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MUSIC
TRADE
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REIVIEIW
In The Musical Merchandise Domain
MUSIC BOXES SEIZED FOR TAXES.
A MARVELOUS TIMEPIECE.
REPRESENTS THE MESSNER LINE.
The latest piece of clockwork ingenuity
[Special to The Review.]
Adolph Strauss & Co., New York, sole
comes from Geneva. In that home of hor-
agents for the Messner harmonica in this
Omaha, Neb., July 13, 1903.
ological marvels a clock with a phono-
City Treasurer Hennings a few days ago country, report an excellent business. The
graph attached to it has just been con- made his first seizure of goods for the year Chr. Messner enterprise was established by
structed. The clock acts as a mechanical for delinquent personal taxes. Two slot ma- him in 1830 at Trossingen, Germany, and
mentor.
chine music boxes, worth at least $50 each, spoken of as among the oldest and best
If a man has to keep a business appoint- were taken on distress warrants from the equipped in the world, is now under the con-
ment at 12 o'clock to-morrow he tells his offices of the National Novelty Co. of Min- trol of his nephews, Matthew and Paul
phonograph clock all about it, and sets the neapolis, 119 South Seventh street. They Messner, comprising the present firm of Ch.
alarm indicator at 11.30. At that time on will be offered at public sale ten days hence, Messner & Co. The American house—
the morrow the clock will speak the mes- unless sooner redeemed by the owner.
hustling,
up-to-date
gentlemen—carries
sage of reminder, giving him half an hour
The odd feature of the affair is that the about 50 styles of harmonicas in stock.
in which to get ready.
machines were in saloons. They had no
WHO WILL MAKE THE MOSQUITOPHONE?
"There is no limit to the things that sooner been ordered out by the fire and po-
clocks will do," said a clock expert, "if lice commission, one branch of the govern-
A Massachusetts bacteriologist says that a
only they are adapted. They have already ment, before another branch took them for
certain set of musical vibrations will paralyze
been made to play tunes, work models, taxes.
mosquitoes. In Brookline—in full view, for-
print records and do a hundred other
sooth, of the intellectual hub of the universe
duties. There is no likelihood of any firm
JOHN FRIEDERICH GOES ABROAD.
—experiments to that end are in full blast.
going in extensively for the manufacture
Should the plan prove feasible no camp-
To-day John Friederich, of John Fried-
of horological phonographs."
ing
or summer hotel outfit will be complete
This clock might be made to serve as a erich & Bro., the well known New York
without
a mosquitophone. The new instru-
speaking conscience and mechanical coun- musical merchandise house, leaves for Eu-
ment's
dulcet
notes will blend harmoniously
sellor. The man who dreads the operation rope, via the "Patricia," of the Hamburg-
with
the
ululation
of the pessimistic bull-
of the new drink act might carry a small- American line. He goes direct to Ger-
frog and will swell the combined chant of
many,
where
he
will
spend
the
major
part
sized alarm in his pocket, and have it ad-
nightingale and torn cat into one grand har-
justed so as to tell him early in the even- of his time—several months—and expects
monious threnody. And, hearing it, the mos-
to
reach
home
about
October
1.
The
ing that he must only have three glasses.
quito will gasp: "Whence this strange weak-
brothers
take
the
trip
abroad
turn
about,
An order for coffee for two, tea for one,
ness ?" and stagger paralytically earthward in
and
this
summer
John
is
due
for
the
Eu-
eggs and bacon for all, might be given to
family groups.
ropean
stunt.
the servant's clock, with the indicator set
The prospect is magnificent, and the
at breakfast time.
ABOUT THE KOCH HARMONICAS.
schoolboy of the future will bless bacter-
The ardent lover who must miss one
Koch's harmonicas are steadily winning iology as he laboriously traces in his ink-
evening in the week from his adored one's
side on account of other pressing busi- their way in the trade. Their construc- smeared copybook the immortal theme: "The
ness might easily persuade her to whisper tion, finish and musical range and tone are mosquitophone is mightier than New Jersey's
the three words which are the essence of referred to by prominent dealers in com- national bird." Meantime the mosquito con-
most courtship colloquies. Then, in the mendatory terms. Having extensive fac- tinues to do a landomce business at the old
middle of his reluctant work, and with a tories at Trossingen, Germany, combined stand, and (like many another public nuis-
prefatory hiss, out would come the old, with rare practical knowledge, Ands. ance threatened by reformers) is losing
old story, and, provided there were two Koch has rained a world reputation, which neither sleep nor graft in worrying over the
such clocks employed, there would be mu- is being fullv sustained in the United countless new plans for his extermination.
States.
tual contentment.
CHAS. BRUNO BACK FROM EUROPE.
When Ernest Koch returns from Eu-
GEMUNDER'S ART CATALOGUE.
rope early next month, he will bring
Chas. Bruno, of C. Bruno & Son, the old
August Gemunder & Sons, 42 East 23d along a line of accordions from one of the New York small goods house, who returned
street, have just issued a catalogue of most famous German makers, and will from Europe last week, is now enjoying a
"Gemunder Art" violins and violincellos. carry a full line of stock at 506 Broadway, fortnight's vacation at his country place in
They call especial attention to the excep- New York, the firm's American headquar-
New Jersey. Mr. B. has also a very elegant
tional success abroad of the Gemunder ters, along with his harmonicas. The
city mansion on Riverside Drive.
"American violin." Reference is also goods will be duplicated at their Canadian
made to the fact that many eminent art- branch in Montreal.
Miss Marguerite Cobb is the new "Phil-
ists, whose indorsements are quoted, have
adelphia girl" in the "song of the cities" in
voluntarily testified in terms of unequivo-
IMPRISONED FOR SMUGGLING.
"The Prince of Pilsen," at the Broadway
cal praise, declaring that the violins made
Theatre. The "song of the cities" is one of
In the United States Circuit Court, the the several musical hits of "The Prince of
by the Gemunder firm compare favorably in
all respects with the great masterpieces of criminal term of which is now on, Judge Pilsen."
the lutheries of Brescia and Cremona. This Thomas presiding, sentence was passed in
volume of testimony in favor of the mod- several cases this week.
Hugo Bansotti, who was indicted for
ern violin must exert a decided influence
upon the oft-discussed question of modern having smuggled mandolins arid other mu-
Mandolins
vs. old violins. This Gemunder volume is sical instruments into this country, plead-
Guitars Banjeaux
ed guilty and was fined $50, which he paid.
Mandolas Mandocellos
highly interesting throughout.
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