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"THE MAPLE LEAF."
A Memorial to Canada's National Song Writer
—To Further Perpetuate His Memory.
A memorial was recently erected over the grave
of Alexander Muir in Mount Pleasant Cemetery
in Toronto, and steps are being taken to perpetuate
further his memory.
Mr. Muir, who died in the early summer of
1906, wrote the song of the Dominion, "The Maple
Leaf Forever," inspired by a walk one October
day in the '60s in a Toronto garden.
The dying maple leaves were falling from the
trees and one of fhem fluttered onto the coat
sleeve of Alexander.
Owing to the roughness of the cloth he failed
to brush it away and its tenacity impressed him.
His companion of the walk suggested the writing
of a song about the maple leaf.
In less than two hours after his arrival home
Muir had written the poem that made known his
name in every part of Canada. Eventually it was
set to a stirring melody. Muir received an ac-
count for $30, the cost of the edition, and later
he received the handsome fee of $4. He was out
of pocket some $26. Others profited. The sale
was enormous.
Alexander Muir told this writer once that the
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fact that the song had cheered the people and that
Canadians in all parts of the world had written
appreciative letters to him constituted his great
reward.
For nearly twenty years and up to the time of
his death Muir was the much beloved headmaster
of a public school in Toronto.
OPERATIC ORCHESTRA FOLIO POPULAR.
Jerome H. Remick & Co., of New York and
Detroit, are all the time publishing hits, but the
following for orchestras particularly is in more
than wide demand. It is termed "The Remick
Operatic Orchestra Folio," containing the principal
numbers from the most successful Broadway pro-
ductions, especially arranged for dancing purposes.
It is compiled and edited by J. Bodewalt Lampc,
and the instrumentation includes first violin, second
violin, viola, 'cello, bass, flute, first clarinet, first
cornet, second cornet, trombone, drums and piano.
F. H. Burt, the minister plenipotentiary of the
Eastern sales interests, says the foregoing volumes
are selling very fast, inasmuch as one must con-
sider that it is No. 1 of the series, which will prob-
ably be issued year after year henceforth.
Benjamin Braxton has opened a new music store
at 1024 Yon street, N. W., Washington, D. C.
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