Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-21
Hints as TO Advertisius.

Hints as TO Advertising.
From the New Haven Register
Ii you have goods 10 sell. advertise the fact
Hire man with lampblack kettle and a
brush 20 paint your name and number ON all
the railroad fences. The cars go whizzing by
SO fast that no one can read them. to be sure.
but perhaps the conductor will be obliging
enough to stop the train for inquisitive pas
sengers.
If an advertising agent wants 10 advertise
your business in a fancy frame at depot. paw
him about 200 per cent more than il Is worth
and let him put il there. When a man has
three-quarters of a second in which 10 catch a
train, he invariably stops to read depot adver-
tlsements. and your card might take his eve.
Patronize every agent that shows YOU an ad-
yertising tablet. card. directory. dictionary or
even an advertising Bible. il one Is offered at a
reasonable price. shows that you know where
10 invest your money.
But don't think of advertising In a wei -estab-
lished, legitimate newspaper. Not for a mo-
ment. Your advertisement would be nicely
printed, and would find its wav into an tn,
thrifty households of the region. where the
farmer the mechanic, the tradesmen and
Others live, and into the wealthy and refined
all who have to buy articles and the money
with which to buy them; and in the Quiet Of
the evening. after the news of the day has been
digested, 1t would be read end pondered. and
the next day people would come down TO your
increasing numbers, and you might have TO
hire an extra clerk or two, move into a larger
block and more favorable location and do a
bigger business; but of course. it would be
more expensive-and bring bigger profits.
The New JERSEY SENAroRsHIP.-The New
Jersey democratic senatorial caucus has been
called for tonight at 3 O'Clock. Ex.Gov. Alb
belts friends are claiming eighteen votes, with
chances OF securing the necessary four more
by tonight. Senator Mcpherson is confident
of securing the nomination.
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICIANS IN A Row.
Saturday at Laurens. s. G., j. l.. NJ. Irby, menu
Der of the legislature. had fistcuff fight with
Magistrate w. B. Stoddard, growing out of a
proposition TO remove the latter from Office
No serious harm was done then. but Later on.
Irby and his brother. /. L. Irby, mayor of the
town, approached Stoddard. who at once struck
the mayor. Mayor Irby cut Magistrate Stod-
dard severely with pocket-knife, and Colonel
Irby was cut in the face.
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ST. Joseph's convent at Locust Gap. Pa was
burned Sunday morning. Mother Mary. Colum-
bia and the five sisters forming the community
escaped unhurt. The flames spread so rapidly
the religeuses were unable 10 save anything
The oyster beds of Connecticut are said to
have been damaged last year by the depreda-
tions of the star fish 10 the amount of S30O.0O0.
The state fish commissioners are seeking some
method TO remedy the evil.
passenger train on the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia railway ran into freight
train Saturday night near Greenville. Tenn.
Engineer Burson. Fireman Hizy, and Emigrant
Agent Rufus Patty were killed outright. None
of the passengers were injured.
Yesterdays was the first snow of the season
at Lynchburg, Va. At staunton eight inches
fell.
At the Rock Island railroad crossing at 39th
street, Chicago, on Saturday night, a street car
was struck by an engine and three of the pas
sengers hurt. two seriously. if not fatally. IL
is said negligent railroad employees are re-
sponsible.
The Baltimore and Ohio elevator at Fostoria,
Ohio, owned by ex-Gov. Foster. burned yester-
day with its contents; loss $4,000
Mrs. Alice Fogey was in her house, near
Procterville. Ohio, when some one unknown
fred O load of buckshot az her through WIN
dow, and she was seriously wounded.
At a meeting of representative men OF the
board of education the board OF trade. the
Union league. the Nomens alliance, and other
bodies in Chicago Saturday at was decided to
Submit 20 the state legislafure a bill for a more
stringent compulsory education act
Alta meeting of the Lynchburg. Va. coiored
republican club ex-senator Bruce was unanir
mously recommended 10 President-elect Harri-
son for place in the cabinet
w. +. Parrett has been selected as the nonni-
nee for Congress TO I'LL out the unexpired term
Of Representative A. p. Hovey, of Indiana. A
special election il 70 be held on the 18th in
slant ~
In Richmond, Va, Ernest A. Chalkley, tam
ner and hide dealer, made IN assignment -
1rday; liabilities ez7,ooo.