 12. Lena B. Goddard, Conneaut, O., 

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I i WEST LIBERTY, IA.— Reunion 35th Iowa 
i-f Volunteer Infantry. October. Robert D. 
)?f Bodman, Muscatine, la., secy. __ 

V 115 WHEELING, W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I. O. '■ 
?)-g Red Men. May 1 to 7. 1901. — : -• 

»3 «", WICHITA, KAN.— Anti-Horse Thief Associ- 
'':'£ ation. Oct. 10 to 12.. John W. Wall, Par- 
/|* sons, Kan., secy. ^ 

■ i -h WILLIAMSPORT, PA.-eState Federation of 
if -t -S f Women's Clubs. Oct. 9 to 11. Mrs. Hush 

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i h Convention- September. John J. Kilrain. 
ij = p WUliamstown, Pa., secy. 

K |-i WILKESBARRE, PA.— Daughters of Ameri- 
.£ ]; can Revolution, State Convention. Oct. IS 
irvjf and 19. 

:£.if. WILMINGTON, IND.— Epwcrth League Dear- 
born Co. Convention. Oct, 17. 

WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lodge. K. of P. 
s, 4, of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 25, 1900. 

itaUJ: WOODSVILLE. N. H.— Knights ' of Pythias 
y jj Grand Lodge. Oct 19. C. B. Spofford, 

fifff WORCESTER, MASS.— American Antquarian 
W£ ^"c^ty- <>=*., 1900. Chas- F.' Adams, Lin- 
Qf coin. Mass., secy. 

£ WORCESTER. MASS.-Clare. Barton Test 
.NK S. D. of V., at G. A. R. Hall, 15 Pearl 
at. First and second- -Monday of -each 
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t F-|; Ex-Soldiers' and Sailors' Marine Associa- 
.': i tlon. Oct. — . Mrs. Samuel Manor, secy. 



%Ji ft V YORK. NEB.— Rebekah State Assembly. Oct. 
'"f! f.j"k 15- Lucy Barger, Hebron, Neb., secy. 

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* - ment- Oct. 18. J. P. Gage, Fremont, Neb., 
secy. 

YORK, NEB.— P. M., I. O^ O. F., State En- 
campment. Oct. 17. N. B. Hlnn, box 284, 
B*j«,3 (p'if V Omaha, Neb., secy. 

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ftg-ifl-- Eagle. Supreme Castle. Oct. 1 to 11. F. 
1<L¥ C WlUIams, Youngstown. O. 

fef * ZANESYILLE, O.— State Library Associa- 
S-fr tion. October. 

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fX- u May. 190L Thoa. L. Hopkins. 1403 Harvard 
u>*;s* r •*•• Cleveland. O.. secy. 



Poultry Shows. 

AMSTERDAM, N. Y.— Union Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec. 12 to 15". Wm. 
Phillip3. Jr., secy. 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lang, 
judge; W- T. Linn, secy. ^..r**.* 

*|. ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
>ti>- ' Poultry Show. Oct 12 to 19. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 



r i -AURELIA, IA. — Aurelia Poultry Association. 

f(\ l ' Dec 19 to 22. H. B. Green, secy.; J. L. 
5 *5st'""* Todd, judge. 
'--"^JL AURORA. ILL.— Aurora'PouItry Association. 

Utk : T)ec - 1 and 8 - w - M- Smith, secy.: D. T. 
|i:-iif" " Heimlich and F. H. Shellabarger, Judges. 

***■«! .'AUSTIN, TEX.— Nov. • 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
f.jy :- Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance. secy. 

*V* ft -"BATTLE CREEK. MICH— Michigan Fanv 
'"'\^. ciers* Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
^ " '.Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. ■>•, 

BEACH" CITY, O.— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 2S. H. A. Bridge, " 
judge; W.H- Raff. secy. 






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BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott Peabcdy, Mass.. secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. — Alabama Association. 
-Dec. 12 to 19. J. D. Flummer, Birmingham, 
secy. 

BLOOMINGTON. O.— Jan. 8 to 12. 1901. W. 
J. Jefferson, secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19, 190L Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 

BURR OAK^ KAN.— Nov. 27 to 30. . A. J. 
Benbow, secy.; C. H. Rhodes, judge. - - 

CANTON. O.-youItry Show. Jan. 1 to 4. 1901. 
James CUMeekers, secy.; Ben T. Meyers, 
judge. 

CAREY, O.— Carey- Fancy- Poultry Breeders* 
Club. Jan. -3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave, 
judge; J. L. Yobs, secy- 



CARLINVILLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. L 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holdcn, Tucker and Myers, judges; 
E. E. Richards, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL. — National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmer, Butterfield, Rigs, 
Russell, Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Bridge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. Kimmey, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. Messrs. 
Zimmer. Butterfield, Riggs, Russell, Wal- 
den, Drevenstedt, Bridge, Taylor and Pierce, 
judges; Fred. L. Kinney, secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Jan. 14 to 17. A.C. Brooks, 
secy.; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 
secy. 

COLUMBIA CITY, IND.— Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. S. 
B. Lane, judge; H. Carver, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX. — Southwestern Association. 
Dec. IS to 21. T. L. Lawhon, secy. 

DALLAS, TEX.— Texas State Fair Poultry 
Show. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14. Sidney Smith, 
secy, and gen'l zngr. 

V D ANBURY, CONN.— Western Connecticut 
" Poultry Association. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. F. 
Borman, secy. 

DAVENPORT, IA.— Dec. 4 to 7. A. L. Peter- 
son, secy. ■ . ■ - 

DAYTON, O. — Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14. 1901. D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Dec. 17 to 22. C. H. Gre- 
goire, secy.; A. B. Shaner, judge. 

EAST LIVERPOOL, O.— Dec. 28 and- 29. 
Frank Miller, judge. - 

EAST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 
secy. 

ELGIN, ILL.— Elgin Poultry Association. 
Dec. 25 to 28. C. P. Russell, cor. sec.; B. 
N. Pierce, judge. 

ELMIBA, N.- Y. — Elmira Poultry Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 

ERIE, PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 
Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
go tt. Judges; A. E. Blethen, secy.. 

FAYETTE COUNTY. MO.— Missouri State 
Association. Dec. 10 to 14. C. E. Codding, 
Sedaliaj Mo., pies. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.— Fi*chburg Poultry 

Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A. C. 

Hawkins and H. B. May, judges; W. E. 

Bennett, Fitchburg, Mass., secy.; I. C. 
- Greene, - -Box 7G3, Leominster. Mass., adv. 

agent Send card for premium list, now 

ready. 

FT. COLLINS, COL.— Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. C. E. 
Lull, Ft Collins, secy.; C. H. Rhodes, 
judge. t.lf 

FORT WORTH, TEX.— Dec. 11 to 14. J. E. 
Randall, secy. 

FRANKFORT, IND.— Dec. 17 to 22. S. B. 
Lane, judge; D. F. Maish, secy. 

FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Nov. 15'te-lT... <. 

GALENA, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 22. F. H. Hoelt- 
Ing, secy.; Geo. W. Holden, judge. 

GALESBTJRG, ILL.— Galesburg Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. Burt Repine, 
secy.; W., S. Russell, judge. 

GALVESTON; TEX.— Galveston Association. 
Dec. 3 to 7. J. J. Hanna, secy. ; E. Dun- 
stan, judge. ... 

GARDEN CITY, MO.— Nov. 27 to 29. , J. Cart- 
wright, secy.; Southard, judge-. :— ... 

GENEVA. O: — Geneva Poultry. Pigeon and 
Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to la. Henry 
. Munger,.secy. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana. Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas. 
A. Tucker,- Judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

GREAT BEND, KAN.— Jan. 23 to 29, 1901. J. 
H. Jennison, secy. ; F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Greenfield Score Card 
, Poultry Club. Dec. 11 and 12. T. E. Marsh, 
. secy.; I.- JC Felch. judge. 

HENRY, ILL. — Henry Poultry Association. 
Jan. 1 to «v ! 1901. W. G. Griffith, secy.-. S. 
H. Shellabarger, -judge. ' 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Poultry 
Association. Dec. 19 to -Sir- Geo. Auler, 
secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. 

HOOPESTON, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 19. F. H. 
Ayres, secy.; S. H. Taylor, judge. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND— Fanciers' Association 

of Indiana. Dec. 10 to' 15. B. N. Pierce and 

J. A. Tucker, judges; J. C. Tarkington, 

secy. 
IOWA CITY, IA.— Iowa City Poultry and Pet 

Stock Association. Dec. 18 to 22. B. A. 

Wickham, secy.; E. M. Pierce and James 

Tucker, judges. 
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.— Jacksonville Poultry 

Club. Dec. 10 to 12. Chas. Reynolds, secy., 

and D. T. Heimlich, judges. 
JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.— Adirondack Poultry 

Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge, David a. 

Nichols, A. F. Pierce', Geo. Burgott, F. B. 

Zimmer, H. J. Quilhot, J. H. Drevenstedt, 

Judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 



JEFFERSON, IA.— Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. P. O. 
Brown, secy.: F. H. Shallabarger. judge. 

KALAMAZOO. MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2a. 
II. A. Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr. secy. 

KEOTA, IA.— Nov. 20 to 23. Keota Poultry 
Association. A. C. Smock, secy.; F. H. 
Shellabarger, judge. 

KIRKSVILLE, MO.— North Missouri Poultry 
Association. Dec. 3 to 7. F» M. Bucking- 
ham, secy.; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA CROSSE. WIS.— La Crosse Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 17 to 21. E. H. Hoffman, 
'secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 
Belgian Hare Show. Dec: 17 to 22. 

LADOGA, IND.— Jan. 5 to 15, 1901. D. A. 
Stoner, judge; Frank Gill, secy. 

LANARK. ILL.— Lanark Poultry Association. 
Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. E. D. Leland, secy.; D. 
T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA PORTE, IND.— Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Thee. 
Hewes, judge; Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Arkansas S. P. Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. A. G. Russell, secy.; 
N. L. Hutchinson, judge. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— Hoosler Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 1901. Sol 
. D. Brandt, secy. 

LUVERNE, MINN.— Laverne Poultry Associ- 
ation. Dec. 18 to 20. N. R. Reynolds, secy. ; 
F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

LfNN, MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. B. Ath- 
erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and R 
D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. sec>. 

MACOMB, ILL.— Dec. 24 to 29. William I. 
Knowles, secy.; Chas., McClade, judge. • 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Marshalltown Poul- 
try Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. H. C. 
Hansen, secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

MASON CITS', IA.— Mason City Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec. 11 to 14. S. B. Johns, S3cy. ; 
F. II. Shellabarger, judge. 

MATTEAWAN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

MAZON, ILL — Mazon Poultry Association. 
Nov. 29 to 31. O. P. Bennett, secy.; W. S. 
Russell, judge. 

MEADVILLE, PA.— Meadville Fanciers* Club. 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others, 
judges; H. L. Lamb, Cambridge Springs, 
Pa., secy. 

MIAMISBURG. O.— Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; S. B. Groby, secy. 

MONROE, N. C— Shelby Poultry Associa- 
tion. Dec. 4 to 7. R. L. Simmons, Shelby, 
N. C, secy. 

MOUNT PULASKI, ILL.— Mount Pulaski 
Poultry Association. Dec. 4 to 7. W. J. 
Lincoln, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

MT. VBRNON, 0— Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Harvey County Poultry 
Show. Dec. 3 to 8. C. M. Glover, secy. ; W. 
S. Russell, judge. 

OAKLAND, CAL.— Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 
8. . C. G. Hinds, secy. 

OAKLAND CITY. IND.— Dec. 10 to 15. S. B. 
Lane, judge; L. B. Ousler, asst. secy. 

OXFORD, O.— Oxford Poultry Club. Nov. 20 
to 22. D. Gath, secy.; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

PAINESVILLE. O.— PainesvHle Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. H. Z. Brainard, 
secy.; Charles McClave, judge. 

PANORA, \A Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 

20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, secy.; W. S. Rus- 
sell, judge. 

PERRY, GA. — Houston County Assoclat'on. 
Nov. 27 to 30. W. Hemmingway, secy.; D. 
M. Owen, judge. - -, 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
lgeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 11 
to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. 

POSEYVILL-E, IND.— Wabash Valley Poul- 
try Association. Dec. 17 to 22. D. A. Ston- 
er, judge. 

PRINCETON, ILL.— North Central Poultry 
Association. Dec. 10 to 14. S. L. Smith, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

RIDGEVILLE, IND.— Dec. 26 to 29. S. B. 
Lane, judge; S. E. Fraze, secy. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Association. Jan, 10 to 17, 1901. 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 

ROKFORD. ILL.— Northern Illinois Poultry 

Association Exhibition. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. 

F. S. Horner, pres.; Bert. R. Lucas, ilelvi- 

dere, 111., secy. 
SAGINAW, MICH.— Saginaw Poultry and 

Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. 

James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndi, 

secy. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 
17. E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. 

SHELBY, O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove, 
Becy. 

SOUTH BEND, IND.— The Northern Indiana 
and Southern Michigan Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Charles Mclntyre, 
secy.; James A. Tucker, judge. 



SOUTH BEND, WIS.— Poultry Show. Dec. 17 
to 22. 

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— Middlesex 
Poultry Fanciers' Association. Dec. 17 to 
20. W. A. Mandcll, secy.; C. A. Bullou, 
and D. J. Lambert, judges. 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, O.— Belmont County 
Fanciers' Association. 'Dec. 17 to 21. J. W. 
Riley, secy.: Charles McClave, judge. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfield, Hold and Tucker, judges; H. F. 
Huelster, secy. 

SUNBURY, O.— The Sunbury Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Nov. 19 to 21. B. 
Kempton, secy.; H. A. Bridge, Judge. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. W.lj- 
iams, secy. 

TEXARKANA. TEX.— Texarkana Associa- 
tion. Dec. IS to 22. Heber Vaughan, secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
Dec. 22 to 26. D. J. Lambert. Judge of poul- 
try; F. M. Gilbert, judge of pigeons and 
pet stock; Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 

TORRINGTON. CONN.— Torringtoh Poultry 
Association. Nov. 27 to 30. C. E. Young, 
secy. 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. 18 to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson, supt; T. 
H. Inman, secy. 

VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 
Ktbli, judge; C. E- Better, secy. 

WABASH, IND.— Jan. 15 to 19. 1901. A. B. 
Shaner, judge: B. F. Clemans, secy. 

WAKEFIELD, R. I.— Dec. 4 to 7. G. L. Kent, 
pres. 

WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2n. 
C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. 

WARREN, PA.— Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. J. K. 
Bowden, secy. 

WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stcck Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
j. H. Bowdea, secy. 

WAUSEON, O. — Fulton County Poultry. Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 18 to 21. Sharp 
Butterfield, judge; D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WE'ATHERFORD. TEX.— Parker County As- 
sociation. Dec. IS to 20. F. L. Marshall, 
secy. 

WELLINGTON. O.— Wellington Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec. IS to 21. C. L. Warren, 
secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD. MASS.— West Brook- 
field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 
Jan. 22 to 24. 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 
Lambert, judges; E. L. Richardson, secy. 

THE NATIONAL THEATRICAL EXCHAN6E, 
905 Chicago Opera House, Chicago, III. 

Handles and books the Pert vaudeville acts for 
STREET and COONTY FAIRS. Always open. 

Wanted immediately. Aeronaut with Cannon 
- Parachute Leap 

Reference: Illinois Trust and Savin ps Bank, 
[t f 1 COMPl El E FAIRS BOOKED IN ONE HOI'S. 

WANTED-Percentage Attractions 

Ctean shows under tent, and every variety of 
amusement. Terms, io per cent of your proceeds. 

Hiridian, Miss., Fair, Nov. 19 to 24. 

O-VttenJaace for the week last year 35,00V 
Addrf ss 

CHARLES W. BAILEY, Secretaiy. 
Meridian. m"is» 

Broken Bric-A*Bracs. 



Mr. Major, the famoi-s cement man, of New 
York, explains some veiy interesting facts about 
Major's Ctmctit. 

The multitudes who use this standard article 
know that it is many hundred pr r ceut b< tter 
than other cements for which similar claims ore 
made, but a great many do not know why The 
simple reabon in that Mr. Major uses the best 
materials ever discovert- d ai.d other manufac- 
turers do not use them liccause they are too ex- 
pensive and do 1 01 allow large prufilx. Mi. 
Mnj:>r tells us tbat oneol the elements of his 
cement co^ts J,i 75 a pound and another costs 
$2658 gallon, whi e a large share ot the so cal ed 
cements and liquid glue upou the market aie 
nothing more than sixteen cent glue, dissolved 
in wat«-r or citric acid and in some cases altered 
slightly in color and odor by the addition of 
cheap and useless materia s. 

Major's cement retails at fifteen cents and 
iwentv-five cents a bottle, and when a dealer 
tries to seil a substitute you can depend upon it 
that his only object is to make ltrger profit. 

The prof it on Major's cement Isasmuchasany 
dealer ought to make on any cement. And this is 
doubly true in view of the fact that ench dealer 
nets his share of the benefit of Mr. Mp jir'sadt er- 
tising which now amounts to over Svxo a mouth 
throughout the country. Kstablishcd in 1876. 

Insist on having Mnjor's. Don't accept any 
off-hand advice from a druggist. 

If you are s»t all handy (and you will be likely 
to find that you are a good deaf more so than you 
imagine) you can repair vour rubber boots and 
family shoes, and any other rubber and leather 
articles, with Major's Rubber Cement and with 
Major's Leather Cement. 

And you will be surprised at how many dollars 
a year you will thus save. 

If your druggist can't supply yon, It will be for- 
warded by mail -, either kind. Free of postage. 



WESTCHESTER, PA— Westchester Poultry 
and PiReon Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 
Fred. D. Reid, secy. 

WEST MANSFIELD. O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
Dr. O. F. Plotncr, secy. 

WESTERLY, R. I.— Rhode Island Poultry 
Association. Dec. 12 to 15. H. S. Babcock, 
Providence, R. I., secy.; C. A. Ballou, A. S. 
Stillman and J. F. Crangle, judges. 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— Iowa State Show. 
Dec. 26 to 30. W. R. Long, secy.; W. S. 
Russell and F. H. Shellabarger, judges. 

WINONA. ILL— Jan. 7 to 9, 1901. Otis Mont- 
gomery, secy.; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O., 
secy. 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Vermont State Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 4. 
John S. Eaton, secy.; F.M. Howes, supt.; 
11. B. May and H. S. Ball, judges. 

YORKV1LLE. ILL.— Yoriville Poultry Asse- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. II. Shellabarger, 
judge: S. F. Ilcbbs. secy. 



Races. 

ATLANTA. GA — Southern Interstate Fair 
Racea. Oct. IT to £7. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BENNINGS. (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— Not. 
17 to SO. 

BLUE ORASS RACING CIRCUIT— Geo. 
Sturgeon, Princeton, Mo., pres.; R. E. 
Lowry. Seymour. la., secy. Harris. Mo.. 
Aug. 20 to 24: Princeton. Mo.. Aug. 27 to 
31: Seymour. I.t., Sept. 10 to 14: Centerville. 
la.. Sept. 17 to 21; Corydon. la., Sept. 24 to 
2S; Ch.ir.tcn, la., Oct. 1 to 5; Albia, la., 
Oct. S to 12: Lamcr.i. la., Oct. 15 to 19. 

BRANCORD, CONN.— Sept. IS to 20, Oct. 17 
and IS. 

CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CIRCUIT.— 
Heghesville. S.-pt. IS to 21: Lewisburg. Sept. 
25 to 2S: Milton, Cct. 2 to 5; Bioomsburg, 
Oct. 9 to 12. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Stnte Fair Races. Sept. 29 
to Oct. 14. W. H. Gaston, pres. 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct. 22 to Nov. 3. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— Oct. 9 to 12. 

LEXINGTON. KY.— Oct. 3 to 13. 

PARKERSBCRG, W. VA.— Race Meet. 

RACING CIRCUIT FOR NEBRASKA— Ne- 
braska Speed Association. Circuit: Blair. 
Fremont, Hastings, Friend, Aurora, Central 
City. Kearney. Osceola. Red Cloud. Nelson. 
Hubbell, Geneva, Seward, Lincoln, Beatrice. 
Every week from June 20 to Oct. 20. W. P. 
P. McCreary, Hastings, Neb., pres.; A. H. 
Farrens, Hastings, Neb., secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT.— In connection with fairs. Atlanta. 
Ga.. Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta, Ga., Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3: Waycross, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
Thomsonville Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville, Fla., dates not fixed. 

TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Denton. Tex.. 
Sept. 19 to 22: Dennison. Tex.. Sept. 25 to 
2S: Dallas. Tex., Sept. 29 to Oct. 14; Cor- 
I'cana. Tex., Oct. 15 to 19; San Antonio, 
Tex., Oct. 20 to Ncv. 3; Houston, Tex., Nov. 
10 to 17. 

VALDOSTA. GA.— Oct- 30 to Nov. 2. 



Foreign Races. 

Cambridgeshire — Oct. 24. 

Dewhurst Plate — Oct. 25. 

Manchester November Handicap — Nov. 24. 

Middle Park Plate— Oct. 12. 



Distributors' Tips. 

The following Is a revised and up-to-date 
list cf rel'able HriH3 who are constantly send- 
ing out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
have his name on their list: 

ARKANSAS. 

The Guarantee Medical Co., Hot Springs. 

CALIFORNIA. 

California Fig Syrup Co., 532 Church street, 
;San Francisco. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Sawyer Medical Co.. 138 Middle street. 
Bridgeport. 
Prof. F. C. Fowler. Mocdus. - e 

Klcltnnco Medical Co., New Haven. 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

A. O. Bliss & Co., 37 B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. 

M. A. Witter Co., 614 Eleventh street, 
Washington. 



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GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co., Atlanta. 'ir. . 

ILLINOIS. "^ 

German-American Med. Co., Kankakee. 

Green-May Medical Co.. Bloomlngton. 

H. E. Bucklin & Co., 113 Michigan avenue. 
Chicago. 

J. P. Dieter Co., 163 West Washington 
street, Chicago. 

M. A. McLaugnlln Co., corner Qulncy and 
State streets. Chicago. 

A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

E. G. De Witt & Co., 205 LaSale avenue, 
Chicago. 

Roy Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Providence Medical Institute, Chicago. 1 
Pabst Chemical Co.. Chicago. : 

Hanson's- Ready Recovery Co., Chicago. ' 
Bostcn Medical Institute. Chicago. 
INDIANA. 

Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana Mineral 
Springs. 

Dr. Miles' Medical Co.. Elkhart. 

Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis. 

Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- 
lis. 

The Cooking Club Publishing Co., Goshen. 

Van Camp Co., Indianapolis. 

Dr. N. C. Davis. Indianapolis. 

IOWA. ,| 

I. C. Hublnger & Co.. Keokuk. . : - ~. 

KANSAS. i'Zl 

The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. ■.% 

KENTUCKY. , -, 

Wilson Drug Co., Lexington. ,< jj 

LOUISIANA. Jj 

Acme Chemical Co.. New Orleans. % 

MAINE. I 

Dr. Thomson Medicine Co.. Calais. I 

Gould & Whipple. Portland. 

MARLAND. 

Emerson Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street, 
Baltimore. 

A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
timore. 

Nelatcn Remedy Co., U E. German street. 
Baltimore. 

Chas. A. Vogeler Co., 300 W. Lombard, Bal- 
timore. 

Victor Remedy Co., Frederick. 
Winkelman-Brown Drug Co., Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. ; 
J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell. j 

Chas. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. j 

Novelty Plaster Works, Toutville. 
Drs. F. E. £ J. A. Greene, Boston. 
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 
C. L. Graves & Son, Boston. 
E. C. Cowdry Co.. Boston. | 

MICHIGAN. 

Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 

Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 

Coonley Medical Co., Detroit. 

The Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit. 

Dr. Goldberg, 291 Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street, 
Detroit. 

Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit. 

Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co.. Elizabeth and 
Woodward avenue, Detroit. 

Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co., 26 Congress 
street, Detroit. 
J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsburg. 
Stuart Co., Marshall. 
La Harpe Pattern Co., Grand Rapids. 
I. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. 
MINNESOTA. 

Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., Min- 
neapolis. 

Kondon Manufacturing Co., Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Louis. 

Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. 
Louis. 

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.. St. Louis. 



MONTANA. ": 

Newbro Drug Co.. Butte. | 

NEBRASKA. ' ; 

Curative Remedy Co.j Lincoln. ; 7 

NEW JERSEY. 

Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 

NEW YORK. 

J. W. Brant Co.. Albion. 

Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. 

Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. 

W. H. Comstock, Morristown. 
Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 
Hutton Remedy Co.. Buffalo. 
Dodd's Medical Co'., 658 Elllcott Square. 
Buffalo. 

Foster. MUburn & Co., 293 Michigan street. 
Buffalo. 

Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street. Buffalo. 
R. T. Booth Co., Ithaca. 
Dr. D. Kennedy Corporation, Kingston. 
Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy. 
Allen Olmstead, Leroy. 
S. C. Wells & Co., Leroy. 
Frank O. Reddish, Leroy. 
Bright's Chemical Co.. Little Falls. 
American Tobacco Co., ill Fifth avenue. 
New York City. 

B. T. Babbitt, 82 Washington street. New 
York City. 

Colgate & Co., 55 John street. New York 
City. 

F. . E. A J. A. Greene, 35 W. Fourteenth 
street. New York City. 

Frederick Boyer, 36 Maiden Lane, New 
York City. 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co., 113 
Williams street. New YorL City. 

Geo. W. Munro, 23 Vanderwater street. New 

York City- 
Pond's Extract Co.. 76 Fifth avenue. New 

York City. i 

Abbey Effervescent Salt Co., New York. 
Dr. Radway & Co., New York City. 
Seely & Co., New York City. 
A. M. Bininger & Co., New York City. 
Tarrant & Co., New York City. 
R. & G. Corset Co., New York City. 
Health Food Co., New York City. 
New York Condensed Milk Co., New York 
City. 
Jam W. Hoke, New York City. 

J. L. Prescott & Co., 90 West Broadway, 
New York City. 

Jas. Pyle & Son, 436 Greenwich street. New 
York City. 

Scott & Browne, corner Pearl and Rose 
streets. New York City. 

Seville Packing Co.. 77 Hudson street. New 
York City. 

Tarrant & Co., 100 Warren street. New York 
City. 

Dr. Louis Weigert Co.. 136 Liberty street.; 
New York City. 

The Velvet Silver Soap Co., 31 Nostrand 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

Franklin Manufacturing Co., Jfll Burr 
street, Rochester. 

Dr. Williams' Medical Co.. Schnectady. 

A. N. Wright & Co.. Syracuse. 

Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse. 

. Dr. B. J. Kay, Saratoga Springs. 

OHIO. 

R. Pretzinger & Bro., Dayton. 

Drs. Hess & Clark, Ashland. 

Dr. W. S. Burkhart, 121 E. Seventh street, 
Cincinnati. 

Golden Specific Co., Glenn Building. Cin- 
cinnati. 

India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta. 
Coffee and Spice Co., Columbus. 
Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 
Dr. Harter Medical Co., Dayton. 
Akron Cereal Co., Akron. 
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., 241 West 
Fourth street, Cincinnati. 

Bayer Medicine Co., 1706 Adams street To- 
ledo. 

Cheney Medicine Co., 1212 Adams strict, 
Toledo. 



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PENNSLVANIA. 

Climax Liniment Co.. Tltusville. 

Miller Soap Works. Lancaster. 

Dr. Chase Co.. 224 N. Tenth, Philadelphia 
. Dobbins Soap Manufacturing Co., 119 Sou 
Fourth, Philadelphia. 

Dr. David Jayne & Sons, 242 Chestnu 
street. Philadelphia. 

H. H. Munyon's Remedy Co.. 1505 An 
street, Philadelphia. 

Fels & Co., Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia. 

Hand Medicine Co.. Philadelphia. 6 

Merchants* Association, Williamsport. 

P. C. Tomson & Co., 25 Washington avenue! 
Philadelphia. 

- J. H. Zelllln & Co., 306 Cherry street, Phil 
adelphia. 

Hostetter & Co.. 59 Water street. Pittsburg 

TENNESSEE. 
Thatcher Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells. Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 
Pabst Brewing Co., 917 Chestnut street. Mil 
waukee. 

Dr. Snoop Family Medic! je Co.. Rar'ie. 



Additional Horse Show. 



CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Horse Show Asso 
ciation. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. James H 
Moore, pres.; W. Vernon Booth, first vici 
pres.; John C. King, second vice pres.; Mor 
timer Levering, secy.; Arthur G. Leonard 
treas. - 



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IRON WASHBURN......~.:.:._..Manager Rastertt 

WM. KIBBLE ...... •• Western* 

THE BARNUM OF THEM ALL ! 

More Grand Novelties than ever before. C.orgf 
ousScenerv; Mechanical Effects; Prof. Derrl: 
Brass Band: Ella Hyson's Colored Female Bra«i 
Band (the first appearance in America]; Blooc 
hounds: Beautiful Chariots drawn by handsom 
Ponies: Cake Walkers; Buck Dancers; Jubile 
Singers, and the largest Street Parade evtr gh 
en by an Opera Hou«e attraction Address : 
LEON WASHBURN. 
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Just the thing far Street Fairs. Reunions 
Political Gatherings, etc.. ate. 

■With this new Red. White and Bine America! 
"Squawker" you can imitate chickens, roosters 
etc.. etc. The "Squawktr" is the King of Noia 
Makers. 

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per 1,000 m 5 000 lots. No goods sent COD 
unless half the amount accompanies the older 

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Aerial workers. Special inducements to Traintl 
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ALBANY. N. Y.— Reunion Seventh New 
York Heavy Artillery. Oct. 24. D. Carwell, 
Albany, N. Y.. secy. 

ALTOONA, PA.— State Sabbath School Con- 
vention. Oct. 23 to 25. Charles Roads. 913 
Crozer Building, Philadelphia. Pa., secy. 

ATHENS. O. — Southeastern- Teachers' Asso- 
ciation*.. Oct. 26 and 27. F. S. Conetrap, At- 
hens. O., secy. 

ATHENS, O.— State Woman's Suffrage As- 
sociation. Oct. 17 and 18. 

AUGUSTA, GA.— State Reunion Confederate 
Veterans. Nov. 1. G. W. McLaughlin, Au- 
gusta, Ga., secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD-— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 22 and 23. H. Mr. Smith, 1910 
W. Balto. St., Baltimore, Md., secy. 

BARRE. VT.— State Sunday School Conven- 
tion. Oct 23 to 25. 

- BXTESVILLE, ARIZ.— Rebekah State As- 
sembly. Oct. 24. Hedord Read, Little Rock, 
Ark., secy. 

BATESVILLB, ARIZ.— I. O. O. F. Grande 
Lodge. Oct. 23 to 25. M. A. Bird, tattle 
Rock, Ark., secy. 

■ BEAVER DAM, WIS.— State Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct. 10 to- 13. D. W. Hulburt, 155 
Wanwatosa ave.. Wanwatosa, Wis., secy. 

BEVERLY, MD.— State Baptists' Associa- 
tion. Oct 30. Rev. Herbert J- White, Bev- 
erly, Mass., secy. 

BEVERLY. MD.— B. Y. P. V. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 26. John R. Gow, 42 Franklin St, 
Somerville, Mass., secy. 

BLOOMFIELD, N. J.— Epworth League. 
Newark District Convention. Oct 25. S. J. 
Hoote. Arlington. N. J., secy. 

BRENHAM. TEX.— American Knights of 
Liberty Grand Lodge. Oct 27 and 29. Prof. 
Wm. Reynolds, Box 231. Hempstead. Tex., 
■.■secy. - . 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Sons of Temper- 
ance State Convention. dcfc 26. W. A. R. 
Hawley, New Cannan, Conn. 

BROADHEAD, WIS.— State Womans' Suf- 
frage Association. Oct- 13 and 14. Helen H. - 
Charlton, Broadhead. Wis., secy. 

BROCKV1LLB, ONT.— Provincial Sunday 
School Convention. Oct 23 to 25. 

BDFFALO, N. Y.— State Assembly of Moth- 
' era. Oct 30. Mrs. F. H. Chase, Syracuse, N. 
Y-, secy. 

BUFFALO, N.- Y.— National Shorthand Asso- 
ciation. August 1901. Charles Currier 
• Beale, Boston, Mass... secy. 

BUTLER. IND.— Reunion Eighty-eighth 
Regiment. Indiana Volunteers. Oct 24. Al- 
lan H. Dongall, Ft. Wayne, Ind., secy. 

BUTTE, MONT.— I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge. 
Oct 16. A. J. White. Butte. Mont. secy. 

BUTTE, MONT.— I. 6. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Oct. 18. A. J. White, Butte, 
Mont, secy. 

^CAMPBELLTON, N. B.— Provincial Sunday 
School Convention. Oct. 16 to 18. 

. CARLISLE. PA.— Brotherhood cf Andrew 
and Philip Presbyterian Chapters. Nov. 17 
to 19- W. F. Stonebridge, 31 Nassau st. New 
York City, secy. 

: CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.— State Medical 
Society. Oct. 23 to 25. Dr. Hugh T. Nelson, 
Charlottesville, Va., pres. 

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. — Southern 
States College and Preparatory School Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 1 to 3. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Shetland Pony 
Club. Dec. 1 to 8. Mortimer Levering, La- 
fayette, Ind., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Short-Horn 
Breeders" Association. Dee. 5. J. H. Pick- 
fell. Springfield, III., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Galloway Breed- 
ers' Association. Dec. 6. Frank B. Heanie, 
Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Victoria Swine Breeders' 
Associations Dec- 6. Geo. F. Davis, Dyer, 
Ind., secy. 

CHICAGO. rLL.— State Equal Suffrage As- 
sociation. Oct 11 and 12. 

CHICAGO. ILL— Woman's Home Mission- 
ary Society of M. E. Church. Oct 17 to 27. 
Mrs. W. M. Ampt 1910 Baymiller st, Cin- 
cinnati, O., secy. • • » 

CHICAGO. DL.L.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commandery. Oct 23. Gil. W. Barnard, Chi- 
cago, III., ,secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Illinois Masonic Veterans' 
Association. Oct 24. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Royal and Select Masters 
Grand, Council. Oct 24. Geo. W. Warvelle, 
115 Dearborn st, Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Royal Arch Masons 
Grand Chapter. Oct 25. G. W. Barnard, 1901 
Masonic Building, Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL —Hampshire-Down Breed- 
ers' • Association of America. Dec. 1 to 8. 
Jno. I. Gordon, Mercer, Pa., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Shropshire Reg- 
istry" Associat'on. Dec. 1 to 8. Mortimer 
Levering, Lafayette. Ind.. secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— International Wood and 
Wire Lathers' Union. Nov. 12. Hon. E. J. 
Brachen, Columbus, O., secy. 



COLUMBIA. MO.— Missouri Baptists' Gen- 
eral Association. Oct 22 to 27. 

COLUMBUS. O.— State Bankers' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 24. and 25. 

CONCORD. N. H-— State Teachers' Associa- 
tion. Oct 26 and 27. Samuel W. Robertson. 
Wocdsyille, N. H., secy. 

CORYDON, IA.— Reunion 3d Iowa Cavalry 
Association. Oct 16 and 17. W. H. Tedrow, 
Corydon, la., secy. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— State Educational 
Association. Nov. 1 to 3. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Southwestern 
Iowa Teachers' Association. Nov. 1 to 3. H. 
B. Mayden, Council Bluffs, la., secy. 

DECATUR, ILL.— State Presbyterian Sy- 
nod. Oct 16 to 19. Rev. D. S. Johnson, Hins- 
dale, HI., secy. 

DARTMOUTH, N. S.— Provincial Sunday 
School Convention. Oct S to 11. 

DENVER. COL.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
. Oct. 15. Mrs. E. V. I. Beggs, Denver, Col., 
secy. 

DENVER, COL— P. M. I. O. O. F. Depart- 
ment Council. Oct. 24. F. J. Claxton, 1446 
South Tremont street Denver, Col., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— The New Church State 
Association. Oct 26 to 28. John Strongman, 
234 Butternut st, Detroit Mich., secy. 

EAST RICHLAND. O.— Y. P. S. C. E. Con- 
vention. Oct 11 and 12. Otto Rottemeire, 
East Richland. O.. secy. " 

ELIZABETH. N. J.— National Lithuanian 
Alliance. Oct 9 to 11. Rev. B. Zindzins, 214 
Ripley Place, Elizabeth, N. J., secy. 

ELIZABETH, N. J.— Epworth League. Eliz- 
abeth District Convention. Oct. 26. Mrs. E. 
Lillibridge, Roselle, N. J., secy. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— EI mi r a Poultry Associa- 
tion. Dec. 1. William P. Colwln, Elmlra, N. 
Y., secy. 

GALLATIN. TENN.— State Baptist Conven- 
tion-. Oct 16 to 19. 

GLEN9 FALLS, N. Y.— State Womans' Suf- 
frage Association. Oct 29 to 31. Isabel How- 
land, Sherwood, N. Y., secy. 

HAMILTON, W. VA.— Poultry Association. 
Oct 31 to Nov. 2. Joshua Hatcher, Hamilton, 
- Va.; secy. 

HOLYOKE, MASS.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. J. P. Adams, 
Holyoke, Mass., secy. 

HOUSTON, TBX.— Southern Publishers' 
Association. November. A. R. Holderly, Jr., 
Richmond Times, Richmond, Va., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Royal and Select 
Masters Grand Council. Oct 16. W. H. 
Smythe, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Royal Arch Masons 
Grand Chapter. Oct. 17' and 18. W. H. 
Smythe, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

JACKSON. TENN.— State C. P. Church Sy- 
nod. Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. 

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Mayors' and 
Councilmen's Convention. November. J. W. 
White, Jacksonville, Fla-, secy. 

•JERSEY CITY. N. J.— Luther League State 
Convention. November. Rev. E. E. Neude- 
witz, 28T Barrow st, Jersey City, N. J. 

KANSAS CITY, MO— I. O. R. M. Great 
Council. Oct 15 to 17. B. L. Helsley, St. 
Joseph, Mo., secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— W. C. T. U. State 
Convention. Oct 30 to Nov. 2. Miss E. D. 
Morris, 410 Riaito Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Encampment Oct 15. B. R. McBath, 409 
Wall st, Knoxville, Tenn., secy. 

KNOXVILLE, TENN. — State Women's 
Press Club. Oct 29 and 30. Mrs. Samuel 
McKinney, Knoxville, Tenn., secy. 

LANSING, MICHl— State Federation of 
Women's Clubs. Oct. 23 to 27. Mrs. Geo. 
Calne, Lansing, Mich., secy. 

LANSING, MICH.— National Lincoln Sheep 
Breeders' Association. Dec. 10. H. A. Dan- 
iells, Elva, Mich., secy. 

LEWES, DEL.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct 24 to 26 J. H. Burns, "The 
Cables," Wilmington, Del.; secy. 

LEXINGTON. KT.-B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
ventfon. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. H. E. Tralle, 
3203 Portland ave., Louisville, Ky., secy. 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Gocd Roads Con- 
vention.- Oct 24 and 25. 

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Lodge. Oct. 8. T. B. Dcmaree, Union Mills, 
Ky., secy. 

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rections and Charities. Dec. 12 to 14. 
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Oct 30. W. A. Wolihin. Macon, Ga., secy. 

MALONE. N. Y.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 23 to 25. Rev. T. M. Good- 
child, 228 West Forty-second st. New York 
City, secy. 

MANKATO. MINN —Southern Minnesota 
Educational Association. November. 

MELLEDGEVILLE. GA.— State Presbyter- 
ian Church Synod. Oct 31 to Nov. 4. 

MEMPHIS, TENN.— Reunion Ancient and • 
Accepted Scottish Rite Masons. Oct. 23 to 26. 
T. J. Barchus, Masonic Temple, Memphis, 
Tenn., secy. 

MENOMINEE. MICH.— Knights Templar, 
I7pper Peninsula Association. Oct 16 and 17. . 
L- G. Jackman, 415 Ludington ave., Menom- 
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la., secy. 

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third Indiana Infantry. Oct IS and 19. 

NEWARK, N. J.— State Federation of 
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Williamson, Elizabeth, N. J., pres. and secy. 

NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Y. P. S. C. E. 
State Convention. Oct. 16 and 17. 

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.— W. C. T. U. 
State Convention. Oct. 23 to 26. Mrs. Isa- 
bella H. Demarest Closter, N. J., secy. 

NEW CASTLE. DEL.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 24. M. L. Garrett. 703 
King st, Wilmington, Del., secy. 

NEW PLATZ, N. Y-— Reunion One Hun- 
dred and Fifty-sixth New York Regiment. 
Oct 19. J. A. Seeor, Port Ewen, N. Y., secy. 

NEWPORT NEWS. W. VA.— Presbyterian 
Synod of Virginia, West Virginia and Mary- 
land. Oct. 23 to 27. Rev. E. T. Willford, 
Newport News, Va., secy. 

NEWTON, IA.— Woman's Board of Missions 
State Branch. Oct. 18 and 19. Mrs. J. F. 
Hardin, Eldora, la., secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— State Medical 
West One Hundred and Twenty-second st. 
New York City, secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— International 
Metaphysical League. Oct 23 to 26. Warren 
A. Rodman, Boston, Mass., secy. 

OLIVET, MICH.— State Elocutionists' Asso- 
ciation. Oct 26. Mrs. A. M. Bolt, Detroit, 
Mich., secy. 

0SKAL.009A, IA.— Reunion 8th Iowa Vet- 
frans' Infantry. Oct. 10 and 11. Jno. R. 
Baer, Oskaloosa, la., secy. 

OZARK, ARK— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct 28 and 29. Miss Ann Hart- 
wicb, Atkins, Ark., secy. 

PANA, ILL.— Central Illinois Medical Asso- 
c'ation. Oct. 30. Dr. C. R. Spicer, Tayior- 
ville. III., secy. 

PANORA. IA.— Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 
20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, Panora, la. 

PEN'N'S CREEK, PA— Y. P. S. C. E. Oct. 
26 and 27. Mrs. S. C. Dondore, Penn's Creek, 
Pa., secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— State Women's Suf- 
frage Association. Nov. 1. Mrs. Mary B. 
Luckie, 333 East Broad st, Chester, Pa., secy. 

PITTSFIELD, ILL.— Union Teachers' Asso- 
ciation. . Oct. 18 and 19. H. C. McCarrel, 
Griggsville, III., secy. 

PLAINFIELD. N. J.— Daughters of Poca- 
hontas Great Council. Oct. 23. Mary M 
Ashmore, 738 Center st, Trenton, N. J., secy. 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.— State Institute of In- 
struction. Oct. 25 to 27. Sidney A. Sherman, 
227 Irving ave.. Providence, R. I., secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C— State Tobacco Growers' 
Assoc'ation. Oct. 24. J. Bryan Grimes, 
Grimesland, N. C, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C— Reunion Confederate 
Veterans' Association. Oct. 24. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Caroline State 
Fair (Colored). Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Hon. J. 
H. Williams, Raleigh, N. C, Becy. 



READING. PA.-Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. November. Mrs. N. A. Lowry, Scran- 
ton, Pa., secy. 

RENOVO, PA.— Woman's Relief Corps Dis- 
trict Convention. Oct. 23. Mrs. M Yontz 
Rencvo, Pa., secy. ' 

RIVERTON. N. J.— State Congress of Moth- 
ers. Oct. 20. 

ROCHESTER. N. Y.-Central New York 
Medical Association. Oct. 16. C. A Vander- 
heek. 16 Gibbs St., Rochester, N. Y., secy. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. Oct. 17 and 18. Robt 
S. Wilkin, New York City, N. Y., secy. 

ROCKFORD, ILL— State Bankers' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 23 and 24. Frank P. Judson, 204 
Dearborn st., Chicago, 111., secy. 

ROCKFORD. ILL— Reunion Eastern Vet- 
erans' Association. Oct. 18.- C. O Alley 
Rockford, III., secy. 

ROCKFORD, ILL. — State Federation of 
Women's Clubs. Octo. 16 to 19. Mrs. Thomas 
Ferguson, North Main st., Rockford, 111., 
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vention. Oct. 25 to 29. Miss Agnes Radford, 
Masonic Temple, Topeka, Kan., secy. 

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Funeral Benefit Association. Oct. 24. Wm. 
N. Gray, Cranford. N. J., secy. 

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State Council. Oct. 24. W. H. Miers, Box 
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ton Manufacturers' Association. Oct. 16 to 
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setts Fox Club. November. W. H. Foote, 
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GALLATIN. TENN.— Gallatin Street Fair. 
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week. AdTertUeinentk under thl» bead are 
published free of charge. Manager* are anient ly 
requested to Mnd in their names, so that we - 
tnajcjrabnsh them in our next Issue. -.....- 

AKRON. a— Lakeside Park," Randolph Park. 

Summit Lake Park. ; ~ ..,-.- — 

ALBANY, N. T.— Lagoon Island, Weber's 
-• Part. ~ % " . ■ - ■ 

Duck Farm. Hotei, Central PArk. ". .,- 

AULBNTOWN>~t , A.— Mantottan' Parav Bit- 
tersvUle). Dorney'a. W1H6W- Grove r Park. 
Dock Farm Hotel. Central" Park. - 
ALTOONA, FA.— Ts^emgnt. Parte,. - 
ATnHaTON.r"AIiA.--Oxford"^ak6--P»rfc - - 
ASBURY PARK, N. J.— Schnitsler's Ferris 

Wheal and Palace Caroussel. 
ASHLAND. KY.-Cliffeelde Park.' J. W. 
- Mayo, mgr. ;;-'■■ 

ATCBISON, KAN.— Porest Park; -By.. Sura- - 
.mer Part.,, Atchison By., LIgW. 4 Power 
V Co."; "Ji A- Bendure. mer. .-—. . ■"?--• "'--'- ■ i --.- 
ATLANTA. GA.— East Lake' Park; Lakewood 
Park. Exposition (Park. 



CORNING. N. Y.-Palnt«d Poet Park. Bron- 

- son Park. .. . -' " .A, 

COTTAGE CITY. MASS.- Lagoon HeUjflk 
COUNCIL BLOTTO, IA.— Laks Han***. 
COVINGTON. KY— Lagoon. 
CRYSTAL LAKRV _CONN.— Crystal Lake 

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DASBURY. CT.-K«bmss. Part. 
DASTFORD, .WIS.— Terrace Beach. 
DAVENPORT. IA.— Sfatatssn Park. .' 
DAYTON, O.— Falrview Part, Sander's Roof 
Garden. Lucas Grove Park, Lakeside Park. 

DBCULTDR, ILU— RiveraM* Part. 
DBDHAM, MASS.— Gorman's Theater. 
DEFIANCE, O.— Island Park; F. P. Elliott. 
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MANCHESTER, CONN.— Laurel Park. 

MANOHBBTBR. N. H.— Lake Ma—sfeealc Park 

MANHATTAN BEACH— Long Island, N. Y. 
. Oriental Hotel Co. 

MANISTEE, MICH.— Orchard Beech Theater. 

MANSFIELD, O.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

' Helneman Parte.-' 

kCAlRCDS HOOK. PA.— Chester Park. 

MARIETTA, 0.— Church Street Theater. 

MARINETTE. WIS.— Lakeside Park. Marl- 
Blossom Grove, Riverside Park. 

MATBVILL&, KY.— Electric Park. 

McKBBSPORT, PA.— Versailles Park. 

MEDFORD. MASS.— MysUc Park, Combina- 
tion Park. 

MEMPHIS, TBNN.— Bast End Park. 

MBRIDBN. CT.— Hanover Park. 

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y.— Midway Park; Cot- 
tage Theater. 

MIDDLETOWN. CT.— Lakeview Park. 



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Fortescne Pavilion. Doyle's PavUion, 
* Young's Pler^ t Caji_lno^_Ga»denpGuvena.toi's. 
{summer Theater. ■ " ~ " -^^:^v*as---^*it>Lj3c-. : ifc-* : ^ 
AUBURNDALE. MASS.— Mprumbega-PsTk. 7 
AUSTIN. TEX.— Zoo Park PaviUon, Hyde 
— Part-PsviUoa.- 
AYLMER, QBE.— Queen's Park. , 

BALTIMORE. MD— Deer Park. Fairy Grow. 
Woodslde Park. Electric Park. Floods Park, 
" RiTervIeiw- Park. Hollywood Park^Meetera 
Part. Hamberg'a Park. Diamond Point 
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BATH^-ME ^rrymeeOng Part: [ 

-BATTLE CREEK. MICH.-GuU Lake Park. 
;. Goguae Lake Part. . ! 

BAY CrrY, MICH.— Winona Beach Park. ! 
BEROBN BBACH. L. V; cfc" V.- Beeort. ; 
BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Casino Park. J. P. 
E. Clark. -mgr.; Ross Park, J. P. E. Clark, 
mgr.; Elm Garden. ~ -J 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA:— Lake View Park, Eait 
^ Lake Park. -. , . •■ _ e - .-.v--- ~~ 

- BOSTON, : MASS.-JtSinTies Rever Park, Ck- 

aino, Nantasket* Beach, Crescent Beach, . 

" Point- of Pines, Oak Island, Mystic -Park • 

(Medford), Combination Part, The Chutes. . 

BRADFORD. PA.-rCIaxkdala\ Part. \ 

BRANTFOBD, CAN>- Mohawk iPark. -,:.--. ■ ' 
BRANFOBDiOTNN.— BranfortiPriyine; Jnrt. s 
Harry. Cuahman, "New' Haven. Conn., secy. ! 

- BBA.TX«BO«^0».'VT.-^- Brootari*: Park- j 

, BRIDGEPORT. CT.— Pleasure Beach. s - 

BRISTOL, CONN.— Lake Compounce. . , ; 

; BROCKTON^ MASS.— Htghlana Park. , 
BROOKLAND. N. Y.-^Vimd'erveer-E4rt- .J *■ 
-BROOKLYN. N. Y.— DUner ' Park. Brighton 

-• Beach, Rldgewood Casino, Bellevne Park. 
-• Bmwood Beadr, Kenmore^Park. Crystal . 
Beach. Henderson's Music Hall (Coney 

Tsland). .:;,-" < - 

BROOKLYN, N. Y.— Museum Garden. .-•-* 
BUFFALO. N. Y— Bellevne Parity BImwood 
^Baach, Woodlawn Beach. Lein's Park. Ger- 
" man-Amer.can Root Garden-, Ktnmore Park, 

; Crystal Beach. _ . _ 

BURLINGTON. IA.— Otter .Island Park. Fer- 

- ria Wheel Park; Opera House Cafe. . 
BUTTE, MONT.— Columbia Gardens. 

."CAIRO, ILL.— Suburban. Farkv A. Holliday, 
'/■ mgr, 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— Charles- River Park. 

CAMDEN, N. J.— Stockton Parte 

OANTON. O.— Summer Garden. 

fiaaw-MUB PA.— Oave HOI Parte 

OHARLBBTON, S..a— Chicora Parte 

CHARLOTTE. N: Y.— Harria Summer Thea- 
ter. Ontario Beach Part. 

CHARLOTTE, N. C^-LatU Park. 

CHtBBTBR. FAV-^Jndeurtiorne Park. ■■-;_ 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Electric Park. Fort Sheri- 
dan Garden (near Ft- Sheridan), Chicago 
Water Chutes and Midway, E. P. Simpson, 
mgr.. Academy of Music, 85 S. Halstead st; 

- Snnnyside Park, Bismark^ Garden, Ferris . 
Wheel Park; Sans Sonci, Alfred RnaseU, 87 
WaahinKton St.; Masonic Temple Boot Gar- 
den. --•"""' ''..-• 

CINCINNATI. Oi— Lagoon, M. C. Anderson, 
mgr.: Chester Park; Coney Island. L. T- 

.. Anderson, mgr.; The Zoo. Red Bank Park.%-* 

CLEAR LAKE. IND.— Tuxedo Part. J. C./ 
Chrlstman. . mgr., - 918 Chamber of Com' ' 
merce Bldg, Ch.rsgo. 

CLBVELAND, O:— Euclid Beach Park.' Gar- 
den Theater. Lake View Park, Scenic Park, 
Halnorth's Garden, Geauga Lake, Manhat- 
tan Beaeh Park. "• 

CLINTON. TA.— Joyce Parte I Henry F. sin- 
ger, Lyons, la., mgr.: The Schntzen Park. 
German - Shooting . Society. Lyons, la.. 

proof a.^^:_"' ".:?■'- r ' '■-, * '■' 

COHOES:>N.. Y.— Slop Street Parte' 

COLUMBIA- PA.— Chiekle'B Part. 

COLUMBIA. 8. C— Hyatt's Part Casino. 

COLUMBUS, ft. fc4-Nortte:Highlan*VParte^. 

COLUMBUS. !>.— MTnervl^ Parte - Olentangj ;. 
Park. Great Southern Roof Garden,. Collins' 
Gsrden, Great Southera Roof Garden. 

CONCORD. N. H.^- C on to co o fc RlvBr Parte 

OONNEAUT. O— Lake View Parte 

OONEY ISLAND. N. T.-The Chutas. 



Chutes' Park, "Elitch Gardens. Manhattan 

Beach. 
. DERBY. OT.—Hou«Atonic Parte ._ 

•'- DES MOINES. IA.-^Ball.Eark,-D. A. Kooker, 

mgr.; Crocker Woods Auditorium. 
.'.DETROIT, MlCti.- ^toek's \RiTersIde Parav 
DOVERi N. H.-Centrai Park. ~ 

- DUBUQUE. .IA.T-3tewart:a Parte ■ 

- i>ULTJTH7 MINNT-Hin-Top-Caslae. •.*- 

BAST AUBURN. MB. -Lake George Park; 
BAST ORAND RAPIDS. •MK31fc^-Re-d-L«k«v- 
BAST ST. LOUIS. ILL. -Bdgemont Part. 
BASTON. PA.— Island Park. 

ECHO LAKE. N. J. -Erie R. R. Co. 
ELGIN, ILL.— NaUonal Park, Railway Parte 
-TbT.MTR Ag- N. " Y.-gft6»»rlck ^Glen Pa*k. Harry 
F. DIxey, Bingham ton, N. Y.; Eldrldge 
Park, B. M. Little, mgr.; Qneen City Gar- 
dens. . , •"- 

EVANSVILLE; nm/-Oook'i Parte' 
• .EXPOSITION. PA.— EipoeRlon Bark. 

Lincoln' Farav ^ afuuut'fiope Tiilfc«-»-^^vc^ . 
-^FRANKFORTj KY;— Cove- Spring Park. Col." 
W. H. Fremont, mgr. 



N. a Y.'" Traction Company; 

MILWAUKEE, WIS— Coney Island Park, O. 
F. Miller, mgr.; Blatz Park,, SchliU Park, 
National Park, Base Ball Park, Wnlteflsh 

" Bay, Central Park, Shooting Park. 

MINNEAPOLIS, VHINN.-Lake Harriet . Pa- 
vilion."- 

MINERAL WELLS. TEX.— Hawthorne Pa- 

Tinon inearFtr Worth).- ~ -• • - 

MOBILE. ALA.— Monroe Park. 

MONTGOMERY. ALA.— Highland Parte 

MONTREAL, CAN.— Queen's Park, Sohmer 
Park, Arena. 

MORTIMER, O. (near Findiay)— NoixIb Park 
and Pavilion. William Norris, owner and 
■mBXi - "' - :--.- - - 

MT. CUBMBNS, MK3H.— Monroe Garden. 

MT. VERNON, O— Hiawatha Parte 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Lake -MlcWean Pa*. 

NAHANT, MASS.— Casino Theater. 

NANTASKET. BEACH:, MASS.— Hotel Nan- 

s Oaskat Jtnsl o Ha il. ....-.; . ^ ± .... , 

NAKRAGANSETT HER. . JUTtk i^ 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Glendaie Park, Y. C. 



■ Pliiehui at P ark-;— Who. — A ll e y, mg r-4- Shelb y P a rk . 



lorn Park. Fitchburg A Leominster St Ry. 
Co. - 

FOND-DU-LAC, WIS. -Athletic Part. 

FT. SMITH. ARK.— Park, Chas. E. Taylor, 
■ v -mgr:'- '- --■..-• _ • | 

FT. WAYNE, IND.- •Robtnaon-'s Park, 
; FT. WORTH. TEXI—Grunewald Park. Ty- 
'■'— Iers'-Park. ; 

OALION. . P.— Secca nlm Parte--, I 

GALVESTON. TEX.-- Olymnla Garden. 

GALT. CAN— Idlewlld Parte --■--.! 

(JABDNER. MAeS.— OTTfUl Lake Park. ■ 

GLENS FALLS,- N. Y.-4IcGregor Parte ! 

GRAND LEDGE. MICH. -Grand Ledge Parte 
'J. S. "Midge, mgr- i 

- GRAND R*FIDS. MICTL— Heed Lake, Ro- 

mona Par&Godfroy's Summer Pavilion. ; 
GREEN" BAY; -WIS.— Street Railway Park; 

Washington- Park, O. Fiedeler, mgr. 
GREE N LA KE. WIS. — Terrsce Bearh Cnslnb. 
GREEN WUOIT LAKE, N. "S.— EtttT X.^K. Co. 
: GUTHRI E. OKLA.— Island Pert.? 
GUTTBNBURG. N. I. -Casino.- - 
HAMILTON. O.— Llr.o fc u*4ld Parte 
HAMPDEN. MB.— Rlvrtrtde Park. ■ - • 
" HAMPTON REACH. N. ».— Hkntptoh Beaeh 

_-■' Pa-riUott^- . ... •; . ; : •: 

HARRISBURa PA.— Pastaug ParteMidFay 

Parte Reservoir - Part.:" :. 
•HARTFORD. CONN— Address P. J. Casey. 

- * Sprihefteld. Mass. ; Werner's Parte ■ '■" i 
HASLETTS, MICH.— Pine- Park. Wmr Mc- 

Glveror. mgr. ". ' .. r^." . ' ; : 

"HAVBRHTLLv MASS.— PlMS. :'" 
HOLYOKETltAgS.— Mountain Parte 
HOT SPRTjjW^^ARK-^WtiminErbti-park. i 
HOUSTON." TEX— Magnolia- .Park, Forest 
■■"Parte " i .-.--.. -a ; :^-ii.ji«ssJt;TiJ " ' j. 

HOWBLL,i,IND,-7GIen Parkll (hear: ::Exans- 

villeL •-.."-•- 

•HURON. O—Rve R««ch Resort 
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Broad Ripple Parte 
4IONA ISLAND; NY^ Wet Sh ore R. R. eov 
ITHACA; N. Y.—Renwlck Park. 
JACKSON. TRNN.— Hlgbtand Park. 
JAOK.ooNVTT.IJE. FLA.— Crystal Roof Gardni 
JAMESTOWN, N. - Y.— Celoron Park. Jnle 

Delntar, ••tt. :-.■ 
KALAMAZOO. MICH— Lake View Casino. ' 
KANKAKEE. TLU— ^Blertrle Prtte 
HiNSAS CITY, MO.— East Side Electric 

Parte H. Willard, mgr.; Falrmonnt Park.. 
_ Tiwrt Park. ■ . 

KEOKUK. IA-— Pechsteln A Nagel's Garden.' 

Hnblnger Parte 
KEDKA LAKE. N. T. — ■■■•■• 
iflNGSTON. ONT.— Long Island Part: Joseph 
* -.Brooby, mgr. 
LAMPASAS; " TEX. — Hancock Sulphur 

Springs :Parfc- • .-.-'"-'.... 

* LA!wnia f»PER ..;.MABB.— Pen Traction Co. 
LANCASTER. FA.— Cohestoga Park Theater 

'(opera), MeOrann's Park. 
LANSING. MICH— Grand Ledge Park. Has- 

bett Park; Leadley's Park. Irving S. Fogg. 

LA PORTE. IND.— Tuxedo Park; J. C ChrUt- 

man. Metropolitan -Block. Chicago, pros. 
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Glen Forest. 

LEAVENWORTH. -KAN. — Electric Park,* 
LeaVenworth Parte 

LEBANON. PA.— Mt Gretna Park. 

LBOWTNBTER. MAGS. — Leominster Parte 

LBWISTON. ME.— Grove Park. 

LIMA, O.— Hoover's Park, HcCnlloughls Lake 
Parted- --.--. 

LINCOLN. NEB.— Lincoln Part. 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Parte Chas. E. Tay- 
lor, mgr.: Glenwood Park Theater. - 

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Fiesta Park; L. A. A 
-•> .t>«f Go"-' 

T.ONW Ml AVOW N. J— Pleamnt Ray Bark. 

LOUISVILLE. KY.— Lion Garden Park, Phoe- 
nix Hill Fark. ------ .-■■■; 

LOWELL. MASS.— Lakeview Park, WUlow- 
dale Par k.' ' 

LUD LOW. K Y.— lAgoon. 

LYNCHBURG." YA.— Westover Part, Rlver- 
mont Park Auditorium. 

LYNN; MASS.— wrrtow Park "Theater,- Gor- 
man's Summer Theater, Crescent Gardens, 

- Suntang Parte 



NEVADA, MO.— Lake Park Springs. 

Harry C. Moore, prbpr. 
NEWARK. 0.—Ifflewild -Part. 
NEWNAN, GA.— Pearl Spring Park; Walter 
NEW BEDFORD, MASS.— Buttonwood Park. 
rflHW-BRrrAIN, CT.— Wtlte Oak Park. 
NEWBURO. N. Y.— Glenwood Park.- 
KBW BURYPORT-. MASS.— Salisbury Parte 
NEW OAHPLE, PA.— Cascade Park. 
NEW HAVEN r CONN.— Winchester St Rail- 
way Park; Israel. A.. Kelsey, West Haven, 
Conn., mgr. New Open-Alr. Seaside. Thea- . 
ter; Israel A. Kelsey, West Haven, Conn., ■ 
mar. Elm City Park: Jos. E. Hublnger, 840 
-- Chapel at -• .--- 
NEW ORLEANS, LA.— West End,- Athletic - 

Park, Audubon PkrkrCity- Parte 
NI5.W YORK- CITY, N. Y.T-Koster & Bial's, 
Casino Roof Garden, Grand Central Palace - 
Roof Garden, Lion Palace . Roof Garden, 
Venetian. Terrace. Roo? Garden. Cherry ' 
■ • Blossom- Grove. Riverside Parte 
i NORFOLK, VA.— Ocean view Park, Atlantic ' 
Garden, Buckroe Beach, Hotel Chamberlain. '. 
-- NORTIBUsWTON. MASS.— Meadow rarKr.y 
, NORTH BEACH. L. I., N. Y.— Erbs' Casino. 
■-' NORWICH.' CONN.-^CHff Terrace. R. M. 
Powers, prop.; Sachem Park, A. Wilson ■ 

- Snow, amusement d'.rector, 51 Broadwayv 
: OAKLAND. CAL— Oakland Park. 
2 OAKLAND BEACH. R.-L" ~ 

- OCEAN CITY, N. Y.— New- Ocean Pier. = 
' ''■ OCEAN VIEW .VA.— Ocean View Park (hear . 

Norfolk). .-■■ ■ 
-'•" OGDEN. UTAH.— Glenwood Park; W. C. : 
': Weaver, mgr. 

: OLEAN, N. Y.— Rlverhurst Park. C. C. Mo- 
= rian, mgr. . ' 

"-: OMAHA. NEB.— Mullen's Garden. . 
- ONTARIO, N. Y.— Ontario Reach Parte « 
: ORANGE, MAS8.-Central Parte 

OSHKOSH. WIS.— Citizens' Traction Co. 
... OSWEGO, N._Y.— Oswego Beach. 
* OTTAWA, ONT.— Can. Victoria Park, Ottawa ' 

Electric Railway. 
.... OTTUMWA, '-. IA. — Orpheum Summer Park - 

Theater. 
-. OW>0SSO. MTCH.-Caledonia Parte 
PADUOAH. KY»— La Belle Park, j 
PAINTED POST; N. Y.— Broneon Park. 
PARKBRSBURG. W. VA.— Terrapin Pnrk. 
PARTS. ILL.— Reservoir Park. r 

. PATERSON, N. J.— Passaic Falls Park, East 
* Sidet Park- (city), West Side Pafk (city): ' 
-5 Schentxen, Saal Bros., mgrs.;; Idlewlld 
fi- Park, Traction Company. 
. PBAKB ISLAND. MB.— Underwood Springs - 
Park. .-.--' ■» ■ • • 

PSNBAOOLA. FLA.— Knpfrlean's P*rk. . 
PEORIA. ILL.-Central Park, The Alps. - 
Prospect Heights Parte Glen Oak Park; 
Pfelfer's Pavilion, C. G. Pfeifer, mgr. ; . 
Stony Hill Garden; Stoecker's Summer Gar- 
den.?-" .*'--.;:....' '-^? '- f 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.-^WUlow Grove. Park, 
Central Park; Baseball Park, iWoodsIde . 
Parte Neshanning Park. Torresdale Park, 
Wa s hingto n Park, Chestnut Hill Park. , 

_PHILLIP9BURa. N. J.— Cedar Parte 
. PIOCA. O.— Midway Park. 

prrvAM OROVg, N. J.— Alwynn Par*. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— Kennywood Park. Monon- 

gahela Street Ry." Co., Jas. C. Sansom, 

-mgr., B12 Smlthlleld St.: Oakwaod Park,. 

John Harris, West End Tract'on Co., mgr.; 

^chenley Park, Oakum Park, Calhoun Park. 

Oak Hill Park. 

PORTLAND, ME.— Rlverton Park, Under- 
wood Springs Park, Cotta ge Park. 

PORTLAND. ME -Gem Theater. 

PORTT/AND. ORB.— Hawthorne Springs Parte 

PORTSMOUTH. V.A.-CDlum«la Park. 

POTTSTOWN, PA.— Ringing Rock Park, 
Tumbling Rnn Pavilion. 

POUGHKEEPSIE. -. N. Y.— Darrow Park, - ; 

> Upton Lake Parte Riverside Park. 
■ PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Rocky Point, Crescent 
Park, Roger Williams Park, Dan's Park, 
■Bl* cketono Park. ^<^ 

PUEBLO, COL.— Lake Mlnnequa Parlllon. 

QJTTNCY. ILL.— Baldwin Part, T. S. Baldwin, " 
mgr.; Highland Park, Harry H. Franklin, 
mgr. -■,--■■•.. 

READING, PA.— Carsomla Park, Driving 
Parte 



REVERB, ' MASS.— Point of Pines (near 

- -T-Lynn). -. 

RICHMOND. VA.— Putnam's Summer Gar- 
den, Broad 8treet Park, Auditorium, Jeffer- 
son Roof Garden, Athletic Park, Main 
Street Park. 

RICHMOND, IND.— Glen Miller. 

ROCKVILLE. CONN.— Pleasure Park." 

ROCHESTER, N. Y.— Ontario Beach, New 
Culver Park, Irondeqiioite Park. 

ROCKAWAY BBACH, L. L, -N. Y.— Deim- 

llno's Casino. .. 

ROCKFORD, ILL.— Harlem Park. 

ROCKLAND, ME.— Broadway Pavilion Thea- 
ter. 

ROCKVITJLB. CONN.— Snlpsle Parte 

ROCKY POINT. R. I. 
Mr. Harrington, mgr. 

ROME, GA.— Moberiy Park. 

ROUND BAY. MD~.-B.gs O. Short Line Ry.Co. 

SAGINAW. MICH.— Riverside Parte 

SALEM, MASS.— Salem Willows. Dana and 
"Parker.'a. Pavilion, ..Casino, Gorman's Sum- 
mer Theater. ... 

SALISBURY BEACH. MASS.— Pavilion. 
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Saltalr Beach, 

Lagoon, Salt Palace, Calder's Park. 
SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Muth's Garden. 
SAN DIEGO. CAL.— S. D. P. B. & S. J. Ry. 
, SANDUSKY, O.— Cedar Point Grove. 

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.— Paul Boynton 

Chutes, Presidio Athletic Park, Glen Park. 
SARATOGA. N. Y.— Palm Garden. 
SAVANNAH, GA.— Tlvoli Park. Thunderbolt 

Park. " 

SCIO, O.— Pavilion Theater. 

SOHANTON, PA.— Laurel Hill Park. -- 
. SEA OLIFF, L- I.— Add. Manager of Lyceum. 

SEATTLE, WASH.— Leschi Park, ' Madison 
Park, 

SBDALIA. MO.— O. T. Crawford, Topeka,Kas. 
. SBNBOA FALLS, N. Y.— Cayuga Park. 

SriOHOLA GLEN. N. Y— Erie Rl rL^aCevi?; - i 

- 3KOWHEX3AN r ME.— Lakewood Grove. 
SOUTH BARTONVILLE. ILL.— Casino. 
SOUTH BEACH. S. I., N. Y.^Munley's Ca- 
sino. 

BOUTH BEND. IND.— Springbdbk Park. - 
SOUTH , FARMINGHAM. MASS.— Wayside 
Park. . .-._,", .-" K .. 

. SOUTH NORWALK, CT.— Roton Point The- 
ater. "» - 

SPRINGFIELD. MASS.— Suburban Park. 
SPOKANE, WASH.— Natatarlum Park. 
STAUNTON. VA.— Highland Park. 
STATEN ISLAND, N. V.— Boynton Beach. 
ST. CLOUD, N.' J.— Highland Park (near 
Newark).' 

ST. JOSEPH; MO.— Address ! 6;¥. -Crawford, . 

Topeka, Kan.; Lake Controny, Krug Park, 

Athletic Park. . ... 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Bellevue Gardens, Koer- 

ner's Garden, Klondyke Park and Chutes; 

Forest Park, Highlands; Southern Electric 
."Park; -Suburban- Garden-; Meremac. High- 

- lands;- Mannlon Park. Delm'ar Gardens, 
Uhrig's Cave, Athletic Park. ■• 

ST. PAUL, . MINN.— Palm " Garden, Como 
. Park, Palace Garden. . -. 
■ ST. THOMAS,, CAN.— Pinafore. Lake Park. 
..STOCKPORT, N. Y.— Fern Side Parte 

F. W. Deboe," mgr. 
: STOCKTON. OAL— St Elee. Ry. Co. 

SYLVAN BEACH.- NEW YORK. 
> SYRACUSE.. N. Y.— Electric Park, Valley 
Theater; Lakeside Park, Chas. LOof, Styles 
Station, mgr.; Kirkwood— Park, Elmwood 
Park. """'-'■■'. 

.TAMPA, FLA.— DeSoto Parte Tampa Elec- 

■- trlC CO. .- ;-.. .'■:'..-• 

Henry G. Bradlee, mgr. 

TAUNTON. MASS — Nippenlcket Park, Dlgh- 
tch Rock Park, Sabbatla Park«i 

TERRS HAUTE. IND.— Bijou Gardeh-Trmater 

TOLEDO, O.— Lake Erie Casino, Farm Th'ea-t 
ter, Presque Isle. 

-TOPEKA, KAN— Address O. T. Crawford; 
Garfield Park. 

TORONTO, ONT.— Hanlan's Point, Munro 

TRENTON, N. J.-^Sprlng Lake Park, New 
Park Theater, Broad Street Park. 

TROY. N. Y.— Lagoon Island.. 

UNION. N. Y.— Casino. 

UTICA, N. Y.— Summit Park, Utlca Park, 
Brand's Casino Park, Rochester Park, El- 
mlra Park, ;.-" ' 

v.-LDOSTA, GA.— Pine Park. A. T. Moore. 

VINCENNES, IND.— Falrvtew Park. 
A. G; Traube.mgr; 

WIAKEFIELD. MASS.— Wakefield Park. 

WARSAW.* IND.— Lake Side Park. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Man-nall Hall Park, 
Wildwood Park (formerly Glon Sligo), Co- 
lumbia Park, Lawrence " Summer Garden - , 
Buena Vista, Chevy Chase Lake, Eureka 
Park (colored). Notley Hall (colored), Ches-, , 
. apeake Beach, River View Park, Cabin 
John's Bridge Park. Glen Echo Park. 

WASHINGTON, IND.— Street Railway Park. 

WATERBURY, CT— Lakewood Park, Belle- 
view Lake Grove; Forest Park, Jean 
Jacoties, mgr. ^ - 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Seiberfs Summer 
Gsrden. Glen Park. 

W ATKINS GLEN, N. Y. 

WEBB CITY, MO.— Olympla Park. 

WEBSTER, MASS.— Beacon Park, Beaver 
Parle. i 

WKSTFIET..D, MASS.— Wsronocco Park.-- 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Wheeling Park, Mo- 
zart' Park, Pleasant Valley Park, Bader & 
Mnnrer, mgrs. 

.WHITE BEAR LAKE. MINN.— WIMwood 
Park; Lake Sbore Park, White Bear Beach. 

WILLI AMSPORT. PA.-rVallamont Park. 

WILMINGTON, DEL — Shellport Park, Bran- 
dy wine Park, Summer Park. 
,.W!NNtPF(j. CAN.— River Park, Elm Park. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Piedmont Park. 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Lake Qulneigan»oiid 

Park.. ..:>-. . .-*■"- ■--" 

-YONKBRS. N. Y.-r-Yonkers Pleaaure Parte 

YOUNGSTOWN, O.— Idora Parte MIHcreek 

'Park. 

YORK. PA.— Highland Park. 

ZANBSVILLE, O.— Grant Park, Maplewood 




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To the Editor or "The Billboard:"* 

Jiear Sir — In speaKing ct bill posters, I al- 
ways put this man (c-iarley -Hager* on top. 
Wnat a. relief tt is* to come in a town that 
has such a plant, after traveling 7,000 miles 
and visiting ten .States'. Besides, Mr. Hager. 
who Is untiring in ms efforts to do business, 
will drop his work to go with me to a possible 
customer to contract for posting. 

St. Louis is the most cadcwara of all- cities 
for local work that I Knew cf. The cause I 
am ignorant of, and it is a question with me 
if I ever call here to sell posters again. 

St. Louis Bill Posting Company nas about 
TOO first-class local. oris for stand work, and 
some 1,500 3-sheet special boards. Their high- 
class center showings are especially strong. 
.. and their theatrical 3-sheets are marvels; 
Mp their possibilities foril-shets and small work 
rf*1 is nr st-class. 

SI! '■ Tne street car system is the finest in the 
,%ii country, and is so recognized by the national 

strong line of 



the advantage 
one can get on the St. Louis bill boards, for 
they have a reputation among the commercial 
advertisers for a satisfactory service at alt 
times, and their theatrical billing runs from 
10,000 to 25,000 sheets a week. 

The business, both : in shop, and office, is 
run on a system which partakes of the in- 
dividuality of Hager. and their expenses are 
as much as a" half-dozen ordinary plants 
Rentals are from $1» to $17,000 per year. Good 



„ ..,_. I asked Charley for figures on yearly re- 
-*-. >r fefHl ceipts. Looking me straight in the eye, he 
Bjiffit f:-y»*« said: "Not after- that report' of yours from 
|'Fm".b Chicago." ("The Billboard", of Sept. 29.) 
*' :i< ' > i.jtp But he told me on the Q. T. that he was se- 
"Jw'P riously thinking of taking last year's and 
Ui*$Mt this season's profits to buy out the Standard 
!^#t" Oil Company. ! 



Ip^lwJ Oh I Bob Campbell: how many scrapes you 

^ilse'.SS Tiuva vrnt rrta intn *** nl.:..l. T'~.*lt ... . im 

found 



if?' tm'& haTe S" 1 me mto * of which. I will treasure 
S Ik §Ki an< * Dre at y° ur head some day! I foi 
s£ *lia "Mac" at his desk, and he was lavish with 



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MS his smiles as of ycre. He hands them out to 
ffis*rf all comers. 

Si ?! "Williamson, who runs the paint end of the 
r j,- •* .-«*! deal, reports business brisk, and between pa- 
£*r*i i V~«*Si ver and P aint they S* v e employment to fifty 
Sji' j\1 3 Jj men. I could hardly realize, after. the battle 
i"?v3* "JcMjp "Which thex went tbr— *eh. ti—t ti-ese two m~n 
*'■""'- Ptofl are band- in, glove. It cost $30,000 on a side, 
"Iff |£ and now. like old veterans, they sit' down 

jpflwitb a cold bottle between •Vn and taiv 
jg'vy 1 of what might have been. What a lesson! 
»B*j«? A lesson yet to be learntd bv some one not 
i ;fe"t one ' million miles froni Lake Krie. I wonder 
IfilS I it this is any of my business? 
wt^-5 ■}■ Called on the Great Western Printing Com- 
fel|?* pany - Saw Mr. Walter S. • Donaldson, who 
■**'' ■■-• «-i showed me seme wood' cuts which were won- 
derful In colors and exeevfo". If this firm 
continues with this wcrk. I don't see where 
the iitno business wil .<-ome in. Mr. Donald- 
son tolls me he has allitbe wrrk his olant ean 



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i*,t J IT^V' " ut * mj»#«r lire luiupan} -w 
T'-i 1 " ^ 'SwS .■aid something about r't 
Wjf * ts'^^ death. In a year's- t ; rae 

^* J . t;.-:^». it... a n u i*i. t _»__.- 



|*J'S' stand, and is serTously thinking cf running 
, ifiAi overtime. Is in sympathy with the Donald- 
f t;~&&i so" Litho Company in the ; r art'sts' str Ve 
" ' "X&* an . a . h Qpe *$? company will win out. He also 
~ " d : ng a good borse to 

me th r s firm will be in 
the field with large stock dcsU rs. 
;f:r I am writing in- Hatr-r's olfire. Mr W. J. 
Ti Horn, cf Sorlngfif-'il. Ill . »-rme »n M*> tells 
g# me he was elected president of the Illinois 
>i State Bill Posters* Association, which was a 
?*| surprise to me. .91 .1. Jonnson. cf Galcsburc. 
vice president, arid rhe best fellrw- in tie 
ifv— Bob Campbell. F. P. 
Mor^ anp n Vonrs 
M. L I.15VYN"2. 
Des Moines. la. 



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Moore's Letter to Levyne. 



world is secretafy^Bob 
im» Myers, of Danville, treas. 
**Mt truly.".. 

M 

mi 

fe??|t Friend M. L. Levyne— In accordance w'th 
•F fe your reauest when here. I snbm't to vo'r the 
,S| I action of the Iowa State Bill Posters' Asso- 
ijifceiation. held at Council Bluffs. Pr day. Sent. 
1#|;?S. 19«). and ynur h"mh'» "servnnt w»s there 
|j f| 1 was not in the room", but was en hand, as 
„'^£the result will show you. There were nine- 
-*f .! P teen member* of t> 



THE BILLBOARD 



1 Rill Posters' | 
|U Department | 



~ i? *•*•?« NKIIilwr' 1*1 !.••" i**.~— ***-nF* »»*"*u<^t; t*»n 

;W^of those voted for Chamberltn & Kindt, nine 
.BI-'S voted for W. W. Monro. There were twenty 
1^§ !-if proxies Bent In. which the nart'es .'bold'ne 

«&>^them said would have been cast frrlloora. 
jut they were not admissable: If they hsd 

Vlfi'rbeen, Moore would ha'we- bad- tb'rty votes. C, 
>'■£ Hi A K-. of Burlington and Davcnpcrt. ten votes. 



Those managers of opera houses, who had a 
plant of their own with three or four ex- 
ceptions, were with the Burlington and Dav- 
enport ' men, who have no interest in this 
city and have never furnished one penny in 
the development of the city, while W. W. 
Moore has spent thousands of dollars towards 
building up Des Moines, has paid taxes for 
fifty years and has been a resident of the 
city for the past fifty-three years, and the 
opposition are non-residents. Such is lite 
when you are opposed to trusts*. 

1 "met my friend Chamberlin, who was in 
the city. I told him that if I had been per- 
mitted in the meeting, I would have -said him 
in the shade. He acknowledged it, and said 
my friends told him if I had appeared in the 
meeting and made my statements. 1 would 
have carried the day; in fact, after the asso- 
ciation- adjourned, two parties came to me 
and after I had conversed with them, said 
if I bad appeared in the -meeting. and made 
my statement, they would have voted for me. 
I am the oldest bill poster in the State; hav- 
ing been in the business for thirty consecu- 
tive years, and expect to continue in it. 

My steel plate has arrived, or part of it. 
and I will commence covering my plant, re- 
build- several prominent boards before placing 
the steel plate or galvanized iron upon tnero. 
I haver-always had an ambition to have 12.000 
lineal feet cf boards— at least 10.000: then in 
the course of five years would sell, probably 
before, when any person desires to pay for it 
what it is worth, and the advertisers can 
have their wcrk dene in one of the largest 
and best steel plants in Iowa, and in the best 
locations in the city, at 9 cents per sheet, 
allowing them 16 1-3. per cent commission. 5 
per cent extra en all three-month contracts 
or 10' per cent commission on all six-month 
contracts. 

Every stand from six-sheet up will be 
blanked: I have been doing this for the past 
two weeks, and shall continue it. Levyne. 
how I should like to see you to-day. I could 
tell you cf incidents that occurred at the 
meeting. As serious a face as you carry, it 
would even make you laugh. I found I had 
more warm and influential friends in the as- ' 
sociation than I had any idea of. and for this 
friendship shown towards me I will never for- 
get them. As to those who opposed me, I 
have no ill feeling against them for so doing. 
1 shall still continue to saw wood. 

I. made my application to* become a member 
of the Iowa State Anso'-'ation'Iast Feb. *1, 1900, 
and then again Sept. 14. 

Hoping that you are meeting your expecta- 
tion in selling Donaldson, paper, long may 
you live, with three cheers for "The Bill- 
board" and Mr. Donaldson, -.who is fighting 
the Association of Bill Posters cf United 
States and Canada > «»»« vn-«rs. as ever. 

UNXLE BILLY MOORE. 



London LeJteK 



London, England, Oct. 1.— (Special Corre- 
spondence.) _ The Exhibition in connection 
with printers, printers' engineers, paper- 
makers, papcr-makei-s" engineers, stationers, 
bookbinders,, fine art publishers, and allied 
trades, which is to be opened in St. James's 
Hall, Manchester, on the 8th inst., promises 
to be a very comprehensive affa'r, and -there 
is every prospect that it will meet with all 
the success that its promoters can hope for. 
The Exhibition, which is under the general 
management of Mr. A. P. Baker, will remain 
open until October 27. and it is expected that, 
during the three weeks it will be opened to 
the public, scores of visitors will attend it. 
Mr. Baker has had charge of many very suc- 
cessful "shows" of the kind under notice, 
and his experience dates from the Fisheries 
Exhibit/on in London, in the year l s 81, down 
to the Northern Counties* (5roc-?ry Exhibition 
in 183S. We believe that about all the ava I- 
able spaces arc now let, and that English, 
American. German, and other fore"gn firms 
will be represented. This looks well for a 
good assembly of exhibitors, and we know 
that Mr. Baker is doing his b?st to bring 
all the printers, bookbinders, paper-makers, 
box-makers, and others in the United K ng- 
dom to Manchester to "see the show." He 
has sent out no less than 6,0C0 free passes 
»o iraFter printers, bookh'nders. and others 
to visit the Exhibition. He has also under- 
taken to supply tickets to employes at much 
reduced rates. It will thus be seen that Mr. 
Baker is sparing neithor evp-nRo nor trouble 
to -"ske the Exh'bition a tnir-weli success. 
There is no reason to believe that in the 
Exhibit'on there will be the finest collection 
of printers" machinery that has ever been 
brought together in this country- We know 
•»' fir-— = in Yorksh-r". Lancash're. and Lon- 
don that are to exhibit some of their latest 
productions in modern letterpress and lilho- 
. rs.ft-.e rr nt-ng presres. and these w II afford 
special interest and information to those who 
, arc engaged in- process work, multi-color, 
r.nd other new systems of producing illustra- 
tions or the highest art'st'c character. There? 
will also be a good deal to interest paoer- 
maker<s. stat'oners jind the makers of fancy 
as well as of folding paper boxes.- and ma- 
-Mn'-ry connected with the last-named will 
be on view. The modern system of type- 
setting will also be represented, and there 
will be several illustrat'ons of the new sys- 
tem of driving machinery bv ele"tr'city. In- 
deed, a number of the largest exhibitors hava 
decided to have their raachinerv In- motion 
dur*ng the hold'ng of the Exh'b'tion. Tho 
.display is to be in Coftonopol's. and we bc- 
1-eve that the people of Lancash"r<> are taking 
Fnecial interest in the whole affair. With 
the excellent management of Mr, Rake--, 
couple! with the pa'nestness of the Lanca- 
sh're* people, we hpvp no doubt obntt* tb" 
successful results which a-c «ure to folow 

John M--ore. the Amcr'can Pm-fr Fatewnnn. 
Is back in London nft°r a most succes»'ul 
trip-through Ireland. He bids ire say thit 
he Is always glad to hear from h"s American 



friends. His address is care of the office of 
the Donaldson Litbo. Co., til Chancery Lano. 

American posters are great favorites'over 
here. They are far superior to our horn-; 
product. Our printers do not seem to get the 
breezy dash to their work that you Yankees 
obtain. Your colors -are also clean and 
-"bright while ours are muddy and obscure. 

Scapa is very active this season, but the 
billposters do not seem to be unduly alarmed. 

The Aunual Dinner of the London Billp-jst-. 
■ers' Protection Association: takes place at the 
Holborn Restaurant on Wednesday, 17th inst.. 
when Mr. Walter Hill has kindly consented 
to preside. 

I note that at the recent exhibition of ad- 
vertisement posters at the Crystal Palace 

the -winner of the <Jo!d Medal g.ven for the 
best design was a woman. Th.s is another 
instance of the prograss women are making 
in the professions which until comparatively 
lately were considered to be open to ""'men "' 
only. 

• Which is the best advertising stat'on in the 
world? It is the great hoarding recently put 
i-'p in the Strand, round pait of the site of 
the County Council's street improvement. 

So. at any rate, the manager of Parting- 
ton's .who share the hoarding with Willing s, 
told a Daily Mail representative; and he 
added that the hoarding is the largest he has 
ever known erected in London. 
.The immense billsticking board is .194 feet 
. long and .19 feet high, and is divided by. 
mutual .arrangement between the two adver- 
tising firms. It was a happy idea, when the 
Strand- houses were pulled down," to cover 
up the backs of those still standing in Holy- 
well strec-t with . this immense sheet of 
matcb-boardir.g, facing the thousands and 
thousands of people who daily pass along the 
Strand. . - - ' 

The County Council will get 3,000 pounds 
a year for the billsticking rights, and the 
hoarding will be up for about three years. 
Its collection of pictorial posters, advert's ng 
everything from soap and sewing machines to 
plays- and patent medicines, is one of the 
most interesting and effective ever exh b'ted 
in the streets.- and one of the secrets of its 
effectiveness is that each bill is seperated 
from the rest by a space or border, like 
pictures at the Royal Academy, only more so. 
Tlrs arrangement gives every advertisement 
a chance to be seen, and is both grateful and 
comforting to the poster-artist. — 



Winston-Salem, N.C., Weavings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— !t is my desire to call your at- 
tention to the : fact that we are in the push, 
as far as amusements is concerned, just the 
same. As we are going to have ail kinds of 
amusements here during cur Free Street Fair. 
Carnival and Corn Fair, and the Piedmont 
Horse Show, the largest that has ever been 
held in the South, we will have all kinds of 
attractions. The bill posters and distributors 
in the South are busy billing for the coming 
occasion, which will be held on Oct. 29 to 
Nov. I. We will have a large attendance from 
all sections to witness tins large fair and 
carnival. Wc are having shows of all de- 
scriptions. Sept. 30 we had "O'Flynn Birth- 
day Co.." the 6th was booked for Dan Pack- 
ard Co.: Oct. 12 Prof. Gentry Dbg and Pony 
Show; 13th. Forepaugh & Sells Circus at ' 
Greensboro: Oct. 1 Buckskin Bit's -Wild West. 
Other shows booked for fair week. Now 
comes John Sparks-" Circus: 17th, Rusco & 
Holland's. Minstrels. We have West & Davis 
or Davis Bros.' Minstrels, people who left 
the Buckskin Bill show and organized for 
themselves. Their beautiful car came up for 
them to day. They held a rehearsal re-en'ly 
for the first tin>c. and are now ready for the 
road. I am building a nice office to cnterta'n 
my friends when they come to this city. Bus- 
iness is good; all I can do in all lines of ad- 
vcrtis'ng. I am not botbeici with inspecto s. 
as they know that I givs them honest serv- 
ice. All work received by me receives im- 
mediate attention, aud when the adv-rtiscr 
comes in he finds h"s work up awaiting his 
inspection. I hope you will pardon me for 
tak ng up so much space— it can't be helped— 
as "The Blllbc.-ird" lias so many friends herr 
that they are bound to poruse its columns 
Po I trust clcse, wishing yo'i happiness anl 
prosperity. Yours respectfully. 

. W. T. IM'OIIL. 
..Manager Twin City Hill Posing Plant. 



Newport, Ark., News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— It's the first t-.mc since I'v.* been 
in the bill posting business that nil my boards 
have been covered at- one time. I can pn*-l 
about ?,000 sheets. They have been envcrrd 
w-th Dnimmond's Natural Leaf. Prrklv Asii 
Bitters, -Dr. Carlstrdt's Liver Powder. Vura- ' 
tan Chill Tonic. Palmer's Ten Nights in n 
Bur Roctn. Friend's Oats, Prof. Gentry's flog 
and Pony. Show was here on tho 13th: bad n 
geed cro*d, afternoon and evening. It was 

ft.n ^l^ nT)y .-i .h ow (, v rr in thin n*rt r-f tu<* 

country. :Every one wus highly pleased, with 
the exception of the sucker who was looking 
for a fakir to rob him. The gambler, thief 
or fak'.r in one feature that the Gentry Show- 
has overlooked. It seems strange to see n 
tent show', without a lot cf the abovc-men- 
t'ened catijlc. as <t bos always been custom- 
ary w'th -tome ether 'hows under a tent to 
have them,- as far as I've seen. Scott's M'n- 
fl'rels EhoHrd here en the even'ng cf thr* 
11th to n vr-nd house. g!v!n<c sntiafact'en: to 
much eo that they plov a return engagemrnt 
on the lSlh. next Tuesday. I like vour paper • 
very much.' Myself and mime friends bu<- 
eeveral of tije leading illustrated pnnrrs. and 
nil read theni In my office. Your pnncr seems 
to interest (hem as much as the others, not- 



withstanding they know nothing of bill post- 
ing. I like to read what other bill posters 
are going, and It surprises me that more of 
them .don't report their work, as 1 consider It 
a splend.d advertisement. Yours respectfully 
JOHN CLARIDGE. ' 



Sherman, Tex., Sayings. 

To the Editor of "The" Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I inn pleased to tell you that 
things are coining my way with a wliooo. 
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was here en the 15th, 
and I had more than i.vuo sheets- of their 
paper on my boards. I have built in the last 
two -weeks"- l.Ovu. running reet or boards, ten 

feet high. £."■« feet eight feet high and •■mi 

feet six feet high, and I have enough com- 
lnercial paper on. hand to fill every foot as 

soon as my boards are clear of tho show pa- 
per. I will put up another 1,000 Teet t8n teet 
high the coming week. I am keeping three 
men on the jump all the time, tacking, dls- 
t-'ibut-ng and posting. Yours truly, 

J. LONG. 



Yonkers, N. Y., Yieldings. 

To the Editor of "THe Billboard:" 

J>ear Sir— Business at the present time is 
b-ioming. I have all my boards filled up with 
theatrical arid commercial paper; also the 
election paper is coming in fast. I know of 
nothing else at present to write you about. 
I suppose you know that W. W. Seely and 
myself have bought out the bill posting plant 
at ML Vernon, N. Y.. formerly conducted by 
Geo. E. LeVcnlss. We have erected fifteen 
new boards since. the 6th of Aug., and have 
several locations leased, and will have more ■ 
of them later, as we intend to have a fir^t- 
class plant at this point. Very truly yours. 
W. L. MILDKUM. 



Napoleon, , News. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I put up fifteen signs for Pabst 
Chemical Company. I. must say that adver- 
tisers are slow in sending in paper in this lo- 
cality. I hare a fine system, but can not get 
advertisers interested. . The bartender at the 
Miller Hotel received twenty-four Zip signs 
and gave the bus driver 50 cents for putting 
them up. They are up, but I do not think 
they are up according to contract. Advertis- 
ers, send your work to a reliable distributor. 
M. G. PALMER. 



Daubs. 



Garrulous Gude is the way a caller referred 
to O." J.— he of the many twists and turns, 
curves and shoots. Not so bad wiici yea 
come to consider ft. 

Cbas. B. Hood, of Havana. Cuba, arrived 
in New York. Friday. Oct. 12. He looks good, 
feels good and is good. Behaving himself 
agrees with the irrepressible Charles. 

Pete Mylius, the $10,000 solicitor of A. Van 
Beuren & Co., New York City, heralded by a 
brass band, arrived in Cincinnati, Tuesday, 
Oct. 16. A delegation from the Chamber of 
'Commerce, supplemented by committees from 
the Business Men's and the Manufacturers' 
Clubs, met him at' the depot, where the Mayor 
formally presented , him with the freedom of 
the city. He was then escorted in state to 
the Grand Hotel, where a sumptuous suite 
had been engaged for Jiim. Red fire, roman 
candles and much enthusiasm were manifest 
along the line cf march to the hotel. Mr. My- 
lius will discourse on the "Popularity of the 
Poster" to the Merchants and Manufacturers 
cf the Queen City. Louisville, Ky., is the 
next town on his route. 

Some weeks ago "The Billboard'' puM'shed 
a list of members of the Bill Poster3' AU- 
ance, which was furnished by the secretary 
of that organ'zat'on. S.-ice that tin-e Sec- 
retary Bernard, of the 'Associated Bill Post- 
ers, act ! ng under official instructions, bus 
been doing all In his power to 
have these members . disavow their or- 
gonirat en. As some of theso members also 
belong to the Associate*^ be b**s fo»»nd -t 
necessary to resort to threats In order- to 
"thtow a fright" Into then:. Thoso who have 
become frightened, and, therefore, do not 
wish to have their names connected with the 
Alliance, should remember that they must 
first notify the olucers, jand, have tboir mem- 
bership withdrawn before they can repudiate 
the organization in the columns of this jour- 
nal. Any informat on In reference to lira 
sublcct forwarded by the officers of the Alli- 
ance, will bo chcerCuIly published as a mat- 
ter of news. 



An humble and vbrjr • mo-lest bill pos'er In 
Illinois was once shocked by an Into theot- . 
riejil manager. The man of tho brush wns 
named Berry, and It mnv hn ho was b little 
previous in rendering hi* hill. Anyway, It 
was rcturnod. Indorsed thusly: 

"You have sent your bill. Berry, 

Before It Is duc-Borry, 
Not that I care n Rtrnw-Berry. 
But some would k'"'c. 

: Yours raap-Bcrry. 

BILLPOSTERS' PASTE BRUSHES. 

-**e mott dtttrabte -* totting Brush made* Wt carry » hranda. 



"DONALDSON, 

Thii hriiuli la lunniilBetunit 
«*l>rc»»ljr tut II*. mill li fullv 
wnrmntH, It Is tin- «h<ii|M*A 
Good itnioh ,thm cflu n ml miv- 
when*, fates*: rtttu. W.Wt'u. 

» lD..-|X?Af<A. 10lu,,f*,ftl ,■». 



UNEXCELLED/ 

Tho Ileal !*r<m« Brush made. 
Popular everywhere on AC-ouuut 
or In arrat tl u ral.ll It r, Guar* 
mttitsl Mnutlri't a.)) nihrri. 
IMUCKS: H Inch.. .»?.7S .•«.'»■. 
»tu..r..00rB- l(Mn..f!.2&ca 



— ™ H S1** ,h " nu»iwjr with Ih* nnlrr. None <MJHt O. O. D. 

TIic Dotialdfton lMiti<». Co.. Newport, Ky 



THE BILLBOARD 





istribuiers' 

Doings. | 



Ramsey-Morrow Investigation. 

The committee appointed at the I. A. of I) 
convention In Detroit' to invest gate the dis-- 
pute between the John Morrow Co of 
Spr.iigned, U., and the Consol.dated Billpost- 

Jlfi- i? ° f -h? u j sv "i e> Ky • arrived at Louis- 
ville, Ky., Wednesday, June 10. The com- 
niittee consisted of O. P. Fairch 13. of Cov- 
ington, Ky.. and Jas. L. Hill, of Xashvile 
Tenn. 

They were met by .Mr. Kamsev. of the 
iow^o ' aDd M " Gr;mtc8 - ef the Mor- 

The latter. It will be remembered, averr2d 
that the Consolidated Eillposting Co. had 
grossly misused their matter and violated the 
rond.tions and prov sons of their contract. 

Circulars, so it was claimed, were not put 
??..- ?.L or according to instructions, and 
2j!i«»> of them were wasted, it Is averred. On 
their count the Morrow Co. clamed S24.n0 
la-eV"* Va ' Ue ° f tUe cltcu,ars - tne y -le- 
They also reported 47 banners missing, and 
for these claimed $3Ai>. 

r-£? r 5 W ^ k .'5.U me - ost bv their representa- 
tive Mr. Griffith, they filed a claim of J50. 
jnakins a total of »77.-l0, demanded for al- 
lowance. 

The bill for services rendered by the Con- 
solidoted Billposting Co. wasTi9 4o7 he°C 3 
T h ^--?' row Co ' was ou| y w '" n e »■> Pay them 
15 e . d, .? erence ' : viz - ti2m - lt was rght Ib.r.. 
that they made their mistake. If they had 
?-°-L k 6d «• era-Wing, rapaeious and down- 
right hoggsb, they would have bad the sym- 
pathy of the committee and the support of 
the association. But their claim was an un- 
fair and outrageous gouge, and. be it said to 
credit of the committee, it was not allowed. 
The circulars were not worth $12.00 per 
l! , .?J!£ am i neitn , er w as Mr. Griffith's t me 
worth ?5<i n week. Furthermore, he did not 
lose a week. 

The John Morrow Co. could well have af- 
forded to pay the Cosolidated Billposting Co 
fK,,",. ,or the wo,k as » was done, and 
their failure to do so merits censure and r>- - 
- buke. 

On the other hand. Mr. Ramsey's men d d 
not live up to their contract. They did not 
carry out the stipulations to the letter by 

a r y ."! eana ' " l,d tue y- to"- should be officially 
cnided. 

Of course, at this late day no accurate In- 
vestigation could be made by reason of lack 
or evidence. People bad mostly forgotten the 
facts. Still, the finding of the committee 
seems very fair. We append It in full; viz.,— 

., . , Louisville. Ky.. Oct. 11, 1800. 

Messrs. John Morrow & Co.. Springfield O 
ii i ??"*' a c <"nnHttee appointed by 
the I. A n. to investigate the claim of your 
firm against the Consolidated Billposting Co. 
?J„ .. *X c ' we have made as thorough an 
thhTumc " ° f thG matter as ia Possible at 
This Investigation was made In company 
with your Mr. Griffith, and Mr. Ramsey, of 
the Consolidated Billposting Co., and alsZ Mr 

■ SrSr?--K W ?-° is . the ror ' ! -'- a n •>> charge of 
the dlstr.but.n8 department or the C. B. Co. 

was doi,e V Cnd "" der Wh ° m yOUr WOlk 

/V^ 1 nd ,Imt iour contract has been vi- 
n-i-fY, ' so . rar as P'acng samples in busi- 
ness houses is concerned, but no evidence of 

is'showm ° r dostruction ot y°w samples 

vl Ve rrim\ e h e :uT m tne ev 'd--nce offered by 
JL r '°S that not more than 3I0-8am.pl* s 

hi« w-?h«f C 5i? t ? , r y to , your instructlOTs. 
but -»e have added to this 190 more, makine 

Ln net°,o/r *"'* * ^ W<? »" ow *>? " 

■^"^"..V"™: wi " ,eave " ba,an « du - 

Mr V rrlffi. n i, 0t b ? ,! , eVe , U Mi " bc Just to allow 
iim.. -Ti i th 5 ,:la, : n ,or * SIU " ) fop OI >e week's 
not Ji° '"m "" lost by "im on account of 
not being able to secure help, to put up th - 
rcmaluder of Ills banners. You-s truly 
IAS. L. HILL 
O. P. KAIKCHIL'}. 

Commlttrc. 
The liivest'gnllon occupied the best part 

?,t,ly» "'i' 5 " 8, an 1 was "s thorough as possi.-.lo 
after so long a lapse of time. 

.*rnvr t ion"." n f".*; e n r e . of ,l,e «Vn°» that the 
provisions of the John Morrow contract are 
Riossly unfair, at the price offered If the 
Consolidated Blllposfng Co. badW'ed wt 
ell the ft nidations of the contract the s»r- 

iml »h U l d ""y^ " rtuo »y ™st them »S.(H) per 
' -,' w h«' r eni> they received only $s «n>. 

,„"«* Una-n" of the commltiee. we thnk 
will meet with general approval. 



Startling Charges. 



A r.vul d'etrtbutcr at Naehville. Tenn. has 

XisiivMlle Th„ "n '„ A - ° f '»' tn ™M™ at 
AllSIIVilli- The allegations are of the most 

"tXv'r' 1 ,'i 1 "","'"'-' ■•»« «'"<«■ «lie form o 



through the malls. Mr. Hill was a member 
?, . V £■ J" D ' committee that recently in- 

e -r!\ Ba H d the trouble at Louisville. Ky. 
rhis. from London Advertising, should be 
first impressed upon every advertiser's mind, 
and then emblazoned upon a card and kept 
before his eyes all the time: "It is always an 
easy matter to get retailers to stock a new 
article when you have first created a demand 
for same; consequently, the public is the first 
party to be approached." ' 

The Hostetter Company, of Pittsburg Pa 
is renewing orders for the advertising of theii* 
Bitters. The orders are placed direct 

Our Wedge, the house organ of George Bat- 
ten & Co.. 28 Park How, New York, in its 
May Issue, gave over its entire space to the 
tr.p of its "commissioner" to Porto Rico The 
matter Is well illustrated, and of general in- 
terest. 

•*. A ,n . an can eat - dr ''>k. work and sleep by 
the s.de of brilliant advertising and not even 
know it Is there, while at the same time he'll 
grow exceedingly excited over some yellow- 
journal style of publicity that doesn't bring 
In two per cent returns on the money ex- 
pended.— White's Sayings. 

One little handbill can premise more than 
a dozen circuses can perform.— Printers' Ink. 



getting our plant lu first-class condition as 
fast as possible. We are mak'ng a specialty 
f»f country routes, and post several small 
towns near here. We distribute in eighteen 
towns around here, and have- contracts w th 
several of the national advertisers. These 
towns range from 230 to 3.5W population, and 
the most of them have no distributors. 
Yours for business. 
THE REDMAN DISTRIBUTING CO. 



foster IWeis 



Moline, III., Matters. 

To the ISdltor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — Business has been, very good here 
this season. I now have the following paper 
on the boards: Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, 
Old Virginia Cheroots. Bull-Durham Tobacco 
Quaker Oats. Pettijohn's Breakfast Food, 
Frends Oats, and about 600 sheets of local 
work. Have put out about 25.000 samples and 
booklets in the past two months, and have 
1.700 more contracted for. to go out this 
month. Had five circuses this season. Posted 
all of them. Pretty good for a man with 
oppos't'on. Have had -iiy boards full all se-w 
sou. With success to "The Billboard" and 
its readers. I am very truly, 

R. H. TAYLOR. 



Caldwell, Kan., Comments. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Times here at present are pretty 
dull in my line, but I thought I would let 
y /*. u , a , nd tne rest of the boys know I am 
still alive and able to do any work that comes 
my way. I had a good spring and summer, 
but this fall not much work to be done How- 
ever .my stands are pretty full, the latest be- 
ing "Tom Kcene" Cigars and "Friend Oats." 
I look for a revival in business as soon as 
election is over, and expect to be kept busy 
Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show advertising 
car No. 1 was here last week, with twelve 
men. They were a nice crowd, and the bill 
posters were experts with the brush. The 
show will be here Oct. 17. Wishing "The 
Billhoard" and its editor success. 1 am yours 
et c- CLYDE R. VAX METER. ' 



Notes. 



Jas L. Hill's wife is very ill. 

L. H. Ramsey's father is a great help to 
him* 

Oi P. Fairchild was a "Billboard" caller 
October .13. -. 

Chas. Heverin is in charge of the distrib- 
ute department of the Consolidated Bil'post- 
ing Co. of Louisville. Ky. 



Milan, Mich., Matters. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear •Sir— Business is coming in vary well 
this fall. We have received consignments, 
from the following, to be distributed in our- 
list of eighteen towns: 3,000 envelopes f.om 
Sterling Remedy Co., Attira. Ind. : 4.S00 from, 
Lydia E. PInkbam Med cine Co . Lynn. Mass.- 
4,300 from Iir. Chase Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. 
Have done posting for the Sterling Remedy 
Co., Dueber-Hampden Watch Co., Piso Co., 
Walker & Co., besdes some local. Have in- 
duced two of our local merchants to try bill 
posting. Have also secured the distrlbut'ng 
for two local firms. Have contracts with 
both the Wabash and Ann Arbor ra'lroads to 
do the'r advertising here. Had lots of dis- 
tributing to do at the Dundee Fair. We put 
out 12,00 pieces in all. We recently joined 
the I. A. of D. and the Mich'gan Bill. Post- 
ers' Association, and are registered by the 
Feister Printing Co. We bought out our op- 
position in the bill posting business, and are 



Now that the holiday season approaches 
there will be plenty or local work in dis- 
tributing, and all alert as to the possibili- 
ties of the business should go after it. Gen- 
erally merchants are in ia hurry when they 
pat out circulars, and it would be a good 
idea to have printed a postal card or blotter 
reading: 

When you want distributing done the 

WORST WAY. 
Send for me and I will do It the 
BEST WAY. 
Your name and location should be in bold- 
face type, and a few firms mentioned that 
you have contracts with as reference. 



MAGNETIC JACK HAMMERS! 

Just the thins for tacklne tin and card 1-oard signs. 
Every distributor -dmuld have one. Prices, »itr. 
double extension liaurfl**. 32 inches long, each, £M)0i 
triple extension lian'llf*. 42 inches lone-, each. 52.2S. 
Send the money with the order. None sent U. O. II 
THE DONALDSON tlTHO. CO., Newport, Kr. 



The new artist force at the Donaldson! 
Litho. to. under the able direction of MrJ 
daiTv Hult<,u,st ' is increasing in efficiency 

A new lithographic paper, known as Steini 
papier, has recently been introduced Into 
Austria, and has met with a favorable recep ' 
t: ° n - 'V s a fairIy stout ca rd. coated on oni 
side with a matt white film that does not sot-* 
ten or dissolve in cold water. The paper 
is made glossy, matt, grained or with lines 
impressed on it. It will take either printing 
or fatty inks, and gives absolutely sharp 
clean lines. It is possible to obtain from it 
any number of transfers, without harm to the 
matrix itself, of type, blocks, wood cuts, en-? 
gravings, lithographs or collotypes, on to 
stone, zinc or aluminum. In lithography thei 
great advantage claimed for this paper Is that' 
it wil save the stones used in printing, as' 
an impression may be made on or from It : 
and then preserved as a proof. The stone- 
may then be cleaned and reground. but with' 
the Steinpapier proor preserved, the original'' 
design can be transferred to the stone at any 
subsequent time. 

Wherever posters are used, the man who.n 
P- ay ? f< J r -_ the work wants that which Is prac-.t 
tical. The one who creates and puts his sig-1 
nature on a design, strives for that which laj 
artistic and tho artist who can harmonize J 
his own and his patron's Ideas will pleassS 
and sell goods at the same time. Some bUla 
boards of the country show the result ofS 
combining the practical and the artistic. It] 
can not be expected, however, that all bill 1 
posters will use the same judgment In plac-% 
ing the posters on the boards. When the eyoSt 
is kept open to the color effect, the adrer-.ff 
tiffing value will be increased. Tt is betterf* 
to have a bill board arrangd with taste and! 
judgment than to put up with any arrange- i 
ment that may "happen." The country over.il 
there is more or less opposition to bill boards 
publicity. Much of this opposition is caused 5b 
from carelessness In arranging of ooIoriM 
schemes. Frequently there are such colors al 
jumbled together on a large board as to ccr-itl' 
die all the milk in the neighborhood ando-f 
leave a bad taste In the mouth of the one Si 
who beholds it. Much of the objection could si! 
be overcome if the same taste could be dls-3- 
played in the posting as is frequently given if 
to the creating o fthe poster. -• 



In order to insure the reading of his ad- a 
vertisements regularly by the public, the ex- -1 

. perienced business man- does not merely an- • 
nounce his line of trade and the location of I 
his store, but tells day by day what be has :« 
to offer that is new. The reader gains a prac- 
tical education in social customs, fashions, 

. inventions, trade, etc.. from a study of the '. 
advertising columns of the- newspaper. A» 
the "ads." become more specific the number > 
of regular readers increases.— Mansfield (O.) I 
Shield. 




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Saturday, October 20, 1900. 



" WHAT IS THE USE." 



Again we have been iiuiiortuued to 
ijritate the election by ballot oE the 

iatctl 

replied: 

What is the use'i" It would i>rove of 

§■'■ f* % P ■■ Immense benelit to a great majority of 



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p''i'|hC*lf K 031 ^ of Directors of the Associat 
|''f '• \ "!■£' ij Kill Posters, and we have - repll 



i fa' 



P&i'i.the members of the organization. 
lE l| Hfl They know it. They realize that they 
.iL-S'S? have the right to choose their own 



M\w# - ovorni, 

SjH'i'fr.u-a-anxious 



»;jv i » JuK the bunch that will open his month i 
fj'jl ;?»■>!• favor of a resolution to Hie desire 



iug board, and apparently are 
■•„• « -• =j auAiincs to do it. l!nt when the oppor- 
fe d' 1 ! £;<# : tunity comes at the aumtal conveuiiou 

t j'f - • > V'V 5 

J-'d. y>»j there is not one mothers son out of 

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ed 



,/iij end. 

It is all very well to write long let- 



P "^ : i : S ft" 

3 ■ Mfe ters of complaint U> "The IHIllKjanf"- 

fe".S ! t-dy' to air grievances aiutiiymotisly. and "tii 
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S i'l • 'Vt J '■ S' ve us advice cuiitideutially. Init if 

'filj none of the inembtrs most ilirectly in- 



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terested have Hie mural courage to 



V simport the uicstsure in convention, all 
"?* t,,e agitation in 'the world will hot 



,^t Furtliennore. if the men who want 
i:^| to bring, the tliTug almtit have not the 
U..» r t li;icklmue to stand up and demand 
their rights they d->- nit deserve to 
have any rights.. As far as we arecou- 
i-erned. we'tJiink it will serve them 
right if they "are m:ide.t 1 si|iiinn mitl-.-r 
the iron heel of the gjintr. We will 



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;#ij; have nothing more to do with the 

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tj5a movement until tin-re is a regular or- 

■>ft organized effort made i»y tl:e niciitliers. 

sS»- There must be not less than twnr.v- 

■?5-*fi?*i -live pledged to attend the coiivuiiiiun. 

• p f'-y''"?'- 

t ' K-iif; an U support some ccrrtain recognized 
.of leader. As this is not likely to occur 
for nearly two years to come, we pro- 
pose to, allow tlie matter to remain in 
tli|j£f£: abeyance for the time being. Possib'y 
\vjien the members at- large reiiiize 
that they do not possess a single right 
that the Board of Directors is bound 




to respect, they may be stung into ac- 
tion. 

The Ineniational Association of Dis- 
tributors is iu a bad way. Its rival is 
fast gaining on it in numerical 
strength, and bids fair to overhaul it 
at no distant day. It is not too late 
to save the original organization, but 
it docs not look as if it had the men 
who are capable of doing it. 

Mr.. Clarence E. Kuney, who is at the 
head of the rival movement, is both 
energetic and aggressive. The I. A. of 
X>. does not possess his equal. .That 
sums up the situation in a nutshell. 
« * * 

Reports from every section of the 
country indicate that bill posters have 
all the paper they can post and a little 
more, while recognized distributors 
are fairly busy. The campaign does 
not seem to be effecting business to 
any material extent. 

* * a 

Tiie many friends of Mr. Joseph D. 
McManus will learn with regret that 
he is confined to his bed with a severe 
attack of inflammatory rheumatism. 
He was prostrated by the malady Oc- 
tober li and has suffered agonizing 
tortures ever since. At the time of go- 
ing to press he was thought to be 
slightly improved. -Just as soon as he 
can be moved he will be sent to .Mount 
Clemens-, Mich., or to liuliniui Mineral 
Springs. ''WATCH KI>." 



Frontispiece. 



Our Hist page this wcuk bears tho poi trait 
or the eminent Swedish poster artist. Mr. 
Charles llultquist. He is probably the most 
versatile man in his line in all America, be- 
ing equally at home in blai-'Ks or irolors. 011 
stone, ami peculiarly happy in dcsiKiiiiiK. 
His crentrimK bristle with novelty, and p.is- 
Fcss.tbat^csscntial requisite of tbp ideal post- 
er— baliti:css. -it is here that his wok is pre- 
eminent. He possrescs all the artistic Kraec 
of his fellows: he achieves exquisite liirsh. 
anil produces perfect symphonies in color, 
hut lie also adds the strength and dash of the 
: master poster artist. Some of his- effects arc 
almost as trcail as thost.* used by a scene- 
painter, but devo'd. of course, of the slight- 
est approach to crudeness. 

He is at the head of the artist force of tho 
famous Donaldson Lithographing Company, 
of Newport. Ky.. Cincnnati. O.. and Lon- 
don, England, and is daily adding to .the al- 
ready enviable reputation of that house with 
his or?£'naI and masterly creations. 

Mr. llultquist was born at Stockholm, in 
Sweden, in 1X58. His artistic inclination mani- 
fested itself at an early date, and fortunately 
was not opposed or thwarted bv his pa-ents. 
■On the contrary, he was cnlercd at. I he itityal 
Academy.-of Kine Arts in Stockholm, and al- 
most immediately attracted the attention of 
li ; s tutcrs by his unusual ami quick progress. 
He won pr ! ze. after pr«7.e. itfte-- in co-^""* : - 
ton with older pupils far iu advance of his 
class. Ik- also wears srveral metals aj.l 
doconitit-i-s won in early youth. While sfll 
a very .voting r:an iie : wou the much coveted 
"Strpcmli" or ruin marks, and with litis sum 
cure to America i:i 1STS. 

Since then his career has been one of in- 
e-cnsiiie; success . and wideninR reoutat : oi|. 
At Grst. ot course, he was hampered by |-»ck 
of acquaintance w : tb our laugu:*Ke. irustoms 
and usages, but tl-ese liis indomitable enerev 
anil pluck soon overcame, and lie has ever 
s r nce devoted htmself to the closest apnl : - 
eation to' his art.. As a result he is to-tey 
qu : te generally recognized as the most abis 
poster artist in America- und he has a fuUir; 
before him full of tirVhtcst prom'se. There 
pre those who predict that he will yet carve 
his name hish up and side by side with the 
master. Matt .Morgan. 



What an immense advertisement it will be 
ror the* Bret distributor who uses an auto- 
mo.bile for rarry'nic large- lots of circulers 
and siimoles. and for , use iu directing the 
work. Already the sample soap" gangs Iu the 
Eastern cities use a horseless vehicle. 



Comments. 



Ad Sense is the dude or tho publications de- 
voted to advertising— well dressed and styl- 
ish, but nothing in it. 

Every real distributor ought to carry an ad. 
in "The Billboard." It" reaches firms that 
advertise through distributors. 

Frank Rowe now has control of the Knee- 
den Press, on Hawley street. Boston, and is 
doing some good poster work. 

Oakland, Cal., has passed an ordinance lim- 
iting the height of adveitising bill boards and 
fences whose height exceeds twenty feet. 

The tips for distributors that appear from 
time to time in "The Rillboard" are the most 
comprehensive, complete and reliable to be 
bad. Subscribe now. 

Kcports from Chicago indicate that the de- 
fiant and ruffianly tactics of ttoaring Itobert 
caused that labor union opposition to the 
bill board trust in the Windy City. 

There is only one paper in 'America that 
is devoted to distributors and distr.buting, 
and that paper is "The Billboard." Further- 
more, all the knocking iu the wo. Id will not 
alter the fact. 

The new organ of the distributors, "Gen- 
eral Information," promises an enlargement 
of the paper, but it will be an enlargement 
of the heart when four fifths of the prom- 
ised ads fail to eoire in. 

Mr. William M. Donaldson, president of 
the Donaldson Iiitbo Company, Newport. 
Ky., says that Kngland has boycotted the 
Paris Exposition on account of France's sym- 
pathy for the Boers and their cartoons ot 
the Queen. 

To the many thousands of b'.U posters who 
attend church regulariy every Sunday it will 
be good news to learn that 32.000,000 (count 
the naughts! more pennies were coined by 
the United States mints last year than the 
preceding year. 

A gentleman who .has just been over the 
New England circuit, says he noticed more 
paper posted with Cincinuati imprints on 
than from all other cities combiued. Stro- 
bridge. Donaldson and the Hussell-Morgan 
prints predominate. j 

The price of tickets' of admission to the 
Paris Exposition keep right on dropping. 
You can now get in for twenty one centimes 
— about four cents in our money — but ho%- 
xcucb it will cost you to get there and get 
out is another matter. 

Frank Fitch is doing wonders with The 
Billposter. When he got hold of it it was 
about as near dead as a publication could 
be. but under his able direction and man- 
agement it has developed womU-rfully, and 
bids fair to become a useful medium. 

Tlie supervisors of San I>"raurisco. t'al.. 
have pracically given in lo the owners ami 
operators of adverlisiug fences. During the 
week of Sept.. hi they passed no ordinance 
prohibiting the erection or maintenance of 
fences who.se height exceeds twenty live feel. 

The genial manager of the Libbie Show 
Print* in Itostou. Mr. .lames Murphy, can 
now : be sure there are no small potatoes 
where bis "Murphies" come from, for bis 
estimable wife has just found for him a big 
bouncing boy that kicks the beam at twelve 
pounds. 

Tin- litigation between Itryan & Co.. c'.ty 
bill irt.stt-r of Toledo. O.. an:l 111.- .-ity. tiver 
the bill board question, prinulsi-s lo bcr-oinc 
an in-mediate issue. City Solicitor Itrniley 
has moved the coiirl to dissolve a temporary 
injunction restraining tlie city frmn tearing 
down the struct mes. 

The shows this season will largely use the 
envelope dates on the lithographs and w n- 
dow cards. An envelope is cut into from 
corner to corner and makes two dates. These 
are easily slippei over the pictor al«,' and 
when printed well they look ncal and nice. 
The tr-'anp'p sb->n- of the dales adls a pretty 
effect to the display. 

The members of the City Council of Oak- 
land ,Cal.. struggled again with Ih-j bill boarl 
..r-'l'itain-e. on ti:e evcn.nic of Oct. I. finally 
indefinitely postponing the measure wh'cii 
was rcceuly nassrd to print ii-Kuhit'ug the 
height to !f!i feel, and pnss-iig a suhst'tulc 
njcasiiri'. move to Ihe liking of the b!il bn;;rj 
r..cii on .suspension of Ihe rules. 

The llygVuic M.-iTcal Institute, operated 
by S. D. Trclblc. at II HovIfIoii hi reel. Hus- 
ton. i:< arr.-ingliiK Willi distributors to put 
otit;a booklet, entitled "Is .Marr : afcre a Fail- 
ure." Those who have tried it and think il 
isn't, and those who wcubl like to Iry il. 
thinking il is. should apply for Ihe work, if 
tlte'r .-oiiseieuce will permit llieiii handling 
such matter. 

11 you ask a man for an ad. or a few lo- 
.-:rls h.* will lell yon be .ton't bel'cv,. in » % i- 
vertising— a paper is never read. Hut let him 
be caught hugging the If rod g'rl or chasng 
:> loose piece of cal'co up the slr^el after 
dark, or struggling with a jug of "laiuariu" 
water, if the printing office is in the garret 
ef a -1-story builling, be will cl'inb to the 
top and ask the editor not to publish it n the 
paper vhere everybody will read It.— Miciil- 
rcnu Itulletfn. 

The exclusive privilege of advertising and 
the control of, alH r ftaintcd signs at the b'g 
l T *.ih FjtuoKit'on. to be held at Salt Lake 
City, Oct. 2 'to K. has been vested In the 
WcRt«-rn Bill Hosting Co.. of Salt Lake City, 
and the manager. Itobert L. Anderson, offers 
to. do diKtrihutfng during the exposition nt 
51.50 per l.iHio. ThlB firm does posting as 
"chance in?:- offer" at the low rate of 4 
cents per sheet, but for a thirty days' guar- 
anteed showiug 9 cents ie asked. 



It is very evident that the distributors have 
not forsaken "The Billboard" when it comes 
to obtaining tips on business, tor an Eastern 
firm, who was noted us contemplating sdhie 
distributing in a late issue of this paper suy 
they received hundreds of applications for 
the work, all mentioning "The Billboard." 
This same concern say that the moat satis- 
factory results have been obtained from con- 
tracts made with ,the wide-awake d.slriD- 
utors who carried an ad. in same paper. 

Among the "profesh" there are two words 
used that every one does not know the mean- 
ing of; one is "backcap," to talk about an- 
other disparagingly, and the other is "handi- 
cap." A bill poster attending the late con- 
vention at Atlantic City was asked the defi- 
nition of the latter word, and tilting his 
chair bapk on the veranda, he said: "Well, 
one time I went on an excursion and a gust 
of wind blew my straw 'dicer' overboard, and 
I was jeered by the girls and guyed by the 
boys until I happened to think I had one ot 
those tight muslin advertising caps In- my 
hip pocket. Now. I'd call that a handi-cap." 

ituncy is indefatigable, lie is a worker 
from way back, and his constant and tireless 
energy is fast pushing the I. D. A. forward. 
The I. A. of l>. is hot making the progress 
that it should. Iu the end theic can be but 
one outcome, the I. D. A. will pass it and 
outstrip it badly in the nice. The I. D. A. 
never would have had the ghost of a chance 
if it had not been for the fatuous asininily 
of the I. A. of D. leaders. If they bad hud 
the backbone to stamp out disloyalty at the 
start, and the foresight to be loyal to those 
who were loyal to them, the association 
could bave occupied the field alone, instead 
of (as is now the case) shurlng it with n 
formidable rival. 

Chas. Austin Bates is going to start a pat- 
ent medicine. It is to be called Laxakola. 

The corporation behind it will be known as 
the Laxakola Company, Is organized undor 
the laws of West Virginia, and capitalized at 
£U'iwn, divided into 3,U00,W0 share?, of a 
par value of *l.u» each. It Is offered at l'.i 
cents, 12',i cents. 13 cents, 1714 cents and 20 
cents on the dollar to start it. Newspaper 
space is to L-c relied oil exclusively at the 
beginning. It is doubtful if any of the largs 
patent medicine firms ever got their stait in 
that way. The most of them started w th 
samples, circulars and posters. Perhaps Mr. 
Bates may succeed and perhaps he may not. 
Tbe venture is very aptly termed, -'A rara 
chance for a gamble." If there are gamblers 
enough to gamble $100,000 worth Mr. Bates 
will undertake the venture. If not, he will 
not. 

Carwithen. a bill poster at Charleston. W. 
■ Va.. is having his troubles. Some months 
ago lam Hoke sent him some posting for the 
Grand March Cigar and also for Grape To- 
bateo. aud soon after received reports that 
Carwithen had covered a large pari t,f the 
paper before expiration of contract. Hoke in- 
sistid upon his renewing the paper and ke«p- 
ing the renewal up for a sumelent t 111:- in 
compensate fer the paper that was destroyed. 
Afterwards. .Hoke sent him a lot ef Early 
Itird Tobacco paper. He did not send any 
notification or list until after the alleged ex- 
p : rat ion. Then the advertiser investigated 
tlie matter and reported that not a sheet of 
the pa|K>r bad ever been posted. Hoke then 
tried to get the paper away from him lo give 
to .lours & McMulIen. the opposition bill 
posters at Charleston, but Carwithen refused 
to give il up. and is now threatening lo bring 
suit for the posting. 

Hill board advertising loses much of Its 
effectiveness wben the bill board display Is 
neglected. Mopt bill posters arc anxious to 
keep up the appearance of their boards, but 
reme seem to care little for appearances af- 
ter tbe advertiser has pa'd the bill. The b'll , 
poster who permits bis boards to look shabby 
and weather-beaten because the d'splay has 
ben paid for. will probably find that some 
odvertisers don't care to use his boards, be- 
cause they have not found them a profltnble 
investment. It's just as bad to have a dead 
advertisement on a bill board as It is to have 
a dead advertisement In a newspaper, and tbe 
t ,; ll board d'solar that t* In tatters has about 
tho same suggestion of live business as a 
doctor's skeleton has to an up-to-date busi- 
ness man. It Is a short-sipbted policy to 
work for Immediate returns rather than for 
permanent advantage. Mnrt bill nosters find 
It pays to take time month to do the work 
properly and give att^nfen enough to keep 
•"•- boards clean and bright. — Advertising 
World. 

TIium- alio arc citnii'ilrnt to judge, cin'm 
Cial Clinmbrrlin. Kindt *•' Co. have in the 
course of ercct'nn at lies Moines, la., one of 
Hie n.-;ite«l aud dcnneM "hints In Aliuric-i. 
In fact. II is the only entirely .galvaiiizcd- 
Fi.-cl blir piistiiiK scrvl.e to be found in any 
c'lv iu this country. .Nnl one Inch uf paper is 
(.flsted on a womleii fnciiiK. Their llrst bill- 
ing, on A"g. 2:'.. looked so bright and fresh 
at Ihe end of Us first thirty days, that the 
iiilverl'si rs. iilmnst. without evrent'on. in- 
Ftriietcil litem to cniitimie the billing for from 
th'rtv lo sixty days lcuirer. or for such n term 
..« th ^ o-n.-r r"nin'-"*'* in first-class enqd't'on. 
T.nV'ni: the veli-e nf the i-overing at the m'n- 
inium price ef five ennts 11 sheet. It enn rend- 
ilv I... «e«n what a trcp'endoi's sav'ng in the 
matter of paper alone there Is lo tho ndver- 
t'«rr«: not nnlv no reiicw"ls. hut the same 
bif nt'cei pe«er iiintlp tn do for n sixty or 
n'c-iv-dnv d ,e -"'av. orcpti|-«n, tl'ev t»=e s"*'- 
c'aliv nren»red paste, which aids In the 
vnrk. hut thev nrp nf the cnlnlon thrit no ex- 
reiiFe >r too m*etit nnd no «ervleo too coed for 
rhe venerni ^^vert'Fnr. Tbe better tt*« tr«°*- 
eient itererded to natrons, the more they will 

ho »-l"p.-ril —T>rt th" f^«e*-r tt*° «fiin«-nt. cf 

pntronnge .'given. Fvldenllv Chnmberlin ft 
i-".-.lt lonir i.neM b'll Tmstin'-.as n permanent 
(,.,.>-- < ti the advertising field, and mnke th'* 
enmit'on ii pnrnmouiit fcaiufc In (t|I tljclr 
renstructipn work. 



Cent Shows. { 

Shows in Foreign Lands. 

Will B. Weed, of the Edna & Wood Com- 
pany cf Mysteries and Novelties, who has re- 
cently returned to his home in Sliamnkiu. 
Pa., from an. extended touc- of South Amer- 
ica nnd other foreign luntrs, favors us with 
the following interesting account of his ob- 
servations on tlie methods of advertising thai 
an- in vogue in the various countries lie vis- 
ited: 

To the Editor cf "The Billboard:" 
" uear Sir— -tmriiig our. ten years' foreign 
tours we nave vis.ted, at var.ous times, tue 
principal cities and towns of Mexico, Nica- 
ragua and Costa Kico of Central Amer.ca; 
bii. led states of Columbia, h'cuador, Peru, 
Bolivia, Chile, Argent. ne, Paraguay, Uru- 
guay, Uraz.l, and Venezuela, of soutn Amer- 
ica; the West India Islands of Cuna, l-crto 
'Kico, St. Thomas. St. Lucia, St. Vincent. Bar- 
budoes, Trin.dad and Curacao; also. England, 
France, Spam and Portugal. Up to tne pres- 
ent time 1 have observed that, comparative- 
ly spenKing. none nut Americans know how 
to advertise. And, excepting Kngland ami 
France, I have never met any snow ntnor 
than ourselves using special litliogt-iiiili.c 
pr.nting. it is customary for show I'limiianu-s 
in all Latin countries to use only a whole 
«ir iwo-slieet type poster, occasionally a threc- 
sb««l, with invariably fifty 10 a hundred 011c- 
a a xts posted 011 walls and on spec.nl small 
- boards tacked airaiost buildinxs at street cor- 
ners. They depend almost entirely upiM the 
"press" for their success. X littmgraph in 
comparatively unknown, except tor nia&itiaas 
and circuses, which send 10 New Yorh for a 
few styles of stock half-sheets, and even 
these are used sparingly, usually only at 
front of theater or tent. Most circuses are 
not provided even with these. Last year the 
"Circo Frank Brown" at Buenos Ayres. Ar- 
gentine, had two special half-sheets, one a 
portrait in one color of Mr. Bniwn, the other 
of "Rosila de la Plata." in 4 colors. Then a il- 
shcet stock of the water pantomime, which, 
profusely posted, comprised the total variety 
cf pictorial printing of South Auierica's great- 
est show. Spain and Portugal have the same 
customs. Occasionally an artist or two of 
a company have a litho of him or berselt. 
As bill boards are an unknown commod.ty 
in those countries. I occasionally find a side 
cf a nouse having no windows or the wails 
of a church convenient places for a twenty- 
four-sheet stand, but these locations be.ug 
rather difficult to obtain at times, we have 
entirely discarded everything larger than a 
thrce-sheel. and ifor these last mentioned we 
carry a dozen portable bill boards, each con- 
sisting uf a light weed^n square frame, cov- 
ered with muslin, and upon which is pasted 
our lithos. which are then slocd around at the 
|irinci|ial street corners. We once attempted 
to carry a portable frame work for a 21- 
sheet-stnr.d. hinged so it could be folded to- 
gether for traveling, but it was a failure. 
owing to its great size when spread, as the 
least wind blowing would tear it rroni its 
fastenings. In London. England. I noticed 
the absence of show printing, the theaters not 
advertising much more than those of South 
America. There were plenty cf gay litho 
stands, but they were for merchants and 
other business houses, viz. : "Bovril." 
"Quaker Oats." "Beaeham's Pills." etc. All 
show companies go a great deal on displaying 
photographs of artists in lobbies of theaters. 

We left Soutb American managers with tbe 
impression that special lithographic pnper is 
advantageous, and the Barnum Show will no 
doubt open up the same interest in Europe 
during its present tours. After a show has 
been seen with nice pictures Illustrative of 
its novelties. It Is hard work for the next 
company coming along without printing to 
attract public Interest. Very respectfully 
yours. WILL B. WOOD. 



Keeping an Elephant. 

A certain farmer near town has taken an 
elephant to board, and the animal, tethered 
in his spnture near the roadside, has caused 
no end of trouble and vexation to tbe good 
housewives who come that way with baskets 
of eggs and butter and other country prod 
duce, and these, as well as the drivers ot 
high-bred steppers, arc agreed that the ani- 
mal will have to go, says the Lexington 
Herald. 

In the beginning, however, it is perhaps 
as well to state that the "beast" is not the 
"real thing." but a very cleverly executed 
design, built to represent nn elephant, its 
sides being covered with the advertisement 
of a well known Lexington business firm. 
The Imitation is so faithful that the horses 
that travel that road have gone on a strike, 
and refuse to pass his elcphautsbip except 
under constraint. The first the owner of the 
pasture knew of it was when some men, with 
suspicious-looking paraphernalia, came to 
his house and handed him a note from the 
manager of the Lexington firm, whom he 
knew well. It rend: 

"Friend— Please permit the benrer to put 
an elephant in your pasture, aud oblige, 
yours, etc." 

The gentleman was not long in. giving hlB 

answer. "Not on your life. What does 

take roe for? An elephant In that pasture, 
-with all my cows and horses! Well. I should 
m not." And the worthy gentloman's lro 



THE BILLBOARD 



ai"ose as he thought of the consternation it 
would cause among his flocks and herds. 
The matter was explained to him. and he 

very kindly agreed that they should put a 
"sign board" in his field. The other day he 
went hurriedly to the house and summoned 
his wife to the front yard gate. 

"Here comes Buckskin Bills Ciicus. I saw 
the elephant down the road." And the whole 
family ran out to get a look at the anima's, 
only to sec the wooden monster standing 
quietly by the roadside. Jusi then a woman, 
whom the farmer knew, came by. or rather, 
tried to ride by. The horse was not used to 
elephants, and developed a first-class scare 
in short order. The farmer rushed to the 
help of the lady, hut berore be reached her 
three pounds or butter and four dozen eggs 
bad been thrown from her basket, and eggs, 
butter and dust bad been beaten to the con- 
sistency of cake dough, under the feec of the 
prancing steed. lie then and there vowed to 
remove the elephant, and started back to the 
house to get toady to go to tbe city. 

He hurried to Lexington, and informed the 
advertiser that the elephant would have to 
be removed at once. The friend expostulated, 
saying that it was only a wooden affair, but 
the farmer responded that he didn't have 
time to sit on the fence and explain to all 
passing horses that it was only an imitation 
elephant, and that they should have more 
sense than to scare at a sign board. As he 
started home be met a friend, and told him 
to beware of the elephant. 

"An elephant: Why. you haven't an ele- 
phant on your farm, have you?*' 

Explanations followed, and before he left 
town he had "explained" to seventeen friends 
who had demanded the removal of the ani- 
mal to a rear pasture, and the heated col- 
loquy between him and the seventeenth man 



secured, and the country roads knew it no 
more. Soon, under a mind that worked with 
it by day and night, it was on the highway 
to success. Then came the era of sixty-foot 
cars, the era or expensive beasts, fortunes 
t:e:l up in tin. rhinoceros and giraffe. And so 
it goes thiough lite country, u perfectly mov- 
ing machine, the result, not of opportunity, 
luck or fancy fortune, but the product of a 
single mind, whose passion it is and whose 
•purpose it is to keep it rolling in cumulative 
accretions, until it now stands in the world 
the biggest, best snow that ever whirled its 
elitier.ne heart of gold and fire and tinsel 
before the eyes of a fascinated public. 



What Ashland, Pa., Said. 

"The best circus that ever visited Ashland, 
Pa." That was the general verdict of the 
propie who attended the Wallace Show on the 
atlrruoon and evening of Oct. ■>, and it was 
an opinion that was deserved. Many or the 
principal features were entirely new, and 
me trapeze work and the performance or the 
Nelson ramily, and scores of other high-class 
people, were first-class in every particular. 
The hippodrome and the racing events were 
close and exciting, and were watched with 
breathless interest, and Some of the finishes 
brought the audience cheering to their feet. 



Sudden Close. 



Padneali. Ky.. Oct. 10.— The Buckskin Bill 
Wild West arrived home unexpectedly last 
night, having closed its season at Knoxville. 




Four Crack Billposters of the Advance Force of Forepau-fb-Sells Shows. 



came near resulting in a battle. The ele- 
phant was stilt in the field last night, and to 
a close observer he seemed to have a merry 
twinkle in his eye, as though he were en- 
Joying the fun of frightening ail the horses 
that came his way. However, the farmer 
was not to be seen, and a neighbor who 
called to see him found him in the barn, with 
a pot of red paint and a brush, while the 
results of his handiwork were in evidence in 
a number of signs, which read: 

"Look out for the elephant." 



Tenn.. Saturday. Oct. IS. H was not expected 
at winter quarters until Oct. 26. but Mr. Sid. 
Terrell, tbe manager, owing to poor pros- 
pects and poor health, decided suddenly to 
run tbe show home. It will be enlarged and 
go out next season bigger than ever. 



How Wallace Started. 



Dwelling upon the enormous success of the 
Wallace Shows, the following is a well mer- 
ited tribute to the great executive p.iwer that 
dominates the gigantic enterprise: "The thing 
which appeals to one most strouglv is the 
int-t that, nelicnd it nil and through "it all is 
the domination of one executive inind. which 
holds every part of its ofnee. and restricts 
nnd propels its motion as strictly as chilled 
steel and double bolts. This mind is. Mr. 
W"H-"-o hiii"-elf. Si.\t"en years ago he was 
running a livery stable in Peru.; Ind. A 
struggi.ng circus, wending its uncertain way 
nv.-riTMiil. ■st-amled in that town, lie hail 
horses, and helped them on thoir wav. Later 
they stranded again. The affair was sold at 
auclion. Wallace bought It in aud 'put it in 
a loft. Later -be secured another circus. 
Then he started out. He bad an overland 
circus, a wiggling, hobbling affair, that exist- 
ed from town to town. But there was an 
executive mind hammering this little proces- 
sion into shape There was a master hand 
saving the pennies. Year by year the pro- 
cession became longer. Soon a few. cars were 



Gossip. 

The Rhoda Royal and the Lemon Shows are 
said to be for sale. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West closes the season 
at Cairo. III., Nov. 3. 

W. R. Musgat is treasurer ot the Nashville 
Students for the winter. 

It is generally conceded that the Sells-Gray 
Shows has done a very good business. 

Charlie Holton is doing well at Salem. O. 
This season he also manages the opera house 
at Lcctonia and Alliance. 

11. P. Jannette has accepted a position as 
treasurer and manager of the Ward and 
Vokes shows for the winter. 

Wintermute Bros, closed a very prosperous 
season at Hebron. Wis.. Oct. 1. and are now 
in winter quarters at that place. 

The Robinson Shows will be among the 
last to close, although the Nickel Plate and 
the Selis-tlray Shows will also run late. 

Negotiations between Col. W. E. Franklin 
and John Philip Sousa are off. The latter is 
under contract to the Pan-American Expo- 
sition. 

It is said that W. II. Gardner will be gen- 
eral agent ot the Forepaugh-Sells Shows next 
season. The railroad contractor has not yet 
been decided on. 



It is said that the Forepaugh-Sells Shot-, 
performance for the Southern tour is won 
derful. with a big V.\ Even the dressing look 
lonesome, to say nothing of the big top. 

Kumor has it that Canton. O., will hot 
quite as show wild next year as usual. Set! 
era I of the Canton shows have hit the ceil 
ing hard, and the balance look as if the 
had seen better days. 

J. C. Miller, formerly in advance of „», 
Sells-Rentrrew Shows, was a "Billboard! 
caller Oct. 15.. He has graduated from tbf 
show business into milk machines, and is dd 
ing quite well, thank you. \ 

J. P. Fagan. who was reported as signet! 
with the Forepaugh-Sells Shows for ne-f 
season, denies the rumor. He informs t 
that he will be with the Great Wallace Show 
next year as railroad contractor. 

E. M. Bui-k and Geo. W. Aiken are ngurinl 
to put out John Weber's famous Cincinnaf 
grand concert band. If negotiations are sue 
cessful Sam Cary will do the press work- 
tleo. Aiken the advertising and Ed Burke tha 
routes and railroads. 

James Fitzgerald writes from Delavail 
Wis.: "Gollmar Bros, closed th»r season Ocj 
ti. at Stoughton. Wis. The entire season wal 
the most profitable in the history of thl 
show, it is almost a settled fact that thl 
show will be a railroad show next season." I 

The Buckskin Biil Wild West will olose thl 
season of 1900 in a blaze of glory at Paducabf 
Ky., Oct. 26. Manager Sid Terrell says thl 
show will be greatly enlarged for next seal 
son. Several novel features are under conl 
sideration. which when sprung will provf 
sensational in the extreme. All will be grea' 
drawing cards. 

The employes of Forcpaugh & Sells Bras.1 
Circus celebrated a wedding a ttbe show 
grounds. Chattanooga. Tenn.-. Oct. 3. One. ol 
the circus queens was married to a "king ol 
the air." The entire ar nioyf employes werf 
present, and the ceremony was one of thl 
most interesting reatures ever seen here. A 
justice of the peace uoited -the "blushinl 
bride" and the "handsome bridegroom" unj 
der the spreading canvas, while the clowns 
and freaks of all sorts added their felicital 
tions. There was quite a celebration at th« 
expense of the management. The bridal touj 
was begun with the trip to Knoxville with 
the circus. 

The closing of the season of the No! „ 
Wallace car was the occasion of a most hap* 
py event. IS. P. Jannette, the deservedly 
popular manager of the car, was surprised bi 
the "bill posters, lithographers and programi. 
ers, who presented him with a handsomjf 
dress suit case and a silver shaving set as 
token of their esteem and regard. It was _, 
great tribute to Jaiinette's ability. He is « 
strict disciplinarian, but tempers firmnesd 
with absolute justice and impartiality] 

Th<? incident demonstrates that a :man| 
ager does not have to be either lax or in4 
dulgent in order to command the respect and 
good wilt of his men. , 

Welsh Bros.* "Newest Great" Railroad 1 
Shows closed their season Sept. 22 at Ephratn 
near Lancaster. Pa. It is said by the- man! 
agement that it was the most prosperous sea 
son that the show ever enjoyed. The tou 
opened April 14.1 and included twenty-thre» 
wesks and one dajy. Five States were visited! 
over 1,100 miles traversed, and used ten rail* 
roads. Tbe weather eucountered was uni-f 
formly good, and very few accidents or mis J 
haps were met with. The new winter quarters 
at Lancaster arc now completed, and tha 
show is snugly installed for the dreary wintes 
months. ^Preparations are already under wajf 
ror the coming season: much new rolling 
stock and general show material is being, 
added, and the aggregation for 1901 will btj 
more pretentious than ever. 

"When I was running a circus," said a re-j 
tired showman, "I never lost an opportunity! 
ot advertising. I always had" my eye on tha 
main chance, and I made everything pay. 1 
always trade it a paint to get my name everyJ 
wi->"- end whenever any one asked for mjl 
autcs.-aph you may be sure he got it. OnceJ 
when 1 went to a little town, a great string 
of boys and girls stood in line waiting for tL 
chance to get my autograph on the small 
cards they carried. I wrote tbcm as fast as) 
I could, thinking to myself, 'Jim, old boy] 
your name is getting to be a household word.? 
Wben I looked around the tent that after-l 
noon I thought all tbe school children in- thj 
town were there. That meant money, and 
was feeling pretty happy till I commence 
looking' over the receipts, and then I found 
400 of my autographs, with the words 'adl 
mit bearer' written above them. This is thfl 
orlw time in my life I was ever sold bj 
school children."— Puck. 



Routes. 



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BARNUM & BAILEY'S GREAT SHOWS , 
Nuremberg, Germany. Oct. IS to 21; Ingol-I 
start t. Oct. 22: Augsburg. Oet. 2S and 21 j 
Munehen-. Oct. 23 to Nov. T. 

BUFFALO BILL'S W1LB WEST— TempleJ 
Tex.. Oet. tS; Austin. Oct. 19; San Antonio* 
Oct. 20: Houston. Oct. 22: Beaumont. Oct. 2%s 
Lafavette, La.. Oct. 21; New Orleans , Oct. 23 
to 2S. 

FOUEI'A'.'GH-SELLS BROS— Gastonia, N| 
C. Oct. IS: Spartanburg. S. O. Oct. 19| 
Greenville. Oet. 20: Anderson. Oct. 22: Hen! 
berry. Oct. S3; Columbia, Oct. 24; Augusti 
Ga., Oet. 23. 

HARRISON BROS.' SHOWS— Salina, Kan.J 
Oct. IS: McPherson, Oct. 19; Hutchinson. Oct 
20: Newton. Oct. 22: Eldorado. Oct. 23; Winsl 
fields Oct. 24: Arkansas City. Oct. 21; Perr 
Okla'., Oct. 26; Guthrie, Oct. 27. 

RINGLING BROS.— El Paso. Tex.. Oct. «| 
Pecos. Oct. 19; Boswell, N. M., Oct. 20. 



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Cincinnati. 



*| Monday. Oct. 14. — Ail the theaters bad good 
openings yesterdajr. The shows presented 
»iwere as folows: 



t ;,' 3RAND : 

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j t'jVALNUT 

:"•)', ROBINSONS 
j^i'HBCCK'S ... 
"^.TCEUM .... 
^COLUMBIA . 
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i . . "Quo Vadis" 

"Squire Kate" 

.""Because She Loved Him So" 

.- "Hoodman Blind" 

■ --." Ter !T McGovern 

. **A Trip to Coontown" 

Fashionable Vaudeville 

...Parisian Widows Burlesque 



SWONDER WORLD.. Melodrama & Vaudeville 



: ,- High class melodramas and society plays 
'sii Iphave the call at the show houses this week/ 
..'•pfThe Pike Stock Company has an admirable' 
.J fc;-,yehie!e in "Squire Kate" for th<* talents of 
fc#'lts members. At the Walnut the romantic 
■*: 'Sef "Because She Loved Him, So" is a pleasing 
r-vSjpicture of everyday life, and is well present- 
;pf §j*d- At Robinson's the Baldwin-Melville Com- 
•JK-'-jgwuiy offers that powerful bit of realism. 
L- 'Hoodman Blind," in a most acceptable mau- 
ler. The Columbia vaudeville bill is above 
fSte heads of the Sunday clientele, being high 
.teipplass and well finished. The burlesque at the 
C:Jj*People*s is a real relief from the acutely bai 
fvj "J.^hows that have gone before, being delight- 
|«a» a, ly crisp and clean. Lovers of the real Af- 
fa-Jlcani in song and story can be suited at the 
Mit-yceum, where "A Trip to Coontown" is be- 
'•>;jwfng given. 

-%is At Heuck's, Terry McGovern, the cham- 
.fft pion bantam weight pugilist, follows Cor- 
;><Hi jiett, Sullivan, Fiusimmons and other arenic 
gladiators into the histrionic profession un- 
' I'fJer the cover of a typical Bowery melodrama. 
'J If hey say that -he is as good an actor as any 
§£>f the pugilists mentioned. To-night at the 
I prand "Quo Vadis" returns for a week's en- 
; Uagement. At Heck's Wonder World the 
|_?ltock company, will revive the time honored 
l^'Two Orphans" in condensed form. 
I if We especially desire to hear from agents 
ir .-Ss?f vaudeville and burlesque shows, and ad- 
, % tvertising agents of variety theatres. "The 
iv rSIllboara"' will always devote its chief atten- 
: 5 .1 1 ion to the advertising end of the business. 
IMt 'ijifS Mr. and Mrs. Havlin. of the Grand Opera 
&t:H |J;tfc grouse, Cincinnati, were presented Saturday 
Klj : H j| p» v ening with a handsome silver present by 
»;!•'■•' \'~ %:f,ihe employees of the Gracd in token of the 
y f £"Havlin silver wedding ann_versary, which wa3 
!Ui|*fohserved the previous day. 
t - ».-=■ p ress agents of vaudeville houses are nof- 
lled herewith that our aim is to make this 

^rj. ... department a convenience for variety artists 

L * ." ind managers — a medium of interchange of 

fSjriews and ideas. Vaudeville houses can .have 

^t##^ll the space they can utilize. 

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JJ intrust, one. day last week 

" IphlaT from A 
*<£* -1A- Hasnim. This change in management, it 
>- 'tis said, means that Mrs. Fiske will not be 
flKi allowed to play her promised engagement in 
[|?ferj;*liat house. Owing to her fight with the syn- 
dicate. Mrs. Fiske has been compelled to 
. '5 "Tplay her Philadelphia engagements at the 
, ■■ \ Auditorium Theater, wbich is recognized as 
T a a popular price theater, and she will either 
*ls ihave to return to the Auditorium now or 



Cancel Philadelphia altogether. 



The Theatrical Director. 



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itiifiK' It seems as though the American public in-. 
anilines to vaudeville and light entertainment, 
^ iaid Daniel Frohman. a well known theatrical 
-^ if manager of Cleveland, "and its taste for the 
Ip^cnost artistic in dramatic art can not be re- 
^feregarded as equal to that of England, or 
and. Theatrical! managers in the United 
'^4a3tates. r * Mr. Frohman says, "have a rather 
*j "lifflcult time in catering to the public, for 
^y|;he reason there are so many different tastes 
.*k£>« satisfy. This country being made up of 



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fi##/iding entertainment is exceedingly more dif- 
:-$s«jeult than in France or England. The Anier- 
K3S*can public, though." he said, "will patron- 
•ijilS^e everything good. Its taste, however, for 
■ f; he most artistic in dramatic art can not be 
. j&lresarded as equal to that o fEngland or 

*\ fe^*|France. I don't speak from personal expert - 
^.^nee, because my work, and my stock corn- 
any runs the best that can be secured in the 
pay of dramatic material, but I allude prin- 
cipally to the fact that the United States 
aeks in its population the homogenous qual- 
ity possessed by England and France. In 
^fl^England the people are native to the coun- 
•yp^iry- Their artists come from their own stock. 
So it is with France and Germany. But the 
Uiried States is made up of a heterogenous 
mass of people. For that reason dramatic 
^BaBtertainnjent is an interesting problem to 
he theatrical directors. It is a somewhat dif- 
-■% Jlcult problem to provide entertainment pleas- 



ing to the many different tastes. In the way 
of plays, while we lack authors equal in some 
respects to those of foreign countries, we 
have many able writers, who can success- 
fully picture home life. We have not many 
who can depict the higher and finer phases 
of our social life, and who are capable in 
illustrating characters with the sk:II of-maay 
English writers. It is in this direction that 
I am bending every energy. Managers are 
only too anxious to elevate and patronize na- 
tive writers, because in the past it has been 
shown that plays of American life. meet With 
more success, from a, monetary standpoint, 
than those plays on foreign subjects and by 
foreign writers. But as there is no nation- 
ality in art we seek the best in the best 
markets in the world. The present season 
looks very promising, and as many good 
things are coming rapidly into the market, 
there is no doubt that the United States will 
be able to show its share of dramatic 'pros- 
perity of the world." 

Lew Payton writes from Harrison Bros.' 
Minstrels: "We are now tour .ng Nebraska 
to good business, playing opposition with the 
"Black Crook" and "Two Merry Tramps," 
which makes our business good. Harrison 
"Bros, is a sure winner and a big showing 
card, seventy people on parade, a band of 
twenty pieces, thirty walking gents -and la- 
dies, and twenty-five banner boys. Streets 
are always blocked waiting for us." 



Gosi ip. 



.g; 



At Church. 



More than one actor who is far from 
churchly attended divine services at a church 
in New York City on Oct. 7. while some of 
them never make such visitations save for 
weddings or funerals, but this was neither. 
The Little Church held an anniversary, and 
the most irreligious scoffer on the Rialto has 
nothing but respect for the Little Church and 
admiration for its genial, broad-minded pas- 
tor. Dr. Houghton. More actors have been 
married and buried from the tiny building, 
with its queer jumble of odd projections and 
windows than any other, church in New York. 
It has been distinctly a church for stage folk 
ever since Joseph Jefferson tried to arrange 
for the burial of his friend George Holland. 
Jefferson wanted the funeral held in the Mad- 
ison Avenue church, which Holland always 
attended, but the pastor said: "I can have 
nothing to do with actors, but there's a little 
church around the corner." "Very well." re- 
sponded Jefferson, "I will go there." The 
endearing name, which means so much to the 
actor and artist alike, has clung to the. 
church ever since. Bishop Gardner Weed, of 
Florida, preached the anniversary sermon. 



Miss Coghlan. 



Justice Lawrence, of the United States 
Court at Utica, N. Y., has decided in favor 
nf Langdon Mitchell in the suit brought there 
asking that Gertrude Coghlan and her man- 
agers. Oelcher and : Hennessy, be restrained 
from producing the play, "Vanity Fair," 
which he claimed was modeled after his dra- 
matic version of Thackeray's novel, pro- 
duced by ■ Mrs. Fiske under the title of 
'""Becky Sharp." This is the rather unexpect- 
ed termination of the suit brought by Mr. 
Mitchell some time ago, and establishes a 
precedent which will mean a great deal to 
dramatists in the future, as it was generally 
supposed that any one had a right to use 
Thackeray's story for stage purposes. 

A substantial part of the plaintiff's com- 
position has been appropriated in the Cogh- 
lan play, says the Judge, and defendants have 
been guilty of unfair competition in adver- 
tising their play so as to make- the public be- 
lieve it to be the play whifb bad already be- 
come popular as "Becky Sharpe." The re- 
straining order, as granted, is in compl.ance 
with the request of the plaintiff, and pre- 
vents the Coghlan company from further 
presenting a play in any -form representing 
the dramatized composition "Becky Sharp." 
The case can not be. appealed. 

Miss Coghlan has been on the road but six 
nights, playing in Saratoga. Albany, Troy, 
Utica. Syracuse and Rochester. The show 
is now at Syracuse, with $2,000 worth of new 
scenery and costumes, which will prove loss- 
es. Several theater managers are expected 
to sue where dates have been reserved. 



Joe Hayden. 



Seattle. Oct. IS.— The action of the inhu- 
man parent in luring his beautiful daughter 
lo the opium pipe to prevent the presence of 
lovers, so that he might obtain the generous 
salary she earned as a vaudeville artist, is 
something which has startled the State of 
Washington. 

Joe Haydou is the father, and Ola Haydon, 
a singer of much ability, aged 18. is the 
daughter. The story came out through an in- 
effectual attempt at flight made by the daugh- 
ter with a companion vaudeville artist. Frank 
Martin, both appearing at People's Theater. 

The irate father learned of the Impending 
match and struck the girl, which resulted in 
an attack by Martin, during which the father 
was badly worsted. He then appealed to 
the court for charge of the helpless daughter, 
alleging that she was insane. Her terrible 
position was made known to the whole court- 
room while she was on the stand being ex- 
amined. It resulted in the father being held 
for trial, with prospects of a life sentence In 
the penitentiary. 



The failure of "The Rose of Persia" cost 
Charles t'rohnian Jiill.oflO. 

Wc want to hear from correspondents who 
can write intelligently. and well of vaudeville 
people. 

"Caleb West." which Jacob Litt produced 
in New York, has so far proved a financial 
failure. 

"Her Majesty" scored a hit at Washing- 
ton, whore it was presented with Grace 
George in the title role. 

Lou Wiswell, who was formerly treasurer 
of the Grand and Walnut theaters, Cincin- 
nati, is now in advance of "Way Down East " 

John E. Kellard made a hit in Detroit, 
where he opened the season Monday, with 
Charles Klein's three-act play, "The Cipher 
Code." 

John Weber's brass band, of Cincinnati, is 
fast achieving a reputation in other c.ties. 
Locally it has long been regarded as the 
peer of any band in America. 

Quite a number of prominent managers are 
in Baltimore, where, as the guests of Man- 
ager Frohman and Charles B. Dill.ngbam, 
they went to witness the dress rehearsal of 
Miss Maude Adams in "L'Aiglon." 

The success of Joseph Arthur's "Lost River" 
at the Fourteenth Street Theater is so sure 
that Liebler & Co. are organizing a No. 2 
company, which will visit Boston and other 
large cities with the piece this season. 

Powell Crossley, owner of Pike's Opera 
House, Cincinnati, has filed a protest with 
the equalizing board of that city, in which 
he claims that the taxes are almost one- 
fourth of the income from the propsrty. 

Madeline Lack, the actress, has been grant- 
ed a divorce from her husband, Joe Paige 
Smith, who is the Eastern representative of 
the American Association of Vaudeville Man- 
agers, sometimes refeired to as the "vaude- 
ville syndicate." 

A prominent figure just back from Lon- 
don is Gustave Kerker, the composer of so 
many Casino scores, who has been in London 
a long time. Mr. Kerker brought back with 
him the score of the new musical comedy, in 
which Edna May is to star under the Froh- 
man management. 

it was given out to-day that the new play 
wbich Henry Miller will produce when he re- 
covers his health is to be "Richard Savage," 
the comedy that Madeline Lucette Riley 
wrote for Nat. Goodwin, but that actor is 
so well provided with new plavs that he 
transferred his rights to Miller. 

In adition to the work of playing "Zaza" 
nightly, Mrf. Leslie Carter is working in- 
dustriously putting the finishing touches to 
her own autobiography, which is due for 
early publication. The gossips are anxiouslv 
awaiting to see what all Mrs. Carter wil'l 
have to say of herself, as it is readily recog- 
nized that she has passed through a rather 
eventful career to date, without discounting 
the future. 

According to recent advices the firm of 
Sullivan & Blair, managers of "The Bowery 

After Dark," and other melodramas of the 
same kind, has been dissolved. Mr. Sullivan 
is a brother of Senator T. D. Sullivan, one 
of the shining lights of Tammany Hall in 
New York City. He has managed pugilist* 
for several years, and last season ventured 
into theatricals as a partner of Blair. It is 
said that a quarrel caused their separation, 
and that it will require some legal aciion to 
determine the rights of the former partners 
in the dramas they now control. 



No Longer a Thespian. 

New York. Oct. 14.— Rev. Edward Leo Tan- 
ner, formerly an actor, and at present au 
assistant to another former member of the 
theatrical profession. Rev. Walter E. Bent- 
ley, rector of St. Edmund's Protestant Epis- 
copal Church, has just been orda'ned by the 
Right Rev. Frederick T). Huntington, Bishop 
of Central New York. Mr. Tanner is a neph- 
ew of the late Gen. Robert E. Lee. 



"Bathhouse John." 



"Dear midnight of love, tumpity.tum: dear 
midnight of love, tumpity. tumpity, turn." 
The chorus of Alderman Cougblin's song ran 
like this as it was cast out of the hidden 
corners of "Bathhouse John's" brain into the 
glaring footlights of a Chicago opera house 
last week. The air wailed and swelled, and/' 
then died among the pasteboard rocks in the 
rear of the stage. But everybody was sing- 
ing "Dear Midnight of Love" as they went 
home, without knowing anything more of the 
words of the great lyric. "The words are a 
curiosity," said Alderman Cougblin. "and 
will make the people buy the song. If I get 
V> cents apiece for 100,omi copies that will be 
JIO.ftiKi. See?" ' 



Brilliant. 



paid fancy prices for the scats and boxes for 
to-night's perturmuiice. wh.ch was sold at 
atict.on last Tuesday, with the result that 
the house realized something over $10.iMln. 



THE BILLBOARD 



Sued for Adr. 



Chicago. Oct. 13.— A representative fashion- 
able audience greeted Julia Marlowe at the 
new Illinois Theater to-night, when Messrs. 
Hayman & Davis' handsome playhouse threw 
open its doors to /the public for the first 
time. The opening, or the new theater, which 
has not Its counterpart In the United States 
for originality and beauty of design, decora- 
tion and finish, was the dramatic and social 
event of the season, and local society people 



The managers of local theaters of Colum- 
bus. O.. nie busy collecting money, earned 
ror advertisements in theater programs dur- 
ing the past season. A. G. Ovens has sued 
the U-Bet Chewing Gum Company in the four 
courts ror $18.25 lor ads. in the High Street 
Theater program, and Vera Ramsey has sued 
E. T. Simmons for $64 for ads. in the pra- 
giams of the Olentangy and Minerva fark 
Theaters. 



Maud Adams. 



Baltimore. Oct. 15.— Miss Maud Adams 
made her first appearance in the English ver- 
sion of Edmond Rostand's poetical drama. 
"L'Aiglon," at the Academy of Mus.c here 
to-night, and achieved a wonderful triumph. 



A Small Fortune. 



Pretty Grace Freeman, who sings "Sally." 
in Roger Brothers' delightful farce comedy, 
has, according to the gossips on Broadway, 
New York, won a small loriuue in Wall 
stieet. The story which is going the rounds 
of the Rialto is that Miss Freeman has a 
quiet tip on an important deal, in Wall street 
and, investing her money in the stock; r she 
closed the investment a winner. r 



"Banny" Dons the Spangles. 

Genial (and the name fits well) Frank C. 
Bancroft, business manager . of the Cinc.n- 
nati baseball club, laid aside the duties of 
that office, Oct. 15, upon returning from St. 
Louis. He takes the road as advance courier 
of Heuck & Fennessy's "Ramblers." His 
first stauds will be in Washington and Phila- 
delphia, and he will graduallv work back 
West, the show opening here on Nov. 11. 
The good wishes of all the sporting and dra- 
matic profession go with "Banny." 



Matthews' Marriage. 

New York, Oct. 15. —The Rialto was alive 
with gossip to-day concerning the movements 
of plays and players. The most startling bit 
which went the rounds in a whirl is that 
Sherry Matthews and Miss Norma Whalley 
had Den quietly matried up in the North- 
west. A friend of the comedian set the story 
at test by saying that Sherry had denied 
the soft impeachment, but hinted that the 
wedding would soon take place. 



Old Posters. 



Captain Garrard, of the United State re- 
cruiting office, stationed at Cincinnati, was 
recently presented with a queer old poster 
sent out by Captain Elijah Strong, of the. 
Urst United States Infantry, setting forth 
the fact that he was the recruiting officer, 
and stating what kind of men were desirable, 
el begins as follows: 

"ATTENTION! 
"The citizens of Whitestown and the adja- 
cent country are respectfully Informed that 
a recruiting rendezvous is opened at this 
place for the recept.on of those aspiring 
youths who may tcel ambitious of entering 
the army of the United States. 
"Those who offer must bo able-bodied 
; Americans, not less than five feet six Inches 
high and between tha ages of eighteen and 
th;rty-flve."/ 

Then follows a statement o fthe things 
that the nien receive: "One bat, cockade and 
plume, line stock and clasp, one coat, one 
vest, Mur shirts, two pair of linen and two 
pair dt woolen overalls, two pair of socks, 
one pnir of halt-gaiters/ four pair of shoes, 
one knapsack and one blanket, likewise una 
frock coat and trousers and one short coat 
Cor undress— commodious quarters and lodg- 
/Ings— 15 pay per month for privates, St> for 
musicians and $10 for artificers, and to each 
a bounty of $12." Such are the advantages 
one gained In those days for enl.sting In the 
army. These enlistments were destine! f.r 
Forts Niagara,, Detroit and MIchilimacklnac. 
Men, to be accepted, bad to pass Just about 
such a physical examination as they do now. 
The surgeon had to mnke a statement as to 
their fitness for the service. 

Recruits had to be examined by the sur- 
geon within s.x weeks of the time when they 
applied for enlistment, and the same rule 
holds good to-day. If a man enlisted at a 
recruiting station was refused upon bis ar- 
rival at the station where he was sent, the 
bounty, clothes and other things he had re- 
ceived were taken out of the pay of the re- 
cruiting officer. That holds good to-day also. 
Then men, in the early part of the century, 
according to the articles of war, had to be 
sworn In before a justice of the peace, Instead 
of swearing allegiance to the country before 
the recruiting officer, as is now the case. 

Captain Garrard, In discussing the old, 
musty bit of paper, said that the rules for the 
enlistment had not changed much in the nine- 
ty-six years that have elapsed since this 
potter had been printed. 





AIR 
Department. 




Fil pino Reici 



E_rly Advertising CiJ It. 



The beautiful and euixjss.'uI Wichita (Kan.) 
Street Fair is fast disappearing: in fact, with 
more rapidity than it appeared. About the 
lonesomest man in the city of late is 71. C. 
Lockwood. who has worked a solid year on 
the celebration, apd who knew almost every 
nail which had been driven in the booths and 
the Midway enclosure. Wichita never had an 
event which was so completely, thoroughly 
advertised. Mr; Lockwood, w.th character- 
istic shrewdness, took time by the forelock, 
and as early as last April the papers of th.s 
section were telling about Wichita's carnival. 
Later, lithographic paper, advertising it was 
spread out all oyer Southern Kansas and 
Oklahoma. Altogether it was the best piece 
of advertising for a public entertainment this 
part of the United States has seen. Lock- 
wood had the rustling, far-seeing quality 
which put Wichita and her big show llrst 
and foremost in the puhlic's mind, with what 
result the tremendous success evidenced. 



United States Leads. 



The final results obtained by the various 
countries in the form of awards at the Par.s 
Kxpoa.t on are as follows: The United States 
received 2.475 n wards; Germany, 1.821: Great 
Britain, 1,727, and -Russia. 1.49:1. The United 
States leads, not only lh the grand total, but 
nlso in all grades of "awards, from grand 
prizes to merely honorable mention. 



What Cincinnati Did. 

Few cities of the country were honored at 
the Paris Exposition as was Cincinnati, by 
hnrinK four grand prixes awarded to her 
business establishments; and in point of size 
this city holds first place In that regard. Be- 
sides the .1. A. Fay & Egan Company, the 
other concerns that secured the honor, all 
of which ought to be well known by this 
time, ore the Rookwood Pottery, fl. H. Bald- 
win & Co., The United States Playing Card 
Company and Rhelnstrom, Itettmann, John- 
son « Co., because the highest award that 
is given in the class of liquors was received 
by this concern— a gold medal— which Is con- 
Bdcred equivalent to a grand prlx-ln other 
classes. 

T. P. Egnn. of the firm of Fay & Egan. who 
was the last to return of the Cincinnati firms 
who were awarded prizes, says that Cincin- 
nati was better represented than any other 
pity, and that the benefit to be derived from 



tins fact will prove very great. He confirms 
the opinion of all others who have been over 
there, too, in that the .Cincinnati exhibits 
were all of them first-class, and attracted a 
larger amount of attention than others. 
Commenting on the exhibits or maih'nery lie 
said that some of the Eurooenn i-ouiilr.j'H arc 
making great headway in "this particular 



; A remarkable collection of Filipino rjlies 
: will form one of the most unique and att. act- 
ive features of the Pan-Anier,ean Exposition 
at Buffalo. No great international fair has 
been held in the United States or on the 
American continent since the annexation of 
the Philippines to the United States, and no 
opportunity has heretofoie been offered far a 
complete and comprehensive exhib.t from 
these islands. The Un.ted States Government 
has undertaken to collect exhibits- from the 
Philippine Islands. Hawaii, Gaum. Cuba. Por- 
to Rico. Tutuila and Manua. Naturally by 
far the most extensive of these exhibits will 
he that from the Phil.ppines. which, on ac- 
. count of the great variety of native peoples 
• inhabiting them and the richness and diver- 
sity of the fauna and flora, offer the best op- 
portunities for an, interesting display. The 
war in the Philipines, and tha fact that even 
yet American soldiers are be.ng kiilsd by the 
natives, who do not accept the authority of 
the United States, st. 11 further increase the 
iutarcst that will be taken in. th s exhibit. 
Expansionists and anti-imperialists r.like will 
view the collecion with keen curios. ty. Col. 
F. F. Hilder, of the Bureau of American Eth- 
nology, Smithsonian Intt tution, been engage 1 
in the collection of many relics for th.s Puil- 
ippine exhibit. He recently returned fiom a 
sojourn of five months in these new posses- 
sions of the United States. Many of the ar- 
ticles which he gathered are now in this 
ccuntry. and are being prepared for the Pan- 
American Exposition. These relics are rich 
in instructive qualities, and show in a graph- 
ic manner the Filipino methods of living. Fcr 
example, there are in the collection of a num- 
ber of models of Filipino houses, of vehicles, 
and of the apparatus employed in the manu- 
facture of the various products of the archi- 
pelago. One of the implements to be shown 
is u large wooden mortar, such as the natives 
' have used for centuries for beating and husk- 
ing, rice, and which is known as a "luzon." 
From this implement the principal island in 
the Philippine group der.ves its name. There 
will also be in the collection a complete set 
of the tools used in each trade pract cad in 
the Philippine Islands. 



The Coming Poultry Show. 

The time is drawing near when the poultry 
breeder will begin to select his choicest birds • 
for the early exhibitors. The older brcedsrs 
realize the importance of these, eailier shows, 
as it gives them the opportunity of llav.ng 
their birds scored in competition, and a 
chance to see how successful the r fellow 
fanciers have been in raising young stock 
the past season. Breeders who exhibit at 
shows of this class, where the competition is 
strong and the awards placed by a judge of 
national reputation, have numerous oppor- 
tunities of disposing of their prize winneis at 
a figure far above what they could expect to' 
receive for a specimen that had not been 
shown. 



Strange Advertising. 

That advertising is a science is now an ac- 
knowledged fact, and that it pays no wide- 
awake business man will attempt to denv. 
The science is widely ramified, and in every 
ramification it must be admitted that profit 
to a greater or less extent accrues to the ad- 
vertiser. It is in no sense a shell game, 
though it must be admitted taat an Ingenious 
individual at an English watering pi„c2 re- 
cently played it as such. He had noticed bow 
eagerly visitors picked up shells, so he bought 
in a wagon load, gathered promiscuously 
from the beach, and after decorating each 
one with his own advertisement, had them 
again scattered broadcast upon the beach. 
An appreciable increase in bis sales was no- 
ticed, and a careful search a few days after 
the scattering failed to discover a single 
stamped shell. The shell of a metropolis, 
whether great or small, is the newspaper 
which is distributed at stated intervals upon 
the highways -and byways, and gathered into 
the households of the populace. The science 
of advertising in this instance is in the se- 
lection of the shell that reaches the greatest 
number cf readers who have the money to 
buy and the sense to buy discreetly. 



Newspaper Advertising. 

When the Union Traction Company, of Chi- 
cago. 111., wanted more passengers it adver- 
tised in the newspapers and got them: when 
the Chicago Telephone Company wanted 
more subscribers it advertised persistently in 
the newspapers and got them, and when the 
Rev. S. B. Dexter, of Chicago, .wanted 10n 
Christian young men and women for special 
work in the home mission and revival field 
he advertised in the newspapers and he is 
getting them. This preacher says that news- 
paper advertising brings better results than 
do announcements from the pulpit. 



American Exhibits at Paris. 

An observant Cincinnatian recently return- 
ed from Paris says: "It was my first visit to 
Paris, although I have been abroad several 
times. I lost about ten pounds In flesh, and 
am still tired, notwithstanding my long rest 
coming over. But, after all, it was worth 
the while. 1 must say the exposition was, as 
a whole, a disappointment, but the city — 
there Is no other like it American exhibit- 
ors are not very happy, despite their su cess 
in carrying off so many prizes. Just now it 
Is a handicap in Paris to speak English, and 
some of my friends did not hesitate to say 
they believed much of the trouble ana delay 
were due to intentional acts on the part of 
the French. A friend of mine is in charge of 
the Niles Tool Works exhibit, and he told me 
he wouldn't go through with -his experiences 
again for $10,000. But the American exhib- 
itors have done a splendid business, and at 
the Baldwin piano headquarters I wns told 
they had sold everything they had. The ex- 
position Is so much cut up and scattered that 
the effect is largely spoiled. I was particu- 
if"?L- disappointed in the Palace of Art, 
Really. I spent a whole day there looking for 
something that would particularly appeal to 
me, and did not find it. There is a marked 
dearth of English exhibits, and you can't 
blame the English. The reports of the feel- 
ings of hostility on the part of the French, 
not only to the English, but to the English- 
speaking have not been exaggerated." 



Notes. 



Keep your eye on the Cincinnati Commer- 
cial Tribune. The old lady has secured a 
new lease on life, and is coming to the front 
and coming fast. 



The New York Sun runs cards in cars 
"•••h tt-5 familiar motto. "If you see it in the 
Sun It s so." Some wag put another "so" 
1.. ier tue Inst word of one of them, making 
It read: "If you see it in the Sun it's so- 
so. And the best of it is that it is about 
as good and much more truthful this way 
than the other.— The Advisor, 



Ohio will hold a two-weeks' State Fair next 
year. 

Marion. O., will have a street fair Oct. 24 

The fall festival held at Peoria. III., was a 
■rotable event. 

The De.iison (Tex.) Fair was held with re- 
markable results. 

The Santa Ana (Cal.) Fair was postponed 
until Oct. 17 to 2». 

The Indianapolis (Ind.) Carnival, held Oct. 
•S to 12. w^s a success. 

„T h o G ^ e ? t n " nd IKan.) County Fair opened 
Oct. 3 with a large crowd. 

The people of Jackson. Ga.. are preparing 
for a street fair late this fall. 

Plans are now in progress for a great fair, 
to be held next year at Bcloit, Wis. 

The Thirty-ninth District Agricultural As- 
sociation held a successful fair at San An- 
dreas. Cal. 

The Oriental Carnival Company was ore nf 
the notable attractions at the Walla Walla 
(Wash.) Fruit Fair. 

There will be an E!k3' Street Fair and Car- 
nival at Anniston. Ala.. Nov. 7 to 9. Lud- 
low Allen is secretary. 

Athletic contests, with sports and games 
have superceded the vaudeville, entertain- 
ments at the fairs this season. 

.. The Macon (Ga.) Street and Agricultural 
i-air. Sept 2i to 29. was a success in everv 
respect. The Elks cleared over ?2,(K)». 

The Interstate Poultry Association will hold 
a poultry show Jan. 17 to 22, 1901, at Webb 
City. Mo. O. E. Schooler is secretary. 

Owing to the good work of the committees 
S I Leavenworth (Kan.) Carnival and 
1 rades Display it was a great success. 

The New England Carnival Company closed 
a contract with the Elks ot Piqua. O., ror the 
Midway of the Hospital Fund Carnival, to be 
held Oct. 22 to 27. 

The people of Dassell. Minn., are making 
big preparations for their annual street fair 
Oct. L0. They are sure to have a large crowd 
and a successful affair. 

The Lenawee County Fair was he!d at Ad- 
rian, Mich., Sept. 24 to 28. It was one of the 
most successful the association has ever held 
Large crowds every day. 

The Martinez (Cal.) Fair closed very nicely 
and has been generally voted a successful 
event. There were very few kicks or com- 
plaints, as is a usual thing. 

U ylo . r '.,?' a " wi " hold a fair 'n November. 
The ladies of the St. John's Episcopal 
church at Elkhart. Ind.. are contemplating a 

fair. tO bC hplll the wool.- hntn™ ^>l :!. ^ 



---.-•-•- »- •"■iiui, iiiu.. me contempiatin 
fa.r, to be held the week before Christmas. 

The Sullivan County Fair Association held 
a successful ,rair at Claremont, N. H Oct. » 
and 3. Amusement features were furnished 
by the J. W. Gorman Company, of Boston. 

Frank- M. white, the well known decorator 
and carnival promoter, was a "Billboard" 
caller Oct. IS. He says that Indianapolis' 
carnival was the greatest success of the sea- 
son. 

The great Brockton Fair, that draws crowds 
from all over Massachusetts, opens Oct. " 
for four days, and uniquely advertises with 
the catch phrase, "You be there; We'll do 
the rest." 

The San Joaquin Valley Citrus Fair will be 
held at Hanford. Cal.. Nov. 26 to Dec 1 and 
great preparations are being made Joy nearly 
e Vr. y .* ooun, y In tne valley to compete at this 
exhibition of the products. of the soil. 

Although the last day of the Knoxvillc 
Street Carnival was marred by rain, the func- 
tion was a success. The town was crowded 
with visitors, and arrangements are already 
under way to give another one next year. 

The fourth annual fair nf'the Wayeross 
(Ga.) Fair Association will ba held Nov « to 
11. Numerous attractions have been booked 
and the exhibition this year promises to be 
the best in the history of the association. 

The Piqua (O.) Lodge of Elks. Oct. 22 to 
2.. will have an Elks' Fair and Corn Festi- 
val, for: the benefit of a city hospital fund. 
The exposition will be held under roof. In 
connection there wil be a big Midway and 
other features. 

The second annual carnival and street fair 
under the auspices of the Memphis (Tenn )' 
Elks, was held Oct. 1 to C with great suc- 
cess. The attendance was large all the week 

The Lancaster (Pa.) Fair and Races, held 
Oct. 9 to 12. was a notable success. 

Cincinnati lihograpbers held a dinner at the 
Business Men's Club. Oct. 6. in honor of their- 
$1,000 prize which they won in the Fall Fes- 
tival industrial parade, and discussed the 
formation of a permanent assoc°at : on They 
will compete in next year's parade. 

The Elks' Fair and Carnival, at Lou'sville 
Ky.. was continued a th'rd week. Oct. 1 to C - 
with new features on the Midway.: Mayor 
Chas. P. Weaver distinguished himself Oct 
:! by entering the lions' cage and christening 
the newly-born cub "Miss Kentucky." 

The agricultural exhibit at the San Jose 
(Cal.) Fair, held Oct. S to J:t. was one of tne 
finest displays ever made by the people of 
that valley, and the numerous premiums of- 
fered caused much competition among the 
exhibitors and many prominent farmers. 

The fever for breeding Belgian hares 
which has so rapidly spread over the coun- 
try, is to be further fed by a big show de- 
voted exclusively to this growing industry, 
to be held soon in Chicago, and any infor- 
mation in regard to it will be furnished by 
J. C. Knapp. 218 LaSalle street, Chicago. 

Five thousand costly lithographs were pur- 
chased, Oct. 4, by the Atlanta (Ga.) Fair As- 



mt T.M r,' ly to auv e>-«se the jubile<1 
to be held October ■£'. to 27. and a doze! 
men have been put to work in east Alabam 
thnron^i. G ™K m advertising the occasio: 
thoromrhly. Over ].«. attractions have bee; 
seclireu so far. 

The world will hold a great industrial ex 
•utution at Ririningliani. Ala., in 19»1 Th(J 

!.'^.H P .V' f A I " ^ " , '" sha, " ""'" be S in 'ho work 
and the American Congress and the world 

,?i !. r ' C Up ' mak '»e il 'he greatest disl 
pi.i> of mineral, manufactured and agricul~ 
tu.-al I products ever brought together south o^ 1 
the Potomac or the Ohio. 

Had it not been for the heavy rains at Em 
por.a. Kan., the Street fair, held Sept '6 tl 
2S. would have been a great success. A great 
dral of money had been expended in decorat- 
ing the city, and all the merchants had theiri 
individual booths liaiidsonu-Iv decorated bui 
were unable to make any disiuays on account 
of the ram. The outdoor attractions suffered 

Jacksonville, Fla.. has decided to have her 
gala week the last of November. She has-al 
ready raised about J2.IW0 for expenses. Tha 
the event will be of rare interest goes with- 
out saying If the railroads give inducing!! 
rates the c:ty will be filled to overflowing:! 
Jacksonville will no doubt at the same timeS 
question 6 *""" victory on thc ca P'ta! removalf 

Preparations for the State Fair, to be held 
at Richmond. Va.. .Oct. 22 to 2tf. are pro- 
gressing nicely, and the management of "the 
rair promise a most attractive exhibition.' 
tnere will be good races, a tournament, in 
which knights will come from three Sates 
and an exhibit of agricultural and industrial* 
products, poultry and live stock equal to anyi 
ever seen in that sertiou of the country. • 

J^-lf A "SeIes. Cal niade a great mistake! 
when she abandoned her fiesta, although the' 
brush with apain rendered its postponement} 
imperative. But, happily, it appears that the! 
abandonment is not to be permanent, and it* 
is significant that the determination to re-; 
viv .e La Fiesta comes from the active and* 
solid business men of the city. Such a source! 
not only assures success, but proves that in." 
thc estimation of the merchants and manu- 
facturers La Fiesta is a valuable asset fori 
Los Angeles. 1 

Three carloads of horses were secured at* 
Denver, Col.. Oct. «. by Secretary Asbbrook.l 
ror the Kansas City Horse Show, to be held! 
Oct. 22 to 27. in Convention Hall. The en-» 
tries consist of two four-in-hands, one the J 
property of Col. W. E. Hughes, formerly otjll 
St. Louis, and one the property or J W i" 
Springer, of Denver, both of which werei 
prize winners at the show just closed there < 
These men will also exhibit in tandem high' 
stepping, brougham and jumping classes and! 
their equipment is the best in America. j 

The preliminary poster to do the advance* 
work for the Interstate and West Indiana f 
Exposition, opening Dec. I. J901. and closing 1 , 
June i. 1902. at Charleston. S. C. shows I i 
birds-eye view of the barbor, with Ft. Sump- * 
ter and Castle Pinckney well in the fore- 
ground. Director-General John H. Averill 'i 
makes no mistake in guessing that there are I] 
lots of Yankees who would like to see the 
fort that fired the first shot of the rebellion 
and will do considerable posting throughout 
the North next year or this striking design 
in posters. " , 

The Central Michigan Belgian Hare Asso- I 
ciation will hold the first show of the kind I 
in the State in connection with the Mich'gan \ 
Jancters' Association show, which will be 
held at Battle Creek. Dec. 4 to 7. This being 
the first show of its kind, and will be man- 
aged by breeders who are up-to-date in the 
hare industry, a specialty judge will be en- 
gaged, and they have the promise of over luo 
hares at this early date. The winners at this 
show wil be the champions of Michigan and 
will mean much to the lucky ones. C E 
Dibble is secretary, and will give you further 
information. 

Fa'r followers and street men will be in- 
t-re«!cd in knowing that the best sellers dur- 
ing the campaign are the Donaldson portraits 
of the candidates in colors, and among the 
novelties that have appeared is a badge in 
imitation of a wind-mill, which in the wind 
blows for McKinley; another is a gigantic 
colored paper rooster, that just fits over a 
derby, and is supposed to crow tor Bryan. 
Then there is the snapper canes that — bv~ 
touching a spring in the handle, rattles a 
dearening tattoo, and the latest is a match' 
lighter badge, with pictures or William in 
silver and gold, and a contrivance on the 
back for striking matches. 

After negotiating for some days with" sev-- 
e:al leading carnival companies, the Ala- 
bama Fair Association has closed a contract 
with the Oriental Carnival Company of 
Maryland, one of the leading aggregations of 
the kind in America, and the Midway attrac- 
tions of the great State Fair at Birmingham, 
which opens Nov. 7 and continues to the 10th. 
The company will put on twenty separate 
shows in the Midway. These shows include 
Haeenback's wonderful trainej animal show, 
a Mexican theater, an electric theater from 
the Paris Exposition, streets of Cairo. Mou- 
lin Rouge, a Persian resort. Esau, the snake 
eater, and many other attractions, covering 
a wide variety of entertainments. 

STREETMEN ! just the thinoN 

Wc have i>sii,sl larzf ami itui»>.iii£ iiiemrps ol ui. 
i'resiiti-ttlial Ckiiiliilatrs, 

nrKIXLEYand I BRYAN and 

ROOSEVELT. | -STEVENSON. 

They are 3g inches wide ana « inches high: liihogiaohej 
in bright colon* ;jum the thine to seU at (airs, Mreet fain, m*s» 
unx-tinifl, etc Retail price. 25 ceota each. 

"J* *-»> 50 lor J3.S3 2001br......JlI.OO 

"f^r l-"3 100 for 6.25 SOOfor. tTJO 

Scud ihe money with the order. Xone aent C. O. D. "■ 

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ALABAMA. 



: V BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— Alabama Fair Associ- 
ation. November I to la. I. M. Kalkner 
t«l chairman; John W. O'Neill, secy. 

XlONTGOMERY. ALA.— Fair. Oct. 1G to 20. 



ABKANSAS. 



J, 'CAMDEN, ARK.— Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to 
|SJ 20. J. W. Brown, Jr., mgr. 

Central Akansas 
16 to 20. N. T. 



a: MORRILTON, ARK.— The 
•T:' Fair Association. Oct. 
. v .fe Hawkins, secy. 

'I !.VtNE BLUFF. ARK— State Fair. Oct. 22 10 
-. *■•■& 27. w. H. Langford, pres.; H. F. West- 



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R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 



i'l CAUFOBNIA. 

ifex,OS ANGELES, CAL.— Sixth District Fair. 
J '»- Oct. 13 to a. F. G. Teed, secy. 

h SANTA ANA. CAL.— Thirty-second District 
S -J Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 17 to 20. 



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:l ST BR1GID. CAL.— St. Brigid's Church Ba- 
ll ■ zar. Mechanics' Pavilion. Oct. 6 to 20. 



not fixed. 



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I MjatONTE VISTA, COL.— Driving Park and Ag- 
M fij ricultnral Association. October. John Mac- 
'l Arthur, secy. 



I i' B S -PUEBLO, COL.— State Fair. 
»i?i* secy. 



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t 1 I 'EAST GRANBY. CONN— Fair. October. C. 
E Stl H. Hanchett. pres.; W. H. Gay, secy. 
> i- S HARWINTON. CONN.— Fair. October. TJios. 
"S'*4«i;< Q. Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 

i L wNBW HAVBNy CONN.— Flower Show. ..Some 
His* time in November. Eli Whitney, pres.; 
, : |'p Root Veltch. Jr., secy. 

, >- : SUFFDSLD, CONN.— Fair. Waldo' S. Knox, 
' pre*.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

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i ■]■$$. prea.; G. W. Wrisley, s< 

'"(m ." OEOBQIA. 

a. : &#H ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate, Fair. 
i |;fe Oct. 10 to 27. T. H Martin. 

MMvALDOSTA. GA. — Georgia State Fair. Oct. 

58§I 29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

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1 INDIANA. 

Si SiROACHDALE, IND-— Fall Fait, and Corn 
■' ft * ? nd Pumpkin Carnival- Oct. 23 and 26. C. 
Wood, pres.; Bert Harrison, secy. 

IOWA. 

Marion County Fair. Date 



fWAYCROSS. GA.— Waycross Fair Associa- 
' tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 

IDAHO. 

IDAHO— Fair and Race Associa- 
Oct. 15 to 20. W. F. KUtenbaugh, 
W. A. Austin, secy. 



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" not fixed. 



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J'i LAWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair Asso- 
;'gj elation. C. Grlesa, secy. 

k»'4 , MODND CITY. KAN.— Linn County Fair As- 
• .-?,: sociaUon. Ed. R. Smith, secy. 



MAINE. 

-West Waldo Fair. 



W. H. 



L<J5; LIBERTY. ME- 
c'rSp Moody, secy. 

.,* I- MAPLETON. ME.— /The Aroostock County 
'- - PoUto Show. Oct. 21 and 25. Geo. B. 



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JflNEW FIELD. ME.— Ramschackle Fair. 
Jfji H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy. 

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fSflHAGERSTOWN, MD.— Hagerstown Fair. 
%£ IS to IS. John L. Cost. supt. 

.Ml MASSACHUSETTS. 

5t |^iNBWBORYPORT, MASS.— Old Newbury Ag- 
;,-i*.': ricultnral Fair. 

-g-i 1 MICHIGAN. 

J>?'l»HNDON. MICH.— St. Joe County Agricultu- 
5p r«l Society Fair. Oct. 23 to 25. . . 

f .41 MINNESOTA. 

CANBT, MINN.— Yellow Medicine County 
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MERIDIAN. MISS.— East Mississippi and 
West Alabama Fair Association. Nov. 19 
to 24. Sam Greenwald, pres. ; E. L. Robins, 
vice-pres. : Chas. W. Bailsy, secy.: H. G. 
Meyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald. E. 
L. Robins. C. J. Hyde, H. G. lleyer, Chas. 
W. Bailey. 

VICKSBURG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
sition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Griffith, pres.; 
F. H. Andrews, aecy. 

MISSOURI. 

ALBANY, MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 
not fixed. 

NOBTH CABOLIBTA. 

BURLINGTON, N. C— The Alamance Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Harden, secy. 

FAYETTEVILLE, N. C— Cumberland County 
Agricultural Society. Nov. 7 to 9. Walter 
Watson, pres.; G. W. Lawrence, secy, and 
treas. 

NEW BERNE, N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 
Nov. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; Geo. 
Green, secy. 

RALEIGH, N. C— North Carolina State Ag- 
ricultural Society. Oct. 22 to. 27, 1900. 
Charles McNamee, Biltmore. N. C, prea.; 
C. B. De'nson, treas.; Joseph E. Pogu«, 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar River 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry. pres-; J. J. Daqiel, treas. ; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

HN8TON-SALEM. N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
Mcy. and mgr.; Thos. Moslin. treas. 

OHIO. 

AKHON. O.— State Grange. Dec. 11 to 14. 
Eusene F. Crang, secy. 

SOMERSET, O.— North Perry County Fair. 
Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Fair Co. Oct H 
to 1», 1*00. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A. 
Klahn, treat.; P. R. Gnibb, secy. 

OBBGON. 

ANTELOPE, ORE.— District Fair. Oct. 16 to 
: 20. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

MEADE, PA.— Meade Gamp Guards, No. 16, 
S. of V., Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. L Geo. 
F. Eckert; Geo. P. McLean, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia "Countv 
Fair. Not. 13 to 17. 

SOUTH CAHOLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 28 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way. Pomaria, S. C, secy. 

LEXINGTON, S. C— Lexington County Fair. 
Oct. 22 to 25. N. D. Hannan, secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

TENNESSEE. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Masonic Fair. Oct 
1 to 13. 

RHEA SPRINGS, TENN.— Fair. 'Oct. 23 # to 26. 

ROCKWOOD, TENN.— Fair. Oct. 16 to 19. 

TEXAS. 

CORSICANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 19. 
J. E. Whiteselle, secy. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov. 10 to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

PALESTINE, TEX.— Palestine Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 16 to 19. Geo. Belcher, secy. 

SAN ANGELO, TEX.— San Angelo Fair. 
Oct. 17 to 19. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.-^n Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct. 20 to Nov. 
3. Vovies P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy. 

VIBQIBIA. 

DANVILLE, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

NORFOLK, VA.— Central Carolina Fair As- 
. sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Farmers' Fair Associa- 
tion. Oct. 22 to 26. Felix M. Jones, secy. 

WASHIHGTON. 

NEW WHATCOM. WASH.— Whatcom County 
Fair. Date not fixed. J. W. Clark, pres. 

WISCONSIN. 

EUGENE. WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 to 29. 
1900. 

CANADA. 

BRADFORD, ONT.— B»4t»rd Exhibition. 
Oct.- 22 to 24. G. G. Greene, secy. 

SIMCOE, ONT.— Norfolk Union Fair. Oct. 
IS to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy. 

WELLAND, ONT.— Welland County Fair. 
Oct. 16 and 17. 

WOODBRIDGE, ONT.— Woodbrldge Fair. 
Oct. IT and 18. Richard Willis, pres.; T. F. 
Wtlltca, iecy.; N. C. Wallace, treat. 





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Street Fairs and Carnivals. 



ACKSON. TENN.— Elk's Free Street Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. Alf. Bensinger, chairman ; B. 

F. Allen, gen. mgr. 

ALTON, ILL.— Trades Carnival. Third weak 
week in October. - 

BLOOMFIELD. IND.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
22 to 27. H. W. Wright, secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 
sary. Nov. 12. 

CAMDEN, ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair and 
Camden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Address 
secretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association. 

CATSKILL, N. Y.— Francis N. Wilson Fire 
Co. "No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30. 

CHATTANOOGA. TENN. — Chattanooga 

Spring Festival Association. May 7 to 12, 
1901. T. T. Wilson, pres.: J. C. Howell, 
vice pres.; Bernard E. Loveman, secy.; W. 
A. Sadd, treas. 

COLUMBIANNA. O.— Street Fair. H. O. 
Newell, secy. 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres. ; 
L. H. Chappell. vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 
secy.; Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 

CORNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 

G. Harkness, secy.-treas. 

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND.— Street Fair and 
Corn Carnival. Week or Oct. 15. 

DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster, 
secy. 

DECATUR, ILL.— Elks' Street Fair. Latter 
part of October. Geo. E. Miller, secy. B. 
P. O. E. 

ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 

FORT SMITH, ARK.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A. Williams, 
pres. and. gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, treas.; 
A. E. Edia. secy. 

GAINESVILLE, TEX.— Street Fair & Carni- 
val. Oct. 16 to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres.; 

A. A. Wortham, secy. 

GALESBURG. ILL.— Galesburg Street Fair. 
Oct. 16 to 20. R. G. Chappell, prest.: C. II. 
May, vice-prest. ; J. II. Holmes, secy.; J. 
W. Plain, treas. 

GALLATIN. TENN.— Gallatin Street Fair. 
Oct. 25 and 26. Sani Anderson, secy. 

IIEALDSBURG. CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres.; F. W. 
Cook, secy. . - ■ 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival- Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. 

JACKSON, TENN.— Elks' Free Street Fair. 
Oct. 15 to 20. All. Bensinger, chairman; 

B. F. Allen, gen'l mgr. 



LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival of Nations. April, "1901. 

MADISON, WIS.— Street Carnival. Oct. 15 
to 20. W. II. Huppelcr. chairman. 

MARTINSBURG. W. VA.— Ladies' Bazar. 
Oct. 23 to 27. 

MARYVILLE, MO.— Street Fair. About Oct. 
17 to 20. 

MAYSV1LLE, KY.— Brown County (O.) and 
Madison County (Ky.) Tobacco Fair. Jan- 
uary, 1901. 

MERIDIAN, MISS— Big Carnival and Street 
Fair. Nov. 39 to 24. Samuel Greenwald,. 
prest.; Charles W. Bailey, secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Montgomery Street 
Fair. Oct. 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H. 
C. Davidson, vice pres.; N. Lobman, vice 
pres.; C. G. Abererombie, vice pres. ; L. L. 
G.lbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas. 

NASHVILLE, TENN.— Carnival and Street 
Fair, under auspices of Retail Business 
Men's Association. Oct. 9 to 21. Dr. C. D. 
Gray, mgr. 

NEW BERN, N. C— East Carolina Fish. Oy- 
ster, Game and Industrial Association Fair. 
Nov. 12 to 17. > j 

OLNEYVILLE. R. { I.— St. Anthony Society's 
Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 

OPELIKA. ALA.— Great Autumn Jubilee. 
Oct. 23 to 27. A. B. Ware, chairman. 

ORANGEBURG, S. C— Fall Festival. Nov. 
13 to 15. 

PIQUA, O.— Elks" Fair and Corn Festival. 
Oct. 22 to 27. II. Kainpf, secy. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— Grand Street Fair. C.rnl- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 5 to 17. Geo. D. 
Benson, director general, Danville, Va. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPARTANBURG. S. C— Street Fa : r and Car- 
nival. Oct. 22 to 27. Arch. B. Calvert, pros.; 
John F. Wilson, secy.; W. E. Burnett, 

tr°as. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt. 

SPRINGFIELD. MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 
Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

VEEDERSBURG. IND.— Eleventh Annual 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. At. 
Berry, prrs. ; Cbas. E. Osborne, secy. 

WINDSOR. N. C— Piedmont Horse Show, 
Street Fair and Carnival. Oct. 29 Ifi Nov. 
2. G. E. Webb, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennlal 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

YOAKUM. TEX— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble, chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



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ADRIAN, MICH.— Reunion 11th Michigan 
Cavalry. October. Mayor Willard Stearns. 
Adrian. Mich., secy. 

ALBANY, N. Y.— Reunion Seventh New York 
Heavy Artillery. Oct. 24. D. Carwell, Al- 
bany. N. v., secy. « v 

ALBERT LEA, MINN.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Conventlor). Oct. IS to 21. Geo. P. Magill 
Owatonna.jMinn.. secy. 

ALBION, MICH.— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 19 to 24. Miss Mary B. Stew- 
ard^ 440 Jefferson av., Detroit, Mich., secy. 

ALTOONA. PA.— State Sabbath School Con- 
vention. Oct. 23 to 25. Charles Roads, 9ia 
Crozcr lildg., Philadelphia, Pa., secy. 

ASTORIA, PA.— Rathbone Sisters Grand 
Temple. Oct. 20. 

ATHENS. O.— Southeastern Teachers* Associ- 
ation, Oct. 2fi and 27. F. S. Conetrap. Ath- 
ens, O., secy. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Surgical & Gyne- 
cological Association. Nov. 13. W. E B 
Daria, M.D.. Birmingham. Ala. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Atlanta M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 
Convention. Nov., 1900. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.— State Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct., 1900. Rev. D. Dewolt, New- 
ark, N. J., secy. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-Ancient Illustrious 
Order of Knlgbts of Malta. Oct. 16 to 28. 
Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad and 
Arch it, Phila. 

AUGUSTA, GA.— State Reunion Confederate 
Veterans. Nov. 1. G. W. McLaughlin, Ath- 
ens, O., secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.-B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 22 and 23. H. W. Sm.th. 1910 
W. Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md., secy. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— National Retail Liquor 
Dealers' Association. October. R. J. Holle. 
Scheller Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

BARRE, VT.— State Sunday-school Conven- 
tion. Oct. 23 to 25. 

BATESVILLE, ARIZ.-Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Oct. 24. -Medord Read. Little Rock, 
Ark., secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.-Civic Philanthrop- 
ic Conference. October. S. Sherm, 45 
Stanley Terrace. Chicago, 111., secy. 

BEVERLY, MB.— State Bapt'sts' Association 
Oct. *'A. Ret. Herbert J. White, Beverly, 
Mass., secy. 

BEVERLY, MD.-n. Y. P. U. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 26. John R. Gow, 42 Franklin 
st., Somerville, Mass., secy. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.-P. O. of A. National 
Camp. Oct. 23 and 21. G. S. Maurer, La- 
velle. Pa., secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA— Worlds M ne al Man- 
ufactured and Agricultural Exhibition. 19D3. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— General Assembly of 
tn» KnighU of Labor. Nov. 13. J W 
Hayes. 43 B st. N. W., Washington, D. C. 

BLOOMFIELD, N. J.— Epworth League. New- 
ark District Convention. Oct. 2.1. S. J 
lloole, Arlington, N. .1., seey. 

BOAZ, ALA.— Alabama M. E. Conference 
Dec. 6. 

BOSTON. MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
gress. M. W. Sackett. Meadville, Pa., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta 
October. 

BOSTON, MASS.— International Seamen's 
Union of America. December, 1900. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Society of Arts and Crafts 
Spring, 1901. Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con- 
■rew at. Boston. Mass. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Woman's Board of Mis- 
sions of Congregational Church. Nov.. 1900. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
ternity. Dec. 27 to 30. Howard P. Nash. 
Northport, L. 1„ N. Y„ secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Last Makers' Association 
of the U. S. Oct. 25 and 20. Fred. Drew 
Brockton, Mass., secy. 

BOSTON, MASS.— American Railway Assoei- ' 

atlon. Oct. 24. W. P. Allen, 24 Park Place, 
New York City. secy. 

BRENHAM, TEX— American Knights of 
Liberty Grand Lodge. Oct. 27 to 29. Prof. 
Wm. Reynolds, Box 231, Hempstead, Tex., 
secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Sons of Temperance 
State Convention. Oct. 26. W. A. R. Haw- 
ley, New Canaan, Conn., secy. 

BROCKVILLE. ONT.— Provincial Sunday- 
gchool Convention. Oct. £3 to 25. 



BUFFALO, N. V.— State Assembly of Moth- 
ers. Oct. 80. Mrs. F. H. Chase, Syracuse, 
N. Y., secy. 

BUFFALO. X. Y.— National Shorthand As-o- 
ciatifjn. August, 1901. Chas Currier. Beale 
Boston, Mass., secy. 

BUFFALO, n. Y— Mystic Order Veiled 
I rophets Enchanted Realm Supreme Coun- 
cil. October. S. S. Smith, Hamilton, N. Y.. 
secy. 

BUTLER, IND.— Reunion Eighty-eighth Reg- 
iment, Indiana Volunteers. Oct. 24. Allan 
11. Dougall, Ft. Wayne, Ind., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union. Nov. 13 to 15. John H. Sage 
Portland, oCnn., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Fortland. Conn., secy. 

CAMDEN, N. J.— Shepherds of Bethlehem 
Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. E. A. Wycotr 
53 Cooper St., Camden, N. J., secy. 

CANTON, ILL.— Y. M. C. A. Interstate Con- 
vention. Oct. 18 to 21. L. A. Bowman, «09 
Ass'n Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

CARLISLE, PA.— Broiherhood of Andrew and 
Phil-p Presbyterian Chapters. Nov. 17 to 19 
W. F. Stouebridge. 21 Nassau St., New York 
City, secy. - 

C 5P. AR RAPIDS, IA.— American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14 
1901. W. M. MeFadden, West Liberty, la! 

C S- X>A ?. RAP1D S- IA.-Grand LodP> of Iowa. 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday in 
April, 1901. J. G. Graves. Lock Box 15 
Cedar Rapids. la., secy. . ' 

CENTERVILLE, MD.— Epworth League 
Kastern District Convention. Oct.. 1900 
Rev. E. C. Simfleld. Chestertown.Ind., pres. 

CENTRALIA, ILL.— General Baptist Associa- 
tion State Convention. Oct. 15 to IS Rev 
L. D. Osborn, Centralia. 111., secy. 

OHANUTE, KAN.-Grand Lodge. Degree of 

22S 0r ,;?£ A \P' U Z, W ' Flrst Wednesday lb 
May. 1901. Mrs. Georgia Notestlne. Htawa- 
tba, Kan..' secy. 

CHARLESTON, S C.-League of American 
Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F Gilkl- 
son. New York City, N. Y., secy. ' 

CHARLOTTE. N. C.-Associate Reformed 
Synod of the South. Nov. 9. 

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.-State Medical 
Society. Oct 23 to 25. Dr. Hugh TJ Nelson. 
Charlottesville, Va., pres. 

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.-Southern Slates 
tol.ege and Preparatory School Associa- 
tion. Nov. 1 to ?.. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.-African Method- 
ist Conference. Oct. 24. 

C ^. IC . A .. < ;2• '^—international Live Stock 
Exhibition Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick. 
Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Tuberculosis, Climatology 
and Hydrology Forum. Nov. 6 and 7 Dr 
Thos. Bassett Keys, 92 State st., Chicago' 
111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 7. Thos "Uc- 
Farlane, Harvey, 111., secy. ' ' 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Hereford Cattle 
Breeders" Association. November C R 
Thomas, Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Wagon Manufac- 
turing Association. Oct. 30. H M Kin- 
ney, Winona, Minn., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Shropsh're Reg- 
istry Associat'on. Dec. 1 to S. J. I. Gor- 
don. Mercer, Pa., secy. 

^■"v* 00 / ILL.— American Shetland Pony 
Club. Dec. 1 to S. Mortimer Levering La- 
fayette. Ind.. secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL. — American Short-Horn 
Breeders Association. Dec. fi. Frank B 
Hcarnc, Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL —American Gallowav Breed- 
ers Association. Dec. 0. Geo. F Dav's 
Dyer, Ind., secy. ' ' 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Woman's Home Missionary 
t-ociety of M. E. Church. Oct 17 to ->7 
.Mrs. W. M. Ampf, 1910 Hay miller st. cful 
cinnati, ©., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Knights Templar Grand 
Lommnndery. Oct. 23. Gil. W. Barnard, 
Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Illinois Masonic Veterans' 
Association. Oct. 24. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Royal and Select Maste-s 
Grand Council. Oct. 21. Geo. W. "Wan-ell* 
115 Dearborn st.. Chicago. 111., secy. ' * 

CHICAGO. ILL— Royal Arch Masons Gr.-nd 
Chapter. Oct. >T,. G. \V. Barnard, 19(11 Ma- 
sonic Bldg.. Chicago. 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL— IInn:pslilre-Down Breeders' 
Association of America. Dec. I to S. Jno 
1. Gordon. Mercer, Pa., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Good Roads As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 to 22. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS. WIS— P. M„ I. O. O. 
F.. Department Council. October. Alex 
Johnson. Chippewa Falls. Wis. 

CINCINNATI. O.— The Union . American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15. 1901. Lip- 
man Levy. Chamber of Commerce Bldg. , 

CLEVELAND, O.— International Wood and 
Wire Lathers' Union. Nov. 12. Hon. E. J. 
Brachen, Columbus, O., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— National Baptist Con- 
grew, Nov. 11 to. It. 



CLEVELAND, C— Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. S. C. Fishel. 
192 Clark st.. Chicago, III., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON. IA. — Northeastern Iowa Teai-hers' 
Association. October. Supt. Hostwiek. 
secy. 

COLUMBIA. MO.— Missouri l!:i|it:slK' General 
Association. Oci. 22 to -'7. 

COLITMB'JS, O.— State Bankers" Association. 
Oct. 24 and 25. 

CLINTON, IA.— Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en Precept, Supreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D. Peck, Clinton. la., secy. 

COLUMBUS. " IND. — Indiana Municipal 
League. I'Mil. 

CONCORD. N. II.— State Tcailieis" Asso.-a- 
tion. Oct. 2ii and 27. Samuel w. Robertson. 
Wondsville, N. II.. secy. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA.— Southwestern Iowa 
Teachers' Association. Nov. 1 to «. II. B. 
Mayden. Council Bluffs. la., secy. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS. IA.-Statc Educational 
Association. Nov. 1 to :;. 

DARLINGTON, S. C.— South Carolina M. E. 
Conference. Dec. 12. 

DEERING, ME.— State Uaiversalist S. S. 
Convention. Oct. — . Rev. L. W. Coons, 
Pittsfield, Me., seey. 

DEERING. ME.— Young Peoples Christian 
Union Convention. Oct. — . Miss Abbie C. 
Trefetben, Portland. Me., secy. 

DELAVAN. WIS. — American Farmers* Insti- 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17, 1900. F. E. 
Dawley, Fayetteville. N. Y.. pres. 

DENVER. COL.— P. M. I. O. O. F. Deoar'- 
ment Council. Oct. 24. F. J. Claxton." 1440 
South Tremont St., Denver, Col., secy. 

DENVER, COL.— Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June, 1902, 
Marion Lawrence. Toledo. O., secy. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Epworth League State 
Convention. Oct. 25 to 28. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Teachers' As- 
sociation. Dec. 30. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. October. Esteila Wake- 
land, Mystic, la., seey. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Reunion of Armies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900 
Gen. A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati. O., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— National Railway Mail 
Service Benevolent Association. October, 
1900. N. H. Nichols, Cleveland, O., secy. 

DETROIT. MICH.-The New Church State 
Association. Oct. 2K to 2S. John Strong- 
man. 224 Butternut St.. Detroit, Micb., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Federation of Commercial 
Schools, December, lSGO. 

DE-PROIT, MICH.— American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 30. Charlfcs IL Hull, 
stasxa, N. Y. 

EAST RICHLAND. O.-Y. P. S. C. E. Con- 
vention. Oct. II and 12. 0:i;> Itottcmeiri- 
East Richland, O., secy.. 

EAL* CLAIRE. WlS.-StreW Fair and Good 
Road Convention. October. J. M. Sisnor 
Eau Claire. Wis., secy. 

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ELIZABETH. N. .7.— Nat'ohal L thuaii-in Al- 
liance. Oct. 9 to 11. Rev. B. ZindzSis, I'll 
Ripley Place, Ei.zaueth, N. J., secy. I 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Assiiation 
Dec. l. W.IIlam P. Colwin, Elmira. N Y 
secy. 

ELSWORTII. ME.— Elsworth*s 100th Anni- 
versary Celebration. October. L. F. Giles 
Elsworth. Me., secy, 

ESTILL SPRINGS, KY.— National Fox Hunt- 
ers' Association. Nov. 12. 

FA1RMOUNT, MINN.— State Butter and 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2. 

FALL RIVER, MASS.— State Committee Y 
M. C. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode' I»I 
land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong. 767 
Tremont st.. Boston. Mass. 

FLINT, MICH— Epworth League Flint D:s- 
rr.ct Convention. October. Miss Lulu Holt 
Howell, Mich., secy. ' 

FRANKFORD, IND.-W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 19 to 23. Mary E. Balch, In- 
dianapolis, Ind., secy. 



FREDR1CKS. VA:— Reunion 123d Pennsj 
vauia Volunteers. October. Dr. Davil 
Pittsburg. Pa., secy. 

FREDERICK CITY. MD.-United Brethr= 
Church of I'nited States and Europe Ceo 
tennial Celebration. 1901. 



GLENS FALLS. X*. Y -Slate 

fragc Association, (let. ^;i 
Hmvlull.l. Siierwooil. N. v.. 



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VA.— Poultry Associntior 
:. Joshua Hatcher, liamil 



HAMILTON. \v. 
Oct. 81 to Nov. 
ton. Va.. seey. 

HARRISBURG. PA.— Pennsylvan-a Presbt 
terian Church Synod. Oct., 19uo. Rev Dil 
Chambers, Ilarr.sburg. Pa., secy. 

HARTFORD. CONN— P. Al. I. O O F Del 
partinent Council. October. 

HOBART. IND.— Indiana State Dairy As- 
c;ation. December. II. E. VanNorma 
Lafayette. Ind. 

IIOLL1, C-v. ..st Heme Festival if 

the. fall. " 

HOUSTON. TEX.- Southern Publishers- A= 
sot-iatitm. November. A. It. Hnldcrly Jrl 
Richmond Times. Richmond, Va.. secy. 

;?. 1 -?- A - s ' APOL ' ls > IND— standard Cheste 
White Association. January 1901 J 
Bridges. Bainbridge. Ind. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— National Live StocI 
Exchange. Annual meeting. October. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— American Publil 
Health Association. Oct. 22 to 26. Dr CI 
O. Probst, Columbus, ().. secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. INI).— National Cru-u Deal 
ers AsMiciatinn. Nov. 2U. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.-Slack Cooperagl 
Manufacturers' Association of U.-S Now 
21 and 22. M. A. Moore. M.Iwaukee. Wtai 
secy. ^ 

JACKSON. TENN.— state 
nod. Oct. ;:ti to Nov. 2. 

JACKSONVILLE. FLA.— Mavor<-* and Coiml 
•-t'n.en's Convention. >'ovembe -. J. WEl 
White, Jacksonville, Fia.. secy. 

JERSEY CITY. N. J.-Luthcr League Stall 
Convention. November. Rev. E. E N udeM 
tt-itz. 2X7- Burrow St.. Jersey City. N. j. 8§ 

KANSAS CITY. MO..-W. C. T. U. State Conf 
vention. Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. Miss E. D. Moil 
r.s, 410 Rialto Bldg., Kansas C.ty, Mo. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Supreme Lodge. Na$ 
tionol Reserve Association. October. Al 
G. Llghtner. 306 Balrd Bldg.. Kansas CIt>| 



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campment. Oct. 15. B. R. MeBatn. 4i» Wall 
st.. Knnxville. Tenn., secy. 

1JCXOXV1LLE, TENN.— Woman's Tennessee 
Press Club. Oct. 29 to 31. 



■ACROSSE. WIS.— Order Eastern Star 
Grand Chapter. October. Helen M. Laflin. 
Milwaukee, Wis., secy. 

.ANSING. MICH— National Lincoln Sheep 
Breeders' Association. Dec. 10. H. A. Dan- 
iels, Elva, Mich., secy. 

.ANSING. MICH.— State Federation of Wo- 
men's Clubs. Oct. 2! to 27. Mrs. Georg* 
Caiue, Lansing. Mich., secy. 

(.ANSING. MICH.— Rebekah State Assembly. 
,J October. Ida M. Davis, Lansing, Mich., 

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..jf-A. PLATA, MO.— State Universalist Conven- 
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>EWES. DEL.— Y. P. S. C. E. State Conven- 
.. ' tlon. Oct. 24 to 2ti. J. H. Burns. "The 
5 I Cables." Wilmington. Del., secy. 

j/lEXINGTON. KY.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
$•■■ vention. Oct. 31 to Not. 2. H. E. Trallc, 



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INCOLX. NEB.— Superintendents and Prin- 
> ,_'?j ':j cipals of Grammar Schools. Oetober. 

Mtios ANGELES. UAL- Goo<l Roads Coaven- 
r V . tion. Oct. 21 and 25. 

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t - i.OS ANGBLES. CAL.— Roadmastera' Con- 
t r-S.: vention. Not. 13, 1800. J. B. Dickson, aecy.. 
i J i Sterling. DJ. 

* f J.OUISVILLE, KT.— Church Fair, glTen tor 
■i -A i benefit cf Sisters of Mercy.. Oct. 15 to 27. 

,'' ,-'.} JOUISV1LLE, KY.— State Conrerence of Cor- 
i-ji'r-' lections and Charities. Dec. 12 to 11. 

'"Sjji .OUISVILLE. KY.— Episcopal Missionary 
l.M. I Council. Oct. 2." 

:<3 i|;>OUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Press 
? Clpf of America. Doc. 12. S. S. Boubright, 15 
1 if I rj Mercer at, Cincinnati, O. 



ry\- :.OUISVILLE. KY.— American Associated 
' - i ., Labor Presc. Dec. 12,' 1900. John M. llc- 
5 ': Dennott, Chicago, III. 



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CISv'ILLB, KY.— American Federation of 
.a .bar. Dec 5, 1300. Frank Morrison, 42S 
[ : l 1j'-' < - at.. Washington, D. C. 

&A M. Grand Lodge. Oct. 
olinin, Macon, Ga., secy. 

W-& 'J. >^ 2sJ< ALONE, X. Y.— B. Y. P. U. State Conven- 

m'r i h '■*- %>i tion 0et - -' to -'■ Rev ~ T - M Goodchild. 
i'lf-M f :V.22S W. Forty-second St.. New York City. 

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NEW BRAUNFELS, TEX.— Southern Phila- 
telic Association. October. E. Gerlich, 
New Braunlels, Tex., secy. 

NEW BRUNSWICK, X. J.— W. C. T. U. Stat3 
Convention. Oct. 2.1 to 2S. Mrs. Isabelle H. 
Demnrest. Closter, X. J., secy. 

NEW CASTLE, DEL.— Knights of Pythias 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 24. M. L .Garrett, 70S 
King St.. Wilmington, Del., secy. 

NEW CASTLE, PA-— State Fireman's Con- 
, vention. October. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec 28. H. L. Fairchild, Roch- 
ester, N. Y., aecy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven County 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to 16. 

NEW HAVEN.- CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. Not. 14 and 15. 

NEWPORT NEWS, W.V A.— Presbyterian Sy- 
. nod or Virginia, West Virginia and Mary- 
land. Oct. 2:: to 27. Rev. E. T. Willford, 
Newport News, Va.. secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C— I. O. G. T. 
Grand Lodge. October. Rev. W. J. Brown, 
Nanalmo, B. C, secy. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Roentgen Society of the 
United States. Dec. 13 and 14. 

NEW YORK CITT, N. Y.— Catholic Women's 
Benevolent Legion. Dec. 26, 1900. Miss An- 
nie O'Connor. 117 E. 23d st.-. New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— State School 
Boards Association. Third week in October. 
Dr. H. E. Schmidt, White Plains, N. Y-, 
secy. / 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— National Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers' Society. 
Nov. 15 and 16. 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— International Metaphys- 
ical League. Oct. 23 to 26. Warren A. Rod- 
man, Boston, Mass.. secy. 

NEW' YORK, N. Y-— International Associa- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. P. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa, 
aecy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st. New York City, aecy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Not. 
14 to 24. Marcus Nathan, New York City, 
aecy. 

NEW YORK CITY— College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors' Convention. Dec, 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage, New York City, secy. 

NORMAL, ILL.— Illinois Ex-Prisoners of 
War Association. October. Matt C. Cun- 
ningham, Normal, III., secy. 

NORTUCH, CONN.— State Council of O. U. 
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BvjIlP j ii.IANKATO. MINN— Southern M'nnescta EI- 
|f£j) t '•■•?■?:? ucatronal Association. Novemhtr. 

' ' iJHAYSVILLE. Kl".- Daugbtei.* or Rebekah, 
t : >-— #p Assemblv. N ov . «; ard 27. Mrs. M. 
• .-Schwartz, prest.; Mrs. Kate Andersen, New- 
jglj;5|].port, Ky.. secy. . - ■ 

- •»": * ?}, |a«<-KEESPORT, PA.— Daughters of America, 
v-talt *W Statr Couccl1 - September, 1301. 
?,'>$• M. BMPiHS. TENX.— Reunion Ancient an( 

| «i i|iAircep,-ed S-.^ttish Rite Masons. Oct. 23 tc 

ii*S &%-•>■ T - J - Brrchns. Masonic Temple, Mem 

| %s¥ r !phis, Tenn.. secy. ^ 

tJ^ILLEDGEVlLLE. G A— State Presby9rian 
My rj Church Synod. Oct 31 to Nov. 4. 

sEfelLWACKEE. WIS.— Nat'onal Agricultural PANA . ILL -Central Illinois Medical Associ- 
1 ."- ^{implement and Vehicie Manifaciu^rV' a1- S™ 1 ' 1 ,? ct ^ Dr " C ' R ' s P icer - Taylors- 

._.. i»*S ir|sociatron. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Frank E. Lu- 

t t. ■ ji":*^| kens . uss Monadnock Block. Chicago, III.. 

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,'JtJflLWAtrKEE, WIS.— National Agricultural 

"WTiPress League. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Marco 

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OLIVET, MICH.— State Elocutionists' Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 26. Mrs. A. M.\Bolt, Detroit. 
Mich., secy. ' 

OMAH i, NEB.— Improved Live Stock Breed- 
ers' atate Association. October. E. J. Rus- 
sell, Herman, Neb., secy. 

OWOSSA, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to ji 

OWOSSO, MICH.— Rei->,;„n Company G, 3d 
Michigan Cavalry. October. S. H. Alliton, 
OwOsso, Mich., secy. 

OZARK, ARK.— V. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 2S anil 29. Miss Ann Hart- 
wich, Atkins, Ark., secy. 



ville. 111., secy. 

PANORA, IA.— Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 
20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, Panora, la., secy. 

PEKIN. ILL.— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
-Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy.. 
Kankakee. 111. 



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. V: piNERSVILLE. PA.— Y. P. S. C. E. Schuyl- 
),,;:."§{ Kill County Convention. OcL i6 and 27. U. 

ri SjX Nuss, Potsville, Pa., secy. 

^Minneapolis, minn.— western surgical 

g,J.*anol Gynecological AasocIatiOD. Dec. 27 and 
i >/? 28. G. H. Simmons, M.D.. SI Market at-v 
'Sg CWcago. in. 

■ i-;OXTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
!i, jjiithe Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
1 :»;;s.iwin G. Weed, Jacksonville, Fla., secy. 

■•yffioNTGOMERY. ALA.— State Lepslature 
Iff* meets. Not. 12. 1900. 



Y. P. S. C. E. Oct. 
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vr'^ONTrauiB, VT.— Grand Court Vermont 
^Sjj'Toga. May, 190L John F. Roche. 37 Henry 
gftjat.. Moottwlier.. Vt, aety. 

t'*|^OSCOW, IDAHO— Baptist Union. Societies' 
iftaConvention. Oct. 26. 

T Mf USCATIXE. IA.— State Baptist Convention. 
ij'fg'Oct. 28. E. P. Bartiett, Des Moines, la., 
^;g'isecy. 

iASHVILLE. TENN.— KnighU and Ladieaof 
['Honor. Flrat Tueaday after the Urtrd Mon- 
-|*iy, April, U01. Henry Bnttenberg, Z4S Zd 
';■■?.-•<-. liemphia. Tenn.. aecy. 

JljflASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights of Honor 
«,"Grand Lodge. October. John L. Molen, 

\£*i-i Nashville. Tenn., secy. 

:UBHVim». TKWW-— Ten n e— o » Jet— y Cat- 
'/fciMa Clnb, annual meetlnc. December. 1900. 
Vr£D. 8. WUIIama. NaahvUle. Tenn., aecy. 
i?EWARK, N. J.— State Federation of Wo- 
V t! l 'jfZ'Jman'B Clubs. QcL 25. Mrs. Emily E. Wil- 
li 'S Jpt liamson . Elizabeth, N. J., pres. and secy. 

' t b WH*^ A S£:,J*l,*;~?J? t 2i? Tbooa , ° r .-Andrew 



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>JE -and Philip National Convention. Not. IS. 



r| : -C. E. Wyckoff, Irvington, N, J-, aecy. 



PENN'S CREEK. PA.- 
28 and 27. Mrs. S. 
lueek. Pa., secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Penna Christian Ea- 
deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc- 
Donald, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— American Brother- 
hood of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 
ber, 1900. 

Philadelphia, PA— State Woman's Suf- 
frage Association. Xov. 1. Mrs. Mary B. 
Lnc-kie, 333 East Broad St., Chester. Pa., 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Shepherds of Bethle- 
hem Supreme Lodge. Oct. 25. Eva A. 
Wyckoff, 53 Cooper St., Camden. N. J., 
secy.. 

PINE BLUFF, ARK.— Arkansas State Fair. 
Oct. 22 to 27. M. E. Bloom, Pine Bluff, 
Ark., secy. 

PITTSBURG, 
Oct. 2C. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— National Bridge and 
Structural Iron Workers* Convention. 
Oct- 22. 

PITTSBURG, PA.— State Retail Grocers' As- 
sociation. Oct. — . Albert Kaiser. 14 S. 
Tenth St.. Philadelphia, Pa., pres. 

PLAINFIELD. N. J.— Daughters of Poca- 
- hontas Great Council. Oct. 23. Mary M. 
Ashmore. 73S Center St., Trenton, N. J., 
secy. 

PORT CHESTER, N. Y.^Rathbone Sisters 

Grand Temple. October. >M. E. LeCount. 

2447 Eighth st., New York City, secy. 
PROVIDENCE, R. I.— Protestant Episcopal 

Congress. Not. 13 to 16. ReT. Thoa. R. 

Harris, Scarboro, N. T., aecy. 



PA.— Exposition. Sept. 5 to 



PROVIDENCE, R. I.— State Institute of In- 
struction. Oct. 25 to 27. Sidney A. Sher- 
man. 227 Irving ave.. Providence, R. I., 
secy. 

PROVIDEXCE, R. I.— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. October. Cora A. Aldrich, Providence, 
R. I., secy. 

RALEIGH. X. C— State Tobacco Growers' 
Association: Oct. 24. J. Bryan Grimes. 
Grimesland. N. C. .secy. 

RALEIGH. X. C— Reunion Confederate Vet- 
eran's' -Association. Oct. 24. 

RALEIGH, X. C— North Carolina State Fa'r 
(Colored). Oct. 20 to Xov. :J. Hon. J. H. 
Williams. Raleigh. X. C. secy. 

READING. PA— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. November. Mrs. N. A. Lowry, Scran- 
ton. Pa., seey. 

REXOVO, PA.— Woman's Relief Corps Dis- 
trict Convention. Oct. 23. Mrs. M. Yontz, 
Renovo, Pa., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Trl-State Medical Asso- 
ciation or the Carollnaa and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Midle of February, 190L 
Paulus A. Irving. M.D.. 301 W. Grace at 

RIVERTON. N. .1.— State Congress of Moth- 
ers. Oct. 2il. 

ROCKFORD. ILL— State Bankers' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 23 and 24. Frank P. .Unison, 2(M 
Dearborn St.. Chicago, III., se.*y. 

RUSHV1LLE, IND.— Reunion 68th Regiment 
Indiana Vol. Infantry. October. Geo. W. 
Foreman, Napoleon, Ind., secy. 

RUTHERFORD. N. J.— Epworth League. 
Paterson District Convention. Oct. 25. Dr. 
E. C Lockard, Velvldere, N. J., secy. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland. O., secy. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— National Live 
Stock Association Convention. Jan. 15 to 
18. 1901. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
of America. Dee. 3, 1M0. John T. Wilson, 
, O. C„ St. Loula. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Austin M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 13. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brown-wood. Tex.; J. H. Truett, Wnlte- 
wright Tex. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, 1991. Rev. 
C. L. Hutchlns. 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— W. C. T. U. State Con- 
vention. October. Mrs. C. M. Ayres, 540 
N. Fourth St., San Jose, Cal., secy. 

SCOTTSBURG, IND.— Reunion 38th Indiana 
Regiment. 

SHELBY, MICH.— Epworth League. Grand 
Rapids District Convention. Oct. 19 to 21. 
Geo. A. Studley. 41 Euclid av.. Grand Rap- 
. ids, Mich., secy. 

SMITH FALL. OXT. -W. C. T. U. Provincial 
Convention. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. Mrs. M. 
Wiley, Richmond Hill, Ont„ secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— American Oxfcrd- 
Down Sheep Association. November. W 
A. Shafer. Middletown. O., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Live Steck 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Millers' Stat* 
Association. First Wednesday in Decem- 
ber. C. H. Seybt, Highland, III. 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— American Mission- 
ary Association. Oct. 23 to 25. Philip 3. 
Moxom. secy. 

" SPRINGFIELD. O.-F. & A. M. Grand Lodge. 
Oct. 24. J H. Bromwell, Cincinnati, O., 
secy. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Northwest Teachers' As- 
sociation. Nov. 29 and 30, 



ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Knights of Maccabees of 
Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1901.- A. 
Segger. 1620 Front av.. Kansas City, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Brotherhood of Railway 
Trackmen of America, First Monday In 
December. John Wilson, 2212 Olive at., St. 
Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Protestant Episcopal 
Church Missionary Council. Oct. 23 to 25 
S. T. Copeland, St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 
Nov. 13. C. O. Tilton, West Milwaukee, 
Wis., secy. 

ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, I. 
O. O. F. of Minnesota. January, 190L 8. 
E. Ferree. Globe Bids. Minneapolis. 

TALLAPOOSA, GA.— Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. 

TOLEDO, O.— National Convention, G. A R. 

1903. 

TOPEKA. KAN.— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 25 to 29. Miss Agnes Radford. 
Masonic Temple, Topeka. Kan., secy. 

TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1900. Mrs. F. J. 
Barker, Manchester. N. H., secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.— State Junior O. U. A. M. 
Funeral Benefit Association. Oct. 24. Wm. 
N Gray. Cranford. N. J., secy. 

TRENTON. X. .1.— Junior O. V. A. M. State 
Council. Oct.- 24. W. H. Micrs, Box 034, 
Trenton, N. .1., secy. 

TRENTON, X. J.— Epworth League Trenton 
District Convention. October. Rev. N. J. 
Wright, secy. 

VALDOSTA. G-A.— Valdosta Exposition. Oct 
30 to Not. 2. ISOO. A. Moore. Valdosta, Q*.. 
mgr. 

VEEDERSBURG, IND.— Woman's Relief 
Corps District Convention. October. 

VICTORIA. TEX.-West Texas M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 19. 



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WACO. TEX.— Southern German M. E. Con- 
ference. Nov. 29. 

WACO. TEX.— Southwestern Interstate Ex- 
position and Jubilee. Oct. 1 to Jan 1,1901 
Sol. Hirshberg, Waco, Tex., secy. 

WAKEFIELD, MASS.— Firemen's Field Day 
Oct. 23. Chief Cadn, mgr. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble, 514 F st. 

WASHINGTON. D. C.-Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Session. April 19, 1102. Jamas 
Mortimer, Montgomery, N. T., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., aecy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Nov. 14. John Trimble. 
614 F street. Washington. D. C. secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Centennial Celebra- 
tion, Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec, 1900. Dr. R. G. Wyl'e 
Williamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. Dec, 1900. Glenn Brown 
Washington, D. C, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. December. Glenn Brown, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. SuBanna M. 
Fry, The Temple, Chicago, secy. 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.-Universalists' State 
Convention. October. Rev. B. B. Gibbs, 
Watertown, N. Y., secy. 

WATSONTOWN, PA. - Reunion Seventh 
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Assoc n- 
tion. Oct. 23 and 24. Geo. F. Stehiin,-Or- 
wigsburg. Pa., secy. 

WAYNESBORO. GA.— Savannah M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 13. 

WELLINGTON, O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters, State Branch. Oct., 1900. Mrs. D W 
Willison, 36 W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O , 
secy. 

WELLINGTON. 0.— Ohio Branch Interna- 
tional Order of the Kings Daughters and 
Sone. Oct^ 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams, SS W. 10th ave.. Columbus. 0. 

WESTFIELD. MASS.— Western Massachu- 
setts Fox Club. November. AV. 11. Foote 
Westfield. Mass.. secy. 

WEST ' LIBERTY. ' IA.— Reunion 35th Iowa 
Volunteer Infantry. October. Robert D. 
Bcdman, Muscatine, la., secy. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I O 
. Red Hen. May i to 7. 1901. 

WINCHESTER. K Y.— Knights \ of Pytb'as 
Grand Lodge. Oct. 23.1 Wade sheltman, 4;.0 " 
W. Main St., Louisville. Ky., S'K.-y. 

WINCHESTER, KY.— Grand Lolge, K. of P 
of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 26, 19)0. 

WINSTON. N. C.^Winston Seini-Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. 

WORCESTER. MASS.— Reun on Flfenfi 
Massachusetts Regiment. Out. 2u. E J 
Russell. Worcester, Mass.. secy. 

WORCESTER, MASS.— American Ant'qua-ian 
Society. Oct.. 1900. Chas. F. Adams, Lin- 
coln, Mass., secy. 

WORCESTER. MASS.— Clara. Barton Twit 
No. J. D. *t V., at G. A. B, Hall, 36 Peart 
•t. Fi.-»t «nd second Monday of each 
month. Mra. Ida B. Warren, 140 Chandler 
•c. Worwuter. Mass. 

XENIA. O. — Reunion Green County. Ohio, 
Ex-Soldrers' and Sailors' Marine Associa- 
tion. Oct. — . Mrs. Samuel Manor, secy. 

TOUNOSTOWN. O.— Grand Council of Ohio, 
foresters of America. Second Tuesday la 
May, 1901. Thoa. L. Hopklna. 1401 Harvard 
at.. Cleveland. O.. aecy. 

YOUNGSTOWN. O.— Woman's /Relief Corps 
Convention. Xov. 1. Alice M. Rex. Canton. 
O.. secy. 

ZANESVILLE. O.— State Library Associa- 
tion. October. 



Poultry Shows. 

AMSTERDAM, N. Y.-Un!on Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Dec. 12 to 15 Wm 
Phillips, Jr., secy. 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; "W. T. Linn. secy. 

AURELIA, IA.— Aurella Poultry Assoc'at'on 
Dec 19 to 22. H. B. Green, secy.; J. L. 
Todd, judge. * 

AURORA. ILL— Aurora Poultry Assoc'at'on 
Dec. 1 and ». W. M. Smith, secy.: D. T. 
Heimlich and F. II. Shellabarger. judges. 

AUSTIN, TEX.-Nov. 28 to Dec' 1. H B 
savage, judge; C..S. Brigance. r secy. ' ' 

BATTLE CREEK. MICH.-Mlcnigan Fan- 
ciers Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A 
Tucker. Judge; George S. Barnes, secy 



BEACH CITY. O.— Sugar Creek 
sociation. Nov. 2li to 28 II 
judge: W. H. Raff, secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex CouJty 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. - 
llott. Peabody, Mass., secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Alabama 
Dee. 12 to 19. J. D. Flummer. 
Secy. ' 



Poultry As- 
A. Bridge, 



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Arthur El- 



. Association. 
I irmingham, 



RLOOMINGTON. O.-Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. W 
J. Jefferson, secy. ; S. B. Lane, judge. 

B R ST ££v Mi V SS -' Ian ' , 15 to 19 ' 19M - Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 

D K RR . OAK ' KAjN.— Nov. 27 to 30. A J 
Benbow. secy.; C. H. Rhodes; judge. 

CANTON O.— Poultry Show. Jan. 1 to 4 190t 
judge 5 Me( * ers - se<: y-: He" T. Meyers!, 

C cfuh Y ' &7 C ? r ? 5r F 8 ?^. Poultr y Breeders' 
fud^e: J a L. 3 Yohe?'sec^: ChaS - McC ' aVe ' 

C ^f" D^ L L E ' ILL - Poultr y Show. Not. 

CE £1* RAPIDS, IA.-Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers Association. Jan. 14 to 19 1901 

JPrBSSa mst and W^^S 

CH .!,n AG ?f ILL — National Fanciers' Associa- 
BS5;-ii Me ^ 8 ', J Zimmer - Butterfleld. Rigg, 
§^ 8e "' «■ W , aIden - Drevenstedt. - Pierci 
Br.dge, Taylor and Tucker, judges: Fred 
L. Kimmey. secy. J<"»a™. noi 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Jan. 21 to 26, 1901 Messrs 
Zirnmer. Butterfleld. Riggs, Russelif wIn 

iuS^-T^a' 6 ?' 1 B ria 8e, Taylor and Pierce, 
judges, Fred. L. Kinney, secy. 

-C ™ 1 "' 0.-Jan 14 tol7. A.C. Brooks, 
secy., B. N. Pierce, judge. 

C, i?. C «il NA r7* °-.-Ci"e«nnaU Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum. 

° B L V ai?i A „M TY - J X ?- Jan ' 1 to 5 . ""I. S. 
B. Lane, judge; H. Carver, secy. 

DA w LA f'. T £X.-Southwestern Association. 
Dec. 18 to 21. T. L. Lawhon, secy. 

^oulJrvTi. C PP T — Western' Connecticut 

Bo?man. A secT • KOT ' * 4 ° DeC ' J ' F ' 

DAVENPORT, IA.-Dec. 4 to 7. A. L Peter- 
son, secy. • . reter 

DAYTON, O.-Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 

Association. Jan. » to 14. 1901. d. t Sf,m- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.-Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 1901. """ry 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Dec. 17 to 22. C H Gre- 
goire, secy.; A. B. Shaner, judge. " 

EA 5 T v L JKF RP00L - O-Dec. 28 and 29 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE, O.-East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, lsoi 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Paxson, 

E VS1 N 9- J^ST^a, Po «ltry Association. 
Dec. 2o to 28. C. P. Russell, cor. sec; B. 
N. Pierce, judge. 

^"J 1 ^' . N -r y '"~ Eta ! r f p °">t«T Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvln. secy. 

E 5 1B L P ^'. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Aawlation 
Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H Bur- 
gott. judges: A. E. Blethen. seey. 

FAYETTE COUNTY. MO.-Missouri State 
Association. Dec. 10 to 14. C. E. Codding, 
aedalia. Mo., pres. 

FITCHBURG. MASS.— rfchburg Poultry 
Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A C 
Hawkins and II. B. May, judges: w' e' 
Bennett, Fitchburg. Mass.. slcy.: I c 
Greene, Box 70:5. Leominster. Mp-- adv* 
agent. Send card for premium i.-t* now 
ready. 

FT. COLLINS, COL.-Jan. 2 to 5. 1901. C E 
Lull, Ft. Collins, secy.; C. H. Rhodes, 
judge. 

FORT WORTH, TEX.-Dec. 11 to 14. J E 
Randall, secy. . -.•«•. 



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FRANKFORT, IND.— Dec. 17 to 22 SB 
Lane, judge; D. F. Maish, secy. * ' 

FRESNO, CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stock 
Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 

GALENA, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 22. F. H. Hoelt- 
ing, secy.; Geo. W. Holden, judge. 

GALESBURG. ILL.— Galesuurg Poult-v As- 
sociation. Nov. 2« to 28. Burt Repine 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. ' 

GALVESTON. TEX.-Galveston Association. 
Dec. 3 to 7. J. J. Hanna, secy.; E. Dun- 
Stan, judge. 

GARDEN CITY. MO.— Nov. 27 to 29 J Cart- 
wright, secy.; Southard, judge. 

°S r i^,Y A ', ?-«eneTa Poultry, Pigeon and 
Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henrv 
Munger, secy. ' 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Jas 
A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock. secy. 

G R EA J.BEND, KAN.-Jan. 23 to 29. 1901. J 

judg'e en ^ SO "• SeC> " ; F ' H ' SnelIa l>«''gef. 

GREENFIELD. MASS.-Greenneld Score Card 
Poultry Club. Dec. 11 and 12. T. E. Marsh 
secy.:-I. K. Fclcu, judge. aiaisn, 

H i^ R T'« ILL ;^ Hen ,'3 r p «»«»r>' Association. 
,?"*} l,°v?' ml - w - °- Grifflth, secy.: S. 
II. Shellabarger, judge. 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County Poultry 
Association. Dec. 19 to 21. Geo. Auler 
secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. * 

.HOOPESTON. ILL.-Dcc. 17 to 19 p H 
Ayres, secy.; S. H. Taylor, judge. ' 

1N n? I i^ N . AiPOI 'i?' IND.-Fanciers' Association 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce and 
X A. Tucker, judges; J. c Tarklngton, 



IOWA i, CI T Y - IA r Iowa c »y Poultry and Pet 
otocK Association. Dec. 18 to 22 B A 

r^LTiuSSS:'- E - M - p,ereeand Ja '™* 

JACKSOXV'ILLE. ILL.-Jacksonville Poultry 
CI !J b rv ^ c „ 10 to 12 - Chas. Reynolds, secy^ 
and D. T. Heimlich, judges. 

JOHNSTOWN, N. Y.-Adirondack Poultry 

' kmIUj. 2- i to ^' H ' A " Br ' d 8e. David Z 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott. F B 

?^!Sl mer H H « 4, QuU , hot - J ' H - Drevenstedi,' 
judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 

JEFFERSON. IA.-Jan. 8 to 11. 1901. P. O 
Brown, secyi; F. H. Shellabarger. judge. 

KALAMAZOO. MICH.— Southwestern Michi- 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2». 
H. A. Br.dge. judge; J. S. Carr. secy. 

KEOTA, IA.— Nov. 20 to 23. Keota Poultry 
Association. A. C. Smock, secy.; F. H 
anellabarger, judge. . 

KIRKSVILLE, MO.— North Missouri Poultry 
Association. Dec. 3 to 7. F. M. Bucking- 
ham, secy.; D. T.- Heimlich, judge. 

LA CROSSE. WIS.-La Crosse Poultry Asso- 
^.ation. Dec. 17 to 21. E. H. Hoffman, 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

LA CROSSE. WIS.— Poultry, Pet Stock and 
Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 22. 

LADOGA, IND.— Jan. 5 to 15, 1901. D A 
Stoner, judge; Frank Gill, secy. 

LANARK. ILL.— Lanark Poultry Association 

i an i, lt0 : 4 ,' ^l" E - D - I-eland, secy.; 1>. 
T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA PORTE. IXD.-Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. Theo. 
Mewes. judge: Earl Hemenway, secy. 

LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Association. Dec. 24 to 31. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.-Arkansas S. P. Asso- 
ciation. Dee. 5 to 11. A. G. Russell, secy.; 
^. L. Hutchinson, judge. 

LOGANSPORT, IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
Kennel Association. Jan. 16 to 23, 190L Sol 
D. Brandt, secy. 

LUVERNE. MINN.-Luverne Poultry Associ- 
ation. Dec 18 to 20. N.R. Reynolds, sacy.; 
-F. H. Shellabarger, judge. 

Li'NN, MASS.— Jan. 1 to 4, 1901 TV. B. Atb- 
erton. X. A. Knapp. James Ballard and »t 
D. Craft, judges; Chas. E. Hunt. cor. sec>. 

MACOMB, ILL.— Dec. 24 to 29. William I. 
ivnowles, secy.; Chas. McClade, judge. 

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.-Marshalltown Poul- 
try Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901 H C 
.-Hansen, secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

MASON CITY, IA.— Mason City Poultry As- 
sociation Dec. 11 to 14. S. B. Johns, sacy.; 
F. II. Shellabarger, judge. 

MATTEAWAN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 24 to 
29. C. F. Rockenstyre, judge; Hector MIlls- 
paugh, secy. 

MAZON, ILL — Mazon Poultry. Association. 
Nov. 29 to 31. O. P. Bennett, secy ■ W S 
Russell, judge. ' 

MEADV1LLE, PA — Meadville Fanciers' Club 
Dec. 10 to 14. Geo. H. Burgott. and others.' 
judges; II. L. Lamb. Cambridge Springs 
Pa., secy. 

MIAMISBURG. O.-- Miami Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov 28 to Dee. 2. H. A. Bridge, 
judge: S. II. Groby, secy. 

MONROE. X. C.-Shelby Poultry Assoc a- 
tion. Dee. 4 to 7. R. L. Simmons, Shelby 
N. C, secy. 

MOUNT PULASKI. ILL.— Mount Pulaski 
Poultry Association. Dec. 4 to 7 W J 
Lincoln, secy.; F. H. Shellabai -jjer. judgel 

MT VERNON. O.— Knox County Fanciers' 
Club. Nov. 27 to 30. Ira C. Keller, judge; 
George H. Brown, secy. 

NEWTON, KAN.— Harvey County Poultry 
show. Dec. 3 to S. C. M. Glover, secy. ; w 
S. Russell, judge. 

OAKI S <X , D '. CAI " — Poultry Show. Dec. 5 to 
S. C. G. Hinds, secy. 

OAKLAND CITY, IND.— Dec. 1* to 15. S. B 
Lane, judge; L. B. Ousler, asst. secy. 

OXFORD. O.— Oxford Poultry Club. Xov -0 
to 22. D. Gath. secy.; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

PAIXESVILLE. O.— Painesville Poultry ani 
Pet Stock Association. H. Z. " Brainard 

secy.; Charles McClave, judge. 



- ^'t^M IA -7 Pa «?f a Pou,trj ' c,ub - Not -^ 
seir jU dge G '. W,lso "' ■«»•: W. S.-Rus-j 

P 5t RRY .1, 9 A '~ Houston County. Association.] 
Nov J7 to* w. Hemmingway, secy.; D.I 
M. Owen, judge. ■ 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.-Keystone Poultry . 
igeon and Pet Stock Association. Dec 111 
to la. J. Emlen Smith, secy. * I 

POSEYVILLE. IND— Wabash Valley Poul] 
try Association. Dec. 17 to 22. DA Ston- 
er, judge. 

PRINCETON, ILL.— North Central Poultry! 
Association. Dec. 10 to 14. S. L. Smith 1 
secy.; w. S. Russell, judge. 

RIDGEVILLE, 1XD.— Dee. 26 to 29 S B 
Lane, judge; S. E. Fraze, secy. ' * 

ROCHESTER. N. Y— Flower City Poultry 
and Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to 17 1901 
W. O. Ingle, secy. 

ROKKORD. ILL.— Xorthern Illinois Poiltrvl 
Association Exhibition. Jan. 7 to 12, l&Ol" 
h. S. Horner, pres.; Bert. R. Lucas, ilelvi- 
dere. 111., secy. 

SAGINAW MICH—Saglnaw Poultry and 3 
Pigeon Association. Jan. 21 to '>6 1901 ' 
James A. Tucker, judge; Edward Arndi". ' 
^ secy. / ' '" 

SAN JOSE, CAL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 
lie E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy. \ 

shElby, O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock! 
Association. Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick' 
Hathaway, judge of poultry; Fred Gale. 1 
judge of pigeons and pet stock; L. E. Dove 
secy. ' 

SOUTH BEND. IND.-The Northern Indiana \ 
and Southern Michigan Poultry Associa- 
tion. Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. Charles Melntyre 
secy.; James A. Tucker, judge. 

SOUTH BEND, WIS.— Poultry Show. Dec. 17 | 

SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— Middlesex 
Poultry Fanciers' Association. Dec. 17 to- 
20. W. A. Mandell, secv.: C. A. Ballou 
and D. J. Lambert, judges. 

ST. CLAIRSVILLE. O— Belmont County 
Fanciers' Association. Dec. 17 to 21. J w 
Riley, secy.: Charles McClave, judge. 

ST. PAUL, MIXN.— Minnesota State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 14 to 19. 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfleld, Hold and Tucker, judges; II. F. 
Huelster. : secy. 

SUXBURY, O.— The Sunbury Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Nov. 19 to 21. B. 
Kempton, secy. ; H. A. Bridge, Judge. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association. Poultry and dogs Dec 
22 to 29. H. A. Bridge, judge; Earl R. Will- 
• tains, secv. 



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Manufacturers and Importers of 

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i.if! field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 

V f 1 Jan - 22 to 24. 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 

..■■gtfj. Lambert, judges: E. L. Richardson, secy. 

Ri'v I : " t" .WESTCHESTER, PA.— Westchester Poaltry 
' i'-'fii'S- and Piseon Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 



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SVMlfr'Y fi roultryJVssociatlon. Frank Miller, Judge; 






"TEXARKAXA. TEX.— Texarkana Asgoela- 
t:on. Dec. IS to 22. Ileber Vaugban, secy. 

TOLEDO, O. — Toledo Fanciers* Association. 



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3l : ¥ k"! Dec 22 to 26. 11. J. Lambert, judge of poul 
m'^I > f "I ,r >' : *"- M - Gilbert, judge of p.geous am 
- pet stock: Geo. b\ Mueller, secy. 

TORRINOTO.V. CONN.— Torrington Poultry 
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UPPER SANDCSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec. IS to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.; Ira T. Matteson. supt.; T. 
H. Inman. secy. 

VAX WERT, 6.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 
Stock Asscclation. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 
Kohli. judge: C. E. Detter. secy. 

f, WABASH, INI).— Jan: 15 to 19. 1901. A. B. 
Shaner. judge; R. F. Clemans, secy. 

frt, WAKEFIELD, R. I.— Dec. 4 to 7. G. L. Kent, 
rifcj Pfes- 

• ' | WALDEN. N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
;Vj}& River Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to 2s>. 
*gj C. F. Kockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
»!«f paugh, secy. 



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;H ! 'S5t Bowden, secy. 



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WARREN. PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stack Association. Jan. S to 12. 190L 
J. H. Bowden, secy. 

,• "j [ WAUSEON. O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 



J'tJ e'ers' Association. Dec. 18" to 21. Sharp 
S.,p; Batterfield. judge: D. C. Teeters, secy. 

} t.' WEATHERFORD, TEX.— Parker County As- 
- .s£ sociation. Dec. 18 to 20. F. L. Marshall, 
'fejlfjl; secy. 

J |i£ WELLINGTON*. O.— Wellington Poultry As- 
*S*s sociation. Dec. IS to 21. C. L. Warren, 
secy. 



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Dr.- G. F. Plotner, secy. 



; WESTERLY, R. I.— Rhode Island Poultry 

r. ■*• ti- •-■ ri Association. Dec. 12 to 13. H. S. Babcock, 

tvM >' 5'|iS Providence, R. I., secy.; C. A. Ballou, A. S. 

m K';*>1^ Stilln, an and J - F - Crangie, judges. 

!y if '£k % WILLIAMSBURG. IA.— Iowa State Show. 

■ 'PS* • ? 4|i \V, I>ec. 26 to 30. W. R. Long. secv. : W. S. 

; tT.'S J.5 Russell and F. H. Snellabarger, judges. 

to 9. 1901. Otis Mont- 
Heimlich, judge. 



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;s.fl5 22. 190L Chas. McClave. New ..London, O.. 
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■*'$;.' Lrfgflp YORKVILLE. DLL.— Yorlville Poultry Asso- 
►H • »ilmi'- elation. Nov. 2B to 20. F. H. Shellabarxer. 

"It! ? f?'|S:<fi judge; S. F. Hobbs. secy. 









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ATLANTA. GA- — Southern Interstate Fair 



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-. Ii City. Kearney, Osceola, Red Cloud, Nelson, 

■ v 3 Hubbell. Geneva. Seward. Lincoln. Beatrice. 

: ht-fii Bvery week from June 20 to Oct. 20. W. P. 

■' ' Vj P. McCreary. Hastliigs. Neb., pres.; A. H. 

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'%?*9- : - CUIT. — In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 

* t'tW- Ga., Oct 17 to 27-. Valdroste. Ga., Oct. 29 

"ii--i->l. to Nov. 3: Waycross. Ga.. Nov. 6 to 10: 

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l *;l3r Sept. 19 to 22: Dennison, Tex., Sept. 25 to 
Jj % 28: Dallas, Tex.. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14: Cor- 

rSR*. Ricana, Tex., Oct. 15 to 19; San Antonio. 

.iff JS; Tex., Oct. 20 to Nov. 3; Houston, Tex., Nov. 

•iftff lOitO 17. . ■ 

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Manchester November Handicap— Nov. 24. 



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Dog Shows. 



V CLKVKLAND, O.— Cleveland Kennel Club. 



Jg£: c. M. Muahail, aecy. 



>!t- PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Phlladelphia Dog 
r' ; Show AssocUUon. Nov. a M 2i H. A, 
Vitt, HC7> 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Pure" Foo4 Exposition. 
Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. 8 to 11. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Twentieth Century Expo- 
sition. Oct. 1 to 27. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. t 1ML John O. Mllbum. 
prea.; Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition. Dec 
1. 1900. to May SL 1902. F. W. Wagner. 
Pre*. 

LONDON, ENG., EARi'8 COURT.— Women's 
International Exposition. 1900. Ion Kl- 
ralfy. manager. 

SEATTLE, WASH.— International Exposi- 
tion. 1904. 

ST. LOUIS. MO— St. Louis Exposition. About 
Sept. 24 to Nov. 13. W. J. Atkins, gen. 

mgr. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— World's International Ex- 
position. 1903. 

TOPEKA. KAN.— International Exposition. 
June 1, 1904. 



Distributors' Tips. 

The following Is a revised and up-to-date 
list of reliable Unas who are constantly send- 
ing out samples and circulars for distribu- 
tion. Every first-class distributer should 
bave bis name on their list: 

ARKANSAS. 

The Guarantee Medical Co.', Hot Springs. 

CALIFORNIA. 

California Fig Syrup Co., 392 Church street, 
Sanr Francisco. 

CONNECTICUT. ' 

Sawyer Medical Co.. 138 Middle street, 
Bridgeport. 
Prof. F. C. Fowler. Moodus. e 

Kickapoo Medical Co.. New Haven. 
DISTRICT OF 1 COLUMBIA. 

A. O. Bliss & Co., 37 B street, N.W., Wash- 
ington. 

M. A. Winter Co., 614 Eleventh street, 
Washington. » . 

GEORGIA. 
Swift's Specific Co., Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
German-American Med. Co.. Kankakee. 
Green-May Medical Co.. Bloomington. 

H. E. Bucklin & Co., K3 Michigan avenue, 
Chicago. 

J. P. Dieter Co., 163 West Washington 
street. Chicago. 

M. A. McLaagnlin Co., corner Quincy and 
State streets, Chicago. 

A. Bryant & Son, Princeton. 

E. G. De Witt & Co., 205 LaSale avenue, 
Chicago. 
Roy Medical Institute. Chicago. 
Providence Medical Institute, Chicago. 
Pabst Chemical Co.. Chicago. 
Hanson's Ready Recovery Co.. Chicago. 
Boston Medical Institute, Chicago. 
INDIANA. 

Sterling Remedy Co., Indiana .Mineral 
Springs. \ 

Dr. Miles' Medical Co.. Elkhart. 
Indianapolis Brewing Co., Indianapolis. \ 
Anti-Trust Baking Powder Co., Indianapo- \ 
Us. 
The Cooking Club Publishing Co.. Goshen. 
Van Camp Co., Indianapolis. 
Dr. N. C- Davis. Indianapolis. 

IOWA. 
I. C. Hublnger & Co.. Keokuk. 

KANSAS. , 

The W. W. Gavitt Co., Topeka. 

KENTUCKY. 
Wilson Drug Co., Lexington. 

LOUISIANA. 
Acme Chemical Co.. New Orleans. 

MAINE. 
Dr. Thomson Medicine Co.. Calais. 
Gould & Whipple. Portland. 

MARLAND. 
Emerson Drug Co., 311 W. Fayette street, 
Baltimore. 

A. O. Pilson, 1327 W. Baltimore street, Bal- 
timore. 

Nelaton Remedy Co., 11 B. German street, 
Baltimore, 



Chas. A. Vogeler Co., 300 W. Lombard, Bal- 
timore. 
Victor Remedy Co., Frederick. 
Winkelman-Brown Drug Co., Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Lydia E. Pinkham Medical Co., Lynn. 
J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell. 
Chas. I. Hood & Co., Lowell. 
Novelty Plaster Works. Toutville. 
Drs. F. E. & J. A. Greene, Boston. 
Potter Drug and Chemical Co., Boston. 
C. L. Graves & Son, Boston. 
E. C. Cowdry Co., Boston. 

MICHIGAN. 

Pope's Medical Co., Charlotte. 

Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek. 

Coonley Medical Co., Detroit. 

The Sprague Publishing Co. Detroit. 

Dr. Goldberg. 291 Woodward avenue, De- 
troit. 

Drs. Kennedy & Kergan, 148 Shelby street, 
Detroit. 

Hayes & Coon, 24 Gratiot avenue, Detroit. 
Dr. A. B. Spinney & Co., Elizabeth and 
. Woodward avenue, Detroit. 

Williams, Davis. Brooks & Co.. 2G Congress 
street, Detroit. 

J. D. Bean & Co., Edwardsburg. 
■. Stuart Co., Marshall. 
La Harpe Pattern Co., Grand Rapids. 
I. B. Ford Co., Wyandotte. 
MINNESOTA. 
Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Mills Co., Min- 
neapolis. 
. Kondon Manufacturing* Co., Minneapolis. 

MISSOURI. 
Miller Drug Co., St. Louis. 
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association, St. 
Louis. - 
Liggett £ Myers Tobacco Co., St. Louis. 

MONTANA. 
Newbro Drug Co., Butte. 

NEBRASKA. 
Curative Remedy Co., Lincoln. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Geo. G. Green, Woodbury. 

NEW YORK. 
J. W. Brant Co.. Albion. 
Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton. 
Garfield Tea Co., 11 Sterling Place, Brook- 
lyn. 

W. H. Comstock, Morristown. 

Gerhard Mennen Chemical Co., Buffalo. 

Hutton Remedy Co., Buffalo. 

Dodd's Medical Co., 658 Ellicott Square, 
Buffalo. 

Foster. Mllbum & Co., 293 Michigan street, 
Buffalo. 

Dr. R. V. Pierce, 633 Main street, Buffalo. 

R. T. Booth Co.. Ithaca. 

Dr. D. Kennedy Corporation, Kingston. 

Genesee Pure Food Co., Leroy. 

Allen Olmstead, Leroy. 

S. C. Wells & Co., Leroy. 

Frank 0. Reddish, Leroy. 
\Br!ght's- Chemical Co.. Little Falls. 

American Tobacco Co., Ill Fifth avenue. 
New York City. 

B. T.-'Babbltt, 82 Washington street. New 
York City. 

Colgate & Co.. 55 John street. New York 
City. 

F. E. .& J. A. Greene, 35 W. Fourteenth 
street. New York City:. 

Frederick Boyer, 36 Maiden Lane, New 
York City. 

Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Co., 113 
Williams street. New YorL City. X.. 

Geo. W. Munro, 23 Vanderwater street; New 
York City. 

Pond's Extract Co., 76 Fifth avenue, New 
York City. 

Abbey Effervescent Salt Co., New York. 

Dr. Radway & Co., New York City. 

Seely & Co., New York City. 

A. M. Bininger & Co., New York City, 

Tarrant & Co., New York City. 

H. * G. Corset Co.. New York City. ' 

HuUb Food Co., New York City. 



Mew York Condensed Milk Co., New York 
City. 
Jam W. Hoke, New York City. 

J. L. Prescott & Co., 90 West Broadway, 
New York City. 

Jas. Pyle & Son, 436 Greenwich street. New 
York City. 

Scott & Browne, corner Pearl and Rose 
streets. New York City. 

Seville Packing Co., 77 Hudson street, New 
York (Sty. 

Tarrant & Co., 100 Warren street, New York 
City. 

Dr. Louis Weigert Co., 136 Liberty street. 
New York City. 

The Velvet Silver Soap Co., 31 Nostrand 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

Franklin Manufacturing Co., 191 Burr 
street, Rochester. 

Dr. Williams' Medical Co., Schnectady. 

A. N. Wright & Co., Syracuse. 

Merrell-Soule Co., Syracuse. 

Dr. B. J. Kay, Saratoga Springs. 

OHIO. 
R. Pretzinger & Bro., Dayton. 
Drs. Hess & Clark, Ashland. 

Dr. W. S. Burkhart, 121 E. Seventh street, 
Cincinnati. 

Golden Specific Co., Glenn Building. Cin- 
cinnati. 

India Spice and Drug Co., Marietta. 

Coffee and Spice Co., Columbus. 

Peruna Drug Co., Columbus. 

Dr. Harter Medical Co.. Dayton. 

Akron Cereal Co., Akron. 

Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co., 241 West 
Fourth street, Cincinnati. 

Bayer Medicine Co., 1706 Adams street, To- 
ledo. 

Cheney Medicine Co., 1212 Adams striet, 
Toledo.' 

PENNSLVANIA. 
Climax Liniment Co.. Tltusvllle. 
- Miller Soap Works, Lancaster. 

Dr. Chase Co.. 224 N. Tenth. Philadelphia. 
Dobbins Soap Manufacturing Co.,- 119 South 
Fourth, Philadelphia. 

Dr. David Jayne & Sons, 242 Chestnut 
street, Philadelphia. 

H. H. Munyon's Remedy Co., 1505 Arch 
street, Philadelphia. 

Fels & Co., Philadelphia. 

Dr. Bosanko Co., Philadelphia. 

Hand Medicine Co., Philadelphia. 

Merchants' Association. Willlamsport. 

P. C. Tomson & Co., 25 Washington avenue, 
Philadelphia. 

J. H. Zelllln £ Co., 306 Cherry street. Phll- 
adelphla. 

Hostetter & Co.. 59 Water street. Pittsburg. 

TENNESSEE. 
Thatcher Medical Co.. Chattanooga. 
New Spencer Medical Co., Chattanooga. 
Chattanooga Medical Co., Chattanooga. 

VERMONT. 
Wells, Richardson & Co., Burlington. 

WISCONSIN. 
Pabst Brewing Co., 917 Chestnut street, Mil- 
waukee. 

Dr. Snoop Family MedicMe Co.. Rat?**. 



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Additionel Shows. 

ATLANTA. GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin, 
secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick, 
Chicago, secy.. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1 
to 8. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter. Grand Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati, O. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Hereford-Shorthorn 
Show and Sale. Oct. 16 to 26. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Cen- 
tral Palace. New York. 



Horse Shows. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 
T. H. Martin, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Horse Show Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. James H.- 
Moore, pres.; W. Vernon Booth, first vice 
pres.; John C. King, second vice pres.; Mor- 
timer Levering, secy.; Arthur G. Leonard, 
trcas. 

DBS MOINES, IA.— Horse Show W. P. 
Chase, gen.- mgr. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Horse Show. Dates un- 
decided. Gen. John B. Castleman, pres.: 
Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent' Alt- 
sheler, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Horse Show. Oct. 
30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, secy. 



Pomonas. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

CHARLTON. MASS.— Worcester ' Southwest 
Pomona. Nov. 3. 

HADLEY, MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona- 
Dec. 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po- 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS. — Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov.. 24. 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
PDmona. Oct. 27. 

MAINE. 

PIFSTON, ME— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 12. 

VASSALBORO, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nov. 14. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

BENNINGTON. N. H.— Hillsboro County Po- 
mona. Oct. 24. 

CORNISH, N. H— Sullivan County Pomona. 
Oct. 20. 



Weekly list of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92. 

CALIFORNIA. 

t Sureka— W. H. Mathews. 636 2d st 

GEORGIA. 

Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Brldger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 

Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, AH.— 
Edw. B. Bridger'a Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 
Chicago— John A. dough. 42 River ••_ 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. ft Dint. Co. 
Pekin— standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA. 
Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson St. 

IOWA. 
Burlington— A. E. Dreler, 1211 Summer street. 
Sioux City— A. B. Bcs.ll. 

KANSAS. 
Atchlson-City Bill Posting Co. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Brockton— John V. Carter. 288 Belmont at. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. .rwln. 

NEW YORK. 
Canandalgua— Wm. F. Moaher. 9? Chspig it, 
New York— New York B. P. Co, 
ngdensburg— E. M. Bra'cy. 
OswegprrF. 1$. Monroe. 



OHIO. 
Fostoria— W. C. Tirrill & Co., 116 W. Tiffin"st. 
Uhrichsvllle— Twin City Bill Posting Co.. of 

Uhricbsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 

ville, O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 

t Johnstown— Geo. E. Updegrave * Ce. 

WISCONSIN. 

West Superior— C. A. Marshall, West Superior 
Hotel. 

CANADA. 

A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings at., Van- 
couver, B. C. 
Montreal — C. J. T. Thomas. Box 1129. 



Weekly List of Bill Posters. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. P. Clark, Box 92. 

ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

IOWA. 

DesMoInes— W. W. Moore (licensed Dlst. 
Des Moines— W. W. Moore 225 4th st. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison— City Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons— George Churchill. , 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 
New York City— New York Bill Posting Oe. 

OHIO. 
Middletown —Anthony H. Walburg. 
Zanesville— Wm. D. Sennits. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

* lohnstown— A. Adair. 

New Castle— The J. G. Loving C. B: P. Co. 

TEXAS. 
Gainesville— Paul Gallia. 



Additional Conventions. 



ALBANY. GA. — Fowltown* Baptists' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 25 to 2». 

ALBANY. N. Y.— State Federation of Wom- 
an's Clubs. Nov. 12 to 17. i:KH>. Fannie It. 
Bigclow, HO S. Union St., Albany. N. Y., 
secy. 

AMERICUS. GA.— General Missionary Uap- 
tists' Soeiety. Oc:t. 20 to 26. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH.— State Si-buoliuustcrs' 
Club. Nov. 30 and Dee. 1, 1900. II. M. 
Slanson, Ann Arbor,. Mich., secy. 

ATLANTA. GA.-^Soutbern Surgical Associ- 
ation., Nov. 13. Dr. M. E. U. Davis, Bir- 
mingham, Ala., secy. 

AUGUSTA, GA-— State 'Reunion United Con- 
federate Veterans. Nov. II to 1(>. II. 11. 
Smith, Augusta, Ga., scry. 

AUGUSTA, OA.-TStatc Christian Missionary 
• Convention. Nov. 20 to 2:;. 

AUSTIN. ILL.— Epworttl League Northern 
District Convention. Nov. 9. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. November, 1900. 
Rev. Louis F. Zinkhan, Baltimore, Md., 
secy. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Gardeners' Club Chry- 
santhemum Show. November. 1900. 

BALTIMORE. MD.— Royal Arch Masons- 
Grand Chapter. Nov. 1.1. 1!MJ0. Geo. L. M. 
Cohan. 1B0S Harlem ave.. Baltimore. Md., 
scry. 

BALTIMORE. Ml).— Y. IV .S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 1!H*(. .1. Alex. John- 
son.' 555 Equitable Bldg., Baltimore, Md. 

BALTIMORE. 'MD.— Grand United Order of 
Naznritcs. Grand Pasture. Nov. 20, . ISHM. 
Geo. II. Carroll. .".27 Dallas St.. .Baltimore, 
Mil., sciy. 

BALTIMORE. Mil.— Knights Templar Grand 
Comma ndery. Nov. 22. 19m?. John II. Mil- 
ler. 1701 Guilford av.. ISall'mcrc. Md. 

BALTIMORE. Ml).— State Woman's StitiraKu 
Association. Dee. :!. HHHI. Annie It. Lamb, 
Govunston. Md., secy. 

BALTIMORE. MP.— Y. M. C. A. State Con- 
vention (Colored). Dtc. 27 to 30. 1900. W. 
Edward Williams. Baltimore. Md., secy. 

BATON UOUGB. LA.— M. K. Church, South 
Louisiana Conference. December, 1900. 
Rev. .!. T. Sawyer. Shreveport, La., secy. 

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.— Union Veterans Union 
Department Encampment. Ncv. 7 to a. 1000. 
Col. L. U. Sullivan, secy. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— State Colored Baptist 
Convention. Nov. 22 to 25. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Alpha Chi Omega Sororltv. 
November. 1900. Miss Ethel Egglaston, 
Caldwell, Ind., secy. 

BOULDER, COL.— Charities and Corrections 
State Conference. Nov. is to' 2V, C, L, 
gtonakcr, Denver, Col., secy. 



BRANDON, VT.— State Horticultural Society. 
Dec. 7 and S. A.. P. Jones, Brandon, Vt., 
secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Order or Vasa Dis- 
trict Lodge. Oct. 31. Oskar Peterson, box 
SU3, Wall.ngford, Conn-, secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— State Sunday School 
oCnvention. Nov. 10 to" 15. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Bridgeport Centen- 
nial Celebration. -Nov. 12. Henry A. Bishop, 
Bridgeport, Conn., secy. 

CAMDEN. ARK.— Ouachita Valley Fair and 
Camden Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. 

CAMPAIGN, ILL.— Charities and Corrections 
State Conference. Nov. 14 and 15. F. C. 
Uodda, Springfield, 111., secy. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN-— Tennessee A. M. 
E. Church Conference. Oct. 24. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Women's Board of Missions 
of the Interior. Oct. 23 to 25. Ed.th A. 
Darkness, 2!)1 Jiitli st., Chisago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Rambauillett 
Sheep Breeders* Association. December. 
Dwight Lincoln, Milford Center, O., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Italian Columbian Fedara- 
t.on. Nov. 14. PeCer Isnardi, Harvcly, 111., 
secy. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Tri-State Vehicle and Im- 
plement Exhibit. Nov. 19 to 24, 1!»j0. J. 
W. Corya, secy. 

CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— State Teachers' As- 
sociation. Nov. 2U and 30. J. _\V. Scott. 
Huntington, W. Va., pres. 

COLD SPRINGS. N. Y.— Putnam County 
Horticultural Kxhibit'cu. Nov. s and !», 
1900. 

COLUMBIA. CAL.— State' Pharmaceutical As- 
sociation. Oct. 31. Frank M. Sm:tb, 15S 
Wentworth st., Charleston, S. 'C, secy. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— Evangelical Lutheran 
Syncd. Oct. 21 to 30. 

COLUMBIA. S. C— State Cotton Growers' 
Convention. Oct. 31. 

COLUMBUS, O.— Daughters of American 
Itevoluticn, State Conference. Oct. 31 una 
Nov. 1, 1900. 

COLUMBUS, O.— County Auditors' State As- 
scc.ation. Nov. 20 and 21. 1900. J. F. K:m- 
erline, Bucyrus, O., secy. 

DAVENPORT. IA.— State Firemen's Associ- 
ation. Nov. 21, 1900. F. A. Weed, Cedar 
Rapids. la., secy. 

DAWSON, GA.— Union Primitive Bapti&t As- 
scc.ation. Oet. 19 to 22. 

DIXIE, GA. — Tbomasvillc Baptist Association. 
Oet. 25 to 2S. 

DOVER, DEL.— I. O. It. M. Great Council. 
Oet. 31. Geo. C. Guthrie, Wilmington, Del., 
fc'eiy. 

DURHAM, COL.— Y. P. S. C. E. Butte Countv 
Convention. Oet. 22. Miss Ulauchc Reese, 
Oroville, Cal., secy. 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Inter-County Medical 
Society. Nov. 20. Dr. J. J. Sclbaeh, Eau 
Claire, Wis., secy. 

FAIRMOUT, MINN.— State Butter Si Cheese 
Makers' Assoe.ution. Nov. 23 and 23, 1900. 
J. K. Benuet, Clinton Falls, Minn., secy. 

FLINT. GA.— Camilla Baptist Association. 
Oct. IS to 22. 

FLORENCE, S. C— State 'Presbyterian 
Church- Syncd. Oct. ISJ to 21). 

FORT GAINES. GA. -A. M. E. Church Con- 
ference. Nov. 7 to 11. 

FltEEl'OHT. ILL. -Northern Illinois Teach- 
ers' Association. Oct. 25 to 27. 

GALESIIUItG, ILL.— Union Veterans State 
Division. Nov. 22. M. E. Ward, Galesburg, 
III., secy. 

GREENFIELD. O.— Union Veterans Uniors 
Department Encampment. Nux. 14 and 
15. 1»00. J. H. Rhodes. Clyde, O.. secy. 

GRIFFIN, GA.— State Federation of Women's 
t-iuos. Oct. 29 to Nov. ". Mrs. Van Burrn, 
Augusta, Gu.. swy. 

GRIFFIN, GA.— State Dairymen's Associa- 
tion. November. M. L. Dl.ygan. Sparta, 
Ga.. tccy. 

UIBLI'H. OXT., CAN.— American Leicester 
Breedrs' Association. December. A. .1. 
Temple, t'liiucrcn. III.. sc«-y. 

HALIFAX. N. S.. CAN.— Sons vt Temperance 
Grand Division. Nov. 0. W. S. Sanders, 
Halifax, N. S., scry. 

l.MLAY CITY, MICH.— Iuilay C'ty Airricultu- 
— 1 e„,.v, v ap.'r. Oct. 23 and 21, 1»U Dr. 
G. W. Jones, Iuilay City, Mich. \ 

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— Scottish Rite Masons 
State Meeting. Nov. 20, 1900. J. W. Sin tb. 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— I. O. O. V. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 20. 1900. W. 11. Lcedy. 
secy. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— State Bankers' As- 
srcWr-i. Nov. 21 n>d 22. 190'J. M. U. W.i- 
son, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

1. ..IANAPOLIS. IND— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Ledge. Nov. 21 and 22. 19i;. W. H. Leedy, 
Indianapolis. Ind., secy. 

IOWA FAllLS. I A.— Northeastern Iowa Hor- 
ticultural Society. Nov. 27 to B9, 1900. Chas. 
H. True. Edgewood. "la., secy. 

JACKSON. MICH.— State Building & Loan ' 
Association. Dee. 4 and 5, WW. O. A. Lc.0U« 
ard, Albion, Mich. 



JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-State Retail Gro-, 
cers* Association. November. William Beu-l 
nctt, Okahunipka, Fla., secy. 

JAMAICA. ■ N. Y.— Y. P. S. C. E. Queens! 
County Convention. Oet. 23, 1900. E. S " 
Dunn. Brooklyn, N.Y., secy. 

JANBSVILLE. WIS.— Y. M. C. A. State Con-i 
vention. Nov. 22 to 25. J. c. Kline, Janes-' 
v.iifc. Wis., secy. 

KEWANEE, ILL— State Federation of La-1 
bor. Nov. 20. * 

LAFAYETTE. IND.-Y. P. S. C. E. State! 
Convention. November. 1901). Miss Jenu.t-f 
Masson, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 

LANSING. MICH.— State Merino Sheepl 
Breeders* Association. Dee. IS, 1900. 

LEEDS. ALA.— State Presbyterian Church! 
Syncd.' Nov. 2 to 7. 

LEOTI, KAN.— Western Kansas Educational] 
Association. Nov. 2» and 30, law. Missl 
Grace Gardner, Ness City, Kan. 

LEWISBURG, TENN.— Tennessee Colored C.I 
P. Church Synod. Oct. IS to 22. . 

LINCOLN. NEB.— I. O. R. M. State Council., 
November, 1900. S. J. Dennis, Lincoln,* 
Neb., secy. 

LITTLE ROCK', ARK.— Order Eastern Star.^ 
crdud Chapter, ivov. 19 and 20. Mrs". Jen- 
n.e B. Hopkins, Maoelvale. Ark,, secy. 

LITTLE ROCK. ARK.— F. and A. M. Grand! 
Ledge. Nov. 20. Fay Hempstead, L:ttle| 
Rcc&, Ark., secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Phi Delta Tbcta Nation- 
al Convention. November.' 1900. Frank D.l 
Swope, secy. 

LOUISVILLE, KY.— State Swine Breeders'! 
Association. Dec. 11, 1900. M. VV. Neot.l 
Louisville, Ky.. secy. 

LYONS, N. Y.— Masonic Thirty-second Dis-S 
tr.et convention. Nov. 26 and 27, 1900. Geo.] 
Kent, Lyons, -\. \.^ secy. : 

MADISON, N. J.— Morris County Gardeiiersl 
aiid flcr.sts* Soe.ety Exhibit.ou. Nov. 
and S.IlHH). Chas. H.AtKtns, secy. 

MANCHESTER, N.H.— State Veterau Oddjj 
Kellows' Association. ; Nov. 5 to. 8, lOOO-T 
fc'. C. Gould, Dean : av., Mancaester, N. li.,| 
seey. 

MANCHESTER, N. H.— State Dental Associ- 
- at.cn. aov. and 7, ivw. F. f. r.suer,] 
secy. 

MANCHESTER. N. H— Pythian Sisterhood,! 
Grand Assembly. Nov. 1, 1900. Mrs. C. W. 

Tuttle, 12 Atkinson St.. Dover, N. H. 

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.— Macon A. M. E.f 
Church Conference. Nov. 4 to -14. 

MOBILE.* ALA.— Central Alabama M. E. 
Conference. Nov. 28 to Dec. 3. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— State Dairymen's As-i 

. Suc.al.0.1. l^CU W. K 11. ^-..., JdUJILguni-| 

ery, Ala., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Ex-Slave Association! 

01 aiu'im.u.1.. ml., ^j 1*. ..^.. 1. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Royal Arch Masons,! 
Grand Chapter. Dec. 3 aud 4. ii. C. Arm-| 
strong, MoiUgiinery, Aid., secy. 

MONTGOMERY", ALA.— F. and A. M. Grand 
.Lodge. Dee. 4. II. C. Armstrong. .*iont-j 
gomery, Ala., secy. 



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LEON -WASHBURN.. 
WM. KIBBLE 

THE BARNUM OF THEM ALL! 

More Grand Novelties than ever before. Gorge 
ous Scenery; Mechanical fcffects; Prof. Derr'i 
Brass Band; Blla Uysou's Colored Female Bra» 
Band (the first appearance in America); Blood-] 
hounds; Beautiful Chariots drawn by handsomeB 
Ponies; Cake Walkers: Buck Dancers; Jubilee] 
Singers, and the largest Street Parade evtrgivJ 
en by an Opera House attraction. Address: 
LEON WASHBUUN. 
Care Donaldson Litlio. Co. Newport. Ky.j 

LATEST FAD FOR FAIRS ! 

Rubber Ball No. 10, rubber attached. .$3.25 gro 
Tin FoilandFancyColored PaperBalls u 2 25 

READ! READ! READ! 

On or after Oct- 15 send 10 cents in stamt>st for 
our "Combination Toy." Return Ball. Katlle 
Box aud Christmas Tree Ornaments. 
n. ROSENTHAL. 
313 Cedar Street, Srmsie, N. Y. ' I 

THE NATIONAL THEATRICAL EXCHANGE,! 

905 Chicago Opera House, Chicago. III. 

Handles and books the Best vaudeville acts for! 
STREBT and COUNTY FAIRS. Always open.! 

Wanted immediately. Aeronaut with Cannon j 
Parachute Leap. 

Reference: Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, 
[tfl C0IWLETE FAUS BOOKED IN 0N£ lOtJC. i 

WtlMTED-Percentage Attractions! 

Clean shows under tent, and every variety of U 
amusement. Terras, 10 percent of your proceeds.^ 

Maridian, Miss., Fair, Nov. 19 to 24. 

43- Attendance for the week last year 25,00c .j 
Addres s ■ 

CHAKI.es W. BAILEY. Secretary. 
Mercian, M'isa, 



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MORKILTON. ARK.-Ccntral. Arkansas Fair 

„ m^',."" "; . Urt - ,s to *>■ x - T - Hawkins, 
( Morriltou. Ark., secy. 

MUSCATINE. . IA.— Southeastern Horticul- 
tural bcoety. Nov. 31 to '22, 1SUU C W 
Burtcn. Cedar Kapids, la., secy. 

NEWARK. X. J.— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Ledge (Colored). Nov. 20 to 22. 

NEWBERRY. S. C— State Baptist Associa- 
tion. Dee. 1. Rev. G. A. Wright. New- 
berry. S. C. secy. 

;, |, NEW' HAVEN, CONN.-Agrlcultural Colleges 
and Experimental Stations. Nov. IS to 15. 



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.-,-. NEW YORK CITY. N. V -Catholic Societies 
* |_: 5 Convention. Nov. 29. 1900. 

' ?', OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA.— Territorial Med- 
f ; i< al Association. Nov. 15, 19<M). Dr. B F 

t >i^ Harriman. Chandler. Okla.. secy. 



{fSjIOMAHA. NEB.— Union Veterans, Department 
„;;jyj= Encampment. November, 1900. 

V'i ~« OWOSSO, MrCH.— State Sunday School Con- 
*K ! vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 1900. M. H. Reyn- 
;|^i.J| olds. Owosso. Mich., jsccy. 

f S | PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— F. and A. M.. 
ft* liji Grand Ledge. Nov. • 14. ■• James A. Bryan 
i IV Parkersburg. W. Va.. secy. 

L ? PARKERSBURG. W. VA.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
£j'4* "Lodge. Nov. 21. Henry Seamou, Mounds- 
J'lj'f ville. W. Va., secy. 

\ T0, PARKERSBURG. W. VA— Rebekah State 
~f'k;*: Assembly. Nov. 21. Mrs. U. Poney, Col- 
„:« 'H Iters, W. Va.. sety. 



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PARKERSBURG. W. VA.— Royal Arch Ma- 
(;• eens Grand Chapter. Nov. 13. .las. A. Bry- 
jy an, Farkersburg, W. Va.. secy. 

HPARKERSBURG. W. VA.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
£ Encampment. November. G. A. H.ehle. 
• 1618 St. Marys av., Patkersburg, W. Va., 
secy. 



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{-^'PHILADELPHIA. PA— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
j\; Convention. Nov. "10 to 22. 1900. Rev. C. E. 
ft: Eberrr.au. Z6 W. Orange St., Lancaster. Pa.. 
g ! secy. 

fsPHOENIX. ARIZ.— Knights Templar Grand 



Commandery. 
Phoenix, Ariz., 



John J. Sweney, 



Nov. 14. 
secy. 

J-lipHOENIXVILLE, PA— T. P. S. C. E. 

5'jji Schuylkill Valley Convention. Nov. IS. 1900. 

i?'i*l " Kev " W ' T - Xud Se. secy. 

t! i St] PITTSBURG, PA.— Fat Stock' Show. Nov. lfi 

.1 /.- $ I to 19. 1900. J. P. Bsal. P.ttsburg. Pa., secy. 

Sf'%'[PITTSBfKG; PA.— Reunion Ancient Accepted 
g i"i»S, Scottish" Rite Masons. Nov. 20 to 23. 1900. 

(ft ^jjUROVIIJENCE. . R. I— National' Academy of 
»'fj.-( ?;«; Science. Nov. IS and 14. 1900. Prcf. Wal- 
•t < J f cott Gibbs. Newport, R. I., secy. 

',.; % 'PROVIDENCE. R. I— National Delta Kappa 
Va: pj Epsilon Society. Ncv. 14 to 16. 1900. W. W. 
I'fjM Dyer. secy. 

: \ If RACINE. WIS.— State Federation of Woni- 
'" ffi £ ens CIub s. Nov. 7 to 9. Mrs. Howard Cros- 
liKS by. 1042 Main St.. Racine. Wis., secy. 



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to 13. 



E. Church Conference.' 



I ; 'RICHMOND. VA.— Royal Arch Masons Grand 
Jf.SfflS- Chapter. Nov. 13 and 14. James B. Blanks, 
>f*-M P eters burg, Va.. secy. ■ 

~:f RICHMOND. VA.— Knight Templars Grand 
i':i"t-i Commandery. Nov. 13. James B. Blanks, 



"t t (# Petersburg, Va., sec- 

• i r. ^RICHMOND. VA.— Bristol Flora! Society 
- ; -i %$ Chrysanthemum Show. Nov. 15. 

ft 1 sfltOCHESTER. N. Y.— American M 



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American Merino. Sbeep 
Breeders" Association, uecember. 1900. J. 
H. Earli, Skaneateler, N. Y.. secy. 



ESTER. N. Y.— American Chevot 

»« oi.t ; p Breeders" Association. Dec. 18 to 2i>, 

s 56 19IMJ. T. E. Dawley, Tavettevllle, N. Y., 

-7h. £c<y - 

,€? ! .v SAX ANTONIO. TEX.— State General Baptist 
■*$P- Ccnvci-at'cn and Baptiets' Women Mssmn 
'.*:-SC Workirs. Ncv. 7 to 15. Rev. A. J. Harris, 
«*>?: p »" Anton'.O, Tex., secy. 

''."^ SANTA ROSA. COL — B. Y. V. V Il'strii-t 
*'«* Conviitior Oct. ::» and "I. I). P. Ward, 
tt^f Pasadena. Cal.. secy. 
:*■'! -"* : 

fi*f>SAVANNAH, GA.— Daughters of Confederacy 
-J&j&S State. Convent'on. November. Mrs. Ham- 
ytf? iltcn Branch. Savannah. Ga.. secy. 

: ,MgfSEVILLB. FLA.— St. John's K:\cr Baptist 

tfe';: Association. Oct. 17 to IS. 

: I2V- - 

j T S*;SHAMOKIN. P.A — Y. P. S. C. E. Ncrth'im- 
'i.<:Sf bcrland Convention. November. 1900. Cans. 

r \^'s*V C. Lark. - pres. 




C. W. Kinne. Jackscnvilic. Fla., 

i||f SCCy " 

:ff«SPAKTA. GA.— Evan>?rrc»! Christian Church 
i|lt»? Ccr.vcsticr. Oct. 24 to 30. 
rtil'sPRIXGFIELD. ILL —State Sw'r.e llreeders- 



■JgjlSl' Asfcciat'cn. Nov. 13 to 15. Chap. K. Mill: 
S ji 31S E Monroe st . Spr'ngSeld. Ill . secy. 

f , t^fS#»SPRINGFIELi 

' '"• ti I IP-'S Association. 

«*b. (13 Athens. III.. 

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^SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— State Horse Breeders" 
Nov. 13 to 15. Geo. Williams, 
secy. 
RIXGFIELD. ILL.— State l/ve Sto"k As- 
?rc"at'cn Nov. 13 to 15. Fr^d. II. liahkiii, 
Athens. III., secy. ; 



THE BILLBOARD 



NEW YORK CITY. X. Y. -Metropolitan Life 
Insurance Company Convention. Oct. 20 
Jf.-..V t, i»t ,<| - 

1 j..l NEW YORK CITY. X. Y.-State Railway 

't\\. ■*' burgeons' Association. Nov. 14. 1900 Dr 

- i Geo. Ckaffee, 22'i -17th St., Brooklyn. N. Y. 

■ -*«-»^- secy. ■ 



SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 19 to 23. Samuel Stern, 
12 E. Side Sqr.. Springfleld. III., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.-P. M. I. O. O. F. De- 
partment Council. Nov. 19 to 23. Samuel 
Stern. 12 E. Sids Sqr.. Springfleld. HI., scey. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Ledge. Nov. 20. A. M. Miller, Springfield, 
III., secy. . ; 

' SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Independent Order 
Foresters. Grand Lodge. Nov. 20. James 
- R. Miller, Springfield. II)., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Rebekah State Assem- 
bly. Nov. 21. Lola L. Kickard. Decatur, 
III., secy. . 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL— State Beekeepers" As- 
sociation. Nov. 22 and 23. Jas. A. Stone. 
Bradfordton, HI., secy. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Kings Daughters State- 
Branch. Nov. 7 and 8. 1300. Miss S. M 
Roth, 3201 Locusi St., St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.-Charities & Corrections 
State Conference. Nov. 15. 19U0. Miss Mary 
E. Perry, St. Louis, Mo. 

STORM LAKE. IA.— State Dairy Association 
Nov. 13 to 15. 1900. 

THOMASTON, GA.— Rehoboth Baptist Asso- 
. ciation. Oct 16 to 19. 

TIFFIN. O.— Y. W..C. A., State Convention. 
Nov. 9 to 11. 1900. Mrs. Nellie A. Lowry, 
Toledo, O., secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.-Deniorratic Clubs State 
Convention. Oct. 23. 1900. 

TRENTON. N. .1—1. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 20. 1900. Lawis Parker 
Trenton, N. J., secy. 

TUSKAX.OOSA. ALA.— U. Y. P. IV State Con- 
vention. Oct. 30. 

TU.SKAI OOSA. ALA.-Baptist Slate Conven- 
tion. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— American Federation 
cr Textile Operatives. Dec. 17. 

WELLS. NBV.-I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Nov 17, 1900. Mrs. E. J. Yeathers, Deeth 
Nev. 

WICHITA. KAN.— Y. M. C. A. State Couven- 
t'on. Jicv. 22 to S3. 1900. 

YANKTON. S. DAK.— State Teachers" Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 2«£to 2S. Supt. Hartrauft, Ab- 
erdeen. S. Dak.; secy. 



Additional Street Carnivals. 



ANNISTOX. ALA.— Elks" Street Fair and 
Carnival. Nov. 4 to 9. Ludlow Allen, gen. 
manager. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Street Fair and Qarnival. 
Oct. 10 to 27. 

EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Street Fair. October. 
J. M Signor, secy. 

GAINESVILLE. GA.— Street Fa"r and Car- 
nival. Oct lb to 20. A. A. Waltham, secy. 

OALESBURG. ILL.— Free Street Fair and 
Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. R. G. Chappeil, 
secy. 

VEKIJERSUUUG. I XD.— Street Fair. Out. 30 
to Nov. 3. J. M. Osborn, secy. 



Additional Poultry Slnws. 



Additional Fairs. 



BROCKTON, MASS.— Brockton Poultry As- 
sociation Show. Nov. 28 to 30. M. J. Put- 
ter, secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— American Polled Durham 
Breeders' Association. Dec. 4. J. H. Miller. 
Peru. Ind.. secy. 

COLUMBIA. S. C— Poultry Assceiutit n Show. 
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. 

ELGIN. ILL— Elgin Poultry Association. 
Dec. 25 to 28. C. P. Russell, Elgin, III., 
secy. 

FALL RIVER. MASS.— Fall R'ver Poultry 
Association Show. Xov. 27 to Dec. 1. John 
Ciowther, secy. " ' 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Grand River P. and P. 
S. Association Show. Nov. 19 and £0. 

ROSCOE, O.— Poultry Association Show. Nov. 
19 to 21. C. N. Handler, secy. 

f ARATOGA. PA— Schuylkill Valley Poultry 
and Pigeon Association Show. Nov. 28 to 
Dec. 1. J. B. Krause, secy. 

WEBB CITY, MO— The Interstate Poultry 
Association.. Jan. 17 to 22, 1901. O. E. 
Schooler, secy. 



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Additional Horse Shows. 



BUTTE. MONT.— Elks" Fair and Carnival. 

■ Oct- 2S to Nov. 3. Geo. L. Hutchinson, ingr. 

COLUMBIA. S. C-— South Carolina State 
Fair. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. H. Hollo- 
way. Pomaria. S. -C, secy. 

ELKHART. IND.— St. ■ John's Episcopal 
Church Fair. Dec. 16 to 22. 

HAXFORD. CAL.— San Joaquin Valley Citrus 

■ Fair. Nov. 20 to Dec 1. 

RICHMOND. VA.— Virginia State Fair. L"e 
Todd, 211% N. Sixth St., Richmond. Va , 
secy. 

SALEM. ORE.— Oregon State Fair. W. D. 
Wis3om. Portland, Ore., secy. 

SAN JACINTA, CAL.— Horticultural Fair. 
Nov. 2 and 3. 

TAYLOR. PA. — American Protestan?. Associ- 
ation Fair and Festival. November. 



CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Hors? Show. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 3. Jas. A. More.' secy. 

EAST ORANGE, N. J.— Orange Horse Show. 
Oct. 25 to 27. 

KANSAS CITY. MO.— Kansas City Horse 
Show. Oct, 22 to 27. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— St. Lou's Horse Show. Oct. 
29 to Xov. 3. John It. Gantz, secy. 



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for $4 00 per year, 3 times a month ft r 
$5 00 per year, every other week $ 2.00 
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ALABAMA. 

Birmingham— Sheldon McMurrsy, 1412 6th at. 
Montgomery— O. F. McDonald, city bill poster 

ARIZONA. 
Phoenix- -Phoenix B. P. Co., 191 N. Center. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92 
CALIFORNIA. 

Los Anseles— F. W. Sablchl. 
Oakland— William B. Porter, 408 10th st 
San Frtncisco— Owens, Varncy & Green. 
Santa Cruz — L. A. Daniels. 9 Locust st 
Santa Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co. 

CANADA. 

Ottawa, On*.— Alex. Jfccquea, 116 Osgood St. .- 

COLORADO. 

Aapan— ."ohn B. Ledan. 
Colorado Springs— Curran B. P. Co. 
Denver— Curran Co., 1728 Lawrence at. 
Pueblo— Vhe Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fa st 

CONNECTICUT. 

New Haven— Vew Haven B. P. Co., 140 Meadow s 
jtorwalk— J. F. Buxton. 

FLORIDA. 

Jacksonv lie— Florida Distrib. Co., Box 53. 
GEORGIA. 

Amaricu* — Chas. -Lingo, 105 Forsyth at. 

Columbus— Edw. Bridger. (address Atlanta.) 
Atlanta— Hdw. Bridaer, 608 Temple Court. 
Augusta— Chas. K. Ro~ land. 303 Jackson st. 
Savannah — J. E. Campos, 220 Whitaker St. 

ILLINOIS. 

Aurora— B. Marvin A Son. 

Belleville— L £. Tiemano, 508 S. High ?t. 

Btoomlnifton— M. W. Cooper, 318 Locust st. 
CarlinvllU. Macoumn County — A. J. Turner. 
Centralia — Jo». K. «»fter. 106 E Broadway. 
Chicago— John A. dough. 42 River at. 
nanvllle— Frank P. Myers. 
. tircatur — >ViIIiam Mutton. 826 Calfax st. 
Kjst St. Louis -m. 11 l>e»inar. 
Evanston— American B. P. Co. (Chicago). 
Highland Park— Q. Kuney & Son. muuneicanl 
Lincoln— W. K. Maxwell, nj KirkaiKi 1 
Mattoon— F. G. McPherson, 1200 Richmond 

Ave. 
Molina— il. H. Taylor, care Windsor Hotel. 
Pontlac— Lee Collins. 112 E. Reynolds St. 
Rochells— Chas. A. HIzer. 

IDAHO, 
noise — R. G. Spaulding, 126 E. Bannock st. 

INDIANA. 
Batsarille— Batesvllle Advertising Co. 
Columbus— Walter Doup 
Clkhmrt— D. B. Carpenter, S2S S. Main st. 
Bvansville — KvausviUe l»istributing Co., 317 

Upper Fir*t st. 
Ft. Wayne— W. H. Case. 74 N. Miner st. 
Frankfort— Chas. Goodpsstor. 
Goshen— Chas. Krutz, 21U S. 7th St. - 
nnwneastl*— Jonii v» , ,,„,.-i _. ~ 2S S Ind 
Hartford Clty-Chas. W. Abbott. Box 165. 
Huntington — Kd rt«*te»- c-iv h 11 l*«"-tvr. 
Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyrkle, 114 S. Ills. 
Jeffersonvlile— L. H. Ramsey. I^xington. Ky. 
Xokomo— II. E. Henderson. 42 N*. Main st. 
LaFayette~La Fayette mil Post, ft Uisu Co. 
LaPorte— W. C. Miller, 620 Main st. 

Chicago. 
Lebanon— James S. Selver. W. North at. 
Logansnort— Chas. RoblelRer. 21S Kth st. 
Madison— James A. O'Donnell. Box fill. 
WaHon— Jr.hn I.. Wood. XVI S. Branson St. 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson. Jr. 
Muncie-Geo W. ^'-in^vckle. n<v-t*i -, r\n *Mdj 
Peru— Chas. W. Stutesman. P. O. Box 114. 
Plvmo'i'li— Oivnt Hnii«»- K. P. & l>i«i «*o. 
South Bend— .1. N: Schwartz. Box- SfO. 
Shelbyvllie— T. F. Chafee * Son. 
T»rre Haute— Jas. M. Dlshon. 29 S. 5th st. 
Cniou Ci y — I'd R. t1i«s««t». «-»4 'v Wal-mt^t. 

INDIAN TERRITORY, 
hircsll— O. W. Brown. 

IOWA. 

Burlington— A. E. Drvler. 1211 Summer street. 
Cedar Rapids— W. S Bye. 7i"> »' i'n »l 
Clinton— H. F. Sanger. 511 S. !d st 
Council Eluffs— C. W. Nichols. 16 N. Msin st. 
DesMoinrs— Chif W "rri". HS2 K DrsMoi u st 
Dubuque — A. Leonard, 850 Locust st. 
Lsllars— Wm. O. Light, 
■louz City— A. B. Beall. 
•iiurm. Madl*"« n nnn » v _Artliur Gordon. 

KANSAS. 
Atrhl'on— I. G. Sn..ut-i. am Commercial st. 
function City— Herman Helkei 
Leavenworth— C n 'ntrr>wav lonOsace St. 
Vewton— 1>. L Dickey Adv. Co 
Parsons— Howard Or-ves. Lock ''ot 124. 
Wichita— 3. L. Martli <? mirr . Opera House. 

KBNTUCKY. 
Frankfort— Geo. W. Reork. S34 Conway st. 
nendersoi 1— Jas. L. Tjimbert. Jr.. 21ii 2d. 
Lebanon- Jt. L. Nnshllt. 
I.lllnrton— L. H. B«mw». 12? R. Main at 

MmlBVlIle-Falla City n. P. Co. (Lexington). 

Newport— G. H. Ot'inir r<lMnn<"nnl||<t 

Owsntbon— Owensboro Bill Posting Co. 



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LOUISIANA. 
Alsxandrla— T. ' N. Csrnahar., Box tW. 
Baton Rouge— Alfred O. D^vllle. E1S Main st 
New Orleans— J. Garllck, 63S Commercial PI. 
Shreveport— Ed. H. Seaman. 

, MAINS. 
Bangor— Thomas W. Burr, 47 K-unmond. 
; Bath— Edwin L. Emmoha, 33 Lincoln St. 
Mechanic Falls— Jordan Adv. Co.. Box 41. 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore— John H. Jones. 2S8 S. Mount st. 
cor. McHenry at. 

MASSACHUSETTS. \ 

Attleboro— Abel W.-Uilsoiii 12 Holman st. x . 
Beverly— Luther Cahoon, 44 Cabot St. \ 

Boston— J. Donelly's Sons. 7 Knanp st. x 

brockion— Vv. r. uurney, 12 Eioriuge Place. 
Fall River— Chas. A. Page, 1101 Plymouth ar. 
Lawrence— 1. S. Worcester, 216 Essex st. 
New Bedford— A. K. Hathawav. 100 Pleasant. 
N'ewburyport— \V. A. & S. M. Noves. 
Taunton— A. B. White. 46 Cohan* l at. 

' MICHIGAN. 
Albion— W. C. Esiow. 
Alpena— R. Nolan, 123 White st. 
Ann Arbor— Chas. Strong, ^08 E. Huron st." ■ 
Battle Creek— E. R. Smith. 6 E. Main. 
Bay City— C. J. Bloomfleld, 211 6th av. 
Beaton riar't>.r — Hc« Sn^tf. 289 High st. 
Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 54 Duncan av. 
Ithaca — Jam>s Donaldson. 
Jackson— Sterenson & Solomon, 115 Mich. St. 
Kalamazoo— J. E. McCarthy, ion Portags st- 
Manlstee— Mrs. J. W. Tennant. 
Muakegon— Peter P. Steketee, 38 E. Walton st. 
Pontine— Samuel J. Burgess, 68 Green at. 
Port Huron— Bennett Bill Postine Co. 
aaginaw— E. It. Moore. 334 N. 7th st. 

MINNESOTA. 
Austin— P. H Zender A Co.. 406 Mill St. 
DuluU.— J. W. Palmer 

MISSISSIPPI. 
Coring— w. B. Patton, Box 1*4. 

MISSOURI. 
Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Unioj st. 
UeSoto— John Llnsley Downer. 
Kansas City— Joseph Held, 14 E. Missouri Av. 
Stanberry— J. H. Patterson, Box 301. 
■ St. Joseph— A. J. Avery. Tootle Theatre. 
St. Louis— The Vol! & Wolf Adv. Co. 

a NEBRASKA. 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 
Llncolti— F. C. Zehrung, 1145 O st. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Camden— Temple Bill Posting Co. 
Hackensack— Hackensack Bill Posting Co. 
Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 
Jersey. City— J. K. O'Mealla. « Montgomery. 
Newark— E. M. Slocomb. 369 Market st. 
Patterson— Patterson BUI Post. Co., 5 Rampo. 
Red B»nk— L. O. Summersett. 
Treutdn— Bayard Van Fleet. 123 E. Stats st. 

I NEW MEXICO. 

Albuqucque— The Hudson M. B Co. 
Kast Las Vegas— Chas. Tamma. 

• NEW YORK. 

Albany— Albany B. P. £ Dist. Co. 

Batavla— Albert R. Psrrjr, 33 Jackson St. 

Binghainton — Abbott & t-asl ncr. 

BrookVm— The American Bill P. ft Hist. Co. 

Buffalo— Whltmler A Fllbrlck. 200 Wub'n st. 

Canandaigu-i— Wm K tag^ncr, 98 Chapin st. 

Cortland — Wallace Bros. 

Bflmirsi— Ohms. r. E-vry. 1*0 Sullivan st. 

fnlMa— Wm. Cook, Lock Box 41. 

GlsvsrsvUle— Olln- 3. Sutllff. 62 Orchard st. 

Glsns Falls— A. M. Cheesebro, 91 South st. 

Jamestbwri — Castner & Co. 

IiMkpirt— Staau' BUI Post. A Dist. Co. 

Little Falls— Norrls & Kingsbury. 1 Vv. Main. 

Mlddletown— Thos. Kaln. 88 South st. 

Mount'V«-rnon — Starr Hro«.. -vi2 Fr»nklin ave. 

Niagara Falls— Mrs. C r.layton, 21 Thomas. 

Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

niean-^-The Olean Bill Posting Co. 

Oneonta— A. L. Caulking. 

Rochester— Frank J. Fisk. 67 North st. 

iwuio — a. w. jopnn, lis first st. 

rtalamanra— C. R. Gibson. 

^eh*n*:tady— Harry F. Miller. 611 Chapel at. '' 

Syracuse — Geo. C. Castner m Montgo.nervst. 

Saratoga Springs— E. L. Williams. 

Tonawanda— Whltmler 4V Fllbrlck. 

Whitehall— S. Lamphron. Box 132. 

Tonkers— W. L. Mlldrum A Co. 
NEVADA. 

Virginia City— John H. Dnnlan. Box 24. 
NORTH CAROLINA. 

Rllzabeth City— R. E. Black, Box 38. 

Greensboro— Dr. J. W. Griffith. 
OHIO. 

»kron— Brvaa ft Co., 135 3. Msin. 

Bellefontaine— Tne I'nion \-tv Co . 116 s. Main 

Bucyrus- F. R. Myers, 23* N. Spring «t. 

Canton— M. C. Barber. Grand Opera Tlnura. 

Cincinnati— W. H Stelnbrenner. 519 Main at. 

drcl«-ville — Rauphman Hr «. 

Columbus— F. Altman ft Son. 540 E. Main si 

Conneant— A C. Phillins. Vain *i 

Cleveland— Bryan ft Co.. 17-1* High st. 

Dayton— Bryan « Co.. 123 E. Fourth st. 

Dwlphoe— Chas. A. Hood. 

Flndlay-P. B. Oliver. 

Hamilton— Geo. W.Bielv. Bit ■»«' 

Ironton— H. C. Crossley. 10? N. 5th «t. 

Lima— W C. Tlrrlll ft Co., 216 W. Market St. 

Logan— F. A. Kopne. 

Mansfield— J5. R. Endley ft Co., 23: 77. 4th at. 
i Marvsvllle — C. L. Lane. 
VMartins Ferry— A.W.Rader (Wheeling, W.Va.) 

Mlddletown— Ruckles & Karnet. 

ML Vernon— Haymes Bros.. Public Sonar*. 

Portsmouth— R. W Lndwlck. IK W. 3d ^r. 

Plymouth— Opera House B. P. & Dist Co. 

Sidney— Chas. P. Rndgers, BB0 Main St. 

Snrlagfleld— H. H. Tynir. 22 N. Race st. 

Tolsdo— Bryan ft Co.. 513 St. Clair, st. 

Troy— O. A Brannsn. > W. Main st. 

tv^,,»» r _o«o. Kettler. 88 W. Lsrwlll st. 

Zanesville— England Rros. 21 N_ 5th *t 
OREGON. 

?.°nf l,U 7^ 3 ' Y" Bl 5r s " m > M »'B »*•• Box 135. 
McMlnnvllIe— O. F. Bangasser ft Co.. Box St. 
vnrtlsnd— John T. Williams, 348 Morrison 
Roseburg— Adv. Agency, H. G. Householder. 



_, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 

EI Reno— W. I. Qoff. 

Kingfisher— Wm. ft. Northup, 111 I. Mala at. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Allegheny— Twin Cities Dist. Agcv..PltUburg. 
Allentown— N. E. Worman. 632 Hamilton au 
Beaver Falls— C. F>4gar Myers, 1425 7th av. 
Bradford— M. K. Walker, 130 Mechanic st. 
Carbondale— J. O'Hearn, IE Main st. 
Carlisle — Wm. M. Meloy Co., Box 49. 
Columbia— Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union st. 
Contiellsville— Clowes Adv. ft Dist. Co. 
Doylestown— Richard S. Heffner, Box 288. 
Dunmore— Reese ft Long. 
Eaaton— F. H. Walser, Bank and Plna ats. 
FrankllB— Alexander Bradley. 4 nth »t. 

. Hallstead — James S. Claxton * Co. 
Harrlsburg— Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st 
Indiana— Harry K. Apple. 70S Philadelphia «t 
Lancaster— Howard M. 8odara. 1x7 Church st. 
McDonald, Wash. Co.— Bert McCartney. 
Mansfield— W. D. Hasted Adv. Co. 67 Main st. 
Natrona— E. L. Russell. 
New Castle-^J. G. Loving. City B. P. Co. 
Oil City— H. A. Taylor. Blizzard Block 
Philadelphia— American Bill Posting Co. 
Pittsburg— Twin 1 itie» uisi Aaencv. 
Pfttston— R. E. Hankee. 15 S. Main st, 
Pottatown— J. E. Amole. 
Pottavllls— Chas. L. Weiss. 40 E. Bacon- St. 
Reading— Reading Distributing Co 
Scranton— Reese ft Long. 31s Lin ion st. 
Wllkesbarre— M. H. Burgunder. 
Williamsport— 8. M. oouu, Oirnrry and Rural 

RHODE ISLAND. 
Pawtucket— J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer i". 

- SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Sumter — Young ft Berry. 

SODTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. WlllhJte 

TENNESSEE. 
Chatunooga— H. S. Holmes, U S. 7th it. 
Jelllco— Thos. Bel], Box 78. 
Nashville— Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co. 
Union City — Oscar R. Crews. 

TEXAS. 
Beaumont— Welcome Rollins. Box 374. 
Brownsville — Valle & Bro Adv. Co. 
Calvert— J. P. Caslmlr, Main St. 
Galveston— J. E. Howard. Box 134. 
Huit«ton — Moreaii & Xudtke. S01 Caoil' 1 ave. 
Sherman— J. Long, 117 East Side Square. 

VIRGINIA. 
Alexandria— C. D. Wright, Washington, D. C. 
Charlottesville — F. I- Paoli. 210 N. 4H1 st 
Vewpor* News — Henry H. Harriet 
Portsmouth— 8. C. Draper. 905 Washington si 
Roanoke— W. L. Robertson, Box 297. 
Staunton— J. H. Bell. 
Winchester— Cornelius Gibbens. Lock Box M. 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Clarksburg — W. L. Dleaou, n» and 3d ats. 
Martlnsburg— F. C. Bfaker. 248 Queen st 
Wheeling— A. W. Rader, (th st. and Allay C. 

WISCONSIN. 
Fond du Lae — P. n.'Hth*r. 
Green Bay— Fox River Valley Adv. Co. 
Janesvllle— Peter L. Myera. 
La Crosse— Aug. Ertckson ft Co.. 331 Pearl sL 
Menomonie — The Scbwehn B. P. ft Adv. Co 
Milwaukee — Walter D. Dixson. 657 29th st. 
Oshkosh— J. E. Williams. 24 High st. 
Racine— W. C. Tledo. SJS M»ln at. 

Sheboygan— E. J. Kempt. 731 Psnn. av. 
•Waterloo — .Ino. Leaver. 24 Monro* St. 
West Superior— I- W- Palmer. 2002 Ohio ave. \ 



Laramie 



WYOMING. 

-H. E. Root, Opera House. 



WASHINGTON. 
Colfax — Geo. H. Lennox. 
North Yakima— Bryson ft Hauler, Box 111. 



LIST OF 
DISTRIBUTORS 

OF 

United States & Canada 



This List appears monthly an 1 >s Open to 

All. Any distributors nam i inserted 

for $ 1. 00 a year. 

ALABAMA 

Clayton — B. F. Valentine. 

ARKANSAS. 
Hot Springs— A. W. Thomas. 224H Central av 

CALIFORNIA 
Los Angeles— Los Angeles Bill Posting Co 
I.os Angeles— Wilshtre Posting Co 
Oakland— W. F. Bliss Dist. Agency. 4:1 9th st. 
San Luis Obispo — Harry Gear. 

COLORADO. 
Denver.— Colorado Bill Posting Co.. 1013 17th 
Laadvlllo— John Colman. 204 w. 7th at 
Salida— Phin. B. Davis. Box 266. 

CONNECTICUT. 
New Hartford— Arthur Cadoret. 
Meridrn— H. L. Redman. 120 Crown st. 
Waterbury — J. A. Neef. B x 105S. 

DHL\WARR. 
Wilmington— Wllmingt'n Dls. Co.. (24 Orang*. 

DISTRICT OP COI.UMBIV. 
Washington— M. H. Gaff. 646 Plckford Place. 
K. E. 

C3GRGTA. 
Atlanta— Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper st. 



ILLINOIS. 
Lincoln— Heuser Adv. Co., 610 Broadway. 
Metropolis— William E. Ware. 
Normal— Dillon ft Fogle, 195 Towns. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co 
. St. Charles— E. LaDue. Lock Box 214. 
Wankegan— O. Runey ft Son. 

IN 1)1 AN A. 
Bloomington— L. E- Kre-.ger, 100 Collegcave. 
Corydon— Wm. Roose. Jr. 
Crawlordsviile- H. M. Mclntire, 704 Premont St.! 
Eiwood — O. H. Toney ft Son. 
Hammond— Frank B. Oero. 
La Fayette— Opera House B. P. Co. 
New Albany— H. K. Brown. 
Portland— Geo. D. Sebring. 
Union City— L. D. Bell. 

IOWA. 
Elkader— B. F. Falkenheimer. 

KANSAS. 
Abilene— J. M. Looier. Box 9(4. 
Horner— J. H. Thompson, Box IS6. 
Lawrence— John T. Sprague, 623 Mass. st. 

KENTUCKY. 
Bellevue— Otting ft Son. (Add; Newport. Ky., 1 
Dayton— Otting ft Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.) | 

LOt'I-IANA 
Donaldionville — l.andry & Israel Box 231 
New Orleans— W. J. Brodie. U7 Decatur st. 

MAINE. 
Ellsworth— Ellsworth BUI Posting Co. " 

MARYLAND. 
Baltimore— John J.' Sterner, 1741 S. Lombard. 
Eaaton— John R. Thompson. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Boston— R. D. Leonard. 228 Tremont at. 
Brockton— John V. Carter, 288 Belmont st 
Lowall— Cluui. L. Lowe. 301 Middlesex *c. 
Uibridee — Wm. W. Ksmnv, Box 363 
Worcester— E. H. Smalling, 115 Austin street. 

MICHIGAN. 
Detroit— Bondy Dist. Agency. 132 Shelby st. 
Hancock— Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197. 
Otsego— Frank M. Denel. 
Owosso— B. F. Darling. District Agency. 

MISSISSIPPI. 
Yazoo City— H. C. Hinlck 

MISSOURI. 
ChUlicothe— C. W. Coon, Box 47;. 
Chillicothe— Z. B. Myers. 423 E. Jackson at. 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— Joa. F. Stein, 317 Main St. 
Lincoln— A. Proctor. 1526 N. strest. 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Dovar— Lewis A. Hanson. 

NEW VORK. 
Hudson— Robert M. Terry. 305 Warroa at. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen. B. P. V(. Dist- Co. 

Oneida— Allen G. Stone. 

Oswego— Jos. A. Wallace. 

Rochester— J. B Stroyer. 27* E Main ax. 

Saratoga Springs— Conlan Bill Posting 00. 

Utic-a — C. Herman Scbrader. 63 Neilaon St. 

NORTH DtKOTA. 

Wahpeton— B. M. Burkmicstei 
O 10. 

Bowling Green— A. H. Yonker. IS ■» Wonster , 
Columbus— Central Ohio Uiatributin* AA cucr. '• 
Coshocton— Frank P. Hagaiia 
- L<«' don- W. F. Kell-v. 
Toledo— T. S. Cnlley, 3-8 Missouri st. 
Urbana— C. O. Taylor, -12* K. Court •>. 

OKLAHOMA THRRITORV 
Guthrie— Okla. Adv. ft Dist. Agency. Box 260. ; 
Guthrie— G. W. Foster, L. B. 2Kb. 
Guthrie— G. W. Foster. (Lock Bnv 26b. 
Ripley— Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co. 

PENVsYLVAVIA 
Carlisle — Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret at 
Emlenton— W. L. Pierce. 110 Main st 

SreenvUle— Jas. L. Laird. 42 Mer>er au 
ilnersvllle— Robert S. Kear. 
Natrona— G. W. Blake. (Member I. A D.) 
Punxautawney— G. W. Moore * Co.. Box 1(4 
Reading— Wm. D. Cooke. 
Tltusville — I. H. Thomas. 130 N. Brown St. 
Wuiianiaport— Geo^ H. Bubb. 

WILLIAMSPORT. PA.-GKO H. BUBB. CITY ! 

BILLPOSTER AND r.FN'I. «>fT-IKM>R| 

ADV. AGENT FOR ALL LYCOMING CO.j 

RHODE loUKII 

Providence — New England Bulletin Sign Co.f 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

Columbia— R. S. Marka ft Co., 1425 Gates at 
Sumter— R. M. Jones. 

•TBXVRSiF.i. 
Columbia— Jas. Y. Helm. 
Pulaski— A. M. Notgrasa. 

TEXAS. 
Gaine^vilie— H. Hulen B. K& Diet. Co. 
Houston— Tboa. F. O'Leary. aui i'«pitnl av 
Houston— Morgan 4fc l.untke. Sol Capitol avc. 

VERMONT. 
Bennington— Henry Dletel. 22514 Depot st 
Aurllngton— P. H. Ward. 161 Maple sl 
Walt's Rlv«r— G. O. Croxfnrd 

Barre— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington — Central Vermont B. P. Co. - 
Ksrex— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Montoelter— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
St. Albans — Cextral Vermont B. P. Co. 
Waterbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 

WH-4T VIRGINIA 
Fairmont— Fisher B. P. ft Adv. Co. 

=. WISCONSIN. 

Lake Geneva— W. H. Parmaiee. 
Watertown— F. C Volckmann. Bex 184. 
* CANADA 

A. F. Morris, manager. 10 Lefaurre Bleeah 

Vancouver. B. C ".'■,-, 

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Annhrton— L. O. Jones.. 
Btrmfoghsm — G. F. McDonald. 
tSayton— Valentine Bros. 
Greensboro— D. W. Taylor. -• 
MOBILE— Mobile Bill Posting Ca. 
Sheffield— H. B. Elmore. 

ARKANSAS. 
Arkadclphla— Myal Greene. 
MaManna— J. H. Grove. City Bill Poster. 
Kontlcallo— B. M. Gardner, BUI Foster. 
Newport— John Clartdge. 
Fine Bluff— Chaa. Senyard. 
Stuttgart— Collier A Kleiner. 
Tsxarkana— Lemly Bros. 

CALIFORNIA, 
■akeranaia— B. R. Crsln. 
Sao: Luis Obispo — Harry Gear. 
■arska— Eureka BUI Postinr Co. 
Lea Angeles— Wilshira Posting Co. • 
Madera— P. L.. Grace, 
tlodesta— Wm. E. Daunt' 
kteaterey— Chas. F. Clenford.. 



4 1,1; Orana»— T. M.Townt 
7'.-* Oravflle— Jcin R. Wldener. 



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RedwooJ Ctty^Georfce.Virct. • 

Sacramento — W- A. Caswell, 'Bill- Poster and 

Distributor. J ; " ■• - . - , ■ 

Sacramento— W. A. Caswell, B. Poster A Dlst — »• 
Salinas City— O. H.\BuUene- ■ _■ ■ ..- " 

San Francisco— Owens, Vamey & Greenr-*:, 
Santa Barbara— W.J. Stafford. 



Pi Saata Crux— L. A. Daniels . 

3an Diego — San Diego' Bill Porting' Co. 
I ., Santa Maria — Geo. W. Brown. 



rl Jj P"oora— John Ore. 
'. « ff - xruekea— A. H. Prentiss. 
• ■-■> -r 7allejo— M D. Neild. 

Woodland— Dletx ft. Glendlnning, 



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Aspan— John B. Ledoa. L- Box 395. 
Colorado Springs^-Tbe Curran Co. 
'■■{\ , Cripple Creek.and Victor— Quiun B. P. Co. < 
j-' 1 U«iTer— The Colorado BUI Posting Co.: - 
f !• " Denver— The Curran Co., I72!f Lawrence St. 
■' -lii ForfcCoUlns— Ft. Ccllms B- P. & Dlst. Co. 

r< -; ! . Grand Junct.— The Haskell BUI Posting Co. 
i ' ( ;'.; Pueblo— The Curran Co.. 114 Santa Fe Ave. 
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> I*" -»t— - 

1 i S s* paabury— Fred. A. Shear. : 

a £ ;Mj J »Taw' Haven— New Hares Bill Poatlna C*.. 
r 5« Norwolk— Harry. B. BussiDS.' C. B. P. 
t jj p{:; Putnam— L. M.- Keith. '• . ^ s- 

ti'SV ' ' -, "FLORIDA.- J.' ^ ' v 

1 • i.i i-reTnaiidlna-^I.'B. Gordoir Hall. 
j f. ?*.., Laka Cltx— Lewis F. Thompson. 

'I'hi':; GEORGIA. 

• ;;' Sit Albany— Albany Bill Posting Co. 
4-4 -•??■' Ataeae— H. J. Kowe. 

<<'■■&£■■ Atlanta— Atlanta Adv. Agency. 3?H Peac-ntree. 
" AofBBta— C. R. Rowland. City BUI Poster. 



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Carrollton — Kuna A Perry. 
I. Batonton— W. T. Reid. Jr. 
Madison — Leo. C. Baldwin. 
'MiHedsjeTille— W. M. Smith. 
Newnaa— E. H. Bowman Co. 



; IDAHO.- _. -.. 

Boise— Spaulding B. P. & Dirt. Co. 

Boise— Capitol B. P. Co., J. A. Pinney. mcr. 

LewlstoB— AIney C. Elliott. 

Pocatello — Geo. Dash. Box 272. • ■ 

Wallace— Ed. R. Carlton. 

Welset— W. W. Cowlna. 

ILt.l^OIS. 

Atlanta— Thee. Williams. 

Belleville— L. S. Tiemann. Bfll Poster and 
Distributor. 508 8: High street. 

BelTldera— Fred. Wlffln. 
. . ,-«- Cairo— Gua Osterloh. City BUI Poster. 
fc? ■-, ■'*-: CaxboDdale— J. . B. Toler. 
-': -.'■>?*; Cmtralla— Joseph E./Hefter. 

aiigttr — *Ved.. \\. Jt*uck*_ 

Farmer' City— W. 8. Tonn«. 

Galva— F. M. Brown £ Son. 
■I - !tl Henry— Fred. S. Schaefer. 

; ' : *-.'-nl? HillsDoro-^-Dtincan C. Best. 
,i-.*|j Jmcaaoovllle— OtI». W. StarH A Son. 
1 iv! 4 Laeon— Arno E. An?ke. ..r 

•■?Hf LaHarpe— C E. Hillier. Box IfAwfc^ " 
Macomb— Fred. Smith, 438 J*."* Dudley- st. 
Marshall— Victor Janney. 
Mattoon— McPberson Bros. 
: "-»- Mendota— Slecdota Bi!i Posting Co. (Ltd) 
r- Metropolis— Wm. E. Ware. 
H-W"dound City— E. P. Easterday. • 
J -,'•: ;■ ML Sterllnjc— George A. Fowler. 
«*%" Normal — Dillon & Fogle, 195 towns. 
a,y Oiney — H. C. Rush & Co. Box 6*. - 
.-Jt':z urson — A. S. Dus^nberry. 

Ottawa— Ottawa Bill Posting Co. -j. 

Pekln— Standard Bill Posting Co ...» 
l'>-i«in — Tazewell County -Adv. Co. ' " 
Peru— Peru B. P. St Dist. Co.. Box Ti. 
>i»Cersburs: — The BfeboD Hill -Pontine Co. 
Pontiac— Lee Collins. 112 B. Reynolds street 
Sandwich— Walter Pll.b*. ' 

Sh»lbyvUle— CoL C. fiowdy. :CIt» Bill Poster. 



Frankfort— Wm. T. Freas. City Bill Poster. 
Frankfort— Henry Wolf. 
Goshen— Chaa; Kurtz. Box 74*. 
Greensburg— Fred. Seitz A Sons. 

Greencasue — J. w. Cooper. 

Hartford City— C. W. AbboftT 
Huntington— Ed. Harter. .'. 
Lafayette— Lafayette BillPoeUnc Oa. 
LaFayette— Opera House Bill Posting Co. 
La Grange— F. D. Ruick. 
Liberty— Jas. R. Wilson. 
Logansport— Chas. E. Schlelger. 
Madison— Murphy A Rhoton.City BUI Posters. 
Mitchell— W. M. Munson. Jr. 
Oakland' City— O. M. Stone. 
Peru — Chaa. W. Stutesman. 
Portland— Link Kikendall, City and County 
Bill Poster, Distributor and Sign Tacker. 
Portland — Geo. D. Sebring. 
Rennselaer— George W. Splti»r. 
--. Rushville— Jas. H. Carr A Son. Lock Box 44. 
Seyroour^-W; A. Carter A Sod. 

Union City — Ed. R. Thurston. 

Union City— L. D. Bell. 
. Vlncennes— Vlncennes Bill Posting C*. 
''Wabash— Harter Bros. 
'Waterloo— Fred. J. Rlckard. r 

Whiting— Smelzcr * Garvin. 

v inama- — wiiiatnpc B-i' Co. 

Worthington^J. E. Calland. 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 
South McAlest'er— E. K. Orawlcy. 
IOWA. '^ 

Bloomfleld— Lon F. Smith. Box 203. 

Calmer— Gilbert N. Olson. . 

Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols. 16 N. Main St. 

Denlson— B. D. Steven. 

Dows — RJ In- Allen, Box 1ST. 

Ft. Madison— Elliott Alton... 

Grtnnell— Geo. R. Clifton. Jr.. 1030 West at. 

Harlan — Amasa 'Crostsr. 

Indianola— J. S. Martin. 

Newton — Artbar -Lister. 

Jefferson— H. A. White. 

Nevada— Story- County Advertising Ca. 

New- Hampto.n— RrrR. Garver. 

Osceola— S. B. Dellt. 

Shenandoah— C. L. Hoover. 

Tipton— Grant ' E. Ingham. 

,-. '. ••■' ■ KANSAS. 

Abilene— John M. Looker. 
_CaldwelI— Clyde R. Van Meter & Co. 
Co'lTeyville — H. Hollinger." ' 
Garnett— F. L. Mahan. City Bill Poster. 
Great Bend — Chas. Vancil. Bill . Poster and 
' ,_ Distributor. Owns all boards In city. 
t3reat Bend — Meyers Bros. 
• Harper — ^J. II. Thompson. Box 186. 
Hutchinson — Kansas Bill Posting Co. 
Junction City— Herman Dela-r. 
Lawrence — Irving-Hill; r mgr.. ..■ 
Parsons — Howard Graves. ^Tr' '6. 124. 

.'-;•■ *ENTITCKY. - 

^Bardstown — Joseph" Applegate. 
Danville— Boyle Nichols. 
Modbiooville-^J. ; E. Mullennix. 
Newport— Ottipg & Son. 
Owensonro— Owcnsborb Bill Posting'Co. 
Rlchmond^Tbe Hlcbmond Hill t'ostlne. r*o. 
Shelbyvllle^T. S. Baxter A Son. Box S3«. 
Winchester— Perry Bros;" 

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Alexandria — F. H. Cgrnahan. 
Morgan' City— P. B. Ghlrardl. 
Shrevenort — Ed. Seaman. 
Thibodaux— American -Bill Posting Co. 



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?"* : Tlenna— P. A. Johnson. - . --; ' ~ . _- 1 

jjE Winchester— Cyrus P. Reynolds, C: B. P. • 

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l'A*< Anderson— Wm. FnnK." B. P. and Dlst 
■&?■'' Atttea— Caarlaa B. Flnfmcku ;-■. 
;<-»;) BateavUle— Batesvllle Advertising Co.- . 
'ft V- enniaion- Jam-o W. Rrown. toll P~*»e 
\i .v Bloomfnsrton — BlooTolngton- BUI Posting Co. 



«•: 1; l Casnelton— E. K. tlunrmlos- -j 
Sr~-' Crow Point— Chas. E. Smith 

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ond — Jawi<»« Bor«t_ 
Bvan«ville— Evansville Rill Posting. Co. 
Fort Wayne— Temple Bm Postlnc Hoi 
Port XVirvru^-&t- ■ WTairne City 8. P. Cflj - 

fawlsr— Bobert rTsnjnt O B , 



MAINE. - 
Oexter— Chas. F. Edgerly. ~ 

Eastport — Jas. A. Muldoon. 
Ellsworth— Ellsworth Bill Posting Co. 
Wajtervllle— S. H. Chase. 

MARYI.AKJX ....-' 
Brunswick— Chas. E. ' Butler. .' 

Easton — John R. Thompson.' 

v ' ; .MASSACHUSETTS" 

Clinton— Geo! S. Gibson. 

Danvers^-W.' W. Wakerield. 
Gloucester — Richard Connors. 
Haverhill— J. F. West. ' 
- L-eomiiiM*-r — C: ti Kmwn A* Mechanic st. 
. Lynn— C tv BUI Posting Co. 
Mlddleboro— E. H. BIske. " ' 
Palmer— Newell S. Taylor! Box 5K4. 
Taunton — Taunton B. P." Co.. 45 Cohannei St. 
Westboro— F. H. Sandra Rill Porting Co. 

Worcestei^Wllton BnrPnstlrig~Co.~~'"-. 

Worcester — Fiske Bros.. 43 Waldo st.^.. 

MICHIGAN. 
Alpena — R. Nolan: 

Cadillac — Charles I Spencer. _■' 

Cheboygan— A. J. Finn. 
Detroit— Walker A, Co 
Dowa^iac — I.echie Bill Posting Co. 
Ourand — P. A Rlvetu 
East Tawas— H. C. Bristol . 
Fenton— L. S. Field. Cilv Bill Poster. 
Flint— Martin & Hyatt Adv. Co. 
Hart— Fr<d. N. Harris. Jr. 
Iihara — James Donaldson. 
Kalamazoo— B A, Push. City Bill Poetar. . 
Marine Citv— Hunt * Perrln. 
Milan— Tbe'.W. B. Rrdnian B. P.- & p. Co. 
Or*pgn — Frank M. Deuel 
Psw Paw— H. B. Sherm»n. Rill Poster. 

Spflt St«». Marie^-Jas. \V. Troyer. .. 
Sturgls — D. A. Osborn. 

MINNKSf.TA. 
Aii"»ln— P. H. Zender * Son. 

Bralnerd — J. B. Stlnehour. ; 

Fairmnunt — Wsrren I.ewis^ :• 
FaribPUlt— J. Fink PHI Postlne ,r>«. 
Mlnneennlis — Breslauer BUI Posting Ca. 
Northfleld— F. J. Conner. 
Owa»<"»na — AuditoriniTj B'll Posting Co. 
Red Wing— J. C. Jndse.citv Bill Poster. 
Redwood Falls — Frank L. '"•irpentei . 
Rochester— -J. C. Judge. Cl»v BUI • P<wrter. ■ .-■ 
Ptillwaler — Peter I corner. City Bill Poster. 
St. Charles— E. H. Inebnm. . 
SL Cloud— Davidson Advertizing Co, 
St. Petei^-H.-'J. Ludeke. Jr. 
Wiansbago Clty—O, B. WaJdrw. . . 



Jackson— Jo* Brown. _ _ 

Meridian— L. D. Holler. Licensed City B. P. 
Natchez— F. G. PeUetUerl. 
StarkvUle— W. D. Cochran. 
Vicksburg— James McQuiggan. 
Yazoo City— D. Wolersteln. 

MISSOURI. 

BeonvUle— Frank Gordan. 

Brunswick — Price Swing. 

Carthage— Carthage BUI Posting Co. 

Central 1a— Cent ralia B. Posting Co., Box 107. 

ChUUcothe— Z. B. Myers. 

DeSoto— Leon Herrlck. 

Fulton— C. O'Belrne. 

Hannibal— J. B. Price. 

Klrksvllle— Wm. Allen Smita. 

Macon— Fred. C. Parker. ' 

Marceline— C. F. Long. 

Mexico— Hatton A Clendenln. 

Mnberly— P. Halloran, 223 Clarke St. 

Odessa— Jim Waddle. 

Btanberry— J. H. Patterson, Box 301. 

St. Charles — J. N. Mittelborger. mcr. 

Webb City— Webb City & Cartsrville Adv. Co. 



NEBRASKA 

Broken Bow— B. R. PureeU. 

Central City— H. C. Martin. 

Chadrbn— R: W. Gaylord. 

Columbus— John WInkelman. 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

Lincoln— Zchrung-City Bill Posting Co. .'- 

Nebraska City— J. WIer A Son. 

North Platte— Warren Lloyd. 

York— Guz A. Stapleton. • 

New'h'ampsiire. 

Exeter— Jas. D. P. Wlngate. 

Lacoaia — J. F. llarriman. ■ 

NEW IERSEY. 

Atlantic City— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 
Camden — The Bill Posting Sign Co. 
Clayton— Wm. H. Jacobs. 
Hackensack— Hackensack BUI Posting Co. 
Hoboken— Hoboken Bill Posting Co. 
Jersey City— J. F. O'Mealla. 
Newark— Newark Bill Posting Co. 
. Paierson— Psterson Bill Posting Co. 
Plainfleld— A. L. Force.- - 
Red Bank— M. P. Sherman:' 5 Broad St. 

-~ NEW MEXICO _ 

Alnurquerqne — The Hudson B.- P? Co. 
IfUist Las.. Vegas — Cbas. Tamme, Box 34. 

NEW YORK. 

Albany— Albany B. P. A Adv. Co., .35 Beaver. 

Baldwinsville — Jas." E. Cunningham, Box 189 

Brooklyn— American Bill Posting Co. 

Elmira— E. L. Johnson, Mgr. Globe Theater. 

Fulton and Oswego.. Falls— \Vm. Cook. 

Glens Falls— AiM'.Cheesebro-. SI South at. 

Jamaica— Chas. Wood. .-• 

Johnstown and Glove rsville — Olin S. Sutiiff. ' 

Irfiekport— Staats B. P. A Dist. Co. 

Matteawan— W.tS. Dibble. 

Middletown— ThoV Kain. fW «onth «t 

New York City— Reagan & Clark. 21 Ann st. 

New- York — A. Van Beuren, 128 4th ave. 

Norwich— O. F. Breed. , 
, Olean— Glean BUI Posting Co. ' . i 

'■ Schenectady— C. R. Benedict. ' "• 

YouKers— W. L.: Mildrum. 12 Warurton av." 

. NORTH CAROLINA. » 

Asheville — Ashcville Advertising Agency. 
Charlottt — J. L. Brown. 
Greensboro — J. W. Griffith. 225M Elm. 
Lumberton — Geo. G. French. 
Reldsvllle— R. M. B. Ellington. 
Wilmington— S. A. Sebloss. >. ..,.' 

Winston— Wm. T. Pfohl.. 

'- NORTH DAKOTA. 

- Valley City— Smith Decorating Ce. 

- Wahpetbn^B. M. Buckminstet. 

OHIO. 

Ada— 8. W. Rayl. Bill Poster and Distributor. 

Algron — Brvsn fc Co.. 12Ti Mntn st. 

Bellslre— Fitton BUI Posting Co. 

Beil^ortaiiu— Frank WMutwll. 

BlunTton — Alven E. Temple. 

Bowling Gr^en — Commercial Bill Posting Co. 

Bucyrus — Frank R. Myera. ' • 

BuUer— W. L. Hissong. , 

Canal Dover— John H. Fox * Bro. 

Canal Dover— Tuscarawas Dist. & B. : P. Co. 
ClrelevUle— Baugbman Bros. 
Cleveland— Bryan & Co.. High and Middle sta 
Col nmbu: ^Columbus Bill Posting Co. ■" 
Coshocton — Frank. P. Haaana. 
Creatltne—W.-j. Carney. 
Dayton— Bryant *: Co. 
li'tlance— J. P. Elser. 

Irf-lpslc— J. S. Pesch. .... - 
!••.■» -irtr-— •»• c . •lir-il'r, - 
Lisbon— Edear. D. Ltechteastiaa. 
Logan— F. A. Koppc. 

Mansfield— E. R.Er.dly & Co.*' ; 

Marirtta-^Koerner & " 1 nuiua*. 

Mlddletown — K. O. Pa'rnet. 

Mt. Vernon— L. N. Headlngtoa. 

Nelsonvllle— W. 6. Runlon. 

Norwalk— J. M. Harkness. 

Portsmouth— R. W. Lndwlrk. 

Pnnth Chsiiaiton— F- M. Hestnn. 

Sprlngfleld^-H. ' H. Tyner « Co. - 

Steul»enviil- — rialmiel.O. Hunt* r. 
. VQieoo-^rlryan * Cn.. 613 At. ClalJ 
ASwiWert- J. W Wliircs A Co., I 
. weiBpaton— L. W. Elv. 

.,S.J^j*v„ ,— Ssnltb * Via, 
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PENNSYI.VArnA. 

AsalaBd-Fraak R. WalU. 

Bethlehem— Groman R P. A Dlst Co. 

BuUer—H. J. Dougherty A Sons. 

Carlisle— Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfrct it 

ConaellsvUle— R. G. Curran. 

Cambridge Springs— Hi W. Wllbsr A Cs. 

Bmlentos— W. L. Plerea. 

Greensburg— R. G. Curran. 

Greenville— J. S. Laird. 

Hanover— Harry C. Naill. 

Harrisburg— Markley & Appell. 
. Johnstown— Flood City (Bill Posting Cs. 
" Lcbsnon— Cbaa. A. Oliver. 
. Lykena— H. B. Matter.! 

Mansfleld— The W. D. Husted Adv. C*. 

Minersvllle— Mlnersvill* Adv. Co., LJ.Hl 
.'McDonald— Bert M. McCartney. 

MeadvUIe— Gee. Knox. '- 
' MUtCB— A. J. Blair. '? ■ 

Philadelphia— The Bill Posting Sign Co. 

Plttston— PItUton B. pS-Ca. 

Scrantoh— Reese A Loiqi. 
- Sunbury— Sunbury BillrPosting Co. 

Washington— A. B. Means, 31 W. Chestnut st 

Wellsboro— A. H. Dartt** Co. 

Wilkesbarre— Wtlkesbarre Bill Posting Co. 

Wtlllamsport— Geo. H. Bubb. - 

RHODE ISLAND. "' 

Providence— Old Colony ^B. P. Co. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Charleston— Chas. W. Rjeogh. 

Columbla-^R. S. Marks A Co.. 1425 Gates st 

Georgetown— R. Chas. GHggs. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

Madison— Louis H. Willhhe. - 
.Sioux Falls-Sioux Falls B. P. Ce. 

.r . TENNESSEE. 

Athens— O. M. West Bill Posting Co. 
. Bristol— Border City BUI Posting Co. 
Covington— Howard N. Holshouser. Box 417. 
Jelltco— Thos. Bell. 
KnoxvUIe— Southern B. P. Co. 
Pulaski— Pulaski Bill Posting Co. 
Pulaski— A. M.^Notgrass. 
Union City— Oscar R." Crews. 
Westmoreland— J, 11. Loutbsn. 

""'■"' "■ '-/'TEXAS. 
Abilene— S. I.. Ralph".' : 
Bssuop— Chss. P. Zlegenhsls. 
Beaumont— Welcome Itolllns. 
Brownsville— Valle «V Broa. Adv. Co. ^ 
Brownwood— Hiram H. Thomas. . 

Bryan— John B. Mike. 
Calvert — James Hooka. 

Clarksvllle— Chas.- O. Gaines. " 

Cuero— Richard Harris. Box St, ' ■•. - 
Dallas— Geo. Robinson. 
Flatonja— Tbe Moore B. P. A Adv. Co. 
Galveston— J. E. Howard, 417 Fostomce tz. 
Hlllsboro— J,- S. Phillips. > ' 

Houston— C. T. 8lvslls. Box 3M. : 
I-ampasas— Jim Mace. 
I,»m » si — A 1 . i n Broxyn." "- s 

Laredo— Eugene Sloan. .* -• 

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McKinnoy— Gocdin A .Warden. Box 201. 
San Angelo— Sam. Smith. Box 112. 
Sherman— J. Long. 117 East Side Square. 
Smltbvllle— D. E. Coin. 
Wzcq— Louis Sternkorb. 112 8. 4th st 
Whitewriet-Niler Lewis. 

.' VERMONT. 

Barre— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 
Burlington— B. B. P.. Co.: Mrs. W. K. Walker. 
Montpcller— Central Vermont B. P. Co. " 
Newport— E. H. Nbfrls. 
SprineSeld— George H. Stiles. 
Watcrbury— Central Vermont B. P. Co. 




Gutb'rle— G. 
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Astoria— T. R Simpson A 
Baker City— W. Newell. 
McMtnnvPIe— G.F. Bangaaser tb^Co 
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VIRGINIA. 
Alexandrls— J. M. Hill A Co. 
Bedford City— Wm. W. Haydea. 
Culpeper^J. o; WUIIams. 
Franklin— Ross I. -Leary. ' :^ 

Roanoke— City Bill Posters. i 1 ' 

Staunton— Wm. Glenn. 
, Wo.dsii>ck— Chas. M. Ijhir' lin. t '■ 

WASHINGTON. . '/.V 

rhehslls— City B. P. A Dlst. Co.. Box *!*. 
Coif ix H A. Huliii .-' 

Dayton— Day's Advertising Co. J- 

Pullman— M. T. Cbapiuau. 
. Puysllup— Geo! M. Acly. "; 

Snokomlsh— W. P. Shsforth. 

WEST VlRtVINIA. -- 

• Fairmont— Fisher B. P. and Adv. Co. ~ r : 
Huutiiigtuu — Will A. Kunaell '•; 

M irliif i.irtK— ..n..r-s l:iiiqiicAilv. Co. 
Tcrrc Alta— S. E. Stewart. 
Wellshii r g_A. B. Nnland. Box as, ^ - 
Whc«liiig— A:"'.\V. ISadcr. 9ib and Alivy;<X 

''WISCONSIN. 
Elkhorn— Byron E. Button. 
Ft Atkinson— rbas B. Rngera 
(Srceit Hay— Fos Hivor Volley Adv. Co. ■ 
Janesvllle— Ivter L. Myera. 
Kaukauna— J. D. taws. 

Menominee— Tbe Scba-ebm B. P:* Adv. C» 
Meromlpee— W. S Srbmldt ' \ . 

Oshkosh^ K. Wllllnms. 
Rlrbland <Vntre^-.l It. Coatee 
P'tirgenn f'o'y— R. Hahn. mgr.. opera house. ' 
Wausau— C S, Cone. 
Waterloo— John Leaver. 

C WVOMIvn. 
Laramie— H. E Root. City "ft. P., opera bouse. 
Sheridan— B. c: LeRoy, .»»H N. Mala at 

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CborloitCEtown. P. r3. 1.— P. Ei* I. Adv. Co. 
Montreal— ft Lawrence Add Co.", » St. Jameb. 
Nirgara Falls, Ont— N. Falla R p * l». Ag. 
Ottawa, Out— Alex Jacques. 116 Osgood St.- 
Plcton— H. J. Graham. 
St. Jnhns— J. Bouchard. 
Sberbrooke, Que.— F. H. Leech. 
Vncconvcr. B. C— A. F. Morris, mgr. 
Windsor— Windsor B: P. & Dlst. Co., Box 87. 

TKKK1TORY OF HAWAII. 
Honolulu— Will Preatldge. 
Honolulu— Pioneer Adv. Co,, Box 414. 




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The John Chapman Co., Cincinnati, O.?10.00 

"The Billboard - ' Pub. Co... .-., .-"10.00 

' O. P. Fairchild, Covington, Ky... ^.10.00 

G. H.Otting 4 Son, Newport, Ky. ..... 10.00 • 

Walker & Co., Detroit, Mich...... 10.00 ' 

Donaldson Lttho. Co., Newport, - Ky. . 15.00 
W. H. Donaldson.... ......*. ..^.... 10.00 

A. M. Donaldson.......... .......' 1.00 

E. R. Endly, Mansfield, O. 1.00 

John Claridge, Newport, Ark........... 3.00 

Harvey B. Smith. Washington C.H., O- 2.00 : 
W. C. Tlrrlll, Fostoria, O....... ....... 1.00 

Dan. R. Robinson............. ...... 1.00 

J. M. Mayo. I..... ...... 1.00 

A bill : poster 1.00 

Cash' ...; l..::...........i -Lob 

M. L. Levjlme.... .J1.00 

F. C. Donaldson ......;..'.:....'. .$1.00 

J. P. Pagan .; ...^....... ......ji.OO 

B. M. Rurk ....' ....J1.00 

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Levyne's Letter. '.■'■- " 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— East St, Louis, IlLi'has 3,000 
feet of boards/ which, are' owned by C. O. 
Skinner. Population, 50.0S0. This city is 
really a part of St. Louis, and if the right 
"■an. was to take this plant; it would prove 
a winner. Just think what an inducement to 
a St Louis' merchant to offer to post his pa- 
per at 9 cents when it costs 12 cents across 
the river' Yet hardly a St. Louis business;' 
firm uses these boards. 

Mr. Skinner seems to be a hard- working 
fellow, for I found him posting paper on my 
arrival, but as: he conld not- go with inei> I 
Just closed up, as I cannot contract for post- 
ing. This town should have -7,000 feet of 
boards at least, for there are any amount of 
good locations. Mr. Skinner told me he would 
build more boards as soon as possible, but 
they all say that, and in Justice to the adver- 
tiser, 3,000 feet is not enough for "atowii of. 
thte sixe. Bin posters are so afraid to have 
empty boards. 7,000 feet of boards would not ' 
remain empty in this town if &e advertisers, 
know of it. and the way to let 'them know it, ■ 
!b to advertise in ".The Billboard."- ■ 

Alton, III.— Population, 20,000, and Mr. Wm. : 
Sauvage has 3,500 feet of good boards, be- 
sides a lot of three and eight-sheet; stands. . 
Mr. Sauvage manages the theater, and with 
the a s sis ta n ce of his wife, has succeeded in * 
his undertakings. With his aid, we sold ' 
.. some posters, although it, was a bad week to 
see the merchants. 

I found Sauvage quite but of touch with the 
bill posting nameE l and this 'ignorance was " 
caused..by his reading the "Bill Poster," In- ' 
stead of "The Billboard," but had no troiuble ■ 
_ to get his subscription. His war cry is "Hos- 
pitality." 

Jacksonville, JUL— Geo. W. Stark & Son 
run the plant in this city. They have 2,000 
running feet ot boards- Told him to^get an- i 
other thousand, for his town has 15,000 popu- 
lation. He will do it The old gentleman 
died last week, and now Charley' wiH build. . 
We started out early and did a little trade, 1 
and brand he stood well with his merchants. 
.Thla elif stands i teethe: Garden SpWot^lilt. ;. 
nois, .and. surely prosperity has called upon - 
these good, folks. ' 

To-day I was told that Walter: Horn, of 
SpKlSgBeht was faylngsto concentrate some ? 
six wcfseven^ towns' into i> trust and call it the 
Inter-State (or some name like that) Asso- ' 
elation; Wants to bring In Danville, Bloom- 
ington„ Lincoln. JOecatur, . Jacksonville .and 
some others. If Editor, Mae will write him;" 
he may flK^a; jjew/^ltcri? trj-tog-.to pop up^. and 
if Bomeone else writes. him, Jie may pop 
dawn. : A'/'Wrt-ipester,' mkii' >iie: v "Hbw-,in 
biases- did 0,?-g<k ths prEf-ideeoy?" S'iarcii 
me! Y " 

Peoria, 111.- -FopaU;i.:>n. :<>,000. City Bill 
Posting Company Jsws*-aK-?fe;? 'oeards- Cham- - 
beriln £ Kerrtagtoo- This* plan' has 125 first- 
elus Joeatiass, a«i esmHent. of -arliiCh will 
take a twenty-four sheet stand, with a line of ' 



boards as fair to look upon as the face of 
my Cincinnati girl. 

- Mr.^Harrington is a .most agreeable gentle- 
man to deal with, but with all Ms work he 
finds it hard to bring back this city out of 

, the slough in. which Mr. Ike Monk left It. 
Monk charged the local merchants 12 cents 
per sheet to post and turned in 3 cents to the 
company. Harrington said the more he post- 
ed the poorer he got No, I would not say 
that Monk was a-degenrate, for he never got 
any higher than his namesake — and now I am 
"roasting." I feel as. if I must do some- 
thing, and so— 'Well, here it is. A two-cent 
stamp. Just a stamp stuck on an envelope, 
dropped-ln - the first -mail box;- and Levyne 
would have been so happy that he would not 
have thought of roasting anyone. -' 

T wish 1 had a million' dollars, and although 
not as good looking as Lew Scott, T think 1 
could get along. " 

Bert Heylman, 'treasurer ; for. .Chamberlaiii ' 
& Harrington, will again take out-' his min- 
strels on the road, and this: year will call it 
the Elks' Minstrels. Bertis oneof thebest 

. _. fellows, and makes good each year he goes 

'.- out. ; :■ . 

"Grimes' Cellar Door" disbanded here. 
Could not buck against torchlight processions ' 
- and 'political speeches. -These kinder deals 
are "working against the' best of them this- 
year. -■ - ■".' .-■"-■ 

Galesburg, II1.T ; -Gart.& Johnson own all the 
boards, about -3,5001 running feet, but as a 

.- street fair was in progress, I only remained 
in. town; a few moments. Chamberlain sold 
.this .plant out to' these people after holding 

" the- same for \su-few.* months: Johnson is all 

right, only he is ^"iiut^" on Donaldson, and 

at one tlm? tried; fo_,knock me, only T would 

not stand, for It, hut to-day he is in line. 

Burlington; Ia.^-The battle is over— the 

- smoke is cleared away.: The echoes of the 
guns have, made their last roar. Chambers- 
lain is on top, and with a smile "showed me" 
h'ls^membership for- Des Moines, and now I 
will say in all truth the advertiser will gain ■ 

'thereby. : This is the Burlington plant 6,00i> 
running feet of boards, 50 per cent steel. 

'•■■'. -Let- me- tell you something of what a steel 
plant will do. J. V. Ritchy, of this city, on 
.Nov.' 20 {had posted a 24-sheet litho which 3 
eold him, and it remained up without renewal 

^ until March 23 follonring, in good condition. 
Just-saw a 200-foot board finished, made of 

u steel. It will remain uncovered for two weeks 
to get seasoned. All these boards are framed. 
Moldings are painted in "three coats, and is 
solid two-Inch. Capped by 2x6, dressed, and 
painted black in three coats. The fact of the 

- matter is, the paper fits like "de paper on de 
wall.'^ . 

Chamberlain has worked steel for three 
years, and has not said- a word ahout it. A 
most retiring fellow! .1 may possibly seem a 
bit enthusiastic, but I do love to see a good 
plant You see, there are so many rotten 
ones In the country, that I can not pass by 
a ; good one without writing an appropriate ; 
squn>- :■-■-"' 

. Mr. Chamberlain took me down in his wine ; 
cellar, under the theater. "O! what a head- 
ache! " Nine different brands of champagne. 
' seven of whisky, eleven of red wines, besides 
lots of cases of mineral waters, ginger ales, ' 
and beer. Any one of the boys traveling in 
this direction wants to sing, "Let me off at 
Burlington." -Yours truly, 

M. L. LEVYNE. 



Use Posters. 



If your appropriation is small, put It in 
posters or booklets for -house-to-house dis- 
triBEtlon. ..--... 
House-to-house work pays. . '■-''- 

At the beginning,', use posters and booklets. 
- You can not go wrong^un posters. 
Subscribe' for. "The : B|llbdard.".-' 
Read "The Billboard." and keep posted. 
.New Spencer. Medicine Company; of Chatta- 
nooga, .Is beginning, its fall distribution. The 
Georgia towns are- worked through the Ber- 
nard Advertising Service.. 

Beware of the circulation; liar. Stick to 
posters and distributing.^ and obtain results. 
: - Keep. the : - public posted." : '■''"■-;';-"----.,''-.", 



Oakland special. 



.Oakland, Cal., .Oct 19.— (Special Corre- 
spondence.)— At the last meeting of the coun- 
cil an ordinance limiting the height of all 
bill boards to ten feet was indefinitely post- 
poned and a substitute limiting those to be 
erected- in- future to ten feet, was passed -to 
print on suspension of the rules. It was, stated 
that the. bill board people had agreed to: re- 
duce the- height- to ten feet on all boards 
where any objection was made. 



Chicago Anti-Billboard. 



The Chicago ripper anti-bill board ordi- 
nance has passed the city oouncU, and now 
only awaits the Mayor's signature to become 
a law. The Chicago Tribune comments on It 
editorially In its issue of July 11, as follows, 
viz. r "Relief from the bill board nuisance ti 
to be expected, now that the city council has 
passed the ordinance regulating them. The 
measure received a unanimous vote, and It la 
taken for granted .that the Mayor will ap- 
prove it The ordinance provides that bill 
boards In Chicago shall not contain -more than 
1U0 feet superficial area and not be more than 
ten feet high, which will prevent them from 
obscuring the view and cut down to a rea- 
sonable size some ot the most unsightly. It 
Is provided that . they . must-be. of Jnxombust : 
ble material, which they -are not now, aui 
they must be at least three feet from the 
.ground. /The provision that they must -be 
t'twenty-flye feet back from the street line will 

- abolish many of those now In existence and 
prevent the marring ot the street front One 
of the most sensible provisions is that which 
'requires the consent ot the owners of three- 
quarters of the frontage on both sides of the 
block before boards can- be erected In the 
boulevards. This will banish the boards alto- 
gether from blocks in which houses are, for 
the disfigurement of the boulevards by their 
presence can hardly be approved by the 

- necessary frontage. The penalty for violation 
of these -conditions is that the owners must 
pay a rental of 50 cents a foot a year to the 

-city. This will be practically prohibitive, and 

- te therefore to be approved. It would be bet- 
ter if the bill boarde were to be abolished al- 
together, but probably the present ordinance 
will be the most effective way of dealing 
with thent" 

"The Tribune has been one of the largest 
users of bill board space In Chicago. The 
remarkable utterance chronicled above Is In- 
sincere In part and . untruthful also. 

The law itself is unconstitutional. The 
Tribune knows it So do all persons of av- 
erage intelligence. Any man who owns a lot 
can build or have built on it a. bill board, and 
all hell can not stop him, let alone a parcel 
ot ddo councilmen. - 



Bill Posters. 



What the Associated Billposters need is a 
Credit Clearance Bureau. It would prove 
far more effective and useful than a Collec- 
tion Agency. It operate on the principle that 
"an ounce of prevention is worth a pound ot 
cure." In a word, it would prevent the 
making of bad debts to a large extent, and 
render it impossible for a national -advertiser 
or solicitor to obtain credit from the mem-' 
bers collectively beyond a certain safe 
amount which may be determined by the 
capital said advertiser or solicitor has in his 
business. The main, features of a Credit Bu- 
reau embrace: 

1. Centralization: of all information affect- 
ing credit ,. -; 

2. Careful inquiry as to capital, expenses, 
habits and standing of advertisers and so- 
licitors. . 

3. Thorough trade- investigation in deter- 
mining the extent of credits. 

4. Weekly bulletins of all news affecting 
credits. 



Enterprising Bill Stickers. 

The following is clipped from the Boston 
"Record and Guide." Bill posters are some- 
times as pestiferous as mosquitoes on a 
moist, warm day. - The -owner, builder and 
,agent-rhave ■ to: -be always on the lookout for 
them to prevent unseemly -Invasion of the 
premises owned by -them or in their charge 
In spite of continued vigilance, they often get 
a good front upon which to do their evil work 
without paying tribute to the owner. Tht. 
other .day a swarm took possession of No. 127 
West Forty-second » street, an- old-fashioned 
brownstone dwelling: that Is being altered for 
stores: and offices, during a short absence; of 
the contractor, notwithstanding that his men 
were at work in the house, and in a^ surpris- 
ingly short space of time ..covered the whole 
front with -theatrical posters. Wire brushes, 
though worked vigorously under the rage and 
disgust of the contractor and owner, were 
able to remove but a small part of what was 
done with the long Implements of the bill 
posters, and as a consequence the use of a 
fine advertising stand was obtained over Sat- 
urday and Sunday free of charge, which, by 
the way, could not have been obtained on any 
etnns for such a~purpose. - 



Kokomo, .'hid., Komments. 

To" the Editor of "The Billboard:" 
,:' Dear Sirr-You will -remember that in Au- 
gust I bought the interest of Wm. Funk in 
the Wm. Funk Bill Posting & Distributing 

Company, of this city. The plant will be 
known hereafter as the Commercial BUI Post- 
ing & Distributing Company, and I will carry 
on the business -under that name in the fut- 
ure. I haye also put in a small plant at 
DaleviJIe, Irifl.. which is located on the Mun- 
cie extension of the Interurban Car Iltne, and 

-the Big Four and C. & S. B. Railways. Tho 
capacity of this plant is 500 sheets, and the 
locations the best the town affords. 

.: . In addition to the above-ment'oned plants, 
on Oct. 8 I purcbaped the H. E, Henderson 

-plant at Kokomo.- Ind. -I notice in- your issue 
of Oct. 13 you give; me quite a write-up for 
Kokomo. T wish to assure you and the public 
that It was not my intention to run Mr. Hen- 
derson-oht cf business when 1 went to Ko- 



komo. I commenced to build a plant' there 
and after I had built about 700 lineal-feet of 

: full-sized boards, Mr. Henderson sent for me 
and we commenced dickering for his plant 
and as I said above, on Oct. 8 I was the sole 
owner ot the H. E7 Henderson plaqt at Ko- 
komo. ^ 

" All foreign business should be directed to 
me at. Anderson, Ind. Wm. Funk will be 
manager of the plant at Kokomo. and I will 
be the general manager of the three plants. 
Communications must be addressed to me at 
Anderson, Ind., and any one wishing to ad- 
vertise in the above-named places will please 
communicate with me. I expect sooner or 
later to be more extensively in . this line of 
business, and will make it to the interest ot 
all advertisers to look me up. My plants in 

• the three named towns will be run under the 
name of the Commercial Bill Posting & DIs- 

- tributing-eompany:- Mntverput on the streets 
here a new wagon, the finest in the city. Re- 
spectfully, A; M. OSWALT. 



Wichita, Kan.; Wieldings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

The great Wichita Street Fair being over, 
we are having breathing time again. The fair 
was a great big success in every way. Over 
65,000 people came in on» Friday to see the 
electrical pageant, whictAstarted on time and 
went off without a hitch.- Over 290,000 paid 
admissions were taken at the Midway en- 
trance. Every foot of bill board space was 
taken for September, and the present outlook 
is- for nearly the same thing in October. The 
theatrical season is on, and requires room for 
from two to four shows a week. In commer- 
cial paper we have on the boards Bull Dur- 

' ham Tobacco, Grand March . Cigars, Gold 
Crown Cigars, John Tyler Cigars, Nicara- 
gua Cigars, Red Cross Cough Drops. Friend's 
Oats, Sapolio. Burt & Packard Shoes. Guyar 
Hats, Haws Hats, local Jeweler and local dry 
goods. Dry Climate Cigar and Litters Liquid 

./Sulphur. Distributing .is dull at present. 
September rains caused a good deal of re- 
newing, but October so far has been clear. 
Falk-Veronee (stack) opened at Crawford 
Theater Oct 15 to S. R. O. before 8 p. m. 
Yours truly, .-.-'■ ' 

■'-•-- E. L. MARTL1NG. 



Passing of the Poster Craze. 

To all intents and purposes, the poster 
craze has passed away, says the "Brooklyn 
Life." In any event, one hears no longer of 
the horde or more of less discriminating col- 
lectors that was In such- distinct evidence 
four years ago. No doubt— as must be the 
case with every collecting fad— the sitting-out 
process has reached the point where it Is 
practically in the hands of the genuine' ama- 
teur, who, as a rule, is not much given to 
publicity. That there are still posters worth 
the pains of collecting Is being demonstrated 
every day in shop-windows, at the newspaper 
stands and on the bill boards. Some that 
are large enough to be the despair of a col- 
lector who wishes to handle his posters with 
e 2?S. "t 1 ? , a , mon S the best: One showing a 
child drinking from a bowl, with three cats 
at her feet looking up enviously, deserves es- 
pec:al praise. Newer and quite as striking 
are those in the New York Journal series. 
Two cf the newest proprietary articles and a 
popular-priced cigar are "advertised in other 
recent examples of lithographic art At the 
theaters. Race Rock lighthouse has tarnished 
a most effective poster .for "Caleb West:" 
there are two of unique design for "The Rose 
of Persia." and much may be said in favor 
cf those designed for "Arizona." All of those 
mentioned possess distinct advertising value, 
as well as of originality of design. 



Daubs. 

In answer to several "requests for the ad- 
dresirof: C. E. Runey, 716 Sanson st, Phila- 
delphia, Pa. ■. . '■ 

It looks as if the association, like a political 
party, can not get along without a boss. It 
used to be Stahlbrodt. Now they say it Is 
Gude. , . • . 

Paducnh, Ky., Oct 21— (Special Correspond- 
f nee}.— The most disastrous conflagration 
that has visited Paducah for twenty veais 
was occasioned by a fire that started this 
morning at 1 o'clock "In the scenery nt the 
opera house, and wasnot ext!ngui.ihp.l un'il 
8 o'clock, causing $100,000 loss, two-thirds of 
which is protected by Insurance. Those who 
suffered losses are L. B. Ogllvle & Co.'s dry 
goods establishment,: S40.000: their 'ouildlnat, 
occupied above as an opera house, i'10 no>.; 
Mrs. Laura Fowler, building, $5,000: n. L. 
Vnnculin's bookstcre," $10,000: Martin's bar- 
ber shop, $4,000: Dr. -Robertson's and other 
offices and contents, $5,000; opera hoiloe fur- 
nishings, leased by Terrell Bros., $5.00ii. The 
roofs of buildings two blocks away were 
-Ignited by flying firebrands. It is thoui;nt 
f. rmer employes. of Terrell's Buckskin Bill 
Show, who, it is believed, : burned Terrell's 

bnrn Friday night, fired- this structure. A 
plot by them to assassinate Fletcher Tcnvil 
was uneartbed, it is declared by officers, who 
have failed as yet to apprehend the Insti- 
gators. 



BILLPOSTERS' PASTE BRUSHES. 

rkt moil detirable 4 Lotting Bntih madt. If. carry ' brandM. 



"DONALDSON. 

Tbl«, brash !■ msnaf Berated 
expretfllr far am, mud li fully 
warranted. It in tho ahMpeH 
GOOP braib you can find any. 
where, rules*: 8 in.. Sl.'iSe*. 
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UNEXCELLED.' 

The Beit Pans Brash made. 
Popular everywhere on aocoant 
of ii* treat durabultr. Guar* 
antral te outlast all othere. 
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Send the money with the order. None Mnt C, O. D. 
Tbe DomUcteon I>ltbo. Co., Newport, Ky. 




Area of Big Cities. 

The area of London is 688 square miles 
(metropolitan district) : New York, 306.01; 
Chicago, 180.12; Philadelphia, 129.33. 

SIXTH PLACE - 

In the current issue of Bradstreet's is a 
table showing the rank of the first fifty cities 
of the United States according to the postal 
receipts. The table is particularly interesting 
to Cincinnati, as it shows' what has been 
maintained all along, that the true import- 
ance and size of the city is not shown by the 
recent census figures. 

The relative rank held by Cincinnati in re- 
gard to postal receipts shows that the busi- 
ness done here earns for the Queen City a bet- 
ter showing than she is made to have in the 
table of population. It might also be noted 
that while there is a large suburban territory 
on the Ohio side of the river that lies just 
beyond the. limits of the city proper, this ter- 
ritory, with its many villages, is all under 
the jurisdiction- of the Cincinnati post-office. 
This shows again that if Cincinnati were 
credited with all that is rightfully hers, she 
would show, up much larger in the table of 
population figures as well. 
- In regard to the matter, Bradstreet's says: 

Some Interesting comparisons of the relative 
importance of cities in the population table 
and in the matter of postal revenues are af- 
forded by a compilation made by the Auditor 
of the Post-office Department. The standing 
ot the leading cities of the country as regards 
population has, of course, been made familiar 
by the numerous publications thereon from 
time to time, but the table of postal receipts 
shows a considerable shifting from this rank, 
proving that large populations do not neces- 
sarily indicate proportionate standing in the 
-volume of postal business. The following 
table shows the standing of the first fifty 
cities of the country as regards postal re- 
ceipts, the first column showing their relative 
rank in population and the second their rank 
in postal business: 



Pop 


Postal 




Rank. Rank. 




1 


1 


New York City (including 






Brooklyn) 


...$10,912,087.44 


2 


i 


Chicago, III 


... 6.609,146.27 


a - 


3 


Philadelphia, Pa 


. . . 3,390,685.07 





4 


Boston, Mass 


... 3,185,872.89 


4 


D 


St. Louis, Mo.' 


. . . 1,924,420.80 


10 


6 


Cincinnati, O 


... 1,239,986.62 


f. 


7 


Baltimore, Md 


... 1,160.293.31 


9 


8 


San Francisco, Cal... 


... 1,006,122.65 


11 


9 


Pittsburg, Pa 


923,601.23 


7 


10 


Cleveland, O 


909,264.96 


8 


11 


Buffalo, N. Y 


807,669.46 


IS 


12 


Detroit, Mich 


762.412.45 


22 


13 


Kansas City, Mo 


693,836.27 


15 


- 14 


Washington, D. C 


689,658.65 


19 


15 


Minneapolis, Minn. . . 


663,205.52 


14 


16 


Milwaukee, Wis 


... 638,894.90 


23 


17 


St. Paul. Minn 


506,725.34 


18 


18 


Louisville; Ky. ...... 


479,981.03 


12 


19 


New Orleans, La 


473,310.71 


21 


20 


Indianapolis, Ind. — 


457.171.16 


24 


21 


Rochester. N. Y 


... 427.727.08 


25 


22 


Denver. Col 


417,572.16 


16 


23 


Newark, N. J 


... 416.743.15 


35 


24 


Omaha, Neb. 


... 380,007.23 


20 


25 


Providence, R. I 


377,885.85 


28 


26 


Columbus, O. 


366,029.67 


2fi 


27 


Toledo. O 


326.501.58 


43 


28 


Atlanta, Ga. 


.... 319,315.50 


30 


29 


Syracuse, N. Y 


280,562.60 


40 


30 


Albany. N. Y 


.... ?74,0414'. 


49 


31 


Hartford, Conn-. 


209,014.35 


21 


32 


New Haven, Conn' 


264,783.01 


17 


33 


Jersey City, N. J...'.. 


262,409.10 


46 


34 


Richmond. Va 


200,964.20 


36 


35 


Los Angeles, Cal. ... 


.... 245.038.43 


45 


36 


Dayton, O 


245,009.05 


St 


37 


Worcester, Mass 


237,908.01 


38 


Grand Rapids, Mich.. 


232,725.38 


37 


39 


Memphis, Tenn 


229,906.82 


47 


40 


'Nashville, Tenn 


228,850.55 


42 


41 


Portland, Ore 


213.045.31 


27 


42 


Allegheny, Pa. ....... 


183.280.58 


38 


43 


Scranton. Pa 


367.652.71 


48 


44 


Seattle, Wash. 


.... J67.136.55 


34 


45 


St Joseph, Mo. 


16t.401.97 


39 


46 


Lowell, Mass. .... 


.... 132.984 26 


50 


47 


Reading, Pa 


.... 90,838 28 


.'.3 


48 


Wilmington. Del 


92.502 50 


32 


49 


Paterson, N. J 


83.817.73 


33 


50 


Fall River, Mass 


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It Is Bet-vice that counts in distributing. All 
other considerations fade Into absolute insig- 
nificance by comparison. 



Distributors Love Your Business. 



A man can no more be successful in a 
business he does not like than can a man be 
happy with a wife be does not love. 

Enthusiasm Is the power which irapele 
men. onward In any and every vocation. 



Without it men are lethargic. They will 
drift. But to pull against the tide they are 
as unable as they are unwilling. 

Drifting, however, does not win the race, 
either in business or aquatic events. There 

must be the long pull, tire strong pull and the 
pull with vigor. 

Men in business today have no easy .task. 
There is a great deal to discourage and"very 
little to encourage. There are foes within 
and foes without to contend against. 

Under such conditions it is no wonder eo 
many either fall altogether or eke out a 
mere existence. 

The antidote for despair is enthusiasm, 
and the germ of enthusiasm is love for or 
pleasure in that business or vocation in which 
you are embarked. 

Therefore, if you would succeed get in love 
with your business. ' * 

Keep your town before the eyes of adver- 
tisers constantly. 

Link your name with that of your town. 
Get them associated together in the minds of 
advertisers. An ad. in "The Billboard" will 
do It. 

Which- has th'e most members — the I. A. of 
D. or the I. D. A.? Runey, "it's up to you." 

Steiny says, "We're all right." 



In any one day for distributing. Hot weather 
tor us was dispelled many weeks ago by the 
snow- that began to fall on the mountains all 
around us. P. B. DAVIS. 

Box 266, Salida, Col. 



Why Business Men Should Use 
Booklets. 



Every good business man is a believer In 
the profitableness of advertising. 

Which is the most profitable form of busi- 
ness publicity? "that is the question." 

Consider that in a booklet you are the only 
one brought to the mind and attention of the 
reader. In a newspaper, in a program, on a 
hoarding, you are only one among many. The 
readers attention is exclusively YOURS 
while be reads your booklet 

In a newspaper you are only occasionally 
sure of the exact number printed. Even then 
you never know how many copies are return- 
ed unopened and unread. . but you are abso- 
lutely sure that the advertising rates ure 
based on the highest possible number that ' 
can be claimed. - 

Known circulation is positively obtained by 
the use of the booklets. ' 



Williamsport, Pa., Waifs. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard;" 

Dear Sir — Since I last wrote you, I have 
been distributing for the following reliable 
advertisers: The Dr. Chase Co., Dr. B. J. 
Kay Co., the Boston Med. Institute, John 
Morrow Co.-; and I begin to-day on a house- 
to-house distribution for the old reliable 
Smith, Kline & French Co., of Philadelphia, 
Pa. The contract was secured through their 
gentlemanly representative, Mr. Smith, and 
bad I not been well recommended to him, i 
would not have received the work. My work 
is not only guaranteed .by the I. A. of D-, but 
it is recommended by the interested business 
men of the city. I have also signed contracts 
for work to be begun next month. I am now 
arranging with our druggists to handle a di- 
gestive tablet for a New. York Chemical Co., 
which expects to do considerable advertising. 
About ten days ago there was some: very poor 
work done in this city by some traveling dis- 
tributors . About one year ago a party passed 
through this city and did the same kind of 
work, and for the same firm. I am satisfied 
they would receive much better results to 
give their work to some local distributor, who 
can give a guaranteed service. Yours for hon- 
est work, S. M. BOND. 



How About Damages. ~ 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:'" 
Dear Sir— A large drug Ann here in Los 

Angeles— Haas, Baruch & Co.— received 12,000 j 
pamphlets -for me to distribute: Instructions ] 
are sent to me from Philadelphia to distribute : 
in-October, and not before. I go down for the '■■ 
goods Oct 1, and find that Haas; Baruch- & ] 
Co. have given them to some one else, and j 
that they have been distributed, contrary to ; 
"the desire of the owners, in September. Now, ! 
I rise to inquire where I come in? " And who ] 
indemnifies me for the loss of this work? Re- ] 
grets are expressed, but regrets don't quite 
cover the ground. The gross negligence ot 1 
Haas, Baruch & Co. is responsible for the er- 
ror, and they, in my opinion, ought to be 
compelled to -indemnify me for this loss. .1 
shall he glad to read the experience of others 
who have become victims to the magnificent ] 
carelessness of drug houses. Yours truly, 

E. H. RYDALL. 



Salida, Col., Scribs. 



To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— This town feels the good times, 
and has been growing rapidly and steadily 
for two years. Many new residences are go- 
ing up, and old ones improved. Our one rail- 
road is adding largely to its shops, round 
bouse and enlarging every way, and using a 
much larger force of men, and will have to 
do so, as this is a central point ' But be- 
ing only one road, freight, etc., is high here, 
and also being a mountain town, living ex- 
penses are high. 

Hence all kinds of work gets better wages, 
and has to, including distributing. For a few 
months past there has not been much med- 
ical matter distributed, but I am now receiv- 
ing considerable from old customers and new. 
No traveling men lately. Population is over 
5,000. High altitude is said to require lots ot 
nerve medicine. Have not seen . a copy of 
your valuable paper foe a good while, but I 
don't have to hunt work now. but work hunts 
me at good wages. T only have a few hours 



Winamac, Ind., Weavings. 



. To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir — We- again take pleasure in sub- 
mitting our report Business has been very 
brisk with us both in the distributing and bill 
posting department. "Although somewhat de- 
layed by sickness, have done the following 
work: Posted 700 sheets for H. A. Hearsay, 
of Indlanapjolis, Ind.; 10 3-sheets and 50 1- 
sheets for the Rhisoyo Bill Posting Company: 
posted 100 1-sheets and distributed 1,000 
pamphlets for the Republican Committee; 
distributed 1,000 pamphlets for the Democratic 
Committee. Tacked 100 signs and distributed 
2,000 pieces for E. O. Smith, druggist: posted 
2 12-sheets and 24-sheet for- Continental To- 
bacco Co.; posted 100 1-sheets and. 6 8-sheeta 
for Dr. Chase Co., Philadelphia, Pa. We have 
contracts for 16,000 pieces, four distributions, 
over our circuit of towns; 1.200 sheets of pa- 
per to be posted and 35 signs, 2% by 3 feet. 
Have just finished our circuit for the L. E. 
Pinkham Co. Yours truly, 

WINAMAC B. P. CO. 



Sumter, S. C, Sayings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— I have closed contracts with H. 
H. Warner's Safe Cure Co., of Rochester, N. 
. ., to distribute 800 pamphlets in Sumter, S. 
C, for them this fall. Also, contracts with 
Dr. C. I. Snoop, of Racine, Wis., to put out 
his advertising matter in my city six times 
this fall and winter, and with 'Chattanooga 
Medicine Co., of Chattanooga, Tenn., to dis- 
tribute all their advertising matter in Sum- 
ter, S. C, for them all the time. I will guar- 
antee honest service. Dr. Thacher; of Chat- {j 
tanooga, Tenn., had his medicine samples dls- ' 
tributed here in Sumter, S. C. the 19th of 
last month, and the samples were found ly- 
ing in my yard by my mother the next morn- 
ing, Sept. 20. Now, why don't he give me 
that work? I will surely take an interest In B 
it and guarantee honest service at reasonable t 
rates, or no pay. Yours very truly, ?: 

; ' R. M. JONES. 



Yazoo City, Miss., Yieldings. 

To the Editor of "The Billboard:" 

Dear Sir— Business here in the posting of 
commercial work has been very dull this fall. 
I have been busy putting out small signs and 
doing a good deal of distributing this month. 
I have just finished two of the finest bill 
boards in the State. They are fifty feet each, 
and made of matched and dressed lumber. 
The Sells & Gray Show showed here to two 
performances on the 18th to packed houses. 
They did a tremendous business. The show 
was fair. The John Robinson Show will ex- 
hibit here on Nov. 8. Yours very respectfully, 
H. C. HENICK,City Bill Poster. 



Samplings. 

"The Billboard" is read by i.iore distribu- 
tors than all other, papers combined. 

It wil pay a distributor to advertise in "The 
Billboard." It reaches all the large a-lver- f] 
Users who use house-to-house work for bookr 
lets or samples. 

There is only one sure and certain way for 
an advertiser to obtain good- service . from a 
distributor, and that is to pay for it L$t 
him treat the distributor fairly in the matter 
of price, and the distributor will f.lve him 
-service;. .... 

Lew Payton writes from Newton, - Kan., i 
under date of Oct- 22: "We are now touring \ 
the Territories to good business. Route— Oct < 
27. Guthrie, O. T.: 29, Oklahoma, O. T.; 30, 
Purcell, O. T.; -31,. Ardmore, O. T.; Nov. 1, 
Grlnsville. Tex.'; -2, Ft Worth, Tex. 



MAGNETIC TACK HAMMERS! 

Juat the thingfor tacking tin and card board signs. 
Every distributor should have one. Prices, situ 
double extension handle, 32 inches long, eaxh, $2.00. 
triple extension bandies. 42 inches long, each, 92^s* 
Send the money with the order. None sent 0. 0. U 
THE DONALDSON LITHO. CO., Newport, Ky. 



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Saterdsty, October 27, 1900. 

. CRUSADERS. 

The motive by. which the crusaders 
against the bill boards claim they are 
actuated is the' uplifting of art The 
American Park and 'Outdoor Associa- 
tion, Scapa, Frederick Law Olmstead 
and Dr. Kriehn, all justify the warfare 
of persecution they have instituted 
against bill posters,- by asserting that 
their object is primarily the advance- 
ment of art. 



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Let us see. They franfely admit that 
.tliey- would abolish the bill boards al- 
together if they courd. .There are- in 
the United. States and Canada exactly 
one hundred and seven poster printing 

i r ??'; establishments. These firms employ one. 
thousand and forty-three artists (statis- 
tics, of 1895V. If the bill boards were 
abolished all of these poster printers 
would have to close, and all of these 
artiste would be thrown out of -'employ- . . 

•tj-i £• menfc Truly, a fine way of advancing 
• i- the cause of art. 

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No. The crusaders are not— can not 
he— -either honest or sincere in their . 
contentions anil arguments. One is- 
forced to conclude that they are either 
very, very ignorant, or willfully and 
purposely false and misleading in the 
statements they" make and the argu- 
ments they advance: .The bill board is 
the^ poor man's picture gallery. - The ' 
posters it "displays are always artistic 
— quite ifrequently they are in every 
sense works. of art. They arouse and 
uplift artisric Instincts in the massesi 
Every blow &}pac& nt ih<? hM boards is 
a covert attack on art and.it ma never - 
in any sense be construed as a defense 
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of cheap - notoriety. They know that 
every cut and thrust which they aim 
at a' hoarding will he vociferously ap- 
plauded by a low and venal press, 
which franky admits that it can not 
exist on its own subscriptions, but de- 
pends, for subsistence on advertisers. 
Shame! Shame on the - crusaders- 
shame on the press that upholds them 
•~— shame on -the business they are both 

engaged in. 

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What is going to become of the As- 
sociated BUI Posters' Protective Com- 
pany? It has failed to serve the pur- 
pose for which Sam Pratt organized it. 
Having failed to prove a blow in the 
solar plexus to Gude, Sam immediate- 
ly lost interest in it. He does not want 
to bother further with it. Neither does 
Gude, for he can not convert it into a 
boomerang, to bounce on' Sam's de- 
voted head. Fitch is the only one that 
seems to keep up his interest in the 
scheme. But then that is only natural, 
as long as the members can be milked 
for three thousand dollars yearly sal- 
ary. ? . . ■ - 

But that is not all. They would do 
away with the painted bulletin as 
well. We can" accurately estimate the 
number of arfists employed in this 
line, but it is considerable. Gude, Gun- 
ning, Williamson, Hote, ; Robisori and 
Morton alone employ about a hundred. 
They are all artists, too. Their crea- 
tions proclaim it, and the fact is furth- 
er attested by the frequency with 
which they graduate and take up land- 
scape painting, portraiture and other 
branches of non-utilitarian art We 
cite T. C. Lindsay; K. D. Tissot, Evan 
Ehirgott, IX H. Hammersly, SoL Sloan, 
Roland' Wood and many, many others. 
They were all bulletin painters, and 
acquired their love for the brush and 
palette on the scaffold. If there had 
been no bulletins in their early days 
the world would never have been en- 
riched by their many exquisite crea- 
tions. . : - ' 

For all that the Protective Company 
has not lived In vain; It performed a 
good service and & deserving deed 
when it extricated Edward A^Stahl- 
brodt from his difficulties. After all is 
said and done Stahlbrodt was a very 
manly sort of a man. He is honest and 
•upright— a man of principle. The bill . 
posters' of America owe much to him, 
and will hot be allowed to forget it, 
ieither, as long as ''The Billboard" is in 
the field. WATCHED. 



The "Fourth! Estate," a trade Journal that 
circulates among newspaper men almost ex- 
clusively; has butted into the bill board con- 
troversy, at San Francisco; Cal.' The follow- 
ing is an editorial which we clip from a re- 
cent number of the despicable little sheet:- 



li ii&s-foeen said tfcstf. toe real motive 
thai actuated -the s. crusaders was love- 



..Mother— Why, children,' what's all this 
noise- about? - .:"S---V; 
: Little Freddy— We've had gran'pa and Uncle 
Henry locked in the cupboard for an hour, 
an' when they.get a little angrier I'm going 
to play .going into the lion's cage.— Tit-Bits. 



Comments. 



Advertise in "The Billboard." 
Bailie Carroll is like the little boy. He has 
nothing to say. 

"The Billboard" is independent first, last 
and all the time. 

Robert West; of Rochester, N. Y., is up 
against it again with the city council. 

J. M. Dawson has succeeded R. E. Black, 
city bill poster, of Elizabeth City. N. J.- 

The strike at Donaldson's is over, and has 
resulted in a complete victory for the firm. 

"The Billboard" is regularly read by more 
bill posters than all other papers combined. 

Alameda, Cal., is doing all in her power to 
defeat the owners of bill boards of that city. 

"Be loyal to the association," is a cry that 
oftentimes means, "Be the tool of the gang." 

A. Van Beuren & Co.,of New York City, is 
said to be the wealthiest firm of bill posters 
in the world. 

If Bryan & Co. are going to drive Walker 
out of Detroit, they are very slow at going 
about it. . . 

Those people who bei.eve that Sam Pratt is 
losing his love for a scrap will soon find out 
that they are badly mistaken. 

It seems as though Wilshire, of Los An- 
geles, Cal., is having all kinds of fun with 
the city council about his boards. . ' 

J. H. Shipp, city bill poster of Cordele, Ga., 
writes that all of his boards are covered and 
that he is constantly building more. 

The condition of J. D.'McManus is greatly 
improved. It is expected that he will be able 
to go to -it. Clemens, Mich., by Nov. '■' 1. 

The situation in Cincinnati remains un- 
changed. Both parties to the fight, seemingly 
by mutual -agreement, are resting on their 
arms. , 

It is> said that Chas. Bernard is making a 
first-class secretary, and that he is in every 
way worthy .to succeed the efficient Chas. 
"Bryan. 

Garrulous Gude counts on the loyal and un- 
swerving support of 'Roaring Robert, at ail 
, times and in any emergency. The question 
is, -Can he? 

"The Billboard" reaches more advertisers 
that use posters and does more missionary 
work for bill posters than all other papers 
put together. 

It is noticeable that Leonard still has a 
plant in Grand Rapids. Bryan & Co. evi- 
dently thought they wouldwait a while before 
taking it away from him. 

There is more helpful advice and useful in- 
formation for a bill poster in one issue of 
"The Billboard" than may be found in a 
year's volume of any other paper. 

Cincinnati, O.— Russell & Morgan seem to 
be the only firm that is slack. Hennegan & 
Co., The Enquirer and Donaldson are all 
rushed, while Strobridge is fairly busy. 

- B ;.if i Taylor ' Jr - & Sons, the big distillers 
of Old Taylor" Whisky at Frankfort, Ky., . 
are getting prices on posters. Printers and 
bill posters should address E. W. Taylor. 

C.'S, Houghtaiing has entirely recovered his 
health. During his convalescence his physi- 
cians feared that his heart was permanently 
impaired. Happily, their fears have proved 
groundless.. \ _ 

_Filbrick of Buffalo will. send out part of the 
Pan-American Exposition paper. Campbell 
. will also, get a portion, but the '."bulk of it 
goes to A. Van Beuren. & Co., of New York 
so it is said. ' 

Clarence E. Runey continues to set a pace 

for thte best of them. He is digging up a 

world of new business, Mr. Runey is ably 

..seconded by Mr. E. E. Vreeland, a bright 

young man of great promise. 

Sam.. Pratt has arranged a coup. It will be 
pulled off shortly. A complete change in the 
New York' situation will follow. It involves 
spending a lot of money, but further v than 
this we are not permitted to speak. 

The Woman's Club of Des Moines. la. re- 
cently concluded that the bill boards of that 
city were unsightly and imported a lecturer- 
one Kriehn— to lecture against them. Kriehn 
has gone, but the boards are still there. 

Akron, O.^-Muslin poster makers report 
business very dull and prices still on the de- 
cline, ail of which they charge to the efforts 
of ,a new firm In Dayton, o., who employ 
high-grade help and control all the large or- 
ders because of the. fine display advertise- 
ments their artists make. 

The Wallace Shows had an animated argu- f 
ment with' Hughes of Lynchburg, and got ' 
away with it... Denny Lynch billed the town ." 
without him, and got a good showing. The 
dispute arose over a lot. Hughes had one 
that he asked $90 for. Lynch preferred one 
that he obtained for *5. It only illustrates 
the old saying that a- circus can get along 
without, the bill poster-jwhen it. has to. 

A report Was "recently submitted In New 
York by Mr. " Frederick Law. Olmsted, Jr 
secretary, of the American Park and Outdoor 
Association. Mr. Olmsted' was delegated to 
make a thorough investigation of the dis- 
figurement of buildings and landscapes by 
advertising signs, with a view to seeing what 
could be done to "mitigate the nuisance."" 
His report deals with the subject in a very - 
broad fashion, admitting that nothing very 
radical can be done by legal restriction. 

this is from the Alameda (Cal.) Argus: 
'•The movement against unsightly bill boards 
goes on deliberately, but is making headway.' 
It was not until comparatively recent times 
that- any such movement would .have been 
listened to at all. There has always been In 
this country that spirit of utilitarianism that 
has excused everything that bad some palpa- 
ble purpose. But now peonlo arc getting 
more definite ideas as to' the fitness pf things, 



and are beginning to see that it Is Just as 
easy to have things grateful to the eye as to 
have them hideous, and costs no more ' The 
bill board will have to go.". It Is a safe bet 
that the Argus will go long. before the bill 
boards, especially If it doos not cease load- 
ing down its columns with rot like the above. 
H. Gaylord Wilshire, manager of the Loe 
Angeles Bill Posting Company and candidate 
for congress on the. Social Democratic ticket 
is whooping things up with characteristic 
vigor. He Is billed everywhere,- and Ib no 
doubt the best advertised candidate in the 
United States. The Times of Imb Angeles In 
a recent issue says: "H. Gaylord Wilshire 
capitalist, bill board magnate, golf devotee' 
city charter framer. Socialistic candidate fo^ 
congress, and other things too numerous, to 
mention, was again arrested yesterday "after- 
noon, for the third time, on the charge-.of 
violating the park ordinance. Patrolman 
Henderson found him in Central Park" aeain 
engaged in preaching Socialism and other 
doctrines to a crowd which was partly in ac- 
cord with his sentiments, partly amused' at 
his antics. . , : t . 

Business among the poster printers through- 
out the country continues brisk. 'This iu 
usually the dullest season of the year but de- 
mand keeps up at a most astonishing rate 
Many firms who had arranged to shu "down" 
according to custom, to take stock, have had 
to abandon their plans. 

The San Francisco (Cal.) supervisors have 
finally concluded to let the advertising fences 
remain at a height of twenty feet. The aailv 
newspapers have been engaged in a crusade 
. fo^months against these bill boards. But 
again the newspapers have failed in this 

Si."!. a £L st ""sade-ignominiousiy, utterly 
failed. The daily newspapers of that city Ire 
losing whatever mcd.cum of Influence they 
may once have possessed. They are inerelv 
the personal organs of three rich men. In 
that newspaper alliance the people look with 
suspicion upon their motives In the anti-bill 
board crusade. There was once a judge in 

iJKi K^ a °, c ' s ?°, wo ° was ™PUted to make 
laudable decisions from impure motives. Cor- 
respondingly, the people so construe the mo- 
il i.^fi De newspapers in their assault upon 
the bill boards. 

*" - • 

For the first time in the history of Cincln- 
n . at, ' nas the old water tower on East Third 
street been converted. Into a bill posting tow- 
fn r ;.« T h be """Wl*" of U>e Republican*hom- 

thef? IrfJv £f e „ n »,. P08ted S n the same ' and '""a 
tneir lefly he.ght gaze down upon the citixena 

SJSSi T H Wrt . fc ,tre « t - Much in^aUon 1 taex! 
S=fn?t, by tb Z peopIe in that vicinity for 
Sfnm K « Cit3 U l,arta as P°HU«aI advertising me- 
diums, and a committee will be sent to head- 
quarters to ascertain whether more advertls. 
!? 8 „„ S , P ? Ce ,' s on .l aIe ' No objection fs raised 
£„ P0 !i t - ca . 1 -T" other advertisements are dis- 
played outs:de of public parks or -in the win- 
dows of public officials, but to use the wills, 
trees, public statues and even water towers 
of common .nstitutions as bill ports are "ran™ 

f re .l on i wh J ch tne De0Dle ot the East End 
believe should not be tolerated. . . - - 

A. G. Ovens, manager of the Grand Onera 
House , Columous. O., crossed arms *iththe 
pohce department lately over thedistr bn "n 
of handbills advertising the play •^aDho " 
which was ^presented \t the. ^Grahd - Mr 
Ovens, so the story runs, had several bovs 
and P '?^ to dist , rl ?«te the bills on ufestreete! 
and they were interrupted by Sergt. Edward 
!L Bak J r ' who , told them that if they did not 
ThlL th e would . p,ace tnem undl? arrest. 

th» i,^. S f rSean . t \ ald - »«« done not because 
tSfnS ^ 1 }°l e ot tne ■Perfo'rnia.nce- was ques- 
fh- ^V"? 1 be S aus e the bills'were lUterlng 
?Ll„ Bt J eeta : , Mr : Pvens immediately called 
ull Superintendent W. P. Tyler, of the p™ 
iin«d epBr V nent ' and a " er a .somewhat 
lengthy conference it was agreed that the cir- 

™l a £?,' 1 0, . t th . e b, L ls ^ould^be suspended, on 
condition that others who' resort to this 

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Printing Inks that Light Fades. 

It Is not difficult to find coloring materials 
oM^M bIe , ach . ,n i ieht aIm o»t as raifdfy as 
chloride of sliver darkens. Among these miv 

fnrfn^i m f d „ by mlJC ' n B alcohol solutions of 
.furfurol. aniline and aniline hydrochloride: 
™M, COmpOU . nd bav,D S »» intense 'crimson 
^n J„r A M 0the -J ver » '"Bitive color is the cya- 
?£. °I. Mr - «"»'"« Williams, obUlned by 

Both a ?nZ & '°. dtae ot amyl °n chinollh" 3 . 
Both these coloring materials may be made 
SiSJ »»S °k P 8e . u<lo . la lte by pfecipltation 
along with carbonate of barium, and the pig- 
ments so obtained may be. mixed with lln- 
bv Vh ^ a U ,8h "d.uoed as-printing "colorlt 
whil S b .. means pr " l i? -™»y- •'■•»« obtained 
which disappear rapidly - In . sunlight. Al- 
tnougb such discharges by ' light" hive 'been 

B ^ g , e l te . d a S the basls ot a method of three- 
color heliochromy, the user-or' rather, misuse 

^Jf- s h cbj fuB .'i ,ve ', nk8 haB hitherto scarcely 
gone beyond the printing of the oft-seen leg- 
end made in Germany'; on Christmas cards 
•n™.^ f rs ~ the ' m P«!8sion beipg., lasting 
enough to carry the goods through the cus- 
tom house, but calculated soon, afterward to 
disappear. A white printing ink which dark- 
enacan be made by grinding oxalate of silver 
with a^good quality of thin lithographic var- 

"f« fcjfll g f eat ca ^° lB required Ih working 
to keep .the Impression white and the printing 
block must be a stereotype In" celluloid, or 

some similarly Inactive substance. A rather 
taking photographic toy can be made bv. first 
printing In the oxalate of silver Ink and then 
printing another subject with one of the' fugi- 
tive inks. When exposed to light the subject 
on the card changes to. a fresh one: ns. for 
example, from a picture of a child to that of 
a grown person or. from a nest of eggs to- a 
brood of chickens. Those seeking the lighter 
s de of process work may consider the above 
Idea worth, following out. .... 



Cent $bow$. 



Terrell's Barn Burned. 



Faducah, Ky., Oct. 20.— (Special Corre- 
spondence.)— Harris' Nickel Plate Shows, 
closed the season here to-day to remarkably 
good business. 

Last night about 8 o'clock, Mr. Ed. Ter- 
rell, who had just retired at his residence on 
his farm, two miles north of the city, was 
awakened by his watch-dogs barking very 
loudly. He immediately got up, and started 
out to investigate the cause of their un- 
easiness, whenr the colored man, who sleeps 
upon the place, informed Mr. Terrell that 
tiieir big barn, which sets about one hundred 
yards northwest of the house, was on tire. , 
Noticing the flames, the latter telepaoned 
to Mr. John Terrell, at the livery stable, the 
latter in twrn notifying the Are department, 
winch at once went to the scene, but no as- 
sistance could be rendered; as the water 
mains do not extend that far. and they failed 
to carry the engine along: but it is more than 
probable that nothing could have been done 
by throwing a stream from the pond close 
by, • as > the fire had gained great headway 
upon their arrival. 

■ After notifying the department, Mr. Ed. 
Terrell immediately ran over to the structure 
and discovered that the blaze had started on 
the side farthest from his- home, and was be- 
ing fed in such a manner by the hundreds 
of tons of hay stored within that nothing 
could be done to retard Its progress, and the 
building was- completely destroyed, with its 
entire contents. 

- There was nothing in the building except 
hay,, which was partially covered by insur- 
ance, "as was the barn, but as it is, about 
$2,500 of the 14,000 loss will fall upon the own- 
ers. 

The Messrs. Terrell have had a watchman 
on the place heretofore, guarding their prop- 
erty; but last night, unluckily, he was allow- 
ed to attend the Harris Circus, thereby caus- 
ing his temporary absence to prove very 
costly. Tbe blaze lighted up In a brilliant 
manner the entire horizon in that direction, 
causing many to think the entire northern 
portion of the city was being swept away by 
the flames. 

There is never any fire kept around the 
barn, which leaves the owners under the im- 
pression that it was touched off by some one 
whose purpose is unknown. When asked if 
they thought any of the former employes of 
Buckskin Bill's Circus had fired the struct- 
ure, they stated they did not. being of the 
opinion that the men formerly employed with 
the circus would hot stoop to such a dastard- 
ly deed. 

Several other barns are close by. but none 
were damaged by the conflagration, which is 
quite fortunate, as some of them contain some 
very fine animals, while the burned buildings 
had hay only. 

Of Mexico. 



Fred. A. Hodgson, manager of Orrin Bros.' 
Circus and theater in the City of Mexico, Is 
In Los Angeles, Cal. He has been connected 
with the firm for twenty years, and is a 
showman of great experience. Every year 
Mr. Hodgson makes a trip to the State to 
contract for attractions for the winter season. 
He will meet the Rlngling Circus in Los An- 
geles and- expects to secure several of the 
star acts for 'his season, which runs from 
December to May. 

"The Mexican ^people are very partial to this 
class of entertainment, which is run as in 
European countries, combining a perform- 
ance on a stage at one end ot the auditorium 
and regular circus acts performed in a ring 
in the center. 

Beneath the ring is a cement tank six feet 
deep. In which all kinds of aquatic features 
are given. A complete change ot program 
occurs every night. 

Mr. Hodgson says Mozzatini. the famous 
Spanish bull fighter, will return to the City 
of Mexico next year. Seats for fights in 
which this, toreador takes part, sell as high 
as $20 each. The last time he appeared in 
tbe capital, the receipts were almost $27,000 
tor a single performance. 

A fact related by Mr. Hodgson, which has 
not been coronicled. Is that the Mex'can' con- 
gress appropriated $30,000 for the Galveston 
sufferers, two days after the recent catastro- 
phe to the Texas city. 



Billy Stewart. 

' "Billy Stewart" is the name that appears 
In big letters ot the programmes ot Rlngling 
Droa.' Circus. "Billy Stewart" Is the boy ac- 
robat, and a wonder in his way, though the 
story Is afloat that "Billy Stewart" is none 
other than a Portland (Ore.) boy who has 
been missing for some time, and that he is 
the son of a Hebrew family by the name of 
Hackmann. 

When Billy was a little boy he went to the 
circus with his mother, and the man who 
wore gayly striped tights and could walk on 
his hands quite as well as his feet was a mar- 
vel whom be tried long hours to Imitate. 

Now every afternoon and evening a hand- 
some, muscularly built young man dazzles the 
large audlenceB by his clever acrobatic work. 
He turns somersaults and makes daring leaps 



with the ease and grace of a. tried profession- 
al performer,' and accepts the applause of the 
onlookers with the nonchalance of an artist. 
According- to the story told by the -man, a 
tinge of romance is in the life of the knight 
of the hippodrome and five-ringed show. 
Eleven years ago he was a school boy in Port- 
land'. Ore. His parents were well to do, and 
indulged his whims and wishes. A circus 
struck the town one day and along with other 
lads-he watched the preparations for the 
opening performance. He was so imbued 

with, the joys of circus' life that he decided 
to run away from home. He was aided in 
his plan by a member of a troupe of tumblers, 
who i saw in him a likely recruit to the acro- 
bratic ranks. The circus folded its tents the 
next day and left the city, taking with it the 
Hackmann boy, who was then but eleven 
years of age. 



Gossip. 



Frank C. Bostock. 



"Bostock, the animal king," as he is known 
all over the world, is a man whose experience 
in the show business began with his birth, for 
he was born in a living wagon that, formed 
an essential feature in one of the prominent 
wagon shows known years ago in England. 
Mr. Bostock is a member of one of the oldest 
Erglisb show families, the Wembells, who 
first put a show on the road that successfully 
traveled through the highways of their home 

country. His career has been one of almost 
unbroken victory through the many years 
he has pursued the show business. As a 
trainer of ferocious animals he is said to have 
no equal, and to-day he is the owner of over 



. B. E. Wallace has bought another farm. . 

W. E. Franklin spent the 23d and 21th in 
Peru, Ind. 

Wm. Powley is making book «t Westches- -^ 
ter. Tata.' 

The demand for "The Billboard" among 
circus folk is simply wonderful. 

J. P. Fagan is compelled to again consuU 
Dr. Bitter, of Chicago, about his ear 

Karl Hagenbeck, the celebrated German an- 
imal dealer, will visit America soon. 

Terrel Bros, are now known to a select few 
of the profession as the Terrible Brothers. 

Corsicana, Tex., will give Ringling Bros.' 
Show a "warm reception" when it pitches its 
tents there, Nov. 7. 

The sober agent is in demand even this 
early in. the winter. The boozer, no matter 
how brilliant he may be, goes' a-begging. 

The Wallace Show did a wonderful business 
in Lynchburg, Va., despite the fact that they 
were one day behind the Forepaugh-Sells 
.Shows. '-'.-.'. 

■ B. E. Wallace has re-engaged for next sea- 
son the Nelson Family, the Stirk Family, the 
Fortuni Bros., and Herr Heckenrath, the ele- 
phant man. 

Dr. W. I. Swain, of Toukaway fame, has 
closed his medicine show and is busy with 
preparations for the winter season of the 
Nashville Students. 

Noah Robbins. the circus man who was so 
seriously ill at the Madison (Ind.) hospital, 



GILES PULLMAN IS DEAD. 

Giles Pullman, the veteran circus agent and old time showman 
is dead. He was ill at Otsego, Mich., this fall, for quite a long time 
with pneumonia, but recovered sufficiently to be removed to his home 
in Buffalo. He suffered a relapse, however, and died Thursday morn- 
ing, October n. He lived at 42 Goodell street. The funeral was 
held Sunday, October 14, from his residence, under the auspices of 
Chapin Post. G. A. R., Mr. C. A. Orr, commanding. 

Giles Pullman was born in Herkimer county, New York, in 1S36, 
and when the Civil War broke but he enlisted in Co. A, 117th New 
York Volunteers. He served all through the war, and at its close he 
went to Buffalo, where he made his home. 

In 1866 he joined Alex. Robinson's circus as general. agent, and in 
succeeding years was connected with cither like ventures. " From 1873 
to 1876 he was with Adam Forepaugh's show. " In 1881 he was asso- 
ciated with his brother, Henry Pullman, and Dan Shelby, of Theatre 
Comique fame, in the management of a circus menagerie. 

He was also associated with John Hamilton, under the firm name of 
Shelby, Pullman & Hamilton. Mr. W. B. Franklin, then a young 
man, was general agent of the show. Later, he was for several years 
general agent of the Walter L. Main shows, and his services during 
the early days ot that organization, while it was a wagon show, were 
highly esteemed. - 

In 1S94 and 1895 he was in Antwer^jjjanaging a musenm-in con- 
nection with Pawnee Bill's Wild Westf^Tn 1898 he returned to 
Europe and toured the German theatres^ with an Indian 'troupe. He 
returned home last June, and joined Harrison Br«.s.' show as general 
agent in the latter part of August. He iell ill on the road, and was 
for six weeks in bed in a Michigan town. He became somewhat 
stronger and was brought home a short time ago, but he suffered a 
relapse and died. His. disorder was pneumonia, followed by acute 
bronchitis. ■ 

He leaves one daughter, Mabel, two brothers, Henry Pullman, of 

Buffalo, and Harrison Pullman, of Huntington, Itid., and two. sisters, 

_Mrs..R. A. Pattison arid Miss Ellen Pullman, of Buffalo. He was an 

Uncle of the famous Dot Pullman, who is the daughter of his brother 

Henry, 

Mr. jPulIman was a member of Chapin Post, G. A. R., and highly 
esteemed by circus folk throughout the length and bread- h of America. 

He was, indeed, a grand old man. 



five hundred lions brought -from the jungles 
ot the Orient. 

Among the many wonderful and unprece- 
dented attractions of which Mr. Bostock is 
the owner is a litter of cubs that were the 
product of a cross between a Bengal tiger and 
an African lioness. He has long since became 
known as a niari who is continually trying to 
bring before the public new and interesting 
subjects from the animal kingdom, trained so 
thoroughly as to demonstrate the power ot 
mind over mere brute force. The coming 
winter he will bring his animal shows togeth- 
er in an immense arena, specially built under 
his direction, in Baltimore, Md. 



Circus Sued. 

Suits for salaries have been filed by eigh- 
teen attaches of Buckskin Bill's Wild West 
Gircus, which arrived at Paducah, Ky., to 
enter winter quarters, Oct. 15. It is owned 
by Terrlll Brothers, of that city. The total 
amount sued for Is about $800. The forty In- 
dian attaches of the circus were shipped to 
the reservation at Gordon, Dak. 



Famous Gorilla Dead. 



atlon was made the occasion ot an impromptu i, 
but delightful little lunch at the Stag, lajj 
which Mrs. Robinson and Col. W. E. Frank- 1 
lin participated. 

W. W. Power, .treasurer of the great Rhoda l| 
Royal Shows, writes as follows, vis.: "The I 
season of this show, although a new one, has| 
been most remarkably successful, and the 1 
proprietors, Messrs. Royal and Berris, feel -; 
justly proud of the reputation the show has i 
established. The show is now en route to the 3 
Southern States." " -*» 

The rumor which has it that the Buffalo; 
Bill Show will go to Europe next year can not 3 
be confirmed. It is hinted, however, that J 
early in the season there was some toundatiou f 
for the report. The wonderful business en-, 
countered in Texas, however, has convinced j 
the management that America is not such a : 
bad place, after all. 

It is said that the new big show for next : 
year, which was to be known as- the Barnum, i 
Bailey, Forepaugh & Sells Shows, may not 1 
take the road, after all. The plans, so It is I 
said, were on too large -a scale to aommend .- 
themselves to. Messrs. Peter and Lewis Sells. ; 
Four trains, comprising eighty cars, was con- '* 
templated. Other features were projected on i 
lines equally magnificent. 

John F. Robinson is making extensive ad- , 
ditlons to his winter quarters, and introduc- 1 
ing many marked improvements therein. He j 
has just completed the following new build-. ! 
ings, viz.: An, elephant house, camel house) 
and a cat animal house. They are constructed ! 
out of cement and concrete, with iron roots, i 
There is not a particle of wood or combustible 1 
material about them, except the window cas- j 
ings. 

A mammoth cistern is also under construe- i 
tion. It has a capacity of 1,800 barrels, and 
the dimensions are as follows: Width, 40 feet, j 
length. 50 feet: depth. 8 feet. ! 

Norris & Rowe are getting a great business I 
in Texas. The State is in the best shape it 
has been for years. The cotton crop is so - 
big that planters can not get niggers enough 
to pick it. In some localities they are paying ' 
pickers $Tper hundred. This means that i 
good niggers are making $5 a day. Whole 
families are engaged at this work, and when 
the children are well grown the family makes 
from $18 to $30 a day. 

"Considerable interest was aroused at the 
first announcement of Ringling Bros, return 
visit to Ft. Worth, Tex., on Wednesday, 
Oct. 24. It has been two years since the show 
was here, but the Ft. Worth public has a 
very lively recollection of the extraordinary 
merits .of the big show. At the time of its 
first visit, it easily discounted all previous ex- 
hibitions of its kind that had ever come to 
Texas, and each successive visit has seen t» '- 
marked growth and improvement in the show. : 
This season it is bigger and" greater than : 
ever. Some idea of the size and scope of this 
year's offering may be gained from the fact - 
that five trains of double-length cars are re- 
quired to transport it from city to city, while 
the performances are given in three rings, 
upon two stages, in mid-air and upon an im- 
mense hippodrome racing track, under an 
enormous canvas pavilion. 



Berlin, Oct. 21. — "Johanna," Barnum & 
Bailey's famous gorilla, has just died of 
pneumonia at Nuremburg. 



has recovered sufficiently to be able to return 
to" his home in Indianapolis. 

Harris' Nickel Plate Shows closed a highly 

successful- season at Paducah, Ky., Saturday, 
Oct.' 20, and shipped to winter quarters at 223 
S. Robey -street; Chicago, 111. 

T. B. Long. Ed Franklin, Dan Robinson. 
Geo. Aiken, Denny Lynch, Ben Cook, J. P. 
Fagan. W. E. Franklin, and E. M, Burk were 
"Billboard" callers during the past week. . 

C. E. Cory, under .date of Oct. 20. writes 
that the Great 'Wallace Shows are all snugly 
packed away in winter quarters. Mr. Cory 
will proceed to French Lick Springs for his 
annual wash-out shortly. 

The Forepaugh-Sells Shows avoid the big 
Georgia license at Augusta by showing across 
the river in North Augusta, which is in South 
Carolina. At Columbus - they do th esame 
thing, going across the river into Alabama. 

"The menagerie is the most complete zoo- 
logical collection in America, the hippodrome 
is an actual reproduction ot the exciting con- 
tests of old Rome, and the arenic perform- 
ance is so vastly superior to anything ever 
before seen in this country as to create a dis- 
tinct departure in th|s form of popular en- 
tertainment." 

Mr. Dan. F. Robinson presented W. H. 
Donaldson with a handsome ink-well Oct. 22. 
It is a beautiful ornament of cut crystal and 
solid silver suitably inscribed. The present- " 



Routes. 

BUFFALO BILL— Beaumont, Tex., Oct. 24 - '; 
Lafayette, La-, Oct. 25: New Orleans, Oct. 26 
to 28; Baton Rouge, Lai, Oct. 29; Natchez-, 
Miss., Oct 30; Vicksburg, Miss., Oct 31: ' 
Greeneville, Miss., Nov. I; Clarksdale, Miss., 
Nov. 2; Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 3. 

." COOPER & CO. SHOWS— Valdosta, Ga., 
Oct 24; Moultrie, Oct 25; Savannah, Oct 31 
to Nov. 2; Statesboro, Nov. 3. 

FOREPAUGH-SELLS— Gastonia, N. C, Oct. 
18; Spartanburg, S. C, Oct 19; Greenville, S. 
C, Oct. 20; Anderson, S. C, Oct 21 and 22; ' 
Nedberry, S. C, Oct 23; Columbia, S. C., j 
Oct 24: Augusta. Ga.. Oct 25; TennvUle, Ga., 
Oct 26; Americus, Ga., Oct 27; Columbus, 
Ga., Oct. 28 and 29; Montgomery, Ala., Oct j 
30; Tuscaloosa. Ala.. Oct 31: Columbus, Hiss., ■ 
Nov. 1; Meridian, Miss., Nov. 2; Aberdeen, 
Miss., Nov. 3 (closing dates). 

GLICK'S BIG SHOW— Seymour, Ind., Oct; 
27; Bedford, Ind., Oct. 28; West Baden, Oct j 
29; Ellettsville, Ind.,' Oct. 30; Cloverdale, Ind., j 
Oct. 31; Roachdale, Ind., Nov. 1. 

HARRISON BROS.' SHOWS— Eldorado, 
Kan., Oct. 23; Winfleld, Kan., Oct 24; Arkan- 
sas City, Kan., Oct 25; Perry, Okla., Oct. 26; 
Guthrie, Okla.. Oct 27; Oklahoma, Okla., I 
Oct 29: Percell, I. Ter., Oct 30; Ardmore, I. j 
Ter.. Oct 31; Gainesville, Tex., Nov. 1; Ft J 
Worth, Tex., Nov. 2. 

RHODA ROYAL SHOWS— Bowling Green, | 
Va., Oct. 24; Ashland, Oct 25; Manchester, 
Oct 26; Dinwiddie, Oct. 27; Weldon, N. C, | 
Oct. 31; Lewiston, N. C, Nov. 2. 

JOHN ROBINSON'S— Birmingham, Ala., 
- Oct. 24; Coleman. Oct 25: Decatur, Oct 26; I 
Huntsville, Oct 27; Tuscumbia, Oct 29; Flor-| 
ence^ Oct. 30; Corinth, .Oct. 31. 



The four-footed. girl was stranded. 

Of cash in utter dearth, . 
"Oh, would I were forehanded!" 
" She sighed. She wants the earth! 

—Detroit JournaLl 



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Cincinnati, Week of October 21. 




THE BILLBOARD 



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Melodrama and Vaudeville 



GRAND "Way Down East" 

PIKE :.'.... "Turned TJp" 

WALNUT. "Superba" 

HEUCK'S "The Watch on the Rhine" 

,? ROBINSON'S "East Lynne" 

jj LYCEUM "Kidnaped In New York" 

,| COLUMBIA .The Orpheum Show 

-J PEOPLE'S Rose Hill Buriesquers 

{.} WONDER WORLD ... 

if ' 

Although Sunday was a beautiful, warm, 

' : Z' k bright day, all the houses opened well in the 
V s ■ afternoon and all turned people away at 
'§>j night 
S •! - THE COLUMBIA SHOW. 

"?■ £M There has been no vaudeville attraction at 
|ji the Columbia this season that averages as 
Pp well as the Orpheum Show. The acts "are 
; I jS bright, ingenious and pleasing, and there Is 
,j l] ,! enough variety to suit the most exacting 
£ J%^ taste. The management of the Orpheum have 
9:3 jj certainly exhibited excellent judgment in the 
i V' ?f seIectIon °* the People who offer such a de- 
t : a if lightfal entertainment. Weston and Herbert 
* ** do a clever musical act, in which they pro- 
duce music from bureau drawers, typewriters 
and other contrivances that make their inge- 
;| nnity little short of marvelous. Bertie Fow- 
£ler. a pretty girl, is only a partial success as 
She received the least applause of 
ill any one on the bllL, A sketch which is an 



A new star in a fitting play was the attrac- 
tion at Heuck's yesterday afternoon, and at 
the very outset the same can be set down as 
, one vastly superior to the average pieces seen 
on the stage of that theater. The star is Mr. 
Al Wilson, a magnetic and pleasing comedian, 
who, in his new play, . "The Watch on the 
Rhine," bids fair to become to the German 
drama what Chauncey Olcott and Andrew 
Mack are to the Irish stage tales of adven- 
ture and song. Mr. Wilson has a sweet and 
sympathetic voice, and his singing of several 
pretty songs is the star feature of the per- 
formance. 

Will Heck's Wonder World gave splendid 
offerings in curios, vaudeville and drama. 



Shot to Kill. 



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■ Ml 

- ill mi a mimic. 



tU' -' :"'-"- admirable little picture of New England life 
^; I ^f and brimful of homely humor, is presented by 
I Will M. Cressey and Blanche- Dayne. Jack 



F'fi % \ '"j Noworth has some new songs and gags that 



went with a hurrah. He calls himself the 



Zora Card, an actress formerly engaged at 
Sam T. Jack's, shot and probably fatally in- 
jured Joseph Fazen, a theatrical agent, of 
Chicago, III., Oct. 18, in his office on the third 
floor at 126 Washington street. The shooting 
was preceded by a quarrel, during which Pa- / Thi - ,_ ,,,_ 

zen is said to have used violence upon the ' _.- _i _,_ 

woman. She drew a revolver from the folds 
of her dress and fired. The bullet entered 
Pazen's right side. 

Miss Card says Pazen has been persecuting 
her for several weeks, and she links the name 
of W. A. Phelon, formerly with Sam T. Jack, 
to the conspiracy, which, she says, was 
batched to drive her out of the city. In Sep- 
tember she took an -engagement at Hurtig & 
Seamon's music ball, and she says it was 
through Pazen's influence that she lost her 
position. ■■*■■. 

At the Central police station Miss Card 
talked freely about the shooting. She said: 
"I bad some difficulty with Mr. Phelon last 
summer. He sent me an outrageous letter, 
and I had him arrested. He was held over 
by United States Commissioner Mason to the 
federal grand jury. The case .was to have 
come up this month, and he has been making 
every effort to get me out of the city so that 
I might not testify against him. When I se- 
cured an engagement with Hurtig £ Sea- 
mon, Phelon got his friend Pazen to use his 
influence in having my contract canceled. 

"After I was thrown out of employment, 
Pazen made me several offers to go out of the 
city with traveling companies, but I declined 
them all, as I was determined to remain here 
and prosecute my case against Phelon. 



ing the stage, "and certainly the idea of one 
theater in the United States devoted to art 
alone is pleasing. It comes nearest my idea 
of an endowed playhouse— art for art's sake 
alone — and I highly appreciate the honor of 
being the first one to nlay in it.". 

As to the stage: It is forty-two feet deep, 
seventy feet wide and eighty-four feet to the 
gridiron.' The stage floor is In sections, car- 
ried upon jacks, so that any part can be re- 
moved without the usual disfigurements ne- 
cessitated by "cuts." There are two htar 
dressing-rooms on the stage and rooms for 
others extend below the stage toward the 
front of the house. There are a dozen on 
each side of the building, completely equipped 
with hot and cold water, and two large super- 
numerary rooms similarly equipped. The 
toilet and ventilating arrangements are ex- 
cellent. 

This house is under the management of 'Will 
J. Davis, for so many years manager of the 
Columbia. Those behind the scheme of the 
erection of the building are, in addition to 
Mr. Davis, AI Hayman, Charles Frohman, 
Klaw & Erlanger. and Harry J. Powers, the 
venture representing a sum not less than 
$250,000. 



Politics on the Stage. 



Yes- 

', % & Jail bird coco, and the lockup furnishes him ^&S^^'£ftXg!&£?& 
it v.. , *i material for a lot of fun. He has. a good tenor offer to. secure me 



^ .^ J voice. . The Newsky troupe, of -Russians are 
** W'^ excellent" in their way, but the class of music 



| they sing. is not calculated to enliven an 
' American, audience. Their costumes are fan- 

tastic and tasteful. Every one was pleased 
with the work, of Johnson, . Davenport and 
Lorello as the farmer and football players. 
Severus Shaffer Is- the most marvelous equil- 
,t*#,(| tbrist ever seen here, -and at the same time he 

with her' 
Wi two picanninies amused and : entertained with 



:t.i \ 

■ r-.l : 

— 2*** ** a veritable Hercules In strength; 

^iB Dresser is a. fascinating woman, and 



«'.3HL 

, f ^coon songs. 



The color pictures- made. a hit. 
"KIDNAPED IN NEW YORK" 
Where is me che-ild?" is the prevailing 




me an engagement with an 
out-of-town company.. I then called him a 
blackguard and a' blackmailer. He said he 
would throw me out of the office, and seized 
.me by\ the : throat, pushing me against the 
wall. I then drew my reVolver and shot him. 
My action was. in self-defense, and I am very 
sorry I did not kill him." 

William A- Thelon made this statement: "I 
formerly, took care of Miss Card, getting her 
engagements at the. Trocadero and Sam T. 
Jack's. Some three months aga I told her I 
was^ tired of the friendship that had existed 
between 'us.- Soon after she had me arrested 
on a charge of. mailing her an improper letter, 
but I was held over in a nominal bond with- 
out a cent of property schedule, showing how 
tr!Val the woman's allegations were regarded. 
As to my share In the conspiracy to have Miss 
Card. thrown out of employment, I will say 
that I do. hot know a solitary person connect- 
ed with Hurtig & Seamon's theater. I was 
told that she refused to pay Pazen his com- 
missions on her salary, and her engagement 
was therefore canceled." 



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■-- ?| a standard: melodrama. Barney Gilmore is 

'» '1*1-8 "" retreanin K novelty as'a hero who has sense 

. j -j? enough to steer clear of the White Bridge. 

if Baby Virena won the applause of the ladies 

S'|| and la quite clever as child actresses go. The 

- iff Tea *^ °* the cast carry the piece through ac- 

*ii ceptably. 

AT PEOPLE'S THEATER. 
ȣj The performance given by the Rose Hill 
"Folly Company Is not up to the standard, and 
Managers Rice and Barton will no doubt take 
Manager Pennessy's advice and inject some 
talent into the ranks before it goes much 
further. 






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firm 

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After a fortnight of problem plays, that up- 
roarious bit of nonsense, "Turned Up;" was 
i ^I : ^.|vwelcomed by two large audiences at the Pike 

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yesterday. 

*'.Superba»" which has been a theatrical 
gold. mine for the Hanlon brothers, is at the 
Walnut again this week. 






By Billy Thompson. 



The scheme adopted by the wealthy Senator 
Clark, of Montana, to use vaudeville and 
stage jokes to further his campaign for re- 
election in that State is said to have been 
engineered by Colonel "Billy" Thompson, the 
well-known Cincinnatian, who is still in the 
"West with his Boston Lyric troupe. A story 
from the West also illustrates a rather rude 
turn-down that the Colonel received at the 
hands of James. Neill, the stock actor-mana- 
ger, whose company Is also playing the larger 
cities of that State. According to the story. 
Mr. Neill was approached by Thompson with 
a tempting offer of $1,000 to Introduce a few 
"Clark Jokes" into his playB wherever It was 
possible. Twice the offer was refused, but 
Thompson was persistent. On the third time 
after turning it down again, Mr. Neill replied: 
"The three great institutions which most in- 
fluence public morals are the newspapers, the 
pulpit and the stage. When these are corrupt 
the future of American political life will' look 
indeed gloomy," and the Colonel retired in 
good order. 



At Robinson's Opera House, "East Lynne" 
. packed them afternoon and night. The hoo- 
^ftS s] goo that has so long wielded its baleful in- 
: fluence over this house seems at. last to have 
{ been lifted, for at both performances yester- 
day the place was packed, and in the evening 
Standing room was at a premium in every 
part of the theater. The revival of the ster- 
I ling old play, probably the most popular emo- 
tional drama ever staged, appears to have 
been a wise move on the part of the manage- 
ment,- and a good business will probably be 
done' all through the week." The band concert 
1|%j preceding the play was- well jreceiv.ed, and 
many numbers applauded. 



New Chicago Theatre. 



The dedication of the new Chicago (III.) 
theater and playhouse, "Illinoise, " which has 
not its 'counterpart in the United States for 
originality and beauty of design, decoration 
and finish, took place Oct. 15. with great suc- 
cess. It Is unique in the fact that It is devoted 
solely ijto the uses of the drama; a monu- > 
ment to plays and players; a memorial in 
which those who love the theater for its own 
sake- will delight; something at once "pic- 
turesque, satisfactory and adequate. 

"It is certainly the most beautiful theater 
In America," said Julia Marlowe, to whom 
has been accorded the honor of first occupy- 



season when to the ordinary 
array of minor annoyances which temper the 
theater-goer's enjoyment of the theater is 
added a new nuisance— the "•political gag." 
Wherever they go to enjoy any of the lighter 
forms of theatrical entertainment, comic op- 
era, extravaganza, minstrel show, farce com- 
edy, vaudeville, their intelligence is insulted 
by asinine, perfunctory and insincere expres- 
sions of The valuable political views of acro- 
batic comedians, interlocutors, end men, mon- 
ologuists, balladists, song and dance artists, 
etc., which expressions you always expect to 
rapturously applaud If you happen to favor 
.their candidate and to endure in decorous al' 
[__lence if you don't. — 

^-These "political gags" are always annoying 
in a theater. Nearly every theater-goer, dur- 
ing a presidential campaign, gets enough of 
politics outside the theater. The allusions are 
almost always stupid, because the perform- 
ers, who generally take no interest in politics 
know that It isn't worth while to try to make 
them eloquent, apt, or funny. Experience 
has taught them that it is necessary only to 
shout, apropos of nothing, "McKinley" or 
"Bryan," according to circumstances, to get 
the sought-for "hand," and you don't care 
a rap which name you shout. If the allusion 
is unfavorable to their candidate, they are 
disgusted with your stupidity, annoyed at the 
idiocy of the blind partisans about them and 
generally disgruntled and uncomfortable. If 
the allusion is in favor of their candidate they 
applaud it to "show their colors" and lest his 
name should seem to be "coldly received " 
but they feel themselves rather a fool while 
they are doing it. For they are aware that 
you sre utterly insincere, besides being of- 
fensively familiar with the names of men en- 
titled to your respect, that the drift of your 
allusions are governed solely by what you 
suppose to be the political sentiment of the 
majority of your audience, that what you say 
about their candidate here they will say about 
the opposing candidate elsewhere and that 
they have been caught with their eyes open 
by a stale, old trick for winning undeserved 
applause, 

^Performers who indulge in these "political 
£? 8 , 8 ' J"" 1 managers who permit them In 
itheir theaters make a great mistake. A pub- 
lic entertainer who knows his business or- 
dinarily seeks to avoid offending any part of 
njs audience. A public entertainer who 
springs "political gags" during a hot presi- 
dential campaign cannot avoid giving offense J 

If you try to be impartial— to give each stae 
an equal share of raps and of compliments- 
yon generally succeed In offending everybody 
in your audience. If you are frankly partisan 
you are sure to offend a certain number of 
persons. This does both you and the theater 
a certain amount of harm. 

In all the Queen City theaters, at this time 
the audiences seem to be almost exclusively 
Republican. Consequently, the- performers 
who spring "political gags" are most enthu- 
siastic supporters of McKinley and Roosevelt 
and mention Mr. Bryan's name only to proph- 
esy his overwhelming defeat. Of course you 
are uproariously applauded and probably .feel 
that the audience is with you. But you for- 
get that every audience inevitably contains a 
certain number of Bryan sympathizers who 
are offended and d'sgusted, justly. They have 
, paid for their seats to be entertained, not to 
hear the Republican candidate lauded and 
cheered, nor to have their political convic- 
tions and prejudices derided by some offensive 
ignoramus on the stage and the offensive par- 
tigans about them. A Bryan sympathizer can 
hardly attend a theater In most of our leading 
cities nowadays without being made to feel 
that he bas bees tricked Into paying for ad- 
mission to a Republican mass-meeting. Tbis 
fact would, we should think, tend to keep 
Bryan sympathizers away from most theaters 
at present. 

r- The "political gag" In the theater is always 
an offense to some theater-goere and never 
. a drawing attraction for any theater-goer. 
Before the campaign is half over It has come 
to be a bore even to those whom It is intended 
to please by its partisanship. It Is a mana- 
gerial tradition that theatrical business is 
always dull during a political camoalgn. We 
are Inclined to believe that the stupid, tire- 
some, unescapable "political gag" Is largely 
responsible for the dullness. 



All the News. 



- New York, Oct. 21.— While new productions 
at the theaters this week will be few, those 
scheduled are of considerable Importance 
from the view-point of art and from that of 
tne folk who get nothing but diversion from 
what the footlights shine upon. Maude Ad- 
ams, with "L'Aiglon," comes first, and, nat- 
urally, interest to-day Is focused mainly on 
her. Not a few there are who do not see how 
her dainty, winsome art as expressed in 
"Rosemary" and "The Little Mlnslster" can 
cope with the passion, hope and despa.r which 
filled the short life of the unhappy son of Na- 
poleon. But this will send none to the Knick- 
erbocker Theater to-morrow evening preju- 
diced againBt the little player. Bernbart not 
having been here yet, no odious comparisons 
can be made. 

"Hodge, Podge & Co." opens at the Madison 
Square Theater, with Peter F. Daliey at the 
head qf the organization presenting it. While 
less of a classic than "L'Aiglon," It is not 
likely to want for spectators. 

"Monte Cristo" is to be presented at the 
Academy of Music by James O'Neill, with 
such circumstance and detail that the occa- 
sion of its opening will be comparable to an 
initial performance. 

Friday afternoon is the time set for Mrs 
Le Moyne and Otis Skinner, assisted by 
Eleanor Robson, to enact Browning's drama 
"In a Balcony.".- at Wallack's. This intel- 
lectual affair will be preceded by "The Land 
of the Heart's Desire." a highly praised play 

This occasion will be one quite unusual, and 
will serve as a gauge as to whether or not 
New York is growing more willing to receive 
its entertainment through the head rather 
than under the ribs. 

Late in the week a new German comedy 
"The Candidate," which was to have been 
produced last Thursday, will be played at 
the Irving Place Theater for the first time 
in New York. 

"Her Majesty." played by Grace George and 
company in the Manhattan Theater, has ap- 
parently developed into a money success. 

Weber & Fields' burlesque on "Arizona," 
done for the first time Thursday night last 
promises to do much toward filling the.r mu- 
sic hall in the future, as it has been almost 
constantly thronged thus far this season. The 
caricature on Augustus Thomas' play and 
people is well enough carried out to be as 
amusing to those who have not seen the orig- 
inals as to those who have. -Lillian Russell, 
as the Colonel's wife, wears gowns of the 
kind which have come to be associated with 
her name. 

All idea of having John Drew play any- 
thing but Richard Carvel this season has been 
abandoned. Before his stock company returns 
to the Empire, Charles Frofaman will prob- 
ably see that one other of his theaters on 
Broadway is vacated to allow the colonial 
. drama to be transferred without having to 
leave town. 

"The Belle of Bohemia" continues to inter- 
est the patrons of the Casino. Its successor. 
"Florodora," has been announced, but no 
date, has been fixed for putting it on. 

Blanche Walsh is carrying the brunt of a 
Comparative failure upon her shoulders, but 
in an amazing manner. The Broadway Thea- 
ter is crowded at every performance, notwith- 
standing hardly a good word has been written 
or said about "Marcelle." 

_ Annie Russell expects to be playing "A 
Royal Family" in the Lyceum Theater on 
New Year's" Day. 

Seats have been sold at the Victoria for the 
last performance of "The Rogers Brothers In 
Central Park," and It is five weeks in the 
future. 

So prosperous has been William H. Crane's 
engagement at the Garrick In "David Har- 
um ' that he has little thought of creating or 
reviving another character for some time to 
come. 

"Lost River," at the Fourteenth Street 
Theater, has drawn overflowing audiences 
from the start, and George C. Tyler and his 
helpers have little fear that the tide will soon 
be stemmed. 

"San Toy" will be at Daly's Theater sev- 
eral weeks longer. The stock company will 
begin its season at Daly's Thanksgiving week. 
Its personnel will be the same as last year, 
save that Clssie Loftus will' take the place 
of Grace Rutter EUIston. The latter will play 
the leading part In a road production of The 
Tyrany of Tears." 

Mrs. Leslie Carter, as Zaza, Is playing to 
audiences that fill the Criterion Theater 
nightly, and, judging from the demand for 
seats ahead, the Beiasccr play could run many 
weeks longer. But It must leave the Criterion 
Nov. 10 to make way for "The Gay Lord 
Quex." 

Richard Mansfield may not be seen by New 
Yorkers In his splendid production of "King 
Henry V." after the close of his engagement 
In the Garden Theater. It had been thought 
the war spectacle would be brought over on 
Broadway Christmas week, but A. M. Palmer 
says not. 



Dick Hunter, for many years agent for 
RIngling Bros.' Circus, died suddenly Oct. 18, 
at Creston, la., aged forty-nine years. The 
remains were brought to -Berlin, Wis., the. 
home of his -parents, for burial. The Ma- 
sonic fraternity will have charge of the cere- 
monies. 



Henrietta Crosman will be Mistress Nell In 
'/the BIJou Theater but a week longer. The 
/ coming of May Irwin in "The Belle of Bridge- 
/*■ . . port" makes It necessary for her to leave. 
But she will move to the Savoy. 



The New York ended Its career as a theater 
last night. During the coming week the house 
will be dark, but the following Monday it will 
be reopened as a music hall, conducted on the 
order of the Alhambra and the Empire, Lon- - 
don. , . ■ 



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Louis Nethersole returned by the St. Louis 
yesterday, as general manager of Miss Olga 
NethersoIe'B new company, a position for- 
merly occupied by Marcus Mayer. Miss Neta. 
ersole who leaves London next Saturday, has 
secured the rights for America of "Magda," 
which 'she will produce this season. 

The company, which is entirely American 
except Miss NethersOle, will open at Wal- 
lack's on Nov. 12 with "Sapho," for one 
month and tnen go on a tour through the 
States to San Francisco, where the entire 
repertoire will be given. G. Harrison Hunter, 
the new leading man. who will take Hamilton 
Revelle's place, arrived by the same steamer. 
He is the son of an American engineer, and 
was born in Memphis, but left there for 
England when he was three months old, and 
has remained away since. 

Frank L. Yerance, agent Mack and Fenton 
company, will be with the Claire-Tuttle com- 
pany after Nov. 8. Yerance has a record of 
twenty years, during which he has served in 
the capacity of manager, business manager 
or agent for the following attractions: Ly- 
ceum Theater (now Fourteenth Street Thea- 
ter) Charlotte Thompson, Morrison's "Dan- 
eer Signal." "Faust," E. J. Hassan's "One 
of the Finest," E. J. Hassan's "Slaves of a 
City " "E: J. Hassan's "Frayne Co.. ' Bock s 
"Power of Money," John McCullogh, Geo. S. 
Knight. Rose Lisle. Ada Gray. Yerance s 
Double "Uncle Tom" company, etc., etc. 

The '"Stars and "Stripes." the bright little 
Elks' paper of Richmond, Va., has the follow- 
ing to say of Al. G. Field: 
• AI G. Field, Past Exalted Ruler of Co- 
lumbus (O.) Lodge No. 37. and District Dep- 
uty for the Northwestern District of Ohio, 
was born In 1850, near L.eesbur B . in I^radcn 
County. Virginia. His parents went to Hag- 
erstown. Md., when Al. was about ten years 
cf aite He attended school at Morgantowu, 
W Va and hiB education had in view the 
medical" profession. Brother Field is still a 
doctor, but he no longer prescribes pills and 
powders: his permanent prescr.ption is m.rta 
and music. . , ^ . . 

- During his residence in Hagerstown, Al. 
became a leading member or a singing club, 
and -acquired quite a reputation as an ama- 
teur singer, which led to his abandonment of 
the idea of becoming a physician, after three 
years of study, and in 1S71 he became a mem- 
ber of Sam Sbarpleys Minstrels, with which 
he remained two seasons. He next joined 
Simmons and Slocum's Minstrels and then the 
old Haverley Minstrels. When the latter show 
went to England in 1875. Al. had taken unto 
himself a wife, and declined to go. He then 
accented a position with Sells Bros.' C reus. 
In charge of their concert, -as press agant, 
rind finally as general agent of the show. 
Severing his connection with Sells Bros, in 
1886. he organized a show of his own, and 
to-day Al. G. Fields Greater Minstrels Is the 

''Brother Field's success is too well known 
for comment here. H's name is synonymous 
with minstrelsy in its highest type. His show 
has aUrays been clean and wholesome and is 
how unquestionably the standard. Among 
the troupe this year are such Peerless artists 
as Arthur Yule. Reese Prosser. Arthur Kigu>, 
Dan QS-nlan. Frank Berry Thomas Donnellv 
Dec Quigley and others, while AI. "gets there 
m time to tell about the hotels and the man 
he met from home." „*„ rw.t 

Brother Field joined Columbus Lodge Oct. 
16 1888 In 1895 he was elected Exalted Ruler, 
but declined to accept the position over a 
brother who could regularly, attend the ses- 
s>cns of the lodge. He was unanimously 
electfd the .following year and accrnted. and 
entered the Grand Lodge In 1S97. He is now 
"r"ng bis second term as District Deputy 
for the Northwestern District of Ohio. Broth- 
er Field Is also a Mystic surfer, a Kn-gbt 
Templar, and a member of all the Mason-c 
decrees up to and Including the th'rtv-serond. 

Wholesome mirth is a necessity to mank'nd. 
and we hone Brother Field mav long continue 
todrlve the furrows of care from the brow 
of bis fellow-man. 



Oscar Wilde Dying. 

Oscar Wilde was taken to the hospital a 
tew days ago. He underwent a surgical op- 
eration, and is now lying dangerously near ■ 
death at the Hospital La Salpetrlere. 

Since making Paris his home, the English 
poet and playwright has been subject to many 
hardships. Lately he was almost absolutely 
-destitute. He has grown bloated and abso- 
lutely helpless. A few admirers of his former 
talent kept nim alive by c-arlties. If_he re- 
covers, Wilde will go to Scotland, where he 
has been offered a home. 



Minstrels. 



A" correspondent writes as follows, viz. : I 
hear that Harry Ward's Minstrels are having 
a tough time of It- I am sorry for him. 
Primrose and Dockstader have done very 
poorly lately— Chicago. Pittsburg and Phila- 
delphia all bad. I hear It Is the laBt season 
of the firm, and It would not surprise me If 
this was true. Al. Field's business has been 
big with both companies In the South and Bill 
West le doing finely on the coast. John Vo- 
gel Is getting a splendid business thus far, as 
Is also the Barlow Show. Hi Henry of course 
always does business, and for the matter ot 
that, so also does Whitney's San Francisco 
Minstrels and Guy Bros. I hear that Dia- 
mond Bros, are breaking better than even 
and Beach and Bowers are doing great,' but 
considerable complaint' has been heard from 
Ruaco and Holland's and Oliver Scott's com- 
panies. ThlB does not scare Leon Washburn, 
however, who announces that his "real ne- 
gro" tribe will open soon. 



Gossip. 



Harry Crandall Is trying hard to get out 
with "A.Busy Day." 

R. W. Marks will soon add "Alone in Lon- 
don" to his repertoire. 

D. H. Pingree. manager of Anna Eva Fay, 
has engaged Paul Bloom as agent. 

The .Katie Emmett company opens Nov. 19 
and play straight to the coast and back. 

W. S. Bates is doing some great work ahead 
of Daniel R. Ryan, the talented romantic 
actor. 

Lew' Rose claims that he has been misled 
by James D. Flynn in the matter of the "Fin- 
negan'400" company. ' 

It was Dan. R. Robinson, and not Geo. 
Aiken, that, with E. M. Burk, was going to 
take out Weber's Band. 

Lawman & Gilliam expect to start the "II- 
ulstrated Tour Around the World" from 
Paris,' Tex., about Nov. 1. 

The Emma Dawson company is said to give 
a good performance, which is sadly handi- 
capped by poor work ahead. 

Sidney R. Ellis, author of many successful 
plays, is In Cincinnati, where his newest 
play, "The Watch on the Rhine," is being 
given. 

James Young, a very talented young Amer- 
ican actor, has been engaged for the coming 
season by Sir Henry Irving, the great English 
actor.' 

- Wilbor A. Shea, who manages the opera 
house at East Port. Me., will put a "Humpty 
Dumpty" show on the road immediately after 
election. 

A. Edward Newell, the banjoist, is going 
to put out a small specialty company. He 



which was mapped out by them when they 
met this summer in Vienna. Mr. Twain's 
success with "Puddenhead Wilson" is said 
to have prompted his desire to write another 
play. 

Wm. Powley, professional pacifier and ad- 
juster, passed through Cincinnati Oct. 19, en 
route to the Sells-Gray Shows. The organi- 
zation is at present in Mississippi, and is re- 
ported to be doing well. Mr. Powley, since 
the close of his theater at. Coney Island, has 
been making book at East New York. 

It is said that there is a strong sentiment 
among actors for Sunday observance, and that 
they work Sunday nignts only because the 
theater-going public demands it. For Chris- 
tian actors, who are said to be more numer- 
ous than generally supposed, the alliance pro- 
poses having religious services periodically 
Sunday afternoons in every large city. The 
general public can attend. 

Not content with having built seven thea- 
ters in New York, Oscar Hammerstein again 
comes forth with the announcement that in 
a few months he will break ground for an- 
other house. The new theater will be a home 
of melodrama, patterned after the famous . 
Drury Lane Theater in London, and will bear 
the same name. It will be located on Eighth 
avenue, between Thirty-fourth and Thirty- 
fifth streets. 

Mme. Onri's appearance on the stage is al- 
ways the signal for applause. The little lady 
acknowledges the tribute of her audience with 
an Old World obeisance, and before the thun- 
der of hand-clapping ends she springs lightly 
on the wooden sphere and begins her per- 
formance. Balls, foils and numberless other 
things are tossed to her by. an attendant, 
and she juggles them with a skill that is 
startling. This feature concluded, she goes 
through the beautiful, mazy, serpentine 
dance, -.throwing her skirts into a thousand 



slstance of your valuable paper, "The Bill- -. 
board," arrange all my time with carnivals i 
and outdoor amusement companies. I shall J 
arrange my acts for that special purpose. 1 ! 
am booked up for most of the winter months 
to play theaters. Opening at the Grand Opera I 
House. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 5, the Proctors* 
and Keith's circuits to follow, leaving me a j 
little spare time to take my usual trip to , 
England. I shall bring back some new ef- < 
tects for my acts, suitable for outdoor per- ! 
formances. There are three people in my 
company. P. S. — My card in "The Billboard" 
week of Oct. 13 brought me many offers for 
fairs and carnivals, but I could not accept ■ 
all." 

After an extended tour of New. Mexico, Col- 
orado, Utah and Wyoming, doing repertoires, 
we are en route East, and can report a pros- 
perous summer season; in fact, a great deal 
better than was expected, with Ringling Bros, 
and Gentry Bros, to contend with. Our regu- j 
lar one-night stands opening is Nov. 5. While j 
en route from Rawlins, Wso., to Laramie, we j 
exchanged greetings with/ the great .Barlow ' 
Minstrels, which was en route the opposite i 
direction. We had not gone many miles until 1 
the train to which our private car was at-. : 
tached came suddenly in contact with a coal 
train ahead of us, demolishing a number of I 
cars. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the j 
train was delayed several hours. Hence ] 
we arrived in Laramie several hours late. < 
When the Si Perkins White Hussar Band ap- 
peared, there was a rush for seats, and alii 
were soon sold. Manager Marquardt brought 
out the S. R- O. sign. After the performance 1 
Manager G. W. Harpstrite and G. K. Vetter, i 
business manager, were initiated In Laramie ' 
Lodge No. 582. B. P. O. Elks. There have.] 
been several changes the past few weeks. 
Miss Blanche Morgan joined In Denver. Also, 
Jack Wallace. The roster: Lillian Coleman,. 
Edith Oglesby. Blanche Morgan, Mae Abbott, < 




can be addressed at 448 West Twenty-seventh 
street. New York. 

Oliver Scott looks as hale and hearty as a 
sea captain. In a season like the present, 
when all the circus agents are sick, he is a 
sight good for sore eyes. 

E. Lewis West, recently returned from Eng- 
land, contemplates producing his comedy, "A 
Bunch of Keys." He is booking from 273 
Grand avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

James K. Hackett has settled the mooted 
question as to who will be his manager next 
season when he retires froni the Frohman 
circle, by announcing his intention to become 
his own manager, following the same plan 
that Mr. Richard Mansfield does. 

Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon are the 
latest victims reported by rumor to have been 
stung by the Shakespearean bee. They want 
to play "Romeo and Juliet." Miss Shannon 
as Juliet might do. but Romeo is something 
quite different from Mr. Kelcey 's style. 

Mark Twain and Sydney Rosenfeld are to 
collaborate in writing a play, the plot of 



bewildering creases, folds and figures, to the 
never-ending delight of the spectators. 

W. I. Swain and P. G. Lowery have joined 
hands, and are putting out "W. I. Swain's 
Original Nashville Students in mighty unison 
with P. G. Lowery 's world-famous colored = 
concert band." The show will be twenty-five 
people strong, traveling in Mr. Swain's pri-' 
vate Pullman car "Nashville." The show Is 
hooked almost solid; the bookings include th« 
best towns on various circuits. A big line of 
all special paper is being prepared by tho 
Donaldson Lithographing Company. Three 
men will be ahead of the show, with J. S. 
Wixstrum as general agent. This will be the 
first attraction ot this kind at popular prices. 
The talent with the show comprises some ot 
the best colored people In the profession. W. 
I. Swain is sole owner and manager. 

Adele Purvis Onri writes from Nashville. 
Tenn., under date of Oct. 15: "I have just 
concluded a very successful week's engage- 
ment with the New England Carnival Com- 
pany. It was my first engagement ' with a 
company of that kind. I shall, with the as- 



Hugh McKye, John McLord, Sam. J. Burton ] 
Harry Vender, Edward Fisk, G. D. Wener 
G. W. Havener, Victor Anthony, Jack Wal- 1 
lace, Arthur Rutter, Jas. Stephans, Jo Han- 
len, Harry Leonard; «. W. Harpstrite. 'man- 
ager; J. K. Vetter, agent. 



A Wise Thing. 

The original methods of advertising are noil 
all worked out yet, and without question the j 
medal for the latest and most successful be-1 
longs to the Corbetts. Champion Jim left his ] 
wife and started across the ocean, apparently I 
eloping with an actress. While on the way 
his wile sued for a divorce; upon landing, he I 
heard of It, started back at once, made It all 
up, and now they will go on the stage togeth- 1 
er. Previous to this escapade, Mrs. Corbett 1 
was not known to the public, but by reason f 
of this original method of advertising she has { 
achieved a notoriety almost equal to that of j 
her husband, and will accordingly command 
a much larger salary from the theatrical 
managers. ■ 



^CHRISTMAS BILLBOARD 

Will be issued December 5 (dated December 8). It will contain 
52 pages of Fiction. Poetry and the customary Trade News, all 
richly illustrated. The cover 'will be handsomely lithographed 
In colors. 

The .dltion will exceed 10,000, and will circulate all over the world. 

There will be no advance in advertising rates, but 
copy must reach us on or before December 1st. 



'George" is Dead. 



George, of "Have you seen George?" fame, 
or the Turtle Boy, well known among street 
fair and museum managers, is dead. The 
barker announced last season that If you. 
wished to see George you would have -to 
"hurry, hurry, hurry," and if you didn't aee j 
him then you are too late now: George is j 
under the cold, cold earth in North Caro- ] 
Una, where he kicked the proverbial bucket,! 
and was laid away in a little casket and ! 
buried with befitting ceremonies. George 
left quite a fortune, one of the show people | 
asserting that the little freak had sa veil {13,.. 



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,' v ' \ ;S "Never swap • horses 
-fe-IK ?He j»| stream!"-" 

f\ t 'i\i ° S *J This proverb Is altogether too "horsy.". It 
;.'ij i a,* 1 HI does not concern itself with jack-knives, nor 
tin i™*£'A££ **•« yams, nor lies, nor other articles of 
1 2i}f barter *T exchange— merely horses. It seems 
.. rtl k tel reasonable to suppose- that any other trans- 
it s ,' Jl;5 action 'which- shapes for trade may be -ef- 
! fected ■ In inidchannel. A man may swap 
_ t 1 '' ; :'* <-' : wives, 'for instance. In crossing a stream; 
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Proverbs and Advertising. 

Proverbs are supposed to be epitomes of 
wisdom — the concerted experience of genera- 
tions— and yet they are thrown about so 
j: -,. | » loosely as to become the very froth' and fizzle 
1 ' I -i * °* '°^*' aa ^ **• pot-wallopings of ignorance 
i 4 . ■$ and modern rant. If- they are the concen- 

* t,,V.| trated experience of generations, they should 
?i..r-f never be applied except in cases where some 

-^ |:% j product of that experienc- will -be benefited 
v-l by- their application— advertising, for instance 
fc *1 -*-ft»r the man who would use a proverb in 
;t«r| lien of argument, in other cause than that of 
, j advertising would feed the discarded whisk- 
- ,i era' of a Populist Congressman to his horse 
yjg instead of hay. Outside of an advertising 
4- M proposition the average proverb Is reduced to 
, ;„i the- lowest terms, and contains precious little 
Iwisdom and less sense. It has not a single 
"'^ J* -iS thing- to recommend it except its jingle. For 
2r0 ; B example: 

*!;8 "You can't make a silk purse out of a 
?.' t- | sow's ear.", 

f. j *f ^MThat son of Adam's misery and transgres- 
:jf' |_-f.| alon ever attempted the feat? No sane man 
.; would attempt to make a silk purse out of 
.j? & j a qagw 's ear,- neither would any son of man, 
£ ftp! .however lnny, attempt to make a sow's ear 
I'i'jfont of a silk purse. The vagaries, nay the 
r follies, of mankind <M>nfine themselves or -are 

* | ; Jl'eonflned to the figuratively abstract, rather 
i * , i Saan to the literally concrete. It is only 

■ ft,? '.fpwhen the fool essays to commit his folly in 

' ?-*i'M *be literally concrete that he realizes that the 

•sfc'il field of his folly may, after all, -have Bome 

I bounds. But although, no man.: attempts to 

make a sow's ear out of .a. silk 'purse, some 

j thousands perform the equally 5 absurd feat of 






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vertising. These people are all fully and 

firmly ' convinced that "The longest way 

'round is the shortest way there," another 

, ,*ool proverb that Is self-evident rot. Is there 

"«aa eight-year-old boy in all America who 

and 'can not prove 

when crossing a 



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ft: 

J | dent and honorable transaction known as a 

tf|§ "horse" trade" has need to be concerned in - 

. ttiSall its resiliency to the end that -the deacon 

ft may once in a white be enabled to do up 

>4*S David "Harum, and David perform a like 

!tf -; 9',. 4 service for the deacon. 

ij&ifSf. But fortunately, there is another proverb 

pggjflwhich Bays; "Nothing venture, nothing win." 

2 | If both parties are agreeable to a swap, it 

I. makes, no difference -where the swap takes 

®Wf Place. .■"Nothing venture; nothing-win." The 

advertiser can pin his faith to 4he latter 

'" with penf^t-confldencer birt ff^ie Jlas a lick 

him' to swap 1 
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I v I of Bense^te would " advise him' to swap hs 
i ;j5 horse whenever he sees 
** better one. 

Ton iare in the midst of an advertising 

eampatgn, ^and have started out on the. steed 

|« "Publication Space." If you get a chance to 

ff get .."Billboard Space," don't hesitate— swap. 






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,, „ „ — . . can get 

.{another shine for a nickel. 
jK |*i '.'Experience is the best teacher." 
fjjlfcj J-* Don't you believe it. -Experience Is about 
; - 'j .; : the poorest - teacher a .man can receive in- 
*«tBtruction from. He can not learn the .right 
and wrong of bis actions by or from experi- 
ence, for all human experience must be in- 
amplete also. Hence, facts, knowledge, 
h* learning, derived from incomplete experience, 
must necessarily, be incomplete. Imperfect; 
defective, worthless. Experience the best 
teacher! If s blathering tommy-rot. Asylum 
noise. Experience is not the best teacher. It 
is the most expensive. If you will, but you 
can not apply any other superlative to it. Is 
sot the scrap-book of history filled with the 
pitiful records of South Sea bubbles, Darien 
expeditions. Iron Halls, Miller synd:cates and 
other -schemes without number, designed to 
*i 'shear the lamb of mankind; and are not the 
shores of time strewn with the bones of mil- 
lions of the human race who have perished 
Chasing some will-o'-the-wisp, which experi- 
ence might have taught them could never be 
theirs? Not one man In a million is able to 
take" a "hint from" the experience of others. 
No; for if is" ordained that each" man must be 
a law unto himself; .he jnust. run' his own 
race, answer for his own mistakes, and find 
'i ill Swisdom alone by-;devious_ways of pain, seek- 
?.-• Ing her, nothing doubting. If you are con- 









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tices, amorphous botchers; tinkers and cor- 
poration laborers, when it comes to the test. 
And what can a man do for himself better 
than some other man can do for him? But 
one thing only, and no other— he can die 
when his "time comes in accordance with the 
sentence pronounced upon him as to the man- 
ner of his death. There is not another con- 
crete action, from the cradle to the grave, 
which he can perform without the help of 
others. And the human race would cease to 
exist if it were possible for a man to secure 
even a drink of water without debt to his 
fellows. Viewed in this light each man is 
his brother's keeper, and no man c^n, with- 
out guilt, relinquish the imperial trust im- 
posed upon him by virtue of bis human rela- 
tionship. "Love one another" is the whole 
sum of every law, human or divine; whether 
man will acknowledge it or not, and although 
It is not easy to discern even the rudiments 

of love, in the rip and tear and blood and 
thunder of an all-embracing world-wrestle 
and struggle for existence. Tet all the bless- 
ings and comforts, and every hope of civili- 
zation are not because of the heroics of war, 
but because of the victories of peace, chief 
among which is advertising. 

After all is said and done you had better 
leave proverbs to the "dead ones" who coined 
them. Pin your faith to posters, and— live 
happy ever after. Any one who doubts the 
soundness .of this advice is respectfully re- 
ferred to Jam W. Hoke. 



Nothing Like Advertising. 



The secretary of a big business institution 
which started in a small way at Atlanta, Ga., 
but now has offices in all the large cities, 
says: "Our success is due more to persistent 
advertising than to any other, cause." No 
amount of enterprise in any other direction 
can bring the results that advertising does. 
What is good for an establishment which 
seeks business throughout the union is just 
as good for anybody who seeks the patronage 
of a single community— for professional men, 
agents, nnanciers, ' etc., "as well as for mer- 
chants. 

The Western towns and cities have spent 
a great deal of time and labor during the 
past summer in advertising. This has taken 
a great many forms, some amusing, others 
ridiculous, but all are progressive. The very 
brightest was recently given in Kansas City 
in the form of a night parade. It was called 
the "Pageant of Pallas." Conditions were 
most favorable, as the streets were Illum- 
inated only by the- * light of a crescent moon 
when the ship which is bound for the "Isle of 
Delight" sailed in the hazy gloaming. The 
ship appeared- but a phantom, with fascinat- 
ing passengers who were like spirits of the 
air. History and .mythology were drawn upon 
to give a pleasing variety. Quaint dresses and 
odd decorations, lighted with flaming torches, 
composed the most grotesque procession that 
could well be imagined. , 



Freaks in Advertising. 



The art of printing has found, within re- 
cent years, a good many developments, of 
which the average - well informed person 
knows nothing. Machines, tor example, have 
been patented for printing on matches. The 
matches are thrown into a hopper, where- 
upon a revolving wheel receives them one by 
one in its-teeth and carries them beneath the 
instrument that stamps the legend upon 
them. Another contrivance prints - upon gun 
wads data which informs the sportsman, 
when be looks intp the. end of escheat-fridge, 
bow much powder is contained and what is 
the size of the shot. The printing on stock- 
ings, which includes the -trade-mark- and of- 
ten some such words as "fast black," is done 
by a machine made for that sole purpose. 
Another machine prints .lettering on cigars, 
and yet another adorns barrels with the firm 
names of the concerns whose products fill 
them. There is a special device for printing 
on the /ends of spools of thread, and 
another for putting letters on buckets.' One 
of the most curious contrivances is a machine 
for printing on gelatine capsules. Another 
device is for printing on broom handles the 
name and address of the manufacturer. The 
lettering on collars and cuffs, which states 
the trade-mark and -number. Is done by a 
machine built for -that particular purpose. 
But the very newest contrivance in this class 
of inventions is a machine for printing ad- 
vertisements , on the asphalt " pavements of 
streets. It is a species of bicycle, the tire of 
the front wheel having a series of raised let- 
ters on its periphery. These letters, as the 
wheel revolves,- print the name of a soap, or 
what not,- while an automatic blower at the 
bottom of the fork blows the dust away from 
the pavement in front. 



or any form of minor advertising. No ob- 
jection is made to legitimate newspaper ad- 
vertising." 

A German firm of publishers a little while 
ago hit upon a novel and ingenious method ,of 
advertising, which has been attended by the 
happiest results. They caused to be inserted 
in most of the newspapers a notice to the 
effect that a certain nobleman of wealth and 
high position, desiring a wife, wanted one 
who resembled the heroine In the novel 
named. Thereupon every marriageable wo- 
man who saw the notice bought the 'book to 
see what the heroine was like, and the work 
bad an immense sale. But it is said that the 
publishers had to engage the services of sev- 
eral additional clerks to deal with the deluge 
of feminine correspondence from the num- 
berless ladies who claimed to be the "image" 
of the heroine. 



Advertising Fence Licenses. 



"The demurrer of the city attorney of San 
Francisco to a suit brought by certain bill 
board advertisers to test the right of the city 
to levy a license tax on fences and bill boards 
over twelve feet in height has been sustained 
by Judge Seawell. 

"This does not go, however, to the merits 
of the case, as it merely covers a misjoinder 
of defendants. . The court ruled that the city 
and county alone should be sued. An appli- 
cation to enjoin the city from enforcing the 
ordinance was denied. :\ 

• "If the bill posters insist, therefore, upon 
prosecuting their suit, they must amend their 
complaint and test the validity of the ordi- 
nance. 

"The complainants allege that the enforce- 
ment of the ordinance will be damaging to 
their business. The plea is not, says the 
Chronicle, a sound one, for it is well known 
that the unsightly structures which these 
complai n a n ts are maintaining are damaging 
to all property in their neighborhood and are 
a public nuisance, and no business can be 
lawfully conducted that does the one and be- 
comes the other. 

"Should their contention succeed, however, 
in influencing the court in their favor, the 
city will still have an effective remedy to 
apply. The decision recently rendered by 
United States Circuit Judge" Ross clearly es- 
tablishes the right of a municipality in the 
exercise of its police powers to regulate the 
height of these, structures to reasonable pro- 
portions, and that six feet in height is not 
unreasonable. 

"If the city has the right to regulate the 
height, it seems reasonable to assume that 
it has the power to apply the control through 
the form of a license tax on any part of a bill 
board or advertising fence above six feet in 
height. 

"If it has not then the proper thing to do 
will be to cut down' all advertising fences and 
bill boards to the .limit allowed under the 
Ross decision. 

"The city will receive no revenue from such 
a course, but it will cure the evil effectively." 



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vinced that you. being of the human family. ' 
shall be -subject to the same ups and downs 



?^ij- i^and- changes of fortune 'which fall to the -lot 

nSwiJof most men, you need -"not be -guided by 
*x -•- their experience- in the "matter of advertisng 
■- stall. Simply -be guided Iry your own expec- 
tatlon bf experience,: which demands that you 
shall advertise to -some' certain and well-de- 

S %i'flned -extent ■ 

5? A % . ~H yon want a thing well done; do it your:- ■ 
jett." 

"."TnIs--iB •a-&Td%ite>rproverti- with, certain- 
wor th y souls who esteem 'themselves skilled 
^mechanics in the noble art of doing things, 
and the balance of humanity as mere appren- 



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Have United. 



All of: the leading business men of Irving- 
ton, N. J., have entered Into an agreement 
not to do any more charitable advertising. 
Of late the various societies and churches of 
the town have been calling on the business 
men very frequently for advertisements on 
programs and fans whenever they held any 
sort of an entertainment. The merchants say 
the -practice has been abused, and they have 
had the. following. notice; printed, copies of 
which are posted In all of the stores: "Ow- 
ing to the many "abuses In the past, the" mer- 
chants of Irvlngton have united in an agree- 
ment to retrain from advertising with socie- 
ties, entertainments, bicycle races, picnics. 



How An Artist Advertised. 

Frank Millet, the artist and war corre- 
spondent, had no success at all with the crit- 
ics who passed upon his early work. He reg- 
ularly sent pictures to the exhibition— and 
they were good pictures — but no one paid par- 
ticular attention to them. 

One day he hit upon a new way of going to 
work. He painted a picture of a lady in 
black sitting on' a bright red sofa standing 
against a vivid yellow background. The effect 
was startling. Friends who saw it expostu- 
lated witb him and asked what he was going 
to do with It. They were astounded when 
he announced tbat.be w»s going to send it 
to the exhibition. In vain they told him that 
the critics would "wipe the floor" with him. 
"They can't do that without mentioning me," 
said Frank, "and they've never done that 
yet." To the exhibition' the picture went. It 
killed everything within twenty feet on either 
side of it. People couldn't help looking at It; 
it simply caught and held them. 

Thte critics got into a towering passion. 
They wrote whole columns about it. They 
exhausted the English language in abusing It 
They ridiculed the committee that permitted 
it to be hung. They had squibs and gibes 
about it, but every time they spoke of It 
they mentioned Frank Millet. He suddenly 
became the best known artist in town. Some- 
body, because of the stir that it had made, 
bought the picture at a good price, and re- 
moved it to his home. 

At the next exhibition Millet displayed an- 
other picture— of a quieter sort, but no better 
than his rejected- canvases bad been. The 
critics had much to say about it, and "noted 
i with pleasure the marked improvement" that 
Mr. Millet bad made, "an evidence," as they 
modestly put It, "of the v^lue of criticism to 
a young artist." The majority of them never 
saw that Frank had simply compelled their 
attention by a clever trick and by this means 
advertised himself.— Ad-Sense. 



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Patents and Trade-Marks. 

The following concise gist of the patent 
laws is worthy of preservation: A United 
States patent will be granted to any person 
who has" invented or discovered any new and 
useful art, -machine, manufacture, or im- 
provement thereof, not known or used by 
others in this country and not patented or de- 
scribed' in any printed publication In this or 
any other country before bis discovery or in- 
vention thereof, and not In public use Tior on 
sale for more than two years prior to bis 



application, unless the same is proved to have 
been abandoned. In this connection the word 
"art" means the process or method of -pro- 
ducing an old or new result. If a -method ot 
doing anything contains one or -more new 
steps the process is new- and patentable, -The 
word "machine" means any device or thing 
by means of which a mechanical result may 
be produced, such" as a pin, a churn or a lo- 
comotive. The word "manufacture" -means 
a made-up article, -such as furniture; cloth- 
ing, harness and the thousands' of- things 
which are offered tor Bale. "Composition of 
matter" means a chemical compound of • In- 
gredients, such- as hard rubber, liquid-glue," 
medicine, etc. . Patents may also be -obtained 
for designs for manufactures and works of 
art for three, seven and ten years. -Trade- 
marks may be registered for any-arbitrary 
sign or Bymhol which is not descriptive; the 
government tee is twenty-five dollars. Such 

marks are the exclusive - property :Of the reg- 
istrar for thirty years, and the time may be 
extended. A "label" is any descriptive "tag, 
print or impression to be placed '-upon": any' 
article or its' case, and it may tie registered 
for twenty-eight years. The. government' fee 
for a "label" is six dollars, but if It contains 
any special mark' or symbol the office decides 
it to be a "trade-mark. 'V-Ad-Sense. ".:. 



College Brands of Rye. 

The enterprise of the advertiser seems to 
know no bounds in the search for something 
which will catch the public attention, -says 
the Utica (N.Y.) "Press." Iti sometimes; gets 
beyond the bounds of propriety, and- causes 
individuals great annoyance. Such, for, ex- 
ample, is the use of the portrait, either of 
some handsome lady or well-known man, .and 
many lawsuits have resulted and much incon- 
venience occasioned. A recent and indeed a 
flagrant case of this is that of Lawrence Mc- 
cormick, a Pennsylvania whisky distiller, 
who has named various brands of his. intoxi- 
cants after well-known and long-established 
American and English colleges and universi- 
ties. He is not satisfied alone with taking 
the name, but he adds the seals of these In- 
stitutions as trade-marks on his whisky. His 
enterprise is not an- old one, but he has al- 
ready patented as whisky trade-marks -the 
seals of Harvard, Princeton; Yale, .Oxford, 
Cambridge, -Cornell, Lehigh and Columbia. 
If it is free advertising he Is looking for,; be 
is getting a great deal of it. though it is of 
the sort which may be called notoriety rather 
than fame. The educational Institutions 
whose seals are thua prostituted to do service 
as whisky labels are naturally indignant and 
have been casting about : to discover if the 
law provides any form of protection which 
they can invoke. It is stated that seals can 
not be protected by copyright under existing 
statutes and that none of the colleges have 
ever patented the seal as a trade-mark, so 
in this way the distiller has the best of them. 
The University of Michigan has adopted a 
new seal and' had it patented and is thus able 
to protect itself. Other institutions could do 
the same thing, but It would involve -the ne- 
cessity of adopting a new seal and displacing 
that used for years. If only a slight change 
were made, the new seal would look like the 
old one to the casual observer, but even -then 
the distiller Is protected in the use of the old 
seal, and most people would' not notice the 
difference. Some lawyers think' that there ls" 
a common law property right in these seals 
which the courts can protect, but about this 
opinions differ. The course adopted by the 
distiller will not make his goods popular 
with the graduates Of the colleges whose 
seals they bear, but by the method adopted 
he has brought his whisky- into startling and 
widespread prominence. It is a despicable 
trick very generally denounced, but probably 
Mr. McCormick thinks as Barnum {fid," that 
he did not care what the newspapers said 
about him as long as they said something. 



The Tale of a Sign. 

The Chicago Journal says that when Russell 
B. Harrison, son of exrPresldent Harrison, 
preided over the affairs of the Terre "Haute 
Electric Street Railway "Company -several 
years ago, he had a sign painted to hang up 
on his office door which on one side read: 

.iy"".'""HARMSON"lN."'" v "'': 

and on the other: 

: y"""''"HARRVsON* OUtI"' i 

By this means Mr. Harrison's- callers 'were 
saved the trouble of making inquiries. 

The road finally went into the hands of 
JoBhua Jump, as receiver. Mr. Jump fol- 
lowed the business-like methods of Mr. Har- 
rison and hadi his own name substituted for 
that of the late president of the road. When 
he was in his office the sign on the door bora 
the cheering inscription: 

:."........ J'ump'in"'"' ■'■'• 

and when be was away his visitors, governed 
themselves by this notice: 

)........ . . JUM ^ ODT - ' = 

About two years ago the road was sold to' 
a Boston syndicate and C. B. Kidder became 
the general manager. Now, when he is at hit 
office the card bears the cheering announce- 
ment: 

:........... 'KiDDBRm.' ""*'"""•; 

i and it casts a corresponding gloom on the 
caller when he sees the other side: 

:""' KIDDER '6uT.""""""r 




The Indianapolis Carnival. 



- The*, much advertised Carnival' heid Oct. 8 

to- 13 at Indianapolis. Ind., was celebrated by 
many thousands of people from all parts of 
the State. The low rates and fine weather 
greatly aided the enterprise, but the liberal 
'advertising did more than any other thing to 
make it the great success it was. The deco- 
rations -were numerous and attractive, and 
the- parades, floral, business and especially 
the ridiculous affair of Friday, the last day, 
were -greatly enjoyed by the scores of thou- 
sands who.llned the streets and filled the win- 
-dows. The crowds from outside the city al- 
most equaled those at the State Fair. 



The Great New- Bern. Fair, 



The great New Bern (N. C.) Fair will open 
jNov. 12. and continue through the week. It 

:ja.the purpose lot- the ^management Jto make 

this the greatest exhibition ever held in the 
State. The race- meet promises to be a big 
event, while the purses are ..unusually large. 
No horseman should fail to be present. Per- 
haps more attractions will be on the ground 
than were ever before assembled at one place 
in North Carolina. A unique feature of the 
fair will be a mammoth fish and oyster ex- 
hibit, covering the whole field of aquatic lite. 
Another -department which will prove a- whole 
show In itself will be a whole menagerie of 
wild game, the section offering a particularly 
good field in which to "obtain 'every variety 
and kind. The usual departments, farm, in- 
dustrial-end art, will be augmented *o a, great 
extent. No' bigger crowd ever assembled at 
any. point in- North Carolina than will be 
present -In New Bern -during fair week. -No 
effort and no money is being spared to make 
the event memorable. 



Notes. 



And now, for 1901! 

-Claim your dates now 'for 1901. 

Get a good start by claiming your dates 
early. . .''.... , ; . ...■ 

The Calhoun County ( Mich.) Fair was a 
record-breaker. 

Cambridge City, Ind^: will have a chrysan- 
themum show in November. 

-The money invested :in .a street fair or car- 
nival returns a hundred-fold. •<."*■ 

.The big carnival held by the Elks of Port- 
land, Ore., was -a. big .success. 

jrh»;Fueblo (Col.) Street Eair and Carnival, 
held Oct, 3-to 6, was a decided success in ev- 
ery way. . 

The Fordyce Board of Trade, of Little 
Rock, Ark., has decided to have a street fair 
on Oct, SO and 31. . 

The "Pennsylvania' ' - State -'and Lancaster 
County Fair attracted 'immense crowds t'-at 
Lancaster Oct. 9 to 12. -»-4" 

The Walla .Walla (Wash.) Fruit Fair. Oct. 

1 to 7, was a great success, .the largest single 
day's attendance being 7.102. 

.The Wichita (Kan.) Fall Festival and Car- 
nival ended In a glaze of glory Oct. 6, after 
an unusually successful week. 
•The town without » fair. "^carnival .or festi- 
val association is like a show; hill without a 
- promise— an ad. without -inducement. 

The Newton (Kan.) Street Fair, combined 
With the Harvey County. Fair, was. heid Oct. 

2 to 6, with- much pecubiary. success. 

The Atlanta (Ga.) Interstate Fair- opened' to 
good crowds Oct. '23, :and it is thought by the 
management that It will be a great success. 

E. D. Colvln, 346 Wabash. avenue, Chicago, 
wants the name and address of the manager, 
of the' Oriental Carnival Company, of Mary- 
land. : "■ r • — v 

. Geo. Bleistein- has outlined the most .com- 
prehensive and complete advertising' .scheme 
ever projected, for- the Pan-American' Expo- 
sition. 

. Cincinnati not only "played even" on .her 
Fall Festival, but cleaned up $20,000, which 
is held over as a fund for next year's cele- 
bration. 

Soma's Band has been engaged for the en- 
tire season of the Pan-American Exposition. 
The other bands will- only get two or three 
weeks each. 

The twenty-seventh annual fair of the 
Brockton (Mass:) Agricultural Society, Oct. 2 
to 5. far exceeded! all -past efforts, financially 
and.artistlt'ally. ';,.'■! •- 

The Barton County (Kan.) Fair, at Great 
Bend, closed Oct. 5, after three days of fine 
weather and large attendance. The total re- 
ceipts were $2,600. 

The Effingham CHI) Street Fair was. held 
with success Oct. 1 to 6. The attendance Oct. 
3, -when Julia Austin was crowned Queen of 
tM fair, 'Was 16,000. 



" Tlio Pott County (Okla.)- Fair was held at 
ShawneeOct. 2 to 5, to large attendance. The 
principal features were Frank Le Roy, bal- 
loonist, and Madame Cordelia. 
The cuts illustrating the' Indianapolis car- 

. nival in this issue are from photographs kind- 
ly loaned us by Frank M. White, the deco- 
rator and carnival promoter, of St. Louis. . 
. Hi -' B. Layton, Secretary of the midwinter 
carnival at El Paso, Tex., writes that they 
are'indebted to Mr. Alt. T. Ringling for many 
ideas which they will utilize- next January. 

- itie fair season is on the wane, and the 
fakir,, the street man - and the man with the 
toy- balloons will now have to follow the con- 
ventions. Our list is the most accurate and 
complete of them -all. . 

Cfl. N. F. Thompson, of Huntsville, Ala., 
secretary of the Southern Industrial Conven- 
tion says the next session of this body, to 
be l|eld in New Orleans, Dec. 4 to 9, promises 
to He an important industrial "meeting. 

The Burlesque Parade, an innovation in car- 
nival features, first used at the Indianapolis 
Festival, will be widely used next season. Its 
possibilities are almost infinite, and as a 
mirthrprovoker it simply cannot be surpassed. 

Chairman Haney, of the Gala Week exec- 
utive committee, of Jacksonville, Fla., has 
- returned to that city, and consequently there 
was a meeting of the committee to get things 
in ^hape for the great carnival, which takes 
plate the last week in November. 

The Hay Day carnival and street fair, 
whfth will be held at Albany, Ga., Nov. 21 to 
23, Will be one of the greatest events in the 
taistjpry of that city. Splendid attractions 
have been secured, and one of the best shows 
eve| seen in the State will be given. 

Tie Spokane (Wash.) Industrial Exposition 
opened Oct. 2 with 8,000 attendance. The 
amusement features were by the Royal Ma- - 
rine- Band of Italy. Signer Gianninni. Malvern 
Brothers, Mile. Atlantis, Sisters Waterman, 
and* Madame Girard Gyer's prismatic foun- 
tain! ■ . '-. 

Tie Atlantic (la.) Street Carnival opened 
Oct? 9 to great crowds. The free, attractions 
areias follows: Davenport, -Wertz "and Adair; 
Mexican Zamora Family; George Rice's Pig 
Cirlus. Bishop Brothers. Clark and Le Ber- 
tusl Tom Clark's Educated Dogs, and George 
Stal. 

At fair of larger' proportions than any sim- 
ilaff undertaking Atlanta, Ga., has ever had 
wilt be given by the Masons of that city next 
December. Arrangements are nOw well un- 
der! way for the event, and the Masons ex- 
peA to realize between $10,000 ;mJ $15,000 
fn|n It. 

.Arrangements for the annual Chicago (111.) 
FUiwer Show, whieh will open at the Audi- 
torium Theater Nov. 6. and continue until 
Nov. 10, are nearing completion. Indication's 
ar« that this year's exhibition will be larger 
anl more interesting than any of its prede- 
cessors. 

Geo. M. Benson, the well-known and suc- 
cessful street fair manager writes from Sa- 
vannah. Ga., under date of Oct. 15, saying, 
"Our fair is going swimmingly: booked full 
wilh the best county affords, and program ot 
the best. Will fittingly crown my season of 



The failure of a fair, street fair, carnival or 
festival can be traced, nine times out of ten, 
U>che late day at which it was decided upon 
an} the consequent lack of time to properly 
prfpare and advertise it. The tenth time is 
generally due to the fact that manager or di- 
rector lacked experience. 



The New York State Fair Commission, at 
its meeting recently, adopted a resolution to 
hold the state Fair at Syracuse as usual 
next year. There was a rumor that the fair 
would not be held at Syracuse in 1901, on- ac- 
count of the Pan-American Exposition. . The 
commissioners, however, agreed mat the fair 
ought to be held as usual. 

The Seattle (Wash.) Manufacturers' Associ- 
ation,' at a meeting recently decided to hold 
an exposition of manufacturers in that city * 
some time after New Year's. A large num- 
ber of local firms have already come to the' 
conclusion • that the project will be of im- 
mense benefit to the manufacturing interests 
of the city, and will give it their united sup- 
; port. 

The first annual poultry show of the re- 
organized Seattle (Wash.) Poultry Associa- 
tion will be held in that city Jan. 28 to 31, In- 
clusive. A large sum in cash prizes will be 
offered, a competent judge brought from the 
East and everything possible done to secure 
for Seattle one of the largest and most suc- 
cessful exhibitions ever held on the Pacific 
coast. 

Ac agreement has been reached between 
a committee of the Ohio State Board of Ag- 
riculture and a committee of the Columbus 
Board of Trade, by which the State Fair for 
1901 will be open for two weeks, instead of 
one, as is the usual custom, under the con- 
sideration that the board of trade will raise 
by Sec. 1, $10,000 to insure the State Board 
against any loss. 

The Galesburg (III.) Poultry Association 
met lately to consider further the arrange- 
ments for the big poultry show to be held in 
that city during Thanksgiving week. The 
prospects for an excellent exhibition of fine 
fowls are becoming brighter as the event ap- 
proaches, and the affair promises to be of 
greater proportions than the . most sanguine 
at first dared hope for Or expect. 

The National Fanciers* Association, which 
interests itself with fancy ' poultry and pet 
animals, will hold its annual show at Chi- 
cago, 111., Jan. 21 to- 26. Heavy cash prizes 
to winners are promised. Belgian hares are 
to be given extra attention, special prizes be- 
ing offered. Thomas F. Rigg, of Iowa Falls, 
la., a pigeon breeder, is advocating the form- 
ation of a strong national association of 
pigeon fanciers. 

The great annual flower festival of Pasa- 
dena, Cal., the "Tournament of Roses," 
which is given on New Year's Day each year, 
was set in motion for 1901, when the tourna- 
ment association met recently and elected a 
new board of directors and officers. Notwith- 
standing the fact that many of the members 
of th-e. association are still . out of the city, 
the meeting was attended by a large number 
of members, who showed a keen interest in 
the event. - 

The sixth annual exhibition of the Western 
Poultry Fanciers' Association, to be held at 
Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. 14 to 19, 1901, prom- 
ises to eclipse any show held by the associa- 
tion. It will be held in the Auditorium, now 
completed, and one of the finest exhibition 
rooms in the West, all exhibits being cooped 
in the assoeiation'scoops, so that the exhib- 
itors are^assured of their exhibits showing to 
best advantage. The same large cash and 
special premiums that have made Iowa's 
greatest showvso popular, will be paid this 
year. \ 

Arrangements 'for the flower show to be 
given by the Denver (Col.) Floral Club are 
slowly taking form, and within a few weeks 
the club hopes to be able to announce the 
full programme for the.show, the nature of 



the exhibits and the names of the exhibitor] 
who will take part in the -show. With 
view to securing entries from Eastern florist! 
the club has been in correspondence wit] 
some of the best known men in the count] 
but no definite replies have yet been receive 

Paul Gallia, of Gainesville, Tex., writes 
follows: "Our. street fair is now on, and 
full blast, and I tell you she is a hummed 
This is our first venture, and we will suif 
have the "real thing" next year. I have t\i 
shows in the house every day. Gentry's Do 
and Pony Show is here, giving two shov, 
daily, and about twenty other shows, an 
they are all doing well. To-morrow the fa| 
closes. I have had my boards full of pap 
and enough in bill room to. cover them agati 
as soon as my present contracts exp.re. Hav 
added a great many new boards." 



Brister Gets Divorce. 



The divorce suit filed some three mont 
since by Chas. J. Bnster against his Wi] 
was decided In his favor Oct. 19. Her na 
was Mary (Jorinue Brister. She was insanel| 
jealous. Brister's sister had married 
brother of his wife. The brother was also <1 
a very jealous disposition. She obtained 
divorce three months ago. It was- learned th 
she was a sister of the defendant in the first] 
mentioned case, and the plaintiff was a broth 
er of the plaintiff in the other case. Bristq 
said his wife was so jealous of him that so 
made iife.a burden .to him. sne did not wa ' 
him to even speak to any one, and almost id 
suited persons when they called at their nd 
in the Warwick Building. When they weif 
calling or to some social affair, she maae 
spectacle of herself by her actions iu regaf 
to him. She nagged him because of her JeaJ 
ousy, and he became so nervous that he wff 
unntted for his work as chief clerk of the j 
Four freight office. He said that In 1898 i 
tried to choke him to death while he step] 
and that occurrence caused their separation 
She is supposed to be in Chicago. They wen 
married in January, 1878. Judge Spiegel r« 
membered the first suit of, the couple meij 
t.oned, and said he-would grants divoree 
the Brister case also, as it seemed to bt or! 
of the same sort.- When he made the an, 
nouncement, Mrs. Zimmerman, the sister 
Brister, rushed to him and threw her am 
about him and kissed him in expression 
her. joy that be, too, bad been released fro| 
bonds that were as hateful as had been tho 
from which she had secured freedom. TheJ 
was a veritable love feast then and there fa 
a few minutes between the brother and sista 
and their relatives and friends, a demou 
stration unusual in such cases. They ha 
both suffered from that peculiar nature whld 
seemed to be dominant in the Zimmerman| 
and were overjoyed to be free from all poa 
ble future trouble on that score. M. A. Jaml 
son and J. H. Bromwell were the attorneys.! 



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moment a iter they are claimed, and to 
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ALABAMA. 

f j 3 ftRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Fair Assoei- 
f ; Uf jation. Nove nber t to to. j. Mr Fallcner 
:■ j. chairman: John W. O'Neill, secy. 



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S,if NE BLUFF. ARK —Slate Fair. Oct. » to 
,"*'|2T. W. K_ Langford. pres.; K. F. Weat- 
' I; brook, supt.; R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E. 
Bloom, secy. 

CAL7FOBNIA 




|Fair. Nov. 

JACINTA, 



San Joaquin Valley Citrus 
26 to Dec. 1. 



CAL.— Horticultural Fair. 



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1 " J ONTE VISTA, COL— Driving Park and Ag- 
l !;ricultural Association. October. John Mac- 
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UEBLO. COL.— State Fair. Jos. D. Glass, 
^•Kl COCTNEOriCTJT. 

r "j: '_{ f*ST GRANBT, CONN.— Fair. October. C. 
-5||";1H- Hanchett, pres.; W; H. Gay, secy. 

CONN.— Fair. October. Thoa. 



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if '*:J5- Hogan, pres.; A. W. Buell, secy. 

: f N;;EW HAVEN. CONN.— Flower Show. 

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JgTFFIELD, CONN.— Fair. 

ilpres.; A. N. Graves, secy. 

'.' 'c'-ilNDSOR, CONN.— Fair. H. H. Ellsworth, 
'"" lores. ; G. W. Wrisley, secy. 






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* •«. ^TLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair. 
p^pJOct. IotoJ7. T. a Martin. ' 

ALDOSTA. GA.— Georgia- State Fair. Oct. 
29 to Not. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr. 

AYCROSS, GA-— Waycross Fair Associa- 
».'.j;ir:f»*«"f tion. Nov. 8 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy. 
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(Church Fair. Bee. 16 to 22. 

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K4.W3AS. 

RlARDEN CITY. KAN.— Finna 



t *,t 7t'*RDEN CITY. KAN.— Flnn?y County Fair 
BAiaoeiatiOB. B. A- .Kims,, secy. 

fi'- jJEaWRENCE, KAN.— Kaw Valley Fair'Asso- 
. r 'Sciation. C- Griesa, secy. 

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''is- SOUND CITY, KAN.— Linn County Fair Aa- 
psocJaUon.: Ed. R. Smith, secy. 

jiijf. MAINE. 

,*. ;'.£' BERTiV ME.— West Waldo Fair. W. H. 

'- ^-^p^Mopdy, secy. - 

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* ;«.; SRIDIAN, MISS.— East Mississippi and 
iiW^fWest Alabama Fair Association. Nov. 19 
:«*riii.o 24. Sam Greenwald, pres.; E. L. Robins, 
^ ".-• rice-pres.; Chas. W. Bailey, secy.; H. G. 
■^I«||ileyer, treas.; directors: Sam Greenwald, E. 
-MJSIU Robins, C. J. Hyde, H.- G. Meyer, Chas. 
sjggiJW'. Bailey. ..... "... 

CKSBCRG, MISS.— West Mississippi Agri- 
cultural, Mechanical and Live Stock Expo- 
iition. Nov. 13 to 17. B. W. Grifflth. prea.; 
i^mF-iM. Andrews, secy. ■ ■ 

S 'Y. % MISSOUHI. 

SBvILbANY. MO.— Gentry County Fair. Date 
f ^ ^j-aot fixed.- 

,%'*'! BOETH CABOI.IIVA. 

»*'-iYETTEVILLE, N. C.-Cumberland County 
Agricultural Society. Nov. 7 to 9. Walter 
Watson, pres.; G. W.' Lawrence, secy, and 



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,:•- .EW BERNE. N. C— Fair and Race Meet. 
ifrfjjtoT. 12 to 17. Wm. Dann, pres.; .Geo. 
:s> v Creen, secy. " ■'...■' 

y'ii IXEIGH. K. C— North Carolina State Ac- 

Icnltural Society. Oct; 22 to 27, 1900. 

Charles McNamee, Biltmorer N.-- C.,- pres.; 

IS.' '5. B. Densoa. treas.; Joseph E. Pogue, 



WELDON, N. C— Roanoke and Tar Rher 
Agricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 
2. T. L. Enry, pres.; J. J. Daniel, treas.; 
W. B. Green, secy. 

BTmSTON-SAI^EM. N. C— Piedmont Park 
County, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 to 
. Nov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb, 
secy.. and mgr.; Thos. Moslin. treas. 

OHIO. 

AK°ON. O.— State Grange.- Dec. 11 to 14. 
Eugene F. Crang, secy. 

OREGON. 

SALEM, ORE. — Oregon State Fair. W. D. 
Wisdom. Portland, Ore., secy. 

PEKESYI.VANIA. 

MEADE, PA.— Meade Camp Guards, No. 16, 
S. of V., Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. 1. Geo. 
F. Eckert; Geo. P. McLean, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA. PA.— Philadelphia County 
Fair. Nov. 13 to 17. 

TAYLOR, PA.— American Protestant Associ- 
ation Fair and Festival. November. 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 

COLUMBIA, S. C.— State Fair of South Car- 
olina. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Thos. W. Hollo- 
way, Pomaria, S. C. secy. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 

MITCHELL, S. DAK.— Mitchell Driving As- 
sociation. Dates not fixed. Geo. E. Logan, 
secy. 

TEXAS. 

HOUSTON. TEXAS— Fair. Nov! 10" to 17. 
Tom Richardson, secy. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— San Antonio Inter- 
national Fair Association. Oct. 20 to Nov. 
J. Vovies P. Brown. San Antonio, pres.; 
J. C. Frost. San Antonio, treas.: John M. 
Vance. San Antonio, secy, 

VIRGINIA. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Virginia State Fair. L-e 
Todd, 211% N. Sixth st., Richmond, Va_, 
secy. 

WASHINGTON. 

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.— Whatcom County 
Fair. Date not fixed. J. W. Clark, prea. 

WISCONSIN. 

EUGENE, WIS.— Willamette Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association's Exhibit. Dec. 27 'to 29, 
1900. 

Street Fairs and Carnivals. 



ANNISTON. ALA.— Elks' Street Fair and 
Carnival. Nov. 4 to 9. Ludlow Allen, gen. 
manager. 

ATLANTA, GA. — Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 10 to 27. 

BLOOMFIELD, IND.— Free Street Fair. Oct. 
22 to 27. H.'W. Wright, secy. 

BRTOGEPORT, CONN.— Centennial Anniver- 

- Bary. Nov. 12. 

BUTTE, MONT.— Elks' Fair and Carnival. 
Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Geo. L. Hutchinson, mgr. 

CATSKILL, N. Y.-^Francls N. Wilson Fire 
Co."No. 6. Oct. 27 to 30. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. — Chattanooga 

Spring Festival Association. May 7 to 12. 
1901.. T. T. .Wilson, pres.; J. C. Howell, 
vice pres. ; Bernard E. Loveman, secy. ; W. 
A. Sadd, treas. 

COLUMBIANNA. O.— Street Fair. H. O. 
Newell, secy. 

COLUMBUS, GA.— Street Fair and Carnival. 
Oct 29 to Nov. 3. R. O. Howard, pres.; 
L. H. Chappell. vice pres.; T. J. Hunt, 
secy.; Geo. S. Pecot, treas. 

CORNWALL, ONT.— Cornwall Fall Fair. J. 
G. Harkness, secy. -treas. 

DAVIS CITY, IA.— Street Fair. Cally Foster. 

- secy. ...-.'- 

DECATUR. ILL.— Elks' Street Fair. Latter 
part of October. Geo. E. Miller, secy. B. 
P. O. E. . 

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Street Fair. October. 
J. M Signor, secy. 

ELKHART, IND.— Elks' Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Dr. De Garmo Gray, mgr. 

HEALDBBURG. CAL.— Harvest Festival. 
Date not fixed. J. C. Keene, pres. ; F. W. ■ 
Cook, secy. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Fruit, Flower and Vege- 
table Carnival. Nov. 5 to 10. Tom Rich- 
ardson, mgr. •■■_■" 

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Street Fair and Car- 
nival of Nations. April, 1901. 

MARTINSBORG. W. VA.— Ladies' Bazar. 
Oct. 23 to 27. 

MAYSVILLE, KY.— Brown County (O.) and 
. Madison County (Ky.) Tobacco Fair. Jan- 
uary. 190L 

MERIDIAN, MISS.— Big Carnival and Street 
Fair. Nov. 19 to 24. Samuel Greenwald, 
prest.; Charles W. Bailey, secy. 

NEW BERN, N. C— East Carolina Fish, Oy- 
ster, Game and Industrial Association Fair. 
Nov. 12 to 17. 

OLNEYVILLE, R. I.— St. Anthony Society's 
Fair. Oct. 19 to 29. 



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OPELIKA, ALA.— Great Autumn Jubilee. 
Oct. 23 to 27. A. B. Ware, chairman. 

ORANGEBURG, S. C— Fall Festival. Nov. 
13 to 15. 

PIQUA, O. — Elks' Fair and Corn Festival. 
Oct. 22 to 27. H. Kampf, secy. 

SAVANNAH. GA.— Grand Street Fair, Carni- 
val and Exposition. Nov. 5 to 17. Geo. D. 
Benson, director general, Danville, Va. 

SLEEPY EYE, MINN.— Maccabee Carnival. 
Huston G. Hayes, secy. 

SPARTANBURG, S. C— Street Fair and Car- 
nival. Oct. 22 to 27. Arch. B. Calvert, pres.: 
John F. Wilson, secy.; W. E. Burnett, 
tr^as. 

SPOKANE, WASH.— Industrial Exposition 
and Carnival. Storey Buck, press agfc 

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.— Hibernians' Bazar. 
Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairman 
committee on arrangements. 

VEEDERSBURG, IND— Street Fair. Oct. 30 
to Nov. 3. J. M. Osborn, secy* 

VEEDERSBURG. IND.— Eleventh Annual 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. Al. 
Berry, pres.; Chas. E. Osborne, secy. 

WINDSOR. N. C— Piedmont Horse Show. 
Street Fair and Carnival. Oct. 29 to Nov. 
2. G. E. Webb, secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Semi-Centennlal 
Street Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, 
secy. 

YOAKUM, TEX.— Street Fair. Nov. 8 to 10. 
H. Tribble. chairman; J. W. Cook, secy.; 
W. L. Johnston, treas. 



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MASSACHDSBTTS. 

CHARLTON, MASS.— Worcester Southwest 
Pomona. Nor. 3. 

HADLEY, MASS.— Hampshire Pomona. De- 
cember 13. 

MIDDLEBORO, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona! 
Dee. 22. 

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.— Hampshire Po^ 
mona. Nov. 8. 

SOMERSET, MASS.— Old Colony Pomona. 
Nov. 24. - 

WEST BRIDGEWATER, MASS.— Old Colony 
Pomona. Oct. 27. 

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PIFSTON, ME.— Kennebec Pomona. Dec. 11. 

VASSALBORO. ME.— Kennebec Pomona. 
Nor. 14. 



Horse Shows.. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. 
T. H. Martin, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Horse Show. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 3. Jas. A. More, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Chicago Horse Show Asso- 
ciation. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. James H. 
Moore, pres. ; W. Vernon Booth, first rice 
pres.; John C. King, second vice pres.; Mor- 
timer Levering, secy.; Arthur G. Leonard, 
treas. 



Addition?! Shows, 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Interstate Fair, 
Horsa Show. Oct. 23 to tl.iT.iH. Martin. 

secy. • 71'.-; .7%. T..Sy 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Intemattoaal Live 8toek 
ExMblthm. Dee. 1 to iTlSEl^ R. V. HerrfTk. 
Chicaco; secy. Fl', * ' " • 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Union" Stock Yards. Dec. 1 

to 8. " .. * 

CINCINNATI, O.— Cincinnati • Vehicle, Har- 
ness and Implement Show. Nov. 19 to 24. 
Monte Green, promoter; Grand. Hotel, Cin- 
cinnati. O. ""•" j" 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nor. 

U to 24, 1900. Marcus Nathan, Grand Csn- 

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EAST ORANGE, N. J.— Orange Horse Show. 
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KANSAS CITY, MO.— Kansas City Horse 
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LOUISVILLE, KY:— Horse Show. Dates un- 
decided. Gen. John B. Castleman, pres. ; 

Thurston Ballard, vice pres.; Brent AH- 
sheler, secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— St Louis Horse Show. Oct. 
29 to Nov. 3. John R. Gantz. secy. 

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C— Horse Show. Oct. 
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t» any one particular city and for this reason 
prove ofimporiance to advertisers, showmen, 
streetmen. general passenger agents, etc. 
The list u carefully rented and corrected 
monthly. 

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ADRIAN. MICH.— Reunion 11th Michigan 
Cavalry. October. Mayor Wlllard Stearns, 
Adrian. Mich., secy. 

ALBANY. GA. — Fowltown Baptists-' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 25 to 29. .. 

ALBANY, N. Y.— State Federation of Wom- 
an's Clubs. Nov. 12 to 17, 1900. Fannie R. 
Blgelow. 50 S. Union St., Albany, N. Y., 
secy. 

ANN ARBOR, MICH. — State Schoolmasters' 
Club. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 1900. H. M. 
Slanson, Ann Arbor, Mich., secy. 

ATHENS, O.— Southeastern Teachers' Associ- 
ation. Oct. 26 and 27. F. S. Conetrap, Ath- 
ens, O., secy. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Surgical Associ- 
ation,, Nov. 13. . Dr. M. E. B. Davis, Bir- 
mingham, Ala., secy. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Southern Surgical ft Gyne- 
cological. Association. Nov. _13. W. E. B. 
Daria, M.D.. Birmingham. Ala. 

ATLANTA, GA.— Atlanta M. E. Conference. 
Dec. 6. ....." 

ATLANTA. GA.— Chi Phi Fraternity National 
Convention. Nov.. 1900. 

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J— State Baptist Con- 
vention. Oct.. 1900. Rev. D. Dewolf. New- 
ark. N. J., secy. 

AUGUSTA, GA.— State Reunion United Con- 
federate Veterans. Nov. 14 to 16. B. H. 
Smith, Augusta. Ga., secy. 

AUGUSTA, GA.— State Christian Missionary 
Convention.. Nov. 20 to 23. 

AUGUSTA, GA.— State Reunion Confederate 
Veterans. Nov. 1. G. W. McLaughlin, Athr 
ens, O., secy. 

AUSTIN,- ILL.— Epworth League Northern 
District Convention. Nov. 9. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Charities and Correc- 
tions State Conference. November, 1900. 
Rev. Louis F. Zinkhan, Baltimore, Md., 
secy. . . . . - . 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Gardeners' Club Chry- 
santhemum Show. November, 1900. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Royal Arch Masons' 
Grand Chapter. Nov. 13, 1900. Geo. L. M. 
Cohan, 1608 Harlem are.. Baltimore. Md., 
secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD— Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15, 1900. J. Alex. John- 
son, 555 Equitable Bldg., Baltimore, Md. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Grand United Order of 
Naxarites, Grand Pasture. Nov. 20, 1900. 

. Geo. H. Carroll, 527 Dallas St., Baltimore, 
Md., secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commandery. Nov. 22, 1900. -John: H. Mil- 
ler, 1701 Guilford av., Baltimore, Md. 

. BALTIMORE, MD.— Y. M. C. A. State. Con- 
vention (Colored). Dec. 27 to 30, 1900. W. 
Edward Williams. Baltimore, Md., secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— State Woman's Suffrage 
Association. . Dec.' 3, 1900. Annie R. Lamb, 
Govanston, Md„ secy. 

BALTIMORE, MD.— National Retail Liquor 
Dealers' Association. October. R. J. Holle, 
Scheller Bldg., Chicago, 111., secy. 

BATON ROUGE, LA— M. E. Church, South 
Louisiana Conference. December, 1900. 
Rev. J. T. Sawyer, Snreveport, La., secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Civic Philanthrop- 
ic Conference. October. S. Sherm, 45 
Stanley Terrace. Chicago. 111., aecy. 

BEVERLY, MB.— State Baptists' Association. 
Oct. 30.. Rev.. Herbert J. White, Beverly, 
Mass., secy. 

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.— Union Veterans Union 
Department Encampment. Nov. 7 to 9. 1900. 
Col. L. U. Sullivan, secy. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— State Colored Baptist 
. - Convention. Nov. 22 to 25. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— World's Mineral Man- 
ufactured'and Agricultural Exhibition. 1905. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-General Assembly of 
the Knlghte of Labor. Nov. 13. J. W. 
Hays*. 43 B st. N. W.. Washington, D. C. 

BOAZ. ALA.— Alabama M. E. Conference. 
Dec. «..'."" 

BOSTON, MASS.— National Fraternal Con- 
gress. M. W. Sackett. Meadvllle, Pa., secy. 

BOSTON. MASS.— Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. 
November, 1900. Miss Ethel Egglaston, 
Caldwell, Ind., secy. 

BOSTON/ MASS.— Ancient Dames of Malta. 
October. 

BOSTON, MASS.— International Seamen's 
Union of America. December. 1900. 

BOflTON, MASa.-Society of Arts and Crafts. 
, Syrlntv U0L Henry L. Johnson, 273 Oon- 
* greas at. Boston, Mass. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Woman's Board of Mis- 
sions of Congregational Church. Nov.,1900. 



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fedfiTON, MASS.- Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fra- 
uinity. Dec- 27 to 30. Howard P. Nash, 
iforthport, L. I.. N. Y., secy. 

BctlLDER, COL.— Charities and Corrections 
iltate Conference. Nov. IS to 20. C. L. 
3u>naker, Denver. Col., secy. 

BhXnDON, VT.— State Horticultural Society. 
lS|c. 7 and 8. A. P. Jones, Brandon, Vt., 

BRENHAM, TEX.— American knights of 
liiberty Grand Lodge. Oct. 27 to 29. Prof. 
Wm. Reynolds, Box 231, Hempstead, Tex., 
secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Order of Vasa Dis- 
tinct Lodge. Oct: 31. Oskar Peterson, box 
803,.\Vallingford, Conn., secy. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— State Sunday School 
oCuvention. Nov. 10 to 15. 

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.— Bridgeport Centen- 
nial Celebration. Nov. 12. Henry A. Bishop, 
Bridgeport, Conn., secy. 

BUFFALO. N. Y.— State Assembly of Moth- 
ers. Oct. 30. Mrs. F. H. Chase, Syracuse, 
N. Y., secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— National Shorthand Asso- 
ciation. August, 1901. Chas Currier. Beale, 
Boston, Mass., secy. 

BUFFALO, N. Y. — Mystic Order Veiled 
' Prophets Enchanted Realm Supreme Coun- 
cil. October. S. S. Smith, Hamilton, N. Y.. 
secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union. Nov. 13 to 15. John H. Sage, 
Portland, oCnn., secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— American Ornitholo- 
gists' Union Congress. Nov. 12 to 15. John 
H. Sage, Portland. Conn., secy. 

CAMPAIGN, ILL.— Charities and Corrections 
State Conference. Nov. 14 and 15. F. C. 
Dodds, Springfield, 111., secy. 

CARLISLE, PA.— Brotherhood of Andrew and 
Philip Presbyterian Chapters. Nov. 17 to 19. 
W. FJStonebridge, 31 Nassau St., New York 
City, 'secy. .. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— American Poland 
China Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14, 
190L ! W. M. McFadden, West Liberty, la. 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IA.— Grand Lodge of Iowa. 
Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday In 
April, 1901. J. G. Graves, Lock Box 15, 
Cede* Rapids, la., aecy. 

CENTRRVILLE, MD.— Epworth League, 
Eastern District Convention. Oct., 1900. 
Rev. p. C. Simfield, Chestertown.Ind., pres. 

' OHANijTB. KAN.— Grand Lodge, Degree of 
Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday In 
May. 1»01. Mrs. Georgia Noteadne, Hlawa- 
Uta, Kan., secy. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— League of American 
Municipalities. Dec. 12 to 15. B. F. Gilkl- 
son,|New York City, N. Y., secy. 

CHARLOTTE. N. C— Associate Reformed 
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.— Southern States 
College and Preparatory School Associa- 
tion. ' Nov. 1 to 3. 

CHATTANOOGA, TENN.— Tennessee A. M. 
E. Cfturch Conference. Oct. 24. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— International Live Stock 
Exhibition. Dec. 1 to "8. R. L. Herrick, 
Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL. — Tuberculosis, Climatology 
and Hydrology Forum. Nov. 6 and 7. Dr. 
Thosf Baasett Keys, 92 State St., Chicago, 
Ill.,4ecy. 

CHICAGO, ILL. — American Aberdeen-Angus 
Breeders' Association. Nov. 7. Thos. Mc- 
Farllne. Harvey, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Hereford Cattle 
Breeders' Association. November. C. R. 
Thonias, Independence. Mo., secy.. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Women's Board of Missions 
of the. Interior.. Oct. 23 to 25. Edith A. 
Harkness, 291 -ISth St., Chicago, 111., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Rambauillett 
Sheea Breeders' Association. December. 
Dwiapt Lincoln, Milford Center, O., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Italian Columbian Federa- 
tion.* Nov. 14. Peter Isnardi, Harvely, 111., 
secy. ' . 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Wagon Manufac- 
turing Association. Oct. 30. H. M. Kin- 
ney, Winona, Minn., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Shropshire Reg- 
istry Association. Dec. 1 to 8. J. I. Gor- 
don, Mercer. Pa., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Shetland Pony 
Club. Dec. 1 to S. Mortimer Levering. La- 
fayette, Ind.,' secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL. — American Short-Horn 
Breeders' Association. Dec. 6. Frank B. 
Hearne, Independence, Mo., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Galloway Breed- 
ers' Association. Dec. 6. . Geo. P. Davis, 
Dyer, Ind., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Woman's Home Missionary 
Society of M. E. Church. Oct. 17 to 27. 
Mrs. W. M. Ampt, 1910 Baymiller St.. Cin- 
cinnati, O., secy. 

CHICAGO. ILL.— Hampshire-Down Breeders' 
Association of America. Dec. 1 to S. Jno. 
I. Gordon, Mercer, Pa., secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— National Good Roads As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 to 22. 

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS— P. M„ I. O. O. 
F-, Department Council. October. Alex. 
Johnson. Chippewa Falls. Wis. 

CINCINNATI, O.— Tri-State Vehicle and Im- 
plement Exhibit. Nov. 19 to 24, 1900. J. 
W. Corya, secy; 



CINCINNATI. O.— The Union of American 
Hebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip- 
man Levy, Chamber nf Commerce Bldg. 

CLARKSBURG, W. VA.— State Teachers' As- 
sociaticn. Nov. 29 and 30. J. \V. Scott, 
Huntington, W. Va., pres. 

CLEVELAND, O.— International Wood and 
Wire Lathers' Union. Nov. 12. Hon. E. J. 
Brachen, Columbus, O., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O. — National Baptist Con- 
gress. Nov. 14 to It. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Guarantee Ticket Brokers' 
Association. Nov. 13 to 16. S. C. Flsael, 
192 Clark st.. Chicago, 111., secy. 

CLEVELAND, O.— Amalgamated Meat Cut- 
ters' and Butchers' Association. Dec. 3. 

CLINTON, IA.— Northeastern Iowa Teachers' 
Association. October. Supt Bostwick, 
secy. 

COLUMBIA, MO.— Missouri Baptists' General 
Association. Oct. 22 to 27. 

CLINTON, IA.— Knights and Ladies of Gold- 
en Precept, Supreme Lodge. Dec. 4. Mrs. 
Lou D. Peck, Clinton. la., secy. 

COLD SPRINGS, N. Y— Putnam County 
Horticultural Exhibition. Nov. 8 and 9, 
1900. 

COLUMBIA, CAL. — State Pharmaceutical As- 
sociation. Oct. 31. Frank M. Smith. 158 
Weutworth. St., Charleston, S. C, secy. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— Evangelical Lutheran 

Synod. Oct. 24 to 30. 
COLUMBIA, S. C— State Cotton Growers' 

Convention. Oct. 31. 
COLUMBUS. IND. — Indiana Municipal 

League. 1901. 

COLUMBUS, O.— Daughters of American 
Revolution, State Conference. Oct. 31 -and 
Nov. 1, 1900. 

COLUMBUS, O.— County Auditors' State As- 
sociation. Nov. 20 and 21, 1900. J. F. Kim- 
erline, Bucyrus, O., secy. 

CONCORD, N. H. — State Teachers' Associa- 
tion. Oct. 26 and 27. Samuel W. Robertson, 
Woodsville, N. H., secy. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA.— Southwestern Iowa 
Teachers' Association. Nov. 1 to 3. H. B. 
Mayden, Council Bluffs, la., secy. 

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA-— State Educational 
Association. Nov. 1 to "•..,.__ 

DARLINGTON. S. C— South Carolina M. E. 
. Conference. Dec. 12. 

DAVENPORT, IA.— State Firemen's Associ- 
ation. Nov. 21, 1900. F. A. Wood, Cedar 
Rapids, la., secy. 

DEERING, ME. — State Cniversallst S. S. 
Convention. Oct. — . Rev. L. W. Coons, 
Pittsfield, Me., secy. 

DEERING, ME. — Young Peoples Christian 
Union Convention. Oct. — . Miss Abbie C. 
Trefethen, Portland, Me., secy. 

DELAVAN, WIS.— American Farmers* Insti- 
tute Association. Dec. 15 to 17. 1900. F. E. 
Dawley, Fayetteville. N. Y., pres. 

DENVER, COL.— Tenth International Sunday 
School Convention. Probably June, 1901-,, 
Marion Lawrance. Toledo. O.. aecy. ^k 

DBS MOINES, IA.— Epworth League State 
Convention. Oct. 25 to 28. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Iowa State Teachers' As- 
sociation'. Dec. 30. 

DES MOINES, IA.— Daughters of Pocahon- 
tas Great Council. October. Estella Wake- 
land, Mystic. la., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.v-Reunion of Armies of the 
Tennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900. 
Gen. A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, 0., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— National Railway Mail 
Service Benevolent Association. October, 
1900. N. H. Nichols. Cleveland, 0., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— The New Church State 
Association. Oct. 26 to 28. John Strong- 
man, 234 Butternut St.. Detroit. Mich., secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Federation of Commercial 
Schools, December. 1900. 

DETROIT, MICH. — American Economic As- 
sociation. Dec U to 30. Charles H. Hull, 
meea. N. Y. 

DIXIE, GA.— Thomasvtlle Baptist Association. 
Oct. 25 to 28. 

DOVER. DEL.— I. O. R. M. Great Council. 
Oct. 31. Geo. C. Guthrie, Wilmington, Del., 



EAU CLAIRE, WIS.— Street Fair and Good 
Road Convention. October. J. M. Signorr 
Eau Claire, Wis., secy. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association! 
Dec. 1. William P. Colwin, Elmira, N. Y.| 
secy. 

ELSWORTH, ME.— Elsworth's 100th Annll 
versary Celebration. October. L. F. Glles| 

- Elsworth, Me., secy. 

ESTILL SPRINGS. KY.— National Fox Huntf 

- ers' Association. Nov. 12. 

FAIRMOUT, MINN.— State Butter & Chees| 
Makers' Association. Nov. 23 and 23. 19 
J. K. Bennet, Clinton Falls, Minn., secy. ] 

FAIRMOCNT, MINN.— State Butter anc] 
Cheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and f 

FALL RIVER, MASS.— State Committee, 
M. C. A. of Massachusetts and Rhode la 
land. Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong, 7fi 
Tremont at.. Boston. Mass. 

FLINT, MiqH.— Epworth League Flint Dii 
trict Convention. October. Miss Lulu Hol| 
Howell, Mich., secy. 

FLORENCE, S. C— State Presbyterla| 
Church Synod. Oct. 23 to 29. 

FORT GAINES, GA.— A. M. E. Church Con 
ference. Nov. 7 to 14. 

FREEPORT, ILL.— Northern Illinois Teach 
ers* Association. Oct. 25 to 27. 

FREDRICKS, VA.— Reunion 133d Pennsyl 
vania Volunteers. October. Dr. Davi| 
Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

FREDERICK CITY, MD.— United Brethref 
Church of United States and Europe, 
tennlal Celebration. 190L 

GALESBURG, ILL.— Union Veterans Stat 1 
Division. Nov. 22. M. E. Ward, Galc-sbur^ 
III., secy. 

GLENS FALLS, N. Y.— State Womans' Sufj 
frage Association. Oct. 29 to 31. Isabej 
Howland. Sherwood. N. Y-, secy. 

GREENFIELD, O.— Union Veterans Unjol 

Department Encampment. Nox. 14 anl 

15, 1900. J. H. Rhodes. Clyde, O., secy. 

GRIFFIN, GA. — State Federation of Women! 
Clubs. Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. Mrs. Van Bureif 
Augusta, Ga., secy. 

GRIFFIN, GA.— State Dairymen's Associd 
ton. November. M. L. Duggan t - Sparli 
Ga., secy. 

GUELPH, ONT., CAN.— American Leiceste 
Breedrs' Association. December. A. 
Temple, Cameron, 111., secy. 

HALIFAX, N. S., CAN.— Sons of Temperancj 

Grand Division. Nov. 6. W. S. Sander 

Halifax, N. S., secy. 
HAMILTON, W. VA.— Poultry Association 

Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Joshua Hatcher, Hamiij 

ton, Va., secy. 

HARRISBURG. PA.— Pennsylvania Presby. 
terlan Church Synod.- Oct., 1900. Rev. D^ 
Chambers, Harrisburg. Pa., secy. 

HARTFORD, CONN.— P. M. I. O. O. F. De 
partme-nt- Council. October. 

HOBART, IND. — Indiana State Dairy 
elation. December. H. B. VanNor 
Lafayette. Ind. 

HOLL1, C»__ »_.«st Home Festival, 
the fall. 

HOUSTON, TEX.— Southern Publishers' Asi 
sociation. November. A. R. Holderiy. Jr| 
Richmond Times, Richmond, Va., Secy. 




EAU CLAIRE. WIS.— Inter-County Medical 
Society. Nov. 20. Dr. J. J. Selbach, Eau 
Claire, Wis., secy. 



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Indianapolis, ind.— i. o. o. f. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 20, 1900. W. H. Leedy 
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j'NDIANAPOLIS. IND.— State Bankers* As- 
|. sociation. Nov. 21 and 22. 1900. M. B. Wil- 
li, ■_ ff son, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. , 
}|NpiAKAPOLIS, IND.— National Live Stock 
• Exchange. Annual meeting'. October. 

. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— National Grain Deal- 
«., >»j« era* Association. Nov. 20. 

» : !!' N 5 IANAPOL1S ' IND.— Slack Cooperage 

:.?':!i Manufacturers* Association of V. S. Nov. 

j'ir-1? 21 and 22. M. A. Moore, Milwaukee, Wis.. 

'li^ifi ■ ec 3 r - "■■ , » . 

I i i/OWA FALLS, IA_— Northeastern lowa-Hor- 
k'-Nril ticultural Society. Nor. 27 to 29. 1900. Chas. 
' V;-,",|j H - True, Edgewood. la., secy. 
* ! .tfACKSON. MICH.— State Building & Loam 
i F- '■* Association. Dec. 4 and 5. 1900. 0_ A. Leon- 
j r ; g art, Albion. Mien. 

*-,:."SaCKSON. TENN^-State C. P. Church Sy- 
! i; f -M nod. .Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. 

I I igACKSONTOLLE, FLA.— State '. Retail Gro- 
'►li : -*f cera* Association. November. William Ben- 
Fjr,j|nett, Okahumpka, Fla.. secy. ": ; -.- ■-,_... .- 

S*i?:§ACKSONVILLE. FLA.— Mayors' and Coun- • 
I ■; :-, cifoxen's Convention. November. J. W. 
,,•;' ,J| White, Jacksonville, Fla., secy. 

\ |?jf ANESVILLE, WIS.— Y." M. C. A. State Con- 
?if >H vention. Nov. 22 to 25. J. C. Kline, Janes- 
YM »■»'"*. Wis., secy. 

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' -If *i vention. Oct. 30 to Nov. 2. Miss E. D. Mor- 
' s| ^ It r.s, 410 Rialto Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo. 

* -"$ li-4fANSAS CITY. MO.— Supreme Lodge. Nsv- 
:'. ;S < if .? thmal Reserve Association. October. A. 
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TENN.— Woman's Tennessee 
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jiACROSSE, WIS.— Order Eastern Star 
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[ \ t JIaFAYETTE,.' IND.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
| tfSUi Convention. November,: 1900. Miss Jennie 
i * 5fp ; Masson, Indianapolis. Ind., secy. 

•" * ' ANSING, MICHl— National Lincoln Sheep 
S^SkkI Breeders* Association.. Dec. 10. EL A. Dan- 
[' }t- X 'els, Elva,3iKcb^ secy. 

'- -■ "S-.J.ANSING, MICH.— State Federation of Wo- 
•jj-^f men's Clubs. Oct. 23 to 27. Mrs. George 



MANCHESTER, N. H.— State Dental Associ- 
ation. Nov. 6 and 7, 1900. F. F. Fisher, 
secy. 

MANCHESTER, N. H.— State Veteran Odd 
Fellows' Association. Nov. 5 to 8, 1900. 
S. C. Gould, Dean av., Manchester, N. H., 
secy. 

MANKATO, MINN.— Southern Minnesota EJ- 
ucational- Association. November. 

MAYSVDL.LB, KY.— Daughters of Rebekah, 
State Assembly. Nov. 26 and 27. Mrs. M. 
Schwartz, prest.; Mrs. Kate Anderson, New- 
port, Ky., secy. 

McKEESPORT,' PAi— Daughters of America, 
State, Council. September, 1901. 

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.— State Presbyerian 
Church Synod: Oct. 31 to Nov. 4. 

MD^LEDGEVDILE. GA.— Macon A. M. E 
Church Conference. Nov. 4 ta 14. 

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— National Agricultural 
Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers' As- 
sociation. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Frank E. Lu- 
kens, 1433 Monadnock Block, .Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

MILWAUKEE. WIS.— National Agricultural 
Press League. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. Marco 
Morrow, 1712 Fisher Bldg., Chicago, 111., 
secy. 

MINERSVDLLE, PA.— Y. P. S. C. E. Schuyl- 
kill County Convention. Oct. 26 and 27. U. 
. 7N. Nuss, Potsville, Pa., secy. 

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— Western Surgical 
and Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28. G..H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market St., 
Chicago. III. 

MOBILE.* ALA.— Central Alabama M. E. 
Conference. Nov: 28 to Dec. 3. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— United Daughters of 
the Confederacy. Nov. 14 to 17. Mrs. Ed- 
win G. Weed, Jacksonville. Fla., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— F. and A. M. Grand 
Lodge. Dec. 4- H. C. Armstrong, Mont- 
gomery; Ala., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Ex-Slave Association 
of Alabama. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. -. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— Royal Arch Masons, 
Grand Chapter. Dec. 3 and 4. Hi C. Arm- 
strong, Montgomery, Ala., secy. 

MONTGOMERY, ALA.— State Legislature 
meets. Nov. 13, 1900. 



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S >-§:'i'-ANSING, " MICH.— State Merino Sheep 
r .^' '•.'f, Breeders" Association. Dec. 18, 1900. 

'" IS^iANSENG, MICH.— Rebekah State Assembly. 

--■?»• 'Octob- •■■■■■■■ 

I '*j.'j';|-A ; .-PLATA, MO.— State Universalist Conven- 
! ( -"K.tlon. October. S. S. Carrette, Kirksville, 
. t^; Mo., secy.. ■ 

} a! HEEDS. ALA.— State Presbyterian Church 

* ff & Synod - Nov - 2 to 7. 

' •;■ ti^EOTI, KAN.— Western Kansas Educational 
f Association. Nov. ,29 and 30^ 1900:' Misff 

', If . if* Grace Gardner, Ness Ciftr, Kan. ; 

* ^ f ?H'EXINGTON. KY.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
r vli § mention. Oct. 31 to Nov. 2. H. E. Tralle, 

,,p*S# SOS Portland ave., Louisville. Ky., secy. 

il- jf'jINCOLN, NEB.— I. O. R. M. State Council. 
"^ Jj» November, 1900. 'S. J. Dennis, LiHf:olt, 

I- 'tHNeb.^:secy. /'•■: 

'"';"?. "ilNCOLN, NEB.— Superintendents and Prin- 
*:'£-" cipals of . Grammar Schools. October. 

, S-r% : ITTLE ROCK. ARK.-7-Order Eastern Star, 
'AiMmtiiragaA Chapter. Nov. 19 and 20. Mrs. Jen- 
,1 TJ'.'. 'i'ule B. Hopkins. Mabelvale, -Ark., secy. 

f ."Sr-. ITTLE ROCK, ARK.— F. and A. M. Grand 
Hj, %p Lodge. Nov. 20. Fay Hempstead, Little 
: - i ERcck, Ark., secy. 

/iftv-.OS ANGELES. CAL.— Roadmastera* Oon- 
l-Mmtnattm.- Not. 13. 1S0O. J. B. Dickson. ■«•/.. 
If tSterlinc BJ- _ 

■6 .y|»UISVXLLE, KY.— Phi Delta Tbeta Nation- 
4g!*|if|*al Convention. November, 1900. Frank D. 

:|*£^^:iSwope. secy. \ 

jllpljOCISVILLE, KY.— State Swine Breeders' 
sSlJiAssociation. Dec. 11, 1900. M. W. Neal, 
jJIgjlLouisvillev Ky., secy. 

''* '" JOUISVILLE, KY.^-Churci Fair, given for 

JSj ffbeneflt of Sisters of Mercy. Oct 15 to 27. . 

>4fJ,'iftr 

K aJOUISVILLE, KY.— State Conference of Cor- 

^gfffrections and Charities. Dec. 12 to 14. 

f £* OUI8VILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Preu 
*of America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright, 15 

-StjjMercer at., Cincinnati. O. 1 

Ssat-:* 

;OUISVILLE, KY.— American Associated ' 
*"3^«Labor Preaa.. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc- . 

^f^Dermott, Chicago. IIL 



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* « ™n S **-3tPUISVniLB. KY.— American Federation of 
i ? #i. "Labor. Dec 6. 1900. Frank Morrison, 422 
f fr ^k 2° ■**• WaaTiington;. D. C f 

^'^jYONS..N. Y.— Masonic Thirty-second Dis-' 
3f*1 -trict Convention. Nov. 26 and 27, 1900. Geo. 
■if *Kent, Lyons, N. Y., secy. 



MONTPELIER, VT.— Grand Court Vermont 
Toga. May, 190L John F. Roche. 37 Henry 
St., Mbntpeller. Vt, secy. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— Southeastern Horticul- 
tural Society. Nov. 20 to 22, 1900/ C. W. 
" Burton, Cedar Rapids, la., secy. 

MUSCATINE, IA.— State Baptist Convention. 
Oct. 28. E. P. Bartlett, Des Moines, la., 
secy. 

-NASHVILLE, TENN.— Knights and Ladles of 
Honor. First Tuesday after the third Mon- 
day, April. 190L Henry Buttenberg. 248 2d 
St., Memphis. Teno.. secy. 

NASHVH.LE. TENN.— Knights of Honor 
Grand Lodge. October. John L. Molen, 
• Nashville, Term., secy. 

NAfJHVlLLB, TENN.— Tennessee Jersey Cat- 
-ti» CtUb, annual meeting. December, 190O. 
D: S. Williams. Nashville. Tean.. secy. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Knights of Pythias Grand 
Lodge (Colored). Nov. 20 to 22. 

NEWARK, N. J.— Brotherhood of Andrew 
and Philip National Convention. Nov. 16. 
C. E_ Wyckoff. Irvington. N. J., secy. 

NEWBERRY, S. C— State Baptist Associa- 
tion. Dec. 1. Rev. G. A. Wright, New- 
berry, S. .C, secy. ; 

NEW BRAUNFELS, TEX.— Southern Phila- 
telic Association. October. ' E. Gerlich, 
New Braunfels, Tex., secy. 

NEW CASTLE. PA.— State Fireman's Con- 

.._ y.ention. October. . 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Geological Society of 
America. Dec. 26. H. L. Fairchild, Roch- 
ester, N. Y.. secy. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Agricultural Colleges 
and Experimental Stations. Nov. 13 to 15. 

" NEW. HAVEN, CONN.— New Haven County 
Horticultural Society. Nov. 14 to 16. 

NEW HAVEN, CONN.— Horticultural Socie- 
ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15. 

NEWPORT NEWS. W.VA.— Presbyterian Sy- 
nod of Virginia, West Virginia and Mary- 
land. Oct. 23 to 27. Rev. E. T. Willford, 
Newport News, Va., secy. 

NEW WESTMINSTER. B. C— I. O. G. T. 
" Grand Lodge. October. Rev. W. J. Brown, 
Nanaimo, B. O. secy. - 

■skw. YORK CITY, N. Y.— State Railway 
Surgeons' Association. Nov. 14, 1900. Dr. 
Geo. Chaffee, 226 47th St., Brooklyn, N. Y., 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— Catholic Societies 
Convention. Nov. 29, 1900. 

NEW YORK. N. Y^— Roentgen Society of the 
United States. Dec. 13 and 14. 

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y— Catholic Women's 
Benevolent Legion. Dec. 26, 1900. Miss An- 
nie O'Connor, 117 E. 23d St., New York City, 
secy. 



NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— National Naval 
Architects and Marine Engineers' Society. 
Nov. 15 and 16. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— International Assocla*- 
tion for Testing Materials. Oct. 25 to 27. 
Rich. F. Humphrey, Philadelphia, Pa., 
secy. % 

NEW YORK. N. Y.— Leather Belting Manu- 
facturers' Association. Nov. 21. Geo. H. 
Blake, 26 Ferry st.. New York City, secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— Automobile Show. Nov. 
14 to 24. Marcus Nathan. New York City, 
secy. 

NEW YORK CITY— College Gymnasium Di- 
rectors* Convention. Dec., 1900. Dr. W. S. 
Savage, New York City, secy. 

NORMAL. ILL.— Illinois Ex-Prisoners of 
War Association. October. Matt C. Cun- 
ningham, Normal, 111., secy. 

NORWJCH, CONN.— State Council of O. U. 
A. M. May, 1901. 

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA.— Territorial Med- 
ical Association.: Nov. 15; 1900. Dr.. B. F. 
Harriman, Chandler, Okla., secy. 

OMAH1, NEB.— Improved Live Stock Breed- 
ers' . State Association. October. E.J.Rus- 
sell, Herman, Neb., secy. 

OMAHA, NEB.— Union Veterans, Department 
Encampment. November, 1900. 

OWOSSA, MICH— State Sunday School Con- 
vention. Nov. 13 to 15. 

OWOSSO, MICH.— State Sunday School Con- 
vention- Nov. 13 to 15. 1900. M. H. Reyn- 
olds, Owosso, Mich., secy. 

OWOSSO, MICH. — Reunion Company G, 3d 
Michigan Cavalry. October. S. H. Allium. 
Owosso, Mich., secy. 

OZARK. ARK.--Y. P. S. C. E. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 28 and 29. Miss Ann Hart- 
wich, Atkins, Ark., secy. '"' 

PANA, ILL. — Central Illinois Medical Associ- 
ation. Oct. 30. Dr. C. R. Spicer, Taylors- 
ville, 111., secy. 

PANORA, IA.— Panora Poultry Club. Nov. 
20 to 24. D. G. Wilson, Panora, la., secy. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— F. and A. M., ' 
Grand Lodge. Nov. 14. James A. - Bryan, 
Parkersburg, W. Va., secy. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— I. O..O. F.'Grand 
- Lodge. Nov. 21. Henry Seamon, Mounds- 
ville, W. Va., secy. 

PARKERSBURG. W. VA.— Rebekah State 
Assembly. Nov. 2L Mrs. H. Poney. Col- 
liers, W. Va., secy. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Royal Arch Ma- 
sons Grand Chapter. Nov. 13. Jas. A. Bry- 
an, Parkersburg, W. Va., secy. 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Encampment. November. G. A. Hieble, 
1G18 St. Marys av., Parkersburg, W. Va., 
secy. 

PEKIN, ILL.— Illinois Sugar Beet Growers' 
Association. In October. Leon Hay, secy., 
Kankakee. 111. 

PENN-S CREEK. PA.— Y. P. S. C. E. Oct. 
26 and 27. Mrs. S. C. Dondore, Penn's 
Creek, Pa., secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Y. P. S. C. E. State 
Convention. Nov. 20 to 22, 1900. Rev. C. E. 
Eberman, 36 W. Orange St., Lancaster, Pa., 
secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Penna Christian En- 
deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 23. Theo. Mc- 
Donald, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— American Brother- 
hood of the Union, Supreme Circle. Octo- 
ber, 1900. . 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— State Woman's Suf- 
frage Association. Nov. 1. Mrs. Mary B. 
Luckie, 332 East Broad st, Chester, Pa., 
secy. 

PHOENIX, ARIZ.— Knights Templar Grand 
Commandery. Nov. 14. * John J., Sweney, 
Phoenix, Ariz., secy. 



PHOENIXVILLE, PA.— Y. P. s C E 
Schuylkill Valley Convention. Nov 13 ' lson' 
Rev. W. T. Nudge, secy. "..woo. 

VI nf ??- DP1 ^, ARK.-Arkansas State Fair. 
Oct 22 to 27. M. E. Bloom. Pine Bluff 
ArK., secy. 

PI ,^? B S5v G ' , PA i- Fat , Stocl£ Show - Nov. 16 
to 19. l&oo. J. p. Beal, Pittsburg, Pa., secy. 

PITTSBURG PA.-ReunIon Ancient Accepted 
Scottish Rite Masons. Nov. 20 to 23. MOB. 

PITTSBURG PA.-State Retail Grocers' As- 
sociation. Oct. — . Alb»rt Kaiser 14 s 
Tenth st.. Philadelphia, Ki., pres. 

P ? R =L CHEST , ER '~ N - Y.-Rathbone Sisters 
?. r .? n S, Temple - October. M. E. LeCount, 
2447 Eighth St., New York City, secy 

PROVIDENCE R. I.-Protestant Episcopal 
S on £ re8 f; Nov. 13 to 16. Rev. Thoa. Ri 
Harris. Scarboro. N. Y„ aecy. *"""■. *»• 

PROVIDENCE. R. I.-State Institute of In- 

™™ Ct 'S&- T 00 . 4 * 2S - to 27 - -SMney. A, ■•Sher- 
man, 227 Irving ave.. Providence. R I 
secy. ' * 

PROVIDENCE. R. I— National Academy of 
bcience. Nov. 13 and 14, 1900. Prof Wai- 
cott Gibbs, Newport, R. i., secy. ' ' 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.-National Delta Kappa 
Epsilon Society. Nov. 14 to 16, 1900. WW 
Dyer, secy. .,"•."• 

PROVIDENCE, R. I.-Rebekah State Assem- 
bly October. Cora A. Aldtich, Providence, 
JK. I., aecy, . 

RACINE_WIS.^State Federation of Worn- 

hS S ,S» b M , No Y" 7 i° 9 - «™ Howard Cros- 

- by, 1042 Main st., Racine, W's-,- secy. ■•'- 1 

RALEIGH N C.-North Carplina State Fair 
(Colored). Oct. 30 to Nov.' 3. Hon.^ J 'H 
Williams, Raleigh. N, C.Csecy. " 

RAMER. ALA.— M. E. Church Conference. 

■ Nov. 7 to 13. : - 

READING, PA.-Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. November. Mrs. N. A. Lowry, Scran- 

- ton. Pa., secy. 

RICHMOND. VA.— Royal Arch Masons Grand 
Chapter. Nov. 13 and 14. James B. Blanks 
Petersburg, Va., secy. ~" ■ 

RICHMOND; VA.— Knight Templars Grand 
Commandery. Nov. 15. James B. Blanks, 

■ Petersburg, Va., secy. 

RICHMOND, VA.— Bristol Floral SocleTy 
Chrysanthemum Show. Nov. 15.' 

RICHMOND, VA.-Trt-Stats MMlcai Asso- 
ciation of .the Carolina* and Virginias. 
Richmond, Va. Mldls of February" 1»01. 

■ Paulua A. Irving. M.D.. 101 W. Grace st. 



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NCLE TOM' S CIBIH CO'S. 

■•■TSIIN .NO WSafSRM. 

LKON WASHBURN.... Manager Eastern. 

WM, KIBBLE ..; •• " Western. 

THE BARNUM OF THEM ALL ! 

More Grand Novelties than ever before. Gorge- 
ous Scenery; Mechanical Effect*: Prof. Derr'a 
Brass Band; Ella Hyson's Colored Female Brass 
Band (the first appearance in America); Blood- 
hounds; Beautiful Chariots drawn by handsome 
Ponies; Cake Walkers; Bubk Dancers; ' jubilee 
Singers, and 1 he largest Street Parade evtr giv- 
en by an Opera -House attraction Address : 
LEON WASHBURN. 
Care Donaldson Litho. Co. Newport, Ky. 

WAHTED— Percentage Attractions 

Clean shows under tent, and every variety of 
amusement. Terms, 10 percent of your proceeds. 

Meridian, Miss., Fair, Nov 19 to 24. 

«9>Attendance for the week last year 35,000. 
Addresn 

CHARLES W. BAILEY. Secretaiy, 

- Meridian, Miss. 



ROCHESTER, N.. Y.— American Uerino Sheep 
Breeders* Association. December, 1900. J. 
H. Earll. Skaneateler. N. Y., secy. 

ROCHESTER. N. Y.— American Cheviot 
Sheep Breeders' Association. Dec. 18 to 20, 
1900. T. E. Dawley, Tavetteville. N. Y., 
secy. 

RUSHVILLE, IND.— Reunion 68th Regiment 
Indiana Vol. Infantry. October. Geo. W. 
Foreman, Napoleon,' Ind., secy. 

SAGINAW.' MICH:— Journeymen Barbers' 
Convention. October. W." E. Klapetezky, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— National Live 
Stock Association Convention. Jan. 16 to 
18. 1901. 

SAN ANTONIO. TEX.— Railway Trackmen 
ef America. Dee. I. ISO*. John T. Wilson. 
O. C„ St. Leula. Mo. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— State General Baptist 
Convocation and Baptists' Women Mission 
Workers. Nov. 7 to 15. Rev. A. J. Harris, 
San Antonio, Tex., secy. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Austin M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 13. 

SAN 'ANTONIO, TEX.— Baptist General Con- 
vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten, 
Brownwood. Tex.; 1. H. Truett, WWte- 
wrigbt, Tex. 

8AN PJtANCISCO, CAL.— Protestant Episco- 
pal Church Convention. October, U3L Rev. 
C. L. Hutchlns. 

SAN JOSE, . CAL.— W. C. T. U. SUte Con- 
vention. October. Mrs. C. M. Ay'res, 540 
N.'Fourth'st.. Sah Jose, Cal.. secy. 

SANTA ROSA. COL.— B. Y. P. U. District 
Convention. Oct. 30 and 31. D. P. Ward, 
Pasadena, Cal., secy. 

SAVANNAH; "GA.— Daughters of Confederacy 
State Convention. November. Mrs. Ham- 
ilton Branch. Savannah, Ga., secy. 

SCOTTSBURG, IND.— Reunion 38th Indiana 
Regiment. 

SHAMOKIN, PA.— Y. P. S. C. E. Northum- 
berland Convention. November, 1900. Chas. 
C. Lark, pres. 

SMITH CENTER. KAN.— Northwestern Kan- 
' sa's' Teachers' Association. November, 1900. 
W. H. Lyons, secy. 

SMITH FALL. ONT.— W. C. T. U. Provincial 
Convention. Oct. 29 to Nov. 3. Mrs. M. 
Wiley, Richmond Hill. Ont., secy. 

. S. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.— Epworth League 
Jacksonville District Convention. Nov. 7 
-and 8 C. W. Kinne. Jacksonville, Fla., 
secy.> 

SPARTA, . GA.— Evangelical Christian Church 
Convention. Oct. 24 to 30. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL— State Swine Breeders* 
Association. Nov. 13 to 15. Chas. F. Mills, 
. 512. B. Monroe St.. Springfield, 111., secy. 

" SPRINGFIELD; ILL— State Horse Breeders' 
Association; Nov: 13 to 15. Geo. Williams, 
Athens, 111., secy. 

.SPRINGFIELD, ILL— State Live Stock As- 
,; --sociation. Nov. 13 to 15.. Fred. H. Rankin, 
.--Athens, 111., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 13 to 23. Samuel Stern, 
.12 E; Side Sqr., Springfield, 111., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD; ILL.— P. M. I. O. O. F. De- 

-. partme'nt Council. Nov. 19 to 23. Samuel 
'- Stern, 12 E." Side "Sqr., Springfield, 111., secy. 

SPJtINGFIBLD. ILL.— I. O. O. F. Grand 
Lodge. Nov. 20. A. M. Miller, Springfield, 
111., secy. 

\SPRINGFIELD.' ILL.— Independent Order 
Foresters.' Grand Lodge. Nov. 20. James 
'■ R. Miller, Springfield, III., secy. 

/. SPRINGFIELD, ILL— Rebekah State Assem- 
.'■ hly. Nov. 21. Lola L-. Rlckard, Decatur, 
. 111., secy. 

SPRlNGFiELD. ILL.— State Beekeepers* As- 
sociation. . Nov. 22 and 23. Jas. A. Stone, 
• BraiTfordton. 111., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, . ILL.— American Oxford- 
Down .Sheep Association. November. W. 
_ A-. Shafer. Mlddletown, O., secy. 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.— Illinois Live Stock 
"Breeders' Association. Nov. 13 to 15. 

.' 'SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— Illinois Millers' State 
Association. First Wednesday In Decern- 
... ber., a H. Seybt, Highland, 111. 

ST. JOSEPH, MO.— Northwest Teachers' As- 
sociation. Nov. 29 and 30. 

ST JOSEPH. MO— Knights of Maccabees of 
; Missouri. Second Tuesday, May, 1901. A. 
. Segge'r. 1(S0 Front av.. Kansas City. Mo. 

ST. LOUIS. MO.— Kings' Daughters State 
Branch. Nov. 7 and 8, 1900. Miss S. M. 
Roth. 3201 Locust St., St. Louis, Mo., secy. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— Charities & Corrections 
State Conference. Nov. 15, 1900. Miss Mary 
' E.' Perry, St. Louis, Mo. 

ST. LOUIS, MO— Brotherhood of Ratlway 
■ Trackmen of America.. First Monday in 
% ' December. John Wilson, 2312 Olive at, St. 
Louis.. Mo. 

S"n LOUIS. MO.— Railway Signaling Club. 
: Nov. 13. C, O. TUton, West Milwaukee, 
Wis., aecy. 

, ST. PAUL, MINN.— Grand Encampment, I. 
O. O. F. or Minnesota. January, 1ML S. 
B. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis. 



STORM LAKE, IA.— State Dairy Association. 
Nov. 13 to 15, 1900. 

TALLAPOOSA, GA. — Georgia M. E. Confer- 
ence. Dec. 20. ~~ 

TIFFIN, O.— Y. W. C. A., State Convention. 
Nov. 9 to 11, 1900. Mrs. Nellie A. Lowry, 

Toledo, O., secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— National Convention, G. A. R. 
1903. 

TOPEKA, KAN.— Y. W. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 25 to 29. Miss Agnes Radford, 
- Masonic Temple, Topeka, Kan.-, secy. 

TORONTO, ONT., CAN.— Household Econom- 
ic Association. October, 1900. Mrs. F. J. 
Barker, Manchester, N. H., secy. 

TRENTON, N. J.— I. O. O. F. Grand En- 
campment. Nov. 20, 1900. Lewis Parker, 
Trenton, N. J., secy. 

TRENTON. N. J.— Epworth League Trenton 
District Convention. October. Rev. N. J. 
Wright, secy. 

: TUSKALOOSA. ALA.— B. Y. P. U. State Con- 
vention. Oct. 30. 

TUSKALOOSA, ALA.— Baptist State Conven- 
tion. Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. 

VALDOSTA, GA;— Vaidosta Exposition. Oct. 
30 to Nor. I, ISO*. A. Moore. Vaidosta, Ga., 
XBgr. 

VEEDERSBURG, IND.— Woman's Relief 
Corps District Convention. October. 

VICTORIA. TEX.— West Texas M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec. 19. 

WACO, TEX. — Southern German M. E. Con- 
•ference. Nov. 29. 

WASHINGTON, D. O— The Order of the Pa- 
trons of Husbandry. Nov. 14. John Trim- 
ble, 514 F at. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Sons of Revolution 
Triennial Session. April 19, 1902. Jamas 
Mortimer, Montgomery, N. Y., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— National Christian 
Citizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will- 
iamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON. D; C— Patrons of Husbandry 
National Grange. Nov-. 14. John Trimble, 
514 F street, Washington. D. O. secy. 

WASHINGTON. D. C— Centennial Celebra- 
tion, Establishment of Government at 
Washington. Dec, 1900. Dr. R. G. Wylie, 
Williamsburg, Pa., secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— American Institute of 
Architects. Dec., 1900. Glenn Brown, 
Washington, D. C, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. O— American Institute of ' 
Architects. December. Glenn Brown, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. O— W. C. T. U. National 
Convention. Nov. 30. Mrs. Susanna M. 
Fry, The Temple, Chicago, secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C. — American Federation 
of Textile Operatives. Dec. 17. 

WATERTOWN. N. Y.— Universalists' State 
Convention. October. Rev. B; B. Gibbs, 
"■- Watertown, N. Y., secy. 

WATSONTOWN, PA. —Reunion Seventh 
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry Associa- 
tion. Oct. 23 and 24. Geo. F. Stehlin, Or- 
wigsburg. Pa., secy. 

WAYNESBORO, GA.— Savannah M. E. Con- 
ference. Dec; '-13. - 

WELLINGTONS;- O.— Kings Sons and Daugh- 
ters, State Branch. Oct., 1900. Mrs. D. W. 
Willison, 36* W. Tenth ave., Columbus, O., 
aecy. • j' 

WELLINGTON.' O.— Ohio Branon Interna- 
tional .Order of the Kings Daughters and 
Sons. Oct., 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will- 
iams. 38 Wj 10th are.. Columbus. O. 

WELLS, NEV.— I. O. G. T. Grand Lodge. 
Nov. 17, 1900. Mrs. E. J. Yeathers,- Deeth, 
- Nev. 

WESTFIELD,*. MASS.— Western Massachu- 
setts* Fox Club. November. W. H. Foote, 
Westlleld, Mass., secy. 

WEST LIBERTY, IA.— Reunion 35th Iowa 
Volunteer -Infantry. October. Robert D. 
Bodman, Muscatine, la., secy. 

WHEELING, W. VA.— Grand Lodge, I. O 
Red Men.- May 1 to 7. 1901. 

WICHITA, KAN.— Y. M. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Nov. 22 to 25, 1900. 

WINSTON. N. O— Winston Seml-Centennial 
Celebration. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Ah-erican Antiquarian 
Society. Oct., 1900. Chas. F. Adams, Lin- 
coln, Mass., secy. 

WORCESTER, MASS.— Clam Barton Tent 
No. J D. of V., at G. A. R. Hall, 35 Pearl 
st. 'First 1 and second Monday of each 
month. Mrs. Ida B. Warren. 140 Chandler 
•t.. Worcester. Mass. 

XENIA, O.— Reunion Green County, Ohio, 
Ex-Soldiers* and Sailors' Marine Associa- 
tion. Oct. — . Mrs. Samuel Manor, secy. 

YANKTON, S. DAK.-State* Teachers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 2G to 28. Supt. Hartrauft, Ab- 
erdeen, S. Dak., secy. 

YOUNGSTOWN. O— Grand Council of Ohio, 
Foresters of America. Second Tuesday In 
May. 1901. The*. L. Hopkins, 1404 Harvard 
st. Cleveland. O., secy. 

YOUNGSTOWN. O— Woman's Relief Corps 
Convention. Nov. 1. Alice M. Rex, Canton, 
O., secy. 

ZANESVILLE, O.— State Library Associa- 
tion. October. 



Poultry Shows. 

AMSTERDAM, N. Y— Union Poultry aha Pet 

Stock Association. Dec. 12 to 15. Win. 
Phillips, Jr., secy. . 

ASHLEY, O.— Ashley Poultry and Pet Stock 
Association. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. S. B. Lane, 
judge; W. T. Linn, secy. 

AURELIA, IA. — Aurelia Poultry Association. 
Dec. 19 to 22. H. B. Green, secy.; J. L. 
Todd, judge. 

AURORA, ILL. — -Aurora Poultry Association. 
Dec. 7 and 8. W.-M. Smith, secy.; D. T. 
Heimlich and F. H. Shellabarger, judges. 

AUSTIN, TEX.— Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. H. B. 
Savage, judge; C. S. Brigance, secy. 

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.— Michigan Fan- 
ciers' Association. Dec. 4 to 7. James A. 
Tucker, judge; George S. Barnes, secy. 

BEACH CITY. O— Sugar Creek Poultry As- 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. H. A. Bridge, 
judge; W. H. Raft, secy. . 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur El- 
liott, Peabody, Mass.. secy. 

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.— Alabama Association. 
Dec. 12 to 19. J. D. Flummer, Birmingham, 
secy. 

BLOOMINGTON. O.— Jan. 8 to 12, 1901.. W. 

J. Jefferson, secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Jan. 15 to 19. 190L Arthur 
R. Sharp, Taunton, Mass., secy. 

BROCKTON. MASS.— Brockton Poultry As- 
sociation Show; Nov. 28 to 30. M. J. Puf- 
fer, secy. 

BURR OAK, KAN.— Nov. 27 to 30. A. J. 
Benbow, secy.; C. H. Rhodes, judge. 

CANTON. O.— Poultry Show. Jan. 1 to 4. 1901. 
James C. Meekers, secy.; Ben T. Meyers, 
judge. ■'.."• 

CAREY, O. — Carey Fancy Poultry Breeders' 
Club. Jan. 3 to 8, 1901. Chas. McClave. 
judge; J. L. Yohe. secy. 

CARLINV1LLE, ILL.— Poultry Show. Nov. 
28 to Dec. L *=\ 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Poultry Fan- 
ciers' Association. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. 
Messrs. Holden, Tucker and Myers, judges; ' 
E.E. Richards, secy. ' > 

CHICAGO. ILL.— National Fanciers' Associa- 
tion. Messrs. Zimmer, Butterfield, Rigg, 
Russell, , Walden, Drevenstedt, Pierce, 
Bridge, Taylor and Tucker, judges; Fred 
L. Kimmey, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. Messrs. 
Zimmer. Butterfield. Riggs, Russell. Wal- 
den. Drevenstedt. Bridge, Taylor and Pierce, 
judges; Fred. L. Kinney, secy. 

CHICAGO, ILL.— American Polled Durham 
Breeders' Association. Dec. 4. J. H. Miller, 
Peru, Ind., secy. 

CINCINNATI, O— Jan. 14 to 17. A. C. Brooks, 
secy. ; B. N. Pierce, judge. 

CINCINNATI, 0.-H3incinnati Fanciers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 to 11. J. B. Ronnebaum, 

secy. 

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Poultry Association Show. 
Oct. 29 to Nov. 2. ■ 

COLUMBIA CITY. IND.— Jan. 1 to 5. 190L S. 
B. Lane, judge; H. Carver, secy. 

DALLAS. TEX.— Southwestern Association. 
Dec. 18 to 21. T. L. Lawhon. secy. 

DANBURY, CONN.— Western Connecticut- 
Poultry Association. Nov. 28 to Dec. 1. F. 
Borman, secy. 

DAVENPORT^ I A.— Dec. 4 to 7. A. L. Peter- 
son, secy. : 

■ DAYTON, O.— Gem City Poultry and Pigeon 
Association. Jan. 9 to 14, 1901. D. T. Heim- 
lich, judge; Theodore Faulstich, secy. 

DETROIT, MICH.— Michigan State Poultry 
Association. Jan. 7 to 12. 1901. 

DUBUQUE. IA.— Dec. 17 to 22. C. H. Gre- 
golre. secy.: A. B. Shaner. judge. 

EAST LIVERPOOL, O— Dec. 28 and 2». 
Frank Miller, judge. 

EAST PALESTINE, O.— East Palestine Poul- 
try and Pet Stock Club. Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. 
D. J. Lambert, judge; Harry G. Faxson, 
secy. 

ELGIN, ILL.— Elgin Poultry. Association. 
Dec. 25 to 28. C. P. Russell, cor. sec.; B. 
N.' Pierce, judge. 

ELMIRA, N. Y.— Elmira Poultry Association. 
Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. W. P. Colvin, secy. 

ERIE. PA. — Northwestern Pennsylvania 
Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association. 
Dec. 4 to 8. H. A. Bridge and Geo. H. Bur- 
gott, judges; A. E. Biethen, secy. 

FALL RIVER. MASS.— Fall River Poultry - 
Association Show. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1. John 
Crowther, secy. . * 

FAYETTE COUNTY. MO.— Missouri State 
Association. Dec 10 to 14. C. E. Codding, 
Sedalia, Mo., pres. 

FITCHBURG, MASS.— Fitehburg Poultry 
Show, in City Hall. Dec. IS to 21. A. C. 
• Hawkins and H. B. May, judges; W. E. 
Bennett, Fitchburg, Mass., secy.;. I. C. 
Greene, Box 703, Leominster, Mass., adv. 
agent. Send card for premium list, now 
ready. 

FT. COLLINS. COL.— Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. C. E. 

Lull, Ft. Collins, secy. ; C. H. Rhodes, 

judge. 
FORT WORTH, TEX— Dec. 11 to 14. J. E. 

Randall, secy. 



FRANKFORT, IND.— Dec. 17 to 22. 
Lane, judge; D. F. Maish, secy. 

FRESNO, ■ CAL.— Poultry and Pet Stocli 
Show. Nov. 15 to 17. 

GALENA, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 22. F. H. Hoeltl 
ing, secy.; Geo. W. Holden. judge. 

GALESBURG, ILL.— Galesburg Poultry Asl 
sociation. Nov. 26 to 28. Burt Repine 1 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

GALVESTON, TEX.— Galveston Association- 
Dec. 3 to 7. J. J. Hanna, secy.; E. Dunl 
stan, judge. 

GARDEN CITY, MO.— Nov. 27 to 29. J. Cart! 
wright, secy.; Southard, judge. 

GENEVA, O.— Geneva Poultry, Pigeon anl 
Pet Stock Association. Dec. 10 to 15. Henri 
Munger, secy. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poult 
and Pet Stock Association. Dec. 4 to 7. Ja 
A. Tucker, judge; J. A. Babcock, secy. 

GREAT BEND, KAN.— Jan* 23 to 29, 1901. , 
H. .Jennison, secy.; F. H. Sbellabarge 
judge. 

GREENFIELD, MASS.— Greenfield Score Carl 
Poultry Club. Dec. 11 and 12. T. E. Marsh 
secy.; I. K. Felch, judge. 

HENRY, ILL.— Henry Poultry Association 
Jan. 1 to 1, 1901. W. G. Griffith, secy.; 
H. Shellabarger, judge. 

HOMER, ILL.— Champaign County PoultrL 
Association. Dec. 19 to 21. Geo. Aulefl 
secy.; S. B. Lane, judge. 

HOOPESTON, ILL.— Dec. 17 to 19. 
Ayres, secy.; S. H. Taylor, judge. 

INDIANAPOLIS. IND.— Fanciers* Associatiol 
of Indiana. Dec. 10 to 15. B. N. Pierce anl 
J. A. Tucker, judges: J. C. Tarkingtoif 
secy. n 

IOWA CITY, IA.— Iowa City Poultry and pj 
Stock Association. Dec. 18 to 22. B. i 
Wickham, secy.; E. M. Pierce and Jams 
Tucker, judges. " 

JACKSONVILLE. ILL.— Jacksonville PoultJ 
Club. Dec. 10 to 12. Chas. -Reynolds, secy 
and D. T. Heimlich, judges. 

JOHNSTOWN. N. .Y.— Adirondack Poultij 
Club. Dec. 5 to 9. H. A. Bridge. David 
Nichols, A. F. Pierce, Geo. Burgott, F. 
Zimmer, H. J.- Qullhot, J. H. Drevenste 
judge; H. S. Wemple, secy. 

JEFFERSON, LA.— Jan. 8 to 11, 1901. P. _ 
Brown, secy.; F. H. Shellabarger. judge.] 

KALAMAZOO. MICH.— Southwestern Mlcbl 
gan Poultry Association. Dec. 24 to ~ 
H.. A. Bridge, judge; J. S. Carr, secy. 

KANSAS CITY, MO.— Grand River P. and 
S. Association Show. Nov. 19 and 20. 

KEOTA. IA.— Nov. 20 to 23. Keota Poult J 
Association. A. C. Smock, secy.; F. 
Shellabarger, judge. 

KIRKSVILLE, MO.— North Missouri Poulti 
Association. Dec. 3 to 7. F. M. BuckinJ 
ham, secy. ; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

LA CROSSE, WIS.— La Crosse Poultry As 
••lation. Dec. 17 to 21. B. H. Hoffma| 
secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

LA CROSSE. WIS.— Poultry. Pet Stock al 
Belgian Hare Show. Dec. 17 to 23. 

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• LADOGA, IND.— Jan: 5 to 15, M01. D; A. 
■; S toner, judge; Frank Gill,, secy.' ""' ... ■ 

fJjANARK. ILL.— Lanark Poultry* Association. 
■f. Jan. 1-tq 4. 190L -R; D. Leland. secy.; D. 
i^ T. .Heimlich, judge. _ 

,.f-A PORTE, IND.— Not.- 2t to Dec. 1. Theo. 
|l Hewes, Judge: Bart Hemenway. secy. 

ABBAHON^IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
jj. - Pet Association. - Dec 24 to Si.' 

§LJTTLE ROCK. ARKi— Arkansas S. P. Asso- 
sj elation. Dec 5 to" 11. At G. Russell, secy.T 
R N. L. Hutchinson/ Judged : 
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XOGANSPORT. IND.— Hoosier Poultry and 
i- Kennel Association. Jam 16 to 23 t 1901. Sol 
1 i >,§ D.Brandt, secy. ,: 

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1 1 -, '&CVERNE. MINN,— Luverne Poultry Assocl- 
..' H-lS.ation. Dec. 18 to 20. N. R. Reynolds, secy.; 
.,!■-,- F. H. Shellabarger, Judge. 

'(■: i •■'-[ fL f NN, MASS.- Jan. 1 to 4. 190L W. B. Ath- 

i-..&i'ff erton, N. A. Knapp, James Ballard and "R 

igrt'D. Craft, Judges; Chas. E. Hunt, cor. secy. 



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'i : J.SJJ Knowles, secy. ; Cnas. McClade, judge. 

I .T.lllARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Marshalltown Poul- 
f^tja try Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. H. C. 
r*ijj£>l| Hansen, secy.; W. S. Russell, judge. 

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I 0£tt§IASON crrr, IA.— Mason City Poultry As : 
; S |* % socfatlon. Dec. 11 to 14. S. B. Johns, secy . ; 
ifti'S *^ ' H- Shellabargeiy-JuCse; - r ~ 

f r "ilATTEAWAN, N; T.— Walklll Valley Poul- 
* . 2 " 4 try and Pet' Stock Association. Dec '2* to 
|: !«4«1-29. C'F.Rockenstyre,- Judge; Hector Mills- 

¥ f>ti paugh, secy. '■• •-:■•..-• . 

:K#s|p' ■.- ■•■•=; ■-■■ ■• '■ ' i-' •.-:- . . 

^r*||Vj4AZON, ILL.- — Mazon Poultry: Association- 
|p| ?SjNov. 29 to 31. O. P. Bennett, secy.; WAS. 
;«• 8 f|» Russell, judge. ; - ■ a*a-~ 

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>• »*f t|tlE\DVTH,E, PA— MeadTille Fanciers* Club. 

' % ' It ^ ,ec - !* to M - Geo. H. Burgott, and others, 
d " judges; H.>L.' Lamb,' Cambridge Springs, 
i«t:'p!Pa^ secy. ■'■'■' ;: *^" : '^ "A '■■■? ■.■■■,■.*■■■'" 

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i-fi f.'4tfIAMISBURG, O.— Miami Poultfy Aasacla- 

f,*]'!!- Uon. Not. 28 to Dec 2: Hi A. Bridge, 

S.:"l ill? judge; S, B.. Grbby, secy. . 

' } ("illONROE. 

' > A-fjlODNT PULASKI. IXX,.i-Mount Pulaski 

,*;,. - t Poultry Association. Dec 4 to 7. W.J. 

' i *' J^ils i Lincoln, secy.; : F. H. Sbellabarger, judge. 

f ^CjiTiiT. VBRNON. O.^-Knox County Fanciers' 
i ,< Mii Club. No*. 27 to 30. Ira a Keller, judge; 



~N. *C.— Shelby Poultry Associa- 

!? 5 J S',v tlon. Dec; 4 to 7. R. L. Simmons, Shelby, 
;tl||VN. C, secy. 



Dec 5 to 



UhV'jSf-Suow. Dec S to 8. C. M. GIoTer, secy. ; W. 

K-tiJtf '-,S. Russell, judge 

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£ Vj «AKLAND, CAI..^-Poultry 

a -; ^'"i 3. C, G. Hiaos^ secy. 

, f"r^1'vlKLAND CITT, IND.— D „ .„ ... 

SfP 'gi '"^sfc'tii'liane,' judge; t.' B.'Ousler.,. asst secy. -.. 

-i'S f * sISi'Si'^ORJ 3 * Cv— Oxford Poultry Club. .Nov. 



t ! T, ; 'Sf 22. D. Gath. secy.; B. N.Pierce, judge. 

! 5-.4 5*a:NESVIX.LE. O.— Painesville Poultry and 
' * a<>;1 Vet Stock Association. H. Z7. Bralnard, 
?■■* I SKvy.: Cbarles McClaye, judge. 

IfANORA, MA.— Panora Poultry Club. No-. 
120 to 24. D. G» Wilson, secy.; W. S. Rua- 
sell» judge. ■ .. 

S '"'/'kkkY, GA. — Houston County Association, 
to 30. W, Hemmingway, secy.; D. 









:.tr .1 .HII.ADELPHIA, PA.— Keystone Poultry, 
filgeon and Pet Stock 'Association. Dec 11 
jj&pSp to 15. J. Emlen Smith, secy. ....'.. 

J ).- 'rOSETVILLE, IND.— Wabash Valley Poul- 
' *".>' ! '.ttpy Association^ Dec-17 to 22. D. A. Ston- 

'ii'J.-ijer. jadge. 

* " J? <RIHGETON, KLL.^-North Central Poultry 
HFI Association. Dec. 10 to 14. S. L. Smith, 



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' '-f^ ' ; .^ secy. : W. S. Russell, judge. 

..V[ "ill&GEVD^LE, IND.— Dec 26 to 29. 
it^ 1 Lane, judge: S. E. Fraze, secy.. 

i.,~- jOCHESTEai. N. V.— Flower City PouRtx. 
s »'*,i ttand Pigeon Association. Jan. 10 to 17^ 1901. 

.rt-'.yyt -W. O. Ingle, secy, -i .. 



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J iGKKORD. HjL.— Northern Illinois Poultry 

^{Association Exhibition..* Jan. 7 to -12, 1901. 
H ~Sfr F. S. Horner, pres.; Bert. R. Laca-i, Belvi- 

.Tg^lf dere, HI., secy. . : - " ■-,-_.•. s . 

: J*-.t .iOSCOE. O.— Poultry Association Show. Nov. 
"Mt .19 to 2L, C. N.s Randier, secy. 

|V JaG'VAW, MICH.^Saginaw Poaltry and 

WIS ifjPigeon Association. Jan. 21 to" 26. 1901. 
'i-f. -kJames .A. Tucker,) Judge; Edward Arndl, 
;jfi f'secy. 

^fel^AN JOSE, CAL-— Poultry Show. Nov. 14 to 
.*|ip , Tl7. E. Van Every, Edenvale, Cal., secy, 

:| #.«-ARATOGA,' PA.- T ScbuyIWII Valley Poultry 
- 1 K *and Pigeon Association' Show. Not. 28 to 

j-SfjrtJ'Dec 1. ^f. B. Krause, secy. "- 

j'#ljliLHELB-T. O.— Shelby Poultry and Pet Stock 

'§ 'li.SAssociaUon: Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 1901. Wick 

'}3Ef;JI Hathaway,- judge of poultry; Fred Gale, 

v ' ? ^ judge^bf pigeons and pet stock; _L- E. Dove, 



r..»l ~ vtil.WJUage^oi pigeons ana pet aocKf-b. j:,. uove, 

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* ttNgA "jtoTJTH BEND;' IND —/The Northern Indiana 
. t ts fe^-rSind Southern Michigan Poultry Associa- 



{**and Southern Michigan Poultry 
f-ftion. NotI 26 to Dec. 1. Charles Mclntyre, 
ytf i *tsecy.;;'James;A,'Tncker, judge. 

r*- 5-bDTH BEND, WIS.— Poultry Show. Dec. 17 
• ■ .to 22. ' , , . - 



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SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— Middlesex 
Poultry Fanciers* Association. Dec 17 to 
. 20. ; W. A. Mandeil, secy.; C. A. Ballou, 
— and'-D.:'J. Lambert, judges. 

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ST.- CLAIRSVIXiLE, O:— Belmont County 
■i Fanciers'. Association. Dec. 17 to 21. J. VT. 
-Riley, secy.: Charles McClaye, judge. 

ST. PAUL, MINN,— Minnesota State -Poultry 
Association- Jan. 14-"to-19, 1901. Messrs. 
Butterfleld, HoloV and Tucker, judges; H. F. 

- Huelster, secy. -■".-.... / 

SUNBURT, O— The Sunbury Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association.' Nov. 19 to 21. B. 
-Kempton, secy.; H. A. Bridge, Judge. 

SYCAMORE, O.— Sycamore Poultry and Pet 
. Stock Association. Poultry and dogs. Dec. 
A 22 to'291 H; A. Bridge, Judge; Earl R. Will- . 
_• iams. secy. A :- - : ' ! - ' 

TEXARKANA, TEX.— Texafkana Associa- 
tion. Dec 18 to 22. Heber Vaughan, secy. 

TOLEDO, O.— Toledo Fanciers' Association. 
. 'Dec 22 to 26. D. J. Lambet, Judge of poul- 
" try; F. M. Gilbert, jiidg* of pigeons and 
ret stock: Geo. F. Mueller, secy. 

TORRINGTON, CONN.— Torriiigton Poultry 

Association. Nov. 27 to 30AC. E. Young, 

; secy. .-. - - 

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.— The Upper Sandus- 
ky Poultry Association. Dec 18 to 21. A. 
E. Walton, pres.: Ira T. Matteson, supt.: T. 
H. Inman, secy. .„_. ^ 

VAN WERT, O.— Van Wert Poultry and Pet 

- Stock Asscciation.- Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. D. J. 

- Kohli, judge: C. E. Detter, secy. 

WABASH, IND;— Jan. 15 to .19, 1901. A. B. 
Shaner; judge; B. F. Clemans, secy. 

WAKEFIELD, R. I.— Dec 4 to %. G. L. Kent, 
'. pres., - 

WALDEN, N. Y.— Walkill Valley and Hudson 
River Poultry Association. Dec 24 to 2». 
-C. F.AHockenstyre, judge; Hector Mills- 
paugh, secy. ■ 

-WARREN, PA.— Warren County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association. Jan. 8 to 12, 1901. 
J. H. Bowden, secy. ; ; 

WAUSEON, O.— Fulton County Poultry Fan- 
■ ciers* Association. Dec. 18 s to 21. Sharp 
•Butterfleld, -judge; D. C. Teeters, secy. 

WEATHERFORD, TEX.— Parker County As- 
sociation. Dec. 18 to 20. F. L. Marshall, 
secy. 

WEBB CITY, MO.-rTne Interstate Poultry 
Association. Jan. 17 to 22, 1901. O. E. 
" Schooler, secy. 

WELLINGTON. O— Wellington Poultry As- 
sociation. Dec 18 to 21. C. L. Warren, 
. , '.. secy. 

WEST BROOKFIELD. MASS.— West Brook- 
. field Poultry and Pet Stock Association. 

Jan. 22 to 24, 1901. C. A. Ballou and D. J. 

Lambert, judges; E. L_ Ricnardsoif, secy. 

WESTCHESTEK, PA— Westchester Poultry 
' and Pigeon Association. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 
-. Fred; D. Keld, secy. 

WESTERLY. R. I.— Rhode Island Poultry 

- Association.' Dec 12 to 15. H. S. Babcock, 
Providence. R.. I., secy.; C. A. Ballou, A. S. 
Stillman and J. F. Crangle, judges. 

WEST MANSFIELD, O.— West Mansfield 
Poultry Association. Frank Miller, judge; 
. ; Dr. G. F. Plotner, secy. - 

WILLIAMSBURG, IA.— Iowa State Show. 
* " Dec 26 to 30. 'W. K. Long, secy. ; W. S. 
Russell and F. H. Shellabarger,- judges. 

•WINONA, ILL.— Jan.' 7 to 9. 1901. Otis Mont- 
gomery, secy. ; D. T. Heimlich, judge. 

' WOOSTER, O.— Ohio State Show. Jan. 17 to 
22, 1901. Chas. McClave, New London, O-, 
secy. - A 

WOODSTOCK. VT.— Vermont State Poultry 
and Pet Stock Association. Jan. 1 to 4. 
John S. Eaton, secy. ; F.M. Howes, supt.: 
H. B. May and H. S. Ball, judges. 

YORKVILLE, H.L.— Yorkville Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Nov. 26 to 30. F. H. Shellabarger, 
judge; S. F.Hobbs. secy. 



Races. 

ATLANTA. GA— Southern Interstate Fair 
Race*. Oct. IT to 27. T. H. Martin, secy. 

BBNNINGS. (WASHINGTON, D. C.)— Not. 

17 to ao. 

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y.— Oct. 22 to Not. *V 

PARKERSBURG, W. VA.— Race Meet. 

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.— Oct. 20 to Nov. 3. 

SOUTHERN INTERSTATE RACING CIR- 
CUIT. — In connection with fairs. Atlanta, 
Ga., Oct. 17 to 27; Valdrosta, Ga., Oct. 29 
to Nov. 3: Waycrose, Ga., Nov. 6 to 10: 
ThomsonTille Ga., Brunswick, Ga., and 
Jacksonville. Fla., dates not fixed. 

TEXAS RACING CIRCUIT— Denton, Tex., 
Sept. 19 to 22; Dennison, Tex., Sept. 25 to 
28; Dallas, Tex., Sept 29 to Oct. 14; Cor- 
aicana, Tex., Oct. 15 to 19; San Antonio, 

"Tex., Oct. 20 to Not. 3; Houston, Tex., Nov. 
10 to 17. 

VAIiDOSTA. GA.— Oct. 20 to Not. 2. 

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Foreign Races. 

Manchester November Handicap— Not. 24. 



Expositions. 

BALTIMORE, MD.^-Pure Foi-4 Exposition. 

- Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. 8 to 27. 

BOSTON, MASS.— Twentieth Century Expo- 
sition. Oct. 1 to 27. - . 

BUFFALO, N. Y.— Pan American Exposition. 
May 1 to Nov. 1. 1901. John O. Mtlbura. 
pres. : Edwin Fleming, secy. 

CHARLESTOWN, S. C— South Carolina, In- 
terstate and West Indian Exposition.'- Dec 
1, 1900, to May 31, 1902. F. W. Wagner, 
< pres." 

LONDON, ENG., EARL'S COURT.— Women'* 
International Exposition. 1900. Imr. Kl- 

- ralfy. manager. 

SEATTLE. WASH. — International Exposi- 
tion.- 1904. 

ST. LOUIS, MO. — St. Louis Exposition. About 
Sept. 24 to Nov. 13.' W. J. Atkins, gen. 
mgr. 

ST. LOUIS, MO.— World's International Ex- 
position. 1903. 



TOPEKA, KAN.— International 
June 1. 1S04. 



Exposition. 



,WACO, TEX.— Southwestern Interstate Ex- 
position and Jubilee. Oct. 1 to Jan. 1, 1901. 
Sol. Hirshbet-g, Waco, Tex., secy. 



Dog Shows. 

CLEVELAND, O.-Cleveland Kennel Club. 
C. M. Munhall, secy. 

PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Dog 
Show Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A. 
VIU. aaey. 



Weekly List of Distributors. 

ARKANSAS. 
Conway— J. F. Clark. Box 92. 
CAIIFORN1A. 
tSureka— W. H. Mathews. 836 2d at . 

GEORGIA. 

Atlanta and Suburbs— Edw. B. Bridger's Ad- 
vertising Agency, 604 Temple Court Bldg. 

Columbus, Ga., Girard & Phoenix City, Alt. — 
Edw. B. Bridger's Advertising Agency. 
Address Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS... 

Chicago— John A. dough, 42 River st. 
East St. Louis— H. H. Deemar. 
Gainesville— H. Hulen B. P. & Dist. Co. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

INDIANA." 
Marion— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson St. 

IOWA. 

Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer street 
Sioux City— A. B. Boall. 

KANSAS. 
Atchison-City Bill Posting Co. 
MASSACHmEfTS. 

Brockton— John V. .Carter, 288 Belmont at 

^^ NEBRASKA. 

Fremont— M. M. Irwin. 

NEW YORK. 

Canandaigua — Win. F. Masher. 98 Chapin at. 

New York— New York B. P. Co. 

Ogdensburg— E. M. Bracy. 

Oswego— F. E. Munroe. 

, OHIO. 

Fostoria— w. C. Tirriil & Co., Ii6 W. Tiffin St. 

Uhrichsville— Twin City Bill Posting Co., of 
Uhricbsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs- 
ville, O. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Carlisle— Wm. M. Meloy. Box 49. 

tlohnstown — Geo. E. .Updegrave * C* - ■' 

WISCONSIN. 

West Superior— C. A. Mirshall, West Superior 
Hotel. 

CANADA. ...._.... ,,~ 

A. F. Morris, manager,' Hasting* st, Va»- 
couver, B. C. 

Montreal— C. J. T. Thomas, Box 112*. 



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! ARKANSAS. . . . . 

Conway— J. F. Clark, Box 92. 
ILLINOIS. 
Pekin— Standard Bill Posting Co. 

IOWA. 

DesMolnes— W. W^ Moore (licensed Dlst 
Des Moines— W. W. Moore 225 4th st 

KANSAS. 
Atchison-tHty Bill Posting Co. 
Parsons — George Churchill. .1 

NEBRASKA. 
Fremont— M. M. Irwin. . 

NEW YORK. 

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Additional Conventions. 



AKRON, O.— Patrons of Husbandry, State 
Grange. Dec. U to 13. R. L. Holman, 
Springfield, O.. secy. _. 
BALTIMORE, MD.— State Horticultural So- 
ciety. Dec. 19 to 21, 1900. W. G. Johnson, 
College- Park, Md., secy. 
B1CKNELL, IND.— Independent Field Trial 
clubs: Trial. Not. 12, 1900. P. T. Madi- 
son, Indianapolis, Ind., secy. 
BOSTON. MASS.— State Teachers' Associa- 
tion. Not. 30 and Dec. 1, 1900. Lincoln 
Owen, secy. . 
BOSTON. MASS.— State Forestry'Xssociation. 
Dec. 6, 1900. Allen Chamberlain, Winches- 
ter, Mass., secy. 
BRANDON. VT.— State Bee Keepers' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 5 and 6. M. Cram, West 
Brookneld. Vt.. secy. 
BURLINGTON, VT.— Y. M. C. A. State Con- 
vention: Dec. 31, 1900 to Jan. 2, 1901. Prof. 
W. C. Kitchin. Burlington, Vt., secy. 
CANTON, ILL.— Central Illinois Horticultu- 
ral Society. Nov. 20 and 21, 1900. H. Au- 
gustine,' Normal, 111., secy. 
CEDARVILLB, O.— American Polled Jersey 
Cattle Co. Dec. 5. Chas. ,S. Hatfield, Clin- 
ton, O., secy. 
CHAMPAIGN,! ILL.-^State Horticultural So- 
ciety-. Dec. 11 to. 13, 1900. L. R. Bryant. 
Princeton, III., secy. _ ; 

COLUMBUS, O. — State Dental Association. . 

.Dec. 3. 1900. 
DESMET. S. D.— State Dairy Association. - 

Dec. 4_to 6.. C. P. Sherwood, secy. 
DES MOINES.- 1 A.— State Teachers' Xssbcia- 
• t'on, Dec. 26 to 28. 1900. W. F. Chevalier, 
- Red Oak; la. 

DETROIT, MICH— American, Historical As- 
sociation. Dec. 27 to 29. 1900. ;?' 
ELLENSBURG. WASH.— State Teachers' As- 
sociation. December. F. M. McCuIly, secy. 
EMMETSBURG. IA.— Northwestern . Iowa 
Horticultural Society. Dec. 4 to 6, 1900. W. 
B. Chapman. Wasbta, la., secy. 
FRESNO. CAL.— San Joaquin Valley Teach- 
ers' Association. Dec. 20 to 22, 1900. W. H. 
Walker. Tulare.' Col., secy. 
GLASGOW. KV.— Kentucky Field Trial 
Club's Trial. Nov. 27. 1900. Barrett Gib- 
son. Louisville. Ky.', secy. 
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— D. O. K. K. Con- 
vention. Dec. 26. 1900. 
GRAND RAPIDS. MICH— State Teachers' 
Association. Dec. 28, 1900. A. J. Volland, 
Grand Rapids, Mich. 
GUELPH. ONT., CAN.— Agricultural and Ei- 
preimental- Convention. Dec. 10 and 11. C. 
A. Zavltz, secy. ■:■'■.- 
HOUSTON, TEX.— Texas Fruit, Flower and 
Vegetable Festival. Dec. 10 to 13. T. Rlch- 
• ards, secy. 

JOPLIN." MO.-^tate Federation of Women's 
Clubs. Nov. 7 to 9. Miss Margery Ware, 
3S-18 Westminster Place, St Louis. Mo., 
secy. . -"'- -'■ • " 

KANSAS CITY. "MO.— State Dairy Associa- 
tion. Dec. 18 tb r & > 
KINMUNDY, ILL.-i-Sou'thern Illinois Horti- 
cultural Society. Dec.. 4 and 5, 1900. E. G. 
Mendenhall. secy. 
KNOXVILLE. TENS.- Sons of Temperance 
■ State. Convention. Dec. 21. 
LAKE VIEW. MICH.— Michigan Field Trial 
Clubs- Trials. Nov. 7 and 8. 1900. Eber 
Rice, Grand Rapids, Mich., secy. 
LANCASTER, N. H.— State Dalrymens' As- 
sociation. Dec. 4- and 5. W. D. Baker, 
Qulnpy, N. H., secy. 
LOCK HAVEN, PA.— Patrons of Husbandry 
State Grange. Dec 11 to 14. J. A. Herr. 
Codsr Springs. Pa., secy. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— State Educational Asso- 
c'atlon. Dec. 26 to 28. 1900. J. M. N. Downs, 
Newport, Ky.. pres. 
MADISON, WIS.-^State- Legislature. Meets 

Jan. 9. 1901. 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Patrons of Hus- 
. bandry State. Orange. Dec. 19 to 21. 
MARYSVILLE, MO.— Presbyterian Chui ob 

Synod. Oct. 23: 
MILWAUKEE. WIS.— State Teachers' Asso- 
ciation. - Dec. 26 to 29. T. W. Boyce. secy. 
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.— Western Surgical 
• end Gynecological Association. Dec. 27 and 
28, I960.' Dr. Geo. H. Simmons, 61 Market 
street. Chicago, 111., secy. 
MOBERLY. MO.— Y. M. C. A. State Conven- 
tion. Dec. 6 'to 9. Geo. T. Coxhead. St. 
Louis, Mo., secy. 
" MOLINE. ILL— EpwortB League Rock Dis- 
trict ConventlonA December, 1900. Emma 
; Medin, secy. ■-'■ 
MONTGOMERY. - ALA— State Legislature 

Meets (50 days). Not. 13. 1900. 
-MO UNTAIN HOME, IDA.— State T»achers' 
. AiMirlation: Dec". 26 -to 28, W. A. Mul- 
--" line, secy. 

NEW ORLEANS. LA.— Southern Industrial 
.' Association. Dec. 4 to 9, 1900. Col. A. R. 
- Blakely, secy. 

NEWTON. N. Y.— Eastern Field Clubs' Trial. 
'. Nov. 16. S. O. Bradley, Greenfield Hill. 

Ct., secy.' 
-NEWTON, ■ N. Y.— Continental Field Clubs' 
Trial. Nov. 30. Theo. Sturges. Greenfield 
Hill. Ct., secy. 
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.— American Suffrage 
Association, National Bazaar. December. 
1900. Mrs. A. E. Merritt, 322 Hancock St., 
. Brooklyn, N. Y.. secy. 

NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— International 
American Cycle Racing Association Meet. 
Dec. 10 to 15. J. C. Kennedy, 220 Broadway, 
N. Y. City, secy. 



NEW YORK CITY. N. Y.— W. C. B. L.. State . 

Convention. Dec. 26, 1900. 
OKLAHOMA CITY. OKLA.— Indiana" and Ok- 
lahoma Territorial Presbyterian Synod. Oct. 
26, 1900. 
OlTbMWA, IA.-^Iowa State Eisteddfod. Dec 

25, 1900. C. B. Rounds. Hiteman, la. 
PHOENIX, ARIZ.— Territorial Legislature 

Meets (60 days). Jan. 16; -1901. v 

RICHMOND, VA.— Christian Church State 
Convention. Nov. 13 to 17.. J. L. Hill,- 
secy. • - .. 

RICHMOND. VA.— F. & A. M. Grand Lodge: 

January. 1901. G. W. Carringtpn, secy. 
RICHMOND, VA.— Southern Educational As- 
sociation. Dec. 27' to 29. 
ROCHESTER, N. Y.— State Breeders' Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 18 to 20. F. A. Converse, 
Woodville, N. Y., secy. 
SALINA. KAN.— State National Aid Associ- 
ation. Dec. 14, 1900. Mrs. Kate Barrington, 
.'. Sallna, Kan., secy. 

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.— State Horticultural 
Society. Dec. 4 tb 7, 1900. W. "J., Wickson, 
414 Day St., San Francisco, Cal., secy. 
SANTA FE, NEW MEX.— Territorial Edu- 
cational Council. .December, 1900. Prof. 
Wood, Santa Fe, N. M., secy. 
SHENANDOAH, IA.— Southwestern Horticul- 
tural Society. .Dec. 20 to 22, 1900. W. M. 
Bomberger, Harlem, la., secy. • 
SPOKANE, WASH. — Northwest Mining As- 
sociation. December, 1900. L. K. Armstrong, 
secy. ■ " 

SPRINGFIELD, ILL. — State Postmasters' As- 
"' sociation. "Dec." 4, 1900. Lewis M. Miner, 

secy. 
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.— State Millers' Associ- 
ation. Dec. 5, 1900. C. H. Seybt, Highland, 
III., secy. '.- 

SPRINGFIELD, O.— Stjate Hotel Men's Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 12 and -13,. 1900. F, M. Lewis, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Educational Asso- 
■ elation. Dec. 26 to 28, 1900. 
ST. PAUL. MINN.— Sons of American Revo- 
lution, State Congress. Dec, 29, 1900. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— State Educational Asso- 
ciation. Dec 26 to 28. 1900. 
ST. PAUL, MINN.— Sons of American Revo- 
lution, State Congress. Dec. 29, 1900. 
TOPEKA. KAN.— State Horticultural Society. 

Dec. 27 and 28. 1900. 
WASHINGTON C. H., O.— Ohio Field Clubs' 
Trial. Nov. 7. C. E. Baugn, Washington 

C. H.. O.. secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— District Sunday 
School Convention. Nov. 12 to 14, 1900. • L. 

D. Alden, 809 L, N.W., Washington, Dj C, 
secy. 

WASHINGTON, D. CI— F. & A. M. Grand 
Lodge. Dec. 19, 1900. Wm. R. Singleton, 
Washington, D. C. secy. 

WATERTOWN, N. Y.— Jefferson County Den- 
tal Society. Dec. 13, 1900. R. F. Cader, Wa- 
tertown, N. Y.. secy. 

WESTPORT, MO.— State Horticultural Soci- 
ety. Dec 4 to 6, 1900. L. A. Goodman, 
secy. 

YANKTON. S. D.— State Educational Asso- 
ciation. Dec. 28 to 30. J. A. Dickson." secy. 

YORKVILLE, ILL.— Northern Illinois Horti- 
cultural Society. Dec. 4 and 5, 1900. A W. 
Bryant, secy. 



Additional Poultry Shows. 



AMESBURY. MASS.— Amesbury Poultry^and 
Pet Stock Association Exhibition. Dec. 4 to 
7, 1900." M. H. Sands, secy. 

AURELIA, IA. — Aurelia Poultry Association 
Show. Dec. 19 to 22, 1900. B. Green, secy. 

AURORA, ILL.— Aurora Poultry Association 
Show. Dec. 7 and 8. W. M. Smith, secy.. 

BATTLE CREEK. MICH.— State Poultry 
Fanciers' Association Show. Dec. 4 to 7, 
1900. Geo. S. Barnes, secy. 

BEVERLY, MASS.— Essex County Poultry 
Association. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. Arthur EI- 
.iot, Peabody, Mass., secy. 

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.— State Poultry Associ- 
ation. Dec. 12 to 19. D. J. Flummer, secy. 

BRAYMER, MO.— Northwest Poultry Associ- 
ation Show. Dec. 3 to 7. R. V. Gleen. secy. 

BRISTOL, CONN.— Bristol Poultry Associa- 
tion Show. Dec. 7 to 13. W. H. Card, secy. 

CAMBRIDGE, O.— Cambridge Poultry Asso- 
ciation Show. Jan. 24 to 26. 1901. 

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.— Western Fanciers' As- 
sociation Show. Jan. 14 to 19, 1901. E. E. 
Richards, secy. 



CHATHAM. ONT.. CAN.— International Field 
Trial Club's Trials. Nov. 13. W. B. 
Wells, Chatham, Ont, secy. 
CLEVELAND, O.— Cleveland Poultry Associ- 
ation Show. Jan. 8 toJS, 1901. E. R. Hunt, 
Cleveland, O., secy. 
COLUMBIA CITY, IND.— Columb'a City 
Poultry Association Show. Jan. 1 to 5,1901. 
H. Carver, secy. 
CORTLAND. N. Y.— Cortland County Poul- 
try and Pet Stock-Association Show. De- 
cember. A 
DAVID CITY, NEB.— Butler County Associ- 
ation Show: Dec. 11 to 14. Jos. Kay, secy. 
DETROIT, MICH.— State Poultry & Pet Stock 
Association. Jan. 7 to 11, 1901. John A. 
Grbver, Concord, Mich., secy. 
FARGO, N. D.— North Dakota and Northern 
Minnesota Poultry Association Show. Jan. - 
30 to Feb. 21, 1901." Sam F. Grabb, Fargo. 
' * N; D., secy. 
FORT COLLINS. COL.— Poultry Association 
Show.- Jan. 2 to 5 ,1901. C. E. Lull, secy. 
GENEVA, O. — Geneva Poultry Association 
• Show ; Dec. 11 to .14. 

GOSHEN, IND.— Northern Indiana Poultry 
Association .Show. Dee. 4 to 7, 1900. J. A. 
Babcock, secy. 
GREAT BEND, KAN.— Great Bend Poultry 
Association Show. Jan. 23 to 29, 1901. J. H. 
Jennison. secy. 
GUTHRIE. OKLA.— Oklahoma Poultry Asso- 
ciation Show. Jan. 7 to 11. L. F. Laverjy, 
Guthrie, Okla., secy. 
GREENFIELD. MASS.— Greenfield Score Card 
Poultry Association Show. Dec. 11 and 12, 
1900. T. E. Marsh, secy. 
HEBRON, NEB.— Thayer County Poultry 
". Show. Jan., 1901. T. P. Hensel, secy. 
HENRY. ILL.— Illinois Valley Poultry As=o- 
iation Show. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. W. J. Grif- 
, "11th, secy. 
HOMER, ILL.— Campaign County Poultry 
-Association Show. Dec. 19 to 21. Geo. 

Abler, secy. 
HUNTSVILLE, ALA— North Alabama Poul- 
trv. Pigeon and Pet Stock Association 
Show. Dec. 11 to 14. 
LAGODA. IND.— Poultry Association Show. 

Jan. 5 to 15, 1901. Frank Gill, secy. 
LEBANON, IND.— Boone County Poultry and 
Pet Stock Association Show. Dec. 24 to 31, 
1900. 
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— State Poultry Asso- 
ciation Show. Dec. 5 to 11. A. G. Russell, 
/ secy. ■ - 

■' INDIANAPOLIS, IND.— State Fanciers' Asso- 
.' cjaticn Show. Dec. 10 to 15. J. C. Tark- 
ington. 218* N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, 
jnd., secy. 
IOWA CITY. IA— Iowa City Poultry and Pet 
Stock Association Show. Dec. IS to 22, 
1900. B. A. Wickham, secy. 
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.— Jacksonville Poultry 
Club Show. Dec 10 10 12. Chas. Reynolds, 
secy. 
LOUISVILLE, KY.— Kentucky Poultry Asso- 
ciation Show. Jan. 14 to 19, IDOi. F. G. 
Hogan. 425 W. Main St.. Louisville, Ky.. 
secy. 
LUVERNE. MINN.— Luverne Poultry Asso- 
ciation Show. Dec. 18 to 20. N. R. Rey- 
nolds, secy. 
LUVERNE, MINN.— Interstate Poultry Asso- 
ciation. Jan. 8 to 10, 1901. N. R. Reynolds, 
secy. . 
MANCHESTER. N. H.— Manchester Poultry 

Association Show. Dec 5 to 7. 
MANKATO. "MINN.— Southern Minnesota 

Poultry Association Show. Dec". 24 to 28. 
MARSHALLTOWN, IA.— Marshalltown Poul- 
try Association Show. Jan. 2 to 5, 1901. 
H. C. Hansen, secy. 
MASON CITY, IA.— Mason City Poultry As- 
sociation Show. Dec. 11 to 14, 1900. S. V. 
Johns, secy. 
McPHERSON. KAN.— McPherson Poultry As- 
sociation Show. Dec. 18 to 21, 1900. O. L. 
Toby, secy. 
MIDDLETOWN, O.— Middletown Poultry 
Club Show. Dec. 24 to 28. E. C. Paine, 
Middletown, O., secy. 
MILFORD, MASS —Poultry Association Show. 

Dec. 13 to 15, 1900. Wm. H. Pyne, secy. 
NASHUA, N. H.— Nashua Poultry Associa- 
tion Show. Dec. 11 to 14. 
NEW ALBANY, IND.— State Poultry Associ- 
ation Show. January. 1901. 
NEWARK, N. J. — New Jersey Poultry Fanci- 
ers' Association Show. Jan. 1 to 5. 1901. 
Chas. Nixon, Washington, N .J., secy. 



NEWTON. KAN.— Harvey County PoultrjL 

Association Show. Dec. 3 to S, 1900. C. MJ 

Glover, secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— National Bantam Asso-) 

elation Show. Jan.. 1901. E, Latham. 246 

Church ave., Flatbush, N. Y., secy. 

NEW YORK, N. Y.— New York Poultry, Pigj 

eon and Pet Stock Association Show. .Jan. T 

1901. H. V. Crawford. Montclair. N. Y.J 

secy. 

NORTH BEND. NEB.— North Bend Poultrj| 

Association Show. Dec. 14 and 15. T. Fo» 
■ ler, secy. 
OAKLAND, CAL.— Oakland Poultry Assoc!- 

at.on. December. F. A. Rosweil, scey. 
ORANGE. N. Y.— Orange Poultry Fanciersj 

Association Show. Jan. 1 to 5, 1901. 
OSHKOSH, WIS.— State Poultry Association] 
December. 

. PARIS. MO. — Missouri Field Trial Associa] 

tion Trial. Dec. 10. L. S. Eddins, Sedalia 

Mo., secy. 

PRINCETON, ILL.— North Central Illlmil 

Poultry Association Show. Dec. 10 to 14| 

S. L. Smith, secy. 

READING, PA.— Mt. Penn Poultry and Pigl 

epn Fanciers" Association Sho*. Dec. 10 t«J 

-15. Clifford A. Klees. Reading. Pa., secy. 

ROCKFOR1), ILL.— Northern Illinois Poul| 

try Association Show. Jan. 14 to 19. Ge 

P. Burns, secy. 

SAGINAW, MICH.— Poultry & Pet Slock Asl 

sociation. Jan. 21 to 26, 1901. Edwar 

Arndt, secy. 

SANDUSKY, O.— Sandusky Poultry Associa| 

tion Show. Dec. 18 to 24. A. B. SmitT 
Sandusky. O., secy. 
SMITH CENTER, KAN.— Smith Center Poulj 
. try A&£ociatioa Show. Dec. 17 to 20, II* 

John A. Crabb. secy. 
SOUTH FRAMINGHAM, MASS.— Middlesei 

Poultry Fanciers' Association Show. DecT 

17 to 20, 1900. W. A. Mandell, secy. I 

ST. JOACHIM, ONT— North American Fielf 

Trial Club's Trials. Nov. 13. R. M. Mor 

ton. Windsor. Ont.. secy. 
ST. LOUIS, MO.— St. Louis Poultry Fancier 

Association. Jan. 7 to 12, 19-11. J. A. Fran| 

Cisco, 1201 Lincoln Trust Bldg.. secy. 
TOPEKA. KAN.— Saline County Poultry, Pig 

eon and Pet Stock Association Show. De<| 

31. 1900. W. C. Sherrill. Salina. Kan., secjl 
TOPEKA. KAN.— State Poultry Association 

Show. January, -1901. D. A. Wise, secy. 
WABASH. tND.— Wabash Poultry Association 

Show. Jan. 15 to 19. 1901. B. F. Clemenf 

secy. , 

WINONA, ILL.— Winona Poultry Assoclaj 

tion. Jan. 7 to 9, 1901'. Otis Montgomer 

secy. 

Additional Street .Carnivals. 



EL PASO, TEX— Midwinter Carnival. Jal 
17 to 19. 1901. EI Paso Midwinter Carnivj 
Association. H. H. Stark, chairman; H. 
Layton, secy. 



Additional Dog Shows. 

ELWOOD. INDl— Elwood Dog Fanciers' Clill 

Bench Show. December, 1900. """"**>--- J 
LOGANSPORT. IND.— Hoosier Kennel Assl 

ciaticn Show. Dec. 5 to 12. 1900. Sol. Jf 

Brandt, secy. 
NEW ORLEANS. LA.— Louisiana Kenn 

Club. Bench' Show. Jan. 1 to 4, 1901. A. : 

Shaw. 807 Common St., New Orleans, secy.j 
PHILADELPHIA, PA.— Philadelphia Vi 

Show. Nov. 21 to 21. Morcel A. Vttl, Philj 

-delphia. Pa., secy. 

PARK PRIVILEGE! 

F' r sale for season 1901. Nature's Beautv Sp, 
Kldridge Park, Elmira. N: V.; f 9 acrrs: Uwi 
Drives. Walks. Lake one-Kalf mile round. TJ 
following can eel big monev : Bints, Phcf 
Gallery. Rifle Ranee. Carousal. Dining- Ha 
Crystal M'le. Ice Cream rarior. Haunt] 
Swine, Riding Donkeys. Ovnsy Camp. GtL 
Carriages. Palmist. Shoot the Chutes. Miniatil 
R. R.. Indian Museum Captive Bsllnon. Ferl 
Wheel, Paik Souvenirs— any lefrilimate atlrf 
tion. <■ easonable terms. Jnsi closed most sa 
cessful season in 11 years Excursions almj 
dailv. Seven R R.'s direct to pnrk. Address* 
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N*fs«r " v - *""" wrx-i mass.— Lagoon Haighti 
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ION. O— Lakeslc Randolph Park, 

Summit Lake Park^.';";. .*";"■.::" ■^ v *'-r : '..""' -- '-.--' 
ILBANY, N. Y^Lagobn Island, Weber's 
Park. .C ,---:-%.■::;..'.:•••, - ..-/- - 

Duck Farm Hotel. Central 'Park. * 

LLENTOWN. PA.— Manhattan . Park Rit- 
tersville), Dorney-'s- -Willow Grove Park, 
Duck Farm Hotel. -Central Park. I 
L.TOONA, PA.— Lakemont Park> 

ISTON, Al^-rp^rdji^-park. " ! 
3BURT PARK, N.~ :J.— Schnltxler'a Ferris 
Wheel and Palace CarousseL . , 

VSHLAND, KY.— CUffestde* Park. J.V W. 

Mayo, mgr. .. . .-■'-■ ■" 

ITCHISON, KAN.— Forest Park; ; Ry. Sum> 

mer Park., Atchisdn Ry., Light & Power 

Co.; J. A. Bendure. mgr> ; 

«TA. GA-— Eaat\ ; LEk«Pj»^:"ii^ewc^ 

Park, Exposition Parfe- "-. . 
(lTLANTIC CITY. N. J-— Columbia Garden, 

Fortescue Pavilion, -Boyle's' Pavilion, 

Young's Pier, Casino Garden, Guvenatora 

Summer Theater. '-'":.:: 

HJBURNDALE, MASS .— Morumbega. Park? 
IUSTIN. TEX.— Zoo Park P*,tU:<..>, -'Hyde 

Park Pavilion, J .^V ;i ;'V ■;>;- -' ,'~%. 

ITLMER, QUE.— Queen's Park: _ J' " 

BALTIMORE;-MD.— Deer Pa¥k;'^Fairy Grove, 

Woodsids Park, Electric Park, Flooda Park, 

Rivervi«w Park; Hollywood Park; Meetera 

Park, Hamberg s Park; -Diamond Point 

Park. 

ITH. 1SB-— M et i j m e et ing Par ji . 

S.TTLE CREEK. MICH.— Gun Lake Park. 

Goguac Lake -Park-. -.-".;- ,/: *■< •. 

i.Y CITY, MICH.— Winona Beach Park. 
3BRGBN BEACH, L. Li N. -.- Resort. i. 
SGHAMTON, KTT^Casino Park. J.' P. 

B. Clark, nigr"; Ross Park, J.' P. E,' Clark, 

mgr. ; Elm Garden. 

3IRMINGHAM, ALA.— Like View Park, East 
''Lake Park. ■. ^r.:.:.^*-;?..;:'.^.'-, '• 

BOSTON, MASS.— Charles Kever Park, Ca- 
rSino, Nantaaket PnaVrr;, Crescent- Beach, 

: Fnrnt^' ofc:PIsas^-Oa&'?wand,- Mystic Park 
(Medford^,-OomBtmttior/ The Chutes. 

^RADFORD.- r&..~<Xx&&»$e Park. 

3BD-. «A%~M«awwk- Parkv - . • - " 
J, CONN.— Branford Driving Park. 
Harry Cusbman, Ne^'Haveh, Conn., secy. 
>RO, YT.-- Brooksfde -Part. . : 

Bridgeport, ct.— Pleasure Bews.; ; 

BRISTOL, CONN.— Lake Compounce. 
BROCKTON, MASS.— Highland Park. 
lOOKLAND, N.' Y.— Vanderyeer ; Park; "' 
iOOKLYN, N. -Ti— Ulmer Park, Brighton 
Beach, Ridgewood Casino, Bellevue' Park, 
Blmwood Beaclr^ Kemnore Park;' ' Crystal 
:B*ach, Henderson's Music Hall (Coney 
Island). -. - - ..'.- ■- '-.-• ■ .;.;;/-?.-.--> -- 

BROOKLYN, N Y.— Museum Gardenr '■"-'*> ~ 
BUFFALO, N. Y — Bellevue Parkv rBImwooo} , 
1 Baaeb, Woodlawn Beach. Lein's Park; 2 Ger-T; - 
r man- Amer.can Roof Garden. Kenmore Park, . 
[Crystal Beach. "~" - ■ 

BURLINGTON. IA.— Otter Island Park, Fef- 
Lris Wheel Park, Opera House Cafe. 
BUTTE, MONT.— Columbia Gardens. 

CAIRO, ILL.— Suburban Park. A- Holliday. 

Ifflgr, . . ' 

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.— Charles River Park: - 
[AMDEN, N. J-— Stockton Park. ; 

""TON, O..— Summer GaSden. 
^ARUSLE. PA.— Cave HiH Park. 

I» l, S. C^Chlcora Park. - 
ILOTTB, JI; Y.=S Harris Summer Thea- - 
[jter,- Ontario Beaclr Park. 

. N. C— Litta Park. - ■ 
PA.--L±nc1e«rh«rne Park. 
IICAGO, ILL.— Electric Park, *Fort" Sheri- 
dan Gardes (near-Ft. Sheridan), Chicago 
f Water Chntes and Midway, E. P. Simpson, 
'lagr., Academy of Music, 85 S. Halsteadst. ; 
I Snnnyside Park, Bismark's Garden.' Ferris 
I Wheel Park; Sana Souci, Alfred RusEell. 87 
I ^Washington st. ; Masonic Temple Root Gar- 
fden. ■ . r 



DANBURY. CT.— Kenosia Park.' 
nARTFORD. WIS.— Terrace Beach. '■■'• 

aTL 01 *' r --F«ten*yr Parki Sanner'n Roof 
.,.- uarden, Lucas Grove Park, Lakeside Park. 

gggHAM, MASS.— Gorman's Theater; 
DEFIANCE,. O.— Island Park; F. P. Elliott, 
-.■mgr.- r ~ ■--- - ■ 

";dela^arh water: gap^n; J.^-D. l. & 

DENVER, COL.— Chester Park;: Cycle Park, 

' S 1 " 1 **"' Park, Elitcbr . Gardens, Manhattan 

.-- Beach.- . 

^OBRBY. CT.— Housatonlc Park. , '■" . 1 

BES MOINES, IA^^Ball; ParkVD. A. Kooker, 

^-ffBr*: Crocker. Woods Auditorium. 
°l> ETRO IT. MICh. Stock's Riverside Park. 

T»OVER, N.-HT— Centra] Park. :i 

DUBUQUE, IA.— Stewart's Park. 

DULUTH. .MINN.— Hin-Topr-Casmb. 

HAST AUBURN, ME. -Lake. George Park. 

EAST GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.— Reed Lake. 

SMSLJ?' ■WUI8, 114- -Bagemoat Park. 

ESASTON. PA. — Island Park. — ~ 
-BCHOLAKE, N. J. -Brie R; R; Co. 
', Q ■■ t lL ^-— National Park, Railway Park. 
-'eLmiRA; NV- Y.— Rorwick Glen Park, Harry 
" F- Dixey, Binghamton, ' N. Y.; Eidridge 

> ?" X *V.E. M. Little, mgr.; Queen City Gar- 
- dens^ ■:-.-'. ■>-■■■ 



KAOON.0A.-~u 

MANCHESTER, 



.„ ^^.^ -— . CONN:— Laurel Park. , 

S 1 ^ ^^™ 11 -" N - H.— Lake Massabeslc Park 
MANHATTAN BEACH— Long Island, N. Y. 

Oriental Hotel' Co. ' " * " u 

MAJ^TBE, MICH.-Orcl«ara BeecK Theatsfc 
MANSFIELD, 0.— Mansfield Park, Sherman- 

Heineman Park. . - -i 

M*»PUS HOOK. PA^dweter Park. : ,%'X 
MARIETTA, O.— Church, Street, Theater. • 
MARINETTE, WIS.— Lakeside Park, Mari- 
f Blossom Grove, Riverside Park. 
MAYSfVILLIs; KY.— Electric Park. ':.*.. 

McKEESPORT, PA Versailles Park. ' 

.MEDFORD, MASS.— Mystic Park, Combina- 
tion Park. "''."'. 



Ty- 



INCINNATI. O.— Lagoon, JJ. C. Anderson, 
fmg*-: Chester Park; Coney Island. L.T. 
[Anderson, mgr.; The Zoo. Red Bank Park, 
LAKE, IND.— Tnredo Park." • J. C. 
-Cnristman. mgr., 916 Chamber of Com- 
mero Bldg, Ci.cago. 
iLHVELAND, O.— Euclid Beach Parkv'Gar- 
f den Theater, Lake View Park, Scenic Park. 
(•Halnortn-'s Garden, Geauga Lake, Manhat- . 
J:«ai»;<Be*e% ; Park. - ' " ' - ■ . 

iwswON, £4.- -Joyce Park, Henry F.fan- 
fjrervLyinwjIa., mgr.: The Schutien park, 
J Germany- Shooting . Society, Lyons, ; la.. 
Isroprs.' '- . ■'' . . 

feH6ESV.JC--T.^SlW^Streeti'Parkv' " - 
■~LUMBTA, PA — CMckIe> Pask: 

JLOMBIAv-S. C,— H/atrkPark: Casino. ' '■■" 

»I^UMBJB^i'eA.i^-Nort& / 'Highland' Park. ' ' 
, JLUMBUS, Ov— Minerva Park, -. Olentangy 
[Park. Great: a Roof Garden. Collins' 

} Gsrdaniifitet Sonthera Roof Garden. 

OWgOBD^Ifc-^gContoeook River Park. 

)NNe»€ITM^ainp» View Park. 



BVANSVILLB, INn.^Oook'a Park. 
EXPOSITION, PAU--Exposition' Paric 
.FALL- RIVER^MASS^-Righton; Rock Park, 

Lincoln Park, Mount Hope Park. 
-FRANKFORT," KY.-^Cove Spring Park. Gol. 
W. H. Fremont, mgr. 
^FITCHBURG.'-MASS:— Plnehurst cPark; TVha'- 
. -lorn Park, :Fitchburg & Leominster St.Ry. 
'. Co; ■..'•• -.'■.. ■:-. ■ 

.FOND-DU-LAC, WIS. -Aauetic Park. 
FT. SMITH, ARK.— Park, Chas. E. Taylor. 

„ -"mgr. ,..- :~j.,"\ :-- _ /■■. ^ • . -' - 

-FT. WAYNE. IND.- -Robinson's Park. '■■■■'■ 
-FT.- WORTH, TEX.-rGrnnewald Park, 

•- lers* Park. -•_ 

•GALION/-0^-SeccanIni*Fark. ':■''* •■■■''.■' 
.GACVBSTON, TEX.- Olympia Garden. • 
(UM, CAN.— Idlewild Park. -^ 

.GARONERr MAeS.—Crvstal Lake Park. 

. GLENS FALLS, N. Y.^McGregor Park/ 
; GRAND LEDGE, MICH. - Grasd Ledge Park. 
/ J. -S. Hodge, ingr.' - _' v- 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.— Reed Lake, '■" Ro- 

• ■ ■ . mona Park. Godfrey's Slimmer Pavilion. - 

-GREEN BAT, WlS.^-Stfeet Railway •Park; 

- - Washington Park; O; Fiedeler,' mgr. 
GRKEN LAKE, WIS; -Terrace Beach Casino. 

•GREENWOOD' LAKE, N. J-.— Erie R. R. Co. 

tG UTHRD S. OKLA.— Island Park. 

-GUTTBNBURG, N. J.-Casiito. : j 

.HAMILTON. O.— Llnatii*iad Park. ; 
BJAMPDEN. ;ME.T-RlvereMe .Park, 
HAMPTON BEACH, N. H.— Hampton Beach 

, Pavilion.- . „ ...- . .. .. 

; HARRISBURG, PA.— Paxtaug Park, Midway 

ParkC Reservoir Park. ".--•■'■■ 
HARTFORP, CONN— Address- P. J. Casey, 

' Springfleld, Mass:; Werder's Park. 

. HASLETTS, - MICH.— Pine Park;* Wn' Mc- 
Giver or. mgr. 

- HAVERHILL, MASS.— Pines. • 
HOLYOKE. MASS.— Mountain Park. 
HOT, SPRINGS. ARK.-T WHttrngton Park. - 

- HOUSTON, TEX.— Magnolia Park, Forest 
\ Park.'. ■'".*-.!•-■ 
"HOWELL, DSD— Glen Park '(hear Evans- 

- Tlll el. ~ •■■." ■■ " ■ . 
HURON. O— Rye Beach Resort. 

-INDtANAPOLIS, TND; — Broad Ripple Park.: 
-IONA ISLAND. N.i-Y.— West Shore R. R. Co. 
: JTHACA. N. Y.— Renwick' Park. ; ■ 
-JACKSON. TENN.— Highland Park. 
.JACKSONVILLE. FLA.-rCrystal Roof Garden 
JAMESTOWN. N. Y.— Celoron Park. Jule 
. Delmar, n ex. 

KALAM AZOO , MIOH.— Lake View Casino. " 
KANKAKEns. ILL.— Electric Park.' ,r _ 
KiNSAS CITY. MO.— East Side -Electric 
-- Park, H. Willard, mgr.; Fairmount Park, 

Tro ort P ark. 
KEOKUK, IA,— Pechstein & Nagel's Garden. 
Hublnger Park.: ;»--.■:.'' 

-KEUKA-LAKE, N. Y— . - 

KINGSTON, ONT— Long Island Park; Joseph 
- : Brbohy, . mgr. " ■ . . '■•■:. ': .: ; ' 

-LAMPASAS. TEX. — Hancock Sulphur 
Springs Park. , ..-. .,.;' 

-I^AIWCASTHR, JUASS.— PenJTacHan; Co.. „: 
LANCAOTER, PA. — Conestoga Park Theater 

(opera), McGrann's Park; 
LANSDVG. MICH.— Grand Ledge Park, HaM 

bett Park; Leadley's Park, Irving S. Fogg. < 
' : .mgr. ■•..- .:■ ,~ - J .,'-. 

LA PORTE, -IND.— Tuxedo Park; J. C -Christ- 
man, Metropolitan Block, Chicago, pres. 

LAWiRBNCE, MASS.— Glen Foreati-; 

LEAVENWORTH, KAN. .— ElecSe Park, ~-V: 

• Leavenworth Park, > i -< ... - 

LEBANO N.- PA .— Mt. Gretna Park. ; ; 

L EOM INSTER, MASS.— -Leominster Parit£:H.r . 
; LEWISTON.-ME:--GroVe"?Park. / .'"'■" ■:■•. 

LIMA, O.^-Hoover's Park, McCullough's Lake " 
:". ! 'Park;. ._ ■ • - • ■■;■•■ ■■■-■ ■ ■ .'..: 

LINCOLN. NBB— Lincoln Park.' 

LITTLE ROCK, ARK.— Park, CKas; E. Tay- '?■ 

■ lor, mgr.; Glenwood -Park Theater; ' : 

LOS ANGELES, CAL^-Eiesta ParkjfL. A. & ': : 

P. Ry. Co. „ f 

to H5J?S A, * OH - -N. J.— Pleaeaatwaayiparfc '•->"•< 
LOUISVn.LE, KY.-r-Lton Garden Park, TbOe- 
. nix HH1 Park. : . . . < * 

LOWELL. MASS.— Lakevlew P-utK *Ulcw- 
dale Park. ... ;..,,.. 

LUDLOW.-KT.— LagDon,. 

LYNCHBURG, VA.-WestoTer Purt, Klyer- , 

- ..mont Park Auditorfum. '-.•"• ^-ffw r>;p?:;— ■-;{ 
LYNN. MASS.— Willow Park Theater, Gor- 
man's Summer Theater, Crescent Gardens, 
Sunt.ngP.rk,. JfCf^^^' 



MEMPHIS, TENN.— East End Park. 
MERIDtEN. CT.— Hanover Park. 
TIIDDLETOWN; N. Y.— Midway Park, Cot- 

tage Theater. -;.- 

MIDDLSrroWN. CT.— Lakevlew Bark.; ' 
■TIHJLAND BEACH.— Staten Island; N. Y. - 
..• * ; N; -Y. -Tractiori-Opmpany. - 

.MILWAUKEE, WlS.-r-Cdhey Isiand Park, O. 

- F. MiUer, mgr.r Blatz Park, Schlitr Park, 
■ National -Park,- Base' Ball Park, Whltefish 

Bay, Central Park, Shooting Park.. 
"MINNEAPOLIS.- MINN.-Lake Harriet Pa- 

- vilion. .- •'-■ .-■- ■■■_.' - i> -^ 

MINERAL WELLS. TEX.— Hawthorne Pa- 

- vilion (near Ft.-;, Worth)". 

MOBILE, ALA.-JIonroe Park. '', 

MPNTGOMBRY. ALA.— Highland Park.' 

MONTREAL; CAN.— Queen's Park, ' Sohmer 
'Park/Arena. •': - ,--... 

.MORTIMER, O. (near Findlay)— Norri's. Park 
. and Pavilion.-: William Norris, owner and 
. mgr. " " -. '■; - - - 

.MT. CLEMENS, -MICH.— Monroe Garden^' - 
1KT. VERNON. O— Hlawatba Park. ? 

MUSKEGON, MICH.— Lake Michigan Pa *. 
NAHANT, MASS:-k3asino Theater. 
NANTASKET- BEACH.; ilASS.^Hotel Nan- 

tasket Music Hall. '-■'.. - - 
NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I. 
NASHVILLE, TENN.— Glendale Park, Y. C. 
. Alley, mgr. ; Shelby Park; - . - - 
NEVADA, MO.— Lake Park Springs. 

Harry C. Moore, propr. . 

NEWARK; O.—Idlewild Park. - ; 
NEWNAN,. GA,— Pearl Spring Park; Walter 
NEW BEDFORD,' MASS.— Buttonwood Park. 
NEW BRITAIN, CT.— Wnite Oak Park. 
NEWBU'RG, N.Y.— Glenwood -Park.-, .--. 
NEW BURYPORT. MASS..-Sali«*ury.sPark," 
iNlBW-OASTLE, PA.— Cascade Park. -',' 
iNEW HAVEN, CONN.— Winchester St Raii- 
" way Park; Israel A; Kelseyy West Haven, 
\ - Conn., mgr. New Open-Air- Seaside- Thea- 
' ter; Israel A. Kelsey, West-.Haven, Connl, 
mgr. Elm City Park; Jos. EiHubinger, 840 
----- Chapel st; - .- .- - .V--' -■ 

NEW ORLEANS, LA.— West End, Athletic 
: Park,- Audubon Park; City Parfc- -t . 

,Nt.W YORK CITY, N. Y.— Kosfer & Btal's. 
Casino Roof Garden; Grand Central Palace 
. Roof Garden, .Lion Palace Roof Garden, 
Venetian Terrace -Roof Garden, Cherry 
Blossom Grove.- Riverside Park:. •■"■•' 
NORFOLK, VA.— Oceanview- Park; Atlantic 
Garden, Buckroe Beach; Hotel Chamberlain. 
. •NORTHAMPTON. MASS.— Meadow Park*. 
NORTH BEACH. L. I., Ni Y.r-Erbs' Casfno. 
"NORWICH, CONN.-rCliir Terrace, R. M. ... 
-. Powers, prop.;. Sachem Park;-. A." Wilson 
Snow, amusement-director, 51 Broadway. - - 
OAKLAND, OAL--0akland Park. 
OAKLAND BEACH. R. I. 
OCEAN CITY, -N. -Y.-=New. Ocean Pier. 
OCEAN VIEW ,VA.— Ocean View Park (near 

Norfolk). ■■■.-,. •■:.■:■ 

OSDEN, UTAH.— Glenwood Park; -W. C. 
Weaver, mgr. 
,OLEAN, N- Y.^-Riverhurst Park. C. C. Mo- 

jBlan, mg r. ' r - -*" • 

-OMAHA, NEB.— Mullen's Garden. 
ONTARIO, N. Y.— Ontario- Beach- Park. , 
ORANGE. MASS.-Central Park. 
O smCO SH. -WIS.— Citizene' Traction Co. 
■OSWEGO,- N. Y.— Oswego Beach. ; ' . 
OTTAWA, ONT.— Can. Victoria Park, Ottawa 
Electric Railway. •■; 

OTTUM-WA, -IA.— Orpheum -Summer Park 

Theater. • - . - 

OWOSSO. MICH.^Caiedonia'Fark: 
-PAI>UOA!H,.KY.— La Belie: Park. v. --■ 
PABJTED POST, ft-.. Y.— Brnnebh . Park. ■- ■: 
-PARKBR6BURG, W. VA.^-Terrabih Park: '. 
PARIS. ILL.— Reservoir" Park - . ^ : 
-PATERSON, N. J.— PasSaic.Falls Fark, -East 
Side" Park (city). West-- Side Park (city) ; 
- Sebeutzen, v Saal Brosr, m'grs.;" Tdlewild 

Park, Traction Company. --■-»-. 

-PEAKS ; ISLAND, -M'E.— Underwood Springs 
.Park.-. - ■ ■ . - - - 

PBNHACOLA, FLA.— KupfrioanV Park. 

- .PEORIA, -ILL.— Central. Park, The Alps, 
Prospect Heights Park, Glen Oak Park; 
Pfeifer's Pavilion, C. G. Pfelfer, mgr.; 

~~"St«iny-Hl»-Garden-;-Stoecker'8-Sum me r Gst- 

■ ^defi.-- — --.>—---■> 

, '"PHILADELPHIA, PA.^Willow Grove Park. 
"Central Park, . Bnaeball- . Park, Woodside 
'_ Park, -N»«hann!ng Farki -; Torresdale Park, 
. Washington; Park; Chestnut Hill Park. 
PHILLIPSBURG;. N. J;^Ce*ar Park. 
PIQUA. G.*?fMldway Park. - v - :i "•> 
PTTMAN GRpVE. N. J.— Alceyon Pkrk. 
PITTSBURGAPA.— Kennywood Parlc.^Monon- 
■"-. gahela Street: ; Ry; . Co., Ja's. ' G;< Sanson), 
.: mgr.,; 512 Smltbfleld st;;, Oakwood Park, 
John Harris, West End Traction: Co?, mgr.; 

■':, Schenley Park. Oakum Park, Calhoun Park. 

- Oak Hill PaTk. * 

- PORTLAND, ;ME.— Riverton .Park,- Under-. - 
,-■ wood Springs Park, Cottage Park. •: s 

PORTLAND, ME.-Gem Theater.- ' \ 
•PORTLAND. ORB.— Hawthorne Springs Park. 
'PORTBMOUTH, VA.^<Tolun*la Park; ■■:■*« 
POTT8TOWN, PA— Ringing r Rock ) Park, 
TombHnjt: Run Pavilion. ^ 

.-.POUpHKEEPSlE,.-.-:.'N. . Y.— Darrbw^ypark; 

Upton Lake Park, Riverside Park. ' :*; 
pRpyiDBNCE, R.-li-Rocky PointSCi'MCBnt 

PariviiRogefc Williams Park, Dan's Park, -'. 
BTsckStone Park .... ..,.,» 



LynSj.*; V '"-';-'. ' J - *^-»* 

RICHMOND. VA.^Putaam's Summer Oar- 
__. den. Broad. Street Park^ Au/UtortnnvJaiBr- , 
son Roof 'Garden; AUUeHJ^kT Mate 
Street Park.-'- ..-- '-■ -- ■;•;'' ~«-~?^ ! 

RICHMOND, IND.— Gleiitiner. 73 -"'-' i 
ROCKVil^I^, c»NN.— PleMure Park; : - - " j 
ROCHESTER;' N. Y.^Ontarlb . B»acoV New 1 

Culver Park, Ireri«eaudlte'Park° ? ^ M ' 
ROCKAWAYBEA«rJ;\L.;i.; N. : T^iHlmi 
. lino's Casino.:. 1 '— '■';; r ' : v - v / . -*'--r^ I 

ROOKFORD. ILL— Harlem fttrk, ; ' 

ROCKLAND, ME.-*rbadway PevUlou Thea- 
ter. . .'■ 

ROCKVTULB, CONN.— SoJpeie Pirk. 
ROCKY. POINT,. R. . L- • ' '.- --r .; 

Mr. Harrington, mgr. 
ROME. GA.-Moberly Park. . - ,-,*» , : 1.. -..- 
ROUNOJBAY. MD.-B.* O. Sbott)Lls»Tly.Ce ■' 
SAGINAW. MTOHV— Rf.veT^d^TOr^--:: -; : " 
saleM, .-MASS.-nSalem 1 .Wlllowa^Danaj'Bad 
Parker'r Pavilion, . Casino, Gormanl Sum- 
mer Tester. -■-:;-- .. •--....- 

SALISBURY BEACH. MASSl-PavtHon. I 

""SALT" LAKE CITY,- U^TAHU^aitau^ Beach, i 
. .Lagoon;5altPalace»Calder'a-Park.. j 

•SAN ANTONIOi :'T$SXi~ Muth's ^Gardafc.- 1 
SAN DIEGO. CAL— S. Hi. P.' Br* «.».»»' 1 
« ANpUSKY; O.-^Ceaat-PolBTC GWvif : . - 
san FRANCISCO, ,CAL.4^Pann Boynton 
.Chutes, Presidio Athletic Pirk, OJen'Park. 
-SARATOGA. N.'fY^-Eglm" Garden -R -^ '."' i 
savannah, GA.— Tivoll Park; ThtranerBoIt I 
- .--Parltr.. f ..---,.— - -;^-^''- — . *>v.;V.\. ! 
SOlO, O.^Pavfllon Tbeate*. , --"'-- - " I 
vSORAJflON. PA^-L*nrel3B«l Park. "- - • ) 
.SEA CLIFF; L-L— Add.-ifinager of -I^pomSi 

SEATTLE, WASH.-Lesenl PA>«i Ma«aon! 
_j .'Park.'-. ..-TV--?:- ....... -r , .. ,. t _ -■,- .. ., „ . ..,., ...., . ,--i. 

SBDALIA. MO.^O.T. entwrord, TepekanKaa. 
. SENECA. FALLS,..N. -.Y*-G«JW.pCk7. - 
SH OHOLA GLBN.--N; Y— Erie R." R. Co.- 
SKOW«EGAN,.MB^-LakewoeA Grove,:- ,. . 
SOUTH BARTONVILLE,, D^U-^CMmCrf x -• 
SOUTH' BEACH. S.; U.$.-X:+MwWi *»- 
.. sino. ". --■,.,," : . ;*■:.. '■'■:-■'-.*--■■■ v - ;:,",-"" ~':'"' -= : 



ringhook -Park._ 
' JUSS.— WMystd* 



SOUTH BEND.- IND.-^-S 
SOUTH FARMINGHA 

." Park..-.;.'., -.- 

SOUTH J^ORWALK, CT.— RotonP^nnlr"TB*-' 

' ater. :-^ -.',.--;"„.■', >;'":.•-,..".":-'... :' 

_SPRrNOFIBLJ>,> MASS.— Suburban- Park, "'.".' • 
SPOKANB^ WABH-Natatarlum- Pk^V " '" , 
STAUNTON, VA.—H1gMamJ. Park, v..'* .' 
STATEN-IsLaNd; N~ T— Boynwn.B*«i*, ; ' 
ST CLOUD, N. ' J.— Highland Park . (.ear 

.. Newark). ..;;..-.. , ".::;., — V.:' ; -'", :';-V,v-. , 
ST. : JOSEra.YMO".^A*fe«w : ,0. T.-.Criwiord,: 
Topeka, Kan.; Lake Controny, Krug-Park! 

- AtbJetlc-Park..- ,.. y.i .. ' ,2i ~^* 

ST. LOUIS; "MQ.—Beilevuls Gardens Ke«* : - 

ner's Garden, Klondyke Park ' ahd.^ Chutes : 

. Forest Park, Highlands; Southern .Eleclrle 

. Park,. Suburban Garden; M^eramacrHIgh- 

lands; Mannlon Park; Delmar .Gardens. 

• Uhrig'a Cave; Athletic pirfcV™ - ^** 

- S t : i5 A JPV- ■■■- M JK$-— ^« lm -Garden. -~C>tn.e 

Park, Palace Garden. ~. ™ ■ 

IIvJSPJ!S A J' 5P&- «*««**• Lak»"ParX; 
•STOCKPOHT, Hs^Ti-VmrBtto^Hrtb'-z?:- 
- '- F. W. Deboe; mgr." .-,.-.--...... ..-.;;-- 

STOCKTON. OAL.— St. Btoes-Rr.tOBa^W-- ' 

SYLVAN *BACH; NBW°TORKV - TZ-^1 i J 

SYRACUSE, N.r,Y.^BIectMc.lFat*. VgheT 

...Theater; Lakeside Park. Cha», Loofi BtyiM 

lotion, mgri •; Kh-kwOpd hP^irl&^imwSS. 

TAMPA;: FLA.— DeSo'to Park. ' Tarnnav aflee- 
-- trie Co;: ^jsr-i a; -.-.. .. r- ;-;- -- ■ •-.■-,'.*,.-■; 
■ ' Henry OrrBradlee^ mgr^M ---"" ':■■'■"■ >'.''•■-.'-'-"• - ; 
TAUNTON, MASS.— Ntppenlcket Part .-Biih- ■ 

- ton Rock- Part^. 8«bbi.»i.Parkf . - - T- 'I 
TBRRBHAUTE.-IND.— BlJou:Garden Theater ! 
TOLEDO? O.-Like Brie C^o^Fatnl^afca- '• 

ter, .Presgue Isle. . ".i±: .:■'"■' 

TOpEKA; 0£AN:-rAdd«sa p. T* "Crawford; 
■ Garfield Park. ' •-''--,v--j l ;.-„r- •■-•.-. -, . ' 1 

TORONTO. ONT.-Hahlan's Point. Muhro 

- TRENTON; N.r *.^-8pnng-.Eal» ParkivKaw : 

- Park Theater, Broad Street Park. ' -A ■ i 
-TROY.- N. Y.— Lagooo-Isla»id;>H -.---,. . .- \ 

UNION, N. Y>-<^no,T!T.. i&- . ■-; V-« -- 

. Brand's tfaslhd Park;' Rochester ^ark, «T- ! 
.- mira Park. :< -^ , •■>■■-•'■ 

-VALDOSTAs'GA^'-PIiieTWfk.^AHT.- Hoars, ! 

VINCENNE3, ind;— Falrview.Park. -. 
-, ,-^ A.tO. Traube.-mgr-.- .-j -j- -r. - .-.-.. 

WAKEFIELD.. MASS. -Wakefield, Park; . 

- WARSAW. ,IND.^Lake" Side." Park. - - 
WASHINGTON, - It C— Marsh*5l Hafr« 

WUdwood, Park" (tormer^y'jGj^n'SUt 
. lumbla Park. Lawrftnc* -Summer- 

Bue"na Vista, CheVy Chase- Lake, . 

Park (colored). Notiey HaiH (coforedK <^~ - 
- : apeake" Beach^" BJvar'- YitwZ.Ti.tKWSSStti 

■John'a BfldgePark, J3Ien-,Echo PaSkr* 5 — w" 
WASHINGTON. IND.-Street Railway Park. 





PUEBLO, COL— Lake Mlnnequa. Pavilion 
QIIINCY..ILL-BaLdwln Park. t. tSiMmlh, 



mgr. 
. ragr. 
READING 

Park. 



Highland Park, Harry lit, Franklin, 
PA.'.— Carsomia Park; "■ Driving 



Gsrden. Glen 'Paflc. -.,---, i ^,., ,-:-,.-.,-. .,..,:„ 

WATKINffGLEN;-*?, T. •--•-; ."■-. »? , ; ^«- '^V 
■ WEBB CITY, MO-^OlymplgJ* ,<■» u.»;i-j 

. WEBSTER, MASS.— BeaconT?Wkt,-5*l*»« 
Park. - ^*^r ' 

WESTFIBLD,- MASS.— Waronocco Park-. - "?■ ' 
WHEELING, ,W- VA-— Wheeling Park,. Mo- 
zart Park, Pleasant Valley Park, -Bader A 

. Maurer, mgre. „ ' ' 

.WHITE BEAR ". ' LAKBr MINN^WlYaWlHid ; 

Park; Lake; Shore- Park. White Bear Beach. 
WTELIAMSPOET; PA~.«^^!1iroont Park. 

iWILMINGTONsJDEn.-^ShWlport Pa», Bran- 

. • dywlne Park, ^Summer Park. ... ■ 
WINNIPEG, CAN.— River Partfi Elm Park. 
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C— piedmont: Park. 

; WORCBSTBR, - MASS.— Lake Quu»Mgamin< 
;-. Park; -:,,,. , ^ '•.•-•■' '■'■> .■.■■■•. ; .,.-'..,,i 
YONKBRfS. N.; Y.-YoTJk«r» Pleaattr? Pari 
YOUNGSTOWN, 0— Idora park, Mfllcreek > 

.--Park;' ' ;-:.-: '- - ■;-• '1 

YORK PA-Hlghlarrd Park. - —f 

ZANB8VILLB, O.-Grant Park, Mapleweod I- 

'':' -"- :.'--..-. -. :' ' •:•.. ■ "' ■■■'•■ .'*,■■ ' 'I