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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
Recent Legal Decisions
The Estey Organ Co.
[PREPARED FOR THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.]
HE Estey Organ Co., Brattleboro, Vt.,
are experiencing an enlarged demand
for their "Phonorium" organs.
These
instruments are being appreciated by musi-
cians in all sections of the country, who
value them for their unusually fine tone and
variety of effects. The demand for the dif-
ferent styles of Estey organs now upon
the market is in every respect satisfactory.
They are favorites everywhere.
MANUFACTURER—AGREEMENT— PERCENT-
AGE.—The Supreme Court of Minnesota
held, in the recent case of O'Brien vs. Col-
chester Rubber Co.,where the plaintiff sold
goods for defendant, a manufacturer, under
an agreement that he should receive a per-
centage as his compensation on all orders
taken, sent in and accepted, and also that he
should be notified in case of defendant's
refusal to accept any of the orders sent in,
that in an action to recover such percentage,
acceptance of the orders might be inferred
from the fact that defendant received and
retained them, without objection or noti-
fication that they had been rejected.
With the Travelers.
**T""\ID I tell you about the discussion
I J
that I heard last week between
the 'New Woman 1 and the 'Old Man?' said
Kochman, yesterday, after we had 'lubri-
cated. ' "
"No; fire away, Reinhard. "
"Well, I went out to call upon a couple of
friends of mine. For some time I had sus-
pected that the lady wore the bifurcates,
but this evening- proved it. She had joined
the Woman's Club, and had attended the
session that day. She ripped up the silver
question."
"How?"
"She said: 'We had a remarkable session
of the club this afternoon,' as she picked up
her favorite evening paper. 'We discussed
the silver question.'
" 'It was natural for you to tackle money
in some form,' growled the old man.
" 'After a full and free discussion,' con-
tinued the 'new woman,' 'we voted unani-
mously in favor of free silver.'
" 'I imagined you thought it was free
when I got the bill for that new gown,'
put in the old man.
" 'We discovered,' said the 'new woman,'
ignoring his remark, 'that under free coin-
age we could take 50 or 60 cents' worth of
silver to a mint and have it coined into a
dollar.'
" 'What of it?' asked the old man. 'You
don't own a silver mine, do you?'
" 'What a foolish question!' she ex-
claimed.
'Of course I don't.
But think
of all those old silver wedding presents
that are stowed away in the attic because
they are dented and bent. Why, we could
get twice their value in silver dollars.
Then there is that handsome silver soup
tureen
•'
" 'That's plated,' he interrupted.
" ' I know it,' she said, 'but it's triple
plate, and the salesman warranted that it
could not be distinguished from solid silver.
Don't you suppose it would pass at the
rnint? And once we'd chucked it into the
furnace, you know
'
"And she does not yet quite understand
what the remark was that he made as he
grabbed his hat and started for the door.
"Followed? Of course I did."
BANK — TAXATION — INCREASE JURISDIC-
TION.—The Supreme Court of Indiana
held, in the recent case or Eaton vs. Union
County National Bank, where it appeared
that the State Board of Tax Commissioners
increased the valuation of bank stock from
that made by the Assessor and approved
by the County Board of Review, and certi-
fied such action to the County Aulitor, with
instructions to increase such valuation, that
under section 8,408 of the Revised Statutes
of 1894, the State Board of Tax Commis-
sioners possessed no original jurisdiction
for the assessment and valuation of prop-
erty, such as bank stock, and that the as-
sumption of such jurisdiction was void.
NOTES — AGREEMENT — INTEREST. —
The
Kentucky Court of Appeals held, in the re-
cent case of lowery et al. vs. Meeks, ad-
ministrator, that where at the time of the
execution of two notes for the purchase
price of land, made payable in one and two
years respectively, a separate writing was
executed by the payees agreeing to give
from "one to ten (10) years," provided the
interest was paid annually, the obligor in
the notes was entitled to ten years in which
to pay them, provided he paid the interest
promptly, and that as an assignee of one
of the notes had sufficient notice of the
agreement to extend the time of payment
to put him on guard as to when the note
would be collectable by suit, he was bound
by the agreement, "if, indeed, notice in
this case would amount to anything," but
that even if the agreement applied to only
one of the notes, the lien upon land could
not be enforced as to either until both were
due.
ASSIGNMENT FOR CREDITORS—ACCOUNTS.
—The Kentucky Court of Appeals held, in
the recent case of Bohmer vs. Louisville
Deposit Bank, that under a general assign-
ment for the benefit of creditors, a creditor
of the trust estate may maintain an action
to require the trustee to settle his accounts
without alleging that he is in any default
whatever, but that if such an allegation
were necessary, the allegation in the case
that the trustee had not filed the inventory
of the trust estate, which the statute re-
quired should be filed within sixty days,
would be sufficient, the action being in-
stituted more than eight months after the
assignment was made.
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"Steger" and "Singer."
O
UR Chicago correspondent has spoken
frequently of the great success of
these euphoniously named instruments,
the "Steger" and "Singer" pianos. The
former instrument is well known in this
city, and is growing both in sales and ap-
preciation. This might be expected from
such a carefully made and meritorious in-
strument.
The "Singer," which is made by the
vSinger Piano Co., is becoming a great
favorite with dealers all through the West,
and they speak very favorably of its selling
qualities. It is sold at a reasonable price,
and is among the best pianos for the money
that is on the market to-day.
Eastern
dealers should look it up.
A Souvenir from Atlanta.
T
HE Freyer & Bradley Music Co., At-
lanta, Ga., have favored us with a very
handsome souvenir of the opening of the
new Lyceum Theatre in that city, which
they recently issued.
It is handsomely
gotten up in imitation leather cover, and
the press and typographical work is un-
usually well executed. It contains photo-
cuts of the managers and builders, and the
handsome face of W. W. Crocker, manager
of the Freyer & Bradley Music Co., also
appears.
Some very excellent advertise-
ments of the Conover pianos, for which the
Freyer & Bradley Music Co. are agents,
and an illustration of their building, also
appear. This souvenir displays enterprise,
and cannot fail to bring a satisfactory re-
turn in a business way.
A Reputation
Is made by selling Pianos of
the highest excellence. The
reputation of many dealers has
been made by selling the
HENRY F.
fllLLER
Pianos.
They
cost more than
the majority of
Pianos, but they have ac-
quired their reputation as
Pianos of the highest grade
solely because they merit the
highest praise. If there is not
an authorized representative
in your city, write to the man-
ufacturers
88 Boylston Street
BOSTON, flASS.