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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
that George P. Bent may safely credit to his side
a few thousand dollars worth of advertising, and
still the good work goes on.
fflHE W. W. KIMBALL COMPANY have of
GT* late been sending out a line of high class
advertising. These very original and artistic
designs are the result of the superior brand of
gray matter which Mr. Albert G. Cone has
stored away in his upper story.
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nail is hit squarely on the head by
GT* Printers' Ink when it says "Do all busi-
ness men advertise ? It seems so, for we never
hear of any who don't.''
regret to announce the death of Mr.
Henry Saltonstall, vice - president of
Chickering & Sons, which, occurred In Boston
last Monday. The funeral took place on Wed-
nesday and was largely attended by members of
the piano trade and the employees of the factory.
IS no truth in a statement made in
The Chicago Musical Times that "Mr.
Couchois is going to open a branch house for
the W. W. Kimball Co. in Buffalo, N. Y." The
Kimball Co. have already a good agency in that
city, and are well satisfied with their represen-
tation at that point.
WHATEVER may be the result of the legal
proceedings of the Everett Piano Co.
versus George P. Bent, we are all willing right
at the present moment to express our opinion
Society of the Sons of the Revolution,
at their meeting in this city, last Monday,
determined to honor the author of the "Star
Spangled Banner," Francis Scott Key, by erect-
ing a monument to his memory. This step it
seems to us should have been taken long ago,
but '' better late than never.''
a meeting of the officers and directors of
the 6rm of Kranich & Bach held last
week for the purpose of electing a successor to
the late Mr. Jacques Bach, formerly president
of the company, Mr. Helmuth Kranich was
elected to that position. The board of officers
is now constituted as follows : Mr. Helmuth
Kranich, president and treasurer ; Mr. F. Kran-
ich, vice-president, and Mr. L. P. Bach, secre-
tary. The directors include the aforesaid gentle-
men and Messrs. C. Schlossen and Helmuth
Kranich, Jr.
JCJ3HE American Consul at Ghent reports to
«T» the State Department that the German
Government is about to place, or has already
placed, a proposition before other countries for
an international postage stamp. It is intimated
that only certain European countries are expect-
ed to adopt such a stamp, but the hope is ex-
pressed that the United States will enter the
agreement. The Consul explains the advantages
of such a stamp, and calls attention to the exist-
ing troubles that would be obviated by its use.
He says at present if a merchant wishes in-
formation from a foreign country, in writing to
a stranger he is obliged to rely on the latter's
generosity to pay the postage on his reply.
The German Minister of Posts has designed a
stamp and formulated a plan for its adoption by
some of the members, at least, of the Postal
Union. It is understood that the stamp is to
contain the names of all the countries in which
it will be current, and its value in the currency
of each country will appear on its face.
stencil, like Banquo's ghost, will not
down, and to our friends who are particu-
larly interested in agitating this matter and
claim to have subdued the alleged evil, we
would state that according to estimates made by
competent experts, there will have been sent out
this year nearly fifty per cent, more stenciled
pianos, that is, instruments without definite
origin, than were shipped in '91. There are
manufacturers in three cities of the United
States who will show to dealers a list of stencils
which they have that can be placed on instru-
ments to order. It occurs to us that our good
friend, Marc, might interject a word or two on
this matter.
ACCORDING to the following news item,
which appeared in the Erie, Pa., Graphic,
a Buffalo Syndicate is about to anticipate New
York builders in a scheme which was proposed
and spoken of last year.
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' The Colby Piano Company closed a contract
yesterday to supply the Buffalo Syndicate Com-
pany with 100 pianos, which will be placed in the
100 cottages that the syndicate are under contract
to build and furnish complete at Niagara Falls.
The cottages as well as the pianos are to be com-
pleted by June 1 next. The idea of building
houses and furnishing them even to a piano is
rather a novel feature in this section of the coun-
try, but it will strike the average person as a
pretty good plan, especially for the family who
rents. The gentleman who has the contract for
putting up the cottages, etc., was in the city on
Friday, and before leaving completed arrange-
ments for supplying the large number of instru-
ments noted above.''
The time is approaching evidently when
buildings will be rented completely furnished,
saving householders time and worry of moving,
and the further "ills that flesh is heir to " in
connection with housekeeping.
>MONG recent communications addressed
to President Cleveland is one to which
he has made no response. An Italian, who
gave his name and address as ' Emil Krey, cor-
ner of Burrell and Dower streets, Milwaukee,
Wis.,' requested the President to send him a
hand organ, with permission to play it in every
city in the United States."
Interested parties are trying to make out
some connection between this refusal and the
fact that Mr. Cleveland has caused a watch-box
to be placed in the lawn in the front of the Ex-
ecutive Mansion during the past week, so that
an armed sentry may cover with his firearm
any one who enters the front door of the build-
ing. He also commands a view of the various
porches to the Mansion. A wag has named
this new post Fort Cleveland.
1||N the Kings County Penitentiary hereafter
dUp any of the 1,000 prisoners who behave
themselves will be allowed to play for an hour
each evening on such musical instruments as
they like. Tin horns alone are barred.— World.
It is indeed hard to conceive of a more diabo-
lical punishment to inflict on those who cannot
" behave themselves " than having to listen to
this medley of sounds. Life for some of the dis-
tinguished inmates will be nndered about as
uncomfortable as living is to-day in one of the
fashionable uptown flat houses, with pianos and
other musical instruments perpetually "going "
morning, noon and night.
These individuals whose hearts and purses
are "touched " only by criminals, and who are
desirous of turning prisons into conservatories
of music and universities, should be more solici