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chords of the exquisite melody had been sounded
he suddenly began Mendelssohn's ' Song With-
out Words.' This also he played through, and
then he rose from the piano stool and looked
GORDON, PA,—A movement has been made
around him, and a smile broke over his dirty to organize a brass band at this place.
face.
PORTLAND, ORE.—The Nisley Practice Piano
" ' Say,' he said, In a husky voice, ' ain't that Company in this city has been organized. Capi-
worth a drink ? '
tal stock, $5,000.
'' No one made any reply. At first the people
BRIDGETON, N. J.—K. C. Albeftson, proprietor
seemed dazed. A stout German was the first
to recover, ' Yes,' he said, ' of course you can of the Albertson's music emporium, at foot of
have a drink. Hey ! waiter, come here.' Then Laurel street, came near losing his life by
turning to the tramp : ' What will you have ? ' drowning.
" ' Whiskey, and say, waiter, plenty of it.'
WILUMANTIC, CONN.—A. C. Andrews' music
' 'After tossing off the liquor as though it were store has been equipped with the Bliss system
water, the man turned to the German and said : automatic light.
'Friend,' if yer'll promise me one more drink
CHICAGO, III.—The Columbia Piano Com-
I'll play you something else that'll tickle you
pany incorporated. C. D. Hooker, Edwin E.
if yer anything on music.'
Jones, Jerry O'Connor and John G. Pearse.
" ' Go on,' replied the German, and the tramp
DETROIT, MICH.—A pipe organ for the Cathe-
slid up to the piano again and was soon in the
middle of Chopin's 'Twelfth Nocturne.' Fin- dral has been ordered, and is now being built by
ishing this he played Raff's ' Cavatina,' and the Farrand & Votey Co., of this place.
then springing up cried out: ' Give me that
FLUSHING, L. I.-—The branch piano warerooms
drink quick and I'll go.' He grasped the liquor of Jacob Bros., New York, was entered by thieves.
that the waiter brought him, tossed it off, and Six valuable banjos, four mandolins and five
started for the street. The German followed violins are missing, also other articles.
him. Outside he stopped him and said : ' See
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.—No. 427 West 28th
here, friend, I want you to tell me something
street, J. & C. Fischer piano factory was damaged
about yourself. Maybe I can help you.'
" The tramp stopped and looked at him for a by fire $500.
moment. Then he burst out laughing.
MARSHALL, III.—Music store of O. L. Kil-
"'Everyone that hears me play wants ter bourne, in building with Clark County Herald
help me. Fer two years people have been try- Printing Co., was damaged by fire $1,200.
ing to help me. All I can say ter them is that
nothin' but liquor'11 help me, and it'll take er
lot of that, too. Well, I guess you won't help
me the way I want, so I'll leave yer. Good-
day, ' and he staited down the street.
"The last seen of him he was entering a
following have been published by a
saloon on the corner below. He went in the
German paper as formulae for some wood
side door. A moment later he came out of the stains, which may be put up in a dry form, and
front door a little more hastily than he entered. when wanted for use may be readily dissolved
For five or ten minutes the tramp and his re- in water:—"Oak wood: 5 kilos, of Cassel
markable genius was the sole topic of conversa- brown, 0 5 kilo, of potash, and 10 kilos, of rain
tion."
water boiled together for an hour, the whole
strained through a linen cloth, and the clear,
dark-colored liquid boiled to a syrupy consis-
Drums of Aluminium.
tency. Walnut wood : A decoction of Cassel
uses to which aluminium is put are con- brown, 3 kilos:; potash, 0-3 kilo.; and water, 7
stantly extending. Thus far three entire kilos.; the whole strained through linen, and
regiments of the Prussian guards are furnished during evaporation to syrup, 2*5 kilos, of ex-
with big drums made of the new metal, and not tract of logwood added. Mahogany : A decoc
only are a number of regiments of the line tion of extract of Brazil wood, 3 kilos.; potash,
shortly to be provided with them, but it is ex- 0*25 kilo.; and water, 3 kilos.; to which, befort
pected that they will gradually be introduced evaporating to syrup, 150 g. of eosine are added
into all the military bands. Aside from the Ebony : 5 kilos, of extract of logwood boiled
important advantage of lighter weight, they with 11 kilos, of water, and, when near the
syrupy state, 300 g. of iron nitrate added;
have proved to emit a fuller and richer sound.
evaporated to a syrup under constant stirring.
All the above stains are brought into a dry con-
THERE are few gentlemen so popular with the
dition by running the respective syrups into
general public in that seat of culture, Richmond,
trays of sheet iron with low rims in which the
Va., as Mr. J. Iyouis Sullivan, the popular sales-
syrup hardens, and is afterwards broken up and
man with Ramos's music house of that city. In
ground."
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musical and social circles he is a shining light.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
WITH THE
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Jj&NYTHING new? " inquired the funny
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man of THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW of
the genial Reinhard Kochman a few days ago
as he discovered him making strenuous efforts
to keep cool.
" Anything new ! " and Reinhard cast a re-
proachful look at the M. T. R. man as he said
with some asperity : "Do you think there
could be anything new as long as tariff, strikes
and cranks take the place of business in this
country to-day."
" In the line of stories, not business, Rein-
hard," the M. T. R. man hastily interjectd.
"Sometime ago you were telling me about a
remarkable tramp pianist you came across on
one of your Western jaunts. Give it to us now.''
"Tramp pianist? Yes, by jove, I recollect.
It was in St. Louis, a couple of summers ago;
a friend and myself had recourse to one of the
many attractive gardens which abound in that
city. As we entered, the pianist was just leaving
the piano and was chatting to a friend on the
other side of the house. As he did so an un-
pleasant apparition made its appearance. It
was a tramp, with long hair, unshaven face, and
a generally greasy appearance. His clothes
were in tatters, his toes stuck out of his rup-
tured shoes, his old hat was battered and torn.
The people began giggling. The man paid no
attention to the people, but steered straight for
the piano, his eyes threatening to pop out of his
head as he gazed at the instrument. Just as he
reached the stool and was preparing to sit down,
a waiter ran up, grabbed him by the neck, and
threw him nearly across the pavilion.
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'' You git,' he said. ' What the devil do you
mean by coming in here, anyway ? '
'' The tramp picked himself up, looked around
in a dazed fashion, and somewhat plaintively
and much more huskily said : ' Jes' let me
touch her up a bid, pardner. You won't be
sorry,' and started for the piano again. No
one interfered with him this time, and seating
himself on the stool, he ran his fingers over the
keys in a fashion which made his audience open
their eyes. Two or three times he ran up and
down the keys, and then suddenly he branched
off, and in a second he was rendering a most ex-
quisite bit of music. It was the 'Traumerei.'
In a style which was absolutely faultless the
pianist played it through, and when the last
THE
For the Factory.
THE S. D. Lauter Co., of Newark, N. J.,
represent some of the best known pianos in the
trade. They have handsome warerooms, and
display a great deal of ingenuity in showing off
the different instruments to customers. The
Steinway, Vose and Sterling pianos which they
handle are shown off in separate rooms. They
have recently added an attractive '' Vose ''
room.
CELEBRATED
STEGER
M
A veneer having the shade of the finest ebony
and supple as leather may be prepared, says the
Decorator and Furnisher, by heating the wood
in a weak solution of soda lye, then repeatedly
working it, after which, when dry, it is steeped
in a hot and concentrated solution of logwood.
It is finally plunged into a solution of cop-
peras.
PIANOS
PATENTED 1892.
are noted for their fine singing quality of
tone and great durability. The most
profitable Piano for dealers to handle.
STEG-ER & CO., Manufacturers,
Factory, Colombia Heights.
285 WABASH ATE., CHICAGO.