We clip the following from the Boston Herald of June 4th:

DOES ADVERTISING PAY?

The proprietors of a household article recently informed the publishers of a well-known monthly magazine of large circulation that the insertion of a small advertisement twice in the pages of their magazine had brought in more than eight thousand inquiries. And yet some people are still wondering if newspaper and magazine advertising pays?

ADVERTISING RATES.

ORDINARY PAGES.

Whole Page, one time$75.00
Half Page, one time40.00
Quarter Page, one time25.00
One Inch in Column (14 lines Agate) 6.00
Per Line (Agate).50

SPECIAL PAGES.

Fourth Cover Page, or Page facing Reading Matter{Whole$125.00
Half65.00
Quarter35.00
Third Cover Page or Page facing either Second or Third Cover Page{Whole100.00
Half55.00
Quarter30.00
Page facing back of Frontispiece,{Whole90.00
Half50.00
Quarter27.50

For advertisements to be continued three months or longer, a special estimate will be furnished on application.

To insure a good position in our next issue, copy should be in our hands by the 28th of the present month.