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THE BILLBOARD

Rill Posters'II Department.

Bill Posters in Great Britain.(Special Correspondence.)

Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 25.The eleventh annual convention of the

United Bill Posters' Assoc.ation of the UnitedKingdom was held at the Windsor Hotel,Glasgow .Tuesday, Aug. 21. Three hundredmembers, with their wives and i'riends, werepresent.

J. M. McDonald & Son, Robert Beith andJohn Locke, three of the largest bill postingturns in Glasgow, were the gentlemen wholooked to it that the visiting members wantedfor nothing pertaining to their comfort dur-ing their eojourn.

John Bruton, the president, opened up thebusiness of the convention, after wish ng allthe 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 BillPoster," has passed its thirteenth year, andhas greatly improved during the past year.

The great and important work aocompl shedby a Parliamentary' committee was the es-tablishment of a precedent in Parliament.Several bills antagonizing the bill posting in-dustry have, during the past year, beenbrought before Parliament, and they havebeen fought to a finish, the victory beingwon by the Bill Posters' Association, butnot without able work and an expenditure ofgood sized sums of money. Opposition fromall sources was not clever enough to downthe English bill posters' Parliamentary com-mittee. The London Bill Posters' Associa-tion had contributed largely, both withmoney and able assistance.

Capt. R. A. Jackson, of Liverpool, waselected president for the year of 1901, andBailee W. B. McMillan, of Greenock, vicepresident. Captain Jackson returned t':anksto the association, and regretted the factthat Bailee W. B. McMillan, the new vicepresident, was 'detained at his home, unableto attend the meeting through illness. WalterHill, of London, moved that a teegram besent to Mr. McMillan, notifying him of hiselection. Moved by Mr. Hill and secondedby J. O. Rodgers, of Belfast, that a vote ofthanks be tendered to John Bruton, tbe re-tiring president, for his excellent se vicesduring the past year, arid that he be electedon the committee by acclamation, which wasdone. Walter Hill, of London; Mr. Blakey,of Bolton, and Mr. Johnson, of SouthShields, were also elected to serve on thecommittee.

Douglas, Isle of Man, was selected as theplace of meeting for 1901. Mr. Sheldon hitthe nail en the head by raising a d seussionregarding paying commiss'ons to mushroomadvertising agents, believing that all agentsshould be members of the associaton; also,that-paper should be more uniform as re-gards size, and that short term contracts becharged a higher rate than long time con-tracts, and that no lists be given for a onemonth's contract. Mr. Banks said he couldnot see why printers were allowed 10 percent, commissions. Mr. McArthur was ofthe opinion that direct advertisers were notentitled to a commission, and that only bonafide contractors were. Mr. Sheldon, of Leeds,moved the new committee give this matterserious thought.

Precisely at noon Tuesday, Aug. 21, themembers of the United Bill Posters of GreatBritain and their friend's assembled at themunicipal buildings, to which the Lord Pro-vost had issued an invitation to view, and onarr iv ing at the council chamber and occupy-ing seats, they were informed that the ladiesand gentlemen were now magistrates of thecity of Glasgow (loud laughter). The LordProvost welcomed the visitors to the ancientc ty of Glasgow, and trusted that the visitwould be most pleasant. Mr. Brnton, thepresident, in reply, thanked the Lord Provostfor his remarks of welcome, and could as-sure his lordship, that the members werepreatly gratified, as he was informed that he .had rut off a visit to the South to receivethem, there that day. His lordship cheerfullyresponded, and then invited them to view theapartments, many of which were private.The pa r ty visi ted the di f ferent rooms andha l l s , in which were many works of art,wh'r-h were greatly admired,

The extraordinary, general meeting of mem-bers was called to order at 1:30 pi m. at theWindsor Hotel. The general meeting was---'ird by ex-Bailee Graham, who stated thathis duties were exceedingly light, as the LordProvost had already welcomed them thatmorning. However,' he thought .tuey mightall learn some tips of artistic decoration fromthe way bill posting'-Was done in Glasgow—even, the members from London {laughter).<Vn Tr? eoiild say as an advertiser was thathis paper obtained greater publicity by b ' l l

* -<* t h r n ' i . t could by any other means,and he advised them all to induce other pee-ps" to adver t se in the Clyde district.

The arrangements made for this occas'onv ere ,it was on all hands conceded, simnlyT"rt-"'t. p n d thoroughly carried out underthe d'rection and supervision of Messrs. I.Mr-Donald & Son, Robert Bertie, D. Adamsonand I. Lock, while Mr. McMillism, of Green-re^, WPP to the fore, as usual. The first busi-ness of the meeting was in connection withthe annual report and balance sheet. It isthe eleventh report of the United Associa-tions. A copy has been sent to every mem-ber. The report shows that the liabilities are£396 15s, 8d., while tbe assets are cash in

bank and in hand £86 14s.; sundry debtors,£o9 6s. 2d., all of which is good; office fur-niture, etc., nearly £60. The expenditureduring the year has been very heavy indeed,owing to the fighting against the various billsin Parliament. The legal charges in thesecases alone have cost over £220, towardswhich the London Bill Posters' Associationhas 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, whichnomination was carried by acclamation. Theincoming president then took the chair andreturned thanks. Although they all knew hewas a silent man, they knew he would do hisbest. He thereupon proposed Bailee Me-Mil l ian, of Greenock, for the vice chair , butregretted to inform them that Mr. McMiil l ianwas not able to be with them to-day, beingseriously ill.

Mr. Sheffield, of Birmingham, proposed thatthe aud.tcrs be reappointed at a fee of 15guineas. Carried.

Douglas, Isle of Man, and Brighton, Sussex,contended1 for the next annual meeting, thevote s tanding: Douglas 5G, Brighton 54.

It was also decided that all bills should bein double-crown sheet sizes, so as to encour-age svmmetry in filling in a station, andthat they be in 4, 8, ]2, 16, 32, 48 or 64 sheets,

Mr. Fletcher suggested that contractsstoculd be dated m'dway between receipt ofbil ls and sending off marked list and that noadvertiser should be allowed to select anyposition or any station and that contracts forone month should be charged at a higherrate. Mr. Bartlett Durham advised thatno list should be given at all for amonth's order. Grime, of Manchester, sup-ported.. Mr. Banks, of Spilsby, stated thathe d d not see why he should allow printers10 per cent commission on dated work, but itwas th'e general opinion that printers wereentitled to it. seeing that they collected andguaranteed! the money. Mr. McArthur, ofDundee, thought that direct advert isers werenot enti t led to d stounts, and he thought itshould only be allowed to bona fida contract-ors. Mr. Sheldon, of Leeds, in winding upthe d'scuE'Sicn, moved that it be a recom-mendation to the committee to take tnesematters into serous considerat 'on and th'ata request be sent to any advertiser who usesbroken sizes that he be respectfully asked to

•' -t the recognized sizes of paper. Minutesof the meeting were then read and confirmed,and the convention terminated.

Power of Painted Signs.In 1849 Jacks & Ruff kept one of the larg-

est jewelry establishments in Frisco. Jacks—one cf the funn ie s t fellows living—be.ngwell known and universally popular, in orderto let new arrivals among his home acquaint-ances know he was around, had his name,Fuiaski Jacks, painted in large cap.tals on asheet of t in and nailed up besido the door.Uiio day a tall, yellow-haired, sun-brownedP.ke entered and1 accosted Mr. Ruff With,"say, stranger, I want to take a look oftL';m new-fangled things of youra." "Whatthings, sir?" "Why, them Pulaski Jacks."

. .ay , that," said Mr. Ruff, laughing, "ismy .partner's name. Jacks & Ruff ; name'sPulaski—Pulaski Jacks—see?" "No," saidP.ke, "is it? Well, looks like, darned if Ikncwcd it, though; I swar I didn't know astiiey was boot-jacks or jack-asses; ho! ho!"And taking another good, long look at theobject cf his curiosity, he traveled. Jackstook that tin thing down.

A solemn-looking fellow, with a certain aircf dry humor about the corners of his mouth,stepped one day into the tailoring establish-ment of Call & Tuttle, Boston, and remarkedto the clerk in attendance, saying: "I wantto tuttle." "What do you mean, sir?" in-quired the astonished official. "Well," re-joined he, "I want to tuttle—noticed yourinv.taticn over the door, so I called, and nowI should like to tuttle!" He was ordered toleave, which he did with a look of angrywonder, grumbling that it seemed hard to beresttrained after an express invitation.

A newspaper correspondent, while walkingdown Pennsylvania avenue, was sorely mys-t J i e d by a modest little sign stand.ng in thewindow cf a neat little shop. The sign bore,in gayly-painted letters, the legend, "Wash-ington Ladies' Depository." Looking wi th in ,he descried two ladies neatly dressed andbusily engaged in sewing. Hat in hand, hereverently entered, and with intense polite-ness, addressed one cf the ladles as fo l lows:"ii-irdam, I perceive by your s:gn that .thisis the depository for Washington Indies. Ii m going to the Ncrth for a few days, andshould be pleased to leave my wi fe in yourcharge, but I don't know if by your rulesyou could receive her, as she is a Bal t imorewoman." A slight tittering sound like "te-he," escaped from one of the ladies, but theelder cf the twain, by a strong-minded ef-f c r t , holding in, replied: "Sir, you have madea mistake. This is the place where the So-ciety cf Washington Ladies deposit theirwork to be sold fcr the benefit of the dis-tressed natives of the island of Don Oware,"c-r 'words to that effect. Gravely d'd he bow,solemnly begging pardon, and putting on hisNat, walked off, followed by a sound fromthe depository, as ,cf an autumnal brook,gurgling and babbling gayly over its pebblyted in a New England forest.

ALLEN E. HARBAUGH.Mill Run, Pa., Sept. 10.

The official returns of the police census ofCincinnati have been completed. Tb.3 re~orh ,shows that ths population of Cincinnati is340,458, and that the increase since 18DO is

.14.70 per cent, instead of 0.77, as the Federalenumprators reported it. The enumerationby the blue coats further shows that by add-ing to the actual populat 'on those non-res'-dents, dependent upon the city, the resultwill be an aggregate population of 432,343,

Coca Cola's Extensive Display.A recent issue of Printers' Ink contains a

lengthy interview with the secretary of theCoca Cola Company, of Atlanta, Ga., anentthat concern's extensive and persistent ad-vertising, and his declaration regarding theposter and paint method of publicity areworthy of attention. They are as follows:"Outdoor display is a most important featurewith us. We started painting in 1899. We areinvesting $30,000 in painted signs annually.This year we painted Kentucky, Tennessee,Alabama, Mississippi, Lou s.ana, Texas, Ar-kansas, Florida and Ceorg a, securing the lo-cations as near the center of large cities aspossible. We have some very large signsthat are calling forth much comment. Ourpainted signs are, as a rule, on side walls,and the cost to us four and one-half centsper square foot. Our twenty-two travelingsalesmen inspect and report to us the loca-tion and condition of our adveit-sing. Nextcame posters. We are covering the Atlanticand Southern States thoroughly, putting out200,000 sheets at a cost for printing and post-ing of five cents per sheet per month, or forour season of five months about $ 0,000. Weuse four styles to fit the different boards—asingle-sheet in two colors, a two-sheet inthree colors, an eight-sheet in our well-known red and black, and a sixteen-sheet inblack and yellow. Our salesmen carry theposters with them in large trunks, and at theopening of the season they contract withlocal bill posters to cover each city whereour goods are on sale. We are pleased withposter advertising. So are the local dis-pensers."

Bryan, Tex., Briefs.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir—Bryan is a live wide-awake cityof upwards of 5000 inhabitants and the besttown between Houston and Dallas on H. &T. R. R. The I. & G. U. R. R. has justbeen completed to Bryan on August 30, andour merchants showed themselves in cele-brating the occasion. I had all the workmyself-and four helpers could do for BostonMedical Institute and Will A. Molton, dis-tributing books, etc. I have had my boardsfull all summer. I have 500 running feetof boards, situated in different locations onMain street and also have 10 6-sheet, 20 3-sheet and 200 1-sheet boards. These are alsoful l . I have posted for the following duringsummer; viz., American Tobacco Co., Con-tinental Tobacco Co., J. H. Zeland & Co.,Curran Bill Posting Co. of Denver, The O.J. Gude Co., The Sam W. links Co., Coca-ColaCo., Velvet Starch Co. and also have twoBryan firms interested and billing againsteach other, and I sell them their paper. Idon't wait for business to come my way.1 get different advertisers from "The B 11-board" and write the parties for work andanything I can do for them, and invariably Iget what I ask for. If I don't get the workI get a reply saying my name has beenplaced upon thejr books, and when they haveanyth ing coming my way, they would re-member me. I couldn't do without "TheBillboard'' at any price.

JOHN B. MIKE. •

Hillsboro, Tex , Happenings.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir—Not seeing anything in your val-uable paper from this part of the Lone StarState, will let you know what I am doingat this time. Business has been fair all theyear. I have done work for the followingfirms lately: American Tobacco Company, 2412-sheets, 120 2-sheets, Old Virginia Cheroots;Prickly Ash Bitters, 2 32-sheets, 2 16-sheets,Curran & Cr . ; Colorado Southern Railway, 816-sheets; $am W. Hoke, 5 8-sheets. 5 4-sheetsEarly Bird Tobacco; Drummond Branch,Cont inen ta l Tobacco Company, 10 8-sheets, 252-sheets; and have 176 sheets on boards forBuffalo Bill 's Wild West. Show, which .ex-hibits at Waco, Oct. 17. Have 10 4-sheets forGarland Stoves, from Amer'can Posting Serv-ice, Chicago, and will do the posting for theopera house, which opens Sept. 24. Have d:s-t r : buted 4.TOO books for Boston Med :cal In-s t i tu te ; 1,000 samples, K. & L. Tea, SeawnetChemical Company, St. Louis; 2,000 books,Washington Medical Institute, through WillA. Molten; 2.000 L. E. Pinkham books; andhave just signed contract with ThatcherMcd'cal Co., Chattanooga, Tenn., to adver-t 're H'ill and Bosque Counties, besides sev-eral other contracts for fall work. Am adding250 feet more boards ten feet high and 15 3-Fbeets , EiO 1-sheet boards, which it will taketo aceomrrcdate my increasing business, thevolume- of wlr'oh I attr ibute to. the bill post-era' f r i end , "The Billboard." •

J. S. PHILLIPS.

McKinney, Tex., Matters.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir— -We make little no!se and do lotsof work, pur bus'nsss is growing steadily.We began in the fall of 1897 in a small way,and now wo have a plant and are doing abusiness that we pre justly proud of. Ourboards are built substantially and in modernstyle. We use ten-font matched flooring andbuilt the boards eighteen inches from theground. At present we have on our boardspaper for The American Tobacco Co., TheContinental Tobacco Co., The CarlstadtMedicine Co., Early B'rd Tobacco, DenisonFa;r, and one local firm hesMes the OnsraHouse posting. Buffalo Bill's Wild WestShow's advance man was here last weekand wanted two hundred sheet space to ad-vert'se his show for Dallas, Tex., but wehad no space to offer him, our boards, being

entirely full. So he did no advertising here.We have distributed recently for The Bos-ton Medical Institute, The Carlstadt MedicineCo., Lydia B. Pinkham Co. and The MoltonAgency, besides local firms. We are to be-gm distributing country routes the last ofSeptember. We have four big contractsnow. It will be our first work in that line.Wishing "The Billboard" continued and in-creased popularity, we are respectfully,

GOODIN & WARDEN.

Corinth, Miss, Comments.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir—I have distributed lately throughtraveling representatives for Dr. Thacher,Liver Medicine, Chattanooga, Tenn.; St. Jo-seph's Liver Regulator, Chattanooga, Tenn.;helped distribute and tack signs for Pearline,have on hand for distribution samples of Mc-Gee Baby Elixir and tacking signs, MayfieldMed. Co., Mayfield Ky.; Dr. E. E. Suther-land Med. Co., Paducah, Ky. Expect worksoon from Peruna Drug Co., Columbus, O.;Chattanooga Med. Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.Posted for Continental Tobacco Co., NewYork, Drummond Natural Leaf and Star To-bacco. Tacking for same; Good Luck andStar. Muslin signs, through traveling men.Got some excursion work for Forepaugh &Sells Bros.' circus now. They show Jack-son, Tenn., September 19. Some travelingmen do their own tacking, Lyon Coffee andR. J. R. Tobacco. Tacked some for WarEagle 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 rradea distribution for the Boston Medical Insti-tute, Chicago; also distributed 500 samples ofNine O'Clock Washing Tea, for F. H. Spur-rier, Grand Rapids, Mich.; posted 8 sheetsfor the Pillsbury Milling Co., Minneapolis,Minn.; posted 8-sheets at Sun Prairie, Mar-shall and Waterloo, for the Hampden WstchCo., Canton, O.; posted 8-sheets adverting"Salome," for Shaver & Blake, Cedar -''Bap-ids, la., and posted 200 sheets for the DoSge'County Fair, Beaverdam, Wis. I hope to seework even more lively, as I have space tohold 200 sheets standing empty right now.Opposit'on posted paper for the Dane CountyFair. "Down with them." I have the bMtplant in the State for a small city.

JOHN LEAVER.

Jellico, Tenn., Jots.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir—The Cooper & Co.'s Shows werehere Sept. 4 and gave two performances, aidI am glad to say that it was the best lit&eshow that ever appeared here. They had ab g crowd, and everybody was well pleased.Their troupe cf Japs and their trio of acro-bats and about fifteen other features, werehard to beat anywhere. All of their staffwere perfect gentlemen, especially Mr. Hen-nessey, the general manager.

My plant here is growing right along. Ihave been talking to the town authorities,and they are go.ng to see about licensingthis town. Then I will have a good bill post-ing plant here right away. I wish successto "The Billboard." THO;S. BELL.

Elgin, 111., Events.To the Editor of "The Billboard:"

Dear Sir—I am so busy posting and distrib-uting that I hardly know where I am at. Ihave kept three men and three boys busy allsummer, and now that my theatrical busi-ness has opened up, I am busier than ever;never had so much work as I have had thelast year, and it is constantly increasing.We have had the Wallace's Circus and Gen-try's Dog & Pony Show this season; also,the Ament Show. My bill boards are fullall the time. I am just now erecting a dou-ble-deck board opposite the Elgin NationalWatch Company's plant, 210 feet long, andwhen it is completed it will be one of thebest 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, statinghe had posted forty 3-sheets for Ohio StateFair. This paper was posted on barns,forms, sheds and "any old place," and wasto run 30 days. However, in 15 days thepaper was covered. But still he closes hisletter by saying, "Advertisers, let me hearfrom you, I'll treat you right!" The abovefacts can be verified by writing the Assist-ant Secretary, Oh-'o Sfjte Fair. I write thisin justice of the adveniser. Don't be mis-lead. W. W. RUGG,

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Box Office Sharps."If a man in the box office depended upon

his salary alone he would not wear diamonds,live at the best hotel and have a dozen suitsof clothes," remarked one of a group ofgentlemen, who were talking of ticket sell-eis, as they sat in front of the CopelandTheater, says the Topeka Journal. "1 haveheard that in some of the popular placss ofamusement in the East the privilege of sell-ing tickets is paid for. I do not know thatthe statement is true, but I do know that itis very probable. You can readily appreci-ate this if you have ever purchased a ticketat the box office and forgotten the change.I have heard men say who have been in thebusiness 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 hasto account only for the number of ticketstaken at the door, and if there is a goodcrowd and a rush he is bound to get the bestof it, even if he is perfectly honest, and doesnot attempt to 'short change' any one. Manypeopte will get in line, approach the window

call for the number of tickets they de-andsire. When the tickets are received theytake 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 whodo not is surprisingly large. If there is agreat rush, as there usually is at a c'rcusticket wagon, it is very easy for the ticketseller to short change the buyer. Even insmall theaters the 'rake-oft" is quite an itemto the man in the box office. I know ayoung man who managed an opera house ina Kansas town of not over 8,000 inhabitants,and he told me that his revenue from taeoffice averaged $3 for every entertainmentthat was given in the house dur ng the timehe .had control of it. That will g ve yousome idea of what it would amount to ina house where the average attendance, n'ghtlywould be 2,000, as it is in many of the cities.The same young man that I spoke of madea neat th:ng in another way. He would buyup all the plugged nickels from the menwho had slot machines, and put them out mchange at the box office. Th s coull be easilydone, as no one was ever known to catch himat it, and every time the house was openedhe passed out a number of them. He didnot tell me what he paid for ths pluggedmoney, but said the scheme paid from 50 to75 cents a night." •

A Veteran in Vaudeville.James A. Castle, the theatrical agent who

d.ed in a cab in Chicago, Sept. 3, while beingven to his home at 420 East Thirty-fourth

street, was one of the earliest promoters ofvaudeville in the West. He was the propri-f - tc r of the old Olympic on Clark street, andbrought out many performers who afterwardsecured considerable fame. Among these wereEdd^e Fey, John Burke and John Gilbert.His business had grown to such proportionsrf late years that a few months ago it wasfound necessary to form a syndicate to cpn-trol ais various enterprises in Chicago, Cin-o nnati, St. Louis, Pittsburg and Louisville.Mr. Castle's son, George, has been the actualhead of the combination for some time. Itcontrols the Olympic, Haymarket, ChicagoO'pera House and Ferris Wheel Park, in Chi-cago. Mr. Castle was born in Connecticut in1820. Thirty years ago he removed to Toledo,O., where he conducted a wholesale flour andfeed establishment for a number of years,after which he started a railroad hotel andeating-house on the Northwestern Railroad atDunlap, la. He located in Chicago sixteenyears ago. Mr. Castle's death was entirelyunexpected. Tony Arcado, a friend, was inthe cab with him at the time, and when hefell back in the seat it was thought that heh p d only fainted. A physician was summon-ed, and it was found that death had beeninstantaneous. Heart disease is supposed tohave been the cause. The body was cremated.

Gossip.Frank L. Jones and John H. Renlgen, les-

sees of the Academy of Music at Chelsea,Mass., are now the owners of the Boston JobPrint, at 4 Alden street, Boston, ones ownedby the late John Stetson.

Melbourne MacDowell, the husband of thelate Fanny Davenport, has lost his bride ofa few months ago, Mrs. Wilhelmina MariaBrahman. The woman, whose secret marri-age to the actor in June last was strenuouslydenied at first, and afterward publicly ac-knowledged, leit her husband at the BrevoortHouse in New York, Sept. 6, after a stormyscene. It is said that &he has gone to herparents' home in Baltimore.

Chief of Police Deitsch, of Cincinnati, hascalled the attention cf his men to an old or-der, still in effect, demanding that all ob-jectionable posters be removed. He says thedepartment will rigidly enforce it. Becauseof the order, Lieut, Watson had all objection-

able bills taken down Saturday last. Detect-ive Wappenstein 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 thisyear to the fact that they "knew it all" thisspring, and would not do business 'and paya salary and percentage to skilled men, suchas general agents of circuses, to go out aheadof them, in the spring or winter, and makeall necessary contracts for them; but on theother hand, they thought that the cities weregoing to fight with each other in their en-deavor to get them. They have been sadlydisappointed.

Dr. C. D. Gray is certainly the undisputedking of carnival and street fair promoters,and he is simply working wonders in theSouth. In conjunction with the New Eng-and Carnival Company he has booked a numher of good cities for fall exhibitions on csr-tainties, some of which we submit in routeform as follows: Cincinnati to Memphis,Memphis to Nashville, Nashville to Jackson,Jackson to Winston, N. C., Winston toKnoxville, Tenn., Knoxville to Augusta, withvery good prospects for Atlanta, Savannah,Jacksonville and Pensacola, Fla., New Or-leans, Galveston, Houston, Shreveport, HotSprings and Little Rock.

Secretary R. A. Halley, of the Nashville(Tenn.) Street Fair and Fall Carnival Asso-ciat ion, writes as follows: "In the last issuecf 'The Billboard' appear two notices of en-tertainments to be given at Nashville, Tenn.,and each contains an error, as there is butone series in prospect. That is the street fairand fall carnival to be given by the RetailMerchants' Association and managed by themand their committees without the assistanceof 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 M;dwayat Cincinnat i , to fill up the amusement end ofthe show."

Last week, in Columbus, O., Local UnionNo. 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 th.s as-

closely, as it does, on the suit of a younglady, Miss Abigail Robertson, to prevent heremployers using her picture for advert.s.ngpurposes, which suit was granted. It is con-tended that an actress' picture is publicproperty, but inasmuch as Mrs. Kraus hasretired from the stage, the question ar seswhether that does not make her picture herown 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 sellingof passes, given in exchange for placing lith-ographs in windows. They issue a due billin this form:

''This is not good for admission. Issued tofor tickets for priv:-

lege of displaying lithographs in win-dow at , and will be void ifbills are torn down or covered."

This note is at the bottom:"Mail this order, with a self-addressed

stamped envelope to A. T. Worm, businessmanager, and tickets will be sent you bymail."

This is printed on the back:"Owing to the fact that dishonest persons

have been in the habit of misapplying theadvertising tickets of this theater, the man-agement has adopted this system for the pro-tection of the rightful owners of tickets."

Kokomo's New House Opened.Kokomo, Ind., Sept. 6 — (Special.) — Kokomo

opened a new $30,000 opera house to-night,known as the "Sipe Theater," with "TheMinister Extraord nary," an operatic produc-tion. It was well put on and well rece'.ved.The house was filled with $5 and $10 tickets,a guarantee made good by the public as aninducement for the construction. "The Min-ister Extraordinary" is by an Indiana au-thor.

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MODEL METHOD OF ADVERTISING A FAIR.The above is a photograph of the Advertising Route Wagons which are being used in < h e inter-

est of the Southern State Fair This picture was taken ju>t as the wagons -were stalling out abouta fortnight ago. The poster behind the wagon is a 24-sht-^t Bryan stand that the bojs have justput up. These wagons tiavel constantly through the state unt i l the opening day of the Pair, post-inn bills and distributing advertisirg matter. 'I he Southern Inter-State Fair will post thioughoutthe country and in the larger cities about 180,000 sheets of paper. This method of advertising,having wagons built especially for the purpose, conveniently a-rraneed so as to hold paper m dequipment, and bending a manage r and bi l l j otter with each wagon, is scmew hat new in the South.

sertion that these theaters employ union la-bor, pay union prices, and therefore can notbe justly characterized as unfair. The mu-sicians, who have declared the theaters un-fair, asked the moral support of the Tradesand Labor Assembly, and also that a com-mittee be instructed to call on ManagerOvens, of the High Street Theater, and as-certa n his side of the controversy. ManagerOvens claims that the "Humpty Dumpty"company, which played at the Grand OperaHouse, has an orchestra of its own, andthat they are members of organized labor,and affiliated with the American Federationof Labor. He also stated that the pianist atthe High Street Theater is a member of theunion. 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, of New York, has brought suit

against a Baltimore medical company to re-strain it from us'ng his wife's photographas an advertisement. The lady whos3 p'cturewas used is Mrs. Anna Belmont Kraus, aformer actress and a beautiful woman. TheBaltimore firm used her photograph as anadvert'sement, but was warned to des st byMr. Kraus. It claims to have secur:d Mrs.Kraus's consent to the uss of the photographthrough a lawyer, and has a s'gned docu-ment, said to be s'gned by Mr. Kraus, glv ngit the right to such use. Mr. Kraus denieshaving signed any such document, and wasunder the impression that the medical com-pany had d'scontinued the use of the pic'ureuntil he saw it in several magazines. eHncethe suit, Tlie case is of interest, following.

The Georgia Squabble.The Atlanta Journal recently published

two letters in regard to the Atlanta Fa rAssociation, claiming that Atlanta wouldsoon hold a State fair. One of these letterswas from A. T. Moore, manager of the Sta'.efair at Valdosta, in which he scores the At-lanta peope for claiming that that city wouldhold a State Fair. In closing his letter tothe Atlanta people Mr. Moore says: "The eis one thing that we can accomplish byunited effort, that all of Atlanta's maneuverscan not prevent, and that is for the entiresociety and the working force of the fairto enter into the work with a zeal and deter-mination to make the Georg'a State Fair sofar surpass the Atlanta Fair, especially inthe agrcultural features, that Atlanta peoplewill be satisfied to refer to theirs after oursis over as the Fulton County Fair. Onlysixty more days remain in which to accom-plish this. Now is the tme to beg n, andNovember 4 is the only safe time to stop."

T. H. Martin, secretary of the SouthernInterstate Fair Association, replies to Mr.Moore's letter at some length, and says thatno such claim has ever been made by theFair Association of Atlanta, and in conclu-sion says: "In conclusion, let me say thatthe management of the Southern InterstateFair is not in the slightest degree antago-nistic to the existence, or to the management,of the Georgia State Fair at Valdosta. Wehope that they will be entirely successful inevery way. Certainly, if we can do any-thing to promote the success of that fair,it will be willingly and cheerfully done. Val-dosta is in the midst of a splendid country;her citizens are energetic, progressive andsuccessful, and they have the best wishes ofthis association,"

A Shattered Bucolic.

Far from the city heat I speed away > ..;•»;•To , cool, sequestered nooks where nature

rules, • " • • !•!•<'Where dimpling brooks -run on in tu&eful

play, k > 'The str.fe of ' c i ty ' s toil lies far behind, , ;V.:

How calm and peaceful -r.se the•* loi>Wtyh.lls! • • • • •••<•"•*> .-;?*•

When lo! the hand of progress here T ••fitid-*In glaring ads of some new liver* j>iMgv .'•••

In yonder stream a head of spleinn-Jkine ; '"'"*-Stands knee-deep in the water's C'Oql ̂ em-

brace, ' "' *Here is a picture of content diyine ' ' . ' . . . f r *'

Beneath the .clouds that heateh'^' archenlace. '. ~ ;'"

Praise be! I see not here the ruthless' hanCOf that transgressor and his sordid ilk!

But stay! around each cow there runs a;band:"We eat Goo's Salt; it makes a'g£r*mle$s

milk." •

Ah, well! I head me for yon shady lane,I'll find some place or die in the attempt;

Thds world is large, I shall not seek in vain,Something of Nature's grace must be ex-

empt.Ah! here comes a Phyllis from the dale;

I l i f t my hat, my heart a-swell with hope.Alack! what's this upon her milking-pai l?

"Good-morning! have you used the Sud-SudSoap?"

Is there a fence, a solitary rockNot known of this ungodly reveler,

Who, with his pots of paint, and brush, doesmock

The weary eyes of every traveler? 71 .$•»•••• '.IPeter, when time no longer shall endure,

When heaven's studded portals open wide , -Arid comes this scenic artist, oh, be sure

You make him leave his p'ots of !palnt out-side!

—Harold Macgrath In Syracuse H'grald.

Chat.

The successful merchant knows that nextIn importance to having what people want IstelLng them that he can grat ify their desire*.The same care that is used in getting or mak-ing things for the public to buy should-be de-voted to the preparation of the announce-ments concerning the same. The'tea-id'whbknows what be is talking about can alwaysmake an impression. " HI

The distribution of photo-t;ckets, >makvntga complimentary discount offer, is a sourceof no small income to the distributors in'tilelarge cities of the East, and our Westernbrethren should enclose stamps \t,P eithetvrS-Young, 17 Union Square, New York City, orThe Beckford Studio, 43 Winter street,Boston, for a "form," and get a local photog-rapher to try the plan. It is bound to bri-nigbusiness to most any good gallery, as thecoupon tickets distributed are supposed to beworth $3—that is the holder is entitled ta"one dozen' high-grade imperial cabinets'asdone life-size platinum carbonette, all for $3,"the price without these coupons ''being! $8.The scheme is somewhat similar to the sell-ing of photo club tickets at 25 cents each,which has been worked up and down and allaround by good-looking girls and some thatwere not so good looking.

A tale is told on one of the delegates tothe convention at Detroit that is tellable.He was of course from, probably, Indiana;anyway, from some remote region wherethey have no signs reading "Shoes soledwhile you wait behind' a screen," made ,animpression on his mind. So the morning ofthe second day, when he went to put "on hisshirt it was so limp and soiled he wonderedif he couldn't find a sign that read''' 'Shirtsdone up while you wait," and started outwith it under his arm. He looked so "sheep-ish" with his coat buttoned up to his chinon such a warm day that a policeman nailedh'm, and all that saved the young Hoosierfrom arrest and taking a r'de "bareback" tothe station was the lucky thought of showinghis room key to the officer and asking that atelephone message be sent to the clerk at theGriswold House, to say J G. C wasst.'-pn'ng (here and wr,s a member in goodstanding of the I. A. of D.

Next Thing to It.M'ldred—Have you ever been,w.eoed by a

man in a shirt waist?A''ce—No; but once when I w.as,,yisiting one

of the museums the bearded woman tried tof l . r t with m e . . . . , * . . . ,

MAGNETIC TACK HAMMERS!Just the thing for tacking tin and card board signs.

Every distributor should have one. Prices, vi'ithdouble extension handle, 32 inches long, each, |2.(lO;triple extension handles, 42 inches long, each, 12.25.Send the money with the order. None sent 0. 0. D.THE DONALDSON LITHO. CO., Newport, Ky.

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Saturday, September 15, 1900.

OUR ENGLISH COUSINS.

The conference dinner of the UnitedBill Posters' Association of (JreatBritain, which took place at the Wind-sor Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland, im-mediately after the business sessionof the regular annual convention, wasan exceptionally enjoyable affair. For,in addition to the dainty, appetizingand epicurean impulse that broughtthe large assemblage around the fes-tive board, there was also a feast ofreason and flow of soul that will cer-tainly meet with a cordial responsive-ness • in the breasts of bill postersthroughout the world. After the usualloyal and patriotic toasts had beenduly pledged, Councillor Graham gavea Jjrief sketch of the history of billposting, referring to the improvedstatus of the members of the tradeand dwelling at some length upon itseducative influences. To his mind,decorative posters on the publichoardings were object-lessons in artJ:o every boy and girl passing alongthe streets. The association was basedupon the strong principle of helpingthe weak, and during tlie past yearno fewer than seventeen corporationshad endeavored to obtain acts of Par-liament giving them power to regulatebuildings and hoardings. This em-phasized the necessity of their asso-ciation keeping a close watch on cor-porations, and safeguarding their in-terests. In responding, Walter Hill,of London, said they found them-selves attacked on every side by com-binations banded together to do themharm. He was glad to say, however,that in union there was strength, andthe association gave another proof ofthe aptness of the old proverb that ina multitude of counsels there wassafety. They had many and variedinterests to deal with, and it wassometimes difficult to reconcile them

all. But he was happy to say that inthe work of the association they hadhad gratifying results, which he at-tributed to the strong basis uponwhich it was founded. Sentimental-ists and faddists had done their bestto 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 attainedtheir desires, and he would suggest tothem that their efforts would be bet-ter extended in relieving poverty anddiminishing crime.

According to "Newspaperdoin," astreet fair, hold recently in Sacra-mento, Cal., was highly successful, themanagement attributing its success tothe work of bill posters and specialagents, ignoring entirely the work ofthe newspapers, in which no spacewas purchased, but which gave; freelyof notices. This cool assumption soworked upon the "Sacramento Ilecord-Unioii," that it proceeded to read themanagers of the fair enterprise a lec-ture on ingratitude in general, and ig-norance of the value and applicationof advertising in particular.

At a recent meeting of the ColoradoEditorial Association, one of the mem-bers contributed a paper which con-tained some very pertinent and truth-ful remarks which any honest andbroad-gauged editor should appreciate.Speaking of the manner in which theeditorial department of any publica-tion should be conducted, lie said:"First of all, I would got at the truthat all hazards. If the truth hurts youradversary, of course, you will tell itout lor.d and plain. If it hurts yourside of the case, tell the truth also.Truth will win in the end. It. is atiling to be loved, and not to be Feared.The editor is presumed to be a wiseman, thoroughly conversant with thecurrent happenings and conditions.His deductions and comments are val-uable. I would not allow sin editor tocheapen his writ ing by warping andtwisting his expressed views to fit thedictates of any person, party or clique.No party is all good or all bad. Theold adage of giving the devil his due isapplicable. If there be good in any-thing, elevate it; if there be evil, decryi t ; if there he vulgarity, suppress it. ifpossible. The world is better for not1-nowing too much along cei'tainlines. .

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Advertise one thing at a time, de-scribe it in the way yon would if youwere trying to sell this same thing toa customer in the store—simple, plain,easily-understood language.

When will the New York squabble be pulledoft?

Charles Miller, the well known bill posterposting plant at Putnam. Conn.

"Red'Raven Splits" have made their ap-pearance on the bill boards of the Bast.

Mike Kuhn, of John Kuhn & Son, city billposters ot Hamilton, O., is a Spanish warvet.

It has been decided by the Government toprolong the Paris Exposition unt.l the end ofNovember.

In Boston, this season, the theaters areusing 4-sheet dates. The figures alone occu-pying t r ;o fu l l sheets.

Newspaper agencies are gradually driftinginto the bill posting field as solic tors, andthey should be welcomed.

Pettengill & Co., of Boston, Mass., havefiled applieat.on for certificate as official so-Lcitors in the Associated Bill Posters.

John Chapman is wearing a self-complacentEmile lately. A stork visited his house earlyin the month and brought a bouncing babygirl.

Now that Charlie Hager has got his handin at playwriting, he will probably producea bill posters' comedy, with Sam Pratt castfor the leading role.

There is doubt expressed in some quartersas to whether the next annual meet'ng ofthe Associated Bill Posters will ba held inSan Francisco after all.

The R. A. Mathews Advertis'ng Agsncy, 181LaSalle street, Chicago, put out The Adver-tisers' Aid, and it is a he lpfu l little helperfor the helpless advertiser.

Some one bas discovered a striking facialresemblance tetween Maj. Henry Tyner, ofSpringfield, O., and Gen. Sin Ting Fung, theBoxer chief, of Pei Ho, China.

L. E. Richardson has purchase! the b:lland theatrical manager of Miamisburg, O.,was a "Billboard" 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 businessin New York. And so are O. J. Gude, MikeShine and a few others.

Mr. G. A. Conant, who quickly ro'led up afortune in giving boys a real time tickingwatch for disposing of a dozen or so packetsof "Blueine," is opening branches in Eng-land, and will operate them on the same plan.

Fitch's official organ is a very pulchri-tudinous affair in its vari-colored attire, butthat is all. Some of the stockholders, it iswhispered, are already beginning to lookwith alarm at the swelling tidal wave of ex-penses.

f a n Robison always was a great enterta'n-er. , He recently- welcomed a bogus Europeancount", wth a shirt front fu l l of medals andbadges, to Quaker-town's Broad St eet Dspotto the mixed tunes of a $7 curbstone or-chestra.

From a globe trotter who has j u - t returnedhome, after doing the Paris Expos.t on, it islearned that the trip can not be made formuch less than $1,000, and he now th'nks thssame sum could be spent with more satisfac-t.on in America.

For his magnificent mismanagement ofThe Bill Poster, the associat on has awardedthe "Roarer" $500, while the debts contract-ed by ths money juggler have been ignored,except the $1,700 of the Rive s!de Printing Co.which it was impossible to dodgs.

Geo. Bleiste'n, who is at the head of theMonrrouth Cour ie r poster prlntng plant atBuffalo, is chairrran of the committee onpublicity of the Pan-American Expos ton,and is doing some efficient preliminary workin advertising the great event of 1901.

The new management of the B. T. BabbittBest Soap business are go ng to di away withchromos and premium schemes, and resi t tolegitimate advertising.. Sorre sampl 'ng w'llbe done, but the appropriation w' l l be ex-pended ma'nly in newspapers and posters,with not a few bullet in?.

Messrs. Furlow a n d Jones have bought thebi l l post ;ng, card t ack ing and distr.butingbusiness from Mr. Chas. Lingo, at Americus,Ga., and are now the only licensed bill post-ers in that city. They write that they willconduct the'r business in such a way thatthe same wil l be entirely satisfactory tocustomers.

The Midway at th? Pan-Amer'can Expasi-ton, to be h e l l at B u f f a l o next year, will bethe most extens 've acrg egat on of amusementfeatures ever brought together1. Among thelpr<?"3 concess'ons is that of ths "Streets ofMexico," present ing a graph'c picture ofMexican 1'fe. A restaurant, serving na f ' v ad'shes, w' l l have tables out of doo^s on theplaza, and a ful l mili tary Mex'can band willdiscourse mils'e.

The Connel lsv ' l le (Pa . ) Nrws cf Aug. SOfays: "A. E. Harbaugh, the art is t ic signra 'n te r rf Mill Run , is in Connellsvll le atpresent , do'r.g seme wrrk along his l ine . Hiss gns rre f a s t gett 'ng a repi- tat 'on for the'rcr 'g 'nal ' ty ." That town is Harbaugh's head-r"f>rters, frem whence he rad'atss to pointsalong the ra ' l road Tnes, let tering walls, roofsr r d Iprsre boards prov'ded fcr the purpose.The complement is a deserved one.

R. H. Forgrave's "Boys and Bums" com-pany, ard C. F. E^i'rlock has jo-ned it.< ~ r r a t guns! Carry the news to Dubourg, ofCcr'nth. Miss. "It's an ill wind" from Fcr-grave that busted Harbaugh's sails "that'-ll is to be trusted—"doesn't blow any good."The millen'al dawn shines. Harbaugh willeat his 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-AmericanExposition are making their appearance onthe boards in some of the larger cities. Itis a 1 sheet, one-color affair, and representsthe electric tower. Applications for postingshould be made to the Director of Publicity,222 Bllicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y., and stat-ing besides the price the longest length oftime a showing can be had. The cit.es inwhich exhibitions are to be held this fall andwinter are to be billed heavily.

"Tookie's" Lyceum, of Rockport, Ind.,of which Samuel Cook is manager, writethat they distributed 16,000 booklets for WillMolton,' of the Washington Medicine Com-pany, at Southern Indiana fairs, and areready for more orders for the Huntingburgand Boonville (Ind.) Fairs, which are bothto be held Sept. 10 to 15. They also haveposted 80 sheets of cigar paper for fam Hoke,of New York, and 70 sheets for the AmericanPosting Service, of Chicago, advertising theCourier Journal Cigar. Tookie & Cook areup to it. Their service is guaranteed.

Many attempts have been made to utilizethe political campaign in advertising, and agelatine concern thought they had a brightidea in evading the law in New Ycrk againststringing banners devoted to advertising, sothey arranged with leagues of both pa;t.es tostring banners in many of the lead ng streets.They had sure enough profiles of the candi-dates, but the lettering was all in praise ofthe food product; so the papers, who are verywatchful of late, and disdain all forms of ad-vertising except'ng in newspapsis, ra seisuch a rumpus that the banners had to comedown.

Frederick J. Sampson, of N. W. A^er &Sons, of Philadelphia, has accepted a posi-tion with the Hungerford & Barrel Adv.rUs-ing Agency, of Baltimore and Washington.Mr. Sampson has had extensive experiencein all branches of advertising. Some of the"copy" prepared by him, which has attractedattention, includes Hires' Roor. Beer, Wasn-burn Crosby Flour, Lewis Shoes, Uneedaproducts, Eiffel Tower Lemonade, PattonPaints. As an originator of crisp and result-bringing advertising matter and schemes,Mr. Sampson has been widely successful, andwill undoubtedly strengthen the forces of theHungerford & Darrel Agency.

The question whether Lord & Thomas, thewell known newspaper advertising agencyof Chicago, will be admitted to the list ofofficial solicitors of the Associated Bill Post-ers, is expected to be brought up for'finaldecision at the meeting of the executiveboard, to be held at the Hotel Bartholdi, New,York City, next Monday. Favorable actionis predicted, notwithstand ;ng the voc'ferousscreech which Roaring Robert emitted whenthe matter was first introduced at AtlanticCity. This time the Roarer may rantinglydetonate until his rhinoceros srfc'n turnspurple, but it will be of little avail, as themost influential members of the board wouldwelcome the admission of Lord & Thomas,for the simple reason that a good solicitingfirm is sorely needed in Chicago.

Will A. Molton is certainly correct whenhe refers to a peculiar phase of the distrib-uting business in the following words: ''Wehave heard several distributors whom weknow to be strictly honest say that it did notseem to them that it did them any good tobe honest with their customers, for as soonas they asked a living price for their serv-ices, then their customers would give thework to irresponsible competitors, who s;m-ply wasted and destroyed the matter. ButUiese same competitors get twice as muchbusiness, and as they did not go to hardlyany trouble or expense to distribute the mat-ter, they made good money, while the honestdistributor was turned down on account ofasking a fair price for honest work; th's hasput many an honest distributor out of busi-ness; his services were not recognized."

The proposed excursion down to Clyde,which was expected to be a great social fea-ture of the British Bill Posters' convention,at Glasgow, resulted in a damp disappoint-ment. The members met early at St. Knock'sstation, and proceeded to Greenock by rail,and having embarked on the Mercury, it thenslatted to ra:n 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 thesaloon like sardines in a box. The Scotchmist covered the hills and mountaips sonothing could be seen. The time was passedby singing snatches of popular songs, prin-cipally "Soldiers of the Queen," and all wereglad when they arrived back at Greenock andtook a special train for Glasgow at 6 p. m.The arrangements made for photographingthe party could not be carried out, on ac-count of the fog, nor did the excursionistsland at Ormisdale, as arranged.

Although the conference of the United B'llPosters' Association, held in Glasgow, wascarried on with closed doors—for perfectlygood reasons, no doubt—the members of th srecently-established organization succumbedto the usual corporate weakness of indulgingin a little dinner, says the Glasgow News.And at tlris l i t t le dinner they were consid-erate enough to make their "raison d'etre"fair ly clear. The ma n purpose of the asso-c 'at 'on, we gather from the speeches, is toprotect bill posters from "sentlmentalsts andladf l sts, who have for some years past donetheir best to put an end to the existence ofbill posters," and to establish a claim to be"treated as an honorable business calling,closely allied to the enterprise and trade andcomn-erce of the country." These are per-fectly justifiable objects—though we confesswe now learn for the first time that any-body ever proposed to stamp the bill postercut of existence. The calling of the billposter is not an honorable calling alone—itis highly useful, and if conducted on proper1'nes can in Uself serve as a definite public,benefit,

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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., affordvery 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 "TheBill Board" to do justice to all, and an-ticipating that there are others who wielda pen and are blessed with rubbered imag-inations, I send you a copy of a letter in mypossession which speaks for itself. As wemust admit the agent of the high class showwas first on the field at Springfield, Mo.,and secured every foot of Mr. Dubbs' boards,it is only natural that I, who followed theagents of said show, should naturally feelelated at getting a signed expression fromthe city bill poster, of Springfield, acknowl-edging that though I did not use a foot ofhis hoardings, I was enabled to get a betterdisplay than either Wallace or Buffalo B.ll.I might remark that I have other lettersmuch stronger and signed by prominentcitizens to support my claim that John Rob-inson's Ten B.g Shows simply scooped thehighest class and sent Buffalo William backto Kansas. A newspaper publishes news,so let your many readers know that JohnRobinson, in spite of the "admonition of theFranklin-Wallace Company turned peopleaway as early as 2 o'clock in the afternoonand at 8:30 at night in Wichita, Kan.,August 20. I believe both shows will do agood business here, but I know John Rob-inson will take in twice the amount ofmoney. Robinson's price of admission isinvariably 50 cents; the high-class showcharges 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 theoriginal, 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 anyof the other shows advertised in this city.

"C. E.

When Mr. Kane's letter was forwardedto Mr. Dubbs for confirmation 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. Kanesays is a copy of the original he has in hispossession has- been slightly "rubbered," touse his own phrase. Mr. Kane came to me.at the Metropolitan hotel, in this city, justbefore leaving, and asked me if I wouldsign for him a simple statement saying "thatone could not look any way on the mainstreets of Springfield without seeing ban-ners with the date 28th and John RobinsonShows, ' I told him I would not sign any-thing that was liable to bring me into acontroversy. He said he did not want touse it for that purpose. I then signed asabove explained, anything added to whichwas "rubbered." I have been told since thatKana^ 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 fu l l .I regret to be compelled to enter this con-troversy, and the only way to do is to g.vea true and unbiased statement in regard tothe different shows and their showings onbill boards and barns. W. E. Franklin con-tracted for the bill board space and closedall of his contracts with me long before anyof 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 byLouis E. Cooke, of the Buffalo Bill show,by letters and telegrams. I have an under-standing with tlie Wallace show, Buffalo Billand other big shows that I must have theirdate and contracts months in advance to en-able me to arrange my commercial billings,so as not to conflict, and also with the lotwhich I am using all through the season forother attractions. The Robinson people camein without a moment's warning, consequentlyI had no room for them. Mr. Kane wentto bannering the city, and the Wallace peoplewere at it too, and it was done to a finishby 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 fourthousand sheets on the boards on prominentthoroughfares, in addition to numerousdaubs and ninety-five per cent of the win-dows, and one hundred one-sheet boards. TheRobinson people built one new board hold-Ing 63 sheets, opposite the post office, aextto a double-decker of the Wallace, 180 sheets.Robinson had 960 sheets on daubs and cheesecloth, sides of buildings, and 40 S-rbeetboards, making a total of 1,270 sheets of paperall told. The Wallace show came August24th, and showed to full capacity both per-formances, weather being fine. The Robin-son show came August 28th and showed tofull capacity both performances. As every-

thing blowed down at Boliver, the 27 men-ageries had to use only side walls, and bigtop was so damaged at Boliver, reserve toptwo-thirds size had to be substituted, cuttingdown capacity below the Wallace- shows fullytwo thousand seats or more. The "King Sol-omon" side uses space for at least onethousand, and the ends were shortened about1500 seats. So much for the two shows. Itwould be folly to say the Robinson shows"scooped the nighest class and sent BuffaloWilliam back to Kansas." The Buffalo Billpeople put up two thousand sheets of paper,covering that much of Wallace paper themorning of August 25, and replaced all win-dow lithographs with Buffalo Bill paper aridcovered one hundred one sheet boards andbannered the city and country routes beforegoing back to Kansas. The Wallace showsgave universal satisfaction and were votedby the people to have had the neatest, pret-tiest and cleanest parade and the highestclass circus, barring none. Every aci wasa feature and not a dull moment from startto finish. The Robinson show made a longerparade with their big tableau cars and dens,outnumbering the Wallace parade only. Theparade was not so clean and well arrangedas 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, wassimply fierce. Such was the expression ofthe people who attended both shows andpaid their money and have a right to expressthemselves. Now, Mr. Editor, if you thinkI have deviated from the truth one jot oriota, I will make it good with affidavits fromamong the majority of prominent citizens.1 have been forced by Mr. Kane to make theforegoing statement, and I assure you I havedone it without malice or bias, as 1 have noaxe to grind with anyone in the show busi-ness. I have the only lot and the bill boards,and they pay me a stated price for theground and 3 cents per sheet per week forevery sheet of paper posted on my boards orany place else in this city, and they allknow it and can make their contracts oneyear in advance and have no grumbl-ng withno unfriendliness to anyone. I have receivedthe best of treatment from Mr. Wallace andMr. Johnnie Robinson, and lastly my youngfriend, 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.

Gossip.

'Frisco Awaits Ringlings.It is a popular delusion that the circus is

the small boy's delight, -and that its devoteesare largely confined to the ranks of. the grow-ing youth, says the San Francisco Bulletin.To quote a colloquialism, this is only a"stall." The man of mature years says heis going to the show to take his boy, andmater familias jollies herself into the beliefthat she is adding to the sum total of herdaughters' education by giving them an op-portunity to see the wonders of the zoo-logical world in the menagerie. But, as amatter of fact, the staid heads of familiesenjoy the circus just as much as the incon-sequential youth—perhaps a little more sofor the sake of tbe memories it excites. Theymay talk of the "gold old days" of one-ringcircuses, and sigh for the one-feature riderand the talking clown, but they wouldn'tcross the street to see the circus of twenty-five years ago, if by any possibility it couldbe reanimated into existence. As a matterof fact, a modern amusement institution,such as Ringling Brothers' Circus, the bigarenic exhibition, that is to exhibit in SanFrancisco for eight days, beginning Wednes-day, Sept. 19, is an evidence of the progress-iveness of the times and the inevitable Amer-ican spirit of expansion. Ten or twelve yearsago such a show would1 have been impossible.If at that time the prediction had been madethat a circus would ever expand to such anextent as to require five trains of double-length cars to transport its paraphernalia, orwould ever utilize the services of a thousandpeople and 500 horses in its operations, itwould have seemed a flight of imagination.But that is what Ringling Brothers' Circus isdoing to-day. How such an immense insti-tution can be moved from city to city, oftenin a single night, and made a profitable in-vestment, is one of the marvels of the showworld. The only explanation is in the factthat the drawing power is very great, andthat its merit and magnitude compel thesupport of the public. The performance isdescribed as novel and original to an un-usual degree, while every department of theshow is on such) a mammoth scale as to ex-c'te constant comment. The very multiplicitycf the attractions offered is a matter for com-ment and adm'ration. First, there is thefree street parade, which inaugurates the en-gagement, Wednesday morning, Sept. 19.This procession is described as a most bril-1'ant display. Then conies the series of per-formances, each of which will be equallycomplete and novel. These include a gorgeousmilitary spectable, presented as an introduc-t'on to the ring show, but very striking andeffective in itself. Then there is a great ringshow presented by three hundred Europeanand American acrobats, gymnasts, riders andspecialists; a great trained animal display,introducing O'Brien's sixty-one-horse act,Souder's famous elephant comedians, andmany other trained-animal features; an ex-citing series of Roman hippodrome and mod-ern steeplechase and flat races; a mammothmenagerie, with' rare wild animals broughtfrom all parts of the world; a horse fair,with 500 magnificent horses, and a host ofother attractions of an equally striking char-acter. Interest in the coming of the showbias already been aroused to an exceptionaldegree, and a successful engagement is con-fidently looked for.

Harris Bros." Wagon show was stranded inIndian Territory.

The advance car of Harris' Nickel PlateCircus arrived in Urbana, O., Sept. 4. Theshow made its appearance there Sept. 14.

The Nashville, Chattanooga St. Louis Ry.recently quoted $109.3 per run to the Fore-paugh-Sells show, which was cheerfully re-fused.

Westlake's Carnival cf Novelties has metwith great success so far this season, andthey will next show at the fairs in Pennsyl-vania.

The steady increase by railroads of theirhauling rates has become a serious question.Some action should be taken to put a stopto prohibitive rates.

Theodore Wecker, of Kennedy Brothers'Wild West Show, was thrown from a horseat the fair grounds at Carmi, 111., Sept. 7,and killed. He was from Owensboro, Ky.

Charles Russell, the old-time acrobaticclown, who died in poverty in St. Louis, Sept.5, was the first man to turn a double back-ward somersault from the shoulders of oneman to the shoulders of another.

W. W. Cole arrived from Europe, Sept. 1.Mr. Cole is looking exceedingly well afterhis summer abroad. He says that bus.nesswith the Barnum & Bailey Shpws is great,all rumors to the contrary notwithstanding.

A man who died Sept. 5 at the St. LouisHotel, St. Louis, Mo., where he was knownas Charles Russ, has been identified byfriends who knew him years ago as CharlesRussell, a famous acrobat and clown, at onetime P. T. Barnums' leading attraction,

Complaints are piling in from the Southrelative to the prohibitive 'rates that arecharged circuses by the railroad companies.Particular offenders in this regard are saidto be the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis,the L. & N. Southern and the I. C.

The Geo. W. Ely Show is now playing inthe northwestern part of the State of Illi-nois, and the weather has been fine. Theresult was packed houses for them everynight. They will start South in a few days,and will ship from St. Louis Oct. 20 forLouisiana.

Hall, Long & Eldon's Shows closed theseason at Eaton, Ind., Aug. 18. The showwill next season be known as Hall & Long'sConsolidated Shows, and wil be greatly en-larged, wth a brand new outfit. Harry Eldonwill take out a dog and pony circus undercanvas next season.

Prof. M. S. Record, the famous trick bi-cyclist, writes to "The Billboard," asking thewhereabouts of Lemon Bros.' show and theirfuture route. He says that Manager J. B.Miles, of the Industrial school for boys atEldora, la., is also anxious to correspondwith the Lemon Bros.

The Mitchell's Big Pavilion Show closeda season of seventeen weeks Aug. 25, atClarksburg, W. Va. The season was themost successful the show has ever known,and it will go out next year enlarged todouble 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 night to good-sized crowdson the old circus lot. The show is one of theold style one-ring circuses, but gives one ofthe best performances for the money ever inthe city. W. H. Harris, the proprietor, is anold circus man, and knows how to handlebig and little shows. The parade was cleanand contained many novel features.

The following anonymous communicationwas recently addressed to the editor of "TheBillboard" from Claremore, Ind. Ter.: "Wehave just finished trimming the WallaceShow to a stand-still, but understand Frank-lin is not satisfied yet. Ask Mr. Wallace'snephew. 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 itIP for your own information. We have gottwelve more cars, two more elephants, twelvemore camels, eight more cages, fourteen moretableau wagons, sixteen more horses thanMr. Wallace. You forgot this in your com-parison article. We're too busy countingmoney to write any more."

One of the greatest difficulties that themanagers of the great modern circuses haveto contend with is the death of acrobaticequestriennes. Not one girl out of a thousandwho essays the art ever achieves success, andnot one out of a hundred of those who suc-ceed ever attain eminence. In all the worldthere is probably not more than half a dozenwho are considered truly great. At the headof this little coterie of celebrities standsbeautiful Blanche Reed, this season underengagement to the Great Wallace Shows. Inpoint of poise, grace, dash and daring ag'lityher riding simoly defies all description. Noth-ing she does looks difficult, nor appears in-deed to require effort. She is secure and asmuch at home in her unstable position onthe heaving, bounding back of a gallopinghorse as is a society belle on a ball-roomfloor.

Now that the Sipe Dog and Pony Circushas settled down at the park in Indianapolis,Ind., for a week of excellent business, it isinteresting to look into the history of someof the chief actors in this large and miscel-laneous company, says the "News." Jim,the big monkey, beside® being the ugliest ofthe group of performing apes, is the most po-lite and orderly. Jim came from SouthAmerica, being found drifted ashore there bythe captain of some steamship. It seemsthere h'ad been a wreck, and Jim escaped ona part of the wreckage, being found tiedto the debris. He was released, brought toNew York, and from there found bis way

through the country as the property of atraveling Italian, who sold him to the showproprietors. Jim is especially valued becausewhen other monkeys get loose and climb upthe main pole of the tent and into other In-accessible places of escape, Jim is sent out onth'e hunt. He never fails to bring back theculprit. Jim is liked particularly by theponies, whom he delights to ride.

Seats Collapsed.Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 6— (Special.)— During

the production to-night of the Battle of Ma-"nila, by a fireworks company, in the base-ball park, a secton of the amphitheater* 75feet in length, collapsed, and injured a num-ber of people. Among the injured enough toneed attention of dqctors are the following:Clara Noble, Lincoln, spine Injured, serious;Mrs. R. H. Wolcott, Lincoln, back badlyhurt; S, T. Butler, Lincoln; A. Naderhoff,University Place; Miss Crawford, UniversityPlace; Mrs. Lewis, Lincoln; J. C. LatwDrtb,Crescent, la., and J. M. Klrkwood, Crescent,la. Possibly a dozen others suffered, buttheir injuries are not so serious.

Emporia, Kan., Events.To the Editor of "Th« Billboard:"

Dear Sir—The Wallace Shows paraded andplayed in a heavy rain herd August 31, butdid a fair business, notwithstanding. Theshow was well billed, using a large amountof news boards, and their Donaldson postersloomed up in style. The entire show arenice people to do business with from start tofinish, and the only kick I have is they woreout my last copy of "The Billboard." Allsent regards to "The Billboard."

FRED. R. CORBETT.

BARNUM & BAILEY.—Strasburg, Ger-many, Sept. 15 to 17; Colmar, Sept. 18; Muhl-hausen, Sept. 19 and 20; Karlruhe, Sept. 22and 23; Stuttgart, Sept. 24 to 27; Heidelsburg;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., .Sept. 20;Woodstock, Va., Sept. 21; Harrisonburg, Va.,Sept. 22.

BUFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST—Ottum^wa, la., Sept. 17; Keokuk, la., Sept. 18; Quin-cy, 111., Sept. 19; Louisiana, Mo., Sept. 20;Mexico, Mo., Sept. 21; Marshall, Mo.,Sept. 22.

COOPER & CO. SHOW.—Athens, Tenn.,Sept. 12; Cleveland, 13; Dalton, Ga., 14;Rome, 15; Gadsden, Ala., 17; Birmingham,18 and 19; Bessemer, 20 and 21.

FOREPAUGH-SELLS'.—Alton, 111., Sept.11; Bellvllle, Sept. 12; Murphrysboro, Sept.13; Cairo, Sept. 14; Union City, Tenn.,Sept. 15.

CLICK'S.—Van Wert, O., Sept. 11; Rock-ford, Sept. 12; Celina, Sept. 13; Coldwater,Sept. 14; Lewisburg, Sept. 15.

GOLLMAR BROTHERS' SHOW.—Melville,111., Sept. 17; Saybrook. 111., Sept. 18; Colfaz,111.. Sept. 19; Lexington, 111, Sept 20; El Paso,111., Sept. 21; MInonk, 111., Sept. 22; Lacon,111., Sept. 24.,

HARRISON BROS.' SHOW.—Lincoln, 111.,Sept. 12; Havana, 13; Bushnell, 14; Mon-mouth, 15; Ft. Madison, la., 17; Mt. Pleas-ant, 18; Fairfield, 19; Ottumwa, 20; Oska-loosa, 21.

PAWNEE BILL'S WILD WEST—WestUnion, la., Sept. 13; Oelwein, la., Sept. 14;Waterloo, la., Sept. 15; Waverly, la., Sept.17; Hampton, la., Sept. 18; Algona, la., Sept.19; Mason City, la., Sept. 20.

SELLS & 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., 15;Maysville, 17; Huntington, W. Va., 18; Park-ersburg, 19; Wheeling, 20; Mannington; 21;Uniontown, 22.

WE.LSH BROS.'—Hamburg, Pa., Sept. 11;Birdsboro, Sept. 12.

WESTLAKE'S CARNIVAL—Middleton, Pa.,Sept. 11 to 14; Chambersburg, Sept. 17 to 21.

WHITNEY'S—Milan, Mich,, Sept. 11; Brit-ton, Sept. 12; Dundee, Sept. 13; Maybee, Sept.14; Charletoo, Sept. 15.

Circus Historical Society, Inc.

tHE BlLLflOARfi

Department.

Mistakes of Committees.

This-is now the harvest time of the car-nival companies, this being the filth year torstreet faiss, and' they all seem to have chosenthe sa'me dates, in looking over the list, wefind'- that twenty-six cities and towns havecfiwsen the last week in September, and fifty-five cities have the first week in October. His evident there will be a shortage some place,unless some of the cities change their dates.Many of the Midway companies that havebeen out en the road this season have metwith d.sasters, owing to the weather and tothe indifferent ways the exhibition depart-ment or trades display organized by the mer-chants had been conducted. They have notdevoted sufficient time to getting up exhib-its, consequently the burden of success hasbeen upon the shoulders of the shows. Inmany cases the failures have been set down,and righteously £o, at the door of commit-te'afe, who have endeavored to get up streetfdi'rs in a week or ten days; because it is aMor-al. impossibility to cover correctly theoa-e» hundred and one details necessary in theprtflim'ln-ary work of a street fair . It requiresmore thaii this time to proper-ly advertise thestreet; fair ;" and a street fair not properlyadvertised 'is very often a failure. One verygrievous mistake the committees have madethis year is the slowness of thieir action, re-garding the settling of dates. They grow en-thusiastic over their own city, and then be-come egotistical, and think all they have todo is to announce the date and the conces-sionaires and showrn-'en will flock to them.They seem to forget that the whole proposi-tion is on percentage base, and showmen andconcessionaires will look after- their own in-terests first, and choose the cities that havethe shortest railway jumps and the largestpopulation.. Several cities have been compelled to

change their dates in the West, for the rea-sons that they could not get attractions of theclass and ,kind they wanted upon the datesthey had announced. If business men whoare on committees would adopt the same tac-tics in, handling streets fairs that they do tobuy or sell their goods, they would obtainquicker results, enable themselves to adver-tise the attractions that they could obtaineasier, and at less expense, by quick_ up-to-date business methods. In many citTes thisseason tire committees have acted like a lotof school boys; the result has been a failureto the street fairs, and one failure does moreharni to the cause than three successes canovercome.

The columns of this journal contain a listof the carnivals and street fairs, which isopen -to announce the dates of. carnival andstreet fairs throughout America free o£ cost,and we sincerely hope that the committeeswill adopt business tactics and conduct theirfairs upon business lines, so that carnivalsand street fairs will remain a medium forbusiness purposes for years to come.

The Grand Ledge of Iowa, I. O. O. F.,meets at Keokuk, la., on Oct. 16 to 18, andpreparations are being made for an attend-ance of at least 5,000 people. The local lodgesare using- every effort to make the meeting asuccess,

A Wonderful Escape.

Nashua, N. H., Sept. 4.—(Special.)—The5;000 people who attended the second day cfthe Nashua Fair "got their money's worth"if they cared for sensation. Prof, and Mrs.E.,L.. .Stafford, aeronauts, had a narrow es-cape from d'eath. Just how high the balloonwas when Mrs. Stafford cut loose with herparachute no one knows, but man and womanlooked like pygmies. As Mrs. Stafford cutloose she struck her husband and his para-chute was detached from the balloon. Therewas a cry of horror from the crowd as Staf-ford fell, ' turning over and over in the air.By what seemed almost a miracle, he becameentangled in, the ropes of his own parachuteand landed on top of Mrs. Stafford's. Hestruck a few feet from the edge of his wife 'sparachute and clung for his life. For a sec-ond it looked as if both must fall, for Mrs.Stafford's parachute was descending rapidlyunder its double load. Just then Stafford's

' parachute was opened, and the force of thefall was arrested. The two aeronauts landedin a tree a few hundred yards outside thepark, and neither was injured beyond a fewslight bruises and scratches.

Cleveland's " Home Week.'

Reserve ad the place of their birth, will re-turn to the "old home" at a time when theyhave every reason to be proud of their birth-place. The convention league thinks thatnow of all times is a time for jubilation. Ifall the former sons and daughters of Cleve-land and the Western Reserve can be gath-ered together at one time a monster crowdis pictured, and the fame of the metropolis ofOhio will thus be heightened all over thecountry. The time agreed upon for the cele-bration is some time in October. Low rateswill be secured on all railroads, so that theexpense of "making a trip home" will bethereby considerably lessened.

If the plans for the celebration go through,the metropolHs will have one of the liveliestweeks in her history. The city will be inholiday attire all the week. The city's flagwill float from Forest City homes and busi-ness blocks in countless numbers, exhibits ofindustries, bands will play and a monsterfireworks celebration may be adopted as ai i.dng climax to proclaim that Cleveland 'isproud of herself.

Notes.

-Cleveland, O., Sept. 10.—(Special.)—A novelcelebration is proposed for the purpose ofproperly acknowledging the Forest City'sgreatness. The Business Men's ConventionLeague has set out to make arrangementsfor a "Home Week," during which timeelaborate and suitable entertainment, will beprovided. The fdea of Wome Week is thatduring that time the thousands of peoplescattered all over the country and who areproud to claim Cleveland and the Western

Le^-'sburg, Tenn., will have a street fairOct. 6.

Colonia Juarez, Mex., is to have an agricul-tural fair.

The dates for the Rome (N. Y.) Fair areSept. 24 to 28.

The Flushing (Mich.) Fair will be heldSept. 26 to 28.

A Nlo. 1 county fair at Chaska, Minn.,Sept. 27 to 29.

Carilngton, O., will have a street fa'r Oc-tober 16 to 18.

The Montgomery (Ala.) Street Fair will beheld Oct. 15 to 20.

The citizens of La Rue, O., are endeavoringto have a street fair.

The date of the Abilene (Kan.) Carnival hasbeen 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 sometime this fall at Terre Haute, Ind.

The Columbus (Wis.) Street Fair this fallwill 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 Societywill hold its fair at Mendon, Mich., Oct. 23to 25.

The people of Hickman County, Tenn., havedecided 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 thanever before.

Circumstances predict a great success forthe fair, to be held at Sonora, Gal., In thenear future.

A carnival will probably be held at Phoe-nix, Ariz , for the dedication of the new Capi-tol Building.

It is now an assured fact that the cottoncarnival to be held at Griffin, Ga., will be agreat success.

The Erie County Agricultural Society willhold its annual fair at Hamburg, N. Y.,Sept. 11 to 14.

The street fair committee of Uttumwa, la.,has decided on Sept. 17 to 22 for the datesof the carnival.

r ' lw-« Central Arkansas Fair Association willhold a fair at Morrilton, Oct. 16 to 20. N. T.Hawkins, secretary.

This year's carnival at Athens, Ga., will begiven on Oct. 1 to 6, instead of Oct. 9 to 13,as originally announced.

The business men of Odessa, Mo.., have'formed a street fair association, and willhold a fair Sept. 19 to 22.

A great program has been fixed for theagricultural 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 itsfair, to be held Sept. 18 to 21.

The Kewaunee County Agricultural Societywill hold its twenty-seventh annual fair atMilwaukee, Wis., Sept. 27 to 29.

The Salina (Kan.) Street Fair is being ad-vertised by attractive bills. That town is apusher, and promis<"~ a big show.

The State Fair 1 e given at Salt LakeCity, Utah, in Oct., promises to surpass allsimilar exhibits given in the past.

A great bazaar will be given for the benefitof the Sisters of Mercy, at Louisville, Ky.,during the two weeks following Oct. 15.

M. F. Wiedemann, of Burlington, la., hasthe contract for decorating the street at theKeokuk Street Fair, and also at Peoria.

It has been decided to hold the YamhillCounty Street Fair, McMinnville, Ore., Sept.27, 28 and 29, under a large canvas pavilion.

There is every reason to believe that theproposed mid-winter carnival at El Paso,Tex., in January, will be a pronounced suc-cess.

The great free street fair to be held atMontgomery^ Ala., Oct. 15 to 20, is attract-ing attention in the surrounding country andcities.

The annual fair of the Golden Gate Fair As-sociation will be held on the Everyville Race•j rack, beginning Sept. 22 and continuingseven days.

A good, clean attraction, should correspondwith the Emporia Free Street Fair. Harry

McCandlUs, secretary. Nothing allowed thatis not strictly clean.

The fourth annual agricultural fair andhorse show of the Beacon Valley, Conn.,grange, will be held at the Beacon ValleyDriving Park, Sept. 18 and 19.

The Pueblo (Col.) Free Street Fair mattersare progressing finely. The wheels of all thedepartments are in motion, and every dayseems to add to their momentum.

A street fair is to be given at Marion, 0.,some time in October, in charge of Will S.Heck, and if any profits accrue they will bedonated to some charitable object.

The leading business men of Maryville, Mo.,are hard at work, and are taking great in-terest in their fair, which will be held at thatplace the second week in October.

The officers of the Otsego County Agricul-tural Society intend to make the coming fairto be held at Cooperstown more attractiveuuan any previous event in Alabama.

Arrangements are rapidly being perfectedfor the fair that is to be held at San Jose,Cal., under the auspices of the Santa ClaraValley 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 resultin 'great benefit ,to the upper Gila valley.

The State Board of Agriculture of Ohio isseriously considering making the annualState fair a two weeks' exposition in thefuture, rather than merely a fair running forfive days.

The twenty-sixth annual fair of the Red-wood County Agricultural Society will beheld at Redwood Falls, Minn., on Sept. 19 to21. A large number of special premiums willbe offered.

Get ready for the street fair at Veedersburg,Ind , Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. It will be a hummer.

The business men of Laingsburg, Mich.,have decided to hold a three days' carnivalSept. 18 to 20.

Sioux Falls (S. D.) citizens are makinggreat preparations for the Oriental Midwaystreet fair and base ball tournament, to takeplace 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 theysay will eclipse anything of that kind everg.ven in that city.

The Franklin County Fair at Sheldon Junc-tion; Vt., which was definitely postponed atthe suggestion of the State oBard of Health,owing to the smallpox scare, will be heldSept. 19, 20 and 21.

The San Jacinto (Cal.) Valley HorticulturalClub is planning to give another fair. It isto be held Nov. 2 and 3, and the members areendeavoring to make this show the best everoffered to the public.

A poultry show will be one of the featuresof the Keokuk Street Fair. It is in chargeof the Lee County Poultry Association, andthey will build a booth and exhibit fancypoultry and Belgian hares.

Goshen, Ind., contemplates having a streetfair this year, and the Goshen citizen is re-calling all that was attractive to him at theworld's fair. A meeting is to ,be called, andthe 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 makethe thirty-first annual fair, which meetsSept. 25 to 28, the banner exhibition.

Prof. T. H. Flowers, proprietor of theAmerican Balloon Company, of Boston,Mass., writes that this season has been amost successful one, and that he has beenbooked for performances continuously.

Preparations are being made for the greatAk-.Sar-Ben Carnival, to be held at Omaha,Neb., during the week of Sept. 24 to 29. Theysay it will be the biggest, warmest and live-liest week ever known west of the Missouri.

L. A. Goodman, secretary of the MissouriState Horticultural Society, has received aletter from the Paris Exposition, announcingthe awarding of the sixth consecutive prizeto Missouri in a competitive exhibition ofapples.

Davenport, the high-wire walker, has beenengaged for the Keokuk(Ia.) Free Street FairSept. 25 to 29, and gives two performanceseach day, afternoon and evening. He gaveb s act there last year, and was their bestfeature.

Sept. 15 to 17 will be great days in theOld Pueblo. Mexican independence will becelebrated in true style. The committees incharge are working hard to make the cele-bration a success, and.there is no doubt thatthey will succeed.

For the bi-g street fair and carnival, to beheld at Chamhersburg, Pa., on September 18,19 and 20, preparations are in progress, andindications point to a most successful affair.

A street fair will probably be given thisfall at Evanston, 111.

In South Chicago, 111., during he week ofSept. 17, a big street fair and carnival willbe given under the auspices of nine Knightsof Pythias lodges, comprising the nineteenthdistrict of the Grand Domain of Illinois, andthe Thirty-third Ward Improvement Associa-tion.

The directors of the Arkansas State FairAssociation, through Secretary Bloom, closeda contract with the Cotton Belt Brass Bandfor music during the six days of the fair—Oct. 22 to 27, inclusive. The band is a goodone now, under the skillful leadership ofProf. Lemalre.

The New Bern (N. C.) Fair, under the aus-pices of the East Carolina Fish, Oyster, Gameand Industrial Association, will be held No-vember 12 to 17, Inclusive. Arrangementshave begun early for the event, and it Is pro-

posed to make it the most successful fair eVeifheld in New Bern.

The executive committee of the carnival tobe held by the Los Angeles (Cal.) AthleticClub during the week beginning Sept. 24, hasarranged with the Western Street Fair andExhibition Company to exhibit its midwayshows, which were features of the Sacra-mento and Stockton fairs.

•Great preparations have been made for theShakopee Free Street Fair and Carnival, tobe held at Shakopee, Minn., Sept. 18 to 20.The committee has been diligently at work,and up to thie 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 agriculturalfair at San Francisco, Cal., was changed toOct. 8. This is the date selected at first. Thedirectors had later agreed to make the dateOct. 1, but they refixed the original date—Oct.8. The committees are getting down to work,and the indications are that the fair will bea great success.

The dates for the Hartford City (Ind.)Street Fair are September 25, 26, 27 and 28.

The North Dakota State Fair will he heldat Mandan on the 18th, 19th and 20th of Sep-tember. Three days and every day will bea big day. The racing will begin Tuesdayafternoon, and all the best goers in the Statewill be entered.

The New England Carnival Company hasbeen engaged by the Cincinnati Fall Festival.This is one of the best carnival companies onthe road, and will be a great drawing cardfor out-of-town visitors. Mr. J. W Pontius,one of the owners, is in town looking overthe ground. This company has booked someexcellent towns in the South, where prospectsfor big business are excellent.

The fair at Flint, Mich., by the GeneseeAgricultural Society will be held Oct. 2 to 5.

The Cardington (O.) Free Street fair for1900 promises to be the largest and best everheld there, and that is saying a good deal,for the reputation of that city for big andgocd fairs is widespread. - The fair will beheld 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 tradesand labor unions of the city. Games, amuse-ments and a bicycle road race were given onMain street, three brass bands furnished themusic, and an industrial parade was one ofr.he features. Addresses were made at thepark by D. J. O'Conn-ell, of Burlington, andSenator O. F. Berry, of Illinois. Quite a num-ber of strangers attended.

The twentieth annual reunion of theTwelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and theKanawha Division will take place at Fay -etteville, W. Va., on Sept. 20. Many Ohio,West Virginia and Indiana regiments will berepresented. 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 oldpaymaster, Gen. B. R. Cowan, will be pres-ent.-

According to all reports a great manyhorsemen are getting their animals ready forexhibition at the coming Louisville show.The entries close Sept. 20, and by that timethe officers of the association expect to havethe classes pretty well filled up. Those whodesire information about entering theirhorses are invited to call or address the of-fice of the association, where they Will beprovided .with all kinds of printed matter andverbal information.

The Avon (111.) Fair Association has justclosed 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 theent're community in the undertaking nextyear. This fair has set the pace for pro-ducing novelties each year, in the way ofattraction and athletic sports, and can feelvery proud of the results. »

The Ottumwa Agricultural-Industrial Carni-val will give the people of Iowa one. solidweek of | pleasure with the following attrac-tions: Five hands of music, elegant free stageshows, the monster Hagenbeck Wild AnimalShow, Ararat's famous all nations, Lester &Kent's cyclorama, the beautiful Ameta, thegolden fountain, the Miller family, Guth'sfamous 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. Theirpremium list is a great one.

Dr. C. D. Gray, of the International Exhi-bition Company, has arranged for a tour ofcarnivals in the South, commencing at Mem-phis, Tenn., the first week in October underthe auspices of the Elks; the second and thirdweeks of October at Nashville, under theauspices of the Retail Merchants' Associa-tion; in the fourth week in October at Jack-son, 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 HotSprings with a big carnival and street fair.

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BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Alabama Fair Associ-ation. Nove nber i to 10. J. M. KalJsiierchairman; John W. O'Neill, secy.

MONTGOMERY, ALA.—-Fair. Oct. 16 to 20.

ARKANSASCAMDEN, ARK.—Camden Fair. Oct. 15 to

20. J. W. Brown; Jr., mgr.Ci AKi^SViLLE, 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.

PINy BLUFF, A R K — S t a t e Fair. Oct. 2 2 ( 027, W. H. Laiigford, pres.; H. F. West-brook, supt.; R. M. Knox, treas.; M. E.

• Bloom, secy.

CALIFORNIA.CRESCENT CITY, CAL.—Del Norte Agricul-

tural Associat.on. Sept. 2d to 28. D. W.Finch, secy.

EUREKA, CAL.—Ninth District Agriculturaland Mechanical Fair. Sept.' 17 to 22. J. F.Quill, pres.; W. L. Lambert, secy.

LOS ANGELEiS, 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.

SALINAS, CAL.—Monterey Agricultural As-sociation, District No. 7. Date not fixed.J. D. Carr, pras.; 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 toOct. 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.—ChrysanthemumFair. Oct. 10 to 12.

SANTA MARIA, CAL.—Agricultural Fair.Oct. 4 to 6. A. W. Cox, secy.

SANTA ROSA, CAL.—District Fair. Oct. 8to 14.

SONORA, CAL.—Fair. September. Dates un-decided.

STOCKTON, CAL.—Fair. Sept. 17 to 22.' JULAKK, Cal.—Distri. t and Citizens' Fair,

Last week iti'Sent. 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, supt.GMUNWOUD, COL.—Farmers' (Jlub 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.Candee, secy.

BERLIN, CONN.—Fair. September. B. H.Atwater, pres.; D. Webster, secy.

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

BROOKLYN, CONN.—Windham County Ag-ricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 20. JosephB. Stetson, secy.

CHESTER, CONN.—Fair. September. W. J.Chapman, pres.; J. A. Smith, secy.

DANBURY, CONN.—Danbury AgriculturalSociety. 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. GeorgeO. Beach, j>res.; C. H. Deming, 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 AgriculturalSociety. 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.

MERID.EN, CONN.—Fair. September. B.W. Collins, pres.; Geo. W. Falrchild, secy.

NANGATUCK, CONN. — Beacon ValleyGrange Agricultural Society. Sept. 18 and19. T. S. Truesdell, pres.; F. M. Gander,senv.: E. A. Hotchkiss. treas.

NEW HAVEN', CONN.—Flower Show. Sometime in November. Eli Whitney, pres.;B»bt. Veitch, Jr., secy.

, ftc-NN.-The Newtown Agricul-tural Fair Company. Sept. 26 to 27, 1900.T. E. Platt, Redding Ridge, Conn., pree.;S. J. Botsford, Newtown, Comi., vice pres.;H. G. Curtis, Sandy Hook, treas.; P. H.McCarthy. fvTewtO'wn. 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. Badmihgton, secy.

SIMSBURY, CONN.—Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. Geo.C. Eno, secy.

STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN. — StaffordSprings Agricultural Society. Oct. 6 to 10.C. Z. Gary, secy.

SUFFIELD, CONN.—Fair. Waldo S. Knox,pres.; A. N. Graves, secy.

UNION, CONN.— Entield Fair. September.Olin T. Olmstead, pres.; M. Hamilton,secy.

WALLINGFORD, CONN.— Wallingford Agri-cultural Society. Sept. 26 and 27. D. W.Ives, secy.

WETHEKSFIELD, CONN.—Fair. Oct. Tto~4S. F. Willard, pres.; C. C. Harris, secy.

WiLrLlMANTlC, CONN.—Willimantic FairAssociation. Dates changed to Sept 25 to27. 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. Upsou, secy.

WOODSTOCK, CONN.— South WoodstockFair. Sept. 17 to 19. S. O. Boweu. ores •H. W. Hibbard, secy. * *

GEORGIAATLANTA, GA.—Southern Interstate Fair

Oct. 101027. T. H Ma. t i n .LAURENS, GA.—County Fair. Ojt. 4 and 5.

H. B. Gntton, mgr.VALDOSTA, GA.—Georgia State Fair. Oct.

29 to Nov. 4. A. F. Moore, mgr.WAYCROSS, GA-—Waycioss Fair Associa-

tion. Nov. 6 to 10. W. W. Sharp, secy.IDAHO.

BOIS«, IDAHO—State Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. J.S. itofrj^rt, Boise, Idaho, secy.

LEWItjrytf, IDAHO—Fair and Race Associa-tion,^ Ocv. 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, BJX 346, Aledo. 111., secy.

CARL1NV1LLK, ILL.—Maneoupin Coun'yFair. Oct. 2 to |}. Geo. J. Castle, secy.

CAHROLLTON, ILL.—Greene County FairOct. 9 to 12. S. E. Simpson, secy.N. Cherrill. treas.: John K. Scott, sacv

CHARLESTON, ILL.—Coles County "FairSept. 18 to 22. W. 0. Glassco, secy.

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

DANVERS, ILL.—Rock Creek Fair. Sept. 18to 21. John S. Popple, secy.

EFF1NGHAM, ILL.—Farmers' Free FairOct. 2 to 6. H. O. Adams, secy.; J. W.Gravenhorst, chairman privilege committee.

GALENA, ILL.—Jot. Davieas Oounty Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. Wm. THod&on, Galena, ill., pres.; H. B. C'hetialn,Galena, 111., vice pres.; John J. Gray, Ga-lena, 111., treas.; Wm. Barner, Galena' 111.,aecy.

GOLCONDA, ILL.—Pope County Fair. Oct.3 to 6. Barney Phelps, secy.

JuLiET, ILL.—Will County Fair. Sept. 18to 20. A. E. Dinet, pres.; R. T. Kelleysecy.

MARION, ILL.—Williamson County Agricul-tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21. JoabGoodall, pres.; W. H. Bundy, secy.; C. M.Kern, treas.

MARTINSVILLE, ILL.—Clark County Fair.Sept. 25 to 29. Edgar Summers, secy.

McLEANSBORO, ILL.—Hamilton CountyFair. Sept. 17 to 21. J. W. Jones, secy.

MEMPHIS, ILL.—Fair. Sept. 11 to 14.MURPHSYBORO, ILL.—Jackson Oounty 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

«. Geo. H. MoCord. gecv.PINCKNEYVILLE, ILL.—Perry County Fair.

Oct. 2 to 5. R. J. Rushing, secy.SHELBYVILLE, ILL.—Horse Fair. Sept. 13

to 22.SPRINGJFIELD, ILL,— UWnwls State Fair.

Sept. 24 to 29, 1900. W. H. Fulkerson, pres.;B. H. Brainerd, treas.; W. C. Garrard, secy.

IJVDIANA.VNGOLA, IND.—Steuben County Fair. Oct.

9 to 12. Emmett A. Bratton, pres.; A. W.Goodale.

BEDFORD, IND.—L'awrence Cc'jnty Fair.icyt. (undecided). Geo. W.- McDaniel,secy.; T. O. Daggy, pres.

BOURBON, iND.—Bourbon Fair Association,Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Robert Erwin, Bourbon,m<l., pres.; L. Johnson, Bourbon, Ind.,trees.; B. W. Parka. Bourbon, Ind.. secy.

BREMEN, IND.—Twelfth Annual Fair. Oct.9 to 12. 1900. Bremen Agricultural Society.J'oton Huff, pres.; John T. Weiss, treas.;Bdiward Heckirran. secy.LAY CITY, IND.—Fair. Sept. 10 to 14.Burl Kress, secy.; William Naltcamper,

CROWN POINT, IND.—Lake County Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 2 to 5. A. A. BiblerRPOV.. r.rown Point. Tnd.

EVANSVILLE, IND.—Tri-State Fair. sept.17 to 23. W. M. Akin, pres.; W. L. Sworm-stodt, tveas.: R. L. Akin. secy.

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Allen County Fair.Oct. 2 to 9.

FRANCESVILLE, IND.-^Francesville StreetFair Association. Oct. 2 to B, E. D. Knotts,pres.; Guy D. Brewer, secy.; J.W. Burgett,treas.

HUNTINGTON, IND.—Old Fashioned CountyFair. Sept. 25 to 29. A. S. Beck, secy.;Robt. Simonton, pres.

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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, pres.; G- P.Alexander, 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.

4\ ^ w FURT, 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,

RICHMOND, IND.—Wayne County Fair.Sept. 24 to 28. W. W. Zimmerman, pres.;.loe Stevenson, secy.

TERRE HAUTE, IND.—Vieo County Fair.Sept. 24 to 29. W. P. Ijams, pres.; Chas, «..Duffln, secy.

VINCENNES, IND.—The Knox County Agri-cultural and Mechanical Society. Oct. 8 to13. 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, 1A.—Dallas County Fair. Sept. 18 to

21. J. H. Dwight, secy.ALGONA, IA.—Kosmith Oounty Agricultural

Society. Sept. 25 to 28^ 1900. C. A. Lewis,Algoua, la., pres. :E . P. Keith, Algona, Ia»,vice pree.; W. H. Bailey, Algoma, la., treais..;

• G. F. Peek. Algona. la., secy.AUDUBON, IA.—Audubon County Agricultu-

ral Society. Sept. 18 to 24. G. W. Hoover,prea.; R. C. Spencer, secy.: H. W. Wilson,fr«n«

CENTERVILLE, IA.— Appanoose CountyFair. 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.

CLARIO'N, IOWA.—Wright County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. W. C.Brown, Clarion. Iowa, secy.

CORYDON, IA.—Wayne County Fair. Sept.24 to 28. H. K. Evans, secy.

DE WITT, IA.—Clinton County AgriculturalSociety 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, I A.—Warren County Fair. Sept.18 to 21. E. B. Dowell. secy.

IOWA CITY. IA.—Johnson County Fair.Sept. 24 to 27.

KNOXVILLEj IA.—Marion County Fair. Datenot fixed.

MANCHESTER, IA.—Delavan County Agri-cultural Society. Sept. 25 to 28. 1900. A. S.Coon, Manchester, la., pres.; J. W. Reac-tor, On«ida, la., vice pres.; L. J. Gate*,Manchester, la., treais.; E. J. Oonieer. M&n-rthwtflr I*... Bp'nv

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

MTLTON. IA.—District Fair. Sept. 18 to 21.F! O. Svrjhers. secy.

MISSOURI VALLEY, IA.—Harrison CountyFair. Date not fixed.

NEVADA, IA.—Story County Fair. Oct. 2 to4 J. F Mar t in , spry.ORANGE CITY, IA.—Sioux County Fair.

Sept. 18 to 20. F. J. Lohr, secy.PELLA, IA.—Lake Prairie District Fair.

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

fpnt. 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. *VateCenter, pres.; W. N. Mason, Melbocirrre,treas.; H. M. Weeks, secy. ; *

STRAWBERRY POINT, IA.—StrawberryPoint District Fair Association. Sept. '18to 21. Ira L. Cole, pres.; H, W. SconeM,secy.; G. H. Scofleld, treas. -

TOLEDO, IA.—Tama County Fair. Sept. 26to 28, 1900. W. J. Malin, pres.; A; G.Smith, secy.; H. G. Shanklin, treas. • • ' • • • '

VINTON, IA.—The Benton County Agricul-tural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. sWSUtGaasch, pres.; J. B. F. Bunten, vice pre*.;G. D. MoElr&y. treas.: J. E. Marietta, secy.

WAUKON, I A.— Allamaikee County Agricultu-ral Society. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. H Op-fer, Waukon, la., pres.; P. S. Narum, y»au-kon, la,, vice pres.: T. J. Kelleher, Waukera,la., treas.; Carl M. Beeman, WaUKoa, Jdu,migr. and secy. ; '•

WHAT CHEER, JA.-District Fair. Sept. 17to 20. T. O. Lees'-, secy. , .'

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

WILTON JUNCTION, IA.—Wilton AsrtCUttfl-ral Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. W. D. Harris,secy. .,.

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KANSAS.ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.—Harvest Home.

Oct. 1 to 6. M. F. Phillips, mgr.BURDEN, KAN.—Eastern Cowley Pair Asso-

ciation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. M. Henderson,s«cy.

BURLINGTON. KAS.—Coffey County FairAssociation. Sept. 24 to 28. J. B. Sweet,prea.; 8. D. Weaver, treaa.; J. E. Wood-ford, secy.

CLAY CENTER, KAN.—Clay County FairAssociation. Sept. 25 to 28. E. E. Hops,•ecjr.

COUNCIL GROVE, KAN.—Morris CountyFair. Sept. 26 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 FairAssociation. 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.

NKWTON, KAN.—Newton Fair. Oct. 21 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.

OTTAWA, KAS.—Franklin County Agricultu-ral Society, Sept. 18 to 21. B. C. McQues-ten, Ottawa, Kaa.. secy.

/AOLA, KAN.—Miami County Agriculturaland Meotisnical Association. Sept. 25 to 28.C. F. tienson, pros,; J. F. Donahue, treas.;Jos. P. Trickett. secy.

RILEY, KAN.—Riley County AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 18 to 21. R. T. Worboys,•ecy.

FAUNA, KAN.—Salina 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.GLASGOW, KY.—Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. J. T.

Carter, secy.GUTHRIB, KY.—Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. Geo.

Snadon, MOV.HENDERSON, KY.—Great Trl-County Fair.

Sept. 26 to 29. Jacob Zimbro, Jr., secy.HOPKINSVILLE, KY.—Elks Fair. Sept. 25

to 30.HORSE CAVE, KY.—Fair. Sept. 26 to 29.**•• i-»L'v«T, KY. -Th* Robertson County

Fair. Sept. 13 to 16. W. J. Osborne, secy.OWBNSBORO. KY.—Horse Fair. Sept. 18 to

22. Hugh Williams, pres.; L. Freeman Lit-tle, s*cy.

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.ANDOVER, ME.—North Oxford Agricultural

Fair. Sept. 19 and 20. Geo. O. Huse, secy.BELFAST. ME.—Waldo County Fair. Sept.

18 and 19. B. H. Conant, secy.BLUEHILL, ME.—Hancock County Agricul-

tural Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Nahum Hinckley,secy.

BRISTOL MILLS, ME.—Bristol Fair. Sept.25 to 27.

DAMARISCOTA, ME.—Lincoln County Fair.Oct. 2 to 4.

EAST PITTSTON, ME.—Pittston Fair. Sept.25 to 27.

EDEN, MB.—Eden Agricultural Society.Sect. 19 and 20. Frank S. Wood. secy.

aXBTER, MIE.— West Penofoscot AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 2$ to 27, 1900. B. P. Hub-bard, Stetson, Me., pres.; J. B. Jewett. Ex-«t»»r. Me., secv.

FREYBURG, ME.—West Oxford Fair. Sept.25 to 27.

HANCOCK, MB.—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.

LIBERTY, ME.—West Waldo Fair. W. H.Moody, secy.

MADISON, ME.—Somerset County Agricultu-ral Society's Fair. Oct. 3 and 4. J. F.Withiee, secy.

MAPLETON, ME.-The Aroostock CountyPotato Show. Oct. 24 and 25. Geo. B.Dickert, secy.

NEW FIELD, ME.—Ramschackle Fair. W.H. Straw, pres.; G. T. Wilson, secy.

PEMBROKE, ME.—Washington County Fair.Sent. 18 to 20. Sidney A. Wilder, secy.

RICHMOND CORNER, ME.—Farmers' ClubFair. Sept. 25.

SOUTH MADISON, ME.—South FennebecSociety. 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 KennebecFair. Sept. 18 to 20. Arthur N. Douglass,Chelsea, Me., secy.

TOPSHAM, ME.—Sagadahoc Agricultural andHorticultural Society. Oct. 9 to 11. W. S.Royer, secy.

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

UNITY, ME.—North Waldo Fair. AboutSeptember. E. B. Hunt, secy.

UPPER GLOUCESTER, ME.—New Gloucesrter-Danville Fair. Sept. 25 and 26.

WEST CUMBERLAND, ME.—Farmers' ClubFair. Sept. 25 and 26.

WEST FARMINGTON, ME.—Franklin Coun-ty Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. A. F. Gammon,secy.

MARYLANDBELLE AIRE, MD.—Harford County Agri-

cultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Jas. W. Mc-Nabb, secy.

1«-RE>DERICK CITY, MD.—Th« FrederickFair. Oct. 9 to 12. 1900. Harry C. Reefer.Frederick City. s«cy.

HAGERSTOWN, MD.—Hagerstown Fair. Oct.16 to 19. John L. Cost, supt.

MA.SSA.CHU8ETTS.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.

BARRE, MAS>S.—Worcester County West Ag-ricultural Society. Sept. 27 and 28, 1900.Austin F. Adam<s, Barre Plains, Mass.,pres.; Jesse Allen, Oaktom, Mass.. vicepres.; Charles N. Follansby, Barre, Mass.,treaa.; Matthew Walker, Barre, Mae«., secy.

BROCKTON, MASS.—Brockton AgriculturalSociety. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. Hon. H. W. Rob-inson, Brockton, Mass., pres.; B. B. Grover,Brockton, Mass., vice prea.; E. M. Th«mip-Bon. Brockton, Mass., treas.; Baalls San-ford, Brockton. Mass.. secy.

CUMMINGTON, MASS.—Hillside Fair. Sept.25 and 26.

DANVERS, MASS.—Middlesex East Agricul-tural Association Fair. Sept. 26 to 29.

GREAT BARRIN'GTON, MASS.—HousatonicPair. Sept. 26 and 27.

GREENFIELD, MASS.—Franklin Fair. Sept.19 and 20.

HINGHAM, MiAiSS.-^Htogibam Agriculturaland Horticultural Society. Sept. 26 and 26,1900. Bbed L. Ripley, Hingfa&m Centre,prea.; Hon. Joton D. Long, Washington, D.C., vice pres.; Reuben Sprague, HlnghamCentre, treas.; Ebed L. Ripley, HlnsrlwunCentre, mgr.; William H. Thomia», Hdng-httm. Mass., secy.

MARSHFIELD, MASS.—Marshfleld Fair.Sept. 19 to 21.

MIDDLESEX, MASS.—East Middlesex Agri-cultural Association. Sept. 26 to 29.

NEWBURYPORT, 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 la. F. D. Bar-ton, secy.

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

ROCKVILLE, MASS.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 20.Mr. Badmington, secy.

SO. FRAM1NGHAM, MASS.—South MiddlesexFair. Sept. 18 and 19.

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.— WeymouthAgricultural and Industrial Fair. Sept. 27to 29. T. L. Tirrell. Nash P. O., secy.

SPENCER, MASS.—Spencer Fair. Sept. 20and 21.

TAUNTON, MASiS.—Bristol County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900; Ed-wardH. Temple, Taunton, Mass., pres.; HoratioH. Hall, Taunton, Mass., vice pres.; E.Clarence Holt, Taunton, Mass., treas.; Ger-trndie William*. Taunton., Mass.. secy.

WESTMINSTER, MASS.—Annual CattleShow. Sept. 28.

WEST TISfiURY, 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 DrivingPark Association. Sept. 25 to 28. J. FrankChurch, secy.

^LPENA, MICH.— Twenty-third Annual Fair.Alpena County Agricultural Association.Sept. 19 to 21. Waiter 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.; C. B. Thompson, treaa.

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. Ransford, secy

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

CASS CITY, MICH.—Tuscola, Huron andSanilac Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900.Henry Dadge, Elmwood, Mich., pres.; Wm.J. Campbell. Cass City. Mich., treas.: A. N.A1*. n«oy

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

CHIPPBWA, MICH.—Chippewa and Mack-inac Agricultural Fair. About Oct. 28 and29. Hugh Carr, pres.; John A. Taylor, s^cy.

ELKTON, MICH.—Blkton Agricultural So-ciety Fair. Oct. 10 and 11.

FLINT, MICH.—Genesee County AgriculturalSociety's Fair. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. W. F.Stewart.. pre».: E. H. Raakin. jr.. secy.

FOWLEiRVILDB, MICH.— Fowlerville Agri-cultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. C. L.Gordon, Fo<wlerrlHe. Mich., pres.; D. C.Carr, Fowlerville, Mich., secy.; Fred. Cuhn,TiViwVervll'le. MlnK.. trpfls.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.—The MichiganState Fair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. M. P. An-dorson. pres.: T. H. Butterfleld, secy.

HASTINGS, MICH.—Barry County Agricul-tural Society Fair. Oct. 9 to 12. C. L.Beamer. secy. •

HILLSDALE, MICH.—Hillsdale Fair. Oct. 1to i, G. W. T«rwillig«r, secy.

HOLLAND, MICH.—South Ottawa and WestAllegan Agricultural Society. Oct. 9 to12. H. Koviker, preg.; L. T. Ranters,secy.; H. Lindens, treas.

tMLAY CITY, MICH.—Imlay City Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4, 1900. M. J. Has-kin, Imlay City, Mich., pres.; Dr. G. W.Jones, Imiay City, Mich., treas.; F. Raths-burg, Imlay City, Mich., secy.

IONIA, M1UH.—Ionia District Fair Associa-tion. Oct. 2 to 5. E. J. Eayle, Saranac,Mich., pres.; Eldon P. Mains, treas.; E. A.Murphy, secy.

. I A < ns-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.

MSCRQUETTE, MI'OH.—Marquette CountyAgricultural Society, Sept. 26 to 28. 1900.E. B. Palmer, Marquet'te, Mich., pres.; M.E, Aslre, Marquette, Mdc'h., secy.; C. H.Call. Marouette, 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 5. Jaa. G. Culvai,secy.

MILFORT), MICH.—Milford Fair Association.Sept. 25 to 28. R. T. Bridgman, pres.; J.Flflldon, secy.: J. T. Watkins, treas.

MUSKEGON, MICH.—Muskegon County Fair.Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. S. Marr, secy.

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pLfMdU^li, kicii.-Fair. §ept. is to 21.PONTIAC, MICH.—Forty-eighth Fair of the

Oakland County Agricultural Society. Sept.18 to 21. E. Rowland, pres.; F. W. Burch,gecy.

ST. JOHNS, MICH.—Clinton County Fair.Sept. 25 to 28. H. H. Fitzgtrald, secy.

STOCKBRIDGE, MICH. Fair. Oct. 9 to 11.E. J. Cam, 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 2s. T. V.Knatvold, pres.; C. A. IJansom, secy.; F.W. Barlow, treas.

BIRD ISLAND, MINN.—Reuville CountyFair. Sept. 19 to 21. H. H. Goke. secy.

CHASKA, MINN.—Chaska Agricultural As-sociation. Sept. 27 to 29. Fred Greiner,pres.; F. G. Lmenfelser, treas.; T. Craven,•ecy.

CANBY, MINN.—Yellow Medicine CountyFair. Dates undecided.

CURR1E, MINN.—Murray County Agricultu-ral Society. Oct. 4 and 5. W. H. Mellua,prei.; A. Currie, Sr., treas.; N. Currie,•WSJ.

MONTEVIDEO, MINN.—Chippawa Coun yFair. Sept. 26 to 28. C. P. Silveinale, p/es.;Chas. E. Barber, secy.

NEW ULM, MINN.—Brown County Fair.Sept. 20 to 22. Fred. Crone, pres.; HenryN. Somsen, secy.

•REDWOOD FALLS, MINN.—Redwood Coun-ty Fair. Sept. iy to 21.

WINONA, MINN.—Fair. Sept. 11 to 14.John Hose, secy.; O. F. Burliagame, pres.

WORTHINGTON. MINN.—Nobles CountyFair and Races. September.

MtSSIsfolPFIVICKSBURG, 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.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.

CREVE COEUR LAKE, MO.—St. LouisCounty. Sept. 20 to 23. John Wattering,pres.; Floyd Brooks, secy.

DEXTER, MO.—The Stoddard County Agr«cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 29, 190U. L. PJeffers, 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. Sept. 18.ST. LOUIS, MO.—St. Louis Fair Association.

Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Robt. Aull, pres.; Jos.A. Murphy, secy.

MONTANA.BILLINGS, MONT.—Yellowstone Fair Asso-

ciation. Oet. 1 to 6. A. L. Babcock, pres.;H. W. Rowley, treas.; J*. D ."'Uounell,•ecy.

N EBB ASK A.AINSWORTH, NEB.—Brown County Agri-

cultural Association Fair. Sept. zO to 22.D. D. Carpenter, pres.; George Miles,treas.; B. B. Mastick, secy.

ALBION, NKiB.—Bwme County AgriculturalAssociation. Sept. 19 to 2i, 19UO. H. C.Klesler, St. Edwaid, Neb., pres.; J. O'Neil,Albion, Neb., vice pres.; J'o>b. 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. 18 to 21. J. W. Darrah, 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 AgriculturalSociety. September. J. H. Putnam, Cuba,Neb., pres.; J. D. Brayton, treas.; W. T.Phillips, sfcy.

BEAVER CITY, NEB.—Furnas County Fair.Sept. 11 to 14. J. T. Nicksrson, secy.

BBRTRiAND, N®B.—Phelps County Fair As-sociation. Oct. 2 to 5," 1900. A. J. Sand-•trom, pres.; Alf. Andrews, vine pres.; C.~i. Olbbons. secy.: R. P. Larson, trees.

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. W. E. Ewing, secy.

HARTINGTON, NEB.—Driving and Fair As-:sociation. Sept. 19 to 21. J. N. Lemon,secy.

IMPERIAL, NEB.—Chase County Fair. Oct.1 to 5. P. W. Scott, secy.

LOUP CITY, NEB.—Sherman County Fair.Oct. 8 to 10.

MINDE'N, NEB.—Kearney County Fair. Sept.19 to 21.

NELSON, NEB.—Nuckolls County Fair. Sept.18 to 21. W. G. Boadley, secy.

OMAHA, NEB.—The Douglas County Agri-cultural Society. Sept. 24 to 29.

ROD OL/OUD, NtHJB.—The Red Cloud I&ite*-*t*t* Fair Association. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900. J.

L. Miller, Red Cloud, Neb., pres.; S. M.CrablH, Red Cloud. Neb., vice pres.; G. W.Dow, Red Cloud, Nteb., treas.; D. J. Meyers,Red Cloud. Neb., secy.

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STOCKVILLE, NEB.— Frontier County Ag-ricultural Association. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900L. H. Cheney, secy.

TECUMSEH, NEB.— Annual Johnson CountyFair. Sept. 25 to 28. Mr. Robb, secy.

WAHOO, NEB.— Sept. 17 to 22. Address JohnWinter.

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 HAMPSHIRE.

BRADFORD, N. H.— Bradford Fair. Sept. 26and 27.

BRISTOL, N. H.— Bristol Fair Association.Sept. 18 to 20.

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. loung, Jersey City, pres.; Robert Davis.Jersey City, treas.; P. T. Powers, 220 Broad-way, New York, gen. supt. ; James M.Reilly, secy.

TiUfiNTON, N. J.— Interstate Fair Associa-tion. Sept. 24 to 28. 1900. Gen. RichardDonnelly, Trenton, N. J., pres.; Win. L.Salor, Trenton, N. J., vice pres.; RudolphV. Kuser, Trenton, N. J., treas.; Mablon R.Margerum. Trenton, N. J., secy, and ragr.

NEW MEXICO.ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.— Nsw Mexico Terri-

torial Fair Association. Sept. 18 to 22. W.V. McCreight, preg. and secy.; Arthur EY-

?0,SWELL, N. M.— Roswell 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. G. W.

Seely, secy.ALBION, N. Y.— Orleans County Fair. Sept.

20 to 22. Hervy Blood, pres.; G. W. Ough,secy.

BATAVIA, N. Y.— Genesee County Agricultu-ral Society. Sept. 17 to 20, 1900. DanielHarris, pres.; C. D. Harris, treas.; A. B.Thrown, se^v.

BATH, N. T.— Steuben County AgriculturalFair. Sept. 24 to 28, 1900. C. A. Sbultz,pre*. and secy.

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—Fair. Oct. 2 to 5.BRISTOL CENTER, N. Y.—Farmers' and

Merchants' Agricultural Society. Sept. 21and 22. F. M. Pierce, secy.

BROOKFIELD, N. Y.—Brookfleld MadisonCounty 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.; HomerReed, vice pres.: Jas. S. Hickox. traa*.

COBLE'SKILL, N. Y.—Oobleskill AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 24 to 27, 1900. 0. F. Nelson,Oobleskill, 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

DRYD'EN, N. Y.—Dryden Agricultural So-ciety. Sept. 18 to 20, 1900. S. G. Luptoo,Dryden, N. Y., pres.; Geo. Oole, Dryden,N. Y., vice pres.; D. T. Wheeler, 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.

DUNKIRK, N. Y.—Chatauqua County Agri-cultural Society Fair. Sept. 11 to 16.

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. RuthvenKill, 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. Y., pre*.; D. I. Lawrence, Morris, N. Y..+*««*.: D O. Wln*«n. Morris. N. Y.. «ww,y.

NAPLES, N. Y.—Union Agricultural Society.Sept. 18 to 20.

NEWARK, N. Y.—Warrensburg AgriculturalSociety. Oct. 4 to 6.

O'SWIEOO PALLS, N. Y.—Ttoe Oswego CountyAgricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900.W. W. LoO'ini», Os-wego, N. Y., pres.; Ed-ward Ouirk, Fulton, N. Y., treas.; Fred'k.G. Snenwer. 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 andMechanical Association. Oct. 2 and 3.

POTTERSVILLE, N. Y:.— Glen Dale UnionAgricultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. E.Benedict, Schrcon Lake, N. Y., pres.; Will-iam H. Taxon, Chestertown, N. Y., vicepres.; James A. Skiff, Pottersville, N. Y.,secy.; F. A. Griswold, Pottersville, N. Y.,treas.

POTTSDAM, N. Y.—Ppttsdam Agricultural &Horticultural Society. Sept. 18-21. MerritWheeler, Pottsdam, N. Y., pres.; B. T.Scott, Pottsdam, N. Y.. vice pres.; H. E.Thompson, Pottsdaim, N. Y., treas.; H. S.Wilson, Pottsdam, N. Y., secy.; Geo. R.oi—>i+h TJwMoriw.TYi N. Y., rogrr.

REED CORNERS, N. Y.—Gorham Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 4 to 6.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N. Y.—Richflelflfinriri~8 Agricultural Society. Sept. 24 to26. M. O. Towne, pres.; G. T. Brockway,tropB • Fred. Rronner. Richfield. N. Y., secy.

EIVERHEAD, L. I.—Suffolk County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Gap*.William P. Daytoti.

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ricultural Fair. Sept. 17 to 20. H. F.Kingsley, secy.

SHERBURNE, N. Y.—.Sherburne DrivingPark and' Agricultural Association. Sept.25 to 28. B. Daniels', pres.; Chas. L. Car-rier, secy.

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

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

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

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.—Fair. Sept.29. Jamea Hopkins, pres.; Joseph ~treas.; E. B. Long, secy.

NORTHCBURLINGTON

Carolina FairDelation. '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.

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,

WELDON, N. C.— Roanoke and Tar "RiverAgricultural Society Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov.2. T. L. Enry, pres. ; J. J. Daniel, treas. ;W. B. Green, secy.

^INflTON-SALEM, N. C.— Piedmont ParkCounty, Horse Show and Fair. Oct. 29 toNov. 3. J. L. Patterson, pres.; G. H. Webb,

y. and mgr. ; Thos. Moslin, treas.

OHIO.AKRON, O.— Summit County Agricultural

Society. Oct. 2 to 5. G. C. Stanford,Boston, O., pres.; G. W. Brewster, treas.;Albert Hale. secy.

ATHENS, O.— Athens County Fair. Sept. 25to 27. E. G. Biddison, pres.; W. Scott,treas.; C H. Porter, secy.

MBLLEiFONTAlNE, O.— The Logan CountyAgricultural Society. Oct. 2 to 5, 1900.tatac C. Miller, Bellefontalne, O., pres.;jaftm L. Makeonson, Degraff, 0., vice pres.;IPT. R. Nlv«n, B*llefontaine, O., treas.; E.*wt dwun<b«Tl«1ti. B«II«font*.1n«. O.. M*C?

BBRBA, 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.

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.

CADIZ. O.— Harrison County AgriculturalAssociation. Oct. 2to 4, 1900. A. T. Elliot,Siw>rtcr«ek, O., pres.; W. V. Scott, Hope-dale 0., vice pree.; S. R. Hamilton, Cadiz,O., treas.; J. G. Mllliken, Cadiz, O., secy.;J. G. Mllliken. mgr.

CANFIELD, O.— Mahontng County Fair.Sept 25 to 27. B. L. Manchester, Hickory,secy.

CARROLLTON, 0.— Carroll County Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 9 to 12. Wm. L. Smeltz,Jr., pres.; C. A. Tafe, «ccy.; T. J. Salts-man. treas.

CINCINNATI, O.— Fall Festival. Sept. 19 to29. E. T. Ziegler, Gibson, House, Cincin-nati, general mgr.

COSHOOTON. O.— The Coshocton County Ag-ricultural Society. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. J. P.Darting, Nellie, O.. prea.: R. Boyd. Oostooc-tna. Mcy.

DELAWARE, 0.— 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 Mitche'l,Baton, 0., pres. ; John J. Kaylor, Eaton.O., vice pres.; C. F. Brooke, Eaton, 0.,*r*w«. : .Henry H. Farr. Eaton. O.. secy.

FINDLAY, O.— Hancock County AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 18 to 22, 1900. Henry Snyder.pres.; Jacob Stark, treas.; Wm. Demland,•Wcy

FREMONT, O.— Sandusky County Fair. Oct.I to 5. J. C. Overmyer. secy.

FTTT.TON. O —Fair. Sept. 18 to 21.OBORGBTOWN, O.— Brown County Fair.

Oct. 2 to 6. J. W. Hedrick, Russelville,IW>V.

HAMILTON, O.— Fiftieth Annual. GoldenJubilee of the Butler County Fair. Oot Ito 5, 1900. J. A. Slade, pres.; W. B. Wai-laoe-Areas. : W. A. Shafor, secy.'

HICKSVILLE, O.— Fair. Sept. 25 to 2*. F.M. Birdsall, secy.; Geo. D. Simson, treas.;Wm. H. Harter, pres.

LANCASTER. O.— Fairfleld County Fair. Oct.10 to 13. W. Martain, pres. ; C. B. Whiley,treas.; W. T. McClenaehan, secy.

LEBANON. O.— Warren County Fair Associ-ation. Sept. 18 to 21. Huse Bone, pres.;Geo. W. Carey, secy.; F. M. Cunningham,**»•.•.

LIMA, O.— Allen County Fair. Sept. 25 to 2*.Wm. Rusler, pres.;- Geo. Fetter, treas.; T.B. Bowersock. secy.

MARIETTA, O.-r-Washington County Agri-cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept.18 to 21. R. N. Cole, pres.; C. J. Pfaff, vicepres.; Henry G. Bohl, secy.; J. H. McCon-iipll. tre»s.

MARION, O.— Marion County Fair. Sept. 21to 28. J. B. Waddftll, secy.

IIARTSVILLH, 0.— union County AKrtcul-*nral Stoc1<*tv. O'ot. 2 to 5, 1900. John C.Klntner. Milford Centre. O., pres.; Johm K.Dodge. New California, O., vice pres.; C. S.Obapmiaa, MarywvMl*. O., trea*.; M. M.

MAYSV1LLE, 0.— trnlon County Fair. Oct.I to i. W. M. TiUwortb, iacy.

MT. GlLfiAD, 0.—Morrow County Fair. Oct.2 to 6. O. J. Miller, secy.

NEWARK, O.—Licking County AgriculturalSociety. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. F. B. Dudgeon,Wilken Run, pres.; A. J. Crilly. treas.; J.M. |farni«r. mac.v

NEW LEXINGTON, 0.—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 AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. A. F. Shaf-fer, Wlauseon, O., pres.; L. Buxton, Am-brose, O., vice pres.; W. S. Blake, Wau-•eon, O., treas.; Thos. M'ikeseJl, Wauseon,0., secy.

PA1JLDING, O.—Paulding County Agricultu-Soclety. Sept. 18 to 21. Lafayette Paul-

Briceton, O., pres.; W. B. Jackson,,; W. H. Yant, treas.,,ES, O.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 21.IOY. O.—Meigs County Fair. Sept. 18

21. 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. Richie, secy.

PORT UNION, O.—Ottawa County Fair. Sept.18 to 20. J. H. McRichie. secy.

RICHWOOD, O.—Richwood J'ri-County FairCo. Oct. 9 to 12, 1900. C. D. Sidle, pres.;Robert Smith, treas.; C. H. Huffman, secy.

ROCK SPRINGS, O.—Meigs County Fair.Kept. 18 to XI. J. W. Shaver, Pomeroy,wcy.

SARAHSVILLE, O.—Noble County Fair.Sept. 18 to 20. Geo. M. Graham, secy.

SMll'HFlELD, O.—Jetlersou Uouuty Fair.Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. G. G. Bargar, pres.;C. McKmuey, treas. -f J. Hayen, secy.

SOMERSET, O.—North Perry County Fair.Oct. 17 to 19. C. H. Mechling, secy.

SYCAMORE, O.—Sycamore Fair Co. Oct. Mto 19, 1900. F. W. Hurd, pres.; G. A.Klahn, treas.; P. R. Gnibb, secy.

TROY, O.—Miami County Fair. Sept. 24 tcJX W. I. Tsnney. »»cy.

UPPER SANDUSKY, O.—Wyandot CountyAgricultural Society. S'-pt. 18 to 21. ±£Hare, pres.; Oscar Billhardt, secy.; W. T.Lowry, treas.

WAtfAKONliJTA, O.—Auglaize AgriculturalSociety. Oct. 2 to 6, 1900. L. H. Stuva. St.Mary's 0., pres.; J. T. Van Horn. NewHampshire, O., vice pres.; T. E. Bowsher,Buskland, 0., treas.; A. E. Schaffer, Wapa-koneta. O.. secy.

WASHINGTON, O.—Guernsey County Fair.Sept. 25 to 28. H. D. McCullock. secy.

WAUSEON, O.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. A. F.Shaffer, 'pres.; W. A. Blake, treas.

OREGON.ANTELOPE, ORE.—District Fair. Oct. 16 to

20.BAKER CITY, ORE.—Fair and Race Meat.

' Oct. 3 to 5.BuKJNS, 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. Webrung, Hillsboro, pres.; A.Rush. Salem, treas.: M. D. Wisdom, se^v.

SUMPTER, ORE.—Fair and Race Meet. Sapt.26 to 29.

PENNSYLVANIA.AiLLBNTOW'N, PA.—The Great Allemtown

Fair. Sept. 18 to 21, 1900. Hon. JeremiahRotih, Allentown, Pa., pres.; Robt. R. Rit-ter, Eckerts, Pa., vice pres.; A. W. DeLong, Allentown, Pa., treas.; W. K. Mohr,*ecy, asd m«r.

BEDFORD, PA.—Bedford County Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4. David W. Lee,pres.; J. Scott Corll, treas.; William I.Eicholtz, secy.: W. S. Arnold, mgr.

P.LGOMSBURG, PA.—Columbia County Fair.Oct. 9 to 12. A. N. Yost, secy.

BURGETTSTOWN, PA.—Forty-fifth AnnualFair, Union Agricultural Association. Oct.2 to 4. Dr. S. C. Botkin, pres.; R. P.Stnvenson, secy.; W. B. Linn, treas.

CARLISLE, PA.—Cumberland County FairSept. 25 to 28.

CAHMICHAELS, PA.—Green County Fair.Oct. 10 and 11. C. W. Barkman, secy.

DALLAS, PA.—Dallas Union Agr.culturalFair. 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, secy.; C.W. Ellenberger, treas.

FANKHANNOCK, PA.—Wyoming CountyAgricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N.Reynolds, secy.

FORKSVILLE, PA.—Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. O.N. Mnlvneaux, Millview, Pa., secy.

HANOVER, PA.—Hanover Agricultural Soci-ety. Sept. 25 to 28. R. M. Wirt, pres.; T.J. Little, treas.; M. O. Smith, aery.

HARFORD, PA.— HarforU Fair. Sept. 26 and27. E. is. Jones, secy.

BUGtHESVILLE, PA.—Muncy Valley Farm-era' Club. Sect. 18 to 21, 1900. Theodore A.Boom, Hupbeevllle, Pa., pree.; Hon. PeterReed, Hugtiesville, Pa., trea*.; A. C. Henry,

KUT2tOWN,: PA.—Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. J.B. Eg»en. secy.

LANCASTER, PA.—Lancaster County Fair.Week of Oct. 8.

LANCASTER, PA.—State Fair. About Sep-tember. Mr. Young, pres.; Mr. Demming,secy.

LEHIGHTON PA.—Tfoe Carbon County In-diiwtrlal Society. Seot. 25 to 28. 1900. HenryMii'l«r, Lehighton, Pa., pres.; C. E. Brink-man, Lehighton, Pa., treas.; C. W. Bower.T ,A<M»ftptirxn Pa giecv. and rnttr.

LEWIBBURG, PA.—Union County Agricul-tural Socity. Sept. 25 to 28. C. WillardOlrtt. Biioknell. Pa^. secv.

MtANSFIBLD, PA.-Manwfleld Fair. 8«pt 28to II, 1900. W. P. Avwtttt. Maoftflald, Pa.,

MEADE, PA.—Meade Camp Guards, No. 16,S. of V., Fair. Nov. 24 to Dec. 1. Geo.F. Eckert; Geo. P. McLean, secy.

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MERCER, PA.—Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. JohnB. Mowry, secy.

MILTON, PA.—Milton Fair. Oct. 2 to 6.1900. Edwin Paul. Milton. Pa., secy.

MONTROiSE, PA.—Susquehanna County Ag-ricultural Society. Sept. 18 and 19. W. A.Tits\vcrth, 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.OXFORD, PA.—Chester County Fair. Sept.

26 to 28.PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Philadelphia County

Fair. Nov. 13 to 17.PORT ALLEGANY, PA.—McKean County

Fa*r. Sept. 18 to 21.READING, PA.—Agricultural and Horticul-

tural Association of Berks County, ReadingFair. Oct. 2 to 5. James McGowan, pres.;Cyrus T. Fox, secy.; Milford N. Ritter,treas.

8TONEBORO, PA.—Mercer County Agricul-tural Society. Oct. 2 to 4, 1900. J. J. Blatt,Randy Lake, Pa., pres.; R. P. Canu, treas.;G. H. Fowler, secy.

rOWANDA. PA.—Bradford County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900. E. J.Ayers, Towanda, Pa., pres.; W. T. Horton,Towanda, Pa., treas.; B«nj. KuykencLaU.To wand*. Pa.. »*cr.

TUNKHANNOCK, PA.—Wyoming CountyFa.r. Sept. 19 to 21. W. N. Reynolds,secy.

UN1ONTOWN, PA.—Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. Wm.W. Parker, secy.

WASHINGTON, PA.—Westerp PennsylvaniaAgricultural Association. "*ert. 25 to 28. J.M. Thomas, pres.; J. S. Forsythe. secy.;J. S. Eagleson, treas.

W A WKSMURG. PA.—Fair . Sept.. 18 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,•ecj

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-zer. Greensburg, Pa., secy.

BHODE ISLAND.NEWPORT, R. L—Newport County Agricul-

tural Society Fair. Sept. 25 to 27. EdwardAnthony, 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 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.

VERMILION, S. DAK.—Clay County Agri-cultural and Mechanical Association. Sept.18 to 21. E. i Dawson, secy.

T*KNNE9SEJ!.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. Gillem, secy.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.WATERTOWN, TENN.—Fair. Sept. 13 to 16.

TEXAS.ABILENE, TEX.— West Texas Fair Associa-

tion. Sept. 26 to 29. T. S. Rollins, pres. ;Henry James, treas.; J. H. P^ckens. secy.

CORS1CANA, TEXAS— Fair. Oct. 15 to 1».J. E. Whiteselle, secy.

DALLAS, TKX.— Texas State Fair Associa-tion. Sept. 29 to Oct. 14, 1900. W. H. Ga»-ton, Dallas, Tex., pres. ; Sidney Smith. Dal-las, Tex., secy.; J. B. Adoue, Dallas, Tex.,treas.

DENISON, TEX.— Denison Driving Park andFair Association. Sept. 25 to 28. WalterS. Fairey, secy.

DKNTON, TEXAS— Fair. Sept. 19 to 22. W.E. Smoot, secy.

FREDERICKSBURG, TEX^-Gillesple CountyFair. Sept. 20 to 24. L. Hagen, gecy.

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.; SidneyMyers, 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, preg. ;J. C. Frost, San Antonio, treas.; John M.Vaiife, San Antonio, secy.

VICTORIA, TEX.— Southwest Texas Fair As-sociation. Oct. 8 to 5. L. D. Heaton, pres.;Theo. Buhler. trnas. : L. N. Hofer. ieoy.

UTATT.SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.— Deseret Agri-

cultural and Manufacturing Society. Oct. 2to 6. John R. Winder, pres.; SeptimuiSears, secy.

DRATTLFBORO, VT.— Valley Fair. Sept.26 and 27.

EAST HARDWICK, VT.— Caledonia GrangeCounty Fa'r. Sept. 29.

HAVEN, VT.— Western Agricultural Fair.Sept. ]8 to 21.N'ORTHFIELDr 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. Sept. 25 to 27. H. C. Lock-wood, pres.; C. H. English, treas.; J. 8.Eaton, secy.

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DANVILLE, VA.—Central Carolina Fair As-sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy.

FARMV1LLE, VA.—Fair week of Oct. ».W. G. Venable, pres.; W. G. Dunnington.vice pres.; S. P. Vanderslice, secy.

FREiDERIOKSiBURG, VA. — Rappahannock.Agricultural and Mechanical Society. Sept.25 to 27, 1900. E. D. Cole, Fredericksiburg,Va., pres.; S. J. Quinm^ Fredericksiburg,Va., treas. and secy,

NORFOLK, VA.—Central Carolina Fair As-sociation. Oct. 15 to 20. J. H. Walsh, secy.

WINCHESTER, VA.—The Shenandoah Vai-ley Agricultural Society. Sept. 19 to 22,1900. Oharleg Rouse, N. Y. City, pres.; E.G. HollU, Winchester, »ecy.; Clark H. Pur-call, Frederick. trea«.

WASHINGTON.COLFAX, WASH.—County Fair. Sept. 25 to

29. Charles McKenzie, sec'y.DAVENPORT, WASH.—Second Annual Fair

of the Lincoln County Fair Association.Sept. 25 to 29. J. H. Nicholls, mgr.

MT. VERNON, WASH.—Skagit County Fair.Oct. 4 to 7. H. R. Hutchinson. pres.

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.—Whatcom CountyFair. Date not fixed. J. W. Clark, pres.

NORTH VAK1MA, WASH.—Washlnton StateFair. 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 deWater, secy.

WEST VIRGINIA.ALLIANCE, W. VA.—Fair and Race Meet.

ADuut Ociober.MuuiMJLibviLLiJii , W. VA.—Ohio Valley Fair.

sept, is to 'M. 1. N. Houston, pres.; J. B.Hicks, treas.; S. M. Steeie, secy.

V V H . Q I U J N , W. VA.—Lewis County Fair.Sept. 25 to 27. R. H. Hall, pres.; FrankVvuelau, secy.

WISCONSIN.ANTIGO, W1B.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 20. Fred.

Hayssen.BAitAisuo, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. S.

A. Peiton, Reedsburg.Bn.KliilN, WiS.—Fair* Oct. 1 to 4. C. M.

Willis.B'ifiAViU'R DAM, WIS.—Dodge County Fair

Association. Sept. 24to 2». l»00. W. A, Vanbiuiit, .tioiioan, Wis., pres.; A. L. Wallace,Fox Lara, Wis.. vic« pres.; C. W. Harvey,beavtir i>am, &eoy.; ti. B. ilrak. BeaverDam, Wis., treas.

BLACK R1VKK FALLS, WIS.—JacksonCounty Fair. Sept. 20 and 21.

BUSCUiiJflL, WIS.—Fair. out. 3 to 5. F. C.Mumey.

CWDAKtfURG, WIS.—Ozaukie County Agri-cultural society. Sept. 17 to 19, 1900. Win.H. Rintlemau, pres.; L. E. Schroeder,treas.; J. Dietrich, secy.

DODUJBiVlLLK, WIS.—±i air. Sept. 18 to 21.W. J. Davey.

DURAND, WIS.—Pepin County AgriculturalSociety. Sept. 27 to 29, 19UU. E. J. Ryan,pres.; W. B. Smith, treas.; J. Dorwin, secy.

EAU CLAIRE, WIS.—Combined Street Fair,Carnival and Agricultural Fair. Oct. 2 to 6.

ELKHORN, Wits.—Waiworth County Agri-cultural Society. Sept. 18 to 21. W. H. Al-drich, orea.; G. L. Harrington, secy.

ELLSWORTH, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 19 to 21.E. 8. Doolittle.

EUGENE, WIS.—Willamette Poultry and PetStock Association's Extub.t. Ltec. 27 to 29,1900.

FRIENDSHIP, WIS.—Adams County Agri-cultural Ass'n. Sept. 18 to 20. F. M. Fit-kins, Arkdale, Wis., pres.; L. N .Morse,Big Springs, Wis., treas.; Geo. W. B.iig-b.am, secy.

QRANTSBURG, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 26 to 28.And. A. Anderson. ,^?

HOKTONVILLK, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 26 to17. H. T. Buck.

JiflFFERSON, WIS.—Fair. Oct. 2 to B. J.L. K«arn«y.

MADISON, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 2i. Eu-K*n* Shepard.

NiL'W LONuON, WIS.—New London Agricul-tural and Industrial Association. Sept. 26to 28, 19UO. A. Roloff, pres., E. H. Ramm,treas.; Henry Cannon, secy.

NEW RICHMOND, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 19 to21. 0. J. Williams, pres.; J. W. McCoy,»r«aa.: .1. A. HiighfiB. s«f>v

OCONTO, WIS.—Oconto County Fair. Oct.3 to 5.

PORTAGE, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 21. 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., pres.;C. A. Matthews. ItMoa, Wis., vic« pres.;J. M. Keys, Rcihland" Center, treas.; W. F.J. Fogo. Richland Center, secy.

SEYMOUR, WIS.—Fair. Sept. 25 to 28. H. J.VanVuren.

8HAWANO, WIS.—Shawano County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 19 to 21. M. J. Wall-rich, pres.; D. E. Wescott, secy.; F. O.Perry, treas.

SUPERIOR. WIS.—Douglas County Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 25 to 28, 1900, G. L,Hwrick, West Superior, Wis., pres.; NickLucius, Solon Springs, Wis., vice pres.;E. L. Gaisa, West Superior, Wis., treaa.; W.M w»iyb, Siinerlor. Wl».. swjr.'

VIROQUA, WlS.—Verron County Agricultu-ral Society. Sept. 18 to 21. C. J. Smith,prei.; John W. Mills, Springville, Wis.,trMs.: F. W. Alexander, secy.

WIAUTOMA, WTS.—Wtaustoara County Agri-cultural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Gil-bert Temrant Wautoma^ Wis., pres.; Geo.P. Walbur. W*uutoma, wls... treaa.; W. H.

WM.. secy.

BEND, WIS.—Pair. Sept. 19 to 21. 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. 26 to 27, 1900. Jo'hnForzytthie, Cedar Hill, Omt, pres.; JamesRobertson, Almonte, Out., treas.; Win. D.Mc'Ew«n. Almonte. Ont.. secy.

AYLMER, ONT.—Aylmer's Great Fair, EastElgin County Fair Association. Sept. 18 t«20, 1900. D. H. Price, secy.-treas.; A. A.Leslie, pres.

BEACHBURG, ONT.—North Renfrew Fair.Oct. 4 and 5. John Brown, secy.

BRADFORD, ONT.—Bra*d»rd 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.

CALEDONIA, ONT.—Caledonia Fair. Oct. 11and 12. J. W. Richardson, secy.

CARP, ONT.—Huntley Exhibition. Oct. 2and 3. John Argue, secy.

CA*UGA, ONT.—Haldimand County Fair.Sept. 25 and 26. J. W. Sheppard, secy.

CHARLOTTOTOWN, P. E. ISLAND—QueensCounty Agricultural Association IndustrialExposition and Horse Fair. Sept. 24 to 28.F. L. Hazard, pres.; Chas. Smallwood, secy.

CHATHAM, ONT.—Peninsular Fair. Oct. 9to 11.

CITY OF CHATHAM, KENT, ONT.—Penin-sular Fair. West Kent Agricultural Soci-ety. Oct. 9 to 11. Jas. Chinnink, pres.;•R. G. Fleming, treas.; Henry Robinson,••cy.

COLLINGWOOD, ONT.—Great Northern Ex-hibition. Sept. 18 to 21. Chas. Lawrence,pres.; W. J. France, treas.; J. W. Archer,box 637, 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.

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 NorthwesternExhibition. Sept. 18 and 19. Chas. Mitchell,secy.

GUELPH, ONT.—Central Fair. Sept. 18 to20. William Laidlaw, secy.

HALIFAX, OAN.— Nova Scotia ProvincialExhibition 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«Mfpy, V. f! SAPV.

K MLOO'PS, 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 to22. 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, 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.—ProvincialFair. 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.PAISLEY, ONT.—Centre Bruce Exhibition.

ft<*f"J. 25 and 26. Geo. Chambers, pres.; F.E. Sheppard, secy.

PARIS, ONT.—North Brant Fair. Sept. 25and 2«. H. C. O'Neall, secy.

PERTH, ONT.—South Lanark Fair. Sept. 17to 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, spcy.

PRBSCOTT, ONT.—South Greuville Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 18 and 20, 1900. G. T.Howard. Pres'cott. Ont., pres.: R. S. Throop,Prescott, Ont., vice pres.; T. R. Melville,Prftswtt. Ont.. secy.

^RENFREW, ONT.—South Renfrew Exhibi-tion. Sept. 27 and 28. Robert MacLaren,

ROCKTON, ONT.—World's Fair. Oct. 9 and10. David Bell. Sfto.v.

SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.—East AlgonUAgricultural Society. Oct. 2 and 3. J. Daw-•on. t>r««.: Wm. Brown, seev.-treas.

SHELBOURNE, ONT.—Shelbourne Exhibi-tion. Sept. 25 and 26. D. C. Dunbar, secy.

SIM'COE, ONT.—Norfolk Union Fair. Oct.16 to 18. J. Thos. Murphy, secy.

STAYNER, ONT.—North Simcoe Fair. Oct.9 and 10. Archin Hill. secy.STRATFORD, ONT.—North Perth Fair. Oct.

2 and ft. J Brown, seo.y.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.

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, ONT.—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. JohnBurns, 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, Blamaford and Bast Oxford Agricul-tural Society. Sept. 26 to 28, 1900. Valen-tine Ficht, pres.; F. H. Dent, Woodstock,Ont., vice pre*.; R. A. Lawtell, Woodstock,Ont., secy.

Expositions.BALTIMORE, MD.—Pure F.A,d Exposition.

Cyclorama Building, Baltimore. Oct. & to Ll.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. 1901. John O. Mllburn.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 CountyExposition. Sept. 25 to 28. E. J. Dill, secy.

DALLAS, TEX.—State Exposition. Sept. 29to- 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. Hillikenr vice pres.; W. C.Winsborough, secy.; John H. Powell, treas.

LONDON, ENG. EARL'S COURT.—Women'tInternational Exposition. 1900. Imre Ki-ralfy, manager.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Industrial Exposition.Sept. 8 to Oct. 13. John C. Koch, pres.;E. J. Lindsay, vice pl-es.; A. Trumpff, secy.and gen'l mgr.

SEATTLE, WASH.— International Exposi-tion. 1904.

ST. JOHN, N. B.—St. John Exposition. Sept.l"i to 19. Charles A. Everett, secy.

ST. LOUIS, MO.—St. Louis Exposition. AboutSept. 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.

Horse Shows.

Additional Shows.ATLANTA, GA.—Southern Interstate Fair,

Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27. T. H. Martin,secy.

CHICAGO, ILL,—International Live StockExhibition. Dec. 1 to 8, 1900. R. Z. Herrick,Chicago, secy.

CHICAGO, ILL.—Union Stock Yards. Dec. 1to 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-ShorthornShow 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, 0.—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 AgriculturalSociety. Oct. 2 to 6. Jas. Mortimer, supt.

LEAVENWORTH, KAN.—Great Apple Car-nival and Agricultural Show. Oct. 10 and11. W. H. Bond, pres.; Geo. H. Heavey,secy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Philadelphia DogShow Association. Nov. 21 to 24. M. A.Vite, secy.

ATLANTA, GA.—Horse Show. Oct. 23 to 27.T. H. Martin, secy.

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.

PITTSFIELD, MASS.—Lenox Horse Show, at. High-lawn Farm. Sept. 21. :WINSTON-SALEM, N. C.—Horse Show. Oct.4'

30 to Nov. 3. G. E. Webb, secy.

Pomonas.MASSACHUSETTS.

CHARLTON, MASS.—Worcester SouthwestPomona. 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. 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.KEENS, N. H.—Cheshire County Pomona :

Sept. 26. ' 'LACONIA, N. H.—Belknap County Pomona. -

Sept. 24.MUN.SONVILLE, 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 RIN'DGE, N. H.—Cheshire County Po.

mona. Oct. 5.WILMOT FLAT, N. H.—Merrimack County i

Pomona. Oct. 16.WILTON, N. H.—Hillsboro County Pomona. •

Sept. 2 5 . ' • • • • - • ,

WANTED 581 GEORGIA STATE FAIR:October 29th to November 4th,

Some high-class Mkiway attractions. Privileges'and concessions for sale. ;

Addresf —* «

BIG SELLERS

A. T. MOORE, Manager, 'Valdosta. Georgia |

AT FAIKS SCOTT'S'ELECTRIC BELTS,

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$1.00-profit 75 per cent. Circulars furnished5

tor distribution with your address on. Sei dstamp for samples. Mail Order Firms, Street"Fakirs and Distributors supplied. J

Address,REBUS CO. Cohoes. N. Y.

M USTACHES—Fast sellers at Carnivals, Stree :

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A. MERRELL, lonia.JMich. ;

1A7 1\ M T F f\ to buy Base Ball Tivc 1 Slot*'™ /liH 1 E-U Machines and ElectricCrap Table. Addres - ...««..

E. L. ABBOTT, Spartanburjr, S. C.'

• WANTED-TENT SHOWsTOn percentage basis, for Farmers' Free StreetFair, at Eifingham, I I I . , Oct. 3, 4, 5 and 6.'Good people only need apply. Wtite H. O.ADAMS. Secretary, at once.

Nevada, /Wo.,StreetCARNIVAL AND HOME PRODUCT EXPOSITION.

First*Glass Midway Shows for Free Midway.Streets of Cairo, with Turks; Trained Horse Lunette, Electric Theatre. Trained Wild Animal

Show, etc. Also, wanted few more Specialty Teams for German Village and Free Shows.-For Concessions and Privileges, WRITE QUICK.-

Auspices Commercial Club of Nevada, Mo..Address, L. OPPENHEIMER, Manager.

Circus Historical Society, Inc.

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including:

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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 KNOWThat this is the BIGGIST THING ON THE, MAP this season. Come to see us, and we willshow you.

If there are any other Enterprising Cities in the South that intend holding Carnivals andwish to obtain a GUARANTEED FINANCIAL SUCCESS, they can negotiate for time andterms for THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION by addressing:

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Circus Historical Society, Inc.

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ABILENE, KAN.—Fall Carnival and StreetFair. 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' EntertainmentCommittee, Akron, O.

ALBANY, GA.—Street Fair and Hay Carni-val. Nov. 21 and 22. H. M. Mclntosh,secy.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.—Great Street Fairand Carnival. Sept. 18 to 22.

ALEXANDRIA, IND.—Milwaukee AvenueStreet Fafr. Sept. 3 to 26.

ANOKA, MINN.—Street Fair. Sept. 20 to 22.Adiress Lock Box 40, Anoka, Minn.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN.—The Arkansas CityHarvest Home. Oct. 2 to 5. M. F. Phillips,gen'l mgr.

ATCHIS,ON, KAN.—Corn Carnival. Sept. 20.ATHENS, GA.-^Street Fair and Carnival.

Oct. 1 to 6. M. H. Skalowski, chairmanconn. com.

ATLANTIC. CITY, IA.—Street Fair and Car-Uival. 0ct.»8 to 13. Lester L. Tilden, secy.

AUSTIN, MINN.—Street Fair and Carnival.Sept, 26 to 28. Chas. L. West, pres.; J. D.Sheedj. 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. Tnbolt, secy.

BOSTON, MASS.—Old Ladies' Home SocietyFair, at ^ity Hall, Oct. 9 to 11.

BRANFORD, CONN.—Big Branford Fair.Sept. 18 'to 20. Harry Cushman, room 605,First National Bank, New Haven, Conn.

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.—Centennial Anniver-sary. NW. 12.

BulLER, MO.—Street Fair. Sept. 25 to 28.CAJlLtlfiN, ARK.—Ouachita Valley Fair ana

Camden. Carnival. Oct. 15 to 20. Addresssecretary, Ouachita Valley Fair Association.

CANNELTON, IND.—B. M. A. Street Fair.L.. J, Early, secy.

CANTON, MO.—Canton Streejt Fair. Oct. 2to B. Dr. R. B. Turner, pres.; F- C. Mills-paugh, secy.; W. F. Hodges, treas.

CARLYLE, ILL.—Free Street Fair. Oct. 3tp 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.Mai-cura, secy.

C A i jA.iL,L, N. Y.—Francis N. Wilson FireCo.'No. 5. Oct. 27 to 30.

CBDAR RAPIDS, IA.—Carnival and StreetFair. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. K. Barton, pres.;Ck 1.1. Miller, treas.; Alex. Charles, secy.

CENTRAL LAKE, MICH.—Street Fair. Sept.IB 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> Noble F. Martin, mgr.

CHEYOPA, KA'N.—Reunion and Free StreetFair. Oct. 1 to 6. Jos. Craft, mgr. of pr.v-ileges; A. R. Bell, secy.

CINCINNATI, O.—Cincinnati Fall Festival.Stf&i. 19 to 29. E. T. Zeigler, gen. mgr.,Gibson House, Cincinnati.

COLUMBIANNA, O.—Street Fair. H. 0.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. Pecqt, treas.

COLUMBUS, WIS.—Columbus Street Fairand 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 Ladies' Fair. Oct. 6to 13.

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 FuniakStreet Fair Association. Sept. 28 and 29.W. L. Cawthon, pres.; W. T. May, viceprer; R. W. Storrs. secy.-treas.

DEXTER, I A.—Dexter Street Fair Associa-tion. Sept. 25 to 27. J. C. Scoles, pres.;T TJ. Pattnn. trp»«.: A. B. Eastman, secy.

DWIGHT, ILL.—Street Fair. Sept. 1.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.BMFORIA, KAS.—Bmporla Street Fair. Sent.

26 to 28. J. E. Evans, pres.; Harry Mc-

FTTRRKA. 'cAL —Street Fair. Sept. 15 to 25!.FAYBTTE, MO.—Free Street Fair. Sent. 26

to 28. John Freeman, pres.; Lee Crews,RPCV.

FITSONBURG, ONT.—Big Fair. Oct. 2 andt Msur'ce McMabon. secy.

FORT SMITH, ARK.—Free Street Fair andCarnival. Oct. 15 to 20. S. A Williams,rre« ?r>d gen. mgr.; H. B. Sails, treas.;A. E TCd'e. secv.

FRANKFORT, KY.—Free Street Fair andr-,rr.'v»i Association. Pept 9,~ to 28. Geo.H. Stehlin, pres.; J. M. Williams, secy.;W. Bridgeford, vice pres.; John A. Bris-

FREMONT, NEB.—Big Street Fair and Car-»=VP! Sent. 10 to 16.

FULTON 'MO.—Street Fa'r. Sept. 26 to 2*.TC Le^, pres.; T. W. Rnsser. v'ce pres.;j ' T? p«r>n cer-" ' W. f:. Har-'s. treas.

GAT1VJ5.SVILLE, TEX.—Street Fair &. Carni-val. O"t. 16 to 20. J. T. Leonard, pres.;A A. Wortham, secy.

o.-AT^LATIN. MO.—Street Fair. Sept. 18 to 22.GIBSONBURG, O.—Street Fair. September.

GIBSON CITY, ILL.—Old-Fashioned CornCarnival. Oct. 2 and 3.

HARRISBURG, ILL,—Street Fair. Sept. 26to 29. J. B. Lee, treas.; C. S. Willis, secy.

HEALDiSBURG, 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. Littleh'als,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. 25to 28. R. B. McPherson, secy.

HUDSON, MICH.—Hudson Free Street FairAssociation. 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 to12. D. M. Parry, pres.

JOHNSTOWN, PA.—JoHnstown CentennialCelebration. 'Oct. 5 to 7. E. E. Conrath,secy.

KANSA,^ CITY, MO.—Home Products Show.September.

KEOKUK, IAs—Tfcird Annual Street Fair andCarnival. Sept. 25 to 29. John Nagel, pres.;J. H. Finigan, treas.: E. F. Carter, secy.

KNOXVILLE, TENN.—Merchants' and Man-ufacturers' Frei^Street Fair and TradesCarnival. Oct. 10 to 12. J. C. Sterchi,pres;; W. H. Hall, vice pres.; W. II. 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. Cohn, chairman advertis-ing committee; Frank Fehr, dir. ge»'l.

LOUISVILLE, KY.—Street Fair and Carni-val. Sept. 17 to 29. Al. Bourlier, secy.

LOVKLAND, COL.—Loveland Free StreetFair and Northern Colorado Exposition.Last of September. W. €. Stiles, pres.;G. H. Patterson, secy.; R. S. Coe. treas.

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 StreetFair. Oct. 6 anfl 7. J. E. Willis, treas.

MARLETTE, MICH.—Free Street Fair. Sept.18 to 21. C. C. Hubbell, 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 to13. Thos. M. Lytle, secy.

MEMPHIS, TENN.—Elks' Carnival andStreet Fair. Oct. 1 to 6. Dr. C. D. Gray,gen. mgr.

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.

MIDDLETOWN, CT.—Anniversary Celebra-t'ntr Oct. 10 and 11.

MITCHELL, MINN.—Corn Palace Festival.Spnt. 26 to Oct. 4.

MODESTO, CAL.-^Street Fair. Date not

CANES^BADGESJust completed, the best selling Campaign and Fair Cane on the market.

Streatmen and Fair Followers, Send (Oc in Stamps and we will sendyou Two Styles of these Canes,

4ES~Our CAMPAIGN BADGES will also be winners.

THE WM. BECK & SONS CO.,10 and 12 Garfield Place, CINCINNATI, 0.Manufacturers of all kinds of

-CAMPAIGN GOODS.-

TROUPE OF SHOWY, PERFORMING HORSES.FOR CASH. Great Attraction for County Pairs.

Address, JAS. E. HARE, The Zoo, Atlantic City, N. J.

MONTGOMERY CITY, MO.—Street Fair.Pent. 19 to 22.

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Carnival and StreetFair, under auspices of Retail BusinessMen'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 andFall Carnival. Oct. 3 to 5.

NEWFIELD, MB.—Ramchackle Park Asso-ciation. Sept. 18 to 20. W. H. Strow, pres.;G. T. Wilson, secy.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, O.—Free StreetFa'r Oct. 9 to 12. A. A. Bowers, secy.

NEWTON, KAN.,—Gigantic Carnival andFree Street Fair, combined with great Har-vey County Fair and Industrial Exposition.Oct. 2 to 5. D. J. T. Axtell, gen. m?r.

ODESSA, MO.—.Street Fair. Sept. 19 to 22.Chas. R. Creasy, pres.; Bate C. Drummond,

OT'NEYVILLE, R. I.—St. Anthony Society'sFair. Oct. 19 to 29.

OMAHA. NEB.—Kn'ghts Ak Sar Ben, Orient-al Street Carnival. Sept. 24 to 29. T. P.GptZ. PP"V

OMAHA, NEB.—Musical Festival. Sept. 3 to30. E. E. Sanborn, pres.; Clement Chase,secv.: Alfred Mil lard. treas.

OTTAWA, ILL.—Ottawa Street Fair asso-ciation. Oct. 1 to 6. Geo. M. Trimble,

IA.— Colossal Agricultural =>ndTr.d\i!*rial Carnival . Sept. 17 to 21. C. Geo.T-Tfirn'Hnn. secv.

PENDLETON. ORE —Street Fair and Carni-,,.,1 A*-f - t ?<"-t 1S to 24.

PLAINVIEW, MINN.— Street Tair. Sept. 19r»-rl ?n

PUEBLO, COL —Free Street Fa'r Ort. R to6 Asburv WhH.e. pres.: Jos. D. Glass, secy.

r-T'T-\Trv TT,L. — Street TPair. Ort. 1 to 5.Rr?n v rTNG. MTNN. — Fr°e Str^t Fa'r an<1

Agricultural Society. Sent. 2"> to 27. C.w •RnrVi°r, r^°° : C. S. Sultspr, senv.

O R E — Street Fa'r. Sept. 17

SAN JOSE, CAL.—Street Fair, in connectionwith County Fair. Oct. 8 to 13. H. H.Ma.n, secy.

SAVANNAH, GA.—Elks' Street Fair. Datesnot fixed.

SBNECA, KAN.—Free Street Fair. Sept. 26to 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 Expositionand Carnival. Storey Buck, press agt.

SPRINGFIELD, MINN.—Street Fair. AboutSeptember.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—Hibernians' Bazar.Oct. 22 to 27. C. J. O'Brien, chairmancommittee on arrangements.

STILLWATER, MINN.—Street Fair. Sep-tember.

TERRE HAUTE, IND.—Street Fair. Oct. 8to 13.

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.—Free Street Fair andAgricultural 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 AnnualStreet Fair. Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Chas. M.Berry, pres.; Chag. E. Osborne. secy.

VENTURA, CAL.—Street Fair and Carnival.Oct. 2 to 6. L. W. Buckley, dir. gen'l.

WASHINGTON, IND.—Free Street Fair andCarnival. 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 to5. Robt. Luther, adv. agt.

WICHITA, KAN.—Carnival and Fall Festi-val. Oct. 1 to 6. Chas. G. Cohns, pres.;H. C. Lockwood, secy.

W1NSTON-SALEM, N. C.—Semi-CentennialStreet 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.

PENNSYLVANIA.Carlisle—Wm. M. Meloy, Box 49.I Johnstown—Geo. B. UpdegraY* * G*.

CANADA.A. F. Morris, manager, Hastings st., Van-

couver, B. C.Montreal—C. J. T. Thomas, Box 1129.

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Sept.

Weekly List o! Bill Posters.ARKANSAS.

Conway—J. F. Clark, Box 92.ILLINOIS.

Pekin—Standard Bill Posting Co. • 1INDIANA.

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. Schulte.

PENNSYLVANIA.!* Tohnstown—A. Adair.New Castle—The J. G. Loving C. B. P. Co.

NO MONEY! F. E. MUNROE,of Oswego, N.Y.,licensed City Bill-

poster and Distributor, will exchange work forRoods of your manufacture. Write him for par-ticulars

IT T 'E. TLT. — Qtrp"t Fn'r and Carn'val.18 to 21. W'll P. TVil . secv.

N. M.— Street Fa'r. O<"t. 8 to 13.T. W. StT.knrd. s'-nt amusements, P. O.T^" 5P7. Roswell, N. M.

•pTTOTivTT.T,E. TNT> — Free StrVft Fa'r.MO. — °trp"t Fp!r r»nt« not flvpd.

Pept. 24 to 29. Jas. A. K'^ball nres.: Fredirncov, v'pp pres.; John Bishop, secy.;

Oscar Seitz, treas.

Weekly List of Distributors.ARKANSAS.

Conway—J. F. Clark, Box 92.CAT IRORN1A.

tfureka—W. H. Mathews, 636 2d »tGEORGIA.

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 «tEast 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.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 »t.

NEBRASKA.Fremont—M. M. Irwin.

NEW YORK.Canandaigua—Wm. F. Mosher. 98 Chapin st.New York—New York B. P. Co.Ogdensburg—E. M. Bracy.

OHIO.Fostoria-W. C. Tirrill & Co.. 116 W. T'ffin st.Uhriehsville—Twin City Bill Posting Co., of

Uhrichsville and Denison. Address Uhrichs-ville, O.

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Before Buying Write to

N QUIIBC OH IMPORTERS. OnUnC UUi , and JOBBERS,

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A Sample of Our Prices:No. 5 Rubber Balls, gr. 82.50

O W N «K No. 10 " " " 2.883 °_8 KJ No-IS " " " 35°

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No more than one order will be shippedon one deposit.

If \ou want to order (foods by tele-graph, send your deposit ahead by mail;or else your telegram will be held untilyour deposit is received.

We will not diviate from this rule, andyou will save time and money by com-plying with thesf conditions before or-dering. .

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Circus Historical Society, Inc.

14 THE BILLBOARD

fetes, Celebrations, etc.Under this heading we publish free oj

charge the dates of au notable events, whichare likely to attract large concourses of peopleto any one particular city and for this reasonprove of importance to advertisers, showmen^street inen, general passenger agents, etc.The list ts carefully revised and corrected \

monthly.

AMESBURY, MASS. — Firemen's Muster.Sept. 26.

ANACONDA, MONT.—Knights of PythiasGrand Lodge. Sept. 18 and 19. Jacob Loeb,Helena, Mont., secy.

AN'TIETAM, MD.—Reunion 124th RegimentPennsylvania Volunters. Sept. 17. JohnW. Marshall, Philadelphia, Pa., secy.

ATCHISON, KAN.—Atchison Corn Carnival.Sept. 19 and 20. E. U. Howe, AtchisonGlobe, Atchison, Kan., secy.

ATLANTA, GA.—Southern Surgical & Gyne-cological Association. Nov. 13. W. E. B.Davis, M.D.. Birmingham. Ala.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.—Ancient IllustriousOrder of Knights of Malta. Oct. 16 to 28.Frank Gray, northeast corner Broad andArch St., Phila.

BATAVIA, N. Y.—American Fraternal Insur-ance Union, State Assembly. Sept. 25 and26. Dr. C. A. Kendall, 316 Pea'rl St., Buffalo,N. Y., secy.

BATTLE CREEK, MICH.—Civic Philanthrop-ic Conference. October. S. Sherm, 45Stanley Terrace, Chicago, 111., secy.

BELLOWS FALLS, VT.—Reunion WindhamCounty Veterans' Association. Sept. 15.

BELLWOOD, PA.—Reunion 54th Pennsylva-nia Volunteers. Sept. 19. D. R. Bryan, 312Market st, Johnstown, Pa., secy.

BINGHAMTON. N. Y.—Y. P. S. C. E. StateConvention. Oct. 15 to 17. 1900.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—General Assembly ofthe Knights of Labor. Nov. 13. J. W.Hlayes, 43 B at. N. W., Washington, D. C.

BLOOMINGTON, IND.—Indiana UniversityRepublican Club's Jubilee and Pow-wow.Sept. 28.

• 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'sUnion of America. December, 1906.

BOSTON, MASS.—American Flag Protectors'National Convention. Oct. 1. AugustusBedford, 43 Milk st., Boston, Mass., secy.

BOSTON, MASS. — Coopers' InternationalUnion of N. A. Oct. 8. James A. Cable,

. 542 Elizabeth ar.. Kansas Oity, Kan<.BOSTON, MASS.—Society of Arts and Crafts.

Spring, 1901. Henry L. Johnson, 272 Con-preas sit., Boston. Mass.

. BOSTON, MASS.—Ancient Accepted ScottishRite, Supreme Council. Sept. 19. Clinton

. F. Paige, 133 Steward Bidg., New YorkCity.

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. AugustBedford, 43 Milk St.. Boston, Mass., 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"1 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 RAPIDS, IA.—Races. Oct. 3 to 6.G. K. Barton, mgr.

CEDAR RAPIDS. I A.—American PolandChina Record Convention. Feb. 13 and 14,1901. W. M. McFaddPn. West Liberty, la.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA.—Grand Lodge of Iowa,Knights of Honor. Second Tuesday InApril, 1901. J. G. Graves, Lock Box 15,Cedar Rapids. la., secy.

CHAMBERSBURG, PA.—Knights of MaltaGrand Commandery. Sept. 17.

OHANUTBJ, KAN.—Grand Lodge, Degree of..Honor of A. O. U. W. First Wednesday in"May, 1901. Mrs. Georgia Notestine, Hiawa-tha,, Ksin., »ecy.

CHARLESTON, S. C.—League of AmericanMunicipalities. 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.

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, 111., secy.

CHICAGO, ILL.—International Live StockExhibition. Dec. 1 to 8. R. L. Herrick,Chicago, 111., secy.

CHICAGO, ILL.—American Ofiflcial Sur-geons' Association. Sept. 19 and 20. G. M.Richard, Detroit. Mich., secy.

CHICAGO. ILL.—Bohemian Catholic CentralUnion. Sept. 26: F. Lindelar, 56 Jewett St.,Cleveland. O.

CHICAGO, ILL.—International AutomobileExnosition. Sept. 22.

CHICAGO, ILL.—Proprietary Association of'.America. .Sept. 10 to'15. Joseph Leerning,73 Warren st., New York City, secy.

CINCINNATI, 0.—American Boiler Manufac-turers' Association. Sept. 18 to 20. J. D.Farasey, Forest st. and N. Y., P. & 0. Ry.,Cleveland, O.

CINCINNATI, O.—The Union of AmericanHebrew Congregations. Jan. 15, 1901. Lip-man Levy, Chamber of Commerce Bldg.

CINCINNATI, O.—General Grand Chapter ofRoyal Arch Masons of United States. Sept.25. Christopher Fox, Brooklyn, N. Y.

CLEVELAND, O.—Prison Wardens' Associa-tion. .Sept. 15 to 17. Phil. H. Dorn, Cleve-land, O.

CLEVELAND, O.—National Prison Associa-tion of United States. Sept. 22 to 26. JohnL. Milligan, Allegheny, Pa., secy.

CLEVELAND, 0.—National Spiritualists' As-sociation. Oct. 16 to 19. Mrs. Mary T. Lon-geley, 600 Penn. ave., Washington, D. C.,secy.

CLEVELAND, 0.—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 VolunteerCavalry. Sept. 20.

COLUMBUS, 0.—State Bankers' Association.Sept. 19 and 20.

COLUMBUS, O.—State Embalmers' Associ-ation. September. Mrs. M. J. Fisher, Co-lumbus, O., secy.

CONCORD, N. H.—Jr. O. U. A. M. StateCouncil. Sept. 19. John II. Noyes, Plais-tow, N. H.

CONCORD, N. H.—Democratic Tenth DistrictSenatorial Convention. Sept. 28.

CONCORD, N. H.—Epworth League Conven-tion. Sept. 26 and 27.

CROMWELL, IND.—Lawton Memoral Serv-ice and Reunion of 30th Regiment, Ind.Vol. Sept. 20. J. N. Ohlwine. secy.

DECATUR, ILL.—Reunion 116th Illinois Reg-iment. - Sept. 20. John Scott, Decatur, 111.,secy.

DALL.AS, TEX.—Concatenated Order HocHoo. Oct. 9. J. H. Baird, Nashville, Tenn.,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, 58William st., New York City, secy.

DENVER, COL.—Knights Templar GrandCommandery. Sept. 20. H. A. Lee, 31 StateCapitol, Denver, Col., secy.

DENVER, COL.—Royal Arch Masons GrandChapter, Sept. 20. Ed. C. Parmelee, Den-ver, Col., secy.

DENVER, COL,—Order Eastern Star GrandChapter. Sept. 21 and 2Z. r.lrs. Eliza S.Cohen, box 1026, Colorado Springs, Col.,secy.

DENVER, COL.—Tenth International SundaySchool Convention. Probably June, 1902.Marion Lawrance, Toledo, O., secy.

DES MOINES, IA.—Grand Chapter, Order ofthe Eastern Star. Oct. 24.

DElS MOINES, IA.—Epworth League StateConvention. Oct. 25 to 28.

DEiS MOINES, IA.—Iowa State Teachers' As-sociation. Dec. 30.

DES MOINES, IA.—Grand Chapter, A. A. M.Oct. 18.

DBS MOINHRS. IOWA—Brotherhood of Loco-motive Firemen. September, 1900. F. W.Arnold. Peorla. 111., secy.

DETROIT, MICH.—Reunion of Armies of theTennessee and Cumberland. October, 1900.Gen. A. Hickenlooper, Cincinnati, 0., secy.

DETROIT, MICH.—National Railway MailService Benevolent Association. October,1900. N. H. Nichols, Cleveland, O., secy.

DETROIT, MICH.—Federation of CommercialSchools, December, 1900.

DETROIT, MICH.—American Economic As-sociation. Dec. 18 to 30.. Charles H. Hull,Ithaca, N. Y.

DETROIT, MICH.—National Railroad MasterBlacksmiths' Association. Sept. 18 to 21.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 1'enevo-lent Society's onvention. Sept. 2;"! to 2~>.Geo. Gerlach, pres.; St. Paul, Minn . ; Geo.Graff, St. Paul, Minn . , secy.

DURANGO, COL.—Elks' Grand Conclave.Oct. 13.

EASTON, PA.—Reunion 9th N. J. VolunteerRegiment. 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 committeeon arrangements.

E'LMIRA, N. Y.—Reunion 107th N. Y. Vol-unteers. Sept. 17. Arthur S. Fitch, Elmira,N. Y., secy.

EMERSON, IA.—Reunion Mills County OldSoldiers' Association. Sept. 18 to 20.

EMPORIA, KAN.—Emporia Street Fa'r.Sept. 26 to 28. E. E. Fawcett, 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 andCheese Makers' Association. Nov. 1 and 2.

FALL RIVER, MASS.—State Committee, Y.M. O. A. of Massachusetts1 and Rhode In-land). Oct. 25 to 28. R. M. Armstrong, 76TTremo'nt st.. Boston, Mass.

FAYETTEVILLE, W. VA.—Reunion 12thRegimeant O. V. I. Sept. 18. Josiah Hoi-brook, Lebanon, O., secy.

FINDLAY, O.—International Brotherhood Oiland Gas Well Workers. Oct.. 8.

FORT FA1RFIELD, ME.—Field Day of 3dBattalion, 2d Regiment, Patriarchs Mili-tant, I. O. O. F. Oct. 3 and 4. O. K.Weeks, Rockland, Me., dept. commarrler.

FORT RECOVERY, O.—Reunion 40th OhioVolunteer Infantry. Sept. 19 and 20. F. M.McLaughlin, Portland, Ind., secy.

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Reunion 157th IndianaRegiment. Sept. 12 and 13.

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Red Ribbon Meeting.September. George D. Connor, Wayne Ho-tel, secy.

FORT WAYNE, IND.—Union Veterans' Le-g4on, National Encampment. Sept. 10 tt>15.

FT. WAYNE, IND.—Union Veterans' Legion,Ladies' National Convention. S:p<.emberMrs. M. B. Tuxbury, Wilming'tUn, Del.,secy.

FRANKFORT, KY.—Free Street Fair. Sept.secy.

FKHiJjERICK CITY, MD.—United BrethrenChurch of United States and Europe, Cen-tennial Celebration. 1901.

FHEEMONT, MICH.—Reunion Michigan Vet-erans' Association. Sept. 17 to 22. E. E.Gidd'ings, Freemont, Mich., secy.

GARDNER, MASS.—Reunion Twenty-flrstMassachusetts Regiment. Aug. 23. JonasR. Davis, Gardner. Mass.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.—State Conventionof Church of Christ. Sept. 17 to 21.

GREAT FALLS, MONT.—Order Eastern Star,Grand Chapter. .Sept. 21.

GREAT FALLS, MONT.—Royal Arch MasonsGrand Chanter. Sept. 18.

GREAT FALLS, MONT.—Knight TemplarsGrand Commandery. Sept. 17. Edward 1).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.

IIACKETT.STOWN, N. J.—Reunion 15th N. J.Volunteer Association. Sept. 20. S. W.Gordon, secy.

HADDAM, KAN.—Modern Woodmen LogRolling. 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 TennesseeHorticultural Society. "September.

HARTFORD, CONN.—National InsuranceCommissioners' Association. Sept, 19 ajid 20.

HARTSVILLE, PA.—Reunion 104th RegimentPennsylvania Volunteers. Sept. 20. E. S.Mclntosh, 1641 Huntingdon St., Philadel-phia, 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, inthe fall.

HUTCHINSON, KAN.—Reunion Second Kan-sas Volunteer Association. Sept. 26. S. A.Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy.15. F. E. Cnna" Oaklpv, Kan., secy.

H i . i J'CHINSON, KAN.—G. A. R. State Re-union. Sept. 22 to 29. Geo. W. Veale, To-peka, Kan., secy.

HUTCHINSON, KAN.—Reunion of SecondKansas Volunteer Association. September.S. A. Houston, Lawrence, Kan., secy.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Standard ChesterWMte Association. January, 1901. J. C.

Bridges, Bainbridge, Ind.INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Assistant Physicians

of Hospitals for Insane. Last week in Sep-tember. Irwin H. Leff, Pontiac, Mich.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—National Live StockExchange. Annual meeting. October.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Reunion 6th IndianaRegiment. Sept. 18. Wm. H. Doll, 1532Garfleld Place, Indianapolis, Ind., secy.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—National Associationof Democratic Clubs. Oct. 3. W. R. Hearst,pres.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Military Order of theLoyal Legion. Oct. 10.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Slack CooperageManufacturers' Association of U. S. Nov.21 and 22. M. A. Moore, Milwaukee, Wis.,secy.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Inspectors of Indus-tr'al Buildings. September.

KANSAS CITY, MO.—American Street Kail-way Association. Oct. 16 to 19. T. C. Pen-tntrton. 2020 State Rt., Chicago, IU

KANSAS CITY, MO.—Supreme Lodge, Nu- ,tiowal Reserve Association. October. A.O Lirbtrvpr. 306 RainJ Bldg.. Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, MO.—State Photographers'Association. Sept. 19 to 21.

KENDALLVILLE, IND.—International De-laino Merino Sheep Record. Oct. 10. U. C.Brouse, Kendallville, Ind., secy.

KEOKUK, IA.— Grand Ledge of Iowa, I. 0.O. F. October 16 to 18.

KEOKUK, IA.— Tenth Reunion Crocker'sIowa Brigade. Sept. 26 and 27. C. P.Birge, chairman; Ed. S. Carter, secy.

KINGSTON, N. Y.— Reunion 80th N. Y. Vol-unteers. Sept, 17. Wm. Vallette, Kingston,N. Y., secy.

LAKE MOHONK, N. Y.— Lake Mohonk In-d.an Conference. Oct. 10 to 12.

LANSING, MICH.— Reunion 4th MichiganCavalry Association. Sept. 15. H. A. Back-us, 809 Brooklyn ave., Detroit, Mich., secy.

LARAMIE, WYO.— Knights of Pythias GrandLodge. Sept. 18. C. S. Greenbaum, Lara-m^e, Wyo., secy.

LAURA, O.— Reunion 110th Regiment OhioVolunteer Infantry. Sept. 19. M. C. Jones,Patty, O., secy.

LEBANON, PA.— Susqul-Centennial of Leb-anon, Pa. Sept. 23 to 30.LE MARS, IA.— N. W. German M. E, Con-

ference. Sept. 20.LEWISTON, IDAHO— I. O. 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 Regi-mental Association. Sept. 17. John N.Maise, Lexington, Mass., secy.

LEXINGTON, TENN.— Central Tennessee M.E. Conference. Oct. 11.

LINCOLN, NEB.— Grand Lodge, Degree ofHonor of Nebraska. Oct. 2 and 3. MissTeresa Hempel, 141 S. 12th st.

LIVINGSTON, MONT.— tate Firemen's A~so-ciation. September.

LONG BEACH, CAL.— Southern CaliforniaVeterans' Association. September.

LOS ANGELES, CAL.— Southern CaliforniaM. E. Conference. Sept. 19, 1900.

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Church Fair, given forbenefit of Sisters of Mercy. Oct. 15 to -27.

LOUISVILLE, KY.— Associated Labor Pressof America. Dec. 12. S. S. Bonbright, 15Mercer St.. Cincinnati. 0.

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American AssociatedLabor Press. Dec. 12, 1900. John M. Mc-Dermott, Chicago, 111.

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Association ofObstetricians and Gymnologists. Sept. 18to 20. Rufus B. Hall, M.D., Cincinnati, O.,pres.

LOUISVILLE, KY.— American Federation ofLabor. Dec. 5, 1900. Frank Morrison, 423G St., Washington, D. C.

LOS ANGELES. CAL.— Roadmnsters' Con-vention. Nov. 13, 1900. J. B. Dickson, secy.,Sterling. 111.

MACON, MO.— Old Soldiers' Reunion, underauspices of G. A. R. Oct. 2 to 4. F. A.Jones, pres.

MANTTOWOC, WIS.— Chicago German M. E.Conference. Sept. 27.

MARSHALL, TEX.— M. E. Conference. De-cember 5.

MrKEESPORT, PA.— Pittsburg M. E. Con-ference Sept. ?P.

MTDDLF'BORO, MASS.— Jr. O. U. A. M.State Council. Sept. 18. Mart in M. Wood,113 S'yth st.. Leom'nster. Mass.. secy.

MIDDLETOWN. CONN.— S' ate TJaiversalistConvention. Sentember.

MTDDLEBURG. PA .— Middleburg CentennialCelpbrat 'on. Sept. 20 and 21.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.— Western TravelingFre'Kht Agents' 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, WTS.— National Associationof Local Fire Insurance Agents. Aug. 30find 31. Frank * . Holmes, 196 LaSalle st., >OHr.aen. Til.

MTT.WA.UKEE, WIS.— National Master HorsePhorrs' Prot.ect've Association. Oct. 8 to13 W. J Moore. Pittsburg. Pa., secv.

MINNEAPOLIS. MINN.— Rathbone S'strrsGrand Temple. Sent. 18. Mrs. Lulu M.Stanton, Appleton, Minn., secy.

MONTGOMERY FREE STREET FAIR,OCTOBER 15 TO 20. 19OO.

Tlie Strep' Fair here la=t vear was said bv t>\\t-i be the hi "gest money-maker in the South.Percentage attractions and first-class Midwayand An'tnal Sh"ws can address

L. L. OILRERT. Sec'y Motiteomery. Ala.

BRISTOL, TENN., CARNIVALWants a Midway or Special Attraction for

OCTOBER -4-, S and <5. 19OOFxchisive privilege granted. Address,

OLIVER TAYLOR, Charge of Amu^ments

FOR SALE ̂ ° WANTEDThe St. Joseph County Agricultural Society will hold its next Annual Fair at

CEHTERVILLE, MICH., OCTOBER 2, 3, 4 and 5, 1900.We runThis is the Fif t ieth Anniversary, and we expect from 30,000 to 50 o"o people to attend.

her wide open and travel high, wide and handsome. Any and all Pr'viltges for Sale.W A N T R D — All the latest L'vino Sonqs and Pances and Attractions of All Kirds We will not rob you

for the privileges. Our races are all lioo.oo purses Address all communications toCHAS. 5. HOVEY, Sec'y, Centervllle, Mich.

WANTED Grand CarnTvalTstreet FairOTXUmVA/A, IOVA/A,

September 17,18,19,20,21 and 22,SHOWS OP A.LL KINQ3, Privileges fqr Sale, From 50,000 to 100 ooo people in attendance daily,Don't miss it. " ' Address; C, GEO. HAMILTON, Qttumwa, Iowa..

Circus Historical Society, Inc.

THE BILLBOARD 15MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Western Surgical

and Gynecological Association. Dec. til and28. O. H. Simmons, M.D., 61 Market St.,Chrtcago. 111.

MONROBVILLB, 0.—Reunion 101st RegimentO. V. I. Sept. 20. R. E. Curngan, Tiffin,O., secy.

M'ONTPELIER, VT. - State LegislatureMeets. Oct. 3.

MONTfBLlER, VT.—Grand Court VermontTot*. May, 1901. John F. Roche. 37 Henry•t.. Mtontpelier, Vt., secy.

MOHGANTOWN, W. VA.-^State Grand LodgePythian Knights. Oct. 12 to 15.

MUNCIE, IND.—Knights Golden Eagle GrandCastle. Sept. 18. Ross Boone, Muncie, Ind.,secy.

MUSKEGON, MICH.—Michigan Federationof Labor. Oct. 9 and 10.

NASHVILLE, TKNW.—A. o. u. w. GrandLodge. Sept. 30. J. H. Thompson, 411%Union st, Nashville, Tenn.

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Knights and Ladies ofHonor. First Tuesday after the third Mon-447, April, 1901. Henry Buttenberg, 248 2dK., Memphis. Teno., secy.

NA6HVILLE, TEN'N.—Tenneswe« Jersey Cat-tie Club, annual meeting. December, 1900.D. S. William*. Nashville. Tenn., secy.

NASHVILLE, TENN.—A. 0. U. W. GrandLodge. Sept. 18. J. H. Thompson, 411 ViUnion st., Nashville, Tenn,, secy.

NEWARK, N. J.—Brotherhood of the UnionGrand Circle. Sept. 17. L. E. Sheppard, 412Carteret st, Trenton, N. J., secy.

NEWARK, N. J.—Independent 0<dtr Forest-ers, High Court. September.

NEW CASTLE, PA.—A. O. U. W., GrandLodge. September. O. K. Gardner, 2201Wylie 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 ofAmerica. 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 HAVEN, CONN.—New Haven Coun'yHorticultural Soc'ety. Nov. 14 to 13.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Horticultural Socie-ty Convention. Nov. 14 and 15.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.—C. F. A. U. StateConvention. Sept. 18. Rev. Walter J. Stan-ley, Hartford. Conn., pres.

NEW LONDON, CONN.—Reunion 21st Conn.Volunteer Veterans' Association. Oct. 2.B. E. Smith, Willimantic, Conn.

NEW WHATCOM, WASH.—State Sports-men's Association Tournament. Sept. 20 toOct. 10. J. L. Stangroom-, New Whatcom,Wash., secy.

NEW YORK, N. Y.—American Electro-Ther-apeutic Association. Sept. 25 to 27. Gee-. 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.

NORFOLK, NEB.—North Nebraska M. E.Conference. Sept 19.

NORTHAMPTON, PA—Republican CountyConvention. Sept. 22.

xNORTHFIELD, MINN.—General Congrega-tional Association State Convention. Sept.18 to 22. Rev. S. W. Dickinson, 472 Laurelave., St. Paul. Minn., secy.

NORWALK, O.—Reunion 55th Regiment OhioVolunteer Infantry. Sept. 19 and 20. Col.C. P. W'ckham, Norwalk, O., secy.

NORWICH, CONN.—State Council of 0. U.A. M. May, 1901.

OLD POINT COMFORT, VA —NationalPaint, Oil and Varnish Arsociat'on. Oct. 9to 11. J. M. Peters, New York City, N. Y.,secy.

OLD POINT COMFORT. VA.—NationalPaint. Oil and Varnish Association. Oct.9 to 11. J." M. Peters, New York City, N.Y., secy.

OSWICHEE, ALA.—Eastern Alabama UnionOrder of Land Fellows, Sept. 18 to 23. A.B. Edwards, Salem, Ala., secy.

OTTUMWA, IA.—Celebration of Emancipa-tion Day by Colored People. Sept. 22.

OTTRAY, CAL.—liathbone S'sters Grand Tem-nle. September. Eliza A. Gardner, box 588,Bonlder, Col.boulder, Col.

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.

PEORI.A, ILL.—National Association of Post-masters. Sept. 25.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Eastern Maintenanceof Way Association. Middle of September.F C. Stowpll. Ware, Mass,

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Penna Christian En-deavor Union. Nov. 20 to 22. Theo. Mc-Donald, secv.

PWIADELPHIA, PA.—Amer'can 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 ?\.and Westminster ave., Philadelphia, Pa.,spcy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Leg-on of the RodCross Grand Council . Sept. 18. C. C. Smith,1?61. N 10th st., Philadelphia, Pa., secy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Jr. 0. U. A. M. StateCouncil . Sept. 18. E. S. Deemer, box 76C,Ph'lsdelnbia. Pa., recy.

PHILADELPHIA, PA.—D. cf A. State Coun-cil. Sent. 20.

PHOENIX, ARIZ.—Arizona Mission M. E.Conference, Sept. 26.

PIQUA, 0.—Reunion llth Regiment 0. V. I.Sept. 17. H. R. Howard, Point Pleasant,W. Va., secy.

PITTSBURG, PA.—National Trade and LaborAlliance. Sept. 20. W. J. Eberle, 12 Hoffst., Allegheny, Pa., secy.

PITTSBURG, PA.—American Humane Asso-ciation. Oct. 9 to 12. Francis H. Kowley,Brookline, Mass., secy.

PITTSBURG, PA.—National Association, Mu-nicipal Electricians. Sept. 25 and 26. HenryCottell, 11 Wareham st, Boston, Mass.,secy.

PLYMOUTH, MASS.—Congress of GeneralSociety of Mayflower Descendants. Sept. 15.Richard Henry Greene, Plymouth, Mass.,secy,

PORTLAND, ME.—State Woman's SuffrageAssociation. Sept. 19 to 21.

PORTSMOUTH, 0.—Fifty-sixth 0. V. I. Re-union.. Sept. 18.

PORTSMOUTH, O.—Reunion 1st RegimentOhio Heavy Artillery. Sept. 18. H. C. Mil-ler, Jackson, 0., secy.

PORTSMOUTH, 0.—Reunion 56th 0. V. I.Regimental Association and 58d, 91st, 18th,36th and 39th Ohio Infantry. Sept. 18.

PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Northeastern DentalAssociation. Oct. 17 and 18. Edgar 0.Kinsman, D.D.Si., 15 Brattle Sq., Cam-bridge, Mass.

READING, PA.—State Magistrates' Associa-tion. Sept. 18. Francis C. Clemson, Read-ing, Pa., secy.

READING, PA.—State Magistrates' Associa-tion. Sept. 18 and 19.

REIDSVILLE, N. C.—North Carolina M. H.Conference. Oct. 11.

RICHMOND, IND.—Reunion 84th IndianaRegimental Association. Sept. 19 and 20.Chas. Unthank, Richmond, Ind., secy.

RICHMOND, VA.—Tri-State Medical Asso-ciation of the Carollnas 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. Dennlwon. O.

RICHMOND, VA.—The Brotherhood of StAndrew. Oct. 10 to 14. Carleton Montgom-ery, 281 Fourth av.. New York City.

RICHMOND, VA.—I. O. O. F. SovereignGrand Lodge. Sept. 17 to 22. J. F. Grant,Baltimore, Md., secy.

RICHMOND, VA.—I. 0. 0. F. InternationalPress Association. Sept. 18. John W. Bour-let, Concord, N. H., secy.

RICHMOND, VA.—National Baptist Conven-tion (Colored). Sept. 12 to 18. E. W. D.Isaac, Nashville. Tenn., secy.

fU^'uMOND, VA.—American Bankers' Asso-ciation. Oct. 2 to 4. Jas. R. Branch, 20Broad street, New York City, N. Y.

RICHMOND, VA.—National Hardware Asso-ciation. Oct. 17. F. J. Fernley, Philadel-r>lra Pa., secy.

RICHMOND, VA.—I. 0. O. F. InternationalPress Association. Sept. 18. John W.Bourlet, Concord, N. H., secy.

RUTLAND, VT.—New England WaterworksAssociation. Sept. 19 to 21. Willard Kent,Narragansett Pier, R. I., secy.

RUTLAND, VT.—New England Water WorksAssociation. Sept. 19 and 20.

SAGINAW, MICH.—Journeymen Barbers'Convention. October. W. E. Klapetezky,Cleveland, 0., secy.

SALEM, MASS.—Annual Reunion and Paraderf Essex County G. A. R. Posts. Sept. 15.

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.—National LiveStock Association Convention. Jan. 15 to18 1901

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.—Railway Trackmenof America. Dec. 3. 1900. John T. Wilson.O, C . St. Louis. Mo.

SAN ANTONIO, TEX.—Baptist General Con-vention of Texas. Nov. 9. A. E. Baten,Brownwood, Tex.; J. H. Truett, White-wrigh't, Tex.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Protestant Episco-pal Church Convention. October, 1901. Rev.r!. L. Hutchins.

SAN JOSE, CAL.—Mexican IndependenceDay. Sept. 16. A. Castro, pres.; J. D.Canelo, secy.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.—State Haymakers'Association. .Sept. 22. Edward J. Boyd, 370Bleecker St., New York City, secy.

SCRANTON, PA.—United Brotherhood ofCarpenters and Joiners. Sept. 18. P. J.McGuire. Box 884. Philadelphia, Pa.

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.

SMITH CENTER, KAN.—Reunion SmithCounty Old Settlers. Sept. 17 to 22. H. R.Stone. Smith Center. Kan., secy.

SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MASS.-Firemen'sMuster. Sept. 27.

SPENCER, IA.—Northwest Iowa M. E. Con-f°rp,Tioe. Sent. 26.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.-Illinois Live StockBreeders' Association. Nov. 13 tn 15.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—Illinois Millers' StateAssociation. First Wednesday in Decem-ber. -0. H. Seyht. Hiehlanrl. 111.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—State Liauor Dealers'Prrtectivc; Asso^'at'on. Sfnt. 18 and. 19. Jos.Gre:n. 109 Randnlnb st.. Chicago, 111 , secy.

F "INGFIELD, MASS.—American M'sVcn-pry Assoc'ation. Oct. 23 to 25. Philip S.T.frvrTn. ppcy.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS —Reunion 27th Massa-ph'ipptts Ree''rr>pnt. Sent. ?0.

ST-A.vFORDVILLF-. N. Y.—Reunion 128th N.Y. Volnntpprs. Sent. ?1.

ST^VRNSVTLLTC. MONT—I. O G. T. GrindLortp-e. Rentemher. J. A. Longafaff , Ana-r-mrla. Mont... FPOV.

STILLWATim. MINN.—Reun 'on St. Crn'xVni i e y old Setters' Asso^'st 'on. Sept. 19.Adam Marty, Stillwater, M :nn., secv.

S^ .TOtTN, N. B.—S*-. John tfxpos't'on. Sent.10 to 19. Chas. A. Everett, St. John, N. B.,1-Q(. V

ST. JOSEPH, MO.—Knights of Maccabees ofMissouri. Second Tuesday, May. 1901 AvSe^ger, 1620 Front ay., Kansas City, Mo,

ST. LOUIS, MO.—Brotherhood of RailwayTrackmen of America. First Monday inDecember. John Wilson, 2212 Olive st., St.Louis, Mo.

ST. Luolri, MO.—Association of Railway Su-perintendents of Bridges and Buildings. Oct.16. S. F. Patterson, Concord. N. H.

ST. LUUUS, MU.—Retail Dealers' Associationof Vehicles and Implements of UnitedStates. 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 MatthewSupreme Council. Oct. 15 and 16. Thos.F. Bowdern, 1803 Lccust street, St. Louis,Mo., secy.

ST. LOUIS, MO.—Protestant EpiscopalChurch 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.—Old-Time Telegraphers'Association and U. S. Military TelegraphCorps. Sept. 17 to 19. H. C. Hope, St.Paul, Minn., pres.

ST. PAUL, MINN.—Grand Encampment, I.O. O. F. of Minnesota. January, 1901. S.E. Ferree, Globe Bldg, Minneapolis.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.—Delta Upsilon FraternityNational Convention. Oct. 18 and 19. EbetiW. Cutler, 310 Ostrcm ave., Syracuse, N. f . ,secy.

TOLJiOO, O.—I. 0. F. High Court. Sept. 18to 20. L. Robechect, 91 Water st, Cleve-land, 0., secy.

TOLEDO, O.—National Convention, G. A. R.1903.

TOPEKA, KAN.—Musical Festival. Openingof 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 N.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 MetropolitanAv., 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, Ga.,sngr.

VN'i'A, I. T.—Territorial Press Assoc'ation.September. B. F. Jobe, So. McAllister, I.T., secy.

WAGONER, I. T.—Reunion of Blue and Grayand Spanish-American Soldiers. Oct. 3 to5.

WAKEFIELD, MASS.—Firemen's Field Day.Oct. 23. Chief Cade, mgr.

\VAUDEN, QUE., CAN.—I. 0. G. T. GrandLodge. Sept. 19 and 20. S. R. Wallace,Warden, Que., secy.

WARWICK, R. L—State Liquor League.September. John 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 SupremeCouncil Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite ofMasons; 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 RevolutionTriennial Session. April 19. 1902. Jam**Mortimer, Montgomery, N. Y.. sery

WASHINGTON. D. C.—National Chr'st'anCitizenship. December. R. G. Wylie, Will-

' iamsburg, Pa., secy.WASHINGTON, D." C.—Good Samaritans'

Nat ional Grand Lodge. Sept. 29.WASHINGTON, D. C.—Union Veterans' Na-

t 'onnl Encampment. Oct. 2 to 5WASHINGTON, D. C.—Patrons of Husbandry

Nst 'nnal Grange. Nov. 14 John Trimble,514 F street, Washington, D. C.. secy.

WASHINGTON. D. C.—American Institute ofArrh'tpcts. December. Glpnn Brown, secy.

WASHINGTON, D. C.—W. C. T. U. NationalConvention. 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., secy.

WAUPIJN, WIS.—Reun'on 3d Wisconsin Vet-eran Infantry Association. Sept. 18. 0. W.Page, Waupun, Wis-., secy.

WAUSAU, WIS.—Northeastern Associationand the Northwestern Association. Oct. IS.Carl Math'ie. supt. of the former, and M. H.Jtackso-n. pree. of th* latter.

WELLINGTON, 0.—Ohio Branch Interna-tional Order of the Kln^s Daughters andSows. Oct.. 1900. Mrs. Florence H. Will-lams. SB W. 10th1 avft.. Columbus. 0.

WESTBORO, MASS.—Firemen's Muster. Oc-tober 8.

WHEELING, W. VA.—Grand Lodge, I. 0.Red Men. May 1 to 7. 1901.

WHEELING, W. VA.—Knights of GoldanEagle, Grand Castle. Sepf 24. E. L. Br-ans, 422 Granite Block, St. Louis, Mo..secy.

W1UHITA, KAN.—State Sportsmen's Tour-nament. September. Geo. Pasham, Wichi-ta, Kan., secy.

WILLIAMSTOWN, PA.—C. T. A. U. StatoConvention. September. John J. Kilrain,Williamstown, Pa., secy.

WILMINGTON, ILL.—Reunion lOOth Regi-ment Illinois Veterans' ^.sociation. Sept.20. Capt. .Stewart, Wilmington, 111., secy.

WINCHESTER, KY.-Grand Lodge, K. ol P.of Kentucky. Oct. 23 to 25, 1900.

WORCESTER, MASS.—Clara Barton TwitNo. 3, D. of V., at G. A. R. Hall, 35 Peartst. First and second Monday of eachmonth. Mrs. Id<a B. Warren, 140 Chandlerf t . , Worcester, Maes.

YOUNGSTOWN, O.-Grand Council of Ohio,Foresters of America. Second Tuesday inM«y, 1901. Tho». L. Hopkins, 1402 Harrmrd*i.. Cleveland. 0.. »ecy.

YOUNGSTOWN, 0.—Knights of the QoldenEagle, Supreme Castle. Oct. 9 to 11. F.C. Williams, Youngstown, O.

ZANEiSVILLE, 0.—Knights of Honor GrandLedge. Sept. 18. E. W. Rakestraw, Toledo,0., secy.

Additional Fairs.ASHCROFT, B. C.—Fair. Oct. 2 to 5.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. 3to 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.—Fair. Sept. 25.FARMINGTON, ME.—Fair. Sept. 18 to 20FULTON, MO —Fair. Oct. 9 to 13GLADWIN, MICH.—Street Fair. Oct. 3 and 4.IRON RIVER, MICH.—Iron County Agricul-

tura l Society 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.MEXICO, MO.—Fair. Sept. 26 to 29.MISSION CITY, B. C.—Agricultural Fair.

Sept. 20.MONTGOMERY CITY, MO.—Fair. Sept 18

to 20.NANAIMO, B. C.—Fair. Sept. 20 and 21NEW GLOUCESTER, ME.—Fair. Sept 25

and 26.NORTH BRANCH, MICH.—Fair. Sept. 26

to 2?.ONE-KAMA. MICH.—Manistee County Agri-

cultural Society Fair. Sept. 18 to 20.ORINDTON, ME.—Fair. Sept. 19 to 21.PTTSTON, ME.—Fair. Sept. 25 to 27.SALMON AR1N, B. C.—Fair. Sept 20 and 21.SANTA FE, N. M.—New Mexico Horticultu-

ral Fair. Oct. 3 to 5. J. D. Sena, secy.,Senta 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.; OliverTaylor, manager amusements; LindsayBunting, secy.

CHARLESVILLE, IND.—Corn Exhibition.Oct. 1. Lane & Son, mgrs.

EVANSTON, ILL.—Business Men's StreetFair. 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. 18to 21.

MARSHALLTOWN, IA.—Carnival. Oct. 9 to12. W. H. Evans, secy.

MONTGOMERY, ALA.—Montgomery StreetFair. Oct. 15 to 20. Alex. Rice, pres.; H.C. Davidson, vice pres.; N. Lobman, vicepres.; C. G. Abercrombie, vice pres.; L. L.O ; lbert, secy.; W. H. Micou, Jr., treas.

NASHVILLE, TBNN.—Street Fair and FallCarnival, under management of Retail Mer-chants' Association. Oct. 9 to 20. L. C.Garrabrant, chairman of street fair com.

PORT JBRVIS, N. Y.-.Street Fair. Oct. 8 to1?. W. H. Nearpass, pres.; Dr. C. W.Banks, vice pres.; F. N. Mason, treas.; Mer-ritt C. Speidel, secy.

Established 1870.

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t a n a — w, r g , .ugusta— Chas. R. Ro- land, 303 Jackson st.avannah— J. E. CampOs, 220 Whitaker ot.

DistributorsThis list is open to all distributors in good

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• $3 oo per year, every other week $2.00per year, once a month f I oo per year.

. . ALABAMA.Birmingham— Sheldon McMurray, 1412 6th av.Montgomery — O. P. McDonald, city bill poster

ARIZONA.Phoenix— Phoenix B. ,P. Co., 104 N. Center.

ARKANSAS.Conwajr— J. F. Clark, Box 92

CALIFORNIA. •LOB Angeles— F. W, Sahtehl.Oakland— William B. Porter, 408 10th atSan Francisco — Owens, Varney & Green.Santa Cruz— L. A. Daniels. 9 Locust stSanta Monica— Los Angeles B. P. Co.

CANADA.Ottawa. Omt.— Al'cx. 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 Fe »v

CONNECTICUT.New Haven— Nejg&JaWu B. P. Co., 140 Meadow sNorwalk— J. PJ^gixton.

FLORIDA.Jacksonville— Florida? Distrib. Co., Box 53.

GEORGIA.Amerlcus— Chas. Lingo, 105 Forsyth st.Columbus— Edw. Bridger, (address Atlanta.)Atlanta — Edw, Bridger,' 6o« Temple Court.ASa

ILLINOIS.Aurora— B. Marvin & Son.Belleville— L E.Tiemann, 508 S. High St.BJ'oomington— M. W. O0oper, 318 Locust st.Carllnvllle, Macouum County— A. J. Turner.Centralia— fos. K. Mrfter; 106 B Broadway.Chicago— John A. dough. 42 River at.Danvllle-rFrank P. Myers.Decatur— William Mutton. 826 Calfax at.East St. Louis -H. H Dc« marUvanston— American- B. 'P. "Co. (Chicago).Highland Park— G. Runey & Son. (Waukegaa)Lincoln— W. K.. Maxwell, IIT, Kickapoo -tMattoon— F. G. .McPherson. 1200 Richmond

Ave.Moline — R. H. Taylor, care Windsor Hotel.Pontlac— Lee Collins, 112 E. Reynolds st.Rochelle— Chas. A. Hlzer.. .

IDAHO.noise — R. G. Spaulding, 126 E. Bannock st.

INDIANA.Bateavllle— Bateavllle Advertising Co.Columtous-^Walter Doup .llkhart— D. B. Carpenter, 625 S. Main st.Bvan-sville— Evausville L>ist:ibutiiig Co., 317

Upper First st.Ft Wayne— W. H. Case, 24 N. Miner st.Frankfort— Chas. Goodpastor.Ooshen— Chas. Krutz, 210 S. 7th st.«»r«*mfiastl<»— John W. Cooper. 24 & 2fi S. Ind.Hartford City— Chas. W. Abbott. Box 165.Huntingtoii— Hd. Harter City BUI Foster.Indianapolis— Geo. W. Vansyckle, 114 S. Ills.Jeffersonvlile — L. H. Ramsey, Lexington, Ky.Kokomo— H. E. Henderson. 42 N, Main st.LaFayette— LaFayette Bill Post. & Dist. Co.LaPorte^W. C. Miller, 620 Main st.

Chicago.Lebanon — James S. Selver, W. North st.Logansport— Chas. Schleiger. 215 6th st.Madison— James A. 6'Donnell," Box 644.Marlon— John L. Wood, 920 S. Branson st;Mitchell— W. M. Munson, Jr.Muncie— Ceo W. Vansvckle, Room •*, P. O RldgPeru— Chas. W. Stutesman. P. "O. Box 114. .Plymouth — Opera House. B, p. & i > i « t Co.South Bend— J. N. Schwartz, Box 309.Shelbyvllie— T. F. Chafee & Son.Terre Haute — Jas. M. Dtshon, 29 S. fith st. -Union Ci y— Fd. R. Thnston; 124 N Walnut st.

INDIAN TERRITORY. -furcell— G. W. Brown.,

IOWA.Burlington— A. E. Dreier, 1211 Summer streetCedar Rapids— W. S. Bye. 720 S. 5tn si.Clinton— H. F. Sanger. 511 S. 2d st.Council Bluffs— C. W. Nichols, 16 N. Main st.DesMoines— Chas.W. Orris. it;s2 E DesM-oine. stDubuque— A. Leonard, 850 Locust stLeMars— Wm. O. Light.

Jloux City— A. B. Be*ll.wl»Ura«t. IfadUnn Ooiinty— Arthur Gordon.

KANSAS.Atcbison— T. G. Shaffer, 316 Commercial st.Junction City— Herman DelkeiLeavenworth— C B. Hathaway. 1012 Osage st.Newton— L. L. Dickey Adv. .CoParsons— Howard Graves,* Lock Pox 124."Wichita— E. L. Martline. mgr , Opera House.

KENTUCKY.Frankfort— Geo. W. Re'ock. 334 Conway st.Henderson— Jas. L. Lambert, Jr.. 216 3dLebanon— R. L. Nesbltt.JLaxlngton— L. H. Ramsey. 122 E. Main stj. v mi sville— Falls City B. P. Co. (Lexington)Newport— G. H. Otting 509 Mon mouth st

sboro'Bill Posting Co,

LOUISIANA.Alexandria—T. N. Carnahac., Box 386.Baton Rouge—Alfred O. Dsville, 616 Main st.New Orleans—J. Garllck, 63S Commercial PLShreveport—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. Gllson, 12 Holman st.Beverly—Luther Gaboon, 44 Cabot st.Boston—J. Donelly's Sons. 7 Knapp st.Brockton--W. F. Gurney, 12 Elbridge Place.Fall River—Chas. A. Page, 1101 Plymouth av.Lawrence—L S. Worcester, 246 Essex st.New Bedford—A. B. Hathaway, 100 Pleasant.Newburyport—W. A. & S. M. Noyes. .Taunton—A. B. White, 46 Cohauel at.

MICHIGAN.Albion—W. C, Eslow.Alpena—R. Nolan, 123 White st.Ann Arbor— C'h'as. Strong, 208 E. Huron st.Battle Creek—E. R. Smith, 6 E. Main.Bay City—C. J. BloomHeld. 211 6th av.Beuton Harbor—Fve & ShnfF. 289 nigh st.Cheboygan—A. J. Finn, 54 Duncan av.Ithaca—Jam'^4 Donaldson. - .Jackson1—SteTV'nKion & Solomon, 115 Mich. st.Kalamazoo—J. E. McCarthy, 108 Portage si.Manistee—Mrs. J. W. Tennant.Muskegon—Peter P. Steketee,- 38 E. Walton st.Pontiac—Samuel J. Burgess, 68.Green st.Port Huron—Bennett Bill Posting Co.Saginaw—E. L>. Moore. 334 N. 7th st.

MINNESOTA.Austin—P. H. Zender & Co., 406 Mill at.Dulutu—J. W. Palmer.

MISSISSIPPI.Corinth—W. B. Patton. Pox 164.

MISSOURI.Columbia—Jas. M. Shultz. 210 Union st.UeSoto—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. Irwln.

Lincoln—F. C. Zehrung, 1145.0 at.NEW JERSEY.

Camden—Temple Bill Posting Co.Haekensack—HackenKnok Bill Posting Co.Hoboken—Hoboken Bill Posting Co.Jersey City—J. F. O'Mealia, 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.Albuquerque—The Hudson B. B Co.East Las Vegas—Chas. Tamme.

NEW YORK.Albany—Albany B. P. & Dist. Co.Batavla— Albert R. Perry, 38 Jackson st.BiiiRhainton—Abhotj & Castner.Brooklyn—The American Bill P. & Dist. Co.Buffalo—Whltmler & Fllbrick, 200 Wash'n st.Canandaigm—Wm K IVioalicr, 98 Chapin at.Cortland—Wallace Bros.BJlmira—Chas. F. E>rry, ISO Sullivan at.Fulton—Wm. Cook, Lock Box 41.Oloversvllle—Olln S. Sutliff. 62 Orchard st.Glens Falls—A. M. Cheesebro, 91 South st.Jamestown—Castner & Co.Lockport—Staats' Bill Post. & Dist. Co.Little Falls—Norrls & Kingsbury. 1 W. Main.Mlddletown—Thos. Kaln, 88 South st.Mount Vernon—Starr Bros., 352 K r u n k l i n ave.Niagara Falls—Mrs. C. Clayton, 21 Thomas.Ogdensburg—E. M. BracyiOlean—The Olean Bill Posting Co.Onennta—A. L Cau1kin«.Rochester—Frank J. Fisk, 67 North st.Home—A. W. Juplln, 116 First at.Salamanca—C. R. Gibson.Schettectady—Harry F. Miller, 611 Chapel st.Syracuse—Geo. C. C«*t«et- •>?' Montgomery st.Saratoga Springs—E. L. Williams.Tonawanda—Whitmler & Filbriek.Whitphall—S. Lamphron, Box 132.Yonkers—W. L. MiWrum & Co.

NEVADA.VlrgJala City—John H. Dunlap, Box 24.

NORTH CAROLINA.Elizabeth City-~R. E. Blark, Box 38.Greensboro-Dr. J. W. Griffith.

OHIO.Akron—Brvan ft Co., 128 S. Main.Bellefontaine—The Union \r\v Co., 116 S. Main-Bucyrus—F. R. Myers, 236 N. Spring st.Canton—M. C. Barber, Grand Opera 'House;Cincinnati—W. H. Stelnbrenner. 519 Main st.Cirtflevirle—BairirhTira'Ti'BTns. - - - - •Columbus—F. Altman & Son, 640 E. Main st.Conneaut—A C. Phfllins. Wain stCleveland—Bryan ft Co.. 17-19 High st.Daytoin—Bryajn & Oo,, 123 E. Fourth st.Delphos—Chas. A. Hood.Flndlay—P. B. Oliver.Hamilton—Geo. W.Riely, Rnx ?ITIronton—H. C. Crossley. 109 N. 5th st.Lima—W. C. Tlrrlll & Co., 216 W. Market st.Logan—F. A. Koppe.Mansfield—JE. R. Endley & Co., 23- ./. 4th st.Marysville—C. L. LaneMartins Ferry—A.W.Rader (WheeKng.W Va.)IwMdletown—Ruckles & Karu<-t . .Mt. Vernon—Hayrnes Bros.. Public Square.Portsmouth—R. W. Lortwtrk. 118 W. 3"d «r.Plymouth—Opera, House B. P. & T)\st. Co. •Slflney-r-Chas. P. Rodgers, BRn Mnin st.Springfield—H. H. Tyner, 22 N. Rare st. ':Toledo—Bryan & Co.v 513 St. Clair st. <Troy—O. A Brannnn. 9 W. Main st. ?' :Wooster—Geo. Kettl^r, 88 W. Lnrwll] at. , ' ,'Zanesville—England Bros, 21 N. sth it , " }

OREGON. . -' ICorvallls—G. W. Bi rham, Main at., Bnx ISIf. -McMInnvllle—G. F. Bangasser & Co., Box 3ft,Portland—John T. Williams. 34fi MorrisonRose'burg—Adv. Agency, H. G. Householder.. ,

OKLAHOMABl Reno—W. I. Gofl,Kingfisher—Wm. A. Northup, S18 8. Main it.

PENNSYLVANIA.Allegheny—Twin Cities Dist. Agcy.,Pittstourg.Allentown—N. E. Worman, 632 Hamilton ai.Beaver F'aHs—'C.- F»4!gar Myers, 1425 7th av.Bradford—M. K. Walker, 130 Mechanic st.Carbondale—J. O'Hearn, 16 Main st.Carlisle—Wm. M. Meloy Co., Box 49.Columbia—Jas. M. Shultz, 210 Union st.Conuellsvllle—Clowea Adv. & Dlst. Co.Doytlestown—Richard S. Heftoer, Box 288.Dunmore—Reese & Long.Raston—F, H. Walser, Bank and Pine sti.Franklin—Alexander Bradley, 4 isth st.Hallstead—James S. Claxton & Co.Harrlsburg—Arthur C. Young. 18 N. Third st.Indiana—Harry K. Apple, 709 Philadelphia stLancant«r—Howard M. Sodprg. 1S7 Church St.McDonald,. Wasto. Co.—Bert McCartney.Mansfield—W. D. Husted Adv. Co. 67 Main stNatrona—E. L.. Russell.New Castle—.1. G. Loving, City B. P. Oo.Oil Citv—H A. Taylor, Blizzard BlockPhiladelphia—American Bill Posting Co,Pittsburg — Twiii'Vities Dist Asjem-v.Plttston—R. E. Hankee, 16 S. Main at.Pottstown—J; E. Amole.Pottsvllle— Chas. L. Weiss. 40 B. Bacon st.Reading— Reading Distributing Co.Soramon—Reese 8z Long, .^is I.indon st,Wilkesbarre—M. H. Burgunrter.Wllliamsport—S. M. Bond, Cherry and Rural.

RHODE ISLAND.Pawtucketr-J. E. McMahon. 43 Summer C,

.SOUTH CAROLINA.Sumter—Young & Berry.

SOUTH DAKOTA.Madison—Louis H. Wlllhite

TENNESSEE.'Chattanooga—H. S. Holmes, 16 E. 7th st.Jellico—Thos.. Boll, Box 78..Nashville—Nashville Dist. & Adv. Co.Union City—Oscar R. Crews.

TEXAS.Beaumont—Welcome Rollins, Box 274.Brownsville—Valle & Hro Adv. CoCalvert—J. P. Caslrhlr, Main st.Galvcston—J. S3. Howard, Box 134.Hous ton— Morgan & I u d t k e . H o i Cntiilol ave.Sherman—J. Long, 117 East Side Square.

VIRGINIA.Alexandria—C. D. Wright, Washington, D. C.Charlotfesville—F. T Paoli, 210 N. 4th stNewport News—Henry H. HarpeiPortsmouth—S. C. Draper, 905 Washington st.Roanoke—W. L. Robertson, Box 297.Staunton—J. H. Bell.Winchester—Cornelius Glbbens. Lock Box 64.

WEST VIRGINIA.Clarksburg—W. L! Dieson, Pike and 8d sts.Martinsburg—F. C. Btiker, 246 Queen st.Wheeling—A. W. Rader. 9th st. and Alley 0.

WISCONSIN.Pond flu L*C—P- R. H»hf>r.Green Bay—Fox River VaUwtaAdv. Co.Jant-BVUle— Peter L.. MyslB*-^La Crosse—Aug. Erlckson A Co., 381 P*arl at.Menomonie—The Schwehn B.«P..& Adv. C'6Milwaukee—Walter D. Dixs'on, 657 29th st.OshkoKh-J. El Williams, 24 High st.Rac-ine—W. C. Tied?, 325 Main »t.Sheboygan—E: 3. Kempt, 731 P*>nn. av.Waterloo—,Tno. Leaver, 24 ?lonroe st.West Superior—J. W. Palmer, 2002 Ohio ave.

WYOMING.Laramie—Hi E. Root, Opera House.

WASHINGTON.Colfax—Oea Hi'Lenno*. •North Yakim*—Bryson A Hauier, Box 611.

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, - , , A L A B A M A "Clayton—B. F. Valentine.

ARKANSASHot Springs—A. W. Thomas, 224V4 Central ay

CALIFORNIALos Angeles—Los Angeles Bill Posting CoLos Anceles—WHshlre Posting Co.Oakland—W. F. Bliss Dist. Agency, 471 9th st.San Luis Obi£po—Harry Gear.

COLORADO.Denver.—Colorado Bill Posting Co., 1013 17thLpfldvl l l f—John Colman, 204 W. 7th stSalida—P'hin. B. Davis. Bex 266.

CONNUrTICl T.VPW Hartford—Arthur Cadoret.Mrrid 'pn—H. L. Redman, 120 Crown st.Waterb'ury—J. A. Neef, R x 1058.

DFtL'VWA.RP.Wilmington—Wilmingt'n Dis. Co., 824 Orange

DISTRICT OF COLUMHIX: 'Wa?hineton—M. H. Gaff, 646 Plckford Place.

• M. E.GEORGTA.

Atlanta—Joseph L. Alford, 271 Cooper s,t;

ILLINOIS.Lincoln—H-caser Adr. Co., 610 Broadway.Metropolis'—William E. Ware.Normal—Dillon & Fogle, 195 Towns.Pekin—Standard Bill Posting CoSt. Charles—E. LaDue. Lock Box 214.Waukegan—O. Runey A Son.

INDIANA.Bloomington—L. E. Kreiger, 100 College ave,Corydon—Wm. Roose. jr.Crawfordsville—H. M. Mclntire, 704 Fremont st.Elwood—O. H. Toney & Son.Hammond—Frank E. Gero.LaFayette-aOpera House B. P. Co.New Albanf&-R. K. Brown.Portland—G"8o. D. Sebrlng.Union City—L. D. Bell.

IOWA.Elkader—B. F. Falkenheimer.

KANSAS.Abilene—J. M. Looker. Box 984.Harper—J. H. Tbomipson, Box 186.Lawrence—John T. Sprague, 623 Mass. st.

KENTUCKY.Bellevue—Ottlng & Bon. (Add. Newport, Ky.)Dayton—Otting & Son. (Add. Newport, Ky.)

LOUI.-IANADonaldsonvjlle—l.andry & Israel Box 231New Orleans—W. J. Brodie, 117 Decatu'r st.

MAINrt .Ellsworth—Ellsworth Bill Posting Co.

MARYLAND.Baltimore—John J. Sterner, 1741 E. LombardEaston—John R. Thompson.

MASSACHUSETTS.Boston—R. D. Leonard, 228 Tremont st.Brockton—John V. Carter, 288 Belmont s*.Lowell— Chaa. L. Lowe, 201 Middlesex at.Uxbridtre—Win. W. kainehv, Hox 363Worcester—E. H. Smalllng, 115 Austin street.

MICHIGAN.Detroit—Bendy Dist. Agency, 132 Shelby st.Hancock—Jas. W. Troyer. Box 197iOtsego— Frank M. Denel. :

Owosso—B. F. Darling, District Agency.MISSISSIPPI.

Yazoo City—H. C. HinlckMISSOURI...

Chillicothe—C. W. Coon, Box ill.'C'hilllcvthe—Z. B. Myers. 423 E., Jackson st.

;NE!BRASKA.Fremont—Jos. F. Stein, 317 Main at.Lincoln—A. Proctor, 1526 N. street.

NEW HAMPSHIRE.Dover—Lewis A. Hanson.

NEW YORK.Hudson—Robert M. Terry. 806 Warr«n atGainesville—H. Hulen, B. P. V|. Diet. Co.Oneida—Allen G. Stone.Oswego—Jos. A. Wallace.Rochester—J. E Stroyer, 278 B. Main atSaratoga Springs—Coulan Bill Posting OO.Utica—C. Herman Schrader, 63 KeiUoo »i»

•NORTH DAKOTA.Wah'peton—B. M. Buckmlneter.

O/-IO.

Bowling Green—A. H. Yonker. 18 W. WoosUfColumbus—Central Ohio Distributing Ageiu;/,Ooshocton—Frank P. Hagaiia.Li 'don-W F Kellev.Toledo—T. S. Crilley, 358 Missouri st.llrbana—C. O. Taylor, 126 K. Court *u

OKLAHOMA TERRITORYGuthrie—Okla. Adv. & Dist. Agency, Box 260Ourhrle—G. W. Foster, L. B. 260.Outhrie—G. W. Foster. (Lock BdX 264.Ripley—Eastern Oklahoma Adv. Co,

PENNSYLVANIACarlisle—Geo. Cramer, 133 W. Pomfret »tEmlenton—W. L. Pierce, 110 Main st.Greenville—Jas. L. Laird, 42 Mercer ttMinersville—Robert S. Kear.Natrona—G. W. Blake. (Member I. A. DJPunxsufawney—G. W. Moore & Co., Box It4.Reading—Wm. D. Cooke.Titusville—I. H. Thomas, 130 N. Brown at.Will lam sport—Geo. H. Bubo.WIUHMSPOKT, PA.-GKO H. BUBB. CITY

BILLPOSTER AMI) OKN'T. OUT-POOR'ADV. AGENT FOK ALL UYCOMING CO.

RHODE ISLAND.Providence—New England Bulletin Sign Co.

SOUTH CAROLINA.Columbia—R. S. Marks * Co.. 1425 Gates at.Sumter—R. M. Jones.

TENNFS'SFS.•Columbia—Jas. Y. Holm. ;Pulaski—A. M. NotKrass.

TEXAS.Caiue-vi l ie—H. Hul t h H. I . & Di.st. Co.Houston— Tho«. F. O'Leary, Wtl (lupitnl ar,Houst ni -Morgan & I.untke, 801 Capitol aye.

VERMONT.Bennlrigton—Henry Dietel, 225% Depot at./iurlington—P. H. Ward, 161 Maple »t,Wait 's Riv»r—O C Croyfnrd• Barre—Central Vermont B. P. Oo.•Burlington—Central Vermont B. P. Co.Essex— 'Central Vermont B. P. Co.Montnellpr— Ce-ntral Vermont B. P. Co..St, A!bans—Cwtrp'l Vermont B. P. Co.Waterbury—Central Vermont B. P. Co.

WH-*T V I R G I N I A•Fairmont—Fisher B, P. & Adv. Co.

WISCONSIN.Lake Geneva—W. H. Parmalee.Watertown—F. C. Volckmann, Box 184.

C A N A D AA. F. Morris, manager, 10 Lefeuvre Bloc*.

Vancouver. B. C.Montreal—C. J. T. Thomas, Box 1131.

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