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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 3867, 6 January 1883, Page 3

The difficult art of election advertising has been brought to great perfection in Melbourne. Most candidates for Parliament content themselves with publishing an unreadable address, and a column ot signatures to a requisition, iteyond that—and urgent appeals to "bo early at the poll and votefor Brown"—their invention seldom goes, la the Melbourne Province election, Dr Beaney brought out a full-sized snppplement to the "Herald " which waß nothing but Boaney. Leading articles, cotre?pondence, 'spicy "locals, wit, humour, and the "poet's corner,- all were advertisements, a-d all were Beaney. A Catechism on Beaney expounded the candidate's merits in the convenient form of question and answer- eg.: Who gave Bowling its grand start around Melbourne? Dr. Beaney. Bowlerc.vote for Beaney. Who sent his ticket back for the »' Cricketers' dinner," answer, " declines to go?" Ham I Cricketers, vote for Beaney, Who took a dozen and invited hie per. sonal friends to accompany him? Doctor Beanev. Vote for Beaney. Why does the Doctor wear diamonds? To encoarase trade, and please the eye. Vote for Dr Beaney. Why doea Dr Beaney Rive such costJy banquets, with an unlimited supply of sparkling gold topi Because " life is short und time is fleeting," and social enjoyment and good fellowship is promoted thereby. Vote for the social Doctor.