The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-12-04

DuSS Suburuuy heCelNInR huu hcR-
istcrInG Addresses for Portfolio No.
1ofthe Worlds Fair Views.
Tho rush Of people to the INTB1MGEN.
cERcounting rooms Saturday was simply
unprecedented. 1t was a sight to wit
ness tho people packed in waiting their
turnto leavetheir coupons and addresses
for the INrELMsENcER's portfolio No. l
of Worlds Fair photographs. Never
was such crowd seen in the Office be.
fore except on election night and it diff.
fered from that in the largo number Of
ladies and children present.
In addition to this the crowd came
and went As fast as one delegation
could be waited on it gave way to an-
other, so that all day long there was
more or less Of jam OF people on hand.
1t is safe to say thpt ten times as many
people were in the office on Saturday as
ever visited it before in single day.
From seven o'clock in the morning, I'M
til 10 at night they kept coming, and
four or five clerks were kept rushed all
day waiting on those who brought in
their coupons in person, while three
others put in good days work opening
the mail and registering addresses sent
in that way.
Several OF the Office force we're actu.
ally kept so busy that they could not 90
to their meals. 1t resembled the rush
at Worlds Fair ticket office at Chicago
on big day, or the opening OF the
Oklahoma territory to the boomers.
Every mail yesterday also added in in
creasing numbers to the addresses reg
istered for the wonderful books which
the 1NTELIrGENcERpractical gives away.
SOME OF THE MISTAKES.
In spite Of the clear and careful way
in which the proper manner Of proce.
dure has been repeatedly explained in
the ISTEIDIGENCER, it was expected that
some people would overlook the direc-
tons, and not so many Us we're expected
made mistakes. For the most part the
six coupons were neatly cut out, pinned
together, and the name and address
clearly written on another piece Of
paper was pinned to them, and ten
cents in silver enclosed or handed with
them. This is as it should DO.
Some OF the coupons were loose, caus-
ing the clerks extra trouble for nothing.
Some applicants had to wait their turn
and tell their names and addresses.
Two Of the mail applications forgot the
ten cents. One man clipped out the six
large display advertisements and en-
closed them with ten cents.
Many people enclosed ten cents in
stamps. and one early mail brought in
enough stamps to supply the office for
about three months. 1t is greatly pre-
ferable that the dime be sent in coin.
It is safe, and much more convenient.
In case person for any good reason de-
sires to enclose stamps, they must be
one or two cent stamps. Ten cent
stamps cannot be taken. This should
be carefully noted.
HOW INCONSISTENCIES CAN START.
In many cases subscribers who
brought in their coupons were accom-
panied by friends who are not subscri-
bers, and when they inspected the sam
Pile copy nj the first portfolio they were
surprised and delighted with the views,
and naturally desired to embrace the
offer. For this reason the ISTELLIaEE-
GERS liberal supply Of back numbers,
printed for the occasion, was soon eX-
hausted. To accommodate those who
desire to begiu with the first portfolio
and get the complete set, and who yet
cannot secure the first six coupons, it
has been decided to send the first part
on receipt of % cents. This will cover
the price Of the six papers containing
the coupons, and the 10 cents, 80 that
the only advantage enjoyed by subscri-
bers is that they have the paper for
their money in addition to the port.
folio.
Those who have not heretofore taken
the paper can then begin wit this morn
ing's issue, when the first of the six
coupons necessary to secure portfolio
No. 2 will appear at the bottom Of the
last column on the first page.
1t should be borne in mind that the
six coupons which we're printed in last
weeks papers are all necessary to Sc
cure portfolio No. ], and all the six
which will appear this week, commenc-
ing this morning and ending Saturday,
will be necessary to secure portfolio No.
2; so on from week to week.
There has been q rush OF new sub
scribers. A large humber were booked
Saturday, as every day. since the first
coupon appeared, and those who have
not already registered their subscrip.
tons should do so at once.
A WIDE RANGE
The width Of the INTELLraENcER's
range of daily circulation was pretty
we'll shown by the postmarks on the
letters addressed to the art portfolio de-
partment. These came from nearly
every town OF any size in West Virginia,
as well as from some small postotfices,
from all over Eastern Ohio, for length
OF 200 miles or more and about fifty
miles west OF the river, and from Wash
ington and Greene counties, Pa. Doubt
less coupons will also be received from
more distant points as soon as the mails
iromssthere reach Wheeling, and thou
sands OF homes in several different
states will have these unequaled art
treasures.
Many OF those who have so far sent
in the coupons have written letters to
accompany them, which is waste OF
stationery and trouble. The better way
is that adopted by most people-let the
coupons, the dime and the name aud
address on a separate piece OF paper,