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THE KING OF PIANO PLAYERS
Apollo
Pronounced by experts, who have given It the
most complete tests, to be the perfect player.
Territorial allotment b being rapidly made to
agrats.
Melville dark Piano Co..
Manufacturers of the
Apoflo and Orpheus Piano Playew
and the Melville Qarfc Pianos
Factory and Warerooms:
399-405 W. Madison St., Chicago* HI.
New York i The Apollo Co., 101 Fifth Ave.
the miltott Piano Company
W. B. CRAIGHKAD, Pres.
E. M. BOOTHE, Treas
A MAN WHO WHITTLES FIDDLES.
OARDMAN
^GRAY-
Mercer county has a number of skilled
whittlers; some turn their skill to cutting
up numberless pine or cedar sticks in front
of the court house on spring and summer
days, while others employ their talent to bet-
ter advantage. But the king of them all is
a sixteen-year-old boy at McAfee. With an
old knife that looks as though it would scarce-
ly cut tobacco or hot butter Walker Parsons Mad* upon Honor for 6a yean.
Have no 3aport«r
New, "Up-to-date," Attractive Style*
turns out violins as perfect in all details as
nemo P O B raw CATA&oera.
ever a noted maker put on the market. He
Factory
and
Warerooms
t
takes the wood directly from a sugar tree,
543
to
549
BROADWAY,
(opposite Depot)
and with no other tools than his knife he has
ALBANY.
N-
Y,
made six fiddles in the past three months.
The last one he made complete—box, bow
and all—in four and one-half days, for Dr.
Powell Lapsley. The instrument is perfect
MANUFACTURER OF
in shape and of fine tone.—Harrodsburg
Herald.
PIANOS
ESTABUSHED--IN-I837,
RUDOLPH C.KOCH
6INCC 1858.
BRADBURY ADVERTISING PRIZE.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Upright Pianos
Office, Warerooms and Factory,
1881 and 1883 PARK AVENUE
Cor. ia8th Street
NEW YORK
Dealers securing territory will be protected.
The Victor Piano and
Organ Company
An up-to-date piano proposition, sterling,
successful, incorporating the best method*,
substantial materials and good workmanship
at popular prices. The n«w Victor factory
has a capacity of five thousand pianos per an-
num, and will manufacture pianos for the
trade in quantities.
Car-load-lot ihipmenti, a specialty,
General Offices j 117-119 Kiazle St., Chicago
Manager Van Wickle, of the Bradbury
branch in Washington, is an enthusiast upon
the subject of advertising and the following
communication will explain what he is doing
to promote interest in this important adjunct
to modern business:
386 and 388 Second Ave., NEWYDRK
Washington, D. C, April 9, 1903.
Hon. Henry B. F. Macfarland,
President, Board of Commissioners,
flaoufactured by
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:—We have long known the prac-
CHAS. A. WESSELL,
tical value of the Business High School of
the District of Columbia in preparing its stu-
dents for active business life, and on ascer-
HENRY K1LLLER & SONS,
Manufacturers of
taining lately that advertising, or "ad" writ-
ing, had been added as one of the studies of
this already very practical and useful school
department, it has occurred to us to offer
RIDHR AVENUE,
140th and 141st Su. %
as an extra incentive for the development of Set.
NEW YORK.
the art of "ad" writing among the pupils Wot of Third Art.
of the Business High School, three (3) prizes
—the first of $25 in gold, to be awarded the
scholar contributing the best written and dis-
played advertisement; subject, "The Brad-
bury Piano," its prominence, tone, durabil-
ity and general excellence; second, a prize
of $15 in gold for the next best advertisement
T7ILL FILL YOUR IDEAL
covering same subject; and third, a prize of
OF PRICE AND QUALITY.
$10 in gold for the third best effort; the ad-
BUY ONE AND YOU WILL BUY MORE.
vertisement not to exceed 150 words, and
BUSH 6 GERTS PIANO CO.. Chicago. III.
not more than 75 lines, double column, dis-
played, and the contest to end with the pres-
ent school year.
I would also suggest that the advertise-
ments be written and placed in blank envel-
MANUFACTURERS OP
opes, but without any name appearing on
"ad" or envelope, that these envelopes be
handed to Allan Davis, the Principal of the
Business High School, who will number
312, 316 East 95th Street.
"ads" as received, and he to keep the names
of each contestant, with the number of the
"ad" he turns in, for his own private informa-
The most satisfactory
tion.
piano ever manufac-
I would also suggest that the judges who
will decide as to the relative merits of these
tured at a nominal
contestants, in regular order, be the adver-
price
tising managers of the three daily papers,
viz: L. P. Darrell of the Evening Star,
A leader in its class.
Frank Pierce of the Washington Post, and
Arthur D. Marks of the Washington Times.
This offer, and the suggestions as made,
Mr. Macfarland, are made contingent to your
approval and correction, and I would esteem
it a favor if you will kindly advise me as to
your views and wishes in this matter.
Very respectfully yours,
W. P. Van Wickle.
A f»C-»lmTlc of alWT* Trade Mark appe&ri on wrapper of every m o( "Relnwarth" Striaf*.
WESSELL PIANOS,
UprigKt Pianos
&f>e B u s h
Is the Finest and Best
Organ made.
Sold all
over the World on Its
flerlts alone.
No traveling salesmen re-
quired to sell our entire
product.
This extraordinary fact
speaks volumes for the
quality of our instruments.
It's the "Old Reliable Hlller
Organ '' all the time.
Write for Catalogue and Pricei
MILLER ORGAN CO..
LEBANON, P A .
R E L S O ®. C O . ,
251-253 East 33d Street,
NEW YORK.
FJa.no
Manufacturers,
Schumann Pianos
TF1B SCHUMANN IS TRB 0RBATB8T VALUI
FOR TUB WONBV HADB.
Solicited
Schumann Piano Co.
123-126 LaSalte Aveoua, Chica^Ok
NEWMAN BROS. CCV
•SL, Pianos «." M "«c Organs.
Chicago Ave. and Dix St., CHICAGO. J* J*
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
aad 66 Coart Strmmt, New Haven, COM.
tanr
M. !P. M O L L E R 2???
• S I S * PIPE ORGANS
KAffERSTOWN. MD.
N. Y, Co-operative
Piano String Co.
Strings
Qampbell
Factories:
nth Ave. & 50th St.
New York.