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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE "SMALL GOODS" TRADE
The " W o n d e r " Mandolin.
SOME TRENCHANT REMARKS REGARDING MAN-
DOLINS, PARTICULARLY THE " WON-
DER," FROM AN EXCHANGE.
Talking of the "Wonder" mandolins,
the musical qualities of which have been
so highly praised by experts, the Elkhart
Truth says:
The "Wonder" mandolins will drive
inferior instruments out of the market,
except in department stores and among
dealers in shoddy instruments, and musi-
cians will be greatly benefitted. The rea-
son for this change is the establishing of
a factory in Elkhart, Ind., for the exclu-
sive production of high grade mandolins
and guitars.
The dish-pan method of
manufacturing inferior instruments of
these classes will be largely discontinued,
and there will be a corresponding advance
in the proficiency of performers. Good
instruments make excellent performers.
This axiom needs no explanation.
Experience has demonstrated that the
Neapolitan mandolins are the best. They
rank in the mandolin world in about the
same degree that Cremona violins do in
their section of the musical instrument
family. Any good mandolin player will
verify this statement, or, if possible, bet-
ter proof can be obtained by comparing a
genuine Vinaccia mandolin with the in-
strument of an American maker.
The
reason for this superiority is obvious in
that Vinaccia and other first-class Neapol-
itan makers used nothing but old seasoned
wood.
Their models are the result of
years of experiment and experience, and
their workmen are educated mandolin
makers, and not ordinary carpenters em-
ployed to stick mandolins together as they
would common soap boxes.
In order to begin the manufacture of
mandolins properly, C. G. Conn first em-
ployed a corps of Neapolitan mandolin
makers, who were placed under the direc-
tion of the world's greatest master in this
particular line. He then brought together
a quantity of rare old wood, and with the
aid of the very best tools and machinery
known to the industry, is now turning out
" Wonder " mandolins that are really won-
derful when it comes to a question of
merit and excellence.
This statement is easy to make. It re-
quires nothing but the use of a pencil and
paper and the efforts of a few rnoments,
but it is susceptible of proof and is written
to induce musicians to give the "Wonder"
mandolin a trial. This magnificent instru-
ment will be sent to any address for six
days' trial and comparison with any other
mandolin. It is not as cheap in price as a
fire-cracker or a department mandolin, but
when its musical merits are compared it is
worth more than all the mandolins
ever sold of the ordinary kind. It is an
instrument which can be played in tune
because its finger-board is perfectly fret-
ted, and the workmanship is of such a na-
ture that the instrument will withstand
years and years of active use.
National Husic for the "Cri=
terion."
Special announcement is made by M. J.
Paillard & Co., that special tune sheets
have been issued for the Criterion music
boxes, styles IV, V, and VI.
The Na-
tional tunes include The Star Spangled
Banner; Marching Through Georgia; Red,
White and Blue: Glory, Glory, Hallelujah;
Rally 'Round the Flag Boys, and The
Stars and Stripes Forever.
The latest series include The Wreck of
the Battleship Maine; Arouse Columbia,
Arouse; When We Go Marching Through
Cuba, Remember the Maine; My Sweet-
heart Went Down with the Maine, and
Uncle Sam Tell Us Why Are You Waiting.
To these new lists others are being con-
tinually added.
The municipal authorities of San Jose,
Cal., have passed an ordinance whereby
organ grinders or other street musicians
who charge or solicit any compensation
for music shall pay a license fee of $10.00
per quarter.
Bodies of beautifully engraved aluminum. Sound-boards
of selected spruce. Tone, Beauty, Durability.
. . . . Wonderful in
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ALUMINUM MUSICAL INST. CO, 127 " f f i J V f o a t y .
The Famous
Sweet-Sounding
W. R. Gratz's $100 Placed.
ENSIGN WILLARD THE FIRST MAN TO HOIST
THE STARS AND STRIPES IN CUKA.
Within three weeks of the date when
Mr. W. R. Gratz sent his check for $100
to the Herald to be used as the nucleus of
a fund for presentation to the first man
who placed the Stars and Stripes on Cuban
Soil, the money has been earned and, by
this time, the money is on its way to its
rightful owner.
During the recent engagements at Car-
denas while the Wilmington, Winslow and
Hudson were firing on the batteries, the
Machias was destroying the barracks at
Dracia Cay. "When the Spaniards had
scampered away," says The Herald,
"Ensign Willard and three men went
ashore and planted the American flag upon
the ruins." Ensign Willard is from Mis-
souri. He was made a cadet in 1893 and,
prior to his service on the Machias was on
the Monterey.
Wm. Tonk & Bros.
THE DEWEY TRADE-MARK FOR SERENETTA
A HAPPY CHOICE FOR A WINNER A
NEW STOOL AND SCARF CATA-
LOGUE JUST ISSUED.
The following trade-mark inclosed in an
oval, has been secured for the Tonk man-
dolins and the famous Tonk Serenetta:—
ADMIRAL DEWEY
W. T. B.
NEW YORK
Stewart Books, Music and JOURNAL
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S T E W A R T <& B A U E R , 1016 Chestnut St., (2dtioor,) Philadelphia, Pa,
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CHICAGO,
Trade-Hark
THE WINNER.
This is intended as an opportunity to
secure a suitable souvenir of the victory at
Manila. With the trade-mark will be the
Eagle, wings outspread, as the Ameri-
can emblem. The-word " Souvenir " will
also be inserted.
The firm have just issued a business-
like catalogue of piano stools and scarfs.
The book contains 36 pages and is fully
illustrated. It is replete with new and at-
tractive styles in stools, scarfs and piano
covers. Many of the designs are unique,
with rich effects in floral and other designs.
The Tonk prices and terms are excep-
tionally liberal now as always, and the
firm, in their catalogue, invite all who use
products of this class to write them before
giving orders.
g. Stewart
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