The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-12-10

All trades have their droll aspects
ut that Of the hillpostcr is one long
vista # fun He may become an artist
comedian 1f the first order. 1t does not
require much brain weight either. An
old fence Is his only arena, and his post
ers are his stock III trade.
His fun Is but momentary, but 1t Is
potent while 1t lasts, He accompli,hes
it by means Of the combinations lac is
forced to make when he posts new bills
over the old ones. Some Of the conihna
tions are very funny Thus he is forced
to become "a inirth producer whether he
will or no, hut there are some among
the men who get their livelihood in
this manner whointentionally place tho
new bills where they wall produce tho
oldest if but momcntary effects.
The reporter watched ono Of these
knights of the paste pot while he pro
ceeded to cover up rather flaming pic
ture Of his satanic majesty with bill
which portrayed naval officer in full
uniform The first section put on was
tho officers head As it fitted exactly
on to Mcphsto's shoulders the effect
was comical. The next section brought
Tho naval man down ia fine bottom Of
bis coat from a short distance il an.
pearod precisely as though he was mi
ms his netbor garme,,ts and stood bare
leoood in tho rising flames which on.
ynInnod hin, m his knaos The hilluoster
cbuckIod M no surveyed his work AT
this point and asked the reporter what
he thought of it while he covered the
officers nakcdness with a pair Of trou.
sers and shoes.
Tho bilInoster was ouito talkative in
b;a ,yav and smoke If tho droII side of
bis business "Did II meyer occnr to
Won ), said be as be niclkcd and sorted
some flaming colorod hills nrpraratorv
10 nastiny thom on the fence did It
ncver occur IN Won what an odd and
.nus;po busiuess this is9 Won savp me
mt "A Uniform ON tho devil Fpnnv
wasn,t II? Woll II wasn't n match to
tho effects nrodnced sometimes These
hills have In bo cbanped nearly every
week. and tho posters get fixed up in
thooucerest WAY Eve mt ANGELS heads
ON devils and devils' heads on angels.
I've mt n man with n dress coat On
where a bolIot GIRL was SO that if look.
ed as tboppb the skirts brancbod ont
below where tho coat was left it there
for n moment while Dasted other hills.
and ouito n crowd patbered around
policemop cnme along and had IN cov.
or IL nm
"onco T had - s,Ivot;o, Ar,nv nootor
In mt mn md when I nastod tho ION
nortiop ~ II nvor a bilI advort;sir, tte
NAV ~ .Jnl;ns Cesar, tho LARGE hlne
bonnet ~ tbo Salvation Arr,y ,;rl a.
ted Cmsnr n,,fectlv II was hoo had
had ~ sno;i II ;,
..yor COO tlot ho1,o, ,,;r, ~, t,o so,oo
nver there2 have GOT to nasto tbis h;y
cot ovor II Nov, yyat,.h ,,a H., - y
no took n ,oct;nn ~ h;u with tho
head of n trimming feline nm II and nlac.
al n ca that II fttod IN tho o;rl,u shorl.
der. A halo enrronnded Tho cots hood
And tho whole nra;r had n nrss ~ hno,s
A. abort n that ronindod ono y, oarlv
S.irv toIos No. hn ~, tho tonoa ,,,as
hero;o siyo ,,oare ,,,;,,st,.,, No., H.,
,ror.o too,h ohe,yod tl,ro,,,,t, ,;,,, ,,,iah
.,ro,nhad f,,,,,, oa, g., aa.
..Nov soo bou, ,y;II f,x +hot foI,ou, ,,
.a;d tho man Of tho hr,sh 40 bo oot
raadv a hill ,,n which Ior,,, ,;,,or ,,a,
represented balanced ON n bip blno hall
Tho tigers nosition was ON the unner
mart of tbe noster Tho first sect;op fix.
cd the animals head On the fence and
with tho next the body and feet were
hasted nm Then anneared n cnr;ops Of.
FSeot q where the blno hall was to be
sipastst1 the nepro's face still prinned.
Int the TIGER was now standing nm ton
! M the mans beod
'"Thatn said the biIlnoster sis what
I call A renl artistic effect. II isn't often
an artist cnr create n Samson in almost
ono stroke If his brnsb =
Following his pastinp of tho tiger. the
man prooeeded to mt mn bear. On tho
spot where il was to 90 nm overfat baby
held mn n package of n comnound much
advertised ~ late The hear was bniIt |
mn from the feet. which rested on n
horizontal bar. Tho bear s neck and the |
DaDy neck soucheu inc same polht' ana