their advantage to have the paper in their windows."

"I didn't think there was so much to it, but I think I should
like that work. I'll be a squarer," decided Teddy.

"The banner men put up what are called 'banners,' cloth signs.
These are tacked up in high places and the banner men have to be
good climbers. They fill their mouths with tacks, points in,
heads out. They use magnetic hammers."

"What's this, a joke?" interrupted Teddy.

"It is not a joke. The head of each hammer so used is a magnet,
and is used to pick the tacks from the mouth of the banner man.
The tack sticks to the head of the hammer and is thus ready to
be driven. An expert banner man will drive tacks almost as
rapidly as you could fire a self-acting revolver."

"That is odd. What does the fellow called the programmer do?"

"He takes the small printed matter around, and drops it on
doorsteps and in stores. When we are making a day run with the
car he drops the printed matter off at stations and crossroads,
or wherever he sees a man. Following us come route-riders."

"What are they?"

"Men who ride over the country routes to see whether the
billposters have put up the paper indicated on their reports, or
thrown the stuff in a ditch somewhere. After them come checkers,