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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
band room a good tone, a good intonation, a
flexible lip, a command of the whole register of
his instrument, ready fingers and a trained ear.
When this is done the bandmaster can give his
attention to the band as a whole, instead of
being compelled to direct the greater portion of
his time to the lazy few. What an enormous
saving of time, trouble, temper and money it
would be if every bandsman practiced one hour
at home every day. A well-known teacher of
amateur bands, being aggravated by two shuf-
fling members, addressed them thus: "This
band must think well of you two or they would
not spend 30s. on you every time I come. The
band pays me £2 each lesson, and I have to de-
vote two-thirds of my time wholly to you. You
tl?e Bapds.
may be really good members in the estimation
The Third Regiment Band of New London, of the band, but I hardly think you are worth
Conn., W. Mallory, leader, is being uniformed the 30s. a night which the band is now spend-
ing on you. You come here strange to your in-
by B. M. Whitlock.
strument,
you are only just getting your lips
The Taunton, Mass., Band, Joseph F. Gaffney,
leader, will soon be seen in their new uniforms. fixed when rehearsal is over; unless you prac-
tice daily at home you had better resign."
In Damrosch's Orchestra are many excellent Therefore it is the duty of every band commit-
performers, prominent among whom may be tee, which wishes to spend its money to advant-
mentioned S. Van Praag, violinist, whose play- age, to insist on each member doing a reason-
ing adds much to the charm of the many pieces able amount of home practice, and not allow the
rendered. Mr. Van Praag will be heard in con- teacher to spend his whole time on teaching a
cert during the coming season and his appear- few, when he should be teaching the whole.—
ance on the concert stage will be hailed with de- Brass Band News, Liverpool, Eng.
light by his many admirers.
PRESENTATION TO SOUSA.
There is a band at Carlisle, Pa., composed of
In Washington, D. C , on Friday evening,
twenty full-blooded young Indians of various
July 22, Mr. John Philip Sousa, late leader of
tribes, students at the Carlisle Indian School.
the United States Marine Band, who goes to
The Citizens' Cornet Band has recently been
Chicago to organize what is expected to be one
organized at Marietta, Pa.
of the greatest bands in the world, was pre-
The Independent Band of Oakland, Md., has sented by the Marine Band with a beautiful
been organized under the name of the Mountain baton and a scroll on which the names of the
City Band. Their instructor is Prof. M. Camp- active members were engrossed. Mr. Sousa,
bell, of Altoona, Pa.
who was taken very much by surprise, thanked
It is said that D. W. Reeves, bandmaster of the men in a brief but hearty manner. The
the American Band of Providence, R. I., intends presentation was made at the New National
to reside in this city.
Theatre by Mr. Walter Smith, first cornet of the
The Forest City Band of Rock ford, 111., has band, who in a short address thanked Mr. Sousa
in the name of the Band for the uniform kind-
been reorganized for the political campaign.
ness
with which he had always treated the
The Germania Band, of Reading, Pa., is be-
musicians under his command.
coming famous.
The Secretary of the Navy has written Mr.
Prof. Karl Koenigis now the instructor of the Sousa a letter in which he conveys the strong
Bordentown, N. J. Band. The leader is Cyrus appreciation which the department has of Mr.
Allen.
Sousa's services, and expresses great regret
F. Touchon is instructing the Stonewall Band that the Marine Band will no longer have the
and Orchestra of Staunton, Va.
benefit of his able leadership.
Hyatt's Military Band, of Wilmington, Del.,
I^eeer;t Cegal Decisions.
recently received a set of twenty-five uniforms
costing over $i,ooo.
NOTE—COLLECTION—AGENT.
The Supreme Court of Ohio held, in the re-
There is a great revival of industry among
bands and drum corps all over the country. The cent case of The City National Bank of Dayton
members are assiduously practicing for the com- vs. Clinton National Bank, that where a prom-
ing political campaign. As a consequence there issory note in the hands of an agent for collec-
dishonored at maturity by the maker it
will be a large inereag
duty of the agent to take the usual and
lunatic asylumns.
faction
required to charge the indorsers,
I,. Cavalli is giving pleasant greetings to the
>y
reason
of his neglect in this respect an
Western trade, and, as usual, booking large
is
discharged
the agent becomes liable
orders for the Dolge goods.
rincipal for the resulting damages.
Railroad Company), it appeared that the plain-
tiff was an express messenger riding on the de-
fendant's road on a season ticket, and had signed
an agreement providing that whereas he was al-
lowed to ride in the baggage car of the defend-
ant he assumed all risk of injury. The court
held that this agreement freed the company
from all liability on account of any accident
which the plaintiff might sustain.
NOTE—CREDIT—AGENT—LIMITATION.
The Supreme Court of Georgia held, in the
recent case of Foster vs. Cochran, that, accord-
ing to the general tenor of judicial opinion in-
ferable from several cases in the Georgia reports,
a credit upon a promissory note entered by a
duly authorized agent of the maker, and signed
by the agent in the name of the maker, will
operate as a new promise under sections 2,934
and 2,935 of the Georgia Code, and the statute
of limitation will run only from the date of such
credit, and that inasmuch as an agent's author-
ity to execute a promisory note in the name of
his principal need not be in writing, the author-
ity to renew or extend such note by a new prom-
ise need not be in writing, but may be created
verbally and proved by parol evidence.
FALSE REPRESENTATION—CORPORATION.
Statements by officers of a corporation as to
its financial condition are statements relating to
the financial condition of a third person, within
the meaning of the Massachusetts statute, and
must be in writing to sustain an action for false
representations, according to the decision of the
Supreme Court of Massachusetts in the case of
Hunnewell vs. Duxbury et al.
ASSIGNMENT—PARTICULARS—VALIDITY.
A law of New York State provides that every
assignment for the benefit of creditors shall state
the residence and the kind of business carried
on by the debtor at the time of making the as-
signment and the place at which such business
shall then be conducted, and if such place be in
a city the street and number thereof, and if in a
village or town such apt designations as shall
reasonably identify the debtor. The New York
Court of Appeals, Second Division, in constru-
ing this provision, in the recent case of Dutchess
County Mutual Insurance Company vs. Van
Wagonen, held that it was directory only, and
that an assignment which failed to state the
kind or place of business but gave the residence
of the assignor, who was readily identified, was
valid.
R. L. SMART, musical instruments, Los An-
geles, Cal., sold out.
HOME PRACTICE.
'
The Supreme Court of Texas held, in the re-
W. T. SOMES, music and musical merchandise,
Bandmasters often have to complain about
cent
case
of
Missouri
Pacific
Railway
Company
Los
Angeles, Cal., sold out to J. P. Dupug.
members not practicing at home. It is easy for
their experienced ears to detect the member who vs. Gernon, that in an action by a consignee
NICHOLS & POST, musical instruments, North
hangs his instrument up in its bag at home, and against a common carrier for cotton lost in tran- English, la., burned out.
never takes it out except in the band room. The sit, ar statement in writing for the consignor
B. L- GRISWOLD MUSIC CO., St. Joseph, Mo.,
husky tone, the tantalizing bad intonation, the and a letter relating to the cotton destroyed,
filed
articles of incorporation, capital $io,ooo.
constant bubbling of water in the slides, the both written after its destruction by a general
J.
W.
JOST'S SON, sheet music, Philadelphia,
sluggish valves, all tell the bandmaster the tale agent of defendant, who was invested with au-
thority
to
adjust
claims
against
it,
and
made
Pa.,
sold
out to J. W. Jost.
of want of home practice.
within
the
scope
of
his
agency,
are
competent
We are quite sure that this will apply to at
MESSRS. DYER & HUGHES, organ and piano
least fifty per cent, of the non-solo players of evidence against the principal.
manufacturers of Foxcroft, Me., have their en-
RAILROAD—ACCIDENT—STIPULATION.
our amateur bands. This is a great evil for
tire force hustling to enable them to fill the
bandmasters. It is the duty of every bandsman
In a case recently decided by the Supreme order for a large number of organs which they
to do his very best to bring with him to the Court of Massachusetts (Hosmer vs. Old Colony recently received from Germany.
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COMMON CARRIER—LOSS—EVIDENCE.