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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
A SPLENDID illustration of the loyalty
^ * that unites all citizens was given last
week at the unveiling of the monument to
Francis Scott Key, author of " The Star
Spangled Banner," in Frederick, Md. It
was indeed significant that under the folds
of the star spangled banner, and in the
inspiration of the poem which he called
"Freedom's Gloria in Excelsis," Col.
Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, and once an officer in the Con-
JOSEPH EARLE STEVENS, a young federate Army should utter these impress-
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American, who spent two years in the ive words:
Philippine
Islands
representing
an
" The problems of the constitution and
American firm in Manila, is the author of
the Union solved, the past secure, turn we
a
book
just published by Scribner to the future; no longer a huddle of petty
entitled " Yesterdays in the Philippines." sovereignties, held together by a rope of
The book is entertaining, timely, and sand; no longer a body of mercenary shop-
keepers worshiping rather the brand upon
abounds in interesting information.
the dollar than the eagle on the shield; no
Most of Mr. Steven's time was spent in longer a brood of provincial laggards,
Manila, "the Pearl of the Orient," " t h e hanging with bated breath upon the move-
ments of mankind, afraid to trust them-
Venice of the Far East," a city of a third of
a million souls, which would rank eighth selves away from home, or to put their
principles to the test of progress and of
among American cities, capital of a group arms, but a nation and a leader of nations;
of islands as large as New England, New a world power which durst face imperial-
York, Delaware, Maryland and New ism upon its own ground with republican-
Jersey, with a population of 8,000,000 and ism and with it dispute the future of
with an industry that supplies the world civilization."
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with its hemp. There are at least 1,400 of
TT is a rare occurrence for a line steamer
these islands, and Mr. Stevens saw and
*• to be kept back or held in port for
visited several of them. Manila is, of
three days after the time scheduled for
course, a Spanish town, where Spanish is
leaving. This happened last week, how-
the language of court and commerce.
ever, in connection with a music trade
Its main street is as busy as Broadway,
shipment.
One of the large Mason &
and its houses are built to accommodate Hamlin organs, ordered for export to
themselves to the visits of anything from
South Africa, was in process of completion
a hurricane or a typhoon to an earthquake, when the vessel was ready to start. The
which is as common there as a thunder- captain refused to leave New York with-
storm on Manhattan Island.
out it, and held his ship until the instru-
Speaking of the natives' love for music ment was placed safely on board.
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Mr. Stevens says:
" Every afternoon there is music on the
R. EDMUND COBBE, of the Philadel-
Luneta, that famed seaside promenade,
phia commercial museum,, is urging
where society gathers daily—from 6 to 8. American manufacturers to avail them-
It is a gay scene, with smart people and selves of card index cabinets, to be placed
smart turnouts with footmen in tall hats in the chambers of commerce of thirty cities
and white uniforms, and a band of fifty in the newer and growing markets of South
pieces playing two-steps and other popular Africa, Australia, China, Japan, South
and classical music. Of all the people in and Central America and Mexico, which
the Far East," Mr. Stevens says, "the will contain the names of American manu-
Filipinos are the only ones possessing a facturers making goods suitable for ex-
natural talent for music. At the opera port, classified and placed under proper
one may see and hear a good Italian opera headings. In speaking of it Dr. Cobbe
company in ' Carmen ' and ' Cavalleria said:
Rusticana,' and the nights are made
" Thirty of these card cabinets of 90,-
' poetic by soft waltzes coaxed from gruff 000 cards each will give our producers a
trombones.'
good and cheap advertisement in the cities
where they will be placed. Each firm will
RAKAUER BROS., as considerate and have five cards in the cabinet, arranged
thoughtful as they are patriotic, have on the order of the card cataloguing in
chartered a steamboat and have invited the large libraries. They will be kept in
their employees as well as a number of order by one of our correspondents. He
friends to view and enthuse over our vic- will make all the changes, additions and
We can increase,
torious fleet when they sail up the North alterations necessary.
River this morning. It, of course, will be undoubtedly, our sales in these new mar-
kets to over $1,000,000,000. But our mer-
a full holiday at the Krakauer factory.
This is not the only occasion that Kra- chants must lay aside their fear. They
kauer Bros, have been appreciative of the are afraid of the revolutions and other dis-
faithful labors of their employees, for dur- turbances which are magnified for their
ing the summer months they arranged benefit by the people who are making mil-
jm'stters so that the men secured short va- lions there now. We need not only to sell
cations, and thus recuperated for the busy our products at those places, but we want
fcall. Such attentions as these account for ships to carry them and we want banks in
jCfee esprit dc corps that exists at the Kra- the seven important cities—Para, Pernam-
buco, Bahia, Rio Janeiro, Santos, Monte-
kauer headquarters.
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video and Buenos Ay res.
After we have
our ships and the banks we want the Nica-
ragua Canal cut through. If it were there
now Great Britain would take the trade."
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T H E interest already manifested by
musical people in the various music
centres of this country in the coming of that
pianistic wonder Sauer is really remark-
able. A new era in the piano world of
music is about to be opened up to us, or at
least those in authority seem to think so.
Sauer is a combination of all the great
pianists, possessing the remarkable faculty
of interpretation of Liszt, the fire, verve
and technic of Rubinstein, the poetic, sym-
patheic and ethereal touch of Paderewski,
and in addition to all this, the marvelous
magnetism which is so essential to all
artists.
Sauer is conceded to be a great pianist,
and furthermore a virtuoso of indescribable
facility in regard to technic. All in all,
many eminent critics have remarked
recently " h e is truly the greatest pianist
now alive."
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T H E death is announced of Rev. A. K.
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Street, father of Wm. J. Street, head
of the piano department of C. J. Heppe &
vSon, Philadelphia, which occurred at the
residence of his son-in-law, 229 Stevens
street, Camden, N. J., August 15th.
Mr. Street was one of the best known
ministers of the New Jersey Methodist
Episcopal Conference, and as a pulpit ora-
tor and minister achieved great honor and
credit during his active career. He was
born in Philadelphia of Quaker parentage
ninety-two years ago, and up to two years
ago was an active member of the ministry
for sixty-six years. He was considered by
the Methodist fraternity as one of the
"fathers in Methodism," and was widely
known and universally respected in all
parts of the country. Three daughters
and three sons survive him.
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I TNDER the caption of "Piano and Organ
*-' Industries in the West" Brother Fox
of the Indicator has been publishing illus-
trations of Western factories, among which
is included that of the Waterloo ()rgan Co.,
of Waterloo, N. Y., and the Wegman
Piano Co., of Auburn, N. Y.
The
Chicago people have always had the re-
putation of grasping for territory, but we
have yet to hear that the "West " comes
as far " East " as New York State.
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NCE upon a time there was a mer-
chant who said. " H u h ! What do I
want to advertise for? I can't advertise,
and I shan't advertise. Who, me? Why,
I've got more business now than I can at-
tend to. By gee! it keeps me awake
nights!
Go away, young man, you arc
a mere insect, I can't see you. What, me
advertise?
Me? Well, I guess not! I
don't have to. I am the whole thing! I
am the people!" So the man swelled up
very large and puffed like a steamboat,
and the poor advertising insect crept out
of his office and went over to see a plain, ap-