Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-28
A PECULIAR EMPLOYMIEVT


The sublimity Of Niagara Fails ~
beauties of the Thousand Islands !.
grandeur of the canyons OF Color.sa
the poetic scenery of the Garden 81 =
Gods or the picturesqueness of the ~
Of Coney--all appeal only to the u,;l;tss
ian enterprise of the man with the ~
pot. The traveller and the siohtseer
everywhere confronted with "CoaSi.
toms Universal Remedy for Broken 49,"
Or +" DR.. Quackensquall's Patent pills b.
the Extraction of Toothache. y denic,e
in a symphony of black and white \
every towering rock or coign Of van,aC.
that lovely nature affords. On evss
boarding in this city the passer.bv MAJ
see the evidence of the sign painters 49,
and wonders, possibly. if it paws
This advertising scheme is worked e.
all it is worth, and that is great deal
by wealthy companies. The nionee,
was Eddy Wise, now more than sixtJ
years old. lie was the original rock -
terer, and worked for Dcmas Barnss
who owned the "Plantation Bitters
now almost forgotten, but which ha,
an enormous sale in the time of the war
Wise's experience, it may be said. was
bitter one, but it paid him well. I'm
the first picture painter who adorned al
rocks and fences was Bradbury. He re-
tired with a snug little fortune.
Nearly ten years ago New Yorl
sign company began business on larvs
scale, and had the boldness to employ
real artists for the production Of pic
lures for their advertising patrons. AIer
whose works adorn the walls of IN
academy of design do not scorn i
employ their pencil on this kind of work
and are retained by this sign company
salary of 500 week. Other painters
but not SO well known. give their service
for $50 and $40 week. Frescoers
grainers and varnishers are also on Ii
salary list.
Veritable Napoleons, Alexanders, ia
merlanes and Wellingtons are these wan
derlng Knights of the Brush ever seek
ing fresh fields and fences to conquer ID
nostrum or some "long felt want
Their greatest ambition is TO stick up
paint up an advertisement where no d
binary man with a regard for his nee
dare venture. Nothing daunts then
not even the policeman. Their devo,io
to their paint pot is stronger than. Ii
terrors of the law. When the Russlant
Of the Red Star line, was wrecked d
Coney Island in 1877 couple Of Dol
letterers put off in row boat at o'cloc
in the morning and painted an adve
tisement on the side of the vessel.
reward was offered in vain for informa
ton leading to the Identification of III
perpetrators.
In nearly every State of the Unio
there is q law prohibiting this sort
thing. Recently in Cleveland 0hid
two sign painters were arrested for pu
ting somebody's liver pad " on a bar
without permission. The justice lecture
the artists on the enormity Of the
crime. read the law to then
and then, being Of a good naturcd d
position, let them off with nomin
fine. Tine good man, pleased with ha
ing done his duty, and at peace with
the world, left the court and wended
way to his suburban home softly wins
ling II will not ask to press that cheek
But what was his establishment to ~
the very men he had little while q
released painting all over his gafde
fence, Chew Snufling's Plug Tobacco
The FUCKERS in the judges mouth I
had just been executing trill, ~ INN
ton of PATTI became rigid. linen
emitted shrill whistle mot n the score
and calculated, ''Jerusaleml III pl
You, you rascals!p Shouting for assla
ance, in a moment nc had the wanda
under arrest. Mrs. Justice, howevs
running out 10 see what the commol
was about, changed the state Of ailal
She confessed she had given inc ~
permission to put up tasteful sIg!n' =
didn't know they were going to paint
around the fence. THAT settles
said TIE justice. "Let 'em go.
laws on their side this time; Das =
time, Marian, don't be SO fresh WIN ''s
paint pot fellcrs." !,
Mr.. +. q. Nissan, pioneer y
business, says their most entefpf'''
customers are the tobacco peoPc,
spend yearly over quarter million
lars in advertising. One vende1 y
brand spends 500, 600. A patent ~ ],
cine concern puts $50, 900 on rochg :. !
fences alone. and in other WAYS yo -
bill made out for about s2OO,OOg'
Kissam's firm has paid for bo oar ~ HI
leges ia and about the CITY 49,;
the past three years. Every aoss',
ment they put up for customer
for At 80 much the square iool.
country they have superintenalepa.bb .c
lowing up the sign painters ana 80
ing off the work done. A cu ss1n,s
New York, If he cannot 60 70 80 -
for instance. to view his lad; - "a i
can. through some business houss -
vicinity, obtain, by telegraph . =
TIE nrecise size Of his adyerliseln.lss-.