, 1874-01-16
THE BILLrSTICKERB' CONVENTION.

And now como tho BILL 8tickoys with paste-pot,
and brush, and stop-1addor, and meet In solemn
conclave, to deliberate upon matters Of national
Importance, connected with their digniaed and
elevated profession. Tho Convention assembled
n thiB city on Wednesday night. It was tho
National Association, and, lko all other National
Associations, 1t began with tho showing Of tho
Finance Committee, and endca with the steroo-
typed invitation to 3 carriage drive around tho
city, which thoy looked upon coldly, for thor
momotrical roasons. 1naBmucA as 1t ia nowa-
days tho tendency Of nli individuals. from boot
blacks up to the Boards Of Trado, to aggregate
themselves into National Associations, why
shouldn't tho Bi1l~Stio1sors? The average bill
stichor is certainly auseful md highly ornament
al member Of the community. uo maKos tho
waste places blossom like the roso with
his famboyant colora aud gigantic lot
ters and, although he now aud then
ovorsteps tho limits Of proprioty by ornament
ing somebody's private property with an aston-
ishing cut Of man with m aggravated case Of
cancer, or IN undrosacd young woman perform
ing trapozo net and BometirnoB very proper
patorfamilias uay find to his horror when going
out for his morning pnper, that his front fonce
coutains public announcement Of q porform-
anco Of tho Black Crook, which all the urohius
in the ncishborhood arc staring ut, still, not
withstanding these occasional violations of tho
common law, he is q very usoful member Of the
community, provided hia paste is good, and tho
bills which he presents arc not highor than the
bills which he sticks. Ho represents large
constituency, including tho church, tho law,
physio, tho thcatre, the courts, commerce, sci-
ance, the arts, ind the nouaonaa Of the world.
Ho is truo Philosopher, Whothor 1t
DO hon-ooop or the topmost stouo OF
Bunker Hill monument Which ho is adorning, ho
exponds hiH gonius with equal regard to symme-
try, effect, and harmony OF color, il not Of cou-
motion. His genius Ia daring in itg lGhta He
eonf1onta Nature oven IN ler most savage moods
yertisemonts al over her, regardless OF her
frowua. No hill Ia 80 high, no preopco 20 torriQa,
no roo1ls so perpendicular, no mountain.head 80
bald anl AWFUL, tint ho will not cover thom with
iho hioroglyphlcs of quachs nna the bombaBt OF
tue circus. We have no doubt that ho would at
tempt, 1t called upon, to ornamont tho TANKS OF
the Hyrcauian boar with an announcement OF
tho 7irtuos OF ursIne ointment; paste upon Tho
North Polo cheap blubbor for the Eyquimau1
or ornament tho Equator with plaeards, Offering
ice-croams and mint-julops to languid Amazonz
aud perspirlng I{ottoutots.
Such being tho necessity and uniyersality Of
tho bill-stiolsor, why should ho not moot IN
National Association aud 1oglsato npon the grave
mattors which lie at the bottom Of hls pasto-
buckot2 We arc paiuoa, however, In reading
tho proceedings Of hia Convention, to observe
TINT he does not always conlno hiusolf to those
grave mattors, but. liko Congressman, now aud
then atoopa to constdor insignificant tri1oa. Fo1
instance, tho community who look tohi1n to find
out what IN going on IN tho great world do moi
care for tho fact that Peoria bll-atickor Is ug.
! grioyea beoa,,Bo al African gentleman has gone
| into tho buBiuoBs and ls III to ways that arc
! dark; nor that the champion bll-Btiokor OF
| America, WHO OF course resides in st. Louls
| does not pay hls hoard-billa; nor that circus,
pilla as a ru1o arc de1usion aud a snare no,
that Cincinnati blll-Httckers awlndlo III the
quality Of tho paste they uso; nor thai
| thoro Is movement in Paw Paw tc
| got corner OIL fcnces nor that tAe
proprlotors Of tho hotel whero they arc In
Besston hago inyitea them dowu-htaira to take q
drink, Thoy should address themselves Ito