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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
at least as far as George Steck & Co. was con- catch as haa rarely, if ever, been known on the
cerned—was a pretty good one. He is hopeful lake.
of a good Fall trade.
After the possibilities unfolded in this method
are considered, the marvelous catches both as to
and quantity reported from time to time by
'bur friends who kill time with rod and net can
is remarkable how long it takes some
no longer be open to question.
pie to find out what consummate i
they are. Mr. Eugene Debs, the erstwhile
tator of the United States, has at last come to
the conclusion that he will '' never again w& con-
nected with any strike organization." / " T h i s
strike has developed the fact," said bs last
Thursday, '' that the sentiment of the
pie ot
the country is against strikes, and
at the
government stands ready to put
n such
movements at the point of the bayon
I shall
hereafter advise all workmen to seek Redress by
the ballot."
Well, it has cost the people of Coct County a
pretty penny to educate Mr. Debs, t^jf this stand
point and they have succeeded.
But what a lesson for the foolishfpeople who
put their faith in this man and obeyed his be-
hests !
JpSROTHER FOX, of the Indicator, says :
&W
"The editor of THE Musil TRADE R E -
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VIEW has fully awakened to alsense of the
i
importance of Chicago as a Manufacturing
centre.''
Why, bless your soul, brother, ffre have been
wide awake to this fact for quite | a long time.
T H E MUSIC TRADE REVIEW is ncft published in
the interest of a section or city—i| is published
in the interests of the trade off our common
country,
We only
East recently
and West,
paid North
tribut
aijjd to
South.
the wide
awake and progressive manufac lurers of the
West and their products in a spe jial number of
T H E MUSIC TRADE REVIEW, I hich we are
glad to say was highly pleas ng to them,
judging from the innumerable fetters which
have reached this office.
f
HE numerous followers of Iswac Walton in
the music trade cannot fall|to be interest-
ed in the following original fnd congenial
appears
method of luring the finny tribe,
in an Italian paper, the Gazetta ckl Popolo. It
relates that an Italian savant ha discovered a
new and simple method of catch ng fish. The
bait is a musical one. The sens of hearing is
extraordinarily developed in fisl|; It appears
that while the slightest noise s< liters them in
all directions, a musical note, specially that
produced by the human voice, attlacts them ; on
hearing it they stop suddenly i their course,
Signor Saretit, discovering this act, embarked
one morning on the Lake of Gen a with a party
of friends. He possesses a very fine deep bass
voice, and, striking up a nationa song, he, it is
said, proved to his astounded ( impanlons the
truth of his assertions. They were able, by
means of an aquascope, to perc ve the eager-
ness with which the piscine popi ation gathered
around the little boat. Castin over the nets
they had brought, they instantl made such a
EDEN HALL, Torresdale, Pa., the institution
that Miss Drexel did so much to advance, can
now boast of fourteen Hallet & Davis pianos,
which were recently purchased by the manage-
ment of that institution. Other leading manu-
facturers put in bids at the same time. The
Hallet & Davis, however, triumphed. These
splendid instruments are constantly increasing
in popularity throughout the country.
AMERICANISM—DOLGE'S PATRIOTIC
. UTTERANCES.
take genuine pleasure in presenting to
our readers, in another part of this paper,
the forcible exposition of true '' Americanism ''
enunciated by Mr. Alfred Dolge in his address
THE WEBER PIANO CO. are now installed in
of welcome to the Turners at their annual Turn- their temporary warerooms, 81 Fifth avenue.
Work has been commenced on their old quar-
fest, held in Dolgeville last week.
The speech is a remarkable one, and cannot ters, and It is promised they will be one of the
fail to win the approbation of thinking men of most attractive warerooms in the city when
alterations are completed.
all nationalities. It has the true American ring
IT is a pleasure to be able to say a good thing
about it, and interprets a proper conception of
once
in a while for the much abused '' effete ''
American citizenship.
monarchs over in Europe. They evidently
It is the expression of a son of a great empire know a good thing when they see it. That is
that has enriched the world of art, letters and why they have all fallen in line in praise of
philosophy, as well as the utterance of a splen- the Steinway piano. Last week the King of
Italy added his " little say " by making Stein-
did representative of American citizenship.
Mr. Dolge personifies in his own career what way & Sons piano makers to his majesty.
Thus the good work goes on. Rabid repub-
can be attained by his fellow-countrymen
licans must commend the good sense of these
through a broad conception of their duty to the royal personages.
land of their adoption, and he does not hesitate
LEW H. CLEMENT, of the Ann Arbor Organ
to tell them where mistakes have been made,
Co., has decided to augment the music trade
and how they can be remedied.
colony abroad. He leaves to-day for England
There is no part of this interesting address in the interest of his house.
more worthy of special emphasis than his de-
THE meeting of the Salesmen's Society of
nunciation of racial clannishness and intoler-
America will be held on August 25th, instead of
ance.
August 1 ith, as intended. The change in date
Many of the sentences throughout the speech is due to the absence of so many salesmen on
are remarkable for their lucidity, terseness and vacation.
appropriateness, such as: "There is no future
T H E BRAUMULLER COMPANY met its first in-
for Germans, as Germans, in America !
stalment of settlement notes which became due
"Every German who acquires the privilege last Monday with promptness. They amounted
of becoming a citizen of this Republic, must to about $6,000.
become an American, and if he prefers to call
MR. JOHN N. MERRILL, of the Merrill Piano
himself a German-American, the accent should Company, Boston, leaves for Europe to-day.
Mr. Merrill is an old European traveler, and a
always be on the 'American.' "
great favorite in London. He is bound to have
Such a speech as Mr. Dolge's cannot fail to be a pleasant time. Bon voyage, Monsieur Merrill.
fruitful of good results. It undoubtedly brought
F. E. KISSIG, a dealer in music at 354 Erie
to the minds of many of his audience points
street, Cleveland, O., has made an assignment.
hitherto overlooked on this important subject.
The judgment was on two notes for $1,450 in
We cannot refrain from quoting, and in this favor of W. Schnerer.
way emphasizing, the following eloquent trib-
T H E RAYMOND-NEIL COMPANY have been in-
ute paid our common country by Mr. Dolge.
corporated at Selma, Ala., for the sale of music
It should be the keynote of all those who make
and musical instruments. The following are
the United States their home. '' Born and edu- the officers: B. H. Craig, President; A. E.
cated in Germany, I am thankful for all the Neil, Secretary and Treasurer; Louis Raymond,
benefits I received from her. It is impossible General Manager.
for the most selfish, or independent man to throw
THE local papers at Washington, la., report
off the influences which surrounded him in his that a stock company has been formed in that
youth. Our German poets and writers, our city with a capital of $16,000 for the purpose of
philosophers, are still my companions in leisure buying out the Jackson Pipe Organ Company's
hours.—I think and feel German—but I am plant now located in Chester, 111. It will be
moved immediately to that city.
an American, and can therefore recognize but
WACO, TEX.—The Chas. L. Barker Company,
one flag—the stars and stripes. My heart
of
this place, with a capital stock of $20,000, was
beats for the country which received me with
chartered.
open arms, which gave me opportunities to
SOUTH OMAHA, NEB.—Mr. C. J. Collins has
found a home. It is my home ; it is the Father-
begun
the erection of a new music store on 24th
land of my children, and though only the Ger-
street,
between K and L streets.
man language is spoken in my family circle, I
want to see my boys grow up to be Americans
LITTLE FALLS, N. Y.—J. C. Livingston & Co.
first, last, and all the time."
will commence the manufacture of piano backs.