The “Falling Stars” Picture and Booklet.
By F. E. Belden
A SECOND edition—1,000—of the 22 x 28 luxotype picture of the great meteoric shower of 1833 over Niagara Falls, combining two of God's greatest terrestrial and celestial wonders, has just been printed. Enlarging and improving the descriptive booklet has delayed its publication; but increasing the value promised is ample pay for waiting. The engravings are made, and orders will be filled as soon as the work is printed. The booklet, showing the fulfillment of all the Saviour's predictions relative to His second coming, has been doubled in size of page, from 2¾ x 5½ to 5 x 6½ inches, oblong, and contains thirty-two pages instead of sixteen, selling readily at ten cents a copy, as it has over forty illustrations, many of them beautiful half-tones from famous historical paintings. Those who have already ordered the “Falling Stars” picture, expecting ten small leaflets, will receive, instead, six copies of the enlarged booklet—the ten-cent style—free, notwithstanding the cost of making and mailing is increased about threefold. And that all may have the same privilege, other orders sent immediately will be filled at this rate—thirty-nine cents for the picture, and the six enlarged booklets free, all postpaid. One copy of the booklet is all that the author expects to furnish free with the picture at thirty-nine cents, after this special offer; and the price should be sixty-five cents, as originally advertised; for pictures of this size sell at from $1.50 to $3.50 in the art stores. But to make possible a wide and quick circulation in behalf of the great awakening message for these last days, the price was placed at only thirty-nine cents, and the booklets free. Five of the six copies that are now affixed with the picture, can be sold at ten cents each by the one receiving them, and the other copy can be sold with the picture at thirty-nine cents, thus clearing fifty cents above cost; or, keeping the picture and one booklet yourself, you have over ten cents left besides paying for them. We believe that all will be satisfied with this liberal offer, as the leaflets could not have been sold separately, being small and cheap in appearance, whereas the art booklets are not only very much more impressive, but easily sold by anybody at ten cents each; or in heavy covers, with silk cord fastening, twenty-five cents each, half price to agents; also half price to agents on the ten-cent style, for additional copies after ordering the picture with the six free copies. We believe this beautiful picture and booklet will wake up thousands to study the Word of life and accept salvation while mercy lingers, which plea is made by the author in an original poem on the back of each booklet. Order of the author and publisher, F. E. Belden, Battle Creek, Mich.