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MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
from the misstatements of this not overscrupulous edi-
tor, whether half lies or whole lies; and for the honor of
trade journalism shall fearlessly pursue the same path
in the future.
We have only to remark that we do not feel especially
downcast by reason of the fact that, in a Christmas
number containing upwards of seventy-five columns of
reading matter, only one little word has offended the
" all-penetrating " eye of Mr. John C. Freund, or evoked
his quibbling, paltry criticism.
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• T H E COWARDLY COURIER.
THE cowardice and atrociously bad taste ©f the
directors of the Musical Courier, long since recognized
by men as the leading characteristics of those soi-disatit
critics of morality and immorality in matters musical,
was never more signally illustrated than by a villainous
paragraph that appears in their issue of December 26th.
Speaking of the late Mr. Ditson, the impudent scribe
says :—
' I f anyone is responsible for the dissemination of
trash and the perpetuity of native rot it is the firm of
Oliver Ditson & Co., and it would be a shame and an
outrage upon musical art to permit this sad event to
pass without that kind of comment which it deserves.
If it is a success to make a million or more dollars by
publishing such works as came and come from the
press of Oliver Ditson & Co., then all efforts in the
direction of good music are naturally of no consequence."
This is sufficient to damn the reputation of the
Courier in the estimation of all truthful and well-bred
persons. The deceased gentleman was at least honored
and respected by his fellow townsmen and those who
knew him best, which is exactly the opposite of what
can be said of Mr. Blumenberg. But what shall be said
of a man who waits until the object of his attack is cold
in death before assailing him ? And where are the
facts and figures to show that Mr. Ditson was not as
honorable, high-minded and conscientious in all his
dealings as he was shrewd and painstaking? The lan-
guage of the above paragraph is that of a boor; its
spirit is that of a mean-souled coward. Henceforth
the Courier will be known as the journal which, not
daring to attack a living man, waited until, in its puerile
yet venomous spite, it could kick his corpse.
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IT is astonishing that the sweet, softening influences of
good music do not exercise more effect in removing un-
fortunate traits of certain editors of music trade papers.
When we consider the benign results produced by the
queen of arts upon good and even " middling" persons,
we shudder at the thought of what some of these editors
might be if they were removed from the neighborhood
of the Euterpean shrine.
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PHILANTHROPIC eccentricity marks the course of the
Indicator, which nowadays seems strangely kind to its
editor, and wondrously liberal in the matter of free
advertising.
While we blandly acknowledge that this is not a
literary move calculated to raise the public hair on end,
we call your attention to the fact that we shall sell six
NY improvement in so useful an accessory to the dozen clothespins for 15 cents, and seven bars of soap
piano as a lamp is hailed with gratitude by for a quarter. A customer who wants New Orleans
players of that instrument. Mr. A. Kuehn, of molasses at wholesale or retail will find us behind the
106 and 108 Seventh avenue, New York city, has a counter smiling and affable. The citizen who wants to
wrought-iron lamp fitted with a new adjustable move- subscribe for the Kicker wil find us in the back room
ment whereby it can be raised or lowered at the will of willing to pocket his $2.
APOLOGKTICAL.—In the haste of getting to press last
the performer. Of this movement Mr. Kuehn is pat-
entee. The lamp is in every respect durable, convenient, week we did a worthy citizen injustice in the item about
and elegant. Mr. Kuehn has achieved considerable a shooting affray on Jackass Hill. We stated that Cin-
fame as an artist in wrought-iron and brass work, hav- namon Tom was the man who killed old Rutger, and
ing in a comparitively brief period built up an exten- that it would be a great moral lesson to him to draw
sive and well-established business in that line, particu- him up to a limb and fire about fifty bullets into his
larly in the New England, the North-west, and the carcass.
Southern States, California, and New York city. This
SOHMER & Co. inform us that the past year was one
success is entirely due to his merits, both as an artist
and a business man. Among his products are num- of the most prosperous in the existence of their firm.
bered heavy wrought-iron gates, gas fixtures, fire-place
BEHR BROS. & Co., N. Y., have just closed a very
utensils, railings, etc., etc., each article being of original large year's business, both wholesale and retail.
and extremely graceful design. Mr. Kuehn has abun-
AMONG the numerous agencies held by W. W. Mon-
dant facilities for the manufacture of these goods. He
was the first to introduce artistic wrought-iron and telius, of Denver, Col., is that of the Chase Bros.'
brass work in general in this country. All pianists pianos.
should inspect the lamp above referred to.
THE piano factory on Master street, Philadelphia, \
together with fixtures, models, etc., lately belonging to
Wm. C. Schaeffer, deceased, is offered for sale by his
ATTRACTING POWER OF THE NEWMAN widow.
KUEHN'S NEW WROUGHT IRON PIANO
LAMP.
A
BROTHERS ORGANS.
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Mr. Jack Haynes some time ago received the follow-
ing :
NEW YORK, NOV. 17, 1888.
MR. J. HAYNES :
C. D. NEHAMMER, a Danish inventor, has secured a
British patent for a piano-forte idea, relative to the con-
struction of the wrest-plank, and the manner of fixing
it to the iron frame to prevent warping under change
of temperature. To this end the plank is made narrow,
and is constructed of three tapered planks laid with their
fibres in opposite directions and glued together. They
are so arranged on the iron frame that the latter can be
taken clear out with the strings.—American Art Journal.
DEAR SIR : We wish to express our appreciation of
the merits of the Newman Bros, organ that is in our
lodge room, and which we understand was supplied by
you. Its richness of tone and great variety of expres-
THE holiday trade in Philadelphia has been exceed-
sion is appreciated and praised by all who hear it. The
members of our lodge, one and all, express themselves ingly good.
as being delighted with the acquisition to our room and
DURING the two last weeks of 1888 the New England
think it would be hard to fill its place if we had to be Piano Co. shipped considerably over three hundred
without it. We are now enjoying all benefits to be de- pianos.
rived from such a fine instrument, and we think it has a
THE Sterling Co., although working night and day,
good deal to do with increasing the attendance of our
are unable to fill their orders, and have been obliged to
meetings.
Again attesting the merits and value of the instru- refuse a contract for three hundred new instruments.—
New Haven JVeics.
ment, we take great pleasure in subscribing ourselves,
Very truly yours,
MR. HENRY REED, of the house of Bled & Sons,
Chicago, has has not only made a complete genealogical
(Signed)
JOHN FISHER,
Commander American Legion of Honor, table of his family since his ancestor came from Eng-
land more than two hundred and fifty years ago, but
Royal Council, No. 1,166.
has carried his family researches back several hundreds
of years before that date. He will not stop until he
"THE ARIZONA KICKER."
gets as far as Adam, whose surname he is firmly con-
vinced was Reed.
A FRESH EDITORIAL ENTERPRISE STARTED IN THE
SANCTUM.
We take the following from the last issue of the AH'
&ona Kicker:
COME AND SEE US.—We beg to announce to the
public that we have established a grocery in connection
with the Kicker office. We have run a partition across
our shanty and stocked the front end with groceries, and
hereafter the two will be one and inseparable.
JAS, G. RAMSDELL, of Philadelphia, Pa,, is in town,
selecting a quantity of goods for his warerooms.
MR. C. J. HEPPE, agent in Philadelphia of the /Eolian
Organ & Music Co., has just received one of their large
pipe organs, which he has placed in the front of his
warerooms, where it attracts large numbers of spec-
tators. Mr. Heppe is taking hold of these goods in a
very energetic and pushing way, and is largely adding
to his income by handling them.
THE
STORY & CLARK ORGAN FACTORY
Canal and 16th Streets, Chicago, Illinois, U. S. A.
be§t equipped Peed.(f)r£>ar)
Njanufactory
in thje world.
Controlling its own paterjtg, (whicb)
It§
cannot be purchased) it produces an
ideographical situation, for distri-
action perfect, a tone correct, rich,
bution) and products used unpar~
smooth and sweet, arjd cages ever
alleled.
new arjd elegarjfc.
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